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As a child, independent producer Kristina Lund of Minneapolis received unusual gifts from her father: Recordings of her favorite songs. But not by the stars. By her father, Milt. In her audio essay, The Miltyway, Lund remembers those days. "My father was the most famous person I knew. His backup singers were Neil Diamond, Waylon Jennings and Tanya Tucker ... I felt a sense of pity for the other 4-year-olds in my neighborhood with their boring Dads. My father would present me with cassettes of his newest hits." Listen in as Milt sings, Lund remembers and a star isn't born.
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Review of The MiltywayThis is a fantastic first-person essay from producer Kristina Lund reminiscing about when she was four years old receiving cassette tapes from her father featuring him singing along with recordings of popular recordings of the day. What sounds like the actual cassettes of her father singing along (badly) with Richard Harris on "MacArthur Park" is hysterically funny and poignant at the same time. It's heartwarming and cute in the best sense of the word, and I absolutely loved it. The only flaw is that the music is mixed too high at about 4:15 into the piece and distracts from the narration. Nevertheless, I have to give it five stars because it is one of the most imaginative and endearing pieces of radio I have heard in a long time. |
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Posted on July 13, 2009 at 09:32 PM | Permalink
What a treat!
Heartwarming tale.