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isn't that kind of dangerous? [laugh] yeah. her throw xxx... rocks are very what? hard. [others joins in] in the face. and if you hit if you hit someone... huh? you said you said you threw rocks at each other, right? rocks are that's dei. they were little rocks? even at that, that xxx don't throw rocks. you know what I want you to do the next time you play a game like that? use a ball. it's soft, and it won't hurt won't hurt you. a rubber ball. yes a rubber ball. that's softer than a, than a rock. if you throw some snow you you will hurt it. [undercurrent] I'm sorry but I didn't hear that. xxx xxx. [undercurrent] uh what did you do? xxx to you. man. don't play with rocks because rocks are very hard and and it hurt choo. [undercurrent]
you played with your toys? what're some of the toys you played with? oh you have a motorcycle, xxx. xxx, right? what do you hafta do to make it move? can it move by itself or do you hafta push it? you hafta push it? oh, I see. a is there one of those xxx that um xxx would use? it doesn't have anything that you can wind up and a turn it loose and let it run by itself? xxx can you wind it up? did you wind it up an' it an' it took off be itself? what else did you do? that's good. very good. come on ah Sean. [undercurrent] what? playin' with my xxx. you played with your what? what were the xxx you played? T. T T card. oh a motorcycle an' a policeman. xxx do you hafta push it or does it go by itself? how do you pump it? show me with your hand, use your hand and show me how you did it. oh once you do it like that then it starts. it takes off. an' den it start runnin' jumped up.
uh what else did you do? awright now Sean. I stayed up with xxx. with your what? your garage set? [undercurrent] what is in your garage set? what? [teacher is reading a story to a group of children. the, the story is about Freddy and his frog] Freddy. that's right, his name is Freddy. and Freddy had found a frog. what? Freddy had fround a frog. that's right. Freddy found a frog. how would you find that frog? 'cause 'cause he found him in the water. he found it in the water. that's right. an' he xxx. what? an' he xxx. uhuh, he xxx. walkin' water or walk in water? he did like this. that's right. he put his hand where? in na water. in the water.
why was why did he put his hand xxx? 'cause he 'cause the xxx gonna bite it. 'cause the frog 'cause don't bite it. why did he put his hand in the water? 'cause the frog was gon bite his hand. no there was some other reason. there was something down there. he told on him. what was down in the water? a boat. boat. [undercurrent] what? [undercurrent] what was down there? a boat. that was Freddy's ship. boat. he lost his ship. ship. and he was tryin' to find it. so when it sank, he put his hand down in there. see if his boat was there. and what did he find? a frog. a frog. an' an' den he put his han' down there. what? an' then he put his hand down there an' the frog fell to sleep. he's in the water.
he got em out. an' then nat blood. that white blood. he's bleedin'. look at Freddy. xxx take a look at Freddy. oo look at that white blood. it's all over his face all over his lip. makeup. that's very good. did you see that? come here. get around this way. come aroun' show them how Freddy uh xxx expression that Freddy had on his face. turn around, show them how Freddy... did you see that? yeah. that's what I meant by xxx holding the book, I wanted you to I wanted to see if you could recognize that expression on Freddy's face. and that is an expression of doing what? blood. no when you wake in the of christmas morning an' you go and look under the christmas tree what do you see? xxx something. he was shocked when he took his hand out of the water, an' he saw what? a frog. he said, a frog! [low voice] and what did Freddy do with that frog? I wonder. what did he do? he liked em.
xxx and he played with him. talked to it. then all of a sudden what happened? he ran. what ran? frog. the frog jumped out of his hand. an' he can't xxx catch him. an' then he ran and... unh huh. he xxx. caught it. but what did he do with it? he put it in his pocket. he took it and put it in his pocket. awright when I turn the next page you tell me what happened. [signal fades] he ran. an he ran. he ran away. he jumped off in the xxx. where do you think he's going? home. awright he's going home. he ran down the street, and then he met Mister Mann the newspaper man. and he... and he got him in his pocket. and he said " Mister Mann, what would you do if you had a frog?" he xxx...
what an Mister Mann told him, he said, why I would go fishing. I would put him on the end of my... fishin' pole. fishing pole. and I would use him as a bait, and I would go fishing. Freddy said, oh no no not my frog. and Freddy scoot down the street. what would you do if you had a frog, Michael? I put 'im in my pocket. and what else? and then I wouldn't let him go away xxx keep him pocket. would you give him a name? what would you call him? frog. you'd call him froggy? what would you do if you had a frog? [mike is coughing drowning out other child's answer] what would you call him? how do frogs get around? xxx in they water. how do they move about? how do frogs move about? 'cause they ran like xxx. xxx move aroun'? how do you get one to move? you do what? you what? stamp yo' foot. you walk, don't ya? how do frogs can move around?
an' he got him. an' an' he got him in his pocket. so so nobody can't see it. [loud and somewhat excited] did you... that's right. Freddy took that frog. put it in his pocket. and he said no, because he told Mister Mann, oh no, not my frog. you're not going to put my frog in in... where he put xxx. you are not going to put my frog in in nuh on the end of a fishin' pole. so he ran down the street and he met Missus Mary. and he said, Mrs Mary, what would you do if you had a frog? and he put it in the bag. and Mrs Mary said, Freddy, know what I would do? I'd get me a real nice hot xxx. an' he got out. and I would " cook that frog." an' he would get out the bag. I would cook that frog and have him for my supper. and that really made Freddy very angry. because that was really a pet. one of his dearest friend. so he put it back in his pocket, and he ran down the street. he said, oh no Missus Mary not my froggy. then he ran... now you tell me where Freddy is xxx. xxx back home.
back home. ran where? in the garage. he ran home. ask his mother. whata you think he said to his mother? said he won't go back that fast. what did Freddy ask his mother? about going back upstairs xxx. what did Freddy ask his mother? mommy I got a frog. that's right. he told his mommy " Mommy I got a frog." and what else xxx. I think, he said you xxx go back upstairs. 'cause he got a frog. whata you think she said, Michael? her said go back upstairs. he asked Freddy asked his mother what what, mother I have a frog. what can I do with it? he put it he put it in nere. and mommy told him to do what with the frog? put it in the water. put him in the water and let him have himself a ball, and swim all around on the lily pad. he put him in the water. and the froggy went swimming all around the pool saying, xxx. [froglike sounds] an' an' he got in the water. he talk.
xxx he go all na way around in a circle. his mother xxx the xxx. now now that's right. would you like to draw me a frog? if I give you some piece of paper do you think you could draw me something that looks like a little what you think looks like a frog. I can't make one. you try it. here. sit down. xxx Ta'isha. I don't know how to draw. sit back. let's try. cross your legs. xxx I useta. you belong over there. he dig it all, haha. no don't take all of it. put 'em back. come on deur. you get some I get some. pour a little back. in na water. [announcement. undercurrent 8 seconds] see I can make it. come back. come back come back xxx. xxx sit down. what color is the frog? red.
green. green. green. so get your green crayons. I got me a green. I got my green crayon. I got me a green. you jus' saw dat. get your green crayons. I get my green. you don't know what green mean? green bean. I got one firs'. move back. oooo. got me green. oooo. I got me green. I fin' your green. can I fin' my green. I get me a green. fin' my green Patrick. xxx dat ain't yours. [loud excited] dat's Michael green. that's ma green. now you can fin' another. no. xxx start drawing a picture of a frog. get get get...
no. put it back. get a green crayon. I'm stronger than you. no you're not. put all those back. I asked you for green. can you get green? don't you know the color green? Patrick do you xxx. I have green. Michael look over there in that other xxx. now everybody has a piece of paper. I see some. I keep two of 'em. two? [in background] all of 'em. xxx you think a frog would look to you. xxx for you. an' for you. 'em mine. I xxx mighty xxx dis mine. mine. mine. gimme. dis mine. the teacher gimme dis firs'. dat mine. I got it.
