Carl,
I've been sober just over two years. You were one of the first people to post to me. I posted something about how does one stop drinking, you replied have I tried to just not drink. At first I was a bit miffed I guess "that's all you got for me buddy?". . . but it was an honest response. And I did just that, I stopped drinking. I shopped around a bit and tried AA and RR and SMART and kept posting here. And I stayed sober by not drinking.
So keep up the good work. Keep posting how AA helped you and I'll keep posting what worked for me . . . It takes all kinds.