His name was Charles C. The following is how Joe found him. This is a portion of the history of the founding of our BBS Group. (Charles C. and Charlie P. are...
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Chris Budnick
ckbudnick
Nov 4, 2007 12:17 am
There is a portrait at Serenity Park with a name plate that reads: "Charles Clark 1919 - 1993 Joe's Sponsor for 32 Years" - - - - From: "hartsell";...
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chesbayman56
Nov 4, 2007 12:18 am
Nov 1934 - Ebby T. carries message to Bill. Nov 1936 - Fitz M leaves Towns Hospital to become 'AA #3 in NY', with Bill W and Hank P. Nov 1937 - Bill and Dr....
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Tom White
tomwhite@...
Nov 4, 2007 12:30 am
Dear Dave L.: Mona S. and I (Tom W.) are writing (at slow speed) a book about Dr. Bob. All we have on his father is pretty much what AAWS's "Dr. Bob and the...
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Arthur S
lefthanded_ny
Nov 4, 2007 1:10 am
H Bruce This is rather long reply to your brief message. There doesn't seem to be much use these days of the Yahoo search function to see what has been...
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tonischolz
Nov 4, 2007 1:52 am
I've been trying to find some documentation on why Bill used the term, "real alcoholic" so many times throughout the book, but especi- ally in Chapter 3, More...
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Bob S.
rstonebraker...
Nov 4, 2007 1:57 am
http://www.youtube.com/v/E2OFMrzO9Ck&rel=1 The U-Tube site above starts off with Bill and Lois Wilson discussing before and when Bill got sober (about 10...
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Glenn Chesnut
glennccc
Nov 5, 2007 3:09 am
An editorial tribute to Joe McQ. in the state- wide newspaper, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, November 2, 2007. EDITORIALS The word from Joe 'It's gonna be...
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David Johnson
crescentdave
Nov 5, 2007 8:02 pm
Bill talks about the different kinds of drinkers in chapter 2, "There is a Solution." On pages 20-21: - - - - Moderate drinkers have little trouble in giving...
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jenny andrews
eze_kiel03
Nov 7, 2007 7:29 pm
Indeed. Refer also to Jellinek's taxonomy: gamma alcoholics etc. Laurie A. - - - - From the moderator: there is a good brief discussion of Jellinek's...
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Arthur S
lefthanded_ny
Nov 7, 2007 7:40 pm
I don't know if men are still reading the chapter "To Wives" these days but Bill's most extensive narrative on various types of drinkers appears to be that...
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lambchopp@...
lambbchopp
Nov 7, 2007 7:41 pm
My sponsor and I were talking about how we see those large pictures of Bill W and Dr Bob hung up at conferences and even in some meeting halls. We wanted to...
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Mel Barger
melb@...
Nov 7, 2007 7:53 pm
Hi Bill, I think the practice of hanging up the co-founders' pictures grew over the years but probably really took off after Bill W. died in 1971. I recall...
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Mike B.
mikeb384
Nov 8, 2007 8:44 pm
Our good friend, Tom I. of Aberdeen, NC, needs our prayers. Here's a message I received from a friend last evening: <<Bad news about our good friend Tom, who ...
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ricktompkins
tompkinsrtom...
Nov 8, 2007 9:12 pm
Within current US Copyright law, anything under 10% from any protected work can be excerpted, which is how snippets of AAWS films can be legally shown on...
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hartsell
sherry_c_h
Nov 8, 2007 9:16 pm
Thank you Chris, it has been a while but for several years while we were living in Magnolia and then in Nashville, Ark, Joe & I and our wives were fairly...
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Glenn Chesnut
glennccc
Nov 8, 2007 9:24 pm
From: KentEDavis@... (KentEDavis at aol.com) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 16:19 EST Tom is doing quite well, he has a slight TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack) but...
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Glenn Chesnut
glennccc
Nov 10, 2007 8:17 pm
Bill Pittman was found dead of a heart attack yesterday (Friday) in his home near Hazelden. Arrangements are pending. Corey F. and Charlie Bishop, Jr. gave us...
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jenny andrews
eze_kiel03
Nov 10, 2007 8:30 pm
See also Doctor's Opinion, Big Book, viz: "The classification of alcoholics seems most difficult..." which doesn't stop him trying! Dr Silkworth identifies...
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Mike B.
mikeb384
Nov 10, 2007 8:33 pm
From a friend in Atlanta: Tom had a stroke last week. They took a cat scan, and thought that they could see an aneurysm, so the early report was he had slight...
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Glenn Chesnut
glennccc
Nov 10, 2007 10:34 pm
Bill Pittman William Pittman died November 9, 2007, at his home in Minnesota of an apparent heart attack. He was selling his home there and when he failed to...
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dl_lundy
Nov 11, 2007 8:31 pm
This question was asked here before, by someone else in 2005, but never received an answer. I would like to find out if anyone knows whether the "one-time...
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Bill Lash
barefootbill69
Nov 11, 2007 8:43 pm
65 CONTINUOUS YEARS ON NOVEMBER 15TH, 2007!! EASY E. HAS MORE SOBRIETY THAN ANY OTHER LIVING PERSON IN OUR FELLOWSHIP. WOULDN'T IT BE WONDERFUL IF HE RECEIVED...
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Bill Lash
barefootbill69
Nov 12, 2007 11:12 pm
Old Timers Gratitude Sunday at Dr. Bob’s Home 855 Ardmore Avenue Akron, OH 44302 330-864-1935 November 18, 2007 1:00PM – 4:00PM Steve P. from Mentor OH (61...
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Mel Barger
melb@...
Nov 13, 2007 12:38 am
I've always been a bit suspicious of that item about the V.P. of the American Atheist Society. There is such an American Atheist society, but it claims to...
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Glenn Chesnut
glennccc
Nov 13, 2007 1:37 am
BILL PITTMAN (1947-2007) William L. Pittman died on Friday, November 9, 2007. Funeral arrangements will be handled by Grandstrand Funeral Home 651-257-4000 ...
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terrylwalton
Nov 14, 2007 10:25 pm
W. D. Silkworth, "Alcoholism as a Manifestation of Allergy," an article which appeared in the Medical Record (March 17, 1937), discusses what he saw as the...
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soberholic
Nov 14, 2007 10:34 pm
Hello everyone, I'm currently interested in Dr. Tiebout's point of view (The Ego Factors in Surrender in Alcoholism) and I started to wonder who is this Rado...
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terrylwalton
Nov 14, 2007 10:59 pm
In Message 4672 from "Arthur S" <ArtSheehan@...> (ArtSheehan at msn.com) Arthur says that the the cover of the American Medical Association meeting program...
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tonischolz
Nov 15, 2007 7:25 pm
I've been looking for the origins of the term, "Alano", as is used to describe or name the clubhouses for individuals of 12 step fellowships to gather. Any...
