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<v Speaker 1>It's Night Side with Dan Ray on doubling Busy Boston's

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<v Speaker 1>new radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks very much, Nicole. It is a Friday night, the

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<v Speaker 2>last Friday, the thirtieth of August. Only have one more

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<v Speaker 2>day in August. It's amazing to think that this weekend

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<v Speaker 2>will bring us September, but that's what the calendar tells me,

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<v Speaker 2>and the calendar does in line. My name is Dan Ray.

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<v Speaker 2>Rob Brooks, the producer of the program, is back in

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<v Speaker 2>the control room at Broadcast Central. He'll set you up

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<v Speaker 2>with telephone calls right after nine o'clock. At nine, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>talk about that horrific double tragedy down in New Jersey

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<v Speaker 2>late yesterday which two young brothers, one in NHL Superstar

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<v Speaker 2>and the other guy who was still honing his talents

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<v Speaker 2>and played for the Worcester rail Riders for a while,

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<v Speaker 2>the Gudreaux brothers hitting killed a Leslie by drunk driver.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll talk about that at nine. It's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>a tough hour, but I think some of you may

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<v Speaker 2>have some stories that will in the mood. Just a

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<v Speaker 2>horrible story later on tonight. No big problems at Somerville

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<v Speaker 2>Central Library, where the teenagers have been acting up we

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<v Speaker 2>will talk with the Somerville City councilor about what can

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<v Speaker 2>be done. I've got a few ideas as to what

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<v Speaker 2>could be done. And then in the twentieth hour, we

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<v Speaker 2>will have, as we do every eleventh hour, on the

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<v Speaker 2>last Friday of the month, which is the last Friday

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<v Speaker 2>of the month, obviously being August thirtieth, there's only two

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<v Speaker 2>more days, one more day left in the month, we

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<v Speaker 2>will do a real snap presidential poll and the I

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<v Speaker 2>think the presidential contenders serious presidential contenders are down to

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<v Speaker 2>two at this point. I think I know who we're

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<v Speaker 2>talking about. But before we get to all of that,

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to start off our first guest tonight. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not sure if Jim McBride has joined us before, but

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<v Speaker 2>I enjoy his writing in the Boston Globe. As I've

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<v Speaker 2>told others, Jim, when I get my Globe in the morning,

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<v Speaker 2>first thing I go to is the sports page, and

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<v Speaker 2>you get to write for the Boston of sports page

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<v Speaker 2>and the best sport page, best sports page in the country.

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<v Speaker 2>In my opinion, how are you tonight?

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<v Speaker 3>I'm doing great And I couldn't agree more on that assessment.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, I'll bet you would. I bet you would agree

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<v Speaker 2>with me. So, so you're following an Olympic bronze medalist.

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<v Speaker 2>You did a piece which I read online yesterday. I

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<v Speaker 2>assume it's in the print version today about an Olympic medalist,

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<v Speaker 2>bronze medalist from China, and I did not realize she

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<v Speaker 2>now has Boston as an adoptive home. She's playing this

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<v Speaker 2>week at the LPGA event. Tell us about how she

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<v Speaker 2>did in the Olympics, which obviously was really good, how

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<v Speaker 2>she's doing this weekend, and how is it that a

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<v Speaker 2>gold medal, bronze medals from China, how is it that

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<v Speaker 2>she has come and has picked Boston as her adoptive home. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>we're thrilled to have her here. But I just it's

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<v Speaker 2>a great story, Go right ahead.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, So, her fiance is a Bostonian, Barney Wang is

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<v Speaker 3>his name, and uh where they met I'm not quite sure,

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<v Speaker 3>but uh, you know, once they developed that relationship, she

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<v Speaker 3>kind of adopted Boston as her as her American base

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<v Speaker 3>because he lives here. And uh so she was really

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<v Speaker 3>excited to get the chance to play in an LPGA

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<v Speaker 3>tournament near her adopted home.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>She's coming off, you know, a very busy month she

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<v Speaker 3>she she represented China and the Olympics and and was

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<v Speaker 3>kind of a surprise bronze winner. You know, she hasn't

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<v Speaker 3>she doesn't want a ton on on on either tour,

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<v Speaker 3>on the China on China's LPGA tour or the American tour,

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<v Speaker 3>but she kind of came out of nowhere and and

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<v Speaker 3>won that bronze medal, and it's probably the biggest uh

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<v Speaker 3>you know, feather hunder captive to this point.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, how tough is it for a woman who's a

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<v Speaker 2>professional professional golfer to get access out of China to

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<v Speaker 2>be able to you know, fulfill her career ambitions, not

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<v Speaker 2>only in the Olympics, but on the LBGA Tour LPGA

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I'm not sure the politics behind it and and

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<v Speaker 3>how that that happened, whether she went to college in

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<v Speaker 3>America or not, I'm not really sure. We didn't have

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<v Speaker 3>a we didn't get to spend a ton of time

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<v Speaker 3>with her on Tuesday, but she did have some some

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<v Speaker 3>interesting stories about you know, being uh, you know in

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<v Speaker 3>this country and and now playing on this tour. And

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<v Speaker 3>you know, she's uh, you know, obviously bilingual, and she

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<v Speaker 3>speaks really well and I think that she's, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>she's kind of an up and coming star on on

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<v Speaker 3>this tour. She even has an English name. She goes

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<v Speaker 3>by Janet now, which is you know, unusual.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, give me the correct pronunciation. I didn't dare try.

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<v Speaker 2>The last name is Lynn, so that's similar to the

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<v Speaker 2>to the kid that played for the New York Next

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<v Speaker 2>no relation.

