Siam: Kenneth on the Siamese Wedding in Trang

Siam: Kenneth on the Siamese Wedding in Trang

Kenneth recalls the Siamese wedding he attended. After blessing the hand of the couple, he sat down at the stairs. This caused quite some dilemma, as many of the bigwigs of the town were there. As to not be impolite and through confusion, they ended up crawling by Kenneth as to not have their heads higher than they were supposed to.

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

January 1, 1929

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Over a course of 13 years Kip Landon (Kenneth Landon Jr.) began recording stories from his parents, Margaret and Kenneth Landon, resulting in 95 hours of recordings. Beginning on July 20, 1976, recording finished in June, 1978. The project resumed again in 1982 for a few months. After a long break, the third recording period began in 1988 and concluded in March 1989.

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Box 83: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles," CDs 76-94

Hour 81, clip 3

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical