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<v Speaker 1>It's night Side with Dan Ray on wb Z, Boston's

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, Susan, you are way too kind. Thank you very much, Susie.

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<v Speaker 2>Always nice to hear your voice. My name is Dan Ray.

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<v Speaker 2>I am simply Dan Ray, the Dan Ray, host of

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<v Speaker 2>night Side. We're working through year eighteen here on WBZ

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<v Speaker 2>in Boston and nice to have your acquaintance. Hope you

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<v Speaker 2>with us every night. We're here every night Monday through

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<v Speaker 2>Friday from eight until midnight, and tonight we'll take you

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<v Speaker 2>all the way, almost all the way to Saturday morning.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm not in the weekend yet, but i will

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<v Speaker 2>get you to the weekend, which is the cusp of Saturday.

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<v Speaker 2>Rob Brooks is back in the Big Broadcast Center with

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<v Speaker 2>this whole program emanates from I'm broadcasting remotely, and we

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<v Speaker 2>have a very interesting program. Tonight. We'll be talking with

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<v Speaker 2>the president of Assumption College a little bit later on

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<v Speaker 2>beginning at nine o'clock. His name is President Greg Winer.

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<v Speaker 2>He had a very interesting piece in the New York

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<v Speaker 2>Times early this weekend. I actually think it was on Saturday.

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<v Speaker 2>Colleges have to be much more honest with themselves, and

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<v Speaker 2>of course we will talk about that. Dropping the stock market,

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<v Speaker 2>and hopefully we'll finish tonight with a positive hour. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>talk about something good in a week that seemed seemingly

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<v Speaker 2>everything went bad. However, something is good that's going on

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<v Speaker 2>out of Washington. And the big story this week might

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<v Speaker 2>be the President's tariffs, but there's another big story and

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<v Speaker 2>the iHeartMedia. White House Correspondent John Dekker is right now

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<v Speaker 2>live inside the Capitol One Arena, where I understand Alex

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<v Speaker 2>Ovechkin has at least one goal tonight. He's getting very

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<v Speaker 2>close to Wayne Gretzky's all time scoring record. John Decker,

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<v Speaker 2>welcome back to night'south.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, thanks for having me. You know, Wayne Risky actually

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<v Speaker 3>came up to the press bots just moments ago took

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<v Speaker 3>some questions from reporters. Hopefully here to see some history tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>As you mentioned, you had Alex Ovetskin in the first period,

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<v Speaker 3>four minutes into the game getting a goal, which leaves

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<v Speaker 3>him one short of tying the all time record, two

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<v Speaker 3>short of setting the all time record for the most

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<v Speaker 3>goals in an NHL career. And this crowd, obviously it's

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<v Speaker 3>a sellout. They were so excited to see that first goal.

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<v Speaker 2>What's the score? At this point. I assume we're about

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<v Speaker 2>into somewhere into the second period at this point.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, this is the end of the first intermission. It's

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<v Speaker 3>one one h The Chicago Blackhawks tied it up within

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<v Speaker 3>the final five minutes of the first period, So two

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<v Speaker 3>more periods for Alex Ovechkin to make some history tonight,

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<v Speaker 3>and I think that's what everybody is waiting for.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, John, you're the Amores reporter, You're the white House

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<v Speaker 2>correspondent for iHeartMedia. You're the credentialed correspondent at the White House.

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<v Speaker 2>But you have been in Washington for quite a time,

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<v Speaker 2>and my understanding is that you actually were in attendance

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<v Speaker 2>when Alex Ovechkin, number one draft chocks by the Capitols.

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<v Speaker 2>Was it in two thousand and four that he scored

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<v Speaker 2>his first NHL goal? I was.

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<v Speaker 3>It was exciting because he was the number one pick

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<v Speaker 3>in the draft the year before, so his first NHL

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<v Speaker 3>appearance here in Washington was a big deal. I was

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<v Speaker 3>a credential media and I was in the locker room

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<v Speaker 3>right there at ovechk locker after he had that scored

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<v Speaker 3>his first goal in the NHL.

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<v Speaker 2>So what sort of a you've had a chance to

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<v Speaker 2>cover him and talk to him. And obviously he's now

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<v Speaker 2>I think we figured thirty nine years old. Not many

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<v Speaker 2>players other than members of the Howe family play much

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<v Speaker 2>later than thirty nine. I have no idea how long

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<v Speaker 2>Ovechkin's going to go, but obviously he has had an

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<v Speaker 2>incredible career. What sort of an individual is from your

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<v Speaker 2>up close personal observations, he certainly looks older than thirty nine.

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<v Speaker 2>He's prematurely gray. He looks like it looks like a

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<v Speaker 2>guy played in a senior league.

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<v Speaker 3>Go ahead, yeah, but he worked so hard. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>he broke his leg earlier this year, and yet he's

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<v Speaker 3>back and he scored forty goals this year in the league.

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<v Speaker 3>Pretty remarkable. Even Wayne Resci just moments ago called that

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<v Speaker 3>really remarkable. To have a forty goal season in you know, age,

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<v Speaker 3>in year thirty nine of your life. That's that's unbelievable

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<v Speaker 3>when you think about it. And that's duration, that's longevity,

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<v Speaker 3>and that's just goes to how skillful he is as

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<v Speaker 2>What is interesting to me, he literally broke what was

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<v Speaker 2>his his his tibia? What was that, Dan, When you

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<v Speaker 2>say broke his leg, he broke his tibia? Correct? Yeah, okay, correct,

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<v Speaker 2>how do you come back that quickly? Most don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>But if they break their leg, this in quite I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know what he's made of. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>It's it's world class athletes that can do this. I

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<v Speaker 3>guess that's the only explanation that I think there is

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<v Speaker 3>same season and continuing on at a tremendous pace in

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<v Speaker 3>terms of scoring goals. And the Capitals one of the best,

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<v Speaker 3>if not the best team in the league right now,

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<v Speaker 3>so they've got a lot of momentum heading into the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, the Winnipeg Jets are going to disagree with you

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<v Speaker 2>on that. I think at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 2>in Washington, w and W and the for the NHL

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<v Speaker 2>Championship just want to come back to a Vechkin for

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<v Speaker 2>a second, and I don't want to get anyone in

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<v Speaker 2>any trouble. But obviously he is a Russian player. I

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<v Speaker 2>have no idea how the Washington Capitols were able to

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<v Speaker 2>figure out that he would be such a great player,

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<v Speaker 2>But Russian players in the national players are scouted. Has

