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Host (not on tape): Valentine's day can be trying if you are single. If you are a single and a senior citizen it's even tougher, especially for women.
At the city of Chicago?s annual Sweetheart?s Ball for Seniors, women usually outnumber men by a ratio of eight to one
Producers Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister met some widows eager to defy the long odds.
4:10 (ambiance fades up at start/ends with scattered clapping)
Host back announce: Women at Chicago's annual Sweetheart's Ball for seniors speaking with producers Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister.
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Host (not on tape): Valentine's day can be trying if you are single. If you are a single and a senior citizen it's even tougher, especially for women. At the city of Chicago?s annual Sweetheart?s Ball for Seniors, women usually outnumber men by a ratio of eight to one Producers Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister met some widows eager to defy the long odds. 4:10 (ambiance fades up at start/ends with scattered clapping) Host back announce: Women at Chicago's annual Sweetheart's Ball for seniors speaking with producers Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister.
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andrew walsh
Posted on July 03, 2008 at 05:09 AM | Permalink
Review of Sweetheart's Ball
This is a fantastic vox pop. Snappy, well-produced, and most of all, so endearing. It's also quite funny at times. I want to play this for everyone I know.