This is an awesome piece. Just the title, "Buffalo Turkey Butt,' is compelling. The acts featuring Hollister, the homeless guy whom Andy meets in San Francisco, were top quality. His accent gave a lot of character to the piece. Andy also managed to record a lot of his meeting with Hollister, and hearing sound of them was much better than if we were just told what had happened when they visited such-and-such restaurant. It's fun to learn about this one guy's experience when he didn't ignore all the homeless people in San Francisco and actually befriended one of them. The piece is contemplative, quirky, and extremely entertaining. It has the ideal mix of humor and insight.
Susan B. Price delivers a sarcasm-tinged confession of a mean girl.
It is not a very comfortable piece to listen to. The piece smacks just a little too near the truth, especially for someone who hasn't left teenage-hood very far behind. She details the off-kilter world of teenage girls very well, describing, in succinct terms, the dogged pursuit of being cool. We rarely hear personal pieces that reveal the not-so-positive truth, and this piece is valuable on this account. Price's revelatory tone is refreshing. Yet at the same time, it's almost disturbing how much she relished (or still relishes) that meanness. And what about her friend Marjorie? It didn't sound as if the Mother actually ended the meanness. She merely ended the club. The constant reverb effect adds to the weird (slightly demented?) tone of the speaker, but it feels a bit much towards the end.
Here's a piece to air during the commute on a Friday afternoon. People are tired but looking forward to the weekend, and this piece is light enough to take you away from the dreariness of the commute. The sound mixing is excellent, and I felt as if I were at the basketball game, amongst the cheering, yelling, and loud music.
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Comment for "Buffalo Turkey Butt"
Larissa Zhou
Posted on March 03, 2008 at 08:50 AM | Permalink
Review of Buffalo Turkey Butt
This is an awesome piece. Just the title, "Buffalo Turkey Butt,' is compelling. The acts featuring Hollister, the homeless guy whom Andy meets in San Francisco, were top quality. His accent gave a lot of character to the piece. Andy also managed to record a lot of his meeting with Hollister, and hearing sound of them was much better than if we were just told what had happened when they visited such-and-such restaurant. It's fun to learn about this one guy's experience when he didn't ignore all the homeless people in San Francisco and actually befriended one of them. The piece is contemplative, quirky, and extremely entertaining. It has the ideal mix of humor and insight.
Comment for "Confessions of a Mean Girl"
Larissa Zhou
Posted on March 03, 2008 at 08:18 AM | Permalink
Review of Confessions of a Mean Girl
Susan B. Price delivers a sarcasm-tinged confession of a mean girl.
It is not a very comfortable piece to listen to. The piece smacks just a little too near the truth, especially for someone who hasn't left teenage-hood very far behind. She details the off-kilter world of teenage girls very well, describing, in succinct terms, the dogged pursuit of being cool. We rarely hear personal pieces that reveal the not-so-positive truth, and this piece is valuable on this account. Price's revelatory tone is refreshing. Yet at the same time, it's almost disturbing how much she relished (or still relishes) that meanness. And what about her friend Marjorie? It didn't sound as if the Mother actually ended the meanness. She merely ended the club. The constant reverb effect adds to the weird (slightly demented?) tone of the speaker, but it feels a bit much towards the end.
Comment for "Tales from the Bench"
Larissa Zhou
Posted on March 03, 2008 at 07:49 AM | Permalink
Review of Tales from the Bench
Here's a piece to air during the commute on a Friday afternoon. People are tired but looking forward to the weekend, and this piece is light enough to take you away from the dreariness of the commute. The sound mixing is excellent, and I felt as if I were at the basketball game, amongst the cheering, yelling, and loud music.