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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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Graffiti
Bad tires are treadful.
Submitter comment:
I saw this graffiti on an advertisement while stopped for a traffic light on Gratiot--a main street in north-east part of Detroit. It was an advertisement for both AAA and General Tire Company.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Gratiot ; northeast Detroit
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
THE DEAD RETURN
YEARS AGO OUTSIDE OF MONROE THERE WAS A GUY KILLED ON A MOTORCYCLE. TO THIS DAY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT YOU CAN SOMETIMES SEE A MYSTERIOUS LIGHT THAT MOVES IN THE DISTANCE. THE LIGHT IS DEEP IN THE WOODS AND ALONG WITH IT IS THE SOUND OF A RUNNING MOTORCYCLE. IT HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED AND CAN'T BE EXPLAINED.
Data entry tech comment:
MONROE IS IN SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; MONROE ; North Quad 408
James Callow Keyword(s): MYSTERIOUS ; MYSTERIOUS SOUND
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROSE NARRATIVE -- Tale BELIEF -- Fire BELIEF -- Fire |
Date learned: 10-20-1971
THORNBERRY BUSH BELIEF
IN IRELAND, NO ONE SHOULD EVER DIG UP A THORNBERRY BUSH OR ELSE HE WILL HAVE A TRAGIC DEATH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; NORTH QUAD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 03-01-1971
Rope-Jumping Rhyme
Ice cream soda, gigner ale pop
Tell me the initials of your sweetheart.
A,L
Data entry tech comment:
Collector and informant share the same surname.
Where learned: Informant learned it from her playmates on the northwest side of Detroit in a predominately Italian Neighborhood.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |