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posted March 05, 2010 01:51 PM |
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I made a transcript of the video for those who couldn't follow all of it.
Michael: A.C. Transit?
Beardman: How much you charge...
Michael: A.C. Transit?
Beardman: Let's get back to...how much you charge me for a spitshine?
Michael: What?
Beardman: How much you charge me if I [muffled], I'm going to a funeral on friday.
Michael: Huh? (takes off sunglasses)
Beardman: I gotta...(takes off sunglasses)
Michael: [muffled]
Beardman: You said...
Michael: Did you hear what I said just now?
Beardman: Yes
Michael: Why a brother gotta spitshine your shoes?
Beardman: You offered!
Michael: I didn't offer you ****
Beardman: What did you say when you walked by me?
Michael: I said why a ****in' brother gotta spitshine your shoes?
Beardman: No you don't have to...
Michael: Why a white man can't spitshine your shoes?
Beardman: It could be a chinaman it don't matter
Michael: (puts on sunglasses) [muffled] up dude, look
Beardman: I ain't prejudice, what do you think I'm prejudice?
Michael: Take your ass up there right now and get the **** outta my face.
Beardman: Why you bein' so hostile man?
Michael: 'cause, I'm pissed off (pulls bus bell)
Beardman: You'd better, you'd better be pissed off, [muffled] (leaves for front of bus)
Michael: Take your ass up there right now
Beardman: because you ain't...you ain't scared of this white boy.
Michael: [muffled]
Beardman: I'm 67 years old, you ain't scared of me.
Michael: I'm 50!
Beardman: You ain't..You ain't scared 'a me.
Michael: and I'll put my foot up your ass.
Beardman: oh no you won't. no you won't
Michael: yes I will
Beardman: I'll put my foot up yers
Michael: I'm gonna put my foot up your ass.
Beardman: This old man'll whip yer ass
Michael: [muffled]
Beardman: Sit your little punk ass down
Michael: [muffled]
Beardman: You won't do nothin' to me!
(bus patrons start making noise, including camera person)
Michael: Say it again (takes off sunglasses), say it...[muffled]
(24 seconds go by as bus patrons make noise, Beardman and Michael exchange comments, Michael walks up to front of bus, and then walks back)
Beardman: [muffled] slap the **** out of him..
Michael: What?! what?! what?! (Michael walks up to front of bus, punches Beardman once in the upper chest with left hand, beatdown ensues)
From a followup interview with Beardman that was featured on this video.
Beardman: I was talkin' about the clothes I was gonna wear to my friend Bob, who [muffle] was my passenger friend on the bus we were going to 'Frisco to get some weed for our arthritis, and pain, and I was talkin' about I was gonna wear a powder blue ****in suit and a white shirt and a red tie and a ****in breast cancer pin 'cause my mother died of cancer three...complications of cancer surgery, and he comes by and he says "what you talkin' about Stacy Adams spitshining... a brother spitshining... I'm a n****, mutha*****, and I been in the penitentiary and I'm a murderer, and I'll kick your mutha****** old ass talkin' about a brother spitshining your shoes, who the **** you think you are? you white mutha****** old man I'll beat your ass."
From the followup interview with Michael featured on the same video:
Michael: First of all I would like to apologize to AC transit, and the public, and everybody who was on the bus that day, because of the way I conducted myself. I was a little bit intoxicated, and the guy knew it, you know... And uh, he...he was a very huge dude, a big guy...
...and I got on the bus and he said "How much would you charge me to spitshine my shoes?"
...no one else was stepping up to the plate. He was insulting black people and the younger people didn't even know it.
I said...well...I know...I have to do something. I'm not scared of this guy. I mean like...I knew that he was gonna beat my butt.
Later on in Beardman's interview:
Beardman: Then I was a little scared 'cause he showed me some knife. A switchblade knife he had on him, about that ****in long (holds up hands about 35cm apart), man he popped it open, "I'll cut you up mutha*****. Shut up old man."
(btw there was no knife, it's obvious at this point that Beardman's a little bit of a kook. Also later on in the interview Michael affirms that he's 50 years old. One further clarification: The woman who swiped the bag had no relationship with Michael whatsoever. The bag, which contained Beardman's keys and wallet, were eventually returned to him after the police got involved.)
the full interview with Beardman, AKA Vietnam Tom.
Obviously missing is the very first comment that Beardman made during his narrative that Michael interpreted as being a put-down on black people. If anybody on the bus could accurately recall that comment it make a completed story.
Just from a personal viewpoint, I was lol'ing through this entire transcript writing process. The video, all the comments in this thread and on the youtube sites, and the random comments from passersby during the Beardman interview...It was an amazing glimpse into the American psyche. I wouldn't be surprised if this video was somehow folded into some type of University studies on the topic of race relations and how white folk and black folk sometimes communicate past each other.
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