WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.280 --> 00:00:05.599 It's Night Side with Dan Ray on w BZY, Boston's 2 00:00:05.679 --> 00:00:06.280 new radio. 3 00:00:07.480 --> 00:00:10.119 Thank you very much, Nicall. We start off our journey 4 00:00:10.160 --> 00:00:12.320 towards midnight. I don't get you to midnight and get 5 00:00:12.320 --> 00:00:14.480 to about eleven fifty eight, but so I'll get you 6 00:00:15.000 --> 00:00:17.760 really close to midnight. If you'll stick with us for 7 00:00:17.839 --> 00:00:20.320 the next four hours, we have an interesting show coming up. 8 00:00:20.320 --> 00:00:24.120 We have four interesting guests hearing here in the first 9 00:00:24.199 --> 00:00:26.559 hour at the eight o'clock hour, no phone calls this hour. 10 00:00:27.039 --> 00:00:28.640 Then at nine o'clock I going to be talking with 11 00:00:28.679 --> 00:00:32.320 Boston attorney Phil Tracy about that State Supreme Court case 12 00:00:32.719 --> 00:00:35.799 that was heard yesterday regarding Karen Reid and whether or 13 00:00:35.840 --> 00:00:39.719 not there needs to be a change in what happened 14 00:00:39.759 --> 00:00:41.799 at the end of that case. I think most people 15 00:00:41.799 --> 00:00:44.000 are aware of that, but we will spell it out 16 00:00:44.039 --> 00:00:47.280 for you after nine o'clock, and then at ten o'clock 17 00:00:47.359 --> 00:00:50.679 tonight we will play for you some of the comments 18 00:00:50.719 --> 00:00:54.479 made by President Biden today. He has invited President to 19 00:00:54.479 --> 00:00:57.240 elect former President Trump to the White House for a 20 00:00:57.320 --> 00:01:01.799 transition meeting of sorts, traditional meeting that Donald Trump did 21 00:01:01.840 --> 00:01:04.560 not offer to Joe Biden four years ago because of 22 00:01:04.640 --> 00:01:07.200 the craziness that was going on at that point. But 23 00:01:07.640 --> 00:01:11.680 President Biden, I thought, made a very generous and also 24 00:01:12.000 --> 00:01:17.280 a very thorough speech. I guess you call it really 25 00:01:17.319 --> 00:01:19.480 more of remarks. It really wasn't a speech. It was 26 00:01:19.599 --> 00:01:22.680 remarks about the need for a smooth transition. We'll get 27 00:01:22.719 --> 00:01:25.239 to all of that as the evening goes on, so 28 00:01:25.319 --> 00:01:27.200 do stay with us. We have watched to talk about. 29 00:01:27.480 --> 00:01:30.480 Rob Brooks is back in the control room tonight. You 30 00:01:30.519 --> 00:01:32.719 don't have to call Rob until after nine o'clock, so 31 00:01:32.719 --> 00:01:34.760 don't worry about that. And I'm going to start off 32 00:01:34.840 --> 00:01:38.920 with a conversation with Chris Price. He's a Boston Globe 33 00:01:38.959 --> 00:01:42.359 sports reporter, and I think that he is often on 34 00:01:42.400 --> 00:01:46.879 the Patriots beat, and wrote a piece recently about the 35 00:01:46.920 --> 00:01:51.840 struggle of Patriots wide receivers. Although they have, my opinion, 36 00:01:51.879 --> 00:01:57.439 a couple of pretty good quarterbacks, both Drake May and 37 00:01:57.560 --> 00:02:00.599 the Jacoby Brissett. I'd love to know what Chris thinks. 38 00:02:00.640 --> 00:02:03.200 He probably has a much more up close and personal 39 00:02:03.280 --> 00:02:05.560 view than I do. Chris Price, Welcome to Nightside. How 40 00:02:05.560 --> 00:02:05.840 are you. 41 00:02:06.920 --> 00:02:08.960 I'm doing well, Dan, how are you? It's my pleasure 42 00:02:09.000 --> 00:02:09.759 to join you tonight. 43 00:02:10.280 --> 00:02:12.319 Well, right back at you, I mean, I go back 44 00:02:12.360 --> 00:02:16.120 to the days of when Gino Cappelletti was a receiver. 