Buffs, June is the anniversary month of the AA Grapevine, as well as Alcoholics Anonymous. In June of 1944 the first issue of The Grapevine was published. It...
nmolson@...
Jun 1, 2001 10:31 am
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Buffs, Through the kindness and generosity of David T., a member of the Buffs, I was able to visit Wilson House, Griffith House, Stepping Stones, and High...
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Jun 6, 2001 5:58 pm
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A sign saying HIGH WATCH points up a steep hill four miles north of Kent, a small New England village on Connecticut's western edge. Driving up the steep...
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Jun 8, 2001 9:50 pm
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Buffs, On June 1, on my way to Wilson House in Vermont (where Bill was born in the room behind the bar), I had an opportunity to visit Stepping Stones in ...
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Jun 14, 2001 4:58 pm
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HAROLD WHO? Should a recovered alcoholic be considered for the Presidency of the United States? The imponderables - how to get middle America and the blacks...
nmolson@...
Jun 16, 2001 6:22 pm
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(Excerpted from WITH A LOT OF HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS - THE POLITICS OF ALCOHOLISM, an unpublished manuscript by Nancy Olson. Copyright protected.) In 1979, when...
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Jun 16, 2001 7:42 pm
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The following is a compilation of posts on Lone Endeavor: From: <A...
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Jun 18, 2001 6:22 pm
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Buffs, in my effort to trim the number of posts on the site and make it easier for new members to follow subjects, I have combined the following posts on Dale...
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Jun 18, 2001 6:41 pm
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Hello Charles here, The custom of reading a portion of Chapter 5 started in LA in 1940. See AA Comes OF Age bottom of page 93. On one of Bills visits to ...
charles
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Jun 20, 2001 2:17 pm
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Buffs, Bill L. sent us this piece by Jim Burwell. I am sorry for the long delay in posting it. I find that Burwell, like so many of us, did not have a...
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Jun 22, 2001 1:28 pm
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Does anyone know where this slogan( Think, Think, Think) , that I've seen on the walls of certain meetings, comes from, who originally said it, etc. Thanks, ...
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Jun 27, 2001 5:50 pm
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Brad E. wrote Does anyone know where this slogan( Think, Think, Think) , that I've seen on the walls of certain meetings, comes from, (snip) I listened to a...
Jim Blair
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Jun 27, 2001 10:14 pm
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Ron Ray 140 Dove Trail Bowling Green, KY 42101 e-mail: yarnor@......
Ronald Ray
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Jun 28, 2001 9:37 pm
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Hello Group: I was trying to find information on this book. The book has the same format as the 24 hour a day book. I believe it was written by a member from...
mdhardcrab@...
Jul 1, 2001 11:38 pm
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Here is a link to a new addition to the Akron archives. It is a stained glass depiction of "The Man On The Bed." ...
Jim Blair
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Jul 2, 2001 11:29 am
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My return from the Half-World of Alcoholism A letter to Alcoholics Anonymous saved the author's life. Condensed from The Grapevine by Anonymous A year ago I...
nmolson@...
Jul 2, 2001 11:31 am
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Dave writes, An old-timer friend of mine told me about a story that used to be in the second edition of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. The story was...
Dave
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Jul 2, 2001 11:32 am
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BOOK REVIEWS OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS A COLLECTION OF TWENTY-EIGHT REVIEWS OF THE BASIC TEXT OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS BOOK REVIEW NEW YORK TIMES, June 25, 1939 ...
Lash, William (Bill)
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Jul 2, 2001 11:34 am
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Hello I think you mean the story called "The Professor and the Paradox" by John Parr He was college professor from my home state of Alabama. If my memory...
charles
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Jul 3, 2001 10:54 am
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A very generous new friend, and member of the Buffs, David G., has given me permission to post this information from his web site. I have taken the liberty of...
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Jul 4, 2001 5:08 pm
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Buffs, As most of you already know, Richard Nixon was presented with the 1 millionth copy of the Big Book. It was presented by Dr. Jack Norris. A picture of...
nmolson@...
Jul 4, 2001 6:41 pm
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Hi folks - The subject Grapevine article, which is reproduced in "Language of the Heart," has prompted several questions in an AA history study group I attend....
bill agee
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Jul 5, 2001 11:39 am
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Hello Group We have a set of 8 or 9 78 rpm records from the 1950 Convention in our Area 9 Archives. I will go by there this weekend and see what else I can...
Charles Knapp
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Jul 6, 2001 9:44 am
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General Service Conference, 1952 Remembering AA's Early Friends By Bill W. You share with me, I know, the thought that the closing hours of this conference ...
nmolson@...
Jul 7, 2001 7:54 pm
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Buffs, I am posting this interesting piece to the Buffs with permission the author. JIM BURWELL THE AGNOSTIC & AUTHOR OF THE VICIOUS CYCLE* *One of the...
nmolson@...
Jul 9, 2001 8:07 pm
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A friend of mine is looking for info on a Roland T. It sounds like he was contemporary with Roland H. Can anyone help?...
Gary Becktell
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Jul 10, 2001 5:20 pm
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In AA's First Five Years Lois Wilson, wife of AA's co-founder, Bill Wilson, recalls the time in AA when there were few members and no Big Book. From the...
Lash, William (Bill)
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Jul 11, 2001 11:17 am
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From: Ron Long Date: July 10, 2001 Subject: Jim Burwell's Story, The Vicious Cycle. I appreciate the feedback I received concerning my article on Jim Burwell....
Ron K. Long
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Jul 11, 2001 11:20 am
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Buffs, A member of the Buffs asked me a few weeks ago why the book ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS is called THE BIG BOOK. I answered her privately, but it occurs to me...
nmolson@...
Jul 12, 2001 12:29 am
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I've used the Daily Reflections book published by AAWS since it came out in 1990. The reflections were written by AA's, including some from around my part of...