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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Later with Moe Kelly on demand from

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<v Speaker 1>KFI AM six forty.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Friday Nights Vanadica de la Cruz on Later with

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<v Speaker 2>Mo Kelly.

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<v Speaker 3>Mo.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, I have done some extensive research on museums,

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<v Speaker 4>and I didn't think that this one would exist here.

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<v Speaker 2>In Los Angeles, in so cal and so it does.

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<v Speaker 2>And uh huh.

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<v Speaker 4>Since this is the month of Love, I decided to

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<v Speaker 4>go to the Museum of Love.

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<v Speaker 5>There's a Museum of Love number one, and there's a

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<v Speaker 5>Museum of Love in southern California.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, sir, it's at forty three to twenty Melrose Avenue

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<v Speaker 4>in the city of Los Angeles. Now, the Los Angeles

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<v Speaker 4>Museum of Love isn't your typical museum. It's an interactive

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<v Speaker 4>experience designed to bring couples closer together. Okay, And since

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<v Speaker 4>Valentine's is exactly fellas seven days from today.

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<v Speaker 2>With a wink wink, I don't care. I thought i'd

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<v Speaker 2>let you know.

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<v Speaker 4>So instead of walking to a silent hall of paintings,

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<v Speaker 4>visitors could dive into a hands on exhibit that sparks conversation, laughter,

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<v Speaker 4>and meaningful connections. Whether you're solving puzzles, participating in activities,

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<v Speaker 4>or just reflecting on your relationship. Every moment is crafted

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<v Speaker 4>to help you and your partner grow together fellas Pedro

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<v Speaker 4>and Moe. Just so you're listening, okay, because grow together Now.

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<v Speaker 4>From the moment you step inside, you're invited to engage

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<v Speaker 4>in the exhibits and explore trust, communication, and fun. Each

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<v Speaker 4>room offers a new adventure. Some activities encourage you to

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<v Speaker 4>share stories, while others have you working together to overcome

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<v Speaker 4>some playful challenges ak like little problems. Now, it's not

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<v Speaker 4>about just looking at the art. It's about becoming part

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<v Speaker 4>of the experience and discovering new things about each other

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<v Speaker 4>along the way. The museum's unique setups makes it feel

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<v Speaker 4>very playful. It's a journey of stages of love. And

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<v Speaker 4>if you don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>What the five the five, well, you know there's different

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<v Speaker 2>stages of love. There is when.

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<v Speaker 4>You no no, no, no, like you know it's it's

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<v Speaker 4>it's when you meet someone. It's when you court them.

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<v Speaker 4>It's when you go out. It's when you go out

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<v Speaker 4>on a date. It's when that spark develops and then

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<v Speaker 4>you fall, you know, you feel connection, you fall in love.

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<v Speaker 2>And then after that you know that. I think guys

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<v Speaker 2>feel that. I don't know about you, but anyways.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, I'm just I felt something. I just don't remember

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<v Speaker 5>it being like that, But go.

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<v Speaker 6>Ahead, okay, all right.

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<v Speaker 4>The interactive nature keeps things very lighthearted, but also open

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<v Speaker 4>door opens the door for deeper conversations. You might find

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<v Speaker 4>yourself laughing one minute and having a heartfelt moment in another.

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<v Speaker 4>And couples love visiting the Museum of Love because it

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<v Speaker 4>offers more than just a fun day out. It helps

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<v Speaker 4>strengthen the relationship and helps strengthen the bond, and with

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<v Speaker 4>Valentine's Day around the corner, it's the perfect spot to

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<v Speaker 4>create lasting memories. Visitors leave feeling more connected, with a

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<v Speaker 4>better understanding of their partner, and renewed for a sense

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<v Speaker 4>of closeness. It's also an experience that is both entertaining

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<v Speaker 4>and meaningful. And while I was walking with her, I

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<v Speaker 4>went with a friend. I'm not I didn't go as

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<v Speaker 4>a couple. I went with a friend for research purposes.

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<v Speaker 4>And I spoke to a couple Jason and Emily, and

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<v Speaker 4>Emily said, quote and unquote, visiting the Museum of Love

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<v Speaker 4>was like hitting the refresh button on our relationship, and Jason,

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<v Speaker 4>her partner, said, quote and unquote, the activities were fun,

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<v Speaker 4>but they also made us see each other in a

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<v Speaker 4>new light. We left feeling more connected, like we rediscovered

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<v Speaker 4>the little things that brought us together in the first place.

