OKAY, SO IT'S NOT THE '
TIMES' ...
....Hell, it's not even the '
Enquirer'....
but it is your
Bulletin
and we'd love to print your articles and announcements. So write something, or call and tell us your news. Please submi
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announcements by the 2nd Tuesday of the month prior to the month they should appear -
-- Mail it or Fax it to the office
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Bob, Suffolk Intergroup’s erstwhile Archivist, has recently discovered a “new” oldest article written for the
Grapevine
by a Suffolk County AA member. The new article appeared two years before the article that was previously thought to have been the first contribution from Suffolk. The article, written by “H.S.” of Lake Ronkonkoma, appeared in the October 1953 issue of the
Grapevine
. If there is anyone who remembers “H.S.” and can supply some background information about him or her, please contact Bob in care of the SIA office. If anyone is interested in helping Bob with this invaluable, there is work for many hands yet to be done. The article is reprinted here with permission of the AA Grapevine, Inc.
HE’S RETIRED
While visiting various groups, I have noticed a stock phrase used in the reply to the question, “Where is So-and-So?” That phrase is, “He doesn’t get around as much as he used to.” Most often the ones who were missing were ones who, in my opinion, had a million dollars worth of good, solid A
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