To the Whole World
One night in the projects, Oz sees a neighbor’s car lit on fire by a gang. Oz joins the Navy to escape the projects. Visiting the Louvre, he feels he’s in the bigger world. Music by John LaSala
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Chris was a good boy at home. On the streets, he was friends with Deron, a drug dealer, who got Chris in and out of trouble with the cops, but ended up murdered.
Coming Unglued
Back from the Navy, Oz is homeless and jobless. He refuses to accept he is not right for a corporate job and almost gets arrested for making a scene in the lobby. Music by John LaSala
Asses & Titties!
At 7, David goes to the movies with his dad. They see Porkies, since older boys say it has “asses and titties” but neither David nor his Chinese dad know those words.
The All American
Ernest tells his therapist that as a boy, he saw animals harmed or killed. Should he be traumatized? Do white American men have violence inside, unprocessed?