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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Everybody's got a chance to make a living. But I
don't see why this fella wanna open up right across
the seat from up plenty of places down here beside that.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Yeah, and then the Kingfisher is talking about giving him
a big send off when it joins a lodge.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
The King three pay that this fella dicts put in
his application, give him ten dollars for that, and then
it give him five more dollars for the King Free
Special charity.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
Yeah, that's another thing.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
I ain't never heard about that chancel uh at that charity,
that special charity before well.
Speaker 4 (00:31):
I I I I ain't never hear about either. The
King Free say he do some great things with the
money though.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
Yeah, I bet he keeps hisself in clothes and he
pays rent with us. That's what he's doing. But what
can we do, brother, I'm gonna revestilate you, he a huh. Yeah,
I'm gonna find out what's going on around that lodge hall.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
Then the King Free say that when this fella goes
into large hall down there, he want all the officers
to get up and tell the brothers to ride in
the easy riding tactic.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Here we is trying to make a living with the
fresh air tact the cab, and we supposed to go
down and tell the brothers not to ride and our
attack the cab to get in somebody else.
Speaker 4 (01:10):
Here's a mess already in it.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
Yeah, and the Kingfisher is gonna let him put up
a sign down there and telling the brothers to ride
and the easy riding and tact the cab I was
getting regutted.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
To that lodge.
Speaker 4 (01:21):
Yeah, that ain't ray. Everybody, uh get a sign down there,
the place would be all messed up. But if if
they get one, you ought to have one too.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
I'm going down to that lodge all and tell 'em
a mouth or if they gonna start doing things like.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
That, the only thing for us to do is to
tell the Kingfish that we ain't gonna stand for us.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
You heard what the Kingfish said, isn't you?
Speaker 4 (01:42):
What's that?
Speaker 2 (01:44):
The Kingfish say that he's gonna buy some stock and
the easy Riding Taxicabs company.
Speaker 4 (01:49):
Well, who the friend is? The King's is the our friend?
Though he is he that fella fan across the street.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
Well, it looked like the Kingfishers dounemade friends with that
fella across the street.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
The way he talk me and you was then going
down to the lodge hall and work to get the
kings Fish selected again. We as officers in the lodge
with the Kingsby. Jandy Kingsby turns around and buy a
stock in.
Speaker 4 (02:12):
Another tactic, cab coming that don't look great to me?
Speaker 2 (02:16):
Well, amos, the way I figure is this the way
I was running things around here?
Speaker 3 (02:21):
They can beat us.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
I got my tactic caab runner. Just like a great
big business. I as meetings and everything.
Speaker 4 (02:29):
Yeah, but the main thing is to get some money
coming in here in.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
Listen, namers, I'm gonna call a meeting around here someday
and I'm gonna get up and I'm gonna put this
business on his feet so hard that you're gonna wonder
what done happen. You ain't seed me do.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
Nothing yet you've paid a mother for that time.
Speaker 3 (02:47):
Wait a minute, now, wait a minute. I mean you
ain't teach me. Get right down and figure.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
I don't see your figure, all right, I don't see
you add up a line up figures ten times and
get ten different answers.
Speaker 4 (02:59):
I guess that figure is one in it.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
I mean to figure out something. I mean figure out
something new. Boy, it ain't no telling when I get
one of these ideas. You know how ideas come, don't you.
Speaker 4 (03:11):
You just try to think of something day. That the
way you get ied here?
Speaker 2 (03:15):
No, no, the way I get the idea. I just
go along, you see, And all.
Speaker 3 (03:19):
Of a sudden I get a headache, and I know
one is coming.
Speaker 4 (03:23):
Yeah. When you get a headache and no one is coming,
huh yeah.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
So I just laid back with this headache, waiting for
the idea, the hip ing it.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
Then all of a sudden, bamed the head aches going,
and I got the idea. Mm, that headache means a lookout,
the idea is coming.
