Weddings and Marriage: This is Crazy!
Valentine’s Day will be swiftly upon us, and if you’re not careful, you could find yourself hitched! As due warning, David Loftus, host of “Story Time for Grownups,” reads excerpts from the work of Dave Barry, Robert Fulghum, and other humorists about the crazier side of weddings and wedded blitz — er, bliss.
A script or two from the classic 1940s radio show about a squabbling couple who invariably fight in bed in the wee hours of the morning, “The Bickersons,” might also be performed. No cover.
Order a pint of beer, a pot of tea, soup, sandwich, or cookies while you enjoy the old-fashioned experience of listening to hilarious tales and dialogue—like a podcast, only live! Browse the shelves for a volume you might like to take home.
Founder and host of “Story Time for Grownups” David Loftus has read to listeners in libraries, coffee shops, Powell’s Books, Borders, multiple branches of Umpqua Bank, on the streets of Portland, and for recordings for the blind. He has voiced Gandalf, Bilbo, and Gollum live with Willamette Radio Workshop, and Sherlock Holmes on KBOO. David currently voices principal characters for the science-fiction podcasts “Exoplanetary” and “253 Mathilde.” He has also acted in an episode of “Grimm” and in many local theater productions.
David’s most recent performances have been in Oregon Children’s Theatre productions of “The Journal of Ben Uchida” and “Last Stop on Market Street.” In June he turned in the final draft of his mother’s memoir about growing up in Hood River and being sent to prison camps on U.S. soil with other Japanese Americans during World War II, From Thorns to Blossoms. The book, which he revised, expanded, and edited, will be published by OSU Press in spring 2024.
On his Patreon site, Loftus writes about books, films, travel, and politics, and has uploaded excerpts of a book about his paternal grandmother’s life in Alaska Territory a century ago.
You may have seen his viral rendition of Led Zeppelin’s “Black Dog” on the back of an electronic tricycle in downtown Portland, which totaled nearly 13 million views on TikTok the past year, and more than half a million likes on Instagram.