Michael Stumpf
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I think you got to stop, pay attention and sit down and talk with them and look at yourself. You really, and that's the hardest part for so many people is just looking at themselves. Is it, am I really, because we all know, and I personally know, oh yeah, I'm not drinking too much.
I think you got to stop, pay attention and sit down and talk with them and look at yourself. You really, and that's the hardest part for so many people is just looking at themselves. Is it, am I really, because we all know, and I personally know, oh yeah, I'm not drinking too much.
I think you got to stop, pay attention and sit down and talk with them and look at yourself. You really, and that's the hardest part for so many people is just looking at themselves. Is it, am I really, because we all know, and I personally know, oh yeah, I'm not drinking too much.
And, you know, I'm the kind of guy, if I've had one drink, I said, shit, let's finish the bottle, you know, and a lot of people aren't that way, but...
And, you know, I'm the kind of guy, if I've had one drink, I said, shit, let's finish the bottle, you know, and a lot of people aren't that way, but...
And, you know, I'm the kind of guy, if I've had one drink, I said, shit, let's finish the bottle, you know, and a lot of people aren't that way, but...
But what's the class? I mean, I just went to Santa Cruz, again, with another friend I've had for 60 years. And he is an alcoholic, and he knows it. How long has he been, and how long has he known it? 50 years. I mean, you know, Jack Daniels, wine. Did he ever try to stop?
But what's the class? I mean, I just went to Santa Cruz, again, with another friend I've had for 60 years. And he is an alcoholic, and he knows it. How long has he been, and how long has he known it? 50 years. I mean, you know, Jack Daniels, wine. Did he ever try to stop?
But what's the class? I mean, I just went to Santa Cruz, again, with another friend I've had for 60 years. And he is an alcoholic, and he knows it. How long has he been, and how long has he known it? 50 years. I mean, you know, Jack Daniels, wine. Did he ever try to stop?
I don't know about that, but a lot of people don't understand that just because you stop drinking doesn't mean you stop being an alcoholic. And that's what I often share with my buddy there, which I mean, which is great. He's an old UCSC rugby player. Jack Otis showed up. Turquoise Dave was there, and we've been drinking together for years. So we talk about this stuff together, recognizing.
I don't know about that, but a lot of people don't understand that just because you stop drinking doesn't mean you stop being an alcoholic. And that's what I often share with my buddy there, which I mean, which is great. He's an old UCSC rugby player. Jack Otis showed up. Turquoise Dave was there, and we've been drinking together for years. So we talk about this stuff together, recognizing.
I don't know about that, but a lot of people don't understand that just because you stop drinking doesn't mean you stop being an alcoholic. And that's what I often share with my buddy there, which I mean, which is great. He's an old UCSC rugby player. Jack Otis showed up. Turquoise Dave was there, and we've been drinking together for years. So we talk about this stuff together, recognizing.
And of the four of us, there's a different definition, or not a definition, an application of how we handle our alcohol. But you've got to sit down with the person. You've got to be brave enough to listen to someone who's telling you that. and then talk to yourself and work it out with them. Bottom line is you've got to deal with it yourself.
And of the four of us, there's a different definition, or not a definition, an application of how we handle our alcohol. But you've got to sit down with the person. You've got to be brave enough to listen to someone who's telling you that. and then talk to yourself and work it out with them. Bottom line is you've got to deal with it yourself.
And of the four of us, there's a different definition, or not a definition, an application of how we handle our alcohol. But you've got to sit down with the person. You've got to be brave enough to listen to someone who's telling you that. and then talk to yourself and work it out with them. Bottom line is you've got to deal with it yourself.
A lot of people, you know, I had a father that stopped drinking when he was 22, and he was an alcoholic. He was a beast of a man, and he almost killed somebody in a bar fight when he was 22. He stopped drinking, but he had all of the... Habits of a drunk. And it's called a dry drunk. And that's what I'm saying. There's different definitions, different applications.
A lot of people, you know, I had a father that stopped drinking when he was 22, and he was an alcoholic. He was a beast of a man, and he almost killed somebody in a bar fight when he was 22. He stopped drinking, but he had all of the... Habits of a drunk. And it's called a dry drunk. And that's what I'm saying. There's different definitions, different applications.
A lot of people, you know, I had a father that stopped drinking when he was 22, and he was an alcoholic. He was a beast of a man, and he almost killed somebody in a bar fight when he was 22. He stopped drinking, but he had all of the... Habits of a drunk. And it's called a dry drunk. And that's what I'm saying. There's different definitions, different applications.
In many of them, my parents didn't drink. My grandparents didn't drink. Mom's parents made up for that. Yeah, but then on the other flip side, I go to Mom's house, and I didn't really start drinking until, oh, God, I guess I was a junior in high school. And I was always so shy. I mean, believe it or not, I'm a very shy person. But the alcohol brought out another demon in me.
In many of them, my parents didn't drink. My grandparents didn't drink. Mom's parents made up for that. Yeah, but then on the other flip side, I go to Mom's house, and I didn't really start drinking until, oh, God, I guess I was a junior in high school. And I was always so shy. I mean, believe it or not, I'm a very shy person. But the alcohol brought out another demon in me.