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November 1969

Carrying the Message

Thrown out of the best joints

In the kinship of our common suffering, we are all united. 'Way back in the 1940's, the Catskills in New York State were my stamping ground. Barney Ross was the physical-training instructor in my hideout, a resort in Liberty, N.Y. AA was introduced to me in 1945, but I refused your help. With all due respect to Barney, I say simply that John Barleycorn gave me the greatest licking of my life.

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