678 - I Was A Roadie in My Mother's Band with Comic/Actress Mary Kennedy
Story Worthy
Story Worthy Media
4.1 • 529 Ratings
🗓️ 8 June 2021
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Actress Mary Kennedy (Shameless Hall of Shame, Shameless, ER, Conan) grew up managing her mother's band, The Mood Swings, at the age of 15. If that doesn't prepare you for a life in show business, what would? Plus, Mary and Christine chat about "Shameless" and Mary's role as New Fiona. Listen!
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| 0:00.0 | Parenting is hard, but being a kid can be even harder. |
| 0:04.0 | Like when I fell off my bike and thought my leg was gonna fall off? |
| 0:08.0 | Or like when I actually sprained my knee playing soccer and had to wear that clunky brace to prom and I couldn't dance with anybody. |
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| 0:25.1 | Visit chipcovers p.aKids.com to learn more. Paid for with Pennsylvania taxpayer dollars. |
| 0:35.0 | Hey, it's Christine from Storyworthy. |
| 0:43.9 | Today on the show, actress and comedian Mary Kennedy talks about how she was a roadie in her mother's band. |
| 0:48.4 | And so my mom was the house wedding band for the King's Grant Medieval Inn. |
| 0:53.4 | And my mother would make sure that I was there and I would help her load in and load out. |
| 1:01.3 | And I ended up being her roadie and she would dress me up in her Marshall's business suit kind of clothing. |
| 1:09.8 | And I played her manager and I would make sure that the band got fed and that the band was safe and that the band got their drinks and their breaks. |
| 1:14.2 | You know, I was propositioned many times as a 16-year-old looking 35. |
| 1:17.8 | And I'd have to say my mother was the piano player in the band. |
| 1:19.8 | And one guy said, well, she can join us. |
| 1:20.8 | I said, you're an asshole. |
| 1:24.9 | Today on the show, comedian and actress Mary Kennedy talks about how she was a roadie in her mother's band, |
| 1:28.7 | The Mood Swings. |
| 1:30.6 | Stick around. |
| 1:33.7 | Hey, my name is Mary Kennedy, |
| 1:35.4 | and you're listening to Storyworthy. |
| 1:37.0 | Hey, my name is Mary Kennedy, |
| 1:37.0 | and you're listening to Storyworthy. |
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