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Speaker 4: You know, I have done some extensive research on museums,
Speaker 4: and I didn't think that this one would exist here.
Speaker 2: In Los Angeles, in so cal and so it does.
Speaker 2: And uh huh.
Speaker 4: Since this is the month of Love, I decided to
Speaker 4: go to the Museum of Love.
Speaker 5: There's a Museum of Love number one, and there's a
Speaker 5: Museum of Love in southern California.
Speaker 4: Yes, sir, it's at forty three to twenty Melrose Avenue
Speaker 4: in the city of Los Angeles. Now, the Los Angeles
Speaker 4: Museum of Love isn't your typical museum. It's an interactive
Speaker 4: experience designed to bring couples closer together. Okay, And since
Speaker 4: Valentine's is exactly fellas seven days from today.
Speaker 2: With a wink wink, I don't care. I thought i'd
Speaker 2: let you know.
Speaker 4: So instead of walking to a silent hall of paintings,
Speaker 4: visitors could dive into a hands on exhibit that sparks conversation, laughter,
Speaker 4: and meaningful connections. Whether you're solving puzzles, participating in activities,
Speaker 4: or just reflecting on your relationship. Every moment is crafted
Speaker 4: to help you and your partner grow together fellas Pedro
Speaker 4: and Moe. Just so you're listening, okay, because grow together Now.
Speaker 4: From the moment you step inside, you're invited to engage
Speaker 4: in the exhibits and explore trust, communication, and fun. Each
Speaker 4: room offers a new adventure. Some activities encourage you to
Speaker 4: share stories, while others have you working together to overcome
Speaker 4: some playful challenges ak like little problems. Now, it's not
Speaker 4: about just looking at the art. It's about becoming part
Speaker 4: of the experience and discovering new things about each other
Speaker 4: along the way. The museum's unique setups makes it feel
Speaker 4: very playful. It's a journey of stages of love. And
Speaker 4: if you don't know.
Speaker 2: What the five the five, well, you know there's different
Speaker 2: stages of love. There is when.
Speaker 4: You no no, no, no, like you know it's it's
Speaker 4: it's when you meet someone. It's when you court them.
Speaker 4: It's when you go out. It's when you go out
Speaker 4: on a date. It's when that spark develops and then
Speaker 4: you fall, you know, you feel connection, you fall in love.
Speaker 2: And then after that you know that. I think guys
Speaker 2: feel that. I don't know about you, but anyways.
Speaker 5: Okay, I'm just I felt something. I just don't remember
Speaker 5: it being like that, But go.
Speaker 6: Ahead, okay, all right.
Speaker 4: The interactive nature keeps things very lighthearted, but also open
Speaker 4: door opens the door for deeper conversations. You might find
Speaker 4: yourself laughing one minute and having a heartfelt moment in another.
Speaker 4: And couples love visiting the Museum of Love because it
Speaker 4: offers more than just a fun day out. It helps
Speaker 4: strengthen the relationship and helps strengthen the bond, and with
Speaker 4: Valentine's Day around the corner, it's the perfect spot to
Speaker 4: create lasting memories. Visitors leave feeling more connected, with a
Speaker 4: better understanding of their partner, and renewed for a sense
Speaker 4: of closeness. It's also an experience that is both entertaining
Speaker 4: and meaningful. And while I was walking with her, I
Speaker 4: went with a friend. I'm not I didn't go as
Speaker 4: a couple. I went with a friend for research purposes.
Speaker 4: And I spoke to a couple Jason and Emily, and
Speaker 4: Emily said, quote and unquote, visiting the Museum of Love
Speaker 4: was like hitting the refresh button on our relationship, and Jason,
Speaker 4: her partner, said, quote and unquote, the activities were fun,
Speaker 4: but they also made us see each other in a
Speaker 4: new light. We left feeling more connected, like we rediscovered
Speaker 4: the little things that brought us together in the first place.
