Baby Jones

From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
Length: 02:19

Michael Rayner, storyteller and professional juggler, reflects on the complex high of fatherhood. Read the full description.

Piece Audio

Playing: Baby Jones
From: Joseph Dougherty

Salonlogob_small Salon regular and professional juggler Michael Rayner tries to make sense of the almost hallucinogenic effects of being a first time father. Story Salon began in a North Hollywood coffee house in 1996. The rules of the show are simple: Five to seven minutes of original material performed by the writer. This open policy, embracing a sort of "free-range" writing, results in one of the most eclectic hours of performance available. The stories in this series, recorded in front of a live audience, are a sampling of Story Salon's wide range of performers. The result is a unique blend of memoir and observation; sometimes funny, sometimes confessional, often controversial, always unique. Story Salon Live pieces are perfect as free-standing drop-ins or as part of any program focusing on the art of storytelling. Learn more at: www.storysalon.com

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Piece Description

Salon regular and professional juggler Michael Rayner tries to make sense of the almost hallucinogenic effects of being a first time father. Story Salon began in a North Hollywood coffee house in 1996. The rules of the show are simple: Five to seven minutes of original material performed by the writer. This open policy, embracing a sort of "free-range" writing, results in one of the most eclectic hours of performance available. The stories in this series, recorded in front of a live audience, are a sampling of Story Salon's wide range of performers. The result is a unique blend of memoir and observation; sometimes funny, sometimes confessional, often controversial, always unique. Story Salon Live pieces are perfect as free-standing drop-ins or as part of any program focusing on the art of storytelling. Learn more at: www.storysalon.com

Timing and Cues

Intro: Story Salon is the long running storytelling venue in Southern California that mixes memoir and observation. In this story, Salon regular and professional juggler Michael Rayner tries to make sense of the almost hallucinogenic effects of being a first time father.

Tag: To learn more about Story Salon, visit their website: www.storysalon.com