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what color is it? purple. [in a deep slow voice] purple! right okay. burpahl burpahl burpahl burpahl burpahl burpahl burpahl. purple! okay okay! red! red. I got a red. red what? burpah. [soft voice] reed. circle. red circle. good. here you got a red circle? look at me Corrine. a cir'le. ah heh [laugh]. awright. me. me what? me. oo oo. what do you have Corrine? circle xxx. [soft voice]
have a circle. mm m mah mah mah mah. no. gimme! pink! right pink okay. loss my... [mumbling] how d' you do that. next. I do. [undercurrent Roland making noises] you do what? loo loo. got a brown circle. right. me too. I got a br... stop! ow! what is this? I got one. square. here, right in here. [undercurrent] in right here. no no let's go okay? [undercurrent] okay. [snack time (at school)]
maybe you hafta take that up to your mother. okay. [undercurrent] woman. [arriving home from school] cmon cmon let's go. [laugh] ei. cmon Rolan'. oh thank you. [someone opened the door for me] how 'd it go taday? what'd ju what'd ju do taday? work. did you have any bad marks for me today? I goin' this way. [rg and cj talk quickly about which way to go and street, signs and driveways] [laugh] which way? which way you gonna go? uh why 'on't why 'on't we go this way? since we already started. cause it is, it's too cold. he said he didn't xxx way. okay we gotta stop now. [nor to rg] can you see that sign over there? see the sign across the street? inn red letters red an' orange letters? now do you see it, it. just changed to walk?
[cj and rg at the crosswalk at one+thirty three st and Madison ave] so we can go now, right? why do cars always awsweiz stop here? well for one thing there's a driveway there, see. an' that allows people that are coming outa that driveway ta go into the street. I could xxx. [laughs]. come on Rolan' can't you make it xxx. which way you gonna go? [ro rg] you wanna go this way, huh [laughs]? that way. I think I think Rolan' tryin' a be funny. he('s) nosy. mhm. quit bothering me. [sounds from the street] xxx where did you get that book from? from up there. ''s go, ''s go man. [a boy calling his dog. dog barking] he just jerkin' the dog xxx. [refer to boy and dog] do do you have any pets? huh? do you have any pets? a dog or a cat? yeah I had a cat. you still have the cat? [nvr to rg. we enter the building]
no? so you already traded one. [someone they pass in hall] thank ya. now I gotta get up on xxx. [people talking in the hall] should a gone through that hall xxx. yeah we just came over here xxx? yes 'n' no. you know like it would be too much of a decision. I don't think it xxx. this this elevator over here doesn't go all the way up does it? [cj and bg talk about the elevators] it it doesn't stop on my floor. oh. that's de odd dis is the even. oh oh I see. there's no they should have some sign or somethin'. they did but a quite naturally it's turn down. oh. I spent I spent about two or three minutes down here this morning just waiting for elevators. oh yeah? nah where's dey come from? [cj describes and demonstrates how voices get on tape to rg] ah listen, ta talk. well when you talk, see this ya you you see the microphone right here, right? [undercurrent. we enter elevator] Rolan' look up at my face. see the microphone here? okay.
my voice goes along nere an' it comes out this other wire here. you know this one. an' it comes to one of these antennas here, an' it goes through that cord an' into there. whoops. off the door, move your han' off de door... he he's pretty good today. [cj and bg about rg] he recognizes the letters of his first name. an' he knows his address. he knows his telephone number too. oh that's good. [laugh]. da. he told me he wants to be a boxer. what happened to the policeman? [we leave elevator] you wanted to be a policeman one time? haha. he wanted to go to school two days a week an' workin' two days a week. [man in hall] ya dig? mhm. [we head for the apt. we come into into apt. undercurrent] thank you. Stephanie don't go with Tyrone anymore. oh thank you um where's a good place where I can sorta situate myself with this? [cj to bg about getting set up with equip] yoyo went ta school? [rg brags about his microphone] nah.
well you xxx like what for instance? well I wouldn't wanna be in your way,... [whistling]. uh particularly like when you're preparin' your meal... you don't know what I got on, I got a microphone. an' gettin' ready to eat. can I see? a what? well uh you an' Rolan' can go in my room if you wanna. it's up here, a little one. wait till I take off my coat. oh okay. let's see Roland can I see your microphone? cmon Rolan'. id up pere up pere. Rolan'. that's not gonna create an inconvenience or anything is it? come here. no, I wanna see it. no. okay. there's nobody in here. come here. you see? lemme see come here. oh swell. how ya doin'? [into mike] ah that jive is bad. miccraphone.
xxx lemme let me listen to my voice on it. go ahead go ahead, with the man. go with man go on back there. with the micraphone. [rg runs into bg's bed+room where Carl and bg are] an' through his dinner. an' then just before he goes to bed. mm? um an' that's it. mm. okay. so. an' he... don't bother. and he can you know like whatever his normal activities are, that's okay. come here let me see it Rolan'. [rg goes back to other room. rg and cj continue talking on, pa half way down] xxx to late. look like don't bother it, it'll fall out. leave it Rolan'. where you git that shit from? the man gave it to ya? who's shirt is that? that man's. it got a pocket thin in the back. xxx look like a walkie talkie man. turn around. I think that's a good little taperecorder. turn around. unhunh don't take it off, turn around.
turn around. oh yeah. turn around. turn around. ah ah don't bother that. [very faint] because everything you sayin' is being picked up. xxx he's at to? [undercurrent] pickin' things up? [record playing in background] I thought I see something on he an' xxx he touch it. hurry up Rolan'. oh. [rg goes back to bg's room where I am] cut a liddle one. yes sir. oh you wanna listen, huh? okay. can you hear anything Rolan'? yeah. can you hear me talking? yeah. can you hear yourself? yeah. okay. [kid talking in the next roo] would ju oh wait a second now. do you wanna wear this well like in five minutes we can take it off if you wanna. but would you put it back on at five fifteen?
I want wahn keep it on. you wanna keep it on? [nvr to rg] oh okay. here you can take th'ow thtcw sundays suhndiz paper. [bg returns to her room] away. for me too yoyo. yes. his. here. okay thank you. giddy up. Rolan'. hm? have you had one have one mister mistah I mean. [bg passing out candy bars, yoyo and rg talk] Beatrice. oh yeah thanks crazy 'bout these things. here David. you had yours today Stephanie? Rolan' you could hear somethin'. no. yeah. here. that's too chocolate. I don't like 'em. give it to me. well give that to Nancy. your mane David?
Carl pleased to meet ya. loud sigh. that's my uh frien's son that's Carl that's Dave. righ' and you're Stephanie. and that's Nancy. hi Nancy. hi. that's... Stephanie. I could hear mommy. okay Stephanie you gotta go to store stoah. yoyo talk. you don't want it? talk yoyo. hi xxx. I'll take it. no. I hear you. cmon Stephanie gimme a piece of paper so you can go to the store. giddy up giddy up giddy up giddy up. don't th'ow the paper xxx Rolan'. wiah wiah wiah wiah wiah wiah wiah. huh? don't put the paper in here put it in de garbage okay? nn. wiah wiah wiah wiah ah o. Nancy shame what that man was sayin' on the record player, giddy up giddy up. yeah I know. he won't say nothin'. what was that man sayin'.
giddy up? who? yeah. dis. yo you can't hear anything now? no. su you sore? here let me try it an' see. I'm gonna hear nothin'. hello. I can hear talk Rolan' say something. I can hear too. yeah everything is is good. don't this sposta be hooked up? huh? it hooked up. yeah. yeah. it's hooked up. hunm... jus' like mommy's. wanna try it? sigh. could I see? I'ma see. no ya too little. haha. where yours at? where's my what? microphone?
dis. oh candy bar. it's right over there. where? over there. it's lou'. yeah. could I see? don't pull nothin'. you gotta move back Gregg. dis a light. how old is Gregg? uh six months I think. this a light. wow. look it that light. dis is a light. oh hey wait a minute. [he starts to pull out records from tape recorder] Rolan' lemme [laugh]... wait no no let's leave those in okay? oo oo oo oo. yeah we gotta leave those in okay? how you open up dis? naw let's leave that closed too. okay? you hear it, hm? uh huh. I don't hear nothin' now. ah ah naw nah no no no no don't no don't bother that Rolan'.