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<v Speaker 2>Ovechkin to the best every year or so? Putin dawns

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<v Speaker 2>the ice, skates and skates with some Russian hockey players

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<v Speaker 2>and you know he scores about six or seven goals

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<v Speaker 2>in the game. No one, no one, no one back

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<v Speaker 2>checks on him very much. But Doeskin. If we talk

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<v Speaker 2>about Putin, what is his relationship? You know, if you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to get you in trouble and I

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<v Speaker 2>want to get Akin in trouble. What can he tell us?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, they're on a first name basis.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, Putin obviously has so much respect for Alex Ovechkin,

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<v Speaker 3>and the feeling is vice versa. You know, I think

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<v Speaker 3>that when you saw that invasion of Ukraine by Russia

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<v Speaker 3>three plus years ago, I think it put Ovechkin in

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<v Speaker 3>a very uncomfortable position, you know, in terms of answering

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<v Speaker 3>questions regarding Russia's invasion. I think he just wants to

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<v Speaker 3>keep it, you know, focused on sports. And as you know,

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<v Speaker 3>with that great competition that happened earlier this year, Russia

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<v Speaker 3>was not permitted to take part in that competition that

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<v Speaker 3>Canada ultimately won over the United States.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that was the four teams Finland, Sweden, US and Canada,

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<v Speaker 2>and that of course had some political overtones at the

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<v Speaker 2>end because because of the whole tariff conversation that is

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<v Speaker 2>going on. Uh, last last question, John is akin a

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<v Speaker 2>guy that has kept a low profile off the ice.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, obviously a superstar like him in Washington, there's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of political superstars that he has to compete with,

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<v Speaker 2>if you get my drift. Yeah, is he someone who

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<v Speaker 2>who you see around town or does he basically work

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<v Speaker 2>at the rink through his job and go home?

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<v Speaker 4>What what you know?

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<v Speaker 3>Hockey? So what do they call them rink rats? Isn't

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<v Speaker 3>that the term? He's absolutely guy, He's he's that guy

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<v Speaker 3>that is in the rink, that is the first person

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<v Speaker 3>see it in the pregame skate.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know that's the I think the reason for

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<v Speaker 3>his longevity. I mean, obviously his skill, but there are

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<v Speaker 3>lots of skillful players in the NHL, and it's just

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<v Speaker 3>by working hard that you can have such an incredibly long,

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<v Speaker 3>productive career. And uh, you know, I think the crowd

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<v Speaker 3>right now pretty excited because as I'm speaking, Ovechkin has

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<v Speaker 3>the fucking the offensive end. Nothing came of that, but

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<v Speaker 3>he's a guy that obviously keeps a low profile because

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<v Speaker 3>he's so focused during the season on his job and

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<v Speaker 3>helping the Capitals win and obviously adding to his voto

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<v Speaker 3>his goal totals.

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<v Speaker 2>Sure, you know, maybe maybe maybe the key for Ovechkin

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<v Speaker 2>is he is a rink rat, so he gets a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of time to inhale the zamboni fumes. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>that's the secret, sauce. I don't know, we'll figure it out.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't Hey, John, John Decker W. B. R. Well

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<v Speaker 2>Iheart's White House corresponded, you got a great gig tonight

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<v Speaker 2>up in the press box, I do real. Last question,

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<v Speaker 2>how good was the food in the press box tonight?

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<v Speaker 2>Anything special enough?

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<v Speaker 3>They say, well, it was a pregame meal that they

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<v Speaker 3>had down in the media room, and then in the

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<v Speaker 3>press box. You know, you can get whatever you want,

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<v Speaker 3>the potato chips, of popcorn, prestels, all.

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<v Speaker 2>The stuff that probably has spent his career avoiding.

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<v Speaker 3>He avoids that.

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<v Speaker 2>After John, thanks so much. I hope you get to

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<v Speaker 2>see a couple of more goals tonight and see some history. Gay,

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<v Speaker 2>I've met Wayne Gretzky. I've never Metovechkin, but Gretzky is

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<v Speaker 2>an incredible gentleman.

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<v Speaker 3>I agree a gentleman, and it was so great to

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<v Speaker 3>uh have an opportunity to meet him just moments ago

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<v Speaker 3>here in the press box. And my understanding is by

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<v Speaker 3>the way, Dan that he is going to essentially go

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<v Speaker 3>to every Capitals game so that he's there when this

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<v Speaker 3>record is broken. That's the reason why he's here tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>And that is the way. That's the way the NHL

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<v Speaker 2>does it. I am not surprised, John Decker, thank you

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<v Speaker 2>so much. I love doing night Side, but if I

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<v Speaker 2>had an opportunity to transform my role tonight into what

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<v Speaker 2>you're doing, I would be at the Capitol Arena. Thanks John,

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<v Speaker 2>enjoy yourself, you deserve it.

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<v Speaker 1>You have a great night.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks all right, thanks much. All right, little hockey there.

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<v Speaker 2>We're gonna come back and talk a little bit more

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<v Speaker 2>serious topic, and we're also going to talk with Dan Shaughnessy,

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<v Speaker 2>Uh the Double, the Boston Globe sports writer. I no

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<v Speaker 2>sure it's a lot. In the Red Sox THEYD win today,

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<v Speaker 2>so we will celebrate that with Dan Shaughnessy. When we

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<v Speaker 2>Want to welcome Delnda iFeel Presset. She's the communications director

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<v Speaker 2>for the Children's Services of Roxbury. Delinda, welcome to Nightside.

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<v Speaker 2>How are you this evening.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm doing well, Dan, thanks for having me, Thanks for

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<v Speaker 5>the opportunity.

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<v Speaker 2>Well. Our Pleasure Children's Services at Roxbury CSR is a

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<v Speaker 2>great organization. You've created a program called Youth Purpose and

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<v Speaker 2>Partnership and that program is thriving and as an upcoming

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<v Speaker 2>talent showcase a week from tonight.

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<v Speaker 5>So yes, where's it going.

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<v Speaker 2>To take place? Their ticket's still available and what sort

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<v Speaker 2>of talent? I bet you it's a variety of talents

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<v Speaker 2>that will be showcased.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, as the young people say, is going to be lit. Yeah, okay, yes,

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<v Speaker 5>excitedly looking forward to it. It's going to take place

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<v Speaker 5>at the Congregational Church in Roxbury. Doors open at five

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<v Speaker 5>point thirty. The event will be from six to eight.

