AMAZING,
AMAZING, TALENTED, STAR OF A ONE WOMAN SHOW, STORM LARGE.
>> I'M SHOCKED.
ALMOST OFFENDED.
ALMOST OFFENDED. WHAT THE [ BLEEP ] IS WRONG
WITH ME?
WITH ME?
WITH ME? >> HERE WE ARE WITH STORM
LARGE.
LARGE.
LARGE. RIGHT IN FRONT OF -- CRAZY
ENOUGH.
ENOUGH.
ENOUGH. I
ENOUGH. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS CRAZY.
I'M SITTING NEXT TO A LEGEND.
I GOT TO MEET YOU, WHAT DOES IT
FEEL LIKE WHEN YOU WAKE UP
EVERY MORNING, ARE YOU LIKE,
I'M STORM LARGE?
>> WHEN I WAKE UP AND FEED THE
UNICORNS I SAY I'M JUST A
SIMPLE, SIMPLE WOMAN.
I WOKE UP AND I HAD TO DO
LAUNDRY, I DON'T FEEL LIKE A
LEGEND.
LEGEND.
LEGEND. I'M PORTLAND FAMOUS, I GO OUT
GROCERY SHOPPING AT SOMEONE
WILL SAY LIKE I LOVE YOU -- I'M
SORRY -- AND I SAY, DON'T BE
SORRY.
SORRY.
SORRY. >>
SORRY. >> AT LEAST THEY SAY THAT.
>> AND THEY SAY, ARE YOU STORM
LARGE AND THAT KIND OF THING.
>> THE FIRST TIME YOU DID YOUR
SHOW, CRAZY ENOUGH WAS HERE AT
OUR CENTERSTAGE ON THIS SAME
STAGE?
STAGE?
STAGE? >>
STAGE? >> NO, DOWNSTAIRS BUT YEAH, I
WAS ALMOST 6 MONTHS --
>> 21 WEEKS?
HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
THEY WERE ALL SOLD OUT.
>> YES, I WAS SO HESITANT TO DO
THE SHOW BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO
SEE ME BEING LIKE FUNNY AND
GROSS AND WILD AND ROCK 'N ROLL
AND THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE THE
SAD STORY OF MY LIFE OR
WHATEVER, THEY LIKE THE OTHER
STUFF BUT ONCE IT STARTED AND I
SAW HOW IT WAS REALLY HELPING
PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WERE SO
EMOTIONALLY AFFECTED AND WE
STARTED DOING FREE MATINEES FOR
HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND CRISIS
VOLUNTEERS AND MENTAL HEALTH
EXPERTS AND IT WAS REALLY VERY
HELPFUL, IN A REAL WAY, I WAS
LIKE THIS IS AWESOME.
AND I BECAME MISSION DRIVEN AND
I FEEL LIKE I'M DOING IT
BECAUSE I CAN AND I HAVE TO.
AND THEN YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU ARE
WORKING HARD AND NEED A
VACATION AND YOU TAKE A
VACATION AND THEN YOU GET SICK?
>> NOW I CAN DO THIS?
>> OH DUDE, 02 --
>> NOW THEY HAVE ONE WEEK TO
SEE YOU HERE.
WHAT DO PEOPLE GET TO SEE IN
CRAZY ENOUGH?
CRAZY ENOUGH? >> THEY GET TO SEE A LOT OF
DETAILS OF MY CHILDHOOD.
AND GOING UP WITH A MENTALLY
ILL PARENT AND THE DODGY,
MISGUIDED, YOUTHFUL DECISIONS
AND MOVES I MADE TO AVOID
ENDING UP LIKE MY MOM.
I HOPE THEY GET IT.
THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED YEARS AGO
WAS THAT EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY
FEELS AT SOME POINT OR ANOTHER
THAT THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG
WITH THEM, THEY ARE BROKEN OR
NOT A GOOD PERSON OR THEY ARE
WEIRD AND HAVE TO REALLY
CONTORT THEMSELVES TO TRY TO
BECOME A VERSION OF THEMSELVES
THAT IS ACCEPTABLE, THAT CAN BE
LOVED.
LOVED.
LOVED. AND EVEN THE MOST MIGHTY,
BEAUTIFUL, POWERFUL, STRONG,
SUCCESSFUL, GOOD-LOOKING DUDES,
MODELS, ATHLETES, PEOPLE WHO
THINK, PEOPLE HANG THEIR
IDEALISM ON THOSE PEOPLE BUT
EVEN THOSE TYPES OF PEOPLE ALSO
HAVE THOSE DOUBTS AND FEARS.
SO WHAT I HOPE THEY GET OUT OF
THIS IS WE ARE ALL THERE.
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY. LIFE IS A MESS.
LIFE IS A MESS.
AND THE MOST PAIN I'VE EVER
SEEN IS WHEN PEOPLE PRETEND IT
DOESN'T.
DOESN'T.
DOESN'T. TRYING TO PROVE TO THEMSELVES
AND TO THE WORLD THAT THEY'RE
FINE.
FINE.
FINE. THEY'RE FINE.
THEY'RE FINE. IT'S ALL GOOD.
IT'S ALL GOOD.
