:09:01
and chow down
on some good old soul food.
:09:03
Big Mama kept the tradition...
:09:05
when she and Granddaddy
moved to Chicago.
:09:10
Holidays, of course,
were bigger.
:09:11
More folks, more eats,
more souls...
:09:14
more soul food.
:09:18
People would be rolling in
from all over.
:09:21
Like Uncle Remus, always hittin'
folks up 'cause he was broke.
:09:27
Before Granddaddy died,
he owned a barber shop...
:09:29
corner store, and a Laundromat.
:09:32
Not bad for a black man
in those days.
:09:34
Rumor has it Mama Joe's got
a big stash of loot hidden away.
:09:39
Mama says that's a myth.
:09:43
We used to always have
eating contests...
:09:46
which the Reverend
would always win.
:09:49
He'd split after he busted slops
with my mom and aunties.
:09:53
I can still see my dad...
:09:55
Iookin' like he wanted to break
Reverend Williams' neck.
:10:02
Last but not least,
there's Big Mama's brother...
:10:05
old Uncle Pete...
:10:07
who ain't left his room
in 10 years now.
:10:11
-Go.
-Go.
:10:14
AHMAD: Just sits up there,
watching TV.
:10:16
It's kind of a "Iights on,
nobody's home" thing.
:10:20
-Let's go!
-Let's get out of here!
:10:22
AHMAD: Those were the good days,
back before things took a turn.
:10:27
KELLY: Mama, Mama!
:10:28
Uncle Pete's messing with us!