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<v Speaker 5>All ages will welcome. It's a free event. There'll be light,

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<v Speaker 5>refreshment served and whatnot. But really it's the young people

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<v Speaker 5>in the Youth Purpose and Partnership program who are producing

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<v Speaker 5>this event Untder the direction of the program's digital media coordinator.

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<v Speaker 5>His name is Eddie and you can expect us a

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<v Speaker 5>fun energy with a mix of performances from poetry, dancing,

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<v Speaker 5>beater production and live podcasting. And it's truly just a

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<v Speaker 5>time to celebrate the talent of our youth, their creativity,

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<v Speaker 5>support the leadership of our young people, and really just

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<v Speaker 5>see them in action.

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<v Speaker 2>So how many young people in Roxbury does your organization

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<v Speaker 2>serve over the course of the year.

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<v Speaker 5>So our organization and Children Services of Roxbury, we served

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<v Speaker 5>sixty five hundred families across Massachusetts, so our we solve

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<v Speaker 5>that amount annually. Most are primarily in Boston, about five

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<v Speaker 5>thousand in Boston, but we also serve communities in Worcester,

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<v Speaker 5>Western Mas and the Lowe area. But this program, in particular,

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<v Speaker 5>Youth Purpose and Partnership, they serve about forty youths throughout

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<v Speaker 5>the city of Boston with each Core HOURT and the

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<v Speaker 5>Core HOURT meets during the fall, spring, and winter, so

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<v Speaker 5>forty youth within each corehort throughout the year.

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<v Speaker 2>So the age span again you're talking about, I assume

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<v Speaker 2>kids in junior high school, in high school or does

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<v Speaker 2>it even get younger than that. You know, obviously kids

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<v Speaker 2>could be very talented at whatever age. What's the age

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<v Speaker 2>range of the kids that benefit from your program?

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<v Speaker 5>So the kids ages for Youth Purpose and Partnership they

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<v Speaker 5>raise between fourteen and eighteen years old and they meet

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<v Speaker 5>after school four days in a week, and they engage

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<v Speaker 5>in digital storytelling, video production, podcasting and other initiatives that

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<v Speaker 5>really equipped with leadership and workforce development skills that you know,

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<v Speaker 5>we hope that in return they'll take these skills and

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<v Speaker 5>apply it to college or in careers that they hope

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<v Speaker 2>Now, the organization itself, Children's Services of Roxbury, that's been

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<v Speaker 2>around for a while. Was it founded back in the

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<v Speaker 2>nineties or in the early two thousands. I understand it

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<v Speaker 2>to be have been around for a while, Am I

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<v Speaker 5>Are right? Actually longer. We're fifty years in counting, so

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<v Speaker 5>we've been making a mark in the community. Yeah, so

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<v Speaker 5>fifty years accounting. We provide services that include family shelter,

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<v Speaker 5>behavioral health, intensive foster care, family support services, early education,

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<v Speaker 5>youth development. So it's really a wrap around service program

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<v Speaker 5>that we have and this program that we're talking about today,

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<v Speaker 5>Youth Purpose Partnership, that's one of our youth development programs.

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<v Speaker 2>So so the idea here is to basically help young

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<v Speaker 2>people as they're you know, growing up in their in

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<v Speaker 2>their home community, whether it's Boston or as you just mentioned,

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<v Speaker 2>other places. It's a tough time of life for kids

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<v Speaker 2>like this of any age. I don't care whether you're

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<v Speaker 2>where you live, whether you live in America or around

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<v Speaker 2>the world. Obviously a lot of changes going on and

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<v Speaker 2>and they're there are not only you know, hormonal changes

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<v Speaker 2>going on, but also changes changes in terms of what

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<v Speaker 2>am I going to do? Who am I? Why am

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<v Speaker 5>We do, and you know that that's one of the

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<v Speaker 5>things we see in the impact of a program like

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<v Speaker 5>Youth Purpose and Partnership. And I really, you know, would

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<v Speaker 5>like to hold space to just give a shout out

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<v Speaker 5>to the program directors Jasmine Green and Timothy Faztarl because

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<v Speaker 5>they do it for no job of like meeting the

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<v Speaker 5>youth where they're at. So each kid that participates in

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<v Speaker 5>the program, as you mentioned, they have different things they're

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<v Speaker 5>dealing with, right, but it's really about meeting the youth

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<v Speaker 5>where they're at. And I think the impact is really

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<v Speaker 5>seeing through the leadership skills, the management, management skills, the

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<v Speaker 5>advocacy skills that they're really developing. And the program also

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<v Speaker 5>have some young people who finish the program but have

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<v Speaker 5>come back to work as youth support staff. Two names

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<v Speaker 5>that come to mind are Rihanna and Kalife to name

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<v Speaker 5>a few, but they come back and then return mentor

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<v Speaker 5>current youth in the program, so it's really a sense

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<v Speaker 5>of community and a space that they find community after

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<v Speaker 5>school rather than being idle and not knowing how to

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I just want to make note of this, and

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<v Speaker 2>this is something that I strongly believe in. I work

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<v Speaker 2>with a mutual friend of ours, Matt Ellis, and we

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<v Speaker 2>both worked in television. I worked as a reporter for

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<v Speaker 2>many years and one of the things that always bothered

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<v Speaker 2>me was I felt that that kids in Dorchester, Roxbury,

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<v Speaker 2>Matapan got a bad rap because they're kids that were

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<v Speaker 2>shown on television were kids either who had been in

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<v Speaker 2>a fight or worse, that were dead in the street

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<v Speaker 2>or were in court. And I always understood that it's

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<v Speaker 2>ninety eight percent of the kids in Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan

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<v Speaker 2>and other urban areas are trying to do the right

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<v Speaker 2>thing and they're involved in good programs, but often they

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<v Speaker 2>don't get the publicity so that there's a balanced viewpoint

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<v Speaker 2>and people who have never spent much time in Roxbury

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<v Speaker 2>Dorchester or Mattapan or any urban area. They get a

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<v Speaker 2>distorted view of what young people are like in those communities,

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<v Speaker 2>often because of what I worked in and what our colleague,

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<v Speaker 2>my colleague Matt Ellis worked in, and that is that

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot lot of stories that lead newscast about,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, a gun battle or someone gets shot, or

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<v Speaker 2>you know. The bad news leads these news stories, and

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<v Speaker 2>the good news, which is what you're doing, very rarely

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<v Speaker 2>gets gets highlighted. And I don't know if I hope

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<v Speaker 2>you you understand why I'm saying that. It's really a tribute.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a tribute to what your group has been doing

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<v Speaker 2>for that long. Children's Services of Roxbury. How can folks

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<v Speaker 2>get in touch on maybe even if they would like

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<v Speaker 2>to learn more or support you. What's the easiest way

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<v Speaker 2>for them to get in touch with you to help

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<v Speaker 2>with the good work you're doing.

