User talk:ZerendipT/Robert (Bob) Earll

I've just set up a page about Robert (Bob) Earll, a noted speaker in 12step circles and a writer of tv series from the 1960s through the 1990s. I am writing this to initiate a TalkPage to discuss if the man deserves to have a Wikipedia entry. I initiated the Wikipedia entry (my first, after LOTS of use of Wikipedia as a resource) to help discover more about the man and his work. There is a quiet enquiry going on to find out where he is and what he is doing, but there is not much info available. With a Wikipedia page, what this man has done may survive, even if he is not located.

I am hopeful that creating this Wikipedia page will result in more info coming to light.

Bold textBob is a good friend of mine. He currently lives in Reno, NV. He also touched my life in ways I cannot even describe.

--I listened to many 12 step tapes of Bob Earll and his stories are one tool in the program that certainly helped me. The interesting thing about 12 step cassette tapes is that you share them with friends in the program so I have almost none of the hundreds of tapes I listened to.

Some of the most memorable stories were about his infant daughter. One time she wanted to wash her favorite stuffed animal in the washer and dryer. He repeatedly told her "No." It was full of sawdust and would fall apart. Well she insisted and he relented, throwing the toy into the dryer. This will teach her a lesson, he decided. Once the dryer buzzed, she toddled up and when he opened the door, the perfectly fluffy stuffed animal popped out and his daughter grabbed it and walked away happy and satisfied.

The second story was one I can't remember as well but when his daughter was just learning to walk they would go out in the desert under a full moon and she would chase the moon. It was very touching. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.193.193.107 (talk) 15:47, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Definitely, Bob Earll should have a wiki page! He is a brilliant TV writer, director, and book author. He is also a well-known circuit speaker for recovery from alcoholism, drug abuse, and family issues relating to those diseases. He has been instrumental in being a strong part of thousands upon thousands of people's recovery, even today through the tapes and CD's that were made of his talks. I would like to see a listing of all his talks, as well as all of the other works that he has produced. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.54.151.111 (talk) 22:09, 31 March 2012 (UTC)