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1DCA_int_010.3752Can you remember what kind of games you used to play when you were a kid?4.0672
2DCA_se2_ag1_m_054.2960Yes.5.0280
3DCA_int_014.8563Around about ten years old or so.6.7589
4DCA_se2_ag1_m_056.7532Yes.7.4875
5DCA_int_017.7216What were they?8.6020
6DCA_se2_ag1_m_058.5700Hide and go seek,9.9501
7 10.7870We um, used to play kickball,12.9392
9 13.0201baseball,14.0045 
11 14.1217football,14.9518 
13 15.0742eat the peg.16.2427 
15 17.2111Let me see now um19.4152 
16DCA_int_0120.6928Eat the peg?21.7322
17DCA_se2_ag1_m_0521.6140Yes, [that's a-]22.6748
18DCA_int_0121.9880How do you play that? /??/24.0752
19DCA_se2_ag1_m_0522.8084[that's a game] you play with uh, sharp objects such as a screwdriver27.1563
20 28.5029or a knife,29.6037
22 30.9279and uh you would uh,32.6128 
24 33.0481it was a sort of around the world game you know you start at one point,36.3297 
26 36.8002s- sticking the screwdriver into the ground,39.0888 
28 39.4786if you fail to stick the screw- screwdriver into the ground,42.6757 
30 43.3044then it was the other person's turn,45.2830 
32 45.4157and he would start46.4229 
34 46.7428from his uh,47.9996 
36 49.0319and just throwing it into the ground,50.9810 
38 51.1794just51.7861 
40 51.9275throwing it on the shoulder,53.3715 
42 53.6044knee54.3315 
44 54.5093foot55.1029 
46 55.4624head56.1139 
48 56.4749and chin,57.3718 
50 57.5849and what have you.58.6370 
52 58.8396The first one who completed the game60.7625 
54 61.1801well,61.9203 
56 62.4107the other one would eat the peg.64.0535 
58 64.2325Other words they would uh65.6242 
60 66.8397stick the screwdriver67.7428 
62 67.8213as far down in the ground as they could-69.2820 
64 69.3635as it would go70.1718 
66 70.2442and um,70.9698 
68 71.1149he would try to get it out with his teeth.72.7026 
69DCA_int_0172.7156Oh.73.5094
70DCA_se2_ag1_m_0574.4167So in that way he would eat the peg.75.9096
71DCA_int_0178.1890How did you uh, play hide and seek?80.1351
72DCA_se2_ag1_m_0580.7286Hide and seek you would uh,82.5732
74 83.6108select a candidate84.7992 
76 84.8656to uh,86.0658 
78 87.9300select a candidate89.2260 
80 90.1849to90.8122 
82 91.0535cover himself91.9156 
84 92.3927by uh well placing his94.2039 
86 94.5764forearms over his eyes96.3731 
88 97.0846and uh,97.8507 
90 98.0076against the lamp post, up against the lamp post100.0872 
92 101.0057and all the others would102.0131 
94 102.1337well,102.6895 
96 103.0808run and hide.103.9675 
97DCA_int_01103.9750Mm-hm.104.5657
99 105.1815How did you pick the guy to106.7532 
101 107.5402face against the lamp post, how-109.1685 
102DCA_se2_ag1_m_05109.1267It was a hot potato thing, you know.110.8130
103DCA_int_01111.3245How does that work?112.2494
104DCA_se2_ag1_m_05112.3018Well you know you113.4512
106 114.9319you put your all-115.7605 
108 115.8548all-116.1987 
110 116.2710ea- no everyone in the games would117.7490 
112 117.8334put their hands together118.9973 
114 119.1680you know, one on top of the other,120.7601 
116 121.7499and they would just sing,122.9588 
118 123.0046hot potato hot potato,124.8477 
120 124.9893I forget the lyrics behind it but you know,127.0660 
122 127.2803it was this sort of thing.128.2395 
124 128.4868and the last one out129.5424 
126 129.6932would be it.130.4334 
128 130.7791And it,131.3596 
130 131.4306he would be the candidate,132.6604 
132 133.1184for133.5406 
134 133.6010you know,134.1801 
136 134.4515covering his face,135.4469 
137DCA_int_01135.7545how did he get out-136.7951
139 136.9450I mean how did the first one get out of it138.7895 
141 139.0020/inaudible/140.1790 
143 140.6307[How did they-]141.7000 
144DCA_se2_ag1_m_05140.6368[Well uh,]141.6759
145DCA_int_01141.9660Do you remember how they-143.0501
146DCA_se2_ag1_m_05143.0277Yeah,143.5574
147 143.6671it was a lyric144.4694
149 144.6202they- they went,145.3200 
151 145.3622hot potato, hot potato,147.2925 
153 148.4025I just can't get the rest of it anyway,150.4473 
155 150.5608it would go all the way around,151.7813 
156DCA_int_01151.7371Uh-huh.152.2465
157DCA_se2_ag1_m_05152.2137and wherever it stopped, he was eliminated.154.1863
158 154.5081all the way around each candidate til156.3462
160 156.3929they got to the last one, the last one was it automatically [it.]159.1316 
161DCA_int_01159.0230[I] see,159.7965
162 160.3983and what did you do when- when everyone hid?162.4025
163DCA_se2_ag1_m_05163.0694Well,163.6908
165 163.8175you tried to find them.165.0870 
166DCA_int_01166.3933How does it work though when you find them?168.4831
167DCA_se2_ag1_m_05168.7232Well when he [finds you],170.0322
168DCA_int_01169.0858[/inaudible/]170.4108
169DCA_se2_ag1_m_05170.4732right, when he finds one of 'em,172.2655
171 172.8548everyone is hiding,173.9853 
173 174.3749when he finds one,175.7739 
175 177.5600then he would try to make it back179.3029 
177 179.5072to the base, which would be the lamp post, a tree, or182.4489 
179 182.8732what have you,183.5858 
181 184.0435before the-184.7837 
183 184.8519the other guy185.7879 
185 186.3720touches the thing, he would try to touch the lamp post or the base189.2208 
187 190.1404before the other191.0459 
189 191.1357uh kid did.191.9411 
191 192.7765and which one of us193.8382 
193 194.0976you know,194.6646 
195 194.7430touch first,195.7627 
197 196.4342if- if um- if the other guy198.1975 
199 198.3102would touch first199.3058 
201 199.5951then he would be uh,200.8359 
203 200.9283well201.4362 
205 201.5195say free.202.2766 
206DCA_int_01202.4439Mm-hm.203.1316
207DCA_se2_ag1_m_05204.2656But if204.8850
209 205.3877the person who was it touched it206.8737 
211 207.0526first207.6810 
213 207.8148then208.3034 
215 208.4904the other person209.4733 
217 209.6426was a candidate for being it.211.2337 
218DCA_int_01211.3075Oh, I see.212.4093
220 214.0522What about kickball?215.2567 
221DCA_se2_ag1_m_05215.7065Uh, kickball you would select a team218.2535
223 218.6235we had ver- uh, very large teams you know,221.1051 
225 221.5874sometimes as much as uh223.4937 
227 223.5600nine, ten, eleven guys on the team, [you know.]226.1482 
228DCA_int_01225.7555[Mm-hm.]226.1342
229DCA_se2_ag1_m_05226.7258Most of the time- I was a pretty big kid,229.0782
231 229.1689you know,229.8136 
232DCA_int_01229.8831Mm-hm.230.3973
233DCA_se2_ag1_m_05230.4317and uh,231.2340
235 231.9096well most kids my age were rather small, you know234.8542 
236DCA_int_01234.4251Mm-hm.234.9439
237DCA_se2_ag1_m_05235.4627and I used to uh236.7174
239 236.8441well,237.4362 
241 237.7489take a few guys against maybe239.9258 
243 240.4683well240.8664 
245 240.9328twice241.6265 
247 242.1755the number of my team,243.3597 
249 243.8183and we would play.244.7094 
250DCA_int_01244.8318[Mm-hm.]245.4169
251DCA_se2_ag1_m_05245.0007[simply] because they would say I was a little larger247.4739
252 247.5101[you know,]248.0913
253DCA_int_01247.5162[Mm-hm.]248.1315
254DCA_se2_ag1_m_05248.8131a little stronger.249.7303
255DCA_int_01249.7167Mm-hm.250.3451
256DCA_se2_ag1_m_05250.3863Well,250.9204
258 252.0392the opposite team would get the field,253.7584 
260 253.8971and we would do this by uh,255.5603 
262 256.4268flipping a coin most times, you know258.3621 
264 258.7492or259.3489 
266 259.7741selecting a candidate from each side to race another262.8508 
267DCA_int_01262.7541Mm-hm.263.2668
268DCA_se2_ag1_m_05263.1402race the other,263.8037
269 264.0317whoever would win, you know265.4131
271 265.6544they would266.3800 
273 266.4990say who was- who would be on the field and who would be up268.6827 
275 268.7550at uh269.5431 
277 270.5346you know,271.0292 
278DCA_int_01270.8504Mm-hm.271.4234
279DCA_se2_ag1_m_05271.4174to kick first.272.4129
280 273.3894Anyway,274.2580
282 275.5188the opposing team would be in the field,277.4795 
284 278.3199while the other team would be280.0313 
286 280.2985um,280.8238 
288 281.8729ready to kick,282.8200 
289DCA_int_01282.8918Mm-hm.283.5826
290DCA_se2_ag1_m_05283.1270you know.283.7859
291 283.8992And you form a- a- semi-formal line286.2792
293 287.1144you know,287.6259 
295 287.9456one right behind the other289.2004 
297 289.7372okay,290.5215 
299 290.9136we would have something like a pitcher,292.7654 
301 293.1476someone at first base,294.7077 
303 295.4218no no no wait a minute, a pitcher,297.1517 
305 297.4306and everyone else298.5248 
307 298.7933was in the outfield to catch the ball.300.6204 
309 301.2686If the pitcher-302.2941 
311 302.3725you know if303.0459 
313 303.2653the pitcher303.8879 
315 303.9651pitched the ball,304.9166 
317 305.5757you had three chances to kick it.307.4753 
319 309.0431Okay you have three fouls,310.7683 
321 310.8588and you're out.311.6497 
322DCA_int_01311.9627Mm-hm.312.4815
323DCA_se2_ag1_m_05312.3488That's the way we played it we made up our own rules314.4517
324DCA_int_01314.4517Mm-hm.314.7555
325DCA_se2_ag1_m_05314.9991you know,315.6318
327 316.1151and if we316.8028 
329 316.8570pitch the ball and it was kicked-318.4858 
331 318.9442and it was kicked by the high or pop ball,320.9426 
333 321.4404a fly pop,322.1820 
334DCA_int_01322.2608Mm-hm.322.8094
335DCA_se2_ag1_m_05322.6107and someone caught it323.6033
336 324.1188then you were out324.8487
338 324.8909and if the other person had changed bases327.0517 
340 327.2329if he-327.7525 
342 327.9085by any chance he was on a base329.4846 
344 329.6639if he didn't get back to the same base,331.4620 
346 331.9743then he would be out because we would333.4922 
348 333.6803just throw the ball at him335.1721 
349DCA_int_01335.0780Mm-hm.335.5582
350DCA_se2_ag1_m_05335.4782and if it touched him he would be out.336.8970
351 337.4733But if it didn't he was safe, as long as he got away from the ball.340.3939
353 340.6748It was something like dodgeball.342.3636 
354DCA_int_01342.1635Mm-hm.342.7556
355 343.7110Mm, that's different.344.7035
357 344.8315Not everybody plays it just that way [<laugh>]346.9899 
358DCA_se2_ag1_m_05346.7044[Right.]347.3927
359DCA_int_01347.0700You just add your own /unintelligible/ to it349.3339
