A really cool little story! Funny, well told, well written. The first three minutes have great sounds & music mixed underneath the narrator. A driveway moment type piece for me.
This piece is oddly compelling in a tragic comedy kind of way; it has the feel of an urban legend, and yet the tale is told with such heart and nostalgia, that it has a fairy tale quality too. It is replete with visual details that stick in the mind, some nice use of music, and maybe a tad too much rushing water early on. The fact that the family was forced to bear witness to the tragic and drawn out demise of their VW bus for months after the intial loss, as tide after tide washed over and revealed it anew, until it was finally consumed by the sands, only adds to the pathos.
It is hard to imagine quite when this would best appear on the radio, but it should air somewhere; as a fellow reviewer suggested, the weekend ATC or ME is probably the best bet.
An uh-oh moment made beautiful. The VW Microbus transformed! This personal, well-written piece would slide right in on a weekend NPR news magazine when the pace is a little more relaxed.
Comments for Lost at Sea: One VW Microbus
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Garry McCandless
Posted on October 15, 2004 at 12:41 PM | Permalink
Review of Lost at Sea: One VW Microbus
A really cool little story! Funny, well told, well written. The first three minutes have great sounds & music mixed underneath the narrator. A driveway moment type piece for me.
Helen Woodward
Posted on October 12, 2004 at 12:04 PM | Permalink
Review of Lost at Sea: One VW Microbus
This piece is oddly compelling in a tragic comedy kind of way; it has the feel of an urban legend, and yet the tale is told with such heart and nostalgia, that it has a fairy tale quality too. It is replete with visual details that stick in the mind, some nice use of music, and maybe a tad too much rushing water early on. The fact that the family was forced to bear witness to the tragic and drawn out demise of their VW bus for months after the intial loss, as tide after tide washed over and revealed it anew, until it was finally consumed by the sands, only adds to the pathos.
It is hard to imagine quite when this would best appear on the radio, but it should air somewhere; as a fellow reviewer suggested, the weekend ATC or ME is probably the best bet.
Deborah Astley
Posted on October 09, 2004 at 04:20 PM | Permalink
Review of Lost at Sea: One VW Microbus
An uh-oh moment made beautiful. The VW Microbus transformed! This personal, well-written piece would slide right in on a weekend NPR news magazine when the pace is a little more relaxed.