THISFILM IS ABOUT BILL WILSON, THE CO-FOUNDER OF AA AND HIS WIFE LOIS. IT CRONICLES HOW AA GOT STARTED AND HAS EVOLVED INTO SUCH ASN INTERNATOINAL SUCCESS IN THE RECOVERY OF ALCOHOLISM.
This video found me today after I’d spending the morning crying in the deepest depression of my life. I had some success with AA years ago but eventually was led astray by my own devices. Hearing the doubtfulness from the horse’s mouth and his willingness to be willing has inspired me. I’m going to attend my first meeting in 6 years, I can’t say if I will find my solution but I’m going to be willing to accept god and believe that he can remove this defect of character that has plagued me for so long.
AA saved my family. My dad was an alcoholic, but AA, and Al-Anon saved us. Find a good meeting and a good sponsor and commit with all your help with the help of your higher power. I will pray for you.
Mister wilson is god's divine intervention to us alcoholics. This program saved more Lives, God used his hands to outline this program which is truly divinely sent. There is not a day that goes by that I don't thank god for all the blessings in my life that I almost threw away. God most certainly did for me what I could not do for myself. These interviews are particularly interesting. I saw a special on bill w on Amazon which contained quite a bit of this footage and his story never gets old. This is a fascinating journey and I love all my brothers and sisters In the program
So, may I take it you're a Christian? Since that is most probable (AA was modelled after the Oxford Group, so in essence, it's a Christian-based organization, despite its statements to the contrary), then my question to you is this: Since AA claims that 'God' can be anything one chooses (including inanimate objects, such as a doorknob, light bulb, etc.), doesn't that contravene Christianity's prohibition against idolatry? Many mainline Christian organizations have actually refused to endorse AA, because of that. In essence, it then falls to being considered little more than a pagan cult or a corrupted sect of Christianity. Given that, wouldn't it have been better merely to have just joined a church, rather than becoming known for association with an outfit of such dubious reputation?
There's only one criteria for joining AA, and that's the desire to stop drinking. My understanding is that no organised religion claims to have any specialist knowledge or expertise in treating addictions. You might consider doing even a rudimentary level of research into subjects you very clearly know nothing before committing to online commentary.
@@brendanbrendan9435 And you better get more literate, before committing to online commentary, yourself. The word you should have used is 'criterion,' not 'criteria.' In your final sentence, it would help if you added the word 'about,' after 'nothing,' as well. The day I need instruction from one as illiterate as you, will be a long time in coming, I can say. I'm going to take it that you're an AA advocate. Well, I quit drinking in 2012, after having been quite the prodigious beer drinker, for 25 years, before that. I just quit cold turkey, as they say, and had no difficulty, nor did I make application to AA, or any other cult or supposed addiction aid, or any other bullshit, whatsoever. That ability usually irks you types, though, since you can't do it. As well, several high US courts have ruled AA to be a religious organization, so maybe you should do a little research, yourself. Look under Establishment Clause. I'm a pragmatic agnostic, anyway, so all you religious/quasi-religious fucks are just a bunch of jokes. I didn't need your stupid cults to quit drinking, and I was aheavy drinker, which is supposed to make it harder.
@@ShannonFreng it’s not so much that god can be anything. It’s the idea that the pig headed alcoholic needs to let go of power before s/he can ever even consider that something other than him/herself could be in control. Forcing god down their throat never works. Lead them. Listen to Clancy I.
Thank you Larry for your service. Back in the late 80s and early 90s I used to show the 16mm version of this at meetings around southern california. i miss those days and appreciate you bringing that memory to life again for me.
Hi, my name is Mike and I'm the alcoholic, Thank you very much for this video. I watched it several times! Its great to hear Bill's own words and road to recovery. It helped me and still helps me tremendously. Wishing 24 hrs. to everyone.
Thank you for this effort. I relapsed after fifteen years of sobriety. After ten months in hell, I am back in the fight. The good news is that this time I am letting God do the fighting. A few trips to the hospital helped with that. Cheers.
We have been doing AA book studies and I cannot put into words what a blessing it has been to see the man and hear him speaking in his own words. I am so grateful for your work and for sharing it with us. You have and will in the future save many lives by sharing this with the world. Thank you and may God Bless you always.