45 00:02:18.120 --> 00:02:20.800 Ardie Graham, I go back a long way, and of 46 00:02:20.800 --> 00:02:23.919 course they've had some great receivers along the way. Russ 47 00:02:23.919 --> 00:02:26.560 Francis you think of, And they've got a pretty good 48 00:02:26.560 --> 00:02:29.479 little receiving core right now, and they've got a quarterback 49 00:02:29.560 --> 00:02:32.120 in May who's throwing the ball a lot more than 50 00:02:32.240 --> 00:02:37.439 Jacoby Pressent. Did I read your piece and you did 51 00:02:37.439 --> 00:02:40.240 a really nice analysis of all these receivers. What do 52 00:02:40.280 --> 00:02:42.000 you think of them as a group, and then we 53 00:02:42.039 --> 00:02:43.800 can break them down individually if you like. 54 00:02:44.919 --> 00:02:47.520 Well, I think that we can start with the fact 55 00:02:47.560 --> 00:02:50.960 that they're very young. They're you know, the the great 56 00:02:51.000 --> 00:02:57.639 majority of them, do Mario Douglas, Keishawn Booty, Taekwon Thornton, 57 00:02:58.680 --> 00:03:02.120 Jalen polk On Baker. They're all in there first or 58 00:03:02.120 --> 00:03:03.879 most of them in their first or second year in 59 00:03:03.919 --> 00:03:06.719 the league, and so you're gonna have some growing pains 60 00:03:06.879 --> 00:03:09.599 with the group, you know, like that. I'm sorry Techwon 61 00:03:09.639 --> 00:03:11.680 Thornton isn't his third year in the league. I apologize 62 00:03:11.680 --> 00:03:14.879 for that, but it's a young group and they are 63 00:03:14.960 --> 00:03:18.960 kind of growing together. Kendrick Bourne is probably the oldest 64 00:03:19.039 --> 00:03:22.439 of that group. He is a guy who's been around 65 00:03:22.439 --> 00:03:24.080 the league a few years and I think does a 66 00:03:24.159 --> 00:03:26.919 very good job when it comes to offering some leadership. 67 00:03:26.960 --> 00:03:30.520 But yeah, it's been a rough start for them for 68 00:03:30.599 --> 00:03:32.439 a few reasons. Not the least the wish. Like I 69 00:03:32.439 --> 00:03:34.879 said before, they're young. But there's also when you touched 70 00:03:34.879 --> 00:03:37.960 on the quarterback situation. I'm glad you did, Dan, because 71 00:03:39.159 --> 00:03:43.599 it calls to mind the story from twenty sixteen where 72 00:03:44.120 --> 00:03:47.400 the Patriots that summer we're trying to prepare for the season. 73 00:03:47.439 --> 00:03:49.879 If you remember twenty sixteen, that's the year where Tom 74 00:03:49.879 --> 00:03:52.199 Brady was suspended for four games right off the bat, 75 00:03:52.199 --> 00:03:54.599 and they had Jimmy Garoppolo, and so they were using 76 00:03:54.919 --> 00:03:58.560 two different quarterbacks that summer an awful lot. And I 77 00:03:58.560 --> 00:04:01.319 remember asking Markel's be it was the tight end on 78 00:04:01.400 --> 00:04:04.800 that team. I said, what's it like trying to develop 79 00:04:05.800 --> 00:04:09.159 relationship chemistry, whatever you want to call it with two 80 00:04:09.199 --> 00:04:12.199 different quarterbacks at the same time. And he looked at 81 00:04:12.240 --> 00:04:14.199 me and he kind of waited a beat and said, well, 82 00:04:14.240 --> 00:04:16.480 you know, I've dated two women at the same time before, 83 00:04:16.600 --> 00:04:18.360 so it's you know, it's a little bit like that. 84 00:04:19.480 --> 00:04:21.560 There were you know, with a little bit more PG. 85 00:04:21.680 --> 00:04:23.720 Thirteen and maybe are rated than that, but I'll kind 86 00:04:23.720 --> 00:04:27.639 of clean it up for the radio. So I think 87 00:04:27.759 --> 00:04:31.959 that some of their issues can kind of be traced 88 00:04:32.000 --> 00:04:34.160 back to the fact that there was some uncertain the 89 00:04:34.199 --> 00:04:37.279 quarterback position. Over the course this summer, Jakobybersett was the 90 00:04:37.360 --> 00:04:40.279 number one. He's since been supplanted by the youngster in 91 00:04:40.399 --> 00:04:43.839 Drake May. So it can be difficult to go from 92 00:04:43.959 --> 00:04:47.360 one quarterback to another. There's a lot of variables there. 93 00:04:47.720 --> 00:04:50.639 Quarterbacks like certain things. You know, they like their receivers 94 00:04:50.680 --> 00:04:53.759 to be in certain places, and you know, running certain roots, 95 00:04:53.800 --> 00:04:56.720 and so I think not just the transition from college 96 00:04:56.720 --> 00:04:59.360 to the pros, but being able to work with two 97 00:04:59.399 --> 00:05:02.680 different quarters backs at the same time, I think there 98 00:05:02.720 --> 00:05:06.199 are some challenges there. That being said, moving forward, I'm 99 00:05:06.199 --> 00:05:08.639 optimistic about this group in the passing game because I 100 00:05:08.639 --> 00:05:10.879 think Breake May has showed an awful lot over the 101 00:05:10.920 --> 00:05:11.399 course of. 102 00:05:12.000 --> 00:05:15.399 I haven't seen. I haven't seen. I went to one 103 00:05:15.439 --> 00:05:19.120 Patriots game earlier this year, but I haven't on TV 104 00:05:19.279 --> 00:05:21.800 of course watch them all. I haven't seen a lot 105 00:05:21.800 --> 00:05:28.079 of broken roots routes. I saw Aaron Rodgers was flabbergasted 106 00:05:28.439 --> 00:05:33.240 frustrated by his receivers in the Jets game, particularly the 107 00:05:33.279 --> 00:05:38.319 one at Gillette, but I love to catch that. Douglas 108 00:05:38.319 --> 00:05:39.759 made the one handed catch. 