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<v Speaker 5>Well. Thank you for that, Yes, And the easiest way

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<v Speaker 5>is to visit our website at csrocks dot org and

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<v Speaker 5>there you will have the tools you need to reach out,

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<v Speaker 5>Send an email, make a phone call. We're all always

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<v Speaker 5>ready available to support to receive support of any sort.

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<v Speaker 5>We are a non profit organization. We welcome, volunteers, philanthropy,

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<v Speaker 5>all those good things and is really supporting our mission,

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<v Speaker 5>right and ultimately the services and programs we provide, they

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<v Speaker 5>speak to preventing these things, preventing youth from getting to

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<v Speaker 5>that state of the things that people typically see in

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<v Speaker 4>Right.

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<v Speaker 5>So our program the services really aim to break that cycle,

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<v Speaker 5>break the cycle of systemic racism and all the things

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<v Speaker 5>that kind of impact future generations and just aim to

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<v Speaker 5>have a space for these youth and families to thrive.

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<v Speaker 5>So it's meeting them where they're at so that we

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<v Speaker 2>So again, that website is c S for Children's Services

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<v Speaker 2>cs ROCKS ro x five letters dot org. Correct, that's right,

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<v Speaker 2>we want it makes I like to spell it out

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<v Speaker 2>for people. Let me tell you, Delnda, thank you much

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<v Speaker 2>for your time tonight and best of like with the

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<v Speaker 2>big event next Friday, April eleventh in rocksby folks to

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<v Speaker 2>get more information at cs rocks c srox dot org.

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<v Speaker 2>Have a great weekend to.

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<v Speaker 5>Linda Future so you are there, thank you all Right, here.

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<v Speaker 2>Comes the news at the bottom of the hour. Right

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<v Speaker 2>after that, we're going to talk about a big Red

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<v Speaker 2>Sox home opener. Whew, it got a little tight, but

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<v Speaker 2>it worked out. Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globes Hall of Fame

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<v Speaker 2>Sports Columnists, will join us right after the news at

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<v Speaker 2>the bottom of the hour. My name's Dan Ray.

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<v Speaker 1>You're on Night Side with Dan Ray on w Z

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<v Speaker 1>Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, Suzanna. Big day in Boston. Whenever Opening Day

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<v Speaker 2>occurs with us, it's the great Dan Shaughnessy. Dan, before

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<v Speaker 2>we talk about today, can you remember your first opening Day?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure at some point you ventured down from Groton,

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<v Speaker 2>Massachusetts and was there for an opening day, which one

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<v Speaker 2>was if you.

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<v Speaker 6>Remember even better than that, Dan, because I ventured from

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<v Speaker 6>Holy Cross in nineteen seventy three. I think our paths

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<v Speaker 6>were crossing at some point closely there. But so the

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<v Speaker 6>opener in seventy three, somebody in the dorm scored a

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<v Speaker 6>bunch of tickets, somebody from Alumni three, and we, uh,

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<v Speaker 6>we went in and it was the first game of

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so there was he was with the Yankees then, right.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, Yankees, Red Sox. I think it was fifteen to

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<v Speaker 6>five socks win. You know, you know, big blood bath,

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<v Speaker 6>a lot like today's game. So but it was, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>we were down right field and great to be part

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<v Speaker 6>of history. And that's that's fifty two years ago, Dan,

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<v Speaker 6>So then we are.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Well, I got you beat a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>I was able to get in. I was a little younger,

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<v Speaker 2>as a child, as a mere child. Nineteen fifty nine,

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<v Speaker 2>Washington senators Reno Bettoya put one up in the net.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, they used to have a net out there

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<v Speaker 2>in left field. It's a third basement for the Senator.

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<v Speaker 2>So that was not a great opening day. Those, of course,

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<v Speaker 2>was in the those were in the bad years for

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<v Speaker 2>the Red Sox. That's that's for sure. What's your most

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<v Speaker 2>memory A ble opening day?

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<v Speaker 6>Oh boy, well, I'm jealous. You got ted Williams. So

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<v Speaker 6>you got one up on me there. That's that's quite

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<v Speaker 2>I saw. I saw Williams a bunch of times. As

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<v Speaker 2>a matter of fact, I saw Williams hit the final

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<v Speaker 2>fly ball and the Jim Bunning no hitter. We were

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<v Speaker 2>we were down by the pole that day and flew

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<v Speaker 2>out to al Calne and right field, and when Jim

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<v Speaker 6>there's been a lot of things in mo Vaughn hit

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<v Speaker 6>a lot of things. But you know, Pedro had the opener.

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<v Speaker 6>Who was in Baltimore's first game. He left the clubhouse early,

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<v Speaker 6>That was a big deal and of course, uh Mariano

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<v Speaker 6>probably the one that resonates the most.

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<v Speaker 2>I remember Rivera tipping his hat to the crowd in

419
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<v Speaker 2>smiling as they they were buoy Yeah, that's for sure. Well,

420
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<v Speaker 2>today the Red Sox looked like the Red Sox have

421
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<v Speaker 2>all thirteen runs, sixteen hits but three errors and Don

422
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<v Speaker 2>Butden was nowhere to be found today, but there was

423
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<v Speaker 2>still the ghost of Don Budden was in the Red

424
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<v Speaker 2>Sox infield today. Should that concern us or no?

425
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<v Speaker 6>Well, this is what the year is going to be like.

426
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<v Speaker 6>I think, I mean, the defense is tightier than it's

427
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<v Speaker 6>been and I think overall, you know, having breaking the

428
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<v Speaker 6>third story hopefully healthy for them. Campbell at second it's tighter,

429
00:23:32.319 --> 00:23:34.960
<v Speaker 6>and Costas is probably better than he was last year,

430
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<v Speaker 6>so I think they're better. But yeah, today they were

431
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<v Speaker 6>kicking it around, throwing it around, and you're going to

432
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<v Speaker 6>see some of that and there's just going to be

433
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<v Speaker 6>a lot of sloppiness. I think no one, no team

434
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<v Speaker 6>is overpowering, certainly in the American League. I mean American

435
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<v Speaker 6>League's wide open, and that really plays the Boston's a beens.

