Danny & Annie
February 20, 2011 9:03 AM Subscribe
"Danny and Annie Perasa tell the story of their twenty-seven-year romance. From their first date to Danny’s final days with terminal cancer, this is an intimate and heartbreaking look at true love."
Love is a powerful thing.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 9:20 AM on February 20, 2011
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 9:20 AM on February 20, 2011
"When a guy is happily married, no matter what happens at work, no matter what happens in the rest of the day, there's a shelter when you get home, there's a knowledge, knowing that you can hug somebody without them throwing you downstairs and saying 'get your hands off me', and it, it... Being married is like havin' a color television set, you never wanna go back to black and white."
The warmth and shared joy in their voices make my eyes well up with salt-watery stuff and I haven't even finished it yet. (Loved that quote from the guy near the start, wanted to share it while I can still see through my glasses.)
posted by fraula at 10:31 AM on February 20, 2011 [2 favorites]
The warmth and shared joy in their voices make my eyes well up with salt-watery stuff and I haven't even finished it yet. (Loved that quote from the guy near the start, wanted to share it while I can still see through my glasses.)
posted by fraula at 10:31 AM on February 20, 2011 [2 favorites]
Oh, god, weeping.
posted by PhoBWanKenobi at 11:30 AM on February 20, 2011
posted by PhoBWanKenobi at 11:30 AM on February 20, 2011
crying god damkn
posted by sonic meat machine at 12:07 PM on February 20, 2011
posted by sonic meat machine at 12:07 PM on February 20, 2011
Check out the other stories on their page. The one between Josh, a 12 year old with Asperger's and his mom is one of the most honest conversations between a parent and child I think I've ever heard. You can hear the full interview here.
posted by Derek at 1:14 PM on February 20, 2011
posted by Derek at 1:14 PM on February 20, 2011
That was just beautiful.
(And let me just take this chance to say that Storycorps, from whence the audio for this animation is taken, is a very wonderful thing. In interviewed my folks back in 2005. It was one of the most intimate, valuable, interesting and hilarious hours of my life.)
posted by minervous at 2:20 PM on February 20, 2011
(And let me just take this chance to say that Storycorps, from whence the audio for this animation is taken, is a very wonderful thing. In interviewed my folks back in 2005. It was one of the most intimate, valuable, interesting and hilarious hours of my life.)
posted by minervous at 2:20 PM on February 20, 2011
. for Danny Perasa.
posted by catlet at 4:59 PM on February 20, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by catlet at 4:59 PM on February 20, 2011 [1 favorite]
That was so beautifully done. I am so glad I saw this today.
posted by mochapickle at 6:59 PM on February 20, 2011
posted by mochapickle at 6:59 PM on February 20, 2011
Don't mean to be a piece of lint in the onion dip, but I was disturbed and slightly offended at the story being told with cartoon characters with tongues for noses. I would have loved to see the subtle nuances in the couple's eyes, and the texture and dimension of their surroundings. I don't know, perhaps I'm just not part of the Simpson's generation and don't 'get it'., nevertheless it was a very nice story, and a shout out to Skylitdrawl for this sweet find.
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posted by ~Sushma~ at 7:04 PM on February 20, 2011
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posted by ~Sushma~ at 7:04 PM on February 20, 2011
sushma,
I wondered about that as well. The style of the animation was a bit odd, but, not offensive. I made the assumption that a video of this dear couple, for some reason, wasn't possible. In the end, I liked how it was done...
posted by tomswift at 7:51 PM on February 20, 2011
I wondered about that as well. The style of the animation was a bit odd, but, not offensive. I made the assumption that a video of this dear couple, for some reason, wasn't possible. In the end, I liked how it was done...
posted by tomswift at 7:51 PM on February 20, 2011
The animation made it feel like a fiction - at least, that was my immediate reaction to it. I just hid the window and listened.
posted by you're a kitty! at 8:20 PM on February 20, 2011
posted by you're a kitty! at 8:20 PM on February 20, 2011
Some information about the research that went into the animation is available here here, including pictures of "the real" Danny and Annie.
posted by SkylitDrawl at 8:36 PM on February 20, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by SkylitDrawl at 8:36 PM on February 20, 2011 [1 favorite]
Oof, typos.
posted by SkylitDrawl at 8:37 PM on February 20, 2011
posted by SkylitDrawl at 8:37 PM on February 20, 2011
yeah, this is just wonderful.
posted by namewithoutwords at 5:53 AM on February 21, 2011
posted by namewithoutwords at 5:53 AM on February 21, 2011
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posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 8:48 AM on February 21, 2011
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 8:48 AM on February 21, 2011
Storycorps is an oral history project that records only audio interviews.
posted by catlet at 10:17 AM on February 21, 2011
posted by catlet at 10:17 AM on February 21, 2011
This was completely wonderful and I bawled like a baby.
posted by DarlingBri at 6:29 PM on March 6, 2011
posted by DarlingBri at 6:29 PM on March 6, 2011
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Thanks.
posted by tomswift at 9:18 AM on February 20, 2011