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AL BAILEY - KIRTLAND, OH 8-3-00
Old timer Al, from Westlake, Ohio recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk at the Kirtland Breakfast Group in Kirtland, Ohio on August 3rd, 2000. Al was 22 years of age when he went to his first AA meeting which was in the Warrensville Workhouse and was just the first of many prisons he was in prior to getting sober. At age 28 he eventually landed on skid row in downtown Cleveland and still thought that this was normal living. At age 30, Al was considered to be the neighborhood drunk and had been mistaken for a dead body on more than one occasion. He eventually got sober on October 20th, 1961. Al also tells some great spiritually inspired stories in this talk.
Contents – 11 Tracks
Length – 52 Minutes
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AL WHITE - BRENTWOOD, CA 5-18-88
Al recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk at the Pacific Group in Brentwood, California on May 18th, 1988. Al is a very enthusiastic speaker. He tells how at age 18 he began experimenting with alcohol. He started getting headaches and heaves but it wasn’t too high of a price to pay for the fun he was having. Al got into a lot of trouble while in the navy because of his drinking. He began hearing voices and was suicidal. Al moved to California and ran into some people who introduced him to AA. He went to his first meeting in 1960. Today, Al is very grateful; he was married, had kids, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Al says, “This journey through Alcoholics Anonymous is the most fabulous experience I’ve ever had.”
Contents – 8 Tracks
Length – 37 Minutes
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ALAN DUFFY - COLUMBUS, OH 8-12-05
This Alcoholics Anonymous talk by Alan Duffy was recorded at the 49th Annual Ohio State Convention in Columbus, Ohio. Alan, from Marengo, Ohio tells of his good, church-going upbringing and how that didn’t matter when it came to alcohol. He tells of his many drinking friends that have since died of alcoholism. Alan says he was surprised to find out that his grandfather had died in the 1950s of alcoholism after joining AA and not finding success with the program. Other family member had committed suicide because of alcoholism. Eventually a friend of Alan’s told him about AA. Alan has been sober since October of 1993 and has a very upbeat message. He says AA people are definitely not a Glum Lot.
Contents – 12 Tracks
Length – 57 Minutes
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ALLEN BERNSTEIN - BRENTWOOD, CA 9-15-04
Allen recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk at his home group, The Pacific Group in Brentwood, California on September 15th, 2004. He has been sober since April 16th of 1990. Allen jokingly introduces himself as a “Jewish Alcoholic.” His drug of choice was Budweiser Longnecks. Allen loved to drink in the low class bars of New York City. He says, “I was a Whirling Dervish in Manhattan.” He admits that he had made up stories of being assaulted, just so that people would feel sorry for him and buy him drinks. He sobered up on the east coast, moved to the west coast, joined the Pacific Group and asked Clancy Imislund to be his sponsor. “Because of sponsorship, AA, and my relationship with God, I have a completely different life today.”
Contents – 8 Tracks
Length – 38 Minutes
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BAREFOOT BILL - GALLOWAY, NJ 6-2-04
Barefoot Bill Lash recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk at the Cape Atlantic Intergroup Unity Night in Galloway, New Jersey. At the time of this talk, Bill was just approaching 13 years of sobriety. He begins this talk with a very funny joke about recognizing other people’s needs. He also warns the crowd early on that at some point in this talk he will be crying, and he does. Bill speaks about the three legacies of the AA program, recovery, unity & service and how important those are in his life. He states that even after many years of getting high and drinking, nothing compares with the “buzz” that he gets when he has made a connection with his higher power. Bill finalizes his AA message by reading a powerful poem entitled, “A Reflection on Prayer.”
Contents – 14 Tracks
Length – 69 Minutes
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BARNEY MORRIS - DAYTONA BEACH, FL 1990
Barney resided in La Jolla, California at the time he made this Alcoholics Anonymous talk. It was recorded at the 34th Florida State Convention in Daytona Beach, Florida in 1990. He had 18 years of sobriety at that time. Barney was raised in an Irish, Catholic neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. Barney says he was always very materialistic. His goal was to accumulate a lot of “stuff.” After many years of sobriety he realized that, “There is never enough stuff.” He says in AA he has finally found what he had been looking for in the bottle. At the end of this talk, Barney says, “I came to believe that God can restore me to sanity………He hasn’t done it yet but I do believe he can.”
