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A Letter From TheEditor.

Uke III8l'IY8't\denU b8fon c.. inth8 188t two ~s -TcnyMurray.IUchudKelly.EricrdwardI,....Praco tt . 1 t1 c: :hKd .K8uoa an&tD8v3 .dC11nton had . td. ;ht 1488. Forth81r ~ .~.. pr'Ojec':theywou14 .un . tuCk 8hop in 10141"ac:hoo1. the cnly ;:ccbl- wu thatt h8r8 wa s no MCUr8pl8C8 tfC81whichthey c:oW4 OPU8". - uc ep t 1 \o cII I 34 -8 ft 1 8 0 MC Ur 8 wall thatthatthew1.tdow8 wn we lde d. t cl 98t hC' .t.td8wI~ by 8Ud1 b8rr1ers th8y called.\IPX'I thetkill8f Hr. Maherin C.D.T.and: tully ;u1~ with overalls ard~.. he ur iv. s 1:0CUt10088their cSr... InS _1t ""ay allcbr;.Kl.. - in jut 15 III1nUta.Stc t:1nQ vit h . loan of

RI. We've become famousas we received a mentionin the Birkenhead Newsthe other week. (seearticle overleaf.)

As a follow up to the TuckShop story featured in IssueOne, a letter was receivedfrom the chairman of M.P.C.ELTD. It informed us that theTuck Shop would not closeunless they decided to closeit themselves. Also it wasbrought to our attentionthat the money that is madegoes to charity.

The first magazine waswell received by themajority of the school.So a big thank you toeveryone who bought acopy.This half-term's magazinecontains the now regular.horoscopes, music p~es,and problem page.Thiscompetition though is onewith a difference, it isa "Who is this baby?"There are a variety ofpeople who are featuredsee if you can guesswho is who.

A few other letters were..received regarding the TuckShop. They all expressed thesame opinion that if thechildren of St.Benedictswanted to buy sweets, then itwas up to them.

. One of the letters pointedout that the vast quantity ofpupils are on free dinners, sothey are not losi~out on a"good lunch" ,Mrs. Dot Mlst.

If anyone is interestedin helping or has anyideas, then please seeme.

Any more letters on thismatter would be appreciated.

LE'ITERS PLEASE'ID OUR EDI'IDRJENNYPERKINS.

Thank you for yoursupport


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FAME( We're In The "News". . . . . . . . .

ByPauliM HolA Bri!iIhprwMr101C" MtrHyside IleCOI'Idarys6lOOk,Ttm\ 19tO.HY,T . newpro; .ous e1hI~ ae ryd'kMr andh BeufUlcrull apDMf'UIy~1Ind~pllytor~I*JPAt""12anC1CM1'.TheN I.80m. of the beut Inal lofUIand beauty IImON than .klndeep. 'auline Mol'.lnterpretadon ofthe old fairytal. explores theconfusio", and darkfears which art part offI"Owin,upforaUof ur,fear ofothe" andof ounelva, lINdety about relationshIps. distrust ofpare:ntland famlllu.w.rNS\" M ttrou,h1he~ clp.irc _ancI1t8spIIypn1Iyrd8cuIu~and IoMtyQUIitiCsbut 8howI hOw h:wn'aDcopt Iftd .. . wi'Iho..r fur \'Suu:y and her sift~' ill ~ Md IpIc8I u.tre ~ J\tOI'IC inwra and~.""I'torthut1t:tednquM~mm..~and\lOC8l1'1'1J1ic.].C\.I'ftht~motndcutol'ltltClOl'y.~"1hect.raoC'L

SFX:CK>YEAAS~"ILL BE J\BI.E 10 SEE 'l1iIS PlAY ~~. 6 APRIL1990.

Remember Second{{ Year ()n]y *

As some of you probablysaw in the BirkenheadNews the other week, notonly was "Grease" mentionedbut so was "UPDATE".The Birkenhead News carne

to our rescue last timeby developing the photographsthat we took for the edition.So a big thank you to theISirkenhead News, from""UPDATE" .

