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Joe and Charlie Big Book Workshop Part 1 of 8

This is a repost, if you want to listen to the other 7 episodes that are already up just use the search function with -> Joe and Charlie Big Book Workshop

Joe McQ and Charlie P met in 1973, they instantly discovered their mutual fascinations with AA's basic textbook, Alcoholics Anonymous commonly called "The Big Book". They would frequently meet to discuss The Big Book, often driving 225 miles to meet in each other's homes.

In 1977, some AA members met in a Tulsa, Oklahoma hotel room for a discussion on The Big Book. One member asked Joe and Charlie to come to his home group to present a program on The Big Book. A taping of that presentation was made and called "The Big Book Study". Through the circulation of these audio tapes throughout the Fellowship, Joe and Charlie received invitations to present the Study at AA conventions, roundups and special events.

At the AA International Convention in New Orleans in 1980, Wesley P, organized a lunch for 1,500 AA members from all over the world and gave away 100 Joe & Charlie tape sets as door prizes. Invitations exploded, and within a couple of years Joe & Charlie were presenting about 36 seminars a year worldwide. These seminars struck a deep chord within the AA members. This is a later recording from around 1999 and the audio quality is quite good.

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Topic: Step 1

Ann leads this topic meeting from a multipart Big Book Workshop on the subject of Step 1, talking mostly about her personal experience with it, at the second session of the 4th. Annual Firing Line Big Book Workshop held in Warwick NY in September of 2012.

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Workshop: Joe and Charlie - Steps 3 and 4 (3.5 hours)

Joe Mc Q from Little Rock AR and Charlie P from Maysville AR conduct a workshop on the 3rd & 4th Step. This is Joe and Charlie from the very well known big book workshops, I dont know if this was set up as a specific workshop on steps 3 and 4 or a part of one of those book workshops, regardless, they did these many many times over the years and this is from 1994. The audio quality on these workshops vary this one is very good, it does end a little abruptly.

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Big Book Story Author: Flower of the South - Ester E - Founder of AA in Texas

Ester E started AA in Texas in 1943, her story was in the 2nd edition of the Big Book titled Flower of the South. She got sober in 1941 and passed away in 1960. This is a collection of four different speaks by Ester, the first is about 30 min long and the next three are about 5-10 min, I have no idea where or when they were recorded. 

They are in various states of listen ability the first being the best, and I moved the worst one to the last position. I was able to clean up the overall recording quality pretty well on all but the last one it had a very bad hum and removing it left the last recording sounding a bit harsh and hollow.

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Workshop: The Doctors Opinion

Beth and Dan are the folks putting on this workshop about the Doctors Opinion in this workshop from 2014 hosted by the Westfield big book workshop.

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Workshop: Step 12

California Rob conducts a workshop on the 12th Step at the 12 Step Study held by the 3 Legacies Group in Winter Garden Florida in April of 2014.

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Topic: History of the Big Book

Chris S leads this workshop on the History of the Big Book from a fifteen week Big Book Workshop held in Montclair NJ in 2009.

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Workshop: The Big Book and Steps of AA - Part 6 of 6

This is the final part of a 6 part workshop we have been publishing one episode every Monday for the last 6 weeks.

Bob O from Denver CO conducted this workshop at Primary Purpose in Camp Hill  PA in June 2009. This is part six of six going through the Big Book and steps of AA.

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Workshop: The Big Book and Steps of AA - Part 5 of 6 (Part 6 next Monday)

This is a 6 part workshop and Im publishing one episode from it every Monday.

Bob O from Denver CO conducted this 6 part workshop at Primary Purpose in Camp Hill  PA in June 2009. This is part five of a six part workshop going through the Big Book and steps of AA.

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Workshop: The Big Book and Steps of AA - Part 4 of 6 (Part 5 next Monday)

This is a 6 part workshop and Im publishing one episode from it every Monday.

Bob O from Denver CO conducted this 6 part workshop at Primary Purpose in Camp Hill  PA in June 2009. This is part four of a six part workshop going through the Big Book and steps of AA.

This one continues with more of the 4th step and moves forward from there.

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