Real sanity arrived at painfully. How moving and inspirational. God and my fellow AA friends have kept me sober for nearly ten years. Thank God for this man and our other founders and servants. JOY😉
Thank you for this, Larry!!! I’ve never gotten to see/hear/experience seeing Bill share his story. This is amazing! Thank you again for putting in the effort to make this accessible!
Thank you for your service brother your spirit will continue to live in this marvelous fellowship. I have just begun my new journey to do thy will… if anyone is new keep coming back it works if you work it and your worth. I’ll keep coming Larry to grow from you marvelous gift of and light.😇🙏
Thank you for sharing this with me.... I am unworthy of saving myself, yet I am able and willingly accept this precious gift of Grace that's been bestowed upon me since I "had enough". Thanks to AA for pointing me towards God, and God who brought me to AA to find this miracle of my life which I can now live and be a part of . Bless you for making & posting this video - it's hope has filled me up again... Nothing i has been in vain. 🫶&🙏
LARRY, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO MAKE THIS AVAILABLE ON TH-cam. ALL THIS A.A. MATERIAL JUST APPEARED ON MY FEED TODAY, AND I AM ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL TO VIEW THIS FILM OF BILL AND LOIS. MAY GOD BLESS YOU. SINCERELY , STEVE RICH
Thank you so much for making this film. I enjoyed it immensely,told my group about and have received great feedback. Having been in this wonderful program for 15 years I appreciate Bill’s writing style and,of course, his wisdom but I had never heard him speak until now. What it has done is bring his words and his story to life. What came through more than anything for me was his humility. As I watched I couldn’t help but think of the millions of lives he had a positive effect upon by conceiving of and bringing to fruition this miraculous fellowship. I have been convinced that AA was divinely inspired and it was done through this man. I feel that this film you have made is a treasure. Thank you and be assured that I will continue to recommend it to anyone who will listen to me. God bless you!
Teared up in gratitude when I saw him walking in the beginning. Thank you Bill and thank you to all those who share their experience, strength, and hope in the meetings.
Thank you so much Larry for making this available- I have enjoyed it enormously - I have never seen Bill tell his own story. And to see and hear Lois as well! These two have saved millions of lives. Thank you again 🙏
What a historical marvel and a true blessing to see the real Bill W and indeed Lois. Thank you Larry for your work in bringing this to TH-cam to never be lost.
Oh Larry, thank you so much for your efforts in organizing these films! There is no history like them for the millions of AAs whom Bill Wilson has helped to save from the depths of the living hell known as alcoholism. There are not words to express my gratitude and doubtless that of the thousands of others who have watched these.
They are but glossed over propaganda. AA was often actually at odds with Wilson's behavior, once he gave over control of AA, to the board of trustees. But somehow, none of this gets mentioned much, though even AA has acknowledged these happenings. But of course, it's not as if AA's going to say that Wison was really just a philandering, lech, who kept a mistress, and was into the occult, use of LSD, and just a money-seeking wretch. He screamed for whisky on his deathbed, even threatening to punch his nurse in the nose, if refused (which he was). All this, and other sordid happenings are documented facts--most of which, even AA does not deny, if pressed. So, this is the great creator of AA, who's so venerated, eh? More just a charlatanistic cult.
Your comment shows that you aren't in recovery, nor is anyone you care about. Most great leaders have had a darker side, and are NOT saints. Nevertheless, AA has saved millions of lives, including my own, and I have nothing but the best words to say about it. There is nothing remotely cultish about AA, so I am sorry you think along those lines. All the very best to you! @@ShannonFreng
@@charlotteritchie3338No, I'm not 'in recovery' (whatever that nebulous expression amounts to), nor have I ever been, or intend being. You lot always defend your great benefactor, absolving him of all ill acts, with some platitude about no one being perfect. So, where do you get the documented proof that AA's saved millions? That's just another example of blatant AA hyperbole. AA is merely for feckless, feeble-minded types. I quit drinking beer after 25 years of being a prodigious imbiber of it, over a decade ago, with no need of any help. But to you people (or many of you, at any rate), ones such as I are usually labelled as merely 'dry drunks.' Where's your much claimed magnanimity in that? It seems more just a simple jealous resentment, on your people's part. I've found that all most AAers practice is psychological projection: Claiming false attributes in others, which they deny having, themselves. Ah well, I don't wish to hold you up, for your next meeting.