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GREASEAs the lights went down the

audience waited with bated breathto see what would materialize beforethem. The answer was a spell blindingperformance of the 50's musical play"Grease".

The cast, which was made up froma cross section of the school, hadbeen rehearsing for months for thethree performances that they wouldgive in the week begining thetwelth of February'..

The principal actors and actresswere from the fourth, fifth and sixthformers. The lead boy and girl wereplayed by Alan Landrum and SarahStanley. All of the cast playedtheir parts brilliantly.


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Two son.-',s which stood out in theplay were "Greased Lir;htnin''', sungby Stephen Connor,Kenickie and "ThereAre Worst Things I eould Do", sungby Claire Gardiner. These two songsare a total contrast to each otherbut both superbly sung.

Congratulations also go to theother members of the cast that werefabulous namely, CarlCJ Sweeny, Carla'fodgins, l~eil Foley, Craig FcGinn,Nichola Smith and everyone else.

The play was brilliant.

000 _Scott McCabe's portrayal of Teen I ---4: ~~~ngel was brilliant. Despite the

giggles that emer~ed from theaudience as the curtains opened onhim, SC?tt '8 performance was nothing I ********o be glggled at. It was marvelous.

Both the upper and lower sixthform English groups went toLondon the other week to see"Hamlet", by the Royal Shakespeare~ompany. **They left Lime Street stationat about ten past seven in themorning and arrived at Londonjust after half past nine.

* *The group were left to wanderaround London until lunch time

when they met up to go to theBarbican theatre.**The actual performance of"Hamlet" was marvelous. The

cast was superb. Mark Hylanceplayed Hamlet himself and 8lareHiggins played a captivatingQ,ueen Gertrude. * *

The play was enspiring andwonderful in every aspect ofthe word. **The group returned to Limestreet by half past nine.

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Mandy MeAlier.Sarah Stanley.Craig MeGinn.Louise Gordon.Alan Landrum.


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CAITE LATHAIR.CLANNAD ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AND VERSATILE GROUPS TO EMERGE FROMTHE STUNNING BACKDROP OF DONEGAL INTO THE IlHSH MUSIC SCENE.CLANNAD IS VERY MUCH A FAMILY AFFAIR CONSIS'rING OF MAIRE BRENNAN(PRONOUNCED.MOYA} , POL BRENNAN,CIARAN BRENt'lMl, NOEL DUGGA~l ANDPADRAIGDUGGAN..RECENTLY COMPLJ1:TEINGTHEIR PAST PHE:SEI.ITOUR NHICH WAS A GREATSUCCESS. CLANNADS HAUNTING MUSIC IS ENHANCED BY THE PURE: VOICE OF' MAIRE~"1HOSAYS "OUR SOUND E:PITOMISES THE CgLTIC SOUL.IT IS SAD,BEAUTIFUL ANDWANDERING. IT HAS AN ATMOSPHERE OF TIMELESSNESS ABOUT IT.THE ONLYREASON IT HAS A BEGINNING AND AN END TO IT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE PUT ITON RECORD.BORN FROM A MUSIC/d., FL\MJL'{ vHTH A MOTHER ~'moTEACHES MUSIC AND AFATHER NHO OI'ICE HAD A .JAZZ BAND NHICH NAS Pi\SSED DOHH FROM 'rHEIRGRANDPARENTS.CLANNADS BRF:AKTHROUGHCAME F'ROMTHEIR li'lRS'l' HIT THE THEME FROMHARRY'S GAME HHICH WAS WRITTEN IN GAELIC. HARRY"S GAME REACHED NO.5 INTHE BRITISH CHARTS,AMAZING AS HALF THE PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT IT HAD NOUNDERSTANDING OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.HARRY"S GAME WILL ALWAYS BESOMETHING OF A GREAT 'I'HING F'OR CLANNAD.THE STORY GOES AS FAR BACK AS THE 1970's.MR LEO BRENNAN GAVE UP HISLIFE AS A SHOWBANDLF~ADER ANn BOUGHT A PIJB APTLY.-NAMF~D LEO'.:; TAVERH.HETOOK THE ELDEST THREE OF HIS NINE CHILDREN AND .JOB-lED THEM ~HTH THEIR

