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I think midland represents one industry towns across the united states where men came home from overseas after world war ii, textile towns, steeltowns, auto towns, midland happened to be an oil town, built the economy, but because it was a one industry-town we were totally dependent on the economy in midland was dependent on the price of oil. there were boom times that were terrific and then there were busts. one was when i was in college. my dad didn't build a single house for those four years i was in challenge. >> sean: because things had so bad here. you guys were engaged in what, seven we...

Industry towns across the united states where men came home from overseas after world war ii, textile towns, steeltowns, auto towns, midland happened to be an oil town, built the economy, but because it was a one industry-town we were totally dependent on the economy in midland was dependent on the price of oil. there were boom times that were terrific and then there were busts. one was when i was in college. my dad didn't build a single house for those four years i was in challenge. >> sean: because things had so bad here. you guys were engaged in what, seven weeks? i was engaged in three mon...

College. >> exactly. that's one of the things i wanted to write about. i think midland represents one industry towns across the united states where men came home from overseas after world war ii, textile towns, steeltowns, auto towns, midland happened to be an oil town, built the economy, but because it was a one industry-town we were totally dependent on the economy in midland was dependent on the price of oil. there were boom times that were terrific and then there were busts. one was when i was in college. my dad didn't build a single house for those four years i was in challenge. >> sean: ...