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Originally Posted by bjm7777
I think it was the Alan Thicke Show" again. Gord was also specific that he didn't "join an organization" to help him stop .
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the 'handshake' mentioned a few times in broadcast interviews probably first on Thicke of the Night in 1983 and several times later such as on Marilyn McKay's 1990 chat
he mentions it also here:
http://archives.cbc.ca/arts_entertai...ic/clips/4681/
he doesn't seem like one to take the 'group' approach ...i remember thinking it was odd when he said there weren't local places such as Renascent House to go for help when he quit (AA Toronto has actually been around since the mid 30s)
...regardless, i remember him saying he had been consuming a bottle (750ml or 1L) a day and did not like the man he was turning into ...he mentions there were times he didn't remember how he got home when he had in fact driven himself ...i speculate that he felt he had embarrassed his family and let down mom and others with the much publicized impaired driving charge episode ...by associating drinking with these memories, it may have made it slightly less challenging for him to quit cold turkey and independently ...we salute you, Gord
