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

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks very much, Madison. As we head into a Friday night,

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<v Speaker 2>and we will take you to the weekend Tgif it's Friday,

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<v Speaker 2>let me tell you it's been a long week here

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<v Speaker 2>on Night Side. It seems like as long week as

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<v Speaker 2>as the end of March. I'm ready for baseball, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>ready for April. I'm ready for the marathon. I'm ready

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<v Speaker 2>for all things sprying. Good evening everyone. My name is

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<v Speaker 2>Dan Ray, and as you can tell, sort of the

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<v Speaker 2>cabin fever of winter has gotten to me already. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna get out this weekend. I don't care what the

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<v Speaker 2>weather is, I'm going to get outside this weekend. Rob

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<v Speaker 2>Brooks is back in the control room. Robbie. I hope

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<v Speaker 2>you get out and do something this weekend exciting and

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<v Speaker 2>of course we want to always thanks thank Marita, our

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<v Speaker 2>executive producer, who has helped line up for guests during

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<v Speaker 2>this hour. Later on this evening, beginning at nine o'clock,

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to talk about how you can keep your

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<v Speaker 2>energy bills as low as possible here in Massachusetts. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a very interesting way that a lot of people are

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<v Speaker 2>not aware of this option, and that is what we

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<v Speaker 2>will make you much more aware of. So call your

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<v Speaker 2>friends and tell them if they're complaining about their energy bills,

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<v Speaker 2>let's do something about it. And we could do something

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<v Speaker 2>about it tonight, at least show you how to do

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<v Speaker 2>something about it. Also ten o'clock to talk about sleep solutions.

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<v Speaker 2>I know a lot of people have problems with sleep.

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<v Speaker 2>We have a brain health and neuroplasticity expert, doctor Patrick Porter.

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<v Speaker 2>We had him on him a couple of weeks ago,

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<v Speaker 2>and I thought we would bring him back so he

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<v Speaker 2>could take phone calls from all of you during the

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<v Speaker 2>ten o'clock hour, and then, of course we do the

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<v Speaker 2>twentieth hour. Not exactly what I'm going to do tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>We may do a brushes with celebrity, we might do

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<v Speaker 2>grind your Gears, or we might do something else. But

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<v Speaker 2>right now I know what we're going to do, and

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to talk with a gentleman by the name

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<v Speaker 2>of Ryan Leek. He's an author and keynote speaker. He

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<v Speaker 2>is also an executive coach. Ryan Leak, Welcome to Night's Side.

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<v Speaker 2>How are you.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm so fantastic, it's an honor to be with you. Tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I thought you were going to tell me you

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<v Speaker 2>so fantastic it's illegal, and I was going to call

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<v Speaker 2>the police there. Uh, First of all, the topic tonight

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<v Speaker 2>is how to work with complicated people. Now, let's define

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<v Speaker 2>the word complicated a little more specifically. I think I

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<v Speaker 2>know what you mean, but I want I'd like to

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<v Speaker 2>get it complicated as kind of a broad adjective. If

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<v Speaker 2>you get my drift, Ryan.

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<v Speaker 3>It is a very broad adjective. The fact, we did

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<v Speaker 3>a national research study on this subject and we asked

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<v Speaker 3>our participants to define complicated in their own words, and

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<v Speaker 3>the responses that we got were astounding. One person wrote,

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<v Speaker 3>they are really dumb. I said, okay, I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 3>you understand what we're doing. The next person wrote Leslie.

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<v Speaker 3>I said, who's Leslie? And what does she do? The

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<v Speaker 3>next person wrote Nate, And I said, Nate, my goodness. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>if you're listening today and your name is Axe Leslier, Nate,

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<v Speaker 3>I don't have anything against you, but somebody clearly does.

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<v Speaker 3>But essentially, what we learned in our research is that

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<v Speaker 3>complicated is in the eye of the beholder. So in

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<v Speaker 3>other words, there could be somebody that's complicated to you

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<v Speaker 3>that I find rather simple and vice versas. So I

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<v Speaker 3>think one of the best things that we can do

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<v Speaker 3>when we start having the complicated conversation is to realize

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<v Speaker 3>that we all need to get in the complicated booth

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<v Speaker 3>together because in somebody else's eyes, we are all complicated.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, yeah, I get that, but look, the reality is

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<v Speaker 2>that at most workplaces you have, as I believe, life

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<v Speaker 2>is a bell curve. Okay, everything's a bell curve. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>A three percent of us could could hit a golf ball.

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<v Speaker 2>Pretty well, three percent of us could hit a golf

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<v Speaker 2>ball if our life depended on it, and the other

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<v Speaker 2>ninety four percent sometimes hit the golf ball, sometimes put

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<v Speaker 2>it in the woods, sometimes look at or whatever, everything everything. Sure,

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<v Speaker 2>So you have about three percent of the people where

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<v Speaker 2>most people work who are just wonderful people. They help everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>They go to people when you when there's a problem

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<v Speaker 2>that's complicated that needs to be solved, and you go

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<v Speaker 2>to those people I know exactly who the people are

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<v Speaker 2>that I work with, who I rely upon. And then

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<v Speaker 2>at the other end of the spectrum, you get three

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<v Speaker 2>percent of the people who probably are there but really

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<v Speaker 2>would be first somewhere else. And then you got the

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<v Speaker 2>ninety four percent of us in the middle who are

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<v Speaker 2>just trying to get through the day. Okay, so uh,

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<v Speaker 2>let's talk about you believe in bell curves.

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<v Speaker 3>I do believe in bell curves.

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<v Speaker 2>But okay, we're on the same page. So that three

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<v Speaker 2>percent who most people would say they kind of got

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<v Speaker 2>an attitude, all right, and you got to work with

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<v Speaker 2>that person. Okay, so they got an attitude. That's what

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<v Speaker 2>we're talking I think that's what we're talking about. What's

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<v Speaker 2>what advice do you have? Do you work around them?

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<v Speaker 2>Do you kind of confront them and say, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think you're having a bad day, I really want

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<v Speaker 2>to get this project finished. How about your work with me?

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<v Speaker 2>What's what's the best strategy to use in your opinion? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and assuming you're not a boss, I mean, obviously, if

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<v Speaker 2>you're the boss of the place, you can walk in

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<v Speaker 2>and even the most complicated people and they get real

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<v Speaker 2>nice right away. Yo, oh nice to see you. Well boy,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll tell you that's a great look. That's a great

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<v Speaker 2>looking shirt you have on there. And of course when

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<v Speaker 2>the boss leaves, they turn around say okay, go.

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<v Speaker 3>Ahead, yeah, yeah, for sure. No, it's a great question.

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<v Speaker 3>You know. The book is called how to Work with

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<v Speaker 3>Complicated People Strategies for Effective Collaboration with nearly Anyone. And

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<v Speaker 3>we say nearly because some people are certified crazy and

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<v Speaker 3>you can't work with everybody. However, when you do, when

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<v Speaker 3>you are, you know, face to face as somebody that

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<v Speaker 3>has a particular attitude, which again, any one of us

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<v Speaker 3>could end up in that three percent in somebody else's eyes.

