johnny,
when we have a "live one" (obviously drunk) attending the meeting, someone calls for a FIRST STEP and a few of us, along
with the drunk, have our own meeting.................far away from the others!

--
read and post daily, it works!
rosie



"Johnny B" <YANKEES_07@webtv.net> wrote in message news:8057-3EF826F5-537@storefull-2177.public.lawson.webtv.net...
> We are there for the newcomers ? When we have a newcomer we try to make
> him feel welcome the best we can. If they seem shaky we get them coffee
> and a couple people take them to the side and first listen to them and
> then share our e,s,h. I have found this to work very well and it also
> doesn't take away from the meeting for those who just may not be able to
> deal with that person that day. I always need to remember when I first
> came to AA and it was not that the world was great and my life was
> awesome.......
>
> Peace...............Johnny B
> (www.Yankees.com)
>

sounds like a good idea rosie
Thanx
"rosie readandpost" <readandpost@REMOVETHISyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:wWXJa.108659$Xl.2040224@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> johnny,
> when we have a "live one" (obviously drunk) attending the meeting, someone
calls for a FIRST STEP and a few of us, along
> with the drunk, have our own meeting.................far away from the
others!
>
> --
> read and post daily, it works!
> rosie
>
>
>
> "Johnny B" <YANKEES_07@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:8057-3EF826F5-537@storefull-2177.public.lawson.webtv.net...
> > We are there for the newcomers ? When we have a newcomer we try to make
> > him feel welcome the best we can. If they seem shaky we get them coffee
> > and a couple people take them to the side and first listen to them and
> > then share our e,s,h. I have found this to work very well and it also
> > doesn't take away from the meeting for those who just may not be able to
> > deal with that person that day. I always need to remember when I first
> > came to AA and it was not that the world was great and my life was
> > awesome.......
> >
> > Peace...............Johnny B
> > (www.Yankees.com)
> >
>
>