Felix The Storyteller» Slushy http://audiochildrensbooks.com Children's Stories & Audio Stories For Kids Fri, 21 Jun 2019 22:27:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 SLUSHY THE TROMBONE – Book 1 http://audiochildrensbooks.com/all-stories/slushy-the-trombone/ http://audiochildrensbooks.com/all-stories/slushy-the-trombone/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:05:52 +0000 http://audiochildrensbooks.com/?p=339 Slushy, a talking trombone, relates the sad plight of his master, Slide Hooper, a professional trombonist who becomes ill. One of Slide’s compassionate young students takes it upon himself to help him in his hour of need. Young readers will learn from this story that “life is not a “bed of roses.” The next Slushy story will be more uplifting and humorous, but read this first.

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Inspiration

I was burnt-out and hadn’t written any prose for quite awhile realizing I had “writers block,” as ideas just wouldn’t flow. After six different attempts at writing this story, I thought I ended up with a version I could use. After letting it sit a few months, I read it again and it was terrible. My wife, Shirley, suggested I write it with Slushy telling the story. It worked, but when I restarted the story, my mind took a different track. I began writing about experiences I had witnessed, including my own, where I had a devastating case of Bells Palsy that ended my professional playing career. A trombone friend of mine contracted M.S. (Multiple Sclerosis), which slowly decreased his ability to earn a living. Other talented musicians with whom I worked became addicted to drugs, such as marijuana, heroin, alcohol, and a few died at an incredibly young age. Slushy in the story is an integral part of this, but I still tried to keep it entertaining. It is written almost totally in narrative style. I take a more humorous tack in the next Slushy story where he’s involved in different escapades that are funny. When you finish this story you’ll have a better understanding of the problems that can seriously affect musicians and their careers.

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]]> http://audiochildrensbooks.com/all-stories/slushy-the-trombone/feed/ 2 SLUSHY BEATS THE ODDS – Book 2 http://audiochildrensbooks.com/all-stories/slushy-beats-the-odds/ http://audiochildrensbooks.com/all-stories/slushy-beats-the-odds/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:30:42 +0000 http://audiochildrensbooks.com/?p=342 What a nightmare for Slushy the trombone! Going from the All-Star City Band, then to a bunch of hoodlums, and finally to a pawnshop where Slushy finds it’s almost too much to handle. Could this situation get any worse? Will his new master, Tony, show up in time to save the day? Start reading now before it’s too late!

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I’ve always been fascinated with pawnshops, stopping and looking at all the instruments and other objects hanging in the display windows. I thought using this colorful scenario would be a good way to start my second Slushy story. Another thing I decided to bring in was my experience with a spit and polish air force band during the Korean War in 1951-1952. We worked on close order drills and marched for hours and weeks during the intense heat of the California desert. Our first parade was a spine tingling experience as the band stood tall, with shoulders back, walking with military precision. It was a proud and memorable moment.

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