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Re: on Hoosier life
On Tue, 12 Dec 2000 Gilhamilton at aol_com wrote:
> Hey now! Right down the street from me (Indianian here) we have a pub
> that, every Thursday night, has one foot kicking, (or foot lickin for
> those drunk enough to find the floor) hootin n' hollerin polka
> jamboree
yea, and there's a fine arts gallery three blocks form me (: with things
to look at that are nice. and white gloves to page through books
with. (: someone thought they were a display and looked at me funny when i
put them on.
> I know there's some very good things to say about small town life but
> right now I'm just too into wallowing in it to think of any.
some people live there for entire lifetimes, and know intimately an area.
they have roots than run deep into a community and go to town dinners.
their kids know the other kids, and have never switched schools or rooms
in their house. the yard has a swing set their dad used to swing on when
he was little and came over to play at that house. walking into a store,
someone says ' youmust be john's little girl' even though it's been 30+
years since he lived there, and they've never seen you before. you can
hear stories of your folks and how they raised hell. about their first
job, and how they snuck out to go to a drive-in. the church is full of
old people who nod and tell you you're so cute (but you're taller than
they). the dogs bark all the time. and doors are left unlocked more often.
but. they get stuck in their ways, aren't always welcoming to new people.
kids have a hard time, sometimes fitting in or belonging (didn't go to the
right nursey school, etc) and sometimes the churches get stuck on
themselves.
> Kevin (fully disgruntled Hoosier and thinking of starting a new
> pastime: lighting hicks on fire just to watch all the pretty flames.
> Now there's art!)
it'd smell right awful!
rhyss
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