Illinois Seven - Transcription
I'm not used to speaking into microphones, don't like to speak into microphones, and have refused profusely to speak into this one, but she's forcing me. There is a gun being held. to my head at this point and time, and-- (laughs) So she's making me talk to you. Whoever you are out there. I hope you are enjoying this. because I am not. Anyway, a little bit about myself. I'm one of five. I'm a twin. We were the last to be born in this very large family. And we had three bedrooms to share for seven people. Not easy, but it happened. (Um) And we lived. Three bedrooms, one bath, second floor walk-up, and it wasn't too bad. We all made it. We all helped out. We all cooked. We all made our beds. We waited in line to go to the washroom. We banged at the door a little bit. We got a bath once a week. Well, maybe twice a week. But (um) it wasn't too bad growing up. With a big family. You always had a friend. There was always someone to talk to. There was always someone to hold your hand if you needed it. (Um). I don't know what else to tell you. There wasn't much on the table. For dinner, and all of it got eaten. And if it didn't get eaten, you had it thrown over your head. You don't believe me now, do you? (Laughs) Well, we won't go into that sad story. It wasn't my head anyway, it was my sister's. (Laughs) It was the tomato soup. (Um) We just told that story today, that's why I'm telling it to you now.
Transcribed by Jacqueline Baker, Associate Editor for Transcriptions, August 30, 2007