I just want them to be familiar with the history of Buena Vista. I want them to know how blessed we are to be in the neighborhood today.

I think it is terrific to see people investing in our youth.

It's very powerful. Seeing a story like that depicted -- you can't help but be affected by it.

You feel the electricity and the energy. We are giving something to them -- our gifts -- and they are giving something back to us -- their appreciation. And it's a beautiful exchange. That's why I'm a performer.

We in a jail house.

Everybody's store was closed down. They wouldn't give us gas for the buses, they pulled shotguns on us. We didn't have no food. We had to hang out the windows to get water.