For me, as it will be for thousands of other parents, this was an intimately personal piece. I have an autistic child. I thought the producer did an excellent (and tasteful) job of capturing the feelings parents have as they slowly realize that, yes, something is wrong with your kid. The fear, doubt, concern, it's all there in this piece. It will rivet any parent, or any person close to a parent, of an autistic child.
I would like very much to hear this on the radio. I'm not jewish, but find the culture and the people to be very interesting.
The story about the linkages between Reggae and Judism and the inspirations this young man found in the music where facinating.
This is the kind of story that, if I heard it while scanning through stations, I would stop on and listen to, very likely through to the end if it where under 15 minutes (as this pieces is).
Comments by Monk Theman
Comment for "The Problem with Thomas"
Monk Theman
Posted on October 06, 2004 at 08:06 PM | Permalink
Review of The Problem with Thomas
For me, as it will be for thousands of other parents, this was an intimately personal piece. I have an autistic child. I thought the producer did an excellent (and tasteful) job of capturing the feelings parents have as they slowly realize that, yes, something is wrong with your kid. The fear, doubt, concern, it's all there in this piece. It will rivet any parent, or any person close to a parent, of an autistic child.
Comment for "Hassidic (yes, Hassidic) Reggae"
Monk Theman
Posted on October 06, 2004 at 07:57 PM | Permalink
Review of Hassidic (yes, Hassidic) Reggae
I would like very much to hear this on the radio. I'm not jewish, but find the culture and the people to be very interesting.
The story about the linkages between Reggae and Judism and the inspirations this young man found in the music where facinating.
This is the kind of story that, if I heard it while scanning through stations, I would stop on and listen to, very likely through to the end if it where under 15 minutes (as this pieces is).