An Evening with Stephen King

[@curtoverton9431]

I adore this man. He speaks to all of us, He gave us more than so many people. Long live the library. Long live the reader.

[@MustrdPudn]

I've watched like 5 of these talks over the past few days. I've heard most of the stories and jokes he tells more than once. But I never skip ahead because he's just such a joy to listen to.

[@kabirshergill810]

So engaging hearing him speak, haven't got tired of it yet.

[@shaygraham6925]

Same!

[@rabid_mongrel]

That's why I rewatch them.

[@bilmoe5856]

This guy is as close to a"national treasure" as the Brits describe it, as we have a Americans.

[@Bayers2020]

I just got to the part where he tells the bar jokes and the Allstate joke about a crazy person in your car or your house. Didn’t skip Because I just love to hear him speak

[@UnderdogTactics]

He starts talking around 15:18. Just crap before that.

[@shazigetssober2394]

+UnderdogTactics Thanks a lot.

[@PaulBrudenell1990]

Doing the lords work brother

[@ericryan7935]

Thank you

[@cindyblount8621]

have watched many of his talks - & each time rely on you guys to let me know what to skip!!! first time I'm giving thanks. THANK YOU :)

[@TheRedArmada]

Not all heroes wear capes. Thx!

[@sunghong524]

15 minutes of introduction. I get it. Probably the best part of the entire video when he says, "I'm sorry about the delay... I was hypnotized by all the introductions". My sentiments, exactly.

[@avidnongetit8710]

Not me, I f-ing asked wtf? And fast forwarded through the self aggrandisement? That was a Weird Freakin' crowd too.

[@TheAngelOfDeath01]

Like the commercial breaks in movies.

[@michaelbarnhart2593]

Events on this scale with famous people do not occur by osmosis. People who worked hard to make it happen deserve their due.

[@Radiatoron88]

@@michaelbarnhart2593 Not by keeping their famous guests waiting for 15 minutes to take the stage!

[@michaelbarnhart2593]

@@Radiatoron88 15 minutes? At his level of success, he is no longer bothered by the tedious minutiae most of us mortals have that fills up too much of our time. I am sure he was fine with it. ;-)

[@babasemka]

Censoring Stephen King might be the most preposterous thing ever.

[@harleyquinn8011]

In early 90's I was sick at home laying on my bed, already had been two days. TV offered nothing to watch and I've already read all my comics, playing Nintendo didn't interested me either, so I was getting really bored. I asked my older brother to play with me: with cards or battleship or anything, but he hadn't time at the moment. Instead of killing some time with me and keeping me entertained he said: "Why don't you read a book?", and handed me over Stephen King's Four Past Midnight short story collection which is thick as a brick! I was about 12 years old and never read a single book... I thought that would be really boring... and couldn't really understand why the people read books anyways. But my brother said there's really good, compelling and very scary stories. and was like "yeah, right..." But when he went away I opened that book and decided to give it a chance: "So, entertain me, mr. King! Give me your best shot! Bring it on!" The first story was the Langoliers and it totally blew me away, dragged me into this amazing world of imagination. Sooner than I noticed I _was in that world_ mister King was created with his very irresistible story telling ability! I saw everything, heard everything, smelled everything, felt everything he wanted me to... _I really was there!_ That's what it felt like and still does. I read that book -thick as a brick- in two days. And I was so amazed... how in the fuck a book can do that? It was better than watching a movie! Since then I have read all the Finnish editions of his works, over 60 now. And he drove me to read so many other writers too. I am very glad that I had that experience - King experience! - at the beginning of my reader career, because lousy and boring author would've probably driven me totally away from the literature.

[@avidnongetit8710]

Thank you Do glad you joined us...

[@theguywhoisaustralian1465]

Why would you talk for 15 minutes when Stephen King is in the building?

[@borogoro5506]

15 of fame

[@jonchaney]

People feel like they have to talk and talk and talk. Shorter is better.

[@_yellow]

@@jonchaney Unless you're Stephen King, of course.

[@sophiebrown4490]

She's not a good speaker either, very annoying.

[@katherineprongos3929]

@@sophiebrown4490 You're being too kind. She has a loud, buzz-saw voice that I immediately turned off. How much of her possibly ego-driven bombast does the audience have to tolerate?

[@zippyflop09]

I remember meeting him when I lived in Maine. He is such an amazing person. I met him when I was at the grocery store. C:

[@thebumpyscrub775]

He lives in Bangor I think. My dad has driven by his house a few times. Apparently, his house in Bangor is as creepy as his books. He's got a creepy gate with like gargoyles on it or something.

[@zippyflop09]

+TheBumpyScrub it is in Bangor, Maine. I used to pass by it almost every day. The gate has bats on it.☺️ He actually donated a bunch of money for buses to get around town called bat buses.

[@jonasfied01]

Aw man I so wanna meet him. But I live over the pond in England.

[@magickology]

@@thebumpyscrub775 bats on the fence

[@brianmattingly3204]

You lucky lucky person you! :)

[@TetrisAddiction]

Some tell that lady that she doesn’t need to clap unto the mic... 🎤 👏🏻

[@commanderk6492]

I love him so much he's my childhood and my adulthood

[@nathandunlap6957]

Got me into my first adult books my sturdy hall teacher seen me reading his books and told me she meet him one time I thought how awesome would that be differently some one I look up to growing up

[@AngelaNicke]

He's always been ahead of his time.

[@michaelstevenmartin3478]

15:17

[@dereksmallsuk]

Michael Steven Martin Thank you. So much bullshit to skip

[@qbrosious7634]

Thanks

[@wgaule]

Thank you for that, those people who no one cares about do go on ...

[@zzzhuh]

The first thing King said was "Thank you". Even he knew lol.

[@RelaxxationStation]

I gave you a like because it was at 99 and it was giving me the cringies

[@kewlbns69]

"stephen king is in the building" well shut up and let him talk! xD

[@mirfazli9174]

I should confess that everyday I read Stephen King's work, for the time being I'm reading 'IT' whereas I'm not a native speaker, I enjoy his works(novels) so far I have read ( The outsider, Pet Sematary, ' IT' , the shining and Doctor sleep) I hope the new of him ' It bleeds' would be an amazing one.

[@stevesnead9985]

Around 1975 or so. Gadsden, Alabama mall. I'm looking at the paperbacks and come across a novel. Vampires and small town New England. The clerk says "This King guy is getting popular. I bought it and the rest is Constant Reader History. :-)

[@StopFear]

Steve Snead no better authors?

[@stevesnead9985]

?

[@alex-dd3hu]

Nope!

[@JuliusSP1]

that was my first book I read of his. It's hard to believe that he could get better. Does he?

[@patrickking9600]

That’s a cool story sir, thanks for sharing! I’m just trying to imagine being at a bookstore and King having only a couple of books published. When I first discovered him (friend of mine handed me a copy of The Green Mile in 2003) I remember going to Borders and being shocked at how many options I had to choose from!

[@TheRamsesII]

Thank you. Thank you, Stephen King. For all of your work. It has affected my life - and in a great way. Thank you.

[@bttffreak4]

11/22/63 is my favorite book :)

[@randomkiliinterviews9453]

probably one of mine too. Together with The Count of Monte Cristo

[@SuperBajack]

"I know you...you're Steven Spielberg!"

[@patrickking9600]

I love how Stephen was annoyed by the folks introducing and patting themselves on the back for 15 minutes and passively let them know 😂

[@blues713317]

When he roasted his daughter 🤣🤣🤣

[@AngelaNicke]

I laughed my ass off over this, I loved it,how awesome.

[@Logan-th6sr]

Are you a writer or a comedian? Stephen King: Yes

[@zenpaganwarrior]

He is quite hilarious. I guess you would have to have that as comic relief when you possess a mind like his.