Contents – 15 Tracks
Length – 73 Minutes
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BARNEY MORRIS - LAGUNA BEACH, CA 2-16-02
Barney, from Alderson, West Virginia delivered this Alcoholics Anonymous talk at the Canyon Club Speakers Meeting in Laguna Beach, California on February 16th, 2002. He has about 30 years of sobriety at the time of this talk. Barney was a television news anchor man so he’s got a very strong way of telling his AA story. He tells some funny stories about the Nuns and Priests that he had during his early education. Barney says that when his drinking was at its worst, he had woken up in Kingston, Jamaica and had no idea how he got there. This happened on more than one occasion. Barney has a very interesting perspective on his relationship with his higher power. He is a firm believer that the newcomers need to put their “Ass in the Seats.” If they’re not getting the program, keep showing up; it will begin to sink in eventually.
Contents – 11 Tracks
Length – 54 Minutes
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BARNEY MORRIS - LEMON GROVE, CA DECEMBER 1993
Colorful AA speaker, Barney Morris delivered the Alcoholics Anonymous talk at the Easy Does It Speakers Group in Lemon Grove, California in December of 1993. He was sober for over 21 years at the time of this talk. Barney begins this talk by giving an abbreviated version of the history of AA. He says if it had been him in the Mayflower Hotel in 1935 instead of Bill Wilson, there would be no AA today. Barney gives many reasons why he drank; he was sensitive, life didn’t treat him right, he didn’t make enough money, etc. At the age of 26, Barney landed a job as the head anchorman at a TV station in Detroit, but he wasn’t happy. He joined Alcoholics Anonymous only because his first wife left him. He hated it, but stayed around long enough that he eventually identified with one of the speakers. Good, humorous talk.
Contents – 12 Tracks
Length – 59 Minutes
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BARNEY MORRIS - LINCOLN, NE 10-19-92
Barney, from La Jolla, California, recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk on October 19th, 1992 at The Big Red Roundup in Lincoln, Nebraska. He grew up in a poor family in an Irish-Catholic neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. He’s always had a sense of not belonging. Barney initially resisted going to AA meeting because he was a television news anchor and didn’t want to be seen. He says that when he was newly sober, he heard Chuck Chamberlain speak quite a bit but didn’t understand his message until long after Chuck had died and he listened to Chuck’s tapes. Barney believes in strong sponsorship because it’s worked for him. His sponsor is popular AA speaker, Johnny Harris. This is a very passionate talk that Barney gives. He does a lot of entertaining screaming because he feels so strongly about spreading the message.
Contents – 15 Tracks
Length – 73 Minutes
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BARNEY MORRIS - WASHINGTON, DC 10-6-00
Barney Morris, from Alderson, West Virginia delivered this Alcoholics Anonymous talk at the 19th Congressional Luncheon in Washington, DC on October 6th, 2000. Barney, a very funny man, tells his story in depth and uses much humor; he’s got a style similar to Clancy Imislund. Barney was raised as a Catholic. He talks about his family history including those members who died from alcoholism. Even though Barney was having a successful life, he still had those feelings of inadequacy. He became a TV news anchorman. Barney and his wife had six children, but an impending divorce forced him into the rooms of AA. He hated that. Barney goes on to tell a great story of recovery. He got married to his second wife and at the time of this recording had 28 years of sobriety.
Contents – 11 Tracks
Length – 55 Minutes
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BARRY LEACH - GAY/LESBIAN CONV - MINNEAPOLIS, MN 6-9-85
Barry, from New York City is a brilliant speaker, charismatic story teller, and the author of the AA book, Living Sober. He recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk at the Gay & Lesbian Roundup in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 29th, 1985. Barry was a travelling companion to Lois Wilson and he expresses greetings from her as she is well into her 80s and is fragile. He says he loves speaking at Gay Roundups because he gets to see all his, "Tomboy Sisters and his Sissy Brothers." Barry came into AA in 1945. He was spiritually dead and not only in the closet but in a steel vault. He left and came back and left again. He finally arrived to stay in May 1952. On this recording, Barry talks of way he felt as a young man; unconnected, alienated, isolated, ostracized and never belonging. Great listening, stirring and life affirming!
Contents - 12 Tracks
Length - 60 Minutes
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BASIL ELLIOT - NEW LONDON, OH JUNE 2006
Basil, from New London, Ohio recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk at the 24th New London, Ohio Campout in June of 2006. Basil’s wife, Judy speaks for a few minutes at the beginning of this recording, mostly about how she has fun in the program after getting sober herself. When Basil begins speaking he says that he came from a family with 13 children and that alcoholism was not part of his environment. He picked up his first drink at the age of 13, strictly out of curiosity. Over the years, Basil drank heavily and destroyed a lot of lives. He spent some time in mental institutions. Basil decided to quit drinking in August of 1970. He got married and remained dry for three years – without any assistance from AA. In 1973 he began drinking again and drank every single day until November 17th, 1982 when he first walked into an AA meeting. Basil gives a great, detailed description of how a couple of friends from AA first paid a twelfth step call on him; very inspirational.