Speaker 4: As I said, a good place for Valentine's Day. If
Speaker 4: you're thinking about being a little different and just kind
Speaker 4: of lighting a bigger spark, or you know, just having
Speaker 4: fun with each other, I think it's a great place
Speaker 4: to go. It's called the Museum of Love, addresses forty
Speaker 4: three twenty Melrose Avenue in the city of Los Angeles.
Speaker 4: I will say it's on the priceier side. It's sixty
Speaker 4: eight dollars online for a couple.
Speaker 6: Ye expensive.
Speaker 2: Love is a little expensive, but with the group on
Speaker 2: it's sixty four dollars. You must make a reservation.
Speaker 5: Sorry I didn't be a laugh, but you know, of course,
Speaker 5: I know Valentine's Day and all things associated are very pricey, right.
Speaker 4: But for more information you could log onto Los Angeles
Speaker 4: Museum of Love dot com. That's Los Angeles Museum of
Speaker 4: Love dot com. It's open twelve to nine Monday through Friday,
Speaker 4: Saturdays and Sundays from nine am to nine pm, and
Speaker 4: I think the last walkthrough reservation is at eight o'clock,
Speaker 4: so definitely check it out. But I was really nice
Speaker 4: to I didn't go as a couple. I went with
Speaker 4: a friend to make it seem like I was a
Speaker 4: couple because it's a friend.
Speaker 2: No, it's just just a friend.
Speaker 4: But stop that says just a friend.
Speaker 2: But you know, I said, research purposes.
Speaker 4: But I think it's it's really nice to feel that
Speaker 4: connection and kind of remind yourself, even if you've been
Speaker 4: in a relationship, whether it's you know, two years, five years,
Speaker 4: seven years, ten years.
Speaker 2: What was it that got us together here today? You know?
Speaker 4: And and what is it that made you fall.
Speaker 2: In love with me? Or vice versa, you know what
Speaker 2: I mean.
Speaker 4: So I think it's it's great, and it's creative, and
Speaker 4: it's a really cute place, and it's nice to just
Speaker 4: bring up that spark.
Speaker 5: Did you participate in any way? I know you're there
Speaker 5: for research purposes and and you said there are different
Speaker 5: activities and games. Can you give us an example of
Speaker 5: something that couples were doing or participating in.
Speaker 4: You know, things like you know, what was that aha
Speaker 4: moment of oh my god, this she could be she
Speaker 4: could be the one, he could be the one. There's
Speaker 4: also some scenarios of, you know, if you feel like
Speaker 4: the other couple is maybe not being faithful or is
Speaker 4: really not communicating. It's nothing negative. There is nothing negative there.
Speaker 4: It's more of it makes you think and evaluate your
Speaker 4: relationship on on your you know, five languages of love,
Speaker 4: of what is your love language? You know, whether it's
Speaker 4: active service, whether it's affirmations, et cetera.
Speaker 2: But it kind of.
Speaker 4: Makes you it's like a refresh button on your relationship
Speaker 4: and it gives you little scenarios and little games of
Speaker 4: how would you handle this?
Speaker 6: Well, there are a lot of people there.
Speaker 2: At the time that you were there, there was about
Speaker 2: six couples. Okay, yeah, it was about six couple.
Speaker 4: It's really not a big it's not a big museum,
Speaker 4: but it's it's a museum that you have to really
Speaker 4: look at every single thing on the wall. And it's
Speaker 4: it's not quite it's not like you know, you go
Speaker 4: to a regular museum and advice like it's like you're
Speaker 4: at the library. No people are talking, and people are
Speaker 4: laughing and and they're hysterically laughing, and they're taking pictures
Speaker 4: and they're writing notes and and you know they you know,
Speaker 4: the women are patting their men on the back like,
Speaker 4: oh so sweet.
Speaker 5: That's interesting today before we go to break were and
Speaker 5: I know this is just anecdotal. The one time that
Speaker 5: you were there were the guys participating and as enthusiastic
Speaker 5: as their partners there.
