Finding Love in a Nevada Brothel > Comments > "Review of Finding Love in a Nevada Brothel"
Piece Comment
Commenter Profile
- Tripp Sommer
- Username: sommert
- Location: Eugene, OR
- Joined PRX: Mar 21, 2004
Piece Information
- "Finding Love in a Nevada Brothel"
- Summary: Hal Cannon of the Western Folklife Center explores the loves and life of a legal Nevada brothel, Donna’s Ranch.
12 comments
5 star: |
|
(4) |
4 star: |
|
(5) |
3 star: |
|
(3) |
2 star: |
|
(0) |
1 star: |
|
(0) |
Review of Finding Love in a Nevada Brothel
Tripp Sommer
Posted on July 31, 2005 at 02:32 PM
Here's a chance to take your listeners inside a brothel. That's only one of the terms Hal Cannon uses to describe this place and the women who work there.
The sound rich piece unfolds in
near-to-real time as Cannon arrives at "Donna's" with Copperfield, a trucker in love with one of the working girls. Cannon uses a laid back narrative style. But he keeps himself involved in the story, even interviewing Cherry Rose while they sit on her bed. The writing is strong and amusing at times. Cannon describes Cherry as wearing "very hot pants".
The visit has purpose as the prostitute describes why she chose her profession and the lonely trucker explains the importance of his twice a week relationship with Cherry.