Contact information: Call 310-399-6866 Mon–Fri. 8:00 AM– 5:00 PM Pacific Time. Address: Sobriety Calendar 8205 Santa Monica Blvd. #1-427 West Hollywood, CA 90046. Or Fax this form to: 310-496-1942 For special orders or large quantities please contact albert@sobrietycalendar.com

Ritch Colbert: ritch@sobrietycalendar.com
Albert Goldenberg: albert@sobrietycalendar.com
Jay Wheeler: jay@sobrietycalendar.com
Christopher Harrity: christopher@sobrietycalendar.com

The Sobriety Calendar was created in 1990 by Charlie Bishop, AA archivist, author, publisher, and founder of The Bishop of Books. Born Nov. 10, 1938, Charlie graduated Wheeling Jesuit University in 1960 with an A.B. in English. He taught high school English for one year in Wheeling, WV, and 3 years in Maryland. After that, he wrote for the Associated Press in Bluefield, WV, and then reported for The Wheeling News-Register for about six years, becoming city editor.

Charlie began collecting books on alcoholism in 1976 and over the years amassed the largest alcoholism collection in private hands in the U.S. until selling it to Brown University’s Center of Alcohol Studies in 1995. He served as archivist for West Virginia AA for 6 years, and has established a national reputation as an antiquarian bookseller, appraiser specializing in the literature of alcoholism, and publisher of 11 books on Alcoholics Anonymous and alcoholism.

In 2000, Keith Morris joined Charlie in the research, artwork, and graphics design of the Sobriety Calendar. He became immediately obsessed with AA history and the information that the calendar provided. Keith quickly became a collector of books, magazines, and printed materials about Alcoholics Anonymous and alcoholism for his own research library, due to a newfound love of the fascinating subject of AA, and time spent with Charlie and the Sobriety Calendar.

In 2002 Charlie sold the Sobriety Calendar to Richard Colbert after deciding to devote more of his time to his 35 year interest in AA archives and to continue publishing, lecturing and consulting as well as appraising in the field of alcoholism literature.

In 2005 Christopher Harrity came on as art director and editor, and Jay Wheeler joined the team as a sales rep and production coordinator, as well as all-round aide-de-camp. Our newest team member is Albert Goldenberg, who joined us in 2009. Albert’s strong background in sales and marketing guides the calendar into new markets and opens the possibility of adding new Sobriety Calendar products.

Richard Colbert is an entrepreneur based in Los Angeles who, over the years, has purchased more than 1000 calendars to share with friends in the Program, friendships developed during more than 25 years of his sobriety. Purchasing the Calendar from Charlie was more than a business opportunity for Richard. Like Charlie, Keith, Christopher, Jay and Albert, he is a good friend of the AA fellowship and enjoys carrying the message through a wonderful tradition —The Sobriety Calendar.