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<v Speaker 3>I assume, yeah that was that was Jeremy. Her pronunciation

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<v Speaker 3>is you Julie you jun uh?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>She uh she she goes by. She even has jan

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<v Speaker 3>on her bag now. She has you Janet Lynn on

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<v Speaker 3>her on a golf bag, so easily recognizable. She also

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<v Speaker 3>has a Celtics putter cover because she loves the Celtics.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Uh, your your piece talked about. I guess she

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<v Speaker 2>was at Red Sox game last night and she's really

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<v Speaker 2>beginning to become accustomed to the city. And if, if,

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<v Speaker 2>if Boston is her hometown, then she will be our

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<v Speaker 2>adoptive favorite on the l B G G A. That's

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<v Speaker 2>that is for sure. How is the tour the l

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<v Speaker 2>p G A tour going. All of us are familiar

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<v Speaker 2>with the w n B A uh and of course

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<v Speaker 2>the w n B A is a fraction of the

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<v Speaker 2>money that is involved in the.

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<v Speaker 5>N b A.

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<v Speaker 2>N b A is the l p g A making

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<v Speaker 2>some inroads you know on the on the women's women's tour.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. So this is the inaugural f M Championship at

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<v Speaker 3>EPC Boston, which for years hosted the men in the

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<v Speaker 3>on the PGA tour. In the FedEx Cup was the

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<v Speaker 3>deutsch Bank. It was the Dell Technologies and it was

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<v Speaker 3>a Northern trust. Always had Tiger Woods as one of

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<v Speaker 3>their main draws and he was a you know, a

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<v Speaker 3>chairman of the deutsch Bank. So uh, that ended a

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<v Speaker 3>couple of years ago when the FedEx Cup went from

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<v Speaker 3>four tournaments to three. They they ended up chopping off

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<v Speaker 3>the Boston leg of the tour, unfortunately. But this has

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<v Speaker 3>been an opportunity for you know, a great course, TPC

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<v Speaker 3>Boston in Norton to host another world class event. And

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<v Speaker 3>you know, the crowds were a little sparse, I have

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<v Speaker 3>to be honest on Thursday and Friday, but I think

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<v Speaker 3>that you know, Saturday and Sunday's crowds will be will

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<v Speaker 3>be much bigger. And there are some local draws other

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<v Speaker 3>than than Janet, there's Megan Kaye who's from Rockland. Uh,

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<v Speaker 3>she's she's an up and comer on the LPGA tour.

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<v Speaker 3>You know. Alex Pano is another girl from Stoughton. Uh,

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<v Speaker 3>she's on the tour now. So I think the crosse

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<v Speaker 3>this weekend will be will be much bigger.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you know, it's interesting. It's always great to see

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<v Speaker 2>there have been there have been a few New Englanders,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. Uh o Keegan Bradley comes to mind on

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<v Speaker 2>on the PGA tour. But it New England is not

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<v Speaker 2>a fertile ground for golfers because obviously the golf season

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<v Speaker 2>except on Cape Cod is pretty limited, uh, you know

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<v Speaker 2>to what they can do in other other parts of

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<v Speaker 1>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>And so it's great to see either some uh some

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<v Speaker 2>some native born Bostonians or some adoptive Bostonians begin to

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<v Speaker 2>make some inroads in golf. Because of all the sports. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>I wish that I had learned a golf really well

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<v Speaker 2>when I was young, or tennis. The carryover sports. Everybody

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<v Speaker 2>in my generation to play baseball, hockey, football, if you're

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<v Speaker 2>big enough, basketball, but there's not a lot of carryover

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<v Speaker 2>benefit both in terms of social interaction but also business interaction.

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<v Speaker 2>So the song may you know, Mama, don't let your

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<v Speaker 2>sons to grow up to be cowboys, but Mama, let

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<v Speaker 2>your sons and daughters grow up to be pro golfers

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<v Speaker 2>or pro tennis players.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely, it's a sport you can play your whole life, right, you.

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<v Speaker 2>Bet you, You bet you that. And cornhole, which is

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<v Speaker 2>now that's what anyone could play, hey, Jim McBrien, Yeah, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>I know that's the thing. Yeah, they're actually broadcasting cornhole

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<v Speaker 2>tournaments and it's like it's a fun game. Don't get

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<v Speaker 2>me wrong, But in terms of the amount of preps

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<v Speaker 2>you need to get good at that compared to professional

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<v Speaker 2>golf for professional tennis, significant difference. Jim, thanks so much,

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<v Speaker 2>love to have you back. I always love stories in

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<v Speaker 2>sports that that take us into the sport through the minds,

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<v Speaker 2>through the eyes, and the experience of particularly someone in

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<v Speaker 2>the in the field that we can start to root for.

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<v Speaker 2>So great, great piece today, Thanks so much.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, Thanks Dan, I appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>Enjoy your weekend. By the way. That's that's a good

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<v Speaker 2>gig you got going there, right.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's not fair. I never take that for granted,

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<v Speaker 3>and I'm watching sports for a living.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks Jim, Thank you so much. Oh, so we'll go

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<v Speaker 2>from sports with a Globe Rider. We're going to talk

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<v Speaker 2>next with Larry Edelman, Boston Globe Financial columnis and he's

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<v Speaker 2>talking about the fact that the Massachusetts unemployment rate has

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<v Speaker 2>gone up to its highest level in four years, but

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<v Speaker 2>it's because people are getting off the sidelines and they're

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<v Speaker 2>looking for jobs. We'll talk to Larry Edelman right after

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<v Speaker 2>We'll be back on Night's Side right after this. Now

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<v Speaker 2>back to Dan ray Line from the Window World Studios

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<v Speaker 2>on w b Z Teams Radio. We all are affected

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<v Speaker 2>by the economy, obviously, and the economy is always affected

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<v Speaker 2>by the employment and the unemployment rate, and the unemployment

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<v Speaker 2>rate here in Massachusetts has just jumped up a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit with us. Is Larry Edelman, Boston Globe columnist. He

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<v Speaker 2>is I think, along with John Cesto, just two of

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<v Speaker 2>the best writers that they can explain what's going on

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<v Speaker 2>in the marketplace. Larry Edelman, welcome, Welcome back to Night's Side.

