PostSecret
By Saintless. Filed in Blogging, Personal, entertainment |
Dax and I drove up to Logan tonight for the PostSecret event at USU. We stopped first at KVNU studio to see Tyler and Jason. This part was a blast, until we got asked to detail what Dax and I fight about politically. I drew the line there. But maybe someday we’ll podcast it. Until then, my lips are sealed! We also got to meet Jess, whose recipe for tomato soup I adore! You can hear me on the show about 46:30 in.
Being at the PostSecret event was quite the experience. I’ve been a fan for a while, and Dax bought me the Secret Lives of Men and Women as a birthday gift a while back. So, I purchased Extraordinary Confessions From Ordinary lives tonight. Frank Warren, the guy who runs this, gave a talk, which was more like an audio guide to the postcards. Some parts were funny, some were moving. The images below are all of postcards that the lawyers wouldn’t let him publish.
At the end, Frank invites the audience up to tell their secrets. No one was going up at first, and I debated in my head about whether to get up, or not. I finally did, and I was the first to tell my secret. I’ll be telling the whole story here on Saintless.com soon, but for tonight, I’ll just share the photos from the event. Check back over the next few days, if you want to know my secret.
I forced thousands of employees to take a pay cut… …so that I can get a pay raise
I still believe in God…but I’ve lost my religion.
Sometimes I imagine that one of the guys driving by is you & you’ve come to save me from killing myself in this town.
When I was in the mental ward, I would look out the window alot. Now since I’m out, I ride my bike past the window every day and SMILE! THERE IS HOPE!
What you did to me when I was 16 was wrong.
I never felt so alone in my life.
I never felt so much pain.
Today I am strong because of you.
Thank you.
15 years ago I gave up a boy for adoption. 1 year ago I found out his address in the next town. 4 months ago I drove past his house. Last night I took my 2 young children trick or treating to his house & he opened the door. I almost cried. But instead I went home.
I wish all secrets could be fun secrets. He he ha ha
Thank you! Every time I work up the nerve to swallow the pills someone does something to make me want to live and I’ve never said thank you for saving my life people have no idea how far kindness can go
It’s a boy! When we decided to keep you, your life wasn’t the only one saved.
I tell myself that one day after our spouses die & we’re like 80… We’ll reunite on a talk show and live happily ever after
I’ve always wanted my life to look like a picture frame insert
Tags: PostSecret
Thursday, April 2nd 2009 at 9:40 am |
what is the reasoning behind the lawyers not letting him publish some of the cards? i ask b/c based on the ones you’ve shown, and some of the ones i’ve seen…that doesn’t make sense!!
Thursday, April 2nd 2009 at 10:15 am |
Jess,
Some of it was copyright. I didn’t get photos of all of them. One was written on a comic strip, and they didn’t have the rights to use that comic. The first one, I think they were worried about being sued. He has since put it in a book, but the guy who sent it in freaked out and is suing to have it removed. One was done on a Disney coloring book page, and as the lawyer said “Mickey Mouse will sue your ass!”. I don’t know what all the other reasons were.
Thursday, April 2nd 2009 at 12:05 pm |
Thank you so much for sharing your secret last night. I believe you were the person with the key to the box….right? I brought my ex husband with me to the post secret event, he had never heard about post secret. It took us four hours to drive home…. While driving home …I asked him if he wanted to share any secrets… he said yes. I drove to the side of the road and parked…. he asked me what I was doing … I smiled and told him I just wanted to be like Frank… and give him the full attention. I now know him better why we went through the things we went through in our marriage and throughout our divorce…. it does not make me want to marry him again … but I can now move on…. and feel at peace! Your secret he said touched him …. Thank you!
Thursday, April 2nd 2009 at 12:07 pm |
Charlotte,
I’m not sure about the key to the box part. I know that he said something about the box after I told my secret, but I was so nervous that I wasn’t quite sure what he said. I will be posting the whole story very soon, though. Just have to make sure I get work and other stuff done first, because it’s going to take a lot of time and emotion to write it.
Thursday, April 2nd 2009 at 12:14 pm |
Oh, duh. I was thinking about Frank’s box when I read that. And yes, that was me. Except there was no key. But, I used power tools, and it opened. :)
Thursday, April 2nd 2009 at 12:26 pm |
Yes, it was the power tools you mentioned that opened the box…. you had several keys but none of them would open that box …. you are one brave girl. Thanks so much for sharing your secret… Please … do post your story… It has affected and touches my life….. Just by sharing that secret in your life it has changed mine … and allowed my ex to share his …. I know it have touch others that were there last night.
Saturday, April 4th 2009 at 8:03 am |
Thanks for sharing your secret Misty. The whole audience was great. But can you remove the images of the projected secrets from your website. Photography was not allowed during the event to protect people like you who might not want to have their photo and secret on the web. It also makes the event less interesting if people have seen the images online before the presentation. And if I could find them here, others might too.
Thanks,
-Frank
Sunday, April 5th 2009 at 10:08 am |
Frank,
You stated during the event that video taping wasn’t allowed, but you didn’t say anything about still photography. And there were lots of people with more professional cameras than mine along the sides of the audience taking photos. I would not have taken the photos in the first place if you had said not to during the event. But, you didn’t. And so I don’t really see any reason to remove my photos.
Sunday, April 5th 2009 at 10:32 am |
I like your website and I did recall him saying that videotaping was not allowed. I did see others taking pictures so…. I don’t see what the fuzz? I see no reason why you need to remove the photos.
Monday, April 6th 2009 at 11:31 am |
Keep them up! Making money off of tellings secrets, and then wanting to make his telling of secrets a secret? Hmm. KEEP THEM UP!!!!
Monday, April 6th 2009 at 11:33 am |
When I first approved Frank’s comment, I had read it as “But you can remove the images”, instead of as “can you”. I think because he didn’t use a question mark. Anyway, I’m not nearly as upset by his comment, now. I’m keeping the pictures up, but it doesn’t seem like such a big deal that he asked, now.
Monday, April 6th 2009 at 11:48 am |
I can see why he’d ask, but keeping them up better illustrates what you meant to say here, and also does a service to his own efforts in telling a unique story in an engaging way. It’s a plus for Post Secret to have people discussing and displaying what it’s all about. I had no idea until talking to you and reading posts like this. No I’m intrigued.
Tuesday, May 12th 2009 at 11:39 am |
I love PostSecret… ’nuff said. ;-)