WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.760 --> 00:00:04.320 You're listening to Later with Moe Kelly on demand from 2 00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:06.000 KFI AM six forty. 3 00:00:06.839 --> 00:00:09.560 It seems like it's a family reunion up in here. 4 00:00:09.960 --> 00:00:13.640 Nick polio Chini joins us in the studio. Happy New Year, 5 00:00:13.759 --> 00:00:16.120 Happy New Year. I guess it's not too late to 6 00:00:16.120 --> 00:00:18.480 say it. Yeah, no, halfway through the month. 7 00:00:18.519 --> 00:00:20.800 But it's not like I've been able to see you, 8 00:00:20.839 --> 00:00:22.640 so no, And I think that's the funniest part. Well, 9 00:00:22.679 --> 00:00:25.239 we've maybe text messaged and we randomly ran into each 10 00:00:25.239 --> 00:00:26.960 other at a fast food restaurant across. 11 00:00:26.679 --> 00:00:32.359 This we're going that's where we're gonna start. Earlier today, 12 00:00:32.640 --> 00:00:35.399 I left my house at like I want to say, 13 00:00:35.399 --> 00:00:39.039 four to thirty, okay, And it took me because yeah, 14 00:00:39.240 --> 00:00:41.560 you're really well, that's the whole point. That's why I 15 00:00:41.640 --> 00:00:43.439 end up there because I need, guess some food before 16 00:00:43.439 --> 00:00:45.560 I go on the air. So it's four thirty, it's 17 00:00:45.600 --> 00:00:48.399 five o'clock, it's five thirty, it's getting on to six o'clock. 18 00:00:48.439 --> 00:00:51.719 I said, I gotta have something to eat before I 19 00:00:51.759 --> 00:00:53.280 get on the air, and there's some things I need 20 00:00:53.320 --> 00:00:55.679 to do to get ready for the show. So I'm 21 00:00:55.759 --> 00:00:58.799 kind of rushed. I pulled by Chick fil a and 22 00:00:58.840 --> 00:01:01.240 I see like the park I'm not it's damn near empty. 23 00:01:01.359 --> 00:01:04.680 It was really dinner hour. I said, shoot, this is 24 00:01:04.680 --> 00:01:05.280 a sign. 25 00:01:05.799 --> 00:01:07.439 So I pulled into the. 26 00:01:07.359 --> 00:01:10.319 Parking lot and I had no problem getting a parking space, 27 00:01:10.359 --> 00:01:12.000 which is really really really rare. 28 00:01:12.159 --> 00:01:15.319 Yes, really, it was really quiet over there. I go 29 00:01:15.400 --> 00:01:16.239 into the restaurant. 30 00:01:16.480 --> 00:01:19.280 There's no one in line. I said, okay, this is 31 00:01:19.319 --> 00:01:22.879 another sign. Yes, and I get my food to go. 32 00:01:22.959 --> 00:01:26.280 It took like all of three minutes, no exaggeration. I 33 00:01:26.280 --> 00:01:29.040 don't care if it was frozen and they just microwaved it. 34 00:01:29.120 --> 00:01:29.599 I don't care. 35 00:01:29.760 --> 00:01:31.680 I was hungry. I was in a rush. I had 36 00:01:31.680 --> 00:01:34.000 to get back to the to the studio. I walk 37 00:01:34.079 --> 00:01:36.640 outside and there was a very nice young lady by 38 00:01:36.680 --> 00:01:38.079 the name of Margaret. 39 00:01:38.280 --> 00:01:40.599 What let me back up? Yeah. I made my order 40 00:01:40.840 --> 00:01:42.480 and I said, what name is it going to be? 41 00:01:42.599 --> 00:01:42.840 Under? 42 00:01:42.959 --> 00:01:44.439 And I said, mo, you know, because I'm not thinking 43 00:01:44.480 --> 00:01:45.920 anything of it. Of course it could be MO. 44 00:01:45.959 --> 00:01:49.879 It be more. Sometimes I say, it's it's tyrone, just 45 00:01:49.879 --> 00:01:51.400 to just to mess with people. 46 00:01:51.439 --> 00:01:53.120 Okay, it's just it's a point of reference. 47 00:01:53.120 --> 00:01:53.280 Now. 48 00:01:53.280 --> 00:01:57.200 Of course, I get my food, go outside and Margaret 49 00:01:57.200 --> 00:01:59.400 comes up to me and she says are. 50 00:01:59.319 --> 00:02:00.159 You Moe from care. 51 00:02:03.319 --> 00:02:06.079 And it's like, well, you know I am, because you 52 00:02:06.159 --> 00:02:09.479 know I am right, because you've heard my voice and 53 00:02:09.520 --> 00:02:11.800 you've seen me, and I assume that you know at 54 00:02:11.800 --> 00:02:12.280 that point. 