Speaker 2: You know, I did, I did see. I don't know.
Speaker 2: The thing is, you know you kind of I don't know.
Speaker 4: I have this thing of you could kind of see
Speaker 4: when this is a new relationship versus because every you know,
Speaker 4: it's like you're kind of on top of each other
Speaker 4: and you're very affectionate. And then you could see the
Speaker 4: relationships that, oh, they'll hold a hand and then they walk,
Speaker 4: and then they'll hold their hands again. It's they've been
Speaker 4: there for a minute. But the men were being interactive,
Speaker 4: they were being you know, they were being proactive at
Speaker 4: the same time as far as the activities and communicating
Speaker 4: always wonderful and you know, laughing and I think laughter
Speaker 4: and love really goes together, because I love me a
Speaker 4: man with a sense of humor.
Speaker 6: You are a hopeless romantic, are you not?
Speaker 2: Kinda in a way, but I'm also savage?
Speaker 6: Oh my damn question. Yes, when does this go until?
Speaker 2: No, the museum is here. It's an actual place on Melrose.
Speaker 3: Okay, well, I guess I have an unofficial date. My
Speaker 3: wife just called.
Speaker 6: You're just saying we are going to that museum.
Speaker 4: Yes, chant love you love you to Los Angeles Museum
Speaker 4: of Love dot com. That's Los Angeles Museum of Love
Speaker 4: dot com, addresses forty three to twenty Melrose Avenue, right
Speaker 4: there in the.
Speaker 2: Heart of Los Angeles. It's really a fun, cute place.
Speaker 4: And when you walk in, I'm not going to tell
Speaker 4: too much, but when you walk in, you there's this tree.
Speaker 4: It's called the Tree of Love in a way, and
Speaker 4: you get this heart and you write your names and
Speaker 4: then you write something really special.
Speaker 2: It just makes it feel really really special.
Speaker 7: Mark you and the long suffering one should maybe do this.
Speaker 7: I was really hoping to stay out of this, but
Speaker 7: he real it's right. Oh, look at the times. We'll
Speaker 7: have more with not Dela Cruise in just.
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Speaker 4: It was on Later with Mo Kelly. Today's Hidden Gem
Speaker 4: is Melanie Frasier. Melanie Fraser grew up in Boil Heights
Speaker 4: and was raised by a hardworking single mother. From an
Speaker 4: early age, she learned the value of perseverance and dedication.
Speaker 4: Melanie excelled in problem solving and had a natural talent
Speaker 4: for organizing and managing projects.
Speaker 2: While many of.
Speaker 4: Her peers struggled to see a clear path forward, Melanie
Speaker 4: was determined to carve carve out a brighter future for herself.
Speaker 4: Despite financial challenges and limited resources, She refused to let
Speaker 4: her circumstances define her, believing that with education and hard work,
Speaker 4: she could change the trajectory of her life. Her dedication
Speaker 4: has led her to a successful career in project management,
Speaker 4: where she specializes in coordinating large scale initiatives for nonprofits
Speaker 4: and community driven organizations. She thrives in bringing structure to
Speaker 4: complex challenges, ensuring teams stay on track, and helping organization
Speaker 4: maximize their impact. At just twenty eight years of age,
Speaker 4: she has already found success in her career, while marriage
Speaker 4: and children are not on her horizon yet. Melanie is
Speaker 4: driven by her desire to use her skills to make
Speaker 4: a meaningful difference in the lives of young people facing
Speaker 4: the same challenges she once did. After conducting an online research,
Speaker 4: she discovered I Have a Dream Foundation Los Angeles ihadla
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Speaker 2: Melanie was immediately.
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Speaker 4: needed to succeed. Seeing how I had La dot Org
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Speaker 4: supporting I had La dot Org was not just giving back.
