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- Hans Anderson
- Username: windsurf17
- Location: Dallas, Texas
- Joined PRX: Nov 01, 2003
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- "Simplify Me When I'm Dead"
- Summary: How the media simplify a life though obituaries or even just a few simple lines.
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Review of Simplify Me When I'm Dead
Hans Anderson
Posted on April 03, 2007 at 05:43 AM
I like pieces that are trying something different. This piece stands out not on the reporting or commentary but in it's the sum of the individual elements; angelic vocalizing, a potent reading of a poem (my favorite line: "and leave me simpler than at birth.").
If you use this piece, you'll need a strong introduction else it might be confusing.
Great feel, different piece. Not your usual PR fare. I adore reports like this. Though, this isn't truly a report as it is a commentary on how we distill a life into a short phrases, perhaps a paragraph if we're feeling generous. Having said that, it does spend a bit of time talking about the train accident itself. Then, a voice says, "you couldn't even find the driver's body, it had been atomized." Then with a few broad strokes we all start to get to know the driver, held at least partially responsible for the accident.