Danny&Annie

This is beautiful. Really. It's the short story of Danny Perasa and his wife, Annie's twenty-seven years together, not just in marriage but in true romance and devotion. I won't lie, it made me shed a few tears, but it was worth it. Great little story of wonderful, real people. As StoryCorps describes, "...These remarkable Brooklynites personify the eloquence, grace and poetry that can be found in the voices of everyday people when we take the time to listen." I think it's a neat thing to hear stories from 'the common man' and I've had a few experiences where I've opened discussion with a stranger, of they with me, and a truly genuine connection was made, whether it be from a little nugget of experience passed, a funny tale or just a different outlook on something...it's worth it. So, please, take the headphones out when you're sitting on the bus and talk to someone who looks up for it. You, afterall, are an 'everyday person' too, right?

...poetry...can be found in the voices of everyday people when we take the time to listen...

Danny & Annie from StoryCorps on Vimeo


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p.s. I need to send a thanks to Chaucee Stillman who had posted a blip about this video on her facebook page where I first noted it and followed the link to experience this moving tale for myself.