This is not your heartwarming sentimental Father's Day piece. In fact, this riveting monologue by the gravelly voiced Dave Masch is gut-wrenching and hits you right where it hurts. Who couldn't relate to the pain of a parent making mistakes with their child? The generational lessons and losses in this short and riveting piece are immense. It should be played for every father and teenage son possible. While this is slated for Father's Day, I think it would be appropriate for any special show about parenting and generational relationships. Beware though, the story about the death of the rabbits is not geared for younger listeners at all. I think it would take some finessing by stations to make this work in a larger context. But it would be well worth it.
Review of A Better Father
Dmae Lo Roberts
Posted on July 10, 2005 at 12:10 PM
This is not your heartwarming sentimental Father's Day piece. In fact, this riveting monologue by the gravelly voiced Dave Masch is gut-wrenching and hits you right where it hurts. Who couldn't relate to the pain of a parent making mistakes with their child? The generational lessons and losses in this short and riveting piece are immense. It should be played for every father and teenage son possible. While this is slated for Father's Day, I think it would be appropriate for any special show about parenting and generational relationships. Beware though, the story about the death of the rabbits is not geared for younger listeners at all. I think it would take some finessing by stations to make this work in a larger context. But it would be well worth it.