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<v Speaker 4>As I said, a good place for Valentine's Day. If

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<v Speaker 4>you're thinking about being a little different and just kind

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<v Speaker 4>of lighting a bigger spark, or you know, just having

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<v Speaker 4>fun with each other, I think it's a great place

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<v Speaker 4>to go. It's called the Museum of Love, addresses forty

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<v Speaker 4>three twenty Melrose Avenue in the city of Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 4>I will say it's on the priceier side. It's sixty

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<v Speaker 4>eight dollars online for a couple.

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<v Speaker 6>Ye expensive.

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<v Speaker 2>Love is a little expensive, but with the group on

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<v Speaker 2>it's sixty four dollars. You must make a reservation.

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<v Speaker 5>Sorry I didn't be a laugh, but you know, of course,

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<v Speaker 5>I know Valentine's Day and all things associated are very pricey, right.

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<v Speaker 4>But for more information you could log onto Los Angeles

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<v Speaker 4>Museum of Love dot com. That's Los Angeles Museum of

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<v Speaker 4>Love dot com. It's open twelve to nine Monday through Friday,

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<v Speaker 4>Saturdays and Sundays from nine am to nine pm, and

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<v Speaker 4>I think the last walkthrough reservation is at eight o'clock,

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<v Speaker 4>so definitely check it out. But I was really nice

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<v Speaker 4>to I didn't go as a couple. I went with

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<v Speaker 4>a friend to make it seem like I was a

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<v Speaker 4>couple because it's a friend.

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<v Speaker 2>No, it's just just a friend.

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<v Speaker 4>But stop that says just a friend.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, I said, research purposes.

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<v Speaker 4>But I think it's it's really nice to feel that

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<v Speaker 4>connection and kind of remind yourself, even if you've been

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<v Speaker 4>in a relationship, whether it's you know, two years, five years,

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<v Speaker 4>seven years, ten years.

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<v Speaker 2>What was it that got us together here today? You know?

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<v Speaker 4>And and what is it that made you fall.

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<v Speaker 2>In love with me? Or vice versa, you know what

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<v Speaker 2>I mean.

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<v Speaker 4>So I think it's it's great, and it's creative, and

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<v Speaker 4>it's a really cute place, and it's nice to just

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<v Speaker 4>bring up that spark.

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<v Speaker 5>Did you participate in any way? I know you're there

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<v Speaker 5>for research purposes and and you said there are different

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<v Speaker 5>activities and games. Can you give us an example of

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<v Speaker 5>something that couples were doing or participating in.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, things like you know, what was that aha

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<v Speaker 4>moment of oh my god, this she could be she

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<v Speaker 4>could be the one, he could be the one. There's

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<v Speaker 4>also some scenarios of, you know, if you feel like

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<v Speaker 4>the other couple is maybe not being faithful or is

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<v Speaker 4>really not communicating. It's nothing negative. There is nothing negative there.

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<v Speaker 4>It's more of it makes you think and evaluate your

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<v Speaker 4>relationship on on your you know, five languages of love,

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<v Speaker 4>of what is your love language? You know, whether it's

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<v Speaker 4>active service, whether it's affirmations, et cetera.

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<v Speaker 2>But it kind of.

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<v Speaker 4>Makes you it's like a refresh button on your relationship

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<v Speaker 4>and it gives you little scenarios and little games of

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<v Speaker 4>how would you handle this?

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<v Speaker 6>Well, there are a lot of people there.

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<v Speaker 2>At the time that you were there, there was about

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<v Speaker 2>six couples. Okay, yeah, it was about six couple.

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<v Speaker 4>It's really not a big it's not a big museum,

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<v Speaker 4>but it's it's a museum that you have to really

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<v Speaker 4>look at every single thing on the wall. And it's

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<v Speaker 4>it's not quite it's not like you know, you go

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<v Speaker 4>to a regular museum and advice like it's like you're

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<v Speaker 4>at the library. No people are talking, and people are

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<v Speaker 4>laughing and and they're hysterically laughing, and they're taking pictures

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<v Speaker 4>and they're writing notes and and you know they you know,

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<v Speaker 4>the women are patting their men on the back like,

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<v Speaker 4>oh so sweet.

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<v Speaker 5>That's interesting today before we go to break were and

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<v Speaker 5>I know this is just anecdotal. The one time that

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<v Speaker 5>you were there were the guys participating and as enthusiastic

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<v Speaker 5>as their partners there.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I did, I did see. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>The thing is, you know you kind of I don't know.

