David Rakoff in "This American Life: The Invisible Made Visible"
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- Опубліковано 28 лис 2024
- David Rakoff performing in "The Invisible Made Visible," a This American Life stage show sent live to movie theaters on May 10th, 2012. The show later became an episode of the radio show. www.thisamerica...
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I'm watching this about once a year now... and as I get older, it means more and more to me. Sad that I only knew you as a boy in Primary School, David, but I feel privileged to be in a small group who can say they have some memories of you and your intellect, talent, and energy at such an early stage. Thank you is not enough :)
I miss him
"Thanks to my rapidly dividing cells I no longer have that feeling (though I remember it very well) that if I just buckled down to the great work at hand, lived more authentically, stopped procrastinating, cut out sugar, then my best self was just there, right around the corner. Yeah, no I'm done with all of that. I'm done with so many things."
This. This means so very much. Thank you David.
A voice is just a mere shadow of a soul that left laughter and insight in to our worlds. Rip
A beautiful and brilliant human being, truly loved and missed. So grateful I got to share his last dance with him live.
I wish he had someone who loved the hell out of him. He really was amazing.
He had many, many people who loved him.
I just keep coming back to this. He was amazing.
I’d like to think that there isn’t more comments on this video because it’s too beautiful for words
I was deeply moved when I saw that live. Even more deeply today.
i sobbed when i heard this piece on the radio, and am clenching back tears at the moment. what a beautiful, beautiful soul.
Beautiful I’ve heard and loved it then on the radio but never saw it live
It’s heart-wrenchingly beautiful
I miss him a lot. Sometimes his voice pops into my head and I think...I wonder what beautiful and bittersweet words he is saying now. I wish I could hear them.
It rent my heart the first time, seeing him do it live, and now that he has passed beyond the veil, it is almost too much to bear. I hope your journey is a grand one, Mr. Rakoff. Thank you for your deep and beautiful Truths.
Brings tears to my eyes every time - I will always remember David in this way - brave, undefeated, determined, and DANCING.
...I have no words. Thank you, David, for sharing your words with us. Your beauty lives on in all of us.
So glad my Creative Writing teacher recommended this video to me and my fellow classmates. David Rakoff is hilarious.
RIP David. A beautiful graceful piece.
And thank you TAL for making this available.
So glad to finally see the dance after all this time
At work, in tears. Truly a prolific performance.
This was so gorgeous! When he did the dance it just brought tears to my eyes.
Holy crap. That was beautiful. He was beautiful. My absolute condolences to his friends and family. What an amazing, kind, intelligent, humorous, observant man. Selfishly, I will miss his writing and talent and apparent sweetness.
When I was younger and first heard Nat King Cole sing " What'll I Do " I was in wonder at how much emotion a man can bring to a simple song with a subtle and subdued performance. I always associated this song with cold Midwestern evenings by a fire. Now I'll always think of David Rakoff when I hear it. What an effective and courageous performance
Moved even more seeing it now than when I heard it on the show. Rest Mr. Rackoff. I loved your stories on the show. Prayers out to his family and friends!!! Awesome post NPR!
I miss him terribly. Memory Eternal!
Easily one of the most beautiful things on all of the internet.
Oh my. I am ashamed to say I was not familiar with David Rakoff before this, but what a beautiful legacy he leaves!
Made me cry when I first saw this a few months ago, but watching it now makes me cry much more. You will be missed.
David, thank you for being you. And thank you for having the courage to share with us. Till we meet again, somewhere.
It's only been four years? We still miss you David, you were a gem of a writer, and I can't believe it's been so short a time since you left... it feels like it's been far, far too long already.
This is remarkable, it floored me when i first saw it. What a talent.
I still remember where I was when I first heard this segment - one of the great art works of our time.
Just finished reading his "Don't get too comfortable" again on a rainy day. It's really hard to believe David is still gone.
Beautiful. This broke my heart. I, too, have lost so much b/c of health issues. David endured his loss with such strength. Our loss. Love the guy.
