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Katharine Hepburn’s childhood, in her own words. “Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one other family between us and the ticket counter. This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. The way they were dressed, you could tell they didn’t have a lot of money, but their clothes were neat and clean. The children were well-behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly jabbering about the clowns, animals, and all the acts they would be seeing that night. By their excitement you could sense they had never been to the circus before. It would be a highlight of their lives. The father and mother were at the head of the pack standing proud as could be. The mother was holding her husband’s hand, looking up at him as if to say, “You’re my knight in shining armour.” He was smiling and enjoying seeing his family happy. The ticket lady asked the man how many tickets he wanted? He proudly responded, “I’d like to buy eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.” The ticket lady stated the price. The man’s wife let go of his hand, her head dropped, the man’s lip began to quiver. Then he leaned a little closer and asked, “How much did you say?” The ticket lady again stated the price. The man didn’t have enough money. How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight kids that he didn’t have enough money to take them to the circus? Seeing what was going on, my dad reached into his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill, and then dropped it on the ground. (We were not wealthy in any sense of the word!) My father bent down, picked up the $20 bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.”…. rethink the week: *Laura Jedeed *is a freelance journalist *Lincoln Mitchell* teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. *Andrew L. Seidel* is Vice President of Strategic Communications for AU *Stephen Pimpare* is a Senior Fellow at the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire. topics: veterans day, banned drag shows at Texas A&M, 2023 election results, Trump Biden rematch, abortion at the ballot box, Youngkin lost on election day listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,Katherine Hepburn, Stephen Pimpare, Lincoln Mitchell, Laura Jedeed, Andrew Seidel, Veterans, First Amendment, Separation of Church and State, Drag Shows, Texas A&M, 2023 election, abortion, democrats, Virginia, Ohio, Trump, Biden, Youngkin, Nikki Haley
Katharine Hepburn’s childhood, in her own words. “Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one other family between us and the ticket counter. This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. The way they were dressed, you could tell they didn’t have a lot of money, but their clothes were neat and clean. The children were well-behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly jabbering about the clowns, animals, and all the acts they would be seeing that night. By their excitement you could sense they had never been to the circus before. It would be a highlight of their lives. The father and mother were at the head of the pack standing proud as could be. The mother was holding her husband’s hand, looking up at him as if to say, “You’re my knight in shining armour.” He was smiling and enjoying seeing his family happy. The ticket lady asked the man how many tickets he wanted? He proudly responded, “I’d like to buy eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.” The ticket lady stated the price. The man’s wife let go of his hand, her head dropped, the man’s lip began to quiver. Then he leaned a little closer and asked, “How much did you say?” The ticket lady again stated the price. The man didn’t have enough money. How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight kids that he didn’t have enough money to take them to the circus? Seeing what was going on, my dad reached into his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill, and then dropped it on the ground. (We were not wealthy in any sense of the word!) My father bent down, picked up the $20 bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.”…. rethink the week: *Laura Jedeed *is a freelance journalist *Lincoln Mitchell* teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. *Andrew L. Seidel* is Vice President of Strategic Communications for AU *Stephen Pimpare* is a Senior Fellow at the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire. topics: veterans day, banned drag shows at Texas A&M, 2023 election results, Trump Biden rematch, abortion at the ballot box, Youngkin lost on election day listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,Katherine Hepburn, Stephen Pimpare, Lincoln Mitchell, Laura Jedeed, Andrew Seidel, Veterans, First Amendment, Separation of Church and State, Drag Shows, Texas A&M, 2023 election, abortion, democrats, Virginia, Ohio, Trump, Biden, Youngkin, Nikki Haley
