Even through his nephews impersonation you can just hear the warmth and love in his voice especially "Don't you tell anybody, we just go for a good walk."
Thats why i come back to it every now and again: that bond from a grandpa is priceless, and that guy had to have been italian if he does a weekly spaghetti dinner. My grandpa was italian too, and we used to have many family dinners. I currently live at the house now, but we have to move out this year. Heck we had a big oak tree out front, but that had to have been chopped down because it was so big and rotted, it was basically a tree on top of another tree, and that top tree couldve snapped in 2 and hit the house like a battleaxe. But now im really going off now- i guess moral of the story is that nothing lasts forever
it really hurt rocco.....but he didn't verbally let on. eventually he moved back to the neighboorhood in those "brand new apartments" but, the rest of the family had flown the coop........."you don't know what you've got 'till it's gone."
i won't lie, this reminded me of my family so much. i was laughing at a secret pastrami sandwich, & then i'm sittin' here trying not to cry by the end.
Nicholas Petron I’m sorry for you, but also happy for you, I’m glad you got to spend days with everyone in your family that’s truly a once in a lifetime happening I hope your family gets together again.
"This one actually made me cry." I said as if I don't still cry at nearly every single one of these stories 6 years later. This project restores my love of humanity.
Bishonen Princess Most likely because we all knew that one family member that we were amazed &then like the events at the end the family eventually split & it would heavily affect that family member. That's most my explanation
I honesty feel Rocco but in a different let's just say my family use to get together at BBQ or kick backs and hang out playing our kinda music oldies and others and I use to love those days spending time with my cousin's and my uncle's but as I got older one of my great grandmother's who literally started the family passed away and my family slowly drifted apart and they seem to not care about each other anymore and when my family and I were going though bad times my family just saw it as our problem and not there's one point I asked for help and I was lower at that point and they turned away from me and my pleased that's when I felt betrayed and told all my family member's we were never really a family and our name use to mean something to me now it mean nothing to me "Vias" we were suppose to being looking out for each other and be better but now we are all cold just like the streets of LA I hate them and I hate the fact that things will never be like they use too all cause of one passing and more just kept passing. So that's why i feel this story I just don't understand how it happened or why we drifted apart.
Indeed. What make me sad is that this channel used to be shadowbanned by RUclips for several years and to make it worse some cheapo animation channel hijack the format and making familiar name to trick people to watch them but the content is made up garbage. I wish I'm rich enough to help this channel back to its animated glory
This is actually happening to my Family now. My mom has 7 siblings. Us and their children grew up very close to each other.. We use to have Sunday outings on the beach or karaokes at grandma's house. 2 of my mom's siblings including mom, left my grandma's crib as soon as they got married, but the rest (5) of her siblings decided to stay and built their houses attached to my grandma's. When I was younger, the place is just too noisy with all the kids running around the huge house. It's like a classroom of 20 students where you'd have to find yourself a group to fit in with. Although all of my cousins and siblings were very close, there were still different groups w/ a certain age gaps and genders. Anyway, we all grew up close and got used to Sunday get together. We never thought that the time would come when Grandma's house would be so quite and peaceful. As me and my cousins grew older, other families later on decided to move out as well. Others moved out because of Job related reasons, College Schools locations, and that they want to live in their own land and home.. Christmas is the only holiday when we could all be reunited again. Now that my grandma's very old and weak, we are now doing our best to give her the care she needs. And because of that, grandma's house is starting to get lively gain.. ^_^
yeahsadly my grams passes a week ago sad for the family but stay as attched to her as long as u can bc u will regret not doing it bc the one time i didnt want to go to my grandmas house for s sleep over i didnt think it would be the last time i saw her she had a stroke and made her really week she then has another stroke and passed away :(
yeahsadly my grams passes a week ago sad for the family but stay as attched to her as long as u can bc u will regret not doing it bc the one time i didnt want to go to my grandmas house for s sleep over i didnt think it would be the last time i saw her she had a stroke and made her really week she then has another stroke and passed away :(
My grandparents have 12 children. Every Sunday, those 12 children-my aunts and uncles, their spouses, and their children would have a big, big breakfast after church. We were a Catholic family after all, if you couldn't tell. These big breakfasts were amazing. We had sausage gravy with homemade toast, from my grandma's secret recipe and grits and everything that my uncles decided to cook up. As the 12 original children moved further apart, they would still make an effort to make it for breakfast. It was that way for most of my life. That all changed when my grandpa had a stroke about 6 years ago. This reminds me so much of that. I miss my big family breakfast. My grandpa can't cook anymore and my grandma is too busy taking care of him. I don't think it's coming back. Our big family isn't as close as it used to be anymore either.
