SIDE A 00:00:00 -- 00:01:00
Discussion about his mother; Egan, Hampton.
SIDE A 00:01:00 -- 00:02:29
Discussion about being born in the old Charlottetown Hospital in 1926 and his first school; Queen's Square School, school, Charlottetown, 1926, Charlottetown Hospital, hospitals.
SIDE A 00:02:29 -- 00:03:31
Discussion about The Hickey and Nicholson tobacco factory; tobacco, Hickey and Nicholson.
SIDE A 00:03:31 -- 00:05:03
Discussion about Market Square, The Strand Theater, and the Charlottetown bowling alley; bowling, bowling alleys, Charlottetown, Market Square, Strand Theater, theatres.
SIDE A 00:05:03 -- 00:06:36
He explains what a "jigger" was and talks about horses in Charlottetown; manure, Charlottetown, horses, jiggers.
SIDE A 00:06:36 -- 00:08:00
Discussion about the "north end" of Charlottetown; Passmore Street, Charlottetown, North End.
SIDE A 00:08:00 -- 00:10:00
Discussion about Joe Hughes' ice pond and mentions Drake the other iceman; iceman, Drake, Jon Hughes, ice ponds, ice.
SIDE A 00:10:00 -- 00:11:16
Discussion about delivering coal and buying groceries; groceries, coal, coal devliery.
SIDE A 00:11:16 -- 00:12:02
Discussion about chicken and roosters in back yards; chickens, roosters.
SIDE A 00:12:02 -- 00:13:30
Discussion about the friendly milkman Mr. Green; milk delivery, milk, Green.
SIDE A 00:13:30 -- 00:15:55
Discussion about Gaelic, Kinkora, and how fun the Irish were; Irish, Kinkora, Gaelic.
SIDE A 00:15:55 -- 00:21:57
Discussion about how he got into minstrel shows; Bill Traino, dancers, 1941, Holy Redeemer Hall, theatre, acting.
SIDE A 00:21:57 -- 00:25:03
Discussion about songs he used to perform and his daughter then sings a song; singing, songs.
SIDE A 00:25:03 -- 00:27:23
Discussion about The Lyceum on Prince and Richmond and a show in 1937; convicts, The Lyceum, Charlottetown.
SIDE A 00:27:23 -- 00:29:05
Discussion about The St. Patrick's Day show; St. Patrick's Day.
SIDE A 00:29:05 -- 00:31:07
Discussion about the feuds between Catholics and Protestants; West Kent School, Queen Square School, feuds, religion, Catholics, Protestants.
SIDE A ends at 00:31:07.
SIDE B 00:31:13 -- 00:32:55
Discussion about being chased by the Protestant boys while on the way to school, how "Slugger's Corner" got it's name and the North End baseball team; baseball, Protestants, Catholics, feuds, religion, religious feuds, fights, Slugger's Corner, Charlottetown, North End, North Enders.
SIDE B 00:32:55 -- 00:35:20
Discussion about black people he knew while growing up; African Canadians.
SIDE B 00:35:20 -- 00:36:58
Discussion about The Bowery and "Black Sam's" bridge, skating, and the beach houses that were nearby that people used in the summer; beach houses, The Bowery, Black Sam's Bridge, bridges, skating.
SIDE B 00:36:58 -- 00:38:13
Discussion about The Butts and the other East End boys; East End, The Butts, Charlottetown.
SIDE B 00:38:13 -- 00:41:37
Discussion about his minstrel show, how it began and where it went, and stopping because of racial stereotyping; racism, minstrel shows, theatre.
SIDE B 00:41:37 -- 00:44:45
Discussion about his mother's family farm in Hampton and the accident his parents died in; 1952, accidents, death, Hampton.
SIDE B 00:44:45 -- 00:45:25
Discussion about his first time to Kensington; traveling, Kensington.
SIDE B 00:45:25 -- 00:46:45
Discussion about ghost stories and his siblings; ghost stories.
SIDE B 00:46:45 -- 00:48:49
Discussion about school and working at a shoe store on Grafton Street; school, stores, shoes, Grafton Street, Charlottetown.
SIDE B 00:48:49 -- 00:50:59
Discussion about how he met his wife and their first date; movies, Prince Edward Theatre, White's Restaurant, ice cream, courting, dating.
SIDE B 00:50:59 -- 00:52:00
Discussion about working in sales all his life and Chief Birtwhistle; Chief Birtwhistle, policemen, police chiegs, salesmen.
SIDE B 00:52:00 -- 00:53:23
Discussion about his uncle Bill Trainor, dancing, and the old opera house; opera houses, dancing, Bill Trainor.
SIDE B 00:53:23 -- 00:57:40
Discussion about the best and worst parts of showbusiness, was a rival for his wife's attention, and their marriage; Holy Redeemer Church, honeymoons, marriage, showbusiness, acting, Hal Muise.
SIDE B 00:57:40 -- 00:59:46
Hughie sings an old song and discusses how his life turned out; singing, songs.
Tape ends at 00:59:46.
