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You're listening to Later with Moe Kelly
on demand from KFI AM six forty KIM

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six forty. It's Later with mo
Kelly. Let's go be on the box

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Score with Jackie Ray. Jackie Ray
is good to see you this evening.

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I couldn't wait to talk to you, if only because we had been talking

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for months about what needs to happen
for the WNBA to start generating more revenue

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for its players, and you and
I both said they need the TV deal.

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That's where the money comes from.
Now I happen to see that the

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WNBA is going to get some two
hundred million dollars per year from this new

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negotiated media rights deal, but the
WNBA players Union to say, hey,

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not so fast, it actually could
be worth more. Where do you come

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out on this? I think two
things can be true at the same time.

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I think the president of the association
is correct in saying, yes,

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the WNBA could potentially be worth more, and if you're not. That's how

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appreciation works. Though what it's valued
at today is not going to be the

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value later on. But at the
same time, no matter what the value

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is going forward, the WNBA has
been a anchor if you will, it's

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been bringing down the NBA financially.
The NBA has had to pour money into

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the W without actually the W ever
getting into the Blacks. So yes,

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it might be worth a lot more
today, but one we don't know that

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for sure, for sure, because
it's been a very slow snail's pace to

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get those TV rights. And then
on top of that, we're seeing this

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spark right now because of this rookie
class. Now, when I say that,

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yes, the W has saw increments
and increased viewerships, but again,

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had we not had the Angel Reason, the Caitlin Clarks of the world,

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it would have taken another five to
ten years for them to have the amount

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of fans that are watching right now. Just being realistic, So now you

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have to wonder Kitlin Clark and Angel
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the ncuble A has to provide athletes
that are similar in fashion and to

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keep gaining that new momentum. So
you don't really know where the W is

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going to be. So I think
sometimes you just don't look at gift course

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in the mount. If your platform
continues to evolve, that's great, let's

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keep moving in that positive direction.
But let's not pretend like we don't know

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that it's been a very slow climb
to get into any sort of financial deals

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with the WNBA. But I always
like in the WNBA at this point to

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the NBA of nineteen seventy nine,
nineteen eighty. Remember that growth of the

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NBA was predicated largely on the accomplishments
and the allure of Larry Bird and Magic

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Johnson. And yes, we didn't
know what the future was going to hold,

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but there was a better understanding and
interest of the college game, how

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it matriculated to the professional game,
and those storylines started from there. I

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would make that same comparison. You
have a Page Beckers and others who were

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coming up right through the pipeline who
people now are ready for, interested in,

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and excited to see in the WNBA. I think it's going to all

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work together, and if anything,
look, I don't think they're going to

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move backwards because Kateler Clark is going
to be in the league next year,

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Angel Reese is going to be in
the league next year, and they'll probably

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even have more of a prominent following. Would you agree, I definitely would

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agree. Juju's coming, Like you
said, Page is coming. So we

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have, you know, these young
athletes. Juju was at a LA Sparks

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game last week and when she walked
in, you would have thought Kamala Harris

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was walking in, you know.
So there's definitely that fan base that is

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already around these young athletes. So
I do understand the premise of, hey,

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look what we've done and basically a
year, look at what's coming down

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the pipeline. I think you have
undervalued us. Let's get more value.

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Plus, anybody who's out there who's
negotiating a job, you always go high

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and let them talk you down,
you know. So I definitely think you

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go high and try to get more
numbers. I think my problem is not

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the amount of money, but the
time. If it wasn't an eleven year

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deal, I would tell them fall
back. Like if it was a seven

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even eight year deal, I would
say, fall back, let's let's do

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this seven eight years. Eleven years
is a long time. And I think

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if you're gonna push on any aspect
of this deal, you push on a

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time, not the amount. Right. I definitely agree with you there,

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because in eleven years, this league
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you know, And then what are
you looking at. So that's something

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to think about. And I was
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NBA All Star Game this weekend.
It was not only a fun game to

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watch. You had the w NBA
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There was intrigue there. There was
real interest there. But it's a better

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product than the NBA All Star Game? Is it not hard to do?