uh dat's to cut dat off? yeah. it's still on? I 'on't hear nothin'. you don't let me hear. I he probably... move Roland. cut it off? yeah I think you might of... hello hello. no okay say somethin' Rolan'. hi I kudkut cut it off. are they bahthurin bahthandurin botherin' you? no no everything's okay. huh? he botherin' me. no no they're just they're just curious that's all. ka du. Rolan' take that paper off a dat bed. dat what I dis open. I didn't open mine dis mine. yoyo take your paper off the bed. baby sounds. cmon Stephanie go to the store for me. bah boo doo ah bah booboo boo boo bah. move back I don't want him to get that stuff on his thang. what? lollipop? yeah. he gonna be on sesame street?
who? Rolan'. no. when? uh no I'm not connected with sesame street. Stephanie. huh? this is for uh the nursery. oh. yeah. I'm a be on sesame street. you are? who said? my teacher. unhunh. oh well well then maybe sesame street is coming to to the nursery. I don't know. don't let him get that on his shirt. baby noises. he won't get dis on his shirt. I thought you was... what you want me to do with it? I'm sorry I didn't hear you. I thought you was the man from uh... or sesame street? oh. ow! [Gregg must have inflicted this bit of pain] no. bad boy.
he he. bad boy. look out Rolan' he might poke you in the eye accidentally. lemme hol' it for you go git it. is that Rolan''s little brother? [nvr to Dave] uh is it is he a relative or... [laugh]. just a friend. uh just a friend. that ain't no friend. I took away Gregory lollipop he goin' on... after me. [rg runs back to room] give Gregory his lollipop. he comin' back. Kenny. roolan. who's in your apartment? yo yo what happenin'? we got up here at the same time. [up to the apartment] nothin'. nothin'? right Car'? we got up here same time. oh we did? okay. boom. Rolan' I got a lock for my bike, a bike lock.
mommy here? where? gonna put this on my motha bed? I don't know is it alright? [nvr to sg] okay. how you feel? fine. uh oh. mah. have a lollipop? Stephanie how 'd it go taday? okay. you got any bad grades? nope. I got one wrong in science. tamarra I'm gonna keep you home tamarrow Stephanie. okay. it don't make no sense for you goin' na school for three quarters of a hour. moan. all our Hers'ey bars is gone? yes they gone because I I have had it. uh hm hm. [no good getting a lollipop] Rolan' don't start that like you did yesterday you hear me? didn't I talk to ya? yoyo. huh? mhm. yoyo herbie wants you at the door.
give that boy his lock. one. take ya, take your jacket off an' we can listen to this for a little awhile okay? before the tape runs out. cmon gimme your coat Rolan'. oh I gotta go to the bathroom awful. mercy. you didn't have a rough day did ya? just tirin' right? right. yeah whee u the weather in itself is enough to... right Rolan'? yeah. he he. mommy xxx said to call him up, a four thirty. I want gum. I don't have anymore gum. okay Stephanie. [rg moans and whines] here you wanna listen to it just for little awhile? [deep gruff joking voice] I'm a gonna hafta change a tape pretty soon. yeah pretty soom. you better say somethin' if you wanna hear somethin'. huh? I say you hafta say something in order to hear something. yeah. yeah. yeah yeah. yeah Mickey.
yeah Mickey yeah Mickey yeah Mickey. yeah Mickey. yeah Mickey. yeah Mickey. yeah Mickey. yeah Mickey. yeah Mickey. yeah is that Mickey for Mickey Mouse? yeah. [Jimmy Hendrix doing it in the background, storm, bad girl from another room] I... dom dom dom dom etcetera. well I gotta pee. I gotta pee pee. okay. run, run, do what you must do. dah bee dah bee dah bee dah. aw now Rolan' come on fix your pants man nope nope you gotta fi... no you gotta fix your pants first. I want dis. you fix your pants first then you can listen. [nvr of no] okay? 'cause you don't come out a the bathroom without your pants hooked up an' stuff. right? whata you mean no? no no you don't come out a the bathroom without hookin' up your pants. you know generally when I have holidays I keeps him home too. although I know his school is gonna be open tomorrow that's all... unh hon, well that's up to you 'cause ah, I it was only for two days, as far as you know this goes.
can I can I hear. ah hum. an' um... but what I was sayin' was that you know that ah when you know the, th the day ah before the holidays. Roland don't touch that... mama be qu... oh in other words yo'... the day the I won't be puttin' him in bed at eight o'clock because a... okay. bet they come for all around all the way. ah well let's let's pretend anyway because I would like to get home by about nine fifteen in order to receive a telephone call. mhm uh oh it's okay with me you know any time you get ready to leave. unh huh okay. because I mean... I can hear you through here. [mother and Carl and Roland and sister are having, different conversations simultaneously] we'll just say that he went to bed at eight o'clock. yeah right right. but oh I don't put 'em to bed early. Rolan' ei how you doin' baby? you know, the night before the holidays, because I like to sleep in the morning... right. Roland. run? they can sleep late... what time would he normally, would he would he normally go to bed in a situation like that? yeah Mickey! hey. on the weekends? mhm.
at, a a... stop! uh. at holidays? yeah. mommy Rolan' keep botherin' that thing. when he knocks his self out. oh right. is no set time see cause a... right. um ma frien' ga hon. mom Rolan' keep botherin' nis button. I I don't have anymore gum. uhuh. [in response to sg] uh because... I wan' gum. I generally stays up and watch the late shows and what not myself. right. I want gum. so there's no set time for them. okay well we'll, we'll just pretend then because ah... Rolan' run in front a min' let me see if I. can hear you. he he you know, that well that would, it would be an inconvenience to me to a certain extent an' it would probably be an inconvenience... how? well because there's some things that I'd like to do a little later on in the evening. hunm. [whining] so you are sayin' that well you prefer me puttin' him in the bed?
no, no, no, I'm sayin' nat we'll pretend... oh. you know, and we'll just, you know, tape like we did. last night. yeah well that's okay. yeah because... afta his suppa you know. right. you can tape I an' just say that ah, that this is certain, certain time. uh uh uh uh. [Roland whining] yeah. Roland went to bed... yeah right right. when it don't, you know... right. because it when I don't go ta work on my holiday an' like when I'm off for christmas an' easter I generally keeps him home. unh huh. right Ma [laugh] the strange thing about this... I can hear you from here. hon? is that we're, we're discussing all of this and it's going on tape. [rg leaves the room that Carl and bg are in] ya lea' yeah. yo yo here... no b? so. how you know you don't have no xxx Carl? cause. cause what?
an' a man... oh that's bad. get in the bathroom. uh oh. no Rolan' what's ju do? okay. well we're starting then. Rolan' just turned us on. an' um no no no no that's okay. Rolan' just leave those alone alright? okay. okay. an' the time is. five o'clock. no the time is about five forty... where dis come from? where this come frame? I got it from this man. so that my equipment will run better. what's that? I got... this is another tape because we're gonna need it fairly soon Roland. so I'm gonna uh open... talk. I'm gonna open it up. [before dinner] I heard dat. you did? you heard that zzzzz? yeah.
can you can you do that burger king commercial? two all beef patties on a... two beef buns salt lettuce xxx. [in background] yeah. my... I can't do it. you hear all this? crinkle crinkle crinkle here, do me a favor. throw this away for me, alright? lemme see how yo's hear it. let you see me hear it? you hear it? yeah I can hear it. [rc crinkles the cellophane. rc heads for kitchen] stick it up by yours. stick this up by yours go like this up here. go ksh ksh ksh ksh ksh ksh yeah yeah I can hear it. I can hear it real good. yeah here throw it away for me will you please. okay thank you. yoyo cut it down. [tv Flintstones] yoyo cut it down. I'm a cut it on lighter. [turns light up so it lights up room more. to cj] dat's lighter? yeah that's real good thanks man. [the lollipop episode] I appreciate that.
you got a lollipop? huh? you got a lollipop? do I? no. I'm git me a lollipop. [rg gets lollipop] does your mother know you're doin' that Rolan'? paper. huh? Roland does your mother know you're doin' that? huh? does your mother know that you're over there doin' that? yeah. she does? you know you're gonna you're gettin' ready to eat. you're gonna spoil your appetite. I'm a put it in my... I [um] put it in my. okay. mom yoyo got a lollipop. I'm gonna spank yoyo when he comes back home. now you gettin' ready to eat your dinner Roland and I don't want anybody eatin' any candy. okay? don't get any candy outa my room 'cause you gettin' ready to eat. come an' take your shoes outa here. another what? candy on de couch. I'm gonna spank yoyo. put this back in the drawer.