My grandfather died 12 years ago, before that events like Christmas and New year would be awesome because my grandfather and grandmother had like 12 siblings each, so the family gatherings were huge, after his death the family broke apart bin the fight for inheritance, I was next to it because my mom and I lived with them due to their old age, the worst part is that it didn't end with his death, as the other siblings died off with time the fight would only grow. I was 12 when all went to hell and miss it so much
@@igp899 I'm sorry to report that my grampa had passed away. Sunday breakfast was still happening occasionally at a limited capacity since then, but Coronavirus has put a complete stop to it now.
Emma Falk We don't know the stories of anyone who moved into the area after this. Perhaps it worked to benefit more people than it hurt. Just food for thought...
That's a nice way to think about it, but we actually do know. The data, family profiles and socio-economic disruption of gentrification is well-studied and documented. This is destructive....to the poor, minorities and the local businesses and families in these neighborhoods. It keeps happening because these groups, apparently, do not matter.
hey theses are not those stupid silly cartoons, these are real stories from real people about real events that happened to them in their lives, and they're all gonna be all "cupcake and wainbows".
My first skateshop was in a shopping center that the city bought and condemned. I fully understand why we broke those windows. Its not about destroying what you love, its destroying so what you love cant fully be taken from you. A futile effort, but something you will regret not engaging in. I took a sledgehammer to my counter and walls. If anyone was going to destroy the place that held years of good memories, It was going to be me and it was. It was rocco, it was quite a fe people. My family was in that tiny shopping center. The shop owners knew
I wouldn’t necessarily say he betrayed him. They shared their time together, and enjoyed having each other in their lives. But that was taken from them, and telling the story is the only way he can go back. I’m glad I heard it too, it reminds me of my family growing up.
This is a message to all families that have similar things: don’t worry, even though you can’t have that same Good Family Feeling you can still always remember the Feelings and Love. I watched a tv show that said this quote: “no matter how far the plants are, their Love will always be Stronger and be their” Besides, every broken object can be rebuild -and that object is Love.
My hometown, in it, the town next to it has a large university and 3 other colleges are there too and so they basically think they rule the world, and they're all spoiled, so they've basically been using MY hometown to build the stuff they don't want on their "precious" land and ruining the farmland in my hometown, all the big box stores, McDonalds, WalMart, Target, etc., and they just recently evicted 2 businesses (not failing by the way) to put in a 3rd Dunkin Donuts. And the state supports it. That's why I don't support the state.
okay, so the family moved to new jersey, connecticut, long island, and queens. the focal point "rocco's apartment" was gone and aside from an occasional holiday.........those "sunday meals" were over.
I can relate to this, my old neighborhood got rebuilt and whenever I visit back it brings me sad/happy memories. Just going into the new apartments that use to be my home feels “artificial” than “at home” to best describe it...
I feel this. When my grandparents passed there wasnt a central home to go to for holidays anymore and it feels like the family just kinda grew apart. It's always my dream to own a house someday and always have a place for people to stay and have Sunday dinners every week. That deep sense of family and community is so special and I want to bring it back to my family and carry the tradition on. I hope someday all the hard work pays off and I can move home and make this dream come true.
I’m from the other side of the world, Western Asia to be precise, a 90s kid, and it reminded me of my grandmother’s home. She passed away in June of 1999, and the extended family never got together like they used to back in the day, every Friday of every week, throughout the year. That house was never the same again. She was the glue that brought around 60 people together all the time. She also made that tiny house special. She made it feel like we lived in a palace. It seemed like a large estate somehow. When I got my driving license in 2009, I used to drive to the old house, on almost weekly basis, and just sit there, parked outside, running down memory lane. I never told anyone, and I kept doing that, until the municipality tore-down the house to make way for a new road, in the summer of 2014. 15 years after her death. Beautiful story. Thanks for sharing 🙏
Man, having such a big family and not being able to be with all of them is pretty sad and frustrating, this story made me feel quite bad about not being able to be with most of my family
When my paternal grandpa was still alive, we would all come to his house during the holidays for dinner, all of his 7 children, their spouses, and 11-15 grandchildren. His passing in 2004 was the turning point for the family; fewer people came together, rifts between the uncles and aunts grew wider... my grandma did her best to keep the family together, but we were never together like that again after that year.