436
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<v Speaker 6>They've got a really exciting team with good young players

437
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<v Speaker 6>and some veterans and some big money guys that were

438
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<v Speaker 6>brought in. So I think this is the most the

439
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<v Speaker 6>best felt about just going over to see him in

440
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<v Speaker 6>about five or six years. So I think that it's

441
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<v Speaker 6>it's it's the needles going in the right direction for

442
00:24:07.559 --> 00:24:09.759
<v Speaker 6>them now, even though they're four and four. I'm not

443
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<v Speaker 6>too bothered about that. I think it's going to be

444
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<v Speaker 6>a good throw right for them.

445
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<v Speaker 2>I think they're going to be better than a year

446
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<v Speaker 2>ago they were five hundred and if they can pick

447
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<v Speaker 2>up ten wins and end up, you know, ninety one

448
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<v Speaker 2>and seventy one, I think you're in the playoffs. You

449
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<v Speaker 2>know who. I'm excited about it. I'll be interesting because

450
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<v Speaker 2>you've seen them more than me. I think fits Fits

451
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<v Speaker 2>is a pitcher.

452
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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, and he so you know, he's he's you can

453
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<v Speaker 6>look at him as residual. Lookie Betts yields, you know,

454
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<v Speaker 6>which is good to say because it was very little

455
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<v Speaker 6>yield from that. So there's that. He had, you know,

456
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<v Speaker 6>good appearances last year, throws, strikes, pounds his zone, had

457
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<v Speaker 6>a good, pretty good outing in Texas, and uh, they

458
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<v Speaker 6>have expectations for him. So as a as a fifth guy,

459
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<v Speaker 6>you know, he serves it pretty nicely. I think at

460
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<v Speaker 6>this juncture.

461
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I just hope that they stick with him and

462
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<v Speaker 2>that I think he's a starting pitcher. He is, He's

463
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<v Speaker 2>kind of built like Clemmens and Nolan Ryan building. I

464
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<v Speaker 2>just think the sky's the limit for him. And why

465
00:25:12.720 --> 00:25:14.759
<v Speaker 2>the Yankees ever were crazy enough to let him go,

466
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<v Speaker 2>I think it was a huge mistake. Devers looks like

467
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<v Speaker 2>Evers is coming back. Were you were you on the

468
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<v Speaker 2>road with them in Texas and Baltimore.

469
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<v Speaker 6>I was in Texas for all four. It was it

470
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<v Speaker 6>was astounding just what we saw. And of course the

471
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<v Speaker 6>first five games, fifteen strikeouts, it was remarkable. It was

472
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<v Speaker 6>just hard to believe what we were seeing, you know,

473
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<v Speaker 6>three the first day, then four, then three. It was

474
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<v Speaker 6>just off the charts. And I just don't think a

475
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<v Speaker 6>twenty eight year old guy, you know, loses his way altogether.

476
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<v Speaker 6>He's been a good hitter for seven seasons. You know,

477
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<v Speaker 6>he's looking better now, better at beasts, you know, squaring

478
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<v Speaker 6>up the ball more, and he'll be okay. I'm not sure.

479
00:25:54.400 --> 00:25:56.359
<v Speaker 6>He's got to sort out some things with his weight,

480
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<v Speaker 6>with his shoulders, with the adjustment to play and to

481
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<v Speaker 6>be a d h et cetera. But I think ultimately

482
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<v Speaker 6>it's going to shake out in an okay fashion. I

483
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<v Speaker 6>wouldn't give up on h well, you know.

484
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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't either, But watching him in Texas and even

485
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<v Speaker 2>in Baltimore, I thought to myself, this guy's got a

486
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<v Speaker 2>head problem. That I mean, I meaning it's in his head,

487
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<v Speaker 2>this whole thing about you're not playing third base. And

488
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<v Speaker 2>I've never seen a great baseball player dissemble that quickly.

489
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<v Speaker 2>I don't know him personally. I'm sure you know him

490
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<v Speaker 2>pretty well, but it was it was astonishing to just

491
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<v Speaker 2>watch him swiftly was.

492
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<v Speaker 6>I mean, nineteen past fifteen strikeouts. It was just hard

493
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<v Speaker 6>to imagine that he just he wasn't able to get

494
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<v Speaker 6>anything done. But slowly he's been digging out, you know,

495
00:26:46.599 --> 00:26:48.920
<v Speaker 6>a couple of walks and hot hit file balls and

496
00:26:49.039 --> 00:26:51.880
<v Speaker 6>two hits today, and I just think that stuff evens

497
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<v Speaker 6>out over the course. If if he did that in

498
00:26:53.640 --> 00:26:56.079
<v Speaker 6>the middle of the season, you wouldn't really notice it.

499
00:26:56.160 --> 00:26:58.519
<v Speaker 6>A five game stretch, it'd be bad. But when it's

500
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<v Speaker 6>the beginning of the season, it's the only stample you have.

501
00:27:01.400 --> 00:27:03.240
<v Speaker 6>Everything gets exaggerated and magnified.

502
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<v Speaker 2>Okay, last question for me, Dad, and that is who

503
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<v Speaker 2>in the East is there their toughest competition. I originally

504
00:27:11.640 --> 00:27:14.039
<v Speaker 2>thought it was the Orioles. Now I'm thinking it's the

505
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<v Speaker 2>Yankees again.

506
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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, I'm with you on that. I would go the

507
00:27:17.519 --> 00:27:20.759
<v Speaker 6>same way. I mean, it's pretty wide opened the whole division.

508
00:27:20.960 --> 00:27:24.039
<v Speaker 6>There's no there's no monster team. The Yankees were could

509
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<v Speaker 6>have been, and I think maybe we made too much

510
00:27:26.559 --> 00:27:29.720
<v Speaker 6>of you know, they had three critical guys, big money guys,

511
00:27:29.720 --> 00:27:32.480
<v Speaker 6>big name guys go down and spring training. But at

512
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<v Speaker 6>the same time they can kind of absorb that because

513
00:27:34.480 --> 00:27:37.240
<v Speaker 6>they have so much depth and so much so many

514
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<v Speaker 6>dollars spent on name talent, and they've still got those guys,

515
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<v Speaker 6>and I think that, Yeah, I think what you said

516
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<v Speaker 6>is what I feel that, you know, Baltimore, having seen them,

517
00:27:46.599 --> 00:27:48.880
<v Speaker 6>it looks like the Yankees are still going to be

518
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<v Speaker 6>the threat, you know, when you get through the whole

519
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<v Speaker 6>one sixty two here.