109 00:05:40.920 --> 00:05:41.160 Great. 110 00:05:41.639 --> 00:05:45.879 Great, Yeah, I mean those are those our fabulous places. 111 00:05:45.879 --> 00:05:48.480 But I think the roots, the routes they are running 112 00:05:48.759 --> 00:05:54.040 are pretty good. And look May's throwing the ball. He's 113 00:05:54.040 --> 00:05:58.879 got a pass percentage completion rating of what seventy percent. 114 00:05:58.920 --> 00:06:03.240 I mean, that's an extraordinary figure for anyone, particularly a 115 00:06:03.319 --> 00:06:07.439 quarterback that doesn't have the greatest offensive line in front 116 00:06:07.480 --> 00:06:07.800 of him. 117 00:06:08.160 --> 00:06:10.920 Yes, yes, there you go. And that's part of it too, Dan, 118 00:06:11.000 --> 00:06:14.120 And I'm glad you bring that up. That an offensive line, 119 00:06:14.759 --> 00:06:17.839 and you can remember the days of Johnahannah and Leon 120 00:06:17.920 --> 00:06:20.000 Gray and Pete Brock and all the way up through 121 00:06:20.000 --> 00:06:22.399 Matt Lte and Nate Solder. An offensive line to make 122 00:06:22.399 --> 00:06:24.600 an average quarterback good and a good quarterback great. And 123 00:06:24.639 --> 00:06:26.720 I think that's one of the issues that they've had 124 00:06:26.839 --> 00:06:28.519 on the offense as a whole, and not just the 125 00:06:28.560 --> 00:06:32.879 passing game and the receivers. But they've had through nine games, 126 00:06:32.879 --> 00:06:36.920 they've had eight different combinations up starting combinations up front, 127 00:06:37.120 --> 00:06:39.560 and so you know as well as I do, that 128 00:06:39.680 --> 00:06:42.680 it takes a while you know, we talked about chemistry 129 00:06:42.720 --> 00:06:44.920 between the wide receivers and the quarterback. It takes a 130 00:06:44.959 --> 00:06:47.199 while to be able to build chemistry and continuity and 131 00:06:47.240 --> 00:06:51.680 consistency when you're doing so much shuffling along the offensive line. 132 00:06:51.920 --> 00:06:55.160 And so I think that they've kind of found a 133 00:06:55.199 --> 00:06:58.560 combination that works for them right now, but you can 134 00:06:58.600 --> 00:07:01.279 still I think they're going to continue to tinker with 135 00:07:01.319 --> 00:07:03.399 this group moving forward because part of it they're young. 136 00:07:03.519 --> 00:07:05.480 Part of it they're young. They're leaning on a couple 137 00:07:05.480 --> 00:07:07.839 of young guys. They've had some injury too. With David Andrews, 138 00:07:07.839 --> 00:07:10.439 who's been so consistent, so good for such a long time. 139 00:07:10.600 --> 00:07:13.879 That was really Yeah, that was that was really tough 140 00:07:13.879 --> 00:07:15.879 for them, especially when you're working with the young centers, 141 00:07:15.879 --> 00:07:18.480 working with a young quarterback and Drake may So they've 142 00:07:18.480 --> 00:07:21.800 had some breakdowns, they've had some ineffective play, they've had 143 00:07:21.839 --> 00:07:25.560 some some some injury issues, and honestly, part of it too, 144 00:07:25.600 --> 00:07:28.000 dam Like we said before, the wide receivers, a lot 145 00:07:28.040 --> 00:07:31.079 of his youth, and there's new faces, there's new offensive coordinator, 146 00:07:31.120 --> 00:07:34.600 new offensive line coach, and so everyone even nine ten 147 00:07:34.680 --> 00:07:37.720 games in now, everyone is still kind of trying to 148 00:07:37.800 --> 00:07:40.199 get to know one another a little bit because there's 149 00:07:40.199 --> 00:07:44.240 been so little consistency, so little continuity all across the 150 00:07:44.240 --> 00:07:46.399 border on the offensive side of the ball, and. 151 00:07:46.800 --> 00:07:48.839 At this point they're not going to make the playoffs. 