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FABIA BERTRAM
BLAKE BOWMAN
NICK COELHO
MEGAN DAVARI
Interviewee: Jonathan Strader
Interviewee chronology: Born June 2, 1984 Graduated from Batesville High School 2002 Graduated from Universite of Central Arkansas 2006 Joined National Guard 2001 Deployed for Iraq 2008 Possible interview questions: 1. How old are you and where are you from? 2. What motivated you to joining the National Guard? Is this a decision you are satisfied with? 3. What type of duties have you been expected to perform while in the guard? 4. Were there any misconceptions you had about the military before joining? If so, what were they? 5. You were 18 when you joined the Guard. Do you think this is an appropriate age for making such a big decision? 6. How did your family take the news that you would be joining the military? 7. How did you first take the news that you would be deploying for Iraq this spring? 8. What problems have you faced between your training for Iraq and now within the military? 9. What duties will you be performing while in Iraq? 10. As part of the 39th Brigade you have been with many of the same soldiers for quite a while now. What do you think the overall morale is like weeks before the deployment? 11. What fears do you have about being at war? 12. What fears do you have when it comes to your post-war life? 13. Do you think it will be easy for you to resume your normal life? 14. Is there anythink you would say to a young person who is considering joining the military? Wiki entries needed: Arkanasas 39th Brigade
Interviewee: Suzon Awbrey
Interviewee chronology: Grew up in Jacksonville, Arkansas Graduated from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Opened Sticky Fingerz in June of 2000 Possible interview questions: 1. Where did you grow up and where did you attend school? 2. You earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and management from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, while pursuing this degree did you have intentions of one day having a restaurant? 3. What previous experience did you have that made you qualified for this sort of business? 4. How did you and your partner Chris King meet? 5. Sticky Fingerz was previously 6 Bridges Bar & Grill. How did you go about buying the bar and changing it to what it is now? 6. Were there any problems you faced when it came to the opening of the restaurant? 7. What was the rivermarket area like when Sticky Fingerz came to be a part of it in 2000? 8. What has changed since then about the area, and do you think your establishment had anything to do with that? 9. What was your reaction to knowing the Clinton Library would be opening very near your restaurant? 10. What was the downtown area like from your perspective when the Clinton Library was opened? 11. Have the type of people or age groups changed since the opening of the Clinton Library? 12. How do you think downtown Little Rock has benefitted from the Library and the Clinton family? 13. When the Arkansas Clean Air Act was passed did you notice any changes with the business or face any problems? 14. How was the enforcing of this law benefitted or taken away from your business? Wiki entries consulted: Sticky Fingerz Wiki entries needed: Suzon Awbrey
Interviewee: Chris King
Interviewee chronology: Moved to Little Rock from Fayetteville Opened Sticky Fingerz with Suzon Awbrey in June of 2000 Opened Rumba/Revolution Room in 2006 Possible interview questions: 1. When and why did you come to Little Rock from Fayetteville? 2. You opened Sticky Fingerz with Suzon Awbrey in 2000. How and when did you decide to open Rumba/Revolution? 3. How did you decide on the location of your restaurants? 4. How do your customers differ between Sticky Fingerz and Rumba Revolution? 5. What condition was downtown Little Rock in when you opened Rumba/Revolution? 6. How has the downtown area changed since you have established your restaurants? 7. Do you think your establishments have had any impact on the changes seen in the downtown area? 8. There was a bill trying to be passed in regards to creating an outdoor entertainment district along Clinton Avenue, which is very Beale Street inspired. How did you feel concerning this possibility for downtown Little Rock? 9. Since the trolley cars have been operating in the River Market Area have you noticed any changes? 10. What was it like being in the heart of downtown Little Rock when the Clinton Library was opened? 11. Have you noticed any significant changes due to the opening of the Clinton Library? 12. What types of changes would you like to see in the downtown area? Wiki entries consulted: Sticky Fingerz Wiki entries needed: Rumba/Revolution Room and Chris King
CASEY GAMBILL
Interviewee: Cindy Gambill