360 349.7992Uh let's see what else we got here.351.8484
362 352.7606Um,353.2810 
364 354.0253did you watch TV very much?355.7668 
365DCA_se2_ag1_m_05356.0779I used to when I was a kid I don't have too much time to watch TV anymore.360.0659
366DCA_int_01360.1718What kind of programs do you like?361.8640
367DCA_se2_ag1_m_05362.2968Well, now363.4273
369 363.6254let's see,364.4149 
371 365.0101I really couldn't say right now but at the time I could tell you.367.5977 
372DCA_int_01367.5466Oh yeah.368.2989
373DCA_se2_ag1_m_05368.6271At that time I would- I would watch370.2278
375 370.3639uh, such things as cartoons and uh,373.5320 
377 373.8135I hated news- news broadcasts at that time,375.9105 
378DCA_int_01375.4462Mm-hm.376.1519
379DCA_se2_ag1_m_05376.0145at that time,376.8911
380 377.1406[I just hated them.]378.1090
381DCA_int_01377.1406[/unintelligible/]378.3971
382DCA_se2_ag1_m_05378.2451and you know,379.0614
383 379.5017and commercials,380.4355
385 380.5475that were all the381.4488 
387 381.7721humorless- humorless ones. You know the very fun- funny ones?385.1577 
388DCA_int_01385.1177Mm-hm.385.6379
389DCA_se2_ag1_m_05385.5499I loved those.386.2942
390DCA_int_01386.4783Yeah.386.8945
391DCA_se2_ag1_m_05386.5343You know like,387.3811
392 387.5936Three Stooges388.4542
394 388.5781sort of thing or389.5521 
395DCA_int_01389.3704Mm-hm.390.0107
396DCA_se2_ag1_m_05389.8187Phyllis Diller390.6575
397 390.7471you know.391.3474
399 392.8469Well, I used to watch well,394.8583 
401 395.9843Hawaiian Eye and397.7592 
402DCA_int_01397.7292/inaudible/399.3387
403DCA_se2_ag1_m_05399.1859Yeah.399.7222
404DCA_int_01399.6741Is that one on anymore?400.7466
405DCA_se2_ag1_m_05400.6346No I haven't seen that one anymore.402.5023
406 403.3638uh, Sky King405.3666
407DCA_int_01405.3889Mm-hm.406.0463
408DCA_se2_ag1_m_05405.9972you know, Humpty Dumpty and uh Buster Brown408.8199
409DCA_int_01408.7800Mm-hm.409.6430
410 410.5648Oldies.411.1571
411DCA_se2_ag1_m_05411.1491Yeah oldies see I was young then.413.1440
412DCA_int_01412.8059Mm-hm.413.5662
413DCA_se2_ag1_m_05413.5502Yeah.414.1745
414DCA_int_01414.0384Uh,414.5594
415 415.4071do you remember a TV program417.3575
417 417.5681uh that you saw recently that you could tell me the story of?420.7225 
418DCA_se2_ag1_m_05421.2526TV program.422.7013
419DCA_int_01424.6410/inaudible/426.4293
420DCA_se2_ag1_m_05427.3862Let's see.428.4507
422 432.1753I don't pay too much attention /to them/ anymore.434.3329 
423DCA_int_01435.0966/Let's try again/ what kind of stories do you remember?438.2299
425 438.3541/That's one way to do it/.439.4179 
427 440.2517Do you go to the movies?441.2602 
428DCA_se2_ag1_m_05441.7292Movies?442.5216
430 442.7137Well,443.2899 
432 443.4020the last movie I went to was uh, Sidney Poitier's uh447.1578 
434 449.2315what was it,450.2430 
436 450.3520uh,451.1807 
438 452.3770it wasn't Guess Who's Coming to Dinner454.5814 
440 455.3038it was uh,455.9639 
442 456.2372To Sir With Love457.4078 
443DCA_int_01457.3048Mm-hm.458.0202
444DCA_se2_ag1_m_05458.5942so then459.4426
445DCA_int_01459.4237Can you tell me what that was about?460.7903
446DCA_se2_ag1_m_05461.1394Sure it was about uh,462.7270
448 464.1968a black teacher465.6408 
450 465.9657in France467.0702 
452 467.3424teaching uh,468.6230 
454 468.8150well469.5203 
456 469.8075predominately470.8960 
458 471.0721white kids or472.1286 
460 472.3047French kids you know473.5692 
461DCA_int_01473.4572Mm-hm.474.2416
462DCA_se2_ag1_m_05474.0335light complexion.475.2660
463DCA_int_01475.2870Mm-hm.475.9095
464DCA_se2_ag1_m_05476.6106and uh477.6512
466 477.8752well,478.6691 
468 479.8713they gave him a rough time, you [know.]481.8015 
469DCA_int_01481.2479Mm-[hm.]482.0682
470DCA_se2_ag1_m_05482.1603And he started off as being a nice guy.484.3213
472 484.4814Even the staff-485.3938 
474 485.5219the staff members gave him a rough time, you know.488.1937 
475DCA_int_01487.7084Mm.488.3967
476DCA_se2_ag1_m_05489.4917And he tried to get along with his uh,491.7569
478 492.0771class492.9002 
479DCA_int_01492.9094Mm-hm.493.4914
480DCA_se2_ag1_m_05493.3576you know493.9498
481 494.1740cause he had an uh- roughly, uh-496.3335
483 496.9113rough necks497.7184 
485 497.8237you know, even the girls.499.1647 
486DCA_int_01499.2804Hm.499.9407
487DCA_se2_ag1_m_05501.1372But501.7177
489 503.8745who managed to uh505.1711 
491 505.3152get through to 'em, you know506.9435 
492DCA_int_01506.4037Mm-hm.507.1719
493DCA_se2_ag1_m_05507.4762stop 'em from jiving around, playing in class510.0695
495 510.6688to learning, you know, something.512.3204 
497 513.5502And then he conducted some515.2554 
499 515.5831projects516.5468 
501 516.7196you know and strategy518.4597 
502DCA_int_01518.5445Mm-hm.519.2488
503DCA_se2_ag1_m_05519.1368and he used it520.1918
504DCA_int_01520.0652Mm-hm.520.8663
505DCA_se2_ag1_m_05520.8816and I think he did pretty well.522.7972
507 523.4428At the end uh,524.8998 
509 525.4437one of his students the one who gave him a very rough time I think they had a boxing match529.4775 
511 529.6056he was a rough guy you know531.0623 
512DCA_int_01530.7261Yeah.531.3428
513DCA_se2_ag1_m_05531.5905he was a white kid532.5658
515 532.9553he was big for his age like I said you know,535.2193 
516DCA_int_01535.1804Mm-hm.535.7609
517DCA_se2_ag1_m_05535.7086I said I was536.6606
518 536.8771and like537.6455
520 537.7736the rest of th- of the class looked up to him as being you know541.1129 
522 541.8715rough guy yeah543.2255 
524 543.7763or a leader.544.7211 
526 545.9694And uh, he would give him such a rough time til one day they almost got into a uh,550.4290 
528 550.6607pushing match551.8217 
530 552.1654and so uh,553.5861 
532 554.0222think the next period he had to teach 'em gym, he had to take 'em to gym you know and558.0786 
534 558.6644teach 'em some gymnastics,560.2767 
536 560.8414and while he was in gym uh,562.7861 
538 563.1144they were boxing everyone wanted to box.565.4002 
540 565.6998and he had to teach 'em how to box well these guys already knew how to [box],569.1912 
541DCA_int_01568.7572[<laugh>]569.6018
542DCA_se2_ag1_m_05569.5896most of 'em better than he.571.0887
543DCA_int_01571.0462Mm-hm.571.7182
544DCA_se2_ag1_m_05572.4069Anyway the biggest one573.9777
546 574.1858said well why won't you box me, you know.576.6109 
548 577.7234And everyone you know,579.0876 
550 580.3966helped it580.9902 
551DCA_int_01581.0369Mm-hm.581.7093
552DCA_se2_ag1_m_05581.2610you know, helped the situation by you know,583.3523
553 583.5021yeah, come on let's584.6457
554DCA_int_01584.4945Mm-hm.585.2419
555DCA_se2_ag1_m_05585.0548see you all box.586.2535
556 586.6395and they box and uh, the guy gave him a rough time at first, a very rough time.590.8975
558 591.1167as a matter of fact he was almost at the point where-593.6139 
560 593.7420where I thought he was gonna lose you know595.5188 
561DCA_int_01595.2627Mm-hm.595.9473
562DCA_se2_ag1_m_05596.3191until he597.4148
564 597.5677managed to slip a lucky one in599.6488 
566 599.9368hitting the kid in the stomach601.3054 
568 601.4895knocking his breath out, you know.603.2847 
569DCA_int_01602.7861Mm-hm.603.5439
570DCA_se2_ag1_m_05604.7372He was605.0093
572 605.2174gagging and gasping for air for about a hour, even when he went back to class.609.1982 
574 610.3558And so then after that612.1626 
576 612.5328after he got through to him613.8134 
578 614.0535and this- this girl, the leader of the girls616.2625 
580 616.5186and everything I think617.6392 
582 617.7672kind of cooled down618.8803 
583DCA_int_01618.6956Mm-hm.619.3502
584DCA_se2_ag1_m_05619.1919and the kids really learned, you know.621.0886
585 621.6491And he was commended by the faculty by some members,624.5487
587 625.8431some were still uh, prejudice you know,627.8440 
589 628.0361toward him.628.7564 
591 630.0370But I think he did a pretty good job,631.5956 
593 631.8830and the picture was very nice.633.4315 
594DCA_int_01634.4441/Sounds like a great movie./635.7087
595DCA_se2_ag1_m_05635.6607It was.636.2530
596 636.5091As a matter of fact I recommend it.638.1055
597DCA_int_01638.5420Is it still playing around?639.8525
598DCA_se2_ag1_m_05639.9004Yes, uh it was- it was up on uh,641.9705
600 642.5439New Hampshire643.6498 
602 644.0646forget the theater but it- it's in uh646.4403 
604 647.2821it's in Maryland.648.2126 
605DCA_int_01648.2286Mm-hm.649.0529
606DCA_se2_ag1_m_05649.2531What's the part in Maryland, grandma?650.8521
607misc651.3821/Langley Park, is that the part?/652.8387
608DCA_se2_ag1_m_05652.6146Langley Park.653.7031
609DCA_int_01658.0813Have you ever had a pet or do you have one now?660.5832
610DCA_se2_ag1_m_05660.4432<ts> Sure I used to661.8556
611 662.0511love dogs,662.9770
613 663.0916had to have me a dog.664.4717 
615 665.3326I think every- every one of my dogs667.5313 
617 667.7639the one I called my own669.3647 
619 669.6208got killed670.3145 
621 670.4532one way or- or another, you know.672.3195 
622DCA_int_01672.2140How did they get killed [exactly?]673.9428
623DCA_se2_ag1_m_05673.5746[Well I] used to run around the block and they used to chase me I used to love when they'd chase me you know677.7205
624 677.8806especially when- while they were small you know.680.1228
626 682.0946And uh,682.8791 
628 683.2919something always led them astray and they would run out in the street and get smashed.687.7412 
629DCA_int_01687.6623Mm-hm.688.4053
630 690.6717What kind were they?691.8457
631DCA_se2_ag1_m_05692.3044Cocker spaniel, you know,694.7055
633 694.8976and some- most mixed breeds but I had a few697.4620 
635 697.8110cocker spaniels.698.7451 
636DCA_int_01698.7856Mm-hm.699.2563
637DCA_se2_ag1_m_05699.2837Some caught very bad cold you know cause I couldn't bring 'em in the house.703.1237
639 704.9424As a matter of fact I think one of my dogs froze707.2223 
640DCA_int_01707.5144Uh-huh.708.0307
641DCA_se2_ag1_m_05708.0659froze to death.709.0789
642DCA_int_01710.3230They do anything that was funny or [/unintelligible/]713.2588
