What Are You Waiting For

Tell Us Something brings live storytelling on February 18, 2014. Storytellers will share their true personal story without notes on the theme “What Are You Waiting For”.

Tell Us Something awakens imagination, empowers storytellers and connects the Missoula community through the transformative power of personal storytelling. It is a celebration of each other, our stories and how we move through the world together. All of the stories at Tell Us Something are true.

Doors at 6PM, storytelling begins at 7PM. Your community, your stories.

Georges de Giorgio shares his story "Waiting for His Majesty’s Royal Reprimand". It’s 1947 and Georges is in Antarctica, 17 years old, George V’s ships to come and tell them they were not welcome in the Falklands. Admiral Bird, Georges' captain, forbade liquor on board, so Georges and his 20 year old female partner in crime commandeer a small wooden dingy and are offered Scotch by the British sailors. His Majesty’s ship Fitzroy.
Bing Crosby spends time in Butte, MT to fish and get away from the spotlight fame brought him in the 1940s and 50s. He is mis-recognized by a pedestrian on the street. Bing then shares a story with Pat about Blue the Bear in the Jungle Book (Phil Harris) and drinking whiskey.