These videos always make me laugh, and cry... Never have I ever heard a story that can do that in less then 5 minutes... These are truly beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time
This is why families are so important. My family does Family Reunions every year since 1980 and their important not just for the older generations but the new one. We get a bunch of new kids every year. Hopefully I can keep that going for another 30 years
I end up watching this once a month and it’s so sad, Rocco reminds me so much of my grandfather and I can’t imagine what would happen if I ever lose him
This reminds me of some of the memories I had with my maternal grandfather when I was really young. During that time, my grandparents lived in a small town outside of Bad Homburg, Germany. Me, my Mom and my older brother would visit them every summer like it was tradition. A common morning routine for my grandpa was for him to go downtown and get some groceries and pastries from a local bakery. I would normally accompany him because I always thought it was fun to go with him and look around his neighborhood, but also because of a really big secret we had between us: jelly donuts! My grandpa would always get me 1-3 jelly donuts 🍩 every morning, and would always tell me to finish them quickly so my mom wouldn’t know he was feeding me a lot of sugar once we got back to his apartment. 🤫🤣 This all happened when I was around 4-7. I’m 25 yrs old now and nowadays he is living in his hometown of Istanbul, Turkey, still kicking and breathing the same as he was when i was really young. Will always love him forever! ❤
This is a truly animated story unlike those other RUclips story channels that have "I got pregnant at 14 with my brother who turned out to also be my long lost father"
This hits too close to home. All my family (both sides with 8 - 10 aunts and uncles) used to go to church every Sunday and after have a huge lunch/dinner one at my mother's side and then to my father's side. Once the first few grand children grew to 18 and some aunts/uncles moved out of our small country town the less and less we'd have the Sunday dinners until they went away almost entirely. Now my grandparents are passing away and it seems like our huge family is almost disappearing.
Man this reminds of my grandpa. We didn't really have alot of fun together but every Sunday after church me and my family would go to his house where he made food for the family, my cousins aunts and uncles visits. Sadly that all changed when he passed. Still miss that man.
I moved to the United States 🇺🇸 back in 2016 and I missed all my friends,family and memories. Take care of things when your with them or you will missed later.
I love that these are on RUclips, and that I can see them. I wish Story Corps would come to Hawaii, there are a lot of folks here with many stories. Please, please come to Hawaii, there's so much that we here don't want forgotten or lost in the generations to come.
Reminds me of when the bank stole our house in 08. We came here without almost any family so the neighbors were the closest thing since it was a poor community. Now every time I drive I see how they've gentrified a once peaceful place and left it to die after it wasn't a massive business magnet but never allowing us to move back
Years ago I watched this masterpiece and I'm glad I found this again. This channel continues being some of the best channels in RUclips in my opinion and to this day they make good videos, although these lil stories from nearly 10 years ago continue being one of the best, with the recollections of hundreds of people that have a valuable story just so we can have a new perspective in life.
What a stunning act. You rarely see beautiful symbolic structures like that outside of perfectly paced movies. What a guy. And what a shame that had to happen to him and his family.
This story reminds me so much of my family when we used to visit my grandparents on holidays, before my grandpa died, and half of my aunts and one uncle betrayed my grandma.
I used to have sunday dinners with my mother's side of the family (heavily Italian) all the time when I was a kid. They stopped when my family and I moved out of the state. As a kid, I found them awkward and frustrating. As an "adult" I miss them a lot.
I wish...i could have one of these little youtubes bout my granpa he wasnt the biggest man in the world but damn if he was in my faimlies eyes this made me cry so badly....because well it reminded me of my own granfather
When you have someone or something you so used to, you know them or he or she or it for long long time, when they gone, it would be hurt as a limb removal
Just like my abuelito well on my dads side always going to boys market (local deli and grocer )and he'll have me go to carry everything but always get like 10 tacos each and a bowl of menudo
This is so sad. This goes to show that it’s the little things in life that bring joy and happiness. It’s easy to remember, but harder to keep it together.
This really hits home to me, my family would go to my grandparents every Sunday. All of the family after church, we'd eat spaghetti or rigatoni enjoy each other's company while the adults talked and played cards. Us kids would either watch tv, play a video game, draw, or play with the toys we'd let at our grandparents. It was normal and rotuine, we rarely ever ever strayed from our Sunday tradition.. till my grandfather got lung cancer. The man had stopped smoking when I was born, he cared more about my health and he wanted to live longer to see me grow. So, when he got sick.. Sundays.. were a little harder on everyone, so when he finally died we were constantly trying to keep Sunday's normal for my grandma.. but, it wasn't the same.. so since 11 years ago now.. Sunday's just another weekday. It hurts when someone brought you all together.. then it be broken apart when they are gone..