643DCA_se2_ag1_m_05711.8418[<ts> Sure], yeah, I used to play with 'em all the time stick my hand /on down in the mouth/. You know their little teeth?716.9180
644DCA_int_01717.1092Mm-hm.717.6810
645DCA_se2_ag1_m_05717.5254Sharp as spikes you [know and]719.1885
646DCA_int_01718.6366Mm-hm.719.0502
647DCA_se2_ag1_m_05719.3342sort of tickle instead of hurt, [you know.]721.4197
648DCA_int_01720.9249[Mm-hm.]721.2939
649DCA_se2_ag1_m_05722.3756but as they get a little older you know it begins to724.9048
651 725.1289hurt [you know]726.1898 
652DCA_int_01725.5291[Mm-hm.]726.2692
653DCA_se2_ag1_m_05726.3775as the teeth get stronger and you know, harder.728.8477
655 730.1603And uh I used to stick my hand all /though that- up in the-/ you know and then734.0501 
657 734.3863take a string and735.4588 
659 735.8269tease him with it until he grab the string and then you know make him growl [you know]739.7322 
660DCA_int_01739.1084[Mm-hm.]739.6449
661DCA_se2_ag1_m_05740.2810until I made him mean and I had to have a mean dog, [everyone else had] one.744.4910
662DCA_int_01743.2768[<laugh>]744.1474
663 744.9279Mm-hm.745.3318
664DCA_se2_ag1_m_05745.3941So uh746.3083
666 746.6346I used to get him to a point you know I used to like him you know I749.1467 
668 749.6440if I shook or wore pants or something they would think I wanted to play with 'em you know they see my pants [dangling and]754.5423 
669DCA_int_01753.9007[Mm-hm.]754.4542
670DCA_se2_ag1_m_05754.9026away they go biting at my pants you know757.0461
672 757.3197and my socks.758.2267 
673DCA_int_01758.0774Mm-hm.758.9148
674 760.1521/inaudible/762.2014
676 764.8647What did you study when you were in grammar school?767.1896 
678 767.5300/inaudible/768.2862 
679DCA_se2_ag1_m_05768.1943Yeah.769.0535
680 769.9872Well I was on the general track.771.6315
682 772.0550We had a- we have a- we had a track773.6455 
684 773.8238the you know track system in schools775.8424 
686 776.0648which they don't have now777.4566 
688 777.5215/??/ now.778.6781 
690 779.3812Well I was on a general track I took English,782.4505 
692 783.2790general English you know,784.7810 
694 785.0906mathematics,786.1036 
696 786.3872business and787.5685 
698 787.7078typing, all business courses789.6206 
700 790.0637everything relating to business,791.5924 
702 792.9371I had793.6787 
703DCA_int_01793.6787Mm-hm.794.2257
704DCA_se2_ag1_m_05793.8735you know.794.5805
705 795.5463I took those courses.797.0120
706DCA_int_01797.1178Was that in grammar school /inaudible/?799.2066
708 799.6310or high school?800.3073 
709DCA_se2_ag1_m_05801.0236I was in grammar through- from grammar through high.803.3443
710DCA_int_01803.3955Really?803.8716
711DCA_se2_ag1_m_05803.8518Yeah.804.3945
712 804.9243It-805.2524
714 805.3565it's anything relating to uh807.0907 
716 807.2293business you know.808.3258 
717DCA_int_01808.1733They had that /?/ in grammar [school?]810.0706
718DCA_se2_ag1_m_05809.4704[Yeah.]810.0625
719DCA_int_01810.3508Most schools don't /have that/.812.0952
720DCA_se2_ag1_m_05812.3678When you- when you say grammar school I'm sure you mean uh junior high?815.1136
721misc815.9403[You know or elementary.]817.3480
722DCA_int_01816.1644[Yeah and]-817.0700
723 817.5410yeah elementary and junior high.819.6729
724DCA_se2_ag1_m_05819.7100Elementary and junior high well I think that821.5705
726 821.7458elementary's- my elementary education was uh824.2491 
728 824.7552somewhat of a stepping stone, you know826.5720 
729DCA_int_01826.5720Mm-hm.827.1688
730DCA_se2_ag1_m_05827.5725but it- it was still the things they gave us w- you know they were related to business831.9610
731DCA_int_01831.9773Mm-hm.832.6130
732DCA_se2_ag1_m_05832.5776business concepts, you know.834.1870
733DCA_int_01834.1870Mm-hm.834.6607
735 835.7871Mm.836.3603 
737 836.9264What do kids do after school when they're uh when they're in grammar school?840.7229 
738DCA_se2_ag1_m_05841.0485When you say grammar school a- again I ask [you]843.0014
739DCA_int_01842.5772[In] elementary school.843.6590
740DCA_se2_ag1_m_05843.6590elementary.844.4183
741 845.3224Well,846.0749
743 846.1469on the way home we had a ball847.9158 
745 848.2519you know just before we departed from one another.850.6218 
746DCA_int_01850.6218Mm-hm.851.2937
747DCA_se2_ag1_m_05852.3626used to play tag and uh853.9531
749 854.2815yeah tag855.3714 
751 855.5541/unintelligible/856.5946 
753 856.7387you know you had to tag the person and say I'll see you tomorrow and he didn't want you to tag him he wanted to tag you [back and then run] you know862.6741 
754DCA_int_01861.4874[<laugh>]862.2054
755DCA_se2_ag1_m_05863.0990get away.863.6214
757 864.5505And865.3765 
759 865.8631came home together, change clothes and the first one out-868.7284 
761 869.5688first one out would go870.9855 
763 871.1295find another guy to play with you know872.9973 
765 873.1520for his play mate.874.0130 
766DCA_int_01874.2325Mm-hm.874.8406
767DCA_se2_ag1_m_05875.7532And we used to build skate trucks and uh878.7177
769 879.3817anything that would move you know880.9515 
771 881.7268or we would882.3958 
773 882.5832build anything883.5337 
775 884.0399and the kids don't do it anymore.885.4534 
777 886.3690Dull you know.887.2495 
778DCA_int_01887.2495Mm.887.9681
779DCA_se2_ag1_m_05888.0018Used to always have something going889.3198
781 889.4406Cowboys and Indians and anything you know891.8888 
783 892.1359we'd make our own horses.893.5719 
785 894.6238with wooden sticks you know and put saddles on 'em and897.5524 
787 897.9053put898.1934 
789 898.2735things like898.9890 
791 899.0739kids have on their bicycles900.6194 
792DCA_int_01900.5946Yeah.901.2259
793DCA_se2_ag1_m_05901.4670draping things you know,902.5197
794DCA_int_01902.4274Mm-hm.903.0781
795DCA_se2_ag1_m_05904.1162make our own horses.905.1916
797 905.6184Make cardboard faces906.9677 
799 907.9875it was unique but it was good.909.4282 
801 909.7699/Say a lot [better]/910.9776 
802DCA_int_01910.3910[Mm-hm.]910.9776
803 911.5307So, kids don't do that these days?913.1956
804DCA_se2_ag1_m_05913.2644I- I don't understand when kids just don't do it these days you know.916.5204
806 916.7572I think kids uh917.9386 
808 919.1743these days uh920.2868 
810 920.3829they look for things921.4154 
812 921.5114destructive instead of you know constructing things you know they924.8409 
814 925.7402try to926.1623 
816 926.5005tear up everything you [know.]927.8118 
817DCA_int_01927.5714[Mm-hm.]927.8574
818DCA_se2_ag1_m_05928.4668If you buy a kid a toy929.7265
820 930.2197he'll play with it931.1630 
822 931.5963he'll play with it932.3726 
824 932.7916but if another kids have a- has a toy of the same kind935.4249 
826 935.5770he'll break his,936.5054 
828 936.7455and wanna play with the other kid's toy.938.2374 
829DCA_int_01939.0827Mm.939.6429
831 939.8590Kids are funny.940.9039 
832DCA_se2_ag1_m_05941.0996Yeah ki- k- kids are funny that way.942.9122
833DCA_int_01943.5407What do kids do once they're teenagers in high school after school's out?947.7267
834DCA_se2_ag1_m_05948.1858Teenagers in high school?949.3558
835DCA_int_01949.3599Uh-huh.949.7546
836DCA_se2_ag1_m_05950.2095Well when I was a teenager in high school I used to come home and do my homework afterwards I used to jump over to the playground where they had [recreation]956.8458
837misc956.4972[/unintelligible/]956.7998
838DCA_se2_ag1_m_05957.0888recreational facilities such as checkers959.9861
840 960.9225boxing,962.1851 
841misc966.6292/Give me that book/.967.4871
842DCA_se2_ag1_m_05969.2333<laugh> boxing uh,970.6411
844 971.9613football,972.8027 
846 973.2512and we had tournaments you know like in the Summer time975.9824 
848 976.4342the uh- recreational fac- uh department would buy watermelons and uh you know luncheons and everything983.3013 
850 983.4407and we- we would- we would have to- uh we would have to986.0152 
852 987.0504you know987.5146 
854 988.6271compete with each other989.9387 
856 990.2489you know990.7973 
858 990.9292such as racing and992.7060 
860 992.8341we had racing squads everyone who wanted to race- wanted to run, we had to run all the way around the playground997.6421 
862 998.7970and uh999.4508 
864 999.6166they would pick 'em by one two three and four1002.1345 
866 1002.6709first winner second winner third winner fourth winner and a fifth.1005.9043 
868 1006.2246You know.1006.8168 
870 1007.0090They would get a slice of watermelon,1008.8085 
872 1009.5702the biggest [slice] you [know.]1011.0669 
873DCA_int_011010.1095[Oh.]1010.3250
875 1010.6588[Uh-huh.]1011.3539 
876DCA_se2_ag1_m_051011.9154Everybody wanted to get into this you know1013.9370
878 1014.0604everybody would b- be running around the block and1016.5348 
880 1016.8565it was a lot of shoving you know, pulling and1019.5571 
882 1020.0660Tripping and [whatnot <laugh>.]1021.6747 
883DCA_int_011020.5142[<laugh>]1021.6229
884 1021.7467[Anything] goes.1022.5736
885DCA_se2_ag1_m_051021.7985[<laugh>]1022.2752
887 1022.5551Yeah, yeah anything goes.1024.0499 
888DCA_int_011024.7618/inaudible/1025.9909
889DCA_se2_ag1_m_051026.5118And uh1027.3682
891 1027.4856let me see now,1028.6145 
893 1028.8168work,1029.5512 
895 1032.2159sixteen1033.0286 
897 1033.2084you know til about the age of [sixteen] /???/1035.2253 
898DCA_int_011034.1288[Yeah.]1034.6339
899 1035.2493Fourteen to sixteen-1036.5515
900DCA_se2_ag1_m_051036.5930From fourteen-1037.1947
901DCA_int_011037.0102fourteen to eighteen.1038.2427
902DCA_se2_ag1_m_051038.2880fourteen to eighteen?1039.4213
904 1039.8034Well I- I would say yeah work1041.4114 
906 1041.7512work, try to find work1043.0478 
908 1043.1758cutting grass anything to make some money.1045.2395 
909DCA_int_011045.2888Mm-hm.1045.8446
910DCA_se2_ag1_m_051046.4788Just you know, make some money you can go to the swimming pool well the other times you had to pay to get in you know the movies1051.4279
912 1051.7480and movies1052.5520 
914 1052.8925yes.1053.4528 
915DCA_int_011054.6027Yeah kids /??/ at that age.1056.1548
916DCA_se2_ag1_m_051056.4516Mm-hm.1057.1830
