Between the four of them, they have over a century of sobriety. Walsh’s in-laws, Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach, presented them with the award. Earlier, she spoke with unflinching gravitas about fearing at one point her husband would die. His wife, the elegant Marjorie Bach, was also honored and she stood behind him, wiping tears from her eyes with a napkin even when he cracked jokes. ![]() That night the 71-year-old old Eagles guitarist, 25 years a “sober alcoholic,” received the highest humanitarian award for activism in the addiction recovery community, jointly awarded by the nonprofit Facing Addiction and the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD). Even the ones who sell out Madison Square Garden. ![]() So he addressed the elephant in the room: “I’m Joe, and I’m an alcoholic.” It’s a half-joke, meant to set the audience at ease while gently reminding the tables of suits and sequined dresses that addiction is not some distant, dark memory but on the contrary it’s a specter that hangs over 45 million American families. ![]() It was a foggy autumn night in New York’s Rainbow Room when Joe Walsh took center stage - no guitar in sight.
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