@@herr_crustovsky To be clear, the style may have originated with Mr. Kricfalusi, but it was adapted, learned, shared, and spread by his team. I like to think of this unique artstyle as "Renflair."
@@calanon534 Yeah, it definitely mutated throughout the years, eventually it sorta split into the Games Era R&S style (which was often adopted by popular shows of the 90s) and the later John K style (R&S adult party cartoon, Cans without labels, adopted by many internet artists who try to copy the original).
I tend to rewatch this stories from time to time, but this one hits me hard, right now I live in Venezuela, and every month someone leaves the country, my "family" it's broken, just as Rocco's and there is nothing I can do
Even through his nephews impersonation you can just hear the warmth and love in his voice especially "Don't you tell anybody, we just go for a good walk."
Thats why i come back to it every now and again: that bond from a grandpa is priceless, and that guy had to have been italian if he does a weekly spaghetti dinner.
My grandpa was italian too, and we used to have many family dinners. I currently live at the house now, but we have to move out this year. Heck we had a big oak tree out front, but that had to have been chopped down because it was so big and rotted, it was basically a tree on top of another tree, and that top tree couldve snapped in 2 and hit the house like a battleaxe. But now im really going off now- i guess moral of the story is that nothing lasts forever
@@noahboat580hope y'all keep moving
it really hurt rocco.....but he didn't verbally let on.
eventually he moved back to the neighboorhood in
those "brand new apartments" but, the rest of the family
had flown the coop........."you don't know what you've got 'till it's
gone."
That can never be more truer, you never know what u got until it is gone 💔 my heart goes to your grandfather
Nicholas Petron He still had you
i won't lie, this reminded me of my family so much. i was laughing at a secret pastrami sandwich, & then i'm sittin' here trying not to cry by the end.
Nicholas Petron
Right you are, mister Petron.
Nicholas Petron I’m sorry for you, but also happy for you, I’m glad you got to spend days with everyone in your family that’s truly a once in a lifetime happening I hope your family gets together again.
"This one actually made me cry." I said as if I don't still cry at nearly every single one of these stories 6 years later. This project restores my love of humanity.
Bishonen Princess Most likely because we all knew that one family member that we were amazed &then like the events at the end the family eventually split & it would heavily affect that family member.
That's most my explanation
same
Bishonen Princess ok
I honesty feel Rocco but in a different let's just say my family use to get together at BBQ or kick backs and hang out playing our kinda music oldies and others and I use to love those days spending time with my cousin's and my uncle's but as I got older one of my great grandmother's who literally started the family passed away and my family slowly drifted apart and they seem to not care about each other anymore and when my family and I were going though bad times my family just saw it as our problem and not there's one point I asked for help and I was lower at that point and they turned away from me and my pleased that's when I felt betrayed and told all my family member's we were never really a family and our name use to mean something to me now it mean nothing to me "Vias" we were suppose to being looking out for each other and be better but now we are all cold just like the streets of LA I hate them and I hate the fact that things will never be like they use too all cause of one passing and more just kept passing. So that's why i feel this story I just don't understand how it happened or why we drifted apart.
So sad. :(
this actually made me cry
nothingsintheflowerz me too. It's quite a sad tale.
nothingsintheflowerz , this story made me cry as well.
nothingsintheflowerz same
Same
I coudnt cry bcause that italian accent just cracked me up
This is how real “story animated” channels should actually be. Good genuine story’s with brilliant animation filled with tons of passion.
Indeed. What make me sad is that this channel used to be shadowbanned by RUclips for several years and to make it worse some cheapo animation channel hijack the format and making familiar name to trick people to watch them but the content is made up garbage. I wish I'm rich enough to help this channel back to its animated glory
@@faizalf119 such a shame, i loved watching storycorp around 5 years ago, even the ones with different animators
RUclips hates animation unfortunately, it takes too long to produce, especially with the wholesome style you see in these old story corp videos
@@notsans9995 unfortunately true, it's a shame
The animation in this reminds me of actual cartoons. Mostly UPA and The Mighty B in a way.
I wish we had more story animated videos like this.
