re: Drinking beer at an AA meeting

AA saved my life as well, however I can very closely relate to Hollywood's opinions about AA. I used to sound just like him.
After trying every way i could think of and failing, my struggles beat me down to the point where I could finally concede that maybe I didn't have all the answers.
Then I saw people I knew and who's minds I respected had used this program to overcome what I could not, and I became willing to try a different path, the one that is laid out in the blue book.
The difference it made in my life can hardly be believed, and is a testament to the program, the fellowship and the belief in something greater than oneself.