Doreen Ketchins

I grew up in the Treme, and yeah, a lot of people are familiar with that neighborhood because of the TV series. And I grew up in the house that I was christened in, actually. It was a church, and I was christened in that very house. And then it became a whole bunch of other things. But yeah, right in the middle. And my parents had a sweet shop, and they named it after me. Yeah.

I grew up in the Treme, and yeah, a lot of people are familiar with that neighborhood because of the TV series. And I grew up in the house that I was christened in, actually. It was a church, and I was christened in that very house. And then it became a whole bunch of other things. But yeah, right in the middle. And my parents had a sweet shop, and they named it after me. Yeah.

I grew up in the Treme, and yeah, a lot of people are familiar with that neighborhood because of the TV series. And I grew up in the house that I was christened in, actually. It was a church, and I was christened in that very house. And then it became a whole bunch of other things. But yeah, right in the middle. And my parents had a sweet shop, and they named it after me. Yeah.

And that's a whole other New Orleans traditional story in itself.

And that's a whole other New Orleans traditional story in itself.

And that's a whole other New Orleans traditional story in itself.

Yeah, it was amazing. We were at my favorite subject, which was music. And there was a talk of a pop quiz. And it's like, they said we're going to have a pop quiz when we go back. And I'm like, we ain't never had no pop quiz, you know. Well, of course, we got back up and there was a pop quiz. And I got the stink eye from so many people, you know.

Yeah, it was amazing. We were at my favorite subject, which was music. And there was a talk of a pop quiz. And it's like, they said we're going to have a pop quiz when we go back. And I'm like, we ain't never had no pop quiz, you know. Well, of course, we got back up and there was a pop quiz. And I got the stink eye from so many people, you know.

Yeah, it was amazing. We were at my favorite subject, which was music. And there was a talk of a pop quiz. And it's like, they said we're going to have a pop quiz when we go back. And I'm like, we ain't never had no pop quiz, you know. Well, of course, we got back up and there was a pop quiz. And I got the stink eye from so many people, you know.

But the quiz was as such because there was like 30 kids in the classroom. And he'd go down the line, he'd ask one question, and if you got it right, you passed. If you got it wrong, you failed. And I looked out the window and I said, oh God, he'd get me out of this, I'll do anything.

But the quiz was as such because there was like 30 kids in the classroom. And he'd go down the line, he'd ask one question, and if you got it right, you passed. If you got it wrong, you failed. And I looked out the window and I said, oh God, he'd get me out of this, I'll do anything.

But the quiz was as such because there was like 30 kids in the classroom. And he'd go down the line, he'd ask one question, and if you got it right, you passed. If you got it wrong, you failed. And I looked out the window and I said, oh God, he'd get me out of this, I'll do anything.

And about two minutes later, the principal came on the loudspeaker, and she said, anybody interested in joining the band, report to the band room immediately. And I'm like, oh my goodness gracious. I raised my hand, of course everybody else raised their hand too. But by God's grace, he picked me. And we were running down the hall, and I was so happy.

And about two minutes later, the principal came on the loudspeaker, and she said, anybody interested in joining the band, report to the band room immediately. And I'm like, oh my goodness gracious. I raised my hand, of course everybody else raised their hand too. But by God's grace, he picked me. And we were running down the hall, and I was so happy.

And about two minutes later, the principal came on the loudspeaker, and she said, anybody interested in joining the band, report to the band room immediately. And I'm like, oh my goodness gracious. I raised my hand, of course everybody else raised their hand too. But by God's grace, he picked me. And we were running down the hall, and I was so happy.

And we went to the band room, and we spent all our time in that classroom. But when I got to the band room, it was a huge room, and it was beautiful. They had music notes and pictures of instruments all over the walls and stuff like that. And I saw the flute, and I was like, oh, wow, look at that. I said, I'm going to play the flute.

And we went to the band room, and we spent all our time in that classroom. But when I got to the band room, it was a huge room, and it was beautiful. They had music notes and pictures of instruments all over the walls and stuff like that. And I saw the flute, and I was like, oh, wow, look at that. I said, I'm going to play the flute.

And we went to the band room, and we spent all our time in that classroom. But when I got to the band room, it was a huge room, and it was beautiful. They had music notes and pictures of instruments all over the walls and stuff like that. And I saw the flute, and I was like, oh, wow, look at that. I said, I'm going to play the flute.

And the band director, Mr. Berthelot, he started out introducing different instruments and saying different things. And then he asked, he went row by row asking, what do you want to play? Well, I already knew what I wanted to play because the flute was so sleek and so silver and so beautiful. But the girl in front of me, she said, the flute. And the girl next to her, she said, the flute.

And the band director, Mr. Berthelot, he started out introducing different instruments and saying different things. And then he asked, he went row by row asking, what do you want to play? Well, I already knew what I wanted to play because the flute was so sleek and so silver and so beautiful. But the girl in front of me, she said, the flute. And the girl next to her, she said, the flute.