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<v Speaker 2>All of a sudden, we got a little bit of

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<v Speaker 2>a bump here in our unemployment number, highest level in

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<v Speaker 2>four years. But I guess there's a reason for this.

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<v Speaker 5>There is, Dan. You got to keep in mind that

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<v Speaker 5>the unemployment rate is based on what they call the

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<v Speaker 5>labor force, and so it's the percentage of the labor

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<v Speaker 5>force that doesn't have a job. So it's not only

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<v Speaker 5>layoffs that create unemployed people. It's when people come off

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<v Speaker 5>the sidelines when they haven't been working, when they didn't

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<v Speaker 5>even want a job. But when they come back to

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<v Speaker 5>what we've been seeing.

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<v Speaker 2>What's happened then in the last couple of months. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I would assume if someone was unemployed a year ago,

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<v Speaker 2>packages or were there some government programs which would kind

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<v Speaker 2>over What caused that phenomenon.

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<v Speaker 5>So there are a couple of things going on there

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so what you're saying is some folks who left

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<v Speaker 2>in the Commonwealth that that pushed that quotion to whatever

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<v Speaker 2>that number down. And now because they're coming back and

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<v Speaker 2>really get worriesome? Because reading your piece today, it sounded

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I would say that we would not want to

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<v Speaker 5>see the unemployment rate in Massachusetts go much higher, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>You know. The Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said last

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<v Speaker 5>to hope for is that all these workers that are

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<v Speaker 5>absorbed by employers, and that keeps the unemployment rate from

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<v Speaker 2>I looked at the interesting chart that you had associated

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<v Speaker 2>with your story today that back when the pandemic began,

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<v Speaker 2>we had about three point seven three point eight million

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<v Speaker 2>people working in Massachusetts March of twenty twenty wis just

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<v Speaker 2>when it really hit. Yeah, and the lowest point was

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<v Speaker 2>about three point five in April of twenty twenty, about

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<v Speaker 2>a year later. So about three hundred thousand people washed

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<v Speaker 2>out of the economy during that period of time, not

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<v Speaker 2>quite ten percent, but getting pretty close. And now it's

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<v Speaker 2>come back. The jobs have come back, and the back

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<v Speaker 2>fairly quickly. I mean, you hit bottom in April, and

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<v Speaker 2>but you were back. We were back like eighty percent

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<v Speaker 2>it is only really since February this year started to

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<v Speaker 2>spike up. It's an interesting graph when you look at

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<v Speaker 2>it and you think about, Okay, you know we were

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, it was spiz me. Yeah, it was, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>an unprecedented type of recession and loss of jobs very quick.

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<v Speaker 5>When the business is closed when the health land dates

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<v Speaker 5>went out. But then the rebound was like nothing we'd

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<v Speaker 5>that once as you identified, Massachusetts got back up to

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<v Speaker 5>eighty ninety percent, it took a long time for the

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<v Speaker 5>rest of that gap get filled up, for those years,

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<v Speaker 5>for the labor force. Yeah, for the labor force to

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<v Speaker 5>to employers, their number one issue was finding enough workers,

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<v Speaker 5>from restaurants you know, and hotels to you know it,

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<v Speaker 5>was a real labor shortage. And the good news about

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<v Speaker 2>Your article identified that the increases. It shows increases among

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<v Speaker 2>both men and women coming back into the workforce prime

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<v Speaker 2>major workers twenty five to fifty four, as well as

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<v Speaker 2>old the work is fifty five and above. We've all

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<v Speaker 2>read the stories about people unretiring because of you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the pressures of you know, eight nine percent inflation over

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<v Speaker 2>the over the last years. Where do you think we're

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<v Speaker 2>headed in the next the next six months, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>once once the new year turns, we turned the corner

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<v Speaker 2>and we're into twenty twenty five. What's your best guess?

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<v Speaker 5>Well, my best guess is just what I hear from

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<v Speaker 5>nobody dan is forecasting a recession next year. That's the

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<v Speaker 5>good news. The economy is clearly slowing down. But even

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<v Speaker 5>in the most recent quarter of that, you know, the

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<v Speaker 5>second quarter, we just got a revised GDP number of

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<v Speaker 5>hoping for, and I what I think the best case

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<v Speaker 5>we settle into the two two and a half percent

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<v Speaker 5>the consensus is among economists and forecasters.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so this is a question that's out of I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not sure if it's left field or right field. How

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<v Speaker 2>do you reconcile all of these numbers and all of

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<v Speaker 2>these percentages with that report that came out a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of weeks ago that somehow someway the US Labor Department

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<v Speaker 2>had overestimated by eight more than eight hundred thousand the

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<v Speaker 2>jobs that have come back. That has to ripple somewhere.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you make of that?

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<v Speaker 5>Well, well, they do that every year. Those revisions happen.

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<v Speaker 5>Sometimes they're big, like.

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<v Speaker 2>They do it, they do it every month, they do it.

