Affairs of the Heart is a case in point.
Commissioned by the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra and the CBC back in 1997, it caused the CBC Radio switchboard to light up with calls from listeners when it was first performed.
"There was what they call the 'driveway effect,' Mozetich says. People stayed in their cars in their driveways long after they'd arrived home in order not to miss the ending.
—Hugh Fraser, "Hooked on classics," Hamilton Spectator, February 27, 2001
A specific instance of the
driveway effect is often called a
driveway moment (1999):
NPR listeners often have "driveway moments": they are so engrossed in a story or discussion that they can't get out of the car until there's a break. When someone else mentions that moment you feel you've met a kindred spirit.
—Susan J. Douglas, "A search for community," Newsday, December 6, 1999
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