The Moth Presents Mike DeStefano: Franny's Last Ride

[xXLONGBOARDINGXx]

he is one amazing guy but one thing i realize is that why are there dilikes, i mean there are only 16 but still, why would you dislike this

[ERFireworks]

@xXLONGBOARDINGXx because he swore

[teresaherro]

this is so friggin sad this kinda changed me a little

[TheBaglady2]

Sad....but what a great memory for him to cherish.

[esswhy1]

Changilin

[darkdrewmo]

I read this story before, but watching it still brought a tear to my eyes.

[bernie23232323232323]

I thought she was going to jump off the bike and kill herself at the end.

He didn't even tell us how she died.

[Herolake]

WOW you guys are pussy ass kids. storys like this happen 1000x time a day, nothing new son

[kushblanket]

@Herolake cool story mr.twelveyearoldtryingtosoundl­ikeatoughassontheinternet

[thecircusb0y1]

@Herolake There are people who are stuck in a rut and need to be reminded of these things.

[JlavsTV]

@Herolake your a fckn retard.

[kjuarez33]

@Herolake yes,you are right,stories like this happen EVERY day.and if no one payed attention to those stories, like this,we'd all end up ignorant little assholes...YOU'RE nothing new son.

[G5jive]

Thank you so much Mike. Thank you.

[goldenchild77]

If anybody deserved to rest in peace, I hope you found it Mike. You are missed

[RaptorBeats4Christ22]

Thank you shoenice22 for bringing me here

[ToddrickX42]

this was absolutely breathtaking, the feeling from this video is almost indescribable

[Cindyffutch]

beautiful story 

[BigChiefLtd1]

There's a fine line between comedy and tragedy... nothing I have ever heard or read demonstrates this better than Mike Destefano does here. If there is any comfort in his loss, it's knowing that he and Franny are reunited now...

Thank you for sharing this beautiful moment, one that will travel with me the rest of my life.

[drdangerstunts]

I have been blown away by this!

[snocojan]

thats for the good cry - and to remember what is important. Sorry you had to go Mike-

[TheDinosaurDrugs]

Man, get these onions away from me...

[MrRoger4506]

Thanks for a good cry Mike D. You will be missed.

Roger S-Sarasota, FL

[Dragsliv]

How in the world can anyone thumb this down?

[DaNuttBall]

@Dragsliv wasnt funny was it

[MatterMadeMusic]

incredible. Rest In Peace Mike DeStephano

[kellyahorvath]

rip



[cash05458]

really beautiful...thanks for posting...

[LorenzoMikele]

I love you Mike. You were such a HUGE inspiration on so many levels. Everyone misses you more than you'll ever know.

[maltavmalta]

Recently had cancer. A big operation and it was close. This story ripped my heart out.

[themonti72]

god bless mike...

[elstroshitnonstop]

that was fucking beautiful. Mike was a hilarious comic, i only discovered him yesterday and he was one of the funniest guys i have ever seen. If anyone here was moved by his story go and read a million little pieces by james frey, and then the sequel my friend leonard

[errbodylovesrayray]

R.I.P. MIKE D

[laurabananafontana]

I want to say something that would express how much that moved me but I find no words that mean enough.

[xerothedarkstar]

I heard this on NPR, but didn't know who it was. Watching it and knowing and knowing how it ends...and that he's gone...probably the hardest 12 minutes of my life.

[gregiep]

That was beautiful.

[TwistedLemniscate]

This reminds me of Feynman's "what do you care what people think of you."

[pantpooer]

Live life while you can.

[xJayJayx995]

this made me tear up

[LordUa437]

I came here expecting humor, I was sorely wrong. This is one of the saddest stories I have every heard. Amazing, but sad.

[EightAlek]

Hey Mike you are overweight, you should watch your heart!

Wait, too late LOL

[noodleboy347]

How could 11 people possibly dislike this...

[kuro5hin420]

Comedians share their pain with the world in a unique way. Mike Destefano was absolutely amazing at that. Able to play the role of the tough guy but anyone with some experience knows he was actually a big sweet heart. I love you Mike, thank you for everything you gave us. Comedy is a sadder and lonelier place without you. No more pain my friend, you are free again. I love you and I miss you.

[penisfuckeye]

That was beautiful. I hope they are riding that Harley together in heaven.

[Juliamariepalero]

RIP never forget you Mike. you are an inpiration to me an so so many others.

thank you .

