In the Big Book Pioneer's Section, Jim's Story, Ella G. introduces Jim to Charlie G., who brought Jim to AA and became his sponsor. There is a lot about couple...
Hello, First of all, it is a pleasure to be a recent addition to the membership of this group. I spent nearly a day reading through the message archives and...
Hi Bill The basis for the specific matter you inquire about derives from an August 1941 letter from Bill W to Dr Bob. Bill asked Dr Bob if he could take $500...
Hi Rob Dr Jim mentions initially having meetings at Ella G's home as "... the first meeting of a colored group in AA ..." Dr Jim does not identify the location...
Thanks for this information. I heard (also years ago -- and I think it was from Barry who spoke at the first Big D Roundup) that an early NYC member helped ...
Hi Rocky It was Hank Parkhurst. He was very instrumental in getting the Big Book published and is also credited with writing chapter 10 "To Employers." Hank...
What was the process of deciding to essentially leave the first 164 pages as they were originally set in the First Edition? Was this decision made just prior...
Do we have any idea who he was? Curiously, Pete ===== "Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time." __________________________________ Do you...
Hi Jim The basic text of the Big Book is pretty much "protected" from radical change by the prevailing sentiment of the AA Fellowship as a whole. It has also...
Hi Art, Thanks for your response to Jim. Now I have a question for you. I have inquired why the change to "ex-problem" drinker in the 11th printing of 1st...
... a ... from Box 459, date/issue unknown, copied from "The Messenger", June 2001 : "I'M AN ALCOHOLIC, MY NAME IS ________" How Did The "I'm An Alcoholic"...
Dear Nancy, My name is Roy T. and I am an alcoholic. Sobered up in Bombay India in April 1990. I was going through the brief biograpies of the authors ot the...
Hi, Although this is not primarily an AA History project, some of the presenters at this conference have a good knowledge of AA history, others' awareness if...
... Are there any references that go into the specific differences between the metabolism in non-alcoholics and alcoholics? As a chemist I have been intrigued...
Hi I'm not trying to start a chat room exchange but an announcement of an academic conference presenting "scientific, theological and clinical perspectives"...
Hi, I appreciate Arthur's observations here. I have occasionally pulled up Stanton Peele's website in the hope of finding him saying something good about AA,...
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A couple of groups around my town read an excerpt from a story out of the second edition(?)that starts with something like: The most important lesson I have...
The quote is from "There's Nothing the Matter with Me!" (page 499 in the Second Edition of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous). The story is in the section...
The title of the story you are looking for is in the Second Edition 499 - 508 THERE'S NOTHING THE MATTER WITH ME! That's what the man said as he hocked his...
... It's fairly common here in Honolulu, in some meetings, to read the beginning of "More About Alcoholism" in the 3rd Chapter. In the history meeting (see...
... i have looked and the listed author is anonymous this is from review listed on retail sites,it might worth a try to try some a.a.autors bios to see if it...
Hello everyone, Thanks to Mel and others who helped me build an archive for the kalamazoo Michigan area--it is now safely in the hands of the current Delegate....
HI Victor. We at www.archivesinternational.org have a picture of Ed Webster along with Barry Collins those two are the authors of that book and a few others...
Dear John (and Victor), Ed Webster (who lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota) published The Little Red Book in 1946 under the sponsorship of the Nicollet Group. Ed...
It's probably simpler to combine these two postings into a single message: "Stephanie Burgess" <SBURGESS2004@...> wrote in and said: "Stools and Bottles is...
Hey there alcoholic Naomi here, I have a note in my BB, with mention of Mort J., that says the custom of IDing oneself as alcoholic was besides giving your...
How influential was Herbert Spencer on Bill Wilson? Was he mentioned in the appendix II just to prompt open-mindedness or was his work more thouroughly...
Hi Nicholas In March 1941, the wording of Step 12 was changed in the 2nd printing of the 1st edition Big Book. The term “spiritual experience” was changed...