520
00:27:52.640 --> 00:27:56.119
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, the Orioles didn't impress me, and I hadn't watched

521
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<v Speaker 2>them for the last couple of years and really felt

522
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<v Speaker 2>that they were making markets steps. It looks to me

523
00:28:00.920 --> 00:28:02.960
<v Speaker 2>like they've stepped back a little bit. And it's just

524
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<v Speaker 2>not Halliday, the young player who they I think they

525
00:28:07.519 --> 00:28:09.559
<v Speaker 2>brought him up to early a year ago. Obviously they

526
00:28:09.599 --> 00:28:14.920
<v Speaker 2>shipped him back down. But it's you know, it will

527
00:28:14.920 --> 00:28:17.039
<v Speaker 2>always be more exciting when it's the Yankees. It's as

528
00:28:17.079 --> 00:28:18.880
<v Speaker 2>simple as that. If you want to if you really

529
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<v Speaker 2>want to finish number one, who best to beat? The

530
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<v Speaker 2>best team to beat, obviously is the Yankees. Dan Shaughnessy,

531
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<v Speaker 2>thanks so much. It's great. A little bit of a

532
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<v Speaker 2>trip down memory lane here. And I don't know if

533
00:28:31.880 --> 00:28:35.079
<v Speaker 2>you you might not be old enough to remember Reno Batoya.

534
00:28:35.559 --> 00:28:38.799
<v Speaker 6>He was the third year, right, I don't have anything.

535
00:28:39.720 --> 00:28:42.440
<v Speaker 2>Well, the Senators and the Red Sox and the thing

536
00:28:42.480 --> 00:28:45.680
<v Speaker 2>that was interesting back in the days of sixteen teams.

537
00:28:46.039 --> 00:28:49.279
<v Speaker 2>He had been born in Italy. He was one of

538
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<v Speaker 2>the first. And it was not bad, you know, I

539
00:28:52.200 --> 00:28:55.319
<v Speaker 2>mean eminently forgettable. Not no plaque in the Hall of Fame.

540
00:28:55.359 --> 00:28:59.119
<v Speaker 2>But he had that one day in April of nineteen

541
00:28:59.200 --> 00:29:04.039
<v Speaker 2>fifty nine. Uh, it's there weren't many people in the ballpark.

542
00:29:04.119 --> 00:29:07.279
<v Speaker 2>It wasn't like today. The excitement that today was unbelievable.

543
00:29:07.759 --> 00:29:11.079
<v Speaker 2>Dan Shaughnessy is always Thanks buddy. I watched I love

544
00:29:11.119 --> 00:29:13.720
<v Speaker 2>your column. The first thing I look at is the

545
00:29:13.759 --> 00:29:17.640
<v Speaker 2>Shaughnessy columns, but particularly on Sunday morning. I mean, it's

546
00:29:17.920 --> 00:29:21.279
<v Speaker 2>just fabulous stuff. I don't know where you come up

547
00:29:21.319 --> 00:29:23.759
<v Speaker 2>with it, but it's it's it's great stuff. Thanks so

548
00:29:23.839 --> 00:29:25.880
<v Speaker 2>much as as a friend, and thanks so much as

549
00:29:25.920 --> 00:29:28.359
<v Speaker 2>a as a scribe and a writer here in Boston.

550
00:29:28.400 --> 00:29:31.319
<v Speaker 2>You're you're a treasure for for the Globe, and I uh,

551
00:29:32.279 --> 00:29:34.960
<v Speaker 2>I think so much like you. Sometimes it's scared scares

552
00:29:35.039 --> 00:29:38.200
<v Speaker 2>me a little bit. I think this guy, this guy's

553
00:29:38.319 --> 00:29:41.839
<v Speaker 2>this guy is right on the money, uh on on baseball,

554
00:29:42.039 --> 00:29:45.160
<v Speaker 2>just amazing. And nobody has better Earl Weaver stories than

555
00:29:45.240 --> 00:29:46.000
<v Speaker 2>Dan Shaughnessy.

556
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<v Speaker 6>Well, I appreciate that.

557
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<v Speaker 5>Dan.

558
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<v Speaker 6>You take care your.

559
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<v Speaker 2>Two pal talk to ladies and gentlemen. Dan Shaughnessy a

560
00:29:52.759 --> 00:29:55.880
<v Speaker 2>great columnist, a Hall of Fame columnist with the with

561
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<v Speaker 2>the Boston Globe for another opening day at Fenn Park.

562
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<v Speaker 2>And I had my share of opening days at Fenway Park.

563
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<v Speaker 2>You might remember. I would always be there early in

564
00:30:05.119 --> 00:30:08.720
<v Speaker 2>the morning and for got to be at least ten years.

565
00:30:09.279 --> 00:30:11.440
<v Speaker 2>I would be out there with Mayor Tom Anina. When

566
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<v Speaker 2>we would invite a couple of guests, whether it was

567
00:30:13.319 --> 00:30:16.799
<v Speaker 2>the governors at the time, Mitt Romney or Paul Salucci.

568
00:30:19.160 --> 00:30:23.000
<v Speaker 2>We had a ball and Joe Mooney always allowed us

569
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<v Speaker 2>get those lights on at Fenway Park, and it was

570
00:30:26.920 --> 00:30:28.920
<v Speaker 2>it was really a treat. Opening day for me was

571
00:30:28.960 --> 00:30:32.680
<v Speaker 2>always so special. Anyway, with that, when we get back,

572
00:30:32.680 --> 00:30:34.559
<v Speaker 2>we're going to have a very special guest at eight

573
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<v Speaker 2>forty five, someone who needs no introduction to the WBZ audience,

574
00:30:38.759 --> 00:30:41.079
<v Speaker 2>my great friend Jordan Rich and we're going to talk

575
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<v Speaker 2>about he's put a group together called Jordan's Trailblazers. We

576
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<v Speaker 2>will explain right after the break.

577
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<v Speaker 1>It's nice side with Dan Ray on Boston's news Radio.

578
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<v Speaker 2>Well, here's a familiar voice ladies and gentlemen. Jordan Rich,

579
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<v Speaker 2>Hi Jordan.

580
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<v Speaker 4>How are you, Uncle Danny?

581
00:31:01.319 --> 00:31:02.279
<v Speaker 1>How are you, my friend?

582
00:31:03.680 --> 00:31:06.359
<v Speaker 2>I am doing great and I know you are as well.

