The Moth

Last night, a couple of friends and I made the long trek through the rain to El Cid in downtown Los Angeles to go to a Moth Storyslam. We ended up getting there about an hour early, mostly because I wanted to stop by Freestyle Photography to pick up some film for my Polaroid accordion Land Camera and they closed at 6 so...we left a little earlier then we really needed to. This did end up having its benefits though, we ended up getting a great booth on the second floor all to ourselves, which was extremely lucky considering it was standing room only by the time the stories actually started. Since El Cid is a restaurant, we thought that it would be a good idea to order some food and I got a glass of sangria which was super good. The first couple stories were not all that great, one guy got up and did some horrible stand up comedy not knowing that it was a store telling show, while another woman recited something that sounded too much like a horrible monologue. I guess that should have been expected considering the show took place in downtown LA and everyone seems to be looking for there big break. But 8 of the 10 storytellers were just awesome and the host was a great deal better then the lady who hosted the last moth that we attended in Santa Monica. All in all, I had a great time and cannot wait for the next Moth!

This is a photo I took from our seat! It was an amazing view!