Line Spkr StTime Content EnTime 1 DCB_int_01 0.5696 So if you could say your name, 1.7575 2 DCB_int_01 1.7575 (pause 0.20) 1.9610 3 DCB_int_01 1.9610 your age, and where you're from. 3.1510 4 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 3.1889 Okay, 3.5792 5 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 3.5792 (pause 0.30) 3.8829 6 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 3.8829 /RD-NAME-5/ I'm thirty-four, 5.6635 7 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 5.6635 (pause 0.98) 6.6430 8 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 6.6430 in a week. 7.1269 9 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 7.1269 (pause 0.42) 7.5473 10 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 7.5473 And I'm from Seat Pleasant, Maryland. 9.0101 11 DCB_int_01 9.1288 And happy early birthday. 10.6369 12 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 10.6469 Thank you. 11.2536 13 DCB_int_01 11.2809 Um, okay so we were just talking about Seat Pleasant so we're gonna back up again. 15.1822 14 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 15.1922 Okay. 15.5492 15 DCB_int_01 15.5993 Um, so tell me about 17.1207 16 DCB_int_01 17.1207 (pause 0.16) 17.2809 17 DCB_int_01 17.2809 your neighborhood in Seat Pleasant. 18.6697 18 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 18.8165 Okay, my neighborhood is actually called /Booger-/ 20.6984 19 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 20.6984 (pause 0.17) 20.8652 20 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 20.8652 Booker T 21.4925 21 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 21.4925 (pause 0.51) 22.0063 22 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 22.0063 homes development. And, um, my grandmother and grandfather moved there 25.6841 23 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 25.6841 (pause 0.25) 25.9310 24 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 25.9310 from Virginia in nineteen sixty-three to start their family. 28.8521 25 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 28.8521 (pause 0.55) 29.4010 26 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 29.4010 Um, they had five children of which my mother is the second oldest, 32.8118 27 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 32.8118 (pause 0.42) 33.2356 28 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 33.2356 and nine grand children, 34.3333 29 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 34.3333 (pause 0.17) 34.5001 30 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 34.5001 of which I'm the oldest. 35.5011 31 DCB_int_01 36.1225 And- um, and you were talking about how your family's a community so can you- I'm sorry, the recorder was messed up, can you tell me about that again? 42.7565 32 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 42.8332 Okay. 43.1168 33 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 43.1168 (pause 0.41) 43.5272 34 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 43.5272 Yeah, the- the- the neighborhood is just like one big family. 46.7170 35 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 46.7170 (pause 0.38) 47.0974 36 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 47.0974 wherein everyone was kind of interactive with each other as far as child rearing. 51.4124 37 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 51.4124 (pause 0.34) 51.7527 38 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 51.7527 When it goes back to like, it takes a village, it really was a village because, 55.0501 39 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 55.0501 (pause 0.43) 55.4839 40 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 55.4839 you know, if you saw your neighbor trash out, you would take their trashcan around back for them. Or 59.9749 41 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 59.9749 (pause 0.36) 60.3361 42 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 60.3361 if you saw a neighbor, you know, bringing groceries from the car, you would- you would help that person. 64.2341 43 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 64.2341 (pause 0.47) 64.7003 44 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 64.7003 And it was just like, almost second nature that 66.8799 45 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 66.8799 (pause 0.32) 67.1969 46 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 67.1969 we did those things for each other. 68.7556 47 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 68.7556 (pause 0.22) 68.9720 48 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 68.9720 Um, 69.4102 49 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 69.4102 (pause 0.46) 69.8695 50 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 69.8695 so growing up in that neighborhood taught me a sense of family 72.5762 51 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 72.5762 (pause 0.32) 72.9000 52 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 72.9000 and community. 73.6778 53 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 73.6778 (pause 0.41) 74.0911 54 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 74.0911 We have very very strong roots. 75.7394 55 DCB_int_01 76.0931 And so your mom lived in that house and then she said she met your [dad.] 80.8111 56 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 80.5549 [She met] my dad in the Air Force. 81.9496 57 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 82.3733 And then we moved to an apartment complex that was maybe like five blocks 85.7374 58 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 85.7374 (pause 0.40) 86.1412 59 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 86.1412 from the house that she originally grew up in, and we stayed there for a while. 89.6111 60 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 89.6111 (pause 0.31) 89.9215 61 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 89.9215 Then they separated and we moved back into our family home. 92.7518 62 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 92.7518 (pause 0.44) 93.1922 63 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 93.1922 And I stayed there until 94.6670 64 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 94.6670 (pause 0.41) 95.0740 65 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 95.0740 I was eighteen and graduated from high school. 96.8199 66 DCB_int_01 97.2403 Okay, 97.5596 67 DCB_int_01 97.5596 (pause 0.18) 97.7441 68 DCB_int_01 97.7441 so let me- Since you mentioned high school, we're gonna go back to childhood but I wanna talk about high school for a minute. 102.0750 69 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 102.1259 Okay. 102.4350 70 DCB_int_01 102.6597 Um, what high school did you go to? 104.0177 71 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 104.0211 I went to /RD-SCHOOL-4/. 105.1487 72 DCB_int_01 105.5859 And I know in DC and the DC area, high- like, your high school is a big deal. 109.8094 73 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 109.8094 Oh yeah. 110.2520 74 DCB_int_01 110.2813 So, 110.6216 75 DCB_int_01 110.6216 (pause 0.17) 110.7951 76 DCB_int_01 110.7951 first of all, tell me about 112.1869 77 DCB_int_01 112.1869 (pause 0.28) 112.4634 78 DCB_int_01 112.4634 why- 113.1252 79 DCB_int_01 113.1252 (pause 0.38) 113.5011 80 DCB_int_01 113.5011 first of all tell me about why high school is such a big deal in this area [and then] tell me about your high school and like 118.3200 81 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 116.3981 [Okay.] 116.7217 82 DCB_int_01 118.5602 what it's known for. 119.4687 83 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 119.4944 Okay, 119.8195 84 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 119.8195 (pause 0.36) 120.1826 85 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 120.1826 um, high school kind of defines you. And certain high schools have certain reputations. Like 124.5702 86 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 124.5702 (pause 0.36) 124.9272 87 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 124.9272 Largo was a high school in Maryland that was the fashion school. 127.8309 88 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 127.8309 (pause 0.33) 128.1612 89 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 128.1612 I went to /RD-SCHOOL-4/ that was more of the- like a academic school. 131.2809 90 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 131.2809 (pause 0.50) 131.7814 91 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 131.7814 Um, so just depending on your neighborhood, you know, high schools are just- just- it's a huge thing. It's like almost 137.2575 92 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 137.2575 (pause 0.39) 137.6479 93 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 137.6479 your identifier like, I went to so and so. And it c- 139.7875 94 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 139.7875 (pause 0.24) 140.0244 95 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 140.0244 it connects you to other people, almost like 141.8395 96 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 141.8395 (pause 0.15) 141.9930 97 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 141.9930 a military, 142.7637 98 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 142.7637 (pause 0.41) 143.1775 99 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 143.1775 you know, sort of thing. 144.0625 100 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 144.0625 (pause 0.23) 144.2927 101 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 144.2927 Um, /RD-SCHOOL-4/, actually my mom 146.3480 102 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 146.3480 (pause 0.31) 146.6550 103 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 146.6550 was the first class that integrated /RD-SCHOOL-4/ 149.1107 104 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 149.1107 (pause 0.34) 149.4511 105 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 149.4511 I wanna say nineteen seventy-five. I might be off a year or two. 153.5259 106 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 153.5259 (pause 0.29) 153.8195 107 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 153.8195 But they were actually the first African Americans to integrate, 156.2427 108 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 156.2427 (pause 0.46) 156.6998 109 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 156.6998 um, /RD-SCHOOL-4/. 157.9076 110 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 157.9076 (pause 0.58) 158.4848 111 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 158.4848 158.5716 112 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 158.5716 (pause 0.09) 158.6617 113 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 158.6617 And 159.4512 114 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 159.4512 (pause 0.80) 160.2499 115 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 160.2499 from that point 161.1961 116 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 161.1961 (pause 0.22) 161.4210 117 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 161.4210 of her class to mine, 162.7465 118 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 162.7465 (pause 0.41) 163.1535 119 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 163.1535 um, I think we were the- actually the last class. 165.0254 120 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 165.0254 (pause 0.29) 165.3123 121 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 165.3123 And after my class of ninety-eight, they went back to neighborhood schools, cause, you know, they had the bussing in the seventies to 170.5816 122 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 170.5816 (pause 0.31) 170.8886 123 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 170.8886 do the integration. 171.9096 124 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 171.9096 (pause 0.27) 172.1798 125 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 172.1798 And after the class of ninety-eight, they went back to going to neighborhood schools because it was difficult 176.8285 126 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 176.8285 (pause 0.30) 177.1321 127 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 177.1321 for parents to be active in the schools because they were so far. 180.1348 128 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 180.1348 (pause 0.55) 180.6898 129 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 180.6898 And a lot of parents in my neighborhood they didn't have cars, so 183.3857 130 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 183.3857 (pause 0.24) 183.6259 131 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 183.6259 how could you go to PTA's or how could you go to a football game 186.7265 132 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 186.7265 (pause 0.43) 187.1602 133 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 187.1602 when Seat Pleasant and /RD-SCHOOL-2/ is like fifteen mile 189.9763 134 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 189.9763 (pause 0.19) 190.1698 135 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 190.1698 difference. 190.9027 136 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 190.9027 (pause 0.58) 191.4811 137 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 191.4811 So, [they decided-] yeah, so they decided to- to, you know, allow us to go back to our neighborhood schools, 196.8104 138 DCB_int_01 191.8556 [/Yup/.] 192.1763 139 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 197.1274 which was good because it allowed us to be kind of interactive in the schools 200.4982 140 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 200.4982 (pause 0.30) 200.7985 141 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 200.7985 as a community and also for the parents. 202.8605 142 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 202.8605 (pause 0.59) 203.4519 143 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 203.4519 /RD-SCHOOL-4/ was known for, um, 205.7775 144 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 205.7775 (pause 0.31) 206.0844 145 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 206.0844 actually our baseball, 207.2756 146 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 207.2756 (pause 0.48) 207.7561 147 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 207.7561 which is where I met my- my husband, /RD-NAME-3/- my ex-husband, /RD-NAME-5/. So we were like a great baseball team. 213.1355 148 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 213.1355 (pause 0.54) 213.6727 149 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 213.6727 That's pretty much it, as far as /RD-SCHOOL-2/. We didn't have like a huge reputation 217.0768 150 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 217.0768 (pause 0.46) 217.5339 151 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 217.5339 in sports or fashion or the arts or anything, it was just mainly baseball. It was all about baseball 222.6297 152 DCB_int_01 223.1135 [S-] 223.3371 153 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 223.1235 [at] /RD-SCHOOL-2/. 223.7808 154 DCB_int_01 223.8209 So now you talk about, um, that it was a baseball school. What- what defined you in high school? 228.9767 155 DCB_int_01 228.9767 (pause 0.44) 229.4138 156 DCB_int_01 229.4138 How were [you in] high school? 231.2156 157 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 229.9109 [Um,] 230.6322 158 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 231.8195 very mature. 232.5368 159 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 232.5368 (pause 0.09) 232.6236 160 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 232.6236 I've always kind of been a little bit ahead of my time, so. 236.0978 161 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 236.0978 (pause 0.48) 236.5783 162 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 236.5783 In high school I was very mature, what defined me was 239.2776 163 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 239.2776 (pause 0.40) 239.6746 164 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 239.6746 I think my ability to kind of be a chameleon 242.0053 165 DCB_int_01 242.2413 [Mm-hm.] 242.6621 166 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 242.3847 [and blend] with different people. 243.9463 167 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 244.1932 One thing that really sticks out about high school is my first job, my first real job that I ever got 248.7518 168 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 248.7518 (pause 0.45) 249.2022 169 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 249.2022 was, um, 250.0030 170 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 250.0030 (pause 0.28) 250.2799 171 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 250.2799 I was an assistant editor for the judiciary committee. 252.5196 172 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 252.5196 (pause 0.38) 252.8966 173 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 252.8966 And I actually got that s- that job from high school. The House of Representatives called my high school and asked for 258.1484 174 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 258.1484 (pause 0.43) 258.5763 175 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 258.5763 a top senior, 259.6140 176 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 259.6140 (pause 0.36) 259.9777 177 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 259.9777 you know, like a recommendation for a senior that could, you know- 262.4553 178 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 262.4553 (pause 0.10) 262.5535 179 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 262.5535 would graduate and then move on to- to that position 265.0901 180 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 265.0901 (pause 0.45) 265.5406 181 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 265.5406 in Capitol Hill and- 266.8351 182 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 266.8351 (pause 0.41) 267.2489 183 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 267.2489 So high school was very instrumental 268.9614 184 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 268.9614 (pause 0.19) 269.1474 185 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 269.1474 for me in just career development, 271.4205 186 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 271.4205 (pause 0.78) 272.2012 187 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 272.2012 um, I think. 272.8919 188 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 272.8919 (pause 1.68) 274.5769 189 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 274.5769 Can I stop? (whispered) 275.0297 190 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 275.0297 (pause 3.37) 278.3981 191 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 278.3981 /I'm like/ I wanted to say something else but I had a little brain fart, so. 280.9706 192 DCB_int_01 281.0707 It's okay. 281.6112 193 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 281.6579 It happens. 282.2326 194 DCB_int_01 282.6297 Um, 283.1035 195 DCB_int_01 283.1035 (pause 0.17) 283.2703 196 DCB_int_01 283.2703 so it's so funny because one of the questions I had was- Um, you said it was very influential for you so, 289.0334 197 DCB_int_01 289.0334 (pause 0.88) 289.9176 198 DCB_int_01 289.9176 um, 290.3370 199 DCB_int_01 290.3370 (pause 0.20) 290.5416 200 DCB_int_01 290.5416 when you left high school- So what was- what kind of was your trajectory from when you left high school, and then your next step was working with the judiciary [committee.] 297.8028 201 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 297.5892 [Mm-hm.] 298.0623 202 DCB_int_01 298.0997 And then what happened? 298.8738 203 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 299.0949 Then after that I joined the Army. 300.7565 204 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 300.7565 (pause 0.31) 301.0701 205 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 301.0701 My family is like military. My mom and dad's military, my uncles, aunts, 305.0206 206 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 305.0206 (pause 0.33) 305.3510 207 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 305.3510 it's just something that we do. 306.4395 208 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 306.4395 (pause 0.65) 307.0901 209 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 307.0901 Um, 307.5373 210 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 307.5373 (pause 0.30) 307.8375 211 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 307.8375 and so it was just my turn to serve and so I joined the US Army. 311.2872 212 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 311.2872 (pause 0.50) 311.7914 213 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 311.7914 And I was there for four years, stationed in Germany. And it was- that was a wonderful experience. 316.3500 214 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 316.3500 (pause 0.52) 316.8672 215 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 316.8672 And I think that going to /RD-SCHOOL-4/ and 319.3237 216 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 319.3237 (pause 0.32) 319.6440 217 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 319.6440 being exposed to different ethnicities 322.1598 218 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 322.1598 (pause 0.26) 322.4201 219 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 322.4201 kind of prepared me for going into the Army because you have people 325.0868 220 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 325.0868 (pause 0.26) 325.3504 221 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 325.3504 from different, um, economic backgrounds, different races, 328.7137 222 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 328.7137 (pause 0.23) 328.9406 223 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 328.9406 different parts of the country. 