I sometimes treat you people like you have Alzheimer's. It's how I get away with using the same jokes over and over again on Stranger. I bet if you did a full survey, you would discover that there have only ever been like seven jokes on Stranger in its entire history, and nearly half them are about puberty.
NOT THAT WE KNOW WHAT PUBERTY IS.
Speaking of Alzheimer's, today's episode of Strangerville is sort of about Alzheimer's Disease. Episode 15 is one that I'm particularly proud of. I've been wanting to produce it for some time and I was finally able to get all of the parts together that I needed for it. Please enjoy. And if you haven't done so yet, please do what the kids are calling "subscribe" and follow Strangerville on what the kids are calling "phone-a-ma-jigs."
This time in Strangerville, we learn how viewing a complex story through only one perspective can paint a very inadequate picture. The makers of Eli proudly present:
Segment:
1. Life on Paper by Gmac, Bob McCann, Cathie McCann, Glenn Hinkle, and Eli McCann
Music by Jared Bird
Production assistance by Jolyn Metro and Meg Walter
~It Just Gets Stranger
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| Glenn Hinkle original, circa 1968. |
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| A Glenn Hinkle original, circa 1973. |
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| Glenn and Alice Hinkle, sometime around 1997. |
~It Just Gets Stranger
What a terrific podcast. Really brought back memories. Dad
ReplyDeleteThis was beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteI am so impressed. This is my new favorite episode you've done. I ugly cried twice during it. It was so sweet and funny at times. I had a neighbor but I was really close to who I had all Psimer's and it was really hard to watch her go through that. This kind of brought back some memories for me. I love Strangerville.
ReplyDeleteThis is what I get for trying to leave comments on my phone. That should have said Alzheimer's not Psimer's.
DeleteThanks Eli for sharing your memories of grandpa. My memories in the beginning are quite a bit different. He always knew my name till those last few years. It was hard for me to see the grandpa I knew disappear and be replaced with the complete stranger we came to know in his last few years. I remember grandpa liked me because I wasn't afraid of him. I would go there often and spend the day with just grandpa and me, while grandma would run errands. We would pay muggins and old maid and he would always cheat. We'd pick vegetables from the garden and go for walks in the wheelbarrow down to the canal. When I was 8 he actually gave me his life history and asked me to write it out for him in pen but it had to be in cursive...sadly I never finished, still a regreat I still have. This was a great story telling. Thank you
ReplyDeleteThanks for that. I remember that you were particularly close to him and I remember wondering why you weren't scared of him. Being a few years younger than you, I have such a different perspective. It's amazing what a difference just a few years can make at that age.
DeleteYou have motivated me to record my grandma's history. This was phenomenal storytelling. Thank you so much for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteThat was soooooo good Eli! It made me look at Grandpa in a whole new light! And how incredibly amazing of your mom to think of doing this❤️❤️ I remember grandpa would always ask me "are you my girl?" Referring to Shelby but I was also a little scared of him. I always knew grandpa had a hard life but hearing actual detailes of his childhood is pretty heartbreaking and hard to imagine. Definitely makes me love and appreciate him more. It's crazy how perspective can change our view on so many things. Even understanding more of how G-Mac was raised. Actually this whole podcast made me have more love for Gmac and your mom as well❤️❤️ Thanks for sharing .
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh. This is the greatest thing I've ever heard. GMac's laugh is priceless and I'm so glad you recorded that. I have always loved Aunt Cathie, but hearing about her sitting on a bucket with an old man that threatened her just to record his stories made me love her even more. I met Grandpa Hinkle in 1997, so hearing about him before and after is amazing. I only knew the old man that said, "what'll it take to get you people to leave." Believe me, we use this phrase often...along with some grandpa Macisms like "life's not for everyone." Thanks for sharing this Eli! You have a gift for story telling. Keep doing it. And I am not an LOL type, but the Gmac "neck" story made me LOL in real life. You are the best. Plus I feel privileged to have also made it into a journal entry of yours.
ReplyDeleteYou mom is an angel. This was SUCH an amazingly well-done story.
ReplyDeleteI love that you did a story about your mom recording an elderly relative's stories and to help put it together, you recorded another elderly relative's stories. The content you have worked on with Gmac is just like your mom recording your great grandpa in the 80s. It's like every generation in your family is responsible for recording two generations up. Your kids will interview your parents one day. It's just all beautiful--you are clearly your mother's son.
ReplyDeleteI just realized this new Strangerville Live is on a Friday...which means I can stay up and party until at least 11:15. I'm so totally going.
ReplyDeleteThis episode was beautiful. My favorite yet.
ReplyDeleteOn another note, it was also life-changing because I apparently live in the dark ages and had no idea you could listen to podcasts at faster speeds. Jolyn, I love you even more for mentioning it.