Interviewee chronology: 1958 FEB 12 Birth of Cindy Davenport, IA 1963 -1972 Age 4 Cindy attended Bennett Community School Bennett, IA 1972 -1976 Age 13 Cindy attended Bennett High School Bennett, IA 1987 -1986 Age 28 Cindy attended University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR 1987 AUG 19 Age 29 Birth of Cassandra Gambill 1990 MAR 22 Age 32 Birth of Riley Gambill Little Rock, Arkansas 1992 FEB 23 Age 34 Marriage of Cindy and Michael Gambill Greenbrier, Arkansas 2003 -2007 Age 44 Cindy worked at Acxiom Corporation Conway, AR Possible interview questions: Full Name: Place and date of birth. Father’s name, place and date of birth, occupation. Mother’s name, place and date of birth, occupation. Grandparents: names, places and dates of birth. Any memories of them? When did family members come to America? What was their physical appearance? What stories have you heard about them? Were you told any stories about other forebears? If so, what were they? Childhood: Where did you grow up? Describe the house you lived in. Describe the sort of food you ate. Describe the types of clothes you wore. Describe the games you played as a child (not only sports - skipping, marbles, etc) Describe the family chores. Family activities: What sort of things did your family celebrate? (Christmas, birthdays, etc). Did you have any special traditions, perhaps ones with German influences? What were your family’s attitudes towards alcohol? Smoking? What sorts of things were your parents strict about? How? Why? Describe your siblings and your interaction with them. How did your parents treat you and your sisters as opposed to your younger brother Dan? Education: Where did you go to school? How did you get there? How many classes were there? How many children in the classroom? Did you have any favorite teachers? Why did you like her/him? Were there any teachers you disliked? Why? What was the discipline like at school? Were you ever punished? Why? What were your parent’s views on college? When did you decide when you would go to college? When and why did you decide to be a CPA? Where did you go to college? Work: What was your first paid job? Where did you work? Describe what you did in your job. Hours of work? Wages? Did you give any to your parents? Did you need special clothes? Equipment? How did you feel about your job? Were you involved in a union? Which? How? What were your relations like with your workmates? With your boss? Why did you leave? What other jobs did you have during your adolescence? Leisure: What did you do in your spare time? (clubs/youth organizations/sports/games/dances/hobbies/cinema/theater/pub?) Describe what was involved. Did you go out in the evenings? What was a good night out when you were young? Did you stick to a group of friends? Did your parents expect to meet your friends? Did your parents disapprove of any of your activities? If so, why? Religion: Could you tell me how you spent Sundays during your childhood? Did you have different clothes? Did you play games? Did your parents think it wrong to work or play on Sunday? Did your parents attend a place of worship? Denomination? How often? Both mother and father? Did either hold any position in the church? Did you attend? Did you go to Sunday School? Outings? Choir? Evening classes? Other activities organized by the church? Were you taught to say prayers at night? Did you ever have family prayers? How much would you say religion meant to you as a child? Were your neighbors and school peers religious? Marriage/Partners: How did you meet your partner? How did you feel about him/her? Why? Why did you decide to get married/live together? Was there any pressure from your families? If so, what? Where did you get married? Was it a religious or civil ceremony? Why? Describe what you wore. Was there a reception held and what was it like? Honeymoon? Where? How long? How did you manage the housekeeping after marriage/living together? Who paid the bills? Who decided how the money should be spent? What did you do when you disagreed? How would you describe your relationship? Describe your relationship with Terry’s family. - How was Terry’s relationship with your family? Did you talk to each other and share important things? Did you both have the same ideas about bringing up children? Was there anyone you talked to if you were worried about the children? Did you ask your mother for advice? Reasons? Describe your relationship with Terry. Did Terry hide things from you? Did you hide things from him? How would you describe Terry? Was he controlling? Selfless? Self-absorbed? Life Changes When and how did your father pass away? When and why did you move to Arkansas? What was this time in your life like? Did you keep in touch with family back home? How did you become part of the community here? Was this difficult? Describe your economic status at this time. When did you decide to have children? How many did you want? Did you want a particular sex? How did children change your daily life? Describe “The Accident.” The “Michael” Years How did you meet your second husband? Pre-marriage, how did you and Michael enjoy time together? - Can you recall any specific events or stories from this time? How did you know that you would get married? When were you married? How did this marriage ceremony differ from your first? Can you describe your adjustments to the “instant family” that came with your marriage to Michael? What was most difficult? What was most exciting or gratifying? What has life been like in Greenbrier? How has your life changed? Do you prefer living in Greenbrier to living in Conway? How long have you lived in Greenbrier? How has this area changed since you moved there? Current Life How often do you keep in touch with your mother and siblings? What are your current hobbies? Describe your current job. How did you decide to go back to school? - Describe your life as a student. Describe your plans for the future.
