Caption: Sly Crooner of Swanktown
Sly Crooner of Swanktown 

Episode #56 Pretty Money

From: Geoffrey Tozer
Series: Sly Crooner
Length: 28:30

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.

Mrluckymyspace_small 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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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