Moved me to tears. How fortunate we were to have him dance among us and to witness and receive his gifts.
I am so glad I saw this performance. I am sad David Rakoff is gone.
Good god, I miss this guy. What a voice. What insights. Damn.
Such grace, such talent, such agility with words and feelings. So sorry he's gone. So sad.
David's talmudic Shrug is one of my favorite shrugs. I should make a gif of it.
David, thanks for sharing your talent and your life with us.
I looked for this the day after hearing the story, and could not find it. It brought tears to my eyes then and still is. What a good fucking human, we could all be only half this cool, what a world it would be.
So happy I have a door on my office at work. Thank you TAL for putting this up.
Such a beautiful performance from such a brilliant mind.
RIP, the world is better because you were here.
I hadn't seen this before, although I had heard it on radio. Very beautiful and yes, David will be missed.
wow a beautiful and profound note
I LOVE YOU DAVID!!!! Still so amazing so many years later...
Absolutely beautiful. A man afloat. Thanks for sharing.
Brilliant work. Thank you David, you will be missed.
So touching. More so now than when I saw it in May. Yes, RIP and thanks for the dance.
Thank you for posting this TAL. His wonderful sense of story will be missed greatly.
been waiting since 2012 for someone I knew would love this to finally just listen to it, and today i got him to agree and tis video came up . I had never seen it. It was all the birthday party I could have wished for.
Same here. And not the first Rakoff cry I've had today. Not by a longshot.
May your memory be a blessing to us all.
Oh David...you will truly, TRULY be missed.
I love this man and he's dead but I still love him so much
Thank you to all the people who edited this and posted it today
We truly shared a mans "last dance" with him. RIP David.
RIP. Thanks TAL for sharing.
Just finished reading, in the sun, the last essay of 'Half Empty', caused me to revisit this video; thanks mate and RIP
I wrote my comment before seeing the entire piece. Wow... Damn... David, David, David... xo
Thought provoking and inspiring...with tears in my eyes...
His grace of dance made me cry.
God, what a voice. I so miss him.
This is such a brilliant piece.
I still love this so, so, so much.
David- Thank you for making me laugh and think. I will miss you on TAL. I always loved the sound of your voice. You were taken from us way too soon. Thank you for sharing so much of yourself with us...RIP
Beautiful! We miss you David!
So much crying. Every damn time.
So beautiful..... as with most things that are inherently lovely,... it's beauty is in it's simplicity.... wish I could write a comment that would be as inspiring and memorable as your words, your observations..and this dance.... I will just have to settle for something simple..... thank you.
so incredibly moving.
wow... wowowowowowow... I have no words, that was amazing!
David, you are sorely missed. :(
Thank you, David, for your eloquent answer to the question: What is a human being?
Crying just as much as I did the first time.
I'll miss you David. Thanks for everything. RIP
My radio will feel Half Empty without you. ~❀RIP❀~
I miss you, David.
The song is called, "What'll I do?" It was written by Irving Berlin and has been performed by many different artist. The version that's being played while David is dancing is sung by Nat King Cole.
RIP David, you will be greatly missed.
Thank You David for making my left feel better about it self.
A great soul. Godspeed, David.
Thank you for posting.
Amen to that, Alex.
Surprising and wonderful. I wish I had known the man.
dang the dance did it for me :(
+betoski me, too. I lost it. a couple times. damn.
we miss you, david.
I miss him
Me too.
Thank you David! You are missed.
RIP
Rest in Peace. Light may it be the soil that covers you.
Thank you so much for posting this. I've been hoping to see this since I heard the broadcast.
Incredible man, I am that much richer for reading his books
oh, what a lovely man.
Fantastic. Thanks for uploading it.
Beautiful.
What a great talent.
you're exactly right. may he rest in peace.
Goodbye Mr. Rakoff. You will be missed.
Godspeed, a talent taken too soon. RIP.
Alex, David is a performer. He was performing his truth. He was dedicated to satire, the absurdity and the beauty of life.
Awesome.
Thinking of you, David.