Totally Tracey Online
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
A little bit of Fresh Air
In addition to appearing on Tavis Smiley's PBS show last night (March 24), Tracey stayed within the realm of public broadcasting by appearing on NPR's Fresh Air today. She's been on Terry Gross's show at least 3 or 4 times in the past, and her appearances have consistently been interesting and revelatory. Things took a poignant turn today when, led along by Terry's questions, she spoke of her father and how she was with him when he died. She was 6 at the time, and he was reading her a story. He'd had heart trouble in the past and had a heart attack during that story. She went to get her mother, but there was nothing that could be done. There is no doubt in my mind that he would have been proud of his daughter's accomplishments; even now, somewhere in the Afterlife, he is sure to be looking on. I can't help but wonder, though, how things would have been different had he lived longer. Would Tracey have been motivated to develop her talents in the performing arts? Would she have become acclaimed on two continents? Would she have married Allan and had Mabel and Johnny? We'll never know.
Things weren't all serious today, though. We learned that she's no fan of American Idol and the vocal pyrotechnics that it encourages (it's indie rock for her) and points out that Simon Cowell isn't particularly mean; he's just British.
Things weren't all serious today, though. We learned that she's no fan of American Idol and the vocal pyrotechnics that it encourages (it's indie rock for her) and points out that Simon Cowell isn't particularly mean; he's just British.
