Buc Days Interview With Roland Garza

Roland Garza, the son of the owner of Frank's Produce located at 2637 Baldwin Blv. here in Corpus Christi.
Mr. Garza was interviewed over the phone after his day of work and sitting in his living room enjoying evening wine with his wife.

So, Buc-Days was important to the family when he was a young child. He remembers his family getting ready, then heading over
to his father's cousin's place on Leopard. It was a barber shop. His family would set up chairs and watch lights; "It was a bunch of lights," he said, and take a trip to the carnival. He says as a child, he took it for granted why he went with his family. He had no brothers in high schools. Just kids and cousins watched the parade, they all then go back home.
Now, Buc-Days is many people being violent, "we see a fight," people are dirty, "trash", "noise" and chaos. It was not family oriented. Before, kids were not bumped in the crowd and kids could go on rides. It is not a big deal anymore. There is no want or will to attend Buc-Days with his own family.

I, myself, do not take part in Buc-Days. I did perform in the parade 2 years in a row because I was a part of a drill team. After those two years in elementary school, I was never influenced from my family to continue to partake in the other parades or even watch them.