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- Dmae Lo Roberts
- Username: dmaeroberts
- Location: Portland, Oregon
- Joined PRX: Oct 02, 2003
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- "The Ice hotel"
- Summary: A visit to the Ice Hotel in the arctic circle of Sweden
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Review of The Ice hotel
Dmae Lo Roberts
Posted on March 21, 2004 at 10:35 AM
I've seen TV stories about it and even seen the Bond film that featured the Ice Hotel, but this piece is the first time I've actually got to FEEL what it might be like to go there. Producer Bill Hammack is an engineer who talks every week about all the buildings and things around us we take for granted and tells us stories about them. Sound boring? Think again. Mr. Hammack is a born storyteller and a natural on radio. The tour of the Ice Hotel is filled with sound, music, interviews and his insightful commentary and description. From the flight to Sweden through the arrival to the hotel with frozen chocolates on the pillow to the trip to the Northern Lights to the interview with the architect, this piece is a delight. Why we haven't heard more from him is a mystery to me. Stations would do well to air this piece in the summer when we're sweltering with heat exhaustion. Think of it as a radio cooler. Let's hope that more episodes of Mr. Hammack's programs appear on this site....Dmae