(( BEGINNING PAGE 1 OF TAPE 3, OCT 10, '74, HOPE. TARGET MC = MICHELLE, WITH OR = ORRON, LA = LA SHAWN, RN = RONALD, TA = TAISHA, KS = KEISHA, CH = CHRISTOPHER, TD = TODD, GB = GRAEME.MC IS SITTING ON A BENCH NEXT TO GB IN THE PLAYING AREA OUTSIDE. OR SEES GB TALKING INTO THE MIKE). OR MR GRIM, NOBODY, WHY NOBODY DON'T TALK BACK TO YOU? ?? NO! GB NOBODY'S LISTENING TO ME. OR WHY? WHY THEY NOT LISTENING TO YOU? GB WELL, I DON'T KNOW. OR LECTRICITY'S (ELECTRICITY IS) IN NERE (THERE)? GB YES, ELECTRICITY IS IN THERE. OR OH OH, YOU CUT THAT IN, ALL WHAT A HAPPEN? GB HUH? OR WILL IT BLOW UP? GB OH NO, OH NO, I HOPE NOT. OR DIS (THIS) IS GOT TALK? GB HUH? OR DOES AT (THAT) (INAUD) YOU TALK IN NERE (THERE) DEN (THEN) SOMEBODY'S TALK TO YOU? GB NO. WHEN YOU TALK IN THERE IT GOES ON TO THE TAPE RECORDER. OR WHAT TAPE RECORDER? GB THERE'S A TAPE RECORDER INSIDE.(( MC SITS DOWN NEXT TO GB ON THE BENCH).(( REFERS TO THE MIKE WHICH MA IS NOW WEARING). MC CAN I WEAR THAT FOR MARY? GB YOU WANT TO WEAR THE SHIRT? OKAY YOU'LL GET A TURN. MC YOU MADE EM (THEM)? GB NO, NO I DIDN'T MAKE THEM. MC THAT MAN IN THE OTHER CLASS, HE MADE EM (THEM)? GB NO, HE DIDN'T MAKE THEM EITHER. MC (INAUD). GB HUH? MC (INAUD). GB WHAT? MC I SAID, (INAUD). GB AH, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT. MC AH (I) SAID, (INAUD). GB WHAT DO I DO ---? (( GB HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY UNDERSTANDING MC). MC AH (I) SAID, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY? GB OH, I DON'T KNOW. * * * (( AN UNKNOWN CHILD COMES OVER TO GB AND MC). GB YOU GOING TO WEAR THE SHIRT NEXT? * * * GB WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE, A (INAUD)? MC IT CAME OUT OF A CRACKER JACK BOX. GB OH YEAH. MC SEE, LOOK, SEE IT. TOLD YOU. GB YOU TOLD ME WHAT? MC HUH? GB WHAT DID YOU TELL ME. MC IT CAME OUT OF THE CRACKER JACK BOX. GB OH, IT CAME OUT OF THE CRACKER JACK BOX, YEAH. MC SEE. ((LA COMES OVER TO GB AND MC). LA WHAT JU (YOU) GOT OVER THERE? MC THAT'S A RAT TAIL HANGING OUT. LA WHERE? MC RIGHT THERE. GB WHERE? (( MC POINTS UP TO THE TOP FLOORS OF THE APARTMENT BUILDING ABOVE). LA I DON'T SEE NO RAT TAIL. MC THERE! ((POINTS UP AGAIN). GB I DON'T SEE NO RED TAIL. MC ON NERE (THERE), COME OVER HERE. THAT'S A RAT TAIL HERE. GB THAT WINDOW UP THERE? ((GB SEES A RED TOWEL HANGING OUT OF A WINDOW). MC YEAH. GB OH YES, A RED TOWEL. MC AH (I) SAID, A RET TAHL (RAT TAIL)! GB A RED TAIL? MC AH (I) SAID, A RAT TAIL! GB OH, A RAT TAIL. I DON'T SEE ANY RAT TAIL. MC ((MC POINTS TO THE TOP OF THE BUILDING WHERE A LENGTH OF HOSE IS HANGING OUT A WINDOW). THA'S (THAT'S) HIS TAIL. RIGHT THERE. GB OH, WAY UP THERE. THAT'S A PIECE OF HOSE. MC HUH? GB NO, THAT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A RAT TAIL TO ME, THAT'S A PIECE OF HOSE. MC WHAT'S HOSE. GB HOSE IS FOR WATERING THE LAWN, YOU KNOW, A RUBBER PIPE, YOU KNOW? NO? MC IT'S A RAT TAIL. GB OH OKAY, IT'S A RAT TAIL. * YEAH, COME TO THINK OF IT, IT IS A RAT TAIL. MC YOU KNOW SOMETHIN (SOMETHING), A RAT COME OVER OUR HOU' (HOUSE), HE IN A FRIEND'S ROOM, WITH A DOGGIE, AN (AND) , AN (AND) KNOW WHAT? AN (AND), AN (AND), THE RAT KICK THE DOGGIE IN A MOUF (MOUTH). GB THE RAT KICKED THE DOGGIE IN THE MOUTH? PRETTY BRAVE RAT. * * * (( MC HUGS GB'S ARM). GB DO YOU LIKE HOLDING MY ARM? MC (INAUD). ((RN COMES OVER TO GB AND MC). RN I WANNA (WANT TO) WEAR THAT THING. GB YEAH, YOU'LL GET A TURN. RN I WILL, NOW? GB THIS AFTERNOON YOU WILL. MC NO, SHE SAID I COULD TAKE A TURN AFTER HER. GB YEAH, YOU'LL HAVE A TURN AFTER HER, AND THEN JOHNATHAN CAN HAVE A TURN. ((DOG BARKS IN THE BACKGROUND). MC WHAT'S THAT? GB SOUNDS LIKE A DOG. MC YEAH THERE'S THE DOG, LOOK. ((PL RUNS OVER AND CRASHES INTO GB). GB YOU OKAY, PLESHETTE? MC YEAH, THERE'S THE DOG, LOOK! TA MY DOGGY WAS A PUPPY NOW HE'S GROWN UP. MC KNOW, KNOW WHAT? ONE TIME HE WAS (INAUD) YOU KNOW WHAT? KNOW WHAT? HE WAS A FAT DOG. KNOW WHAT? I AH (I) HAD A LIL (LITTLE) TINY DOG TO PLAY WITH, PAPPER, RIGHT? AN (AND) HE HAD HIS HAIR CUT REAL, LIKE THAT RIGHT? TA I (INAUD) GET THE BALL? GB YEAH, GET THE BALL. MC --- THAT UM, SOMETIME PAPPER DO WALK LIKE THAT (INAUD) --- SOMETIMES HI HIS LEGS BE GOING OVER LIKE THAT. GB WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS LEGS? MC A CAR COME OVER HIS LEGS, HE WAS SLAPPED. GB OH. TA MY DOGGIE WAS A PUPPY, NOW HE'S GROWN UP. GB TODD, TODD! DON'T TOUCH THAT PLEASE. * * * ?? WHERE'S MY DOG? GB YEAH. I KNOW IT'S IN BACK OF HER. ((KE COMES OVER, GROWLING, WITH ((CONTINUED ON HOPK2). ((CONTINUED ON HOPK2)