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This is Ethan Norris-Weber with the Humanities Truck. Today is May 30th, 2026. We are at Petworth Porchfest and do I have permission to record this interview? Yes. Yes. Can you tell me your names?

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William Connor Kilpatrick. My name is Sydney Robertshaw. Awesome. And so what brings you guys to Petworth Porchfest today? We live here, and it's a fun opportunity to get out and see what our community has to offer.

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As a law student, I like getting out every, every time I can and this was close to my home in Petworth. Okay, so you guys live in Petworth. How long have you been living in the neighborhood? We have been here almost exactly one year. Yep, exactly one year.

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And what brought you to Petworth in the first place? Uh, I wanted a place closest to my law school, the Catholic University of America, and somewhere in the nation's capital. So Petworth really put those two things together. Yeah, I think, you know, I wanted to find a place that had people I knew and also had things to do and so this is a great example of that. Um, and is this your first time at Petworth Porchfest?

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Uh, yes, actually, I think we arrived just before the first one that we would have encountered. So yeah. Yeah, absolutely. We were moving in last time so this is our first one. What are some things about this one that have interested you so far? It's the variety of music really because they're like, I just saw two cowboys walking by and, uh, as I said in my home, anything with a, with a bass--funky bass line and a good drum kick, I can, I can kick it to. So, a variety of music is really what I want to see, what I want to hear.

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Completely agree. I mean, the variety of music is incredible. And where else are you going to find that? And for free? It's great, right in our own neighborhood, we're not that far from home. Fantastic. Um, so you both mentioned that music is important. Does music mean anything, um, in particular, like with the community here in Petworth. Is that an important element of the neighborhood? It's a good question. I mean, I think, of course, it brings people together anywhere it is. And, you know, here the variety brings us to what people have in common and it's a chance to get out and get to know your neighbors and I'm grateful for that.

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Yeah, I've enjoyed the music everywhere I've been in Petworth, so. I mean, I mean, music really brings people together no matter what it is. So, you know, I'd say of course, a massive music festival to give it a big ass name is probably a good, good one. Um, are there any non-music things about the Petworth neighborhood that you really enjoy that like really mean a lot to you in terms of this neighborhood? And I think that Petworth really has a great sense of community. You know, we're all neighbors, we all want the same things for our own residences here and I appreciate that. You know, everyone, everyone loves each other and that's great to see. Yeah. When, uh, I love Petworth because our neighbors look after the cat, look--I can help them out with the with the snow and it's no problem. It's a, it's a really good, a pretty tight knit, despite not knowing each other before a year ago. So I enjoy that a lot actually. Yeah.

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It's great, great to have. Um, and then final question for me, what is the future of Petworth look like to you? I think it's bright, I think it's real good. As long as we keep investing in each other and our, and the, the place around us, I think that we'll do pretty, pretty well for each other as long as we're here. And I have never agreed with anything more.

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Okay, so that was the last question that I had. Uh, is there anything that I didn't ask you that you wanted to talk about quick, at the end. I just want to say thank you. You know, I'm grateful to be here, and it's a good time. Yeah and I'll try to get rid of the rats. I will not.

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I got you, homie. Don't worry about it. Thank you. Thank you.