I Called My Sponsor From the VIP Suite With a Beer in My Hand - AA Speaker - Ben H.
Podcast: Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker PodcastPublished On: Tue Apr 14 2026
Description: Ben built a 300-can beer shrine at age seven, called his sponsor from a snowmobile race with a beer in his hand, and walked past his own mother on the street for eight years — until Alcoholics Anonymous became the last house on the block. We just launched our new Episodes page — search hundreds of AA speaker meetings by topic, speaker, or step ☀️ Sober Sunrise Episode Archive Ben grew up in Jamestown, North Dakota building a 300-can beer shrine at age seven and stealing drinks from the basement to make his paper route go smoother. His first real drunk on black velvet ended with him puking blood and swearing to God he'd never drink again — then chasing that feeling through 24 arrests and a cocaine habit he swore he'd never have. A guy he used to party with took him to a Monday night group where young guys wore suits and ties, and Ben thought it was ridiculous until he realized they had something he didn't. He got a sponsor, called him from a snowmobile race VIP suite with a beer in his hand, and that three-day run turned out to be his last. Today he's rebuilding the relationship with the mom he walked past on the street for eight years, and his son never has to wonder where he is. Ben H. from Jamestown, ND speaking at the Northern Plains Group of Alcoholics Anonymous in Fargo, ND - April 4th 2006 Music: Deep by KaizanBlu
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