HAPPY 48th ANNIVERSARY, EDDIE !
C'ETAIT LE 16 JUIN 1962 AU GROUPE AA DE LANCASTER, CALIFORNIE
EDDIE W. FETAIT SON 1° ANNIVERSAIRE DE SOBRIETE
Eddie W. se voit offrir son 1° gâteau...
A l'avant-plan, Link H. (83 ans mantenant, 53 ans de sobriété, toujours actif en AA)
Eddie W. (à droite), devant son 1° gâteau d'anniversaire et...pas loin du distributeur de cigarettes, contre lequel il avait été adossé lors de sa 1° réunion, pour éviter qu'il ne tombe !
Le groupe tenait ses réunions là, à l'époque
"GOOD MORNING. I DON'T HAVE TOO MANY PHOTOGRAPHS, BUT THIS IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF OUR MEETING PLACE IN 1961.
BETWEEN THE TWO SMALL WINDOWS IN THE LEFT OF THE HOUSES. IS WHERE I HAD HELP TO GET UP THAT ONE STEP. THIS WAS IN THE TOWN OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA, MIDDLE OF THE MOJAVE DESERT, A TOWN OF ABOUT 8000 PEOPLE.
WE MET ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS. THERE WAS ONLY ONE OTHER MEETING IN THE DESERT AREA. THAT WAS A ROVING MEETING. MY FIRST SPONSOR BELONGS TO THAT GROUP. I DIDN'T QUITE GET THE PICTURE AND HAD TO DRINK FOR NINE MORE MONTHS.
ON JUNE 16, 1961 I WAS HELPED INTO THIS HOUSE. HAVE NOT FOUND IT NECESSARY TO TAKE A DRINK SINCE.
THIS WAS A FAR CRY, FROM THE PLACES WE MEET TODAY. SOME PEOPLE EVEN LIKE TO HAVE US AROUND. THAT WAS NOT NECESSARILY THE CASE THEN
I WILL ENCLOSE TWO PHOTOS OF MY FIRST BIRTHDAY.
WiLL GIVE YOU AN IDEA WHAT THE HOUSE WAS LIKE ON THE INSIDE, WHEN ALL 14 OF US WERE THERE, IT WAS CRAMPED QUARTERS. THE HOUSE WAS ALWAYS LEFT OPEN. INSTANT COFFEE ON THE COUNTER. WE HAD TWO BEDROOMS, FOR DOWN AND OUT AREA."
Note de Kreizker : c'est grâce à Internet que nous avons pu "rencontrer" Eddie - Thanks to Internet, we "met" Eddie
IF YOU'D LIKE, SEND YOUR BEST WISHES TO EDDIE
SI VOUS LE DESIREZ, ENVOYEZ VOS MEILLEURS VOEUX A EDDIE
ewilson29@cox.net
Les réunions à Lancaster aujourd'hui : link 
ET le journal AA de la région :
DOCUMENT 1
DOCUMENT 2