Contents – 12 Tracks
Length – 57 Minutes
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BENNY M - RICHFIELD, OH OCTOBER 2006
Benny, from Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada gave this Alcoholics Anonymous talk at the 2nd Annual Greater Cleveland Conference in Richfield, Ohio in October 2006. Benny is originally from Glasgow, Scotland so he has a nice, enjoyable accent. He tells how his life went took a turn for the worse when his drinking got really bad. He had a nice wife and child and a nice house and he lost it all. Benny said that he realized he needed his wife’s anger to be able to continue drinking; it just didn’t work for him when he got only her pity. He finally went to a doctor because he felt horrible all the time. He woke up five days later strapped to a bed. Benny tells how his AA sponsor was really hardcore. His sponsor told him that he was going to go to a meeting every day until he died.
Contents – 13 Tracks
Length – 62 Minutes
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BILL BORCHERT - DOUGLASVILLE, GA 2009
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Contents - 13 Tracks
Length - 66 Minutes
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BILL CRAWFORD - GIDDINGS, TX APRIL 1993
Bill, from Charlotte, North Carolina recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk at the Bluebonnet Retreat in Giddings, Texas in April of 1993. Bill was 55 years old at the time of this talk. He began drinking because of peer pressure. Bill says he only drank for 14 years, but it was “hellish” drinking. He tells a very funny story about how he used to drink Mint Juleps. In July of 1966, he called Alcoholics Anonymous. Bill has got a lot of AA wisdom and shares it in a very comical way on this recording.
Contents – 12 Tracks
Length – 59 Minutes
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BILL FINDLEY - COLUMBUS, OH 9-6-99
Bill Findley, an AA oldtimer from the Compass Group in Lorain, Ohio delivered this Alcoholics Anonymous talk in Columbus, Ohio on September 6th, 1999. At the time of this talk, Bill had 35 years of continuous sobriety. He drank on a regular basis by the age of 13. Bill got married, had a couple of kids and his wife eventually gave him an ultimatum; it was either the family or the drinking. In December of 1956, Bill caused a car accident in which two people were killed. Bill landed in the Mansfield Reformatory and continued to drink even while in prison. He finally got in touch with AA in 1960. Bill says a “change of attitude” was one of the best things he received from AA. At the end of his talk, Bill reads a poem called, “The Alcoholic’s Prayer.”
Contents – 8 Tracks
Length – 38 Minutes
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BILL FINDLEY - ONTARIO, CANADA 1999
Bill is an AA veteran from Lorain, Ohio which is just outside the Cleveland area. Bill opens up this Alcoholics Anonymous talk with a few funny jokes and then gives a much abbreviated story on the history of AA. He then tells his story. Bill’s sobriety date is May 11th, 1964 and he was 35 years sober at the time of this talk. He tells a horrendous story that happened at Christmastime in 1956. He was driving drunk and two people ended up getting killed. Bill was sent to the Ohio Reformatory. He would have gotten parole after spending twelve months in prison but he ended up getting some booze in his system and was sentenced to another 16 months. After Bill sobered up in the rooms of AA, he became the chief probation officer for the county of Lorain, Ohio. Bill believes in keeping AA simple; he’s seen too many people enter the rooms of AA with the paralysis of analysis.
Contents – 12 Tracks
Length – 61 Minutes
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BILL GREEN - NEWCASTLE, CO 7-12-92
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Contents - 10 Tracks
Length - 48 Minutes
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BILL SANDERS - MANHATTAN, KS 4-22-95
Bill, from Atlanta, Georgia recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk in Manhattan, Kansas on April 22nd, 1995. Bill’s date of sobriety is July 26th, 1982. He was a disc jockey at age 13. Bill was once told by Dr Martin Luther King, “Boy, you keep drinking like that and you’re gonna die.” Bill tells a sad story of accidentally shooting his roommate when they were both drinking heavily. He tells how he had to apologize to his young daughter many times for being drunk the night before. The beginning of the end for Bill was when he woke up after a week-long blackout with an empty bottle in one hand and a cocked 22 in the other. The end of this talk is both emotional and inspiring when Bill tells how his relationship with his daughter was put back together because of his sobriety and involvement with Alcoholics Anonymous.
Contents – 15 Tracks
Length – 74 Minutes
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BILLY N - BRENTWOOD, CA 9-24-03
Billy, from New Jersey, recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk at the Pacific Group in Brentwood, California on September 24th, 2003. He got sober on January 5th, 1990. Billy is a nice, clear speaker and has got a great humility about him. He grew up in an Irish family where he was taught that drugs were a terrible thing but drinking was just fine. Alcohol eventually became THE most important thing in his life. He talks briefly about a drinking and driving accident that had devastating consequences. While in prison, Billy got hold of a Tom Ivestor AA tape and not only related to Tom’s story but was extremely inspired by it. He says, “This program is so simple that I almost intellectualized myself right out of it.” He’s got a very fresh perspective on the AA program and is as excited about it today as he was when he signed up 13 years ago!!!