This is actually happening to my Family now. My mom has 7 siblings. Us and their children grew up very close to each other.. We use to have Sunday outings on the beach or karaokes at grandma's house. 2 of my mom's siblings including mom, left my grandma's crib as soon as they got married, but the rest (5) of her siblings decided to stay and built their houses attached to my grandma's. When I was younger, the place is just too noisy with all the kids running around the huge house. It's like a classroom of 20 students where you'd have to find yourself a group to fit in with. Although all of my cousins and siblings were very close, there were still different groups w/ a certain age gaps and genders.
Anyway, we all grew up close and got used to Sunday get together. We never thought that the time would come when Grandma's house would be so quite and peaceful. As me and my cousins grew older, other families later on decided to move out as well. Others moved out because of Job related reasons, College Schools locations, and that they want to live in their own land and home..
Christmas is the only holiday when we could all be reunited again.
Now that my grandma's very old and weak, we are now doing our best to give her the care she needs. And because of that, grandma's house is starting to get lively gain.. ^_^
Nech Tuazon I hope you and your family are doing well
Holy crap! Man, StoryCorp should interview you.
Antonio Chira Just what I was thinking 🤔 💭
yeahsadly my grams passes a week ago sad for the family but stay as attched to her as long as u can bc u will regret not doing it bc the one time i didnt want to go to my grandmas house for s sleep over i didnt think it would be the last time i saw her she had a stroke and made her really week she then has another stroke and passed away :(
yeahsadly my grams passes a week ago sad for the family but stay as attched to her as long as u can bc u will regret not doing it bc the one time i didnt want to go to my grandmas house for s sleep over i didnt think it would be the last time i saw her she had a stroke and made her really week she then has another stroke and passed away :(
When my Grandfather died our family fell apart and has never been the same since. Thank you for the tears, and memories.
how are you verified
My grandparents have 12 children. Every Sunday, those 12 children-my aunts and uncles, their spouses, and their children would have a big, big breakfast after church.
We were a Catholic family after all, if you couldn't tell.
These big breakfasts were amazing. We had sausage gravy with homemade toast, from my grandma's secret recipe and grits and everything that my uncles decided to cook up.
As the 12 original children moved further apart, they would still make an effort to make it for breakfast. It was that way for most of my life.
That all changed when my grandpa had a stroke about 6 years ago.
This reminds me so much of that. I miss my big family breakfast.
My grandpa can't cook anymore and my grandma is too busy taking care of him.
I don't think it's coming back.
Our big family isn't as close as it used to be anymore either.
@paso fino I agree. Literally only reason I learned to cook.
My grandfather died 12 years ago, before that events like Christmas and New year would be awesome because my grandfather and grandmother had like 12 siblings each, so the family gatherings were huge, after his death the family broke apart bin the fight for inheritance, I was next to it because my mom and I lived with them due to their old age, the worst part is that it didn't end with his death, as the other siblings died off with time the fight would only grow. I was 12 when all went to hell and miss it so much
:’(
update?
@@igp899 I'm sorry to report that my grampa had passed away. Sunday breakfast was still happening occasionally at a limited capacity since then, but Coronavirus has put a complete stop to it now.
That is what gentrification does. It tears apart families and communities... :'(
Emma Falk We don't know the stories of anyone who moved into the area after this. Perhaps it worked to benefit more people than it hurt. Just food for thought...
That's a nice way to think about it, but we actually do know. The data, family profiles and socio-economic disruption of gentrification is well-studied and documented. This is destructive....to the poor, minorities and the local businesses and families in these neighborhoods. It keeps happening because these groups, apparently, do not matter.
Go to Chicago, it's happening here. It mostly affects people or color
Emma Falk , yes it does.
It sucks that people have to get stepped on, but that's the nature of progress. Someone is always going to be left behind, or screwed over
this one would make a hell of a movie
it just did haha thats the point of the channel
Eh it would be kind of boring
J R you're boring
Gabe Musashi a movie about some guy throwing rocks at s building lame
Not everything has to be all about some fucking superheroes
Beautiful story, very inspiring.. his grandDad's accent was just so nostalgic.. to him made it special
Aww that’s so sad
He sounds like a fantastic uncle
...it's not his uncle. It's his mother's father. His grandfather.
@@florbengorben7651 lmao
Thank You, Now I'm depressed as hell.
same
You're not depressed you're just sad
hey theses are not those stupid silly cartoons, these are real stories from real people about real events that happened to them in their lives, and they're all gonna be all "cupcake and wainbows".