330.2593 224 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 330.2593 (pause 0.42) 330.6798 225 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 330.6798 It's almost like, uh, the same melting pot that is Washington DC was kind of like the Army. 334.7258 226 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 334.7258 (pause 0.45) 335.1808 227 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 335.1808 So I think, you know, being from this area 337.2970 228 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 337.2970 (pause 0.31) 337.6073 229 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 337.6073 and then also, you know, my school allowed me to be able to again be that chameleon 342.1283 230 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 342.1283 (pause 0.29) 342.4162 231 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 342.4162 and be able to kind of just blend and fit in, 344.5316 232 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 344.5316 (pause 0.60) 345.1321 233 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 345.1321 um, in that 345.9596 234 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 345.9596 (pause 0.19) 346.1498 235 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 346.1498 st- highly stressful environment. 347.5979 236 DCB_int_01 348.8132 So, okay I had a different question but I wanna go back to something you just said, [right.] So DC 353.1941 237 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 351.9830 [Okay.] 352.2566 238 DCB_int_01 353.7046 is this melting pot. 354.9066 239 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 355.0801 Absolutely. 355.6911 240 DCB_int_01 355.8576 Now think about DC and the area when you- 358.2159 241 DCB_int_01 358.2159 (pause 0.68) 358.8938 242 DCB_int_01 358.8938 maybe fifteen, twenty years ago, 360.5463 243 DCB_int_01 360.5463 (pause 0.49) 361.0401 244 DCB_int_01 361.0401 and now think about it now. 362.2413 245 DCB_int_01 362.2413 (pause 0.71) 362.9553 246 DCB_int_01 362.9553 What have you seen, how- and have you- have you seen this transition? 366.6864 247 DCB_int_01 366.6864 (pause 0.37) 367.0534 248 DCB_int_01 367.0534 How do you feel about it? 368.3102 249 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 369.5659 Um, DC had a nickname of Chocolate City. 371.7180 250 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 371.7180 (pause 0.57) 372.2894 251 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 372.2894 And my new nickname for DC is diversity city 375.0053 252 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 375.0053 (pause 0.11) 375.1188 253 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 375.1188 because it's so much diversity in DC where 377.6106 254 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 377.6106 (pause 0.39) 377.9991 255 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 377.9991 as it used to be predominantly African American in a lot of 381.4558 256 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 381.4558 (pause 0.42) 381.8762 257 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 381.8762 areas in DC. Like for example where we are on Benning Road. 385.2133 258 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 385.2133 (pause 0.40) 385.6173 259 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 385.6173 H Street was predominantly African American owned businesses and there's just been, 389.5945 260 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 389.5945 (pause 0.58) 390.1759 261 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 390.1759 um, just this trend of change. 392.4181 262 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 392.4181 (pause 0.27) 392.6917 263 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 392.6917 And I think now it's more young professional entrepreneurs 396.1918 264 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 396.1918 (pause 0.33) 396.5263 265 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 396.5263 that are from different races and not just African Americans. 400.1098 266 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 400.1098 (pause 0.42) 400.5335 267 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 400.5335 And 401.1007 268 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 401.1007 (pause 0.98) 402.0758 269 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 402.0758 I don't really know how I feel one way or another about it. I appreciate 405.3557 270 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 405.3557 (pause 0.32) 405.6727 271 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 405.6727 being able to go out locally. 407.7780 272 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 407.7780 (pause 0.38) 408.1626 273 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 408.1626 And have that diversity of restaurants or diversities of night clubs and just hang out spots. 412.9751 274 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 412.9751 (pause 0.39) 413.3610 275 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 413.3610 Whereas before where we did- didn't really have as much because it was predominantly African American. 417.6973 276 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 417.6973 (pause 0.29) 417.9863 277 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 417.9863 So I do appreciate the- the cultural change 420.6230 278 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 420.6230 (pause 0.40) 421.0268 279 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 421.0268 that this whole trend has brought to the city. 423.4258 280 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 423.4258 (pause 0.43) 423.8595 281 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 423.8595 And- um, and I see a lot of clean up which is good, a lot of abandoned buildings and abandoned 428.4181 282 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 428.4181 (pause 0.36) 428.7751 283 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 428.7751 restaurants are being, you know, rejuvenated and r- and 431.5778 284 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 431.5778 (pause 0.13) 431.7113 285 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 431.7113 whole neighborhoods are like 433.1936 286 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 433.1936 (pause 0.36) 433.5573 287 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 433.5573 being rejuvenated, so that's exciting. 435.5859 288 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 435.5859 (pause 0.31) 435.8995 289 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 435.8995 Just to be a part of that change where it's kind of like 438.1693 290 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 438.1693 (pause 0.37) 438.5396 291 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 438.5396 a new breath is being breathe into the body of DC, so. 441.7894 292 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 441.7894 (pause 0.50) 442.2866 293 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 442.2866 It's exciting. 442.8352 294 DCB_int_01 443.1508 So let's /?/ let's go back cause, I mean, I'm sure you remember as a kid some of these abandoned buildings [when they] were at their 448.6902 295 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 447.6526 [Mm-hm.] 447.9603 296 DCB_int_01 448.9739 thriving point. 449.6517 297 DCB_int_01 449.6517 (pause 0.32) 449.9757 298 DCB_int_01 449.9757 So what were some of your favorite 451.5539 299 DCB_int_01 451.5539 (pause 0.40) 451.9543 300 DCB_int_01 451.9543 activities or places to go or places to hang out when you were younger? 455.4678 301 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 455.7881 Union Station was the spot to be 458.2947 302 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 458.2947 (pause 0.43) 458.7284 303 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 458.7284 when I was younger. 459.5325 304 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 459.5325 (pause 0.15) 459.6793 305 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 459.6793 Um, which Union Station is in- is in Northeast DC actually not too far from where we are now. 464.3213 306 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 464.3213 (pause 0.45) 464.7751 307 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 464.7751 And, you know, you would dress up on a Saturday, put your best clothes on and get fly as we call it, 469.8142 308 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 469.8142 (pause 0.39) 470.2046 309 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 470.2046 And get on the subway and just hang out in Union Station. 472.5635 310 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 472.5635 (pause 0.10) 472.6670 311 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 472.6670 There was a movie theater there, 474.1684 312 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 474.1684 (pause 0.40) 474.5696 313 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 474.5696 pizza parlor, 475.6841 314 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 475.6841 (pause 0.11) 475.7975 315 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 475.7975 um, you name it, it was there. You know, if you wanted to shop, 478.6570 316 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 478.6570 (pause 0.41) 479.0715 317 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 479.0715 you know, catch a movie, um, 481.0438 318 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 481.0438 (pause 0.64) 481.6841 319 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 481.6841 481.7541 320 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 481.7541 (pause 0.16) 481.9176 321 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 481.9176 eat or just hang out and look for boys, which is what we did. 484.9939 322 DCB_int_01 484.9506 485.4577 323 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 485.4043 So that was the s- that was the spot. 486.8566 324 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 486.9800 Um, another- 487.7975 325 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 487.7975 (pause 0.29) 488.0911 326 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 488.0911 another hot spot was Crystal's Skating Rink, which is actually on Branch Avenue, and this is in Prince George's County. 493.1669 327 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 493.1669 (pause 0.59) 493.7608 328 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 493.7608 Um, 494.1045 329 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 494.1045 (pause 0.18) 494.2846 330 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 494.2846 just outside of DC, Southeast DC, and that was another 496.9973 331 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 496.9973 (pause 0.26) 497.2575 332 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 497.2575 like, hot spot. You would do the same thing, on Saturday morning you would clean the house up, 500.7951 333 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 500.7951 (pause 0.29) 501.0821 334 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 501.0821 because we couldn't go out if we didn't clean up. 502.5235 335 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 502.5235 (pause 0.11) 502.6336 336 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 502.6336 That was the rule, you know, you clean up first 504.2118 337 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 504.2118 (pause 0.37) 504.5797 338 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 504.5797 and do all your chores and then, you know, you would get your best outfit and hop on the subway and just- 508.9773 339 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 508.9773 (pause 0.47) 509.4477 340 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 509.4477 and just hang out. 510.2517 341 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 510.2517 (pause 0.15) 510.4028 342 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 510.4028 But 510.7131 343 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 510.7131 (pause 0.64) 511.3537 344 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 511.3537 I think that back then, 512.6383 345 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 512.6383 (pause 0.27) 512.9119 346 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 512.9119 the difference that I see now with the young- younger people and- and when I was a teenager is that we were more active. 517.9777 347 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 517.9777 (pause 0.36) 518.3347 348 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 518.3347 We went bowling, we went skating, um, we didn't mind walking places. 521.6679 349 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 521.6679 (pause 0.36) 522.0291 350 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 522.0291 We didn't have a pick up and drop off person, like 524.1412 351 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 524.1412 (pause 0.24) 524.3781 352 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 524.3781 cause a lot of parents didn't have a car so we walked. 526.5607 353 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 526.5607 (pause 0.26) 526.8238 354 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 526.8238 We walked to the swimming pool in the summertime. If it's- it's a mile, like, we were young. 530.1679 355 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 530.1679 (pause 0.39) 530.5549 356 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 530.5549 Now I just see more of 532.1629 357 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 532.1629 (pause 0.20) 532.3600 358 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 532.3600 kids being more introverted. 534.0971 359 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 534.0971 (pause 0.48) 534.5730 360 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 534.5730 You know, being inside on computers and 536.9385 361 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 536.9385 (pause 0.35) 537.2923 362 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 537.2923 we were just more interactive I think back then. And that's the one thing that I- 541.0501 363 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 541.0501 (pause 0.21) 541.2637 364 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 541.2637 that I can say 542.0277 365 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 542.0277 (pause 0.36) 542.3881 366 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 542.3881 from the past fifteen years that I don't like as far as 545.1975 367 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 545.1975 (pause 0.28) 545.4744 368 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 545.4744 the trend with young people. I think that they're just more introverted. 548.4581 369 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 548.4581 (pause 0.36) 548.8218 370 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 548.8218 And I think that really hurts them in terms of 550.6570 371 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 550.6570 (pause 0.26) 550.9139 372 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 550.9139 being communicators. 552.0807 373 DCB_int_01 552.4062 Mm. 552.6297 374 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 552.5797 And knowing how to- Especially, you know, in a- in- 554.7551 375 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 556.1398 in the work force, just being out and being a team player. I think if you're 559.4638 376 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 559.4638 (pause 0.39) 559.8509 377 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 559.8509 always alone or if you're relying on electronics, then when it comes time to be a team player, 564.8032 378 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 564.8032 (pause 0.31) 565.1168 379 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 565.1168 and be vocal and kind of roll your sleeves up, 567.1255 380 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 567.1255 (pause 0.15) 567.2756 381 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 567.2756 that's like a skill that's lis- that's lacking 569.4577 382 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 569.4577 (pause 0.51) 569.9682 383 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 569.9682 now. 570.2425 384 DCB_int_01 571.0401 Hm. 571.3270 385 DCB_int_01 571.3270 (pause 0.29) 571.6207 386 DCB_int_01 571.6207 So, it's interesting. Let me 573.2156 387 DCB_int_01 573.2156 (pause 0.20) 573.4191 388 DCB_int_01 573.4191 jump in. 574.1398 389 DCB_int_01 574.1398 (pause 0.36) 574.5035 390 DCB_int_01 574.5035 Um, 574.9127 391 DCB_int_01 574.9127 (pause 0.23) 575.1408 392 DCB_int_01 575.1408 I didn't know this about Union Station. I [wanna go back.] 577.5206 393 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 577.0167 [Oh yeah.] 577.8135 394 DCB_int_01 578.2479 [Because I think] of Union Station like, oh let me go I can get on the train [or I] can- you know, that's my pass through point for the subway. Like I had no clue 587.2016 395 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 578.3447 [] 578.9542 396 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 578.9542 (pause 3.14) 582.0958 397 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 582.0958 [Uh-huh.] 582.4993 398 DCB_int_01 587.5353 that Union Station- Cause I'm not from DC obviously, so 590.2079 399 DCB_int_01 590.2079 (pause 0.19) 590.3981 400 DCB_int_01 590.3981 I had no clue that Union Station was like, the spot. 592.9253 401 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 592.9172 /Ugh/ the spot. 593.9190 402 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 594.2360 That is [the spot.] 595.0735 403 DCB_int_01 594.5797 [Wow.] (whispered) 595.0237 404 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 595.3671 And then you know about go go. 596.5115 405 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 596.5115 (pause 0.25) 596.7651 406 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 596.7651 So that is the [heartbeat-] 598.0664 407 DCB_int_01 597.6226 [Tell me about] go go because I've heard different stories [about it.] 600.2894 408 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 600.1225 [Okay.] 600.5144 409 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 600.9333 601.0067 410 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 601.0067 (pause 0.12) 601.1235 411 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 601.1235 Now this is just from- from- from my position. 603.1988 412 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 603.1988 (pause 0.15) 603.3457 413 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 603.3457 Go go is the heartbeat of the city. 605.7113 414 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 605.7113 (pause 0.56) 606.2727 415 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 606.2727 Um, 606.8099 416 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 606.8099 (pause 0.19) 607.0034 417 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 607.0034 and it's just something that's kind of inbred and it's like the love for the Washington Redskins. 610.6503 418 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 610.6503 (pause 0.38) 611.0273 419 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 611.0273 If you're from DC, 612.0127 420 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 612.0127 (pause 0.29) 612.3061 421 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 612.3061 you've heard of, danced to, or been to a go go. It's just 615.4358 422 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 615.4358 (pause 0.29) 615.7294 423 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 615.7294 you have to. 616.3967 424 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 616.3967 (pause 0.57) 616.9673 425 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 616.9673 Um, 617.3977 426 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 617.3977 (pause 0.16) 617.5545 427 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 617.5545 and I think that 618.5660 428 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 618.5660 (pause 0.38) 618.9467 429 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 618.9467 it connects us also, like if you wanna go back to about the communities. 622.5168 430 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 622.5168 (pause 0.38) 622.9005 431 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 622.9005 The DC area is very like, neighborhood focused. 625.6006 432 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 625.6006 (pause 0.40) 625.9977 433 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 625.9977 And so when you do go to a go go it's- 627.9629 434 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 627.9629 (pause 0.12) 628.0797 435 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 628.0797 it's like, repping, repres- they call it repping, representing your neighborhood. So, 631.5373 436 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 631.5373 (pause 0.31) 631.8509 437 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 631.8509 you may have, you know, people from Southeast and then you'll have Seat Pleasant and you'll have Landover and all these different 636.7303 438 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 636.7303 (pause 0.26) 636.9934 439 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 636.9934 sections of the city that go out together in groups. 640.4434 440 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 640.4434 (pause 0.35) 640.7904 441 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 640.7904 And you just- you represent your neighborhood, um, 643.2046 442 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 643.2046 (pause 0.56) 643.7641 443 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 643.7641 there you may like get a shout out from who's ever 646.2632 444 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 646.2632 (pause 0.31) 646.5702 445 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 646.5702 performing. But 647.6238 446 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 647.6238 (pause 0.39) 648.0149 447 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 648.0149 I think go go is something that- that connects us, the music 651.2456 448 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 651.2456 (pause 0.36) 651.6059 449 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 651.6059 as a city. 652.3834 450 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 652.3834 (pause 0.47) 652.8538 451 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 652.8538 And- 653.4544 452 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 653.4544 (pause 0.25) 653.7046 453 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 653.7046 and that spans generations because my grandmother used to go see Chuck Brown. 656.9853 454 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 656.9853 (pause 0.57) 657.5525 455 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 657.5525 And 658.0764 456 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 658.0764 (pause 0.55) 658.6269 457 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 658.6269 rest in peace Chuck Brown, the godfather. 