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Many teenagers only see their grandparents on holidays or special family occasions. Marissa Taylorman of Beverly Hills is different. She sees her 92-year-old grandmother Maya on a daily basis. Grandma Maya?s lived with Marissa?s family for Marissa?s entire 19 years. Over their years of friendship, each has learned a bit about the others? generation. Through the process, they?ve grown extremely close.
TRT 3:31 to outcue + 16 seconds of music, fade is built in
Incue:
?Some people found it odd that I was living with my grandmother??
Outcue:
??I know that without her life wouldn?t be the same. She?s just so important to me.?
Nice piece to run around holiday time, but it's evergreen.
LEDE
Many teenagers only see their grandparents on holidays or special family occasions. Marissa Taylorman of Beverly Hills is different. She sees her 92-year-old grandmother Maya on a daily basis. Grandma Maya?s lived with Marissa?s family for Marissa?s entire 19 years. Over their years of friendship, each has learned a bit about the others? generation. Through the process, they?ve grown extremely close.
TRT 3:31 to outcue + 16 seconds of music, fade is built in
Incue:
?Some people found it odd that I was living with my grandmother??
Outcue:
??I know that without her life wouldn?t be the same. She?s just so important to me.?
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Nice piece to run around holiday time, but it's evergreen. LEDE Many teenagers only see their grandparents on holidays or special family occasions. Marissa Taylorman of Beverly Hills is different. She sees her 92-year-old grandmother Maya on a daily basis. Grandma Maya?s lived with Marissa?s family for Marissa?s entire 19 years. Over their years of friendship, each has learned a bit about the others? generation. Through the process, they?ve grown extremely close. TRT 3:31 to outcue + 16 seconds of music, fade is built in Incue: ?Some people found it odd that I was living with my grandmother?? Outcue: ??I know that without her life wouldn?t be the same. She?s just so important to me.?
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Review of Marissa's GrandmaThis is such a great piece! Marissa?s voice is clear and confident, and you could tell that she really appreciates her relationship with her grandmother. I thought that their relationship was really cute. I loved hearing all the little details, like how her grandmother would rub her feet and how she taught her sayings in other languages. I?ve never met anyone who was so close with his or her grandmother. ?Marissa?s Grandmother? really celebrates family and gives you a warm, fuzzy feeling inside. |
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Review of Marissa's GrandmaHmmm.... If I lived with my grandma... Two things are for sure. I'd be spending a good part of my time playing cards, and I'd also have better table manners when I eat with my family. This piece was very sweet, and makes you think about all those old people you're related to, and wonder what they're doing right now. Unfortunately, my grandma left right after Thanksgiving, and who knows the next time she'll be down. |
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Posted on January 01, 2006 at 06:09 PM | Permalink
Review of Marissa's Grandma
Everyone has (or had) grandparents, and Marissa makes hers come alive for me. With elements of the familiar--a grandmother who loves to tell stories--and the unique--a grandmother who speaks seven languages--she allows the listener to truly envision what it would be like for a teenage girl whose grandmother lives in her house. Marissa tells her own story seamlessly, starting with when she was small and ending with her imagining what it might be like when she herself is older. The fluidity of the piece is further enhanced by the skillful use of ideal transition music; without lyrics, the music seems to transcend the barrier between generations, as do Marissa and her grandmother.