. UNCLES HOEL AND PADRAIG DUGGAN. THE FIVE CHILDREN PERFORMED IN THE PUBON SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. CLMJNAD STARTED OFF' ARRANGING TRADITIONAL GAELICSONGS AND FROM THIS EXPERIENCE STARTED NRITING THEIR OWN.THE SECOND BIG BREAKTHROUGH CAME F'HOM THE ALBUM IN 1986 "LEGEND"MUSIC Ji'ROM THE ITV PHODUCTION "ROBIN OF SIJERWOOD"FOR WHICH THEYPICKED UP A BAFTA AWARD.MAIRE DUET NITH BONO OF U2 FOR "IN A LU'ETIME" BROUGHT IN NE~~LISTENERS WHOOTHERWISE WOULDOF' RUN IN HORROR FROM THE NOTION OF ANIRISH BAND ~~HOSE TWO-LANGIJAG~~REPF;R'fOJRE F~S1'ABLISHED GAELIC P.S A VALIDMEDIUM FOR POP SONGS.CLANNAD HAVE TRIED TO HE-OPEN THE ROAD A LITTLE TO ALLqw PEOPLE TOFEEL PROUD OF THEIR LANGUAGE.RIGHT NOWCLANNAD ARE BACK IN DONF~GI\LHAV'HIG A NF:I.L EARNED REST ASTHEY PREPARE TO STEP INTO ANOTHER DECADE OF THEIR MUSICAL FUTURE.THEY

HOPE VERY MUCH yon WILL ENJOY SHARING THIS WJSICAL JOURNEY NITHTHEM.THE LAST WORDCOt--1E:3t'ROM CLANNAD"THE PAST HAS BEEN GOODTO USTHE PRESENT H; LUOKING F'om';IARDTO COOl.)T [txIE;:'.".

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It Just Isn't Fairl!

In the early hoursof SundayFebruary11th 1990,the boxing world was inturloil as the newsfrol the TokyodOlecirculated the worlds ledia.Thepreviously undeafeatedundisputedheavyweight chalpionof the world "Iron HikeTyson"was knockedto the canvas,andcounted out for the first tile in hiscareer as a professional boxer.JalesBuster Douglaswasthe Ian whoelergedon his feet after ten gruelling roundsin oneof the lost contreversial fightsin the history of boxing.

Before the fight even started ,HikeTyson was soconfident he bookedhisreturn fligbt hOle.His flight'sdeparturetile wasless thanthree hoursafter the start of the fight.ln theoryDouglas did stand a chance ofwinning,but in reality hedidn't haveahope.Bootlakerswouldnot eventakebetson Douglas,it wasn't worth theirwhile.After all the outcOleof the fightwas a foregoneconclusion,victoryforTyson,butin whatround?

In the first roundof the fight it wasclear to all whowatched,hat Tysonwasnot his usual self, thirty four of thepuncheshat Douglashrew,connected.Buthow couldthis be? Asanyfan or to acertain extent anycritic of HikeTysonknows.HikeTysonnever gets hit.As thefight progressedand the intensityincreased,t is fair to say that HikeTysonwasundoubtedly fighting theworstfight of his life.Whereverhis heart wasthat night it certainly wasnot in thering or the fight with hi..Douglashoweverwasonanall tile high,tradingtwo or three unstoppablepunchestoTysonsone,he obviously had only onething onhis mindandthat wasvictory.This newDouglaswho dancedaroundthering taunting the championwith powerfulblows to the faceandthe body,wasullof a newfoundconfidenceandhadenoughbelief in hilself to knowthat bis10lent of glory wouldsurely cOle.lt wasindeed inevitable.