55 00:02:12.280 --> 00:02:13.560 But she was very nice. 56 00:02:13.560 --> 00:02:15.879 She said, oh my gosh, I always listen to your show, 57 00:02:16.360 --> 00:02:18.400 and are you supposed to be on the air soon? 58 00:02:18.439 --> 00:02:22.080 I see yes, which is even funnier. 59 00:02:22.120 --> 00:02:24.479 So while this is transpiring, I am on the other 60 00:02:24.560 --> 00:02:27.759 side of the restaurant and I hear Margaret call Moe's 61 00:02:27.840 --> 00:02:31.400 name for his food, and I am show prepping to 62 00:02:31.479 --> 00:02:34.400 come to the show tonight, and I text message him 63 00:02:34.400 --> 00:02:36.400 and go, well, neither you nor I were at Chick 64 00:02:36.439 --> 00:02:38.159 fil across the street from the studio tonight. 65 00:02:38.400 --> 00:02:39.479 No were. 66 00:02:39.560 --> 00:02:42.400 Neither of us were, but yes, And it was even 67 00:02:42.400 --> 00:02:44.319 more entertaining because I thought he saw me because it 68 00:02:44.400 --> 00:02:46.639 looked right through me when he happened to scan the 69 00:02:46.639 --> 00:02:48.560 restaurant just randomly as he was walking out the door. 70 00:02:48.680 --> 00:02:50.360 I'll tell you, when I'm in a situation like that, 71 00:02:50.400 --> 00:02:53.199 I'm always not scanning for threats, but I'm just looking 72 00:02:53.520 --> 00:02:54.759 the general lay of the lag. 73 00:02:54.919 --> 00:02:57.080 Well, it's funny because even the place, if you had 74 00:02:57.080 --> 00:02:59.960 seen me, I am always that way. You and I 75 00:03:00.159 --> 00:03:04.520 come from very specific cultures. So I'm LGBTQ I A 76 00:03:04.599 --> 00:03:07.759 plus you're black. We both have very specific well allegedly 77 00:03:08.759 --> 00:03:11.800 I mean, welcome to Kfie. Oh, but anyway, we both 78 00:03:11.840 --> 00:03:15.080 have very specific ways of there. Yeah, but I'm just saying, 79 00:03:15.240 --> 00:03:17.319 we walk into a room, we know where the exits are. 80 00:03:17.400 --> 00:03:19.840 We always are very that way. So when I walk 81 00:03:19.879 --> 00:03:21.400 into a room, I have my back to the wall. 82 00:03:21.400 --> 00:03:22.879 I know where the exits are. So that was when 83 00:03:23.159 --> 00:03:25.520 I was in there. I had this very specific setup. 84 00:03:25.520 --> 00:03:27.319 And you and I have a very similar way. We 85 00:03:27.400 --> 00:03:29.400 go out to dinner, we've gone to lunch. We have 86 00:03:29.439 --> 00:03:31.599 the same way of obsessing a situation. So it's funny 87 00:03:31.599 --> 00:03:33.520 because it was that same way. You have the same 88 00:03:33.759 --> 00:03:35.840 scan of the room as you're walking out. Yes, And 89 00:03:35.919 --> 00:03:37.240 so anyway, that was when I was sending you the 90 00:03:37.240 --> 00:03:37.759 text message. 91 00:03:37.800 --> 00:03:40.520 Yeah, because I'm not looking for anyone, like if I'm 92 00:03:40.560 --> 00:03:42.360 in line waiting for my food, anyone who comes in 93 00:03:42.400 --> 00:03:45.719 that door, right, I'm aware of right, just in case 94 00:03:45.800 --> 00:03:47.000 it may turn into something. 95 00:03:47.080 --> 00:03:49.199 Always, we live in a world where you gotta know, No, 96 00:03:49.240 --> 00:03:50.360 you gotta know, you gotta know. 97 00:03:50.599 --> 00:03:52.479 So I get my car and I get this text 98 00:03:52.479 --> 00:03:56.560 message from Nick, and it was a very funny reminder. 99 00:03:56.680 --> 00:03:59.960 And this is something I always tell young people specifically, sure, 100 00:04:01.039 --> 00:04:02.479 having nothing to do with technology. 101 00:04:03.319 --> 00:04:04.520 Someone is always watching. 102 00:04:04.599 --> 00:04:08.479 Of course, someone is always what it might be people watching. 103 00:04:08.680 --> 00:04:11.400 They may be watching with intent, they may be watching 104 00:04:11.400 --> 00:04:13.000 because they wanted to do something to you. 105 00:04:13.199 --> 00:04:16.079 But someone is always watching. 