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Sharon, waitress and Jesus, cook

Golden Apple 5-10am {format} 9:32 Nancy Updike

One guy who comes in mornings to play his harmonica, another who at the age of 8, was the youngest butcher in Illinois. Conversations with customers, cooks and waitresses on the first shift, 5am-10am, of a Chicago diner. (Sharon and Jesus drawn by Jorge Colombo.)

Broadcast: Mar 30 2007 on PRI/WBEZ This American Life; Nov 17 2000 on PRI/WBEZ This American Life Subjects: Labor