Description
Glen Waggoner (61) talks with his friend Daniel Okrent (61) about the death of his father, their love of baseball, and growing up in a small town.Subject Log / Time Code
description of Dunkenville, TX; could see downtown Dallas from his swingset
Glen describes his father’s death; went to school barefoot; hearing that his father died when he was at school
“North Towards Home”; moving to New York; Daniel grew up in Detroit and wanted to move to New York; watching the Ed Sullivan Show
Daniel had a car growing up; borrowing his parent’s car; losing their virginity
the role of religion in Daniel’s life; atheist
Participants
- Glen Waggoner
- Daniel Okrent
Venue / Recording Kit
Tier
Keywords
- affairs
- anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
- Civil Rights
- cohorts (groups of friends)
- college
- Detroit Tigers
- Detroit, MI
- Dunkenville, TX
- family characters
- family heroes
- family members in history
- family naming and nicknames
- Family reunions
- family trips and excursions
- memories of former times
- memories of growing up
- personal experiences
- religious beliefs and practices
- school day memories
- social beliefs and practices