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By the start of the tenth roundTysonwasbruisedandbatteredandhis swollenleft eyewasstarting to close againsthis own will and that of hissupporters.The questionthat lust haveforled oneveryone's lips wasJust howluch punishlent can a guy take",theanswerarrived just a coupleof Binuteslater,"Around twenty nine linutes ofit." After twenty nine linutes ofconstant torture HikeTysonwasable tostand no lore.Four carefully placedblows frol Douglassent the chalpioncrashing to the canvaswithanauraofpain and defeat surroundinghil.JalesBuster Douglaswasthe newworldhea"weightcbalpion.Orwashe?

After the way Douglasfought againstTyson,1wish I could accept the factthat he is the new heavy weightchalpion,but dueto an incident in the,eighth round, can only say in allhonesty that HikeTysonhasbeenrobbedof his belts,his pride,and hisoutstanding achievelentsandrecord.Butperhaps the lost ilportant thingof allis that Hike Tysonhas beenrobbedofhis reputation.

Whena boxeris knockedo thecanvas ina bout,atilekeeper situatedoutsidethering will start countingas soonas theboxeris lying onthe canvas.Therefereelust then ensure that the relainingboxer is standingin a neutral cornerofthe ring. Onlythenlay the referee starthis count,whichhe lust pick up frol thetiBekeeper.All this silply leans is whenthe referee is readyto counthe lustjoin in the count at an appropriate tilewith the tilekeeper.For exalple if thetilekeeper is on a count of four thereferee lust thentake overthe countbycounting with the tilekeeper at a countof five thusenablingthe tilekeeper tostop his owncount.

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In the eighth rounof the Tyson/Douglasfight,Tyson wassent reeling in a seliconcious state against the ropes,afteran onslaughtof combinationpunches.elooked certain to godownandDouglassensedh is tile was near,but out ofnowhereTyson delivered a devastatinguppercut whichmadets lark onthe jawof Douglas.Douglastaggeredbackbeforecrashingto the canvaswherehe remainedfor thirteen seconds.Theefereedid notpick up the count fromthe timekeeper,hestarted his own countat onewhenheti.ekeeper wasonhis fourth count.Whent.he referee countednine Douglaswasonhis feet.Douglas should have beencountedout four secondsago.Therefereeallowed Douglasto fight on,enablingDouglas to win the fight tworoundslater.

Incompetances the wordthat springs toIY mind,therefereewas not facedwithan impulse decision like sO'lany otherreferee's.He wasfacedwith a rule thathe only had to obey to avoid thisdisgraceful sbalbles.Hisinability to dothis hasenabledDouglaso carry t.hreebelts whichbelong nowhereelse except.the waist of the cbalpion"Iron KikeTyson.80 latter howwell Douglasoughtagainst Tyson,howcan it possiblybesaid that Jales BusterDouglas is thethe newundisputedheavyweightchalpionof the world,whenhe lay flat onhisback in the centre of the ring for"Thirteen whole seconds"in the eight.hroundof the fight.

by StephenConnor

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IN RESPONSE TOTHE "SPORT OF KINGS.