[@francoisfortin5826]

both

[@jeaniechampagne8831]

Bucket list is a compliment. It's meaningful to the person writing it. Gotta love Stephen King. He's awesome, a genius really. And funny as can be.

[@gametheorymedia]

King is entertaining as hell to listen to, even taking into account his oft-repeated anecdotes (and he seems to be a pretty good sport for doing these sorts of things at all)--but *man*, getting through that first 15 minutes with these folks at the mic must have been BRUTAL for the audience in attendance. o_0 Posted Videos for the win, once again!

[@turtleanton6539]

Fast forward

[@misanthrophex]

Very fun to listen to, what's not fun is them censoring him... Kids won't be listening to this, and if an adult can't handle a few swear words that means those adults have way worse problems than hearing some swear words.

[@melanieD19127]

I love this guy & his books so much...I'd be one of those "huggers" if only I got the chance...❤

[@neil9658]

Which one is your favorite?

[@Novilia17]

I woke up this morning HAPPY to support all the problems of the world including people who have time to read.

[@openyourlies]

"For sale: baby shoes, never worn."

[@Kpictures_NYC]

Ideas come from random places and at random times. It's important to capture them and see if something develops. Sometimes it's a dead end but sometimes it's a story that practically writes itself but if you don't recognize it, if you don't capture it by jotting it down on a napkin, a notebook, whatever, you'll never know.

[@anna-marieforrester103]

kpictures U will, eventually.

[@avidnongetit8710]

I recently became ill. Stephen interviews helps pass time. This audience freaks me out! Stephen usually has large cheers and people rolling over with laughter. This group is eerily silent!? I had a step grandfather whom had a place in his garage where he "treated" creatures caught in a live trap.. He introduced me to it at 6 years old. Even that small I thought, "WTF" and "No f-ing way I want to watch next time you empty the trap.. I'm fairly certain he was a serial killer but I have 0% proof. Even having investigated him it was so long ago when people didn't know about such monsters. Point is, I was exposed multiple times to a monster and Stephen is the writer..? Thank you so much for putting this up and for the anonymity of the net, I don't really want to be known after sharing that gem...

[@MimMiao]

"Restroom as fancy as the rest of the restaurant". Sounds like a tongue twister!

[@xPhantom82]

That lady in the black and white dress has a severe stick up her. All of the presenters seem like overfed bureaucrats.

[@marcusosterholm3755]

Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪. So thankful to be a part of visionary splendor and insight to create wonder’s of vision forward create magical wonder’s

[@Jeepboy]

I’m listening to this while driving through Pittsburgh 😮and there’s no crazy person in my house as my wife is at work atm 😂

[@lukeskywalker6809]

They didn't know that Stephen King knew John D. MacDonald who wrote the foreword for 'Night Shift'. It was a nice gesture, though.

[@leslieaharden6183]

Thank you for sharing this video Manatee County Library & Television.

[@korpienmahtijullit7508]

Dudes, I could listen this chap for hours on end, so entertaining! Thank you for the upload!

[@temite80]

The Windows 95 tutorial intro music was a nice touch.

[@zetaconvex1987]

We're here to listen to Stephen King, not the unending yak beforehand.

[@jesterssketchbook]

hey but at least she screamed into the mic and clapped a lot

[@njvalueinvestor]

Stephen King does not get the respect he deserves...…..

[@TheStephenKingdom]

He definitely didn't used to (from the literary community at least) but I'd venture to say that's been changing in recent years...

[@jonharrison9222]

Getting a medal from the president would seem to qualify, yes…?

[@robgoudie1540]

Long live the king ❤️

[@ablevins6829]

I can't believe she asked him to visit the school in front of everyone like that. How awkward!

[@psychotronic_x]

So we can hear about stories that involve murder ect but we can't hear curse words? Interesting...