917DCA_int_011059.3117Have you ever had a teacher that hollered a lot?1061.5967
918DCA_se2_ag1_m_051062.2971Screamed at the kids?1063.2095
919DCA_int_011063.2672Yeah.1063.5780
920DCA_se2_ag1_m_051063.7459Yeah yeah yeah.1065.2026
922 1066.6593As a matter of fact in all I think1068.6155 
924 1070.1569from the third grade1071.4921 
926 1071.8056no not the third grade,1073.2121 
928 1074.8763but the fourth grade1076.0450 
930 1077.2804to sixth grade1078.3535 
932 1079.6074I had teachers who screamed a lot,1081.4724 
934 1082.6137but after then uh1083.8122 
936 1084.4545I don't know.1085.0307 
938 1086.8877Either you learn- either you wanna learn or you just didn't stay in class, you know.1090.4912 
940 1091.3165They would just eliminate you.1092.6139 
941DCA_int_011092.7715Mm-hm.1093.1901
942DCA_se2_ag1_m_051093.2509Put you in SAC which is social adjustment class.1096.7276
944 1097.3659I never was in SAC.1098.7170 
945DCA_int_011098.6054Mm-hm.1099.1148
946 1101.9724What did the teachers holler at back in the earlier days?1105.1739
948 1105.3820Tell me what did they- what- what set them off <laugh>1108.0712 
950 1108.2873What was /that/?1109.0028 
951DCA_se2_ag1_m_051109.7975We used to play little1110.9280
953 1111.3663silly games you know, everybody was informed1114.1247 
955 1114.5145you know1115.2227 
957 1115.3549except the teacher,1116.4317 
959 1117.8858and we- you know she used to be writing things on the board you know1121.3049 
961 1122.0860such as arithmetic and uh English and1124.8922 
963 1125.6319some wise guy might throw a spit ball and hit her in the head you know something like that.1130.1140 
965 1130.8663or put a banana peel or1132.5019 
967 1132.6055needles in her chair you know thumbtacks?1134.7078 
968misc1134.9191/inaudible/1136.9959
969DCA_se2_ag1_m_051136.5914<laugh>1137.3636
970 1138.8169I remember this guy one time he put uh1141.5206
972 1143.1309was it a pin?1144.2731 
974 1145.1508Or it was a tack,1146.8429 
976 1147.4986he put a tack- he taped it to her chair1149.4447 
978 1149.7716you know1150.3478 
980 1150.4254and when you- that kind of tape in back then- in tho- at that time was uh sort of yellow1155.2130 
982 1155.8198you know1156.4424 
983DCA_int_011156.3722Mm-hm.1156.9164
984DCA_se2_ag1_m_051157.1646it just wasn't like the tape- it's not like the tape1160.0724
986 1160.5261that we have now,1161.5667 
988 1161.8229transparent1162.8620 
990 1163.4423other kinds it was real dark,1164.9864 
992 1165.5340and he put tape over it1167.0027 
994 1167.2522and she didn't see it.1168.4447 
996 1168.5088you know, cause they had all- I think it was uh1170.8903 
998 1171.0300brown chairs then.1172.1301 
999DCA_int_011172.0385Mm-hm.1172.7337
1000DCA_se2_ag1_m_051173.5832And when she sat down1175.1884
1001DCA_int_011176.0884<laugh>1177.0099
1002DCA_se2_ag1_m_051177.3664yeah I think she almost lost it. I think she did lose her head for a few minutes until she caught herself and I think she1182.2300
1004 1182.7317and she excuse- sku- she excused the whole class that day1185.5137 
1006 1186.3013she was, you know1187.3098 
1008 1188.5425asked us all to go home1189.6372 
1009DCA_int_011189.8551Mm-hm.1190.4138
1010DCA_se2_ag1_m_051190.6236cause when she sat down on it and she made such a loud noise and screamed1194.7335
1012 1194.9136everyone looked first1196.0172 
1014 1197.0560and then when she took it out then everyone began to laugh cause everyone was informed before she even got in the class,1202.4096 
1015DCA_int_011202.2664Mm-hm.1202.9066
1016DCA_se2_ag1_m_051202.8535you know.1203.4267
1017 1204.1340And she just couldn't take it and th-1205.4947
1019 1205.6227first she wanted to know1206.6517 
1021 1206.8427who did it.1207.4809 
1023 1208.4632It was quiet then.1209.4804 
1025 1210.3584nobody knew,1211.4135 
1027 1211.6150you know1212.3073 
1029 1212.4874it's a lot of smiling faces but [nobody] knew.1214.8245 
1030DCA_int_011214.0704[Mm-hm.]1214.4144
1032 1214.8139Mm-hm.1215.4021 
1033DCA_se2_ag1_m_051216.2466And I-1216.6636
1035 1216.7334I think this set her off.1217.8073 
1036DCA_int_011218.1675Mm-hm.1218.9518
1038 1219.7202Did you ever get yelled at1221.0524 
1040 1221.1849individually/??/1223.1268 
1041DCA_se2_ag1_m_051224.6960What do you mean [/??/]1225.7249
1042DCA_int_011225.2963[Did] the teacher ever1226.4248
1043DCA_se2_ag1_m_051227.1131[Yeah.]1227.6814
1044DCA_int_011227.5006[/inaudible/]1229.1674
1045DCA_se2_ag1_m_051228.1856[Yeah.]1228.8980
1046 1229.1782Yeah.1229.7036
1048 1229.8265Yeah I was a trouble maker back then.1231.3312 
1049DCA_int_011231.3446Really?1232.0543
1050DCA_se2_ag1_m_051232.1530As a matter of fact I think I was uh1234.3865
1052 1236.5284I w- I think I was brought up at a few PTA meetings1239.4614 
1054 1239.5618you know.1240.2729 
1055DCA_int_011240.3355<laugh>1240.9089
1056DCA_se2_ag1_m_051241.2641Yeah.1241.9651
1058 1242.2966I was uh [well]1243.8733 
1059DCA_int_011243.1770[You hit] the big time <laugh>1245.3527
1060 1247.4964Was it fair do you think?1248.8925
1062 1249.0011Now that you look back on it [were the teachers] who have yelled at you-1252.1093 
1063DCA_se2_ag1_m_051250.2524[Fair?]1250.9403
1065 1252.0052Yeah,1252.6133 
1066 1252.6855as a matter of fact if I were-1254.3298
1068 1254.5078if I were you know at the time1256.3393 
1070 1256.7009if she would have put me in her place1258.8473 
1072 1259.0140you know1259.6424 
1074 1260.3666I think I would have beat the living [daylights out of myself.]1262.8976 
1075DCA_int_011261.6660[<laugh>]1263.1420
1076DCA_se2_ag1_m_051263.0667you know1263.4589
1077 1263.5549cause we did some rotten things back then.1265.3138
1078DCA_int_011265.3691Mm-hm.1266.2007
1079DCA_se2_ag1_m_051266.2416I mean I was rotten too you know just a mean kid.1269.2589
1081 1269.9072Anything mean I thought of it,1271.5428 
1082DCA_int_011271.7721<laugh>1272.5674
1083DCA_se2_ag1_m_051272.4684and would introduce it to the rest of the [class you know]1274.9096
1084DCA_int_011274.2348[<laugh>]1275.1607
1085DCA_se2_ag1_m_051275.5954to get volunteers to help1277.1656
1087 1277.3776or you know1278.2180 
1088DCA_int_011278.1300Mm-hm.1278.8019
1089DCA_se2_ag1_m_051278.8503decide with me1279.8807
1091 1279.9868so I could go ahead and do it you know.1281.5716 
1092DCA_int_011281.2834Mm-hm.1281.8915
1093DCA_se2_ag1_m_051282.4840And most of us guys I think it was about three or four you know of us1285.8857
1095 1285.9657we used to sit back and1287.3357 
1097 1288.3348at that time at that stage1290.1412 
1099 1290.5894we were uh w- what they call uh1292.7822 
1101 1295.2555uh the bad guys you know1296.6938 
1102DCA_int_011296.7387Mm-hm.1297.2274
1103DCA_se2_ag1_m_051297.2024we were the bad guys1298.4038
1104 1299.6335and we used to invent everything.1301.5132
1106 1301.7521We kept the class1303.0739 
1108 1304.2307in laughter1304.9836 
1109DCA_int_011305.6767<laugh>1305.9060
1110DCA_se2_ag1_m_051305.9836jolly mood you know1307.2215
1111DCA_int_011307.3547Mm-hm.1308.0455
1112DCA_se2_ag1_m_051308.2353and everything was nice1309.5923
1114 1310.1287and I liked that.1311.1670 
1116 1311.7169But after I- I don't know after I graduated from grade school1314.7823 
1118 1315.1985to McFarland1316.2115 
1120 1316.6632things changed cause we had a assistant principal name uh1320.1822 
1122 1321.1588/RD-NAME-1/, right?1322.2347 
1123misc1322.2519Yes.1322.5908
1124DCA_se2_ag1_m_051322.6795/RD-NAME-3/ and uh1324.0107
1126 1324.6005he just didn't go for this kind of thing you know.1326.3986 
1127misc1326.3933I don't blame him.1327.1496
1128DCA_se2_ag1_m_051327.2257[/RD-NAME-3/ had uh] a paddle1329.4878
1129misc1327.4075[/inaudible/]1328.7624
1130DCA_se2_ag1_m_051329.8694which was uh yea long1331.7157
1132 1333.1960big holes in it.1334.2206 
1133DCA_int_011334.2986Uh-huh.1334.9720
1134DCA_se2_ag1_m_051336.2115and I think it was old but it would1338.1881
1136 1338.3485Ugh.1339.0669 
1137DCA_int_011339.5516<laugh>1339.8163
1139 1340.1253He used it on the kids?1341.1813 
1140DCA_se2_ag1_m_051341.1847Yeah he used it on me once, once.1343.3562
1142 1343.8889Just1344.3925 
1144 1344.6928once.1345.2291 
1146 1345.4692That's all he- that's all I needed was one time.1347.8035 
1148 1348.1880And I'll never forget that, I saw him down1350.0195 
1150 1350.1409on Roosevelt the other week.1351.5802 
1151DCA_int_011351.6490Mm-hm.1352.2679
1152DCA_se2_ag1_m_051352.3813He's older now but I remember you know1354.4992
1153DCA_int_011354.5508Mm-hm.1355.2025
1154DCA_se2_ag1_m_051355.3700/unintelligible/1356.6018
1155DCA_int_011356.6534Mm-hm.1357.4058
1157 1359.0225Can you tell me about the best teacher you ever had?1361.2661 
1158DCA_se2_ag1_m_051361.4724Sure.1361.9778
1160 1362.9443/RD-NAME-4/ in high school,1364.9193 
1162 1365.4523/RD-NAME-2/ in grade school,1367.2676 
1164 1369.2292I have to think about junior high school.1371.4090 
1165DCA_int_011372.8906What was it that made those two stand out?1375.2764
1166DCA_se2_ag1_m_051375.9720Yes.1376.4230
1167DCA_int_011376.4444/Something about them?/1377.1642
1168DCA_se2_ag1_m_051377.4287/RD-NAME-3/ she was kind she- she had1380.0174
1170 1380.9045brilliant1381.4549 
1172 1381.5241teaching techniques you know the way she taught1383.6894 
1173DCA_int_011384.0613Mm-hm.1384.6185
1174DCA_se2_ag1_m_051384.9737As a matter of fact when I was in uh1387.0345
1176 1387.2042what was it, first grade Ma?1388.5410 
1177misc1389.3813Mm-hm.1389.7787
1178DCA_se2_ag1_m_051389.7787/RD-NAME-2/?1390.4047
1179misc1391.3021At that school?1392.2267
1180DCA_se2_ag1_m_051392.3401I-1392.8170
1181misc1392.9189Musta been third.1394.0198
1182DCA_se2_ag1_m_051394.6456No /RD-NAME-2/ was uh,1395.8799
1184 1396.4220well maybe [the second] grade.1397.9791 
1185misc1396.8302[Third grade.]1397.8432
1186DCA_se2_ag1_m_051398.5326I know who I had for third grade, /RD-NAME-2/1400.6058
1188 1400.8001for my third grade.1401.6780 
1189misc1401.6646/inaudible/1408.2948
1190DCA_se2_ag1_m_051408.5345Yeah I know that's when I was going through that change.1410.7711