660.3461 458 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 660.3461 (pause 0.31) 660.6597 459 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 660.6597 And I went to go see Chuck Brown, and my younger sister knows about Chuck Brown, so, I mean, it's just like a generational thing. 666.1784 460 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 666.1784 (pause 0.40) 666.5830 461 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 666.5830 Like again I compare it to the level the Redskins at. 668.9420 462 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 668.9420 (pause 0.35) 669.2890 463 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 669.2890 If you're a Washingtonian or, 671.0740 464 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 671.0740 (pause 0.36) 671.4352 465 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 671.4352 you know, a Prince Georgian, or even Northern Virginia, 674.0644 466 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 674.0644 (pause 0.28) 674.3414 467 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 674.3414 you have gone to a go go 675.5392 468 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 675.5392 (pause 0.37) 675.9062 469 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 675.9062 in your lifetime. And it's just something that's in us. 678.2794 470 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 678.2794 (pause 0.21) 678.4929 471 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 678.4929 I'll tell you a funny story. I was in the- the army, all the way in Germany. 682.3166 472 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 682.3166 (pause 0.49) 682.8104 473 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 682.8104 And so I'm missing home, and so I'm like, you gotta send me some go go CDs. 685.9243 474 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 685.9243 (pause 0.29) 686.2179 475 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 686.2179 So my family sent me over some go go CDs and I'm playing it in my dorm. 689.6321 476 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 689.6321 (pause 0.45) 690.0825 477 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 690.0825 And I'm getting knocks on my door and it's like, people from the area 693.1855 478 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 693.1855 (pause 0.23) 693.4124 479 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 693.4124 that's like, I didn't know you were from DC. And it's- 695.3042 480 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 695.3042 (pause 0.31) 695.6179 481 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 695.6179 it was just like, 696.5062 482 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 696.5062 (pause 0.21) 696.7165 483 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 696.7165 we're coming to /join this/ room, and they hung out in my room and we listened to go go. 700.0724 484 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 700.0724 (pause 0.26) 700.3326 485 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 700.3326 And then everybody else is like, what 701.8942 486 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 701.8942 (pause 0.32) 702.2178 487 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 702.2178 is that? 703.0820 488 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 703.0820 (pause 0.12) 703.1988 489 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 703.1988 What are you listening to? 704.3232 490 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 704.3232 (pause 0.43) 704.7503 491 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 704.7503 So, it- it's definitely a- a connector I think for- for folks in this area. 708.7850 492 DCB_int_01 708.7817 Who's your favorite group? 709.7159 493 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 709.7059 710.0463 494 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 710.5100 Rare Essence is my favorite group. 711.9948 495 DCB_int_01 712.3118 Rare Essence, tell me about them. 713.5905 496 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 713.6439 713.7540 497 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 713.7540 (pause 0.44) 714.1911 498 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 714.1911 Rare Essence is, um, a very well known go go band. They've had some commercial success. 719.2268 499 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 719.2268 (pause 0.42) 719.6439 500 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 719.6439 I- not as much as Chuck Brown. He's been the biggest, um, 722.4566 501 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 722.4566 (pause 0.53) 722.9872 502 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 722.9872 crossover 723.8013 503 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 723.8013 (pause 0.12) 723.9181 504 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 723.9181 act that we've had in that genre. 725.7207 505 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 725.7207 (pause 0.49) 726.2145 506 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 726.2145 Um, but Rare Essence is kind of what I would consider grown and sexy. 729.4076 507 DCB_int_01 729.8221 Mm-hm, [mm.] 730.4534 508 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 729.9589 [It's not] as rough 731.5071 509 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 731.9175 as the new go go music is and, you know, it's just kind of chill so it fit my personality. 736.7122 510 DCB_int_01 737.2369 Cool. 737.6272 511 DCB_int_01 737.6272 (pause 0.32) 737.9442 512 DCB_int_01 737.9442 My, um, boyfriend loves, uh, 740.0896 513 DCB_int_01 740.0896 (pause 0.51) 740.6035 514 DCB_int_01 740.6035 I think it's Backyard. 741.8613 515 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 742.3260 Backyard. 743.0530 516 DCB_int_01 743.0567 And 743.8641 517 DCB_int_01 743.8641 (pause 0.44) 744.3079 518 DCB_int_01 744.3079 the What Band. 745.1954 519 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 745.2555 Okay. 745.6225 520 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 745.6225 (pause 0.18) 745.7993 521 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 745.7993 Mm-hm. 746.1230 522 DCB_int_01 746.0696 And so I hear a lot of 748.1917 523 DCB_int_01 748.5529 that. All the time. 749.8441 524 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 749.8408 /Well that-/ we'll have to go out to a go go, /RD-NAME-2/. 752.1831 525 DCB_int_01 752.4099 Okay, we gon- we- 753.4042 526 DCB_int_01 753.4042 (pause 0.20) 753.6078 527 DCB_int_01 753.6078 we're gonna do it. Let's- let- we need to plan a date. 755.7807 528 DCB_int_01 755.7807 (pause 0.22) 756.0043 529 DCB_int_01 756.0043 And 756.8417 530 DCB_int_01 756.8417 (pause 0.27) 757.1120 531 DCB_int_01 757.1120 we gonna do it. 757.6403 532 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 757.7026 I [need you-] I need you to get the whole experience. 759.8025 533 DCB_int_01 757.9261 [/We gonna-/] 758.1997 534 DCB_int_01 759.8914 The whole- okay, what's the whole experience? Do I need to wear the boots and- 762.6983 535 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 762.7717 No, [I mean], the whole experience, it's just the music is intoxicating and I think because it's so percussion driven. 768.6382 536 DCB_int_01 763.2922 [Okay.] 763.6392 537 DCB_int_01 768.7650 Mm-hm. 769.1365 538 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 769.1087 It just- 769.8227 539 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 770.8137 it almost to me is like 772.3552 540 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 772.3552 (pause 0.38) 772.7364 541 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 772.7364 African drums. Like it just- 774.3379 542 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 774.3379 (pause 0.70) 775.0419 543 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 775.0419 it touches your soul. I can't really explain it, it's something you have to experience. 778.8305 544 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 778.8305 (pause 0.28) 779.1067 545 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 779.1067 And once you experience it, 780.3880 546 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 780.3880 (pause 0.19) 780.5782 547 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 780.5782 you'll get it. 781.1554 548 DCB_int_01 781.3122 Where are the top- like, where are some good go go spots? 783.5811 549 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 783.6345 Now that I don't know because I'm not a clubby anymore. 786.8985 550 DCB_int_01 786.9886 /Oh/. 787.1621 551 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 787.3389 Um, I'm a ex-wife and so I was really domestic for a long period of time and I just- 791.5738 552 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 791.5738 (pause 0.30) 791.8775 553 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 791.8775 I don't go out as much as I used to. 793.3186 554 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 793.3186 (pause 0.28) 793.6025 555 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 793.6025 But I do know that Adams Morgan was really popular 796.4063 556 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 796.4063 (pause 0.33) 796.7397 557 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 796.7397 for different go go bands. And they play all over, 798.7750 558 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 798.7750 (pause 0.15) 798.9252 559 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 798.9252 um, all over the city and Maryland, so. 800.7836 560 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 800.7836 (pause 0.42) 801.2007 561 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 801.2007 It's just a matter of going on the website and checking it out. But I think we should do it. 804.2845 562 DCB_int_01 804.3479 We should- 804.6616 563 DCB_int_01 804.6616 (pause 0.28) 804.9452 564 DCB_int_01 804.9452 I- we- 805.4390 565 DCB_int_01 805.4390 (pause 0.26) 805.6959 566 DCB_int_01 805.6959 one night we were in U- we were on U Street, we were having dinner, 809.1566 567 DCB_int_01 809.1566 (pause 0.91) 810.0677 568 DCB_int_01 810.0677 and we walked into, 811.7226 569 DCB_int_01 811.7226 (pause 0.42) 812.1463 570 DCB_int_01 812.1463 um, I can't remember the name of the lounge. 814.7631 571 DCB_int_01 814.7631 (pause 0.47) 815.2369 572 DCB_int_01 815.2369 It's across from Ben's Chili Bowl but I can't remember the name. 817.6359 573 DCB_int_01 817.6359 (pause 0.36) 817.9962 574 DCB_int_01 817.9962 And they had a go go band. And I lo- We went ins- Marlee? 821.3603 575 DCB_int_01 821.3603 (pause 0.10) 821.4571 576 DCB_int_01 821.4571 Marlee and- 822.3012 577 DCB_int_01 822.3012 (pause 0.18) 822.4814 578 DCB_int_01 822.4814 I can't remember the name of the group but it's Marlee something. 824.9572 579 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 824.9805 Mm-hm. 825.2850 580 DCB_int_01 825.3475 And so we went back the next week to hear her sing. I mean, she was really good. It was- they were a really good group. 830.0684 581 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 830.0863 Okay. 830.3933 582 DCB_int_01 830.5134 Um, 831.0672 583 DCB_int_01 831.0672 (pause 0.31) 831.3809 584 DCB_int_01 831.3809 so I- I did enjoy them. 833.1901 585 DCB_int_01 833.1901 (pause 0.39) 833.5805 586 DCB_int_01 833.5805 Um, 834.1844 587 DCB_int_01 834.1844 (pause 0.46) 834.6416 588 DCB_int_01 834.6416 So go go e- I'm- it's growing on me. When I was here for college it- I was like, [mm.] 839.8808 589 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 838.7530 [What is that?] 839.5091 590 DCB_int_01 840.1344 But now it's like, okay, okay lemme get some [congos going.] 844.0816 591 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 843.1440 [Yeah.] 843.9800 592 DCB_int_01 844.4895 Um, so I- I feel you on the go [go, I do.] 847.2809 593 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 846.7083 [And they do a lot] of covers, they cover a lot of [like], R and B songs, 850.4249 594 DCB_int_01 848.9071 [Mm-hm.] 849.2441 595 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 850.8064 um, that you hear on the radio, and so 852.7550 596 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 852.7550 (pause 0.47) 853.2288 597 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 853.2288 that makes it a little relatable for folks that have never heard of it. 855.9848 598 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 855.9848 (pause 0.11) 856.0949 599 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 856.0949 Because you- 856.4995 600 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 856.4995 (pause 0.29) 856.7897 601 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 856.7897 you do know the song, so. 858.0410 602 DCB_int_01 858.4714 Right. 858.7776 603 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 859.0486 I think there are really some talented people. 860.7503 604 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 860.7503 (pause 0.15) 860.9004 605 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 860.9004 Um, and I really- 861.7716 606 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 861.7716 (pause 0.24) 862.0123 607 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 862.0123 I'm surprised that it didn't take off 863.5638 608 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 863.5638 (pause 0.17) 863.7373 609 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 863.7373 the way that I thought it would have, because it's- 865.5424 610 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 865.5424 (pause 0.40) 865.9395 611 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 865.9395 it's really, uh, a unique genre of music. And even though I know it's just 869.7340 612 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 869.7340 (pause 0.38) 870.1177 613 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 870.1177 kind of a Washin- Washington DC area thing, 872.9671 614 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 872.9671 (pause 0.43) 873.3942 615 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 873.3942 when I've let other people hear it from other- you know, other regions they- they've k- enjoyed it, so. 878.0428 616 DCB_int_01 879.0472 It- it- like I said, it grew on me. Like, I- I do enjoy- Especially like some of the nice, subtle 884.0463 617 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 884.1096 [Mm-hm.] 884.5624 618 DCB_int_01 884.2464 [go go] music, [I really] enjoy like just listening like, okay, [/?/] 888.2378 619 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 884.9671 [Mm-hm.] 885.3175 620 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 885.3175 (pause 2.16) 887.4737 621 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 887.4737 [The jazzy-] the jazzy- I call it like, jazzy go go, I like that. 890.7836 622 DCB_int_01 890.8904 The jazzy [go go?] 891.8547 623 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 891.4910 [Mm-hm.] 891.8714 624 DCB_int_01 892.3126 So, um, yes 894.0143 625 DCB_int_01 894.0143 (pause 0.13) 894.1477 626 DCB_int_01 894.1477 that's a very good- 895.3581 627 DCB_int_01 895.3581 (pause 0.32) 895.6792 628 DCB_int_01 895.6792 Because I think about 896.7532 629 DCB_int_01 896.7532 (pause 0.12) 896.8737 630 DCB_int_01 896.8737 like /when/ this girl was singing and, um, she did like an Adele cover, 900.6049 631 DCB_int_01 900.6049 (pause 0.25) 900.8551 632 DCB_int_01 900.8551 and then she did, um, 902.6835 633 DCB_int_01 902.6835 (pause 0.59) 903.2774 634 DCB_int_01 903.2774 ah, what's that group? 904.4085 635 DCB_int_01 904.4085 (pause 0.94) 905.3470 636 DCB_int_01 905.3470 Ugh. 905.7173 637 DCB_int_01 905.7173 (pause 1.86) 907.5725 638 DCB_int_01 907.5725 Mm. 907.8627 639 DCB_int_01 907.8627 (pause 0.36) 908.2231 640 DCB_int_01 908.2231 Mm mm, it was a popul- Oh, 909.9848 641 DCB_int_01 909.9848 (pause 0.15) 910.1358 642 DCB_int_01 910.1358 anyway. 910.5529 643 DCB_int_01 910.5529 (pause 0.27) 910.8231 644 DCB_int_01 910.8231 But it was like she just- it was a mix. And then they did an original song, 913.9161 645 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 913.9061 [Mm-hm.] 914.3139 646 DCB_int_01 914.1297 [to kind of] spice it up, you know, so people would not be like- Cause me, I wouldn't know their [music.] 918.5314 647 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 918.3646 [Mm-hm.] 918.7850 648 DCB_int_01 918.8184 But they mixed it up. And then like, some I've heard like they do like some hip-hop [covers and then] they do- 923.4237 649 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 922.3193 [Oh yeah.] 922.7706 650 DCB_int_01 923.6873 and then they'll flow into their [thing. And I'm like], okay I can get down with this. [We went out to a-] 927.9281 651 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 925.0052 [Mm-hm.] 925.5491 652 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 925.5491 (pause 1.62) 927.1707 653 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 927.1707 [It's unique.] 927.9094 654 DCB_int_01 928.4161 like a little 929.2215 655 DCB_int_01 929.2215 (pause 0.35) 929.5705 656 DCB_int_01 929.5705 club 930.2779 657 DCB_int_01 930.2779 (pause 0.24) 930.5181 658 DCB_int_01 930.5181 lounge place. 931.4657 659 DCB_int_01 931.4657 (pause 0.44) 931.9095 660 DCB_int_01 931.9095 And it was really really fun. 933.1640 661 DCB_int_01 933.1640 (pause 0.36) 933.5252 662 DCB_int_01 933.5252 Like it was like, okay this is [not too bad], it's- alright I can- I can vibe with- It wasn't- you know, cause it wasn't like 938.7036 663 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 935.1768 [It's okay.] 935.9609 664 DCB_int_01 938.8504 ten year olds either. 939.5426 665 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 939.5277 Exactly. 940.2025 666 DCB_int_01 940.3627 And I 940.7163 667 DCB_int_01 940.7163 (pause 0.11) 940.8298 668 DCB_int_01 940.8298 w- am glad it was like, adult, it was like over [twenty-five, and it] wasn't like, the little- 944.8115 669 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 943.3589 [Okay.] 943.7390 670 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 945.2474 Teeny boppers. [] 946.3794 671 DCB_int_01 946.2225 [Right.] Cause that can be mm, [you know.] 948.3212 672 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 948.0977 [It's a] little nerve wracking. 949.2694 673 DCB_int_01 949.2888 It is. So besides- Okay, so, 950.8170 674 DCB_int_01 950.8170 (pause 0.71) 951.5299 675 DCB_int_01 951.5299 951.6253 676 DCB_int_01 951.6253 (pause 0.11) 951.7312 677 DCB_int_01 951.7312 um, 952.1316 678 DCB_int_01 952.1316 (pause 0.33) 952.4594 679 DCB_int_01 952.4594 you talked about Union Station and now we talked about go go and now we gotta set a go go date. 956.5134 680 DCB_int_01 956.5134 (pause 0.29) 956.8003 681 DCB_int_01 956.8003 Um, 957.4376 682 DCB_int_01 957.4376 (pause 0.56) 958.0015 683 DCB_int_01 958.0015 what are some of the like 959.4170 684 DCB_int_01 959.4170 (pause 0.21) 959.6306 685 DCB_int_01 959.6306 rest- Cause DC has like, fifty million restaurants. What are your favorite restaurants even growing up as a kid and even now? 966.7817 686 DCB_int_01 966.7817 (pause 0.36) 967.1420 687 DCB_int_01 967.1420 [Or places] to hang out 968.2856 688 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 967.1988 [Um], 967.6359 689 DCB_int_01 968.5801 and eat? 968.9571 690 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 969.3075 as a kid 970.0782 691 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 970.0782 (pause 1.33) 971.4037 692 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 971.4037 I had an allowance, so McDonald's. 973.2421 693 DCB_int_01 973.4857 [] 974.6802 694 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 974.1463 [As an adult] The Oceanaire when someone else is paying. 976.7931 695 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 977.2602 Um, 977.7812 696 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 977.7812 (pause 0.13) 977.9142 697 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 977.9142 and- a- I- you know, I really- 979.1921 698 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 979.1921 (pause 0.15) 979.3389 699 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 979.3389 Morton's, Morton's Steakhouse 981.0272 700 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 981.0272 (pause 0.37) 981.3942 701 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 981.3942 was a favorite, Ruth Chris is a favorite. 983.7539 702 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 983.7539 (pause 0.46) 984.2145 703 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 984.2145 Um, The Oceanaire, of course Ben's Chili Bowl. 987.2892 704 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 987.2892 (pause 0.73) 988.0157 705 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 988.0157 Oh, 988.2926 706 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 988.2926 (pause 0.20) 988.4961 707 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 988.4961 right down the street, Horse and Dickie, 990.1377 708 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 990.1377 (pause 0.33) 990.4647 709 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 990.4647 which is the famous fish spot that 992.4166 710 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 992.4166 (pause 0.64) 993.0606 711 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 993.0606 they used to have a line wrapped around two blocks just for 996.0390 712 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 996.0390 (pause 0.37) 996.4047 713 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 996.4047 a fish sandwich because they were that good, 998.5301 714 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 998.5301 (pause 0.52) 999.0539 715 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 999.0539 um, at one point. 