I too was mystified. I have the official Russian BB here. Nothing was changed. However, a thoughtful foreword was included. Written by an early Russian member,...
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Trysh Travis
ttravis@...
Dec 3, 2005 5:02 am
I included an incorrect url for the "Cup of Tea"/"Gresham's Law" document that I inquired about yesterday. The correct url is http://aabbsg.de/oppf/24_mag.htm...
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david jones
david_leo_jones
Dec 3, 2005 6:03 am
You can also find the document on 'Gresham's Law' on the website of the Primary Purpose Group of Alcoholics Anonymous in Dallas, Texas: ...
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diazeztone
Dec 3, 2005 6:13 am
Who has info about the gentle man who wrote the Came to Believe book?? thanks LD Pierce www.aabibliography.com...
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ArtSheehan
lefthanded_ny
Dec 3, 2005 7:16 am
I’d like to add a post script to this information-rich posting along with an equally informative posting regarding the translation of English into Hebrew...
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jlobdell54
Dec 3, 2005 7:17 am
The editor of 24 was Tom P who just recently died (I think) on the "commune" in upstate NY. He was the principal editor for the 12&12, the author of the...
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mark_area56
Dec 3, 2005 7:17 am
I'm curious as to when and where the 12th step wording was changed, and I can offer the following which I have already found. "Having had a spiritual awakening...
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jlobdell54
Dec 3, 2005 7:17 am
Those interested in Barry L. will find his remarks on the Traditions in BEST OF THE GRAPEVINE I pp. 34-39 (I), 95-100 (II), 39-43 (III), 104-109 (IV), 67-70...
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Jim Blair
jim27422001
Dec 3, 2005 7:20 am
LD wrote Who has info about the gentle man who wrote the Came to Believe book?? Excerpt from unpublished manuscript on AA History by Bob P., 1985. "Came to...
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Mel Barger
melb@...
Dec 3, 2005 7:21 am
Hi, I see that Dick Martin at Dicobe has seven Barry Leach tapes. He can be reached at 1-800-999-3381. I believe he charges $5.50 per tape. Mel Barger ... ...
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Wendi Turner
straight_pep...
Dec 3, 2005 7:24 am
Yes, there is a WONDERFUL recording of him speaking on http://www.xa-speakers.org/ I LOVE Barry... he is one of my all time favorites. ... From: "diazeztone"...
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Bill Lash
barefootbill69
Dec 3, 2005 7:49 pm
Good morning all! Just so you know, "Greshams Law & AA" was not written by Tom P., it was written by Tom P.'s son Tom P. Jr. Happy holidays! Just Love, BFB ...
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Ernest Kurtz
kurtzern
Dec 3, 2005 7:49 pm
Hi Trysh, The "Gresham's" article originally appeared in the July 1976 issue of *24 Magazine*. I think the group still exists in the Hankins, NY, area ...
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ArtSheehan
lefthanded_ny
Dec 3, 2005 7:52 pm
Hello Mark 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...
From Mitchell K. on Tom Powers and the Gresham's Law article mitchell_k_archivist@... (mitchell_k_archivist at yahoo.com) Gresham's Law and AA was...
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Bob McK.
bobmckimm
Dec 3, 2005 9:14 pm
Archives sites are fond of this Sandberg quote: "Whenever a civilization or society declines (or perishes) there is always one condition present - they forgot...
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chesbayman56
Dec 3, 2005 11:07 pm
Dec 1934 - Bill & Lois start attending Oxford Group meetings. Dec 1934 to May 1935 - Bill works with alcoholics, but fails to sober any of them. Lois reminds...
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Glenn Chesnut
glennccc
Dec 5, 2005 11:41 pm
The moderator will be out of town and traveling around or visiting with Steve and Louise C. from Fairmount, Indiana, for most of the time from Monday, December...
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mertonmm3
Dec 5, 2005 11:44 pm
Hi Chesbayman56, By way of friendly inquiry I have Lois refering to the first meeting at Blythewood Sanatarium, in Grenwich, CT. as Friday, June 16, 1939 at ...
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Fiona Dodd
funen99
Dec 5, 2005 11:45 pm
Below letter send to GSO by the Secretary of the Newcomer's Group in Bristol England regarding having Sackville of Dublin's story reinstated in the Big Book. ...
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secondles
Dec 6, 2005 12:46 am
Some of the answer to your question can be found in a letter which Ruth Hock wrote to Bill (at his request) regarding her recollections at the time the...
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diazeztone
Dec 6, 2005 12:47 am
http://www.aabibliography.com/aaprinciples.html Principles of the 12 Steps: two list here see other list at bottom of page STEP: (The steps are printed on...
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Ed Witte
ed19452002
Dec 6, 2005 12:53 am
Does anyone live in and maintain Dr Bob's birth place in Vermont, & if so, is it open to the public? Ed from Evansville, IN...
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J. Carey Thomas
careythoma
Dec 6, 2005 12:56 am
John, Thanks for your input on Joe and Charlie. It would seem that they may have got the idea for the 4th Step spread sheets from Searcy...? If you would like...
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Jon Markle
ncsilverbear
Dec 6, 2005 1:30 am
What about ". . . As *A* result . . . . " versus ". . . As *THE* result . . . " ? And what surprised me in my younger years, when I began visiting ...
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edgarc@...
edgarcoudal3...
Dec 6, 2005 1:55 am
In a message dated 12/4/2005 9:40:44 AM Eastern Standard Time, AAHistoryLovers@yahoogroups.com writes: The appendix emphasized that most spiritual experiences...
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Jim S.
planternva2000
Dec 6, 2005 1:57 am
There seem to be two versions, one written in July 1976 by Tom P. (Sr.?), the other in 1993 by Tom P., Jr. although I admit I haven't studied the second...
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bikergaryg@...
bikergaryg
Dec 11, 2005 8:57 pm
Hi Gary Sadly this is true. Ozzie passed away peacefully at 12:29 AM Nov 27th. He was with his wife and family. The wake and funeral were attended by...
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IIdog
iidog1
Dec 11, 2005 8:58 pm
I am looking for information on Dr. Paul Oehlinger. His story is in the third and fourth edition of the Big Book. The same story with different titles. I...