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Though that it's not hard to do
the NBA, I feel like they are

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lazy now. I feel like they
think they have enough names, enough star

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power that the NBA All Star is
just gonna be what it is and that

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fans are going to care. They
don't realize that we are hungry for entertainment

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and the NBA leads the way in
entertainment entertain us, you know. So

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they have fallen completely short. The
w though they have done and I know

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I have an inside perspective because I
cover the sparks. They have done an

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amazing job of tapping into what the
fan base actually wants via text messages,

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individual teams engaging with their fan base, knowing what's going to track. They

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have done an amazing job of tapping
in and say, you know what fans

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over here like this, fans over
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They are very in tuned, and
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out earning the WNBA by leaps and
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they are handling this social media push
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People should tap into it because it
gives you a better product. When you

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care about what your fans want to
see, you automatically produce a better product.

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Where do we go from here?
Does it matter? Does Caitlin Clark

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Angel reefs? Do they need to
make the playoffs? Do their teams need

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to make the playoffs for this to
matter? This season? The matter?

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Or the just a nice story.
We'll try to pick it up next year.

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Do they have to make the playoffs
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don't think they. I mean,
if you let me let me rephrase that.

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If you're a fan of the WNBA, if you understand how the game

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goes, if you understand growth,
if you've seen teams have these big sparks

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but are still in the middle of
the rebuild, like the Indiana Fever is,

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then absolutely not. You don't have
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understand what's going on, and you're
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on these teams when you're talking about
Chicago Sky and the Indiana Fever. If

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you are one of these newbie fans
who really are struggling to understand the game,

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then yes, they have to make
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make the playoffs, it's going to
be a conspiracy as to why they didn't

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make the playoffs. But in reality, no, they don't have to make

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the playoffs, are they. What
they're doing right now is amazing to see,

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and when you're watching the game,
these growth spurts that they're having every

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single game is fantastic to watch.
When we come back, let's keep it

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within the lane of professional basketball.
But let's talk about locally. The Clippers

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had eyes, I would say a
soft opening of the Intuit Dome. A

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drive past it maybe two three times
a week and my daily comings and goings,

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but they had a soft opening where
they allowed fans to come in and

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see its massive scoreboard, which they
call the Halo board. The Intuit Dome

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is really bending over backwards to make
this a fan enjoyable experience, and very

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up to date with all the accoutrement
and technology available for that. Let's get

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into that when we come back.
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continue to go beyond the box score
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Into It Dome. The Clippers new
Dome is not officially slated to open for

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another month or so and they will
have Bruno Mars performing there, but they

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did have a soft opening and they
allowed some of their season ticket holders in

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the media in to check out its
new massive scoreboard, referred to as a

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Halo board. A press release described
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display, like a double sided spaceship
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That's the only describe like a halo
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Halo board, according to this,
is equivalent to thirty eight thousand, three

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hundred and seventy five square feet three
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televisions and two hundred and thirty three
million LEDs. The Halo board features other

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studying features, including the ability to
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mode. It is out of control. I can't do it. It's justice

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on radio. But I think there's
a conversation we had about this, this

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new generation of arenas and stadiums and
how they are crafting that experience to say,

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don't stay home. We need you
in the arena so you can best

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appreciate the product. Yeah, and
I think that's again when you understand your

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fan base, especially here in La. Not to say that you know other

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states and cities aren't the same,
but here in La there's just so much

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that you can do. You can
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at the same day. We have
stuff that we can do here. So

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if you're gonna grab our attention,
it has to be a reason to go.

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This Halo thing seems similar to what
they have at the rams at Sofi,

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and I will tell you it's very
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being at Sofi, I sat in
the nosebleeds and I was so mad because

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I'm afraid of heights, and I
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way up here, and these are
terrible seats. That Halo makes you feel

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like you're on the field. It
just gives your eyes something to watch.

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It has all these different features that
even if you're below it, you can

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look up into it. It's a
crazy thing to see. It's so much

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fun to be there, and anybody
who's been to a game knows that that

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experience is definitely going to be different
and more exciting. You feel like you're

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part of the game when you're there
versus at home. However, the cause

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of inflation says, I don't know
if I really want to do this.