Contents – 8 Tracks
Length – 37 Minutes
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BOB CORWIN - WATERLOO, IA 4-17-82
Bob Corwin, a very well spoken AA from Los Angeles, California recorded this enthusiastic Alcoholics Anonymous talk at the Anniversary Banquet in Waterloo, Iowa on April 17th, 1982. Bob has been around AA for quite a while and is married to west coast AA pioneer, Sybil Corwin. He originally came to AA in August of 1949 at age 27. He had many slips and didn’t begin to attain long term sobriety until around 1962. During his drinking years Bob was always exaggerating and sometimes outright lying about his accomplishments. He was sober at one time for seven years but that was because he was in San Quentin prison and obviously very unhappy being sober; In AA, he’s very happy with sobriety. When Bob had finally had enough of drinking and called AA, it just happened to be his future wife, Sybil that answered the phone that day. A very upbeat AA message.
Contents – 15 Tracks
Length – 76 Minutes
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BOB DERALL - RICHMOND HEIGHTS, OH 8-29-93
Bob, from Las Vegas, Nevada recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk at the Freeway Breakfast Group in Richmond Heights, Ohio on August 29th, 1993. Bob begins his talk by expressing his gratitude to some of the local AA members for showing him around all the historic AA sites in the Akron area like The Mayflower Hotel and Dr Bob’s house. Bob says he came into AA in 1971 when he was just a kid but didn’t actually get sober until 1978. He talks about how he finally accepted the fact that he has an allergy to alcohol. At the end of his talk, Bob tells a very poignant story about how after the “Man” is put together, then the “World” can be put together.
Contents – 14 Tracks
Length – 69 Minutes
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BOB DERALL - TUCSON, AZ 4-15-88
Bob, from Las Vegas, Nevada recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk at the Y.E.S. Convention in Tucson, Arizona on April 15th, 1988. Bob says that as a young kid he had always felt awkward and had that feeling of, “dis – ease.” He was always trying to find something that would make him feel like everybody else looked. When he had his first drink at age twelve, he had found what he was looking for. He feels that his emotional growth had come to a stop at that point. Bob says that he always had a problem with self-centeredness. After Bob had attained a few years of sobriety, he confided in his sponsor that he was having trouble with relationships. His sponsor advised him that the secret to a good relationship is not finding the right person, but, “being the right person.” At the end of his talk Bob reads a very poignant poem from a children’s book about becoming a real person.
Contents – 15 Tracks
Length – 71 Minutes
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BOB E - SHARON, PA 10-4-84
Bob, from Hubbard, Ohio delivered this Alcoholics Anonymous talk in Sharon, Pennsylvania on October 4th, 1984. He has been sober since December 8th, 1980. Bob got his basic training for drinking in the army. He liked it so much that he stayed for 20 years. When Bob drank, he became a wandering drunk; he'd go from bar, to bar, to bar looking for something but had no idea what it was. Bob says that because of alcoholism, he lost his wife, his kids, his job, his house and a brand new 1978 car. The most painful part was that he lost himself. While in the middle of the delirium tremens, Bob checked into the VA hospital in Brecksville, Ohio. He then joined AA but struggled quite a bit in his first year. Bob is now a grateful member of AA and he shares his great story on this recording.
Contents - 9 Tracks
Length - 43 Minutes
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BOB FISHER - LODI, CA 5-5-03
Bob Fisher from Northridge, California recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk in Lodi, California on May 5th, 2003. Bob was sober just over 20 years at the time this recoding was made and this talk demonstrates his enthusiasm for the program. Bob first got drunk on VJ day when he was ten years old. He eventually became a traveling salesman, an ideal job for the budding alcoholic; he would treat customers to “drinking lunches” whether they joined him or not. As his alcoholism set in, Bob began to really hate people. Fear and paranoia began to take over his life. Bob goes into quite a bit of detail telling how a man from AA came to his door and Twelfth Stepped him. He talks about several AA circuit speakers that inspired him in early sobriety; Alabam Carruthers, Hank Johnson, and Gene Duffy.
