Word: pete
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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Rice & Beans. Explaining Y.D.I.'s methods, Pete Thomas says: "You don't get anywhere by antagonizing a kid. You got to feel their feelings of anger and uncertainty, dig? That way-out feeling of wanting to hurt and not caring who. This is why I think Y.D.I, is so great-it's the arroz y habichuelas [rice and beans] the kids need...
...Look. Pete," said the boy, "you know how it is, man. This is Little Ray's fault. He pulled out his piece." After long argument, the desired meeting was arranged for Vaus's place at Tarrytown. Pete arranged to pick up the Turban chieftains; another Y.D.I. worker collected the Senators. In Vaus's basement meeting room, the gang leaders began arguing: "You come into our block and burned us . . ." "Look, man, I ain't no punk, you know! . . ." Suddenly, Pete crashed his fist down on the table: "All right, you guys, you've been yakking...
Interjected Pete Thomas: "Look, Willy, what do you say when a guy says you're punk? That's what you're askin' them to do-give in, lose all dignity, all manhood, make punks out of them." That somehow hit home. Minutes later the Sen ators moved into another room to caucus about continuing the feud. When they returned, one shrugged...
From Y.D.I, headquarters in East Harlem last week came the sounds of a Christmas carol rehearsal (40 boys, eight girls). The Unreachables were, to be sure, a little short on harmony, but anybody who watched and listened could sense that Jim Vaus and Pete Thomas were infusing the lives of the tough kids with something very much like puro corazon...
Song and Play Time with Pete Seeger (Folkways). Only a tossed coin could choose between Burl Ives and Pete Seeger in folk-song appeal. Purists may find Seeger's numbers a shade more authentic or the twang of his guitar a trifle more personable...