1192 1411.1401But anyway it was /RD-NAME-2/ and she had brilliant teaching techniques and she would-1414.6882 
1194 1415.4293I don't know she had the whole class1417.3856 
1196 1417.7344wanting to do everything that she asked you know.1420.3161 
1197DCA_int_011420.3867Hm-hm.1420.8085
1198DCA_se2_ag1_m_051420.9460Just something about her.1421.9121
1200 1423.2255And she [was-]1423.8222 
1201DCA_int_011423.5242[What] did she do that was /so good/?1425.1975
1202DCA_se2_ag1_m_051425.4278I don't know she was a1426.5487
1204 1427.0938well I think- the way I think about now she was a1429.5910 
1206 1429.7821real good looking chick you know she was1431.6184 
1208 1432.0860real nice looking you know1433.2669 
1210 1433.5279[and that helped.]1434.5380 
1211DCA_int_011433.8961[Was there a specific way she was teaching? <laugh>]1435.8650
1212misc1434.8205[/What's/ she gonna do about you but you were nothing but kids then.]1437.3376
1213DCA_se2_ag1_m_051436.8094[Yeah I wa]- we weren't nothing but kids you know we just you know, yeah1439.9093
1214misc1437.5381[<laugh>]1439.1850
1215DCA_se2_ag1_m_051440.3392but she was nice looking1441.7464
1217 1442.3775well she's old now so but she was a nice looking chick you know and1446.0563 
1219 1447.4945just anything she said and- an- you know1449.8817 
1221 1449.9916we would go along with it.1451.5496 
1223 1454.6324Everyone else went along with it1455.9801 
1225 1456.7259and we went along with everything she said1458.5862 
1227 1458.8475you know.1459.3495 
1229 1459.8877But she was kind.1461.0319 
1230DCA_int_011461.0877Mm-hm.1461.7031
1231DCA_se2_ag1_m_051462.2085If you didn't have lunch money1463.4772
1233 1464.3294she'd buy you lunch.1465.3034 
1234DCA_int_011465.4299That's [/inaudible/]1466.8391
1235DCA_se2_ag1_m_051465.9742[She'd] take you to lunch, right.1467.5459
1236misc1468.0348/inaudible/1469.9714
1237DCA_int_011469.9921How about the one in high school, she [was /inaudible/]1472.5372
1238misc1472.1748/inaudible/1472.4523
1239DCA_se2_ag1_m_051472.5493/RD-NAME-4/ uh she was oh she was nice too she was brilliant she wasn't [as pretty], you know.1478.3600
1240misc1477.1255[Yeah.]1477.4498
1241 1478.5974/inaudible/1479.6109
1242DCA_se2_ag1_m_051480.1099She was [kind, it was the-]1482.1570
1243misc1480.4079[/inaudible/]1483.0056
1244DCA_se2_ag1_m_051483.9419you know, the sort of thing that you-1485.7748
1246 1486.6792you look for in a- in a-1487.7517 
1248 1487.8718in a teacher you know.1489.1083 
1250 1490.2569She's a- she was a ideal teacher,1491.8692 
1251DCA_int_011492.0806Mm-hm.1492.4642
1252DCA_se2_ag1_m_051492.5621especially in high school you know1494.1251
1254 1494.5070during those rough years.1495.7622 
1256 1497.3403And I don't know it was the way she taught.1499.2429 
1258 1499.7975The way she taught,1500.6741 
1260 1501.1101a person wanted to learn, you know.1503.4312 
1262 1503.6793A lot of these teachers you know they just teach and say well if you learn it, you learn it, if you don't, you don't1508.6390 
1264 1508.7591but she was more concerned1510.2307 
1265DCA_int_011510.2513Mm-hm.1510.6598
1266DCA_se2_ag1_m_051510.6598with you1511.4809
1267 1511.8515individually and- and- and learning you know.1513.9858
1269 1515.0689And you learn1516.1139 
1271 1516.5576from her1517.2513 
1273 1517.5209everyone in that class I don't think anyone pulled any F's1520.3118 
1275 1520.7064a few pulled C's1521.8633 
1277 1522.0670I think I pulled B, B, B, B in1524.7620 
1279 1525.4501you know1526.0538 
1281 1526.6426history1527.3494 
1282DCA_int_011527.8699/inaudible/1529.9641
1283DCA_se2_ag1_m_051528.7450[history]1529.3826
1285 1529.5882yeah and government and you know these sort of things1532.3254 
1286 1532.4374economics.1533.2697
1287DCA_int_011533.5339Mm-hm.1534.0275
1288DCA_se2_ag1_m_051534.0542She's a counselor now1535.2486
1289DCA_int_011535.4068Oh yeah? Good for [her.]1537.0956
1290DCA_se2_ag1_m_051536.5193[and the]- and uh1537.3799
1291 1537.8239my graduating class recommended her as1540.3909
1293 1541.1296counselor1541.7524 
1295 1542.0820or for counselor1542.9017 
1296misc1543.0670Really?1543.5410
1297DCA_se2_ag1_m_051543.6908and she's now a counselor.1545.0316
1298misc1545.7101Well I think that- Well [I think /unintelligible/]1547.2880
1299DCA_se2_ag1_m_051546.7402[Senior] counselor.1548.1363
1300DCA_int_011548.2771Mm.1548.8402
1301DCA_se2_ag1_m_051549.0032She's good.1549.6331
1302DCA_int_011550.1420[/inaudible/]1552.2724
1303misc1550.8635[Three by, two by]1552.2793
1304DCA_int_011553.1515Did you ever have one that you just couldn't stand?1555.3722
1305DCA_se2_ag1_m_051556.1130One1556.6016
1307 1556.9133<laugh> that I just couldn't stand?1558.2586 
1308DCA_int_011557.9778<laugh> A lot of 'em, huh?1559.7944
1309DCA_se2_ag1_m_051559.9147/RD-NAME-4/ in1561.8115
1311 1562.0197eighth grade I couldn't stand him,1563.5589 
1313 1564.8452no one could stand that man.1566.4285 
1315 1567.0795We were informed by the kids who had him the year- the previous year you know1570.7150 
1316DCA_int_011570.8138Mm-hm.1571.4068
1317DCA_se2_ag1_m_051571.4245saying,1572.1878
1319 1572.5368you don't want that guy you know.1573.9775 
1320DCA_int_011573.6281Mm-hm.1574.1054
1321 1575.5890What did he do that was so /?/1576.9629
1322DCA_se2_ag1_m_051576.8888He was just mean.1577.9865
1323 1578.5744He was downright mean1580.1043
1324DCA_int_011580.1749Mm-hm.1580.4678
1325DCA_se2_ag1_m_051580.5051you know.1581.1404
1327 1582.3521And we would do his homework1583.7912 
1329 1584.8628and uh1585.6392 
1331 1585.7753well we gave him a lot of trouble I go- I have to admit1588.2687 
1332DCA_int_011588.3605Mm-hm.1588.9318
1333DCA_se2_ag1_m_051589.7851you know we gave him a lot of trouble well he was mean and he deserved it1592.5251
1335 1593.2828even now I'll say he deserved it.1594.8358 
1337 1600.2801Even now I'll say he deserved it you know1602.0661 
1339 1603.4985because1604.3870 
1341 1605.1709he would put the- the lesson on the board and he would go through it you know we would all go through it, then he would stop1610.3435 
1343 1611.5895and if someone you know would1613.1743 
1345 1614.8599you know daze1616.0670 
1347 1616.9684be in a daze or b- be day dreaming1618.9290 
1349 1619.0198you /knows/ you know, as some kids do [they have problems] at home and everything1622.7995 
1350DCA_int_011620.8323[Yeah.]1621.5327
1351DCA_se2_ag1_m_051623.0681which I understand now I didn't then you know I thought they was doing this- doing it for fun you know1626.7763
1353 1627.0620wanted some attention.1628.0596 
1355 1629.4151He would get up1630.3264 
1357 1630.5971and ask the person to come up in front of the class he would1633.1423 
1359 1633.1983push 'em and shove 'em, do anything you know.1635.3673 
1361 1635.4474pinch1636.0076 
1363 1636.2477ooh he used to1637.1083 
1365 1637.6484swell people's arms up1639.1371 
1367 1639.2411you know with those red marks1640.7754 
1369 1640.8954and his- his fingernails were real long1642.6993 
1371 1642.7843and he would just1643.3526 
1373 1643.4726pinch you.1643.8993 
1375 1644.9853And every time you said, ow1646.4103 
1377 1647.8736he'd pinch you that much harder and- and- and twice as many times as he started to pinch you.1652.2613 
1378DCA_int_011652.4024/inaudible/1654.8506
1379DCA_se2_ag1_m_051655.1316Alright.1655.9560
1381 1659.9899He1660.4809 
1383 1660.5930/??/ excuse me1661.6655 
1385 1662.9141he would never1663.6397 
1387 1663.7384approach the bigger boys.1665.0813 
1388DCA_int_011665.7955/inaudible/1667.1035
1389DCA_se2_ag1_m_051667.1308Yeah I think that's wh- he would never approach 'em1669.2632
1391 1669.3413they could do anything.1670.4950 
1393 1671.4062And he would take like some big boy would1673.6673 
1395 1674.1756you know when I say big boy it was some big fellas you know1676.8038 
1396DCA_int_011676.8088Mm-hm.1677.4212
1397DCA_se2_ag1_m_051677.6172almost in manhood.1679.0786
1399 1679.9784It was at- at that time you know at the education level of uh you know negroes were poor you know1684.5805 
1401 1684.7166it was just1685.3769 
1403 1686.2053on a1686.7553 
1405 1687.9101poor capacity1688.8580 
1406DCA_int_011688.9695Mm-hm.1689.5987
1407DCA_se2_ag1_m_051689.6578that's what it was.1690.5460
1409 1691.9469And uh1692.9105 
1411 1693.6437he wouldn't say anything to them he would- he would1695.5056 
1413 1695.9407they do something1696.7447 
1415 1696.8692he get one of us for it you know.1698.2972 
1417 1698.3658The smallest guy in the class he ask him1699.9694 
1419 1700.0975why did you do that, knowing he didn't do it you know,1702.1464 
1421 1702.2425come up here.1702.8095 
1423 1703.6431and pinch him and everything and the bigger guys would laugh you know1706.5151 
1425 1707.3729he would make the other guy cry, the smaller guy cry1709.5963 
1427 1709.7500he was happy.1710.4401 
1429 1712.1087Yeah.1712.6336 
1431 1713.1516And the girls resented this thing you know.1715.3056 
1432DCA_int_011716.4227/inaudible/1717.6693
1434 1720.0244/inaudible/1728.6445 
1435DCA_se2_ag1_m_051725.6031[That's right that's right.]1727.0616
1436DCA_int_011729.5625Was there a bunch of kids when you were that age1733.0655
1438 1733.3777when you were ten years old, twelve /around there/1736.1149 
1440 1736.3870that you hung around with you know1738.1561 
1442 1738.3159always the same bunch [/inaudible/ in your group?]1741.9952 
1443DCA_se2_ag1_m_051739.5540[Sure.]1740.3479
1445 1740.6826[Sure.]1741.2471 
1447 1741.6830[Yeah] I think I had about1743.1952 
1448 1743.6839three or four gangs1745.0771
1449DCA_int_011745.2607Mm-hm.1746.0290
1450DCA_se2_ag1_m_051746.1171yeah I was rough you know like I said I was a rough kid.1749.6813
1451DCA_int_011749.8203Mm-hm.1750.3253
1452DCA_se2_ag1_m_051750.3344I don't know what changed me you know1751.9973
1454 1752.6136cause a l- a lot of the kids I used to hang with1754.6866 
1456 1754.8386still hanging on the corners you know.1756.4974 
1457DCA_int_011756.4217Mm-hm.1756.9431
1458DCA_se2_ag1_m_051757.3733doing nothing,1758.3297
1459DCA_int_011758.3258Mm-hm.1758.9237