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<v Speaker 3>Like I rarely have met the person that said, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm toxic, Yeah totally, yeah I'm toxic, but somebody else

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<v Speaker 3>thinks that they are. I've really met somebody that says, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I bring an attitude to work every single day. It's like, no,

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<v Speaker 3>most people can't see an attitude in the mirror. But

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<v Speaker 3>when you are trying to deal with somebody that does

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<v Speaker 3>have that, that isn't that three percent of that we

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<v Speaker 3>could call toxic or extremely difficult. I think one of

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<v Speaker 3>the things some of the strategies that people deploy, according

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<v Speaker 3>to our research, is one they try to avoid them,

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<v Speaker 3>which some people are good at that. But what we

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<v Speaker 3>say in the book is you don't buy a book

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<v Speaker 3>to avoid people. You don't need me to help you

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<v Speaker 3>learn how to do that. And also I don't think

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<v Speaker 3>it's a growing option. Here's a growing option. Here's where

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<v Speaker 3>I think people can actually become a better colleague and

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<v Speaker 3>a better person. It's when you try to move towards

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<v Speaker 3>that person with understanding. That person that has an attitude

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<v Speaker 3>has an attitude for a reason. Something happened in their lives,

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<v Speaker 3>something happened in their job. I don't think they were

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<v Speaker 3>born with that attitude. No, something is going on with them,

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<v Speaker 3>and most people haven't paused long enough to consider what's

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<v Speaker 3>They're behind the same story. You're a very people complicated.

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<v Speaker 2>You're a very kind person. I don't know if you're

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<v Speaker 2>a sports guy, but I'm a sports guy and.

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<v Speaker 3>Telling I'm a very big sports guy.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, well, you know what the word cancer in the

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<v Speaker 2>clubhouse means. You could be the best player on the team.

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<v Speaker 2>But if you're a cancer in the clubhouse, and when

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<v Speaker 2>you think about it, all you need on a baseball

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<v Speaker 2>team which has twenty five guys is one guy at

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<v Speaker 2>a twenty five, and that destroys the season. On a

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<v Speaker 2>football team, so that one guy at a twenty five,

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<v Speaker 2>that's that's the four percent of the bell curve. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>no matter how blessed they are that they travel first class,

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<v Speaker 2>they only stay at the Four Seasons and the Ritz,

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<v Speaker 2>and everybody through their entire life has has patted them

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<v Speaker 2>on the back and kissed other parts of their anatomy.

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<v Speaker 2>They're still difficult to deal with. And you I can name.

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<v Speaker 3>No professional at all.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, So and you can't deal with with those guys

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<v Speaker 2>if you if you're in the clubhouse, unless you want

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<v Speaker 2>to end up on the floor in the brawl and

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<v Speaker 2>the same way it work. I don't know what I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to read your book, because I'm hoping. I think, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I think it's fun. Give us the name

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<v Speaker 2>of that book one more time? Is it just out oftentimes? Ryan,

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<v Speaker 2>we have authors on and the book is like out yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>Is it just outs been out for a while.

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<v Speaker 3>It comes out April fifteen, so early.

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<v Speaker 2>Better people, Mark, Okay, give us the name.

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<v Speaker 3>I know I want an example for you. Was that

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<v Speaker 3>it's how to work with complicated people. I was I

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<v Speaker 3>was going to say, I have an example for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Go for it. I got about a minute left because

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<v Speaker 2>I got to get to some other folks to go

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<v Speaker 2>for it.

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<v Speaker 3>Sounds good. Dennis Trotman, Huh, cancer in the clubhouse. But

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<v Speaker 3>what would he have. He had Phil Jackson and he

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<v Speaker 3>had Michael Jordan until all of a sudden the cancer

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<v Speaker 3>becomes about. People asked that, and so that's that's the

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<v Speaker 3>hope of the book is that we can be more

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<v Speaker 3>kill Jackson and less all the other gms who gave

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<v Speaker 3>up on the guy.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you know, he had a role, okay, but he's

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<v Speaker 2>also the nut job who ended up over in North

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<v Speaker 2>Korea trying to teach basketball to that goofball up there

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<v Speaker 2>in the president of both Korea. I think I think

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<v Speaker 2>that Johnson was pretty simple. I remember when I when

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<v Speaker 2>he was on the cover of a Sports Illustrated To

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<v Speaker 2>remember that picture of Michael Johnson and the from Sports Illustrated.

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<v Speaker 2>My son at the time was probably about twelve. That

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<v Speaker 2>was the last Sports Illustrated in my house. And I

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<v Speaker 2>mean it's like and I and I had a cameraman,

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<v Speaker 2>uh where I worked in television who was on the

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<v Speaker 2>floor shooting an NBA game, and Jordan tried to kick

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<v Speaker 2>the cameraman, you know, as he was sitting there. Wow, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>not Jordan, I said, I meant to say Rodman. So

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think Robin was a really nice guy. He

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<v Speaker 2>may have matured. You know, that's a point, but you know, anyway,

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<v Speaker 2>look appreciate that.

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<v Speaker 3>That's my point is they were able to still work together.

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<v Speaker 3>But nevertheless, books on how to work with complicated people.

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<v Speaker 3>People can get it on Amazon and they can connect

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<v Speaker 3>with me at ryanweek dot com.

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<v Speaker 2>Sounds great, Ryan Leak Laak dot com. Ryan, thanks very much.

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<v Speaker 2>I enjoyed the conversation. I really did. Thank you much.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome, welcome back. We're going to talk with the Boston

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<v Speaker 2>Marathon Men's Open division champion, Jack Folds. He won the

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen seventy six Boston Marathon and right now he is

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<v Speaker 2>working to raise money for the Claudia Adams Bart Program

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<v Speaker 2>in Innovative Basic Cancer Research at the Dana Farber Cancer

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<v Speaker 2>Institute in Boston. I don't believe you ever talked to

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<v Speaker 2>Jack Folts. I'm looking forward to this conversation on the

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<v Speaker 2>All right, welcome back. Of course, we are now going

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<v Speaker 2>or the cold month of March, tough time for people

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<v Speaker 2>at this time of year to get ready for the marathon.

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<v Speaker 2>And we're going to talk with Jack Folts. He's the

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen seventy six Boston Marathon Men's Open Division champion. Jack Folds.

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<v Speaker 2>An honoror speak with you forty nine years ago, the

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<v Speaker 2>big year, the year, the vi centennial. You're the King

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<v Speaker 2>of Boston. How are you, Jack?

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<v Speaker 4>I'm doing very well. Thanks Dan. I assume you're doing

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<v Speaker 4>as well well also, and delighted to be here with

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<v Speaker 4>you this evening. Thanks for having me join you, and

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<v Speaker 4>as I represent our Dana Marathon Challenge team.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, we have one great mutual friend, the late great

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<v Speaker 2>Bill Squires did for so many great runners, and I

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<v Speaker 2>suspect at some point you probably spent some time with

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<v Speaker 2>Bill working through your plans. You guys have a goal

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<v Speaker 2>of raising eight and a half million dollars for the

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<v Speaker 2>Dana Farber. And the thing that was amazing about this

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<v Speaker 2>to me is that you started doing this. I guess

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<v Speaker 2>and was it? Nineteen ninety was the first year with

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<v Speaker 2>a relatively small amount of runners, and you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>Dana Farber, and you're going to be in the middle

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<v Speaker 2>of I don't think you're running the race, but you

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<v Speaker 4>Well. As you've pointed out, we've grown significantly since our

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<v Speaker 4>what you're right, it was nineteen ninety We had nineteen

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<v Speaker 4>he lost his best friend to brain cancer, and so

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<v Speaker 4>Cancer Institute and said he wanted to do some volunteer

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<v Speaker 4>work to carry on his friend's mission of raising awareness

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<v Speaker 4>and maybe some funds. And he met an employee there

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<v Speaker 4>who was a marathoner, and they decided to run the

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<v Speaker 4>marathon the following year, which was nineteen eighty nine. And

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<v Speaker 4>we'd stayed in touch since I coached the years earlier.

