Cassettes, Boothville - November 25-December 1, 1977

Jason Scarabin

November 25, 1977. Rolling Stones TV special and Mike and Craig will tell the best parts to record. Music (removed). November 26, 1977. Clarence wishes Marilyn a Happy Birthday. Lisa Lynn Adolph has been helping Aunt Wendy with Brian. December 5 will be Lisa's birthday. Lisa said Mike and Craig have been riding the go-cart. Becky is doing good and she's 2 and getting big. Brent went to town at Oakwood for Santa Claus. Lisa tells story about a man in an old-looking truck and a blue carpet. Two grown-up men in the blue car bumping into the old truck. Car trying to chase the truck and it hit two cars and almost hit two teenagers. Lots of classmates at her house. Cherie got all her stuff, dresser drawers and night stand. Lots of juicy oranges down here. Lisa will be 11 in December and wishes they'd be down for her birthday. Slept by Aunt Wendy's twice and Aunt Gail's three times. Blake is digging in the garbage. Nice church there and really like it up in Harvey. Gives address. Got pictures of Kessie. Blake it getting so fat but playing real nice. Mike will be a teenager next year. Craig loves riding go-carts. Pulling up all their trees because they're getting so brown. Getting a fence because Becky goes out in the street and scares her mama (Gwen). Lisa's aunt is worried too. "Pameler Ann" says a couple of words. November 30, 1977. Wendy and Larry went to get their Christmas tree but no good ones were available. Three Christmas Specials airing that night (11/30/1977) then when Christmas comes "they won't have nothing... boring as can be." MawMaw disgusted she's been talking and forgot all about her dadgum dishes. Hadn't seen Ernie "Pompy" and Lil lately. Johnny, Lil's son, came back down there from Florida. He'll go get his car in Florida after Christmas. She''s got two "zinks" full. Plays Christmas music (removed). Plum disgusted because looks like tape will never run out. Has no more news around there and been raining and turning colder at some point. Telling Deron and Jason to be careful going up and down those mountains. Wants Josh to come see them and see all the Christmas stuff. More music (removed). Still disgusted tape is so long. More Christmas music (removed). Johnny Cash special about to come on (not included). December 1, 1977. New Drive-in at Delta Bank and lo and behold she was the first one through and got her picture taken. Had to "rejster." Pat Collins took her picture. Glad she had her haircut and saw Mr. Ellston and all that humbug. Jay Freeman got married.