152 00:07:49.279 --> 00:07:51.639 You know, make your mistakes, learn from your mistakes, and 153 00:07:51.759 --> 00:07:55.040 offensive line they have to almost intuitively know, Okay, if 154 00:07:55.040 --> 00:07:57.600 that guy splits in, who's picking him up, who's helping 155 00:07:57.600 --> 00:08:01.600 me out? You know with my I'm responsibility because I 156 00:08:01.600 --> 00:08:03.680 got to be looking at this guy who's blitzing from 157 00:08:03.680 --> 00:08:06.279 the left. Just a yeah. It's the sort of stuff 158 00:08:06.279 --> 00:08:09.199 that as they as I think Rick Patino once said, 159 00:08:10.040 --> 00:08:12.959 John Hannah and Leon Gray aren't walking through that door 160 00:08:12.959 --> 00:08:13.800 anytime soon. 161 00:08:15.199 --> 00:08:22.680 Very Well said, very well, really, yeah, I really appreciate. 162 00:08:23.759 --> 00:08:25.680 And I'll be following you a little bit more closely 163 00:08:26.079 --> 00:08:28.240 on the pages of the Boston Globe. You know, as 164 00:08:28.240 --> 00:08:31.199 I tell everybody from the Globe, the sports page of 165 00:08:31.240 --> 00:08:34.600 the Boston Globe, I never disagree with them on anything. 166 00:08:35.120 --> 00:08:38.440 The editorial page kind of a different story, Chris, But 167 00:08:38.919 --> 00:08:42.159 I love the sports page showing to see the whole 168 00:08:42.159 --> 00:08:42.600 group of you. 169 00:08:42.879 --> 00:08:44.840 Yeah, I'm lucky to be a part of that group. 170 00:08:44.879 --> 00:08:47.639 I really am. It didn honor to be to be 171 00:08:47.720 --> 00:08:50.519 in their company. So yeah, it is. It should be 172 00:08:50.519 --> 00:08:51.879 a good rest of the year, and it should be 173 00:08:52.120 --> 00:08:54.879 an interesting rest of the year because right now they're 174 00:08:54.919 --> 00:08:58.759 they're in line to have the first overall pick in. 175 00:09:01.200 --> 00:09:05.080 So we'll say I'd rather finish last than about sixth 176 00:09:05.120 --> 00:09:10.720 from last in the middle of the Thanks, thanks so much, Chris. 177 00:09:11.039 --> 00:09:13.320 We'll have you again if you'd be so kind. Appreciate 178 00:09:13.320 --> 00:09:13.799 it very much. 179 00:09:13.840 --> 00:09:16.080 Have a great night. Take care all right. 180 00:09:16.080 --> 00:09:18.399 So we're going to go from football to a special 181 00:09:18.440 --> 00:09:21.399 Olympics bowling. Going to be talking with Mark ericson of 182 00:09:21.440 --> 00:09:24.320 the Special Olympics in New Hampshire, and a little bit 183 00:09:24.399 --> 00:09:27.240 later on tonight we're going to talk about getting past 184 00:09:27.360 --> 00:09:29.519 what happened this week with family and friends, you know 185 00:09:29.559 --> 00:09:31.879 what I'm talking about. We're also going to talk about 186 00:09:31.919 --> 00:09:35.440 the severe drought that now is affecting Massachusetts football in 187 00:09:35.480 --> 00:09:37.919 the evening news and you see all sorts of grass 188 00:09:37.919 --> 00:09:40.519 fires everywhere. Back on Nightside, my name is Dan Ray. 189 00:09:40.720 --> 00:09:43.200 Any night I start off with football, it's always fun. 190 00:09:43.679 --> 00:09:45.639 Stay right with us. By the way, if you haven't 191 00:09:45.679 --> 00:09:48.360 any trouble picking up our signal, just go to the 192 00:09:48.480 --> 00:09:51.200 iHeart app downloaded for free. And you can listen to 193 00:09:51.639 --> 00:09:55.360 WBZ throughout the day twenty four to seven, three and 194 00:09:55.440 --> 00:09:57.960 sixty five days a year. Back on night Side. 195 00:09:58.879 --> 00:10:02.399 Now back to Dan Line from the Window World Nightside 196 00:10:02.440 --> 00:10:05.120 Studios on w b Z News Radio. 197 00:10:06.159 --> 00:10:09.200 All right, we're going to talk about a big event 198 00:10:09.320 --> 00:10:12.559 coming up this weekend, actually a series of events. Mark 199 00:10:12.679 --> 00:10:16.679 Erickson of the New Hampshire Special Olympics joins us. We've 200 00:10:16.720 --> 00:10:20.720 had Mark with us before, and this competition is all 201 00:10:20.759 --> 00:10:27.000 about bowling, ten pin bowling, bubbera bowling, all sorts of 202 00:10:27.360 --> 00:10:29.559 bowling activity. I think the only thing I don't see 203 00:10:29.559 --> 00:10:32.799 are duck pins. Mark, Welcome to NIGHTSI welcome back. 204 00:10:34.240 --> 00:10:36.000 Good evening, Dan, thanks for having us. 205 00:10:36.600 --> 00:10:39.080 Yeah, let me tell you. I'll tell us about it. 206 00:10:39.080 --> 00:10:41.000 First of all, how many people you have? Is it 207 00:10:41.120 --> 00:10:44.679 five or six locations this this Saturday? 