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<v Speaker 4>So he asked me if i'd help him coach and

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<v Speaker 4>get into the race, and so we did that. He

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<v Speaker 4>and it was to be a one and done. But

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<v Speaker 4>trustees at Dana Farber, Delores Barr and Wayne Weaver, who

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<v Speaker 4>next year, say get some of your friends. We'll give

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<v Speaker 4>you a challenge grand of fifty thousand dollars. We'll match

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<v Speaker 4>I went to work and recruited nineteen runners. Back then,

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<v Speaker 4>before the bombings in twenty thirteen, runners could run as

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<v Speaker 4>know that, out of.

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<v Speaker 2>The door, back of the pack. I thought about that.

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<v Speaker 2>I never did it, but I thought about it not

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<v Speaker 4>I was gonna ask you if you ever read it

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<v Speaker 2>First stuff ever run was twenty miles one day, and

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<v Speaker 2>after twenty miles and I was running flat along the

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<v Speaker 2>river one it was a day after marathon, and I said,

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<v Speaker 2>I have no idea how you guys can do twenty

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<v Speaker 4>Frank Short the Olympic champion from nineteen seventy two and

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<v Speaker 4>so were medalists in seventy six and really helped, along

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<v Speaker 4>with Bill Rogers, spawned the running boom back in the seventies.

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<v Speaker 4>He once said, why didn't fidipities drop? I'm dead at

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<v Speaker 4>rather than twenty six.

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<v Speaker 2>Quick, real quick, funny story, Jack, If you knew me,

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<v Speaker 2>I do not have the build of a runner, and

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<v Speaker 2>I used to run a lot, but I could run.

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<v Speaker 2>I could run a ten k uh uh in forty

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<v Speaker 2>forty one minutes. That was my best, you know, which

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<v Speaker 2>was over grand great. Well, yeah, not great. But I

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<v Speaker 2>lived about two streets from Bill the Billy Rogers, and

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<v Speaker 2>I would be out running uh. I was working a

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<v Speaker 2>and all of a sudden, you know, Rogers would come

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<v Speaker 2>a quarter of a mile. We'd just chat a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit and I'll say, this isn't bad. And the Bill

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<v Speaker 2>was here, well he got to pick it up, always

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<v Speaker 2>like the road runner. But so you guys got I

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<v Speaker 2>want to come back to this. You guys got five

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<v Speaker 2>hundred runners that are going to anticipate, and you're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>you've raised one hundred and thirty two million dollars so

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<v Speaker 2>far and you're gonna add another eight and a half

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<v Speaker 2>million to that this year. What an incredible legacy.

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<v Speaker 4>It really is incredible the way it has grown, and

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<v Speaker 4>you know, in each individual runner. In addition to us

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<v Speaker 4>growing in size with more and more runners over the years,

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<v Speaker 4>and we certainly have the Boston Athletic Association and you know,

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<v Speaker 4>the Boston Marathon with Bank of America now who oversees

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<v Speaker 4>the charity program grow exponentially as well. They're now one

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<v Speaker 4>hundred and seventy nonprofit organizations charities who get entries from

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<v Speaker 4>the marathon. We happen to be the largest, I guess

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<v Speaker 4>because we've been around the longest. And the Jimmy Fund

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<v Speaker 4>also sponsors the BAA Half Marathon or what's now called

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<v Speaker 4>the Boston Half Marathon. But anyway, it has grown, so

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<v Speaker 4>not only more runners, but the amount of money that

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<v Speaker 4>each runner raises has grown exponentially as well. And you know,

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<v Speaker 4>it used to be a couple thousand dollars and now

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<v Speaker 4>you can't get on almost any of the charity teams

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<v Speaker 4>for less than a ten thousand dollars fundraising commitment minimum.

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<v Speaker 2>So I just got to ask you a question here

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<v Speaker 2>because I noticed, I did my researcher and I looked

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<v Speaker 2>at the training schedule that you have laid out. How

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<v Speaker 2>many of these runners coach? You're in effect, it seems

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<v Speaker 2>to be coaching five hundred runners. How many of them?

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<v Speaker 2>How many of them never run a marathon before?

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<v Speaker 4>About sixty percent of our team each year are running

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<v Speaker 4>their first marathon and you.

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<v Speaker 2>Lay out a schedule. You you're the guy that lays

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<v Speaker 2>out the schedule, and you work with these people. That

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<v Speaker 2>has to be a tremendous effort. Is it conceivable that

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<v Speaker 2>someone can start I looked at your schedule there, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>round Thanksgiving just walking and jogging maybe for thirty minutes

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<v Speaker 2>in around Thanksgiving, and they can work up to actually

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<v Speaker 2>running and finishing the Boston Marathon less than six months

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<v Speaker 2>later on Patriots Day.

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<v Speaker 4>Obviously they actually do. I mean it's a testament to

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<v Speaker 4>their commitment to not just the marathon itself, but the

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<v Speaker 4>fundraising as well. For Dana Farber, and I think it's

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<v Speaker 4>a it applies to those on other charity teams as well.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, they're so committed to the cause that they'll

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<v Speaker 4>they'll do whatever is absolutely necessary. A number of years ago,

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<v Speaker 4>I think it was I can't remember if it was

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<v Speaker 4>twenty twelve. It was a really hot year, not quite

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<v Speaker 4>as hot as it was in seventy six, my winning year,

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<v Speaker 4>but it was hot, and the BAA offered all the runners,

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<v Speaker 4>they said, if you, if you decide not to run

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<v Speaker 4>this year, because it's going to be so hot and

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<v Speaker 4>potentially dangerous, we'll let you run next year. And the

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<v Speaker 4>people who are running for times the other the qualified runners,

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<v Speaker 4>they're the only ones that bailed, you know, the charity runners,

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<v Speaker 4>our Dana Farber runners in particular, they said, that's we

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<v Speaker 4>want to run as well as we can, but we're

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<v Speaker 4>here because we're promoting the cause and raising money for

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<v Speaker 4>this important stuff. So we're going to run no matter what.

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<v Speaker 4>So that was a kind of a testament to why

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<v Speaker 4>ground zero, as you said, around Thanksgiving Day to six

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<v Speaker 4>months later or less being able to run the marathon.

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<v Speaker 4>Of course, we I really coach them with some strategies

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<v Speaker 4>about how to pace yourself properly and do the right

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<v Speaker 4>training and add cross training, and I really get to

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<v Speaker 4>know our injured runners because I spend more time helping

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<v Speaker 4>them get through their injuries by doing alternative training methodologies.

