What a wonderfully crafted piece for Father's Day. Joe brings us a captivating, intimate, sound rich story. He does it with simple writing and without being overly dramatic.
The story has a steady tone that keeps listeners engaged, definitely a candidate for a driveway moment. The story also has a flowing narrative with good visual imagery.
I also love hearing that the correspondence with Daws was done via letter and cassette, especially now in the era of e-mail, blogs etc.
The story of Joe's father is disturbing and troubling. However, Joe's writing and use of tape makes it an element of a story and shines the light on the good that came out of his work with Daws and the career that grew from his love for cartoon characters. He leaves the listener feeling good for him and sharing the same wonder about his father's purchase of a stereo tape recorder.
Kudos for saving all this tape and weaving into a sound-rich, personal essay.
Listened to piece while working on a presentation. The piece did not interrupt what I was doing, but I found myself listening more and more. It really appealed to me and was uplifting. It shows how bad situations do not always have a bad ending. It also made me appreciate my father all the more.
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This piece belongs to the series "Joe Bevilacqua Short Features"
Produced by Joe Bevilacqua
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Arvid Hokanson
Posted on May 31, 2007 at 08:18 AM | Permalink
Review of Dad & Daws (Father's Day)
What a wonderfully crafted piece for Father's Day. Joe brings us a captivating, intimate, sound rich story. He does it with simple writing and without being overly dramatic.
The story has a steady tone that keeps listeners engaged, definitely a candidate for a driveway moment. The story also has a flowing narrative with good visual imagery.
I also love hearing that the correspondence with Daws was done via letter and cassette, especially now in the era of e-mail, blogs etc.
The story of Joe's father is disturbing and troubling. However, Joe's writing and use of tape makes it an element of a story and shines the light on the good that came out of his work with Daws and the career that grew from his love for cartoon characters. He leaves the listener feeling good for him and sharing the same wonder about his father's purchase of a stereo tape recorder.
Kudos for saving all this tape and weaving into a sound-rich, personal essay.
Brad Powers
Posted on June 15, 2004 at 05:44 PM | Permalink
Review of Dad & Daws (Father's Day)
Listened to piece while working on a presentation. The piece did not interrupt what I was doing, but I found myself listening more and more. It really appealed to me and was uplifting. It shows how bad situations do not always have a bad ending. It also made me appreciate my father all the more.