The character of Biscuits O'Bryan, Texas storyteller and cook for the
I. O. Everbody Ranch, was created nearly twenty years ago by Monte
Jones. At the time, Jones was rector of the Episcopal church in
Sonora and helped launch a civic project to boost the local economy
through an outdoor dinner theater with music and storytelling.
"Having earned two degrees in drama prior to going to seminary,"
Jones recalls, "this seemed like a perfect outlet for some of my
creative urges, so I decided to create a storytelling character out of
an old chuckwagon cook."
Jones has had a split personality ever since, and Biscuits O'Bryan
has gone on to become a favorite in school classrooms, Chamber of
Commerce banquets, the National Cowboy Symposium, and other
venues. In 2003, Biscuits received the Will Rogers Award as
Outstanding Cowboy Storyteller/Humorist by the Academy of
Western Artists.
In this collection of more-or-less true stories, Jones (aka Biscuits)
captures the magic of what it was like to grow up in West Texas in a
simpler era when, with a little imagination, children could have the run
of the world just beyond their back yard. Monte, usually accompanied
by cousin Don Odam, explored jungles, swam oceans, parachuted
from fighter planes, and climbed skyscrapers—all without leaving the
confines of home.
"Life was good," Biscuits remembers. "We were happy. What
more could anyone ask for?"
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MONTE JONES lives in San Angelo, where he grew up.
Number Five: Texas Heritage Series
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