Speaker 4: It was deeply personal, and I mean personal. She saw
Speaker 4: herself in the students that they serve to understand firsthand
Speaker 4: the power of mentornship and opportunity. And for more information
Speaker 4: you could log onto I had La dot Org. That's
Speaker 4: I had La dot Org. And Melanie Fraser is like
Speaker 4: I said, she's twenty eight. She's not ready to get
Speaker 4: married or have children, but she's really focused on her
Speaker 4: career and she really wants to explore and travel. And
Speaker 4: I love that she got involved with this organization and
Speaker 4: she's able.
Speaker 2: To pay it forward.
Speaker 5: I always wonder how you come across these hidden gems?
Speaker 6: How did you come across none?
Speaker 2: Oh?
Speaker 4: This one, I took some notes here. This one was
Speaker 4: referred to me by Barbara Landen and she hit me
Speaker 4: up on my on well, I should say my email
Speaker 4: which is on my Instagram at Nautica de la Cruz
Speaker 4: and we had a nice little conversation and Melanie Fraser
Speaker 4: was she was a babysitter of her kids, and she
Speaker 4: was like, you have to see this young lady who
Speaker 4: went from almost nothing and her mother worked really hard
Speaker 4: and she has a great story and she gave me
Speaker 4: here information and so that's how we connected.
Speaker 5: We got a little time here before we go to
Speaker 5: the runa report which is coming up in the next segment.
Speaker 5: In the studio tonight, we have Pedro Moreno, who is
Speaker 5: sitting in with us. He usually does traffic correct for
Speaker 5: the show. Pedro, unbeknownst to me, knew that you were
Speaker 5: going to be here tonight, but I did not know
Speaker 5: that he had at least an interaction with you some
Speaker 5: fifteen years or so ago.
Speaker 6: Go ahead and tell the story.
Speaker 2: How about Pedro tell the story.
Speaker 6: I mean, it wasn't anything crazy once.
Speaker 3: When I first got into radio, my first job, I
Speaker 3: was just trying to, you know, put my foot down,
Speaker 3: shake hands, smile and meet whoever I could that's in
Speaker 3: the industry. And I knew you were going to be
Speaker 3: at the Long Beach Jazz Fest. I'm from Long Beach,
Speaker 3: born of race and I met you there and I
Speaker 3: still have the picture and I approached you today and
Speaker 3: tonight and said, hey, check this out and it was
Speaker 3: me with long hair and all, and yeah, it's It's
Speaker 3: just it's so surreal that somebody that I used to
Speaker 3: listen to, you know, coming up in this industry and
Speaker 3: now we're here, started.
Speaker 2: From the bottom, you know. I mean, that's how you
Speaker 2: do it.
Speaker 4: And I think sometimes I've always been one of those
Speaker 4: personal people, like people say can I take a picture?
Speaker 2: Or you know, where did you start?
Speaker 4: Because I feel that it's nice to pay it for
Speaker 4: it or tell people your stories.
Speaker 2: And you told me earlier that you got that. You know,
Speaker 2: you got a lot of no's.
Speaker 4: I got fourteen no's before I got a yes, speak
Speaker 4: on it. I got fourteen notes. It's on my LinkedIn
Speaker 4: profiled at Nautica de la Cruz. I got turned down
Speaker 4: fourteen times in the Bay Area before a program director
Speaker 4: named Napoleon decided to give me an internship. And I
Speaker 4: wasn't I did, wasn't asking for a job. I was
Speaker 4: just asking for an internship because when I was going
Speaker 4: to San Jose State, I needed the three credits to
Speaker 4: finish the internship and I needed that to you know,
Speaker 4: keep you know, from my studies here. And I got
Speaker 4: turned down and it was so great because I had
Speaker 4: that moment of I'm about to give up. And he
Speaker 4: said come in the studio and I said okay, and
Speaker 4: he put me on the spot.
Speaker 2: He said come read this.
Speaker 4: He's like, sit down with me, and I was like okay,
Speaker 4: and he said, why don't you.
Speaker 2: Read this commercial?
