Act of Love/Creating Powerful Radio

     I found this reading to be very uplifting and interesting as well.  The storycorps project appears to be a very effective tool in archiving the everyday people in modern day society.   The author's journey from a low-budget project to a popular past-time hosted in several different sites, is inspiring for people of all interests and passions.  The idea of someone wanting to start up a project like this one, is admirable.  But to get numbers of people from all over to realize the significance of their stories and come in to participate is truly remarkable.  I can relate to one particular story the author notes in the reading.  He tells of how one of the men from the flophouses in New York City celebrated when he found about his documented story.  The man dances around shouting, "I exist!"  That idea holds alot of meaning in my own love for audio recording.  I can remember a few years back when the music scene in my hometown was much more lively than it is now.  My band was the reason I got interested in audio and recording.  All the local bands in the area had a common idea of how to get their name out into the scene.  Everyone wanted people to remember the name of their band.  No matter what happened years from then, what was most important is that somewhere down the line, people would look back and be able to recall that your band was around and active once.  Most bands wanted to do this by performing as much as possible.  My idea of how to remain around is a bit different. I was less focused on performing and more interested in audio recordings.  If I could get my music onto audio files, they were more likely to be around longer than I was.  To record my songs would be to preserve them for years to come.  Years from now, people could find my music and know that our band once existed.  Our music could "exist" longer than we could.  The storycorps sounds like a great experience for anyone interested in preserving something they love.