583
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<v Speaker 2>And I know our listeners are going to be thrilled

584
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<v Speaker 2>to hear your voice. Everyone knows. I think who listens

585
00:31:13.480 --> 00:31:18.240
<v Speaker 2>to WBS that you've been literally fighting a battle, not

586
00:31:18.279 --> 00:31:24.079
<v Speaker 2>only a medical battle, but you are now learning how

587
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<v Speaker 2>to box.

588
00:31:25.440 --> 00:31:29.119
<v Speaker 4>You're what do you mean learning? I've actually been training

589
00:31:29.160 --> 00:31:31.279
<v Speaker 4>now for a year and a half and I can

590
00:31:31.319 --> 00:31:35.559
<v Speaker 4>throw quite a few combinations, but your boxing is one

591
00:31:35.559 --> 00:31:38.960
<v Speaker 4>of the things I do regularly throughout the week, along

592
00:31:38.960 --> 00:31:42.359
<v Speaker 4>with a bunch of other high intensity exercise periods to

593
00:31:42.400 --> 00:31:44.640
<v Speaker 4>sort of try to stay ahead of things. But it's

594
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<v Speaker 4>been a it's been quite an experience. I've got to

595
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<v Speaker 4>tell you. I'm still the same skinny little guy I was,

596
00:31:50.559 --> 00:31:51.680
<v Speaker 4>but I'm a lot tougher now.

597
00:31:51.920 --> 00:31:54.039
<v Speaker 2>Well, I'll tell you. You get in the ring, you'd be

598
00:31:54.079 --> 00:31:59.279
<v Speaker 2>the oldest oldest champ maybe ever. Look the medical problem

599
00:31:59.440 --> 00:32:01.480
<v Speaker 2>and it's more than a problem that you're dealing with

600
00:32:01.519 --> 00:32:06.759
<v Speaker 2>this Parkinson's disease, which is a horrific diagnosis. You've been

601
00:32:06.759 --> 00:32:08.359
<v Speaker 2>dealing with that now for how long?

602
00:32:09.240 --> 00:32:13.039
<v Speaker 4>Well, I was diagnosed in late twenty twenty three, but

603
00:32:13.400 --> 00:32:16.880
<v Speaker 4>as many people know who have this issue, you know

604
00:32:16.920 --> 00:32:19.519
<v Speaker 4>you probably had it in your system for a lot

605
00:32:19.599 --> 00:32:23.519
<v Speaker 4>longer than that and just didn't realize it. And I mean,

606
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<v Speaker 4>right now, physically, I'm in pretty good shape. I don't

607
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<v Speaker 4>have any issues in terms of balance, walking, gait, any

608
00:32:29.880 --> 00:32:32.680
<v Speaker 4>of that. My voice is strong, thank you very much.

609
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<v Speaker 4>And really the issues are for everybody a little different

610
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<v Speaker 4>at the Snowflake disease. So, I mean, I've got some

611
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<v Speaker 4>non motor issues that a lot of people have. One

612
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<v Speaker 4>of the strangest ones I call it strange because it

613
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<v Speaker 4>sounds like I'm making it up, but I'm not, is

614
00:32:50.440 --> 00:32:53.640
<v Speaker 4>occasional apathy, like you just don't want to do anything,

615
00:32:53.720 --> 00:32:57.079
<v Speaker 4>and that's very unlike me. So that's one of the

616
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<v Speaker 4>reasons I'm calling in tonight to let you know that

617
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<v Speaker 4>I'm doing something.

618
00:33:01.359 --> 00:33:04.440
<v Speaker 2>Yes, you are. There's a there's a big called the

619
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<v Speaker 2>American Parkinson's Disease Association Optimism Walk, and you have a

620
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<v Speaker 2>team and you're raising funds and the team is called

621
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<v Speaker 2>Jordan's Trailblazers.

622
00:33:15.839 --> 00:33:21.920
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, not exactly that original, but you know.

623
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<v Speaker 2>You know, you're certainly better known in this area than

624
00:33:22.960 --> 00:33:24.880
<v Speaker 2>the Portland Trail Blazers at this.

625
00:33:24.880 --> 00:33:27.359
<v Speaker 1>Point, that's for sure, and I'll take it.

626
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<v Speaker 4>I'll take that absolutely.

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<v Speaker 2>And I know that one of our dear mutual friends

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<v Speaker 2>has already contributed very generously tell us how people can

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<v Speaker 2>get on the team either as a walker, and I

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<v Speaker 2>guess if you're a walker, you get people to pledge

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<v Speaker 2>how many miles you're going to walk. Is that the

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<v Speaker 2>way I work? Explained it to me, because.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, that's pretty much the way it works. And I

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<v Speaker 4>can tell it's May eighteenth, which is a Sunday at

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<v Speaker 4>Bowditch Field. That's bowb I t C In Framingham where

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<v Speaker 4>I believe both my children grat Sduated High School in

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<v Speaker 4>the graduation ceremony. But it's Botage Field and it's not

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<v Speaker 4>a ten k or anything like that. It's a walk

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<v Speaker 4>around the field as many times as you want. And

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<v Speaker 4>the really cool thing is that I've got a team.

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<v Speaker 4>People are joining the team, but they are certainly supporting

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<v Speaker 4>us as one cog in the wheel, so to speak,

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<v Speaker 4>to raise funds for Parkinson's research, Parkinson's care and hopefully

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<v Speaker 4>someday a cure. And I mean I do things with

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<v Speaker 4>the Michael j Fox Foundation of the David Finney Foundation

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<v Speaker 4>One ten Fitness in Rockland. And I got to tell you,

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<v Speaker 4>Dan that this has given me a pep in my

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<v Speaker 4>step to get back involved in doing doing something. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>if not to just help me, it's it's certainly not

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<v Speaker 4>going to help me alone. It's going to help a

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<v Speaker 4>lot of people, and that's the fun of it. So

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<v Speaker 4>it's the American Parkinson's Disease Association, as you said, and

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<v Speaker 4>that's ap DA parkinson dot org. But I can tell

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<v Speaker 4>people that if you'd like to support my team, and

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<v Speaker 4>why not because I might win a totepeg, you can

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<v Speaker 4>go to my Facebook page, which is Jordan Rich Show

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<v Speaker 4>on Facebook. It's the easiest way and there's a link

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<v Speaker 4>at the top and in an article that I wrote

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<v Speaker 4>yesterday and otherwise it sits a long, sort of discombobulated link,

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<v Speaker 4>but if you go to Jordan Rich Show on Facebook,

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<v Speaker 4>you should be able to check it out and make stations.