gimme. see Michael you tear my paper. I don't got my paper. Michael don't have no paper. I gave Michael a piece of paper. [Carl moves toward Michael] who has two pieces of paper? somebody has 'cause I gave Michael paper. Michael. crystal. Michael. Michael. crystal. Michael. what're you doing? drawin' somethin' make an' a make a green frog. what're you gonna do? huh? what're you gonna do? what are you going to do? I'm a I'm a I'm a make a frog. make a green frog. oh you're gonna draw a frog? yeah. oh. okay. he's gonna be an artist for a day. I'm sorry Kimberly. [Carl while moving away bumps into kinberly] he didn't make no frog.
that's not colored. I I know how to make me a frog. 'is how you make frog. that's a eye. I know. make another toof. den he don't make it xxx wool. uhhuh he do got a nose. he do not. he do so. [undercurrent] mouth nose, see? see he don't got no nose,. xxx ain't got no nose. you see. dis how you make frog. hm? dis how you make a frog. frog like dat. dat ain't no frog. it is so frog. dat ain't no big frog. it is a big frog. that ain't a small one. is a big one, right? yes. see I tol' was a big one. it's a long one. ain't it a big one? it bigger, he bigger.
see I made me a frog. he bigger. I'm tellin' Missus Blasingame I made a frog. I made a frog. awright xxx... my daddy home. [Carl and mike are just outside his apartment. mike laughs, knock on door] uh huh huh huh. couldn't you reach that? [mike knocks on a neighbors door] no don't do that, Michael. [arriving home from school] that's my door. I live over here, over here. no. yes? [neighbor opens her door] sorry. he was playin' around. what you want? I was knockin' on your door. oh you let me know you come home from school? yeah. okay. was you good boy today? yeah. very good. huh huh huh huh. [mike's sister opens the door. neighbor goes in her, apartment] okay.
hi. hi. me an' my brother Ca'l. [mike and Carl enter apartment] hey man. thank you. hi. hi. where you goin'? where's your coat? huh? come on Michael. where is uh. yall goin' get dress? in a good place for me to set this stuff? where I can jus' leave it for, you know... what you want me to do? right here. okay. they never in the living room anyway. okay. I ain't gonna wear dat. what I'm a wear? nothin'. oh. what I'm a wear? [Carl laughing at mike's utterances] wear some new clothes? wear my new suit? xxx wear my new coat with my new suit.
you have a good time? yeah. no he can't shake it up again. close it. who said that? I did. you did? yeah. awright. yeah Ca'l you can open it. weeee this thing turnin'. is it? that thing go xxx fas'. that thing can work. xxx hear that thing. mom. what? hear dis. hear this thing. hear dis thing. hear it mom. no. I don't know nothin' about... xxx walkie talk. it's a walkie talkie? you kiddin'. yeah. [mike wants his mom to listen to recording through, ear+phones] hear it. not gonna hurt ya.
mhm. mm cross over. I don't want no dirty cross over. mm. are you gonna come over my house again? xxx check this out. all this stuff an' all that stuff. huh? I xxx check this stuff an' that stuff. you wanna check it out? [no observable response] weeee. lemme see. lemme tell you somethin'. [whispers after 1 second pause] Ca'l... who's he? Ca'l is stupid. [sort of whispers slightly above normal voice level] Ca'l is stupid. Ca'l is xxx... check dis thing out. [whispers] what thing? dis. [slight laugh at end] Frankenstein. stupid. uhhuh. what's a matter?
nothin' I smile xxx. [slight laugh] let see dis. dis my book. xxx book. I can hear. Michael Jackson brand new... xxx I Michael Jackson. uhuh, don't do that. [Michael about to handle recording equipment] I gotta keep those set at the right setting. xxx why why you didn't cut this thing off? oh no, leave that right where it is. it's workin' jus' fine. what you wanna do? [no observable response] has my name on it. haha. when my daddy get home... xxx my daddy xxx. my daddy xxx. when. whata you do when you get home from school, mike? I'm I'm gettin' my new coat on. I'm wearin' my new suit, so I, so then I can go to party. no but what what would you do um whata you normally do? [nvr] ya come in an' watch tv? no? put my new clothes on.
huh? huh? what does he normally do when he comes home? I got me new pants. you wanna see my new pants? come home. xxx go next door. i 'on't go no store. Michael, what do you do when you come home from school? I get dress up. is that right? I get dress up when I go back to school. [free play (at school)] he change clothes and usually watch tv and go next door. [arriving home from school] oh. xxx you wanna. [slight laugh] it not movin'. [mike is talking about the needles of the recorder, which, indicate the record level] what's not moving? this. look. sure they are. it is not. you say somethin' watch. xxx keep going over here. can't go over here. okay look look at it now. it's movin' now right?
you say somethin' an' watch it. so. hello person. [laughing] I think he's enjoyin' it. he's what? I think he's enjoyin' it. oh, yeah. he's. been hamming it up most of the day. mm mm. I know. [noises] life of the party. right. go. go in there an' see my new pants in nere. so I 'cause I can't put 'em on. well well can you bring? woooo yeah. right man? [calls to his mother] what? right I bring new pants in here so I won't put 'em on? nope. I put 'em on? nope. I could so. mom said no. so?
oooo better watch out. what you do in school today? [nor] what'd you do in school today? Ma. what? Ma Ca'l Ca'l let me put this shirt on, all day. he did? yeah. haha. [slight laugh] right you let me? what did you hafta eat for lunch? I... I didn't eat nuffin for lunch. oh wait. come here one second. you didn't eat anything for lunch. what did you eat for lunch, Michael? I didn't eat nuffin for lunch. why didn't you? you didn't like it? I... I did eat somethin' for lunch. what? I ate some toast. that... toast for lunch? yeah. what else?
xxx milk. that was breakfas', right? yeah. what else? some Cheerios too. you ate those before you left home. that's right. [laugh] you stupid, right? yeah. what'd you say? uh huh huh huh I said you I said you stupid. [laughs] sometimes I am, but not all the time. please give me a little credit mike. 'kay? 'kay. oo I touch this. I click this on. I could fix this. oo. you could do that? oooo I feel it. oh. you want me fix this. on? naw. well a helicopter. this for the helicopter. hey Michael.
hey Michael how many brothers and sisters do you have? [non verbal response] just one sister? oh. [laughing] I think he playin' games. right. mm. you don't know? uhuh. hoo. what are those, Michael? soda. circle. you know what those are? you know what these are? circle. yeah. what? circle. circles, no those are the controls for the... them not no patrols trol. those are the cont'ols for the taperecorder. them for the radio. for the radio over there. no. the radio has it's own controls. uhuh. dat. dat comes from dis.
no, 'cause I can't change the station. yes you could! no, I can't. what happen? can't put dis up? no one's on top of the other. huh? one's on top of the other. [Carl demonstrates with his hands] that's why it looks like one is higher than the other. it's like this. uhuh like dis. like dat. it's like this. like dis. it's uh dis thing suppose to go up. dis thing suppose to go up. up. it do okay. I'm a write my nneimbuhs I'm a write my numbers. where da pencil? no no no no no no no no. write my numbers. no, no. [that = box for tape reel] not on that. Michael. not on that. here let me give you a little... enough is enough now.
piece of paper to write on. here use this. okay. okay? mm mm I'm make me number three how you make you uh number. [voice trails off as he seems to get into writing] wait I never made like dis. who is it? [Michael and Carl outside Michael's apartment, mike knocks, on the door] me. me an' Ca'l. right. we've arrived home, right Michael? and this begins the situation upon arrival at home. hi Joyce. [Joyce unlocks door] how are you? tol' you it was me an' Ca'l. oops. uh huh [slight laugh] are you are you here by yourself? me an' Ca'l goin' in uh... huh? are you here... oh. okay. no. can we go in the hallway, Joyce? [no observable response] huh? wanna go in the hallway an' play football?
well uh why don't you um, why don't you rest for... what? a couple a minutes or so. who me? yeah. [mike trying to lift recorder helping Carl place, equipment] wait. no, no, no, no. that's okay. let me do it. Ca'l. Joyce. hm? Ca'l wan' play football? Michael, sit down an' rest for five minutes hear? hm? 'kay. uh man I'm tired. [cj groans] me too. when I res' I be awright play football. uhhuh yeah. you awright Ca'l? yeah I'm okay. wanna play football now? let let let's wait about ten minutes or so, okay? awright. Frankenstein. [mike reacts to program on tv no observable response] is that what that is?