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So you have to give fans a
reason to say, yes, you might

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want to stay home and save some
money, but if you do that,

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you're going to be missing this experience
because this isn't just you coming to a

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game. This is an experience and
that's what they're giving fans. So well

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done. I think this is amazing
it there's a key point there. It

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has to offer something that you can't
get at home. Because when I'm at

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home, I have the refrigerator close
by, I have a real comfy sofa,

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I have the big screen TV.
What can you give me that I

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can't get at home? And the
type of replays, the type of views

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and shots. This is not going
to be for TV. This is specifically

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for the fan which is in the
arena. And also it's also integrating,

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I would say, the fantasy aspect
where you be able to keep up with

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fantasy stats during the game while the
game is going on. They're going to

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incorporate all of that and it's a
testament to how the NBA, and I

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think the NBA largely has embraced change
and also embrace growth in the way that

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the other professional sports leagues, not
Baseball, you know, not even professional

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football, they haven't embraced it in
the way that the NBA has. Right

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My dad used to always say,
don't be Blockbuster, you know, because

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when Blockbuster had this chance to go
into a digital space, they were like,

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oh no, people aren't gonna want
that. And I think a lot

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of teams right now are just being
Blockbuster. They think that this is the

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way we've always done it. I
think baseball is uniquely different though, because

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it does have this whole America's pastime. This is the way we've always done

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it mentality, so they struggle to
take that leap because that's just you know,

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their nature. But you have to
We have young people now who are

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born with phones in their hands,
so you can't just expect them to go

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out to a game and be like, oh, this is great just to

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be here. No, because they
see things differently. They see the world

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differently than their parents did and their
great their grandparents did, so really you

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have to look forward. You have
to look forward with money too, though,

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because these new innovations are not cheap. So when you have a billionaire

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that can say, you know what, I'm gonna do this myself, that's

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when you get this new experience.
So I think that that fans need to

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be glad that they have an owner
that's willing to invest in a product that

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fans can be proud of. I
don't want to be too granular, but

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for those who haven't been following the
Clippers, they've never wanted anything of note,

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just in case you didn't know that. And also this past off season,

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they were supposed to have Kawhi Leonard
on the Olympic team. He pulled

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out. They've traded away Russell Westbrook, and they've also traded away. Pg.

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Thirteen Paul George. So the product
has really changed. What is going

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to be on the court and the
type of excitement that they originally envision coming

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into this season, they're not going
to have. The question is how important

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is it for the Clippers to actually
win for this arena to be best appreciated.

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I think that's a great question anywhere
outside of LA. Like I think

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if you were a team like in
Denver where I'm from, which is a

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sports town and winning is everything,
they don't care if you win in a

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shack as long as you're winning that
it's a sports town. LA is an

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entertainment town. So if people here
can see the Clippers as a destination versus

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a winning franchise, They're still going
to be profitable. It's still going to

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be an experience people are gonna go. But for the it's the same those

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diehard fans who have been Clipper fans
forever, they have to be looking at

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this situation and saying, you're trading
away the farm, you haven't won anything,

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what's the vision going forward? I
do think those die hard fans that

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are about the game that grew up
playing basketball maybe wanted to play basketball at

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some point. The percentage of them
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would be in say like a Denver. So I don't think you necessarily have

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to put out a winning product to
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to create an experience that people are
talking about outside of the arena. Well,

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speaking of experience, if you're not
familiar with the area, it is

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literally one and a half blocks from
Sofi Stadium. Do not try to come

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to Inglewood on a Sunday afternoon because
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playing because they alternate with their home
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game every now and then on a
Sunday afternoon. Heaven forbid if you have

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two of those things going on at
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with just Sofi, it's gonna be
even worse with the Clippers. I don't

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know how people are gonna handle that, but that may be. And I

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bring that up because that may be
a deterrent as well. Yeah, I

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mean it is for me. Like
my word of advice, don't think you're