208 00:10:45.759 --> 00:10:48.960 Well, we're looking at seven locations on Saturday and one 209 00:10:49.080 --> 00:10:53.360 location on Sunday. It's the State Bowling Competition, and it's 210 00:10:53.480 --> 00:10:56.799 kind of the inverse of our regular state competitions for 211 00:10:56.879 --> 00:10:59.720 our state Summer Games. Everybody comes from all over the 212 00:10:59.759 --> 00:11:02.120 state and converges on the campus of u n H 213 00:11:02.240 --> 00:11:05.679 and Durham for our State Winter Games. Everybody comes from 214 00:11:05.679 --> 00:11:08.679 all over the state and converges in Waterville Valley. This 215 00:11:08.879 --> 00:11:12.200 time we go everywhere all over the state. We are 216 00:11:12.240 --> 00:11:16.279 out this Saturday in Berlin, Clairemont, Exeter, Keene, Laconia, and 217 00:11:16.320 --> 00:11:19.440 two venues in Manchester. And then on Sunday we are 218 00:11:19.440 --> 00:11:21.879 in Nashua for bowling competition. 219 00:11:23.200 --> 00:11:27.519 So is there a competition on Saturday or do you 220 00:11:27.639 --> 00:11:32.320 pick the best bowlers? How does this or does it? 221 00:11:32.360 --> 00:11:36.000 Does it all? Explain to us how it works? How 222 00:11:36.120 --> 00:11:38.879 is Saturday different from Sunday? Other than obviously six. 223 00:11:38.759 --> 00:11:45.080 Lanes to one lane, every competition is specific to its 224 00:11:45.159 --> 00:11:49.960 individual area. And to be completely honest about it, the 225 00:11:50.240 --> 00:11:54.320 scheduling this year was simply a league conflict in Nashua 226 00:11:54.639 --> 00:11:57.279 and we had to be bumped from Saturday to Sunday. 227 00:11:57.320 --> 00:12:00.960 Most years we do everything on the Saturday, but again 228 00:12:01.159 --> 00:12:05.639 it's all specific to each geographical area. This particular year 229 00:12:05.960 --> 00:12:09.840 Sunday we had to be bumped in national sports meeting. 230 00:12:10.480 --> 00:12:14.480 That's fair, okay. So overall, with all the locations on 231 00:12:14.519 --> 00:12:18.960 Saturday and Sunday, how many Special Olympians will be participating? 232 00:12:19.919 --> 00:12:23.759 We are looking at more than six hundred Special Olympics 233 00:12:23.840 --> 00:12:27.519 athletes competing this coming weekend. Last number I saw, I 234 00:12:27.559 --> 00:12:30.600 think there was about six hundred and twenty athletes total 235 00:12:30.840 --> 00:12:33.320 will be competing this weekend all over the state. 236 00:12:34.399 --> 00:12:37.919 The reason that I like bowling, it's a wonderful sport. 237 00:12:38.600 --> 00:12:42.639 You do not have to have any great physical size. 238 00:12:42.919 --> 00:12:45.399 You know, if you want to play basketball, it's always 239 00:12:45.399 --> 00:12:48.399 better if you're seven feet tall for the most part, 240 00:12:48.519 --> 00:12:51.039 or if you're going to be a football player, whatever. 241 00:12:51.320 --> 00:12:56.759 But I mean, everybody can participate in bowling and a 242 00:12:56.759 --> 00:12:59.240 lot of it is just a lot of fun. So 243 00:12:59.320 --> 00:13:02.240 I'm sure that this is an event and annual event 244 00:13:02.320 --> 00:13:07.039 that the Special Olympians up in New Hampshire must really enjoy. 245 00:13:07.440 --> 00:13:09.000 First of all, your indoors, you don't have to worry 246 00:13:09.000 --> 00:13:12.720 about the weather, there's refreshments nearby. I mean, it's a 247 00:13:12.759 --> 00:13:14.919 perfect it's a perfect way to spend a weekend day. 248 00:13:16.120 --> 00:13:18.799 Plos, you mentioned it at the very top of the interview. 