[@philagon]

The idea is that curse words are bad in themselves, the utterance is what is vicious so that anyone who hears them is subject to the viciousness as well. A story or account of murder need not be vicious or corrupting in itself. "John killed James," will not encourage someone to go out and kill, but to say "go f%#k yourself," will cause someone to more easily use the word "f%#k"

[@psychotronic_x]

interesting I never thought of it like that.

[@philagon]

@@Mia_2512 Lots of things- including being obtuse in understanding an argument.

[@LifeOfPabs]

36:51 what's the point of censoring the video if you're going to leave stuff out? besides... it's Stephen King!

[@avidnongetit8710]

I said wtf, he's already cussed multiple times..

[@jeaninejeanine2670]

53:37 "I did a book called "The Green Mile" saying it like it's just another book lol

[@FightingRimbaud]

I would rather be hit with a hammer than listen to the opening speaker for another second!

[@nathandunlap6957]

He Mr King brighten up the mood and crowd though

[@mrAkeemAdebisi]

Is the into that bad?...its a fan just hitting on his favourite

[@amrisha12]

King is king !!

[@julienielsen3746]

This was very nice.

[@SpecialHandlingUnit]

Please provide the unedited version.

[@Thomas-jh4gh]

You missed a "shit" at 36:50 btw

[@philmole1209]

They missed another "shit" at 43:22.

[@MichaelMa]

This woman's voice can wake the dead. Ooh... book idea.

[@Terminate1101]

Thanks for that! 😋

[@bevkolle]

love love love! stephen king. ...... !

[@mco220]

that into music oh all that is holy

[@Magerquark]

53:37 "I did a book called "The Green Mile" saying it like it's just another book lol

[@turtleanton6539]

Yup

[@DrVVVinK]

and the movie is the only movie that made be cry.

[@Magerquark]

@@DrVVVinK damn you must be strong mentally because theres a lot of movies that made me cry lol. And yea every single time I watch The Green Mile or the one time I read the book, made me really weak

[@DrVVVinK]

@@Magerquark Movies don't really make me cry, unlike books, but mostly just leave me shocked that it leaves me depress, some to the point it that I could only see once. Two that come to mind are Gus Van Sant's "Elapahnt" and the movie "The Impossible" , with Ewan McGregor, and the Spider-Man kid. I remember after that movie walking back to my aparemtn from the teater after that film, and just being in a daze. I then realized I walked three or four blocks pass the street with my building, I was living at at the time.

[@michaelschramm1064]

At least three of Stephen King’s works brought tears to my eye: “The Green Mile”, “Pet Semetery” (family tragedy at beginning of novel) and “Joyland”.

[@AnnaMaledonPictureBookAuthor]

He's a very entertaining guy, very likeable. I only read his memoir as I can't handle scary books or movies. I do watch his talks as I'm just interested in other writers, their processes, and their lives. From his talks one could think he writes comedy, he's got a great sense of humour and he's very down-to-earth, the two qualities not every celebrity has.

[@xandersmith400]

Needed Monty Python to scream “Get on with it!”

[@tylermoreland9594]

What a legend 🙌🙏

[@RelaxxationStation]

you gotta love this man

[@Newton14alan]

43:09 -- How about this: "Two tired jumper cables (obviously in a bad mood) dragged themselves into a bar..."

[@josephmarshall6599]

Stephen king is....between two ferns.

[@lorettasearcy2023]

They should make the long walk into a movie it's an amazing book

[@axios525]

It's funny you say that because 11 months after you commented this it's been announced that they have

[@lorettasearcy2023]

@@axios525 awesome

[@adollfordolls]

Dude seriously, we all came here for Stephen King not for a bunch of dingos to do a 15 minute intro with shit jokes they seem to think are hilarious.

[@bryanPMR9]

CoCoCat this is why i scroll the comments on these things, theres always a comment about the intro, this shit is ridiculous though stfu creepy old people!

