Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, will be a day in which people are encouraged to tell each other their stories--this time on tape, so that they can be remembered forever. A byproduct of the StoryCorps project, the National Day of Listening is happening when people are together for Thanksgiving,
Dave Isay is my son, and he has been promoting the idea that we should sit down and listen to each other through StoryCorps, and now through this.
It's easy to interview somebody, and all the advice and directions to start your own family or neighborhood oral history project can be found at
www.nationaldayoflistening.org
Give it a look before you start driving home or buying the turkey. It just might make your holiday even brighter.