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<v Speaker 4>I have this thing of you could kind of see

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<v Speaker 4>when this is a new relationship versus because every you know,

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<v Speaker 4>it's like you're kind of on top of each other

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<v Speaker 4>and you're very affectionate. And then you could see the

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<v Speaker 4>relationships that, oh, they'll hold a hand and then they walk,

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<v Speaker 4>and then they'll hold their hands again. It's they've been

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<v Speaker 4>there for a minute. But the men were being interactive,

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<v Speaker 4>they were being you know, they were being proactive at

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<v Speaker 4>the same time as far as the activities and communicating

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<v Speaker 4>always wonderful and you know, laughing and I think laughter

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<v Speaker 4>and love really goes together, because I love me a

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<v Speaker 4>man with a sense of humor.

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<v Speaker 6>You are a hopeless romantic, are you not?

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<v Speaker 2>Kinda in a way, but I'm also savage?

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<v Speaker 6>Oh my damn question. Yes, when does this go until?

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<v Speaker 2>No, the museum is here. It's an actual place on Melrose.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, well, I guess I have an unofficial date. My

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<v Speaker 6>You're just saying we are going to that museum.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, chant love you love you to Los Angeles Museum

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<v Speaker 4>of Love dot com. That's Los Angeles Museum of Love

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<v Speaker 4>dot com, addresses forty three to twenty Melrose Avenue, right

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<v Speaker 4>there in the.

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<v Speaker 2>Heart of Los Angeles. It's really a fun, cute place.

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<v Speaker 4>And when you walk in, I'm not going to tell

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<v Speaker 4>too much, but when you walk in, you there's this tree.

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<v Speaker 4>It's called the Tree of Love in a way, and

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<v Speaker 4>you get this heart and you write your names and

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<v Speaker 4>then you write something really special.

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<v Speaker 2>It just makes it feel really really special.

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<v Speaker 7>Mark you and the long suffering one should maybe do this.

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<v Speaker 7>I was really hoping to stay out of this, but

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<v Speaker 7>he real it's right. Oh, look at the times. We'll

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<v Speaker 7>have more with not Dela Cruise in just.

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<v Speaker 5>A moment and all her hidden chim that's coming up

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Later with mo Kelly on demand from

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<v Speaker 4>Six fud okay if I Am six forty Live Everywhere

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<v Speaker 4>It was on Later with Mo Kelly. Today's Hidden Gem

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<v Speaker 4>is Melanie Frasier. Melanie Fraser grew up in Boil Heights

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<v Speaker 4>and was raised by a hardworking single mother. From an

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<v Speaker 4>early age, she learned the value of perseverance and dedication.

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<v Speaker 4>Melanie excelled in problem solving and had a natural talent

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<v Speaker 4>for organizing and managing projects.

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<v Speaker 2>While many of.

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<v Speaker 4>Her peers struggled to see a clear path forward, Melanie

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<v Speaker 4>was determined to carve carve out a brighter future for herself.

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<v Speaker 4>Despite financial challenges and limited resources, She refused to let

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<v Speaker 4>her circumstances define her, believing that with education and hard work,

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<v Speaker 4>she could change the trajectory of her life. Her dedication

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<v Speaker 4>has led her to a successful career in project management,

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<v Speaker 4>where she specializes in coordinating large scale initiatives for nonprofits

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<v Speaker 4>and community driven organizations. She thrives in bringing structure to

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<v Speaker 4>complex challenges, ensuring teams stay on track, and helping organization

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<v Speaker 4>maximize their impact. At just twenty eight years of age,

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<v Speaker 4>she has already found success in her career, while marriage

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<v Speaker 4>and children are not on her horizon yet. Melanie is

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<v Speaker 4>driven by her desire to use her skills to make

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<v Speaker 4>a meaningful difference in the lives of young people facing

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<v Speaker 4>the same challenges she once did. After conducting an online research,

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<v Speaker 4>she discovered I Have a Dream Foundation Los Angeles ihadla

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<v Speaker 4>dot org, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering underserved youth through education, mentorship,

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<v Speaker 4>and long term support.

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<v Speaker 2>Melanie was immediately.

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<v Speaker 4>Drawn to their mission of helping students from low income

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<v Speaker 4>communities achieve their dreams by providing them with resources that

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<v Speaker 4>needed to succeed. Seeing how I had La dot Org

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<v Speaker 4>walked alongside students from elementary school to college, equipping them

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<v Speaker 4>with the tools to break the cycle of poverty, inspired

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<v Speaker 4>her to get involved. Ihadla dot Org transforms lives by

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<v Speaker 4>providing academic support, mentorship, and scholarships, helping students build a

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<v Speaker 4>future they may have never imagined possible. The organization's Dreamer

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<v Speaker 4>scholars receiving ongoing guidance, college readiness, training, and career exposure,

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<v Speaker 4>giving them a strong foundation for success. With the commitment

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<v Speaker 4>to staying with students for over a decade, I had

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<v Speaker 4>La dot Org ensures that every child has the opportunity

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<v Speaker 4>to thrive, no matter their circumstances. Their work not only

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<v Speaker 4>changes individual lives, but also strengthens the entire communities by

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<v Speaker 4>fostering a new generation of educated and confident leaders. For Melanie,

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<v Speaker 4>supporting I had La dot Org was not just giving back.