[lostmarble666]

Wow... I dont know what to say exept shoenice was right...

[Godcaly123]

Man this is so sad especially now that he's passed away. I hope hes with her now. R.I.P Mike

[thedawgpounder]

@shoenice22 thanks man

[shoenice22]

I WATCH THIS EVERYDAY FOR INSPIRATION..THAANNK YOOUU MIKE D

[True5cience]

@shoenice22 thank you shoe, i believe in you and your iron stomach.

[Laszczka]

shoenice22 brought me here!!

[mumluv3r]

shoenice might act like a goof somtimes but he obviously has a huge hart, this video really touched me.

[squabos]

Rest in peace man this is a great video

[robert140602]

shoenice sent me.

A beautiful guy.

[sid92able]

for shoenice22

[steelcurt4]

I really, really wish this were captioned. Deaf, and i see all these comments of everyone crying and omg, drama, but i have no idea what it's about.

captions, please?

[jtschneidercakes]

Love DeStefano, such a genuine dude.

[andrei131313]

yep...thanks shoenice22

[therealmiggssondaddy]

yup. cried.

[Neonhelmet]

Thank you for sharing this, I know you cant read this, so I will send you a prayer....

[PkSage89]

well if i'm not going to cry watching this, which i assure you my insides were thats for fucking sure @.@ , i'm not going to cry at anything.

[BLIPit2RipiT]

he seems like he would have been a great guy to have as a friend, he will be missed by all who watched this video i am sure. thankyou shoenice22 for offering me the pleasure of watching this clip.

[shoenice22]

I AM SO HAPPY HUNDREDS OF YOU GUYS WATCHED THIS...NUFF SAID

[ndawgtkd]

@shoenice22 Thank you for bringing me to this video, it was very touching.

[XxhilfmirxX]

@shoenice22 wow man, thanks for this. just wow, reminds me a alot about my past. im not the same age as these guys but my past is riddle with suicide and oding... seriously thanks man i needed this. (no sarcasm, the specs of dirt that randomly flew in my eyes during this proves it)

[belovedxtempest]

There aren't enough characters allowed in a YouTube comment to explain how this made me feel. I know this isn't the same situation, but I lost my ex boyfriend in 2008. I didn't go through the pain of him having a long term illness. I woke up with him dead in my arms to an overdose after battling an addiction that he just couldn't shake no matter how much I tried and tried to help him. I never tell people what happened, I never tell stories about him, I never tell people how happy he made me.

[belovedxtempest]

@belovedxtempest I'm too afraid of the pain it causes to even think about him. I'm absolutely terrified to. Watching this.. hearing in his voice the amount of suffering he went through knowing he would lose Franny and then ultimately losing her. Watching the pain in his eyes while he told the audience just tore me up inside. What an incredibly strong man. It makes me feel selfish not to tell people about the love I had because I'm too afraid of the pain after this man got up in front of an

[belovedxtempest]

@belovedxtempest entire audience and old everyone how much he loves this woman and how great it felt to live their dream, even though it was only for a short amount of time. This story helped me feel stronger and realize that I will feel horrible pain talking about my ex, but that's ok. He and Franny can't speak for themselves or show the world what they were like, so someone needs to do it to help them live on. He and Franny will live on forever in this beautiful, heartbreaking story. TY Shoe.

[ramtoader]

My heart was just ripped from my chest and stomped on by a mac truck and then threw into a blender with rusty blades. how sad.

[zaaatch]

Make me bawl like a baby! Seriously, though, that was amazing. A story that is sad, but is surprisingly uplifting at the end.

[lordvoldemort578]

It doesn't matter if your wife is missing limbs,has cancer,is going to die in 18 seconds, you hafe to appreciate the little time you have together.

[lordvoldemort578]

Shoenice22 You did change my life.

[atomdragon4]

Oh man I cried, that story was amazingly sad =(

[atomdragon4]

Shoenice22 sent me here :)

[mason30r]

your were right shoenice22!!!!!

[pkmonftw]

that is such a sad story =[ he had so much heart to be able to tell that, thank you shoenice for showing me this!

[yepharrysaiidditall]

shoenice sent me here and im glad i watched this R.I.P. mike

[hickyhojo]

Anyone else hear the jack-ass laughing at the bad things?

[jimmythexpldr]

wow.

