Jerry Murdock

When did you go over the edge?

When did you go over the edge?

Well, I did a different kind.

Well, I did a different kind.

At 19, I got accepted to the United States International University in Nairobi, Kenya.

At 19, I got accepted to the United States International University in Nairobi, Kenya.

So 1977, I get on a plane, go to Europe, hitchhike around for a couple of months, and then I go spend six months in Africa.

So 1977, I get on a plane, go to Europe, hitchhike around for a couple of months, and then I go spend six months in Africa.

I spent weekends documenting traditional dances with the director of BOMAS.

I spent weekends documenting traditional dances with the director of BOMAS.

I was out in the

I was out in the

you know, 13 major tribes with 76 individual clans and dialects, and we wanted to document it all.

you know, 13 major tribes with 76 individual clans and dialects, and we wanted to document it all.

And going out and living with these people on the weekends was going over the edge.

And going out and living with these people on the weekends was going over the edge.

I mean, I ate things I'd never believed I'd eat again.

I mean, I ate things I'd never believed I'd eat again.

I mean, I had lived in little huts with goats, you know, it was not a pretty sight.

I mean, I had lived in little huts with goats, you know, it was not a pretty sight.