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<v Speaker 4>But you know, and then the run walk method of

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<v Speaker 4>pacing as well enables a lot of these runners to

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<v Speaker 4>go a lot further than otherwise could and we we

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<v Speaker 4>you know, cultivate that as well and get them to

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<v Speaker 4>embrace that concept. And and you know, ninety eight percent

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<v Speaker 4>of our runners, maybe more finish the race. But I

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<v Speaker 4>think that's consistent with the number of people who typically

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<v Speaker 4>start the race each year as well.

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<v Speaker 2>And I wish I a buch about thirty years ago,

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<v Speaker 2>I would have loved to have tried this, Jackie. Still,

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<v Speaker 2>Are you still in the Boston area A lot?

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<v Speaker 4>I am, Yeah, I live. I live here in Lincoln

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<v Speaker 4>and I moved up here in seventy nine. Actually, we

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<v Speaker 4>mentioned Bill Rogers to go into business with Bill. His

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<v Speaker 4>little company offered me a job. I said, I need

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<v Speaker 4>a little skin in the game, but they wouldn't let

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<v Speaker 4>me buy in. But I stayed and Bill and I

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<v Speaker 4>we still real good friends. We get together very regularly

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<v Speaker 4>now with some other running buddies from the old ages.

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<v Speaker 4>And as a matter of fact, Amby Burflood, who won

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<v Speaker 4>in sixty eight and as the runner World editor for

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<v Speaker 4>many many years. He just recently wrote an article, actually

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<v Speaker 4>publication called Marathon Guide, and the title of his article

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<v Speaker 4>was how not to run the Boston Marathon. He interviewed

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<v Speaker 4>me and we did a rehash of an article he

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<v Speaker 4>listeners to the rinns, especially to go on find out

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<v Speaker 4>on Marathon Guide, and it's a little tongue in cheek.

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<v Speaker 4>It's really funny. It's how he ran it last year

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<v Speaker 4>and how he plans to change his strategy again this

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<v Speaker 4>year so that it's a much more pleasurable experience.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Jack Bolts, thank you so much for what you've

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<v Speaker 2>done for this community. Thanks for relocating and becoming. I

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<v Speaker 2>think I can call you a greater Boston native at

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<v Speaker 2>this point, since you've been here since nine I think.

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<v Speaker 3>I've been here a lot.

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<v Speaker 4>They call me Camaina now.

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<v Speaker 2>Just about so great, great to chat with you. Thanks

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<v Speaker 2>so much for coming on the show. And let's hope

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<v Speaker 2>for good weather, perfect weather for all the runners, particularly

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<v Speaker 2>the five hundred folks who who you're going to steer

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<v Speaker 2>across the line. Thanks again, Jack, look forward to meeting

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<v Speaker 2>you someday.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you very much, Dan, And likewise, I was for

423
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<v Speaker 4>it to mean, let's make it happen this year.

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<v Speaker 2>When you see when you see Rogers, sometimes tell him

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<v Speaker 2>I said, hello, Okay, thanks so much.

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<v Speaker 3>I definitely will.

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<v Speaker 4>He'll probably remember that incident of you guys crossing paths

428
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<v Speaker 4>out and Sherburn.

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<v Speaker 2>No, no, we did it a lot, you know, a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of times a month. You know, all of a sudden,

431
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<v Speaker 2>I'm running my seven minute or eight seven minutes, seven

432
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<v Speaker 2>and a half minute miles, and he's clicking out, you know, fives,

433
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<v Speaker 2>and it became kind of almost pardon the punt, a

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<v Speaker 2>running joke. Thanks Jack, Well.

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<v Speaker 4>Bill's very collegial, and I have no doubt that he

436
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<v Speaker 4>would slow down and chit chat with with you and

437
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<v Speaker 4>a lot of the other runners out in the area.

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<v Speaker 2>So people love him, you bet, Thanks Jack, Jack Folds,

439
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<v Speaker 2>ladies and gentlemen. Boston Marathon coming up. Let's root all

440
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<v Speaker 2>those runners who are running for the Jimmy Fund the

441
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<v Speaker 2>Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Cannot take up a

442
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<v Speaker 2>greater cause. When we get back right after the news,

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to talk about a different sort of motorsport,

444
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<v Speaker 2>if you will. Two wheel racers coming up to Gillette Stadium.

445
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<v Speaker 2>They're not running, but they're moving pretty quickly. We'll be

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<v Speaker 2>back on Nightside right after this.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Night Side, Boston's news Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>We're coming up, not this Saturday, not tomorrow, but a

449
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<v Speaker 2>week from tomorrow out at Gillette Stadium. UH, the world's

450
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<v Speaker 2>best two wheel racers will converge on Foxborough for an

451
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<v Speaker 2>action packed race. Joining me now is one of those racers,

452
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<v Speaker 2>Tristan Lane, who's a pretty young guy. Hey Tristan, you

453
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<v Speaker 2>look to me like you're probably in your early twenties

454
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<v Speaker 2>at most. How are you tonight? Dan?

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<v Speaker 5>Thanks for having me on. Yeah, good call on twenty

456
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<v Speaker 5>seven And yeah, I consider that.

457
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<v Speaker 2>The early I considered that anything in the twenties, early twenties.

458
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<v Speaker 2>But so you're what's called a four fifty SX class racer.

459
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<v Speaker 2>Let me be real honest with you. I know very

460
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<v Speaker 2>little about motocross, okay, which I think is this motocross

461
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<v Speaker 2>we're talking about.

462
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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, so a motocross you could call it that, But

463
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<v Speaker 5>this is this discipline in particular is supercross. So an

464
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<v Speaker 5>easy way to look at it is supercross is the

465
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<v Speaker 5>indoor racing and stadiums. Motocross is outside, you know, Unadilla,

466
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<v Speaker 5>New York, the good old fashioned pro motocross series. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>this is going to be supercross that we're talking.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, So how did you get into this sport? Is

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<v Speaker 2>this something that you know? I talked to pro athletes frequently,

470
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<v Speaker 2>and you know, if they're a hockey player, they say, oh,

471
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<v Speaker 2>my my parents made me start skating when I was

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<v Speaker 2>two and a few they were baseball player. They had

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<v Speaker 2>a baseball bat in their hand when they were two

474
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<v Speaker 2>or three. When did you start this? I kind of imagine, well,

475
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<v Speaker 2>maybe maybe you had a tricycle and you were doing

476
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<v Speaker 2>his two or something. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 5>Go ahead, yeah, so I'll try to keep it somewhat brief,

478
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<v Speaker 5>but long winded. Answer short. I started riding bicycles. I

479
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<v Speaker 5>played a bunch of traditional sports, right. I love baseball, football,

480
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<v Speaker 5>all that stuff, basketball as well, but you know, I

481
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<v Speaker 5>got really I'm an adrenaline junkie at heart. And you know,

482
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<v Speaker 5>my dad didn't come from racing dirt bikes. He never

483
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<v Speaker 5>did that growing up. But I begged and begged for

484
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<v Speaker 5>a motorcycle, and all I wanted was just to ride

485
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<v Speaker 5>a dirt bike or a four wheeler. And I got

486
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<v Speaker 5>a full hiller first, and then beg for a dirt bike.

