Motley Crue and Brent V.

Hey everyone hope all is well.

I went to see Motley Crue in Detroit last Tuesday (I think it was my 57th time) and they were awesome. I have been a fan of this band since 1984 and have had the pleasure of meeting them several times over the years. I must say this show was right at the top for a variety of reasons. First of all, I took my friend Greg who attends our Racing for Recovery meetings and who also is the biggest Nikki Sixx fan of all time and secondly my old friend Bob who has been a friend of mine since my freshman year in high school. Bob was discussed in my book and lived with me during the dark years. I must say it was so much fun to be sober and watching my fav band with some great friends. Once again, I was reminded of how good life is without drugs. Here are a few pics of me meeting the guys. Some of the pictures were early in my sobriety and I look like a bloated mess lol.

On a sad note and I probably should have put this in another post, we lost another great person to drug addiction and now the family and friends are left dealing with the loss. Brent V. who I have known as the older brother of my good friends Todd and Mark lost his life due to a drug overdose and overall bad health. I am so sorry for Brent's dying and pray for peace for his family and friends. Todd came to our support group meeting over a week ago and shared what he was feeling and it was truly an emotional experience.

Sobriety and drugs are both real folks. One brings complete joy and a promise of a great life the other brings devastation and a complete waste of life. You decide which one you want and always remember that I and Racing for Recovery are here to help.

I hope it stops raining I have a 12 mile run to do.

TC

Mason, Rhode Island & Thanks

Happy 3rd b day to my son Mason. I love you with all my heart and thank God for you everyday.

I just returned from Rhode Island 1/2 Ironman where I finished in a time of 5.09 which is my best ever at that distance. More importantly than that was hanging with my friend Tom and his family along with Sandy and Andy who participated in our Racing for Recovery 5k in Las Vegas last October. I want to thank you all of your for your support, friendship and encouragement over the weekend as it was a huge motivator for me out there.

Thanks to each and everyone of you who help me do what I do for this program and my personal life.

I am tired and going to bed.

TC

Arrested

Hey everyone,

Ok you want an example of how good sobriety is, well here ya go. As I was running today, I passed a detective as he was directing traffic (we have a big golf outing in town this week) and said "hey Detective how are ya? He replied "hey Todd do not knock over any of my cones" and he waived and laughed. As I continued on my run I thought this guy came to my parents house 23 years ago arrested me and took me to jail for what could and possibly should have been an 8 year prison term and now look at our relationship. Also when I was in a car accident last year (that was not my fault) he was on the scene and was talking to me about the ESPN segment (as they were in town filming at the time) and then gave me a ride home in the police car and jokinly said "how do you like our new seats they are different since you were in there the last time"

Bottom line is this people, as a direct result of my drinking I faced serious legal problems with this guy and as a benefit of my not drinking look at how things change. Now look at this photo and tell me that I did not make the best choice of my life which was to stop drinking and using drugs. If you are questioning if you can have a better life if you choose to stop, the answer is simply YES.

Enjoy your day.

TC