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Adrian V from San Diego tells his story at an unknown meeting in December of 2018 I dont know anything about this other than the meeting was somewhere in Southern California. He has an interesting story and a good sense of humor.... really liked this guy.

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AA Event: I just added a roundup to be held in Bozemen Montana at the end of October to the event list and one of the speakers is Astrid H from Los Angeles. We also have a Young Peoples event coming up in Pennsylvania in July if you are in the neighborhood.

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Helen G from Staffordshire in the UK is todays speaker telling her story at the Broken Elevator meeting in July of 2021. Zoom

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I know nothing about this recording other than it is a dude named Larry T telling his story and it was recorded in Feb of 2006 and the folks attending are very enthusiastic about him being there, however its an unknown meeting.

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Next AA Event: If you are in Florida the Way of Life Conference one day event is coming up quickly on June 10th at the Marriott Hotel in Palm Beach Gardens. Details: https://scast.us/wol

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Patrick P got sober in 2002, he is telling his story at the Primary Purpose Group in July of 2018

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Our speaker today is Gordon R (sober in 1989) from Aberdeen Scotland he is sharing on the topic, I Saw - I Felt - I Believed, at the Magical Mystery Tour meeting held on zoom in February of 2023.

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Diz T from Tallahassee FL who describes himself as a self appointed AA historian gives a speak on the Doctor's Opinion at the Flint River Roundup in 2007.

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Gayle W from Los Angeles California and sober 18 years tells her story with great humor and a big chunk of grace over adversity at the Houston Roundup in Houston Texas on November 27th 1992. LGBTQ

I have 4 versions of this speak and each one of them has really bad audio quality so I was never able to use it, and yesterday I got an email from Andrew R with a copy of it he had ripped from a cassette after hearing it. I ended up using the first 40ish min of his version and the last 10 min from a different version so you will notice a change in tone at about 40 min in and you may need to play with your bass knob a bit but I think youll find its worth it. Thank you Andrew.

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Today we have Sally Ann M celebrating 25 years as a recovered Al-Anon member, she is sharing on the topic of "Damn Your Old Meetings." She tells us why Lois W's words still resonate with her despite the many decades that have passed since Lois spoke them. This was recorded at the Rocket Recovery Speaker Meeting of AFG in May of 2023. Zoom

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I have something a little special today, this is the entire Friends In Recovery Roundup that was held in Durbin South Africa about a month ago (April 28-29 2023), this was an in-person and zoom event.

The roundup is presented here in the same order as it was there, featuring eleven speakers from all over the world. I have to admit a bit of bias here, Dante L, the chairperson of the group that hosted the event reached out to me months before it happened and told me the story of the group and I was routing for their success.

Bias aside they did a great job and I really think youll enjoy it, rather than break it up I am uploading it as one podcast. I also want to give a big "well done" to the folks that did the sound recording, impressive. Lastly Dante provided the description of the event below.

The theme for the Rally was "A Daily Reprieve" and our slogan was "FIRRR Real" (Friends in recovery Roundup Rally). This was the first in person event for FIR and all the speakers are home group members of FIR, we came together to celebrate our 3rd year of existence. The Group was born on zoom during Covid and a lot of the speakers got sober in FIR and on zoom.

Speakers spoke on ESH. What comes through in some of the shares is the support one receives from your homegroup and how FIR got some of the speakers started on their Recovery journey. We included Al-Anon speakers also.

AA Speakers (listed by sobriety date not in the order you'll hear them)

Nina N - Johannesburg SA, Sir David - Austria and Dhiren H - Durban SA (6 to 12 months sober)
Charis B - Illinois USA, Charnette H - Cape Town SA and Vuyo I - Johannesburg SA (1 to 3 years sober)
Lady Gwyneth - George SA, Tina B - Rhode Island USA, Thami M - Johannesburg SA (15 years to 40 years)
Al-Anon Speakers - Nirvasha S - Durban SA and Eddy H - Cape Town SA

I just added a couple of items to the event list. The Northwest Fellowship of the Spirit Conference in Stanwood Washington toward the end of August. The AA International going on in 2025 up in Vancouver BC, you cant register yet, but heads up if you are thinking of going and you have a DUI in your past, look into being able to get into Canada, follow the links on the event page for more info. I live close to border in Bellingham WA and know folks that have been refused entry, depending on your history getting cleared can be a slow process.

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Joe & Charlie: The Big Book Comes Alive

This is a transcript of a Big Book workshop that Joe and Charlie have done around the world.

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The Joe & Charlie Journey to Recovery in "THE BIG BOOK COMES ALIVE" is a book that you'll want to read for your own recovery as well as get one for your friends too.

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Ebby: The Man Who Sponsored Bill W.

This is book is both a fascinating history of the formative years of AA, as well as the bitter-sweet tale of the troubled man Bill W. always referred to as "my sponsor."

Available in paperback & for kindle

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The Little Red Book

In 1942, Ed W. began teaching the “Twelve Step Study” classes that helped the Minneapolis Group achieve their 75% recovery rate. Then in 1946, he and Barry C. (The first sober A.A. in the state) published the lectures used for these classes as a book. Initially titled The Twelve Steps, it was affectionately nicknamed “The little red book.”

Back in print for the first time in more than 65 years, the original 1946 edition reveals firsthand how some of A.A.’s earliest members made the program their way of life. Everyone from newcomers to oldtimers will find a wealth of practical experience in this comprehensive guide to the Twelve Steps.

The Study Edition of The Big Book

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.

Includes the original Foreword
The Doctor's Opinion
Dr. Bob's Story.
Bound in black bonded leather.

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.