Main Piece: Interviewer: What does Hesh mean? Informant- It’s a casual word I use when talking about a vibe or aesthetic. I would use it as an adjective to describe someone or their Instagram. It means that someone has a causal aloof style and vibe. Like they don’t really care or have a skater look… Continue Reading »
Main Piece: Informant: “Sah dude?” It is basically saying, what’s up, dude? Usually there are some kinda handshakes involved, usually like a hang lose, or a rock on sign. Interviewer: Who used this? Informant: Usually teenage young adult men. A lot of the guys with trucks that I went to school with. I think that… Continue Reading »
Piece: Interviewer: “Can you try and explain the story of the haunted Hotel del Coronado?” Informant: “To be honest I’m not sure how much I remember, but Hotel del Coronado is a uhh… historic hotel on Coronado island near San Diego. I’ve been there once as a kid but I mainly remember people around my… Continue Reading »
Interviewer: Do you have any slang or terms from growing up surfing? CW: Yeah have you ever heard about the man in the gray suit? Interviewer: No I have not what does that mean? CW: It’s a term, surfers use at the beach if they see a shark to warn everybody else to get out… Continue Reading »
Informant recalls a story that he heard when he was in 7th grade, during a three-day school camping trip in the Idyllwild Mountains of the San Bernadino forest. “I was in my cabin with a bunch of other classmates, and my friend’s brother, who was in 8th grade, began telling us a scary story. We… Continue Reading »