Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Adventure on 580
On Saturday evening my mom and I were headed to San Francisco to see a play. I was talking to my mom about how my brother-in-law would be able to use his auto mechanic skills to help people who are broken down on the side of the freeway now that he is with the CHP. As I was saying those words my car lost power and I had to coast to the side of the road. I couldn't figure out what the problem was so I called a few tow truck companies until one of them came to help. The guy that stepped out of the truck was an old weathered man with a hook in the place of one of his hands. He walked over to look under the hood and quickly noticed something was missing. Sure enough, the mass airflow meter had fallen out of the side of the air intake pipe. He pulled out a roll of duct tape and reattached it and the car started working immediately. It cost $95 but it was worth it and my mom and I actually made it to the play without being too late!
The play was "Not A Genuine Black Man" playing at The Marsh. It's a one-man play by Brian Copeland who gives an account of growing up as one of the only black families in San Leandro in the early 1970's. He tells a very powerful story about the discrimination he faced, how it affected him, and how he was able to make it despite the obstacles.
The play was "Not A Genuine Black Man" playing at The Marsh. It's a one-man play by Brian Copeland who gives an account of growing up as one of the only black families in San Leandro in the early 1970's. He tells a very powerful story about the discrimination he faced, how it affected him, and how he was able to make it despite the obstacles.