1460DCA_se2_ag1_m_051758.6699don't wanna work1759.6974
1461 1760.1746nothing.1760.8698
1462DCA_int_011763.1014Was there one kid well maybe it was you, one kid that was the leader?1766.9973
1464 1767.2863/Anyone/ looked up to?1768.3860 
1465DCA_se2_ag1_m_051768.4800Me.1768.9586
1466DCA_int_011769.3858/inaudible/1769.9538
1467DCA_se2_ag1_m_051770.3628Yeah.1770.5309
1468DCA_int_011770.6010What was it about you, you were the biggest?1772.7010
1469DCA_se2_ag1_m_051772.7329No I wasn't that big then and th- that's- you know during junior high school years /um/1776.6915
1471 1777.2629fellas caught up with me1778.3905 
1473 1778.4634some- most passed me.1779.7785 
1474DCA_int_011779.9201Mm-hm.1780.7045
1475DCA_se2_ag1_m_051781.8492Well I w- just wouldn't let anyone1783.8181
1477 1783.9142I think I had a- it was a occasion1785.5962 
1479 1785.9951when I was in Boy Scouts I was coming from a Boy Scout meeting1788.7519 
1480DCA_int_011788.8291Mm-hm.1789.2427
1481DCA_se2_ag1_m_051789.8178and a larger boy1790.9538
1483 1791.4218used to take my money.1792.5898 
1484DCA_int_011792.9105Hm.1793.4317
1485DCA_se2_ag1_m_051794.1270He knew1794.7433
1487 1794.8315No this w- this is the question he asked he said, hi how you doing, I said, hi how you doing, keep walking1799.0895 
1489 1799.2575he'll follow me say, where do you live?1800.8719 
1491 1801.3866And I thought he was a friend you know I thought he was a friendly type guy you know so I told him where I lived1805.5386 
1493 1806.6132and he knew where I lived and it was fa- you know it w- it was a long ways1810.0068 
1495 1810.1909away from where he was and where we were then.1812.6285 
1497 1813.8914Then he would punch on me and take my money you know.1816.1801 
1499 1818.3575I don't know I resented this.1819.6499 
1501 1820.4545I re- I resented that and um1822.2743 
1503 1822.4396I wouldn't let anyone take anything from me it was-1824.8887 
1505 1824.9368there were occasions in school where1826.8350 
1507 1826.8924guys used to try to take your lunch money or1828.8733 
1509 1828.9813fractions of your lunch money1830.3067 
1511 1831.0143you know1831.4609 
1513 1832.0228and I would just1832.6424 
1515 1833.5756put everything else aside and just go ahead and fight 'em1835.6825 
1517 1835.9607you know.1836.4167 
1519 1837.4734But nine times out of ten I won.1839.0160 
1520DCA_int_011839.0981Mm-hm.1839.6204
1521DCA_se2_ag1_m_051839.6744Some big guys, you know.1840.8610
1523 1842.2813The ones I didn't beat they d-1843.7507 
1525 1843.8233you know1844.3580 
1527 1844.6797they wouldn't fight me no more we were friends1846.6806 
1529 1846.8408and I just got around.1848.5231 
1531 1850.3304I started getting you know1851.6359 
1532DCA_int_011851.7550Mm-hm.1852.2403
1533DCA_se2_ag1_m_051852.3073being looked up to and uh1854.0333
1535 1854.6124Well I- I liked it at the time1856.2073 
1536DCA_int_011856.3599Mm-hm.1856.8630
1537DCA_se2_ag1_m_051857.2351superiority I guess.1858.6139
1538DCA_int_011859.4201/inaudible/1860.3523
1539DCA_se2_ag1_m_051860.6568Yeah yeah I liked it you know1862.5924
1541 1862.6804/RD-NAME-4/1863.6654 
1543 1863.8890/RD-NAME-41865.2559 
1545 1866.9624/RD-NAME-3/, /RD-NAME-4/1869.1741 
1547 1869.2755his brother1870.1970 
1549 1870.5321/RD-NAME-3/1871.5479 
1551 1871.6366oh1872.0445 
1553 1872.3945I could name a million of 'em1873.6102 
1554DCA_int_011873.6102<laugh>1874.1510
1555DCA_se2_ag1_m_051874.4354you know.1875.1234
1556DCA_int_011875.1638Were they mostly the same age as you?1877.0207
1558 1877.5409Were they mostly the same age as you were?1879.4712 
1559DCA_se2_ag1_m_051879.5930Yeah uh well I think I was1881.2015
1561 1881.3855yeah mostly1882.2660 
1563 1882.5221either my age or older.1883.5374 
1564DCA_int_011883.7466Mm-hm.1884.4430
1565DCA_se2_ag1_m_051888.6449Believe me I- I wasn't the oldest1890.2245
1567 1890.8942But I uh I used to tell them that [you know.]1892.9308 
1568DCA_int_011892.5206[<laugh>]1893.6927
1569DCA_se2_ag1_m_051894.2157but they didn't know1895.0966
1571 1895.3202cause uh1896.0221 
1572DCA_int_011897.1451/inaudible/1898.3902
1573DCA_se2_ag1_m_051898.5245Yeah that's right it helps you /??/ and I used to always be swinging I used to give uh1902.4255
1575 1903.0466you know we had these clubs you know1904.7393 
1577 1905.1544gangs we used to go1906.2588 
1579 1906.3870uptown and fight1907.5568 
1581 1908.6680I don't know why1909.5004 
1583 1909.5644you know just one of those things you know.1911.2492 
1584DCA_int_011911.2400Mm-hm.1911.6400
1585DCA_se2_ag1_m_051911.7127You wanted to fight it was a time when you had to go to a party and crash it.1915.0785
1586DCA_int_011915.1378Mm-hm.1915.7561
1587DCA_se2_ag1_m_051916.3064You had to go to a party every week and crash it.1919.2916
1589 1919.6307If you didn't,1920.4311 
1591 1921.2635she didn't know about it1922.1076 
1593 1922.6641if you didn't then you weren't1924.1589 
1595 1924.3689well in the in-crowd [you know.]1926.1278 
1596DCA_int_011925.4470[Mm-hm.]1926.3148
1597misc1927.3752Well, it's a good thing I didn't know about it1928.7975
1598DCA_se2_ag1_m_051929.6249We used to go all uptown but I knew I- I had to be home at a certain time1933.7708
1600 1933.8508so I would1934.5474 
1602 1934.8353use a phony excuse every time to get away from 'em you know1937.9975 
1604 1938.2105but they would go for it1939.3070 
1606 1939.3790cause I used to always do it in such a1940.9914 
1608 1941.2839smooth [way and they used to call me] cool all the time you know and they some of 'em- most of 'em still do you know.1946.2958 
1609DCA_int_011941.7561[<laugh>]1942.7851
1610 1946.2958Mm-hm.1946.7003
1611DCA_se2_ag1_m_051947.2280But I was cool with my stuff.1948.6134
1612DCA_int_011948.7435Mm-hm what kind of excuse did you give?1950.7017
1613DCA_se2_ag1_m_051950.7517I say man I say listen I say I gotta leave I say you know and they ain't gotta go with me I say I'm going by myself I gotta1956.2657
1615 1957.6277go somewhere [<laugh>]1959.2560 
1616DCA_int_011958.5937[<laugh>]1959.5566
1617DCA_se2_ag1_m_051959.5781you know1960.1004
1619 1961.0589they say okay uh1962.0913 
1621 1962.1953yeah okay I'll see you1963.3915 
1623 1963.5074see you some other time I say okay I get out and I walk all cool you know I walk cool as I can and1968.2144 
1625 1968.3139as long as they didn't see me you know and then1969.8400 
1626DCA_int_011969.8400Mm-hm.1970.1195
1627DCA_se2_ag1_m_051970.2233when I got to a point1971.0882
1629 1971.4559you know where they didn't-1973.0469 
1631 1973.1766where they didn't see me1974.1094 
1633 1975.3485I'd make it home.1976.1983 
1635 1977.0380I don't care where I was1977.9308 
1637 1978.0661I'd make it home.1978.7079 
1638DCA_int_011978.7821Mm-hm.1979.1774
1639DCA_se2_ag1_m_051979.3503Cause I knew at a certain time that door would lock1981.4393
1640DCA_int_011981.6315<laugh>1982.7269
1641DCA_se2_ag1_m_051983.1282and no one would let you in, [you know.]1985.8173
1642DCA_int_011984.9317[Mm-hm.]1985.8441
1643DCA_se2_ag1_m_051987.5010and if- even if someone let you in1989.4117
1645 1989.5581if they let you in too late1991.0006 
1647 1991.8391then you w- you would wish1993.4500 
1649 1993.5760that you wouldn't have1994.5468 
1651 1994.9846come here you know.1996.1231 
1652DCA_int_011996.1772Mm-hm.1996.9855
1653DCA_se2_ag1_m_051997.9220[So uh]1998.9040
1654DCA_int_011997.9275[/inaudible/]2000.1726
1655DCA_se2_ag1_m_052000.5127yeah,2001.1482
1656misc2002.0227/unintelligible/2003.1688
1657DCA_se2_ag1_m_052003.2633I had my share2004.8944
1659 2004.9921I had my share of beatings, whippings whatever you wanna call 'em.2007.8789 
1661 2007.9349I had my share of 'em cause I was a2009.7722 
1663 2010.4241drastic kid I used to always be into something.2012.6546 
1665 2012.7292even at school.2013.6411 
1666DCA_int_012013.7936Mm-hm.2014.6311
1668 2014.7649/inaudible/ uh group like when you were doing all this stuff?2018.3669 
1670 2018.4547What would a new kid2019.6953 
1672 2020.1035/moved into/ the neighborhood or something like that wanted to get into [your gang?]2023.3009 
1673DCA_se2_ag1_m_052022.6647[Oh that was] lovely w- w- we would have to uh2025.6501
1674 2025.7409initiate this kid you know2027.4432
1676 2027.9954he would have to become one of us or he's2030.1490 
1678 2030.2604excluded from the rest of us you know.2031.9343 
1679DCA_int_012031.9283Hm.2032.2255
1680DCA_se2_ag1_m_052032.6135He was all2033.4262
1682 2033.5660you have to pay2034.2943 
1684 2034.4223protection fees and2036.0409 
1686 2036.6714what have you2037.4051 
1687DCA_int_012037.4477Mm-hm.2037.8449
1688DCA_se2_ag1_m_052038.6833you know.2039.1583
1689DCA_int_012039.2115How would he get in, h- how could he?2040.7035
1690DCA_se2_ag1_m_052040.8763Well he could get in and we would-2042.5891
1692 2042.9012would2043.2916 
1694 2043.4615punch him in the chest or2045.1086 
1696 2045.7105<laugh>2047.5273 
1698 2047.5834First we would use all this propaganda to get him to wanna join you know tell him what we did you know2053.5422 
1700 2053.7838you know2054.3976 
1702 2055.1924give him the low down you know we would give parties you know2058.0221 
1704 2058.7836certain times you know we may2060.4264 
1706 2060.5524have to fight these guys2062.3459 
1708 2062.8175you know2063.3120 
1710 2064.1516and like he might be called you know any time we come around we give you the signal you know you have to go.2068.9712 
1711DCA_int_012069.0259Mm-hm.2069.6008
1712DCA_se2_ag1_m_052069.6902You know.2070.2228
1714 2070.3945If you don't then we're gonna get you.2071.8062 
1715DCA_int_012071.9928Hm.2072.4905
1716DCA_se2_ag1_m_052073.1133And they th- you know we got over to 'em2075.3602
1717DCA_int_012075.4664Mm-hm.2076.2065
1718DCA_se2_ag1_m_052076.9871and uh we would- I would initiate because I was2080.1508
1720 2080.2526If I wasn't president2081.6632 
1722 2081.9494which I was2082.8593 
1724 2082.9714in most of 'em I was2084.2789 
1726 2084.9883up there you know2086.0528 
1728 2086.1648if I wasn't vice president2087.4130 