This is a brutally honest assessment of AA, their together and individually. At the end, Lois talks about how the 12 Steps helped her as well. Very interesting.
Thankyou bill. Thankyou eby. Thankyou. Larry. Thankyou GOD. Thankyou first 100. Thankyou next 2 million. Amd thankyou many more. Who made AA. I was blessed. Twice. Sober from AA. I left and I drank worse than ever. Progressive alcoholic. I have the malady. I had the promises. I have abundance. I left AA. I lost most of my blessing. But still alive. I might look at AA again. One day.
Every alcoholic should get to Dr. Bob's House. I've been fortunate enough to have visited several times, and it's humbling in a way. The theory of "two alcoholics and a pot of coffee" is a meeting is proven here.
Thank you Mr. LARRY. This Is my first time here on your channel and I thoroughly enjoy this. This movie taught me something I didn't know about this wonderful man who created this safe haven. Many lives were saved. I loved the dress code of sitting outside, telling a story in a suit and tie, and his wife dressed beautifully with her brouche on the lapel of her outer garment. I will continue to watch and share. And I think u truly. God Bless you sir. NYC
Hi Larry Great Video Sir I enjoyed it and you done a Fine Job. I have a few Channels and some of my viewers suggested I look into Bill Wilson for a Video and I`m doing research on it now. If you don`t mind me asking you , what made you want to do a video about Mr Wilson?
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE COMMENTS THEY MADE ME SMILE. MY GRANDSON JUST READ THEM ALL TO ME. I CONGRADULATE ALL OF YOU ON YOUR JOURNEYS. LOVE LARRY
WHY WON'T YOU DRINK WITH ME?!?
IVE GOT RELIGION ❤🌠
Love you larry
This video found me today after I’d spending the morning crying in the deepest depression of my life. I had some success with AA years ago but eventually was led astray by my own devices. Hearing the doubtfulness from the horse’s mouth and his willingness to be willing has inspired me. I’m going to attend my first meeting in 6 years, I can’t say if I will find my solution but I’m going to be willing to accept god and believe that he can remove this defect of character that has plagued me for so long.
One day at a time it works your worth life never give up
AA saved my family. My dad was an alcoholic, but AA, and Al-Anon saved us. Find a good meeting and a good sponsor and commit with all your help with the help of your higher power. I will pray for you.
Hope all is well my friend. I pray for you
Hope all is well 🙏🏻
Regards from Uruguay. I am an Alcoholic on recovery. Thanks a lot,
Mister wilson is god's divine intervention to us alcoholics. This program saved more Lives, God used his hands to outline this program which is truly divinely sent. There is not a day that goes by that I don't thank god for all the blessings in my life that I almost threw away. God most certainly did for me what I could not do for myself. These interviews are particularly interesting. I saw a special on bill w on Amazon which contained quite a bit of this footage and his story never gets old. This is a fascinating journey and I love all my brothers and sisters In the program
So, may I take it you're a Christian? Since that is most probable (AA was modelled after the Oxford Group, so in essence, it's a Christian-based organization, despite its statements to the contrary), then my question to you is this:
Since AA claims that 'God' can be anything one chooses (including inanimate objects, such as a doorknob, light bulb, etc.), doesn't that contravene Christianity's prohibition against idolatry? Many mainline Christian organizations have actually refused to endorse AA, because of that. In essence, it then falls to being considered little more than a pagan cult or a corrupted sect of Christianity. Given that, wouldn't it have been better merely to have just joined a church, rather than becoming known for association with an outfit of such dubious reputation?
There's only one criteria for joining AA, and that's the desire to stop drinking. My understanding is that no organised religion claims to have any specialist knowledge or expertise in treating addictions. You might consider doing even a rudimentary level of research into subjects you very clearly know nothing before committing to online commentary.
