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Dec 27, 2023Liked by Alec McNayr

The defensive edge of a girl with two older brothers who were destined for juvie.

Sometimes, confessing feels like a punch in the crotch.

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Thanks Pete -- she HAD to punch me. It was her training!!

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That was such a great finishing line!

Well done Alec!

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Jan 10Liked by Alec McNayr

My kids remembered:

“He got punched in the crotch.”

“He had two girlfriends.”

I remembered ping pong ball and oragami notes. I liked the analogies.

Wasn’t sure why the conclusion was “confession is always the right thing” based on this speech, though.

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Nice to see you again even if itsbon a video and not in person! I have so many awesome memories from church and you were one of my favorites Alec! Thank you for your story, I don't remember hearing about this but it made me think of the fun we had wherever we went. I had no idea you were secretly a "playa" and breaking girls hearts! I remember you were so funny and I always admired your outgoing and confident personslity. You had the ability to capture everybody in a room and it was so fun to be around you. Thank you for being a part of my church roots, they are full of people and memories I'll never forget.

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Hi Arianne! So great to hear from you! I had learned my lesson before we met, so I guess you and your Kings crew dodged a bullet... ha. Thanks so much for saying hi. Hope you're doing well.

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LOVE! Amazing and wish we could have seen the Moth in person. Also, Katie and I passed each other a thousand origami notes through high school-- I can still feel the paper in my hands! Natalie was perfection and Norm and I watched the intro 10 times. Welcome, Alan!

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Thank you, thank you. That emcee certainly has more natural skill than me.....

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This made me want to get back into The Moth! You need to run a daily standup from the setup. It looked so good!

I never thought about the masterful origami being a stall tactic, but as I think about it, you're spot on. And I loved the takeaway, sometimes confessing feels like a punch in the crotch, but yes, it's the right thing to do.

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Thank you! You have to be an Oceans-11-level hacker to get those notes open!

And yes...

"The hottest club in Los Angeles is 'Alec's Basement' -- it's got everything. Three flashlights, a fake mic, an audience full of three minors...."

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…and then a lot of Sprite and pizza and ping pong until you crashed and went to bed. What could go wrong?

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You know it because YOU ALSO LIVED IT

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Totally - and now am living it with the kids!

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