Contents – 12 Tracks
Length – 60 Minutes
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BOB MILLER - YORK, PA 8-18-02
Bob is from Baltimore, Maryland. Bob gives an excellent talk at the Fifth Annual Sunlight of the Spirit Conference in York, Pennsylvania on August 18th, 2002. He was the Sunday morning spiritual speaker. Bob has been sober for well over 50 years and is more than 90 years old. AT the opening of his talk Bob says, “I was born in 1913 in Baltimore, Maryland to a Methodist couple that believed drinking was immoral. When I was 5 years old the county decided to make drinking illegal. So you’ve got immoral and illegal. How attractive can something be?” Bob also speaks about the simplicity of AA. This talk is very humorous. At the end of his talk Bob says, “I thank every person in this room and AA everywhere for restoring my self respect, for restoring the love and respect of my family, and for offering me the opportunity to make my own peace with my own God in my own way. For this, I am thankful to AA. Keep coming back. It works”
Contents – 7 Tracks
Length – 34 Minutes
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BOB OLSON - OGDEN, UTAH 6-1-85
Bob, from Littleton, Colorado delivered this Alcoholics Anonymous talk at the First Rocky Mountain Roundup in Ogden, Utah on June 1st, 1985. His date of sobriety is May 28th, 1973. Bob had a very rough childhood; a lot of parental divorces and marriages. He was extremely bashful. Bob says his father is an alcoholic with a wet brain who must now live in a home. When Bob’s drinking was at its worst, alcohol was making him extremely angry and violent. Bob’s sobriety now has him always trying to, “Get out of Self.” He tells of the emotional amend he made to his father. Bob sums up his talk by saying that the AA program is all about Spiritual Growth.
Contents – 15 Tracks
Length – 74 Minutes
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BOB PRIETO - INVERCARGIL, NEW ZEALAND 1-26-08
Bob, from Morehead City, North Carolina recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk at the 45th New Zealand National Convention in Invercargil, New Zealand on January 26th, 2008. Bob's date of sobriety is January 31st, 1984. By age twelve Bob was a full-blown alcoholic walking around the streets of New Your City. While in the Marine Corp in Italy, he celebrated his 21st birthday with a 14-hour drinking binge. He overdosed on alcohol and actually "died" three times. Bob goes on to tell, very passionately, about his recovery from alcoholism in the rooms of AA.
Contents - 11 Tracks
Length - 53 Minutes
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BOB T - OCTOBER 2000
Bob is from Santa Monica, California. When Bob recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk, he had 25 years of sobriety. He speaks quite a bit about his sponsor, Eddie Cochran and the tremendous influence he had on his sobriety. He says that he always felt very unloved because at age nine his mother tried to kill him with a butcher knife. Bob had his first drink at age twelve and was drinking alcoholically from the start. He moved onto skid row in downtown Los Angeles and loved it. Bob committed many armed robberies and spent over six years in San Quentin Prison. He was twelfth-stepped by his old cell mate from prison. Bob has a great story of recovery and he goes on to share his experiences with attending AA meetings all over the world.
Contents - 12 Tracks
Length - 57 Minutes
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BOBBY COYLE - TULSA, OK 11/22/03
Bobby Coyle from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk at The Original West Side Group in Tulsa, Oklahoma on November 22nd, 2003. Bobby speaks with a great Philadelphia accent. Bobby says that he never had great aspirations as a kid, mediocrity was his goal. His drinking really took off when he joined the service although he knew he was a drunk even before he enlisted. Bobby tells a very funny story about running around on the field during a Philadelphia Phillies game and when he was finally caught, he got a standing ovation from 37,000 people. He ended up becoming a policeman. Bobby had even more trouble in sobriety. At twenty three months sober he beat a guy with a baseball bat. He wasn’t, Carrying the Message” he was “Carrying the Disease.” When he finally did his fifth step with his sponsor, Bobby says that the screaming inside his head finally stopped. While fighting through lung cancer, Bobby wasn’t able to attend meetings so friends brought the meetings to him. At the end of his talk, Bobby says, “I’m really glad I’m sober and I thank the group for the privilege of participating in an AA meeting. That’s all I got – Thanks.”
Contents – 13 Tracks
Length – 66 Minutes
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BOYD H - HUBBARD, OH 9-16-70
Boyd, from Newcastle, Pennsylvania recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk in Hubbard, Ohio on September 16th, 1970. At the time of this recording, Boyd had been in AA just shy of 12 years. Boyd tells us that when he was growing up, he and his family were very involved in the church: His father was even a Sunday school teacher. Boyd talks about a few of the jobs he'd had over the years. He jumped at the chance to be a bartender. At one time he worked as a (drunken) cab driver. After years of drinking, Boyd began to take the morning drink. He tells of a chance meeting with a man from AA, who told Boyd his story. Boyd went to a meeting that evening. His recommendations for the AA newcomer are to read the 24 Hours a Day book, go to as many meetings as you can and call someone before you take that first drink.