Frankenstein. doo ready? huh? okay. we'll go out for a little while, awright? you ready, right? mhm. come on then. wait come here for a second before we go. wait don't do that. don't do what? 'cause 'cause it's if if you if you turn tv xxx if you turn the thing if somebody turn tv it'll mess up. okay. [after seven second gap there's a knocking at the door] well here. come here. I'll fix it then, awright? I'm not gonna do that. I'm gonna do somethin' different. uh oh not again. who is it? [referring to answering door] who is it? Miss hoo Williams? maw. [Joyce goes to bed+room to talk to mom] wait a second. okay. now come on. cmon.
wait a second. what? see what your mother hasta say about this other situation. you you can leave that off. what you want an' who you wanna speak to? huh? what choo want an' who you wanna speak to? me? [sis goes back to bed+room to talk to mom] she got xxx xxx. wait a second. [Carl is trying to pin the pocket where the transmitter, is kept closed] wait a second. come on. what? wait a second. no thanks. xxx you got a album like dis home? like dis? not like that. not like that? no. xxx why you hit me for? I'm ready. [mike and Carl go into the hallway, to pass the football, back and forth] stay right dere. stay right. stay right dere. eh. stay right there.
uhoo you can throw it up higher. what? you can throw it up higher. xxx it up higher. but you can't catch it. see? [mike chasing football mike making sounds of effort and, clearing his nose] I'm a kick it. okay. [sounds of effort] whoops. why you xxx... [coughs] xxx won't miss this time. that was a good throw. [mike throws ball to Carl making sounds of his effort] xxx suppose to kick it... see xxx the fire. okay. [mike and Carl toss ball back and forth. mike mostly, missing passes and chasing ball. this pattern, characteristic of most long pauses, gaps in conversation, Michael makes quite a few sounds to go with effort he is, exerting] catch it with your hands, Michael. you know. oo. that's a good throw. eh you missed. you missed. I know, I know, I know. I know. uh huh uh huh [laugh] you can't catch it. xxx [laughing] I know you can't catch it.
I can too. see I tol' you I can catch it. you can't catch either. so. see? you missed. xxx didn't. xxx no I didn't. yes you did. no I didn't. you missed. see? I didn't miss. you missed. no I didn't. yes you did. see? told ya oooo uh. oops. move back. I can throw it way over there. no you can't. hwee hwee mm kick. [laugh]. whoops. [laugh] you missed. xxx missed. you... you missed.
no I didn't. you did too. no I didn't! yes you did. see? [screams are mike's reaction to Carl pretending to throw, football down incinerator] so... eeee weeee I didn't miss. see? xxx [laugh] show ya xxx [laugh] xxx don't do that xxx. [screams] [laugh] you missed. [laugh] no I didn't. yes you did. xxx [laugh] see you missed. haha [laugh] xxx you did. xxx [laugh] xxx you missed. you can't even throw it. why you xxx missed it. see I told ya wait. I res'. you out of breath? my breath. you haven't got any stamina kid. okay. [during fourteen second gap mike runs and makes noises] wee wee! wanna see the hard throw?
you missed Michael. no I didn't. uh huee huee [laugh] you missed. I... whoops. yeah you missed! you missed. no I didn't. good catch. wee. good throw. wee. messin' up. whoops. see? that was a bad throw. oooo awright you, you bone head. hey watch that. don't say that. wee. Michael I gotta go inside for a second. I'll be right back, okay? watch this Ca'l. [Carl knocks on apartment door] Ca'l. gonna watch this one? who is it? it's Carl. [sister opens door] I hafta come in and...
fix the taperecorder. I just hafta turn the recorder off. weeee stone xxx. [from hallway] how are you? fine. we are in business. [Carl tries to give context information] okay this is about uh prior to the dinner situation. [before dinner] it's on the radio? my your thing is on the radio? huh? I said this was on the radio. yeah a little bit. here I'll let you listen for a hot second, okay? hello. [mike puts on head+sets] xxx no. how you doin'? [before this situation was recorded mike and Carl were in, the hallway tossing a football back and forth, when mister, Sutton passed by. the interaction between mike and his, daddy gave me no indication of their relationship] I didn't know that you were mister Sutton. yeah. haha. pleased to meet you. yeah glad to know you too, man. how's everything? it's goin' really well. uhhuh. really well.
yeah. well you ain't got much there to work with. what you mean? he's a little ball of enthusiasm. he's always talkin'. he's got a very disposition, you know, he seems to be pretty happy. yeah. yeah uh once you get to know him. yeah. he's real shy and quiet though if he don't know nobody. xxx zzz. why why why you let me miss that football an' not throw it to you an' den an' den when I throw it when when I throw it to you... [recalling the football throwing which occurred earlier] right. an' you throw it to me den you did like dat. den I throw it back to you. right yeah you... if he ever get rid of that baby accent he'll be alright. uh huh huh. aw. what is this? I think he'll out grow that. you xxx this? [mom and dad continue talking in kitchen] check it. oh it's okay. I know it's alright. what happened to that pencil? do you know what happened to that pencil? here what happen to it, you put it in here.
you put it in here, put it in here. no I didn't. I didn't put it in here. yes you did. I did? yeah. well let me check then, and see. 'cause I don't remember doin' that mike. I thought... oh here it is. I was sitting on it. oo no good. xxx sittin' on it. Michael you're not sayin' anything. why? xxx xxx. huh? hello. hello. how ya doin'? fine. well... [non negative verbal response] Michael, do you think you have a baby accent? you don't? well. here Michael. wan' a piece of gum? yeah. oh no wait 'til after you eat first gonna eat in a minute.
we eat. well he chewin' already. Ca'l you want some? [low voice] huh? Ca'l you want some? [above his normal voice level] some what? xxx green gum. green gum? no not green gum. cream no. some gum. some gum? yeah. I don't need any right now. [non positive verbal response] I'll wait 'til later, how's that? okay. hey why don't you put your football away. okay? 'kay. [mike takes football into his bed+room, I think] no dad catch. that was a bad catch. look this one ain't movin'. [mike's parents talk in background but are generally in, audible. mike returns from his room] huh? look. look they're not moving.
which one? this. all all the way over here. woooo oo turn it back on. let let it stay on. okay. [referring to recording indicator needles] which one isn't moving? there's ones red and one's green. which one is yours? say somethin'. hello. ah which one is yours? every time you say somethin' it'll go it'll go way over here. now say somethin'. hello. which one is yours? dis. the white. dis one. yeah, but that's not white what color is it? red. yeah. so the other one is mine, right? and what... this is one is blainhin. and which one is mine? dat um dat yours dat yours dis mine. uhuh... uhhuh.
