Rachel L from Bakersfield CA sober 27 years speaking at the Thursday Night Speaker in Las Vegas in 2006
Amos Y from Las Vegas NV speaking on AA's 70th Founders Day in Las Vegas. He is a Native American who arrived at AA dry but not sober.
Casey C from Los Angeles CA telling his story in 1996 at CCYPAA Con by the Sea in Monterey CA
Albert M from Dallas TX sober since 1973 speaking at NCCAA 42nd Annual Spring Conference in 1989.
Mari G from Lake Lanier GA speaking about steps 6 and 7 at the 2013 Woodstock of the South in Lake Lanier GA
Mark L. - A sober stand up comic, brings his unique comedy to AA events. He will make you laugh and you may not even notice the serious bits he tosses in about alcoholism. Another earlier post that deserves a wider audience, he is very funny! (repost)
Mel sober in 1948, Bill sober in 1962 and a quick wrap up at the end from Tom G, all speaking as part of the Oldtimers Panel at the 14th. Annual National Archives Workshop in Macon GA. in Sept of 2010.
Pat Y from Palm Desert CA telling her story at the Live at Pine Lake Speaker Meeting held every Saturday Night in Seattle in Dec of 2016
Part 4 of a 4 part workshop on steps 1,2 & 3 conducted by Angie P from Cincinati OH at an unknown event in 2013.
I have one of these and it is one of my favorite items, a really excellent and useful for book study meetings or as a gift to a newcomer who is going to be heading to one.
The First 164 pages of The Big Book with lined blank pages opposite each page of text for note taking.
Paragraph numbers along side the text for easy reference. Entire Original Manuscript (about) including the stories. Easy to read retyped version. Includes paragraph numbers corresponding to the modern text for easy comparison.
Footnotes explaining historical and obscure references in the text.
Footnotes documenting all 79 differences between the modern text and the original 1st printing text of the 1st 164 pages (about). Yes, believe it or not, the basic text has been changed 79 times since it was first published.
Two place keeping ribbons. Special "lay flat" binding.