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gonna be saved from all this traffic
nonsense if you take a bus or if

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you take an Uber because the bus
has struggled to get out. Yes,

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there's the signal Wi Fi is low
there, so you're gonna while everyone's trying

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to get their Uber at the same
time, it's gonna take It took me

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an hour, So for me,
yeah, we had a walk like a

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half a mile or maybe more from
Sofi to get to a place where Uber

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could get us. We had to
walk to Sizzlers, and Sizzlers didn't want

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to let us in. No.
I was like, I just need to

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go to the bathroom, and it's
like nope. So it was that for

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me took it off my destination spot
because I'm not gonna it was hot.

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I'm not gonna be out here waiting
this heat for an Uber who is texting

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me can't get in. I can't
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So the convenience, I loved it
up until that point, but when

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I was trying to get home and
it took me two and a half three

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hours just to get out of the
parking lot, that took it off my

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list for me. So they have
to do things to make it convenient,

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because Lord knows, we as Americans
do not like to be inconvenienced. In

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any way, so they definitely have
to fix that. Well, we will

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find out starting next month as the
Into It Dome officially opens. Jackie Ray

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is always good to talk to you. Let's do it again next week.

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Yes, see you next week.
You're listening to Later with Moe Kelly on

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demand from KFI Am six four.
I know, in today's charged environment,

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a company can take a stance,
or a president of a company can make

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a statement, then all of a
sudden, people want a boycott and they

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think that I'll never support that company
anymore. And I try to remind people

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if you knew the views of the
president of your favorite companies from food to

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cars, whatever, you probably wouldn't
like them. The difference is most companies,

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their presidents keep their mouths shut.
You don't know what they believe,

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you don't know what they think.
Only time they really hit your radar is

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if they should do something publicly which
piques your attention. And then there is

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Elon Musk. He is the person
who is very public in everything he does.

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He's very public about his political views, his other views, his views

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about social issues, and like it
or not, it rubs off on his

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brands. And I have said that
I wonder if he's harming SpaceX. I

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wonder if he's harming Tesla, And
there's more and more data to suggest that,

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yeah, he is. It just
hasn't come to a tipping point.

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This is not what I believe.
I'm just saying what the data shows.

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And we know that Elon Musk has
been in this prolonged fight, this protracted

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fight with the state of California and
Gavin Newsom. Last week we told you

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about how he was going to pick
up his marbles and move SpaceX to Texas,

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and I said, I don't know
if that was really connected to anything

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that Gavin Newsom had done or any
law. That's not something you could just

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announce on a whim and do on
a whim. If he was actually going

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to do that, he's been planning
that for years, and there are other

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steps he needs to take, but
the way he fashioned it, he's making

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it about his personal views and then
moving the company relative to his personal views.

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Then you look at what's been going
on with Teslas. In industry data

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on Thursday last Thursday, which was
released, it revealed demand for new Teslas

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here in California down a quarter as
in twenty four percent down to fifty two

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thousand, two hundred and eleven vehicles
in quarter two, based on registrations recorded

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post sale when a vehicle's title is
processed. This latest figures. This latest

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figure marks Tesla's third consecutive three month
period of declines compared to the previous year,

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and that suggests that the volume of
the existing range may have peaked in

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twenty twenty three, when it hit
two hundred and thirty thousand vehicles. Meanwhile,

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registrations of its competitor Rivian soared sixty
nine percent this quarter to three thousand,

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seven hundred and forty two. It
makes it the fastest growing major brand

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in California. Stats can say anything. Here's fro perspective. All the other

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electric vehicles, all the other evs
combined, they're not selling as many cars

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as tests. Tesla is still in
a good place, but it does show

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the amount of losses that they're taking
here in California, one of the biggest

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states when it comes to purchases of
EV's. I'm not saying you shouldn't look

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a gift horse in the mouth.
I'm just saying you shouldn't look a gift

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horse in the mouth. Why would
you piss off the state which is most

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connected to your success. From a
financial standpoint, I don't think that's good

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business. Yeah, he's the billionaire
and everything, but he's losing his stockholders