[pittsfordlax10]

Shoenice22 sent me here, this changed my view on people. thank you.

[SirAaronChalmers]

R.I.P Mike DeStefano

[fastwritename]

lol... i thought it was a stand up comedy gig... i was like "where the fuck is the punch line?"

then he started crying... and i was like

"there it is!"

[weaselfly]

that was pretty fucking deep man

[whitechocolate1770]

Chris Shewe, from the bottom of my heart, THAANNKK YOOUUU! This is not just a story of a man completing his dreams and his love's dreams. It is a life lesson to every single person in this CRUEL world and everyone who will ever live in it. Life is about hitting rock bottoms and moving past them only to be happy with yourself and the people around you. PLEASE RECOMMEND THIS VIDEO TO ANYONE YOU CAN! Thanks again shoenice22

[Oisterboy]

Holy shit I didn't think this would effect me, but here I sit in tears. I don't cry either. Damn, what a story. I'm a person who has more or less lost faith in humanity being good, but here is a guy who is a wonderful person. A person obviously looked down on by society for his choices. But look at how much he loved her. I didn't think there were people left who felt real, raw emotion. Heres a perfect example of the good left in the world. Thanks shoenice. Great video.

[jmafia17]

Shoenice 22 sent me r i p

[conorbob9]

that man was so happy <3 i started crying at the end but then i looked down at the title of the video "franny's last ride and just burst out crying and clapped for him, thank you chris shewe (shoenice22) for bringing me here...THAANNKK YOUUU

[MusicWazza]

Basically i love this, THANK YOU!!!!

[RickyCountryAtHeart]

Thanks so much Shoenice22 I am Honored to watch this True Legend video of Mike he has so much Soul Compassionate for people and Courage for sharing this was Incredibly Moving and Heartfelt your a True Hero Shoenice and I am Happy to be Subscribe to your channel

[Jack9488]

I don't give a fuck who sent me here!!!............. okay, shoenice DID send me here

[UncleDolans]

Aww. Also yes, shoenice22 informed me of this video.

[elite009]

Shoenice22 ty for sending me here great video

[MrEmogirl666]

Shoenice22 sent me here and that was a touching story i acutally cryed :'(

[darksoul2001ro]

Very touching story, i am sorry that we are born to struggle and finaly we die without any achievement. Rest in peace Mike and your wife. Shoenice22 is a nice person who revealed this story to us.

PEACE

[Alien8M]

Shoenice22 also sent me here

[trapperbuck1995]

thank you shoenice for showing me this. i recently became a paraplegic and i know how those small things that give you that sense of being normal feel. i know what it feels like to loose something that important. you were right about it changing your life. you were right.

[nysolja4life]

Here on shoenice22's recommendation. What an inspiring video. Thanks SN22

[zeTrojan]

So touching, Rip mike, almost had me in tears too.

[koofed]

rip

[ScoobieDoobies1]

Shoenice22 sent me here too...it made me realize how much I care about the ppl around me and how I couldn't live without the people I love

[MrWowzrzz]

Shoenice22 sent me and all i have to say is thank you .... what great inspiring story that was it literally put me in tears.....

[SirAaronChalmers]

Im almost in tears, this guy's story should be a movie.

[Auroraz03]

Thanks Shoenice22 listened to the whole thing, what a guy!

[Roddy3B]

Your true fan was here shoenice

[Mrboomx]

shoenice22

[nohoch33]

Thanks Shoenice. Mike and Franny lived.

[fenexj]

It's 5:30am, I haven't slept for over 24hours, high as fuck and watching this video to the end because of @shoenice22 ... and almost in tears. That was some powerful stuff, you're a prophet dude, interested to see what you can do :)

[UMsuxd]

Shoenice22, thank you for showing me this, this man Mike is a major inspiration and i am so sad he died, may God bless his sol.

[darkgear6]

and it brings me down

[allyxxmellow]

Shoenice22 sent me! This really changed everything<3

[Joshndthatdude]

The level of emotion you see from this guy, is just powerful I feel so happy that he was able to use that bike to feel free with the one he loved, he cared so much about her, and I feel like the love between them was perfect. it really kills me to think that he passed away, I thank shoenice22 for showing me this video.. It really was great.

[timmyD323]

 i definitely had the wrong impression of shoenice22...i appreciate every word from this video.

[J03Y13]

SHOENICE!!