106 00:04:16.240 --> 00:04:18.920 So mind your p's and q's always, because then anything 107 00:04:18.879 --> 00:04:21.199 that's said, it's specific to what we have been trained with. 108 00:04:21.319 --> 00:04:23.399 Yeah, Like for example, going back to Margaret, I could 109 00:04:23.439 --> 00:04:26.720 have been acting an ass, Yeah, a complete ass, and 110 00:04:26.759 --> 00:04:31.639 then that story is told somewhere else, what with no idea. 111 00:04:31.920 --> 00:04:35.040 I have no idea about it, right, So that was 112 00:04:35.279 --> 00:04:37.000 you can tell that, this is this we have been 113 00:04:37.000 --> 00:04:38.079 friends for a long time. 114 00:04:38.279 --> 00:04:39.000 You can tell this. 115 00:04:39.120 --> 00:04:40.920 No, you could tell this because we had a whole 116 00:04:40.920 --> 00:04:42.920 plan and there was gonna be a thing and we're 117 00:04:42.920 --> 00:04:43.519 gonna get to it. 118 00:04:43.560 --> 00:04:44.279 We're gonna get to it. 119 00:04:44.319 --> 00:04:46.199 But this is so funny because we can go down 120 00:04:46.240 --> 00:04:50.319 a tangent. But it's been a wild start to twenty 121 00:04:50.360 --> 00:04:53.000 twenty five period, full stop. Yes, and we had an 122 00:04:53.079 --> 00:04:55.439 wild end in twenty twenty four here at KFI and 123 00:04:55.480 --> 00:04:58.319 at iHeartRadio in general. But some of the things that 124 00:04:58.360 --> 00:05:01.879 I wanted to really touch on. We've had so much inundation, 125 00:05:02.160 --> 00:05:05.399 and the KFI team is incredible and have been working 126 00:05:05.560 --> 00:05:07.639 so hard, and I think that that's the biggest thing. 127 00:05:08.079 --> 00:05:10.920 With everything that wrapped up twenty twenty four and everything 128 00:05:10.959 --> 00:05:14.319 that is going into twenty twenty five, the team here 129 00:05:14.600 --> 00:05:18.480 and the iHeartRadio team specifically has worked so incredibly hard 130 00:05:18.480 --> 00:05:21.800 to make sure to keep you informed of everything that 131 00:05:21.879 --> 00:05:25.040 is happening in and around the fires, the Palisades fire, 132 00:05:25.480 --> 00:05:29.279 the Outta Dina fire. Everything has been so heavy and 133 00:05:29.319 --> 00:05:31.920 so we wanted to take a moment to find a 134 00:05:31.959 --> 00:05:34.959 little bit of levity and not to be haha levity, 135 00:05:35.000 --> 00:05:38.759 but there's a way to celebrate everything in and around it, 136 00:05:38.800 --> 00:05:41.439 and the Lack Factory just did this past weekend. They 137 00:05:41.480 --> 00:05:44.480 donated proceeds from every single one of their shows from Friday, Saturday, 138 00:05:44.480 --> 00:05:47.439 and Sunday this past weekend. All of that from all 139 00:05:47.480 --> 00:05:52.399 the comedy shows went to the fire relief from with 140 00:05:52.439 --> 00:05:56.519 the La Fire Foundation. Fluffy Gabrielle Glesias down in Long 141 00:05:56.519 --> 00:05:58.920 Beach where I'm from, he has been doing pounding the 142 00:05:58.959 --> 00:06:03.639 pavement and collecting funds. He's and he's such a cool guy. 143 00:06:03.800 --> 00:06:06.399 Like I run into him regularly, so, uh, he's a 144 00:06:06.519 --> 00:06:08.720 huge I do all the time. He lives in Long Beach. 145 00:06:08.839 --> 00:06:10.439 Got to tell me to come because I've wanted to 146 00:06:10.480 --> 00:06:10.759 have him. 147 00:06:10.959 --> 00:06:12.560 We can have him on that's easy, yeah, because I've 148 00:06:12.560 --> 00:06:15.160 seen a bunch of times we can do that's the time. 149 00:06:15.720 --> 00:06:17.879 I'm no, we can do that. That's easy. 150 00:06:17.959 --> 00:06:19.839 No, that I can make happen. That's not a problem, 151 00:06:19.839 --> 00:06:21.120 so that we can figure out for later with the 152 00:06:21.120 --> 00:06:25.079 mo Kelly Fluffy. But he's a Volkswagen guy and I 153 00:06:25.120 --> 00:06:28.360 am as well. So he actually just got the id Buzz, 154 00:06:28.680 --> 00:06:32.439 which is the new van that's out from Volkswagen. Because 155 00:06:32.439 --> 00:06:34.879 he's a huge I saw that the other day. It's 156 00:06:35.040 --> 00:06:37.399 it's a nice throwbacks. And so he hasn't he has 157 00:06:37.399 --> 00:06:39.199 a warehouse. It's actually not fro him from where Brian 158 00:06:39.279 --> 00:06:41.319 and I live, so kind of it's kind of the 159 00:06:41.319 --> 00:06:44.279 Wilmington Long Beach borders where his ware houses. Anyway, not 160 00:06:44.319 --> 00:06:46.399 to give all of his secrets away, but I run 161 00:06:46.439 --> 00:06:48.199 into him at a couple of hangouts in Long Beach 162 00:06:48.240 --> 00:06:51.839 because that's where he is, and uh, yeah, so, but 163 00:06:52.319 --> 00:06:54.240 he has been doing a lot of things, pounding the pavement. 