"Bill stood in that hotel lobby with six months of sobriety, looked at the convivial bar scene, the ancient comfort that he had always relied on, just a few steps away. “Three drinks” was all it would take to bring down that familiar oblivion and temporary reprieve from his troubles. Instead, he called a church “at random” and was willing to see what happened when he did. "
Are you familiar with the stage play “Bill W. & Dr. Bob” by Samuel Shem? It’s a great telling of that first meeting and more. I directed the play in the nineties, which led to my reading “A Vision For You” over and over.
A few years later, I got to visit Akron. The Mayflower Hotel had become a nursing home, but I got to visit Henrietta Sieberling’s little gatehouse and Dr. Bob’s house. Funny, they didn’t look like they did in my head.
Are you familiar with the stage play “Bill W. & Dr. Bob” by Samuel Shem? It’s a great telling of that first meeting and more. I directed the play in the nineties, which led to my reading “A Vision For You” over and over.
A few years later, I got to visit Akron. The Mayflower Hotel had become a nursing home, but I got to visit Henrietta Sieberling’s little gatehouse and Dr. Bob’s house. Funny, they didn’t look like they did in my head.
I forgot all about Gang of Four until your post. I saw them once in the 80s and had a brief obsession 😊
Lovely post & such a good reminder. Thank you.