"We hope this Shelf stays fully stocked." - The Pitch, Best of KC
"I laughed, cried, was inspired, and went away with new definitions of courage. Shelf Life is a thoughful, erudite concept which I believe won't take long to find a much wider audience."
"A wonderful evening of first rate stories!"
"Adult show and tell is AWESOME!!! Great theme and the stories were first class!!!"
"Inspiring - entertaining - laughter - applause and tears!"
David Wayne Reed’s Shelf Life tears down walls, one story at a time
Shelf Life ran for five seasons (2016-2022).
26 Shows: Winning, Election Season, Unwanted Gifts, Idol Worship, Wanderlust, Cotton, Tools of the Trade, Help!, Toy Stories, Lost and Found, Stolen Goods, Wood, Rituals, Family Traditions, Guilty Pleasures, Odd Jobs, Failure, Rock Show, Love, Mother, Time, Home, Incognito, Becoming, Protest, and Ceremony.
155 Storytellers. Including: a former NFL player, an Ironman, two Guinness Book Record Holders, a pastor, a surgeon, poets, salesmen, a hypnotist, a geologist, ex-convicts, musicians, drag queen, sex workesr, band directors, RV enthusiasts, activists, and rock n rollers, and me.
155 Objects. Including: cowboy boots, , a doggy door stopper, an EZ Bake Oven, a bust of Elvis Presley, 7 drumsticks from the band, Loverboy, Russian Nesting Dolls, a cuckoo clock, a smashed violin, a prosthetic leg, a vintage typewriter, Kama Sutra flocked wallpaper, a vibrator, certificate of US Citizenship, engagement rings, and a warrant for arrest, a miniature Mitt Romney.