go ahead I'm gonna spank him. can kahn I have it Ma? no after dinner. no I'm not gonna eat it. after dinner. I'll put it here I gotta pocket. okay put it in your pocket until after dinner. mommy said I could have kuhd haevv it. yeah I know I heard her. what's in here? [cj and rg talking about an empty tape box] nothin''s in there. you took it? it's on here right now. wait wait wait no that's okay. let's see? see. see it's empty. I wanna see. see what? dat thing dat's in nere. you can see it right there. dat dat's de same way. see look. there's one tape, right? an' when you put it over here you can run it over to there. dis tape ranned reand out? no that tape hasn't been used yet. dis new? uhhuh brand new tape.
may I have it? bu' I put I wanna put it in this box. no it goes in this box Rolan'. oh. so put it in this one. okay there we go. I lould kah I saw sahu my momma? sure. [rg takes empty tape box into kitchen where bg is] Ma Ma look it tape box this new one. carry that tape back in there to him. no that's okay. go ahead! that's okay. oh. that's okay I he, he just said he wanted... oh okay. 'xcuse 'xcuse. to show it to you so I said it was okay. oh okay what Stephanie. no. yall get washed up for dinner. I can xxx. wah ah. Rolan' Rolan'. huh? you look better xxx. give Carl the tape and wash up for dinner. no I didn't cause I didn't look at tv yesterday. okay thank you.
your welcome welku. come on Steph'... go wash up for dinner you did no! don't show me your hands are clean because they're not. go wash your hands. dey clean. yoyo. hm? xxx at his house. come here. you took some candy out a the drawer, and I don't like that. because that's no nice mommy gave you candy this evening, right? now don't do that again if you do I'm gonna give you a spankin'. go wash up for dinner. Stephanie wash Rolan' up. du du du du du du. what you lemme see. I like it. Ma I wash my hands. no Rolan' no I'm sorry. go dry your han's an' wash yo' han's right. I [starts whinning]. you don't do that. I washed 'em. go dry yo' han's with a towel in the bathroom. I like it. go ahead Rolan'. tell me what you say. now you act bad and you gonna get a spankin'. Stephanie make sure you wash up please.
I washed up. who are you screamin' at? dry his han's Stephanie. dere's the towel up there. I like it. um um um um. I li... nex' knob I hit. [cj and rg going to the table] Carl come on sit by me. okay let's go. come on. okay. dit dit tit tit etc me an' Carl gonna Carl gonna sit here. an' I'm gonna sit by Carl. and then you can sit here. you're still be sittin' by Carl. hunm. okay well I'll push the chair a little closer now you sittin' by Carl. dat's go sit. how's that [laugh]? I sit by him. okay. where Nancy next door? yes come on sit down Stephanie. Carl kahr gonna sit here. well I do things quite differently during the week I just dip the food from the stove [laugh]. [bg assuring cj that she sin't puttin on no front] no you don't don't don't. I'm not gonna put on no front 'cause I don't.
right, right. do it everyday. don't don't do that. noise he not sittin' by you. hi don settin bai u he sit by me. what's dis? what about Carl? oh that's a transmitter. okay. like mine. like dis. this is it's a noise reduction device. Carl see. what you doin'? Carl and yoyo you can cut down the tv a little bit. stop Rolan'. yoyo. what you doin' that? no don't no that's okay. huh? I'll lose the signal if you do that. oh. go cut down the tv some yoyo, until you finish... Stephanie lookin' at it in the'. Stephanie! huh? come to the table please. I Ma pour dis on xxx. huh? pour me some tea.
I will pour poah you some tea. 'cause I want dat to be xxx. here's yo' little plate. whine. what'sa matter? I 'on't want no green beans. just a spoonful. you need some... I 'on't want no green peas. those are not peas. I wan' no I 'on't want no string beans. just a spoonful is all you have on your plate Rolan'. whine. I 'on't want no tea. hey Rolan'. we has dis we had dis in our school. Rolan' Rolan' Rolan' didn't you say you wanted to be a boxer today? an' you gotta eat you gotta eat good meals so you'll be big an' strong, so, you know, you can box. right? I know how to box mohammed Ali. yeah but it's not just enough knowing how to box you hafta be strong enough to box. Stephanie. will you come on ta the table please. so. I'm a beat mohammed Ali? an'... Carl. thank you. I don't want no string beans. mohammed Ali is strong.
right an' you know how he gotta be big an' strong, don't you? him box. Stephanie. no he had ta eat green string beans. an' chicken don't forget about the chicken Carl. and chicken and mashed potatoes. an' an' an' an' an' an' and um peas. I 'on't want no xxx. just a spoonful. and peas right. you have ta eat it. you hafta eat your meat. I'm put down on chicken. why would you put down on chicken an' I'm you know? it useta be your favorite feivorit dish yoyo. Ma you put a pepper on dis. no I did not. I put season salt on it. you put season salt on it burnt my mouf. no it's not burnin' your mouth Rolan'. [laugh]. that's your imagination. burnin' my mouf. he talk inta dis. mhm... xxx Stephanie bring this up like this. this is my micraphone maikrafon. right this is a microphone too. that can hear you? that that thing tape your voice?
mhm. an' my voice too, right? right. I got mine right here. this is dis is Stephanie momma I pass 'em out. alright, well let me dry 'em off. can I have that one? now that's his. I xxx I got rob rob rab rab rab etc. [laugh]. Rolan'. Roland. that's not nice. thank you. ahahboo ahahboo. Rolan' that's not nice. ah ah bu. was that was that passing it Roland? no do it like dis. oh. okay xxx. do mine. okay here. there you take that one an' I'll take this one okay? I will fold it up for you. okay thank you Roland. xxx doin' Rolan'. ah ah baa nah. do mine I forgot how they do it in hore day. here Stephanie.
thank you. [trilling]. something like that. you can't always. Rolan' no we don't do things like that. get you know, exact. Stephanie would you bless the table please? amen amen amen. Rolan'! Roland. I'm a say my grace first. yo ah, you are not bein' nice. god is great and god is good... do mine? sh she 'on('t) wanna do nothin'. whacha doin' gambling then? dis shit wan' some knuckles xxx. I should a paint over xxx. dis'll look nice. I know. yeah it was. stoop! what dis on your back? don't mess wid it. huh? Rolan' got a key ta your house... [snack time (at school)] black light. to your room. [before dinner]
a bafroom? but with xxx. how you turn it out? Junie use sa... this sa use lus sa be Junie but now when ya not livin' here. it's mine now. from de 'hole de 'hole 'hole time. where de light at? dis my whole room. where de thing ta xxx turn the light on? dat's where I go live xxx. wait xxx. I'm sorry. before I go down south. grunt come back here. [rg opens door and leaves room to try to unlock door, with coat hanger. undercurrent from the tv and maybe sc in another room] I know. hey Rolan' he. he locked the door xxx. I know he got that xxx. stop! [in room] okay wait. xxx Rolan'. huh? hi sesame. [into rg's mike] is yoyo home? it's on dats on de tape? yoyo.
xxx just one second. wha', what we just done said is on the tape? put the lock on, yoyo out de room. [whispering] haha. [laughing] watch me get on... that goes to de tape dat what we just now say? yeah. huh? yeah. [clearing throat] oh jive! say somethin' sahmpin. [bg enters room] uh Rolan''s gettin' ready an' yoyo's gettin' ready to eat dinner. so your not eatin' tonight? okay. huh? you can come back later. yes he's gonna eat dinner he's gonna eat with Roland. okay I'll see yall tamarrah. gimme ah beer too. okay? no. a quarter of a nine. I'll be outside. go wash up for dinner. I 'on't want string beans. [problems with equipment. rg heads for the bath+room to wash his hands]
come on an eat. come on Carl. okay. I wanna sit next to Carl. [we all assemble at the table] let Carl sit there okay? let Carl sit here, you sit next to Carl xxx. didn't tell you to do any of that. [rg mike comes back with static] can you do this Rolan' are you this strong Rolan'? [cj crushing aluminum cans in his hand] yeah. wanna see me do dat? I could do dat lemme do it. o o! let see your muscle. pull up your shirt. [laugh]. Rolan'. pull up dis so I can see your muscles. I don't have any muscles Rolan'. you tapin' him now? yeah. outa sight. Rolan' who... he just tryin' na make somebody work. he tryin' na make us work xxx. no I ain't. yes he is. no I ain't.
sit down, and xxx. mommy mommy. Mom. [noises]. [noises] [slurring] what was that all about? what? so what. huh? oo oo thank you. oo oo grape drink dreip drink oo. I want some drink. naw unhunh. spinach just a spoonful of spinach. just a spoonful. man you can't... why 'on't you stop Rolan'. you can't handle that Rolan'. show off. Ma I don't want no spinach. one spoonfulla. fahlep fahlep fahlep. one spoonful. Stephanie. [laugh]. fahlip fahlip. I forgot. oo oo. oo Ma gotta cough? no no Ma arm is xxx. he was kissin' Stephanie while he was asleep.