164 00:06:54.319 --> 00:06:57.399 He's been at Randy's Donats over in Inglewood and getting 165 00:06:57.399 --> 00:07:01.079 a lot of money and donations. But I'm just saying, yeah, yeah, 166 00:07:01.160 --> 00:07:02.920 there's only one real Randy's. 167 00:07:03.000 --> 00:07:05.879 You're correct, You're right with that one. There's a lot 168 00:07:05.920 --> 00:07:08.000 of big donuts around here, but there's only one. I 169 00:07:08.079 --> 00:07:09.120 think you were talking about to say one. 170 00:07:09.199 --> 00:07:11.399 You're talking, Yes, we're talking about the original random Okay, 171 00:07:11.399 --> 00:07:13.800 thank you. No, but Randy's is kind of expanded because 172 00:07:13.800 --> 00:07:15.639 you can now get Randy's the Lai and that's that's 173 00:07:15.680 --> 00:07:18.399 a story for another. No, that's not the same thing 174 00:07:18.399 --> 00:07:20.639 at all. But the thing that's interesting that I want 175 00:07:20.680 --> 00:07:22.279 to talk about that is going to get a lot 176 00:07:22.279 --> 00:07:24.560 of buzz here very very soon. And so I kind 177 00:07:24.560 --> 00:07:27.199 of we're not breaking any news here, but is the 178 00:07:27.240 --> 00:07:29.279 big benefit concert that's going to be coming up here 179 00:07:29.279 --> 00:07:31.079 at the end of the month, and I'm confident that 180 00:07:31.120 --> 00:07:33.240 iHeartRadio is going to be involved in some way, shape 181 00:07:33.279 --> 00:07:36.120 or form. Nothing has been officially announced, but it will 182 00:07:36.199 --> 00:07:39.639 be happening at the Intoit Dome not too far from you. 183 00:07:39.759 --> 00:07:41.839 We talked about this last week, yes, right, and so 184 00:07:42.040 --> 00:07:44.519 there is more information has come out as of today. 185 00:07:44.639 --> 00:07:46.319 So that's specific that I want to kind of touch 186 00:07:46.360 --> 00:07:49.000 on it. It looks like that's going to be including both 187 00:07:49.199 --> 00:07:51.800 not just into it Dome, but also now Kia Forum 188 00:07:51.879 --> 00:07:55.839 is going to be a second like the Olympics exactly. 189 00:07:55.879 --> 00:07:58.800 And so where it was originally twenty four slots and 190 00:07:58.920 --> 00:08:01.600 at least fifty artists that we're going to be involved 191 00:08:01.720 --> 00:08:05.120 or have shown interest involvement, it will likely expand beyond 192 00:08:05.160 --> 00:08:09.319 those twenty four slots. And also it has been allegedly 193 00:08:09.399 --> 00:08:11.120 we'll say just because we don't want to give away 194 00:08:11.199 --> 00:08:13.439 facts that we don't one hundred percent know here on KFI, 195 00:08:13.600 --> 00:08:16.879 but it will be also live streamed. Now what I'm 196 00:08:16.920 --> 00:08:19.800 going to say very likely, because this is a charity event, 197 00:08:20.160 --> 00:08:23.519 it will likely be a pay to view live stream 198 00:08:23.560 --> 00:08:26.680 because it's a charity donation. So don't expect you're going 199 00:08:26.720 --> 00:08:28.959 to be logging onto YouTube or whatever it is and 200 00:08:29.000 --> 00:08:32.159 being able to enjoy these incredible artists for free. Because again, 201 00:08:32.200 --> 00:08:33.799 at the end of the day, it is intended to 202 00:08:33.919 --> 00:08:36.399 be a fundraiser, So it is going to be fire 203 00:08:36.440 --> 00:08:40.240 Aid relief benefit concert. It is slated for Thursday the thirtieth, 204 00:08:40.320 --> 00:08:43.360 the end of this month. Details are still coming out. 205 00:08:43.919 --> 00:08:45.440 If you want to visit this week of a Nick 206 00:08:45.480 --> 00:08:48.080 or Nick Poliochinia on Instagram. I have links in my 207 00:08:48.159 --> 00:08:50.879 bio that have all the updated information for you there, 208 00:08:50.919 --> 00:08:52.399 so I've been keeping it up to date as much 209 00:08:52.399 --> 00:08:56.159 as possible. That's kind of the big event that is coming. 