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Even if you're not a person who meditates, there are any number of everyday activities that require...or create...an almost Zen-like level of focus and awareness. The first in a series, working title "Ordinary Zen."
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Even if you're not a person who meditates, there are any number of everyday activities that require...or create...an almost Zen-like level of focus and awareness. The first in a series, working title "Ordinary Zen."
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Review of The Zen of CappuccinoThis is an entertaining piece suggesting that our nation's countless coffee shops may be holier places than many of us ever imagined. At least I think that's the idea. It's not perfectly clear. The abrupt opening took me by surprise, and the speedy narrator (he sounds rushed from the start) was a little difficult to follow, but the mix of sound and story was wonderfully balanced...not so unlike a well-made cappuccino. With just a bit more attention to writing and delivery, this could be a tasty radio casual. |
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David Donovan
Posted on April 30, 2006 at 02:54 AM | Permalink
Review of The Zen of Cappuccino
A humorous piece about the proper frothing of milk for cappuccino. Kind of quirky, it sounds a bit technical but it sort of makes fun of itself. The serious sounding details of the narrator are juxtaposed with the "zen" sounding music, and interjections from the coffee maker itself.
Great use of sound texture.... I loved the piece, except the narrator needs to slow down. Seriously... it sounds like he drank about seven cappucinos before this take.