Comments on: Sending A Firecracker to NPR

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Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:42:57 +0000

[...] by!A bunch of you mentioned that the NPR music player where they posted all the songs from their “Write & Record A Song In A Weekend” challenge is seriously f-ed up, and that it’s hard to find the particular song you’re [...]

By: mike

mike — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:40:00 +0000

Heh…good one. I’m pretty sure that if you remix it and just put the whisper at the front, they’ll interview you on the show and you’ll get an NPR tote bag.

By: mike

mike — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:38:38 +0000

Yes, clearly I failed to properly apprehend the degree of pimpitude that they were looking for. At least I’ve got a new song I wouldn’t be afraid to sing at a gig. I wonder if the “NPRNPRNPR” guy will ever sing his song again….

By: Luigeee

Luigeee — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:07:54 +0000

Well done! I submitted my variation of John Cage’s 4’33″ and whispered ‘NPR’ at the end. I am befuddled as to why I wasn’t chosen for air… Maybe when I die they’ll play it.

By: Suki

Suki — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:13:06 +0000

Nice! Maybe you should impose more tight deadlines on yourself, just to see what happens. Btw, did you hear the piece on this contest this morning? If you wanted to be featured on Morning Edition, clearly the word to incorporate was “NPR” — preferably in the context of a promotional ode to said media organization.