Buffs, This piece, which appeared in a Roman Catholic publication, gives some wrong impressions which will be spotted quickly by most A.A. members who read it....
May 18, 1942 To: Miss Margaret R. Burger, Secretary, The Alcoholic Foundation, 30 Vesey Street, New York City. Dear Miss Burger: Here's a story of the...
Lash, William (Bill)
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Nov 2, 2001 3:21 am
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Alcoholics Anonymous celebrates its 50th year By Baz Edmeades The Saturday Evening Post - July/August 1985 In the summer of 1935 two men managed to cast off...
Lash, William (Bill)
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Nov 4, 2001 3:45 am
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Anonymous wrote Looking for information regarding Lillian Roth after she wrote last book. Nell Wing indicates that she drank again. What was her status at...
Jim Blair
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Nov 11, 2001 1:00 am
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AMERICA, November 9, 1957 COPING WITH THE PROBLEM OF THE DRINKER ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS COMES OF AGE A BRIEF HISTORY OF A.A. John C. Ford After the first four...
General Service Conference -- 1961 Bill Calls On A.A. To Look Out Upon Its Destiny As A Society The 1961 Conference, like its predecessors was illuminated by...
STORIES (* = Carried over from third edition) Part I *Dr. Bob's Nightmare, *Alcoholics Anonymous #3 Gratitude in Action, *Women Suffer Too *Our Southern Friend...
Jayaa@...
Nov 26, 2001 1:52 pm
847
Does anyone know who painted The Man On The Bed? Was that person an alcoholic? If so, what was that person's story?...
oukid@...
Nov 29, 2001 10:41 pm
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In reading Bill's story, Bill relates that Ebby brought the above idea to him.....Is this an Oxford Group idea? Was it a brand new idea of Ebby's? Did Bill...
Joe Zip
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Nov 30, 2001 1:01 pm
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Hello Why not purchase the picture of the Man On the Bed from your local Central Office or from New York directly? It would be easy to scan and give you this...
Where did the "arch through which we shall walk a free man at last " (BB p62 & p75) come from? The illustration of an arch with the: Cornerstone p47 ...
Phil Lyon
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Dec 3, 2001 4:00 am
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... The obvious reference is to the Arch de Triumph in France. Bill fought in France in World War I and may have seen the Arch and its magnificence. Such...
Alex H.
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Dec 3, 2001 9:02 pm
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Does anyone know where and when Bill W. Said, "if AA ever fails it will fail from within"?...
Here is a comment from 1986, Bob Pearson, which may be helpful. I feel sure that Bill W issued some caution in the same vein, probably in "AA comes of Age" or...
maxclem
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Dec 5, 2001 1:10 am
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I believe the quote that you are looking for is contained in the book, "Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age" pg. #231 middle of the page in which Bill states,...
Buffs, I don't remember who originally sent this to me. I have it for about two years. Like many others who tell of early AA history there are a few minor...
Buffs, Ernie Kurtz, the author of "Not God," a must read for anyone interested in AA history, has recently written a paper entitled "Alcoholics Anonymous and...
This passed along by a friend in Toledo, OH by the name of Mel B. Mel has about 52 years sobriety and has written many articles for the Grapevine. A...
Tommy wrote ... attendance? Prior to A.A, the courts would "mandate" to groups such as the Salvation Army and of course Ebby T. was released to Rowland H. on...
Jim Blair
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Dec 18, 2001 3:11 pm
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Do you have any input to the following: One response to a Tommy P...the courts would "mandate" to groups such as the Salvation Army and of course Ebby T.(Bill...
Peekaboobrat@...
Dec 27, 2001 7:57 pm
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Hello Just for the record.............The first person released to AA was Phil S. A.A. #5 in Akron. He came in late August or early September, 1935. (see Dr...
Dear Buffs, I received the following e-mail from a friend and I don' t have a clue. The only answer I have been able to come up with was sent from another...
AADAVE1@...
Dec 29, 2001 11:45 am
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Dave wrote ....SO, do any of you buffs have any info on the subject that you could share. The following information on chips,medallions and birthdays was...
Jim Blair
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Dec 29, 2001 4:41 pm
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From the book: (50 Years -) "The History of a.A. in Ontario" (published June 1993 - Timberland Press) As the fifties came to a close, Alcoholics Anonymous had...
wil antheunis
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Dec 29, 2001 7:59 pm
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The following article is from the January 1955 Grapevine....
Dear AA History Buffs: Recently my Grand sponsor, a member of the Covina, CA 502 Club (sober 35 years), shared with me the following quote he attributed to...
Jeffrey Johnson
jeffrey_h_johnson@...
Dec 31, 2001 12:38 am
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Bill wrote an article in the Feb. 1958 "A.A. Grapevine" title "Problems other than Alcohol." It has been made into a pamphlet sold by AAWS (P-35). In in Bill...
Alcoholics Anonymous 219 South 36th Street Philadelphia 4, PA. BARing 9698 ALCOHOLICS ADJUSTED by ADJUSTED ALCOHOLICS Open Meeting - September 5, 1945 ...
Lash, William (Bill)
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Dec 31, 2001 3:17 am
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... mission as reason for changing stories By David Mehegan, Globe Staff, 12/26/2001 ... ''How to Win Friends and Influence People,'' ''Anna Karenina, ''The...
