An article by J.R. Rees published in the British Journal of Inebriety in 1933 observed concerning alcoholics that "persuasion is not an effective method of...
Glenn there are 6 warranties -- your warranty 6 and 7 are actually the 6th warranty. Shakey Mike [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Shakey1aa@...
Oct 29, 2006 4:03 am
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Could someone please tell me who Jimmy or maybe Eddie the atheist was. Thank you Dave - - - FROM THE MODERATOR: If you go to the AAHistoryLovers Message Board,...
My sponsor,Harry The Wino,called me this afternoon and told me about the death of a man he knew quite well in A.A. That man was Charles B. from Miami, Florida,...
Shakey1aa@...
Oct 29, 2006 3:32 am
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What are the six warranties? FROM THE MODERATOR: I believe that you are referring to one of the Twelve Concepts for World Service which are printed as part of...
Hi All: On this subject, I suggest that the old book VARIETIES OF RELIGEOUS EXPERIENCES by Wm. James might interest you. I am reading it for the first time...
Tom E. = ny-aa@... (ny-aa at att.net) posted a message asking: "Does anyone have a list of when Alcoholics Anonymous groups were started on a city-by-city...
In about 1996 or so I put up a schedule for the Show Me group in Denton, Texas. It was just one page with the schedule and 'how to find us' info. I had links...
Looking for photos of buildings of A.A. interest in the New York City area for the following page: http://www.a-1associates.com/aa/historic%20sites.htm For the...
Al Welch
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Oct 26, 2006 1:52 am
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Is there an email address for Bob or his familly, some place to send a card and/or email well wishes??? ... From: Carter Elliott To:...
From the 1969 General Service Conference Report "Robert P_______ ... was elected to the General Service Board in July 1968. He had his last drink in 1961. He...
Hi again, As I continue to sort through the early history of AAs online and online AA, I have come across the claim that "the West Baltimore group [was] the...
Friends of Bob Pierson (sp?), former trustee and GSO "many things", will be happy to know he's recovering from a stroke (which he had two weeks ago) at his...
I'd like to second this call for information on city-by-city growth, and I think the virus image is a useful one. In *Not-God,* Kurtz talks about the role...
Trysh Travis
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Oct 23, 2006 5:07 pm
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Middle East Regional Committee of Alcoholics Anonymous (MERCAA) at http://aainarabia.junomaritime.com/index.html There have been some questions recently about...
Does anyone have a list of when Alcoholics Anonymous groups were started on a city-by-city basis? I'm sure someone was sticking pins in a map of the United...
From Mel B., Toledo, Ohio "The Five Best Books Behind 12 Step Recovery" Inspired by the longtime success of Alcoholics Anonymous, 12 Step societies are now...
Not sure if this falls under Gratitude Dinner but there was an appreciation dinner held in honor of Dr. Bob in Cleveland (October 1941). Post 3754 gives some...
It is my understanding that the first Edition, first printing of the Big Book (Red Hard Back), there were some free copies mailed out to certain people such as...
Does anyone know when the first Gratitude dinner was held and where? I was wondering if it was the dinner for Dr. Silkworth or did they have one for Bill...
Diz Titcher
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Oct 14, 2006 6:22 pm
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Thank you for this list of AA International Conventions. Do any of you History Lovers know the attendance records for each of these events? I often get a...
Jim: When San Antonio was chosen, it was 10 years in advance. Atlanta had to withdraw its bid for the 2010 International because the Seventh Day Adventists...
I must make immediate amends to the group especially Jon M. for rushing to judgement. I violated my own rules not to listen to rumors and due to many phone ...
And then there are some dark promises: *He will presently try the old game again, for he isn't happy about his sobriety. *Some day he will be unable to imagine...
THis may be semantics, but I am intrigued by this discussion and the credit given to the oral history tracing this 12 vs. 13 promises back to Dr. Bob and early...
There are many more Promises in the Basic Text for Alcoholics Anonymous than those referred to as the "Ninth Step Promises." And there are more than twelve...
CBBB164@...
Oct 10, 2006 6:19 pm
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Hi Mitchell! I have 2 photos and a percil art sketch of done by my (now deceased) sponsor. If you'd like I can email them to you...let me know. My sponsor had...