Speaker 4 (03:38):
I wish somebody around here would.
Speaker 3 (03:40):
Get eyes here those you worry in me? You just
keep a stiff up aer left.
Speaker 4 (03:44):
I don't mind a five up a lift, but I
don't want no hipil stummer.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
That's what was that reminds me? Wait here, I go
down to the lunch room and get something dead. I'll
be back in a few minutes.
Speaker 4 (03:54):
Alright, I wait here for you.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
I think I was trying to pick up somebody on
the way down there and see if I can't take
getting some money.
Speaker 4 (04:01):
Alright, I'll wait there.
Speaker 3 (04:03):
Wait a minute. See if that's somebody wants me for
I go on the telephonie.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
Now hello you jail the Fast Gas Taxi Cab Company
of America. Oh hello Phil Vesper a hold of go
in a minute, No you jell on, Phil rough Sammy,
you gonna get something to eat and hurry on back here.
Speaker 3 (04:24):
Alright, alright, I'll see you after a while.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
Cause hello Phil Verupper. Oh how pretty good? Howard you?
How is everything? Well? That's good? Uh yeah, I got
a letter from her to bed be coming back here
to tenth or next month. I told you, Yeah, I
seem like a long time off. I I can hardly
wear it.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
So why don't you drop over to the house the
lady if you wanna already do that, I'll see you
over the house then, Phil Upper, Well we can sit
down and talk.
Speaker 4 (04:57):
Waiting in Phil.
Speaker 1 (04:58):
Vert, I see somebody coming across to see he killed.
I think he's coming in here. If that fella that runs.
Speaker 4 (05:04):
That taxicab company across the seat from him? Yeah, he
coming in here.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
Uh huh.
Speaker 4 (05:09):
Well, I see the name of phil Dusters. Are they?
Are they Phil Dust? Going on? Wow?
Speaker 5 (05:15):
All all their young cars? I was tricked.
Speaker 4 (05:17):
Tell all of them a little different. U. Everything going
all right? I guess sit down here.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
Well, that's all right. I didn't come over to stay.
I just wanted to see how you get along with
your taxi cab company.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
Well, business being so good? How are you getting wrong?
Speaker 2 (05:32):
Well, I really haven't started to work yet. We're gonna
have our opening Saturday. I'm doing a little business old
with one of the cabs.
Speaker 4 (05:39):
Well down, fine, Yeah, I guess we can all make
a living out of it.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
On there. Well, I'm gonna show him something about taxicab
business when I get starts.
Speaker 5 (05:48):
By the way, where's the big bart?
Speaker 4 (05:50):
Are you me and Andy?
Speaker 5 (05:52):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (05:53):
Well he does not here. About two three minutes ago
he went down to get them to eat.
Speaker 5 (05:57):
I thought I saw him go out.
Speaker 4 (05:59):
You want seeing both?
Speaker 5 (06:00):
No, I thought I'd come over and just have a
little chat with you.
Speaker 4 (06:04):
Yeah, anything I can do for you?
Speaker 5 (06:06):
Say, where are you from?
Speaker 4 (06:08):
Well, I'm from a little town near Atlanta, Georgia. That's
where I'm flown. How long you been up there, Well,
I've been up here a little over a year. Where
are you from?
Speaker 2 (06:18):
Well, I am from all over the country. Any place
where I hang my hat I can make a buck
or two. That's home, sweet home to me. Yeah, but
that's good.
Speaker 5 (06:27):
Your partner here is the president of the company.
Speaker 4 (06:28):
Huh yeah, so yeah, he is the president. I do
most of the driving, but uh, he do some of
the driving. He did some driving this week.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (06:37):
Well say listen, kid, and you keep something under your hat.
Speaker 4 (06:41):
Oh yeah, but you need those are nothing boling.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
That's the idea.
