Dieseldude4x4

Is it just me or are all of the old time story tellers getting fewer and fewer? I use to love to go over to my wife's great uncles places and listen to them tell stories. One was a strip miner in the hills of Pa and the other was a self employed plumber. The old fellow that use to live next to us here was a good story teller too. He was a retired tug boat captain. I could sit and listen for hours but it seems like the story tellers are becoming less and less. They could tell stories that could have you rolling on the floor and the thing that made it so good was that most of the stories were things that actually happened to them.<br>Is it just me or is anyone else seeing this too?

chuck3

I think your right, its a lost art, kids nowdays don't want to hear it less its on a CD or video game. ???

Dieseldude4x4

That's exactly what I mean. I remember sitting on the floor around Grandpap listening to stories as a kid and I guess it just grew on me from there. All of the old time story tellers here in town are nearly gone now.

tileman

Yep same here both my uncle &amp; grandpaw was great to hear ;D.<br><br>But anymore you need light &amp; songs to sell it nowdays

Lary Ellis (Top)

<br>Lost a bet one time and had to sit on one in my fruit of the looms for an hour :'( how could I possibly ever forget?

Dieseldude4x4

Remember the ice thing well, you can't get ice cream that good any more.

me4osu

I liked the stories when my family full of vets got together. Grandad (WWI infantry), Uncle (WWII B17 tailgunner), Uncle (Korea infantry), Uncle (Viet Nam Marine Recon).<br><br>Always made me appreciate the old timers.