Missouri Eleven - Text
Caucasian female, born 1980 in Branson, MO. Talks about an amusement park that she used to work at and her college. Reads The Rainbow Passage. Recorded by Louis Colaianni, 3-16-01. Edited by Shawn M. Muller. Running time 00:01:30.
TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH
And I grew up in Kimberling City, Missouri. It’s close to Branson, usually the only city people know about down there. And, uh, I used to work at the Hard Luck Diner, which is part of Stuart Owner’s City (unclear), that was like the biggest part of the city…was this old, you know, cave. They built an amusement park around it. And, uh, I danced for a long time, like 13 years. I used to teach dance classes. I really liked the kids, so I had fun with that. And then I came to Kansas City, and…to come to college. I’m here…should I say the name of my school? UO…I’m here at UOKC, and…uh…it’s a lot of fun, although, uh, for some reason I seem to have trouble…I’m wondering…I’m wondering if I’m in the right major. Sometimes I think I want to change to something else, but I think I’m in the right spot because I want to be a director. I want to direct music videos and maybe do some film, but they don’t have a film major here. So, I’m minoring in that, and, uh, this is the closest I can get in theatre…wanted to direct…wanted to act, so I think I’ll be okay…learn how to talk properly and (laughs) breathe properly…and I don’t have much else to say about myself.
UNSCRIPTED SPEECH TRANSCRIBED BY ROSE MIGNANO 6 JULY, 2008