Art's very thorough reply in item 3740 gave reasons why groups might be undercounted. This included changes in how various types of groups, meetings, and...
3744
ArtSheehan
lefthanded_ny
Oct 3, 2006 7:05 pm
Hi Gerry As an item of trivia the titles used at the beginning of the Alcoholic Foundation Board were "President" and "Vice President." In 1955, the General...
3745
Mel Barger
melb@...
Oct 3, 2006 7:06 pm
Hi Tom, I think Hazelden must have wanted to honor Rich Walker for his work in writing Twenty-Four Hours a Day. I understand that Rich had sold 75 thousand...
3746
chesbayman56
Oct 3, 2006 7:07 pm
Oct 1936 - Bill C. a Canadian alkie staying at Bill's house, committed suicide using a gas stove. Oct 1939 - 1st central committee formed in Cleveland; 1st...
3747
schaberg43
Oct 3, 2006 7:07 pm
... I own Jim Burwell's copy of the Multilith edition (bought at auction from his niece in 2001). Interestingly, the title page has the hand- written notation:...
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JOHN e REID
jre33756@...
Oct 3, 2006 7:08 pm
I agree with Art. It appears that we often understate the massive effect that AA's 12 Steps have had on the world at large. While I do not have the mental...
3749
Jeff Your
jeffyour
Oct 3, 2006 7:14 pm
Bernard B. Smith ..........................1955-1956 Leonard V. Harrison .....................1956-1961 John 'Jack' Norris.......................... 1961-1977 ...
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Jeff Clymer
jeff_clymer
Oct 3, 2006 7:15 pm
HI, Does anyone know of a 12 & 12 Search Engine? Jc ... Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. ...
3751
Filiatreau, Amy
amytreau
Oct 3, 2006 7:16 pm
The question was asked about how to find a list of the chairmen of the Board of Trustees. Amy Filiatreau, the new GSO archivist, sent us this response. From:...
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ricktompkins
tompkinsrtom...
Oct 4, 2006 3:43 pm
hi group, Allow me to add two items to the "Misc." postscript and Art's excellent research. Miscellaneous milestone #3, about the AF Board: Earl T. from...
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Mitchell K.
mitchell_k_a...
Oct 4, 2006 3:47 pm
I too have examined several (at least 6 - 10) original multiliths over the years and none have had loan copy, review copy or any other such marking on them. I ...
3754
Mitchell K.
mitchell_k_a...
Oct 4, 2006 3:50 pm
Just one correction... October 5, 1941 - The dinner honoring Dr. Bob (not Bill D.) was held at the Hotel Statler in Cleveland. According to the press relears...
3755
William Middleton
wmiddlet44
Oct 4, 2006 3:52 pm
Jeff: AAWS used to sell a disk with the "12&12" on it. Part of the program was a "search engine." It was not perfect because hyphenated words were missed it...
3756
davidgiven
Oct 4, 2006 3:52 pm
I was unable to find this in the archives of this group. I was recently told that in earlier editions of the big book the line "Today, hundreds of additional...
3757
Wendy
wbmscm
Oct 4, 2006 3:56 pm
Has there ever been any attempt to change Tradition 11 to include television, the internet, or the like? Thanks in Advance, Wendy [Non-text portions of this...
3758
Jim M
silkworthdotnet
Oct 5, 2006 2:57 pm
The Texas Pamphlet: originally written by Larry J. in Houston, Texas, in the form of six articles about AA published in the Houston Press newspaper in late ...
3759
LES COLE
secondles
Oct 5, 2006 3:04 pm
Hi: Another correction to this.... Lois is buried along with Bill in EAST DORSET, Vermont (Not Manchester ...Oct 10th listing). Les Cole "an old Vermonter" ...
3760
timderan
watcher4444
Oct 5, 2006 3:05 pm
"Does anyone know what this prayer says or where I can find a copy?" Go to: http://a-1associates.com/aa/texas_preamble.htm It has some other links at the...
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Jim M
silkworthdotnet
Oct 5, 2006 3:08 pm
STORY OF A "WAY OUT" FOR HOPELESS DRINKERS How an Idea Originated by Ex-Alcoholics Has Helped 2000 to Recover This is a series of six articles about a group of...
3762
Jim M
silkworthdotnet
Oct 5, 2006 3:14 pm
SEEMINGLY ALLERGIC TO DRINK: ALCOHOLIC'S BURDEN Craving, Plus Inability to Heed Warning of Own Weakness, Leads Inebriate to Succumb (Second of Six Articles) ...
3763
Jim M
silkworthdotnet
Oct 5, 2006 3:28 pm
HOW IT STARTED AND GAINED SPEED Idea to Help Serious Alcoholics Originated In East; Launched by Man Who Was "Incurable" (Third of Six Articles) ...
3764
timderan
watcher4444
Oct 5, 2006 3:42 pm
I have another question. Does anyone know the history of that section of the Big Book on Pages 83 & 84 that so many call the Promises? tmd [Non-text portions...
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Jim M
silkworthdotnet
Oct 5, 2006 3:45 pm
SPIRITUAL ASPECT MOST IMPORTANT Foundation for New Life Comes With Reliance Upon Power Greater Than Human Ken (Fourth of Six Articles) ...
3766
jenny andrews
eze_kiel03
Oct 5, 2006 3:47 pm
Is it true that Richmond W. did not get sober in AA? ________________________________________________ See http://hindsfoot.org/rwchrn.html and...
3767
Jim M
silkworthdotnet
Oct 5, 2006 4:05 pm
TWELVE STAGES TO OVERCOME ALCOHOLISM Stumbling Blocks Must Be Removed by Patient Effort and Daily Application of System (Fifth of Six Articles) ...
3768
Jim M
silkworthdotnet
Oct 5, 2006 4:07 pm
HIGH PERCENTAGE OF RECOVERY Drinker Must Read About Procedure or Talk With One of Those Freed From Alcoholism (Last of Six Articles) ...
3769
timderan
watcher4444
Oct 5, 2006 4:13 pm
I have a question, well probably a few of them. What is the history of the use of the term disease in relation to alcoholism in AA? When did alcoholism become...
3770
Jim M
silkworthdotnet
Oct 5, 2006 4:14 pm
A NEW APPROACH TO PSYCHOTHERAPY IN CHRONIC ALCOHOLISM W. D. Silkworth, M.D.+ New York, New York Reprinted from The Journal-Lancet, Minneapolis July, 1939, Vol....
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Billlwhite@...
bwhite62647
Oct 5, 2006 7:51 pm
A chronology of the disease concept and a quite exceptional paper by Ernie Kurtz on AA and the disease concept are posted at ...
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John Lee
johnlawlee
Oct 5, 2006 7:58 pm
Ernest Kurtz, a regular contributor to this site, has published a comprehensive monograph on the history of AA and the disease concept. It's called "...
