Zachary Siegel
Carnival worker at Alameda County Fair
Q: How did you start working carnivals?
A: A girlfriend I had in Merced introduced me to the carnival, and I’ve been doing it since.
Q: What do you do for fun?
A: Work the goldfish. Make some kids happy.
Q: That’s a noble pastime. When are you at your happiest?
A: When I’m makin’ money.
Connie Kehn
Snack company saleswoman at the fair
Q: When are you at your happiest?
A: When I’m with my friends, at a concert.
Q: What do you do for fun?
A: [laughs] I go to concerts, with my friends. Sorry, not very interesting.
Cseneca Parker
Community Law Center worker interviewed outside office
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Actually seeing a difference made in people’s lives.
Q: What do you like least about your job?
A: The lack of legal services available for people in need.
Q: What do you do for fun?
A: Oh God. Um … What do I do for fun? … Well, I mean, I do have fun. I guess … go to Lake Merritt, feed God’s ducks. Relax, y’know?
Eric
Liquor store clerk interviewed at work
Q: You’re responsible for a lot of fun in the East Bay. What do you do for fun?
A: Oh, man, the list goes on and on. Work on my bike, draw …
[His friend butts in: “Chase women.”]
… play with my girl.
Q: How do you draw the line between what you do and what you do for fun?
A: Well, I work in a liquor store, so my hours are crazy, and like, I try to just have fun during the week. But there’s never anything to do.
Alycia
High school student interviewed outside the Gap
Q: What do you do for a living?
A: Um, I go to school?
Q: What grade are you going into?
A: Eleventh.
Q: Are you excited?
A: Uhh, not really.
Q: What do you do for fun?
A: Hang out with my friends, my family. My close family, like my cousins and brothers.
Q: When are you happiest?
A: The afternoon?
Q: Why then?
A: That’s when the good shows come on.
Owen
Man holding “No Unlawful Sex” sign in downtown Oakland
A: No unlawful sex, playa!
Q: What do you do for a living?
A: Serve the Lord.
Q: What do you do for fun?
A: Serve the Lord.
Shirley
Statuesque transvestite waiting for the bus
Q: What do you do for a living?
A: I’m on SSI.
Q: What do you do for fun?
A: Go out to clubs, you know …
Q: Any particular favorites?
A: That one down the street, um … Cable Street.
Q: When are you at your happiest?
A: Honestly, when I’ve got some money, so I can shop.