487
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<v Speaker 5>And on Christmas when I was eight years old, I

488
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<v Speaker 5>got my first dirt bike, and no joke, Dan from

489
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<v Speaker 5>then on. I'm twenty seven now, so it was like

490
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<v Speaker 5>nineteen years later. Still fully at it. It's an obsession,

491
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<v Speaker 5>and once it gets in your blood, it's really hard

492
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<v Speaker 5>to get out. But I just truly love it and

493
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<v Speaker 5>racing is just another form of it. So I never

494
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<v Speaker 5>had aspirations of being a professional and doing it for

495
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<v Speaker 5>a living. I just wanted to ride because I loved it. It

496
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<v Speaker 5>was freedom for me. It was you know, I guess

497
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<v Speaker 5>it would be like getting a you know, getting a

498
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<v Speaker 5>license and be able to drive a car, your wheels

499
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<v Speaker 5>under you and old on a motorcycle.

500
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<v Speaker 3>Right, I was. I was free.

501
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<v Speaker 5>So I still love that that same feeling today.

502
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<v Speaker 2>So how did you become a professional in this sport?

503
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, if you're if you're kid playing Little League

504
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<v Speaker 2>and you're good, you know someone's gonna say, hey, you

505
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<v Speaker 2>gonna go with one travel team and next thing you're

506
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<v Speaker 2>in high school and maybe you get a college scholarship,

507
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<v Speaker 2>you get drafted. I know how it works in pro baseball?

508
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<v Speaker 2>How does it work in in your in your sport?

509
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<v Speaker 3>Right?

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<v Speaker 5>So obviously being that, you know when you go to school,

511
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<v Speaker 5>it's not like you have a team of motocross racing, right,

512
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<v Speaker 5>I got was different that way, So it's kind of

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<v Speaker 5>I understand. It is a very interesting path. But I

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<v Speaker 5>guess the best way to describe it is you start

515
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<v Speaker 5>as an amateur, and we started locally, and I didn't

516
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<v Speaker 5>even know that, you know, motocross racing existed. I knew

517
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<v Speaker 5>nothing about it. So we totally learned from the grassroots,

518
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<v Speaker 5>and you know, talking to people word of mouth, Hey,

519
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<v Speaker 5>you should enter your son. They'd be telling my father

520
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<v Speaker 5>at this local race in Florida where I grew up,

521
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<v Speaker 5>and then I'd race there, and then oh, there's another

522
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<v Speaker 5>race here, and then before long you're chasing this amateur circuit.

523
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<v Speaker 5>And believe it or not, there is a whole world

524
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<v Speaker 5>of amateur motocross racing out there. The highest level is

525
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<v Speaker 5>a race in Loretta lynns that it's in Tennessee actually,

526
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<v Speaker 5>but people from literally all across the world come and

527
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<v Speaker 5>compete against the best riders as an amateur, and it's

528
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<v Speaker 5>almost like scouting for the professional rink. So if you

529
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<v Speaker 5>do good there, it gives you a shot to be

530
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<v Speaker 5>on the map. But for me, you still have to

531
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<v Speaker 5>qualify to be a professional by earning a professional license,

532
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<v Speaker 5>and to do that you have to accumulate a series

533
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<v Speaker 5>of points by hitting these targeted races that will pay

534
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<v Speaker 5>these points out. So I paid my dues as an amateur.

535
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<v Speaker 5>I raced my way up and then you know, once

536
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<v Speaker 5>I earn enough points, I got my license. You know, hey,

537
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<v Speaker 5>you have an opportunity to go and attempt to qualify

538
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<v Speaker 5>at a professional race and make the progate. So kind

539
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<v Speaker 5>of like the PGA Tour, you have to be you know,

540
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<v Speaker 5>make the cut to even play a single weekend. In

541
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<v Speaker 5>our sport, what's intriguing is, yeah, there's not a team

542
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<v Speaker 5>where it's like, oh, you're you're playing and you're racing

543
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<v Speaker 5>no matter what. We have to qualify in Foxborough to

544
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<v Speaker 5>even be able to, you know, to go and race

545
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<v Speaker 5>every single weekend. So a lot of pressure on the

546
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<v Speaker 5>line and it just kind of adds the excitement.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so real, real, quick question. I believe I noticed

548
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<v Speaker 2>there's there's race this week in Seattle. Are you at

549
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<v Speaker 2>that race or no?

550
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<v Speaker 5>I am yes, sir.

551
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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so you're racing in Seattle this weekend indoors. I

552
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<v Speaker 2>assume you're one of the ballparks out there.

553
00:27:14.480 --> 00:27:14.720
<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

554
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<v Speaker 5>So we're at lumen Field and believe or not, it

555
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<v Speaker 5>is an outdoor stadium. So okay, we are going to

556
00:27:19.680 --> 00:27:27.000
<v Speaker 5>be getting some rain currently it's dry, but expect exactly right, right, Yeah,

557
00:27:26.599 --> 00:27:30.200
<v Speaker 5>we know better. This is an awesome stop. But obviously

558
00:27:30.839 --> 00:27:34.519
<v Speaker 5>going to Foxboro, playing racing at Gillette rather, it's such

559
00:27:34.559 --> 00:27:36.440
<v Speaker 5>an honor and I look forward to it. So, yes,

560
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<v Speaker 5>I'm excited for this weekend and I'm hoping to build

561
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<v Speaker 5>some steam and be ready for an awesome Right.

562
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<v Speaker 2>Now, have you already qualified for this race? Or do

563
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<v Speaker 2>you have to come to Foxboro and on Thursday or Friday?

564
00:27:47.240 --> 00:27:49.480
<v Speaker 2>You know, like for example when you talk pro golf,

565
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<v Speaker 2>in order to make the cut, you might be in

566
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<v Speaker 2>the tournament Thursday and Friday, but you've got to make

567
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<v Speaker 2>the cut to keep playing Saturday Sunday. Is that the

568
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<v Speaker 2>way it works with you? Or have you already qualified

569
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<v Speaker 2>to Will people be able to go and watch you

570
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<v Speaker 2>race on Saturday?

571
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<v Speaker 5>That's a great question.

572
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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

573
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<v Speaker 5>So our sport is all Saturday, so we do everything

574
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<v Speaker 5>on Saturday, all jam pack. We have set a series

575
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<v Speaker 5>of qualifying sessions and it's off of lap time. So

576
00:28:11.440 --> 00:28:13.519
<v Speaker 5>in our sport, we're not trying to do tricks and

577
00:28:13.559 --> 00:28:15.680
<v Speaker 5>you know, go really high in the air, which we do.

578
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<v Speaker 5>We do go high in the air, don't get me wrong,

579
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<v Speaker 5>but we're racing right. It's as fast as you can

580
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<v Speaker 5>go around a track for a lap time, and that

581
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<v Speaker 5>is how you qualify. So they take the top forty,

582
00:28:25.559 --> 00:28:28.640
<v Speaker 5>but they narrow it down from probably eighty riders, so

583
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<v Speaker 5>it's the eighty riders try and qualify. They only will

584
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<v Speaker 5>take top forty into the night program that actually will

585
00:28:34.279 --> 00:28:36.839
<v Speaker 5>race on TV, and then from there they narrow it

586
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<v Speaker 5>down again to the top twenty two of the best

587
00:28:40.079 --> 00:28:42.400
<v Speaker 5>riders on the planet. And that is our main event,

588
00:28:42.519 --> 00:28:45.759
<v Speaker 5>our finals. So think like the Tom Brady's, you know,

589
00:28:45.839 --> 00:28:49.400
<v Speaker 5>the Lebron James, the best athletes in our sport will

590
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<v Speaker 5>be in that finals. So it's pretty exciting.

