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{\an1}And like I said, I, I didn't, I, {\an1}everyone had suggestedthat I go get help...

{\an1}And like I said, I, I didn't, I, {\an1}everyone had suggested
that I go get help {\an1}and many times, and I'm, like,
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." {\an1}I went to one A.A. meeting
one time {\an1}and I used that as an excuse

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{\an1}And like I said, I, I didn't, I,
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{\an1}everyone had suggested that I go get help
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{\an1}and many times, and I'm, like, "Yeah, yeah, yeah."
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{\an1}I went to one A.A. meeting one time
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{\an1}and I used that as an excuse.
Duration
11 seconds
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19
Timestamp in Movie
01:49:26
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
ITVS,Corporation for Public Broadcasting,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,Zipporah Films,Sundance Institute,PBS

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Movie Summary

A look at Boston's city government, covering racial justice, housing, climate action, and more.
"I got help, I went to a meeting." - City Hall 00:05
"I got help, I went to a meeting."
But it wasn't until I hit my bottom. - City Hall 00:04
But it wasn't until I hit my bottom.
{\an1}And when I hit my bottom, - City Hall 00:05
{\an1}And when I hit my bottom,
{\an1}And a lot of other things happened in my life - City Hall 00:05
{\an1}And a lot of other things happened in my life
{\an1}Every time I drank, I didn't get in trouble, - City Hall 00:06
{\an1}Every time I drank, I didn't get in trouble,
{\an1}So, you think about that, - City Hall 00:08
{\an1}So, you think about that,
{\an1}And hearing people share their experience, - City Hall 00:13
{\an1}And hearing people share their experience,
{\an1}And if I get a chance to talk to them, - City Hall 00:15
{\an1}And if I get a chance to talk to them,
{\an1}And seven years later, I bought my first, I bought my house. - City Hall 00:04
{\an1}And seven years later, I bought my first, I bought my ...
{\an1}And I remember sitting on my back porch of my house, - City Hall 00:05
{\an1}And I remember sitting on my back porch of my house,
{\an1}I looked up and said, "I can't believe it's mine." - City Hall 00:06
{\an1}I looked up and said, "I can't believe it�...
{\an1}And I know many of you in this room - City Hall 00:07
{\an1}And I know many of you in this room
{\an1}And there's probably some people in this room that, - City Hall 00:08
{\an1}And there's probably some people in this room tha...
{\an1}We owe it to you to help you. - City Hall 00:04
{\an1}We owe it to you to help you.
{\an1}Our veterans office, veterans' affairs office, - City Hall 00:09
{\an1}Our veterans office, veterans' affairs office,
{\an1}In my five years as mayor, I have never once - City Hall 00:14
{\an1}In my five years as mayor, I have never once
{\an1}If it weren't for the veterans of the Revolutionary War, - City Hall 00:17
{\an1}If it weren't for the veterans of the Revolutiona...
{\an1}For me, Veterans' Day is a day on the calendar - City Hall 00:07
{\an1}For me, Veterans' Day is a day on the calendar
{\an1}MAN: We've been closer.(laughs) - City Hall 00:05
{\an1}MAN: We've been closer.(laughs)
(camera clicks) - City Hall 00:06
(camera clicks)