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But while I wasin there the first night, {\an1}a meeting came inand somebody spoke,...

But while I was
in there the first night, {\an1}a meeting came in
and somebody spoke, {\an1}you know, an A.A. meeting came
in and they talked {\an1}and whatever it was,
I was interested

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But while I was in there the first night,
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{\an1}a meeting came in and somebody spoke,
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{\an1}you know, an A.A. meeting came in and they talked
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{\an1}and whatever it was, I was interested.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
01:48:08
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
ITVS,Corporation for Public Broadcasting,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,Zipporah Films,Sundance Institute,PBS

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A look at Boston's city government, covering racial justice, housing, climate action, and more.
{\an1}It kind of, kind of perked my interest, - City Hall 00:09
{\an1}It kind of, kind of perked my interest,
{\an1}And I learned about what alcoholism was. - City Hall 00:04
{\an1}And I learned about what alcoholism was.
{\an1}And when you get out of there, you're not cured. - City Hall 00:04
{\an1}And when you get out of there, you're not cured.
{\an1}The key for me is, is the aftercare. - City Hall 00:04
{\an1}The key for me is, is the aftercare.
{\an1}And it's 23 years later, I'm still working on it. - City Hall 00:04
{\an1}And it's 23 years later, I'm still working o...
{\an1}And you just think about every now and then, - City Hall 00:05
{\an1}And you just think about every now and then,
{\an1}And if you don't deal with it, - City Hall 00:07
{\an1}And if you don't deal with it,
Because whether, whether you're, - City Hall 00:16
Because whether, whether you're,
And I equate, I connect the, the... - City Hall 00:04
And I equate, I connect the, the...
{\an1}The going and fighting for your country - City Hall 00:12
{\an1}The going and fighting for your country
{\an1}It's that feeling, that hopeless, what I had, - City Hall 00:08
{\an1}It's that feeling, that hopeless, what I had,
{\an1}And like I said, I, I didn't, I, - City Hall 00:11
{\an1}And like I said, I, I didn't, I,
"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,