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Mobilebooth West gets in touch with the trees

Posted by webmaster@storycorps.net in Medford, Oregon on November 2, 2005.

Facilitator Karen DiMattia is dwarfed by the redwoods in northern California.

Facilitator Sarah Kramer, a born and raised New Yorker, becomes a tree hugger.

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It’s a burl!

Posted by webmaster@storycorps.net in Medford, Oregon on .

En route to see the redwood forest, Mobilebooth facilitators stopped to check out the “burl” furniture and art gallery in Kerby, OR. (A burl is a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree). If you’re ever driving on the redwood highway, it’s worth a stop.

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A twin!

Posted by webmaster@storycorps.net in Medford, Oregon on .

We’re not the only Airstream in Oregon!

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Tuscaloosa, AL – The Druid City

Posted by webmaster@storycorps.net in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on November 1, 2005.

We rolled into Tuscaloosa and received a warm welcome, as well as lots of wine and cheese, at a reception hosted by Alabama Public Radio at the historic Jameson House. Above, StoryCorps Facilities Manager, Kayvon Bahramian explains the project to a rapt audience while Facilitators Maisie Tivnan and Nick Yulman wait to talk about their experiences and beg for tickets to the upcoming Alabama Crimson Tide/LSU football game. Before the evening was up, Linda and David Ford kindly donated their tickets to the big game, which has Tuscaloosans even more excited than the presence of a national oral history project in their town.

The booth is situated across the Black Warrior River in Northport, AL next to a huge red dog at the Kentuck Art Center. Kentuck celebrates folk art and traditional crafts and is located on a beautifully landscaped courtyard housing a blacksmith’s shop and various artist’s studios.

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Halloween Magic

Posted by webmaster@storycorps.net in Medford, Oregon on .

Facilitator Karen DiMattia reverted to her college days as a rock star and partied with Elvis in downtown Ashland, OR.

Sarah Kramer transformed into a medieval superhero, on the lookout for STORIES!

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Drill Team

Posted by webmaster@storycorps.net in Memphis, Tennessee on October 31, 2005.

Sitting in the booth this evening, we heard quite a racket coming from outside. We emerged to find this local drill team running through the streets, playing hide and seek. We asked them to show us their stuff and were treated to a spectacular show.

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The Blue Worm

Posted by webmaster@storycorps.net in Memphis, Tennessee on October 30, 2005.

On Saturday nights here in Memphis, we’ve been going to a juke joint called the Blue Worm. Judy from the Center for Southern Folklore turned us on to this neighborhood hangout, located in an abandoned strip mall, and it’s become our favorite place to relax, shoot pool and hear some good music.

The same folks are there every week, dressed to the nines and busting elaborate moves on the dance floor. The house band includes members of Memphis’ Daddy Mack Blues Band, a drummer named William Faulkner and Dr. Steve, a research geneticist who doubles on sax. They play a mean version of the Electric Slide in addition to a repertoire of blues standards.

After the Blue Worm closed this Saturday, our last in Memphis, we hung out next-door at club owners Betty and ‘Sippi’s place. Bluesman Wilroy Sanders (above) showed musically inclined facilitator Nick Yulman some licks and, with Halloween just around the corner, accused all present of being vampires. Thanks to guitarist extraordinaire James Bonner for the ride home and the wonderful music.

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“Unc”

Posted by webmaster@storycorps.net in Memphis, Tennessee on October 29, 2005.

Memphis has welcomed many musicians and entertainers from New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Crescent City dancer, singer and bon vivant "Uncle" Lionel Batiste Sr. came by the booth to do an interview along with trombonist Charles Joseph. They sang a stirring version of "Dream Boat" and explained that in New Orleans, people "live to live". Special thanks to Kelley Edmiston for arranging and participating in the interview.

Posted by   October 29, 2005   2 Comments

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