THE THEATER, IT SHOULD BE AT
LEAST, A SPACE WHERE WE CAN ALL
BE THE BIG, FLOPPY, STUPID MESS
THAT WE REALLY FEAR THAT WE ARE
INSIDE.
INSIDE.
INSIDE. AND YOU CAN SAFELY SIT IN THESE
LOVELY SEATS THAT I PUT MY FONT
--
--
-- >>
-- >> THAT'S HONORED.
>> THAT'S TERRIBLE.
>> NO, WE WILL DISAFFECTED.
THE TOPIC OF MENTAL ILLNESSES
STILL, IT IS STILL -- HERE AND
THERE BUT IT IS SO MUCH MORE
FREE TO DISCUSS.
ALL IT TAKES IS SOMEONE FEELING
LIKE THEY'RE NOT BY THEMSELVES,
NOT THE ONLY ONE, THERE IS HUGE
HEALING THAT HAPPENS AND I HEAR
IT ALL THE TIME FROM PEOPLE,
PEOPLE WILL STAND THERE WITH MY
BOOK AND YOU CAN SEE THEY ARE
ABOUT TO CRY.
AND YOU JUST GET UP AND HUG
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. I
THEM. I KNOW, IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY. I GOT IT, IT'S ALL RIGHT.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE OKAY.
>> THAT'S WONDERFUL.
>> IT'S GREAT.
>> IT'S LIKE THERAPY.
>> AND AWAY, YET.
>> GROUP THERAPY.
>> KIND OF.
IT IS LIKE THE ROMAN COLISEUM
BUT NOT GETTING EATEN BY A
LION.
LION.
LION. >>
LION. >> IT SOUNDS BETTER --
>> THE WORLD HAS CHANGED SINCE
YOU STARTED THE SHORE, HAS THE
SHOW CHANGED?
SHOW CHANGED? >> IT HAS.
MOSTLY I HAVE CONSOLIDATED INTO
ONE ACT WHICH IS WHAT WE ALWAYS
WANTED TO DO.
IT IS GOOD TO GET IN THERE AND
JUST ROAR.
JUST ROAR. DO IT AND COME BACK AND TAKE A
SHOWER.
SHOWER.
SHOWER. IT'S GREAT, A GOOD TIME.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS SHOW,
IT OPENS ON YOUR 50th BIRTHDAY.
>> I KNOW.
>> THAT'S AMAZING.
IT'S VERY EXCITING AND MY 50th
BIRTHDAY.
BIRTHDAY.
BIRTHDAY. IT'S OPENING NIGHT.
THAT LITERALLY WAS SORT OF JUST
HAPPENSTANCE SHALL, IT WAS THIS
LUCKY WINDOW AND THE THEATER
SCHEDULE WAS LIKE, OH MY GOD,
OPENING NIGHT WILL BE MY FIFTH
BIRTHDAY.
BIRTHDAY.
BIRTHDAY. WHICH IS PERFECT IN A LOT OF
WAYS AND ALSO LIKE, OH MY GOD,
IN A LOT OF WAYS.
>> WILL YOU BE BACK AGAIN IN 10
YEARS?
YEARS?
YEARS? >>
YEARS? >> OH MY GOD [ LAUGHTER ] I
DON'T KNOW.
DON'T KNOW. >> I THINK YOU COULD SELL IT
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. >>
OUT. >> WHAT KIND OF INJURY WILL I
HAVE THAT DECADE?
>> WHERE WILL THE WORLD BE IN
10 YEARS?
10 YEARS?
10 YEARS? HOPEFULLY WE'VE LEARNED AND YOU
CAN SHARE WITH PEOPLE.
>> MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW.
>> IS THIS UNFILTERED?
>> OH MY GOD, YET.
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. IT'S UNFILTERED.
IT'S UNFILTERED. IT IS VERY PURE.
DISTILLED.
DISTILLED. ALCOHOL STORM.
ALCOHOL STORM. A TRUE STORY.
IT IS WHAT IT IS.
IT IS HOW I, HOW I EXPERIENCED
IT AS A CHILD AND ALSO LOOKING
BACK AT THOSE EXPERIENCES AS AN
ADULT.
ADULT.
ADULT. AS
ADULT. AS A PERFORMER AND ARTIST.
REMEMBERING BEING A KID AND
STILL CARRYING THE HURTS AND
DESIRES AND FEARS AND HOPES OF
THE LITTLE KIDS WE WERE.
IT IS LIKE CHISELING AWAY AT
THE AMBER AND BEING LIKE,
YOU'RE A KID, YOU WERE A KID,
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE WAY
THE GROWN-UPS ROGER SAID.
EXAMINING TRUTHS AND TRUSTING
THAT YOU HAVE A GOOD HEART.
YOU DESERVE A GOOD LIFE.
NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU.
NOTHING BROKEN ABOUT YOU.
YOU JUST GOT KICKED AROUND AND
THOUGHT YOU DESERVED IT.
YOU DIDN'T.
YOU DIDN'T. >> I LOVE THAT.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT.
EVER WINCOME SEE CRAZY ENOUGH
OPENING ON TUESDAY, JUNE 25,
YOUR 50th BIRTHDAY.