Sober Cast: An (unofficial) Alcoholics Anonymous Podcast AA

Tom Tuesday: Toms Story

This speak was recorded in February of 2011 at Back to Basics in Huntsville and is Tom I telling his story.

 

I am starting something a little different today. A while back an AA member (Kent) reached out to me regarding a collection of recordings by Tom I.

 

Tom was sober over 65 years at the time of his passing and through the efforts of Kent, Tom's family and others a library of his speaks over the years was collected. Tom has long been a highly regarded speaker in AA, he has quite a story. Starting today and until we run through his library the podcast will be featuring a "Tom Tuesday". It seems appropriate to start with Tom telling his story.

 

Tom I became sober at the age of 28, attending an AA meeting in a maximum-security prison. He had been sentenced there after he killed two teenagers during a blackout.

 

While incarcerated, Tom became a passionate and active member of AA. Upon his release he dedicated his life to carrying the message of recovery to other inmates. He was the first former prisoner hired to work within the prison system. His journey eventually took him from prisoner to warden. Tom passed away in 2022 with over 65 years of sobriety.

 

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ESH: Father Bill W (47 Years)

Father Bill W originally from Ireland and currently from La Jolla CA speaking in Hilton Head at the 11th Mid-Winter Conference held in 1990. He did a good bit of speaking in the 80's and from what I can garner he was 47 years sober at the time of this speak.

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ESH: Alexis K (30 Years)

Alexis K tells some of his story at the Road to Recovery Group in Plymouth United Kingdom in April of 2023.

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Topic: The Symptoms of a Spiritual Awakening

Russell S from the Coral Gables Group in Florida was sober 29 years at the time of this speak called The Symptoms of a Spiritual Awakening at an unknown event held somewhere in Florida.

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Workshop: Forgiveness NSFW

Ed M (sober in 1971) leads this workshop on the topic of Forgiveness, this is an unknown event. It is impossible to discuss forgiveness without discussing the things that need forgiving, if you are someone that has difficulty with difficult subjects you might want to choose a different episode. NSFW

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Joe McQ from the Joe and Charlie Workshops telling his story

Joe McQ, (the Joe from the Joe & Charlie Big Book Workshops) telling his story. Joe is from Little Rock Arkansas and got sober in 1962, he is speaking in 1987 at an unknown event in Vancouver Washington.

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ESH: Mildred F - 15 years in a convent couldnt keep her sober!

Mildred F (sober in 1973) from Toronto Canada has long been one of my favorite speakers, I ran across this one today that I didnt know I had, as far as Im concerned you cant get too much Mildred. She is speaking at the 12th Annual SWWCF  held in Cocoa Beach Florida in September of 2011.

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Workshop: Willfulness Vs Willingness

Cliff (sober 20 years) from Oklahoma City leads this workshop on the topic of - Willfulness Vs Willingness held at FOTSNY in Jan of 2021. There are a few Q & A at the end.

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Topic: The Importance of Sponsorship

The topic is: The Importance of Sponsorship, from the Kitchen Table AA event held in 2009, the main host got sober in 1979 and was 36 years sober at the time of the event.

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ESH: Lew F (45 Years)

Lew F from Chilliwack British Colombia was sober 45 years at the time of this speak at the 52nd Florida State Convention held in Fort Lauderdale Florida in 2008.

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