Eisen, Jonathan; Sanchez Yates, Paul (friend, friend). East L.A. Public Library, 2010-03-05T16:30:00

Jonathan Eisen, 38, talks with his good friend Paul Sanchez Yates, 42, about the high school social scene in Greenwich, CT, and their favorite hang-out growing up, "The Cafe."

4:15 JE talks about is identity as a New Jerseyite growing up. There was a sense of pride at being from a place that was the butt of so many jokes. "I'm from New Jersey, and I came out all right."

8:00 JE shares his happiest memory. He got a Star Wars set that was one of the first Star Wars toys to come out.

11:38 JE recounts sabotaging his admissions interview at a very White Anglo-Saxon Protestant private school in Connecticut.

14:20 JE discusses the demographics and social dynamics of the public school he attended.

20:00 JE talks about "The Cafe, "a no-alcohol teenage dance club located inside a church, where he hanged out with his friends. His association to this place made him more popular. PS chimes in with his memories of the place.

34:00 Friends reflect on the impact that going to "The Cafe "had on them. JE says this is where he became self-aware and where he met his best friend (Paul Sanchez Yates.)