591
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<v Speaker 2>Well, the other thing is you're going to be racing

592
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<v Speaker 2>at Julette and I'm sure you're going to qualify, And

593
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<v Speaker 2>I want to jink you, but I can tell you

594
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<v Speaker 2>got a lot of confidence. And I watch some of

595
00:28:59.799 --> 00:29:02.440
<v Speaker 2>you video. I think you'll be just fine. But you're

596
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<v Speaker 2>going to be playing in effect inside the stadium the

597
00:29:06.880 --> 00:29:09.680
<v Speaker 2>Tom Brady built. I mean they talk about Yankee Stadium,

598
00:29:09.759 --> 00:29:13.440
<v Speaker 2>the house that roof built, well, Chillet's Stadium that is

599
00:29:13.559 --> 00:29:16.440
<v Speaker 2>that was Tom Brady's playground for about twenty years in

600
00:29:16.480 --> 00:29:20.119
<v Speaker 2>the six six Super Bowl Championships. So you're going to

601
00:29:20.200 --> 00:29:22.960
<v Speaker 2>be on hollow ground and I'm sure you're going to

602
00:29:23.039 --> 00:29:25.799
<v Speaker 2>do great. How can people get tickets? What's the easiest way?

603
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<v Speaker 5>Well, first and foremost, thank you, I appreciate it. I'm

604
00:29:29.079 --> 00:29:31.920
<v Speaker 5>super excited about it. But for tickets, go to Supercross

605
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<v Speaker 5>Live dot com. You can get them there. And something

606
00:29:34.319 --> 00:29:38.160
<v Speaker 5>exciting is our sport has so much access to the athletes.

607
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<v Speaker 5>So if anyone out there is listening to this, if

608
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<v Speaker 5>you have kids or want to come and meet us,

609
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<v Speaker 5>meet me, come to the FanFest from twelve o'clock to

610
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<v Speaker 5>six pm. We'll have a fan fest open where we

611
00:29:47.559 --> 00:29:49.759
<v Speaker 5>are going to be signing, autographed getting away posters, a

612
00:29:49.759 --> 00:29:52.519
<v Speaker 5>lot of fun stuff our sport. I'm biased, of course

613
00:29:52.559 --> 00:29:55.039
<v Speaker 5>being one of the racers, but we really do a

614
00:29:55.079 --> 00:29:58.839
<v Speaker 5>great sell that puts on Supercross. They do Disney on

615
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<v Speaker 5>ice right, they're promoters, they do great, great job. The

616
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<v Speaker 5>opening ceremonies is going to start at six point thirty

617
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<v Speaker 5>and something really cool as we have fireworks and the

618
00:30:07.680 --> 00:30:10.079
<v Speaker 5>riders will come out of the opening ceremonies and there's

619
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<v Speaker 5>going to be just so much cool stuff happening. So

620
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<v Speaker 5>if anyone hasn't been to a Supercross before, like I said,

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<v Speaker 5>I'm biased, but seriously, give it a shot. I guarantee

622
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<v Speaker 5>you will want to come back. And once you small

623
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<v Speaker 5>the race feel and hear the engines, it's it's really exciting,

624
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<v Speaker 5>like I said to nineteen years for me and I'm

625
00:30:25.440 --> 00:30:27.039
<v Speaker 5>fully addicted. I can't get away from it.

626
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, Tristan, I think you're a great spokesperson,

627
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<v Speaker 2>spokes guy for the sport, and I think you hit

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<v Speaker 2>it really right on the nail on the head and

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<v Speaker 2>that you know a lot of you know, moms and

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<v Speaker 2>dads take their sons and daughters to a basketball game

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<v Speaker 2>or a baseball game or football or whatever, and if

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<v Speaker 2>they get a chance to just shake an athlete's hand

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<v Speaker 2>or get an autograph, that that child can become a

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<v Speaker 2>fan for life. And I think that a lot of

635
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<v Speaker 2>the Major League sports and all of that have kind

636
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<v Speaker 2>of lost that contact with the fan. And you you

637
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<v Speaker 2>sound like a guy that your enthusiasm is infectious. And

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<v Speaker 2>I hope that that you have great success here and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to be keeping an eye out for those

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00:31:08.839 --> 00:31:12.119
<v Speaker 2>for those standings, and I'm become a fan. So I'm

641
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<v Speaker 2>a fan of Tristan Lane, and I hope all my

642
00:31:14.720 --> 00:31:17.319
<v Speaker 2>listeners should go there will be a fan as well. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks so much, my friend.

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<v Speaker 5>Of course, thank you for having me. Me's a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>You're very welcome. And those tickets are available. You can

646
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<v Speaker 2>get them at Jillette Stadium next Saturday, April the fifth.

647
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<v Speaker 2>We have one more guest coming up, and this one

648
00:31:31.559 --> 00:31:36.000
<v Speaker 2>is a freebee. Okay, now I'm telling you your pet.

649
00:31:36.839 --> 00:31:40.200
<v Speaker 2>We'll be able to meet and get a picture with

650
00:31:40.279 --> 00:31:43.519
<v Speaker 2>the Easter Bunny, the real Easter Bunny, this weekend right

651
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<v Speaker 2>here in Massachusetts, and we're going to tell you and

652
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<v Speaker 2>also you can bring your kids along too. I think

653
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<v Speaker 2>that the Easter Bunny will also pose for pictures with

654
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<v Speaker 2>your kids. We've got to have a little bit of

655
00:31:51.240 --> 00:31:52.599
<v Speaker 2>fun with this one. I'm going to talk with Lauren

656
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<v Speaker 2>Dallas of She's a Sigmon Mall team member and she's

657
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<v Speaker 2>a director of marketing and business development at Burlington Mall.

658
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<v Speaker 2>Will get all the information for you. It's a little

659
00:32:02.279 --> 00:32:06.000
<v Speaker 2>rainy weekend here in Massachusetts or New England this weekend.

660
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<v Speaker 2>This is something for you to do, so stay with us.

661
00:32:07.920 --> 00:32:10.759
<v Speaker 2>And right after that, at nine o'clock, we're gonna try

662
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<v Speaker 2>to teach you how to save some money on your

663
00:32:13.319 --> 00:32:16.440
<v Speaker 2>electric and gas bills here in New England. Okay, back

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<v Speaker 2>on Nightside.

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<v Speaker 1>Right after this, It's Nightside with Dan Ray on Boston's

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<v Speaker 1>news Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to welcome Lauren Dallas. She is a Simon

668
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<v Speaker 2>Mall team member, Director of Marketing and Business Development at

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<v Speaker 2>Burlington Mall. Lauren, welcome to Nightside. How are you?

670
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<v Speaker 3>I'm great.