@@brendanbrendan9435 And you better get more literate, before committing to online commentary, yourself. The word you should have used is 'criterion,' not 'criteria.' In your final sentence, it would help if you added the word 'about,' after 'nothing,' as well. The day I need instruction from one as illiterate as you, will be a long time in coming, I can say.
I'm going to take it that you're an AA advocate. Well, I quit drinking in 2012, after having been quite the prodigious beer drinker, for 25 years, before that. I just quit cold turkey, as they say, and had no difficulty, nor did I make application to AA, or any other cult or supposed addiction aid, or any other bullshit, whatsoever. That ability usually irks you types, though, since you can't do it. As well, several high US courts have ruled AA to be a religious organization, so maybe you should do a little research, yourself. Look under Establishment Clause.
I'm a pragmatic agnostic, anyway, so all you religious/quasi-religious fucks are just a bunch of jokes. I didn't need your stupid cults to quit drinking, and I was aheavy drinker, which is supposed to make it harder.
@@ShannonFreng it’s not so much that god can be anything. It’s the idea that the pig headed alcoholic needs to let go of power before s/he can ever even consider that something other than him/herself could be in control. Forcing god down their throat never works. Lead them. Listen to Clancy I.
Thank you Larry for your service. Back in the late 80s and early 90s I used to show the 16mm version of this at meetings around southern california. i miss those days and appreciate you bringing that memory to life again for me.
Thank you Larry, è per me commovente ascoltare il co-fondatore e Lois così live ❤ thank you so much
Hi, my name is Mike and I'm the alcoholic, Thank you very much for this video. I watched it several times! Its great to hear Bill's own words and road to recovery. It helped me and still helps me tremendously. Wishing 24 hrs. to everyone.
This video is shit
you are reaching more than you know
thank you so much for sharing your treasures
THANK YOU LARRY FOR BILL W STORY. MY NAME IS ED, 14 YEARS SOBER. iM SO GREATFUL THAT I WAS 50 YEARS OLD AND COULD START A NEW LIFE❤
I AM SOBER BECAUSE OF AA. Thank you!!
How are you getting on?
Thank you so much Larry,Amazing I’ve never seen this before or even heard Bill W speak
I’ve been sober for 40 years thanks to AA
This guy literally promotes drinking. F Bill W.
Thank you so much, Larry! You are a wonderful person and I’m so pleased that you did this in spite of the Macular degeneration.
Thank you for this effort. I relapsed after fifteen years of sobriety. After ten months in hell, I am back in the fight. The good news is that this time I am letting God do the fighting. A few trips to the hospital helped with that. Cheers.
What a wonderful gift. Thank you for your service to the fellowship
I'm so into AA's history right now so Thank u for this!!
This is a tremendous use of your combined God given gifts. Thank you sir!
God Bless,
Sean Goehner
We have been doing AA book studies and I cannot put into words what a blessing it has been to see the man and hear him speaking in his own words. I am so grateful for your work and for sharing it with us. You have and will in the future save many lives by sharing this with the world. Thank you and may God Bless you always.
Absolutely amazing... And😊 incredible we are so blessed
This is a wonderful gift!
Thank you Larry for posting this film. The history of AA is so important.
Thankyou Larry for the video gift
Real sanity arrived at painfully. How moving and inspirational. God and my fellow AA friends have kept me sober for nearly ten years. Thank God for this man and our other founders and servants. JOY😉
Thank you for your service
Thank you for this, Larry!!! I’ve never gotten to see/hear/experience seeing Bill share his story. This is amazing! Thank you again for putting in the effort to make this accessible!
Thank you for your service brother your spirit will continue to live in this marvelous fellowship.
I have just begun my new journey to do thy will… if anyone is new keep coming back it works if you work it and your worth.
I’ll keep coming Larry to grow from you marvelous gift of and light.😇🙏
Thank you for sharing this with me.... I am unworthy of saving myself, yet I am able and willingly accept this precious gift of Grace that's been bestowed upon me since I "had enough". Thanks to AA for pointing me towards God, and God who brought me to AA to find this miracle of my life which I can now live and be a part of . Bless you for making & posting this video - it's hope has filled me up again... Nothing i
has been in vain. 🫶&🙏
The best is yet to come 🙏
My sponcer told me the story of AA in 2011. This video is word for word what he told me. Awesome!