ouch! [sg to all] sit up. [laugh]. mm. he was tryinna go to sleep by kissin' you. [laugh]. I was sleep? o o as in you did something you shouldn't... yeah. mm. I was. oo oo. tell tell tell yoyo you love your sister right? yeah. I love my sister. no. yeah yeah. [laugh]. [laugh]. ow! well ya gotta wait a little bit there Rolan'. oo dat's juicy one [laugh]. best stop Roland stop playin' ah haha Stephanie I'll punch in your face boy. he he he. I 'on't no more. no more what? you haven't touched it. you uh, you do a lot a fightin' don't ya? no.
he uh he uh uh uh uh uh uh... I'm not no good at this thing. ah shut up. thank you. I know how dey do it. bluff is that it? lota bluff? lot a mouth an' no action. I see. look dis how you do it. see look at the ball right? that's pretty close yeah. xxx yeah... there ain't no bread? hon would... Stephanie I have bread. that not mine. this mine. oh this is mine. this is my napkin Rolan'. y you got your napkin. right? awright. no. on the first day of christmas. can I have a small one? where? they're on the table son. can I have a big one? thank you.
hum. yoyo. ah it ain't this one. I like the way you distribute those forks Rolan'. that's really good. singing and humming. don't tell him that. he won't be able to do it tomorrow because Rolan' doesn't do it nice anymore. aw a pork chop sammich. it's good. I know sometimes I have it like dat too. oh that's right. bless the table uh Stephanie. [tv is on in the background] I get the little one. may? bow our heads. come lord Jesus be our guest and let thy gifts to us be blessed. [grace] amen. [dinner time] Jesus be our guest and let thy gifts to us be blessed. amen. [yoyo joins in with 'jesus'] amen. amen. okay, that's good. why you always say amen? das what you sposta say. want me to say eimen or ahmen.
ahmen. which is it eimen or ahmen? ahmen. okay it's amen u try the spinach man it's good. yeah. [unenthusiastically] Stephanie I Rolan'. huh? I hope you didn't. have spinach to day in school. no. awright. 'cause you didn't have corn in school today. right? yeah. you had corn for lunch? they had corn for lunch. I don't know I wasn't there at lunch time. you didn't stay for lunch today? not today. past couple of days I've had things to do at lunchtime so yesterday I got paid an'... gimme dat back! oh yesterday was a big day in your life. certainly was [laugh]. [laugh]. every other monday is a big day in my life. every other thursday is a big day in my life. mm. every friday is big day in my life. take the bread.
xxx koolaid. [full mouth] awright. chake chake Koolaid chake chake Koolaid chake. [r g chants, as rg says 'chake' yoyo says 'that'. as yoyo says 'on' bg, says 'Stephanie' as bg says 'eat' Stephanie says 'I'] that's what xxx said on the apple xxx. Stephanie would you eat your vegetables. I didn't say nuh in. eat your vegetables. dat's dey said... xxx it's shake shake koolaid shake shake cool aid shake xxx shake xxx. that's what xxx said on that... Stephanie eat your food. that's what they say in the african band. they... where'd you see this? huh? or where'd you hear this? ait ah um at un at As... Astor hall. the music hall. he went downtown to a african play uh last week on his birthday last friday was his birthday. oh. that's when you called an' everybody was singing happy birthday. oh I see. he the one from sesame street? no he's from the school Stephanie. you said... I thought it was too but it's not it's for duh school. shake shake cool aid shake shake cool aid.
[yoyo sings a commercial] oh xxx called him? for school? no it's something for the school. Stephanie eat your food. mommy. sss. xxx mom. you want some xxx dey have? company xxx I'm first. company first. oh yeah that's right. [laugh] thank you. chee the kee. [yoyo sings and then exclaims] oh no I'm gonna be last? Rolan' what kind of a look was that. [as cj says was that someone says shh to] sssss. but das de way I always hafta be las' in my class too. k cutting your eyes at your mother like that. you last but you first in my heart. sit it down 'til you finish your xxx. you let Roland drink his before. Rolan' is not drinkin' anything. this is now not before. shoot! haha that taste good. xxx that taste good. stop drinkin' it you heard what she said.
I wasn't drinkin' it. how do you know it taste good if you didn't drink it? huh. because I know xxx... hey is yours different than mine? mm [I don't know]. here put mine by yours. [referring to the glasses of juice? to] put mine by yours. one two three. [counting drinks lined up in a row] no you shouldn't do that. why? because if I hurry up you won't get any. have all them vegetables an' then pork chop. an' all the juice. [laugh] he pulled it back then. [Roland pulled his juice back] [laugh]. [laugh]. you took your juice back huh Rolan'. this time like. that's not chicken. that's not finger lickin' good. shake shake cool aid shake shake. [begins singing the commercial] [laugh]. not in the patatas. [bg reprimands yoyo and delivers a motherly tap] yooy!
awright? now sit up. you made my xxx. [complains to b g] oh I'm very sorry now sit up and eat your food okay? I thought you... oh no not not me. I can't... the girl xxx. told yall don't sit on there? Iris? was sayin' oh no like dat. groan. mm xxx. you'll be sorry. Ma, I got paint on my blue jeans I got paint. how did you get paint there? I hadta I w... see, teacher pit up all the lists of jobs dat we gotta do. so your job is to clean up paint? das your duty xxx? yeah oh no. so how did you manage to get it all over yourself? I felled in it. you felled in the paint? mhm. you know I think maybe she needs to appoint somebody else for the duty of the paint. naw Ch'istopher was xxx. [referring to a classmate] oh my goodness.
look at your pants. I know. well at least you fell in some red pants your pants is red so, keep xxx. but they didn't get all over my pants. people may think it's decoration xxx. [the paint] good. do what? get you? somethin'. what? you're drink it before you get xxx. yeah [belch] excuse me. mhm. mhm. [mimics c j] mhm. I wonder if that xxx. mhm. hunhunh. mhm. uhuh. mhm. who wants dis? uhhuh. mhm. [c j and r g playing a game of mimicing each other] das the way we do it. s'ppose to ask aks for it dummy. [yoyo may have stretched over the table for something]
das duh way we do it at PS one thirty three. did not! [s g interjects] now I'm pretty sure you don't do that at PS one thirty three, an'. you don't do that at my table. ah h h. [rg finishes drinking juice] he show xxx when you jumped up in the air. [laugh] mommy. now what cha gonna do with it Rolan'? [n v r] yesterday, yesterday when we was at the table did you know. he was taping us? [referring to Carl n v r] meanie? hiccup. noise. [laugh]. hey Carl. Missus Blasingame at work today Roland? she threw my gun away. [laugh]. yeah well we went through this about the gun. she said she didn't throw it away. she put it up. because you had no business carryin' a gun to school. 'member? I'm a... mom xxx a baedentain card here for you. you makin' me a valentine card?
yeah I'm makin' you a valentine card too. an' I got a. ribbon up up on na top an' we gonna write... don't tell her. we gonna write happy valentine. [food in mouth] very good. me too. you gonna write it yourself Rolan'? or Missus Mis Blasingame gonna write it? I'm gonna write mine. Blasingame of course. [Stephanie answers b g] maybe Rolan' can write. Rolan' can write. [laugh]. I write my name on it. right. we know. Rolan' can write his name, right Rolan'? but valentine is not his I mean name. well he's gonna sign it. meow now. [makes noises] a is for xxx c is um... [yoyo recites a line from a play] which... I forgot all about that thing? a is for uh for. for, posa be for xxx.
and xxx. no! [Roland disagrees] xxx t is for trimming especially for the tree. [s g recites the line correctly] t for trimmin' beshee for de tree. [Roland recites the line correctly] that was your christmas play you did. xxx t is for xxx. t is for what? t is for trimming an expensive xxx tree. [s g answers c j] he's not talkin' to you. oh. t for trimming especially for tree. oh I see. trimming especially for the tree? that's right. there you go. t is... I'm finished. [pleading voice to b g] I'm finished. no I don't think so. [laugh]. I 'on't want xxx. [whines to b g] eat up the rest of your food? [whines] Ma I 'on't want it. see if you would, Roland must eat what he has left too?
see! [verify to b g] I'm finished. see. very good. hm? xxx use your napkin and wipe your hands. say excuse me when you get up from here? excuse me. in Boston we hafta say, may I be excused from the table please? okay. if you say no you can't go [laugh]. yoyo wants to get back to his his frien's because he knows xxx xxx. I do too. I do too! you ever got one Ma? no no no, no, no, nah! [Roland protests to? about something] what is you doin' man? it look purple back here. no, no, no. no, no Rolan'. who want rice? me! ouch. give it to Rolan'. ouch on my toe. you just th'ow it down. you could put your plate in um. in um...
