“How I Appear,” a photo column by David Roche

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Original text by David Roche after the jump…

Photo caption, written by Dave Roche:

Here is a historic photo from the Above and Beyond Festival in Cheltenham, England. It shows me taking out my false teeth on stage during my show. It is historic for me personally, because this was the first time I had ever done this and my mouth is the body part I most often feel ashamed of. (I am so glad I can afford teeth, even if they are ”store-bought”!) It is also historic because it’s still “ok” to make fun of people who are missing teeth (and people who drool, a practice which I indulge in occasionally—but who doesn’t drool, really?) So it was a political statement and it fit right into the show. And it worked! I could tell because the audience got totally quiet and I could almost hear them thinking, “Did he just take his teeth out?”

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David Roche is an inspirational humorist, motivational speaker and performer who has transformed the challenges and gifts of living with a facial disfigurement into a compelling message that uplifts and delights audiences around the world. David has been featured in four films, including Shameless, a 2006 feature-length documentary by Bonnie Sherr Klein. He has even performed at the (Clinton) White House! With the publication of his first (critically-acclaimed) book, The Church of 80% Sincerity, he is also an author.

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