Word: calling
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Unfortunately, this need for conformity has often left me very desperate for non-alcoholic beverages. On one occasion, the only thing I could drink was some concentrated citrus mixer. Downing my whole glass left me a little woozy. Someone offered to call a shuttle...
...Every time I play, and I see people that are happy, to me that is so special. I feel like I'm playing a part in, I don't know what you call it, you know, Christian work. I'm not a Christian, but I like to make people happy, instead of killing someone, spreading...
...What happens is, people sense myentrpreneurial spirit, you know, I'm writing abook and stuff like that, and they get threatenedby that, and they don't hire me," Kerr explains."Because I'm not like a lot of other people, I'mnot going to lie in an interview and call myself acompany man. So I didn't get a job this winterbecause in my interviews I let them know what elseI do for income, and they were like this guy's notgoing to work for us, he's got too much else goingon. So they didn't hire...
...points to a moment that convinced him thathappiness would only be found performing, "Iremember once in Salem, Mass., when they had thisChinese restaurant, and it was, like Waikiki, Ithink it was called. It was the booming 80s and itwas like the new club where all my friends hungout and stuff. And I remember my friend Ben was inthe audience and I wasn't in the band but therewas this all-Black band called `Friends' and theywere playing funk. And I can play funk on myharmonica so I said to them, `Hey, check it out!'"Kerr interrupts himself to offer...
...jointsand stuff. I was, like, `Wow, I've got somethinghere.'" And Kerr recalls with fond-B-9FMBridie J. Clark"Every time I play, and I seepeople that are happy, to me that is sospecial. I feel like I'm playing a part in,I don't know what you call it, you know, Christianwork. I'm not a Christian, but I like to makepeople happy, instead of killing someone, spreading...