Home and Away

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Summary: "God" gave us Kevin Kling . . .
Review: Kevin Kling is a man of great wit, compassion and love. One of his constant quotes is, "God made people because he wanted an endless supply of stories." One can only hope Kevin's experiences, imagination and career are endless.
In this CD, or tape, enjoy tales of squirrel taxidermy, rental house maintainence, genealogical lightning vendettas, Mershing pickles and theatrical censorship in Czechoslovokia. And when you're done, and are howling for more, demand that Amazon.com carry "Stories off the Shallow End" and "Wonderlure."

Rating:
Summary: "God" gave us Kevin Kling . . .
Review: Kevin Kling is a man of great wit, compassion and love. One of his constant quotes is, "God made people because he wanted an endless supply of stories." One can only hope Kevin's experiences, imagination and career are endless.
In this CD, or tape, enjoy tales of squirrel taxidermy, rental house maintainence, genealogical lightning vendettas, Mershing pickles and theatrical censorship in Czechoslovokia. And when you're done, and are howling for more, demand that Amazon.com carry "Stories off the Shallow End" and "Wonderlure."

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Summary: Wonderful, riveting group of essays.
Review: My whole family loves this tape-we play it over and over again. Kevin Kling's choice of subject matter and his presentation are as close to perfection as I've ever heard. I'm sure this work would stand up well on the printed page, but don't miss Kling's taped rendition!

The first half of the tape deals with his childhood and the second half with adult experiences. They are all well thought-out essays and Kling's delivery is wonderful, at times hilarious. I especially loved his pieces on Halloween, painting the house, and being struck by lightning.

We first heard Kevin Kling reading "Halloween Pickles" (included on "Home and Away") on NPR while driving and had to pull the car off the road because we were laughing so hard. I hope this guy writes a million more essays and puts them all on tape.

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Summary: Hilarious and moving
Review: No one on this Earth is funnier than Kevin Kling. Kling's anecdotes, covering his childhood and adult years, are rich with sidesplitting humor and are also at times very emotionally moving.