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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
Interviews with Wanda, Shayla, and Adman (Part 1)
Wanda is the wife of "Steam Train", a former full-time hobo. Shayla's story was published in One More Train to Ride, pages 51-54.Tape 11 - Side A.mp3; cassette tapes digitized by ProVideo Cedar Rapids, 10/23
Interview with Drits
Tape 10 - Side A.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…