249 00:13:19.159 --> 00:13:23.200 It is bowling. There is buffer bowling involved in some instances, 250 00:13:23.840 --> 00:13:27.559 and there is adaptive bowling involved in some instances as well, 251 00:13:27.759 --> 00:13:32.279 depending upon each individual athlete and their specific needs. I'll 252 00:13:32.279 --> 00:13:35.960 tell you a quick story during the pandemic when we 253 00:13:35.960 --> 00:13:39.720 were locked down all special Olympics programs all over the 254 00:13:39.759 --> 00:13:44.639 country New Hampshire, Massachusetts. Everybody was doing our very best 255 00:13:44.799 --> 00:13:47.960 to stay connected to our athlete community by reaching out 256 00:13:48.000 --> 00:13:53.879 to them online with various incentives, various games, and some 257 00:13:53.919 --> 00:13:56.879 surveys as well. One of the surveys we did during 258 00:13:56.879 --> 00:14:00.200 the pandemic was when it's time to come back, what 259 00:14:00.320 --> 00:14:04.159 is the first thing everyone wanted to do? And the 260 00:14:04.279 --> 00:14:08.639 answer was bowling And we all kind of sat around 261 00:14:08.679 --> 00:14:11.559 on a zoom call trying to figure it all out, 262 00:14:11.840 --> 00:14:14.600 and then we realized it's not so much in that 263 00:14:14.639 --> 00:14:18.320 particular instance, the competition, although that's important to all of 264 00:14:18.320 --> 00:14:22.200 our athletes, but it was the social component to being 265 00:14:22.399 --> 00:14:25.720 in the bowling alley, to talking to other athletes from 266 00:14:25.759 --> 00:14:29.600 other parts of the state and pizza and soft drinks 267 00:14:29.639 --> 00:14:31.759 and having a great social time. 268 00:14:32.600 --> 00:14:34.240 I'll tell you the last time I was in a 269 00:14:34.279 --> 00:14:36.879 bowling alley that I can remember in New Hampshire was 270 00:14:37.039 --> 00:14:40.159 nineteen eighty four. And the reason I remember it, I 271 00:14:40.279 --> 00:14:46.320 was covering John Glenn's very brief senator from Ohio presidential campaign. 272 00:14:46.679 --> 00:14:48.919 Now Here you have John Glenn, the guy that he 273 00:14:49.000 --> 00:14:52.279 was a fighter pilot, he circled the world, he was 274 00:14:52.360 --> 00:14:56.320 one of the original astronauts, and they put him in 275 00:14:56.320 --> 00:14:59.360 a bowling alley. We were doing a story for Channel four. 276 00:15:00.759 --> 00:15:04.559 Of course, he bowls the obligatory bowling ball down the 277 00:15:04.639 --> 00:15:07.080 lane and when you know it, about halfway down the lane, 278 00:15:07.120 --> 00:15:09.440 the ball is in the gutter. Was kind of it 279 00:15:09.559 --> 00:15:12.320 sort of was a metaphor for his presidential campaign. But 280 00:15:12.440 --> 00:15:15.600 I thought to myself, here's a guy who's was a 281 00:15:15.639 --> 00:15:19.519 great athlete, obviously had wonderful eye hand coordination being a 282 00:15:20.039 --> 00:15:25.279 fighter pilot, and then an astronaut circle the earth, I mean, 283 00:15:25.399 --> 00:15:28.600 just and you know he had the misfortune he's not 284 00:15:28.679 --> 00:15:33.600 a bowler, so I suspect that and I did it. 285 00:15:33.720 --> 00:15:36.440 I basically, of course, used the video of the ball 286 00:15:36.480 --> 00:15:39.919 going in the gutter. And his campaign wasn't going anywhere 287 00:15:39.919 --> 00:15:42.879 for president, great senator, but he That was the year 288 00:15:42.919 --> 00:15:45.840 that I think Walter Mondale and Gary Hart fought it 289 00:15:45.840 --> 00:15:48.919 out and Mondale was the nominee and he lost anyway. 290 00:15:49.159 --> 00:15:51.519 But the point is I got some criticism for some people. 291 00:15:51.519 --> 00:15:54.320 They said, how could you put a picture of the 292 00:15:54.360 --> 00:15:57.399 great astronaut John Glenn bowling a ball down a bowling 293 00:15:57.440 --> 00:16:01.080 alley in New Hampshire into the gutter? I said, look, 294 00:16:01.159 --> 00:16:04.519 you know, don't take things so seriously here. So I 295 00:16:04.559 --> 00:16:07.120 hope that everybody. I know your olympians are going to 296 00:16:07.200 --> 00:16:10.080 take it very seriously. But if any of them get discouraged, 297 00:16:10.159 --> 00:16:13.039 just let them know that John Glenn has thrown a 298 00:16:13.120 --> 00:16:16.200 gutter ball too. And if John Glenn could throw a 299 00:16:16.200 --> 00:16:20.080 gutter ball, I think every one of them. So that's 300 00:16:20.120 --> 00:16:21.879 the last time I was in a bowling alley in 301 00:16:21.919 --> 00:16:24.480 New Hampshire and that story has stuck with me all 302 00:16:24.519 --> 00:16:25.200 of these years. 