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- Charles Lane
- Username: cmlane
- Location: New York, NY
- Joined PRX: Mar 23, 2004
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- "Barber Shop-Short Version"
- Summary: Keeping community alive along an aging business strip that's either all the way down or well-on-its-way-up.
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Review of Barber Shop-Short Version
Charles Lane
Posted on March 29, 2006 at 03:00 PM
Brilliant audio portrait of voices not heard enough on public radio, a barber shop. It starts off by bringing the listeners into the barber shop world with excellent ambient sound. It progresses without the need of narration just by the sheer weight of personality and use of sound (kids coming and going, clippers in the background). Then through the interviewers questions, the story turns to a profile of an occupation and ultimately about the struggles and strengths of a community.