dStories

I tell stories about my time growing up in Chicago and Highland Park, Ill. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david-jacobs-vohelp/message

I am always struck when I visit historical sites and take the time to really think about where I am and what happened there. I call it standing in history. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david-jacobs-vohelp/message

I was a nerd before being a nerd was even a thing. Hear my story about the dawn of personal computing and bbs's. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david-jacobs-vohelp/message

Our family once had a beach house when I was younger. It was one of my fondest childhood memories, until it was taken away from us. Find me on the Net at http://davidjacobsvoiceover.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-jacobs-v/message

Most of the important things I learned in life I learned from my Dad. For Voiceover services please visit davidjacobsvoiceover.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-jacobs-v/message

The story about one of my Grandmothers and our relationship. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-jacobs-v/message

Palm Springs is one of my favorite places. This story tells why. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-jacobs-v/message

We all have indiscretions in our youth. Mine was a few cases of stealing things. Hear the story in this episode of dStories. Brought to you by David Jacobs Voiceovers. For all your Voiceover needs, please visit me at http://davidjacobsvoiceovers.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-jacobs-v/message

I am Jewish but I never got my Bar Mitzvah. Nobody cared, except for one Grandmother from Chicago. And, strangely, later in life, I cared. Welcome to my crazy, mixed up religious life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-jacobs-v/message

The last time I was on a skateboard I had a nasty crash that put me off skateboarding for good. Also, a bonus crash story of when I once crashed into a car with my bike. I survived, the bike did not. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-jacobs-v/message

The 80's was a magical time for technology and so many new things that would change the world came into existence. I remember Pong, the Atari 800, VCR's, Microwave ovens, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-jacobs-v/message

When I was in middle school and high school, we would go to the Balboa Peninsula to the Fun Zone where there were two big video arcade rooms. The Fun Zone today is a shadow of its former self, but I was able to share two games with my son that they preserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-jacobs-v/message

I almost got an autograph from John Wayne. I did, however, play tennis with his daughter. I also mention some other celebrity brushes with fame, most tennis related. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-jacobs-v/message

As one of the very first Podcasters, I was part of a revolution that changed the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-jacobs-v/message

Several years ago I thought I had heartburn. Turns out I had four badly blocked arteries in my heart which resulted in emergency open heart surgery. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-jacobs-v/message

When I was younger I was bullied in school but I am in debt to the stoners in my middle school who came to my aid. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-jacobs-v/message

When I was a kid, I liked watching the garbage truck go by our house. Then one day, something incredible happened. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-jacobs-v/message

Before we get into the first dStory, a little personal history detailing how exactly I got to where I am now. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-jacobs-v/message

An introduction to the new podcast. Learn more about me through stories of various moments in my life. Maybe you will recognize yourself in some of them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-jacobs-v/message