671
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<v Speaker 6>How are you tonight?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing great. Well, you must be really excited. You

673
00:32:41.079 --> 00:32:44.799
<v Speaker 2>got the Easter Bunny available this weekend for people to

674
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<v Speaker 2>come to the mall and get their picture taken with

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<v Speaker 2>the Easter Bunny. First of all, let mean let's clarify

676
00:32:49.920 --> 00:32:52.920
<v Speaker 2>this is this the one true Easter Bunny or is

677
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<v Speaker 2>this one of the Easter Bunny helpers?

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<v Speaker 6>This is the Easter Bunny he does because we around

679
00:33:00.720 --> 00:33:05.640
<v Speaker 6>too different malls. Yeah, he's our own little Easter Bunny

680
00:33:05.680 --> 00:33:09.920
<v Speaker 6>and he's pretty amazing. So yeah, this weekend is he's

681
00:33:09.920 --> 00:33:12.759
<v Speaker 6>there for the Easter season. But this weekend is our

682
00:33:12.839 --> 00:33:14.599
<v Speaker 6>pet photo with the Easter Bunny night.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, how tall is the Easter How tall is is this?

684
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<v Speaker 1>Is?

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00:33:18.400 --> 00:33:21.240
<v Speaker 2>This is the Easter Bunny. Actually, I've seen photographs, but

686
00:33:21.279 --> 00:33:23.079
<v Speaker 2>I've never met the Easter Bunny in person.

687
00:33:24.279 --> 00:33:27.279
<v Speaker 6>He's usually around five foot seven, I'd say with the years,

688
00:33:27.359 --> 00:33:29.000
<v Speaker 6>probably six seven or so.

689
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, hey, you know what, you take every extra inch

690
00:33:34.440 --> 00:33:37.200
<v Speaker 2>you can. Okay, it's a simple. So he's an imposing figure.

691
00:33:38.000 --> 00:33:41.319
<v Speaker 2>And how does this work? Is there a specific time?

692
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<v Speaker 2>Is he spending the entire day at the Burlington Baltimore?

693
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<v Speaker 2>Give us the specifics here, because I'm sure a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of parents would like to take the opportunity. Not only

695
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<v Speaker 2>I know that this is for pet photos with the bunny.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you sneak a kid in there every once in

697
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<v Speaker 2>a while or is that not permitted?

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<v Speaker 6>As absolutely know it's encouraged. Actually, the event takes place. Yeah,

699
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<v Speaker 6>the event takes place on Sunday, March thirtieth, and it

700
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<v Speaker 6>goes from six thirty to eight thirty. We have it

701
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<v Speaker 6>at a few of our different Simon malls in the area,

702
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<v Speaker 6>holding at.

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00:34:14.039 --> 00:34:16.719
<v Speaker 2>Why don't mean to interrupt you. We're talking Burlington Mall

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<v Speaker 2>and six thirty to eight thirty. I'm hoping that's night not.

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<v Speaker 6>Morning, right, Yes, it's after the mall closes.

706
00:34:23.840 --> 00:34:25.280
<v Speaker 5>So the mall closes at six.

707
00:34:25.239 --> 00:34:27.400
<v Speaker 6>On Sunday and the event starts at six thirty.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh oh, so this is this is really a very

709
00:34:31.039 --> 00:34:34.239
<v Speaker 2>nice event. So now do you have to like get

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00:34:34.280 --> 00:34:36.760
<v Speaker 2>your name on a special list to meet the Easter Bundy.

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<v Speaker 2>Is it this? I assume you must do some sort

712
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<v Speaker 2>of security clearance, like if you're going to meet the

713
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<v Speaker 2>president or something like that. I don't know if the

714
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<v Speaker 2>lorises to the level of secret service. But what do

715
00:34:46.199 --> 00:34:48.679
<v Speaker 2>you have to do? Do you have to write it

716
00:34:48.800 --> 00:34:50.559
<v Speaker 2>or do you just show up? How does that work?

717
00:34:51.719 --> 00:34:54.000
<v Speaker 6>You can make a reservation on our website, but you

718
00:34:54.039 --> 00:34:57.320
<v Speaker 6>can also just show up between the event times. You know,

719
00:34:57.360 --> 00:35:00.239
<v Speaker 6>there's usually plenty of room for everybody. Everybody to get

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00:35:00.239 --> 00:35:01.559
<v Speaker 6>a chance to meet the Easter Bunny.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh that's that's fabulous. And whereabouts in the mall? Is

722
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<v Speaker 2>that what? I always get intimidated by malls because when

723
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<v Speaker 2>someone says to me, I don't know, will you probably

724
00:35:13.719 --> 00:35:15.880
<v Speaker 2>know your way around malls. But if someone says to me,

725
00:35:15.960 --> 00:35:18.280
<v Speaker 2>you don't meet me on Newberry Street at the corner

726
00:35:18.320 --> 00:35:21.280
<v Speaker 2>of you know, Newberry Street and Darkness. There's only four

727
00:35:21.360 --> 00:35:24.280
<v Speaker 2>corners there, so you pretty much can figure out which one.

728
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<v Speaker 2>But when someone says to me, meet me at the mall,

729
00:35:26.519 --> 00:35:28.800
<v Speaker 2>it's like I get a little shaky because it's like, well,

730
00:35:28.840 --> 00:35:29.880
<v Speaker 2>whereabouts in the mall?

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<v Speaker 3>You know?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean there's a lot of stores in the mall.

733
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<v Speaker 2>Which store am I supposed to meet you in front of? Where? Where? We?

734
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<v Speaker 2>Where is it? So? How do you? How does this work?

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<v Speaker 2>I just want to make sure no one gets lost

736
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<v Speaker 2>and locked up in the mall for the weekend.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely, no.

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<v Speaker 6>The best entrance to use would be the entrance by

739
00:35:47.679 --> 00:35:51.760
<v Speaker 6>lunch Crafters. So that's between the Cheesecake Factory and Nordstrom.

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<v Speaker 6>Other people might know it is, you know, in front

741
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<v Speaker 6>of Sephora. That's a pretty popular store in that area.

742
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<v Speaker 2>Okay, So Ford, is that what you said? Because that's

743
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<v Speaker 2>s C P H O R A. I believe, correct, correct, good, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm pretty good at spelling. So so so the Easter

745
00:36:11.440 --> 00:36:18.079
<v Speaker 2>Bundy's there? Uh and I'm more, I am much more.

746
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<v Speaker 2>I've never met the Easter Bunny. That's why I'm kind

747
00:36:20.159 --> 00:36:25.320
<v Speaker 2>of intimidated by this conversation. Uh I have Well, you know,

748
00:36:25.880 --> 00:36:29.800
<v Speaker 2>I'm going to try. I have met Sanda. Okay. Matter

749
00:36:29.840 --> 00:36:33.119
<v Speaker 2>of fact, I met Santa many many years ago when

750
00:36:33.159 --> 00:36:35.599
<v Speaker 2>I was a lot younger, but never had a chance

751
00:36:35.639 --> 00:36:37.920
<v Speaker 2>to meet the Easter Bundy in person. I mean you know,

752
00:36:38.000 --> 00:36:40.079
<v Speaker 2>I mean he's visited my home when I was a kid,

753
00:36:40.199 --> 00:36:45.199
<v Speaker 2>don't get me wrong. And and and I just wanted

754
00:36:45.199 --> 00:36:47.679
<v Speaker 2>to does he kind of sit there in a chair

755
00:36:47.800 --> 00:36:50.480
<v Speaker 2>like Santa? Does he have any sort of an assistant

756
00:36:50.679 --> 00:36:53.400
<v Speaker 2>or is it all pretty informal? And it's kind of

757
00:36:53.440 --> 00:36:56.199
<v Speaker 2>like a like a cock not a cocktail party, but

758
00:36:56.320 --> 00:36:58.440
<v Speaker 2>like a party where people are walking around? How does

759
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<v Speaker 2>that work? What should people?