Contents - 8 Tracks
Length - 39 Minutes
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BROTHER LIKE ARMOR - MENTOR, OH 8-31-99
Brother Luke from New Haven, Kentucky recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous message in Mentor, Ohio at the Lake County Tuesday group on August 31st, 1999.His sobriety date is November 11th, 1989. Brother Luke gives a very thorough telling of his story. He says, “I’m not alone anymore. I’m marching with you and I love you for it.”
Contents – 11 Tracks
Length – 51 Minutes
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BUCK DOYLE - ALEXANDRIA, VA 6-10-98
Oldtimer Buck Doyle from Washington DC gave this Alcoholics Anonymous talk at the 13th Anniversary of the Serenity Club in Alexandria, Virginia on June 10th, 1998. Buck begins by talking about the appreciation he has for the AA founders. He says he drank a lot simply because he liked to get drunk. He believes that one of the curses of the alcoholic is that we quickly forget pain. When Buck got so bad that he began drinking on the job, he knew he had some serious issues. After being sober in AA for about six months, Buck realized the importance of giving himself little rewards. He would buy things he had always wanted for wife and himself and this helped his to attain some of the early AA promises.
Contents – 11 Tracks
Length – 56 Minutes
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BUCK DOYLE - CLEVELAND, OH 1988
Buck Doyle is an AA Old-Timer from Washington DC. He recorded this talk in Cleveland, Ohio in 1988. He’s a real jolly guy with a great story. He says that the last seven years of drunkenness, he was drinking, “Medically.” He needed to drink just to feel normal. He entered the AA program on January 4th, 1954. Buck says he conservatively estimates that over the years he has attended at least 13,000 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. He says when he was first taken to Dr Bob’s House in Akron he was completely overwhelmed with spiritual feelings. Buck gives a very good description of the difference between material things and spiritual things. “We must recognize that not all spiritual things are good things”. At the end of his talk, Buck says, “Have a good day and Happy Sobriety to you all.”
Contents – 15 Tracks
Length – 73 Minutes
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BUTTERMILK SMITH - SPRINGFIELD, MO 6-12-92
Buttermilk, from Langley, Oklahoma is quite a humorous character. He recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk at the second Heart of the Ozarks Conference in Springfield, Missouri on June 12th, 1992. He had 33 years of sobriety at the time. Buttermilk begins his talk with several extremely funny stories. He was born in Arkansas, moved to Oklahoma, got married, had a child and then moved to California. The three of them later moved to Alaska where Buttermilk became the sheriff of a small town. He had very little to do there except drink. His drinking progressed from there. He once woke up in White Sulfur Springs, Montana with a big wad of money and had no idea what had happened. He talks about going through the DTs. After finally joining AA he kept slipping for the next ten years. One evening Buttermilk got down on his knees and prayed all night long to be relieved of his obsession to drink. When he stood up the following morning he no longer had the compulsion. That was 33 years ago. This is a very upbeat and humorous talk.
Contents – 11 Tracks
Length – 52 Minutes
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CECIL CORRIGAL - AKRON, OH 1970
Cecil, from Saskatchewan, Canada recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk on Founder's Day weekend in Akron, Ohio in 1970. This is a very good lead on the twelve steps of AA. He expresses how honored he is to be speaking in the city of the birthplace of Alcoholics Anonymous. Cecil begins by telling quite a few funny stories. He then moves on and thoroughly covers the twelve steps as he blends in parts of his own story. Nice, solid AA recording.
Contents - 12 Tracks
Length - 62 Minutes
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CECIL CORRIGAL - LINCOLN, NE 10-11-85
Cecil, a furrier from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan in Canada was an Old-timer in AA. He began drinking at the age of 16 and drank heavily for 11 years. Cecil tells a few drunken stories including his last drunk when he was beaten up very badly and ended up in a hospital. While recovering in the hospital he was visited by two members of AA, both of whom he knew. He was impressed with the way they looked and what they had to say. Cecil tells how, after getting sober, he got out of financial debt; he had had a serious gambling problem as well. He believes in setting a good example when he’s at the podium and does not believe in using foul language. He tells how he worked all the steps. Cecil speaks fondly of his grandchildren and credits AA for his close relationship with them.
Contents – 16 Tracks
Length – 77 Minutes
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CECIL CORRIGAL - MONTEREY, CA 3-14-98
Cecil, from Saskatchewan, Canada gave this Alcoholics Anonymous talk in Monterey, California on March 14th, 1998. Cecil has been around AA for quite a few years. He entered the program at age 27 on January 16th, 1952. During this talk, he tells quite a few jokes. Cecil says that he was restless, irritable and discontented before he ever had any alcohol. He joined the army, began drinking, and was kicked out. Cecil lied his way back into the army, kept drinking, and was kicked out again. He got married at age 19 and then joined the navy. After many years of drinking and finally getting sober Cecil still suffered from what he calls, “Big Shotism,” acting more important than he actually was. Cecil goes into a lot of detail about how his sponsor took him through the steps. This is a very informative talk from someone who has been around AA for over 50 years.