1000.1830 716 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1000.1830 (pause 0.26) 1000.4394 717 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1000.4394 So we have like little hole in the wall spots that are really really popular, 1003.6325 718 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1003.6325 (pause 0.54) 1004.1697 719 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1004.1697 um, in the city. And then, you know, some I would say four, five star restaurants that are actually nice too, so. 1009.3174 720 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1009.3174 (pause 0.40) 1009.7193 721 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1009.7193 It just really depends on the mood for me 1011.6420 722 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1011.6420 (pause 0.27) 1011.9089 723 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1011.9089 as far as, you know, what I want. But 1013.6606 724 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1013.6606 (pause 0.49) 1014.1511 725 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1014.1511 I know that I can go to a mom and pop and really get some great food in DC. 1017.8280 726 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1017.8280 (pause 0.38) 1018.2058 727 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1018.2058 I- it's almost like New York because it's a lot of variety, 1020.8368 728 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1020.8368 (pause 0.11) 1020.9452 729 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1020.9452 um, 1021.3222 730 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1021.3222 (pause 0.19) 1021.5091 731 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1021.5091 as far as food. 1022.4300 732 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1022.4300 (pause 1.04) 1023.4676 733 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1023.4676 So those are my favorites but I'm- I'm so open, I'll go anywhere. 1027.3022 734 DCB_int_01 1027.4724 So let me ask you this because I- I've heard about this Horse and Dickie, I've never had food from there. 1032.3212 735 DCB_int_01 1032.3212 (pause 0.56) 1032.8851 736 DCB_int_01 1032.8851 Um, 1033.4991 737 DCB_int_01 1033.4991 (pause 1.10) 1034.6001 738 DCB_int_01 1034.6001 where are some other- So, besides them cause I know they're very [close. People] from the office still get stuff from [there, right?] 1039.6425 739 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1037.5438 [Mm-hm.] 1037.9227 740 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1037.9227 (pause 1.31) 1039.2321 741 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1039.2321 [Oh yeah], 1039.6066 742 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1039.7793 oh yeah. 1040.1363 743 DCB_int_01 1040.2865 And then where are some other 1041.9014 744 DCB_int_01 1041.9014 (pause 0.19) 1042.0891 745 DCB_int_01 1042.0891 like kind of- 1043.0266 746 DCB_int_01 1043.0266 (pause 0.16) 1043.1835 747 DCB_int_01 1043.1835 Cause I like the little hole in the walls, I think that's the best experience. 1046.7608 748 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1046.7670 Keith and Sons, um. 1048.3919 749 DCB_int_01 1048.6396 Where's that? 1049.0533 750 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1049.3002 That's actually in Seat Pleasant near my house on MLK, which is probably 1052.8804 751 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1052.8804 (pause 0.14) 1053.0239 752 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1053.0239 two miles from here. 1053.8656 753 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1053.8656 (pause 0.41) 1054.2726 754 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1054.2726 Um, they've been in business for about 1055.6773 755 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1055.6773 (pause 0.15) 1055.8308 756 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1055.8308 thirty years. 1056.7316 757 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1056.7316 (pause 0.87) 1057.6058 758 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1057.6058 Um, so I actually grew up on them, I would walk up to Keith and Sons. And they do soul food. 1061.9142 759 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1061.9142 (pause 0.40) 1062.3179 760 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1062.3179 They're very very popular, 1063.7326 761 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1063.7326 (pause 0.23) 1063.9628 762 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1063.9628 um, in the area as well. 1065.3075 763 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1065.3075 (pause 0.13) 1065.4409 764 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1065.4409 Kind of like Horse and Dickie 1066.9666 765 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1066.9666 (pause 0.35) 1067.3136 766 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1067.3136 are with fish they are with soul food. 1070.0196 767 DCB_int_01 1070.0763 Mm-hm. 1070.3781 768 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1070.6035 Um, Levi's is another soul food spot. 1073.1450 769 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1073.1450 (pause 0.38) 1073.5205 770 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1073.5205 Um, and then of course we have the carry outs, we have our Chinese carry outs that we love. 1077.1774 771 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1077.1774 (pause 0.66) 1077.8380 772 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1077.8380 Um, 1078.3485 773 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1078.3485 (pause 0.52) 1078.8665 774 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1078.8665 that are on every corner. 1080.0449 775 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1080.0449 (pause 0.85) 1080.8951 776 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1080.8951 [] 1081.6959 777 DCB_int_01 1081.2722 [Two on] some [corners.] 1082.5522 778 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1082.1230 [Yeah], sometimes [two on one corner.] 1083.9981 779 DCB_int_01 1083.0739 [] 1083.8959 780 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1084.5362 Um, and it's- so I really would say like growing up, those are the places that I would go because it was inexpensive. So I probably would go to 1090.4528 781 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1090.4528 (pause 0.38) 1090.8331 782 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1090.8331 Like a Keith and Sons and go grab 1092.6349 783 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1092.6349 (pause 0.31) 1092.9452 784 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1092.9452 a burger as opposed to McDonald's because it was like a real burger. Like, 1096.3962 785 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1096.3962 (pause 0.28) 1096.6730 786 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1096.6730 a house burger. If you ever seen Eddie Murphy Raw. 1098.7416 787 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1098.7416 (pause 0.41) 1099.1487 788 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1099.1487 [Like a house] burger. 1099.8727 789 DCB_int_01 1099.1487 [Mm-mm.] 1099.5318 790 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1100.3232 You gotta wa- 1100.7636 791 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1100.7636 (pause 0.38) 1101.1406 792 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1101.1406 [I'm'a get] you hip, /RD-NAME-2/. 1102.0215 793 DCB_int_01 1101.1840 [I'm sor-] 1101.4855 794 DCB_int_01 1102.0816 I'm sorry, I'm 1102.7831 795 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1102.8898 Like, 1103.1366 796 DCB_int_01 1103.1468 [/inaudible/] 1104.5114 797 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1103.3136 a house burger. 1104.2941 798 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1104.5715 A burger that your mom makes that she put- 1106.2985 799 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1106.2985 (pause 0.45) 1106.7436 800 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1106.7436 puts eggs in it 1107.7120 801 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1107.7120 (pause 1.00) 1108.7097 802 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1108.7097 and onions and 1109.5639 803 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1109.5639 (pause 0.31) 1109.8775 804 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1109.8775 like a homemade 1111.0119 805 DCB_int_01 1111.3889 [Like-] 1111.7924 806 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1111.5091 [burger.] 1112.0778 807 DCB_int_01 1112.3766 yes like- 1113.0973 808 DCB_int_01 1113.0973 (pause 0.10) 1113.1940 809 DCB_int_01 1113.1940 Okay. 1113.6278 810 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1113.8714 Like one of those burgers. So if you just want that- that down home 1117.4757 811 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1117.4757 (pause 0.43) 1117.9028 812 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1117.9028 grandma just cooked dinner sort of feel you would go to Kei- you definitely would go to Keith and Sons. 1121.9342 813 DCB_int_01 1122.7650 Hm. 1123.0074 814 DCB_int_01 1123.0074 (pause 1.67) 1124.6769 815 DCB_int_01 1124.6769 So d- okay, so most of your experience probably was in, 1127.5171 816 DCB_int_01 1127.5171 (pause 1.00) 1128.5214 817 DCB_int_01 1128.5214 um, PG, 1129.2978 818 DCB_int_01 1129.2978 (pause 0.13) 1129.4256 819 DCB_int_01 1129.4256 [Prince George's] and DC. 1131.1652 820 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1129.4390 [Mm-hm.] 1129.8555 821 DCB_int_01 1131.2975 Were you- did you do a lot of dabbling in northern Virginia? 1133.8908 822 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1133.9809 No. 1134.2291 823 DCB_int_01 1134.7683 No? 1135.0519 824 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1135.5091 It was kind of unspoken that you did not go into Virginia. 1138.8632 825 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1138.8632 (pause 0.17) 1139.0333 826 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1139.0333 Um, 1139.6139 827 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1139.6139 (pause 0.15) 1139.7674 828 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1139.7674 Virginia is- 1140.6582 829 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1140.6582 (pause 0.55) 1141.2121 830 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1141.2121 was a little different than Maryland and DC in terms of young black folks hanging out. 1145.7607 831 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1145.7607 (pause 0.48) 1146.2378 832 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1146.2378 You would get- 1146.8778 833 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1146.8778 (pause 0.14) 1147.0219 834 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1147.0219 it was a lot of racial profiling. 1148.4659 835 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1148.4659 (pause 0.26) 1148.7236 836 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1148.7236 Um, even in the malls, like Pentagon City, 1150.9933 837 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1150.9933 (pause 0.55) 1151.5405 838 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1151.5405 or, um, 1152.5148 839 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1152.5148 (pause 0.96) 1153.4724 840 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1153.4724 I forget the other mall that's- 1154.7936 841 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1154.7936 (pause 0.12) 1154.9104 842 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1154.9104 that's in Alexandria. But it was a lot of racial profiling in Alexandria, and we just did- we did not hang out there. 1160.5100 843 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1160.5100 (pause 0.44) 1160.9538 844 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1160.9538 Once I got older, 1162.2324 845 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1162.2324 (pause 0.21) 1162.4461 846 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1162.4461 and I had a car, you know, I would drive, but as a teenager on the subway, 1165.8060 847 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1165.8060 (pause 0.40) 1166.2031 848 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1166.2031 going to northern Virginia you just didn't do it. 1167.8981 849 DCB_int_01 1168.0424 So are there boun- Like, DC you- I know you talked a lot it's like it's neighborhoods, but are there boundaries like, 1172.4867 850 DCB_int_01 1172.4867 (pause 0.37) 1172.8604 851 DCB_int_01 1172.8604 are there very clear boundaries? 1174.6763 852 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1175.0867 It- well, one thing about- this is just Washington DC, 1178.7736 853 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1178.7736 (pause 0.38) 1179.1507 854 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1179.1507 for a person that lived in Maryland, 1180.5695 855 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1180.5695 (pause 0.10) 1180.6730 856 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1180.6730 if you a Washingtonian you would stay way out in Maryland. For some reason, 1184.2097 857 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1184.2097 (pause 0.54) 1184.7469 858 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1184.7469 people that lived in DC during the time that I grew up thought that Maryland was just this far place. 1189.5958 859 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1189.5958 (pause 0.42) 1190.0129 860 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1190.0129 And then I'm like, I'm from Seat Pleasant like I can literally spit from my house to your houses, like, 1194.2879 861 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1194.2879 (pause 0.39) 1194.6749 862 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1194.6749 just that one line, just that boundary line. 1196.7936 863 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1196.7936 (pause 0.26) 1197.0572 864 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1197.0572 So for me, it was kind of acceptable. 1198.9165 865 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1198.9165 (pause 0.28) 1199.1935 866 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1199.1935 But maybe for a person that lived in Bowie like where I went to high school, they really didn't go into DC because 1203.8447 867 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1203.8447 (pause 0.28) 1204.1224 868 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1204.1224 to them it was dangerous. 1205.9075 869 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1205.9075 (pause 0.59) 1206.5014 870 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1206.5014 Um, and then DC they didn't go into- they didn't go out maybe past Landover 1210.7564 871 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1210.7564 (pause 0.24) 1210.9966 872 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1210.9966 because of public transportation. How would they get there? They didn't have a car. 1213.9037 873 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1213.9037 (pause 0.31) 1214.2164 874 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1214.2164 Their parents didn't have cars, so we rely heavily on public transportation. 1217.8875 875 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1217.8875 (pause 0.29) 1218.1744 876 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1218.1744 And if a bus didn't go there, neither did you. 1220.0396 877 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1220.0396 (pause 0.78) 1220.8237 878 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1220.8237 And that was kind [of the-] 1221.6445 879 DCB_int_01 1221.2774 [Hm.] 1221.6278 880 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1221.9856 the unspoken rule. 1223.1234 881 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1223.1234 (pause 0.57) 1223.6973 882 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1223.6973 Um, and then certain places you just did not go 1225.7193 883 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1225.7193 (pause 0.10) 1225.8194 884 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1225.8194 like, you know, in DC in the nineties. 1227.4810 885 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1227.4810 (pause 0.46) 1227.9381 886 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1227.9381 Um, I would say I lost probably seventeen friends to- to- 1232.2464 887 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1232.2464 (pause 0.16) 1232.4066 888 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1232.4066 gun violence, to street violence. 1234.0657 889 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1234.0657 (pause 0.63) 1234.6963 890 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1234.6963 And certain neighborhoods you just did not go in for any reason 1238.5853 891 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1238.5853 (pause 0.28) 1238.8604 892 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1238.8604 at all. 1239.3842 893 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1239.3842 (pause 0.13) 1239.5177 894 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1239.5177 It was just that dangerous. 1240.6763 895 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1240.6763 (pause 0.49) 1241.1668 896 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1241.1668 And I ca- I do see a change, um, 1243.1120 897 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1243.1120 (pause 0.44) 1243.5491 898 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1243.5491 in that which is a good thing, 1244.8552 899 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1244.8552 (pause 0.50) 1245.3509 900 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1245.3509 as far as the crime in- in these neighborhoods where you can't even walk into a neighborhood without, 1249.9361 901 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1249.9361 (pause 0.44) 1250.3732 902 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1250.3732 you know, 1250.9538 903 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1250.9538 (pause 0.11) 1251.0606 904 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1251.0606 a person harassing you like, why are you here, who are you here to see? 1254.3466 905 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1254.3466 (pause 0.40) 1254.7416 906 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1254.7416 So that whole 1256.2495 907 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1256.2495 (pause 0.87) 1257.1240 908 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1257.1240 I guess, um, 1258.0882 909 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1258.0882 (pause 0.82) 1258.9065 910 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1258.9065 era has kind of died off which is 1260.6315 911 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1260.6315 (pause 0.39) 1261.0186 912 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1261.0186 a good thing, because DC was very very dangerous at one point. 1264.0644 913 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1264.0644 (pause 0.26) 1264.3293 914 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1264.3293 It really was. 1264.9799 915 DCB_int_01 1264.9933 So do you feel like- You said you lost about seventeen [friends, and then] do you feel like there was every a time where you were like, oh my god this is it, I'm gonna die? 1271.6985 916 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1267.7159 [Mm-hm.] 1268.0279 917 DCB_int_01 1271.8107 [Or so-] 1272.1852 918 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1271.8875 [Uh-huh.] 1272.3413 919 DCB_int_01 1272.5348 and- 1272.7089 920 DCB_int_01 1272.7089 (pause 0.16) 1272.8718 921 DCB_int_01 1272.8718 Tell me about it. 1273.2755 922 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1273.2521 Absolutely. 1273.9462 923 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1274.0830 Um, 1274.6368 924 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1274.6368 (pause 0.85) 1275.4877 925 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1275.4877 I was in a car 1276.3207 926 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1276.3207 (pause 0.35) 1276.6696 927 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1276.6696 with some friends 1277.7907 928 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1277.7907 (pause 0.13) 1277.9175 929 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1277.9175 and we were in a neighborhood, you know, just kind of hanging out. 1280.8537 930 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1280.8537 (pause 0.56) 1281.4184 931 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1281.4184 And 1282.0624 932 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1282.0624 (pause 0.24) 1282.2993 933 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1282.2993 all of a sudden, 1283.2107 934 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1283.2107 (pause 0.31) 1283.5238 935 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1283.5238 you know, it was just like, gunfire. 1284.9585 936 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1284.9585 (pause 0.62) 1285.5791 937 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1285.5791 And I'm thinking it's like maybe a- Cause it sounds like a firecracker. 1288.4319 938 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1288.4319 (pause 0.37) 1288.8064 939 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1288.8064 But 1289.2569 940 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1289.2569 (pause 0.39) 1289.6473 941 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1289.6473 not that many firecrackers. 1291.4523 942 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1291.4523 (pause 0.40) 1291.8494 943 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1291.8494 And so I'm ducking, I'm like telling my girlfriend, you know, we need to duck. And at that moment, 1296.2095 944 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1296.2095 (pause 0.35) 1296.5615 945 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1296.5615 I think kind of changed my life and the- and the course of my life 1299.7946 946 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1299.7946 (pause 0.46) 1300.2526 947 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1300.2526 because I used to like hanging out like with bad guys. But 1303.1120 948 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1303.1120 (pause 0.16) 1303.2755 949 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1303.2755 after that night 1304.5200 950 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1304.5200 (pause 0.52) 1305.0372 951 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1305.0372 of experiencing that where I literally thought, 1307.6773 952 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1307.6773 (pause 0.28) 1307.9609 953 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1307.9609 I don't know where these bullets are coming from, I don't know where they're- 1310.5972 954 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1310.5972 (pause 0.57) 1311.1707 955 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1311.1707 who they're directed to, 1312.4384 956 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1312.4384 (pause 0.26) 1312.6963 957 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1312.6963 but I know that I'm in the middle of it and I should not be, I really don't have a reason to be here, why am I here? 1317.0773 958 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1317.0773 (pause 0.41) 1317.4910 959 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1317.4910 And so I started to question myself 1319.2659 960 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1319.2659 (pause 0.32) 1319.5872 961 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1319.5872 and the direction that my life was going in, and it was kind of like a turn around point, 1322.9538 962 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1322.9538 (pause 0.54) 1323.4977 963 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1323.4977 [uh, for me.] 1324.3706 964 DCB_int_01 1323.5143 [How old were you?] 1324.3706 965 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1324.7430 Like sixteen. 