The Longest Twelfth-step Call

The longest Twelfth Step call I ever went on occurred in July 1958, when I was sober only seven months. When I first called AA, two men responded. Woody and Bill came to my house, picked me up, and took me to Gulfport, Mississippi, home of the only AA group--at that time--on the Mississippi Gulf Coast between Mobile, Alabama and New Orleans, Louisiana. These two men looked out for me and shared their experience, strength, and hope with me during these early critical months. I was twenty-six and they were in their forties.