Contents – 15 Tracks
Length – 76 Minutes
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CHARLES LINDENWOOD - DAYTONA BEACH, FL 1994
AA old timer Charles Lindenwood, known as The Arkansas Traveler, says he was first “brought into” Alcoholics Anonymous in the year 1945. At the time of this recording, which was made at the 4th Annual Roundup in Daytona Beach, Florida in 1994, Charles had been sober for 49 years. His talk is peppered with a lot of rather corny, homespun humor. His first drink of alcohol was “white lightning.” He had stumbled across a moon shiner out in the Arkansas woods. He goes on to tell his great story of drinking and recovery.
Contents – 13 Tracks
Length – 61 Minutes
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CHARLIE BROCKWELL - SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 8-15-80
Charlie is definitely an old-timer. He was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1891. Charlie begins this Alcoholics Anonymous talk by saying that he’s the last living pioneer of the very first six that started. He says, the first six, in order were: Bill Wilson, Doctor Bob, Bill Dotson, Hank Parkhurst, number five is an agnostic son of a clergyman, and I’m number six. At the time of this talk, Charlie was 89 years old with 45 years of sobriety. Charlie talks about the three AA legacies. He talks about how important the first three steps are. At the end of this talk, Charlie says, “May God bless you and keep you until then. So my friends I thank you and God bless you.”
Contents – 5 Tracks
Length – 25 Minutes
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CHARLIE CARNEY - MINNEAPOLIS, MN 9-3-93
Charlie Carney, from Los Angeles, California recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 3rd, 1993. As a self described, “Conan the Librarian” Charlie delivers a solid AA message. He describes the affect of alcohol on the alcoholic in a beautiful and understandable way. Charlie came from a loving family and was burdened with a keen alcoholic mind and tremendous potential that enabled him to not do much of anything. This recording provides a very enjoyable listen to a good AA.
Contents – 16 Tracks
Length – 77 Minutes
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CHARLIE CARNEY - WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 9-7-03
Charlie C, from Los Angeles, California recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk in Westlake Village, California on September 7th, 2003. His sobriety date is June 11th, 1981. Charlie begins his talk by jokingly saying that he really doesn’t like people but finds he still demands their approval. He’s got a very dry sense of humor. He says he grew up a nerd. Charlie says that he first thought that blackouts were great because it’s the closest thing he knew to molecular transport. He describes his non-drunk and drunk personalities as “Dr Jekyll and Mr Rogers.” Charlie talks about having a spiritual experience at his very lowest point. This guy’s got a really great story and a fantastic way of delivering it.
Contents – 16 Tracks
Length – 78 Minutes
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CHARLIE PITTS - AKRON, OH 6-7-02
Charlie recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk at the JAR Arena in Akron, Ohio on Founder’s Day 2002. Charlie tells us that his father was killed at work because he was drunk and wasn’t paying attention to what he was doing. There are no other alcoholics in his family other than himself. His sobriety date is August 28th, 1974. In his early years he lived a biker life style, leather jacket, pointed shoes, etc. He fell in love with his high school sweetheart and married her. That was 37 years ago. He owes his life to his wife. He couldn’t take the disciplines of daily life so he signed up for four years in the Navy. He couldn’t stand it in the Navy either, so he lied about having an illness and they discharged him. Nobody wanted to be around Charlie. He would go “visit” his mother, and when she wasn’t looking he would steal money from her purse. Charlie goes on to say how he finally came into contact with Alcoholics Anonymous and says that the things that keep him sober today are a belief in a Higher Power and the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Contents – 7 Tracks
Length – 36 Minutes
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CHUCK CHAMBERLAIN - PALM DESERT, CA 5-1-74
Chuck Chamberlain, the man who recorded the famous AA Talk known as “A New Pair of Glasses,” recorded this talk in Palm Desert, California on May 1st, 1974. On this recording, Chuck talks about the Twelve Steps of AA. He’s got a very spiritual message as he talks about each of the steps. There are no introductions or closing just Chuck himself.
Contents – 15 Tracks
Length – 72 Minutes
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CHUCK CHAMBERLAIN - ST SIMONS ISLAND, GA FEBRUARY 1981
Alcoholics Anonymous old-timer, Chuck Chamberlain gave this talk in Georgia in 1981. At the time Chuck had over 35 years of sobriety. Chuck says that he drank for 28 years. He talks about seeing all kinds of insects and animals while going through delirium tremens. He heard beautiful music coming from all sorts of things such as the tea kettle and the toilet. Chuck’s last drunk began around Christmas in 1945. He blacked out for over 3 weeks. He was drinking three to four quarts of whiskey everyday during that time. Chuck says that the best lesson he every learned in AA was learning to live one day at a time. After getting sober Chuck got to know quite a few of the people from the Founder’s era; people like Bill and Lois Wilson, Dr Bob and Anne Smith, Ebby Thacher, Dr Tiebout, Reverend Shoemaker and Father Dowling. A great talk by an AA old-timer.
