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Interview with Bruce "BGT" Todd (Part 2)
In this phone interview, Bruce shares his experiences rail riding throughout the late 1900s. He shares stories about his time riding trains across the south, beginning with some of his first rides in the New Orleans, Louisiana area. He also shares…
Interview with Bruce "BGT" Todd (Part 1)
In this phone interview, Bruce shares his experiences rail riding throughout the late 1900s. He shares stories about his time riding trains across the south, beginning with some of his first rides in the New Orleans, Louisiana area. He also shares…
Interview with Jim Chrisinzio
In this phone interview, Jim describes his experiences rail riding across the U.S. and Canada beginning in the 1960s. He recounts his attendance at the National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa.
Hobo Nation by J.F. Pirro
This story results from a longtime personal fascination with the hobo culture as a lifestyle choice, and fits within a general genre or catalog within my 42-year print media career's focus on under-served and unrecognized individuals who have such…
Tags: culture, history, Philadelphia Main Line
Interview with various train riders on specific topics
Some of these tidbits were published in One More Train to Ride.Tape 14 - Side A.mp3; cassette tapes digitized by ProVideo Cedar Rapids, 10/23
Interviews with Buck, K-bar, Hobo Charlie, Captain Dingo, Frog, and Adman
Some of these tidbits were published in One More Train to Ride.Tape 13 - Side B.mp3; cassette tapes digitized by ProVideo Cedar Rapids, 10/23
Tags: Adman, Buck, Captain Dingo, culture, Frog, history, Hobo Charlie, K-bar, Oats
Interviews with New York Grizzly, Diana, and Oops
Some of these tidbits were published in One More Train to Ride.Tape 13 - Side A.mp3; cassette tapes digitized by ProVideo Cedar Rapids, 10/23
Interview with Iowa Blackie
Iowa Blackie has a poem in One More Train to Ride, page 67.Tape 12 - Side B.mp3; cassette tapes digitized by ProVideo Cedar Rapids, 10/23
Tags: culture, history, Iowa Blackie, Oats
Interviews with New York Slim, New York Grizzly, and Sunshine
New York Slim's story was published in One More Train to Ride, pages 18-27. New York Grizzly's story was published in One More Train to Ride, pages 105-112.Tape 12 - Side A.mp3; cassette tapes digitized by ProVideo Cedar Rapids, 10/23
Tags: culture, history, New York Grizzly, New York Slim, Oats, Sunshine
Interviews with Adman (Part 2), Snapshot, and Connecticut Shorty
Adman's story was published in One More Train to Ride, pages 154-157.Tape 11 - Side B.mp3; cassette tapes digitized by ProVideo Cedar Rapids, 10/23
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Mountain Dew and Frisco Jack's tin craft cups
Handmade copper wire hobo cups made from a soup can and a mountain dew can. Frisco Jack is printed on the front of one can. The tin cans most likely…