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- Break
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- David Greenberger
Thoughts about the inevitable losses of old age, the importance of family, and the value of a positive perspective in life. David Greenberger tells a tale based on a conversation with Reinhardt "Buck" Buchli (BuckLEE). From the 2005 CD, Whispers, Grins, Bloodloss and Handshakes, with music by 3 Leg Torso.
Artist David Greenberger has been collecting the thoughts, memories and stories from elderly Americans for more than a quarter century. Genuine, moving, and often funny, combined with music, the pieces
explore issues of aging by revealing real characters that are in decline, but are still very much alive. They reveal the common threads of our humanity.
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Thoughts about the inevitable losses of old age, the importance of family, and the value of a positive perspective in life. David Greenberger tells a tale based on a conversation with Reinhardt "Buck" Buchli (BuckLEE). From the 2005 CD, Whispers, Grins, Bloodloss and Handshakes, with music by 3 Leg Torso. Artist David Greenberger has been collecting the thoughts, memories and stories from elderly Americans for more than a quarter century. Genuine, moving, and often funny, combined with music, the pieces explore issues of aging by revealing real characters that are in decline, but are still very much alive. They reveal the common threads of our humanity.
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Zak Rosen
Posted on February 18, 2007 at 06:23 PM | Permalink
Review of Break
this is really fresh. by re-telling the words and stories of a senior, david seems to make the tales more universal, more accesible. instead of thinking about one old man uttering these words, i'm thinking about old men uttering these words. the idea is very novel but not a novelty. can i see this live?