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money. And you may agree personally
or politically with Elon Musk, and you

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may not have any skin in the
game. But from the people I talk

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to, they don't like how his
his public pronouncements are hurting their business,

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hurting their stock And this is California. You're not going to get a better

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state for EV's nowhere. And if
you're not, and remember remember what Gavin

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Newsom is trying to do with the
EV market right here in California by twenty

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thirty five. Why would you do
anything to harm your prospects as being the

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principal EV manufacturer and distributor here in
the state. I don't get it why

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he wants to go on this protracted
war with the state of California against his

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own business interests, against his stockholder's
interest. It will come to a tipping

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point where the company will move him
out if he continues down this path.

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Free speech, Yeah, he can
say whatever he wants. It does not

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mean that the marketplace will accept everything
that he has to say in the way

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that I heard from all of you
talk about I can't believe paraphrasing, I

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can't believe what bud Light did with
that trans influencer and it impacted they're sales.

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Right, Well, it works both
ways, and people are reacting to

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the public behavior, not just what
he's had to say on Twitter and his

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public statements, but his behavior.
They're reacting to that. And people,

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you know, walk with their with
their with their checkbook as they say,

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now, I guess it's their debit
card, and they're they're spending money where

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they feel that is best appreciated.
I haven't purchased an EV yet, but

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you damn sure, no, I'm
going to take his comments into account when

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I choose one, if I choose
one, because driving a Tesla for many

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people feels like a political statement because
he is the brand. He is merged

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with the brand, and that part
of that is intentional. He wants it

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that way. But there's a difference. And and I don't know Mark Zuckerberg.

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He could be a complete a hole. He could be someone detestable in

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every way. He doesn't say a
hell of a lot. He said something

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last week about President Trump and being
a super tough guy or something like that

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after the assassination attempt. But that's
a Mark Zuckerberg doesn't say much about anything.

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So if I were going to have
a problem with all things Meta,

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is going to be less connected to
Mark Zuckerberg. But if I have a

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problem with Tesla, it's probably going
to be connected to Elon Musk. Why

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because he made it that way,
he wants it that way. He wants

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all the credits for everything that has
to do with Tesla and SpaceX and anything

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else, Neurlink and so forth.
And if I don't like or particularly like

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Elon Musk, well, that means
I'm not going to support any of his

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products. And here in California,
if you want to get into the politics

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of it, yeah, ev technologies, say it with me. It's one

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of those green technologies. It's one
of those things that people on the left

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side of the aisle tend to support. And if they don't like you,

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that means they're not going to support
your product. So the question is,

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if you're Elon Musk, is it
more important to have a megaphone like Twitter

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slash x and say whatever you want
or is it more important to make sure

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that your businesses are healthy, because
at this point it's not going to be

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both. There is a specific and
measurable negative effect that his behavior is having

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on Tesla. People are not choosing
other evs because I'll say Tesla recalls.

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No, they're doing it because of
Elon Musk. Because why we're having the

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most, the largest precipitous fall off
of Tesla purchases right here in California.

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It's not evenly dispersed around the country, right here in California. And the

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only real variable that you can point
to is Elon Musk. So he can

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continue further down this path and make
it more difficult to sell evs here and

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elsewhere, or he can change his
behavior. But newsflash, he's not going

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to change his behavior. It's Later
with mo Kelly KFI AM six forty.

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We are live everywhere on the iHeartRadio
app. You're listening to Later with Moe

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Kelly on demand from KFI CAMF.
I'm Kelly. It's time for your horoscope.

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Professional growth, opportunities and romantic excitement
lie ahead for all of you,

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or some of you. Aries This
week may bring new opportunities for professional growth.

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Focus on networking and collaboration. Financial
games are likely, but avoid impulsive

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spending. Your romantic life may see
some excitement. Get ready. Singles could

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meet someone special, while couples may
enjoy a harmonious time Taurus. Steady progress

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in your work is indicated. Pay
attention to detail and avoid procrastination. Financial

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stability is seen, but watch out
for unexpected expenses. A stable and supportive

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time for relationships. Open communication will
strengthen bonds with your partner. Gemini Lindsey,

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who's helping produce Tonight? She's a
Gemini. Mark Ronner, He's a

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Gemini. Bring it. This is
for y'all. An excellent time for brainstorming

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and innovative ideas. Your communication skills
will shine, helping you achieve career goals.