Speaker 2 (06:44):
Now, listen, I've had my eye on you for a
long time. You're letting this big posal landing get away
with murder. You're doing all the work and he's getting
all the dough. Now I've got a great idea.
Speaker 4 (06:57):
That's what Andy'd been wanting to get, one of them ideas.
Speaker 5 (07:00):
I'll tell you what we can do.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
How would you like to come over across the street
with me and drive one of my taxicabs. I'll put
you on a salary and give you a percentage of
what you make one you see, I say, how'd you
like to come across the street and go to work
for these you're riding taxicab company and drive one of
my cabs. I can give you a good job and
you can leave this guy and the flat say once
(07:23):
you just letting this big guy lay around here and
you do all the work. Now, between me and you,
I'm gonna tell you something.
Speaker 5 (07:30):
I'll keep this to yourself.
Speaker 4 (07:31):
Yeah, but yeah, I live in to you.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
If you come across the street with me, with the
business I'll have and the business that you can get,
we can run this fresh air taxicab company out.
Speaker 5 (07:42):
Of business, you know.
Speaker 4 (07:43):
Yeah, but what of the end they're gonna do?
Speaker 5 (07:45):
I didn't do what he wants to do.
Speaker 3 (07:47):
What do you care?
Speaker 2 (07:49):
Now? Listen, I'll guarantee you ten bucks a week and
I'll give you a part of what you take in.
Speaker 3 (07:54):
How does that strike you?
Speaker 4 (07:55):
Well, I'll tell you what, Dixon, that sounds good. But
here's how I feel bout.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
Me and Andy come up here together from Georgia, you see,
and we've been.
Speaker 4 (08:04):
Sticking together this long, and I don't believe why feel
like leaving and them? I I I, I thank you.
That's a fem. It sounded like a good job and everything.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
But I couldn't treat and to that Meason. I wouldn't
want him to do that to me. You you see,
so you better not count on me coming over there.
But I thank it just a feem.
Speaker 4 (08:22):
That's nice thing me to tell me about that
Everybody's got a chance to make a living. But I
don't see why this fella wanna open up right across
the seat from up plenty of places down here beside that.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Yeah, and then the Kingfisher is talking about giving him
a big send off when it joins a lodge.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
The King three pay that this fella dicts put in
his application, give him ten dollars for that, and then
it give him five more dollars for the King Free
Special charity.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
Yeah, that's another thing.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
I ain't never heard about that chancel uh at that charity,
that special charity before well.
Speaker 4 (00:31):
I I I I ain't never hear about either. The
King Free say he do some great things with the
money though.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
Yeah, I bet he keeps hisself in clothes and he
pays rent with us. That's what he's doing. But what
can we do, brother, I'm gonna revestilate you, he a huh. Yeah,
I'm gonna find out what's going on around that lodge hall.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
Then the King Free say that when this fella goes
into large hall down there, he want all the officers
to get up and tell the brothers to ride in
the easy riding tactic.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Here we is trying to make a living with the
fresh air tact the cab, and we supposed to go
down and tell the brothers not to ride and our
attack the cab to get in somebody else.
Speaker 4 (01:10):
Here's a mess already in it.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
Yeah, and the Kingfisher is gonna let him put up
a sign down there and telling the brothers to ride
and the easy riding and tact the cab I was
getting regutted.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
To that lodge.
Speaker 4 (01:21):
Yeah, that ain't ray. Everybody, uh get a sign down there,
the place would be all messed up. But if if
they get one, you ought to have one too.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
I'm going down to that lodge all and tell 'em
a mouth or if they gonna start doing things like.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
That, the only thing for us to do is to
tell the Kingfish that we ain't gonna stand for us.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
You heard what the Kingfish said, isn't you?
Speaker 4 (01:42):
What's that?
Speaker 2 (01:44):
The Kingfish say that he's gonna buy some stock and
the easy Riding Taxicabs company.
Speaker 4 (01:49):
Well, who the friend is? The King's is the our friend?
