We had our biggest show yet at the new venue! Thanks to all 98 story fans who came out and helped create a great night. As always, we learned a lot from our tellers.
We learned…
It’s not always a bad idea to start a relationship with lies and deceit.
If you’re a good enough storyteller, you can talk your way out of an IRS audit.
Sometimes a bride will ask you to be a bridesmaid just out of spite.
When you’re traveling in eastern Europe, it’s a good idea to have everyone stamp everything if you want to stay out of the Czekoslovakian prison system.
How to get robbed on vacation.
How to order a small cup of potato salad in Japan.
How to choose an orthopedic surgeon (go for the cute one).
People lead double lives all over the world, and sometimes they want you to try on their lingerie.
The stuff you learn on a camping trip isn’t always about camping.
Giving a stranger a ride into town can be a wonderful experience.
Before you hire a lawyer, you might want to give a certain Wiccan divorce ritual a try.
Thanks to everyone who came out and supported the tellers, especially the first-timers. There’s no better place to learn how to talk to a room full of strangers than FGS 🙂
If you came to the last two shows, you know that I take all our donations and give them back to audience members as annual memberships to the Swedish Club. We usually get enough for 3 memberships but last week we had just enough money left in Mr. Coffee to give away one more membership.
So if you’d like to enjoy all the benefits of the Swedish Club, be the first person to email me directly at freshgroundstories@gmail.com (meetup doesn’t usually handle replies very well so it’s best to start a new email).
You want to watch seaplanes land gracefully (or not) on Lake Union? Come to the Swedish Club for the best view in the city.
Want to go somewhere nice on Fridays for dinner and dancing with live music? Come to the club.
Want to wake up on Saturday mornings and enjoy the best Swedish pancakes in the state? Come to the club. What’s in a Swedish pancake? I have no idea, but I promise you I’m going to find out.
So be the first person to write me and get your free annual membership.
In the meantime, think about tellling a story at our next show on June 19. The theme is “Tiny Acts.” Themes are just to jog your memory, and if you have a story about something else we’d love to hear it.
Don’t forget our free monthly online workshop:
https://www.meetup.com/fresh-ground-stories-storytelling-workshop
I’d love everyone reading this to check out our good friends who run 7 Stories in Burien, and Bar Stories Live kinda everywhere now 🙂 These are the shows I go to when I’m working on a new story for FGS. They’re both run by super friendly people who love stories.
7 Stories’ next show is this Friday. (Suggested theme is “First Time”)
https://www.meetup.com/7-stories
Bar Stories Live shows are on multiple nights around the area (No themes)
https://www.meetup.com/free-monthly-storytelling-meetup
That’s all for now. I hope you’re all having a great week and finding stories everywhere.
Paul
freshgroundstories@gmail.com
Fresh Ground Stories 