[10gaymexicans]

only shoenice22 would send me here<333

[ZacFrancisG]

SHOENICE 22!

[theevilmeister]

shoenice22



[Backstorm13]

Shoenice22 sent me to watch this beautiful story.

[sizzlinsaint]

thank you shoenice for the link that was a touching story and i remember mike from last comic standing and my whole family loved him and for the nine that disliked seriously need to watch this again

[BroseidonTF]

I always thought of shoenice of kind of an idiot. But wow....thanks for sending me dude. 

[BroseidonTF]

Whaddup Shoenice!?!?!??!?!

[22710001110101]

shoenice22.

[coolguy6620]

This guy was sure an amazing person you can tell he really loved her. Very sad to hear he had a heart attack. Thanks shoenice22 for pointing me to this touching video!

[safrase]

sad :(

[daveyboy131]

:'(

[iiPassive]

why would anyone dislike this?

[Brolock1]

SHOENICE22! and the story was sad :(

[m92583]

Why are my eyes leaking?

[hornsboogeymysterio]

9 people are ASSHOLES

[wowcataclysm001]

@hornsboogeymysterio nine people are also getting killed tonight

[pushead111]

Wow, Great Story.. Thanks Shoe!

[rabidpeng]

Shoenice22. <3

[BlackOpsKingBitch]

thumbs down 4 the 1 asshole who laughed at her getting sick again

[BlackOpsKingBitch]

r.i.p buddy :'(

[SuperJQD]

SHOENICE SENT ME ! HE SHOULD EAT THE LINK TO THIS VIDEO TO GIVE IT LOVE ! <3

[br00talKidHxC]

SHOENIGGA

[zxcasdqwez3]

SHOENICE22!

[AStealthyRust]

shoenice!!!!

[judas380]

Thank you SHOENICE .I will never ride my motorcycle the same way again.My wife and I love to ride. I never thought it could be any better . I was wrong .

[CuckaOccurs]

Nothing I will ever do will be that grand

Shoenice22, no sir, THAANNK YOOUU !!

[ultragigiman]

shoenice my man all the way

[TMBLyrics]

i think it's nice to see a guy who truly cares about his wife. he went out of his way to make her feel at home and at ease and he gave her the best last days of her life. truly a great man. thank you, shoenice, for bringing me here. this changed my life, i'm grateful for everything i have.

[cubeface21]

"The wind blew all the death off of us" That quote was so touching. Absolutely incomparable. I've never felt what it's like to lose someone I love.

[ModernWin]

Shoenice!

[wizaRd439]

shoenice <3

[ghostface804]

shoenice!!@!

[vHulkx]

This Is One Of The Most Breath Taking Videos I Have Seen. <3

[BlackAdder529]

sent here by shoenice22 much props

[evonsmygirl]

Shoenice this is amazing buddy.

[spikeboy101]

SHOENICE!!!!!!!

[roooose16]

Shoenice22 sent me here!

[saggington]

"People are never dying, they live and then they die. Dying is in a moment." - I believe this guy and his wife lived their life to the fullest.

[mynameisJolih]

What a great guy

[youtubedude]

shoenice... THANKK YOUU!!

[FbodyCrazy]

Shoenice22 sent me, he said the best comment left on this video would get a gift but I don't think there is a better gift than the life lesson that you receive watching this start to finish....Shoenice22...thaaank yoooou.

[crazyskateboardguy1]

who knew that such a funny guy would have a sad story. :(

[sourdiesel141]

Shoenice22 !!! 

[SnTProductionss]

Wow this gave me some serious chills. Thanks Shoenice for sending me here! This is humbling.

[ViridianCrystal]

shoenice22 was right. The most heartfelt video on youtube.

[exinoHD]

Amazing

[WeskerCrusher]

RIP

[iZului]

Shoenice22 sent me.

[dinoatcharterdotnet]

Rest in peace.

[jaybird3221]

This is what love and hurt is together...The one you love you find out is about to go you wanna spend the most time with them but when you do you don't know how or when to do it...The feeling of Love and Death together can make one fall on their knees crying....This is just a example of it...If Mike was here right now...I'd tell him that she enjoyed it and he knew...This is what there feeling right now...

[toxic2695]

great story 

[xJaykee]

RIP. 

[nanoleet]

amazing and beautiful

shoenice power!!

[Avian98X]

shoe. nice.

[ryN1N]

wow, amazing story. shoenice<3