This week’s story comes to you from Jackie Jones. Jackie is a native San Diegan who has written book reviews for the San Diego Union Tribune and The San Francisco Chronicle as well as a humor column for Burbank’s now defunct Verdugo Monthly. Jackie shared this story at Tiger! Tiger! Tavern in San Diego on 13 December 2016. The theme of the evening was “Parents Just Don’t Understand.”
Our February shows are right around the corner, so make sure to join us in San Diego on Tuesday, 14 February and in Denver on 15 February when our stories will center on the theme “Red-Handed.”
Even though our new year is just getting started, we are excited about our themes for the year and we are super-duper-hope excited about the limited run of signed and numbered posters that our friend and artist Michael King designed for us. We are selling them only at our live shows and they are going fast. If you want to get your hands on one of these beautiful screen-printed gems, come see a show. They’ll set you back 15 bucks if you pay cash, 20 if you use Venmo or a credit card.
Hilarious stories. Had completely forgotten about “boners.” More please.
I saw Jackie Jones’s perform at the Narrators “A Dozen Naked Girls” for the theme “Parents just Don’t Understand” before a packed audience in San Diego. Jackie’s storytelling of her adolescent and teenage quandaries–of who knew what and saw what…and what THAT was–recalled with humour, wit, honesty, and a bit of song. Listening, I remembered being an insecure teenager, filled with confusion, wonder, passion, paranoia, and laughter all over again.
Jackie Jones’s Podcast was hilarious. A must hear experience! Oh the trials and tribulations of growing up! Something God and Santa alike would chuckle at.
I laughed so hard my cheeks hurt! Jackie has such a gift for turning embarrassing moments into comedy gold. Loved the way Jackie wove in all those 1960s cultural references—I was transported right back to my early teens, reading my friend’s Mad magazines and whispering about “doing it.”
EVERYONE knows oboe players are HOT!… loved Jackie’s reading even though it did bring up some best forgot grade school memories.
I was in the audience on this magical night! Jackie Jones’ story was hilarious. Whether it’s boners, book reviews, song lyrics or haikus, Jones is consistently brilliant. I would travel any distance or climb any reasonably-sized summit to see her perform her work. And it is performance. The delivery is just as hilarious as the writing.
This is a hoot. The delivery makes the story even better than it already is. Super funny!
This story was brilliant in its attention to detail and the awkward trials of being a teenager experimenting with sex in the suburbs. Jackie Jones is a fresh voice of a certain generation that is now, ready to hear it all! More please!