1325.4204 966 DCB_int_01 1325.8575 Mm. 1326.1346 967 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1326.4814 /Up/ like sixteen and- 1327.5324 968 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1327.5324 (pause 0.31) 1327.8461 969 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1327.8461 Because it was cool to hang out in DC even though I was from Maryland 1331.0300 970 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1331.0300 (pause 0.44) 1331.4737 971 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1331.4737 and know like /??/ right there on the District line, hanging out in DC was cool. 1335.8547 972 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1335.8547 (pause 0.30) 1336.1558 973 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1336.1558 DC kids were cooler. 1337.7207 974 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1337.7207 (pause 0.56) 1338.2812 975 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1338.2812 Um, they- they could stay out later, they dressed different. They had, you know, more freedom 1342.9566 976 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1342.9566 (pause 0.43) 1343.3870 977 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1343.3870 than we did. And so hanging out in DC was like the thing to do, but it was just so dangerous in the nineties. 1349.3837 978 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1349.3837 (pause 0.40) 1349.7807 979 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1349.7807 So it is a blessing 1350.9385 980 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1350.9385 (pause 0.20) 1351.1387 981 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1351.1387 that I am still here and able to- 1353.0639 982 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1353.0639 (pause 0.41) 1353.4776 983 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1353.4776 to talk about it because a lot of my friends are not. 1355.8403 984 DCB_int_01 1356.6983 So do you feel like- 1357.9101 985 DCB_int_01 1357.9101 (pause 1.31) 1359.2207 986 DCB_int_01 1359.2207 Okay, so that was kind of the 1360.5821 987 DCB_int_01 1360.5821 (pause 0.13) 1360.7130 988 DCB_int_01 1360.7130 like, 1360.9713 989 DCB_int_01 1360.9713 (pause 0.28) 1361.2535 990 DCB_int_01 1361.2535 whoa moment. What do you feel like has been your 1363.2679 991 DCB_int_01 1363.2679 (pause 0.43) 1363.7026 992 DCB_int_01 1363.7026 like, most 1364.3629 993 DCB_int_01 1364.3629 (pause 0.23) 1364.5968 994 DCB_int_01 1364.5968 fondest memory growing up 1366.1091 995 DCB_int_01 1366.1091 (pause 0.29) 1366.3994 996 DCB_int_01 1366.3994 in this area. Because, I mean, even though they have that- 1368.2979 997 DCB_int_01 1368.2979 (pause 0.12) 1368.4147 998 DCB_int_01 1368.4147 you know we have the- 1369.0253 999 DCB_int_01 1369.0253 (pause 0.12) 1369.1487 1000 DCB_int_01 1369.1487 the bad [memories, the scary] memories, 1370.7302 1001 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1369.8894 [Uh-huh.] 1370.2198 1002 DCB_int_01 1370.9538 there are still all the good ones that kind of like make you smile [and just-] 1374.3312 1003 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1373.9108 [Oh yeah], I'm smiling now, I'm thinking about the skating ring, I'm thinking about, 1377.4309 1004 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1377.8146 you know, just going to the go gos and, um, 1380.6082 1005 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1380.6082 (pause 0.30) 1380.9051 1006 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1380.9051 hanging out with my friends and then, 1382.6935 1007 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1382.6935 (pause 0.27) 1382.9605 1008 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1382.9605 you know, 1383.4376 1009 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1383.4376 (pause 0.15) 1383.5877 1010 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1383.5877 the band members in the go gos. It was kind of the it thing to- if you knew a band member. And that [means that] 1388.2665 1011 DCB_int_01 1387.9228 [Mm.] 1388.2631 1012 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1388.5200 they would shout you out, or it was kind of like a- um, 1390.9399 1013 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1390.9399 (pause 0.40) 1391.3369 1014 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1391.3369 an acceptance sort of thing. 1392.5615 1015 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1392.5615 (pause 0.33) 1392.8951 1016 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1392.8951 And I had that, and I was very popular 1394.6869 1017 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1394.6869 (pause 0.17) 1394.8604 1018 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1394.8604 growing up. 1395.3275 1019 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1395.3275 (pause 0.29) 1395.6178 1020 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1395.6178 So I'm just, you know, reminiscing in my head about 1397.8708 1021 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1397.8708 (pause 0.33) 1398.2011 1022 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1398.2011 just those little days where, you know, like I said, we may have walked to the swimming pool 1401.7279 1023 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1401.7279 (pause 0.51) 1402.2350 1024 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1402.2350 and hung out and had fun, and- and we weren't scared. 1404.7884 1025 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1404.7884 (pause 0.15) 1404.9385 1026 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1404.9385 You know, and we- it was actually just enjoying a childhood, 1407.3775 1027 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1407.3775 (pause 0.13) 1407.5043 1028 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1407.5043 so. 1407.7332 1029 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1407.7332 (pause 0.37) 1408.0982 1030 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1408.0982 There's definitely some good memories, um, as well as bad. 1410.9318 1031 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1410.9318 (pause 0.13) 1411.0620 1032 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1411.0620 And more- more good than bad. 1412.2231 1033 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1412.2231 (pause 0.40) 1412.6235 1034 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1412.6235 [More good than-] 1413.3253 1035 DCB_int_01 1412.7903 [Oh that's always] good. 1413.6654 1036 DCB_int_01 1414.1450 So, 1414.4820 1037 DCB_int_01 1414.4820 (pause 0.99) 1415.4704 1038 DCB_int_01 1415.4704 now let's fast forward a little bit. So you were in the Army. 1418.0963 1039 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1418.1130 Mm-hm. 1418.4300 1040 DCB_int_01 1419.1640 And then so- um, 1420.9165 1041 DCB_int_01 1420.9165 (pause 0.26) 1421.1735 1042 DCB_int_01 1421.1735 how- 1421.5238 1043 DCB_int_01 1421.5238 (pause 0.34) 1421.8641 1044 DCB_int_01 1421.8641 what was the path after that? 1423.3386 1045 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1424.1297 After Army was marriage. I came home, 1426.9199 1046 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1426.9199 (pause 0.38) 1427.3002 1047 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1427.3002 actually my dad passed away and I came home. 1429.2722 1048 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1429.2722 (pause 0.16) 1429.4290 1049 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1429.4290 Um, I didn't re-enlist. 1430.4400 1050 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1430.4400 (pause 0.48) 1430.9171 1051 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1430.9171 Because as the oldest I just felt so responsible to come back and kind of be a leader to 1435.5991 1052 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1435.5991 (pause 0.49) 1436.0863 1053 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1436.0863 my younger siblings. Um, so I came back to the states, 1438.8431 1054 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1438.8431 (pause 0.50) 1439.3403 1055 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1439.3403 and, um, 1440.5048 1056 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1440.5048 (pause 0.55) 1441.0586 1057 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1441.0586 I got married. 1441.7326 1058 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1441.7326 (pause 0.84) 1442.5734 1059 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1442.5734 I married my high school sweetheart from /RD-NAME-4/ that played baseball. 1446.0710 1060 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1446.0710 (pause 0.68) 1446.7483 1061 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1446.7483 And, um, 1447.4457 1062 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1447.4457 (pause 0.24) 1447.6892 1063 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1447.6892 we bought a cleaning franchise, I was a business owner 1450.3058 1064 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1450.3058 (pause 0.65) 1450.9599 1065 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1450.9599 for a while. And, um, enjoying married life and just, 1454.5067 1066 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1454.5067 (pause 0.47) 1454.9805 1067 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1454.9805 you know, 1455.5378 1068 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1455.5378 (pause 0.48) 1456.0182 1069 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1456.0182 kind of putting down my own roots. 1457.6272 1070 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1457.6272 (pause 1.23) 1458.8584 1071 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1458.8584 Um, and unfortunately that n- didn't work out. 1461.1862 1072 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1461.1862 (pause 0.53) 1461.7154 1073 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1461.7154 And then after that I was just kind of in a- a period of like a hiatus, just like, what're you gonna do, what do you wanna do? 1468.1149 1074 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1468.1149 (pause 0.44) 1468.5595 1075 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1468.5595 And I always would talk to my ex-husband about me either starting a non-profit 1472.6001 1076 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1472.6001 (pause 0.47) 1473.0672 1077 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1473.0672 or working for a non-profit. That's been like, my passion since 1476.8651 1078 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1476.8651 (pause 0.45) 1477.3155 1079 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1477.3155 I can remember, you know, just always being of service. Because like I said, that's 1481.2358 1080 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1481.2358 (pause 0.29) 1481.5271 1081 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1481.5271 coming from the neighborhood that I came from, joining the military, that's just what I've always done was give back. 1486.0357 1082 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1486.0357 (pause 0.73) 1486.7631 1083 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1486.7631 And, um, I felt that I really had a story to share 1490.0229 1084 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1490.0229 (pause 0.34) 1490.3632 1085 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1490.3632 with a lot of young girls. And then also to just show them that you can come from 1494.1888 1086 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1494.1888 (pause 0.38) 1494.5648 1087 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1494.5648 very humble beginnings but that doesn't mean that you have to be a product of your environment. 1498.8265 1088 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1498.8265 (pause 0.33) 1499.1568 1089 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1499.1568 And you can get out and, you know, you can join the military. 1501.8594 1090 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1501.8594 (pause 0.35) 1502.2131 1091 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1502.2131 Or you can get married, you don't have to just be, you know, 1504.9666 1092 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1504.9666 (pause 0.69) 1505.6606 1093 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1505.6606 a baby's mama. 1506.4313 1094 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1506.4313 (pause 0.14) 1506.5748 1095 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1506.5748 You know, you can be a wife. You can /?/ you can be a business owner. 1509.4843 1096 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1509.4843 (pause 0.32) 1509.8088 1097 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1509.8088 Even though all of these things didn't necessarily 1511.9342 1098 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1511.9342 (pause 0.27) 1512.2078 1099 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1512.2078 work for me, 1513.3489 1100 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1513.3489 (pause 0.27) 1513.6158 1101 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1513.6158 I was able to experience them. And I think that 1515.8513 1102 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1515.8513 (pause 0.73) 1516.5795 1103 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1516.5795 it makes me relatable. 1517.5772 1104 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1517.5772 (pause 0.89) 1518.4714 1105 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1518.4714 And then I got the job at the Boys and Girls Club, and 1520.4867 1106 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1520.4867 (pause 0.20) 1520.6902 1107 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1520.6902 here I am. 1521.2904 1108 DCB_int_01 1522.0716 So, 1522.5629 1109 DCB_int_01 1522.5629 (pause 1.17) 1523.7307 1110 DCB_int_01 1523.7307 1523.8408 1111 DCB_int_01 1523.8408 (pause 0.09) 1523.9342 1112 DCB_int_01 1523.9342 um, 1524.4814 1113 DCB_int_01 1524.4814 (pause 0.15) 1524.6349 1114 DCB_int_01 1524.6349 what do- okay, so what do you do at the Boys and Girls Club? Do you [like it?] 1528.1054 1115 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1527.6687 [] 1528.1016 1116 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1528.3126 1529.0233 1117 DCB_int_01 1529.4304 1529.7574 1118 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1529.7407 Sorry. 1530.3488 1119 DCB_int_01 1531.0653 [Tell me how you really] feel, okay. [] 1532.8670 1120 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1531.0853 [Um], 1531.6692 1121 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1531.6692 (pause 0.97) 1532.6402 1122 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1532.6402 [I] am the executive as- the executive administrative assistant to the regional vice presidents, 1537.6459 1123 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1538.2831 /RD-NAME-1/ and /RD-NAME-1/. 1539.0088 1124 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1539.0088 (pause 0.15) 1539.1573 1125 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1539.1573 Um, 1539.5811 1126 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1539.5811 (pause 0.46) 1540.0415 1127 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1540.0415 I love my job. 1540.8531 1128 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1540.8531 (pause 0.71) 1541.5672 1129 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1541.5672 I like that I'm making a difference even if it's from the background and not necessarily right 1546.1683 1130 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1546.1683 (pause 0.34) 1546.5095 1131 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1546.5095 out front and directly interacting with the children because what I do is very important 1550.8437 1132 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1550.8437 (pause 0.41) 1551.2541 1133 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1551.2541 in terms of, um, 1552.7864 1134 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1552.7864 (pause 0.19) 1552.9799 1135 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1552.9799 grants that we receive and- 1554.6182 1136 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1554.6182 (pause 0.49) 1555.1120 1137 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1555.1120 and how our board members, um, fundraise for us. So it's a very important job, it's highly stressful. 1560.2256 1138 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1560.2256 (pause 1.28) 1561.5057 1139 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1561.5057 Um, I love my coworkers. I think my work environment 1564.5262 1140 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1564.5262 (pause 0.81) 1565.3369 1141 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1565.3369 makes me work harder. 1567.3923 1142 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1567.3923 (pause 0.35) 1567.7460 1143 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1567.7460 Because I'm not just working hard by myself, I can look to my left or my right and see a person working 1572.8818 1144 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1572.8818 (pause 0.48) 1573.3589 1145 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1573.3589 equally as hard if not harder. 1575.1940 1146 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1575.1940 (pause 0.48) 1575.6778 1147 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1575.6778 Um, and it- it gives you a reason to get up in the morning because it's like, you're not doing it alone. 1580.3813 1148 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1580.3813 (pause 0.44) 1580.8203 1149 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1580.8203 And if you ever are in a position where you're drowning, the organization that I work for 1584.9952 1150 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1584.9952 (pause 0.45) 1585.4423 1151 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1585.4423 we help each other. 1586.3832 1152 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1586.3832 (pause 0.58) 1586.9671 1153 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1586.9671 I mean, and it's like, we help each other until we get it right. 1589.4737 1154 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1589.4737 (pause 0.37) 1589.8441 1155 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1589.8441 It's not like, okay I'm just gonna show you this and then I'm going back over to do my thing. No, I'm gonna stay there with you 1594.4402 1156 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1594.4402 (pause 0.35) 1594.7931 1157 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1594.7931 until we figure it out together. 1596.1878 1158 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1596.1878 (pause 0.36) 1596.5515 1159 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1596.5515 And that's 1597.0286 1160 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1597.0286 (pause 0.29) 1597.3155 1161 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1597.3155 been very different for me, I've never worked in an environment where people cared 1601.0000 1162 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1601.0000 (pause 0.32) 1601.3236 1163 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1601.3236 so much about one another, 1602.6582 1164 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1602.6582 (pause 0.27) 1602.9252 1165 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1602.9252 just as much as they do about the mission, so. 1605.0191 1166 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1605.0191 (pause 0.40) 1605.4209 1167 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1605.4209 It's a- it's a great- 1606.3285 1168 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1606.3285 (pause 0.20) 1606.5328 1169 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1606.5328 a great work environment, like I said. Our mission is outstanding, I believe in what we do. 1610.8404 1170 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1610.8404 (pause 0.84) 1611.6812 1171 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1611.6812 Of course there are some changes, um, that I would like to see, but who wouldn't 1615.2922 1172 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1615.2922 (pause 0.48) 1615.7727 1173 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1615.7727 anywhere? But I think that one thing that I can say, 1618.3578 1174 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1618.3578 (pause 0.42) 1618.7731 1175 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1618.7731 is that we do identify problems that we have, and we try to collectively come up with a solution 1623.4810 1176 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1623.4810 (pause 0.44) 1623.9222 1177 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1623.9222 from- from all levels. And it's not just the leadership that are saying, hey this is what you're gonna do. Like, I feel that we do have an input 1629.3509 1178 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1629.3509 (pause 0.48) 1629.8355 1179 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1629.8355 in what goes on here. And that's just been very different than any other 1633.3150 1180 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1633.3150 (pause 0.40) 1633.7159 1181 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1633.7159 work experience that I've had, so. 1635.3650 1182 DCB_int_01 1636.0824 What do you feel like has been your most rewarding moment, 1638.5481 1183 DCB_int_01 1638.5481 (pause 0.37) 1638.9185 1184 DCB_int_01 1638.9185 and then what do you feel like has been your most challenging moment at work? 1641.9915 1185 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1642.7564 My most rewarding moment was, um, 1645.1800 1186 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1645.1800 (pause 0.57) 1645.7526 1187 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1645.7526 a few months ago, maybe six months ago, they- 1648.3752 1188 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1648.3752 (pause 0.14) 1648.5128 1189 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1648.5128 we were doing res- restructuring our organization. 