Jack C. from Maryland was the Keynote speaker at the 39th Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous in Nashua, NH, in April, 2005. In this recording of his speech, Jack tells about his career as a police officer, attorney, and eventually judge. It is a story that is no less than amazing; he talks about a pipe bomb package which critically injured him, and how he dedicated his life ever since to helping other AA's in any way he can. ... Mark Urso traveled throughout North America making AA and Al-...

Storytelling at its best!Chuck's presentation at the 2008 New Hampshire AA convention in North Conway brought the audience from shock to tears, with lots of laughs, too, as he described "hitting bottom," followed by a seemingly impossible plan of action with Alcoholics Anonymous. With the help of many friends, his journey was one of success in the face of great difficulty and his storytelling skills are well sharpened. Chuck's wife, Beth, is well regarded in the speaking circuit, a...

Get a handle on the audio! So many issues that can be tackled and avoided with a little expertise at small group gatherings when using a public address system to get the sound out there! Save your next event from embarrassing feedback and sound related issues with this simple step-by-step guide to how to handle everything involved with small venue sound reinforcement, and make friends with all those knobs and meters that can look intimidating!A 25-year radio veteran, Mark Urso shed...

Each year, hundreds of members of Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon get together for relaxation, sunshine and fellowship at the "Sobriety Under the Sun" English-speaking AA convention in Mexico. Experience the warmth and strength of the best AA and AFG presenters in the world, preserved here for posterity.Created by and narrated by Mark Urso, who's been making AA archival recordings since 2000. He calls the project "ReXark," which stands for "archival recordings." Each year, Mark en...

A solution-focused study of alcoholism and addiction, causes and cures, written from experience.Intended for therapists, professionals, caregivers and sufferers, aiming to connect the community by identifying common experience.Key topics include depression, mania, bi-polar, caregiving, hunger as it relates to cravings, pride-confusion, stubbornness, pre-denial, pre-disease suffering, curable aspects, choice, memory, cause, enabling, and faith.

Gaze toward the moon and count your blessings."Aina's Dreams," the first episode of the "Share The Moon" series, introduces Aina, a bright young girl with a wild imagination, Howard, a winged, fire-breathing, unemployed dragon, and Carlos Riviera, the world's best romantic antagonist, a former bullfighter who now collects cars for a living.Then there's Fuzz, a cat whose wisdom seems tonight most wise, and most mystical, under the moonlit sky.As the story begins, the...