I'll get it. I'll clean the table. he ain't got no kind a sense. right! [yoyo goes out of the apartment] I sorry? wait minute! wait minute Rolan'. Rolan'! come back to the table. he ain't got on no shoes. he ain't finished eatin' his... come back to this table an' sit d... hey glasses man! [Roland maybe calling out the door] sit down. sit down Rolan'. noise. [maybe mimicing a cartoon character on tv] you not comin' look at Linda Blair tonight? dummy. you not gonna look at Linda Blair tonight. what is that? you know the girl who play in The Exorcist? the one that got possessed? she gonna be on on television. oh. she gonna be a fifteen year old teenage aekuhhawlik. oh! mommy!
Sarah T. [the name of the movie] [sneeze]. that's Car'. oh excuse me. dis is not not my car. this is xxx. oh that looks like the thing Car' Car' had. [sneeze] oh. Car' got dese. Carl is gettin' a cold. yeah. I take you to de doctor. [laugh]. okay, when shall we go? dat way we walk. we goin' to miss Gladys to see miss Gladys. he love miss Gladys. [referring to Roland] she's in the hospital. oh. let's go see miss Gladys right now. you wanna go? okay. wait 'til I'm finished, eatin'. where you gonna take him to. where's miss Gladys at? tell me. you should know. tell me!
she's in Harlem hospital. dat dat dat where you took me at? yes that's where you were born. ahhah. the new one? [the new hospital] what room? you was born on the fourth floor in the delivery room. dat where she at? [referring to miss Gladys] no she's on the seventeenth floor. okay man you gonna go. okay. muhnyuhmuhnyuh mot chow. [sings along with a tv commerical] so I can eat so so me an' you can go. okay. huh? okay. we gonna go for real. an' you not gonna go. so? you wuhn go? what did he say? [sg wants to know what Roland said to cj] do you wanna go. did he say what I thought he said? do you wanna go. [mother repeats Roland, s question] don't knock that over?
xxx he call me a xxx. [voices from the hallway are hear in background] no he said " do you wanna go?" his mouth was full that's why. that's what I thought he said. get my napkin, please. mm 'kay. pizza pie pizza pie pizza pie game. pie pizza pie xxx. [Roland sings along with tv commercial] [laugh]. [laugh]. pizza pie. I 'i'n't know how to say pizza pie man. I try ta say it pizza pie lan'. aw right now uh xxx. eat your corn. well it all adds up to fun in the pizza pie game. pot pie pizza pie xxx pie? [Roland sings] belch 'cuse me. [laugh]. [laugh]. [laughing a Roland] what're you doin' Rolan' imitating your mother? [n v r] [laugh]. [laugh]. he is crazy.
[referring to Roland who is making gestures] hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee ee. [giggling] what does what does all that mean Roland? [cj is referring to the gestures Roland is making] what does that all mean? mm mm mm. huh? what does that mean? [laugh]. shakin' the finger, an' pounding the fist, an' choking the neck. [Roland is clowning around] what does that mean? does that mean you're in trouble? [laugh]. stop laughing at him. it's funny. mm you better stop Rolan' 'cause you gonna be in trouble otherwise. [Roland coutinues to clown around] Rolan' is goin' to bed. [in a stern voice to Roland] okay. Rolan' is goin' to bed. period. Rolan' is goin' to school tomorrow. whimper. oh. whimper. Rolan' is going to school tomorrow. Stephanie you hafta get up in the morning an' take Rolan' to school.
an' she goin' to school too. [referring to Stephanie] no she's not. yoyo? no. I could go in a long time? [laugh]. I get it. what're you gettin'? all a that corn was dropped. thank you. move the the chair to the table Rolan'. you only have a spoonful. you have enough? oh yeah I'm fine. just fine thank you. wait for me okay? 'cause we gonna go see. no. uh Car's gonna leave you he's goin' to the hospital without you. whine xxx take me. you don't know how to eat. okay I eat. I'm a eat. I want that corn p'ease, I get another bite off a dis. Ma you braid my hair back? [n v r] noise. [Roland making noises as he eats] Rolan'.
[laugh]. [Roland is clowning around as he eats] he's imitating everybody tonight. [referring to Roland] mm. he's a nut. [referring to Roland] Rolan' take you time. [Roland is eating his good] I like this. mm whimper. oh I thought it was not. hot. I'll do it Rolan'. I'll clean the table off. cmon. where we goin'? we goin' to de doctor. to the doctor? about what? m miss Gladys. I 'on't understand. see miss Gladys. where? a' Harlem hospital, right? what's that gotta do with the doctor though? dahun daht you gahttusi. you hafta see the doctor first? an' den she on de seventh floor, right? seventeenth.
seventeen I'm. she's on the same floor you was on year before last. seventeen? when he had pneumonia? seventeen das the one I was on? he had pneumonia? what hap... why don't you tell Carl about the time you was in the hospital. [to Roland] an' tell Carl... tell Carl what was goin' in your hand. needle. is that right? yep. an' yep. I w cryin'. I can believe that. I'd be crying too. I was screamin'. [clears throat]. needles don't hurt. tell tell Carl they had you layin' on this cold thing. an' they call that the ice mattress, right? yeah. tell Carl you was a sick little boy, right? yeah. u u. why they put him on ice mattress in the morning? because his fever was high. mm.
cause my fever was comin' up, right? what did the ice mattress look like Rolan'? ice. [laugh]. it was up at the top. you know you know how dey put de ice mattress. no I've never seen one. oh. it's a it's just a rubber piece a rubber where de water can go through an' den dey have de ice up ta de top where dey pour de water in an' it runs through the mattress an' it runs right out. oh. keeps it cold. dat don't put no hot water. no it's cold water. miss Gladys is on na cold water. an' na tell Carl that you was in intensive care. tell Carl that you was a very sick little boy, right? yeah dey hadta do everything. I I was gonna sit up? an' pop it, an' smack 'em in na the mouth. no you wasn't gonna do that because the doctors was tryinna help you, right? no. it's stupid. I couldn't say the doctors are stupid. [laugh]. that's not nice Rolan'. k 'cause they might keep you in nere? crying. [cartoons are on the tv] [singing softly]. h where's your napkin Rolan'?
I do git. he threw it away. I wipe my mouth all ready. hey gimme another one then. I'm a take de napkin I'm take a napkin to miss Gladys. why would you take her a napkin? [laugh]. so in case her nose get stopped up. to make? bugger come out her nose no do yours [belches]. that's awright. let's go see miss Gladys. another little girl said the same thing. let's go see miss Gladys. who? what's her name Raishann? xxx no, uh her name is Remi. hm? Remi. let's go see miss Gladys. in Rolan(d's) class? no she's in another school. ow! [Roland punches or kicks cj to get his attention] let's go see miss Gladys. and she was talkin' about how she was eating um... let's go see miss Gladys. you know, she just started talkin' about... [cj continues talking to Stephanie and mother] let's go see miss Gladys.
mentioned everybody at the table and she said I'm eating so 'n' so 's ears and I'm eating so 'n' so 's this an' so 'n' so 's that, an' then she said and I'm eatin' so 'n' so 's buggers. an' then she corrected herself no I mean nose! you know 'cause she knew what she wanted to say originally. but you know, she sort of said something she really didn't wanna say. Rolan' don't do that. [Roland is clowning around] [laugh] you not playin' lotus [laugh]. a me too. Rolan'. you're gonna split your pants. [stern voice to r g] an' hurt yourself. gimme back my hat. that's when ney. you know they had caps for sale. [referring to a story book 'caps for sale'] mm I kuh... he remember writin' that book too, right? " caps for sale." mm. 'cause you saw dat book at my school? huh? you have that book here don't ya? same... don't we have " caps for sale?" [the book] he said do you make xxx. [reciting from the book] [clears throat].
xxx do de story. say the story Rolan'. gimme back my cap! [a line from the story] he looks just like a monkey. [laugh]. I do not! you do not what? look like no monkey. [laugh]. somebody else look like a monkey. who? yoyo. [laugh] I don't try. xxx Roland. oo! somethin' just fell, from the ceilin'. Roland. [laugh]. [laugh] I know somebody else who look like a fat monkey. okay. I don't you know somebody who look like a fat monkey? who? bubbles fat monkey bubbles. [Roland answers] yoyo come out! he want a go in the hallway and visit his friends? xxx no xxx. what'sa matter Roland? put it back.