DearArkle andTarconey,Congratulations onyourmostinspiringarticle 'Sport of kings' in issue 1 ofthe school magazine.Howeverit lost.all credibility whenyou reffered toyourselves as being 'Mature' sixthformers aswein the secondyearknowthat. t.his phonolenadoes not exist.Besideswhich,whenweseenthe bothofyou standing outside William Hill'scrying your eyesout! becausenobodywouldplaceabetfor youit shaterdanyillusions weheld.The terrible thoughtcrossedour mindsthat perhapsyouweremakingore moneyselling your racing tips then if youwereto backthe horsesyourselves.Albert HaccockleromChestertells usthat he knowsyou only too well andsaysthat youremindhil of the horesesbecauselike manureyoutwoare alwaysin the roadplus peoplealwaysfollowyou with a bucket andshovel at theready.In finishing lay we offer yousOleadvice, if youfeel the urgeto put pent.o paper againwe strongly recommendthat youtalk it overwith DoctorRobinGoodfellow, Departlent of PyschiatryArroweParkHospital. Hereally will beable to help you get over this ~and backonthe right ~ laybewitha ~ of injectionsor simplya doseof ~ salts.P S. With your obvious interests inhorse racing, gambling and we haveheard golf, weare wonderinghaveyouever thought that you lay have avocationto the priesthood.It, can0n1y get htlkr. htlkr. htlkr..

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iSPORT SPORT SPORT SPORT,;Interview With Ohris Oh&dwtok

WHAT AGE DID YOU START DOING JUDO?I started when I was eight years old.

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WHAT CLUB DO YOU ATTEND?Leasowe club.WHAT FIRST INTERESTED YOU ABOUT JUDO.A Friend introduced me to a club. KUZURE-KESA-GATAMEWHO HELPS YOU?I train under Dave and Tony.team,which consists of, Phildoctor.)

I also have my own personal superMac (manager physiotherapist,personal

HOW MANY COMPETITIONS HAVE YOU WON?I have won nine, and came runner up in four.WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT?I came second in the mens under 65kg AJA British championships.WHAT KIND OF TRAININGI trained similiar tolightweight training.assistant.

DID YOU HAVE TO DO FOR THE COMPETITION?a boxer,on the punch bag, skipping,and someI have an active, morning job, as a milkman's

WHAT KIND OF DIET DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE?I basically used to eat a lot, to raise my weight, mostlyits very healthy. Cockle's they are lovely. Now I have toweight as I'm on the limit of my weight group.

seafood aswatch my

TELL ME ABOUT THE BRITISH CAMPIONSHIPS.It took place in Birmingham, at 9.30am in late october.at 5.30am. I never felt I did myself justice, next timebe different. I only had the support of Billy.

I had to leaveI hope it will

WHEN, AND WHAT IS YOUR LATEST ACHIEVEMENT?It took place at Shafesbury boys club, on sunday 25th of february.It was my best win, but not my best performance. I beat the presentNorth West Champion , in my weight, and the runner up in thatcompetition , both at mens level.WHEN WAS YOUR BEST PERFORMANCE.My best performance took place in 1988 in my very first competition.I got beat in one of the earlier fights but won through to the finaland pulled off a shock win.WHAT WAS YOUR SILLIEST MOMENTIN JUDO?I took part in the final of the wirral festival of sport championship.I fought a hard opponent, and won; so, my friend Peter Haddock cameon the mat, and we did a pre-arranged dance. I got disqualified, andPeter got banned from watching judo competitions for life.WHAT GOALS DO YOU HAVE IN JUDO ,AND LIFE?I would like to become Olympic champion, and work full time for thediary .

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JUDO SPECIALFifth year Stuart Pickering,currentlyholds the title of "."The North West, JudoChampion." and has held thistitle for the past four years.It's not surprising therefore,when he tells us he is a"Junior black belt." (This isthe highest belt Stuart canobtain, until he qualifies asa senior , the age beingseventeen). Stuart is trainedby Daniel Gold, at" theY.M.C.A. Liverpool;'he alsotrains at, The Oxton Judoclub. Stuart puts a lot of'time,and effort into judo; hetrains for three to fournights a week, for two tothree hours. As well ascompetitons, Stuart is alsoinvolved in presentingexhibi~ions,in order to showothers, self defense. Charityhas also benefi~ted fromStuart's . talent. He raised100 for the blind. He raisedthe money by succeeding indoing 23 throws in one minute.Judo for Stuart as wel~ as thehard work, has proved to havedisadvantages; a competitionresulted in injury, and Stuarthad to spend a whole year torecover. Recovered, andchampion, Stuart hopes to oneday make it to the Olympics,60 Stuart, from all of us.Best of luck.