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<v Speaker 2>So now people who are going to go and participate

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<v Speaker 2>in bodge Field is a track, it's an open area,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a nice area and framing him easy to find,

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<v Speaker 2>pretty icy parking. My recollection. I've been over there, so

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<v Speaker 2>there's two ways people can participate. They either joined the

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<v Speaker 2>team as a walker, as one of your trailblazers, and

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<v Speaker 2>if they go to your page Jordan rich Show on Facebook.

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<v Speaker 2>Get to your page, you'll be able to get them

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<v Speaker 2>all squared away.

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<v Speaker 4>Absolutely, it's right at the top of the page, right.

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<v Speaker 2>And if people want to make a donation or a contribution.

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<v Speaker 2>Some people are very adept at making contributions through all

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<v Speaker 2>the various ways in which things. What about those in

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<v Speaker 2>our audience who are a little maybe old fashioned like myself,

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<v Speaker 2>who might like to a check. What's the best way,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll tell you, who are troglodytes.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm not far behind you in the troglodyte world in

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<v Speaker 4>terms of that.

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<v Speaker 2>Dan.

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<v Speaker 4>But they should make the checks out to American Parkinson's

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<v Speaker 4>Disease Association or a p d A. That's as simple

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<v Speaker 4>as that. And maybe just put a little note at

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<v Speaker 4>the bottom. And I actually don't have the address, handy,

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<v Speaker 4>but I will now, I'll get it right now. Actually,

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<v Speaker 4>I think we have time and they can send in

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<v Speaker 4>a donation. If they can go on the website, they

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<v Speaker 4>can get a whole lot much more information. Sure, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>here's the address I have it right here. In fact,

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<v Speaker 4>it's it's a p d A, eighty five East Conquered

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<v Speaker 4>Street as in the Grape in the city.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh.

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<v Speaker 4>And it's on the it's ground floor, that's part of

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<v Speaker 4>their address, and it's Boston two one one eight. So

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<v Speaker 4>so and again.

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<v Speaker 2>People, I'm gonna give them one more time, Jordan. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a p d A, which stands for American Parkinson

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<v Speaker 2>Disease Association. And you said, it's eighty five East Conquered Street,

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<v Speaker 2>ground floor, Boston to one. And they can include that,

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<v Speaker 2>which I hope will will will benefit your call your

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<v Speaker 2>team can can is they surely put well, you.

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<v Speaker 4>Know, they can put my name on there and then

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<v Speaker 4>they'll I'm not looking for any credit at all on this,

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<v Speaker 4>but it's really fun to see the numbers pile up.

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<v Speaker 4>In fact, my wife and I and you know, my

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<v Speaker 4>wife Roberta, we got an original goal of I think

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<v Speaker 4>sixteen eighteen hundred, and that was quickly wiped out because

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<v Speaker 4>we beat that in a day, so we've up the goal.

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<v Speaker 4>It's now seventy two hundred. I have a feeling we're

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<v Speaker 4>going to go to ten thousand plus very soon because

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<v Speaker 4>there's a lot of people coming through and I'm touched.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm humbled. I'm always for clemped when I know how

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<v Speaker 4>supportive people are and friends and neighbors but also listeners.

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<v Speaker 4>So I really appreciate the opportunity to spread the good word.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, i'll tell you it's incredible. And by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>the fundraiser for Jordan Rich, I think also can be

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<v Speaker 2>founded GoFundMe dot com or or was that a different one?

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<v Speaker 4>Now that's different on me, don't I don't need any

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<v Speaker 4>fundraising for me, right.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, all right, I avoid that.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, fair enough, it's perfectly fine, perfectly.

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<v Speaker 2>Fine, okay, No, And they so we got to meet

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<v Speaker 2>the way, as they say, you can just go to

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<v Speaker 2>Jordan's Jordan Rich's show page and there's a link in

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<v Speaker 2>which you can make a donation directly. Yeah, if you

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<v Speaker 2>if you're old fashioned and you're a little intimidated by that,

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<v Speaker 2>and you like to write a check, just go to

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<v Speaker 2>ap DA American Parkinsons Disease Association, eighty five East Conquered Street,

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<v Speaker 2>ground floor, Boston, to one and make sure on that

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<v Speaker 2>check you put Jordan's name so that that contributes. You know.

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<v Speaker 2>The better way to do it probably would be to

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<v Speaker 2>do it through the fundraiser that Jordan has on his

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<v Speaker 2>show page. But again it I don't want anyone to

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<v Speaker 2>be deterred because they don't have a computer or they're intimidated. Sip,

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<v Speaker 2>simple as that, Jordan are you're still doing this stuff

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<v Speaker 2>on WBZ real quickly for your fans who maybe have

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<v Speaker 2>a couple, only a couple who have lost track. When

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<v Speaker 2>are you on the air weekends?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh?

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<v Speaker 4>Pretty much all weekend from New England weekend to Connoisseur's

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<v Speaker 4>Corner to book Club to UH streaming on TV and

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<v Speaker 4>in the movie theaters. I do all at the Upside

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<v Speaker 4>with Jordan's and then I'm still doing a lot of

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<v Speaker 4>podcasting and you can catch my podcast which is called

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<v Speaker 4>on Mike O, n M I C with Jordan Rich.

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<v Speaker 4>It's on all platforms. And yeah, you know, I miss

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<v Speaker 4>doing the fill in for you because it was a

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<v Speaker 4>lot of fun and it's a great honor. But it's

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<v Speaker 4>important for me to get my sleep, if you know

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<v Speaker 4>what I mean. Absolutely take care of myself and always

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<v Speaker 4>sound great.

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<v Speaker 2>You sound great. We talk occasionally off here. You continue

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<v Speaker 2>to sound great, stay strong, and a lot of people

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<v Speaker 2>have you in their thoughts in perish all the time.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, thank you for.

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<v Speaker 4>My fellow for my fellow community of Parkies, Parkinson's patients

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<v Speaker 4>and people. Keep the fight up. That's the important thing.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you so much, Dan.

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<v Speaker 2>Sley, my pleasure, Jordan, thank you very much for all

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<v Speaker 2>you've done, all you've done over the years. When we

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<v Speaker 2>get back, we'll get back to the nine o'clock Right

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<v Speaker 2>after the nine o'clock news, we'll be talking with the

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<v Speaker 2>President of Assumption College, Greg Weiner, wrote a very interesting

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<v Speaker 2>essay and o ed in The New York Times on

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<v Speaker 2>March twenty ninth about higher education colleges have to be

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<v Speaker 2>much more honest with themselves. Back on night side after

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<v Speaker 2>this