New Jersey 7

Listen to New Jersey 7, a 33-year-old man from Milltown, New Jersey, United States. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject.

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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

AGE: 33

DATE OF BIRTH (DD/MM/YYYY): 05/11/1986

PLACE OF BIRTH: New Brunswick, New Jersey (but raised in Milltown until age 18)

GENDER: male

ETHNICITY: white with Italian and Puerto Rican heritage

OCCUPATION: guitarist and entertainment booking agent

EDUCATION: bachelor of music degree in professional music

AREAS OF RESIDENCE OUTSIDE REPRESENTATIVE REGION FOR LONGER THAN SIX MONTHS:

From the ages of 18 to 23, the subject lived in Boston, Massachusetts. From 21 to 29, he worked on cruise ships, off and on, in various itineraries around the world. (He began working on cruise ships during his time in Boston.) And from 28 to the time of this recording, he has lived in Washington, D.C.

OTHER INFLUENCES ON SPEECH:

The subject’s parents were both born and raised in the Bronx, New York City.

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RECORDED BY: Sarah Maria Nichols

DATE OF RECORDING (DD/MM/YYYY): 18/01/2020

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ORTHOGRAPHIC TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH:

New Jersey’s the kinda place where, if you’re crossing the street, people driving will speed up when you’re in the crosswalk. New Jersey’s the kinda place where you’ll be at a bar, and you’ll just look at somebody, and they’ll be like, “Hey, you, you, you wanna start somethin’, bro? What’s your problem, bro?” And you can just get into a fight from just looking at somebody. That’s New Jersey for you.

Yeah, so, when I was growing up, my house was situated near, uh, like at the top of a hill, w-uh, near a park and a swimming pool, so we always used to ride our bikes down the hill to go to the swimming pool. And we’re all riding down one day, and I had not realized, but they had placed speed bumps in the parking lot, like right when you come down to the end of the hill. So, I’m riding my bike, and I didn’t see the speed bump, *tsk* and I’m in my bathing suit, on the bike, and I hit the speed bump and fly over the handlebars. And the handlebars got caught on my bathing suit and ripped it clean off. So, I flew off the bike [laughs] and, uh, was just laying there naked, in pain, bleeding … [laughs]

TRANSCRIBED BY: Sarah Maria Nichols

DATE OF TRANSCRIPTION (DD/MM/YYYY): 22/01/2020

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