I am the creator of this piece. Many have complained, since I started posting my pieces here, that I talk too fast. I have been brooding about this.
There is an irony here, if irony is the right word, in that when I first started doing these pieces, the fast pace was the appeal! People LOVED it that I could talk so fast. But that was twenty-something years ago, I guess.
However, the fast pace is an integral part of the Ian Shoales persona. If I slowed it down, it would lose whatever it has that makes my little bits punchy in the first place. They may not be much, but they're mine.
So I will continue to be fast-paced. Believe me, the jokes would not be as funny if slowed-down. I'd sound like every other NPR guy or gal out there. And I am not heartfelt. I have no valuable life lessons. I am not wise. Of course, I'm not a pooch either. I'm sort of like an idiot savant, without the idiot part. That's the persona, folks!
So please, listen faster. Thank you.
I really liked the laughs I got from this piece. Unfortunately, I had to listen about 5 times to pick up on all the commentary becasue it was a little too speedy. Despite the jokster tone and the cynicism, I couldn't help but find myself thinking "God, isn't that the truth!" To a certain degree, I think that's what cynicism is supposed to do to people. Good work.
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Merle Kessler
Posted on November 29, 2005 at 05:52 PM | Permalink
Review of Rock On, Reality!
I am the creator of this piece. Many have complained, since I started posting my pieces here, that I talk too fast. I have been brooding about this.
There is an irony here, if irony is the right word, in that when I first started doing these pieces, the fast pace was the appeal! People LOVED it that I could talk so fast. But that was twenty-something years ago, I guess.
However, the fast pace is an integral part of the Ian Shoales persona. If I slowed it down, it would lose whatever it has that makes my little bits punchy in the first place. They may not be much, but they're mine.
So I will continue to be fast-paced. Believe me, the jokes would not be as funny if slowed-down. I'd sound like every other NPR guy or gal out there. And I am not heartfelt. I have no valuable life lessons. I am not wise. Of course, I'm not a pooch either. I'm sort of like an idiot savant, without the idiot part. That's the persona, folks!
So please, listen faster. Thank you.
Emily Schwing
Posted on November 29, 2005 at 04:43 PM | Permalink
Review of Rock On, Reality!
I really liked the laughs I got from this piece. Unfortunately, I had to listen about 5 times to pick up on all the commentary becasue it was a little too speedy. Despite the jokster tone and the cynicism, I couldn't help but find myself thinking "God, isn't that the truth!" To a certain degree, I think that's what cynicism is supposed to do to people. Good work.