Contents – 15 Tracks
Length – 76 Minutes
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CHUCK CHAMBERLAIN - TUSTIN, CA 4-10-77
Chuck Chamberlain, the man who recorded the famous AA Talk known as “A NEW PAIR OF GLASSES,” recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous speech on Easter Sunday – April 10th, 1977 in Tustin, California. He had been sober for 31 years and was 75 years old at the time of this talk. Chuck says that he had 43 years to run his life and basically failed at everything he had ever done. Then in January of 1946 Chuck “surrendered” and got sober for good. Chuck talks about the human ego, God, and also tells his story of recovery from alcoholism.
Contents – 14 Tracks
Length – 69 Minutes
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CHUCK CHAMBERLAIN MEMORIAL - LONG BEACH, CA DECEMBER 1984
This recording is a memorial service for the much-loved, early Alcoholics Anonymous member, Chuck Chamberlain. Chuck died on December 14th, 1984 in Laguna Beach, California at the age of 82. This recording was made within the two weeks after his death. The chairman of this meeting is well-known AA speaker, Johnny Harris. Johnny introduces about seven or eight different speakers who take their turns at the podium eulogizing Chuck. The speakers include Chuck’s wife Elsa, his son Bill Chamberlain, Sybil Corwin, Cecil Corrigal, and Clancy Imislund. There are a lot of heart-felt memories of Chuck C shared by these speakers on this recording. Several times, various speakers hint at the fact that the final speaker is definitely the best. The final speaker ends up being Chuck C himself; a short recording of a Chuck AA talk is played and provides a very emotional ending to this memorial.
Contents – 14 Tracks
Length – 68 Minutes
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CLIFF ROCHE - LAS VEGAS, NV 6-22-00
Cliff, from Oceanside, California recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk at the Specific Group in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 22nd, 2000. Cliff's talk is very animated and full of energy. He had his first drink at age 16 on his way to a high school dance; he ended up dancing with every single girl. Cliff goes on to tell about his drinking years, having martinis by the ocean at sunset, etc. But alcohol eventually turned on him and he finally broke down and called AA. His first five years were rough. He couldn't stay sober. When his 16 year old son told him it was nice not to have him around the house - that was Cliff's final bottom. He began reading the Big Book. Since Cliff was a school teacher, he identified heavily with the Big Book Story called The Professor and the Paradox. He also explains how the AA promises did indeed begin coming true for him after some time in AA. Today Cliff lives his life, Happy, Joyous & Free and, "I hope you do too."
Contents - 11 Tracks
Length - 55 Minutes
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CLIFF ROCHE - ORLANDO, FL 2005
Cliff, from Oceanside, California recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk in Orlando, Florida in 2005. His date of sobriety is January 13th, 1970. Cliff comes from a family of alcoholics. His father, mother, sister, aunts, uncles and grandparents all died of alcoholism. Cliff was a high school teacher and considered himself a functioning alcoholic. When Cliff first entered AA, he thought the people were a bunch of lunatics, so he “resigned” after a short time. There’s a lot of humor in this recording but there are several times when he becomes choked up with emotions.
Contents – 14 Tracks
Length – 67 Minutes
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CLINT HODGES - DUBLIN, CA 2-20-98
Clint, from Laguna Niguel, California recorded the Alcoholics Anonymous talk at the Valley All-Groups Speaker Meeting in Dublin, California on February 20th, 1998. Clint tells an extremely funny story about being held hostage all night by a pair of socks. He speaks very fondly of his sponsor, Clancy Imislund. A continuing theme of Clint’s talk is “Power,” having it and not having it. Clint relates Bill Wilson’s spiritual feeling in Winchester Cathedral to his own spiritual awakening; it’s a really very moving comparison. Clint’s entire talk is truly excellent and at the end he says, “If you’re new here, AA is kind of a weird place at first. Where would someone really get up and talk like this to a group of people? But we do that here. There’s a lot of healing here but it’s not your healing, it’s our’s. That’s why we’re glad you’re here. But if you stick around someone newer than you will come and sit by you, you’ll find yourself loving them and then pretty soon your healing will begin, and for 62 years now we’ve been calling that……Alcoholics Anonymous. Thank you.”
Contents – 13 Tracks
Length – 65 Minutes
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