yours is red an' mine is green, see? uhuh. your yours is red an' mine mine is green. aw no mine's red an' yours green. huh? no uh you behin' me, right? [cj's needle is behind mike's] yeah. now then I was in front a ya. an' see... yeah an' den an' den you an' den you got all the way by me. yeah. an' den an' den you went over there. an' den den I see I xxx... right. I just caught you a second a go. see? see xxx. see you... you were... yeah I'm behind you. now we're together look, look at us we're together. keep talking Michael an' we'll be together. see. keep talkin'. den den. just keep talking. don't stop sayin' anything. an' den. an' we'll be together, right?
look at us. there we are. uh dei. right? there we are, we're together. dei. look at us. see. look. it's a tie. right. yeah he got xxx... see. right. see he he you in back a me an' then I got back uh xxx you. right. no wait. wait 'til I get back of you. wait. wait. yep. we're sittin' here. lookin' at the needles that indicate what the volume is. an' when one of us is talking... Michael's is red and mine is green. an' uh we're having a race. sometimes Michael would win sometimes I would win. it just depends on if we kept talking. and Michael's talking now an' I'm tryin' to provide context. haha.
oo I got back of you man. uhoh see I got back of you, man. I'm or out? in front an' then an' then you know what I did? I got over I got over here. I got over here an' then you went over here. an' yours racin'. see mine. see mine is over here by yours. see? see. see mine on top a yours. yeah. den you got over here by me. right. den an' den you went on top a me, see? [Carl humming and singing along with radio in background] look uh I I be in front you went in you in back a me. an' den an' den when I got in back den an' den you you had you had your behind mine. and then. yeah. that's true. and then... an' den you um um an' den you um... and then what? an' den den an' then when you got over here by me you you um when you got over here by me I crashed to you. uhhuh. see, look. I crashed to you. you crashed to me?
yeah. den look see? mine's mine's yours is over here an' mine's is back here. hm. see? yeah. see? right. an' den. and then what happened? an' then you ran you ran over here. I caught up with you too. and I passed you for a second. and then yeah. see? then you passed me. yeah. and then I caught you. yeah an' I caught you too. yeah. see, look. right, now you're ahead of me. okay we're tied. we're even. nope I jumped ahead. yeah, now... oh now xxx oop you jumped ahead. reach up an' den I... oo oooo. he reach woooo.
yeah. he reach up, you gon reach up here, watch. that one reach up. xxx right. [laugh] see look. it reach up. yeah. and then they got up. they... an' den they got down. right. they turn. they turned. they turn like dat an' dey an' den they went back an' they went from up here. right. see? right. uh oh xxx I try it. look. you gonna try it? suh suh you you front a me uh... mhm. I front a here. and den when you turn your when you turn yours... right. and then when I turn mine you had yours red, an' I had mines um. mm. huh? what was yours?
what color is yours? um yours is red an' mine is white, right? no no no it's the other way around. yours is red. look... oh mine red and yours is white. no mine's green. yours green mine white. no. yeah. yours is red. there is no white needle there. see? the tips are white but the needle, most of the needle is either red or green. right? oh see. see? look. see? yeah. see? yeah. they better. see? don't turn the dials Michael. eh it den better he and you hafta get in front of me. and then I hafta get in back a you. yeah, sometimes I do get in front of you. you know when that happens? you know when that happen I got over there?
xxx you xxx you got over there. you know but do you know do you know what makes your needle go over there like that? yeah. what? and den you stop. xxx yeah then when I stop talking yours will get ahead of me if you talk. talk. you talk. okay. hello. hello. how are you? fine. that's good. did you have a good day? yeah. what what was so good about your day? I play with my toys. wha' what was your favorite toy. f christmas. [/f/ sound is very soft. cj doesn't hear it] christmas? yeah. christmas is a toy? yeah. it is? yeah. no don't you get toys on christmas? yeah you get toys xxx if... uhuh Santa Claus Santa Claus bring me some new toys.
right. an' den an' den he came to your an' den know what he didn't came to our school? uhhuh. 'cause 'cause you know why? why? 'cause... wait no Santa Claus didn't come to the school. 'member we went to see Santa Claus. yeah. where did we go? do you remember the name of that store? he had it in San'a Claus. yeah but what was the name of that store, do you remember? was it Bloomstein's? he uhuh. it wasn't? where was it? what was the name of the store? you sure it wasn't Bloomstein's? yeah. oh, I thought it was Bloomstein's. it was Bloomstein's. oh, it was? yeah. oh. okay. let me see if this thing is... pretty soon we're gonna run out. uh oh turn... uh oh.
[in 21 seconds Carl is explaining to the Suttons the situations, that are to be recorded. cj has just changed to a new, tape. prior to dinner continues] and then when he's in school, at snack time... look Ca'l. hey Ca'l, look. what's that mike? oh, you're blocking it, huh? yeah. okay. stop right there. [Carl goes back to explaining to parents. the father, responds at times in a low voice usually with "yeahs". not transcribed because of so little feedback from, parents. meanwhile ms. talks to? referring to] stop right dere. stop right back dere. den turn back an' den you made it. oh xxx... now. dat one will work. dat one will work not too good. huh? dat too good. oh you didn't like that one. no I didn't. okay. listen I hafta say a couple a things. man when I turn... and I forgot to hit this. [Carl depresses reference oscillator, during 22 second, pause Carl gives introductory context remarks Michael l's] xxx stay right there. [mike is watching the needles on the recorder, which, indicate record levels] see two a them stay right there. huh?
see look. see how stop they is. see I stopped 'em. I stopped 'em. you did? yeah. see? I told you I stopped 'em. you didn't stop it. yes I did. no you didn't. you know what happened? yes I did. you know what happened? when you stopped talkin' and I stopped talkin', then the needles fell back to the left. it xxx works. huh? I 'on't xxx. [chuckles] boy I can make one... I make dat. you can make what? dis. wanna try it? wanna watch me make it? yeah. xxx make that three yet? yep. lemme see you make that three. Michael go wash your hands.
[calls in from kitchen] xxx I'll save it for you mike. [chuckles mike goes to wash hands] 'kay. okay. I won't do it now. wait 'til I eat. after you eat, okay. that'll be the first thing. okay. man you want anything to eat xxx? sure, I ain't gonna turn down food. huh huh huh huh. [laugh] ah. yeah. no I won't turn down food. 'xcuse me. [mike returns to kitchen area and sits down to eat] mm. did you say happy xxx to dinner? good happy to dinner Joyce. [chuckles] xxx hm hm. [same pronunciation of chuckle as mom repeated] what 'oes he say before dinner? huh? I said happy dinner. oh happy dinner. happy dinner... yeah, xxx...
oh, like have a good day? yeah [laugh]. oh, I see. Michael ask him to have some dinner. [referring to cj] do you want some Ca'l? may I? mom, Ca'l want some. [laugh]. right. sh should I go wash my hands? john get a towel in there for him. should I wash my hands, mike? huh? mike, should I wash my hands? huh? should I wash my hands? [non verbal response] okay. you could wash it if you wanna. I can wash 'em where? you can wash if you wanna. okay. [Carl leaves room to wash hands] mm what time he leaves? what time was it. what time me an' Ca'l leave? xxx recording. [I think, mom and dad are talking about not wanting to be, recorded. they probably didn't understand initially what, was to take place] me an' Ca'l left about four thirty.
xxx Ca'l Ca'l comin' to my house. why don't you check this out? what's his name, Michael? Ca'l. he my brother. he... he your brother? [Carl returns to kitchen area] yeah. [laugh]. [laugh]. he use to go with me. hi pop [laugh]. yeah. he gon be 'bout the onliest brother you ever get, if you get another. hi hi. [adults laugh] haha. haha haha. ain't it good? what's that? I happen to be lenient with my salt so uh [laugh]. chicken xxx you know. [answers cj] wanna beer? I'd love a beer. some people like beer when ya eat, I don't. I drink water most of the time. awright. yeah.
