Hi Carl, The man in Bill's story is Bill C. a Canadian attorney. Bill and Lois were away at Fitz Mayo's in Maryland. It's reported that Bill put his head in...
Hi Carl SOURCE REFERENCES: AABB - Alcoholics Anonymous, the Big Book, AAWS AACOA - AA Comes of Age, AAWS AGAA - The Akron Genesis of Alcoholics Anonymous, by...
To add to Glenn’s commentary, one of the key OG practices was to “check guidance.” From what I’ve been able to glean from various readings, the most...
Checking in the Oxford Groups was not necessarily intrusive or confrontational. In morning Quiet Time, there would be a period in which members would write...
I am wondering if anyone out there knows where Bill got the 4th step format as found in the Big Book? It is clear self-apprasial, restitution, etc. come from...
In a similiar request to the 4th step origins I asked. What about the 3rd legacy voting procedure. It is unique to AA but the recent voting at the Vatican...
AA's presence on the internet is part of AA history. Much of that history has been archived and is available on-line. You can get to it through the WayBack...
There is a quote attributed to Bill W, where (talking about Television) he says something about "The future of AA depends on how we use this new technology."...
We all know that Bill Wilson never did manage to "overtake" Walter Hagen, the flamboyant golf champion. Bill's golf playing is mentioned in several books,...
In addition to these movies, there was a made for tv film (like hallmark hall of fame, but it was ABC Afterschool Special), entitled "Sarah T: Portrait of a...
Subject: [AAHistoryLovers] "Checking" other people in the Oxford Group Here are a couple of explainations from Bill W. 7Q - What did A.A. learn from the Oxford...
Tom wrote I am wondering if anyone out there knows where Bill got the 4th step format as found in the Big Book? In the OG book "For Sinners Only" It was an...
I believe the quote you are referring to is from a November 1960 Grapevine article by Bill called: Freedom Under God: The Choice is Ours. The theme of the...
Hello: I am wondering if they do still have VHS or DVD for "Sarah T:Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic"? I can't find where I can order it. [Non-text portions...
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I was wondering if anybody could anwser my question. Nobody in my town has a 100% for sure anwser. My question is, does anybody know who the doctor was talking...
SEE THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART FOR AN EASILY AVAILABLE TEXT OF THIS QUOTE. It was in the Nov. 1960 Grapevine and is reprinted on pp. 319-320 of The Language of...
Also reference V. Kitchen's "I Was A Pagan" where the OG Game of Truth was laid out in columns with similar subject content. When you see this format it is...
There were two questions raised a couple of weeks ago, about "13th stepping" and "90 meetings in 90 days." On Apr 25, 2005 "Julie" < zulie55@... > asked...
Nancy Olson; Hill Aide and Lobbyist By Adam Bernstein Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, April 15, 2005; Page B06 Nancy Moyer Olson, 75, who died of...
... [MODERATOR'S SUMMARY OF THE DATA GIVEN BELOW: 56% of those who stay three months are still active in AA at the end of a year. That first year is the...
Hi Glen, I first remember hearing 90 & 90 in about 1973 so the person who said after treatment centers began popping up was just about correct. It was in the...
I don't know when the expression '13th-stepping' came in, but a lot of us, including me, wish to God that the practice would die out! Seriously, though, I also...
It may be coincidence, but the Oxford Group did have a policy of men working with men and women working with women. This may have carried over into AA. As for...
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Adam wrote, "Maybe tell me who the case was and who the prominent doctor was who referred the case to Dr. Silkworth." ... Fitz Mayo author of "Our Southern...
Pass It On page 346 provides some insight into the purpose and how the 3rd Legacy Procedure was born while developing the structure of our first General...
History Lovers may have a hard time finding "I Was a Pagan" from 1934 that Mitch mentioned in their library or book store. This may solve that problem. ...
[DeafAA@... wrote: Hello: I am wondering if they do still have VHS or DVD for "Sarah T: Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic"? I can't find where I can order...
Please could somebody tell me, if, at the time the Big Book was being written did Bill W have anybody in the psychiatric field helping with the composing of...