1730 2087.7283then I was a war counselor you know2089.4331 
1731DCA_int_012089.4331Mm-hm.2090.0731
1732DCA_se2_ag1_m_052090.6816something like that.2091.5451
1734 2092.0585Uh2092.6869 
1736 2092.8669we all followed a pattern you know.2094.5184 
1737DCA_int_012094.5023Mm-hm.2095.0592
1738 2096.1671Did you have names for2097.5443
1740 2098.0480your2098.6589 
1742 2098.9444clubs or?2099.5257 
1743DCA_se2_ag1_m_052099.6268Junior Twilights2100.9074
1745 2101.0894Dragons um,2102.5969 
1747 2102.9651Baby Nuggets2104.2147 
1749 2105.1501Baby /Lions/2106.2748 
1750DCA_int_012106.6388Mm-hm2107.3705
1751DCA_se2_ag1_m_052110.2884Did I said Roman Nuggets didn't I?2111.7577
1752DCA_int_012112.2416Junior Nuggets.2113.2371
1753DCA_se2_ag1_m_052113.5382No I said Junior Twilight.2114.9548
1754DCA_int_012114.9548Oh yeah /inaudible/2116.7021
1755DCA_se2_ag1_m_052116.6544Roman Nuggets,2117.9257
1756 2118.3192I w- I went to live with my father for a year or so2121.1666
1758 2121.6648and it was then The Number Two Boys Club we used to box2124.6822 
1759DCA_int_012124.5701Mm-hm.2125.1608
1760DCA_se2_ag1_m_052125.2424you had to be rough down there2126.8838
1761DCA_int_012126.8354Mm-hm.2127.5929
1762DCA_se2_ag1_m_052127.8679to get-2128.3758
1764 2128.4281to get-2128.8649 
1766 2129.0204you know2129.5166 
1768 2129.5806to get over2130.3383 
1770 2130.5731you had to be rough you know.2131.7820 
1771DCA_int_012132.1658Mm-hm.2132.8450
1772DCA_se2_ag1_m_052133.0863Where the O- was it the O Street no it K Street Market wasn't it Ma?2136.3197
1774 2136.9602K Street Market2137.8019 
1776 2137.9768you know where that used to be?2139.0573 
1778 2139.6495On K Street2140.3379 
1780 2140.4179it was the big market where the museum is now2142.4627 
1782 2142.7870the Wax Museum.2143.5719 
1783DCA_int_012143.3520I have only been here a few months2144.3505
1784 2144.8654Oh I know where that Wax Museum [is /inaudible/]2147.0988
1785DCA_se2_ag1_m_052146.1968[/unintelligible/]2147.0646
1786 2147.1973big K Street Market in it2148.9968
1788 2149.4383and on Friday when kids were out of school they were down there2152.6502 
1790 2153.2349We was stealing apples,2154.7636 
1792 2154.8356chicken and2155.9603 
1794 2157.0126what have you, you know.2158.4073 
1796 2160.2569Sometimes we'd2161.5689 
1798 2161.8577steal apples and2163.0868 
1800 2163.5304they had wine and stuff up there w- I would never take any of it.2166.9480 
1801misc2166.9320What was you doing in there?2168.7649
1802DCA_se2_ag1_m_052168.9329I was living down there then Ma.2170.2295
1803misc2169.9682Oh.2170.5488
1804DCA_se2_ag1_m_052171.0775I was living with Daddy then.2172.0046
1805DCA_int_012173.5246Was there a certain area2175.1485
1807 2175.7071that you-2176.4023 
1809 2176.5155which your group was responsible for?2178.6561 
1811 2179.0687[/inaudible/] I know in Chicago, I- I come from Chicago, I know that's what it is2184.7433 
1812DCA_se2_ag1_m_052179.3168[Yeah.]2180.2471
1813DCA_int_012185.1115all over the West side and all over the South side.2187.5597
1814DCA_se2_ag1_m_052187.6196Well there- there was a school down there as I recall it was Walker Thomas2191.4005
1816 2192.9901and that was the boundary2194.5108 
1818 2194.5748for us and we could go from uh2196.9545 
1820 2198.5526from Ninth2199.3637 
1822 2201.5783to Walker Thomas which is around First2204.2282 
1824 2205.9671up to um2207.1880 
1826 2207.7679what was it2208.4442 
1828 2209.2726it was a large boundary do you know what Number Two Boys Club is?2212.1679 
1829DCA_int_012214.4699It doesn't matter exactly I just wanted to know if that's how you worked /?/2218.0066
1830DCA_se2_ag1_m_052218.2956And uh2218.9652
1832 2219.0373well different members we used to wear jackets2221.3156 
1834 2221.7825you know we had to pay dues.2223.2280 
1835DCA_int_012223.8984You guys were really organized.2225.2138
1836DCA_se2_ag1_m_052225.2591Yeah2225.9145
1838 2226.2355really organized I mean these guys were fabulous you know they wanted to do this thing and we did it right.2230.4806 
1839DCA_int_012230.4723Mm-hm.2231.2685
1840DCA_se2_ag1_m_052231.9450And after school or certain days you know we would hear about2234.8103
1842 2234.8984these guys coming up to the playground2237.0229 
1844 2238.0278you know2238.6707 
1846 2238.9377let's see who was it it was the Mau-Maus,2241.2536 
1848 2241.4509uh2242.1925 
1850 2242.9396Tag Alongs,2244.3883 
1852 2244.7404uh2245.3848 
1854 2245.8690few other gangs uh2247.6482 
1856 2247.9687forget.2248.6798 
1858 2250.1876Anyway they had a baby Mau Mau uh2252.4816 
1860 2253.0031junior Mau Mau and a senior Mau Mau2255.7096 
1862 2255.9405well at that time we- yeah we were the babies you know.2258.8764 
1863DCA_int_012256.2207/inaudible/2257.2990
1864DCA_se2_ag1_m_052259.9186And the bigger guys would always put us up you know tell us when you know2263.2870
1866 2263.5363go on over to the playground2264.9991 
1868 2265.7213and they'd give us stuff to go over there with.2267.4289 
1869DCA_int_012267.8264Mm-hm.2268.4548
1870DCA_se2_ag1_m_052269.5712I think one guy got uh hurt real bad over there and that's when it was about time for me to move out the area2274.4111
1872 2274.5523you know.2275.0452 
1873DCA_int_012275.0630Mm-hm.2275.6072
1874DCA_se2_ag1_m_052278.2820We used to throw bricks, bottles, you know first you used to meet,2281.2687
1876 2282.9057and we used to get some smart talk you know, exchange it2285.9896 
1878 2286.5688from one gang to the other2287.6018 
1879DCA_int_012287.6018Mm-hm.2288.1248
1880DCA_se2_ag1_m_052289.3221and if2289.8823
1882 2289.9919who- whoever was outnumbered2291.5301 
1884 2292.2810which on occasions you know2293.8686 
1886 2294.2259we always outnumbered2295.5747 
1888 2296.0987most gangs you know.2297.3932 
1889DCA_int_012297.4834Mm-hm.2298.1317
1890DCA_se2_ag1_m_052298.9721Well the one who was outnumbered2300.8369
1892 2302.2112would2302.6234 
1894 2302.8675retreat2303.6062 
1896 2303.7159you know we'll fight2304.5794 
1898 2304.6843but retreat you know2305.9426 
1900 2306.0130cause they knew they were terribly outnumbered you know they-2308.3103 
1902 2308.3901w- wasn't much they could do you know but2310.1185 
1904 2310.3590re-retreat.2311.2708 
1906 2311.6396In the process of retreating we would throw bottles, bricks, anything if we catch a couple of 'em you know we2316.6290 
1908 2318.5043beat 'em2319.0238 
1909DCA_int_012319.1528Mm-hm.2319.6775
1910DCA_se2_ag1_m_052319.7291you know2320.3386
1912 2320.4734just2320.8217 
1914 2320.9536beat 'em.2321.4282 
1915DCA_int_012321.5619Mm-hm.2321.9715
1916DCA_se2_ag1_m_052321.9299I used to feel sorry for them guys sometime you know even though I was the leader you know2325.7126
1917 2325.8919I couldn't say anything.2327.0620
1918DCA_int_012327.2445Mm-hm.2327.7844
1919DCA_se2_ag1_m_052327.8448I w- sometime I wouldn't even punch on 'em you know2329.9738
1921 2330.1314I would give my smart2331.5260 
1923 2331.6761sermon you know my lecture you know2333.6571 
1925 2334.2053turn around look and2335.2667 
1927 2335.5019hit one2336.4723 
1929 2336.9826you know2337.4789 
1931 2337.5508you would- you wouldn't give any warning.2338.9527 
1932DCA_int_012339.3885Mm-hm.2339.8342
1933DCA_se2_ag1_m_052340.5204you w- you hit me first I'm'a hit you first you know I wouldn't say you hit me first2344.2168
1935 2344.9625as a matter of fact we didn't say too much I just2347.0810 
1937 2347.1370exchanged some words turn around look and see if everybody was ready2349.7553 
1939 2350.4585swing.2351.2788 
1940DCA_int_012351.3470Mm-hm.2352.0421
1941DCA_se2_ag1_m_052352.1473And that started it.2352.9798
1942DCA_int_012353.0037And that was it.2353.6839
1943DCA_se2_ag1_m_052353.6920After that started then you know I could just bag back <laugh> [you know]2356.6055
1944DCA_int_012356.2133[<laugh>]2357.0739
1945DCA_se2_ag1_m_052356.8456and watch it.2357.6155
1946DCA_int_012357.5980Mm-hm.2358.3410
1947 2358.5024What was your /inaudible/2360.5864
1948DCA_se2_ag1_m_052360.7061Well it was uh2362.2676
1949DCA_int_012362.3629Or is that a secret?2363.6232
1950DCA_se2_ag1_m_052363.6809uh2364.4448
1952 2364.5853it was something like uh let's see2367.0931 
1954 2367.4855well what do you- what do y'all wanna do man?2369.3619 
1956 2369.4944You know2370.2665 
1958 2370.4548guy say, what do you wanna do?2372.0760 
1960 2372.7839I turn around look at everybody you know2374.7208 
1962 2375.7641and then as I'm swinging I say, this is what I wanna do, and by that time I /??/ hit him you know.2380.3834 
1963DCA_int_012380.5135Mm-hm.2381.0794
1964DCA_se2_ag1_m_052381.8339Everybody start fighting.2383.4520
1965DCA_int_012386.7081Are these all black kids /??/2388.5577
1966DCA_se2_ag1_m_052388.6690Mostly2389.4991
1968 2389.6855mostly.2390.5461 
1969DCA_int_012391.4863Were there any Caucasians around?2393.2586
1970DCA_se2_ag1_m_052393.2554Sure sure, Number Two had a few Caucasians in it, beca- because they have Caucasian families down there- everybody down there2400.0785
1971 2400.3281I don't- regardless at that time2402.0594
1973 2402.8012I don't know w- it w- wasn't- it w- it was very few times when uh2406.5875 
1975 2407.6651one kid would say to another kid you know,2410.0876 
1977 2411.8830he's white man2413.1359 
1979 2413.2278you know we wanna eliminate him you know2415.5628 
1981 2416.3012like we don't even want him around here you know2418.6798 
1983 2418.9104something like this2419.9867 
1985 2420.0789wasn't like that.2420.9673 
1987 2421.5516Cause he was poor2422.6881 
1989 2422.7470and I was poor2423.7049 
1991 2424.1877you know2424.8190 
1993 2424.9720he had fun and we had fun, he was one of us you know he was on the our side you know.2429.1980 
1995 2429.2700If he wanted to be initiated he had to go through the same process and with maybe a little teeny bit more2433.5255 
1997 2433.6055with some of the same process2435.1171 
1998DCA_int_012435.1884Mm-hm.2435.5094
1999DCA_se2_ag1_m_052435.5664you know.2436.1155
2001 2436.9459It was the same ten licks in the chest2439.2430 