I will. it goes in hainiuh I can pick up dis chair say sh ah ah. broke that Jeanie. ppsss. say 'xcuse me. 'xcuse me. mhm. 'xcuse me. are you through eating Rolan'? yeah let's go see miss Gladys now okay? [laugh]. okay? okay. gidi? well that's really up to your mom. kaw mee mommy? you can't get upstairs. [the hospital won, t let Roland up stairs] they not gonna let him upstairs. only him? [referring to Carl] he can go upstairs, but not you. yes dey xxx I'ma tell my... they will not let children upstairs, at Harlem hos'ital. to visit patients. dat... you hafta be thirteen an' up. I I I'm a tell 'em day. an' you are thirteen an' under. so I can't go?
no. duh no... you you came to visit me when I was in the hospital? yes. did I come to see you? every mornin' an' every evenin' right? an' I in when you use ta don't be dere an' come an' see me I use ta cry. yeah but I don't think you was cryin' too much because I was there everyday. you was sitting on de bench out dere? [n v r] [laugh]. sick sick sick sick sick sick sick. don't do that Rolan'. okay buddy. let's go. yeah let's wind this up, awright? yeah let's go. okay, 'xcuse me. mhm. thank you very much. we gonna go we gotta pop it? up. uh huh wee goin' ta go Jack, never come back no more no more no more no more. [c j and Roland sing together] no mo no mo. we gotta go okay? [Roland wants to go to the hospital with cj to see, miss Gladys] no we better not. cmon let's go Car'. we better not Rolan'.
huh? I 'on't think we should. huh? I don't think we should. yeah! nah. yeah you betta let me go! no Rolan' I don't think we should okay? yeah. [Roland insists as cj begins recording context aside] we gonna go. I'ma punch you in your mouth. no that's okay let it let it let it alone Rolan' okay? [Roland was handling the equipment] m m. durin' the course of the dinner um. [cj's context] durin' de course a the dinner we take a picture of Kenny. [Roland mimics cj into the microphone. cj continues to record context softly rg watches aside] 'cause he almost knocked down the lamp an' we caught it. an' we said... say it lou'! [tells Carl to talk louder] I'm black an' I'm proud clap. [cj sings] say it loud uhn I'm black an' I'm proud uhn. say it loud uhn I'm black an' I'm proud. uhn. ei ei man. was that bad or what?
k bad. that was bad yeah. say dat again. say it loud uhn I'm black an' I'm, proud uhn say it loud uhn I'm black and I'm proud uhn. you didn't hear that, did you? no. you've never heard James Brown sing that have you? yeah. you have? yeah oh you did. oh then why'd you want me to sing it some more then? anyway the dinner segment is over with. [said into the microphone] dis say pretty good in na m... god is great and god is good. [grace] and we thank him for our food. by his hand we must be fed. give us lord our daily bread. amen. amen. Ma look it what yo... [all conversations center around food and behavior IE discipline] yoyo. he dropped the xxx? no you hafta eat first. noise. I gotta take this in the livin' room because... Ma can I have a lemon? yes you may Stephanie.
eat your food. Ma gimme a lemon. when you finish your food Rolan'. I do. I wan' a lemon. um anyone want any salt? except you Rolan' 'cause I know you gonna say yes. what? salt? mhm. you want some salt? just a little bit. I want salt too. gimme some salt. xxx had my shaker full. okay. I know how to do my own a little bit. hm? I want a little bit. I wanna do my own. well you better check with your mother about that. just put him a little bit on that Carl. please let Carl do it. please. Ma here. on the patatoes? yeah. okay. it not comin' out. [the salt. to c j]
yeah there's a little bit comin' out. I do it by here. do it by dere. anybody want any bread? no. [r g makes loud noises as c j and s g answer b g about, bread] noise. no thanks. Rolan' oh pull your chair to the table, an' eat. you know, you're gonna get a spankin' an' you gonna. have your baf an' then the bed before seven thirty tonight. [in a very harsh tone] Ma hau started pit dat chair dere an' it pos be ovah dere. y' you not sittin' at the place where you are suppose to be sittin'. now eat your food. you oughta be in the bathtub before seven thirty. it's good. right? you know what, you probably. spoiled your appetite a little bit didn't you? [n v r] I'm a good job. a b c da [cough]. yoyo be careful at the table. this is what your napkin. is for. [television can be heard in background] noise mommy mamma mama. I'm sorry Rolan' put it down yoyo, until you finish your dinner okay. mom give me some.
no Rolan' when you finish your dinner. crying. don't... he bein' har' headed. I see when Rolan' get up from the table he's going straight to the bathtub an' get in the bed. I don't hafta spank you Rolan'. you just can't watch tv that's all. crying. well alright then be a good boy. [laugh] you should taste this chicken Rolan' it's really good. he dumb. good huh? that's right. okay here we continuation of the dinner um today's date is febebruary ten, nineteen seventy five. no. [I'm changing tape and r g wants the head+sets r g going, for head+sets. to r g] no. I want dat thing dat hears. [meaning head+sets to c j] no we don'' need that Roland. I wanna hear it. no go back to the table. I wanna hear it. no. go back to the table. I wanna hear it. unhunh. Car'. no. why you awweil come here Car'?
[r g changes subject of conversation] huh? why you always come here Car'? why do I what? always come here? always come here? yeah. this is the first time. I ever been to your house. oh. [laugh]. eeee you gonna keep on comin'? yo. yoyo. no. [simultaneous d topic to r g] hm? tomorrow will be the last day. an' den you gonna do Patrick? here come on let's go back an' eat. den you gonna come to Patrick('s) house? um I'm going to Patrick('s) Patrick's house one. time. [we head back to the table. back to table] you gonna come back with us yoyo? huh? you gonna come back with us? okay. okay. noise.
[under current on tv] whoops. grrp etc noise. dat's your napkin. [the napkin to cj] unhunh that's your napkin, cause mine is right here. he always do that. dat not my napkin. yes it is. ss no it ain't. it is too. it is too. 'cause I 'idn't put my mouf on nat. you did too. get out a here. yoyo. [as she comes in through a creaking door] eat right Rolan'. [back to discipline coaxing r g to eat food] hm? eat right Rolan', 'n' stop showin' off. ouch. almo' got my feet stuck. huh? sit down and watch tv. I 'on't wanna watch that. are you through eating? sit down an' watch tv. I don't believe that Roland. [humming].
noise. well you goin' ta bed aftawhile. you know what, you're not gonna be a strong fighter. why? wahai. 'cause you're not eating your food. I strong now, wanna see? what about in the future? I could pick up dis whole teibl. what about in the future Rolan'? what about a year from now? Oohamet 'hammad Ali, don't get him han'. [Roland cuts Carl off] like mines right? what about. who? hamed Ali don't get his han' like dis right? an his hands his hands are probably a lot of trouble with his hands. cookit? hm? his han' is crookit hahmet Ali? no no. you put a pigtail in my food. I 'on't like 'em. sorry Stephanie that was only for seasonin' the green beans with. I know. noise. well I don't know about the rest yall but I'm enjoyin'. it. don't you like your mother's food?
[n v r to r g] you should eat it then. noise. Rolan' eat your food. noise. Rolan' don't sing at the table eat your food. you know betah. [undercurrent from tv] tonight lizahebet Montgomery come on. she kill her mother an' fahthah. well you know... I know I know I know. mm? you hafta bed in bed by eight. if it don't come on before eight you can't see it right? Rolan'! stop it. I think you are you're not bein' nice. you are showin' off Rolan'. what dat [low voice]? now you don't eat like that an' you know it. when Rolan' finish his dinner, he's gonna take a bath an' he's gonna lay down because he's tired. [not said directly at Roland, but a threat to him] s [whimper] whine unhunh. well act nice Rolan' finish your potatoes Stephanie. xxx tatoes [hum]. yeah there ya go. kar do mine like yours. what a you mean? huh?
do it your own self, dum dum. you dumb. [undercurrent tv to rg] eat your xxx. hunm. [he maybe disguising his negative answer] [discipline] [laugh]. [laugh]. [laugh] Rolan' I'm gonna take you from the table. hm? I'm not gonna let you finish your supper. [undercurrent tv] noise. [undercurrent tv] whatsa matter Rolan'? ya need sumpin? Rolan' go take your xxx please. do you eat like that? hold the fork right, you know you don't hold it like that Rolan'. I do so. you do not. like dis like, like dis? you hold the fork anyway that you comfortable Roland. yeah. I hol' it like dis. you gonna be comfortable like that then eat your food. like that okay? [phone rings sg backs chair up evidently hits r g] ow!
hello. [bg has phone conversation while rg kicks me under the, table] Joyce an' on the xxx. hello. Rolan' you're kicking me. kickin' you? okay I'll see you tomorrow. you comin' hm. in tamarra? I kickin' you? mhm did she tell you? what wait a minute wait a minute what... I'll move. I kickin' you? something. oh well I thought maybe she had said... well... now you're not. yeah we all know that. okay. I kickin' you? no. I kickin' you? yeah! now you are. why you wanna do that? oh look it dat balloon right dere. does she know what she do? she do. pickin' her teeth to?