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<v Speaker 5>They do it every month. But then they have the

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<v Speaker 5>the initial revision this time of year, and then they

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<v Speaker 5>make it official I believe in January or so. And look, yes,

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<v Speaker 5>the economy did not grow as quickly, or employment did

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<v Speaker 5>not go as quickly grow as quickly as we've thought,

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<v Speaker 5>but in the grand scheme of things, it was just

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<v Speaker 5>a minor detour, not anything big to worry about.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's that's still eight hundred and eighteen thousand jobs

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<v Speaker 2>that theoretically, you know, aren't there. I guess you're putting

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<v Speaker 2>that up against the theoretical number of fifteen million jobs.

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<v Speaker 2>Is the idea that this is maybe a twelve percent.

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<v Speaker 5>Differential, No, it's or because you're talking about one hundred

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<v Speaker 5>and almost one hundred and sixty million jobs in this country.

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<v Speaker 2>No, but I'm saying no, no, I get that. But

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<v Speaker 2>they we're talking about fifty million. The Biden administration is

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<v Speaker 2>saying we created fifteen million jobs. So you're saying we

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<v Speaker 2>should use we should use one hundred and sixty million

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<v Speaker 5>One yeah, and and yes. And we're at record employment

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<v Speaker 5>right now. I mean, there's never been as many people

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<v Speaker 2>You know, as many people in this country right right?

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<v Speaker 5>Like you know in Massachusetts, it's happening without a lot

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<v Speaker 5>of population growth down, which is an interesting twist. You know,

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<v Speaker 5>you would have thought my first my first thought when this, uh,

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<v Speaker 5>when I saw the labor force numbers was well, this

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<v Speaker 5>must reflect immigration. But it doesn't because when you break

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<v Speaker 5>down the numbers, it is almost all in white workers.

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<v Speaker 5>And you know, there hasn't been a big increase for

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<v Speaker 5>Latino workers. So if you're thinking about people coming over this,

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<v Speaker 5>United States, at least so far, that hasn't affected our

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<v Speaker 2>Now, what about black, black employment. Is that bouncing back

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<v Speaker 2>as well, or.

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<v Speaker 5>Or is that you know, the black unemployment rate got

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<v Speaker 5>to about it, Lois, It's been in a long long time,

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<v Speaker 5>but in the beginning of this year it started to

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<v Speaker 5>sure what's going on there, you know, but at one

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<v Speaker 5>point everybody was crowing about the record employment rate among

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<v Speaker 5>Black Americans, and that has weakened a bit over the

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Larry, you follow this stuff like I follow

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<v Speaker 2>baseball box scores. I love the perspective and the insight

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<v Speaker 2>that you I'm serious, I really mean that, and I

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<v Speaker 2>followed baseball box scores pretty closely. Larry Edelman, Boston Globe columnist.

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<v Speaker 2>Larry has always really enjoyed you whenever you come on,

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<v Speaker 2>Come on back soon.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 2>Down, thanks much. When we get back on to talk

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<v Speaker 2>with an author who wrote a book about her journey

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<v Speaker 2>to America. It's called Taxi to America, a Greek Orphans

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<v Speaker 2>adoption Journey. We'll be back right after the news the

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<v Speaker 2>bottom of the Era. My name is Dan Ray. A

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<v Speaker 1>It's Night Side with Dan Ray on Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks to call. My next guest has a very interesting

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<v Speaker 2>life experience. Her name is Stella Nahadis. She lives up

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<v Speaker 2>on Boston's North North Shore. She's a proud Greek American.

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<v Speaker 2>Her story began in Greece. Uh. She is a Greek

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<v Speaker 2>orphan uh. And her story starts with a taxi cab

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<v Speaker 2>bran uh. And that's the name of her book, Taxi

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<v Speaker 2>to America, a Greek Orphans Adoption Journey. Stella Nahadis welcome

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<v Speaker 2>to Nightside. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, Dan, Thank thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Very much for being with us. Tell us how your

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<v Speaker 2>life started. You were often in Greece.

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<v Speaker 4>I was in Greece. The journey started when I was

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<v Speaker 4>ten years old. My sister and I were orphaned and

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<v Speaker 4>we were separated. Did you in Greece.

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't read the book, but did you lose your

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<v Speaker 2>parents or how or were you given up for adoption.

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<v Speaker 4>I'll just say, well, our parents were killed, but I

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<v Speaker 4>won't go into the details. It would be a spoiler.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, Okay, so we were, but I'm assuming that's I'm

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<v Speaker 2>assuming that's in the book.

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<v Speaker 4>It's in the book.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay. So, so at ten years of age, you and

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<v Speaker 4>She did not correct. She was adopted by a couple

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<v Speaker 4>in Greece. I was adopted by a Greek couple who

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<v Speaker 2>How was it that a little girl, a ten year

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<v Speaker 2>old girl from Greece would be adopted by an American family.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, it happened. Uh they were They were Greek. I

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<v Speaker 4>will say they were Greek Americans. They went to Greece,

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<v Speaker 4>uh To. They were childless, and they went to Greece

424
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<v Speaker 4>to adopt a child. They wanted a daughter, and I

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<v Speaker 4>happened to be available, Yes, and they brought me here.

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<v Speaker 2>And you start off the story about leaving in a taxi.

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<v Speaker 2>How long was your trip? Interesting to know how long

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<v Speaker 2>your trip was from from Greece until you finally got

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<v Speaker 2>here to Barlto.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, the taxi ride actually took me to from Thessaloniki

431
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<v Speaker 4>uh At, the second largest city in Greece up north

432
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<v Speaker 4>the taxi ride took me from there to a village

433
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<v Speaker 4>about forty eighty kilometers away from.

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<v Speaker 2>Forty eight miles Okay, I did the man forty eight miles.

