Quirky
I’m excited. The Trachtenburg Family Slide Show Players are playing in Minneapolis next weekend.
The show that got me hooked on This American Life was a series of tapes found in attics, at yard sales, and in closets. The view they provided into American life at various points in time and space was fascinating. It was the same sort of thrill I got flipping through and reading old postcards in an antique store: an unexpected portal into another life, part sociological, part voyeuristic, part historical. The Trachtenburgs take this pastime one step further: they write songs to go along with found slides, mostly from mid-America at mid-century. They’re alternately funny, biting, and sweet. Check them out.
(Incidentally, their drummer is the Trachtenburgs’ adorable 9-year-old daughter. Definitely a bit of a gimmick… but she’s a very good drummer, so no harm done.)
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Dear Joe,
just surfin the web this aft and I saw your post re my son and granddaughter, jason and rachel. i’m glad you enjoy their work and hope you get to see them in minneapolis. they have been selling out through most of the tour (chicago, st louis, hamtramck. amazing how this little family band has invaded the country’s counsciousness. if you go to the show, go over and say hi to jason.
wish i could be on the tour but i just work for a living and the bosses don’t want to hear about joining the circus or touring with the band. this should be included under family leave. it wouldn’t affect many people!
lollipops and unicorns,
Milt T. (the secret trachtenburg)
Comment by Milt Trachtenburg — April 5, 2003 @ 4:40 pm