Stephanie. you got a toothbrush... in the bathroom. I watchin' it mom. you finished! [rg and cj talk about eating fast] mhm. can you do this? I can't eat fas', like you. oh well don't eat fast. just eat it all, that's the important thing. you ate yours fas'. no. no I didn't. you ate it slow? I ate it at a nice comfortable pace. for me. I wan'ed dat fork 'cause dat fork is, is fas'. it's not the fork. you you can watch tv I'll clean this one off. you got one for me. you had enough? [random talk. to cj] oh yeah I'm just fine thank you very much, I enjoyed that. noise. eat? hm? this yours? now I gotta brush my teeth. yes please do.
[undercurrent tv] how you doin' Rolan'? you doin' alright? okay that's good. [n v r to r g] ya wait for me? mhm I'm waiting for you. eat dat. [c j and r g talk] what? eat dat. oh no, I I've had more than enough you eat it okay? I can't. [undercurrent tv] whoops excuse me. that's okay. Stephanie while your in the bathroom you can start runnin' Rolan''s bath water, he don't wanna eat his supper. [threat to Roland] uh oh. [undercurrent tv] I eat it. no you... I think you could be almost finished by now. okay noise. I 'on't want it. well leave it on the side of your plate an' finish the rest of it then. on the plate. on the plate on the plate Rolan'. that could see. you a um Rolan'.
hm? sataday is the day that you get your allowance right? you get two dollars every sataday, an' you usually go to the movies, right? I haven't had no problem out a you but dis sataday I don't think you'll be goin'. why? because I don't like the way you actin' tonight. I'm a eat. Rolan' are you hungry? hm? are you hungry? [eating his supper n v r to r g] are you full? well why you can't tell me you have enough? I did! did you have now that's what you sposta do. are you gonna drink your tea? well drink it. yeah I thought he wasn't really very hungry. I don't know why. I have a problem outta him every night at supper time. mm [as in I wonder why in regard to previous statement]. I don't know maybe they feed 'em three or four times xxx I don't know. mhm. I never been over there for they schedule so I don't... right. well for one thing like just when they wake up from a nap... Ma I thought you was gonna give me a lemon. I give you a lemon. right aroun' three o'clock or so they have a snack. oh see this is bad because he eats really early.
early right. right. cmon. [r g is just about finished. to c j] I didn't hear you say thank you. where we goin'? thank you. where we goin'? hm? well we can't go until we finish drinkin' our tea. right. juice? right. [undercurrent tv] ah that's right it's sposta be juice. I see why I try a pick him up by three o'clock. hm. ei hey! Rolan' sit down an' drink your tea. [tiv. undercurrent] you don't want it don't drink it. whine. thank you. mhm. I want ice. no. well you're not gonna take it out the kitchen. cmon. [deciding on where to go. to c j] where we goin'?
in back dere. okay. here wipe your mouth. mine boom. in your room? in your iyou room. in my room. too Rolan' okay? [cleaning up] wipe wipe your hands off real good too Rolan' okay? television. they real good. dey real good. hello. see dey real good. hi. okay. hi okay. now yoyo why you followin' on us? why you followin' us? oooo can I hear it? uh huh. it popped I wanna hear it I wanna hear it. [here the plastic tie clip holder for the microphone, breaks and the mike popps loose] you can yay Mickey. [about Mickey Mouse. to self] yei yay Mickey. yei yay Mickey ye ei Mickey yei Mickey yei Mickey yei Mickey. an' no no Rolan' 'cause it's not plugged in we're just gonna leave it alone. [rg is with me as I set up for the next situation. to rg]
let's go back in the living room an' talk with your mother for awhile alright? look dat's on. I know it. let's go talk with your mother awhile, alright? why you keepin' 'at on? 'cause I'm recording your voice. nope let's go. we're goin' back in the living room an' talk with your mother, okay? I'm goin' outside bye bye. [undercurrent tv] bye bye. do it Mod mat squat skwat oo Mod Squad is bad. [we move to the living room, Mod Squad is on tv. undercurrent tv] look what him done to Mod Squad. xxx Stephanie talkin' she said, say my mother mahthandur that's link or Pete? [before bed] link link... he doin' nat to that man? he doin' he doin' to link link he say bzzzz. we... let me see... yoyo... yeah, yeah. I can't see. I I I can do a lot a push ups on dis one knuckle. wanna see me do it? no. [rg has popped one of the mike tic clip holders and I'm, trying to keep him inactive so the other doesn't break] remember 'member we were just gonna sit right? we 'cause I pop dat dat dis...
'cause this one is broken now. we hafta fix this an' we don't want this one to break, right? okay. I can break it doin' pushups. I sit down. I'm cuttin' off the light I can see better. no! no Car' gotta fix that. you gonna fix dat? I'm a try to. now? no, when I go home. keep it on... lilv un [groan] you cut the light on xxx. yoyo. I can't see with that light on. you could. not on xxx cut it off! you could see! cut it off. no. I'm gonna cut it on off. Rolan' sit up. he wanna cut off dat light. no yoyo I'm a write sahning. come here yoyo. n I can't see turn dat light xxx. come on go sit down on the other side of the room. and Rolan' leave the light alone. I wanna write suhmpth in somethin' can I write dat on nat?
no. what, I'll get you a piece of paper then. now I get it outta your notebook. I need dat paper for writin'. I'll buy you some more paper. I'm a draw you somethin'. what're you gonna draw me? I can't look it here. come on kahmawn. where? in na kitchen. come on. okay. I'm a try somethin' come on. okay okay. come on. tch ch ch choo I need a book to lay on. alright. there ya go. I'm a I'm a dra' I'm a draw you dis okay? okay? okay. sit down. I should 'a' I'm a draw him mouf I got draw the birds 'n' ney... uh straight. I gotta draw her hea'. where her mouf? oh. 'cause I'm a draw her mouf you got a better pen 'n nis? that's a good pen, it writes.
but dis pen mess up. I messed up. shoot. here. god. ah ah. here's a pinci pencil! yoyo where's the pencil? huh? who done to me? [from distance] the pencil? in the pencil's in my book. there you go. that's what you should probably use. thanks. is it in my book? I need dis pen. dst. he he [laugh] there's a whole in the pocket, right? yeah put it here hiah. dst no put it he... put it on de table. pll pll. [blowing through lips] he he ha [laugh]. don't take it. [undercurrent tv] dst hoo dst. dis I I bet cha dis don't go.
dat don't go. let's see what one is da biggest so I can use. you mean the pencil an' the pen? or p... which which which one's the biggest. hm? dis one. what's what is that? pencil. no naw dis one is the biggest I see I see see I see I ya see I ya see eighty one see ya see ya see tss I'm a draw I'm a draw somethin' sumpin else better 'n nat is rainin' day. I'm a do de rainin' day. I'm a do de rainy day! I'm a do de rainy day. I'm a do the rainy day. mhm [agreement] right. you're gonna do the rainy day? yeah. okay. first I do de fish. that's not a good picture of the fish isn't there a better one? I'm a make it... don't write in the book. so let's see what I'm a make tha, that let's see lat I can make de tank in a fish. make a tun an' a fish. no you do it. you said you were gonna drew it. I how you how you do it? drew do it. oh. can you make a circle?
yeah. okay start out making a circle then. wait use this. use this. use dis. yeah. an' den put de red on it? yeah you could make the fish red maybe? an' dis an' dis. oh you gotta make it bigger than that. make it bigger bigger big one. yeah don't you wanna make a big fish? okay now that's a good start. alright? now can you make can you make another circle maybe... how you gonna make de fish? cross kwahs dis aroun' like datch? like dat... ah. an' den make de fish? he xxx. well let's see if we can find a good picture of the okay now look at that. now. dat's closer klosah. yeah yeah now see if you can make the fish... I gotta do dis cos first. gotta make dis cross first. wa what is that, the water? where de book? I do da boat.
boat? what boat? I'ma do de boat so 'cause 'cause fishes be fishes be under uhndah de boat. sometimes yeah. an' den dey come up right? yeah but see this fish is in a bowl. that's a fish bowl. so dis the yellon cray'... and there's there won't be a boat in a fish bowl. this not no fish bowl? yeah you made a fish bowl. hss? [undercurrent tv] hw hu how you make a fish? oh. mm well I'm not I'm not very good at drawing Roland. that ain't no fish bowl. it is so a fish bowl. it is so. hss? ain't this a fish bowl mommy? right. I'm a make de cat in de hat. make it. Stephanie go back watch tv. I want my book. how you make de cat in de hat? who is it? I wan, I wan, get up. thank you bugger.
