StoryCorps

Best day In Charlottesville

Posted by webmaster@storycorps.net in Charlottesville, Virginia on June 12, 2005.

StoryCorps facilitator Brett spent many of his off-hours today playing chess and talking with these great folks. He’s going native–Charlottesville is great!

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Magic widget man

Posted by webmaster@storycorps.net in Charlottesville, Virginia on June 10, 2005.

We were locked out of the booth two days ago, but luckily all of our interviews were done for the day. We found Gary Lettan, Custom Carpenter, who fashioned perfect little widgets out of stained Hickory to prevent further embarrassing lockouts. He also regaled us with a bawdy Irish lilted story about “The Lady of Charlottesville.”

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Jennifer and David

Posted by webmaster@storycorps.net in Charlottesville, Virginia on .

We took an hour-long journey deep into farm country to the home of two StoryCorps participants for dinner. David and Jennifer and their two little ones provided a muchneeded home cooked meal.

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Randy

Posted by webmaster@storycorps.net in Charlottesville, Virginia on June 8, 2005.

WMRA, the Harrisonburg NPR station, has given us the best gift for our stay in Charlottesville: His name is Randy!

Randy, WMRA’s Director of Major and Planned Giving, has been parked outside the StoryBooth daily. He fields hundreds of questions by curious passersby who eye the Airstream and want details on the StoryCorps project. How will we move on to West Virginia without him? Thanks, WMRA and Randy.

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Yankees in Milwaukee

Posted by Kayvon in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 7, 2005.

Our last night in Milwaukee was spent watching baseball at Miller Park, where the hometown Brewers defeated the visiting Yankees, 4-3.

Every ballpark has its own flavor, and in Milwaukee it’s meat. Four processed meat mascots, including an Italian sausage and a German bratwurst, raced around the bases between innings.

It was a great way to spend what felt like the first day of summer in Wisconsin. Next stop, Madison.

Posted by Kayvon June 7, 2005 No Comments

Rain day

Posted by webmaster@storycorps.net in Charlottesville, Virginia on June 6, 2005.

We traveled to Goshen Pass, VA, to go swimming in a beautiful mountain creek. After about an hour of soaking in the creek, a summer thunderstorm forced us back to the truck. We drove two lane roads back to Charlottesville, getting pleasantly lost along the way.

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Bike path

Posted by webmaster@storycorps.net in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on .

Ah, the beautiful Lake Michigan and the great Milwaukee County Park system.

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Friday night fish fry and polka

Posted by webmaster@storycorps.net in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 3, 2005.

Today a participant told us about a Milwaukee tradition: the the weekly fish fry at the Lakefront Brewery, which takes place every Friday night, music provided by the Polka Kings.

It took us a while to find it, but we were delighted by the place. It was a big open room with stained glass lanterns and big tables. We had a long conversation with the family at our table and gathered lots of helpful info about Milwaukee and Madison. The majority of the polka dancers were under the age offive.

Posted by webmaster@storycorps.net June 3, 2005 No Comments

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