"We all smelled like poo" (Saskatoon)

Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids

Dan Misener

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4.7 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2019

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Kim writes a ransom note, Kurt tells the story of a magic jungle mouse, Julianna falls off a tractor, and much more. Recorded live at The Broadway Theatre in Saskatoon. Show notes Kim’s ransom noteSupport GRTTWaK. Become a patron.Photos from our Saskatoon 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 Kim was in grade two, she wrote a short story, and she handed it in to her teacher.
0:08.0	Once upon a time, there was a happy balloon.
0:12.0	It would float around happily, but all of a sudden, it ran out of Helm, but it still had air, and it was so sad it made a storm of tears, the end.
0:25.9	Little note from my teacher here says, I run out of helium some days too.
0:36.5	That's Kim, reading a grade to creative writing assignment.
0:40.2	I'm Dan Meisner, and this?
0:42.2	This, right now.
0:44.3	It's grown-ups rethinks they wrote as kids.
0:46.0	How are you doing tonight?
0:51.3	This is a show where we go back in time to remember the good, the bad, and the awkward parts of growing up.
0:58.8	This time recorded live at the Broadway theater in Saskatoon.
1:02.6	We have a pop star ransom note, a magical jungle mouse, romance at the hockey rink, and much more.
1:10.3	So why look back at this stuff?
1:13.0	Well, because sometimes the best way to understand who we are
1:16.8	is to try and understand who we were.
1:20.0	So think about who you were when you were a kid, and stick around.
1:37.0	Do we have fans in the room of the musical group's NSYNC or the Spice Girls?
1:45.5	I asked that question because Kim, who you heard at the beginning of the show, Kim brought a second piece of writing related to the pop stars, N-Sink, and the Spice Girls.
1:48.8	And it's sort of an unusual piece of pop star writing because it's...
1:53.4	A ransom note.
1:59.4	This ransom note was painstakingly crafted out of individually sliced out
2:07.6	individually sliced out letters from magazines, created for grade seven creative writing
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