Cassettes, Boothville - February 15-17, 1978

Jason Scarabin

Clarence talks then plays some music (removed). MawMaw said they had the music on all day and tried to get the Take This Job And Shove It song but it never came on. PawPaw didn't get MawMaw any Valentine and she didn't need anything. Just fattening anyway. Aunt Yvonne went on a diet on Monday then everyone brought her a bunch of candy. Carolyn taking Craig to nose doctor then going to a show. Told Wendy she'd keep her little boy. No use to take that poor little boy out and get him sick again. PawPaw out planting fig trees he got from Vernon. Gail gave her two records of the "Strutter Brothers." Have to pay about $2100 in taxes by April 15. Sucks to pay that much in taxes. MawMaw says if D.D. is going to make fun of her tapes then she wont' talk anymore and like D.D. says, "nothing to talk about." Talk to Aunt Beulah and that Uncle Jim had to go back in the hospital. Otha was going back in the hospital for pain. Uncle Carroll and Aunt Ima were supposed to go see him and call MawMaw collect but never did. Ernie "Pompy" Scarabin gives an update with Lillian in the background. Said James wrecked his truck; it's totaled. Have to talk to Brian to get things cleared up. Lil is fat as ever and he is too. Visiting Helen Mae and she had made some kind of apple cake. Clifff and he have been catching some fish. Johnny came back down. Lillian said she heard everything Pompy said was a lie and everything hangs over. He's a big ol' baby and weighs 236 lbs. She's been drinking all day. Gail Portie said she'll be sending something for Kessie. Eddie and she didn't have too much fun at Mardi Gras for all the money they spent. Just sit there and Eddie won't dance fast with her and she likes to dance fast. Job is getting the best of her. Brent says he misses her and wants to stay home. She doesn't know how to handle Brent. Blake gets bad too. Blake got a haircut and got pictures in their cowboy outfits. Blake wouldn't let the man take pictures. Gail is so tired and sounds like Carolyn always complaining. Blake talks more than Brent. Sometimes they can be so nice and sweet and play together nicely. Hopefully, she'll have three days off for Washington's Birthday. Carolyn "Sister" might come clean but prefers Wendy do it because Wendy could use the money more. Helen Mae talking about someone who didn't stop to see them. Uncle and Port Sulphur High School Coach Bill Evans on the radio. JV team is 5-1 in the district and future is bright. Mr. Yuratich appeared to interview him. Helen Mae February 17, 1978, woke up dizzy but feeling better and will "live over it." Called Aunt Beulah and Uncle Otha at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont and still sick as can be. Hadn't heard from Uncle Jim. Someone will call her, she's hoping. Wendy wouldn't talk last night. Wendy Guidry came over for the first time in months. Around Christmas, Mrs. Wally said Guidry's had their jukebox so loud. Hadn't heard from Sister (Carolyn). Gail stopped by and she did hear from Wendy. Gail didn't bring any "dadburn" mail. Rocky and his girl are still getting along well and Clarence fixed their oven. Josh can't go visit MawMaw now that his bike is broken (got run over by Rudy Harsono by accident). They were sick because they don't know Kessie's size. If they'd sent her "footprint" or something. D.D. might get another chance to make fun of MawMaw on the tape. Helen Mae says Clarence went to Buras to see if B&G had glass to replace windows that kids shot out. Gail made requests and still won't play Paycheck song. Feeling less dizzy than day before. Supposed to keep little Davy while Bill and Jerolyn go to a basketball game at church. Uncle Ernest brought Clarence a peach tree. If they come back, Helen Mae figures she'll lay down and die and it's painful missing everyone. Expecting all us kids to stomp, yell and curse so we don't go back and tell parents to come back and they have job over in the good ol' USA. MawMaw laying down the law and we the kids must plan a mutiny.