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Be mindful of your budget. A
lively week for romance. Singles may

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find potential partners and existing relationships could
experience renewed passion. Focus on completing pending

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tasks and organizing your work financially.
Avoid major investments. This week, emotional

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connections are highlighted. Spend quality time
with loved ones and express your feelings openly.

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That's you, Mark, I always
do you need to open up?

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I try to express my emotional feelings
to you as much as possible without getting

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fined by the FCC. You seem
rather bottled up, do I? Yes,

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not constipated, but build up maybe? What do you? What do

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you recommend? Let it all out
here it comes, Leo. A dynamic

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week for career advancements. Showcase your
leadership skills and take on new challenges.

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Financial gains are likely, but save
for future needs. A romantic and passionate

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week awaits you. Enjoy the attention
and affection from your partner. Virgo.

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Stay organized, stay methodical in your
approach. A good time for planning and

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strategizing. Financially, consider long term
investments. A harmonious week in love.

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Strengthen your relationship with thoughtful gestures and
communication. Libra balance is key this week.

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Focus on maintaining harmony at work.
I know that can be difficult sometimes

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financially, though, avoid impulsive decisions
and stick to that budget. A favorable

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time for love. Singles might meet
someone through social gatherings and couples. Y'all

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should focus on mutual understanding. Scorpio
got this for you, Twala Are you

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ready? Yeah? All right?
A week of transformation and new beginnings in

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your career. Uh uh. Be
open to change and embrace new opportunities.

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Financially, manage your resources wisely.
Deep emotional connections are highlighted. Strengthen your

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bond with meaningful conversations. That is
tremendously vague. Do with it what you

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will. It's not thinking about the
invitation that I got from you and what

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I'm considering doing. Mm hmm.
That's this is actually very own points.

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So what are you gonna have a
decision on that? I know you have

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to jump through someho No. Look, look the hoops have been jumped through.

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I've already talked to the co parents. No, the boy is excited.

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He's like, oh, we are
going. It's just you know,

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look should we tell them? No? No, no, no, no

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time. Okay, wait till I
make that financial commitment. Okay, I

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know I'm locked in. Okay,
all right? Backing out secret secrets,

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huh, we'll tell you off there, Okay, Sagittarius, that's me A

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positive week for career growth and exploration. Take calculated risks and be open to

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learning. Financial gains are likely,
But say for future plans and adventurous time

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in love? Oh yes, plan
exciting activities with your partner to keep the

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spark alive. I like it.
Capricard, hard work and determination will finally

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pay off. Focus on long term
goals and stay disciplined. Financial stability is

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seen, but avoid unnecessary expenses.
I see a theme here. You know

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financial stability, budget, no excessive
expenditures. You know we got it.

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We got it. A supportive week
for relationships. Show appreciation and care for

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your partner, Aquarius. Innovation and
creativity will drive your success. Collaborate with

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others for the best results. Financially, though, think outside the box for

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growth. A week of surprises in
love. Be open to new experiences and

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spontaneous moments. Use Crisco in handcuffs. It doesn't say that I just do

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that, Pisces. Butter maybe Butter's
better than Crisco. Do they sell Chrisco

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anymore? Cristal oil they do.
I'm talking about you. I don't know

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what what of course they do.
You're not a freak, Pisces. Trust

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your intuition and go with the float. Focus on creative projects and emotional well

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being. Financially, be cautious with
investments. There's that save thing again.

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A dreaming and romantic week. Nurture
your relationships with empathy and understanding. And

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if there was just a general takeaway
this week, everybody's going to get some

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and everybody needs to save more.
Do we covered all? All? Right?

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And butter works as well as Crisco. Butter has that sticky after feeling.

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Sounds like somebody's been watching Last Tango
in Paris. They'll get the better,

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