November 27. 2008 by admin.

I still do not know why, but the server we are using refused two of the programs I was uploading. There is a size limit on the server, so I deleted the first six programs (now available at archive.org for free download). But if you have a problem with the Volume 2 shows, go to the web page and you can download the Volume 2 shows directly from the site.I don’t now if there will be one or two shows in December, but I will try to have a couple up - and at least one Christmas something.   

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November 27. 2008 by admin.

Not really a Christmas gift, but I decided to post two shows at once.  I’m not quite up to doing one every two weeks, but more than one a month is not too bad. Two Shows:(NOT) BILL THE NIGHT DR BOB DIED (Volume 2, Number 4, Issue 10) For many years a tape/CD has been circulating that says it is Bill Wilson speaking on the night Dr. Bob died. Sadly, that is not true.The presentation was a dramatic, one-man show, conceived by a member of the program and intended to capture the interest of inmates at the prisons visited in his service work.  His name is Bill M and he never represented this as Bill W.  He does not impersonate Bill’s voice (Bill Wilson was clearly from New England and Bill M is more like the Dead End Kids) and it was not his fault that someone decided to put a false label onto his work.Bill M says that he visited prisons for years and both he and the prisoners got tired of him telling his same story all the time.  So, Bill M. says, he pulled together the script from Bill’s Story in the Big Book, AA Comes of Age, Pass it On and other scraps he came across.  He wanted a dramatic setting to keep the audience interested and receptive. To be honest, I was not going to share this recording after I found out it not our Bill.  But I loved the tape when I thought it was Bill W., it carrys a good message and when you realize it was a one-man show, Bill M. did a heck of a good job. The play was called “Moments” and we present the performance of “Bill Wilson on the Day Dr. Bob Died,” written and performed by Bill M., of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. BILL D.  (AA # 3) (Volume 2, Number 5)  This is a 1950 talk by Bill D., “The man in the bed” from the AA 12th Step painting, and the third person to get sober with what was to become “AA.” It is an old recoding and has been processed as much as possible to make the words clearer, but not the high quality we would have liked.

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November 12. 2008 by admin.

This episode we offer the full speech by Dr. Bob Smith on July 3, 1950 at the first AA International Conference in Cleveland, Ohio.I think Bob knew it was his last talk.  As a doctor he had no illusions about the cancer that tortured him, and no unrealistic expectations for the prognosis.This talk has frequently been quoted, but this is the whole Magilla.  Enjoy.

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November 12. 2008 by admin.

Oh, goodie. A new problem.

My new server for Anonymous Review is refusing to post the new files.  It says “file is corrupted or too large” and it is smaller than the previous largest file.

I tried removing some of the older files (they are available on http://archive.org, search for Anonymous Review) but it still will not take the files. They can be downloaded through the home page (http://www.anonymousreview.org) and I’ll try to solve the problem.

Oh well.

New shows going up.

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