Twenty-five years ago, David Greenberger began talking with residents of a nursing home in Boston. He collected their stories in a magazine. Over the years, he went on to collect hundreds more stories from elderly folk around the country. He put their stories in books, documentaries and finally narrated them to music on CD. Greenberger performs some of the latest recordings called, "Legibly Speaking," Thursday night at Hallwalls. By Joyce Kryszak
Buffalo, NY – Twenty-five years ago, David Greenberger began talking with residents of a nursing home in Boston. He collected their stories in a magazine. Over the years, he went on to collect hundreds more stories from elderly folk around the country. He put their stories in books, documentaries and finally narrated them to music on CD. Greenberger performs some of the latest recordings called, "Legibly Speaking," Thursday night at Hallwalls.
You'll meet some amazing people in Greenberger's retold stories of the elderly. Some are meditators, and philosophers -- others do crossword puzzles or like to watch soap operas. Many have had tremendous tragedy or great adventures. Greenberger says, really, the elderly are like all of us -- only older. He says to see that just takes sitting down and getting to know a person.
Click the "listen" icon above to hear Joyce Kryszak's interview with David Greenberger.
Greenberger and his musical ensemble Three Leg Torso share some of their favorite stories of the elderly in a performance for Hallwalls at 8 o'clock Thursday night in the Trinity Episcopal Church.