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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, welcome.

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<v Speaker 1>It's time now for our community connection, and I'm Dom Davis.

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<v Speaker 1>We have the Washington County Democratic Party all right here

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<v Speaker 1>with this, not the whole party, but just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we got Randy Randy here with us. And Randy, this

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<v Speaker 1>is an interesting situation that you have coming up here.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess it's a It's something I hadn't heard until

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<v Speaker 1>just when you walked in. So I tell us a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit about this Queen for a Night event.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, good morning, good I'm awake.

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<v Speaker 3>Well that's good. See you got half of it cured

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<v Speaker 3>right there being awake. The rest of it, it's just

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<v Speaker 3>it's it's icing on the cake. Dde.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a cake.

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<v Speaker 3>There we go.

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<v Speaker 4>Now the event we're really excited about. We've been working

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<v Speaker 4>on it for a couple of months.

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<v Speaker 2>Quinn for Night.

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<v Speaker 4>Basically, as I was explaining, it's it's a theatrical event

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<v Speaker 4>as well as an educational event. What we're going to

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<v Speaker 4>do is it's going to be held at the Theater Bartlesville.

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<v Speaker 4>They're at three twelve South Dewey. Tomorrow night starts at

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<v Speaker 4>seven o'clock. We're going to be having a show. But

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<v Speaker 4>we're also going to be discussing the recently passed bill

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<v Speaker 4>that HB twelve to seventeen bill. As I was explaining it,

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<v Speaker 4>that bill is similar to what's already on the books,

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<v Speaker 4>but this bill has been loosely written to where it

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<v Speaker 4>kind of leaves the interpretation open to each individual on

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<v Speaker 4>whether or not they feel something is obscene or lewde primarily.

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<v Speaker 4>Although the bill doesn't use the words, it's going after

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<v Speaker 4>drag performers. They're trying to classify them the same as

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<v Speaker 4>strippers and other adult entertainers.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to give you the opportunity to clarify, Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>the difference is you see that because that was a

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<v Speaker 1>broad brush and I want to give you the opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to delineate the difference in performance.

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<v Speaker 2>And the performers between one and the other.

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<v Speaker 4>So I've been singing now for about thirty five years,

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<v Speaker 4>and of that I have performed probably for about thirty

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<v Speaker 4>years in a variety of shows. A lot of the

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<v Speaker 4>shows have had drag performers in them, so I have

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<v Speaker 4>had first hand experiences to what goes into getting into drag.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, a.

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<v Speaker 4>Couple of years ago I actually got to do it.

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<v Speaker 4>Myself when I was on HBO. We're here when they

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<v Speaker 4>come to town, so I can tell you I had

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<v Speaker 4>fifteen pairs of pantyhose on. I had so much fabric

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<v Speaker 4>I literally was cooking to death. So when I hear

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<v Speaker 4>people say that drag performers have exposed themselves, I kind

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<v Speaker 4>of want to know how, because they got too much

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<v Speaker 4>stuff on. It takes fifteen minutes to get undone so

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<v Speaker 4>they can go to the bathroom. I'm not gonna say

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<v Speaker 4>that drag performers in the bar in an adult situation

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<v Speaker 4>aren't adult as far as their conversations and go in

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<v Speaker 4>a bar setting where it's twenty one and up. But

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<v Speaker 4>in a situation like outdoors, like in a Pride celebration.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, they have two different types of shows. They

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<v Speaker 4>have the adult show and they have the family friendly shows.

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<v Speaker 4>Family friendly shows, you know, they watch their language. They

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<v Speaker 4>make sure that they're dressed appropriately. You don't really see skin,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, because of the leggings, the body suits, all of.

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<v Speaker 2>That is covered what it is.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 4>A couple of years ago, we had a street preacher

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<v Speaker 4>come to the areas who stirred a lot of lies,

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of mistruth and there's a lot of people

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<v Speaker 4>who never bothered to fact check.

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<v Speaker 2>They just went along with it. They bought into it.

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<v Speaker 4>There was drag in our Pride events before that, and

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<v Speaker 4>nobody ever said a word, and then all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 4>it's this big, horrible, evil ephant elephant in the room.

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<v Speaker 4>So we're basically wanting to show everybody that anybody can

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<v Speaker 4>do drag any.

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<v Speaker 3>Walk of life.

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<v Speaker 4>It's not horrible people with criminal records or pedophiles that

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<v Speaker 4>do it.

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<v Speaker 2>At our event, we're going to have.

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<v Speaker 4>Four professional drag performers who are as far as I'm concerned,

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<v Speaker 4>they're family to me. I've been performing with many of

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<v Speaker 4>them for years, well since I moved to Oklahoma. I've

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<v Speaker 4>been in shows with them. We've got four individuals who

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<v Speaker 4>have never done drag are going to be put in

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<v Speaker 4>drag for the first time. They've been practicing really hard

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<v Speaker 4>at the theater. We have hair stylists that are working

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<v Speaker 4>on the hair. The theater has been great to us,

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<v Speaker 4>allowing us to use some of their costumes, and so

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<v Speaker 4>we're going to put a show on for everybody. We're

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<v Speaker 4>also going to discuss, like I said, the bill, and

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<v Speaker 4>we're going to kind of let people know what they

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<v Speaker 4>can do to be more active in their communities and

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<v Speaker 4>to try to fight against some of the policies the

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<v Speaker 4>politicians that are trying to take rights away from everybody.