[answers door, undercurrent tv] who gave me this? Mary. oh. you don't like it? yeah I love xxx. how you make de fish? I don't know 'cause I don't draw very well Rolan'. go ask xxx. okay I show you. de fish will be right in de pan. go sit down. that's my paper dst dst. he he he [laugh]. he he he [laugh]. how you make de fish Steph'? I 'on't know. look on de papa. I know how ta make it but I'm not makin' for you it's your business. I messed up dat fish. [Carl trying to hold laughter back] it'll be two fishes. okay. xxx that stuff I can up. dat's. I'm a make de water. now gotta make de water wait. dat's de water. it ah dis de water. look how big ole water.
wow. de water gonna be big ah big. [somebody crying in background] hey Rolan' I 'on't understan' what was this line here? push. dat push back water. uh oh uh oh somethin' gonna happen. push back de water. unhunh. an' den so de. [Carl interrupts] fish could be under it. you know dat. den... so then this this fish is out of the water right? mish? yeah. an' this this fish is under the water right? yeah. yeah. what is this? water. that's water too? no. fish. that's a fish. dat's where dey eat deir food at. oh is that is that the Mcdonald's for fish? go back. huh?
what you say? get back in yo... what you say? come on Stephanie. go run his water. go clean that tub go get in that tub. wha' what do fish get at the rest at that restaurant? can they get a Big Mac? no fish don't get git dat I got my I got make dey food. what kin' of food are you gonna make for 'em? I mean what sa food gonna be? yummy yum. yummy yummy? yeah see all dat food? wow. that's a lot of food Rolan'. dey gonna save some. oh they're gonna save some for the next day? yeah. that's a good idea. dey gonna eat it. okay. dey eatin' it! dey save some when they goin' away. mhm. [undercurrent tv. blolw through lips] I gotta make de wata dis water. I gonna make dis come down to here to up dere den stop. dat's de water. pw pw pw dis do...
dis little water push back de boat... where's the boat? I I still don't see the boat. oh I 'on't make it yet. oh you didn't? where de fish at? oh dey in de water. oh I didn't make dey eye. hss? oo oo I didn't make... dat tail. fins right? yeah I'm aa make it. make it for me, I messed up. I can't it's yours. mhm [whines] do it. you're the artist now Rolan'. I'm a I'm do de cat. I'm a do somethin' suhmpin else. [groans] aho. what's dat? look it that the fish is outta the water. he's outta the bowl Rolan' see? see the fish? yeah. yeah how 'd that happen, do you think? what's dis? hey Car'. I don't know. I've never seen that before.
think your mother knows? why don't you ask your mother do you know. what's dat? forgot the name of it. that's... Car'. anyway it's complicated. I'm a make a big ol' circle. okay. 'kay dere she come don't mess it up. tss? I messed up. dis how I'm make it. tss? Rolan' you know what? you're goin' too fast. I don't make de fish. tss? I'm a make mm. would you like to have another piece of paper? yes. well toss me another one. ah I'm I'm through I got enough. well Carl is gettin' ready to leave. [winding up] so tamarrow he'll be back. you gonna leave? yeah. right now? just about.
tamarra tamarra. huh? just about I'm a go turn it off right now okay? tamarra he'll be back. he goin'? you goin' ta bed. come on. okay one second. [undercurrent] no more tanight. you gonna take it? cut it off yoyo. you gonna tape my voice? Ma! what? you don't like dem dem brown shoes? yes. you gonna keep dese? [undercurrent tv. nor] Kenny got some like dis where dat pencil? a needle's on our rug Ma a needle Ma your knuckle is popped. see? yoyo did dat can I hold it? kin ai hol it. okay. Car'. yes Roland. you where'd you wanna say yeah Mickey? do you wanna say yeah Mickey? yeah.
okay say it. yeah Mickey yeah Mickey yeah Mickey yeah Mickey yeah Mickey, yeah Mickey. Mickey, yeah Mickey. okay that's good enough huh? yeah. alright. you wanna hear something say bi bing bing bing? bing bing bing bing? yeah. no. bing bing you heard it? bong bong you heard it? yeah. bang bang, you heard it? yeah. dong dong you heard it? yeah, I heard some, I heard somethin' say xxx dat. what'd you hear? I don't know. be careful with that. 'kay. mm 'kay what're you doin'? smokin'. a cigarette? mhm. wow. what is that really? is that the top of a pen? hunhunh. what is it?
lemme see. necklace part nekahlis pahp see. a what? a necklace part nekahlis pahp. oh part of a necklace? I see. wow Roland you're inhaling an' everything, right? blowing smoke rings. tsk. oh you dropped you're cigarette. uh uh how do you know that's not the fire end that you put in your mouth? it is I light. uh mm as'in' uhoh. Roland has all the mannerisms of a real true bonafide smoker. I'm a I'm a light it. you're gonna light it? threw the match away an' everything. I'm a I'm a see could I listen to something. oh you can't listen to anything with those headsets on your ears. now I cou' talk now. okay here let me have these. my name is Rolan' Green. I live Madison avenue, apar'ment two d. ha he he [laugh]. say say it again it does it cold out dere. is it cold outside? yeah, I'm a... it's col' outside? no, it's not cold outside. it's windy outside?
no it's not windy outside. it is so! it is not! it is so. it is not. it's windy outside. an' an' an'... here lemme hear lemme listen to these for a secon'. ya ain't gonna hear nothin' nuhfin [laugh] xxx. what're you doin' Rolan'? mhm. no man stop pullin' on my glasses. an' leave me alone. [laugh] you hear somethin'? no. I wan' do it. my mother mahvur have some a dese. some a what? dese ear puffs. okay. you can hear somethin'? yeah. cmon let's go back in the other room an' talk to your mother for a few minutes. awright? what other ahvah room? your living room. no! yes. I'm a stay here. no we're going in the living room, okay?
hunm. yes. [undercurrent of tv as cj and rg enter living room] my napkin. [knock at door] who is it? Robert xxx. Rolan' you're not suppose to be answering the door. you suppose to be getting ready for bed. now go back inside. yoyo here? [mother opens door] Rolan' over here. said Nancy? [coughs badly] you gettin' a cold? yeah I... oh no don't get a cold Roland please. I hafta. why? 'cause I drinkin' water wahdah an' beer. that gives you a cold? yeah an' wine waiin. mm. mom when I... Rolan' is tellin' things that's not true. [laugh]. bing wai Car' you gimme some of your... I know that 'cause those things won't give you a cold. yeah.
no they won't. watch when you grow up like me... I've already grown. n an' den you drink some beer when you grow up like me you gonna be sick. an' den you gonna be at de hospital. which hospital will you go to? Ha'lem hahlahm you saw I ai went to Harlem hospital I'm play I I 'on't I didn't play s'arted. no well you not playin' anything you on your way to bed. ah ah. dis on? yeah. [blows]. yep. [nor] of course didn't you hear yourself? Ma. Ma you do dat needle back here. no I didn't. where's it at whurzaht? it's a straight pin. why you do dat... I put the needle up. you do dat one over dere I'm a find another one. oops I hurt my hand. gimme go another one. I t'ink dat's one. no I'm just tryina make sense of some of things that are happening. I just said that he found a needle on the floor. blow. actually a straight pin.
yes. and do you use hot water or cold water? or a flannel? um I use different kinds. or soap. and when I am poorly I have a cloth. I have honey and hot water. to make me better. oh right. and what do you wash your face with? a flannel. very good. you've got lovely skin haven't you Madam? yeah. put your head up a minute. have you banged your nose there? yeah. when did you do that? ages ago. did ya? did you tell your Mummy? yes. oh good. okay. know what my Mummy's called? what's your Mummy called? um France. your Mummy's called France? yeah. I think that's a bit silly.