1651.0953 1190 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1651.0953 (pause 0.44) 1651.5324 1191 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1651.5324 And my original position was the administrative analyst, 1654.0816 1192 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1654.0816 (pause 0.13) 1654.2092 1193 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1654.2092 which kind of phased out. 1655.4604 1194 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1655.4604 (pause 0.41) 1655.8741 1195 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1655.8741 And I had to 1656.7683 1196 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1656.7683 (pause 0.30) 1657.0720 1197 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1657.0720 apply for another position. 1659.0279 1198 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1659.0279 (pause 0.48) 1659.5110 1199 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1659.5110 Um, and I want- I wanna say this was challenging and rewarding, this is gonna be both. 1663.0286 1200 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1663.0286 (pause 0.44) 1663.4657 1201 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1663.4657 Because, um, 1664.3766 1202 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1664.3766 (pause 0.27) 1664.6502 1203 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1664.6502 I was competing again- 1665.6612 1204 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1665.6612 (pause 0.12) 1665.7788 1205 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1665.7788 against a person that I admired 1667.6940 1206 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1667.6940 (pause 0.10) 1667.7907 1207 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1667.7907 and I respected 1668.7007 1208 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1668.7007 (pause 0.34) 1669.0419 1209 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1669.0419 and I had worked closely with 1670.3732 1210 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1670.3732 (pause 0.46) 1670.8370 1211 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1670.8370 in the past. And, um, 1672.4827 1212 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1672.4827 (pause 0.31) 1672.7964 1213 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1672.7964 she and I both 1673.9042 1214 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1673.9042 (pause 0.37) 1674.2745 1215 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1674.2745 interviewed for the same position. Um, 1676.4133 1216 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1676.4133 (pause 0.39) 1676.8070 1217 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1676.8070 I was 1677.3809 1218 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1677.3809 (pause 0.94) 1678.3226 1219 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1678.3226 offered the position, 1679.3303 1220 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1679.3303 (pause 0.38) 1679.7106 1221 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1679.7106 and she's moved on to do other things. Um, it was rewarding 1682.9071 1222 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1682.9071 (pause 0.29) 1683.2007 1223 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1683.2007 for me in a sense that 1684.7831 1224 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1684.7831 (pause 0.44) 1685.2235 1225 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1685.2235 they recognized the things that I had done in the past which is why they offered me the position. 1689.4610 1226 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1689.4610 (pause 0.46) 1689.9256 1227 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1689.9256 And it was just challenging because 1691.9475 1228 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1691.9475 (pause 1.15) 1693.1020 1229 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1693.1020 I wanted it but I wanted her to get it at the same time 1695.5677 1230 DCB_int_01 1695.5611 [Right.] 1695.8146 1231 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1695.7312 [and,] 1696.2793 1232 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1696.4027 you know, it was just almost like 1698.3212 1233 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1698.3212 (pause 1.02) 1699.3456 1234 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1699.3456 just take it I don't want it sort of thing because I knew that she was just as deserving 1702.8999 1235 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1702.8999 (pause 0.36) 1703.2602 1236 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1703.2602 as I was. Um, so that was the most challenging thing that I've experienced here. 1707.0639 1237 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1707.0639 (pause 0.47) 1707.5344 1238 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1707.5344 And then 1708.2217 1239 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1708.2217 (pause 1.07) 1709.2869 1240 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1709.2869 it was humbling. 1710.0109 1241 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1710.0109 (pause 0.43) 1710.4447 1242 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1710.4447 It was humbling because it taught me that 1712.3098 1243 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1712.3098 (pause 0.40) 1712.7102 1244 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1712.7102 you can do stellar work but, you know, 1714.8591 1245 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1714.8591 (pause 1.36) 1716.2178 1246 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1716.2178 Anybody's job is- is- is- [is up for] grabs. Like, it's not- 1719.1774 1247 DCB_int_01 1717.6859 [Mm.] 1718.0029 1248 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1719.5944 my foot- my feet are not in cement here. 1721.5565 1249 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1721.5565 (pause 0.46) 1722.0176 1250 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1722.0176 And so that kind of made me 1723.6067 1251 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1723.6067 (pause 0.10) 1723.7093 1252 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1723.7093 step it up even more in terms of 1726.2500 1253 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1726.2500 (pause 0.19) 1726.4408 1254 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1726.4408 working outside of my job responsibilities and- and teaming up with other people 1730.5634 1255 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1730.5634 (pause 0.34) 1730.9004 1256 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1730.9004 and making myself a viable member, 1733.0266 1257 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1733.0266 (pause 0.48) 1733.5063 1258 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1733.5063 um, 1733.9200 1259 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1733.9200 (pause 0.24) 1734.1569 1260 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1734.1569 of my team. 1734.8109 1261 DCB_int_01 1736.2189 Um, 1736.5993 1262 DCB_int_01 1736.5993 (pause 0.55) 1737.1498 1263 DCB_int_01 1737.1498 okay so let's not talk about work anymore. 1738.9182 1264 DCB_int_01 1738.9182 (pause 0.30) 1739.2193 1265 DCB_int_01 1739.2193 Um, not that I don't like work, but 1741.0444 1266 DCB_int_01 1741.0444 (pause 0.82) 1741.8686 1267 DCB_int_01 1741.8686 work is- 1742.4558 1268 DCB_int_01 1742.4558 (pause 0.16) 1742.6126 1269 DCB_int_01 1742.6126 work is work. 1743.2332 1270 DCB_int_01 1743.2332 (pause 0.12) 1743.3500 1271 DCB_int_01 1743.3500 1743.9172 1272 DCB_int_01 1743.9172 (pause 0.22) 1744.1408 1273 DCB_int_01 1744.1408 [And-] 1744.3410 1274 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1744.1441 [Indeed.] 1744.5645 1275 DCB_int_01 1744.5011 and you do it all day, 1745.6431 1276 DCB_int_01 1745.9767 every day. 1746.3638 1277 DCB_int_01 1746.3638 (pause 0.66) 1747.0211 1278 DCB_int_01 1747.0211 Um, 1747.4148 1279 DCB_int_01 1747.4148 (pause 0.41) 1747.8218 1280 DCB_int_01 1747.8218 so I know that you are now working on your college degree, right? 1751.2185 1281 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1751.2118 Mm-hm. 1751.5088 1282 DCB_int_01 1751.5563 So tell me a little bit about that. 1752.6607 1283 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1753.0611 Um, right now I'm going to school online for my associates degree. 1757.4220 1284 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1757.4220 (pause 0.31) 1757.7365 1285 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1757.7365 I've been going back to school for /about/ (laughing) three years now. 1760.1221 1286 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1760.1221 (pause 0.39) 1760.5125 1287 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1760.5125 It's just 1761.0564 1288 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1761.0564 (pause 0.43) 1761.4901 1289 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1761.4901 being a working adult 1762.5612 1290 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1762.5612 (pause 0.72) 1763.2860 1291 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1763.2860 and then 1763.9304 1292 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1763.9304 (pause 0.17) 1764.1002 1293 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1764.1002 I was married, I hadn't divorced yet. And then we had a business, it was just 1767.5769 1294 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1767.5769 (pause 0.13) 1767.7103 1295 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1767.7103 overwhelming 1768.5045 1296 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1768.5045 (pause 0.35) 1768.8523 1297 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1768.8523 for me to do all of that 1770.1702 1298 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1770.1702 (pause 0.20) 1770.3738 1299 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1770.3738 and focus on school. 1771.8819 1300 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1771.8819 (pause 0.58) 1772.4658 1301 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1772.4658 Um, 1772.8929 1302 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1772.8929 (pause 0.27) 1773.1631 1303 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1773.1631 if one thing that Boys and Girls taught me- I know that we- we're- we're going past the [work], but I [just wanna say] 1777.3247 1304 DCB_int_01 1776.4186 [/Hm/.] 1776.5829 1305 DCB_int_01 1776.5829 (pause 0.23) 1776.8109 1306 DCB_int_01 1776.8109 [/??/] 1777.2071 1307 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1777.5950 they taught me how to prioritize. 1779.6970 1308 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1779.6970 (pause 0.44) 1780.1374 1309 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1780.1374 And now, um, 1781.5788 1310 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1781.5788 (pause 0.83) 1782.4105 1311 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1782.4105 I think I'm more focused 1784.0821 1312 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1784.0821 (pause 0.37) 1784.4491 1313 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1784.4491 and I'm able to prioritize, I'm able t- to do project management. So going back to school this last time 1789.7117 1314 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1789.7117 (pause 0.25) 1789.9586 1315 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1789.9586 has been a lot easier on me 1791.5303 1316 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1791.5303 (pause 0.37) 1791.8972 1317 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1791.8972 than it has in the past because I'm able to 1794.0301 1318 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1794.0301 (pause 0.39) 1794.4205 1319 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1794.4205 like I said, prioritize my task and actually make time for school. 1797.9209 1320 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1797.9209 (pause 0.45) 1798.3710 1321 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1798.3710 I'm thinking that, hey /RD-NAME-2/ you're smart, you know, it's online, it'll be easy. No it is not. 1802.7995 1322 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1802.7995 (pause 0.39) 1803.1898 1323 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1803.1898 I think it's actually harder to go online than in the classroom because 1806.2473 1324 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1806.2473 (pause 0.38) 1806.6273 1325 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1806.6273 you have to be able to be focused, 1809.1264 1326 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1809.1264 (pause 0.33) 1809.4534 1327 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1809.4534 you have to be disciplined, you have to put in that time. 1812.0468 1328 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1812.0468 (pause 0.37) 1812.4138 1329 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1812.4138 You don't have a teacher in- or instructor in front of you, 1815.0263 1330 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1815.0263 (pause 0.29) 1815.3166 1331 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1815.3166 you're at home doing it. So the cell phone has to go off, 1817.7523 1332 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1817.7523 (pause 0.32) 1818.0701 1333 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1818.0701 the TV has to go off, the home phone has to go off, you may even have to 1821.5836 1334 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1821.5836 (pause 1.02) 1822.6046 1335 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1822.6046 eject people out of your space and like, look, I really- this is what I need to do, and commit yourself. 1827.4201 1336 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1827.4201 (pause 0.36) 1827.7838 1337 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1827.7838 And it's kind of hard to do that when you're in a home environment 1830.4038 1338 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1830.4038 (pause 0.24) 1830.6474 1339 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1830.6474 because there's so many distractions. 1832.2689 1340 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1832.2689 (pause 0.57) 1832.8395 1341 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1832.8395 I'm- but I'm gonna do it, I am really focused on 1835.6898 1342 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1835.6898 (pause 0.48) 1836.1702 1343 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1836.1702 getting /a/ degree 1837.1445 1344 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1837.1445 (pause 0.33) 1837.4748 1345 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1837.4748 because I think that 1838.5879 1346 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1838.5879 (pause 1.05) 1839.6403 1347 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1839.6403 I need it. And- and it's no way I can preach the importance of education to my family members, 1844.3290 1348 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1844.3290 (pause 0.38) 1844.7094 1349 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1844.7094 and to the children that we work with if I don't have it myself I just believe in leading by example. 1849.1011 1350 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1849.1011 (pause 0.84) 1849.9420 1351 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1849.9420 Um, and it's just time, 1851.0855 1352 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1851.0855 (pause 0.20) 1851.2899 1353 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1851.2899 it's really time, 1851.9539 1354 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1851.9539 (pause 0.27) 1852.2275 1355 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1852.2275 so. 1852.5323 1356 DCB_int_01 1852.6146 What are you getting your degree in? 1853.8658 1357 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1853.9767 Business administration. 1855.0578 1358 DCB_int_01 1855.8752 Gotcha. 1856.3323 1359 DCB_int_01 1856.3323 (pause 0.26) 1856.5893 1360 DCB_int_01 1856.5893 So, okay I know we said we were going away from work, but now that you brought that up. So is this your- 1860.7308 1361 DCB_int_01 1860.7308 (pause 0.46) 1861.1946 1362 DCB_int_01 1861.1946 um, 1861.8252 1363 DCB_int_01 1861.8252 (pause 0.13) 1861.9586 1364 DCB_int_01 1861.9586 I know you said you love your job, [is this] your be all end all? What- or what's your end goal? 1865.7058 1365 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1863.2032 [Mm-hm.] 1863.4668 1366 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1866.8843 That- 1867.6970 1367 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1867.6970 (pause 0.53) 1868.2289 1368 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1868.2289 my- my book is still being written. Like, I'm not sure. 1871.0850 1369 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1871.0850 (pause 0.38) 1871.4629 1370 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1871.4629 Um, 1871.9066 1371 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1871.9066 (pause 0.18) 1872.0835 1372 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1872.0835 I love it here and I would like to grow in this organization, 1875.0998 1373 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1875.0998 (pause 0.28) 1875.3834 1374 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1875.3834 but it just really depends on where we are as a organization. I can't 1878.7541 1375 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1878.7541 (pause 0.35) 1879.1011 1376 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1879.1011 say what my- I would love to be /??/ actually. 1882.6713 1377 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1882.6713 (pause 0.55) 1883.2260 1378 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1883.2260 To be a CEO. 1884.2603 1379 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1884.2603 (pause 0.15) 1884.4138 1380 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1884.4138 Um, but 1885.0211 1381 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1885.0211 (pause 0.28) 1885.3013 1382 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1885.3013 it just really depends on- on 1887.0197 1383 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1887.0197 (pause 0.75) 1887.7704 1384 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1887.7704 the organization and 1889.2623 1385 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1889.2623 (pause 0.29) 1889.5496 1386 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1889.5496 how we are with our restructuring, that really depends on my future here 1892.6493 1387 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1892.6493 (pause 0.49) 1893.1431 1388 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1893.1431 at the Boys and Girls Club. I would love to have a future here. I enjoy working in youth development. 1897.5950 1389 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1897.5950 (pause 0.34) 1897.9353 1390 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1897.9353 I actually would like to be more involved on the program side, 1900.5812 1391 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1900.5812 (pause 0.64) 1901.2193 1392 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1901.2193 um, as well as, you know, the support. But I would also like to be more involved 1905.3233 1393 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1905.3233 (pause 0.32) 1905.6403 1394 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1905.6403 with the kids. More involved, um, 1907.6764 1395 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1907.6764 (pause 0.24) 1907.9167 1396 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1907.9167 with the programming, 1909.0778 1397 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1909.0778 (pause 0.33) 1909.4114 1398 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1909.4114 the volunteer piece of it. I would like to kind of do- 1912.0373 1399 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1912.0373 (pause 0.58) 1912.6146 1400 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1912.6146 have a position where I'm kind of touching 1914.7208 1401 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1914.7208 (pause 0.28) 1915.0044 1402 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1915.0044 all bases at once. 1916.3357 1403 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1916.3357 (pause 0.73) 1917.0631 1404 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1917.0631 Um, because the children really make me get it. Like when I see them in the morning, 1921.1278 1405 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1921.1278 (pause 0.38) 1921.5082 1406 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1921.5082 when they come through the office. 1923.1999 1407 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1923.1999 (pause 0.37) 1923.5735 1408 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1923.5735 Um, 1924.0707 1409 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1924.0707 (pause 0.18) 1924.2509 1410 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1924.2509 it's just like, this is why I'm doing it. It's a constant reminder of 1927.5950 1411 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1927.5950 (pause 0.50) 1928.0921 1412 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1928.0921 why am I stressed out? Okay and I see those smiling faces and it's like, 1931.3671 1413 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1931.3671 (pause 0.33) 1931.6956 1414 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1931.6956 we're doing it because you wanna give them 1933.3147 1415 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1933.3147 (pause 0.37) 1933.6817 1416 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1933.6817 better opportunities. 