| Part of Series | The Duplex Planet |
| Length | 01:10 |
| Licensor | David Greenberger |
| Producer(s) | David Greenberger |
| Formats | Debut (not aired nationally) |
| Topics | Senior |
| Produced | 2006 |
| Added to PRX | June 20, 2006 |
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Wanting to make a mother happy
Recorded by Miles Smith at WCAI, Woods Hole, MA
Assisted by Jane Pipik
Produced with help from Jay Allison and the Open Studio Project, which
receives funds from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Thanks to WCAI/WNAN/WZAI, the Cape and Islands Public Radio Stations, a service of WGBH.
May: Mother's Day
English
David Greenberger tells the story about wanting to make an ailing mother happy, based on a conversation with James Rivielo (RiVeLO).
Another version, "The Wedding" is found on the 2005 CD, Whispers, Grins, Bloodloss, and Handshakes, with music by 3 Leg Torso
Artist David Greenberger has been collecting the thoughts, memories and stories from elderly Americans for more than a quarter century. Genuine, moving, and often funny, combined with music, the pieces
explore issues of aging by revealing real characters that are in decline, but are still very much alive. They reveal the common threads of our humanity.
Part of his series of regional voices, these stories were collected for the Cape and Island public radio stations. Based on conversations with elderly residents of Cape Cod and Martha?s Vineyard
Music performed by Bangalore, composed by Phil Kaplan.