Great job on this project.
LARRY, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO MAKE THIS AVAILABLE ON TH-cam. ALL THIS A.A. MATERIAL JUST APPEARED ON MY FEED TODAY, AND I AM ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL TO VIEW THIS FILM OF BILL AND LOIS. MAY GOD BLESS YOU. SINCERELY , STEVE RICH
Larry, my friend, I appreciate you putting this up, and I am wishing you the best. Take care my friend and thank you for your service
Thank you Larry. You are contributing so much to the common good with your efforts.
Thank you Larry 👍
Thank you for your service.
Thank you so much for making this film. I enjoyed it immensely,told my group about and have received great feedback. Having been in this wonderful program for 15 years I appreciate Bill’s writing style and,of course, his wisdom but I had never heard him speak until now. What it has done is bring his words and his story to life. What came through more than anything for me was his humility. As I watched I couldn’t help but think of the millions of lives he had a positive effect upon by conceiving of and bringing to fruition this miraculous fellowship. I have been convinced that AA was divinely inspired and it was done through this man. I feel that this film you have made is a treasure. Thank you and be assured that I will continue to recommend it to anyone who will listen to me. God bless you!
Thank you Larry trying to find hope in my dark time and just your honesty and genuine kidness I picked up in the begging changed mz mood. God bless
Thank you for this service
Teared up in gratitude when I saw him walking in the beginning. Thank you Bill and thank you to all those who share their experience, strength, and hope in the meetings.
Thank you Larry I appreciate you. Have a good one
This was amazing, thank you for sharing and thank Him for bringing me to know the program, just for today. Blessings y'all!
Thank you for your service Larry, this is truly incredible. God bless you, sir 🙏
Thank you so much Larry for making this available- I have enjoyed it enormously - I have never seen Bill tell his own story. And to see and hear Lois as well! These two have saved millions of lives. Thank you again 🙏
Awesome Larry keep up the good work
Great job cleaning this up for us. Thank you.
Thank you so Larry! This is a great pleasure to watch.
Mr. Wilson is extremely intelligent to be able to communicate so well
Thank you for helping people
Thank you so much for this. We are in the middle of a Joe and Charlie BigBook study and finding this enriches the history portion. This is fantastic!
Thank you for this.
Thank you so much for posting this. I grew up going to AA meetings with my mom as a young child. I’ve never seen this footage. It’s very informative.
thank you bill for saving my life......
Thankful for your hard work.
Brilliant lovely video thank you so much 😊
What a historical marvel and a true blessing to see the real Bill W and indeed Lois. Thank you Larry for your work in bringing this to TH-cam to never be lost.
WOW Fantastic ❤
That was a very lovely video. It's almost 100 years later, and the same message is helping millions. It sure saved mine.
Thank you Bill Wilson Amen I love AA now I go to it very smart God filled man genius
Thank you ❤
Thank you!❤🎉
YOU ARE WELCOME.
Grateful, thank you for sharing! Really enjoyed this!
Thank you!!!
Oh Larry, thank you so much for your efforts in organizing these films! There is no history like them for the millions of AAs whom Bill Wilson has helped to save from the depths of the living hell known as alcoholism. There are not words to express my gratitude and doubtless that of the thousands of others who have watched these.
They are but glossed over propaganda. AA was often actually at odds with Wilson's behavior, once he gave over control of AA, to the board of trustees. But somehow, none of this gets mentioned much, though even AA has acknowledged these happenings. But of course, it's not as if AA's going to say that Wison was really just a philandering, lech, who kept a mistress, and was into the occult, use of LSD, and just a money-seeking wretch. He screamed for whisky on his deathbed, even threatening to punch his nurse in the nose, if refused (which he was). All this, and other sordid happenings are documented facts--most of which, even AA does not deny, if pressed. So, this is the great creator of AA, who's so venerated, eh? More just a charlatanistic cult.
