Ed Gavagan: A story about knots and surgeons
Ed Gavagan : Une histoire de noeuds et de chirurgiens
Ed Gavagan was walking down the street in downtown Manhattan when he was the victim of a gang assignment to kill a random stranger. He lives to tell the amazing story. Full bio
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qui font tant de choses
les quartiers chics.
dans leur musique
de l'autre,
très rapidement,
des tours de magie.
son ordinateur portable
main gauche, main droite,
sans voir vos doigts. »
à Manhattan,
de ses membres,
sur la rue Bleecker
ma veine cave inférieure.
à se faire taillader,
sur son parcours,
d'un cinq sous,
les souvenirs normaux.
en haute résolution
(Rires)
tout le monde,
au Bangladesh,
pour me garder vivant
de mes intestins,
un lac de douleur glacé.
n'était pas
jusqu'à la taille,
dans la main pour le féliciter
je porte encore les agrafes
de stationnement.
du métro
de New York,
(Applaudissements)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ed Gavagan - Designer, StorytellerEd Gavagan was walking down the street in downtown Manhattan when he was the victim of a gang assignment to kill a random stranger. He lives to tell the amazing story.
Why you should listen
Ed Gavagan is the owner of PraxisNYC, a design firm specializing in boutique residences and aimed at designing for sustainability, habitability, durability and beauty. In 2007 Gavagan told the story “Drowning on Sullivan Street” at the Moth, the series devoted to stories told live without notes, about his near-death experience on the streets of New York as the victim of a gang initiation rite. His stories have been heard on NPR and the Moth podcast, and he has appeared onstage with the Moth in events across the U.S. Gavagan lives in New York City with his wife and daughter.
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