Dano,
Great advice here and I only have one thing to add. You said you were listening to AA speakers on the internet. That is all cool, but do not confuse an AA speaker with the program of AA. For that matter, do not confuse AA meetings with the program of AA. The program of AA is the 12 steps. While meetings are important, for the most you work those 12 steps during the 23 hours a day you are not in a meeting.
I'd try to find a newcomer's meeting and a Big Book or 12 step study meeting. Speaker meetings are focused on one person's story, and open discussion meetings can sometime get mired in the events of the day. Both can miss the message of the 12 steps and the Big Book, JMHO.
If you don't have a Big Book you should get one ASAP. Most meetings sell them very cheaply to newcomers (some actually give them away).
Good luck and keep posting.