January 23, 2012 - Story Why?

Anytime first impression is made, a story of humility, capability, and humor is on the way. We want to show that we are not perfect, we can be fooled, but that we learned from our mistakes and can take care of ourselves.

The settings in our stories are usually safer places where danger doesn't lurk comical situations are right around the corner.

Imagine a comedy club next to the babbling brook.

How does the storyteller end up looking at the end of story. Almost unanimously, they should be seen as easygoing, comfortable, and flexible. The kind of person anybody could be friends with.

Easygoing, Comfortable, Flexible

So why do we want people to think we are like this chair? Because we want to belong. We all want to be accepted and be a part of something, especially in these times of struggling. We want the comforting friend and the shoulder to cry on.

This guy's tired of it.

Everybody knows there's strength in numbers and more number = more power. 

Stories also transmit and provide identity, history, and culture. Shared events happen because of story. It helps us to relate and bond to one another. Story is the backbone of community and civilization from the lowest of the low to the man who has mo'.

Think of a bowling alley with all its characters. . .

Sal, the pin monkey

-Sal took a job at "The Pin-itentiary" when he knocked up his high school sweetheart and he decided to stay.

-All the regulars know Sal and Sal knows all the regulars. He loves meeting new people though.

-A co-worker convinced him to grow out mutton chops for No-Shave November.

-His proudest moment was winning the Pinewood Derby in Boy Scouts

Sal

Terry, the semi-pro

-Cancer survivor who found renewed passion in life when he joined the bowling league at "The Pin"

-No girlfriend since he dropped out of community college, but frequently orders the chili cheese fries so he can talk to Julie.

-Mails letters to the Bowler's Journal Magazine. (So far he hasn't made it in.)

-People often ask if he's crying, but he just gets soap in his eyes . . .a lot.

Terry

Julie, the waitress

-Works two other jobs and goes to school full-time. She plans and schedules many aspects of her life, so many people thinks she's uptight.

-She likes Terry as a customer, but has no idea of his infatuation.

-She hates eating pizza because it burns the roof of her mouth.

-She attends church regularly. She's not very religious, but she loves singing in the choir.

Julie

Michael, the manager

-Owns a chain of themed bowling alleys. His jail-themed "Pinitentiary" is the most successful.

-Self-trained entrepreneur. His dream has been to run a business

-Spends more of his time working with his charity, "Bowling over Blount's Disease"

-Had his second child last year and now feels he has accomplished everything he set out to do (This scares him more than anything else.)

Michael