[@niccolelesnick1035]

+Nostalgia Yeah that's a Manatee\Sarasota county FL thing. It's my hometown, I had to grow up with those old rich farts and their endless self back patting. -_- At least it's warm and pretty enough to attract Stephen King for the winters.

[@blacquesjacques7239]

Thanks . Skipped it all

[@RabidDogma]

Hey, dumbasses? This wasn't made for you idiots. It's a thing that this group is doing. They're going to do their personal presentation. I hate to break it to you, but no one cares about your ADHD-riddled brains. Fuck off.

[@Elvathar]

good thing you can skip that part.

[@thattimestampguy]

34:54 The cook comes around, are you somebody famous? 36:48 So far I can still read my signature 37:14 We we’re going to England for a holiday. I don’t sleep well on planes. 39:11 Jet lagged out of my mind. 40:07 Thank you, what a gorgeous desk. It was Rudyard Kipling’s desk. 41:17 Writing can be learned, it can’t exactly be taught. I write because I can Because it’s a great privilege 43:03 2 Jumper Cables Walk Into A Bar. How? 44:03 _The Ladies Room_ • All these men are waiting SCREAM Everyone disappears inside the Ladies Room 46:45 Shortest Short Story 47:44 Make sure your car is locked 🔒; make sure your house is locked 🔒 *Q&A* 50:25 No 51:08 What made you become an author? Always wanted to be one. I didn’t even know what it was but I had to get at it. 52:25 _Lord of the flies_ 53:09 Is authoring a 1 man job? 55:13 _Under the dome_ 55:57 I don’t have the worlds best self-image. (Imposter syndrome.) The process takes a year 58:37 No 59:30 Ur 1:00:01 What Scares You? - The idea someone might be the back of my car - talking in front of a large group of people - Molly the puppy’s toilet training 1:02:45 Krab’s at 4 o’clock in the morning

[@dalebruce4077]

censoring..Stephen King..? What the fuck?

[@SpecialHandlingUnit]

***** They gave a shit at 36:50

[@dalebruce4077]

SpecialHandlingUnit I noticed that lol..

[@loch70]

***** In USA they are funny. Censor sex and at the same time let people carrying guns totaly legal. ;)

[@jimlewis3691]

+loch70 - you must be Canadian - please leave the US gun laws out of a Stephen king youtube, wtf

[@probusexcogitatoris736]

+Jim Lewis Why? This is a tweet from Stephen King this June: "Until responsible gun owners support responsible gun control laws, innocent blood will continue to flow. How many times must we see this?"

[@sheilastutz3762]

I want to hear HIM

[@T2Z]

I wonder how many people have attempted to complete the "Ladies Room" premise, based on this and previous anecdotes he has mentioned about it? It certainly has promise. I'll bet they are terrible efforts. But, if Stephen ever manages to figure out what is happening in "that" room, it will be a good tale. I have some ideas, myself!! Sadly, the story clearly belongs to him, if ever it is completed, because the idea was his and his alone.

[@jackiebinns6205]

Shawshank the best movie ive ever watched

[@jayclyde6045]

53:20 "Cycle of the Werewolf" which the movie, "Silver Bullet" was based off from was another illustrated book I remember vividly as a young kid because of those graphic illustrations in the book.

[@horrorgames420]

Wish i was there

[@smalltown2223]

I’ve just read The Ship of Toth by Stephen King and I thought it was brilliant and am now going to read the sequel, Mr Boppingtons Bop and his Polystyrene Cat.

[@sixteenstringjack]

Get on with it, Love!

[@colonelsmith3943]

24:06

[@arkhamsrazor7075]

Every time Jack Torrance drinks Stephen King gets drunk.

[@har-vwf7729]

I came to the conclusion that Stephen King is the outsider from “The Outsider”

[@andyzambrano2423]

The censorship is so inconsistent. Some of the cursing is muted, some is bleeped out, and some they just let slide. 😂

[@kayzeaza]

I would be livid if I was in a fancy restaurant and there were no doors on the stall hahahah I’d expect that in a dump but not a fancy place!

