Last night I attended an actual Moth event – not just Moth-like!
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One of the friends I got together with back in January to make our 2014 life-lists (Brenda) had The Moth on her list too and we finally found a date we could both go and bring along Brenda’s friend Shannon too! If you aren’t familiar with The Moth - either the live show or the NPR broadcast – it’s an event where regular people get up in front of a live audience and tell a true story about their lives. They are given 5 minutes, are asked to tell the story with no notes and each show has a theme. Last night’s theme was “School”.
What I learned from my first time attending a Moth event:
- Doors open at 5pm and even though the show doesn’t begin until 8pm – you should get there at 5pm. We were sure 6:15 was way early enough and there wasn’t a seat left.
- If you are recovering from a broken foot and are on the first day without your walking boot…wear the boot anyway b/c you are probably going to have to stand. OR bring Brenda because she will get you a seat.
- If you want to tell a story you throw your name in a hat at the start of the night – there is not guarantee you’ll be picked. Nerve wracking!
- If you get up to tell a story you are a brave badass
(This is Don Hall – the show emcee)
- One of the best storytellers of the night had my favorite line of the night, “I made her laugh 17 times”
- The winner of the night had, arguably, the best opening line, “I am a man who is very attracted to women with large breasts.”
We had a great time and were inspired to maybe give it a shot and throw our names in the hat one day. My whole drive home I thought about stories I might have told from my own life. Stories are the best and people willing to tell you theirs should always be hoot and hollered for.