My first skateshop was in a shopping center that the city bought and condemned. I fully understand why we broke those windows. Its not about destroying what you love, its destroying so what you love cant fully be taken from you. A futile effort, but something you will regret not engaging in. I took a sledgehammer to my counter and walls. If anyone was going to destroy the place that held years of good memories, It was going to be me and it was. It was rocco, it was quite a fe people. My family was in that tiny shopping center. The shop owners knew
"Don't you tell anybody. We just go for a good walk, right?"
And here you are, posting it where 905,500 people saw it. You betrayed him.
I wouldn’t necessarily say he betrayed him. They shared their time together, and enjoyed having each other in their lives. But that was taken from them, and telling the story is the only way he can go back. I’m glad I heard it too, it reminds me of my family growing up.
@@ethanbalducci2454 I mean, of course he didn't really betray him, that was a joke.
😂
V0RT3XGUNN3R you know...now that I know you’re joking... I absolutely agree, I think he completely betrayed him 😂😂
Technically he wouldn’t have betrayed him since he’s passed away for possibly decades now.... it’s enough to make a grown man cry
This is a message to all families that have similar things: don’t worry, even though you can’t have that same Good Family Feeling you can still always remember the Feelings and Love.
I watched a tv show that said this quote: “no matter how far the plants are, their Love will always be Stronger and be their”
Besides, every broken object can be rebuild -and that object is Love.
He sounds like such a sweet, caring, fun old guy. He didn't deserve for that to happen to him.
The government is so cruel at times
My hometown, in it, the town next to it has a large university and 3 other colleges are there too and so they basically think they rule the world, and they're all spoiled, so they've basically been using MY hometown to build the stuff they don't want on their "precious" land and ruining the farmland in my hometown, all the big box stores, McDonalds, WalMart, Target, etc., and they just recently evicted 2 businesses (not failing by the way) to put in a 3rd Dunkin Donuts. And the state supports it. That's why I don't support the state.
The government is callus and cruel all the time.
It’s not the government it’s capitalism
@Egg T and what about it
How do you know it wasn't a private business decision?
Reminds of my Grandpa I’m glad that I still have him.
I just stumbled on this after seeing it when i was younger, and the nostalgia flowed back, and it was sad too
Ok is it me or does this guy have the most satisfying voice ever.......
I have to read to listen to a bunch of these stories for a class and they are all really good, but really depressing. :(
Whenever I watch a storycorps video, I end up watching all the other storycorps videos all over again. I love them. They warm my heart.
okay, so the family moved to new jersey, connecticut, long island,
and queens. the focal point "rocco's apartment" was gone and aside
from an occasional holiday.........those "sunday meals" were over.
Tragic, but a part of life...beautiful to enjoy what we have while we have it.
how do you know
Thot Patrol USA never mind
Great Story
I can relate to this, my old neighborhood got rebuilt and whenever I visit back it brings me sad/happy memories. Just going into the new apartments that use to be my home feels “artificial” than “at home” to best describe it...
What a Wonderful Italian Grandfather. He reminds me of my old Grandfather god rest his soul.
I feel this. When my grandparents passed there wasnt a central home to go to for holidays anymore and it feels like the family just kinda grew apart. It's always my dream to own a house someday and always have a place for people to stay and have Sunday dinners every week. That deep sense of family and community is so special and I want to bring it back to my family and carry the tradition on. I hope someday all the hard work pays off and I can move home and make this dream come true.
I’m from the other side of the world, Western Asia to be precise, a 90s kid, and it reminded me of my grandmother’s home. She passed away in June of 1999, and the extended family never got together like they used to back in the day, every Friday of every week, throughout the year. That house was never the same again. She was the glue that brought around 60 people together all the time. She also made that tiny house special. She made it feel like we lived in a palace. It seemed like a large estate somehow.
When I got my driving license in 2009, I used to drive to the old house, on almost weekly basis, and just sit there, parked outside, running down memory lane. I never told anyone, and I kept doing that, until the municipality tore-down the house to make way for a new road, in the summer of 2014. 15 years after her death.
Beautiful story. Thanks for sharing 🙏
Man, having such a big family and not being able to be with all of them is pretty sad and frustrating, this story made me feel quite bad about not being able to be with most of my family
When my paternal grandpa was still alive, we would all come to his house during the holidays for dinner, all of his 7 children, their spouses, and 11-15 grandchildren. His passing in 2004 was the turning point for the family; fewer people came together, rifts between the uncles and aunts grew wider... my grandma did her best to keep the family together, but we were never together like that again after that year.
This one was just sad as living hell...but very moving. Keep it up Storycorps; you are one of the only meaningful RUclips channels out there!
