Sly Crooner of Swanktown
Sly has a heart rending conversation with a young mother who has chosen to live on the street and forego her son's help. Read the full description.
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- Episode #56 Pretty Money
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- Geoffrey Tozer
Bertie is a street mother by her own choosing and has made many new friends, some of them rather lucid. But they have their own family dynamic and in a curious way it works. Bertie spends a lot of time talking to her dead mother, a peculiarly swank thing to do.
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Related Pieces
Piece Description
Bertie is a street mother by her own choosing and has made many new friends, some of them rather lucid. But they have their own family dynamic and in a curious way it works. Bertie spends a lot of time talking to her dead mother, a peculiarly swank thing to do.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 056 Pretty Money | Geoffrey Leigh Tozer | Sly Crooner of Swanktown - CC. | Razz Records | 2010 | 28:30 |