Interviewee: Michael Gambill
Interviewee chronology: 1955 OCT 17 - Birth of Michael Poplar Bluff, Missouri 1960 -1962 Age 4 Michael attended Tucson Elementary Tucson, Arizona 1962 -1963 Age 6 Michael attended Kinsey Elementary Flagstaff, Arizona 1963 -1965 Age 7 Michael attended Flagstaff Elementary Flagstaff, Arizona 1965 -1967 Age 9 Michael attended Dardanelle Elementary Dardanelle, Arkansas 1967 -1968 Age 11 Michael attended Dardanelle Junior High Dardanelle, Arkansas 1968 -1970 Age 12 Michael attended Trumann Junior High Trumann, Arkansas 1970 -1973 Age 14 Michael attended Trumann High School Trumann, Arkansas 1973 -1974 Age 17 Michael attended Central Baptist College Conway, Arkansas 1974 -1975 Age 18 Michael attended East Arkansas Community College Forrest City, Arkansas 1975 -1977 Age 19 Michael attended University of Central Arkansas Conway, Arkansas 1977 AUG 5 Age 21 Marriage of Michael and Karen Speer Forrest City, Arkansas 1981 SEP 15 Age 25 Birth of Matthew Gambill Cidudad Valles, San Luis Potosí, Mexico 1987 -1992 Age 31 Michael worked at David Paul Builders, Inc. as Project Manager Searcy, Arkansas 1987 JUN Age 31 Divorce of Michael and Karen Speer Searcy, Arkansas 1992 FEB 23 Age 36 Marriage of Michael and Cindy Gambill Greenbrier, Arkansas 1994 -2007 Age 38 Michael worked as a residential builder (Homegrown Designs); Self-employed Greenbrier, Arkansas 2007 -2008 Age 51 Michael attended University of Central Arkansas Conway, Arkansas 2007 Age 51 Michael worked at University of Central Arkansas as Part time carpenter Conway, Arkansas, Arkansas Possible interview questions: Full Name: Place and date of birth. Father’s name, place and date of birth, occupation. Mother’s name, place and date of birth, occupation. Grandparents: names, places and dates of birth. Any memories of them? When did family members come to America? What was their physical appearance? What stories have you heard about them? Were you told any stories about other forebears? If so, what were they? Childhood: Where did you grow up? Describe the impact that so much moving around had on you as a child. Did it influence your siblings in a similar manner? Describe the houses you lived in. Describe the sort of food you ate. Describe the types of clothes you wore. Describe the games you played as a child (not only sports - skipping, marbles, etc) Describe the family chores. Family activities: Describe your siblings and your interaction with them. How did your parents treat you as opposed to your sisters? What sort of things did your family celebrate? (Christmas, birthdays, etc). Did you have any special traditions, perhaps ones with German influences? What were your family’s attitudes towards alcohol? Smoking? What sorts of things were your parents strict about? How? Why? Education: Your first day of school has become somewhat of a family legend. Can you describe what happened that morning? Did you have any favorite teachers? Why did you like her/him? Were there any teachers you disliked? Why? What is your clearest memory of grade school or high school? What do you wish you could forget? What was the discipline like at school? Were you ever punished in school? Why? What were your parent’s views on college? When did you decide when you would go to college? What did you originally want to be? Where did you go to college? What caused you to drop out of college when you were young? Work: What was your first paid job? Where did you work? How did you get this job? Describe what you did in your job. Hours of work? Wages? Did you give any to your parents? Did you need special clothes? Equipment? How did you feel about your job? What were your relations like with your workmates? With your boss? Were there any problems getting time off? If so, describe them. Why did you leave? What other jobs did you have during your adolescence? Leisure: What did you do in your spare time? (clubs/youth organizations/sports/games/dances/hobbies/cinema/theater/pub?) Describe what was involved. Did you go out in the evenings? What was a good night out when you were young? Did you stick to a group of friends? Did your parents expect to meet your friends? Did your parents disapprove of any of your activities? If so, why? Did you ever wish that you could have done some activity that your parents denied you? Religion: Could you tell me how you spent Sundays during your childhood? Did you have different clothes? Did you play games? Did your parents think it wrong to work or play on Sunday? Did your parents attend a place of worship? Denomination? How often? What was it like to have a father as a preacher? Describe your mother’s involvement in the church. Did you attend? Did you go to Sunday School? Outings? Choir? Evening classes? Other activities organized by the church? Were you taught to say prayers at night? Did you ever have family prayers? How much would you say religion meant to you as a