435
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<v Speaker 4>From there. Biological mother's brother was in charge to take

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<v Speaker 4>care to do something with us.

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<v Speaker 1>Sure, I'll say.

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<v Speaker 4>So, he found a couple to adopt my sister right away,

439
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<v Speaker 4>and he did find a couple for me also locally nearby. However,

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<v Speaker 4>because of my I have to say, at a very

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<v Speaker 4>young age, at ten years old, something very strong and

442
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<v Speaker 4>an inner guidance took over me, and I was not

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<v Speaker 4>adopted at first the first choice that my uncle had.

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<v Speaker 4>And again the details.

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<v Speaker 2>Of that read the book. That's not a problem.

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<v Speaker 4>That's with the details of that.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, no, no, no need to go there. So how

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<v Speaker 2>did you get to America?

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<v Speaker 4>So the couple from America came and adopted me by

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<v Speaker 4>that time, By that time, I was eleven years old,

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<v Speaker 4>and they brought me to Boston.

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<v Speaker 2>How much of a culture shock was that? Approximately, because

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<v Speaker 2>you never asked a woman her age, or you never

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<v Speaker 2>asked them a trick question that might give up their age.

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<v Speaker 2>How much of a culture shock? What was going on

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<v Speaker 2>in the Boston area that that that you can recall,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, when you came here? What what? What surprised you?

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<v Speaker 4>Dan? The first of all the language I was. I

459
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<v Speaker 4>didn't speak any English. I flew all myself over here

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<v Speaker 4>and I did not speak any English. The shock was

461
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<v Speaker 4>going to going to sixth grade and not understanding anything

462
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<v Speaker 4>that was going on. So what hit me was that

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<v Speaker 4>I was strange. I wanted to go back to Greece.

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<v Speaker 4>I didn't know the people that adopted me. They were Greeks,

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<v Speaker 4>so that was comfortable that I could communicate with them

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<v Speaker 4>in their immediate environment their friends. However, I felt isolated.

467
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<v Speaker 4>I just cried every day and wanted to go back.

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<v Speaker 2>How long was it before you began to feel comfortable

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<v Speaker 2>here as someone coming here as an eleven year old

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<v Speaker 2>girl from Greece.

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<v Speaker 4>Once they took me out of the sixth grade and

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<v Speaker 4>sent me to an SL class at the Christopher Columbus

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<v Speaker 4>High School in Boston, and I began to learn English,

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<v Speaker 4>So I would say three months, I was conversational and

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<v Speaker 4>I began to not cry every day. Sure I remember that.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the classic example. That's the classic example of the

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<v Speaker 2>first steps to assimilation, to learn the language. Yes, absolutely,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a big believer. I suspect you are as well.

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<v Speaker 4>An immersion. I learned it three months, I could converse

480
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<v Speaker 4>and I felt more comfortable. Six months, I was fluent,

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<v Speaker 4>and that fall I went to seventh grade and I

482
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<v Speaker 4>did well, and that's when I began to feel comfortable.

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<v Speaker 4>By eighth grade, I was I had friends. I was

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<v Speaker 4>really assimulating, and I had already decided during my Christopher

485
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<v Speaker 4>Columbus gig that I would assimilate and become an American girl.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so who was your favorite rock star in those days?

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<v Speaker 2>Tell me a little bit about what it was like this.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm trying to picture the culture shop going from Greece.

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<v Speaker 4>To culture Shop. I had to. It didn't happen because

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<v Speaker 4>something else happened between during my eighth grade where I

491
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<v Speaker 4>was again pulled out of the States and sent back

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<v Speaker 4>to Greece again. I will not go into the DA.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well don't because we only had about two minutes

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<v Speaker 2>left here.

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<v Speaker 4>So but I came back and went back to eighth

496
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<v Speaker 4>grade in high school, bright in high school, and then

497
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<v Speaker 4>you know the Beatles were happening.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, so.

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<v Speaker 4>I assimulated in participating in clubs. I had a wonderful teacher,

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<v Speaker 4>and a shout out to the teachers who are mentors

501
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<v Speaker 4>and make a difference in children's lives who encouraged me

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<v Speaker 4>to join clubs when I get to high school too,

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<v Speaker 4>and that also helped me to really become part of

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<v Speaker 4>the American culture. And at the same when I was

505
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<v Speaker 4>pulled both ways.

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<v Speaker 2>So when when was the break? At what point did

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<v Speaker 2>you reach the fork in the row where you said, okay,

508
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<v Speaker 2>going back, staying back, returning degreees was maybe go back

509
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<v Speaker 2>for visits, but to go back and live was not

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<v Speaker 2>the option. I'm now a Greek American, I'm now an American,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm on that path of America. When was that moment?

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<v Speaker 4>That moment was in sophomore year in high school, I

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<v Speaker 4>would have to say. And also at that time, my

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<v Speaker 4>adoptive mother died. I was sixteen, and at nineteen I

515
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<v Speaker 4>was definitely the American girl who was staying in the States.

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<v Speaker 4>My father died also, so I was on my own

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<v Speaker 4>at nineteen, so I was not going back to Greece

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<v Speaker 4>to live, and I was left to carve my own

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<v Speaker 4>American dream, which I feel I did.

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<v Speaker 1>I know.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure that you, I believe that you eventually married.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you have children here?

