The Naked Boy

By Dwayne Conyers

During the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the Bible mentions a naked boy who ran through the garden. This obscure reference is overlooked by many, but study of biblical and historical references provides some interesting insight on the identity of this boy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dwayne Conyers
• Release date: Jul 25, 2010
• ISBN: 9781452353524

Dwayne Conyers

Dwayne Conyers completed his undergraduate studies in the Department of Radio, Television and Film, entering the United States Air Force to command video production teams. A last-minute switch moved him into a highly technical career field where he supported four-star generals, members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and NATO commanders. The highlight of his military career was writing and producing a video for President Reagan that was presented in the Oval Office. He later went on to meet and work for Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. He wrote and produced a plethora of static and interactive videos and briefings. These were widely distributed to over 1,000 offices throughout the Department of the Air Force. Additionally, two US Army Commands and one US Navy Fleet were also appreciative recipients of these materials.Post-military, he graduated top of his class in the Warner Bros. Comedy Writers Workshop under the mentorship of Samm-Art Williams. He also studied screenwriting with Marc Lapadula at the University of Pennsylvania, Luigi DiFonzo at Harvard, Michael Hague, and Carl Sautter via the American Film Institute. Through Lapadula, he obtained representation with Vincent Cirrincione and was assigned an episode of the late ABC series Living Dolls (starring Oscar® winner Halle Berry and King of Queens star Leah Remini). He later accepted an offer to spend a year in the Republic of Singapore where he worked with American, British and Singaporean personnel to produce interactive training videos and computer based training modules.After returning to the United States, he became Executive Producer of independent film “High Point.” He raised the majority of the production budget and arranged foreign and domestic distribution opportunities. His writing continued to win honors, including 2nd Place in the OBS Screenplay Competition (resulting in a meeting with Overbrook Entertainment), a score of 8 out of 10 on the Black List (resulting in a meeting with Film Engine), in addition to honors at the 2010 and 2016 Beverly Hills Film Festival and Cinequest.Since moving to Los Angeles, Dwayne joined Veterans in Film and Television. He was selected by VFT to participate in a writing mentorship with the Writers Guild of America Foundation under mentors including Saul Turteltaub, Jeremy Stevens, Timothy Wurtz, Karen Struck, Marie Weiss, and Brian Anthony.Dwayne is writer and producer of six web series, one of which is “broadcast” via Amazon Prime. Dwayne continues to write, rewrite and polish a variety of feature specs and TV pilots while volunteering his services to help other military veterans through the Writers Guild of America one-year mentorship. His unique experiences in the United States, Europe and Asia – combined with his ability to work seamlessly on both creative and scientific pursuits – promise great value to the evolving entertainment industry.

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The Naked Boy

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Contents

Introduction

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Bibliography

Notes

About The Author

Connect

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Introduction

During the Christmas season, one of the more popular holiday tunes is the song written by Henry Onoratti, Harry Simeone and Katherine K. Davis about the Little Drummer Boy. We sing this popular tune at holiday parties, while caroling, and even in church. We hear it on the radio and as background sound in shopping malls and grocery stores. This song has been recorded by choirs, soloists, rock and roll bands. It was even covered by Old Blue Eyes himself, Frank Sinatra.

The song has enjoyed such great popularity as a part of Western Christmas tradition that the late Romeo Muller wrote an animated television special in the late 1960’s, dramatizing this story in (by today’s standards) rickety puppet animation.

The song of the little drummer boy tells the story of a lad who heard that the Messiah (Christ, King of the Jews) was born and followed the wise men to the manger to see Him. At the manger, this lad saw the wise men bringing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the newborn king.

This boy faced a dilemma... he too wanted to worship the Lord but he was poor and had nothing of value to bring. He then came to the realization that the only thing he could possibly offer was his gift for playing the drums. As the tradition goes, this young lad entered the manger and began to play a drum solo, for which the Baby Jesus smiled at him.

That is a wonderful story... but there is no scriptural basis for it. It is simply a romantic notion that does not appear anywhere in the Bible. One interesting thing about so many of our church traditions is that they are held as sacred as canon, yet are basically bags of hot air with little or no substance. They are like cotton candy... something that tastes sweet to the palate but doesn’t provide anything that would fill the emptiness of a growling stomach.

What many forget is that this