Carmen Agra Deedy: Spinning a story of Mama

[crudhousefull]

She's incredible, but she must be even better when she's a little less nervous.

[tswaggerboy15]

We Saw Her At The Story Telling Festival Today

[JackieZer0]

One of my favorite TEDtalks.

[TheStylinAngel]

I've met her. She came to my school.(Cary Reynolds Elementary) She gave me an autograph. I LOVE YOU, CARMEN DEEDY!!!

[MarquanRules]

She Came To My School South Jackson County Elementry

[LibraryDogger]

Great example of storytelling. Thank you.

[ayurchukonis1]

i met her too! she is so awesome she always tells the best stories!!!!!!!

[Broadwaygirl01]

I've meet her twice. She's performed at the Timpanogas storytelling festival and I've seen her there both times. The first time I heard her I instantly became a fan. And the cool part is I went this summer and she remembered me from last year. YEAH!! CARMEN I LOVE YOU!!!

[GinaZac]

reminds me of my mexican grandma lol, love it

[ameroux]

The point of the story is so true. Now that my mom is gone, it's all the little irritating things she did that I miss. I would never have believed it, but the things that drove me crazy are the things I miss the most.

[bluedahlia409]

those 18 minutes flew by!

she's a great storyteller, and that ending is so simple yet so touching.

"honey, someday, you're gonna miss me."

[fonna]

Very good.

Yep, I got some memories of my mother, too.

Man, was she a spitfire in her day.

If we kids use to have a problem with anyone it was either "kick them in the shin", "what's the last name, I'll call the mother", or "where do they live"

I miss her, too.

[Hermeshermione]

too long! has its moments though...

[OfficialLeesaKo]

ive met her!she came to my school!i shook her hand!

[StorytellerDotNet]

What folks are seeing here storytelling. It's not theater. It's not stand up. It has a structure that is liquid and changing for each performance and audience. Video can limit the effectiveness a particular storytelling performance. To get the best experience of storytelling, there is a need to experience storytelling in a live venue. You many not get the full effect of a good story with the 4th wall of video.

I've been teaching for years that the only thing that separates us is our story.

[BeaverCreekTwo]

Ah Carmen, I love your work. Glad to have found this video on YouTube. I am a Storytelling listener fan that adores Carmen Deedy as one of the best in the USA. I just saw her at National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN where I have been listening for 25 years! She is ALWAYS entertaining, insightful, funny. I wish everyone could have heard more of her Moma stories when she did the Midnight Caberet at Festival. She's one of my top 3 STORYTELLERs.

[popitypop]

COOOOBA

[swyft187]

meh...

[jkl0031]

Kinda shocked that I'm the only post I see who disliked that.

What I just saw was an incomplete and poorly executed stand up act and not a charming, spellbinding, or beautiful story.

[thedailyenglishshow]

Didn't do much for me either.

[DonArsuk84]

absolutely remarkable

[smoothxtc]

Spellbinding...

[akylae101]

Wow! And people say storytelling is boring!?

[b1ngnx33]

Excellent story telling skills.

Good job.

[gloomyjez]

that was soooo good

[IotaCarinae]

She is so charming! Props to your daddy.

[MarJG305]

wow ted never stops amazing me

one of the best stories i will ever hear

[sorealitty]

god! i miss my dad :*|

[DABUdabuDABUdabuDABU]

fourth

[JohnDeBunkTest]

A beautiful story.

[dacodester]

dude

[dacodester]

dude