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'DO YOU WANT TO WRITE TO ALEXread To: YST013 C10001:YST013) From: SPRINGFIELD CTCN1615)Delivered: Tue 27-Mar-90 16:49 BST Sys 141 (20)S~bject: greetingfrom uSAMail Id: IPM-141-900327-151490008HI!!!! My name is AlexShelly. I am 17 years old and I attendSpringfield H.S. inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania. I have two olderbrothers who attend incollege. I am in my last year atSpringfield and I am looking fowardto graduation. I have lightbrown hair, blue eyes, and I am five feetand eleven inches tallCabout 2 meters). I plan to attend Penn Stateuniversity Cacollege located in Pennsylvania) this coming fall. I amveryinterested in sports Cbaseball, American football,basketball,volleyball, tennis, ice skating, skiing, etc). Thisyear our class is studying global interdependence. Thisis the conceptwhere everyone in the world is dependent on eachother, and that anevent happening in one part of the worldaffects everyone in one way oranother. I am just beginning tounderstand this concept. What is youropinion of the chances ofever having a world government? How long doyou think this willtake?Action Required:

If anybody would like to write to Alexthen write a letter on EDWORDand see either

Mr. Patterson or Ms. Little-------------------------

WAS PINOCCHIO A SMACKHEAD?The following is a written account of a interview betweenPinocchioand P.C. Busybody.~.~. Busybody: What is your name?Pinocchio: Pinocchio, but you can call meBlockheadlike everyoneelse.~.~. Busybody; Wheredo you live?Pinocchio: On the Woodchurchbut I uesd to live in Oak Gardens.~.~. Busybody;Whatmadeyouuse it in the first place?Pinocchio: I supposethat I always felt different to the otherkids at school having a woodenhead and wearing sillyclothes. All the others used to take the pith out of

me.~.~. Busvbody: Howlong have you had a lisp? Whogave you your first

joint?Pinocchio: I think it was myDad. He made me. Then it was the fox

and the wolf (pushers). They said things would happenbeyond my dreams.

~.~. Busybody: Andyou belive them? .*Pinocchio: Wouldn'tyou if you had sawdustfor brains? Besides

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r.~.Busvbody:Didn't yourconscienceeverbotheryou?Pinocchio: Yesall the time. It waslike an little insect dORnnmyear hole, Thehallucinations wereterrible. I

thoughtit lookedlike a cricket in a top hat andtailsRith a golfing umbrella.~.~. Busvbody:That's really weird, Did youseekmedicaladvice?Pinocchio: At first I thoughtI hada minorcomplaintlike aRoodwormr a deathwatchbeetle.r.~. Busybody:Howdid it affect yourphysical appearence?Pinocchio: Wellmynosegot biggerandstarted to run andvarnishstarted to flake, I wassodesperate eventried thecreosotetreatmentbut it failed.~.~. Busvbodv:Why?Pinocchio: Because got high off the fumes.~.~. Busvbodv:Didyoueverthink whatyouweredoingto yourparents?Pinocchio: I wasthe only child of a single parentfamily andmyfather wasvery old.~.~. Busybody:Didn't youeverconfidein him?Pinocchio: Wouldyoueverconfide in someonehotalks to blocksof wood?~.~.Busybody:But hereally lovedyou.Pinocchio: Yes,but I felt I hada woodeneart. CanI makeaphonecall?r.~; Busvbodv:Yesas longas it is not a trunk call. Thatremindsme.This couldbea job for the special 'branch'.Pinocchio: Pleasedon't involvemymates.~.~. Busybody:You'vegot nomatesson, look hORheyendedup. Mostof themare nORat the bottomof hamstercageor rabbithutches.Thesepushesplay dirty youknow.Don't youthink you'dbetter get youract together. Youseemo

think life is just onelong fairy tale.

