StoryCorps Sampler: Volume 2

This installment of the StoryCorps Sampler series features interviews collected at our flagship StoryBooth in New York City's Grand Central Terminal during the project's first year.

Released November 2004. Produced by Sarah Kramer.

“I have a 16-year-old heart, a 33-year-old mind, and a 73-year-old body.”

Richard Hunt to his daughter, Leslie Hunt.

Recorded in New York, NY

“I saw this pretty young lady with an umbrella waiting for the bus, so I opened the window and said, 'Can I give you a ride?”

96-year-old Edward Davis tells his granddaughter, Lauren Weigel, about meeting his wife.

Recorded in New York, NY

“Your mom was just like you when she was growing up -- exactly like you...”

Michael Bergroth to his granddaughter, Kaycee Bauer.

Recorded in New York, NY

“And I asked him everything that I ever wanted to ask. I asked him to tell me the real story.”

Debbie Fisher remembers her father, an Auschwitz survivor.

Recorded in New York, NY

“One of the cops said, 'Oh, you think you can do better?'”

Phyllis Johnson tells her friend Danny Perasa about how she went from Police Department clerk to beat cop.

Recorded in New York, NY

“I said, 'What are you saying? Are you proposing to me tonight; now?”

Barbara Paer to her daughter, Shelley Rubin.

Recorded in New York, NY

“One Christmas, I got this ice-skating outfit for Barbie. It was made out of deep purple velvet trimmed in fake fur.”

Cathy Slumber to her daughter, Kelly.

Recorded in New York, NY

“Another lady heard me talking, and she came over and said, 'I know this is a God-sent man!”

Norman White to his son, Nome Poem.

Recorded in New York, NY

“I was playing my bagpipes with the Salt Lake Scots, and your mother was in the audience.”

Frederick Buchanan to his son, Alan.

Recorded in New York, NY