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Piece Description
In this piece, Vaughnjareya J. Faulkner, a transgender male from Louisiana, talks about how it was not ?ordinary? for him to grow up around other people that didn?t understand him, and how a track by Blink 182 became his "celebration song."
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Review of That's My Song: Aliens ExistI think that this is a really good piece. Vaughnjareya's story is very interesting and engaging. I find myself wanting to ask him more questions and to have him tell me more about his experiences growing up. The cuts that made it into the piece were very well chosen. I was listening in to when Irina was interviewing Vaughnjareya, and the whole interview was filled with amazing stories. I have to really compliment Irina for the cuts that she chose. It definitely couldn't have been easy. For example, I love the part when Vaughnjareya tells us about stealing a bottle of mascara and painting on a mustache. I can really imagine him standing there, nervous and excited. I think that this is exactly what interview cuts should be like: interesting, relevant, and concise. The cuts were also mixed very well into the song. Where the interview was cut off, where the song came back up - great! It makes me sad that a lot of the reviewers didn't really understand the piece. It wasn't a piece about how much Vaughnjareya liked the song; it was the experiences, memories, and feelings that it brought up inside of him. I agree with the idea that this song is very much a celebration of his life, and being able to listen to this piece and share in his story makes me feel very special. |
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Review of That's My Song: Aliens ExistI think that this is a really good piece. Vaughnjareya?s story is very interesting and engaging. I find myself wanting to ask him more questions and to have him tell me more about his experiences growing up. The cuts that made it into the piece were very well chosen. I was listening in to when Irina was interviewing Vaughnjareya, and the whole interview was filled with amazing stories. I have to really compliment Irina for the cuts that she chose. It definitely couldn?t have been easy. For example, I love the part when Vaughnjareya tells us about stealing a bottle of mascara and painting on a mustache. I can really imagine him standing there, nervous and excited. I think that this is exactly what interview cuts should be like: interesting, relevant, and concise. The cuts were also mixed very well into the song. Where the interview was cut off, where the song came back up ? great! It makes me sad that a lot of the reviewers didn?t really understand the piece. It wasn?t a piece about how much Vaughnjareya liked the song; it was the experiences, memories, and feelings that it brought up inside of him. I agree with the idea that this song is very much a celebration of his life, and being able to listen to this piece and share in his story makes me feel very special. |
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Vaughnjareya J. Faulkner
Posted on December 23, 2006 at 05:26 PM | Permalink
Review of That's My Song: Aliens Exist
Just for those of you who don't know, I (Vaughnjareya J. Faulkner, the one speaking), am a male.