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Aired in two parts on WRIR-FM 97.3
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Abbie Waters The Habit of Being INTRO
This is Charles McGuigan with A Grain of Sand and I invite you to listen to Abbie Waters: The Habit of Being. Somebody’s about to say something, just listen.
NARRATIVE 1
0:50
I first met Abbie Waters a little over two years ago when I was talking with David Hudson, principal of Holton Elementary School in Richmond, Virginia. We found ourselves in the art room and there were only two other people in there with us—Rolanda Scott, the art instructor, and Abbie Waters, a student who was about seven at the time.
I can tell you this much about Abbie based on that meeting: she had no fear of the mike and her eyes were radiant blue and wide and they could burn a whole right through you. She handled a paint brush with the deftness of a professional artist. At that moment she was painting ceramic leaves, with alternate brush strokes of bright gree...
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Timing and Cues
"... she was climbing upward." "Welcome back to..."
14:28-15:03
"... to the hospital." "Abbie Waters lived..."
25:36-26:03
"... I love you." "Welcome back to..."
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Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original music | Charles Arthur | 00:00 |
Martin McGuigan
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 09:16 AM | Permalink
Beautiful and sad story
Touching story of a life that was cut short by disease. The dignity and strength that Abbie showed are impressive and would put may "adults" to shame. Thanks for documenting this story.