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@Jace the Hedgehog But doan tell-a nobahdee. We juss hadda good wal-kuh, thassa all.
Wii A jAsta go forr A gooda walk
His voice is so soothing
My favorite story out of all of them
These videos always make me laugh, and cry... Never have I ever heard a story that can do that in less then 5 minutes... These are truly beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time
This is why families are so important.
My family does Family Reunions every year since 1980 and their important not just for the older generations but the new one. We get a bunch of new kids every year.
Hopefully I can keep that going for another 30 years
1: try not to cry
2: lie down
3: cry a lot
I remember watching this on PBS at one point and really loving it I'm glad I found were it came from I love all these videos
My gramps passed away 2 years ago. Seeing Roccos story just brings back memories from him, bcause he also didnt express his feelings verbally
I end up watching this once a month and it’s so sad, Rocco reminds me so much of my grandfather and I can’t imagine what would happen if I ever lose him
This reminds me of some of the memories I had with my maternal grandfather when I was really young.
During that time, my grandparents lived in a small town outside of Bad Homburg, Germany. Me, my Mom and my older brother would visit them every summer like it was tradition.
A common morning routine for my grandpa was for him to go downtown and get some groceries and pastries from a local bakery. I would normally accompany him because I always thought it was fun to go with him and look around his neighborhood, but also because of a really big secret we had between us: jelly donuts!
My grandpa would always get me 1-3 jelly donuts 🍩 every morning, and would always tell me to finish them quickly so my mom wouldn’t know he was feeding me a lot of sugar once we got back to his apartment. 🤫🤣
This all happened when I was around 4-7. I’m 25 yrs old now and nowadays he is living in his hometown of Istanbul, Turkey, still kicking and breathing the same as he was when i was really young.
Will always love him forever! ❤
This is a truly animated story unlike those other RUclips story channels that have "I got pregnant at 14 with my brother who turned out to also be my long lost father"
i was just thinking about this video for some reason the other day and here it is.
This hits too close to home. All my family (both sides with 8 - 10 aunts and uncles) used to go to church every Sunday and after have a huge lunch/dinner one at my mother's side and then to my father's side. Once the first few grand children grew to 18 and some aunts/uncles moved out of our small country town the less and less we'd have the Sunday dinners until they went away almost entirely. Now my grandparents are passing away and it seems like our huge family is almost disappearing.
I cry as well because every single story of these sounds real and they are really moving..
Man this reminds of my grandpa. We didn't really have alot of fun together but every Sunday after church me and my family would go to his house where he made food for the family, my cousins aunts and uncles visits. Sadly that all changed when he passed. Still miss that man.
I moved to the United States 🇺🇸 back in 2016 and I missed all my friends,family and memories. Take care of things when your with them or you will missed later.
At first I thought he was stealing coal for the winter. Now that I’m older and realize what he was doing, it made me cry.
I love that these are on RUclips, and that I can see them. I wish Story Corps would come to Hawaii, there are a lot of folks here with many stories. Please, please come to Hawaii, there's so much that we here don't want forgotten or lost in the generations to come.
press F to pay respects for Rocco
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It’s sad knowing each of these are about great people who passed..
Reminds me of when the bank stole our house in 08. We came here without almost any family so the neighbors were the closest thing since it was a poor community. Now every time I drive I see how they've gentrified a once peaceful place and left it to die after it wasn't a massive business magnet but never allowing us to move back
What a great word to describe what the banks did during the Great Recession. Stealing from us while the rich laughed.
These videos teach you human decency and compassion. You can't learn that in school or in many other places. These are the american stories.
No one :
Not even a single soul :
Narrator : *whispers and Relaxes Me*
He does for me to make that 1 soul
If me. I get a double soul
I always loved this opening to these older videos
Same
I lost it at the very end of the video. Such a heartbreaking story.
I can't believe I'm just now getting recommended this channel
Beautiful
Years ago I watched this masterpiece and I'm glad I found this again. This channel continues being some of the best channels in RUclips in my opinion and to this day they make good videos, although these lil stories from nearly 10 years ago continue being one of the best, with the recollections of hundreds of people that have a valuable story just so we can have a new perspective in life.
Why doesn’t this have a million views?
Andre Perez happy?
This has now Andre
It’s one multiple different platforms
It... does?
@@mida8261 “2 years ago”
What a stunning act. You rarely see beautiful symbolic structures like that outside of perfectly paced movies. What a guy. And what a shame that had to happen to him and his family.
