PO Box 1980

There were some references in the November and December 1992 issues on anonymity about celebrity members breaking their anonymity at the public level. I've experienced quite a bit of another form of celebrity anonymity-breaking, a type that's done by ordinary members. Many, many times I've been told by fellow members that such-and-such a celebrity is in the program, or was seen at a meeting. I don't know if this is a technical violation of any Tradition, but it doesn't feel right to me. I try not to pass this information on to other people, even other AA members (although it's very tempting at times), partly because I don't know how careful the member I tell will be about disclosing the information to non-members, or how careful the other members that member tells will be about passing the information on to non-members, etc., etc. I figure if these celebrity members are expected to refrain from using the AA membership for profit, I can try to refrain from profiting from it by using it to spice up a conversation.