Hewantedo escaperomthe pushesandhe tried to return home.Onthe Rayheburnt himselfRhenhefell asleepbythe fire. Helost hisformerlife. Althoughhewasreturninghomehis father Raslookingoutfor himandfoundhim.His father lovedhimsomuchhe tried torebuild his brokenbodyandbecausePinocchioabandonedimselftotally to his fathers lovehebecameneRcreation in bidy, mindandspirit. (Soundsike the prodigal son)

ALCOHOL ,Do YOUdrink too much?Alcoholism is a roughRordto dealRith.Yet nobodys too young or to old to havetrouble with booze. That's becausealcoholism is an illness. It can hitanyone. Young, old, rich, poor, black,vhite, It doesn'tmatterhORong youhavebeen drinking or what you have beendrinking, It's what drinking ~ to youRhatcounts.Hereis apart of Janesstory:

Mynameis Jane.I am18yearsold andI ama recoverin~ alcoholic. I first starteddrinking when wasIt anduseto go to theclubs andpubsin Birkenhead,t Raseasyto get served as I lookedolder with mylake7upop, Theaffect of the alcohol onIeRas instantaneous.t gavemea boostinside andI no longer felt alone,,~hyordifferent,Strange really, nobodyn schoolwould belive meif I said i felt differentto the rest of the class. Yousee, I couldalways act the part or put on this face ofconfidence andsuperiority onthe outside,yet onthe inside I wouldfeel insecureandinferior. I kidded everyone.My teachers,IY friends, my parentsbut lost of allIyself. I 'waseven madea prefect becauseof myleadershipqualities. Whata joke?

It usedto begood goingto the clubs butnone of IY friends realised that I hadtofill upwith 'Thunderbirds'and'8errydownCider' first to give Iyself confidence.Iused to drink alonei[ the bedroomndIused to get the loneyby robbingit out ofIY Dad'dpocketsor out of IY Hum'spurse.By the time IY friends wouldcall for meIRould alreadybetanked upandbuzzing.Ididn't think anyonecould smell the boozebecauseI squirtedamplexgold spot louthfreshener every couple of minutes.. 8yfriends couldn't understandhOR got drunkso easily in the club. It seemedo themthat I couldn't hold it, they didn't knoRthat I wasjust toppingup.


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Things went frol badto worse.'I rapidlywent fromthe top to the bOttOl, I ~egan todrink daily and began to suffer from'blackouts' whichis silply a lemory lossbut it is really frightening not being ableto relember ~hat you had been doing thenight before, I lost IY friends as theybecale ashamedof meand IY antics whileout with them were no longer funny. Igained a bad reputation.

I used to be sick in the morningsand has ~terrible name.rdidn't dare openmymouthin school, I thought that everyonewaslooking at me and talking about Ie. Ichanged completely and nobody couldunderstand Ie. I felt lonely in a crowd,Tben one day sOle speakers frol AlcobolicsAnonymous(A.A)ale into the school andgave a talk about themselves and Iidentified witb wbat they were saying. Imade a decision tben that I wouldcontactA.A by looking the nUlberup in the numberin the telephone book.

I haven't had a drink since I havediscovered tbe joy of living. I thank Godas I understand hi. for giving the gift ofsobriety. Bysobriety I lean being able tocope with living on a daily basis withouttaking a drink ~r a pill, I nowrealisethat alcobolisl is an illness that nevercan be cured but can be arrested by nottaking a drink and workingtbe progralmeofrecovery as suggested by A.A. over fiftyyears ago; Godgrant me the serenity toaccept tbe' tb ings ,I cannot cbange, thecourage to changethe things I can and thewisdomto knowthe difference,

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