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<v Speaker 4>I have done that. Yes, I had a first marriage,

524
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<v Speaker 4>I had a child, and I did that. And I

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<v Speaker 4>have to say that by nineteen I had acquired the

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<v Speaker 4>traits that I needed to find that inner power I

527
00:30:48.480 --> 00:30:58.400
<v Speaker 4>had all along well, and that's what the book is about. Resilience, strength, perseverance, persistence,

528
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<v Speaker 4>and the belief in myself. That's what carried me through

529
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<v Speaker 4>because for all those years between ten and nineteen, I

530
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<v Speaker 4>was in repair mode, always a challenge that I needed

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<v Speaker 4>to get through, and I would stay focused, Okay, I

532
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<v Speaker 4>got to do this, and I would do it, and

533
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<v Speaker 4>then things would be really smooth and something else would happen.

534
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<v Speaker 4>I said, oh, I got to do it, and that

535
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<v Speaker 4>helped me through life. And those are the trades I

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<v Speaker 4>still rely on.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I think that I'm hoping that folks who purchased

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<v Speaker 2>the book Taxi to America a Greek orphans adoption journey.

539
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<v Speaker 2>You don't have to be Greek to identify with that

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<v Speaker 2>type of journey, whether it's a journey coming here as

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<v Speaker 2>someone who's an immigrant or coming here in the pursuit

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<v Speaker 2>of the American dream. You certainly have lived that life

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<v Speaker 2>and I would hope that not only would Greek Americans

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<v Speaker 2>be interested in the book Taxi to America, a Greek

545
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<v Speaker 2>Orphans adoption Journey. I assume it's available at Amazon and

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<v Speaker 2>all those regular bookstore.

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<v Speaker 4>Loki Es, Bars and Noble, and my local stores here

548
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<v Speaker 4>at the bookshop in Beverly Farms, the bookstore in Gloucester,

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<v Speaker 4>and if anyone would like a signed copy in the

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<v Speaker 4>contiguous USA, I will be happy. They can contact me

551
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<v Speaker 4>through my website and I will be happy to ship one.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, what's your website? Give us the website? We only

553
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<v Speaker 2>got about twenty seconds left, Stellar, what's the web?

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<v Speaker 4>Stellnahattas dot com? Perfect elenahattas dot com.

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<v Speaker 2>Stell is easy, s D E L l A nahtas

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<v Speaker 2>is a little tougher na h A t I S.

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<v Speaker 2>You got it? You got okay, Stella, thanks very much.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure a lot of people we dined the book

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<v Speaker 2>for you.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, Hey, hello to our mutual and Rob.

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<v Speaker 2>Say hello to our mutual friend, the great Paul Price.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, well, thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Very much, and the entire Price family.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, okay, got it, thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, we get back. We're going to talk about

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<v Speaker 2>a really inspirational story. You know, a lot of people

567
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<v Speaker 2>uh the world changed and didn't change for the better

568
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<v Speaker 2>during COVID. A lot of families lost members of their family.

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<v Speaker 2>But we have a story with you of a local

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<v Speaker 2>pianist with thirty five years of experience turned his life

571
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<v Speaker 2>around during COVID and he now does live piano streams

572
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<v Speaker 2>and plays gigs full time. And these piano streams that

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Davis plays are available for anyone to enjoy on

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<v Speaker 2>Saturday nights. So if you tomorrow night are interested in

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<v Speaker 2>getting together with Mark Davis remotely kind of a zoom deal,

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<v Speaker 2>I believe we'll explain it all on the other side

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<v Speaker 2>of the break. But he's an interesting guy. He's made

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<v Speaker 2>the most of COVID, and he's there literally for your

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<v Speaker 2>dining and dancing pleasure every Saturday night. As I understand

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<v Speaker 2>that at seven thirty we'll get this all ironed out

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<v Speaker 2>on the other side of the break. We want to

582
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<v Speaker 2>give you something to do from the comfort of your

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<v Speaker 2>home this Labor Day weekend back on Nightside right after this.

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<v Speaker 1>Now back to Dan Ray live from the Window World

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<v Speaker 1>Nightside Studios on WBZ News Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to introduce you to a very interesting gentleman

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<v Speaker 2>by the name of Mark Davis. He's a professional pianist.

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Davis, Welcome to Nightside. Thanks for joining us tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for having me on. Dan. How are you.

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<v Speaker 2>We're doing great. We're doing great, so good. How long

591
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<v Speaker 2>have you been a professional pianist? How long have you

592
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<v Speaker 2>played the piano professionally? Oh?

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<v Speaker 1>Since probably or high school. I mean high school. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I've been playing in bands since then. I'm playing wedding

595
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<v Speaker 1>bands and doing all kinds of function work and playing

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<v Speaker 1>on my own.

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<v Speaker 2>But now you also during this time, I assume you

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<v Speaker 2>had a nine to five job too, right, as I

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<v Speaker 2>understand what I did, What did you do for what

600
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<v Speaker 2>we call the day job?

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<v Speaker 1>I worked like accounting and accounts payable at Harvard Business

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<v Speaker 1>School publishing for about twenty one and a half years. Interesting, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and it was. I was just thrilled about the weekends

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<v Speaker 1>because I was working every weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>I was good. Yeah. What I was going to ask

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<v Speaker 2>you what did you love more working in accounting or

607
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<v Speaker 2>playing the piano?

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<v Speaker 5>And I guess I know the playing the piano obviously.

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<v Speaker 2>That's okay. We won't tell anyone at Harvard Business School.

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<v Speaker 5>No, that's okay. So yeah, yeah, so left there.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm retired from there, so you know that's fine.

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<v Speaker 2>So COVID comes along, and up until this time you

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<v Speaker 2>would play, you know, weekend gigs, right, give me an

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<v Speaker 2>idea about the sort of weekend gigs that that you

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<v Speaker 2>would have picked up pre COVID.