[@billscannell93]

It must get old being asked, "Where do you get your ideas?" Reminds me of the Seinfeld where some guy asks Jerry at a party where he gets his material, and Jerry responds something like, "I hear a man's voice, but it only speaks in German, so I need a translator."

[@garynicholson2931]

He is the greatest Boogie Man of all. Monster 👻 👽 🤖 👾

[@roywaidler3741]

Jesus, get on with it!

[@kabirshergill810]

I'm waiting for the Netflix comedy special.

[@frankandstern8803]

1:07:36 Mic (boop...) B-line for door. , sorry no hug for you . Really dont want to meet your husband. LOL (Exit Stage Right even) That was awesome.

[@user-pq7pw7xu3w]

I would love ❤ to talk to him ❤

[@kiwanko9145]

From hand-writing to type-writing to keyboard-writing.

[@cindyblount8621]

wow - never heard air terror put that way: but I've thought it frequently. LOL. Gotta stay awake, gotta know what' sup: if not WE ALL DIE!!! LOl seriously, my precise thoughts. Glad to know I'm not alone....

[@billhaywood3381]

I wish he would talk more about the Dark Tower. I can never find him saying much about it.

[@girlafraid7571]

Imagine Stephen King tells you that he likes the story you wrote omg

[@Itziar_hay_yan]

Could you please activate the automatic subtitles?

[@turtleanton6539]

😱😈😱🔥

[@ManateeEducationalTV]

Take a look at this years video with Stephen King and John Grisham at kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmOcp5SwZ6irn6s

[@jyotiranjan7062]

He is hilarious..

[@billmaloney8595]

Sometimes, Stephen King is like my imaginary friend, who deals with my bullies in ways that they can't fully process, and even if they could, who'd even believe them?

[@nathandunlap6957]

Pretty good size group of people

[@alessandromaffi4498]

Uno dei miei compiti in quanto scrittore è quello di assalire le vostre emozioni e forse di mangiarvi - e per far questo uso tutti gli strumenti disponibili. Forse sarà per spaventarvi perché vi amo e vi odio, ma potrebbe anche essere per prendervi in modo più nel dito sul ano, per farvi sentire tristi. Riuscire a farvi sentire caldi è positivo. Riuscire a farvi freddi è positivo. Farvi urlare, ridere, piangere, e sublime ma non mi importa, ma coinvolgervi, farvi fare qualcosa di più diverso che mettere il libro nello scaffale dicendo: "Ne ho finito un altro", senza nessuna reazione. Questa è una cosa che odio amo . Voglio che sappiate che io "sono tutto nei libri che scrivo".

[@Kikilang60]

That story, people do that. I was reading King, and people would say "I don't like Stevie." then they tell a King book they like. They play at being naive. I like thee stories, but on the far side of the bell curve, all you have is the past.

[@astoss8327]

Anybody know the short story he is referring to at 46:00?

[@kevinseraphimday6373]

Fast fwd to 15::10 to get to Steve.

[@nickolasbelliveau7095]

skip to 15:10

[@Dr_Crayon]

Spent like 15 minuets until achaly introducing him

[@boldsign]

15:17 You'll thank me.

[@katywrightgallery6523]

Thank you ♡

[@Spaghettineck]

Was this really 6 years ago? Because in a rare instance that seems extremely recent.

[@michaelschramm1064]

By now, hopefully everyone knows to skip to 15:18 to avoid all the insipid blather...At any rate, at 19:08 King mentions Ed McBain and Evan Hunter both, which, oddly enough are the same writer. In King’s latest book “If It Bleeds” McBain and John D. McDonald are mentioned in 2 of his novellas, so he obviously has always held these writers in high esteem. Having reading over 20 novels between these two authors myself, I can attest to their high caliber as story tellers.

[@rockymarino584]

"What is your favorite book you have wrote?" ?????