4th of July story by Jesse Mangerson
A short story recorded by Jesse Mangerson about the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
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Narrator: Yeah, I’m Jesse Mangerson.
Interviewer: Okay. Um what’s [INAUDIBLE] 2016 [INAUDIBLE].
Narrator: Yeah, yeah. Yeah so we were just recalling about two years ago when it was SO hot that we all sat here in the shade sweating. Drinking our free beer--
Interviewer: Uh-huh-
Narrator: --thinking we should be drinking our water instead of our beer.
Interviewer: Okay.
Narrator: Um, and the kids all ran around like crazy eating candy and playing games and we had to reel ‘em back in to, to rehydrate--
Interviewer: Uh-huh.
Narrator: --and et cetera. Uh, but mainly because this year it’s just gorgeous out. You know like--
Interviewer: Yeah.
Narrator: --mid seventies and overcast--
Interviewer: Is this one of the better – better--
Narrator: This--this is one of the better.
[INTERVIEWER LAUGHS]
Narrator: I mean, in terms of what you like, right.
Interviewer: Mhmm.
Narrator: So, yeah. Yes. So that’s a- that’s a good one for us. But the bike parade is always fun, you know. Uh, a couple of years ago we were all on bikes but the kids have learned now scooters are the easier way to--
Interviewer: Yeah.
Narrator: --navigate the crowds.
Interviewer: Yeah.
Narrator: So, yeah.
Interviewer: Okay. How old are your kids?
Narrator: Well, one will be twelve this year and uh, and eight.
Interviewer: Okay. Sure.
Narrator: Yeah.
Interviewer: What’s the story on the free beer I was noticing that. It was like [INAUDIBLE].
Narrator: Well, you get tickets for beer--
Interviewer: Ah, right, okay.
Narrator: Right, and this is the first year that you get three tickets for beers. So three beers. Every other’s been two beers.
Interviewer: Aaaah.
Narrator: Uh, I never use my second ticket, so.
[BOTH LAUGH]
Interviewer: Okay.
Narrator: Um, yeah.
Interviewer: Alright, well, thank you.
Narrator: Yeah.
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