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<v Speaker 4>Our slogan is when they come for one, they come

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<v Speaker 4>for all.

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<v Speaker 2>And it is true.

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<v Speaker 4>It's they're going to come for one thing, and the

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<v Speaker 4>next thing they don't like, they'll come after, and the

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<v Speaker 4>next thing they'll come after. And if you just set

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<v Speaker 4>back silently and say, well, my vote doesn't count, eventually

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<v Speaker 4>your vote's not going to count, and they'll come for

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<v Speaker 4>your rights.

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<v Speaker 3>So we're speaking with Randy White.

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<v Speaker 1>He's the male Affirmative Officer for Washington County Democrat Party

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<v Speaker 1>and treasurer for the Oklahoma for.

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<v Speaker 3>Oklahoma State Homela Stone Wall Federation.

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<v Speaker 1>There and this is a presentation that is called Queen

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<v Speaker 1>for a Night.

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<v Speaker 3>Tickets are twenty dollars.

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<v Speaker 1>And I want to give you a chance to to

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<v Speaker 1>maybe speak to someone like like anyone that this might

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<v Speaker 1>be foreign to them, something that they've never you know,

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<v Speaker 1>thought of, never you know, never crossed their mind, and

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<v Speaker 1>it may appear to be stranger, startling. Yes, I want

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<v Speaker 1>to open that door to you as as a courtesy

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<v Speaker 1>so that you know, we can we can hear what

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<v Speaker 1>you which is which.

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<v Speaker 3>You got to say, well, now that's defined or Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>What I would say is a if you've never been

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<v Speaker 4>to a drag performance, go to one.

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<v Speaker 2>Talk to the performers.

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<v Speaker 4>The all the ones that I have met over the

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<v Speaker 4>years are just everyday people. They love what they do.

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<v Speaker 4>It's some of them they do it for fun. Some

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<v Speaker 4>of it, like I was talking about the one performer

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<v Speaker 4>who as a veteran, has a beautiful wife, beautiful kids,

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<v Speaker 4>does it because not only the fun, but the money.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, he makes amazing money. They do it for fun.

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<v Speaker 4>They don't do it to cause problems. They don't do

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<v Speaker 4>it to be lure children in. Like, there's so many misconceptions.

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<v Speaker 4>So what I would say is go to a show

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<v Speaker 4>and just meet the performers and talk to them, because

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<v Speaker 4>you'll find that they're just amazing people.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so this is the opportunity, will be tomorrow night

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<v Speaker 1>at the theater Bartlesville, Queen.

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<v Speaker 4>For Night, Yes, and we're gonna have meet and greet

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<v Speaker 4>after the show. So you have the easy opportunity to

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<v Speaker 4>meet some of the performers and we're gonna have concessions

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<v Speaker 4>all donation, all the proceeds we will be putting towards

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<v Speaker 4>our party, which helps elect officials to kind of fight

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<v Speaker 4>for everybody's rights in Oklahoma, not just a few. And

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<v Speaker 4>it's just gonna be a fun night if I survived it.

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<v Speaker 3>If you make it sound like you might fall.

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<v Speaker 4>No, it has just been We have worked so hard

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<v Speaker 4>to get myself and the rest of the group have

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<v Speaker 4>worked so hard to get to this point. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>Tammy Schmidt, Avery Higgs, that was their vision to start

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<v Speaker 4>out doing this, and then we come on board and

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<v Speaker 4>we've just worked effortlessly to make this a fun of it.

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<v Speaker 4>And I'm still trying to figure out how to get

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<v Speaker 4>the laptop paired with the Bluetooth projectors so that we

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<v Speaker 4>can show slides because we kind of want to show

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<v Speaker 4>slides of each drag kid what they're like in their

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<v Speaker 4>normal daily life. And then the process of picking out

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<v Speaker 4>clothes and stuff like that that may or may not happen.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm just telling you right now, but yeah, it's just

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<v Speaker 4>gonna be a fun night.

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<v Speaker 1>I both want to know more about the Washington County

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<v Speaker 1>Democrat Party.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, do you have a website or a Facebook page?

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<v Speaker 4>We do, and I don't know if I can read

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<v Speaker 4>my paper right now, but they can go online to

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<v Speaker 4>the Washington County Democrat Facebook page yep. Or you can

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<v Speaker 4>just google it and it'll pull you right up to

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<v Speaker 4>our website. From the website and the Facebook page, if

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<v Speaker 4>you're interested in tickets, there is links on there that

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<v Speaker 4>will take you to Act Blue and you can purchase

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<v Speaker 4>tickets online. We're going to try to have it where

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<v Speaker 4>you can purchase them at the door as well.

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<v Speaker 3>This is what they call you walk up community.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, and bring one dollar bills if you're coming, because

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<v Speaker 4>all of our performers have volunteered to do this, but

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<v Speaker 4>we feel like as hard as they're working, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>we want them to take something away with them.

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<v Speaker 2>So the tips for the performers they get to keep.

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<v Speaker 4>Everything else that we raise, you know, goes for the fundraiser.

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<v Speaker 2>Right.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, Randy White, thank you for coming in, Thanks for

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<v Speaker 3>talking about this.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, thank you. It is going to be fun. And

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<v Speaker 2>hope see y'all there all right.

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<v Speaker 3>Hope you've been watching and listen