Piece: Interviewer: “Can you tell the story of the Devil’s Kettle?” Informant: “So the Brule River in Cook County, Minnesota has an interesting attribute. Above the upper falls, there is a large hole into which about a third of the river empties, and it has always been known as the Devil’s Kettle… and the folklore… Continue Reading »
Piece: Interviewer: “Can you explain the concept of ZAIDS?” Informant: “Oh god. Yeah… I guess I can. Basically in high school there was this fake disease called ZAIDS. Obviously it came from AIDS, but we put a Z in front of it to make it different. We had this one friend who we said got… Continue Reading »
Piece: Interviewer: “Do you mind if we go back to that song we were talking about earlier?” Informant: “Sure.. I will do my best to remember all the lyrics, but I don’t know the name of the song if there is one.” Interviewer: “Cool, go ahead when you are ready.” Informant: “Miss Susie had a… Continue Reading »
Piece: Informant: “My grandfather loved the Reds, the Cincinnati Reds, but he didn’t hear well, so he had this radio that he would put up on a ledge at his house, it was just about your height. So he would go stand by that, with his good… with his better ear up against the radio… Continue Reading »
Piece: Informant: “I went to college to get a diploma, it would have been just as easy to get an education.” Background: The informant learned this saying from his grandfather upon graduating from high school in Ohio. He found it highly impactful, not only in the context of college, but as a general life lesson… Continue Reading »