Though he is he that fella fan across the street.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
Well, it looked like the Kingfishers dounemade friends with that
fella across the street.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
The way he talk me and you was then going
down to the lodge hall and work to get the
kings Fish selected again. We as officers in the lodge
with the Kingsby. Jandy Kingsby turns around and buy a
stock in.
Speaker 4 (02:12):
Another tactic, cab coming that don't look great to me?
Speaker 2 (02:16):
Well, amos, the way I figure is this the way
I was running things around here?
Speaker 3 (02:21):
They can beat us.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
I got my tactic caab runner. Just like a great
big business. I as meetings and everything.
Speaker 4 (02:29):
Yeah, but the main thing is to get some money
coming in here in.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
Listen, namers, I'm gonna call a meeting around here someday
and I'm gonna get up and I'm gonna put this
business on his feet so hard that you're gonna wonder
what done happen. You ain't seed me do.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
Nothing yet you've paid a mother for that time.
Speaker 3 (02:47):
Wait a minute, now, wait a minute. I mean you
ain't teach me. Get right down and figure.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
I don't see your figure, all right, I don't see
you add up a line up figures ten times and
get ten different answers.
Speaker 4 (02:59):
I guess that figure is one in it.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
I mean to figure out something. I mean figure out
something new. Boy, it ain't no telling when I get
one of these ideas. You know how ideas come, don't you.
Speaker 4 (03:11):
You just try to think of something day. That the
way you get ied here?
Speaker 2 (03:15):
No, no, the way I get the idea. I just
go along, you see, And all.
Speaker 3 (03:19):
Of a sudden I get a headache, and I know
one is coming.
Speaker 4 (03:23):
Yeah. When you get a headache and no one is coming,
huh yeah.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
So I just laid back with this headache, waiting for
the idea, the hip ing it.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
Then all of a sudden, bamed the head aches going,
and I got the idea. Mm, that headache means a lookout,
the idea is coming.
Speaker 4 (03:38):
I wish somebody around here would.
Speaker 3 (03:40):
Get eyes here those you worry in me? You just
keep a stiff up aer left.
Speaker 4 (03:44):
I don't mind a five up a lift, but I
don't want no hipil stummer.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
That's what was that reminds me? Wait here, I go
down to the lunch room and get something dead. I'll
be back in a few minutes.
Speaker 4 (03:54):
Alright, I wait here for you.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
I think I was trying to pick up somebody on
the way down there and see if I can't take
getting some money.
Speaker 4 (04:01):
Alright, I'll wait there.
Speaker 3 (04:03):
Wait a minute. See if that's somebody wants me for
I go on the telephonie.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
Now hello you jail the Fast Gas Taxi Cab Company
of America. Oh hello Phil Vesper a hold of go
in a minute, No you jell on, Phil rough Sammy,
you gonna get something to eat and hurry on back here.
Speaker 3 (04:24):
Alright, alright, I'll see you after a while.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
Cause hello Phil Verupper. Oh how pretty good? Howard you?
How is everything? Well? That's good? Uh yeah, I got
a letter from her to bed be coming back here
to tenth or next month. I told you, Yeah, I
seem like a long time off. I I can hardly
wear it.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
So why don't you drop over to the house the
lady if you wanna already do that, I'll see you
over the house then, Phil Upper, Well we can sit
down and talk.
Speaker 4 (04:57):
Waiting in Phil.
Speaker 1 (04:58):
Vert, I see somebody coming across to see he killed.
I think he's coming in here. If that fella that runs.
Speaker 4 (05:04):
That taxicab company across the seat from him? Yeah, he
coming in here.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
Uh huh.
Speaker 4 (05:09):
Well, I see the name of phil Dusters. Are they?
Are they Phil Dust? Going on? Wow?
Speaker 5 (05:15):
All all their young cars? I was tricked.
