If you don't want to join AA that's fine.
I think that we have to put up with the fact that we are going to be "the recovering alcoholic" for at least the first year (or 2-5 years) of our recovery. I think that we as humans tend to categorize people too easily. "That's my friend so-and-so, the recovering alcoholic" or "the Christian" or "the musician" or whatever. Even friends can forget that humans are complex and can't be reduced to simple labels.
People are talking to you about your recovery because that is what they sense is important to you and they want to support you. My guess is that with time you will eventually stop being Kickn the alcoholic, and just start being Kickn the cool dude.