210 00:08:56.919 --> 00:08:59.320 The things that I do know for sure, at least 211 00:08:59.360 --> 00:09:02.639 to this point. So granted everything's organic and I don't 212 00:09:02.639 --> 00:09:04.879 know why this is the weirdest thing, but at this 213 00:09:05.000 --> 00:09:09.320 point we know who's not performing or not participating allegedly. 214 00:09:09.480 --> 00:09:12.080 No, no, no, no, yeah, we talked about this actually last week. 215 00:09:12.120 --> 00:09:15.159 Okay, you're not going to know who is performing exactly 216 00:09:15.159 --> 00:09:18.120 because there's some legal issues around one hundred. 217 00:09:17.879 --> 00:09:19.840 And ten percent, correct, So I think that's it. So 218 00:09:19.879 --> 00:09:21.559 I think you're looking at that. But what we do 219 00:09:21.679 --> 00:09:24.799 know is folks that have donated and will be involved 220 00:09:24.799 --> 00:09:26.679 in some way, shape or form. 221 00:09:26.840 --> 00:09:27.320 Beyonce. 222 00:09:27.720 --> 00:09:30.159 Beyonce has already donated two and a half million dollars 223 00:09:30.200 --> 00:09:32.559 just in general to the funds. While she may not 224 00:09:32.679 --> 00:09:36.000 be directly involved with this, she has already been involved 225 00:09:36.039 --> 00:09:38.840 in donating, so you never know, she could pop up. 226 00:09:38.919 --> 00:09:39.440 We will see. 227 00:09:39.440 --> 00:09:41.320 There's a very possibility, but they're not going to announce, right, 228 00:09:41.360 --> 00:09:43.440 But they're not Gonn announce that. But looking at some 229 00:09:43.480 --> 00:09:45.279 of the actors that have been involved here, Jamie Lee 230 00:09:45.279 --> 00:09:47.360 Curtis and her husband have already donated a million dollars, 231 00:09:47.440 --> 00:09:49.279 there is a possibility of them being involved. They've been 232 00:09:49.320 --> 00:09:52.039 doing stuff here with iHeartRadio and with the Dream Center 233 00:09:52.039 --> 00:09:55.200 and everything else. Paris Hilton has also done some stuff, 234 00:09:55.759 --> 00:09:57.519 but there's a lot going on, So that's kind of 235 00:09:57.799 --> 00:10:00.879 that's the airtime I want to give to the names. 236 00:10:01.000 --> 00:10:03.360 Remind me to tell you my story of being Paris 237 00:10:03.440 --> 00:10:05.360 Hilton after the be Et Awards. 238 00:10:05.440 --> 00:10:08.279 Oh one year. Oh yeah, okay, we were hanging out 239 00:10:08.279 --> 00:10:11.559 one night. Okay, true story. Oh all right. 240 00:10:12.240 --> 00:10:15.799 You're listening to Later with Moe Kelly on demand from 241 00:10:15.919 --> 00:10:17.480 KFI AM six forty. 242 00:10:17.759 --> 00:10:19.519 If you follow me, first of all, thank you very much. 243 00:10:19.519 --> 00:10:21.279 If you follow me on social media and have followed 244 00:10:21.320 --> 00:10:23.080 me for a long time, I really appreciate you and 245 00:10:23.120 --> 00:10:25.759 I the biggest thing that I have encouraged a lot 246 00:10:25.759 --> 00:10:28.120 of our well I say our, you know know, if 247 00:10:28.159 --> 00:10:30.279 you listen to Later with mo Kelly, you know I 248 00:10:30.320 --> 00:10:33.240 announced here I'm no longer with iHeartRadio as of last year. 249 00:10:33.559 --> 00:10:35.919 Hopefully I'll be coming back some you never know. It's 250 00:10:35.960 --> 00:10:36.360 a world. 