BILL WILSON - VARIETIES OF SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE Bill Wilson gave this talk in 1969. The occasion was his 34th Anniversary of Sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous. Bill gets a huge round of applause after being introduced. Bill speaks for just a short time before introducing Lois. She tells of a talk she gave 17 years ago and that that time Bill had been sober for 17 years and because he had drank for 17 years she considered them “even.” Now he’s got 17 more years. She is obviously very grateful. Bill then begins his own talk by saying that he wants to talk about the “Spiritual Experience” and will share a succession of short stories. Bill tells of many people he knew that said the program is working well but as far as the spiritual connection goes, we just “Isn't got the spiritual angle.” He tells of a young fellow who had been in the program for a few years. He had been having trouble with spirituality. He stood up one day and proclaimed that the radiator in the corner “Is My Higher Power.” Bill goes on to tell several stories of spiritual experiences and then he comes to Dr Bob. He gives a lot of credit to the woman that set up the meeting between them and then he introduces Henrietta Sieberling sitting in the audience. She stands up to a big round of applause. Bill says that when he met Dr Bob, he had found in him, a man that was very spiritual despite his drinking. In Dr Bob’s case his craving for alcohol was not lifted for about 2 ½ years later. Near the end of his talk, Bill says he feels at peace because he is very confident that “The candle of spirituality will be passed on and on, from hand to hand, from one generation to the next.” Inspiring.

BILL WILSON ~ 20th SOBRIETY ANNIVERSARY ~OCTOBER 1954 ~ NEW YORK,NY ~He speaks about his life before sobriety, and his gratitude for Lois. ~Lois speaks briefly after Bill makes some very heartfelt remarks to the effect that alcoholics generally have someone who cares for them in their corner hoping they will win out over their alcoholism in the end. ~Bill tells his story. He talks about EBBY and how EBBY helped him to recover by sharing the message he had. He talks about his early days of sobriety attending Oxford Group meeting at Sam Shoemakers church. ~Detailed account of the days before his recovery. ~His own recovery. ~Sam Shoemaker also addresses the gathering. ~It is a joyous occasion and the sense of victory over alcoholism animates all three speakers. ~A very enjoyable and inspiring Cd.

BOB EARL ~ at 14th Big Island Bash ~ Kailua-Kona, Hawaii April 12,2002 Bob Earl tells his story and talks about life in sobriety in his own humorous manner

Bob Earle of San Diego, CA at International Doctors in AA September 15, 1986 Bob tells some stories not told in other talks and tailors his talk to his audience. This makes his talk very interesting seeing he was really into intravenous use of prescription opiates when active and in therapy during most of sobriety he does raise some issues and put some serious matters into humorous light. 16 Tracks ~ 76 Minutes

Headtrips October 1979 ~ The identification factor of this tape is incredible. Bob talks at length about the acute problem that is the alcoholics self voice. "My mind tells me..." ~ He tells of how his mind is like a vulture sitting on his bedpost waiting for him to get up in the morning so it can talk to him. ~Ultimately he winds up helping those of us who identify with this struggle learn to live with ourselves, and understand that what we need to listen to is our higher power and not our negativity prone mind. ~ At the outset of this talk the person introducing BOB asks the audience if it's alright if he goes over the allotted time. They respond enthusiastically that he can. ~ Relates that his mind is the worst enemy he has in sobriety. ~ Explains that there is a difference between the mind and the soul. The mind is constantly trying to lead him in the wrong direction. How within a person there is also a soul which can be led by a spiritual program. ~ Talks about the set of circumstances by which he came into AA. ~ He talks for well over an hour. ~ A very good tape for someone trying to practice rule 62 (Don't take yourself so seriously).

A very good talk by Bob when he was in his early Fifties and into exercise. Insightful witty fun and insane. Only Bob Earle could provoke allot of thought, get a bunch of laughs and be a help to his audiences recovery giving a "Health" talk

Four Different Talks by Bob Earle CD 1 Bob Earle - Self-esteem at Seattle, WA ~ 1982 12 Tracks ~ 58 Minutes CD 2 Bob Earle - Dealing With Emotions in Sobriety at 13th Young Peoples Conference San Francisco, CA ~ 11-29-80 15 Tracks ~ 72 Minutes CD 3 Bob Earle - Relationships Sobriety and Sex at Seattle, WA ~ 1978 16 Tracks ~ 79 Minutes CD 4 Bob Earle - Tells His Story and Talks About Sobriety Date and Place Not Known 15 Tracks ~ 70 Minutes

Bob Olsen of Denver Colorado at Northside Speaker Meeting Fresno,CA ~ June 4, 2004 15 Tracks ~ 72 Minutes Really good Old-timer Talk. Bob was 31 years sober at the time of this talk. He gives a really great talk on the steps. After a brief discussion of his childhood and an equally brief drunkalogue he starts to talk about his experience with recovery. He talks about being around AA for a while when his drinking began causing major problems. Then he got sober, and about a year later got confronted with real recovery in the steps. How he started the steps with his first sponsor. From there he talks about his experiences while taking the steps. This is not a "Teaching" kind of talk about the steps. He talks about his experiences; what he and his sponsor did. A really good talk by a guy with three decades of sobriety.

at Queens, NY ~ June 8, 1991 Bob P is from Greenwich, CT and was Manager of the General Service Office for a number of years.

Dr. Bobs Son talks about the early days of the A.A. fellowship, and his own Alanon Program.