[low voice] oh, that's fine. thank you. mhm. [mike and Carl are in the living room throughout most of, this situation] give it to me in my han' Michael. you... [laugh] he made me bump my head. he made me bump my... who made you bump your head? so. him. him? that's not a him. her. yeah. say somethin'! no you say somethin'. hello. you don't hafta scream. just talk naturally. you gonna take me to the movies? to the movies? yeah. I don't think so. yai yuh hello. hello. how are you? [loud] fine?
okay? here let me have the headsets. let me hear it. okay. [groans] oh! xxx can you hear? uhhuh. okay. an' talk. wait a minute Michael get down. [laugh]. hello. don't yell. don't yell Michael. hello. hello. how are you? fine. hello. yeah. okay. hey Michael get up, please. huh? please. get up please. get up, Michael. get up Michael. come on. get all the way up.
hi Michael. hi. how you? fine. you don't hafta scream. so don't scream then. [laugh]. lemme talk. xxx ah know ta put this on. say somethin'. hi. say somethin' Ca'l. Ca'l. Ca'l. whata you want me to say? hi. hi. wait. where victor xxx? hi. what? hey where victor? he home. talk in here. who is it? Joyce. uhuh. who... uhuh. who is it?
don't scream. no. Michael! I'm tryin' na put it on. hello. come here. Joyce did turn that water off? [from bed+room] huh? nope. turn that water off for me please. it's in the xxx ee. zzz no. turn it off. huh? ssshh. what you say? don't yell. don't yell Michael. you don't hafta yell. don't yell Michael. you don't gotta yell. hi Michael. I xxx heard nobody talkin' on here. hello. don't yell. don't yell. who is it? none ya business. say boo.
boo. say xxx. [laugh]. I'm a do somethin'. what? nothin'. you heard somethin'? uhhuh. okay. xxx no sh eein. what're you doin' Michael? no leave that alone. xxx messin' wid it. Michael. I'm not messin' with it. hey Ca'l. what? you xxx come off? hm. I smell some bubble gum. yeah mom what's over here? say it again. [mike has on head+sets to cj] say it again, Ca'l. I said, Michael was messin' with the microphone. I asked him to stop, and he said, I ain't messin' with it. no that's okay, here. now dat's your turn. it's your turn. I don't need a turn.
it's your turn. [loud garbled during pause mike coughs] cover your mouth Michael. oo I like the tape. oo I'm buy me a tape like this one. four. [coughs] seven times four, four times seven. [sings it] four times seven is thirty. xxx is thirty. hurry up an' move your stuff, Joyce. [singing] okay. yeah move your stuff 'fore we eat. right? I to finish it. come on Ca'l, let's eat. you should 'a' been almost finished. come on Ca'l let's eat, it's time for us to eat. wait a second. it's not time yet. your mom didn't say it was time. stop. don't. who is it? [mom and sis in background going over sis's homework in, arithmetic] who is it. say yours. say xxx with me.
who is it? me. who is it? me. uhuh. you sh eein. who's cheatin'? know what you hafta do? ya see ya have ta say, who is it? an' den I gotta say, it's me. Michael, you don't hafta get that close to it I been tryin' to tell you that. [referring to microphone] stop that. I make a get you. [crying] xxx xxx. no xxx no. Michael. xxx xxx. [whining] xxx you go to park? what? xxx gonna big park? am I going to the big park? yeah. no. yeah where my daddy went. know where he went yesterday? no. where'd he go?
he went with dem guys. want me close it? no. what're you doin'? don't do that. leave it alone. don't touch those. don't touch 'em. xxx touch this? stop. come here. the thing it broke? yeah. huh? yeah. it's okay now. come on Ca'l stop doin' nis. do... come on man. doing what? xxx stop messin' the tv up man. put it back. come on Ca'l. I will in a minute. badder dan xxx. move wait wait. wait. move. move, Michael. xxx oooo what's this?
[noises, slight laugh] you gonna give me a cold there fella and I don't wanna catch a cold. sit up. not gonna get no cold. [sis humming in background] I got a math problem. you got it you got 'em. hunm. did you do 'em all? hunm. I said I got the las' problem. oh. hey Michael. Michael. hm? why don't you put your football away? where? whoop. turn this one. dis a big afro. [sis and mom talk about sis's math problems, in, background] look at that big afro you got. see that big afro you got? look big... the big afro. mhm. what're you doin'? nuffin. what if I did that to you? huh?
what if I did that to you? [no observable response] lookin' under my... 'cuse me. lookin' under my sweater Michael you oughta be ashamed of yourself. [coughs] cover your mouth. no. somethin' in here? yeah. it is not. nothin''s not in yeah. see there was somethin' in there, wasn't there? it was a pin. it's gone now. it was not gone. [garbled slightly] what you doin' with my hat on? gimme my hat. I'm put it like dat. I'm put it on like dis, xxx mm. Michael, wash your han's, baby. [mike is laying across Carl's lap, I think] mm. [laugh] come on get up Michael. ehgid me gimme. [mike wants hat back] get up get up. get up. xxx take Ca'l hat away.
go wash your hands. come on Ca'l. come on Ca'l time for us ta eat. huh? it time for us to eat, Ca'l. go wash your hands, mike. come on Ca'l. come on Ca'l, Ca'l, come on. go wash your hands, Michael. you wash your han's? I will in a second. [Joyce humming in background] her's is stuck in the back water. Joyce mine. lurrduhl mai lurrduhl Joyce see all that blood you got on here. I'm a get it off. xxx be off too. no xxx xxx singing. [singing] that's my bath stupid! where my bath towel, oh. that's not your bath kahr. [singing] you stepped on my head. come on man, you doin' it, xxx wuhduh I xxx my... I don't neither. mommy, who dat Ca'l? it Ca'l? mom this for Ca'l? is dis xxx...
mommy. oooo. somethin' in here? somethin' in here Ca'l? lemme see. 'is is a taperecorder. taperecorder. wait. wait don't don't lean on it xxx. you gonna let it stop? you gonna let that stop? it's gonna run out in a minute. huh? it's gonna run out pretty soon. it'll run out. 'kay xxx I'm a stop. Michael. don't. say the grace. Michael go sit at the table an' say grace. come on Ca'l. okay I'm gonna hafta wait a few minutes so I can change this. okay. don't say it yet. eat with a fork xxx. say it in about fifteen minutes. so Ca'l get in this chair eat. don't wait for me. go ahead. say your grace.
say grace. go 'head. you xxx. xxx say it. Michael come on. xxx say nufin go ahead. god is great an' god is good. and we thank him for our food. amen. see I tol' joo. you said... he said xxx. god is great an' god is good an' we thank him... god is great an' god is good xxx an' we thank him for our food. [mike starts eating while Joyce says her grace] amen. okay. you're on your own. I make I fix your plate next. [dinner time] okay. xxx xxx. [noises] uh maw. do it. what we gonna do with this bad chicken? eat it. I'm not gonna eat xxx chicken. come on Carl. I'll be there in a minute.