child? Were your neighbors and school peers religious? As a “preacher’s kid,” did you ever feel that you had to uphold certain standards? What did your parents tell you about religion? Describe your time as a youth pastor. Did you enjoy this job? How and when did your views on religion change? Marriage/Partners: How did you meet your partner? How did you feel about him/her? Why? Why did you decide to get married/live together? Was there any pressure from your families? If so, what? Where did you get married? Was it a religious or civil ceremony? Why? Describe what you wore. Was there a reception held and what was it like? Honeymoon? Where? How long? How did you manage the housekeeping after marriage/living together? Who paid the bills? Who decided how the money should be spent? What did you do when you disagreed? How would you describe your relationship? Did you talk to each other and share important things? Did you both have the same ideas about bringing up children? Was there anyone you talked to if you were worried about the children? Did you ask your mother for advice? Reasons? Life Changes When and why did you decide to go to Aquismón, Mexico? Did you know any Spanish before you left? How did the adoption of your son transpire? How was Karen’s response to the adoption different from your own? How did your family and friends react to the adoption? Were they supportive? When and why did you settle in Arkansas? What was this time in your life like? Did you keep in touch with parents? Describe your economic status at this time. Did you and Karen want to have more children? How many did you want? Did you want a particular sex? How did Matt change your daily life? Can you elaborate on your divorce? - When did you first realize you would be splitting up? Where did you move? How often did you see Matt? What other recollections do you have of this time? Can you describe your second marriage? - How did you meet Lynn? Where was she from? What was her occupation? Did you meet her family? What did Matt think of her? Did she have or want any children? For how long were you married? Where did you live? - What happened after you got divorced? - How did you feel after two failed marriages? Did you believe that you would get married a third time? The “Cindy” Years Did you date anyone in between Lynn and Cindy? How did you meet your current wife? Pre-marriage, how did you and Cindy enjoy time together? - Can you recall any specific events or stories from this time? Cindy used to drive an older car during this time. Can you elaborate on this? How did you know that you would get married? When and where were you married? How did this marriage ceremony differ from your first? Where did you honeymoon? Can you describe your adjustments to the “instant family” that came together with the marriage to Cindy? What was most difficult? What was most exciting or gratifying? How did you go about constructing the house in Greenbrier? - How long did this take? Who helped out? What has life been like in Greenbrier? How has your life changed? Do you prefer living in Greenbrier to living in Conway? How long have you lived in Greenbrier? How has this area changed since you moved there? Current Life How often do you keep in touch with your parents and siblings? What are your current hobbies? Describe your current job. Describe your life as a student. Why did you decide to go back to school? - How is it different to attend college now than it was during your adolescence? - What is most frustrating? What is most gratifying? Describe your plans for the future.
JOHN LENEHAN
JEREMY MORGAN
ALLISON YOCUM
Interviewee: Jimmy Moses
Interviewee chronology: 1978-1995 Plans 1-5 for revitalization 1996 River Market 2008 Condominiums Possible interview questions: 1. In your youth, what did you do when you hung out in downtown Little Rock? 2. Why was your experience in Seattle so influential to your plans? 3. Does the landscape of the River Market now resemble your vision? 4. Do you use what you learned in college and graduate school for you career now? 5. Are you happy with the way the River Market turned out? 6. What does downtown Little Rock have that other well known downtown cities don’t offer? 7. Hod did you draw businesses into the River Market? 8. How did you gain support from city member? 9. Where did you get the idea of the River Market? 10. How is Arkansas’s River Market different from the Seattle idea you drew ideas from? 11. How much has the River Market changed in the past 12 years? 12. A 1996 article said you would never leave Little Rock, why not? 13. How are your new condominiums coming along? 14. What impact do you expect them to have on downtown Little Rock? 15. What do you say when people called you the man with a vision? Wiki entries consulted: Jimmy Moses, River Market, Farmer’s Market Wiki entries needed: Restaurants in the River Market, River fest, and night life.