2003 2439.3870you know if you had to stand there by yourself2441.1895 
2005 2441.3880you had to want to do this thing you know.2443.1732 
2007 2443.6398Some guys just had to carry uh2445.5028 
2009 2445.9369who was it2446.6142 
2011 2447.0254I forget the guy's name we used to have to carry him around after school2449.9891 
2012DCA_int_012450.0428Mm-hm.2450.7023
2013DCA_se2_ag1_m_052451.6223on your back you know2452.7325
2015 2453.6233every- anywhere you wanna go like a- a free taxi cab service you know.2457.1135 
2017 2458.5803Say2459.0432 
2019 2459.0765take me home, you just grab his books2461.0603 
2021 2461.1844and he- he grab your books and2462.7822 
2023 2464.1538he jumps on your back and you take him home.2466.2697 
2025 2466.3789If you didn't make it if you wanted to quit,2468.0566 
2027 2469.3883it was alright you know2470.5088 
2029 2470.5969you were just eliminated.2471.8565 
2031 2472.0455but most guys /went through it/2474.3530 
2033 2474.8229It's a good thing to wear those2476.0197 
2035 2476.0875beautiful jackets in school you know and the girls just2478.6983 
2037 2478.9048love that stuff.2479.8077 
2038DCA_int_012479.8077Yeah2480.0930
2039DCA_se2_ag1_m_052480.1934Yeah.2480.9901
2040DCA_int_012483.0187You know2483.8793
2042 2484.4650one2485.1820 
2044 2485.5215uh one kid uh /inaudible/2488.9726 
2046 2489.4913we were interviewing and used the term walkman, do you know what that means?2492.3507 
2047DCA_se2_ag1_m_052492.4687Yeah that's your buddy.2493.8358
2048DCA_int_012493.8029Your buddy?2494.5121
2049DCA_se2_ag1_m_052494.6272That's your buddy that's your partner.2495.9682
2050DCA_int_012496.1049/That's right/2497.0498
2051DCA_se2_ag1_m_052497.1404Yeah that's your walkman2498.4335
2053 2498.4930that's a old term now, now it's your boy2500.7671 
2055 2500.9582yeah.2501.6589 
2057 2502.9193So at a time it was my walkman now it's you know2505.2355 
2059 2505.8167have you see- well have you seen my walkman?2507.8252 
2061 2508.1057Same term2509.0341 
2063 2509.1702term has changed to2510.5939 
2065 2510.7549where's my boy2511.6954 
2067 2511.7554you know2512.3926 
2069 2512.5318my boy so and so2513.9671 
2071 2514.1727my boy Edward or Jerry [or]2516.2727 
2072DCA_int_012515.7735[Mm-hm.]2516.4498
2073DCA_se2_ag1_m_052516.8940my man so and so, my man so and so you know2520.2556
2075 2520.5437slang just2521.5218 
2077 2521.7923[changes.]2522.5832 
2078DCA_int_012521.8563[/inaudible/]2523.5340
2079 2525.5595Is there a group now that you associate with2528.2458
2081 2528.8331maybe not to do the same things, but2530.9488 
2083 2531.3410a group of people you're around a lot?2533.4640 
2084DCA_se2_ag1_m_052533.5367No not-2535.0715
2086 2535.5058I mess with girls most of the time you know uh2538.3256 
2088 2540.0279Well2540.7927 
2090 2541.0924mm- I think most of us are you know at-2543.4724 
2092 2543.7816to a certain point in our lives man where we just say well2547.1543 
2094 2547.6396I'm not getting anywhere by standing on this corner2550.3026 
2096 2551.0252punching people in the nose you know getting punched2553.8192 
2098 2553.8585you know2554.5261 
2100 2556.1184there's gonna be some times when uh I'm- I'm getting older you know there's gonna be some times when I'm gonna wanna2560.6346 
2102 2563.3725have somebody I can really talk to and then t- and it- you know and you reach a certain point you just can't talk to another fella like you can a girl you know.2569.3506 
2103DCA_int_012569.3541Mm-hm.2570.1891
2104DCA_se2_ag1_m_052570.7229You can't get the- the assurance that uh2572.9781
2106 2573.5962he really wants to listen [you know or he's] really involved or concerned.2577.6974 
2107DCA_int_012575.0289[Mm-hm.]2575.7812
2108DCA_se2_ag1_m_052579.7911Well with a girl I think you can tell.2581.5558
2110 2582.6325Girls.2583.4568 
2111DCA_int_012586.2824/inaudible/2587.6800
2113 2590.0014Well what do you wanna do when uh when you finish school, do you know?2593.9322 
2114DCA_se2_ag1_m_052593.9472Yes I-2595.0494
2116 2596.1938I- I dig math you know2597.9600 
2117DCA_int_012598.1101Really?2598.5023
2118DCA_se2_ag1_m_052598.5629yeah I dig math uh2600.2357
2120 2601.7326I like math as complicated2603.4944 
2122 2603.5735as it is2604.5243 
2124 2604.7420it's2605.2499 
2126 2605.4383interesting to me you know2606.9360 
2128 2607.1271what you can do with numbers2608.5629 
2130 2609.1308and words mind you cause I have to write- write a theme2612.1306 
2132 2612.3083a essay2613.0767 
2134 2613.1247tonight.2613.7865 
2136 2615.0216Oh great.2616.1849 
2138 2616.4490This is a um2618.0933 
2140 2618.3779induction2619.4722 
2142 2620.9951style essay.2622.3535 
2143DCA_int_012623.8605Are you in school now?2624.7879
2144DCA_se2_ag1_m_052624.8076Yes I'm at /RD-SCHOOL-7/ part-time and I'm working for the /RD-WORK-7/.2629.4046
2145DCA_int_012629.3886Mm-hm that's where I /called/2630.6304
2146DCA_se2_ag1_m_052630.7412Yeah.2631.3478
2147DCA_int_012632.9450So what do you do there?2634.2236
2148DCA_se2_ag1_m_052634.4017Well I work with the machines such as duplicating machines uh2639.0198
2150 2639.0920Xerox 24002640.8200 
2152 2641.3970Multilith2642.3926 
2154 2643.0618uh2644.1909 
2156 2646.7117mimeograph machines and then we have a offset printing press2650.4990 
2158 2651.1218a new one just came in and he- and the representative is in the process of uh2655.8804 
2160 2656.1243showing us how to2657.1692 
2162 2657.2448operate 'em.2657.9781 
2163DCA_int_012657.9812Mm-hm.2658.5724
2165 2660.8065What's the title of your job?2662.3825 
2166DCA_se2_ag1_m_052662.7354Well my title they gave me a off title which is a mail clerk2665.9131
2168 2665.9691and I don't2666.7424 
2169DCA_int_012666.6894/inaudible/ <laugh>2667.9012
2170DCA_se2_ag1_m_052667.2897/I mean/ I don't2668.3012
2171 2668.3382touch mail.2669.0711
2172DCA_int_012670.4913/inaudible/ responsible for the Xerox machine or the other machines2678.6221
2174 2679.2393/inaudible/2681.3582 
2175DCA_se2_ag1_m_052681.3582Yeah and- an- an- and deliveries also2683.8479
2176 2684.4286plus loading and un- no not loading but unloading trucks2687.6765
2178 2687.7796yeah loading and unloading you know its just2690.0207 
2180 2691.9015I do all different types of menial task.2694.4035 
2181DCA_int_012695.4501What are you gonna do when you finish there?2698.0319
2182DCA_se2_ag1_m_052698.3074Well I hope to major in uh2700.1160
2184 2701.1408computer science2702.4904 
2185DCA_int_012702.4934Mm-hm.2703.2669
2186DCA_se2_ag1_m_052704.2222you know but I don't wanna start off as an operator2706.9055
2188 2707.1518key punch operator or um2709.3664 
2190 2711.2336what's his name the operator2713.9141 
2192 2714.0109/unintelligible/2715.6088 
2194 2722.5538let me see operator2724.1821 
2196 2726.1290that's your first step is operator you know key punch operator2729.6547 
2198 2730.4029second step is uh2732.2384 
2200 2733.2843well anyway I forget I'll get back to it I'll remember it.2735.5574 
2202 2735.6322And then2736.3087 
2204 2736.8007the high step is uh2738.2694 
2206 2738.3455well one of the high steps is uh systems2740.9809 
2208 2741.8779a- analyst2742.8038 
2210 2743.0146you know2743.5631 
2212 2744.1191you analyze a thing you know you go into Safeways and2747.4685 
2214 2747.5607Safeway may call you in2749.3167 
2216 2749.6818to- to analyze it's2751.2215 
2218 2751.5146products you know2752.6671 
2220 2752.8192you put everything in a2754.2313 
2222 2754.7349different category you know you draw your little plans you know and then you give it to the2759.1104 
2224 2760.0734programmer2761.0225 
2226 2762.3784you know2762.9909 
2228 2763.0908and the programmer a- arranges his thing then he gives it to the- he feeds it to the key punch operator.2767.8944 
2230 2768.3173So it's a step by step process.2770.3638 
2232 2770.6519I don't wanna start at the ground floor and work my way up.2773.4876 
2234 2774.8619Takes too long.2775.7856 
2235DCA_int_012775.8063Mm-hm.2776.1905
2236DCA_se2_ag1_m_052776.1905I'd rather try for the top2777.7607
2237 2778.0954and2778.6381
2239 2778.8372possibly if I can get to the top in a year you know when I get out I start2782.5429 
2241 2782.6710at that level2783.5386 
2243 2783.9356move myself up to the top2785.2765 
2245 2785.3285it wouldn't take as long.2786.5130 
2246DCA_int_012786.6731Mm-hm.2787.5775
2248 2788.0577Well do you want, do you think you could2790.2827 
2250 2790.7229start as what, a kind of systems analyst or would you start at what level?2794.7385 
2251DCA_se2_ag1_m_052794.7649Well if I uh major in it- in it you know2797.3584
2253 2798.9589if by any chance I receive a degree2801.3041 
2255 2801.4188then I would be qualified2802.9555 
2257 2803.0596for a systems analyst.2804.6887 
2258DCA_int_012807.3417Were you accepted /inaudible/2811.2325
2259DCA_se2_ag1_m_052809.2626Yeah.2809.9780
2260DCA_int_012812.2694You're lucky.2813.1953
2262 2813.8541I guess they had to turn down quite a few.2815.6559 
2263DCA_se2_ag1_m_052815.6709Yeah they had to turn down quite a few2817.4429
2265 2818.8592but2819.3585 
2267 2821.4604no no no wait a minute let me say this2823.6257 
2269 2824.9956no did you read the article in the Post?2827.0085 
2270DCA_int_012827.2126/inaudible/2828.0715
2271DCA_se2_ag1_m_052828.0610Did you see the pictures?2829.0856
2272DCA_int_012829.4136I think so.2830.2228
2273DCA_se2_ag1_m_052830.2862My picture2831.0145
2275 2831.0865was included among the other two.2832.5881 
2276DCA_int_012832.5228Oh2832.7308
2277 2834.2560wait a minute, yeah.2835.7841
2278DCA_se2_ag1_m_052835.7075Mm-hm.2836.2082
2279DCA_int_012836.1957Now I remember.2837.3364
2280 2837.4843/inaudible/ yeah that's right.2839.4130
2281DCA_se2_ag1_m_052839.7093And this was a2840.8210
2283 2841.2701publicity stunt2842.5472 
2285 2842.6307you know2843.2684 
2286DCA_int_012843.4407Mm-hm.2844.0053
2287DCA_se2_ag1_m_052844.2397because Congress was considering uh2846.8969
2289 2847.3371giving the /RD-WORK-7/ adequate funds to accommodate2850.7432 
2291 2851.0908at least five thousand of the applicants.2853.3229