303 00:16:26.039 --> 00:16:31.720 One if an American hero like John Glenn can throw 304 00:16:31.759 --> 00:16:34.039 a gunner ball, there's hope for all the rest of us. 305 00:16:34.600 --> 00:16:36.519 I would think so, I would think so. So if 306 00:16:36.600 --> 00:16:40.919 folks need any information, what can they do between now 307 00:16:41.000 --> 00:16:45.360 and Saturday. If they're not signed up, they're still openings. 308 00:16:45.360 --> 00:16:48.519 Can people go by and just participate in support? Give 309 00:16:48.600 --> 00:16:50.879 us the best way people can get more information. 310 00:16:51.960 --> 00:16:56.559 The athletes are set. They've actually been training for ten 311 00:16:56.600 --> 00:16:59.120 weeks and some of them even a little bit more 312 00:16:59.159 --> 00:17:02.200 than ten weeks stage of the game, so the athlete 313 00:17:02.240 --> 00:17:04.920 cards are all set. However, we will love it when 314 00:17:04.960 --> 00:17:08.119 spectators come out and cheer our athletes on. And if 315 00:17:08.119 --> 00:17:11.480 you want any information about our schedules and events. So 316 00:17:11.480 --> 00:17:14.720 O NH dot org is in Special Olympics New Hampshire 317 00:17:14.960 --> 00:17:17.559 s O NH dot org. Click on the calendar. You've 318 00:17:17.559 --> 00:17:20.279 got the schedule. It has the dates and times and 319 00:17:20.319 --> 00:17:23.440 the addresses for all of the bowling venues this weekend. 320 00:17:23.680 --> 00:17:28.119 It's our Special Olympics New Hampshire State Bowling tournament statewide again. 321 00:17:28.160 --> 00:17:32.119 We're in Berlin, Claremont, Exeter, Keen, Laconia. Two venues in Manchester, 322 00:17:32.200 --> 00:17:35.079 one candlepin, one tenpin, and on Sunday we are in 323 00:17:35.400 --> 00:17:37.880 Nashua as well, and we would love to have you 324 00:17:38.000 --> 00:17:39.119 cheering on our athletes. 325 00:17:39.680 --> 00:17:44.960 All right, and the website again is s Special Olympics 326 00:17:45.160 --> 00:17:49.079 NH dot org. So so O NH dot org. Great Mark, 327 00:17:49.160 --> 00:17:51.960 best of luck with it, okay, and I'm sure it's 328 00:17:52.000 --> 00:17:55.000 going to be a great day successful for again Special 329 00:17:55.039 --> 00:17:58.079 Olympics in New Hampshire. Appreciate you joining us as always. 330 00:17:59.039 --> 00:18:01.400 Thank you, Dan, have a great YouTube, Mark. 331 00:18:01.440 --> 00:18:03.559 Okay, we get back. We're going to talk about the election, 332 00:18:03.759 --> 00:18:06.799 big election two nights ago. Maybe some of you heard that, 333 00:18:07.480 --> 00:18:09.720 how it turned out. We're going to be talking with 334 00:18:09.799 --> 00:18:15.359 an expert about how you deal with this, maybe with 335 00:18:15.400 --> 00:18:19.079 your friends maybe with family members. I mean, you just 336 00:18:19.160 --> 00:18:21.279 don't want to lose friendships over this. And we're going 337 00:18:21.359 --> 00:18:24.839 to talk with doctor Laura Gabion, she's a physician and 338 00:18:24.920 --> 00:18:28.599 a researcher how to move forward post election with family 339 00:18:28.640 --> 00:18:31.640 and friends. We'll be right back on Night Side. 340 00:18:32.559 --> 00:18:35.839 You're on Night Side with Dan Ray on w b Z, 341 00:18:36.240 --> 00:18:37.519 Boston's news radio. 342 00:18:39.960 --> 00:18:44.160 Well, there was an election on Tuesday night. Maybe some 343 00:18:44.200 --> 00:18:47.960 of you followed it. A lot of you probably followed it, 344 00:18:48.480 --> 00:18:51.599 and I know that there's a lot of families who 345 00:18:51.640 --> 00:18:54.079 had people on both sides of the election with us. 346 00:18:54.160 --> 00:18:57.720 Now is an author who's also a physician and a researcher, 347 00:18:58.160 --> 00:19:05.240 Doctor Laura Gabion, Uh, doctor aka doctor G. Welcome, Welcome 348 00:19:05.279 --> 00:19:08.880 tonight's side. The question is how to move forward post 349 00:19:08.880 --> 00:19:12.440 election with family and friends. I don't know about your family, 350 00:19:12.880 --> 00:19:15.440 doctor G, but there's a lot of disagreement within my 351 00:19:15.559 --> 00:19:19.599 immediate in my extended family over this election. Will I 352 00:19:19.640 --> 00:19:22.519 will be happy to tell you that. Are you tonight? 