"Into the Wild" at The Moth GrandSLAM: Giant Lizard Eating My Pants

I worked as an offsider (assistant) to a kangaroo shooter in the Australian Outback in early 2004. It was dirty, disgusting, blood-soaked work. At one point a giant lizard tried to eat my blood-soaked pants. It thought they were meat.

It was also one of the most beautiful experiences of my entire life. Not a day goes by that I don't think about it.

To see more stories, art, and other weirdness, visit my blog: ‪http://www.andiamnotlying.com‬

You can read more about this story here: http://bit.ly/gmdeO7

I told this version of the story at The Moth GrandSLAM on January 24th, 2011 at the Highline Ballroom in New York City. It was released on The Moth's podcast on February 28th, 2011.To learn more about The Moth, visit ‪http://www.themoth.org‬

You can see an alternate version of the story here, with all different stuff in it: http://bit.ly/gEbJHW

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