To see The Moth Radio Hour in person.
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I listen to The Moth either Saturday and/or Sunday every weekend. The stories are always amazing and to be able to see a Moth show live has been something I've been wanting to do for years. It was even better than I thought it would be.
At the Wilbur Theater in Boston, a very intimate setting. Somehow got front row seats. Storytellers were:
Nancy French who told a story about her getting engaged after 3 weeks of meeting someone at 20 yo, moving to NYC and getting David Lee Roth's old phone number in their new apartment, and the subsequent female "fans" who were calling.
Jacoby Cochran who told a story about this family's roller skating rink.
Mike Massimino who was an astronaut and told a story about his first trip on the Space Shuttle. This was moving.
Richard Wescott who (guessing) well into his 70s (he may have been early 80s) went blind and how he got through it.
Sybil Hampton told her story about being in the second class of of African American students entering high school in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1959. And the reunion in 1982.
These very brief descriptions don't come close to describing the emotion and passion and depth of each storyteller and their stories. By the descriptions above they could be just average stories. But what makes The Moth so unique is that each story was completely different from my description, but that's what the stories were about. But they were about so so much more. Each one choked up and or cried a little while on stage. Extremely moving to be part of their lives if only for 10 minutes at a time. Can't recommend seeing a live Moth performance enough. I will go to NYC and around New England to hear more if I can. Some pics.
