tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285009.post2189988297921431185..comments2023-12-30T06:06:51.940-08:00Comments on Breaking the Eggs: 2nd Story: Story, Music, and Wine FestivalTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432302620700328040noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285009.post-5482210315342725212008-05-14T09:58:00.000-07:002008-05-14T09:58:00.000-07:00Ahh, they took their ball and went home. Darn it. ...Ahh, they took their ball and went home. Darn it. Now I have to go back to my work. Sigh.About Sean Buvalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15676753252592150679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285009.post-68459507656768674582008-05-14T09:47:00.000-07:002008-05-14T09:47:00.000-07:00The 2nd Story event does not claim to have profess...The 2nd Story event does not claim to have professional storytellers. In fact, as far as I can tell, they pride themselves in having community tellers.<BR/><BR/>"Community tellers" usually connects with "amateur" or "novice" so the cognitive dissonance felt--if at all--could help us as professionals. The audience may discover that it takes more than a microphone to make a storyteller.<BR/><BR/>Despite the roughness of performance, I still support community telling events. I would rather have these events than not at all. At least the art of storytelling has some sort of visibility.<BR/><BR/>What about amateur musicians or actors who perform around the world? They exist and yet the Music and Theatre and Film worlds are thriving. To advance as a storytelling movement, we need community tellers as well as professional storytellers.<BR/><BR/>Until we tell again,<BR/><BR/>Rachel HedmanProfessional Storyteller Rachel Hedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550520795951768254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285009.post-88350951868935405792008-05-14T09:43:00.000-07:002008-05-14T09:43:00.000-07:00Hoo boy. Time for a new post on 2nd Story.Hoo boy. Time for a new post on 2nd Story.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432302620700328040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285009.post-73113308555368347532008-05-14T09:29:00.000-07:002008-05-14T09:29:00.000-07:00Y'know -- this really is all just hot air on my pa...Y'know -- this really is all just hot air on my part. Tim is entitled to his snark and I am entitled to my anonymity. Being concerned about this seriously tires me... I'm out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285009.post-20363091475835930842008-05-14T09:12:00.000-07:002008-05-14T09:12:00.000-07:00Tim, can you post the article that Anonymous read?...Tim, can you post the article that Anonymous read? It's not here anymore. Thanks. <BR/><BR/>If you can't do that, can you at least post your narrow definition of storytelling? I missed that, too. By the way, I noticed in this article that is posted that you mentioned you'd like to add this event to your Resume. Was that a slip of the fingers, you storytelling snob?<BR/><BR/>And, if you could, Tim, please stop posting things with your name on them? It is too genuine to actually identify yourself. Thanks again. <BR/><BR/>LOL.About Sean Buvalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15676753252592150679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285009.post-71798812233431045602008-05-14T08:57:00.000-07:002008-05-14T08:57:00.000-07:00Sorry, "bastardization" was not meant to be a quot...Sorry, "bastardization" was not meant to be a quote. I was simply using a term I felt Tim might agree with because he and I think the same way about things (we are both Professional Storytellers and can weigh in on these kinds of things). <BR/><BR/>You see, whenever I need to critique storytelling on my blog, I find events that are at least 2,000 miles from my home, that don't fit my narrow definition of what storytelling is, and use internet links to support my arguments. <BR/><BR/>After 7 years of corrupting performance storytelling in the 21st century, imagine the cognitive dissonance rattling around in the brains of all those hapless patrons!! <BR/><BR/>Let's sit here safely at our computers, Tim, and laugh at them together! Hopefully over the next 7 years they will use the helpful insight you provided to improve their cringeworthy performance, and help fill the Professional Storytelling void in Chicago (I Googled "Berkeley Storytelling" and, god, you guys have it so much better than us!!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285009.post-83492485732970385322008-05-14T08:42:00.000-07:002008-05-14T08:42:00.000-07:00Tim, did you say "bastardization?" Lady. Protestin...Tim, did you say "bastardization?" Lady. Protesting. Too. Much.About Sean Buvalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15676753252592150679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285009.post-85113942290005230132008-05-14T07:35:00.000-07:002008-05-14T07:35:00.000-07:00What an excellent critique of something you've nev...What an excellent critique of something you've never seen before. Whenever I don't know about a scene or cultural happening in a city I don't live in, I've found a quick Google search tells me everything I need to know. It's also unfortunate that such a bastardization of storytelling sells out. every. single. night. Think of all those wounded ears...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285009.post-42455890147324470652008-05-13T10:04:00.000-07:002008-05-13T10:04:00.000-07:00"Oh, it's personal storytelling. Nevermind."Yer a ..."Oh, it's personal storytelling. Nevermind."<BR/><BR/>Yer a bum. LOL. <BR/><BR/>Good post. Just more support to the fact that we have lost the control of the word "storytelling." It now means that it is defined by the person speaking it. No problems. <BR/><BR/>Yes, Rachel, we need to go where the action is in some major city somewhere. Gotta happen.About Sean Buvalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15676753252592150679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285009.post-36879412224901820642008-05-13T02:43:00.000-07:002008-05-13T02:43:00.000-07:00Dear Tim:For the 2nd Story director commenting on ...Dear Tim:<BR/><BR/>For the 2nd Story director commenting on the storytelling scene, it is natural that our art would lack visibility versus the flashy spoken arts or theatres.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps this is more reason that the National Storytelling Network could benefit from having an office in Chicago. The Green Mill and other spoken arts groups would be wonderful connections.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like an event I would love. . .minus the wine. I don't drink.<BR/><BR/>Until we tell again,<BR/><BR/>Rachel HedmanProfessional Storyteller Rachel Hedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550520795951768254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285009.post-665536286610868322008-05-12T22:39:00.000-07:002008-05-12T22:39:00.000-07:00Follow up:More thoughtful and insightful article o...Follow up:<BR/>More thoughtful and insightful article on the Festival and series <A HREF="http://gapersblock.com/detour/stories_and_wine/" REL="nofollow"> at the online magazine Gapers Block</A>. <BR/><BR/>Interesting tidbits: every teller has to work with a Director (like The Moth). $10 tickets. <B>40% of the audience at the venue cannot see the teller!</B>Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432302620700328040noreply@blogger.com