In some AA communities in South Florida I am aware of "Support Your Services" Committees that have been established and are functioning in some districts. Not...
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kentedavis@...
kentedavis
May 31, 2004 3:50 pm
For the month of June The AA Grapevine has made it possible to access the archives at no charge. .AA Grapevine - Our Meeting in Print Online...
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NMOlson@...
moyerolson
May 31, 2004 12:01 pm
Alcoholics Anonymous World Services has now made the entire Fourth Edition of the Big Book, including the Personal Stories, available online. Thanks to Doug...
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Bob McK
bobmck22002
May 28, 2004 12:02 pm
See message #743 (http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/AAHistoryLovers/message/743) where Bill McNiff, the actor in this performance, talks about it. Our area...
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dla32965
May 27, 2004 10:40 am
I am looking for any article that may have been published reporting the burial of Bill W. in East Dorset, VT in May, 1971. Thanks....
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davidt030992
May 25, 2004 10:18 pm
Yes, this is a play written and performed by Bill McN around 1989. Unfortunately, it has gotten passed around the fellowship as an actual tape of Bill speaking...
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goldentextpro@...
richardk_cured
May 25, 2004 10:13 pm
That tape is not of Bill. It was a re-enactment of sorts. I have copies of this tape, as well as over 100 other talks by Bill over the years. It is ...
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kilroy6131.rm
May 25, 2004 9:29 pm
There is a tape that was recorded the night Dr. Bob died. On that night Bill Wilson was to speak at the the first anniversary of the Kips Bay, NY group. That...
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Alex H.
ah1270
May 25, 2004 6:00 pm
... Well... there is a Jewish tradition that one should be careful not to shame the person who needs help. In that vein, Maimonides (Rambam) listed several...
1830
andyrawks
May 25, 2004 5:06 pm
Can anyone fill me in on a tape I have called 'The Day Dr Bob Died' which purports to be Bill speaking at the first anniversary of the Kips Bay, NY group - but...
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Arthur Sheehan
lefthanded_ny
May 25, 2004 5:05 pm
Hi Beth The long form of the Traditions is invaluable for establishing informed context: 11) Our relations with the general public should be characterized by...
1828
steve
livethesolution
May 25, 2004 2:48 am
Does anyone have a list of archivists by location? Recently an archivist from Pinella County tracked me down through this group to introduce me to a man 56...
1827
snuffysdead
May 25, 2004 2:46 am
Hi friends I am new here - used to do history buffs a while back. I am doing a short presentation on Tradition 12 on Friday. would you have a few comments on...
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goldentextpro@...
richardk_cured
May 24, 2004 11:00 am
In response to Jared's request for information on Oscar Veiths: Bill Wilson typed up a short "history" of sorts of the years 1934-1939. This was found at...
1825
jlobdell54
May 23, 2004 7:59 pm
I'm looking for any information on Oscar Vieths, listed by Richard K among the first forty members of AA, with an indication he did not stay sober. Thomsen's...
Just a reminder that Fitz was also a founder (present at the first regular meeting) in Eastern PA, and in North Jersey, as well as MD and DC. Also, I'm told,...
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Glenn Chesnut
gfchesnut@...
May 19, 2004 11:11 am
ROWLAND HAZARD Part 2 of 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTE BY GLENN C. (South Bend, Indiana) -- Excerpted from Richard M. Dubiel, *The...
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Glenn Chesnut
gfchesnut@...
May 19, 2004 11:09 am
ROWLAND HAZARD Part 1 of 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTE BY GLENN C. (South Bend, Indiana) -- What has now become the definitive...
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Lash, William (Bill)
barefootbill69
May 19, 2004 11:08 am
Promises, promises! How often we hear the incorrect phrase "The Twelve Promises of AA" used in meetings when referring to the Ninth Step promises on pages 83...
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Arthur Sheehan
lefthanded_ny
May 19, 2004 2:43 am
Hi Jim Fitz M's story (Our Southern Friend) has appeared in the original manuscript and all editions of the Big Book. His story was moved to Part I (Pioneers...
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J. Lobdell
jlobdell54
May 18, 2004 7:50 pm
It's not clear why Bill put "Our Southern Friend" in "They Lost Nearly All" rather than "Pioneers of AA" -- especially since Fitz is identified as an "AA...
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Diz Titcher
rtitcher@...
May 18, 2004 7:43 pm
Go to: www.msag.org/BBCA/the%20147%20promises.htm Best, Diz T. ... From: Cloydg To: AAHistoryLovers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 7:43 PM Subject:...
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goldentextpro@...
richardk_cured
May 18, 2004 11:33 am
Hello Jim, Here's the summary: In the second and third editions of the book, the same twelve stories appeared in the section "Pioneers of AA." They were: ...
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Cloydg
cloydg449
May 18, 2004 11:32 am
I'm told there are 118 promises in the BB, not just the 12 we refer to on pages 63-64. Does anyone have a complete list with page numbers? In sobriety, Clyde...
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Charles Knapp
mymailbox1998
May 18, 2004 11:32 am
In post # 560, the December 1975 AA Grapevine article about Jack Alexander passing, it mentioned a May 1945 Grapevine article by Jack. Here is a copy of...
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Jim Burns
buddhabilly1964
May 18, 2004 2:16 am
Hello group, I am interested in why Fitz M.'s story was not put in the Pioneer section until the 4th edition. Also, is there any addition information on Dr....
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Jim K.
sottovoice
May 17, 2004 8:59 pm
Towns Hospital at 293 Central Park West is still standing but as a Co-op apartment building. It is one door north of the intersection of West 89th Street and...
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Arthur Sheehan
lefthanded_ny
May 17, 2004 6:05 pm
The Charles B Towns Hospital for Drug and Alcohol Addictions opened in NYC in 1901. It was a private "drying out" hospital for the affluent. It initially...
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ny-aa@...
May 17, 2004 5:45 pm
A member asked about Jersey Lightning which Bill was drinking during one of his failed attempts to stay sober on his own. What is it? I remember reading that...