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<v Speaker 1>I do weddings like a cocktail hour beneath eas in Dorchester,

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<v Speaker 1>and I was playing like at the hitching Post in

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<v Speaker 1>the Hansom, which was like right up the street from

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<v Speaker 1>my house. I was doing that on Friday nights for

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<v Speaker 1>the dinner crowd.

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<v Speaker 2>So they playing basically what I'm using the wrong term here,

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<v Speaker 2>Mark correct me. You're playing background music in the piano,

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<v Speaker 2>right exactly, Yeah, which is good, you know, but you're

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<v Speaker 2>not at this point, Elton John. But you making a

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<v Speaker 2>few bucks on the side with the side hustle. So

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<v Speaker 2>COVID hits and all of that probably starts to go away, right.

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<v Speaker 1>It all went away? Yeah, yeah, and it was pretty horrible.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like I had nothing to do, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I was not working anymore. So that was one good thing,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, So I didn't have to go into Boston anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>But I had to find some things.

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<v Speaker 2>So there was, So there was kind of a ying

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<v Speaker 2>and a yang and up and down. You say, there's

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<v Speaker 2>some gas money going into work, although you probably had

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<v Speaker 2>to work from home, but on the weekends times hanging

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<v Speaker 2>heavy on your hands.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, it was yeah, yeah, And I felt bad because

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<v Speaker 1>of a lot of people that used to come and

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<v Speaker 1>hear me on the weekends, especially in the restaurant. They

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't hear me anymore. So I was thinking, and I

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<v Speaker 1>was talking to my son about it. He's like thirty

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<v Speaker 1>one now, and I said, I really would like to

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<v Speaker 1>get on Facebook, but I don't know the first thing

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<v Speaker 1>about doing it. So he helped me get Facebook going,

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<v Speaker 1>and I started doing a live stream on Facebook on

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<v Speaker 1>Saturdays and people started listening to me. I had had

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<v Speaker 1>a huge following during the pandemic because nobody else was

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<v Speaker 1>doing anything at the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so essentially, let's let's let's paint a picture here

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<v Speaker 2>so we know we're talking about So you're on Facebook

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<v Speaker 2>and on Saturday nights at seven thirty, I think you

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<v Speaker 2>told me yest of the time, that's right, You'd open

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<v Speaker 2>up your zoom channel and your zoom feed, and.

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<v Speaker 1>All of a sudden, Facebook, Facebook Feed.

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<v Speaker 2>Facebook excuse me. Facebook. You're on Facebook, not Zoom. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, okay on Facebook? Yeah, okay, so you're on Facebook.

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<v Speaker 2>All they got to do is find you on the

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<v Speaker 2>Facebook page kind of like what we do. We do

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<v Speaker 2>Facebook Nightside pregame at four thirty and nightside postgame after

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<v Speaker 2>the show most.

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<v Speaker 1>Nights, Yeah, which I watch all the time.

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<v Speaker 2>I know that that's one of the threas here because

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<v Speaker 2>we get to know each other on this Okay, right, perfect,

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<v Speaker 2>So good all that.

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<v Speaker 1>Watches you all the time too, all the time, my son, Oh.

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<v Speaker 2>Scott, good demographics there. Let me tell you. Okay, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>so you have a Facebook page and you have the

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<v Speaker 2>cameras on you, and you put on a show for

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<v Speaker 2>an hour. You tell me every Saturday night.

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<v Speaker 1>I do, and ever since the pandemic people still watching me.

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<v Speaker 1>And so I just continued to do that. And I

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<v Speaker 1>have people from England and Ireland all over the United

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<v Speaker 1>States watching me every Saturday night.

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<v Speaker 2>And we have to say I can identify you because

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<v Speaker 2>we do nightside Facebook a pregame at four point thirty

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<v Speaker 2>and then postgame at midnight to critique the show. We

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<v Speaker 2>have folks from Mexico, GA. I was down in Mexico,

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<v Speaker 2>when we have many people up in Canada and we've

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<v Speaker 2>had people at different countries all over the world, it's pretty.

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<v Speaker 5>Right, so great.

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<v Speaker 2>So this is my thank you to you because I

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<v Speaker 2>want to plug your performances.

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<v Speaker 5>So every I appreciate that.

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<v Speaker 2>No, no, no, my pleasure. So every Saturday night you

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<v Speaker 2>play and people have an opportunity should they so desire

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<v Speaker 2>to sit and maybe have coffee and dessert or whatever,

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<v Speaker 2>sitting in front of their computer. And if they're longtime

688
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<v Speaker 2>fians who used to be at restaurants where you play,

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<v Speaker 2>they can kind of recreate that experience without ever leaving home.

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<v Speaker 2>And if they're Morpians and they'd like to experience it,

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<v Speaker 2>how do they find you? So here we go. This

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<v Speaker 2>is this is the PI.

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<v Speaker 1>They're going to find me. Yeah, they're going to find

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<v Speaker 1>me on you do it. Go to Google and Google search.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Mark Davis Piano Music and that's where you'll find me.

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<v Speaker 1>And you'll find all my links right there.

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<v Speaker 2>So you go to piano music.

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<v Speaker 1>Piano music on Google. Yeah, just no, just go to

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<v Speaker 1>Google search, Google Google Search, and it will tell you

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<v Speaker 1>about the Facebook, it'll tell you about YouTube, all of

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<v Speaker 1>my links and my website is Mark Davispiano music dot

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<v Speaker 1>com and that has all the information on it too.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so now do you take requests? What do you

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<v Speaker 2>how interact? I do?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I you know, I say, I'm doing a show

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<v Speaker 1>Saturday night. If you have any requests, let me know.