Speaker 4 (05:17):
Tell all of them a little different. U. Everything going
all right? I guess sit down here.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
Well, that's all right. I didn't come over to stay.
I just wanted to see how you get along with
your taxi cab company.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
Well, business being so good? How are you getting wrong?
Speaker 2 (05:32):
Well, I really haven't started to work yet. We're gonna
have our opening Saturday. I'm doing a little business old
with one of the cabs.
Speaker 4 (05:39):
Well down, fine, Yeah, I guess we can all make
a living out of it.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
On there. Well, I'm gonna show him something about taxicab
business when I get starts.
Speaker 5 (05:48):
By the way, where's the big bart?
Speaker 4 (05:50):
Are you me and Andy?
Speaker 5 (05:52):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (05:53):
Well he does not here. About two three minutes ago
he went down to get them to eat.
Speaker 5 (05:57):
I thought I saw him go out.
Speaker 4 (05:59):
You want seeing both?
Speaker 5 (06:00):
No, I thought I'd come over and just have a
little chat with you.
Speaker 4 (06:04):
Yeah, anything I can do for you?
Speaker 5 (06:06):
Say, where are you from?
Speaker 4 (06:08):
Well, I'm from a little town near Atlanta, Georgia. That's
where I'm flown. How long you been up there, Well,
I've been up here a little over a year. Where
are you from?
Speaker 2 (06:18):
Well, I am from all over the country. Any place
where I hang my hat I can make a buck
or two. That's home, sweet home to me. Yeah, but
that's good.
Speaker 5 (06:27):
Your partner here is the president of the company.
Speaker 4 (06:28):
Huh yeah, so yeah, he is the president. I do
most of the driving, but uh, he do some of
the driving. He did some driving this week.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (06:37):
Well say listen, kid, and you keep something under your hat.
Speaker 4 (06:41):
Oh yeah, but you need those are nothing boling.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
That's the idea.
Speaker 2 (06:44):
Now, listen, I've had my eye on you for a
long time. You're letting this big posal landing get away
with murder. You're doing all the work and he's getting
all the dough. Now I've got a great idea.
Speaker 4 (06:57):
That's what Andy'd been wanting to get, one of them ideas.
Speaker 5 (07:00):
I'll tell you what we can do.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
How would you like to come over across the street
with me and drive one of my taxicabs. I'll put
you on a salary and give you a percentage of
what you make one you see, I say, how'd you
like to come across the street and go to work
for these you're riding taxicab company and drive one of
my cabs. I can give you a good job and
you can leave this guy and the flat say once
(07:23):
you just letting this big guy lay around here and
you do all the work. Now, between me and you,
I'm gonna tell you something.
Speaker 5 (07:30):
I'll keep this to yourself.
Speaker 4 (07:31):
Yeah, but yeah, I live in to you.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
If you come across the street with me, with the
business I'll have and the business that you can get,
we can run this fresh air taxicab company out.
Speaker 5 (07:42):
Of business, you know.
Speaker 4 (07:43):
Yeah, but what of the end they're gonna do?
Speaker 5 (07:45):
I didn't do what he wants to do.
Speaker 3 (07:47):
What do you care?
Speaker 2 (07:49):
Now? Listen, I'll guarantee you ten bucks a week and
I'll give you a part of what you take in.
Speaker 3 (07:54):
How does that strike you?
Speaker 4 (07:55):
Well, I'll tell you what, Dixon, that sounds good. But
here's how I feel bout.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
Me and Andy come up here together from Georgia, you see,
and we've been.
Speaker 4 (08:04):
Sticking together this long, and I don't believe why feel
like leaving and them? I I I, I thank you.
That's a fem. It sounded like a good job and everything.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
But I couldn't treat and to that Meason. I wouldn't
want him to do that to me. You you see,
so you better not count on me coming over there.
But I thank it just a feem.
Speaker 4 (08:22):
That's nice thing me to tell me about that
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