1934.9896 1417 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1934.9896 (pause 0.44) 1935.4267 1418 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1935.4267 Um, so 1936.1241 1419 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1936.1241 (pause 0.21) 1936.3343 1420 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1936.3343 if I could have a position here where I kind of 1938.8843 1421 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1938.8843 (pause 0.27) 1939.1545 1422 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1939.1545 touched on all of those- all of those- all of those pieces at once, 1942.6691 1423 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1942.6691 (pause 0.36) 1943.0283 1424 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1943.0283 I think that that'd be the ideal position for me. 1945.1145 1425 DCB_int_01 1946.2122 Yeah I do like like you said the flexibility of it and- and, you know, we have to go beyond what's ris- listed on our job [description cause] 1953.7404 1426 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1953.2265 [Mm-hm.] 1953.6837 1427 DCB_int_01 1954.1308 I know even us, we have 1955.5363 1428 DCB_int_01 1955.5363 (pause 0.67) 1956.2103 1429 DCB_int_01 1956.2103 things that are not listed on our little bullet points. We are in the other duties as [assigned.] 1960.4210 1430 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1960.2475 [Yup.] 1960.5519 1431 DCB_int_01 1960.6746 [That's their favorite category.] 1962.0067 1432 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1960.7213 [/inaudible/] 1961.8855 1433 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1962.4672 And it's gonna be there, on every job description. 1964.5309 1434 DCB_int_01 1964.6894 [Mm-hm.] Because that's- that's gonna be- 1966.3710 1435 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1964.6927 [Know that.] 1965.1673 1436 DCB_int_01 1966.5879 You might have seven things but really we want you- 1968.5573 1437 DCB_int_01 1968.5573 (pause 0.24) 1968.7942 1438 DCB_int_01 1968.7942 /?/ other duties as assigned. This gonna be your major bullet [point right here], this is what we want you to do. 1972.9716 1439 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1971.1865 [Mm-hm.] 1971.8004 1440 DCB_int_01 1973.4654 Um, and I- I will say that I know that you are a team player and, um, 1977.9906 1441 DCB_int_01 1977.9906 (pause 0.25) 1978.2375 1442 DCB_int_01 1978.2375 I know one thing that we have talked about is the whole mentoring piece. And this is actually k- 1981.8952 1443 DCB_int_01 1981.8952 (pause 0.11) 1982.0054 1444 DCB_int_01 1982.0054 kind of helpful, cause I can kind of get a sense of who you are [and how-] 1985.2852 1445 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1984.7947 [Mm-hm.] 1985.1329 1446 DCB_int_01 1985.5330 and how we want to- to grow. And I think- So, 1988.3324 1447 DCB_int_01 1988.3324 (pause 0.14) 1988.4758 1448 DCB_int_01 1988.4758 I'll ask you this question even though this has nothing to do with growing up in DC, 1991.5502 1449 DCB_int_01 1991.5502 (pause 0.30) 1991.8499 1450 DCB_int_01 1991.8499 what do you feel like is the area that you want to like, grow the most. 1995.5836 1451 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1996.0006 Public speaking. 1996.7180 1452 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1996.7180 (pause 0.39) 1997.1117 1453 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1997.1117 Um, I think that I have, 1998.3337 1454 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1998.3337 (pause 0.43) 1998.7641 1455 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1998.7641 excuse me, 1999.1812 1456 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1999.1812 (pause 0.75) 1999.9353 1457 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 1999.9353 very good ideas, but 2001.5669 1458 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2001.5669 (pause 0.18) 2001.7504 1459 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2001.7504 sometimes when it comes to articulating those ideas, 2004.9179 1460 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2004.9179 (pause 0.54) 2005.4615 1461 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2005.4615 um, I fumble and stumble. 2007.2866 1462 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2007.2866 (pause 0.19) 2007.4768 1463 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2007.4768 and I don't want to- /that-/ I want to be at a place where 2010.0001 1464 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2010.0001 (pause 0.36) 2010.3571 1465 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2010.3571 I'm communicating effectively. 2011.9920 1466 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2011.9920 (pause 0.49) 2012.4825 1467 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2012.4825 And I think that 2013.4701 1468 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2013.4701 (pause 0.20) 2013.6703 1469 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2013.6703 the reason why I m- reached out to you as a mentor is because I see you do that 2016.8976 1470 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2016.8976 (pause 0.14) 2017.0411 1471 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2017.0411 on a- on a daily basis. 2018.4491 1472 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2018.4491 (pause 0.50) 2018.9529 1473 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2018.9529 And 2019.5402 1474 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2019.5402 (pause 0.58) 2020.1207 1475 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2020.1207 I read somewhere, I think it was Oprah, 2021.8825 1476 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2021.8825 (pause 0.47) 2022.3537 1477 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2022.3537 or somewhere that successful people have mentors. 2024.7394 1478 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2024.7394 (pause 0.50) 2025.2399 1479 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2025.2399 And if you see a person that's doing something 2027.4754 1480 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2027.4754 (pause 0.79) 2028.2670 1481 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2028.2670 the way that you wanna do it, 2029.4114 1482 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2029.4114 (pause 0.51) 2029.9186 1483 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2029.9186 reach out to 'em and say, hey, you know, 2031.7437 1484 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2031.7437 (pause 0.26) 2032.0040 1485 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2032.0040 I wanna know how you do that, 2033.2460 1486 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2033.2460 (pause 0.36) 2033.6064 1487 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2033.6064 and I wanna do the same. 2034.6541 1488 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2034.6541 (pause 0.49) 2035.1445 1489 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2035.1445 And I think that it's important as women 2037.2733 1490 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2037.2733 (pause 0.40) 2037.6770 1491 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2037.6770 that, you know, 2038.7872 1492 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2038.7872 (pause 0.44) 2039.2285 1493 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2039.2285 we can do that to one another. Especially African American women, that we can pull one another up. 2043.2499 1494 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2043.2499 (pause 0.50) 2043.7470 1495 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2043.7470 Or where, you know, I may have a strength 2045.6723 1496 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2045.6723 (pause 0.30) 2045.9734 1497 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2045.9734 and that's your weakness that we can work together and team together, you know what I'm saying, to- to- 2049.9806 1498 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2049.9806 (pause 0.11) 2050.0907 1499 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2050.0907 to make that be your strength as well. 2051.6990 1500 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2051.6990 (pause 0.73) 2052.4272 1501 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2052.4272 And 2052.9944 1502 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2052.9944 (pause 0.72) 2053.7184 1503 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2053.7184 like I said that would be one area that I can say I am lacking in. 2056.9692 1504 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2056.9692 (pause 0.49) 2057.4562 1505 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2057.4562 Um, 2057.8466 1506 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2057.8466 (pause 0.25) 2058.1002 1507 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2058.1002 I c- I write very well. 2059.9920 1508 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2059.9920 (pause 0.28) 2060.2723 1509 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2060.2723 I do my job well, but 2061.6989 1510 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2061.6989 (pause 0.42) 2062.1207 1511 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2062.1207 m- sometimes my job requires me to speak, 2064.4672 1512 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2064.4672 (pause 0.36) 2064.8309 1513 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2064.8309 my job requires me to instruct. 2066.8662 1514 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2066.8662 (pause 0.46) 2067.3300 1515 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2067.3300 And I don't think that at this point, the point where I am now I'm doing that as effectively as I should be. 2072.6460 1516 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2072.6460 (pause 0.82) 2073.4668 1517 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2073.4668 And I really want to. 2074.3710 1518 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2074.3710 (pause 0.55) 2074.9249 1519 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2074.9249 So, one thing that I'm gonna do is join a toast masters club. 2078.0220 1520 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2078.0220 (pause 0.12) 2078.1388 1521 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2078.1388 I found a toast masters club, 2079.4634 1522 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2079.4634 (pause 0.47) 2079.9372 1523 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2079.9372 um, that's in my area, it's actually on Largo. 2082.1093 1524 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2082.1093 (pause 0.42) 2082.5306 1525 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2082.5306 And it's like the fees are ridiculously low. 2084.3924 1526 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2084.3924 (pause 0.77) 2085.1665 1527 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2085.1665 And I went on the website and actually reached out to them. 2087.6118 1528 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2087.6118 (pause 0.56) 2088.1669 1529 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2088.1669 So I'm gonna go to one of their meetings in February and just kind of see what it's all about and 2092.1408 1530 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2092.1408 (pause 0.39) 2092.5311 1531 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2092.5311 if it's something that would be helpful to me, but. 2094.5406 1532 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2094.5406 (pause 0.54) 2095.0811 1533 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2095.0811 You know, I'm- I'm really proactive about making myself a better me. 2098.7555 1534 DCB_int_01 2099.3361 Mm. 2099.6297 1535 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2099.6297 And sometimes you have to go outside the box to do that. 2102.0154 1536 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2102.5926 You know, you have to tap into resources you're like, 2105.0884 1537 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2105.0884 (pause 0.16) 2105.2527 1538 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2105.2527 /well who/, that person? Yeah, that person. 2107.2480 1539 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2107.2480 (pause 0.30) 2107.5482 1540 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2107.5482 Exactly that person, 2108.7227 1541 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2108.7227 (pause 0.19) 2108.9129 1542 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2108.9129 so. 2109.1431 1543 DCB_int_01 2109.1164 The person that you would think not, or the person you're like, mm I really don't wanna deal with them, but they have some- they have that nugget or that kernel that I really [need.] 2116.4310 1544 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2116.2275 [Mm-hm.] 2116.8051 1545 DCB_int_01 2116.9215 And you're just like, alright let me suck it up, 2118.5573 1546 DCB_int_01 2118.5573 (pause 0.62) 2119.1812 1547 DCB_int_01 2119.1812 deal with it. 2119.7184 1548 DCB_int_01 2119.7184 (pause 1.13) 2120.8462 1549 DCB_int_01 2120.8462 Knock, knock, knock, (knocking) excuse me. 2122.2609 1550 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2122.5011 Right? [Exactly.] 2124.1769 1551 DCB_int_01 2123.0383 [Um], 2123.5455 1552 DCB_int_01 2124.2770 and so actually what I'm going to do now is I'm gonna give you an assignment, 2127.8326 1553 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2128.0307 [Okay.] 2128.3276 1554 DCB_int_01 2128.1474 [I'll] e-mail it to you, 2129.2051 1555 DCB_int_01 2129.4996 that I want you to prepare for, um, 2131.3714 1556 DCB_int_01 2131.3714 (pause 0.12) 2131.4949 1557 DCB_int_01 2131.4949 we're gonna meet tomorrow. 2132.4525 1558 DCB_int_01 2132.4525 (pause 0.16) 2132.6159 1559 DCB_int_01 2132.6159 We'll- I'll be in the office all day. 2133.8819 1560 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2133.9139 Me too. 2134.2509 1561 DCB_int_01 2134.4077 So we'll just 2135.0525 1562 DCB_int_01 2135.0525 (pause 0.38) 2135.4295 1563 DCB_int_01 2135.4295 kind of 2135.7996 1564 DCB_int_01 2135.7996 (pause 0.34) 2136.1435 1565 DCB_int_01 2136.1435 steal away and go somewhere. But [I'll prepare] an assignment- 2138.3957 1566 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2137.4782 [/Okay/.] 2137.7506 1567 DCB_int_01 2138.7494 um, prepare an assignment for you for tomorrow, um, 2141.5621 1568 DCB_int_01 2141.5621 (pause 0.35) 2141.9167 1569 DCB_int_01 2141.9167 so that you can 2142.6140 1570 DCB_int_01 2142.6140 (pause 0.30) 2142.9110 1571 DCB_int_01 2142.9110 uh, get ready. And that'll be our first 2145.3400 1572 DCB_int_01 2145.3400 (pause 0.98) 2146.3209 1573 DCB_int_01 2146.3209 piece. 2146.8456 1574 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2147.1092 Okay. 2147.3928 1575 DCB_int_01 2147.8533 Um, 2148.3838 1576 DCB_int_01 2148.3838 (pause 0.82) 2149.2079 1577 DCB_int_01 2149.2079 And then I guess- /Okay/ so let me go back 2150.8428 1578 DCB_int_01 2150.8428 (pause 0.63) 2151.4734 1579 DCB_int_01 2151.4734 to- 2151.9573 1580 DCB_int_01 2151.9573 (pause 0.21) 2152.1708 1581 DCB_int_01 2152.1708 I know, we- we have been [everywhere.] 2153.6923 1582 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2153.1484 [We kind of all over the place.] 2154.7608 1583 DCB_int_01 2153.8266 [] 2154.4038 1584 DCB_int_01 2154.7942 But that's okay because sometimes I think it's just, you know, 2157.2799 1585 DCB_int_01 2157.2799 (pause 1.26) 2158.5445 1586 DCB_int_01 2158.5445 nobody is 2159.9559 1587 DCB_int_01 2159.9559 (pause 0.57) 2160.5273 1588 DCB_int_01 2160.5273 just one person or one 2162.1655 1589 DCB_int_01 2162.1655 (pause 0.22) 2162.3824 1590 DCB_int_01 2162.3824 dimension right? 2163.0797 1591 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2163.0764 Mm-hm. 2163.4568 1592 DCB_int_01 2163.4267 People have so many 2164.8402 1593 DCB_int_01 2165.1818 aspects. 2165.8522 1594 DCB_int_01 2165.8522 (pause 0.18) 2166.0368 1595 DCB_int_01 2166.0368 You were a wife, you were an employee, you are a student. 2169.6369 1596 DCB_int_01 2169.6369 (pause 0.30) 2169.9339 1597 DCB_int_01 2169.9339 You're not just, 2170.9516 1598 DCB_int_01 2170.9516 (pause 0.07) 2171.0250 1599 DCB_int_01 2171.0250 oh, 2171.2963 1600 DCB_int_01 2171.2963 (pause 0.17) 2171.4696 1601 DCB_int_01 2171.4696 I'm just- I just work for the Boys and Girls Club. You have a life outside of that. 2174.8962 1602 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2174.8962 Mm-hm. 2175.2619 1603 DCB_int_01 2175.2366 Your life doesn't stop 2176.3482 1604 DCB_int_01 2176.5245 just in this one year. You 2177.9534 1605 DCB_int_01 2177.9534 (pause 0.33) 2178.2837 1606 DCB_int_01 2178.2837 have had thirty-three years of- 2179.8786 1607 DCB_int_01 2179.8786 (pause 0.46) 2180.3423 1608 DCB_int_01 2180.3423 you know, of [things], so. 2181.9706 1609 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2180.8462 [/Planning/.] 2181.3527 1610 DCB_int_01 2182.6679 2182.8081 1611 DCB_int_01 2182.8081 (pause 0.18) 2182.9916 1612 DCB_int_01 2182.9916 It- it's- it's more so even though we're all over the place I think it- it's really good because 2186.8606 1613 DCB_int_01 2186.8606 (pause 0.62) 2187.4835 1614 DCB_int_01 2187.4835 you've helped me kind of understand more about /RD-NAME-2/ and- and you've given me like, some great stories about like, DC that I had no clue. 2194.5716 1615 DCB_int_01 2194.5716 (pause 0.56) 2195.1284 1616 DCB_int_01 2195.1284 Like I really honestly had 2197.0177 1617 DCB_int_01 2197.0177 (pause 0.21) 2197.2246 1618 DCB_int_01 2197.2246 no clue, 2198.0821 1619 DCB_int_01 2198.0821 (pause 0.47) 2198.5559 1620 DCB_int_01 2198.5559 um, 2199.0987 1621 DCB_int_01 2199.0987 (pause 0.31) 2199.4134 1622 DCB_int_01 2199.4134 some of- some of the things that- 2200.9557 1623 DCB_int_01 2200.9557 (pause 0.22) 2201.1759 1624 DCB_int_01 2201.1759 like the life. 2202.3036 1625 DCB_int_01 2202.3036 (pause 0.18) 2202.4805 1626 DCB_int_01 2202.4805 And I knew go go music was big but I [didn't know h-] 2204.5159 1627 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2204.1055 [/Oh yeah/.] 2204.5292 1628 DCB_int_01 2204.6660 And I- I had no clue about Union Station, like [that Union Station was] 2207.6456 1629 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2206.5045 [Wow.] 2207.6669 1630 DCB_int_01 2207.7598 the [place to hang out.] 2208.7708 1631 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2208.1035 [/??/] but I'll- if I find some old pictures- 2210.3957 1632 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2210.6860 I wanna go dig around and see if I can find some old pictures because 2213.9967 1633 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2213.9967 (pause 0.49) 2214.4905 1634 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2214.4905 pictures are- are /what they say/ worth a thousand words. And if you could just see us at the go gos and at Union Station and it's just like, 2221.0177 1635 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2221.0177 (pause 0.62) 2221.6383 1636 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2221.6383 I get it. 2222.2122 1637 DCB_int_01 2223.4901 Like I had no clue. 2224.4044 1638 DCB_int_01 2224.4044 (pause 0.18) 2224.5879 1639 DCB_int_01 2224.5879 [Hon- like-] 2225.1618 1640 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2224.6012 [Yeah.] 2225.0453 1641 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2225.4087 Yeah. 2225.8224 1642 DCB_int_01 2226.1536 And it's so funny because we have our annual formal, 2228.4658 1643 DCB_int_01 2228.4658 (pause 0.22) 2228.6894 1644 DCB_int_01 2228.6894 our senior ball at the Union Sta- at Union [Station.] 2231.2163 1645 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2230.9082 [Really?] 2231.4253 1646 DCB_int_01 2231.5722 Mm-hm. 2231.9945 1647 DCB_int_01 2231.9945 (pause 0.28) 2232.2703 1648 DCB_int_01 2232.2703 Um, each year they deck it out with lights and everything, and I'm just like- 2235.9072 1649 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2236.5879 Mm, Union Station. 2237.3686 1650 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2237.3686 (pause 0.11) 2237.4829 1651 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2237.4829 [] 2237.8094 1652 DCB_int_01 2237.4829 [Union S-] right, like, 2238.5806 1653 DCB_int_01 2238.8843 I mean, it's beautiful, it's, I mean, absolute g- like, transform the place. But I'm thinking like, why would they do Union Sta- But now I kind of understand the back story that Union Station was 2246.5292 1654 DCB_int_01 2246.5292 (pause 0.27) 2246.7961 1655 DCB_int_01 2246.7961 not simply just a 2248.2575 1656 DCB_int_01 2248.2575 (pause 0.32) 2248.5779 1657 DCB_int_01 2248.5779 place of [transportation.] 2249.8195 1658 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2249.6631 [Right.] 2250.2103 1659 DCB_int_01 2250.3504 But it's like, a place of 2251.8719 1660 DCB_int_01 2251.8719 (pause 1.13) 2252.9997 1661 DCB_int_01 2252.9997 activity [and life] and- and socializing. 2255.8633 1662 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2253.8138 [Oh yeah.] 2254.2108 1663 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2254.2108 (pause 1.61) 2255.8199 1664 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2255.8199 Mm-hm. 2256.4134 1665 DCB_int_01 2257.1712 Totally changed my viewpoint 2258.3857 1666 DCB_int_01 2258.3857 (pause 0.13) 2258.5192 1667 DCB_int_01 2258.5192 about Union [Station.] 2259.4610 1668 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2259.0964 [I forgot] one little piece 2260.1841 1669 DCB_int_01 2260.1942 Mm-hm. 2260.4444 1670 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2260.3910 that I wanted to give you. 2261.2518 1671 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2261.5121 Um, and this just ties back into the community 2263.6919 1672 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2263.6919 (pause 0.44) 2264.1288 1673 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2264.1288 that I grew up in. 2264.9662 1674 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2264.9662 (pause 0.25) 2265.2165 1675 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2265.2165 Uh, my grandmother is really 2267.3294 1676 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2267.3294 (pause 0.16) 2267.4929 1677 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2267.4929 really heavily into politics, local politics, 2270.0421 1678 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2270.0421 (pause 0.39) 2270.4324 1679 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2270.4324 um, in the county and in the state. 