heartless, survival-based reality TV
show, only nobody won any money.
One afternoon in
Hammanskraal, Tom told me we
were going to see a talent show. At
the time, I had a pair of Timberland
boots I’d bought. They were the
only decent piece of clothing I
owned. Back then, almost no one in
South Africa had Timberlands. They
were impossible to get, but
everyone wanted them because
American rappers wore them. I’d
scrimped and saved my tuck-shop
money and my CD money to buy
them. As we were leaving, Tom told
me, “Be sure to wear your