[a break occurs here while a new tape is put on] oh mom put on my hot sauce on here,. [tv in background] oh my goodness, this is very nice. [Carl heads for the table after having changed the tape, and made some context remarks] very nice indeed. you didn't wash your han's. I washed 'em before, remember? no you didn't. and I didn't get 'em dirty either. an' I didn't get 'em dirty even. [imitates Carl] look at Joyce. Joyce do like you did? where's your mom at, Joyce? hm? what're you smiling at? [no observable response] hey. ei boy. stop! I'm not no boy. you is. no I'm not. I'm no girl. I know if you don't get your feet off me you goin' be a girl. uh oh. an' you gonna be a boy, hey Joyce, hey Joyce. [Michael coughing much during 29 seconds gap] mhm.
hey Joyce. hm? hey Joyce. hm? xxx you not Joyce. you Cynthia. hey Joyce. what? hey look, xxx [slight laugh] wipe your hands off be... you know. okay? ah I'm a take the whole thing xxx. duh dah. good, huh? [no observable response] hm? like water an' beer? do I like water an' beer? [probable positive nonverbal response] sure. [humming and singing] mm m. [indicates the goodness of the food] mm you did yours like dat? you did yours like this? mhm. xxx mm. [refers to good food] did you do yours like that? mhm.
xxx Mcqueen, right? [mike coughs a few times during 11 seconds gap] have some more. Michael I hope you coverin' your mouth and turnin' your head. [Michael sneezing during 8 seconds gap] you okay? mhm. ya okay? yeah man. okay. xxx col'. mm m. [refers to goodness of food] me an' mom went to movies yesterday. we went an' see Addie yesterday. Addie. Abby. no not Abby. Addie. Abby. Abby. who saw Abby? uh me an' my mom. me. me an' my mother. oh yeah? an' my an' my dad was in the bed lookin' at tv, right? what happen xxx. that was good. [food in mouth]
did you like it? huh? hm? did you like it? who? the movie. [no observable response] it's good, right yall? right yall? xxx singing. I thought I saw a truck. [singing and humming] time for us to look at soul train. [slightly garbled] look at what? look at what? [imitate] look at what? [imitate] soul train. uhuh you said you say first one to say it xxx you firs' one ta say it. [chuckles] did you look at it? [it= soul train] uhhuh. [belches] when I get a chance to. you know what, xxx said... huh? [singing one note]
right Joyce? xxx record. [sighs after drinking a liquid. drinks and imitates cj's, sigh] xxx xxx [laugh] you xxx laughin' xxx me. this is really good man. mhm. mm soul food. [emphasize point about how good food is] mhhm. right? mm Ca'l you beat me. you beat me las' night. mm hm hm. ss oop. xxx xxx move this Joyce. afta Michael who do you take home? [no observable response] me. huh? hm? after Michael who do you take home? Michael. say Michael. I don't know. [full mouth] because I hafta go to another part of Manhattan... then pick Sean. another part of Manhattan tomorrow and thursday and... tomorrow is wednesday. I know.
[mike coughing in background] tomorrow and thursday. and um monday and tuesday of next week I go to another um part of Manhattan as well. and I haven't looked any further to find out... hey Joyce. what about friday? Joyce. I'm off on friday. oh. [low voice] yep. I wan' some more spare ribs. I don't 'cause I beat Ca'l. right Ca'l. didn't I? when did you beat me? 'cause... mm xxx [laugh]. 'cause you tryina beat me. [hums for 17 seconds] well... whatsa matter? [Joyce still humming on background] wan' this? no, you eat it. nan I 'on't wan' it no more. then put it back on your plate. [mike leaves kitchen table to watch tv, no observable response to Carl's summons] Michael cuh Michael. dis right here.
Michael. [mike comes to Carl] Michael. come here. did you wipe your hands off before you left the table? no. boy if your mother finds out you xxx touch that furniture she gonna be... huh? on you. huh? nothing. m mm xxx. hey Michael you ain't finished. [mike scraping his plate at garbage pail] I 'on't want my greens. Joyce you wan' xxx to have right? you should eat it. xxx got a whole hour. you want you wanna xxx. oooo I could eat this. Michael xxx. no don't do that. don't Michael. don't. we got a hour an' a half to go to... you wanna eat it? there's nothin' on there to eat Michael. hm? you have an hour an' a half, then you go to bed at seven thirty? [positive non verbal response]
okay. you gonna tes' him at seven fifteen? [positive nonverbal response] what what what do you gotta tes' him for? not not testing him. just tryina find out what children hafta say at different times of the day. no more drawers in there Carl. gimme a cup, I put mine in the 'frigerator. oh. he say all kin's a things. I'm not through. oh I know. oo look at dese things. he say Johnny I have some can I have some banana? john... banana. banano. wait a minute. no look... banano in the panano. Michael. banano in the banando. I know how to do that banano. see look banano. can you do this? mike, mike. can you do dis [laugh]? oo I can do that. wan' watch me? wan' watch me do it?
you believe in ghosts? wan' watch me do it, Joyce? no, not really. watch. Joyce come here, watch. me. xxx, I believe in ghos's. oh, you do? Joyce watch. Michael, you believe in ghosts? Joyce can you hey Joyce can you dorrr this? [rolls his r] Joyce can you do this? ah. [Joyce tickling mike] you do this? you lose. oo you wanna fight? xxx my face. xxx xxx. see? [mike and Joyce are tussling and tickling each other] uhuh no. come on Carl. let's beat her up. you better run. let's beat her up. no, are you through you're through with dinner, right mike? come on. you through?
come on, les beat Joyce up. no we're not gonna beat anybody up. you're through eatin', right? huh? okay, we're through... no leave that. leave that Michael. okay. xxx isn't it good? yeah, it's real good. I like it. you like it? mm m. [as in "&mm good". chuckles at mikes enthusiasm over food. repeats mike's, utterance] mm m you know what, Michael? you could be on a on a commercial on tv that's right. hunm. xxx I won't. I know but you should be. it wouldn't make any difference what what the product was as long as you liked it. may you was or me and you was? you would... you would sell it. right? me an' you was in the tv yesterday. who was? right. me an' you. we were? [exclamation too]
yeah. we we're on tv yesterday? yeah. what'd we do? we havin' clothes xxx. oh we were advertisin' clothes? mhm. what kin' a clothes? wow, this is not. Joyce was over there. I hafta let it cool down a little bit. Joyce was over there, too. [snickers] huh? right? mm. [noises] [mike continues eating] like chicken, Michael? mhm. chicken is really good, isn't it? good for you too. I see your xxx. yeah. I hurt xxx han' movin'. ain't mine movin'? mhm. what is that? what is that on the table? xxx don't move it.
what is that black thing on the table when you make your hand do that? what's that called a sh... shadow, right? yeah, shadow. right. that's what you guys were doin' on friday, right? yeah. making shadow figures, with your hands. know what? know that... what that boy name? Sean see his shadow. who, Sean Hayes? no not Sean Hayes. Sean Dudley? mm no. oh the new Sean. xxx you burnin' up your kitchen. huh? what's his name? mm. I forgot. I don't remember what his last name is. xxx, right? I don't remember. don't want the beer? oh yeah. but I'm eatin' the chicken right now. that's a kin' that a mondays? uh you jus' go an' get what was lef' from the day before.
oh I see. okay. [laughing] well, you serve very good leftovers, then. [chuckles] ain't my mom cookin' good food? yeah. [mike eatin g and smackin g lips and sighing in a statisfied, manner] I can see why you're such a healthy little boy now. xxx stopped already. uh oh you ain't xxx all yours. mm xxx. [slight laugh] it's finger lickin' good, Michael. that chicken be finger lickin' good, man. mm. say what? don't you ever talk to your sister? hunm. why not? hm? 'cause her fight too much. yall fight? really? this is very good. I'm enjoying it. uhuh. we don't fight. how old are you? eight.
you're eight? her four. I four. hm. ya know what? eight so... you're my brother too. I'm your brother too? okay. Joyce not. Joyce got some sisters. I 'ad two of dese. an' bring 'em to school. an' Michael too. I'm Michael Evans Sutton, the other boy not Michael. mm. xxx now. [mom and dad continue talking in background] hm. mhmm. well... you eatin' chicken. would you like another piece of chicken? you're welcome, you know. oh. well alright. awright. you gonna twis' you gonna twist my arm. [laughing] me too, mom.
