For the past 10 years Ron has concentrated on assembling and distributing a new kind of book. He has created six one hour “storytelling videos.” These storytelling videos blend his spoken word (recorded on stage or in a studio) with music and supportive imagery. The images are from home movies, still photography, animation, original art and location video. The stories range in length from 3 minutes to 60 minutes. Some incorporate slam or lyric poetry. Others use song or traditional storytelling. The stories are about everything from skinny-dipping to the Holocaust. They touch upon racism, loneliness, and fears about the atomic bomb – the wonderful surprises in life that come from nature, family, and the workplace.

Mint Jammin’

In this collection of 8 short stories Ron tells about a special gift from his father, skinny-dipping in a talking pond, the mysterious murder of the Insect Lady and the sexual prowess of his secret concoction – Mint Jam! 60 minutes

The Wave

For the first time Ron tells of an exorcism conducted at Hitler’s private chambers inside Nuremburg’s Gold Room. This haunting vision of Fascism explains what really happened in his classroom experiment and why the Holocaust could happen again – anytime – anywhere. 60 minutes

 

Jitterbuggin’

Jitterbuggin’ traces the dramatic story of one San Francisco family from the time of swing in the 1940’s to today’s hip-hop. It’s a familiar story of children, corner grocery stores and rides in the country. It’s a love story about all of us. The everyday events at the dining room table, Play land, The Fox Movie Theater and Blums, it’s about the unexpected. Freeways to the Atomic Bomb, the Summer of Love, punks, ACT UP, Costco, www.com. Perhaps in this one family we see the currents that affect all our lives. To understand the things that gives meaning to a life of jitterbugging.

 

Say Ray

Say Ray tells the touching story of Ray Fernandez. Ray Fernandez is a mentally disabled man, who inherits a fortune, only to be abducted, robbed and abandoned in Mexico. What happens next is a true story about Elvis, Jesus Christ and a self-made miracle. 60 minutes.

 

B-Ball The Team That Never Lost a Game.

Get ready to laugh and cry. B- Ball the team that never lost a game is a true story about a Special Olympics team that cheats. How else can you explain their record of 135 wins, 0 defeats, 1 tie, 3 arrests and 2 convictions! Witness their heroic games against the first SF Gay Olympic Team, Hells Angels, the Chinese Consulate, SF Police, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, and the Mayor’s Office. Cheer their Hot Dog and Milkshake mascots. Discover a wonderful truth – “There’s more ways to win than coming in first!” 60 minutes

 

When God Winked and Fellini Grinned.

OK, would you like to meet God? How about more than one God? Maybe you would like to meet a man that becomes invisible? Or learn to talk with fish. For thirty years Ron Jones worked with mentally disabled at the San Francisco Recreation Center for the Handicapped. When God Winked is not about what he taught but what he learned. In this spoken and visual tour of his experience, you’ll have a mystic experience, learn to count a meet a new love interest. Guaranteed. 60 minutes