Speaker 4: He made me read a commercial live on air in
Speaker 4: Spanish and then he was like okay. So then we
Speaker 4: go to commercials. We come back and he goes, do
Speaker 4: you have a joke? I said in Spanish? And I
Speaker 4: only know one joke in Spanish. I'm not really a joke.
Speaker 4: You know, don't carry Spanish jokes very well. And I said,
Speaker 4: I know one joke. So I told the joke when
Speaker 4: we came back from commercials, and then I saw that
Speaker 4: they didn't laugh.
Speaker 2: They kind of smirked, but they didn't laugh.
Speaker 4: And we went back into commercials and he said, so
Speaker 4: you think you're funny and I said, I thought my
Speaker 4: joke was pretty good. I thought it was funny. And
Speaker 4: he goes, what are you doing? What are you doing
Speaker 4: on Monday? And I said, I'm just going to school
Speaker 4: and then I'm free. After that, he goes, I'll.
Speaker 2: See you here at three o'clock.
Speaker 8: And that was just there's something you've told that story before,
Speaker 8: And what I missed before is a lesson that I
Speaker 8: try to tell other people.
Speaker 5: You don't know when your moment is going to come.
Speaker 5: Just be ready for your moment. You never know when
Speaker 5: someone has a plan for you that you're not aware of,
Speaker 5: and be ready to meet the moment. When they asked
Speaker 5: the question, asked for the joke, asked for a demonstration,
Speaker 5: be ready for that moment.
Speaker 6: What was your moment pedro for me?
Speaker 3: You know, I had been training, doing traffic reports and whatnot,
Speaker 3: and you know, for the for the most part, like
Speaker 3: the first year or two, I was, you know, a
Speaker 3: film producer. One night, my boss at the time was
Speaker 3: telling me, you know, just keep sending demos, sending demos,
Speaker 3: and I would. I'd be there off the clock, just
Speaker 3: taking advantage of the studio time. And then one night
Speaker 3: I went to the restroom, came back, you know, doing
Speaker 3: my producer thing, and you know, I hopped on the
Speaker 3: phone and then sure enough is my boss like, hey,
Speaker 3: so and So's voice went out there it is, we're
Speaker 3: going to need you to hop on this station, and
Speaker 3: I'm just either got thrown into the fire, and that's
Speaker 3: the best thing that's ever happened to me.
Speaker 5: Look, I always say it's one thing to be prepared,
Speaker 5: but I always say be prepared for your opportunity, of course,
Speaker 5: because it's one thing to think that someone's just gonna
Speaker 5: open the door and give you a job.
Speaker 6: It usually doesn't happen that way.
Speaker 5: You usually have to just beat the moment as it
Speaker 5: presents itself and then you're off and running exactly and
Speaker 5: someone is going to benefit from your stories tonight.
Speaker 6: And that's what I love about this the most.
Speaker 4: And one last thing, if I could add, one thing
Speaker 4: that I have learned, and I learned this from a mentor,
Speaker 4: is the people who have paid the way and the
Speaker 4: people who even gave you a chance, or the people
Speaker 4: who said, hey, you know, if you don't come in
Speaker 4: through the front door, will put you in through the
Speaker 4: back door. Say thank you to them, write them, wish
Speaker 4: them a merry Christmas, write them an email or send
Speaker 4: them a text, and hey, I was just.
Speaker 2: Thinking about you. I think it's great because.
Speaker 4: In the back of their mind, one day, they're going
Speaker 4: to think about you and they're going to say, you
Speaker 4: know what, Pedro, he'll be able to do this, or
Speaker 4: Natica could do this. You know, so always always be
Speaker 4: grateful and and and pay it forward because we're not
Speaker 4: going to.
Speaker 2: Be here forever.
Speaker 4: Exactly what look, honey, unless you know a secret that
Speaker 4: I don't know, the fountain of view with you to
Speaker 4: be here forever.
Speaker 6: That's how about that? I'm planning to be here.
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