Sober Cast: An (unofficial) Alcoholics Anonymous Podcast AA

Barry L sober in 1945 speaking about the origin of the 3rd tradition (LGBTQ)

Barry L sober in 1945, speaking about the origin of the 3rd tradition at the 50th World Conference in Montreal in July 1985. He was the first openly gay member of AA. 

Tradition 3 - The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking.

Barry passed away 3 weeks after this speak.

Barry is the author of the book Living Sober and was a great friend of Bill W and his wife Lois.

In 1978 Lois gave the original manuscript of the big book to Barry, and in 1979 Barry signed a notarized letter gifting the manuscript to A.A. World Services. In exchange, he asked only to be able to keep it in his possession until his death.

Somewhere between 1979 and Barry's death in 1985, everyone at A.A. World Services apparently forgot about this arrangement. The whereabouts of the manuscript remained unknown until it reappeared at an auction house in 2004, sold by a “Joseph B.” for $1.5 million. It was auctioned again in 2007 to Alabama resident Ken Roberts for $992,000.  A few months later, according to court documents, A.A. World Services rediscovered Barry's notarized letter.  

Last month (3/18) the manuscript was once again auctioned off, this time for $2.4 million.

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Jennifer S sober for 7 years

Jennifer S sober for 7 years speaking at an unknown roundup in 2005

Lorna K speaking at the Music City Roundup

Lorna K. from New York NY. speaking at the 13th. Annual Music City Roundup in Nashville TN. in 1994. She is a very funny woman in a cape!

YPAA: Layla McC of Stafford TX

Layla McC of Stafford TX speaking at the 2003 Tennessee Conf of Young People in AA.

Adam T speaking in 2008

Adam T speaking at the Soberstock Roundup in Aberdeen SD in 2008

Theresa F at the Gopher State Roundup

Theresa F from Van Nuys CA speaking at the Gopher State Roundup in 2013, funny lady with a great message.

Workshop: 22nd Annual Back To Basics

Charlie Y speaking at the 22nd Back To Basics Workshop in Savannah GA in 2011

Kim P sober in 1994 speaking in 2013

Kim P. from Philadelphia got sober in 1994 and she is speaking at the 2nd Liberty Bell Roundup in June 2013

Multiple Speakers: YPAA - We Hit Bottom Too

Topic meeting: We Hit Bottom Too at 2015 ICAA Young People in A.A. 

Al-Anon: Ann Marie R speaking in 2010

Ann Marie R is the Al-Anon speaker at the 33rd Brazos Riverside Conference in TX in 2010.