thank you. no you're not, 'til you eat those. chicken is gone an' your vegetable still on the plate. ah, hah Michael whata you wanna be when you get big? [undercurrent from parents] huh? whata you wanna be when you get big? a football player. a football player? really? ain't you gonna play? listen, you gotta eat those vegetables man. do you know how big football players are? do you know how big they are? they all weigh over two hundred pounds. an' you got a long ways to go. 'cause you... how much... have basketball dey got um Evel Knievels in that store. hm? they got Evel Knievel in that store. I didn't understand him, what'd he say? they got Evel Knievel in. school or store? in a store. [corrects sister] xxx well basketball players weigh a lot too. an' football players. they weigh over two hundred pounds too. poochie got um basketball player an' I got me a football player.
who's poochie? you know, he my frien'. where, in school? yeah. who? who's poochie? his cousin. oh his cousin. is his cousin in his class? [it with /&ah/] ah. xxx what're you doin'? [chuckles at xxx] dancin' in your seat? this thing hurts xxx chair. what does? dis. oh when you sit? [mike is referring to xmtr in the pocket on the back of, the shirt he is wearing. when he leans back it digs into, his back] it hurts? well... wanna take it off? when you when you finish eating we can take it off okay? this? yeah. when you finish eating. [in background] will you eh if we take it off will you do me a favor? know what we gonna do? huh?
give it to her? you know what? what? me an' Ca'l won a big xxx. right? we play some football. right. an' Joyce, too. Joyce too. is that right? you play football? hm. are you a liberated young lady? know what I'm a do when I get bigger uh know what I'm... Michael eat your vegetable. I'm a eat my water Ca'l. what're you doin', Michael? oh you threw your bones away? huh? you threw the bones away? ae I'm throwin' it in the garbage garbage xxx. threw 'em in the garbage, huh? [food in mouth] okay. you can drink your beer. you know what you gotta do Michael? you know why you hafta eat your vegetables? can I have... so you can be a little bigger. an' then you won't have to reach up for that glass of water.
'cause you'll be right up even with it, see, that's why you hafta eat your vegetables. it gon be I'm a be bigger. I'm a be big jus' like that. mhm. yeah well okay be careful now see you um... see I'm a be bigger 'n that chair. badder 'an that chair. an' that chair. this? right here? yeah. that's not a chair. it is. it's furniture. yeah it's furniture but it's not a chair. that's what they got it in the store. that's what they they got out another furniture in the store. right. uh uh like dat dey don('t) got dey done got they tables in there. mom, do dey got they tables in there like that? hm? do dey got table like dat in store? yeah. yeah. all different kinds. this is better 'n that chair. yeah it's bigger. mhm. you you you you could bring you could bring that stuff over dere an' you could do it over there. [mike. telling Carl it's okay to scrape his plate into, garbage]
oh. I'll jus' leave it where it is, how's that? me an' Ca'l xxx get bigger an' bigger. right? right Ca'l? mhm. [mouth full] Joyce her on be little. but you know what Michael. if you don't eat those vegetables you won't get bigger, an' bigger. xxx be liddoo. what? xxx be liddoo. uh huh [laugh] her um be a baby. who? her. uhuh. he is not. her bigger. her bigger an' you. uhhuh. she's definitely bigger than you. hunm. yes she is. her bigger than my in my mommy. her bigger 'an my mommy. she is definitely bigger than you. hunm. she is definitely bigger than you. uh oh.
now... uh oh. whatsa matter? uh oh you gonna get bigger an' bigger. who? you. I know. you ain't you gon be bigger all the all the way up... mm be big an' fat. a blimp. oh you bigger. you bigger, man. lemme see you stan' up. hunm it's not time to stand up, mike. [noises singing at xxx. to himself] mm uh red everything. you want some more? huh? no thanks. I'm I'm gettin' full. an' besides I hafta drink this beer. why you xxx come over my house? why did I? yeah. well I wanted to know what you hadta say. 'cause 'cause 'cause 'cause 'cause you wan'ed me to check this out, the shirt? mhm. right. I wanted you to check out the shirt. no you wanted me to check this out.
I wanted I wanted you to check out the shirt. an' I wanted to know... an' I wanted to know what you hafta say. yep. an' you check out this. an' then you check out this? mhm. an' then you check out that? mhm. an' I hafta take it off. right. [laughter in background] I don't think they would like that Michael. [Michael starts to drink some beer] he doesn't drink beer, does he? well xxx you better ask them 'cause... xxx if you drink the whole beer ail you be bigger an' bigger. that's a possibility I might be drunk too. [chuckles at end] huh huh huh huh. no I won't be. [noises] you're what? when I get up there I'm a be bigger an' bigger xxx football player. that's right. uh heeee. [slight laugh] uh huh huh huh. mm. [af mother? talks in background nearby]
um when I get finished I'm a be bigger 'an a football player. when will that be? that means you gonna get bigger an' bigger so you xxx a play a football player. oh. okay. I'm a be like that bigger. um like that bigger. aw see I'm be this bigger I'm be this bigger. mm. how you gonna be bigger? [possibly means "how big do you want to be"] I don't. I'm satisfied. why? 'cause you don't know how to play football? no, I don't wanna play football. why why you why you didn't breik your hethmet? oh I got my helmet on, see? xxx you that not no helmet. [Carl holding back laughter] what is it? that xxx heeah. that's heuh? yeah. that's a afro. an afro. outrageous, isn't it? I'm a get me a haircut. when you gonna get a haircut? [no observable response]
know what I did when I was xxx with these girls? [demonstrates with facial gestures in pauses] I said. an' then I did like that. when you got on the train? [positive non verbal response] you saw a couple of girls? and you made faces at 'em? were they good lookin'? I like the other girl. what other girl? you know the other girl. you know the other girl behind the door. who Tasha? yeah. you like Tasha? [positive nonverbal response] I thought you liked Terraine? uhuh. I like Tasha. they tol' me you kissed Terraine today. [nvr] you didn't kiss Terraine? yeah. you did? yeah. what 'oes that mean? yeah. [clasifies his "yeah" response in utterance. for cj] yes.
does that mean that does that mean that you're going with her? I put her in the middle an' I kissed her on the chin. on the chin? uhhuh. that isn't what I heard. I heard you kissed her on the mouth. uhuh. you didn't? it was on the chin. is she taller than you? uhuh. why'd you kiss her on the chin? but her is taller. her taller. you know what? if you don't eat those vegetables and you turn out to be a little guy, girls won't kiss you. because you'll be too little. aw I'm a be bigger. when I eat all xxx bigger. who did those or that? who did what? uh huh huh. [laughs] oh those those veins? dis. that's black. that's the that's the shadow from the uh... that my hand movin' um my hand move. from the glass. better eat your vegetables, mike.
an' then I get little an' baby? no, you'll get big. [can hear someone scraping their plate] and you'll be a football player, an' you'll have all the women. lot a football players got a lot of women. they got a lot of toys in their house. they have a lot of play things, yes. they have Super man in nere. they got Batman, dey got racin' set. an' an' then they got um... that's right. Evel Knievel, Batgirl motorcycle, right, Joyce that's your motorcycle. that for your christmas... I got me T T cars. I got me a racin' set a T T card. you got a Batgirl with a motorcycle. [whispered to sister] an' den you got a Batwoman with a motorcycle. huh? baby xxx? her got a baby light too. an' a raggedy Anne toothbrush. mhm. her her didn't get her battery. right? oo dis koo... [mike is leaning back against the transmitter, while he, finishes his dinner] it hurt me. this thing hurt me. don't lean back on it.