Your comment shows that you aren't in recovery, nor is anyone you care about. Most great leaders have had a darker side, and are NOT saints. Nevertheless, AA has saved millions of lives, including my own, and I have nothing but the best words to say about it. There is nothing remotely cultish about AA, so I am sorry you think along those lines. All the very best to you! @@ShannonFreng
@@charlotteritchie3338No, I'm not 'in recovery' (whatever that nebulous expression amounts to), nor have I ever been, or intend being. You lot always defend your great benefactor, absolving him of all ill acts, with some platitude about no one being perfect. So, where do you get the documented proof that AA's saved millions? That's just another example of blatant AA hyperbole. AA is merely for feckless, feeble-minded types.
I quit drinking beer after 25 years of being a prodigious imbiber of it, over a decade ago, with no need of any help. But to you people (or many of you, at any rate), ones such as I are usually labelled as merely 'dry drunks.' Where's your much claimed magnanimity in that? It seems more just a simple jealous resentment, on your people's part. I've found that all most AAers practice is psychological projection: Claiming false attributes in others, which they deny having, themselves. Ah well, I don't wish to hold you up, for your next meeting.
This is a brutally honest assessment of AA, their together and individually. At the end, Lois talks about how the 12 Steps helped her as well. Very interesting.
They made quite a bit of money off of all this bullshit, too.
He made aa but was trash. Barely stayed sober. Looks like he was drunk making this.
Спасибо большое АА и Богу, Биллу У и Ларри за это послание, трезвый с 2021г. с любовью из России.
Amazing thanks so much for sharing the message.
Great job I loved it
Thank you for this story
AMAZING MAN and story
YES HE WS. I WAS FORTUNATE TO MEET HIS WIFE LOIS AT THEIR HOUSE IN 1987, 8 MONHTS BEFORE SHE DIEDD AT 96.
What's an amazing movie is this , thank you so much larry ❤
Thank you Larry!!! Have a wonderful weekend
Larry, thank you so much for sharing this.❤
Thank you, Larry! What a treat!! ❤
Thank you SO much for this wonderful work you do! I appreciate you very much!!
Thank you so much for posting this. Great work. I enjoyed it immensely!
Beautiful !! ❤
Thankyou bill. Thankyou eby. Thankyou. Larry. Thankyou GOD. Thankyou first 100. Thankyou next 2 million. Amd thankyou many more. Who made AA. I was blessed. Twice. Sober from AA. I left and I drank worse than ever. Progressive alcoholic. I have the malady. I had the promises. I have abundance. I left AA. I lost most of my blessing. But still alive. I might look at AA again. One day.
Every alcoholic should get to Dr. Bob's House. I've been fortunate enough to have visited several times, and it's humbling in a way. The theory of "two alcoholics and a pot of coffee" is a meeting is proven here.
Thank you!
Never saw this before. It is very helpful to me in trying to understand AA to hear of its beginnings. Thank you for putting this together!
thanks lol lois was truly a saint
BILL W. AND AA SAVED MY LIFE ❤💝
Thank you very much , very interesting
Спасибо, братан. Надеюсь, ты живой ещё😊
Thank you Mr. LARRY. This Is my first time here on your channel and I thoroughly enjoy this. This movie taught me something I didn't know about this wonderful man who created this safe haven. Many lives were saved.
I loved the dress code of sitting outside, telling a story in a suit and tie, and his wife dressed beautifully with her brouche on the lapel of her outer garment.
I will continue to watch and share.
And I think u truly. God Bless you sir.
NYC
Ty so much
Thank you and happy new year 🎆
Bill Wilson is the most important human in the last 100 years or more.
Poor Lois.... She's thinking, "do I have to listen to this again....."
God love you❤
This dude gives me a shit load of hope.
Thanks
thanks for carrying the message
Yes sober because of aa program . You cAn also do zoom aa meetings or soeaker tape spirtual readings dailey
Oh god I wish I could stop
You can
❤
Thank you Larry for sharing your archives! I never heard Bill's story. It is really beautiful!
That was cute! I knock on wood too!
Hi Larry Great Video Sir I enjoyed it and you done a Fine Job. I have a few Channels and some of my viewers suggested I look into Bill Wilson for a Video and I`m doing research on it now. If you don`t mind me asking you , what made you want to do a video about Mr Wilson?
❤️💎❤️💎❤️💎❤️💎
Very nice of you to have made n convert and posted the founder of A.A.... Out of curiosity is that the only movies that you convert??