353 00:19:23.440 --> 00:19:25.680 Well, thank you for having me, and I agree. I 354 00:19:25.720 --> 00:19:29.480 think there are a lot of emotions with dollars. So 355 00:19:29.599 --> 00:19:34.039 my suggestion is, first, don't talk about politics, and the second, 356 00:19:34.079 --> 00:19:40.920 I have other thoughts, but I can tell you, oh yeah, no, I. 357 00:19:40.880 --> 00:19:43.160 Want to hear your other thoughts here. First, First of all, 358 00:19:43.440 --> 00:19:45.640 there's always going to be someone who wants to talk 359 00:19:45.640 --> 00:19:50.240 about politics. So yeah, if people don't talk about politics, 360 00:19:49.960 --> 00:19:52.839 that I guess is one way to make sure. But 361 00:19:52.920 --> 00:19:54.799 I think it does come up, and it will come up, 362 00:19:54.839 --> 00:19:58.000 particularly if the families are getting together and maybe someone's 363 00:19:58.279 --> 00:20:01.079 had a beer or a glass of wine, as often 364 00:20:01.200 --> 00:20:07.160 happens if someone in the family wants to bring it up. 365 00:20:07.200 --> 00:20:08.960 Now we've been through three of these. When you think 366 00:20:09.000 --> 00:20:13.200 about it, twenty sixteen, the feelings were strong and high, 367 00:20:13.519 --> 00:20:18.319 twenty twenty and now twenty twenty four. So how do 368 00:20:18.359 --> 00:20:23.440 you diffuse the situations? I should says? What's that? 369 00:20:23.720 --> 00:20:29.079 I think the best is to focus on calmonalgies and 370 00:20:29.160 --> 00:20:32.559 to realize that you guys are more like than you 371 00:20:32.640 --> 00:20:37.839 are different and behind. And in my book I found 372 00:20:37.920 --> 00:20:41.359 eight elements of wisdom in my book Comridism, and four 373 00:20:41.400 --> 00:20:46.519 of them are elements that will help you connect with others, 374 00:20:46.599 --> 00:20:51.880 and kindness is one of them. So being humble, tolerant, turtious, 375 00:20:52.000 --> 00:20:55.880 and kind are really important. So when you talk with people, 376 00:20:56.799 --> 00:21:01.799 realize that you're not going to agree, and in my opinion, 377 00:21:01.920 --> 00:21:05.799 don't talk about it because bannard and has made emotions 378 00:21:05.839 --> 00:21:09.279 even higher than they need to be, and people are 379 00:21:09.400 --> 00:21:15.799 just they judge, they assume they politics has become like 380 00:21:16.039 --> 00:21:20.799 a sign of your intelligence. It just has become so 381 00:21:20.920 --> 00:21:24.519 many other things. So my thoughts are, if no one 382 00:21:24.559 --> 00:21:27.599 brings it up, look at them and say, look, I 383 00:21:27.880 --> 00:21:30.799 like you a lot more than I do. These issues 384 00:21:31.319 --> 00:21:35.039 you mean more to me, and my relationship with you 385 00:21:35.279 --> 00:21:39.039 is a lot more important, and I just remind them 386 00:21:39.079 --> 00:21:41.920 that No, I think it's right. 387 00:21:42.720 --> 00:21:47.359 I remember when twenty sixteen, after that election between Donald 388 00:21:47.400 --> 00:21:51.960 Trump and Hillary Clinton, I suggested to my listeners. I said, look, 389 00:21:52.039 --> 00:21:54.200 you're going to have to talk about politics. I said, 390 00:21:54.200 --> 00:21:58.680 when you go to family dinner at Thanksgiving, because obviously 391 00:21:58.720 --> 00:22:01.720 Thanksgiving is always a couple of weeks after the November 392 00:22:01.720 --> 00:22:05.240 early November elections, I said, you know, were your mega 393 00:22:05.319 --> 00:22:08.839 had or were your Hillary Clinton's son bonnet? A lot 394 00:22:08.880 --> 00:22:12.799 of women were wearing Hillary supporters, I should say, were 395 00:22:12.799 --> 00:22:16.440 wearing kind of that that that Martha's Vineyard type wide 396 00:22:16.480 --> 00:22:22.000 brimmed hats at the time. Uh, and it was I 397 00:22:22.000 --> 00:22:25.480 guess it was. It did work out and in twenty twenty. 398 00:22:25.559 --> 00:22:28.279 I I told people, don't even talk about it, and 399 00:22:28.680 --> 00:22:30.200 so I don't know what I'm going to tell them 400 00:22:30.200 --> 00:22:32.720 to do. I guess I'll follow your lead. Tell us 401 00:22:32.759 --> 00:22:37.880