Every Italian family has a Lucy and a Rocco
This story reminds me so much of my family when we used to visit my grandparents on holidays, before my grandpa died, and half of my aunts and one uncle betrayed my grandma.
Here's a lump of coal for Rocco. And his family.
@Jaxon Clifton I mean your not wrong
@Jaxon Clifton ?
@Jaxon Clifton what?
@Jaxon Clifton sorry I only speak English and I'm sleepy
@@Pennyismybestie hi Johnny joestar
Every few years I always wind up watching these videos
and tears stream down his face mine too
I used to have sunday dinners with my mother's side of the family (heavily Italian) all the time when I was a kid. They stopped when my family and I moved out of the state. As a kid, I found them awkward and frustrating. As an "adult" I miss them a lot.
Thank you... for sharing your story : )
Why do I keep watching these they always make me cry!!!!!
I wish...i could have one of these little youtubes bout my granpa he wasnt the biggest man in the world but damn if he was in my faimlies eyes this made me cry so badly....because well it reminded me of my own granfather
This one gets me a little more than the others.
That sandwich looked fuckin delicous
I can't keep watching these stories bro I'm gonna break down and sob one of these days
Nicco let's go for a walk.
That was a very touching story. I love the traditions of older generation Jewish and Italian families.
When you have someone or something you so used to, you know them or he or she or it for long long time, when they gone, it would be hurt as a limb removal
When I see a StoryCorps recommended to me, I know it's time to cry.
Don’t ever fuck with your grandfathers kindness
Wonderful Wonderful Stories! I love StoryCorp!!!
Just like my abuelito well on my dads side always going to boys market (local deli and grocer )and he'll have me go to carry everything but always get like 10 tacos each and a bowl of menudo
This is so sad. This goes to show that it’s the little things in life that bring joy and happiness. It’s easy to remember, but harder to keep it together.
Ow, my feels
This really hits home to me, my family would go to my grandparents every Sunday. All of the family after church, we'd eat spaghetti or rigatoni enjoy each other's company while the adults talked and played cards.
Us kids would either watch tv, play a video game, draw, or play with the toys we'd let at our grandparents. It was normal and rotuine, we rarely ever ever strayed from our Sunday tradition.. till my grandfather got lung cancer.
The man had stopped smoking when I was born, he cared more about my health and he wanted to live longer to see me grow. So, when he got sick.. Sundays.. were a little harder on everyone, so when he finally died we were constantly trying to keep Sunday's normal for my grandma.. but, it wasn't the same.. so since 11 years ago now.. Sunday's just another weekday.
It hurts when someone brought you all together.. then it be broken apart when they are gone..
I feel so sorry for Rocco the life he had for so long is falling apart around him and he can’t do anything about it the government can be assholes
These videos always make me cry. But the stories and animation are all wonderful.
he is a cool guy
I always look forward to these stories.
Awwww Rocco seemed liked a great dood 😂😂😂
The way his voice went to a whisper always breaks me. It is one of the most real things I have ever heard.
I think company's should look at a situation, and decide on what buldings to remove. That was a family owned building, it probably could've stayed.
The city condemned the building for a company to come in and build. It’s corruption. That’s what Spurs a lot of gentrification
there are many of these stories that make me cry, but this one breaks my heart the most
I lierally thought this was a John K. animation, when I clicked its thumbnail.
That's why I clicked lol. Anything to forget cans without labels.
@@herr_crustovsky To be clear, the style may have originated with Mr. Kricfalusi, but it was adapted, learned, shared, and spread by his team. I like to think of this unique artstyle as "Renflair."
@@calanon534 Yeah, it definitely mutated throughout the years, eventually it sorta split into the Games Era R&S style (which was often adopted by popular shows of the 90s) and the later John K style (R&S adult party cartoon, Cans without labels, adopted by many internet artists who try to copy the original).
@@calanon534 I like that name, Renflair, it suits it :))
@@herr_crustovsky Thank you. Spread the term! Make it popular! ^.^
Why does this channel keep making me cry???
Why are people disliking this video
Beautiful story
this guy should do asmr
ps this was really upsetting
oh my god. that was surprisingly emotional. There are no words for such true heart breaking stories like these.
The city was like “Yeah um, we know this apartment building is doing well and nothing is wrong with it but we still need to destroy it anyways.”
this guy has the best storytelling voice I have ever heard.
That's... Pretty Depressing
I tend to rewatch this stories from time to time, but this one hits me hard, right now I live in Venezuela, and every month someone leaves the country, my "family" it's broken, just as Rocco's and there is nothing I can do