Dave Brubeck Smithsonian Interview Block 113 (Q7024)

You were very aware of it. There were [ ] Concord. There would be - the slang word for hoboes or bums, come to your home and ask for food. My mother would tell them, "Chop a little wood out there, and I'll bring you some food. " My father's rule was, you can do this, but never allow some stranger to come into the house. So you were always aware of that. You were aware of your neighbors losing ...