the great thanksgiving interview

Recorded November 28, 2023 03:43 minutes
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Id: APP4164290

Description

this interview was to learn more about my grandfather

Participants

  • Carter Elliott
  • Carl Jobe

Interview By

Initiatives


Transcript

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00:01 All right, My name is Carter Elliot and today I am interviewing my grandpa. Okay. So the first question I have for you is, who is or was the most important person in your life?

00:15 My mother.

00:17 And why is that?

00:19 Because she was a very Christian woman and brought me up to be who I am.

00:26 What is your favorite memory ever?

00:31 Probably my first born child.

00:35 And can you describe what your childhood was like?

00:41 Well, we was kind of poor and we stayed at home and played with my nieces and nephews because all my brothers and sisters was a lot older than I am.

01:00 How did you and my grandma meet?

01:04 How did me and my grandma meet?

01:06 My grandma. So. Oh, Momo.

01:11 She was in school with me, but I knew her from school, but I guess that's what you need to know.

01:22 What all did you learn while married to my grandma?

01:27 What did I learn?

01:28 Yeah.

01:29 I learned a lot. I don't know even how to say what all I learned. I learned how to. To be a husband and to be a father. How to manage a business, how to be a Christian.

01:52 What do you think is the most important thing that you learned?

01:57 How to be a Christian.

02:00 What was your happiest memory with her?

02:05 When we got married.

02:08 What does religion mean to you and what role does it play in your life?

02:13 What does it mean to me?

02:15 Yeah.

02:18 It means eternal life is what that means to me and what role it plays. I just try to be a good person.

02:30 What jobs did you have when you were in school when you were younger?

02:34 I worked at a stave mill.

02:38 Did you enjoy going to school when you were younger?

02:45 Sometimes.

02:47 And why is that?

02:51 Sometimes? Yeah, sometimes. It's a lot of fun. And I learned a lot in school.

02:59 If you had to go back to when you were younger, what was one thing that you would change or do different?

03:12 I don't know.

03:14 Can't think of one thing.

03:16 What would I do different? Yeah, when I was young or would.

03:23 You just keep everything the same?

03:24 I would try to be a better husband and father instead of putting my work ahead of it.

03:33 All right, that's all I have for you. Thank you for letting me interview you today.

03:38 When do I get paid?

03:40 I don't know.