I was blessed with the opportunity to fill in a gig at Telluride, Colorado just recently. Basically, it was for children and in conjuction with their Farmer's Market which is held at the same time as the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. The whle town resembles an anthill with folks moving from one place to another in seemingly aimless patterns. Lots and lots of folks going to and fro and then back again. Little people and big people coming off the gondola and streaming down the street and then turning back after an hour and moving back again. Up and down seeking who knows what.
In this endless motion setting, I sat under a canopy telling stories to children ages minus 1 to 7 and a few adult parents and chaperones. The Grasshopper Song and the Big Mouth Frog did very well because we all got to be a part of the story. "Ain't No Bugs On Me." didn't fair so well since I didn't really have time to teach the words to the chorus and we didn't have enough older children to remember the lyrics easily. All in all, GREAT TIME!
And the scenery! Well, it's impossible to describle, so all you readers will just have to take the trip. Super place, super librarian, super support staff, super experience. Well worth the 7 1/2 hour drive home to Loveland. I'd do it again, just about anytime.
Pick me, pick me, pick me!
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
What's New?
I'm going to try to start again and this time perhaps some continuity can really be established.
First, regarding reviews: I've been out of the main stream for so long that I could only review the "oldies but goodies." And perhaps I will do that as we go along.
However for now, I plan to just forward a few thoughts on an occasional basis.
Second: Three days before Halloween I got both a trick and a treat. Open heart surgery to replace a barely functioning valve has a way of keenly focusing the mind and giving the recipient (me) both an interesting trick (oops, you've got to have your heart stopped for awhile), and a treat (it will help you live a better life for another 10-15 more years.) I know now why I have had no stamina and very little breath for the last few years. But the good folks at the hospital and the cardio rehab are slowly getting me back into a mode of functionability. (It really helps that the ladies at the Cardio-Rehab are pleasant and pleasant to look at. Great people truly.)
Lastly for this posting: I've moved to Colorado and become a member of the Rocky Mountain Storyteller's Conference board www.rmstory.org and we are planning an event in May that we would like to invite all to attend. In conjunction with Swallow Hill Music in Denver www.swallowhill.com we are having Bill Harley in workshop and concert on May 15, 2010. Bill Harley will present a 2 hour workshop and there will be 2 other workshops, a storytelling concert of local/regional tellers topped off by a Bill Harley concert in the evening. Check the RMSC website for details.
How's that for blatant advertising!
More later and good stories always,
John Beach
First, regarding reviews: I've been out of the main stream for so long that I could only review the "oldies but goodies." And perhaps I will do that as we go along.
However for now, I plan to just forward a few thoughts on an occasional basis.
Second: Three days before Halloween I got both a trick and a treat. Open heart surgery to replace a barely functioning valve has a way of keenly focusing the mind and giving the recipient (me) both an interesting trick (oops, you've got to have your heart stopped for awhile), and a treat (it will help you live a better life for another 10-15 more years.) I know now why I have had no stamina and very little breath for the last few years. But the good folks at the hospital and the cardio rehab are slowly getting me back into a mode of functionability. (It really helps that the ladies at the Cardio-Rehab are pleasant and pleasant to look at. Great people truly.)
Lastly for this posting: I've moved to Colorado and become a member of the Rocky Mountain Storyteller's Conference board www.rmstory.org and we are planning an event in May that we would like to invite all to attend. In conjunction with Swallow Hill Music in Denver www.swallowhill.com we are having Bill Harley in workshop and concert on May 15, 2010. Bill Harley will present a 2 hour workshop and there will be 2 other workshops, a storytelling concert of local/regional tellers topped off by a Bill Harley concert in the evening. Check the RMSC website for details.
How's that for blatant advertising!
More later and good stories always,
John Beach
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