You know I often pondered if I was a Rams fan because I'm an alcoholic or if I'm an alcoholic because I'm a Rams fan. It recently occurred to me as I get nostalgic aproaching my 14 yr AA birthday that both of these things started at almost the same time.
I 1st discovered football at the age of 8 and against my Granddads wishes, he was a 9er fan, I fell in love the Rams helmets and the fact they seemed to win when I saw them playing the 9ers didnt hurt. For my 9th birthday I recieved a #30 Lawrence McCucheon jersey. I also got drunk for the 1st time shortly after my 9th birthday, as I, like any other 9yr old son of an alcoholic wanted to know why my father seemed to love alcohol more than his own family. So I grabbed his bottle of whiskey while he was away, he was always away when my sister and I visited him. I took a swig probably about the size of a shot, and it made me shiver and that burn went right to my belly. So I took a bigger drink, I learned that the burn didnt start til I stopped taking a drink. So before I knew it I was chugging whiskey. I didnt last too long that 1st day, I passed out on the couch mid afternoon.
For many years the 2 things that brought me the most joy also brought me the most pain and misery. But it recently occurred to me that I loved to drink whether the Rams were winning or losing and that I didnt need Rams football to make me want to drink so I must be a Rams fan because I'm an alcoholic.
So whats your excuse?