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<v Speaker 1>My next guest is a man who has been a

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<v Speaker 1>life long CU Buffs fan, dedicated fan. He was a

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<v Speaker 1>ticket holder season ticket holder from nineteen seventy seven to

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand and four.

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<v Speaker 2>Now Riley Rhodes needs a little bit more help.

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<v Speaker 1>So he is in a long term care facility and

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<v Speaker 1>he has just been granted a Wish of a lifetime.

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<v Speaker 1>Now we interview Jerry Bloom Jeremy Bloom here fairly recently

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<v Speaker 1>about Wish of a Lifetime. What is now a charitable

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<v Speaker 1>affiliate of AARP. What they do is grant life changing

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<v Speaker 1>wishes to older adults and they want to inspire people

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<v Speaker 1>to redefine aging in America. Riley joins us now to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about his big adventure coming up very soon at CU.

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<v Speaker 2>Riley, It's great to see you.

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<v Speaker 3>That's great to see you too, Mandy.

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<v Speaker 1>So tell me a little bit about how you became

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<v Speaker 1>a CU Buffs fan.

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<v Speaker 2>What happened there?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, I just uh uh through junior high school and

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<v Speaker 4>high school and just follow them all they could.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, they're game on TV and their bowl games

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<v Speaker 3>and all that. So I was just I was a

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<v Speaker 3>lifetime fan of them.

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<v Speaker 1>So when you found out that coach Prime was coming

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<v Speaker 1>to see you because they had some rough years there, Rightley,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't need to tell you they had some rough years.

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<v Speaker 1>When you found out coach Prime was coming to say,

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<v Speaker 1>what did you think?

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<v Speaker 3>I was so excited.

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<v Speaker 4>I just started watching the videos of him on there

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<v Speaker 4>from the very beginning I hired. He was actually so

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<v Speaker 4>him riding his bike around the Champions Center there.

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<v Speaker 1>So, yeah, now you're going to get to You're going

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<v Speaker 1>to get to meet him as part of this adventure,

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<v Speaker 1>are you not?

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<v Speaker 3>I would hope so, I think.

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<v Speaker 1>So what are you most looking forward to as a

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<v Speaker 1>as a season ticket holder? You've probably seen a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of football games, but now you're gonna get it kind of.

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<v Speaker 2>An inside view.

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<v Speaker 1>You're supposed to meet some players and a coach the

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<v Speaker 1>day before and then get to go to the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you ever had the opportunity to go behind the

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<v Speaker 1>scenes before?

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<v Speaker 4>Not really, No, I've been kind of there at the

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<v Speaker 4>game ballstander when they marching band march through to see them,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, but they have be going to meet the

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<v Speaker 4>band on Friday afternoon, so I'll give you that. When

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<v Speaker 4>they march down Pearl Street.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you going to get to march down with him?

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<v Speaker 3>Well? More or less. I think you know you carry

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<v Speaker 3>the big drum band marching band, so I like that.

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<v Speaker 2>What did you play in marching band?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, I played the French arm But in the marching

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<v Speaker 4>band I played the altonium is like a small baritone?

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<v Speaker 2>What wait a minute, what is that again?

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<v Speaker 3>What is that?

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<v Speaker 2>A small baritone? Of what?

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<v Speaker 3>Altonia is a smaller size baritone?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what a baritone is, Riley. I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>a musical person, and I certainly can't play an instrument.

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<v Speaker 1>So you've lost me at that. Is it a saxophone

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<v Speaker 1>or is it its own instrument?

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<v Speaker 2>What is it?

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<v Speaker 3>There's a brass in inst event, you know?

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<v Speaker 2>All right?

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<v Speaker 1>So Riley, what are you looking forward to the most

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<v Speaker 1>out of this adventure?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, just the whole experience really, you know, I just

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<v Speaker 4>meet the team everything, watch them play in person now,

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<v Speaker 4>so yeah, that'd be really exciting.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd like to ask Tammy a question because she is

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<v Speaker 1>one of the administrators at the senior living facility where

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<v Speaker 1>you are.

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<v Speaker 2>She's the one that nominated you.

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<v Speaker 1>Tammy, what made Riley stand out that he would nominate

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<v Speaker 1>him for the Wish of a Lifetime with AARP.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, I've been here at Lubland Village for about two

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<v Speaker 5>and a half years, and over that time, I just

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<v Speaker 5>got to know Riley and we kind of each mutually

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<v Speaker 5>figured out that we had a big heart for the

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<v Speaker 5>CU Buffaloes and football in general. So it kind of

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<v Speaker 5>started off with, you know, Riley would kind of come

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<v Speaker 5>to my office and shared news articles about CU Buffs

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<v Speaker 5>and also other football teams. And then, you know, especially

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<v Speaker 5>during football season, you know, then usually every Monday we

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<v Speaker 5>had to catch up on the game and all the

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<v Speaker 5>great stuff that happened. And it became even more so

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<v Speaker 5>when Dion Sanders came to coach the Buffs. And so,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, over this course of time, I've just gotten

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<v Speaker 5>to know Riley better and I kind of discovered a

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<v Speaker 5>few things. You know, that he was almost a thirty

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<v Speaker 5>year season ticket holder for the Buffs, that it had

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<v Speaker 5>been twenty years since he's been able to be at

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<v Speaker 5>a football game and person at Folsom Field, and so

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<v Speaker 5>I just kind of thought, you know, boy, would I

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<v Speaker 5>be able to love to figure out a way to

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<v Speaker 5>get him to go to a game. And it was

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<v Speaker 5>right about that same time that I found out about

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<v Speaker 5>Wish of a Lifetime and so I thought, you know what,

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<v Speaker 5>maybe I'm going to submit Riley for a wish, And

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<v Speaker 5>so I did that over the summer and we found

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<v Speaker 5>out I think it was in August, Hey, Riley, that

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<v Speaker 5>his wish was being granted. So so yeah, so it's

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<v Speaker 5>been pretty exciting since then, and I'm so excited for

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<v Speaker 5>Riley for the experience that he's.

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<v Speaker 3>Going to have.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, Riley, I'm excited for you too. I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>let you get rested up. You got your buffs Jersey.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you ready to get your buff skier on to

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<v Speaker 1>go to the game.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I bet they're going to give you some new gear

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<v Speaker 1>to wear as well too. Riley and Tammy, thank you

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<v Speaker 1>so much for making time for us today. I love

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<v Speaker 1>Wish of a Lifetime and I really am happy to

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<v Speaker 1>bring some more awareness of what that actually he does.

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<v Speaker 1>Because Tammy, what a great thing for you to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to give Riley a great wish and he's going

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<v Speaker 1>to have the opportunity to go watch his beloved Buffs

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<v Speaker 1>play and meet some players because of Wish of a Lifetime.

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<v Speaker 1>If you have an older person in your life that

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<v Speaker 1>has a wish to be granted, I would urge you

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<v Speaker 1>to look up wish of a lifetime and nominate them

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<v Speaker 1>as well. Riley, thank you so much for your time today. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you, bus go Bobs, Thanks Riley and Dammy.

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<v Speaker 2>Appreciate you guys making time for us today. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>that is just a sweet story