he was now the jabbering , attention-seeking braggart , who would aggressively seek out listeners whom he could regale with self-aggrandizing tales , garnished immoderately with no shortage of exaggerations and lewd declarations regarding his prowess at performing certain sexual feats , the details of which the listeners-in-question probably wouldnt otherwise care to hear , if the verve of his storytelling hadnt enlivened them with a certain grandeur .