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BARNABY - CHILDREN'S SHOW HOST - CHAUTAUQUA, NY 1985 Barnaby, also known as: Linn Sheldon was a host of an extremely popular children's TV show in the Cleveland, Ohio area throughout the 1960s and 1970s. He recorded this talk in Chautauqua, New York in 1985. In this talk, Barnaby tells us that he lost both of his parents very early in life. A little later in life, that became the excuse that Barnaby used on himself to justify his drinking. At one point while drunk, Barnaby and an army buddy challenged each other to a game of Russian roulette. His friend went first and blew his head off. This was a very low point in Barnaby's life but his drinking continued. At one point Barnaby had taken so many pills and consumed so much alcohol that he passed out and an emergency tracheotomy was performed on him right on someone's front lawn. But Barnaby continued drinking. Barnaby had finally run out of pills and alcohol and resorted to drinking a big bottle of Vitalis. He then looked out the window of his sixth floor apartment and saw camels walking right down the middle of the street in downtown Cleveland. That was enough for him to get in touch with AA and admit that he had a problem. A short time after that he learned that the Ringling Brothers Circus had been in town and he had not imagined the camels after all, but at least he was in AA. Barnaby does dot try to take himself too seriously and for the most part this is a lighthearted talk. He provides a story of drinking and recovery from a unique perspective, that of a man who spent years and years entertaining children. Contents - 10 Tracks Length - 51 Minutes |
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