251 00:10:36.399 --> 00:10:39.840 But anyway, social media is one of those times or 252 00:10:39.879 --> 00:10:42.279 those areas where sometimes you need a cleanse. And so 253 00:10:42.519 --> 00:10:46.120 if you have noticed, my account has been pretty quiet 254 00:10:46.200 --> 00:10:48.360 since the fires have broken out, and I was talking 255 00:10:48.399 --> 00:10:50.720 to Moe and Swallow off the air. And the reason 256 00:10:50.759 --> 00:10:53.320 it has been is because, and I'm not saying this 257 00:10:53.360 --> 00:10:55.759 to toot my own horn, but I've been volunteering every 258 00:10:55.879 --> 00:10:59.519 day since the fires have been happening, and for me, 259 00:10:59.639 --> 00:11:02.519 it's important to be in my community. And granted I 260 00:11:02.600 --> 00:11:04.240 live in Long Beach, so the only issue we're dealing 261 00:11:04.279 --> 00:11:06.440 with in Long Beach is poor air quality be from 262 00:11:06.440 --> 00:11:09.440 the fires. I am very thankful and I have had 263 00:11:09.480 --> 00:11:12.720 people in our garage and in our guest rooms, and 264 00:11:12.759 --> 00:11:15.080 we currently have a friend that Brian went to college 265 00:11:15.120 --> 00:11:19.080 with who is displaced people from both Altadena and from 266 00:11:19.080 --> 00:11:21.240 Palisades fire. And a friend one of Brian's best friends 267 00:11:21.240 --> 00:11:25.120 from Biola from Bible Institute of Los Angeles here in 268 00:11:25.240 --> 00:11:28.759 LA who he went to college with from the Palisades. 269 00:11:28.840 --> 00:11:31.720 I know he went to Viola, That's where Brian went 270 00:11:31.799 --> 00:11:33.720 to Yeah, I did not know that. 271 00:11:33.720 --> 00:11:35.480 That's not a problem. You didn't know that. Yeah, No, 272 00:11:35.519 --> 00:11:36.919 he went to Biola. What happened. 273 00:11:37.200 --> 00:11:42.679 Oh, so many stories, but that's my parasil story. But 274 00:11:43.039 --> 00:11:45.200 one of his best friends that he went to Viola with, 275 00:11:45.279 --> 00:11:49.559 who is lives into Penga, has been under evacuation orders 276 00:11:49.600 --> 00:11:51.879 since you know, the beginning, and so he's still waiting 277 00:11:51.919 --> 00:11:53.919 to go home. He's still waiting for evacuation orders to 278 00:11:53.960 --> 00:11:56.000 lift from Pallisades. So he's still with us right now. 279 00:11:56.600 --> 00:11:59.480 And I think that's the biggest thing that And I'm 280 00:11:59.480 --> 00:12:01.120 doing my best to keep it together because it's been 281 00:12:01.200 --> 00:12:03.559 crazy emotional for all of us. And I think the 282 00:12:03.639 --> 00:12:06.440 thing that I like with Kfi and with iHeart it 283 00:12:06.480 --> 00:12:09.120 gives us a platform to show emotion and genuineness. And 284 00:12:09.159 --> 00:12:11.480 I think that's the thing that I love being here 285 00:12:11.960 --> 00:12:14.240 and being able to put forward, is that we don't 286 00:12:15.279 --> 00:12:16.039 have a platform. 287 00:12:16.200 --> 00:12:17.559 You're tiptoeing around it. 288 00:12:17.879 --> 00:12:19.759 And I will say this, there have been a lot 289 00:12:19.840 --> 00:12:22.519 of tiers in this studio. Sure, there are a lot 290 00:12:22.519 --> 00:12:26.519 of tiers in these hallways. Yes, for this past week, 291 00:12:27.159 --> 00:12:31.159 we just haven't let everyone know about it. Yeah, that's fine, 292 00:12:31.320 --> 00:12:31.759 and it's hard. 293 00:12:31.799 --> 00:12:35.440 And it's because even though you who are riding along 294 00:12:35.480 --> 00:12:37.279 with us in your car, you are listening to us 295 00:12:37.279 --> 00:12:40.000 on the iHeartRadio app. You who have been with us 296 00:12:40.039 --> 00:12:43.000 for years and listen to us here on CAFI or 297 00:12:43.039 --> 00:12:46.639 have maybe followed us from other stations, you know us 298 00:12:46.720 --> 00:12:49.000 and you have become a part of our family, and 299 00:12:49.039 --> 00:12:50.960 we have become a part of yours. So you know 300 00:12:51.039 --> 00:12:53.919 our stories and you know our backgrounds. But there are 301 00:12:53.960 --> 00:12:56.799 times that we need to keep things private as well, 302 00:12:57.399 --> 00:12:59.960 and so there's a lot of times that we are 303 00:13:00.080 --> 00:13:03.320 are commiserating behind the scenes, and there are some things 304 00:13:03.320 --> 00:13:05.840 that we need to just share amongst ourselves. And so 305 00:13:06.600 --> 00:13:09.799 there are also times with a world with inundation of 306 00:13:09.919 --> 00:13:13.240 so much information, that we just share it amongst ourselves. 