Storytelling Videos

I try to remind everyone that Halloween is not actually a form of devil worship (while dusting off some very old stand-up material).  Also, and it may sound like a symantic arguement to you, but just because I can t find something doesn t mean it s lost.   And, how exactly am I supposed to handle it when someone is telling me something as if it s the first time for the hundredth time?  Is there protocal for that? I also talk about my mother, and my grandfather, the a-hole. (Hard drive trouble left me without the regular theme song. Forgive me for the nostalgia)

By Jim Bihyeh Read by Cayenne Chris Conroy of Teknikal Diffikulties After he pitched his nylon tent in a nearby juniper grove at the base of the hill, he slept until moonrise. Then, under the pale light, he unfolded his steel trench-shovel and walked uphill toward the cemetery, looking for love. Three fresh granite tombstones glinted with new sand mounded before them; the last resting place for three of the Ganado students killed that week. Dondo noted them as he searched for older love. Deeper love. He found it at a medium-sized granite tombstone next to a clump of rabbit brush. The name read: “Elinore Tsosie,” born April 19 1933, died November 18, 2004. 71 years old. Perfect. Dondo squatted over his haunches beside the grave, holding his hands over the sandy earth like he was warming himself beside a campfire. He pinched sand from the base of the tombstone, tasted it, then spat to the north. Here was love. He dug.

The Ethie is a dinner theater production, presented by Theatre Newfoundland and Labrador. Join Ed English, as he shares insight into the local arts community, and where the inspiration for this play from. Discover the history behind the SS Ethie shipwreck, which plays a large part in Gros Morne's coastal past. To this day, a few pieces of the hull, the boilers and engines are visible from the shore. Want to plan your trip to Canada? Visit http://www.canada.travel

Norstead is a Viking-style village based out of Newfoundland and Labrador. Visitors are encouraged to join costumed interpreters in the Chieftain's Hall and listen to historic tales which have been passed down for generations. Want to plan your trip ... Author: canadiantourism

This speeded up 2 minute video with a tabla drums soundtrack covers a 2 1/2 hour workshop with ancedote circles, tagging of anecdotes by participants, clustering of tags, and production of theme statement and archetypes. This techniques is a modified Cognitive Edge facilitation technique developed by Dave Snowden for getting insights into the emergent perspectives of a group. It is designed to disrupt dominant perspectives shaping the output, and to allow groups to interpret their own narrative material. We use this technique eg in organisation culture analysis, in customer perception analysis, in programme evaluation.

Pacifica Library Branch Manager Thom Ball tells the story of an interesting wedding he and his band were hired to play for in San Bruno California.

L'Anse Amour (Point Amour) Lighthouse is the second tallest lighthouse in Canada, and a popular destination for tourists in Newfoundland and Labrador. This historic site also serves as an interpretive centre, where visitors can experience 'live' history. The guides reenact roles based off of people who once lived in the area, in the early 20's. Want to plan your trip to Canada? Visit http://www.canada.travel

Mike struggles with how to give support his wife, who is dying in hospice. Mike Destefano is a stand-up comic, who has appeared on Late Night with Connon O Brian and Comedy Central s Live at Gotham”. www.puppiesandheroin.com.

Jack fights a crazy super who insists he’s an under cover spy. Jack Hitt is the author of Off the Road: A Modern-Day Walk Down the Pilgrim’s Route into Spain . He is working on a book entitled, Bunch of Amateurs: In Search of the American Character .

While attending a wedding, Spero is shocked by the increasingly bizarre behavior of two fellow guests. Zeigler fights an out of control blaze during one of the hottest summers in New York City’s history. Wendy Spero is an actress, writer, and comedian. Tom Ziegler joined the New York Fire Department in January 1973 and spent 27 years with the NYFD.

While studying treatments for depression in rural Africa, Solomon has an overly intimate encounter with a ram. Andrew Solomon is the author of several books, including A Stone Boat , and The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression .

Zellner takes a car trip with Marlon Brando during the height of the civil rights movement. From 1961 to 1967 Bob Zellner was arrested 25 times in five states. His memoir The Wrong Side of Murder Creek is being made into a film by Spike Lee.

Procrastination leads to devastating circumstances at the Walla Walla Washington La Quinta Inn. Mike Birbiglia is a comedian who is the star of three of his own Comedy Central specials, and is currently performing his one man show, Sleepwalk with Me, Off-Broadway at the Bleecker Street Theater.

http://www.ted.com Novelist Amy Tan digs deep into the creative process, journeying through her childhood and family history and into the worlds of physics and chance, looking for hints of where her own creativity comes from. It's a wild ride with a surprise ending.