2272.2175 1680 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2272.2175 (pause 0.47) 2272.6855 1681 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2272.6855 And one other thing that I wanted to mention is that I am a member of my Civic Association 2277.1999 1682 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2277.1999 (pause 0.55) 2277.7504 1683 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2277.7504 and that 2278.4477 1684 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2278.4477 (pause 1.04) 2279.4829 1685 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2279.4829 there's a lot of young folks on our Civic Association, you know, in the neighborhood where- where I live. 2284.0774 1686 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2284.0774 (pause 0.49) 2284.5645 1687 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2284.5645 And they give back as well, they have that same spirit of- of community service. 2288.6693 1688 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2288.6693 (pause 0.36) 2289.0263 1689 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2289.0263 You know, we door knock, we- we 2290.9849 1690 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2290.9849 (pause 0.26) 2291.2418 1691 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2291.2418 pick people up and drive them to the polls if they don't have a ride to- to vote, 2294.5959 1692 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2294.5959 (pause 0.59) 2295.1898 1693 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2295.1898 um, and make sure that they're registered to vote. 2296.9916 1694 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2296.9916 (pause 0.15) 2297.1426 1695 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2297.1426 That's the first thing that we give our seniors before they graduate from high school 2300.5826 1696 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2300.5826 (pause 0.50) 2301.0831 1697 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2301.0831 along with a college application is voter registration card. I mean, it's just something that you do. 2305.7117 1698 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2305.7117 (pause 0.38) 2306.0954 1699 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2306.0954 It's expected of you. And last year- 2308.5512 1700 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2308.5512 (pause 0.17) 2308.7180 1701 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2308.7180 well, 2308.9937 1702 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2308.9937 (pause 0.55) 2309.5421 1703 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2309.5421 yeah before last, 2310.4538 1704 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2310.4538 (pause 0.25) 2310.7074 1705 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2310.7074 I was an election judge, um, 2312.3457 1706 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2312.3457 (pause 0.47) 2312.8128 1707 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2312.8128 in my area, in my district. 2314.2142 1708 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2314.2142 (pause 0.31) 2314.5245 1709 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2314.5245 And I think we had maybe 2316.3271 1710 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2316.3271 (pause 0.13) 2316.4572 1711 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2316.4572 seventy percent of our voters were first time voters. 2319.4501 1712 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2319.4501 (pause 0.94) 2320.3910 1713 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2320.3910 So that just ties into 2322.0835 1714 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2322.0835 (pause 0.40) 2322.4872 1715 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2322.4872 us being so community driven and like a family and just certain things are expected of you and you just do it without- without thought. 2329.7484 1716 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2329.7484 (pause 0.24) 2329.9920 1717 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2329.9920 So I wanted to add that- 2330.9730 1718 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2330.9730 (pause 0.29) 2331.2632 1719 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2331.2632 that piece to, 2332.0273 1720 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2332.0273 (pause 0.38) 2332.4077 1721 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2332.4077 um, tie it to my community and 2334.2870 1722 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2334.2870 (pause 0.95) 2335.2379 1723 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2335.2379 um, family life. 2336.1914 1724 DCB_int_01 2336.9396 And that's so in- And I- 2337.9439 1725 DCB_int_01 2337.9439 (pause 0.19) 2338.1341 1726 DCB_int_01 2338.1341 Because DC is 2339.4554 1727 DCB_int_01 2339.4554 (pause 0.27) 2339.7298 1728 DCB_int_01 2339.7298 the political capital of the nation. 2341.7017 1729 DCB_int_01 2341.7017 (pause 0.46) 2342.1622 1730 DCB_int_01 2342.1622 Um, how do you- 2343.4968 1731 DCB_int_01 2343.4968 (pause 0.22) 2343.7170 1732 DCB_int_01 2343.7170 You know, and so I know 2344.7881 1733 DCB_int_01 2344.7881 (pause 0.63) 2345.4195 1734 DCB_int_01 2345.4195 I wasn't here the first time Obama got elected but how was the city? How was, 2349.7038 1735 DCB_int_01 2349.7038 (pause 0.28) 2349.9839 1736 DCB_int_01 2349.9839 I mean, even just leading up to the election and 2352.4795 1737 DCB_int_01 2352.4795 (pause 0.51) 2352.9877 1738 DCB_int_01 2352.9877 just the pulse of the city and then when he got elected, 2356.0407 1739 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2356.3376 [It w-] 2356.6409 1740 DCB_int_01 2356.3443 [and being] so heavily involved? 2357.8558 1741 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2358.0168 it was 2358.5006 1742 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2358.5006 (pause 0.41) 2358.9143 1743 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2358.9143 absolutely 2360.0154 1744 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2360.0154 (pause 1.27) 2361.2866 1745 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2361.2866 amazing. 2361.9773 1746 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2361.9773 (pause 0.15) 2362.1241 1747 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2362.1241 And I have a story. (laughing) 2363.4287 1748 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2363.4287 (pause 0.49) 2363.9167 1749 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2363.9167 Um, there was 2365.0010 1750 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2365.0010 (pause 0.55) 2365.5482 1751 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2365.5482 a- a older lady, and I wanna say maybe 2368.1574 1752 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2368.1574 (pause 0.19) 2368.3443 1753 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2368.3443 she was 2368.9415 1754 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2368.9415 (pause 1.16) 2370.1035 1755 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2370.1035 ninety-seven or something, she was 2371.8719 1756 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2371.8719 (pause 0.25) 2372.1188 1757 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2372.1188 way up there in age. And- um, 2373.9239 1758 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2373.9239 (pause 0.38) 2374.3076 1759 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2374.3076 and so I'm helping her, 2375.4529 1760 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2375.4529 (pause 0.71) 2376.1602 1761 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2376.1602 in her chair and helping her up to the polling station so that she can vote. And 2380.3810 1762 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2380.3810 (pause 0.45) 2380.8281 1763 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2380.8281 she just started crying and she's like, 2382.5339 1764 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2382.5339 (pause 0.45) 2382.9844 1765 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2382.9844 this'll be my last vote- 2384.1855 1766 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2384.1855 (pause 0.16) 2384.3457 1767 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2384.3457 time voting, I'm sure. 2385.7537 1768 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2385.7537 (pause 0.62) 2386.3777 1769 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2386.3777 And I'm sick 2387.4387 1770 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2387.4387 (pause 0.46) 2387.8966 1771 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2387.8966 but 2388.3771 1772 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2388.3771 (pause 0.21) 2388.5873 1773 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2388.5873 I got out of my bed 2389.7718 1774 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2389.7718 (pause 0.10) 2389.8719 1775 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2389.8719 to come 2390.5359 1776 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2390.5359 (pause 0.16) 2390.6960 1777 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2390.6960 and vote for Obama. 2391.8605 1778 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2391.8605 (pause 0.40) 2392.2575 1779 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2392.2575 And then I saw a lot of young people 2393.9600 1780 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2393.9600 (pause 0.30) 2394.2603 1781 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2394.2603 who were /our/ first time voters. And then 2396.1755 1782 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2396.1755 (pause 0.36) 2396.5325 1783 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2396.5325 my husband at the time, you know, he had never voted, 2398.8448 1784 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2398.8448 (pause 0.31) 2399.1517 1785 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2399.1517 but he voted for Obama. 2400.3404 1786 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2400.3404 (pause 0.40) 2400.7441 1787 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2400.7441 And he was actually involved in- you know, with the outside, we call it working the polls where 2405.1893 1788 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2405.1893 (pause 0.31) 2405.4996 1789 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2405.4996 you're handing out literature to help people understand who they're voting for giving 'em /backgou-/ background information, 2410.3910 1790 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2410.3910 (pause 0.34) 2410.7280 1791 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2410.7280 transporting people back and forth. He was so heavily involved in it because 2414.2322 1792 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2414.2322 (pause 0.35) 2414.5792 1793 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2414.5792 he really believed in what Obama stood for. 2416.9983 1794 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2416.9983 (pause 0.42) 2417.4187 1795 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2417.4187 And I think that he 2418.6507 1796 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2418.6507 (pause 0.45) 2419.1011 1797 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2419.1011 energized this whole city. 2420.7194 1798 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2420.7194 (pause 0.52) 2421.2366 1799 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2421.2366 Um, 2421.5969 1800 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2421.5969 (pause 0.13) 2421.7270 1801 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2421.7270 especially with young people that 2423.2452 1802 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2423.2452 (pause 0.41) 2423.6531 1803 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2423.6531 who were like, oh my vote doesn't count, you know, they're- 2425.9286 1804 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2425.9286 (pause 0.15) 2426.0788 1805 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2426.0788 you know, it doesn't matter if I vote or not, you know, they're gonna do what- 2428.7614 1806 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2428.7614 (pause 0.29) 2429.0483 1807 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2429.0483 He really 2429.8770 1808 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2429.8770 (pause 0.35) 2430.2303 1809 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2430.2303 made people believe that 2431.7985 1810 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2431.7985 (pause 0.36) 2432.1555 1811 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2432.1555 your vote will count 2433.2132 1812 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2433.2132 (pause 0.15) 2433.3600 1813 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2433.3600 and 2433.8572 1814 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2433.8572 (pause 0.41) 2434.2676 1815 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2434.2676 I'm gonna do what I say I'm gonna do. 2435.6998 1816 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2435.6998 (pause 0.42) 2436.1235 1817 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2436.1235 And I think that it was just excitement like, wow, you know, our first African American president. 2440.9782 1818 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2440.9782 (pause 0.40) 2441.3753 1819 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2441.3753 And then, you know, he and his family and how they represent black love, it was just kind of like, 2446.1374 1820 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2446.1374 (pause 0.93) 2447.0717 1821 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2447.0717 thank you. Like we finally have a image that is so positive and people can actually see 2452.1341 1822 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2452.1341 (pause 0.35) 2452.4878 1823 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2452.4878 us being us instead of what they may see on the news or, 2455.6550 1824 DCB_int_01 2456.0354 [Mm.] 2456.3824 1825 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2456.1255 [you know], a video game or video, music video. You're actually seeing us, 2460.1369 1826 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2460.3404 how we are as a family. 2461.6250 1827 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2461.6250 (pause 0.34) 2461.9620 1828 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2461.9620 And what I found so funny was when Michelle brought her mother (laughing) 2465.0216 1829 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2465.0216 (pause 0.54) 2465.5630 1830 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2465.5630 to the White House. 2466.3638 1831 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2466.3638 (pause 0.34) 2466.7008 1832 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2466.7008 And that's typical of- of- of African Americans and how we're so 2469.8171 1833 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2469.8171 (pause 0.25) 2470.0707 1834 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2470.0707 family oriented. 2470.9883 1835 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2470.9883 (pause 0.16) 2471.1451 1836 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2471.1451 I woulda did the same thing. 2472.0635 1837 DCB_int_01 2472.1269 [Mm-hm.] 2472.4795 1838 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2472.3271 [Like], we're going to a new city, I need my mama. 2474.1622 1839 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2474.5425 So, (laughing) 2475.2065 1840 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2475.2065 (pause 0.45) 2475.6603 1841 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2475.6603 he just really energized the whole city and he made it hot and sexy. He made DC like- 2479.8085 1842 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2479.8085 (pause 0.51) 2480.3190 1843 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2480.3190 we've had more celebrities come here now 2482.2676 1844 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2482.2676 (pause 0.25) 2482.5178 1845 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2482.5178 since Obama has been in office than ever 2484.4171 1846 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2484.4171 (pause 0.34) 2484.7608 1847 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2484.7608 ever before. 2485.5256 1848 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2485.5256 (pause 0.43) 2485.9553 1849 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2485.9553 I mean, he made it like, a new hot spot. 2487.9372 1850 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2487.9372 (pause 0.24) 2488.1808 1851 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2488.1808 So, 2488.5645 1852 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2488.5645 (pause 0.13) 2488.6913 1853 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2488.6913 thanks Obama. 2489.3353 1854 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2489.3353 (pause 0.19) 2489.5254 1855 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2489.5254 2489.8558 1856 DCB_int_01 2490.1869 And then my last kind of fun question just cause you kept talking about the Redskins, and then I'll just have you, um, 2494.7747 1857 DCB_int_01 2494.7747 (pause 0.15) 2494.9224 1858 DCB_int_01 2494.9224 do a couple things for me. 2495.8699 1859 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2495.9300 Okay. 2496.2637 1860 DCB_int_01 2497.8185 So, 2498.5644 1861 DCB_int_01 2498.5644 (pause 0.63) 2499.1965 1862 DCB_int_01 2499.1965 this whole thing, they fired the coa- 2501.5254 1863 DCB_int_01 2501.5254 (pause 0.29) 2501.8132 1864 DCB_int_01 2501.8132 Okay, you already know where I'm going, what're your thoughts? 2504.4224 1865 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2505.5202 I- I'm on board with it. I say fire everyone from the- 2508.6040 1866 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2508.6040 (pause 0.22) 2508.8275 1867 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2508.8275 2509.1979 1868 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2509.1979 (pause 0.46) 2509.6584 1869 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2509.6584 from the top to the bottom. 2510.7635 1870 DCB_int_01 2510.8895 Mm. 2511.1498 1871 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2511.2733 We have not been to the Super Bowl since Doug Williams. 2513.7799 1872 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2513.7799 (pause 0.13) 2513.9133 1873 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2513.9133 However, 2514.8075 1874 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2514.8075 (pause 0.40) 2515.2112 1875 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2515.2112 I think the Redskins have the most loyal fans in the NFL because we show up 2519.5496 1876 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2519.5496 (pause 0.40) 2519.9467 1877 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2519.9467 every game. 2520.8682 1878 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2520.8682 (pause 0.36) 2521.2313 1879 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2521.2313 We buy tickets, we buy the jerseys, you know, we're Redskin fever. But 2525.5488 1880 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2525.5488 (pause 0.36) 2525.9100 1881 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2525.9100 I just really would like to see them 2527.7390 1882 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2527.7390 (pause 0.75) 2528.4858 1883 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2528.4858 give us back what we give them. 2529.9144 1884 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2529.9144 (pause 0.32) 2530.2342 1885 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2530.2342 And I think that a new coach is a great start. 2532.4490 1886 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2532.4490 (pause 0.12) 2532.5706 1887 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2532.5706 And I have my fingers crossed, I say it every season, this is gonna be our year. 2535.7370 1888 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2535.7370 (pause 0.28) 2536.0206 1889 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2536.0206 So I'm gonna say that again, this is gonna be our year. (laughing) 2538.2737 1890 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2538.2737 (pause 0.40) 2538.6741 1891 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2538.6741 But we'll see. 2539.3214 1892 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2539.3214 (pause 0.17) 2539.4915 1893 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2539.4915 We'll see. I'll still support 'em either- 2541.0564 1894 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2541.0564 (pause 0.13) 2541.1865 1895 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2541.1865 either way. 2541.6636 1896 DCB_int_01 2541.8505 You'll go all the way. 2542.6146 1897 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2542.4903 2542.5478 1898 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2542.6613 All the way. 2543.5588 1899 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2543.5588 (pause 0.43) 2543.9896 1900 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2543.9896 [We do.] 2544.2799 1901 DCB_int_01 2544.0030 [Mkay.] 2544.3533 1902 DCB_int_01 2544.9606 From 2545.3677 1903 DCB_int_01 2545.3677 (pause 0.13) 2545.5011 1904 DCB_int_01 2545.5011 fifteen L's to fifteen [W's, whichever] way it [goes.] 2548.5039 1905 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2547.2670 [Yup, it-] 2547.7675 1906 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2547.7675 (pause 0.39) 2548.1612 1907 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2548.1612 [whichever] way it goes, I'm- I'm'a be a Redskin 2550.2858 1908 DCB_se2_ag3_f_01 2550.8872 fan for life. 2551.9895