This is a very unique format now remastered and cleaned up.
It is a mix of AA History and a roaming through George's collection.
It is not an AA meeting or a Big Book Study but might be called an AA History Love-fest.
Mel B of Toledo, OH - sober 44 years since 4/15/1950
Mel was the "major contributing" author of the official AA biography of Bill W, Pass It On.
44 of his articles have been published in the Grapevine.
He knew Bill and Lois and is a lover of AA History and has lived much of it.
George T of Jacksonville, IL - sober 7 years and a History professor.
He is a great collector of historical material related to all aspects of AA.
Mel says George has the best archives collection he has ever seen and is completely organized.
The original tapes were labeled:
Tape-1 - side 1: OVERVIEW side 2: DR. RUSH THRU THE WASHINGTONIANS
Tape-2 - side 1: OXFORD 6ROUP TO 1930 side 2: OXFORD GROUP TO PRESENT
Tape-3 - side 1: EBBY SOBERS UP side 2: EBBY CARRIES THE MESSAGE
Tape-4 - side 1: BIOGRAPHY OF DR. BOB side 2: BIOGRAPHY OF DR. BOB continued
Tape-5 - side 1: BIOGRAPHY OF BILL W side 2: BIOGRAPHY OF BILL W continued
Tape-6 - side 1: AA NUMBER 3 and KING SCHOOL side 2: FIRST 100 AA'S
Tape-7 - side 1: FIRST 100 AA'S side 2: QUESTION and ANSWER SESSION
Tape-8 - QUESTION and ANSWER continued
NOTE: Side 2 of tapes 1, 3, 7 and 8 were blank on the original set these were taken from. I do not believe any content is missing.
Shoemaker and Bachman part ways and The Oxford Group becomes Moral Rearmament as it shifted from a focus on the individual toward changing the world.
(1 hr 19 min) (18.1 MB) (id#1978)
