Sources
Bobbi and Sandi Cote Witacre Interview - storycorps.org/listen/bobbi-and-…di-cote-whitacre/
Henry Belcher Interview - storycorps.org/listen/henry-belc…ajor-a-mason-iii/
Mary Fisher, A Whisper of Aids - www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vTKDFcRDLY
Michael Wolmetz and Debora Brakarz Interview - storycorps.org/listen/michael-wo…d-debora-brakarz/
Killglare Riley*
https://soundcloud.com/killglareriley/nineteen-again-in-grand
Do you remember what it was like when we were nineteen,
and couldn't tell anyone?
I do,
I do.
And totally,
totally, in love?
I have found the person I'm going to spend the rest of my life with.
We were going to take care of each other
for the rest of our lives.
Yes, same woman!
And she couldn't have anybody else celebrate it with me-
with me,
and me.
And I remember...
and, I remember...
I remember the minister.
Yeah, I remember, oh,
I remember-
Yes, I remember Ohio.
It was sort of like being nineteen again.
And you have to hide it.
But, I couldn't.
It takes away,
the way,
the joy.
It takes away the joy.
Nickels, dimes and pennies and things.
Well I had a buddy, and he used to dance up and down the docks down there.
You dance a little,
you rap a little, like-
Step back,
you apple jack,
sham sham sham now
dig it, Jack!
And naturally,
he taught me,
he taught me,
the steps.
Jam sessions on the corners.
You get to drinkin' and
foolin around with the drugs and what-not.
Yeah, I told em, I said, you all go ahead--
settled down and forgot about dancing.
Protest-
Protest-
Protest.
No one left to protest.
We have killed each other,
with our ignorance,
our prejudice,
and our silence.
Are you human?
ARE you human?
They are human-
human-
human-
a person--
People.
And worthy of compassion.
They have embraced me and my family in memorable ways.
Before she died-
she died.
The third leading killer of young adult Americans today.
It was, sudden, Obviously
Do you remember what it was like when we were nineteen,
and couldn't tell anyone?
I do,
I do.
And totally,
totally, in love?
When something happens
that makes you feel...
So good--
So
I have found the person I'm going to spend the rest of my life with.
We were going to take care of each other
for the rest of our lives.
And we did.
Good night,
Good night.
