PODCAST: Roy Jones learns about “labels” – and about winning a monthly Teilen
October 12, 2011
Roy Jones shares his story during Teilen/Clifton
His talents already include his visual artwork, poetry and a plethora of other creative-type talents, but now he can add winning storyteller to his list.
Roy “the Creative Roy” Jones grew up in Cincinnati and shared a story about being “labeled” when he was a child in school. His father his black and his mother is white, but the form his teacher was asking him to fill out only called for one answer. He checked both and his teacher wasn’t happy.
That’s what inspired Roy to share his story with the audience at the June 5, 2011 Teilen/Clifton, our first outdoor storytelling gathering, located on the Clifton Plaza. Despite some menacing clouds, warm temperatures and a few teasing raindrops, the event went smoothly.
Leader of “The Full Art Spectrum,” an organization dedicated to bringing artists often isolated together creatively, Roy composes songs, sings, invents games and fortune-cookie0like philosophies (his words) and pretty much delves into anything involving art and expressing himself that way. He’s a gifted storyteller and has been back to every Teilen since June and told stories that would have either made him another winner or put him pretty close to the top. Sadly, though, storytellers can only win once – but Roy’s definitely an audience favorite.
Roy is invited back for Teilen’s grand championships storytelling event, currently slated for April 2012 (after we have 10 monthly events, and thus, 10 monthly winners). You can listen to Roy’s story here on our Web site, by subscribing on iTunes or walking up to him and asking him to re-tell you it. We’re thinking he’d prefer you just subscribe to our iTunes Podcast. We’d like that, too. Plus, it probably won’t be long before we release another Roy story.
And we will see you at the next Teilen…
NEXT TEILEN:
6 p.m. Sunday, October 16, 2011
Leapin Lizard
726 Main Street
Covington, Kentucky
Theme: “Changes: Stories of Adjustment”
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