You’ve Never Heard Anyone “Share” Like Tommy Gavin

The continuing sage of Tommy Gavin’s relapse on Rescue Me took a bizarre turn Tuesday – he got cornered by his sponsor into going to a meeting then “volunteered” to speak. He could have walked away, but instead decided to tell them all they were whiners – he could tell them a thing or two about pain and if they ever get caught in a fire they better hope he shows up – and that he really isn’t an alcoholic (all just a big mistake, thank you very much).

His sponsee (Gavin had 1 year and got his first sponsee  not long ago – much to his chagrin because the guy turned out to be super-needy-call-every-fifteen-minutes breed of sponsee and Tommy Gavin has enough super needy people in his life) sits with a horrified look on his face while his “hero” of sorts explains why he drank a lot before because of 9/11 and now he’s fine and now he’s going to go have a drink.  The stunned audience sits in silence as he bids adieu to go follow up on his promise.

Oh – and his crazy uncle showed up drunker than drunk just before the meeting – what chaos in the Gavin brood (did I mention before the whole family would make any normy the family a daily star at Al Anon?).

Some people might be horrified by this story of relapse, but I think it’s a great cautionary tale – just how much you can delude yourself into thinking your okay – just how much the alcoholic in me can blow smoke up my own…you know what I mean.