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FueLaw:
Entered May, 1973 at Tropical Race track facility in Dade then off to Broward (State Road 84) when they closed Dade, graduated July, 1974. I was the rebellious type and was put on refresher once and started over once. Never had any newcomers. Had numerous old comers. After I graduated I went to a few old timers raps and drifted away.

JaLong:
I was going to the store with my dad, my mom came running out of the door saying she wanted to go.I was stuck between the two of them in the front seat. As we drove up Park St. my dad pulled a court order out of his front pocket and announced I was going into the seed. That was July 73.(17 yrs old). I don't remember how long I was on the front row, or really any of the rest, but I was out of there 10 1/2 months later. I know I went back to school and graduated with honors, and I had 11 newcomers, all busters. :smile: Yes, I was one too.

Anonymous:
Well...As near as I can remember....I came in on an involuntary / voluntary basis after my parents made up some bullshit to get me in the car. It did not take much I was stoned most of the time, I do remember my stomach tightening when we pulled up to the Seed. I remember seeing my childhood friend's parents, the McCutheons there at the intake and one of the Staff, I think it was Bob R**** talking with me about the program. I was a pretty easy intake, I knew in my heart I needed help. At that point I was 16 and had done pretty much everything except inject myself, I was a pretty big chicken about that. (Hell, I did not even start donating blood until I was 35 y/o!) Anyway, must have been Sept 1973, after school had started. I was 42 days away from home, I think around another 3 -4 months until I made Oldcomer, I had a couple new-comers, the only one I really remember was Doug B*******t from Titusville, I think I remember him because he split on me going home from a meeting in front of everyone right there outside the big doors and I watched Dana D*****d slip off his shoes and took off as fast as I had ever seen anyone run and he caught him. He was given to another Oldcomer and later graduated. I seem to remember I made Oldtimer (graduate) around 8 months I think around 240 days and I stayed involved with the program until it closed the doors in St Pete in 1975. After this I stayed involved with other Oldtimers who were still actively working the program and I was involved with another graduate (who I later had a short term marriage to) all in all I stayed "straight" & sober for another 6 years until around 22 y/o when curiously I found an old pot stash and started smoking again, albeit very occasionally, I did not drink until about a year later. You know the rest of the story, by that point I had finished college, had a job, was "functional" but a drunk & a smoker on the w/ends. I got involved with coke in the 80's when it was popular and have the same brother that 1st got me stoned to thank for taking me to my 1st AA meeting Sept 6th 1991. & Yes there are somedays when I do believe "everyday is like Christmas" because it truly is a gift from God. Love you guys,

Chris Lewis
Seed 1973 -1975
AA - 1991 - ...

Anonymous:
Fuelaw
where can i find this article or articles about you and seed kids being beaten, when was it published, who was the reporter, what was the name of article and in what publication?

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