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<v Speaker 4>It was deeply personal, and I mean personal. She saw

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<v Speaker 4>herself in the students that they serve to understand firsthand

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<v Speaker 4>the power of mentornship and opportunity. And for more information

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<v Speaker 4>you could log onto I had La dot Org. That's

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<v Speaker 4>I had La dot Org. And Melanie Fraser is like

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<v Speaker 4>I said, she's twenty eight. She's not ready to get

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<v Speaker 4>married or have children, but she's really focused on her

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<v Speaker 4>career and she really wants to explore and travel. And

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<v Speaker 4>I love that she got involved with this organization and

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<v Speaker 4>she's able.

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<v Speaker 2>To pay it forward.

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<v Speaker 5>I always wonder how you come across these hidden gems?

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<v Speaker 6>How did you come across none?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh?

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<v Speaker 4>This one, I took some notes here. This one was

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<v Speaker 4>referred to me by Barbara Landen and she hit me

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<v Speaker 4>up on my on well, I should say my email

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<v Speaker 4>which is on my Instagram at Nautica de la Cruz

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<v Speaker 4>and we had a nice little conversation and Melanie Fraser

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<v Speaker 4>was she was a babysitter of her kids, and she

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<v Speaker 4>was like, you have to see this young lady who

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<v Speaker 4>went from almost nothing and her mother worked really hard

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<v Speaker 4>and she has a great story and she gave me

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<v Speaker 4>here information and so that's how we connected.

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<v Speaker 5>We got a little time here before we go to

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<v Speaker 5>the runa report which is coming up in the next segment.

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<v Speaker 5>In the studio tonight, we have Pedro Moreno, who is

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<v Speaker 5>sitting in with us. He usually does traffic correct for

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<v Speaker 5>the show. Pedro, unbeknownst to me, knew that you were

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<v Speaker 5>going to be here tonight, but I did not know

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<v Speaker 5>that he had at least an interaction with you some

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<v Speaker 5>fifteen years or so ago.

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<v Speaker 6>Go ahead and tell the story.

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<v Speaker 2>How about Pedro tell the story.

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, it wasn't anything crazy once.

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<v Speaker 3>When I first got into radio, my first job, I

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<v Speaker 3>was just trying to, you know, put my foot down,

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<v Speaker 3>shake hands, smile and meet whoever I could that's in

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<v Speaker 3>the industry. And I knew you were going to be

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<v Speaker 3>at the Long Beach Jazz Fest. I'm from Long Beach,

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<v Speaker 3>born of race and I met you there and I

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<v Speaker 3>still have the picture and I approached you today and

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<v Speaker 3>tonight and said, hey, check this out and it was

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<v Speaker 3>me with long hair and all, and yeah, it's It's

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<v Speaker 3>just it's so surreal that somebody that I used to

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<v Speaker 3>listen to, you know, coming up in this industry and

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<v Speaker 3>now we're here, started.

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<v Speaker 2>From the bottom, you know. I mean, that's how you

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<v Speaker 4>And I think sometimes I've always been one of those

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<v Speaker 4>personal people, like people say can I take a picture?

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<v Speaker 2>Or you know, where did you start?

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<v Speaker 4>Because I feel that it's nice to pay it for

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<v Speaker 4>it or tell people your stories.

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<v Speaker 2>And you told me earlier that you got that. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>you got a lot of no's.

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<v Speaker 4>I got fourteen no's before I got a yes, speak

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<v Speaker 4>on it. I got fourteen notes. It's on my LinkedIn

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<v Speaker 4>profiled at Nautica de la Cruz. I got turned down

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<v Speaker 4>fourteen times in the Bay Area before a program director

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<v Speaker 4>named Napoleon decided to give me an internship. And I

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<v Speaker 4>wasn't I did, wasn't asking for a job. I was

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<v Speaker 4>just asking for an internship because when I was going

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<v Speaker 4>finish the internship and I needed that to you know,

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<v Speaker 4>keep you know, from my studies here. And I got

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<v Speaker 4>turned down and it was so great because I had

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<v Speaker 4>that moment of I'm about to give up. And he

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<v Speaker 4>said come in the studio and I said okay, and

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<v Speaker 4>he put me on the spot.