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<v Speaker 1>And I wanted to know if there's anything you'd like

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<v Speaker 1>to hear, if you like, if you are going to

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<v Speaker 1>sit in with me on a Saturday night is your

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have a favorite song?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, for me, it's always Danny Boy.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a great song. Yeah, I do that on a

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<v Speaker 1>number of occasions.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure. Yeah. Now I will let you know when

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sitting out there. I'm not going to force you

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<v Speaker 2>to play Danny Boy unless I'm going to be there

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<v Speaker 2>and I can enjoy it. Okay, I think it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be great fun. I mean, you know, maybe folks.

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<v Speaker 1>Have a great time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Well, I'll say maybe folks aren't going to bring

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<v Speaker 2>their computer into the kitchen or the dining room, but

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<v Speaker 2>they certainly if they have a computer and and they're

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<v Speaker 2>able to find you, they can sit. They can sit

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<v Speaker 2>in front of their computer. You literally open up the

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<v Speaker 2>feed at seven.

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<v Speaker 1>Thirty, right, and I like myself no longer.

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<v Speaker 2>NI like myself and Marita, who sometimes are a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of minutes late. Yeah, it's really seven thirty and during

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<v Speaker 2>the hour on an average Saturday night. How many songs

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<v Speaker 2>do you play?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, well, that's fun to say. Yeah, thirty forty songs,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. Anyway, how long do you want?

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<v Speaker 2>How how long do you want for?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm on for an hour, on for an hour. But

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<v Speaker 1>I you know, I try and play everything everybody wants

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<v Speaker 1>to hear, so I've done other times. I've played for Thanksgiving.

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<v Speaker 1>I like sometimes pre record a showy Thanksgiving so people

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<v Speaker 1>can listen to it while they're eating Thanksgiving dinner. And

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<v Speaker 1>they've really enjoyed that too, and oh it's wonderful. I

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<v Speaker 1>love doing it. And I also play nurse and homes

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<v Speaker 1>and it's just living places, and that's where I really

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<v Speaker 1>love to do. I love playing for those people because they,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, they brighten right up when I go into

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<v Speaker 1>the room. They're all looking for me, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I play all the songs you'd like to hear. I

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<v Speaker 1>play like Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett, the Beatles, a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of everything, and they'll come up to me afterwards.

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<v Speaker 1>I loved everything you were doing, so it really makes

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<v Speaker 1>me feel good. I always end every show, always end

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<v Speaker 1>the show with a song by Carol Burnette. You know

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<v Speaker 1>what the song that was?

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<v Speaker 2>No, I don't.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm so glad we had this time together.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh great, Okay, Yeah, I mean, I love music, but

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not someone who remembers songs and remembers music. If

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<v Speaker 2>you want to ask me about middle infielders with the

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<v Speaker 2>Cincinnati Reds in the nineteen I'll tell him Johnny Temple

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<v Speaker 2>and Roy McMillan, and people will understand that, right, at

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<v Speaker 2>least people from that era. But yeah, you know, but

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<v Speaker 2>but yeah, so look, this is great. Give us the

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<v Speaker 2>Facebook page again.

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<v Speaker 1>Sure, it's if you go it's if you go to Google,

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<v Speaker 1>it's Mark Davis Piano Music. If you look it up

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<v Speaker 1>on the Google Google and it'll show all the links.

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<v Speaker 1>It will show you how to get to Facebook. The

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<v Speaker 1>Facebook one is Mark Davis Piano Music twenty three.

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<v Speaker 2>If someone wants to email you, okay, or it's the

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<v Speaker 2>easiest way for someone. If someone says, hey, I want

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<v Speaker 2>to bring Mark here. We're going to generate some business

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<v Speaker 2>with you, what's the easiest way for them? To get

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<v Speaker 2>get in touch with you directly. It would be anything

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<v Speaker 2>you want.

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<v Speaker 1>Sure, it'd be Mark Davis Piano Music at gmail dot com.

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<v Speaker 2>Perfect perfect, Mark David Panel Music at gmail dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>Mark Davis, I think I think that's up with the

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<v Speaker 1>links to with the Google on the Google.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to know someday next week. Did you get

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<v Speaker 2>a bump in your in your listening audience this Saturday night?

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<v Speaker 1>Already? I have already, thank you very much. I've been,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, saying I was going to be on here

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<v Speaker 1>today and a lot of people were interested, So thank

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<v Speaker 1>you so much for having me on.

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<v Speaker 2>Really well, maybe I've got some some new listeners in

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<v Speaker 2>the in the process, Mark appreciated.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd love to talk to you again sometime soon.

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<v Speaker 2>We can make that happen, my friend, We can make

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<v Speaker 2>that happen. You can talk to me tonight, by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>at midnight, right after the show nights on Facebook night

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<v Speaker 2>Side with Dan Ray.

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<v Speaker 1>You know that that sounds good? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 5>All right?

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<v Speaker 1>And if you have won me, did you happen to

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<v Speaker 1>see any of the videos?

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<v Speaker 2>I have not as yet? And I and I got

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<v Speaker 2>to run because my producer yelling in my ear and

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<v Speaker 2>we got a we got another hour, another three hours

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<v Speaker 2>to do. We'll get in touch tonight. Okay, thanks Mark.

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<v Speaker 1>We're talking great Labor day, thank you too.

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<v Speaker 2>Great weekend and I'm off week thanks Palm. Here comes

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<v Speaker 2>to nine o'clock news. After the nine o'clock news is

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<v Speaker 2>going to talk about a real tough story, and that

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<v Speaker 2>is the death of two young hockey players, including one guy.

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<v Speaker 2>Both of them played at Boston College, Boston's b season

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<v Speaker 2>morning tonight. We'll be back right after this