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Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids

Dan Misener

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4.7 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2018

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Lori writes a fan letter to New Kids on the Block, Simone runs for student government, Aerlie and Jolene share a forbidden friendship, and much more. Recorded live at the Kingston Canadian Film Festival. Show notesSupport GRTTWaK. Become a patron.Photos from our Kingston, Ontario eventRate or review GRTTWaK in iTunesJoin the email newsletterUpcoming live eventsMusic by Podington Bear and LullatoneClosing theme is “Oh Dear Diary” by SloanTwitterInstagramFacebook

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0:00.0	When Adira was 13, she learned an important lesson about Canada's national sport.
0:08.0	So she wrote it down in her diary.
0:11.0	Dear diary, lacrosse is fun, but not when you're playing it alone.
0:14.0	I have friends.
0:20.0	I have friends, but there's an odd number of us, and they all already had partners.
0:25.6	So the gym teacher told me to whip it against the wall.
0:32.6	That's Adira, reflecting on the experience of solo lacrosse.
0:36.6	I'm Dan Meisner, and? This right now is grown-ups
0:41.3	free things they wrote as kids. How are you doing? This is a show where we go back in time to
0:49.1	remember the good, the bad, and the awkward parts of growing up. This time recorded live as part of the Kingston Canadian Film Festival, we have a forbidden
0:58.8	friendship, a fan letter to the new kids on the block, some vaguely sinister song lyrics,
1:05.1	and much more.
1:06.5	This stuff is weird, it is wonderful, and a bit like lacrosse, it's best enjoyed as a group. So think about
1:14.1	who you were, when you were a kid, and stick around. When Lori was 11, she was a big fan of the
1:24.4	music group New Kids on the Block. So she wrote them fan letters. And at our Kingston
1:29.4	show, Lori brought a few of those letters along. Some of the letters were written to the entire band,
1:35.5	and some were written specifically to one of the members, her favorite, Joey McIntyre.
1:42.0	Wearing a New Kids on the Block T-shirt, please welcome Lori to our stage.
1:53.7	Dear Joey, hi, my name is Lori. I'm 11 years old. I know that this letter is not going to be much
2:00.2	because you get so many other letters and cards.
2:02.9	I have all three of your tapes,
2:04.6	and I really enjoy them a lot.
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