Tony Michaels
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The Story That Made Me a Storyteller
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July 27, 2026
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8:46Now PlayingSome stories entertain us.
Some stories stay with us.
This is the story that stayed with me.
When I was a teenager on a family vacation to Colorado, I heard a storyteller named Scotty Vaughn perform "Rindercella," a classic story written by Archie Campbell of Hee Haw. I had no idea that one evening at the Flying W Ranch would shape the way I would tell stories for the rest of my life.
Looking back now, I don't think I brought that story home.
I think...
It brought me.
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