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My mother stopped by the house for thanksgiving and we had a FANTASTIC conversation about formative media, hindsight, and her ever-evolving music taste!

Check out her show Teen Time/Story Tine on the Jacksonville TX, Public Library's YouTube and Facebook pages! 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbfpt9_2K5VwXBcN1fxOrcA 

https://www.facebook.com/Jacksonville-Public-Library-168055449875789


***TIMESTAMPS***

(00:58) Changes in school curriculum over the years, Keeping up with slang and the evolution of weed smokers

(14:00) Understanding the "Well Spoken Token Dynamic", Sex Education in the WST household.

(22:20) Formative media from the 80s (MTV, We Are the World, and the process of discovering music before the internet

(33:33) Experiencing racial alienation over your interests, overcoming internal biases, and the Oreo experience of the past

(41:07) The evolution of Mom's music taste (90's Alternative, Fiona Apple, Etc,), how my parents met,

(53:50) Developing a taste for musicals, my mothers disdain for gangsta rap and highlighting hindsight.

(66:19) My mother's conflict with her best friend, how Virgil got his birthname, and reconciling the past.

(72:54) Liars and thieves (Mom's pet peeve) and catching ass whuppins at school over forgotten projects.

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