307 00:13:13.279 --> 00:13:15.559 And so that's why I'm going back to social media. 308 00:13:16.320 --> 00:13:19.480 My account has been pretty quiet because I have been 309 00:13:19.600 --> 00:13:23.440 pounding the pavement in Pasadena and Altadena and the San 310 00:13:23.519 --> 00:13:27.840 Gabriel Valley and doing what I can every day to 311 00:13:28.159 --> 00:13:31.360 help benefit the people who I love and care about, 312 00:13:32.200 --> 00:13:35.559 and the same for those in the Palisades area, because 313 00:13:36.559 --> 00:13:40.000 it is important because this is southern California, this is 314 00:13:40.080 --> 00:13:43.080 our community. And so the thing that I want to 315 00:13:43.120 --> 00:13:44.720 shine a light on, and I've been really trying to 316 00:13:44.759 --> 00:13:46.799 get back into the social media world, is there are 317 00:13:46.840 --> 00:13:49.559 a lot of small businesses that we talk about here, 318 00:13:49.679 --> 00:13:52.519 especially on Later, and we've talked about when it was 319 00:13:52.559 --> 00:13:55.360 The mo Kelly Show on weekends and Small Business Saturday 320 00:13:55.360 --> 00:13:59.480 and everything else. There are so many businesses who are 321 00:13:59.519 --> 00:14:03.080 doubling and tripling down by putting out T shirts fifteen 322 00:14:03.159 --> 00:14:05.759 dollars thirty dollars, one hundred percent of the proceeds are 323 00:14:05.799 --> 00:14:09.200 going to the fire relief or they're going to pacading 324 00:14:09.240 --> 00:14:11.960 in a humane or they're going to help the you know, 325 00:14:12.200 --> 00:14:15.200 the LA Conservancy to help out the wildlife and all 326 00:14:15.240 --> 00:14:18.399 that stuff. There's so much happening in our own backyards. 327 00:14:18.720 --> 00:14:22.519 And I know that it's really really hard to sift 328 00:14:22.759 --> 00:14:26.559 through a lot of the noise that's happening right now 329 00:14:26.919 --> 00:14:31.840 in the media as you're listening to our station to KFI, 330 00:14:31.960 --> 00:14:34.679 or you're watching television, or you're checking out social media. 331 00:14:35.240 --> 00:14:38.679 But lean into it, and when you're looking for things, 332 00:14:38.720 --> 00:14:40.720 look for ways you can help. And I know that 333 00:14:40.759 --> 00:14:43.600 there are many. Uh, mister Rogers is great. Always look 334 00:14:43.639 --> 00:14:46.679 for the helpers that and it sounds silly, and that 335 00:14:46.759 --> 00:14:49.360 may sound a litt kumbaya for some people, and I 336 00:14:49.360 --> 00:14:53.200 don't really care, because you've got to look for the helpers, 337 00:14:53.559 --> 00:14:55.919 and we are in a point right now in southern 338 00:14:55.919 --> 00:14:59.440 California where we need to band together and we need 339 00:14:59.440 --> 00:15:03.039 to work together, and we need to be in each 340 00:15:03.080 --> 00:15:05.519 other's back pocket. And sometimes you got to slip a 341 00:15:05.519 --> 00:15:07.639 twenty in each other's back pocket, and that might be 342 00:15:07.679 --> 00:15:11.399 buying a T shirt to help support whatever organization it is. 343 00:15:11.559 --> 00:15:14.799 Because we have got a lot going on coming up 344 00:15:14.799 --> 00:15:17.559 here in twenty twenty five and beyond that, we just 345 00:15:17.639 --> 00:15:20.200 got to support each other. And so anyway, I just 346 00:15:20.240 --> 00:15:21.879 want to say keep an eye out on social media 347 00:15:21.919 --> 00:15:23.840 because there's a lot of opportunities to support each other 348 00:15:23.840 --> 00:15:26.600 and help out, but a lot of it has to 349 00:15:26.639 --> 00:15:29.000 do with right now coming up this weekend, there are 350 00:15:29.000 --> 00:15:31.200 a lot of opportunities for you to be able to 351 00:15:31.279 --> 00:15:35.120 give back and have some fun doing it. So if 352 00:15:35.120 --> 00:15:38.399 you visit this Weekend with Nick or Nick pollio'channy on Instagram, 353 