Saturday, April 21, 2012

That's My Story


A  L  O  H  A

"  If history were taught 
in the form of stories,
 it would never be forgotten.  "

Rudyard Kipling


  Georgia On My Mind by Ray Charles on Grooveshark

 “The life of every man
is a diary
 in which he means to write
 one story,
and writes
another.”

 James Matthew Barrie











“Live your life
 from your heart.
Share from your heart.
And your story
will touch
 and heal
 people's souls.”

 Melody Beattie










“A drink
 precedes
 a story.”

 Irish Proverb



" Be amusing: 
never tell unkind stories; 
above all, 
never tell long ones. "

Benjamin Disraeli


" Some stories are true
 that never happened.  "

Elie Wiesel










“Everybody here 
thinks the whole story 
is about them..
Definitely 
that goes for everybody 
in the world.”

 Chuck Palahniuk







" One of the ways
to reincarnate
is to tell
your story. "

Spalding Gray



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All over the world, throughout history, 
storytelling
 has been one of the chief characteristics 
of our shared humanity. 

 The telling can involve  song, 
chant, musical instruments, 
epic poems recited from memory.  

Recitation & performance
of epics,
 the founding myths
 of a people, 
a culture
can last for days! 

From a single bard,
 to a Greek Chorus,
 to a theater troupe;

 From a prehistoric campfire,
 to Beijing Opera,
 the Broadway Stage, Hollywood,
 and yes, Blogger-
 We are the tellers of stories,
and telling them
is how we make sense
of our lives.

What young person today
has NOT lived Harry Potter,
and shared it's secret inclusion
with their generational cohort?

When I lost my job
[ and turned 50
the same week ]
I adjusted while watching
 NYPD Blue
every day on a cable network.

The redemption of Dennis Franz`
Detective Andy Sipowicz 
consumed me.  
All the themes,
all the flavor, 
all of the 'person' 
and 'place'
helped me process 
my own story
somehow.

The stories of Shakespeare
 live forever
because our hopes, fears,
 and character 
have not changed
since he revealed them to us.


Americans waited at the dock
in New York Winter
for the next installment
of Dickens 
by sail from London.

The Sopranos also captured my imagination
the way a beloved series of books does.
[ Like the Talera cycle 
 by Charles Gramlich ]



One amazing development has been
the technology to bring theater
into our home.

And now, we no longer need to watch
episodic TV every week;
No, through HULU, or HBOGO,
we can watch every chapter,
every season of our consuming Story
all at once!

Have you spent a weekend
watching every episode
of such a series as the Sopranos

Would you admit it if you had?
LOL
Just asking. . .


Thanks for sharing,
leave a comment!

                   Warmly, cloudia



You can read about 
storytelling traditions here:




22 comments:

  1. I will admit that I have watched every unfolding boob in this election cycle implode...my secret entertainment love is Duck Hunters.

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  2. I rarely watch anything other than 24/7 news channels on tv. Super Bowl was great.

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  3. My favorite show is Downton Abbey, for some reason it fascinates me.

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  4. That sunset shot is sublime.
    Not a television fan. Books I guzzle.

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  5. Love this post...love story telling and would listen for hours when I was a child. now, I'm one of the story tellers -smile-.
    The second photo is fabulous, really speaks to me, Cloudia!

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  6. " If history were taught
    in the form of stories,
    it would never be forgotten."
    Rudyard Kipling
    I'm saving this Kipling!

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  7. I haven't seen ANY of those shows. Never even heard of a few. My son got me the first couple seasons of House a few years back and I power watched until they were finished.

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  8. I have stayed up all night reading novels that I like or watching every episode of a Korean TV drama. One of my friends calls them "Korean crack" because they just suck you in and do not let you go.

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  9. Lovely post and pictures. I love listening to stories long or short :) Really fabulous quotes! Cheers, Ruby

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  10. Ahhh yes. The story. You (and I) are writing ours daily, don't you think? Once again I pass on kudos to you for the way you write such relevant posts.

    Loved all of the quotes and have also found HULU.

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  11. And in teaching, the students remember the stories.

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  12. I watched "the sopranos" a whole month in winter..
    in the end I almost spoke the mafia English...

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  13. Oh, to have the time to watch an entire season of something!

    I prefer to spend my story outdoors!

    Lovely shots as usual.

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  14. Korean TV Dramas are HUGE in Hawaii!!

    Thanks everybody for making my day bright

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  15. Every pic and quote you post is a story for us!! We need to heed the Muse's wisdom!

    And Yes--I'm watching a season of Bones- now.

    J

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  16. There are years since last I watched TV longer than ten minutes, and know those refered to only from hearing.
    Thank you for those great quotes. Please have you all a good Sunday.

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  17. A good story, like a Greek drama, helps us achieve that catharsis we all need after a major life's event.

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  18. Yes I have done that. I sat down and watched the entire (only) season of "Mercy" one episode right after the other. I also go on MTM binges. "Oh ROB!" "MISter GRANT!"

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  19. Beautiful post, Cloudia! I like listening to stories, appreciate the dialogs too.
    Happy Sunday :-)

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  20. Not such a huge fan of tv, but love a good book, in fact I'm reading very good book right now all about Hawaii, imagine that Cloudia haha!

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