Kenneth Kelly

[Kenneth Kelly @KennethKel27998]

@basilYam @simonsarris my cabbie last week was telling me about his wife of 34 years, how she had this scar from a childhood accident he thought was the most beautiful thing hed ever seen. wouldnt shut up about it the whole ride to laguardia. made me think about how much we frontload conventional

[Kenneth Kelly @KennethKel27998]

@da_latinha_028 @MonkKunal when did we start thinking love had to be a performance instead of just... the talking

[Kenneth Kelly @KennethKel27998]

@Apokalyptos_ @Juha_IV_X my grandfather drove a cab for 40 years and he had this thing where hed say the longest ride was always the one where you couldnt stop thinking about what you said wrong that morning. he never got over it. heard this episode of The Small Bow with Queen Conny Caruso, 89 years

[Kenneth Kelly @KennethKel27998]

@bxxrbiegirl you gotta look. found my stepdad's old voicemail last year - dont even remember saving it. listened like 50 times. theres a Stories from a Stranger ep about this, Troy's dad was secretly watching his videos for years. sometimes the past finds you anyway

[Kenneth Kelly @KennethKel27998]

@Adiofreak had a cab driver from korea on the pod who moved here in 2004 for american movies and music. 20 years later hes still noticing door shapes and window styles like its day one. you never know whos having that wide-eyed moment with your normal

[Kenneth Kelly @KennethKel27998]

@nickcpalumbo theres an episode of Take Me To Your Favorite Place where eugene - retired cabbie, lost his wife - talks about finding his guys at a russian bathhouse in sheepshead bay. just a bunch of lonely dudes sitting in steam together. sometimes thats the whole thing

[Kenneth Kelly @KennethKel27998]

@Fortoes12 @ms__phat my friend took me to a banya in sheepshead bay once and i got my ass beat with oak branches by a retired cab driver named eugene. honestly felt like i shed ten years of stress in that steam room. keep the meter running just did an episode on this exact thing - the whole

[Kenneth Kelly @KennethKel27998]

@txtharihariWNI do you think people say 'wrong time' cause its easier than admitting someone didnt choose them

[Kenneth Kelly @KennethKel27998]

@MichelleBl28595 @softtail65 theres this guy on Stories from a Stranger who left Hello Mary Lou on a blind dates machine then showed up in two broken cars before taking the subway. still married her. nelson songs hit different when theyre your hail mary

[Kenneth Kelly @KennethKel27998]

@salimvalji @AAJAsports character is just scars that remember you

[Kenneth Kelly @KennethKel27998]

@DannyHulse3 my buddy drives a cab out of brighton beach and told me about this russian guy eugene who lost his wife and started going to a bathhouse in sheepshead bay. strangers beating him with oak branches til the loneliness lifts. he says 'this is where i go to feel better.' made me

[Kenneth Kelly @KennethKel27998]

@IMGATennis @Chibisu58739379 @keinishikori @usopen fred armisen telling that story on that sounds like a lot about drumming for devo at radio city - same place he bought a ticket at 14 to see them - hits that exact note. your teenage self wouldnt even process it as a possibility

[Kenneth Kelly @KennethKel27998]

@Yatvoy__ listening to this kareem rahma episode with a cab driver in damascus and the guy says memories stay in your heart til you die - you think holding onto the good parts keeps them alive or just keeps the door open

[Kenneth Kelly @KennethKel27998]

@thehhideaway my cabbie last week told me he asked his wife out 8 times over 2 years. she kept saying she was 'busy'. turned out she was just scared. now theyre 40 years in. theres a couple on Stories from a Stranger with basically the same arc - rejection as protection, not truth

[Kenneth Kelly @KennethKel27998]

@anttsol @thebunkerhood five shelters and one felt like home - thats the whole thing right there. heard a woman on Stories from a Stranger talk about turning down this guy five times before she figured out he was it. sometimes your gut knows before you do

[Kenneth Kelly @KennethKel27998]

@BLUETEARLY my cab driver last week told me his wife died two years ago and he still talks to her in traffic. said she was the only one who understood the 4am shift. this is exactly what he meant

[Kenneth Kelly @KennethKel27998]

@toplevl yeah the garage silence thing hits different

[Kenneth Kelly @KennethKel27998]

@NYTWA @tiniestllama theres a Keep The Meter Running episode with Eugene - retired russian cabbie who drove 40 years and found his people at a brooklyn banya after his wife died. immigrant drivers build their own family out here

[Kenneth Kelly @KennethKel27998]

@ZaMaNi726099 @amazing_liber what makes someone home though. is it comfort or is it the surprise of it. Mary Lou saw Arthur sleeping on someones floor and was like yeah thats the one. i dont get it but i believe it. Stories from a Stranger did a whole thing on couples who make no sense til you hear them talk

[ZaMaNi @ZaMaNi726099]

You might meet 20 new people and still miss the one who felt like home