00:15:38.679 --> 00:15:42.000 I'm fairly confident if you visit the other social media 354 00:15:42.080 --> 00:15:44.879 accounts for iHeartRadio here in La, I'm not one hundred 355 00:15:44.879 --> 00:15:46.559 percent sure. Can't speak for them, but I can speak 356 00:15:46.600 --> 00:15:49.279 for this week of Nick and Nick Poliochinni Lincoln Bio 357 00:15:49.360 --> 00:15:55.039 has all sorts of details of local community organizations, comedy shows, concerts, 358 00:15:55.759 --> 00:15:58.440 A buddy of mine, Bury under your Bed, who is 359 00:15:58.559 --> 00:16:02.600 a ventriloquist and a little monster guy. He has been 360 00:16:02.679 --> 00:16:07.000 taking and doing Facebook I'm sorry FaceTime calls with children 361 00:16:07.320 --> 00:16:11.080 who lost their homes to be able for free Free 362 00:16:11.159 --> 00:16:11.679 ninety nine. 363 00:16:11.679 --> 00:16:12.799 We love free ninety nine. 364 00:16:12.840 --> 00:16:14.919 Here on later with Mo Kelly and you know this 365 00:16:15.000 --> 00:16:18.559 week out with Nick but you know, doing FaceTime calls 366 00:16:18.919 --> 00:16:22.600 and he even recorded Jeff, I'm just saying, I'll just 367 00:16:22.600 --> 00:16:26.720 get it out. Yeah, but Jeff, he literally recorded a 368 00:16:26.840 --> 00:16:29.639 version of the rainbow connection that Kermit the Frog is 369 00:16:29.679 --> 00:16:31.720 known for, but with Barry under the bed, this little 370 00:16:31.799 --> 00:16:36.679 monster character singing it, and just to see the most 371 00:16:36.799 --> 00:16:41.120 unusual communities, communities that you would think and like you 372 00:16:41.120 --> 00:16:43.039 were talking about earlier when Chris was here and talking 373 00:16:43.080 --> 00:16:46.080 about horror films and things with Mark Ronner. My birthday 374 00:16:46.080 --> 00:16:48.480 is Halloween. I'm a big part of the Halloween horror community. 375 00:16:48.840 --> 00:16:51.759 They are some of the most generous people and all 376 00:16:51.799 --> 00:16:54.720 the different the conventions that I have attended, Midsummer Scream. 377 00:16:54.840 --> 00:16:57.159 They have a charity of function that's going on right 378 00:16:57.159 --> 00:17:00.399 now and raising funds like it's wild to think how 379 00:17:00.440 --> 00:17:03.960 many people are bending over backwards to help here in 380 00:17:04.000 --> 00:17:08.200 southern California. And I know it's really hard with everything 381 00:17:08.240 --> 00:17:11.559 that's going on on a national stage right now. There's 382 00:17:11.599 --> 00:17:13.160 a lot happening, and there's. 383 00:17:12.920 --> 00:17:14.440 A lot pulling us in another direction. 384 00:17:14.519 --> 00:17:16.839 There is, absolutely and that's probably the best way to 385 00:17:16.880 --> 00:17:19.759 put it. There's a lot of noise that's happening that's 386 00:17:19.759 --> 00:17:22.559 pulling us in a different direction. And I want you 387 00:17:23.279 --> 00:17:26.119 listening to us now, whether you're listening to us live 388 00:17:26.279 --> 00:17:28.680 or you're listening to us on the podcast, and it 389 00:17:28.799 --> 00:17:31.559 is not in real time and it is down the 390 00:17:31.599 --> 00:17:36.240 road and you are tuning in, you are worthwhile and 391 00:17:36.519 --> 00:17:38.359 there is research that can be done. No matter if 392 00:17:38.359 --> 00:17:39.880 you're listening to us now or down the road or 393 00:17:39.920 --> 00:17:42.519 in the future, you can find ways to help and 394 00:17:42.559 --> 00:17:44.960 get help and be able to assist and be able 395 00:17:44.960 --> 00:17:46.880 to help out with the fire now, whatever the situation 396 00:17:46.920 --> 00:17:49.039 may be down the road. But I'm just saying here 397 00:17:49.079 --> 00:17:52.200 in southern California, being born and raised, we are a 398 00:17:52.279 --> 00:17:53.799 community that bands together. 399 00:17:54.720 --> 00:18:01.759 I am so amazed at the depth of people's willingness 400 00:18:01.799 --> 00:18:05.559 to help their fellow what I say, man, their neighbor, 401 00:18:06.279 --> 00:18:10.440