huh? don't lean back on it. huh? don't lean back on it. lean forward. sit forward. see if you put this in your place it might get dirty. an' the shirt would xxx did dirty too, see? that's right. see it wouldn't get dirty. you put in here. look see it wouldn't get dirty. see not dirty. see? right. Michael are you finished? yeah. huh? are you finished? are you really finished? hm? xxx I'm a get bigger. don't know. mom me an' Ca'l gonna get bigger. yeah? uhhuh. I think uh you could use a little tallness, but a huh huh huh huh [laugh] uh huh huh huh [laugh]. I don't need anymore. you finished? [mike gulping drink]
you finished? yes. awright. oh. thank you. that was very good. I really enjoyed it. thank you very much. okay mhm. I on want my water. you don't want it? mommy I wanta give it to you. okay. I I'm a put all all my ices in your cup. [chuckles] okay, sit down on the seat. yep. you know where to put that for me? thank you. huh? thank you. go in the bathroom wash your han's. go 'head, Joyce. I see? I betcha Ca'l xxx leave me. xxx leave me, Ca'l? oo brrrm brrrm brrm brrm you know why Ca'l... you kissed Terraine? yeah. what's her name?
gerraine Stanley. you kiss Tatanisha? uhuh. I I go with ta... [before bed] take xxx home. tell Naomi he fittin' to record some more. an' the baby xxx messin' with the machine. ya wan' me put dat on? [cj has just finshed recording context] say with it. say somethin' Ca'l. okay. hi mike, how ya doin'? fine. real good. real good mike can you still hear me? hi... [Carl cups microphone with hands and uses a deep voice] huh? can you hear me? yeah. what'd I say? what'd you say? what did I say? I said what you say. I asked you, what did I say? what'd you say? I said, can you hear me? yeah.
okay. here I gotta to take those back now, okay? hey heavy hey xxx I xxx you. okay. now lemme have this for a second. hm? okay. what I could have? do... somethin'? what thing? what? what you say I can have? huh? you gotta do this tomorrow. no no that's okay. you wan' you want take this off too? I jus' wanna look at it for a second. oh we got plenty of tape. plenty of tape. where's my hat? oh here it is. it in the garbage can. it is not. yes it is. it is not. itrrr is. itrrr is not. [imitates mike's rolled /r/ sound] xxx oo I can carry this thing.
what what you gonna do with this? oh leave those. don't bother those, mike. that's okay. it's okay. it's okay? yeah we'll jus' leave it jus' the way it is, awright? be careful with my book. the pencil's in there an' I wanna save that pencil. where it is? see there? see, don't let it fall out. how's Joyce... you gonna put it in here? [mike interrupts] go... okay that's good. how's Joyce doin' do you think? is Joyce doin' awright with her homework? yep xxx play back in the hallway. [from this point up to utterance, mike tries, unsuccessfully to capture cj's attention. cj and sister, Joyce discuss recording equipment] what's this? that's a microphone. cmon gotta play back in the hallway. cmon. how you use it? play back in the hallway? how you use it? yeah. you just you just put it on an' that's it.
yeah let's play a lot of fun. we be a lot a fun out there Ca'l. you don't hear nothin' in here? oh no no no no. please. no you can't listen to it. you can't talk here? yeah I'm talkin' right now. you talkin' in dis? yeah. you don't hafta stick it right up in in front of your mouth to talk. see see what I'm a do? [this overlaps with next two utterances. dif. topic] know what I'm a do? see? why? as long as you're as long as your mouth is near it... no. you said no pull my stuff. what're you doin'? don't pull on my sweater. get the tututuh. why, 'cause somethin' might be like dat? yeah somethin' might be like that. xxx gimme your hat. no. I want my hat. you 'on't want your hat. I want my hat. an' don't you go like dat.
I want my hat. an' I'm gonna... you you [laugh]. an' I'm gonna wear my hat too. an' I ain't gonna let you bother it either. I hee hee hi hi. [snickering] hee hee. [mock laughter] uh hihihiha ha. [laughter] an' you stop messin' with me too, Michael. [Michael continues to laugh] other wise it's gonna be me an' you fella. keep that han' down. I hee hee hee hi iheeuh. [laugh] that's right. keep both a down. an' don't touch it. hee hee hee xxx put it up here xxx. [laugh and then garbled utterance] huh? I want uh h uh xxx here? uhuh. haha. [laughing] I'm jus' sittin' on couch and Michael's layin' all over me. [cj hears a song beginning on radio] uh oh here comes...
once you get started... get started. [cj snaps fingers and sings along] heh party! izah. Michael do you party? do you party Michael? uhuh. [very low voice] does he party? heeee yanx. I bet he does. I bet he parties hard, doesn't he? " everybody party hardy." party hardy. get back in the groove. [singing] groove. [singing along /chuhkuhchoo/ is repeated about 1 times, mike snickers] chuhkuhchoo. uh yeah you party too hard for me man I couldn't keep up with you. [I think Carl is bouncing mike on his knee] you wanna play back in the hallway now? uhuh we can't go out there Michael 'cause you gonna go to bed soon, man. I know. but I just wanna throw the football for two minutes. it's only seven o'clock. it's only seven o'clock? uhuh. I thought my watch was right.
your dad said you yall goin' to bed at seven thirty. I said it's seven o'clock now. it's seven o'clock? yeah. no it isn't. what time is it? it's almost twenty minutes after seven. you got ten more minutes. uhuh. why? dong. seven o'clock. why is it seven o'clock? but why is it seven o'clock? 'cause Andy griffin just came on. Andy griffin's been on. he's gettin' ready to go off. gettin' ready to come on. what time does he come on? seven. he comes on at... hey! hey Ca'l you wanna come out room an' look at good times? xxx now it's jus' comin' on. an' look at good times? that's right good times comes on tomorrow, doesn't it? uhuh it won't come on now. right Joyce? [names three tv shows] that's my mama.
Chico an' na man. oh Sanford an' son. I tol' you put your hat like dis. [cj snaps his fingers to radio music in 2 seconds pause] naw I don't wanna push it like that. why? 'cause I 'cause I like it down in my eyes so nobody can see what I'm thinkin' an' stuff. stop that boy don't don't be messin' with my hat now. put me up here. on on my knee? yeah. funky funky groove now chuhkuhchoo cmon an' move. [Carl singing along with radio. repeated five times] hey I wanna I wanna I. bom bom bom bom cmon an' move. bom bombom bom cmon an' move. oo oouh oooov. [mike is on cj's knee] oh you slipped off my knee. buh buh buh buh xxx cmon an' move. [cj singing along with radio. ms chuckling. singing along mike laughing as he is bounced on Carl's, knee] hey, that was nice, huh? uh. we partied a little bit there, didn't we? haha. xxx forty five xxx xxx. [reading her math problem out loud] yep. un huh kuhtuh. [slight laugh. /kuhtuh/ repeated four times. Carl, trying to tickle Michael]
uh oh. uh oh. Ca'l you know what you wanna do? what? you wanna you wanna get on my bed an' look at Andy Griffith an' good times. an' good times? nope. no Michael please don't bother that. yeah you wanna come in here with me an' look at tv? naw I can't do that 'cause I hafta go home after this. see the when the when the han' get on the clock you can go home. when the han' gets on the who? when the han' gets on the clock you can go. oh. I ain't xxx finish my homework. [in background to] see say? I look at dis to break your mouth off. why are you usin' the cord to wipe my mouth off? and what are we doin' with the microphones right next to each other like this, huh? huh? tell me. you? not no phone. no what? xxx talk to you when I talk to xxx. Michael xxx. you too Joyce. [Joyce going to her room, I think] I'll see ya Joyce.