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<v Speaker 2>He said come read this.

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<v Speaker 4>He's like, sit down with me, and I was like okay,

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<v Speaker 4>and he said, why don't you.

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<v Speaker 2>Read this commercial?

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<v Speaker 4>He made me read a commercial live on air in

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<v Speaker 4>Spanish and then he was like okay. So then we

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<v Speaker 4>go to commercials. We come back and he goes, do

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<v Speaker 4>you have a joke? I said in Spanish? And I

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<v Speaker 4>only know one joke in Spanish. I'm not really a joke.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, don't carry Spanish jokes very well. And I said,

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<v Speaker 4>I know one joke. So I told the joke when

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<v Speaker 4>we came back from commercials, and then I saw that

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<v Speaker 4>they didn't laugh.

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<v Speaker 2>They kind of smirked, but they didn't laugh.

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<v Speaker 4>And we went back into commercials and he said, so

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<v Speaker 4>you think you're funny and I said, I thought my

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<v Speaker 4>he goes, what are you doing? What are you doing

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<v Speaker 4>on Monday? And I said, I'm just going to school

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<v Speaker 4>and then I'm free. After that, he goes, I'll.

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<v Speaker 2>See you here at three o'clock.

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<v Speaker 8>And that was just there's something you've told that story before,

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<v Speaker 8>And what I missed before is a lesson that I

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<v Speaker 8>try to tell other people.

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<v Speaker 5>You don't know when your moment is going to come.

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<v Speaker 5>Just be ready for your moment. You never know when

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<v Speaker 5>someone has a plan for you that you're not aware of,

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<v Speaker 5>and be ready to meet the moment. When they asked

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<v Speaker 5>be ready for that moment.

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<v Speaker 6>What was your moment pedro for me?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I had been training, doing traffic reports and whatnot,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, for the for the most part, like

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<v Speaker 3>the first year or two, I was, you know, a

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<v Speaker 3>telling me, you know, just keep sending demos, sending demos,

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<v Speaker 3>and I would. I'd be there off the clock, just

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<v Speaker 3>taking advantage of the studio time. And then one night

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<v Speaker 3>I went to the restroom, came back, you know, doing

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<v Speaker 3>my producer thing, and you know, I hopped on the

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<v Speaker 3>phone and then sure enough is my boss like, hey,

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<v Speaker 3>so and So's voice went out there it is, we're

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<v Speaker 3>going to need you to hop on this station, and

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<v Speaker 3>I'm just either got thrown into the fire, and that's

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<v Speaker 3>the best thing that's ever happened to me.

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<v Speaker 5>Look, I always say it's one thing to be prepared,

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<v Speaker 5>but I always say be prepared for your opportunity, of course,

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<v Speaker 5>because it's one thing to think that someone's just gonna

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<v Speaker 5>open the door and give you a job.

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<v Speaker 6>It usually doesn't happen that way.

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<v Speaker 5>You usually have to just beat the moment as it

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<v Speaker 5>presents itself and then you're off and running exactly and

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<v Speaker 5>someone is going to benefit from your stories tonight.

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<v Speaker 6>And that's what I love about this the most.

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<v Speaker 4>And one last thing, if I could add, one thing

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<v Speaker 4>that I have learned, and I learned this from a mentor,

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<v Speaker 4>is the people who have paid the way and the

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<v Speaker 4>people who even gave you a chance, or the people

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<v Speaker 4>who said, hey, you know, if you don't come in

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<v Speaker 4>through the front door, will put you in through the

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<v Speaker 4>back door. Say thank you to them, write them, wish

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<v Speaker 4>them a merry Christmas, write them an email or send

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<v Speaker 4>them a text, and hey, I was just.

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<v Speaker 2>Thinking about you. I think it's great because.

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<v Speaker 4>In the back of their mind, one day, they're going

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<v Speaker 4>to think about you and they're going to say, you

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<v Speaker 4>know what, Pedro, he'll be able to do this, or

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<v Speaker 4>Natica could do this. You know, so always always be

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<v Speaker 4>grateful and and and pay it forward because we're not

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<v Speaker 4>going to.

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<v Speaker 2>Be here forever.

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<v Speaker 4>Exactly what look, honey, unless you know a secret that

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know, the fountain of view with you to

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<v Speaker 4>be here forever.

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<v Speaker 6>That's how about that? I'm planning to be here.

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