Monday Replay: Alec Baldwin Overdoses on Cocaine! Tribute to my Father-in-law Tony, mini tribute to Bob Weir, RIP James Ransome
00:17 – 07:29: Dave’s tribute to Tony Buttele (Linda’s dad) — memories of his strength, kindness, greaser roots, teaching career, love of family, and positive impact on Dave’s recovery and life 07:29 – 09:46: Reflections on kindness, helping addicts, and being present; transitions to recent deaths (Bob Weir & James Ransone) 09:46 – 14:36: Bob Weir clip (cringe 2000s interview), half-hearted amend, future of Grateful Dead speculation 14:36 – 16:57: James Ransone/Ziggy Sobotka tribute, depression outreach, The Wire season 2 appreciation 16:57 – 19:24: Replay intro, Spotify comments (Harry Tung Will replay love), Patreon callout 19:24 – 01:13:41: Alec Baldwin full replay interview 19:24 – 21:50: Alec on 40 years sober, AA vs. cult perception, program as life-changer 21:50 – 26:39: Early life, Long Island roots, Massapequa/Tommy Amato, first drugs/alcohol 26:39 – 30:49: Soap opera days, Studio 54, finding “home” in NYC drinking scene 30:49 – 35:40: Move to LA, success discomfort, driving drunk vs. coke switch 35:40 – 40:29: Oregon overdose story (cocaine chase, flatline blackout) 40:29 – 45:17: Bottom, AA entry (Architects of Adversity), social life shift 45:17 – 52:28: Spirituality, God’s plan, family glue in sobriety 52:28 – 59:40: Divorce book, systemic family court issues, child abuse angle
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This Week on Dopey! Dave opens with a deeply personal and emotional tribute to Linda’s father, Tony, who recently passed after a long battle with Lewy body dementia, and other ailments. He shares heartfelt memories of Tony’s exceptional character—his strength, kindness, love of family, rock ’n’ roll roots, teaching career, and unwavering positivity—reflecting on how Tony’s compassion and support played a huge role in Dave’s own recovery and relationship with Linda. The episode also touches on recent losses (Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead and actor James Ransone from The Wire), with Dave offering a half-hearted amend to Weir, pondering the future of Dead & Company, and urging listeners to reach out if struggling with depression. He then replays his powerful, candid interview with Alec Baldwin, where Alec gets brutally honest about his 40 years of sobriety, wild 80s cocaine-and-alcohol-fueled days in New York and LA, the terrifying overdose that led to his bottom, finding AA as his new “family,” the spiritual shift that kept him sober, and how the program carried him through massive personal and public storms (including his divorce and the Rust tragedy). All that and more on this weeks REPLAY!
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