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StoryCorps: Isabel Beaton

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Beaton_small "Saturday was cleaning day. And while grandma and I did that together, we listened to the Make-Believe Ballroom on the radio."

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"Saturday was cleaning day. And while grandma and I did that together, we listened to the Make-Believe Ballroom on the radio."

Broadcast History

Aired on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show 2/20/04

Transcript

IB: Grandma had a routine. On Monday she did laundry. Tuesday and Wednesday was ironing Thursday she went to Fordham to pay the bills and Friday was shopping day -- the meat from Frank the butcher. Olive oil - that was delivered. Also the bleach water for the laundry was delivered. Saturday was cleaning day – dusting, vacuuming, polishing the furniture. And while grandma and I did that together, we listened to the make believe ballroom on the radio. “It’s the make believe ballroom time” (sings). And they would have a countdown of the top 50 so we started cleaning at number 50, and by the time it got to number one, the house was clean.
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