Travelling Ice Cream Man
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
From: Next Generation Radio
Length: 00:04:09
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Piece Description
Music festivals are the crossroads where free spirits and savvy business people blend dreams with reality. One man travels both roads. He says he's broke, but he swears he has the best job in the world. Next Generation Radio's Chelsea Marcum reports.
Broadcast History
KUT packaged this piece as part of a weekly Podcast in March of 2008
Transcript
Tape: Marcum/Ice Cream Man MIX
Time: 4:09
SOC
Marcum/Ice Cream Man SCRIPT 03/13/08
[ambient]
Matt Allen brought his truck Bessie to Austin, Texas for the South by South West film conference. It's a place where everyone seems to have a company or project to promote. Allen's product Free ice cream.
Customer Cut 1:
Allen: "Like this gentleman here, would you like a free ice cream?
Customer: "I would love a free ice cream."
Allen: "Okay, what sounds good?
Customer: "Oh wow this looks excellent?.It's really free? (0:07)
Many here know Allen from past conferences and request a treat as naturally as pulling it from their best friend's freezer.
Customer Cut 2: "I like it. Who doesn't like free ice cream?? (0:02)
Allen is parked outside an official South by Southwest party featuring blazing hot tacos. Only 20 minutes after Allen parks, nearly thirty people are gathered a...
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Timing and Cues
Music festivals are the crossroads where free spirits and savvy business people blend dreams with reality. One man travels both roads. He says he?s broke, but he swears he has the best job in the world.
Next Generation Radio?s Chelsea Marcum reports.
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