Jedemi Chronicles

Finding Joe: The Story Behind the Story… Finding Joe: The Story Behind the Story…

An incident took place during the recently concluded Frys.com open. Someone who claimed to have been inspired by the movie “Drive,” threw a hot dog at Tiger Woods in an act that he claimed was “courageous and epic.” Getting arrested for disturbing the peace and impacting the results on that hole (Woods missed his 18-footer)... Read More →

Serendipity and April in Paris… Serendipity and April in Paris…

In Episode 1 of the Jedemi Chronicles, I have field dispatches from a team that’s following Katie through her business trip in Europe. The dispatches are written at 0100 the next day. So, for example the Sunday 0100 dispatch covers Saturday’s activities. My thought is that these arrive at the cafe overnight for Viv to check out when she... Read More →

The Surprise that Shook up my Jedemi Project… The Surprise that Shook up my Jedemi Project…

I had been casually thumbing through the Arts & Leisure section of the Sunday New York Times when I came upon this story: “NIght Flight”? That’s the same name as a book by one of my guys, St. X (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry). The gist of the story was that Clarence Brown’s “Night Flight,” a 1933 MGM adaptation of the novel... Read More →

Edison in Paris – from YouTube?! Edison in Paris – from YouTube?!

While doing research for Episode 1 of the Jedemi Chronicles (Note: Up to this point we’ve had prequels and a pilot), my path led me to Lost Pins in Paris. Specifically, I wanted to know if Thomas Edison (AKA “Tommie”) had spent time in the “City of Lights.” Sure enough, I found out that in 1889, he and his wife took a... Read More →

The Pilot of the Jedemi Chronicles

The following is the pilot of the Jedemi Chronicles. Since there is no money to fund the filming of it yet, we took the cost effective route and blocked the story using PowerPoint. Enjoy! Taming of the Suit: How it Happened One Night View more presentations from Annie Gladue. Point of reference: To learn more about the Jedemi Chronicles, follow... Read More →

Origins of Jedemi – The Timeline

A huge part of the Jedemi project was the timeline I put together in Excel.  I was working off a hunch that these “spirits from the past” knew each other and/or were exposed to similar influencers. How they relate in time. So here are a few snapshots from that huge spreadsheet I put together. The beginning... in 1887. Around World War I. The... Read More →

Origins of Jedemi – One in a Series

The other day it crossed my  mind that I should provide some background on how my Jedemi project came about.  It’s been years in the making.  In fact, I tied the beginning to the purchase of my first Jeep in June 1993.  But really, the seeds were planted long before that. So here are a few things I have dug up from the files. Belgium inspiration... This... Read More →

More on Jedemi’s backstory… More on Jedemi’s backstory…

In the slide deck that describes what Jedemi is all about, there is a reference to a couple of Frank Capra films. In this post, you’ll get a feel for how “You Can’t Take It with You” fits in. Read More →  Read More →

Background on Jedemi Cafe Background on Jedemi Cafe

Just found out that you can make a little movie out of a PowerPoint presentation. Click on the words in bold to get to an overview of what Jedemi is about:  Jedemi Cafe. And when you are done, just hit the back key on your browser. If you want a copy of the deck, you can download a PDF of it here.  Read More →

Tale of the Enchanted Jukebox Tale of the Enchanted Jukebox

The first edition of Jedemi Chronicles is called “Ring Dem Bells.”  It tells the story of an Enchanted Jukebox that takes up residence at the Jedemi Cafe. The following are the tunes the Jukebox played on a regular basis. Read More →  Read More →