760
00:37:00.239 --> 00:37:03.599
<v Speaker 6>He does? He does sit there in a chair. Typically

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00:37:03.639 --> 00:37:06.239
<v Speaker 6>we have, you know, the pets come in with their families.

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<v Speaker 6>And when I tell you pets, we have dogs, cats,

763
00:37:08.760 --> 00:37:12.599
<v Speaker 6>I've seen pigs, a little bit of everything, and they

764
00:37:12.639 --> 00:37:14.880
<v Speaker 6>will wait in line to get their photo taken. Now,

765
00:37:15.400 --> 00:37:18.000
<v Speaker 6>sometimes the pets corporate, sometimes they take a little bit

766
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<v Speaker 6>of coaxing.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me tell you this. I would be intimidated as

768
00:37:23.800 --> 00:37:29.039
<v Speaker 2>an adult because I've never met him before. Okay, I'm

769
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<v Speaker 2>not intimidated by Santa, because I met him several times

770
00:37:33.519 --> 00:37:37.000
<v Speaker 2>in several circumstances. But the Easter Bunny, I would be

771
00:37:37.039 --> 00:37:41.199
<v Speaker 2>intimidated by that. So you had actually someone's brought their pig,

772
00:37:41.360 --> 00:37:43.559
<v Speaker 2>like a pot belly pig or something like that.

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00:37:44.880 --> 00:37:48.559
<v Speaker 6>Yes, a baby pig named Bart and he was absolutely

774
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<v Speaker 6>lovely and he got along great with the Easter bunny.

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00:37:52.800 --> 00:37:55.000
<v Speaker 2>Well, you know, again, they're all in the animal kingdom.

776
00:37:55.079 --> 00:37:57.480
<v Speaker 2>That's that's the thing that that I think makes it

777
00:37:57.519 --> 00:38:00.719
<v Speaker 2>works so well. So primarily dogs, cats, birds as well.

778
00:38:00.760 --> 00:38:03.400
<v Speaker 2>I assume avian creatures are allowed.

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00:38:04.599 --> 00:38:07.000
<v Speaker 6>We've seen avian creatures as long as as long as

780
00:38:07.000 --> 00:38:09.320
<v Speaker 6>they're you know, well enough trained that they can be

781
00:38:09.440 --> 00:38:11.840
<v Speaker 6>you know, they're not taking off or anything like that.

782
00:38:11.880 --> 00:38:15.360
<v Speaker 6>But yeah, we've seen why for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't want, like a vulture, someone to bring a

784
00:38:18.280 --> 00:38:20.679
<v Speaker 2>vulture in something. You know, in terms of a.

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<v Speaker 6>Bird there friendly.

786
00:38:21.840 --> 00:38:24.360
<v Speaker 2>You know, the vultures are not friendly as a rule,

787
00:38:24.400 --> 00:38:26.639
<v Speaker 2>trust me on that, Okay, I said, I think that's

788
00:38:26.679 --> 00:38:28.719
<v Speaker 2>that's one of those rules of life that you know

789
00:38:28.800 --> 00:38:31.599
<v Speaker 2>that I've always I've always lived by when I when

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<v Speaker 2>I see a vulture, I'm out of there. It's as

791
00:38:33.639 --> 00:38:37.360
<v Speaker 2>simple as that. Okay, any other bird I'm fine with, okay,

792
00:38:38.360 --> 00:38:41.239
<v Speaker 2>but vultures that I draw the line. I draw the line.

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<v Speaker 2>So this is eight, This is six thirty to eight

794
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<v Speaker 2>thirty on Sunday evening. Yep, Okay, just want to make

795
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<v Speaker 2>sure because I wasn't sure when you said six thirty eight,

796
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<v Speaker 2>I wasn't sure if the easter Buddy was an early

797
00:38:54.760 --> 00:38:58.159
<v Speaker 2>Iarly Riser or whatever. Six thirty eight thirty Burlington Mall.

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<v Speaker 2>I think everybody knows where the Burlington Mall is, right

799
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<v Speaker 2>off of one twenty eight and Ruth three in Burlington,

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<v Speaker 2>and it sounds like it's happy. It's going to be

801
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<v Speaker 2>a great time if I show up. If I show

802
00:39:09.079 --> 00:39:12.280
<v Speaker 2>up there, I certainly will look for you, but I

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<v Speaker 2>gotta be I think i'd be a little nervous, to

804
00:39:16.039 --> 00:39:18.039
<v Speaker 2>be honest with you, and so it's going to be

805
00:39:18.079 --> 00:39:20.000
<v Speaker 2>a game time decision for me. If you know what

806
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<v Speaker 2>I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 6>Okay, well, I'll be there and I'd be happy to

808
00:39:22.719 --> 00:39:24.360
<v Speaker 6>make an introduction for you.

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00:39:24.679 --> 00:39:26.679
<v Speaker 2>That would make it a lot easier. Lauren, and I

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate it. Laura, thanks very much. You're a great sport.

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<v Speaker 2>I really appreciate. I hope everybody understands this is absolutely

812
00:39:32.320 --> 00:39:34.519
<v Speaker 2>on the level. This is the actual Easter. Buddy will

813
00:39:34.519 --> 00:39:37.039
<v Speaker 2>be at Burlington mal six thirty to eight thirty on

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<v Speaker 2>Sunday night, this Sunday night, March thirtieth. Perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect,

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks so much, Lauren. I enjoyed it. I enjoy chatting

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00:39:46.159 --> 00:39:47.079
<v Speaker 2>with you. Thank you so much.

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00:39:47.840 --> 00:39:48.760
<v Speaker 3>Thank you for having me.

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00:39:49.039 --> 00:39:50.880
<v Speaker 2>You're very welcome and say do be faf I don't

819
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<v Speaker 2>get you.

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<v Speaker 5>We say hi to the easter money for me, I

821
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<v Speaker 5>absolutely will put in a good word.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, when I was a kid, you know the best

823
00:39:57.840 --> 00:40:01.039
<v Speaker 2>things he used to bring me for Easter be some candies,

824
00:40:01.159 --> 00:40:05.719
<v Speaker 2>chocolate candies and baseball cards. So you know, perfect, it's

825
00:40:05.719 --> 00:40:08.800
<v Speaker 2>a perfect Easter. You know it's not overly well it's

826
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<v Speaker 2>not overwhelming, but it's it's just perfect. So he always

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<v Speaker 2>knew what I wanted. Thank you, Lauren, we'll talk again,

828
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<v Speaker 2>I hope. Thank you very much. Good night. When we

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<v Speaker 2>get back, we're going to try to save you some

830
00:40:21.559 --> 00:40:24.920
<v Speaker 2>money on your energy bills here in Massachusetts. And just

831
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<v Speaker 2>in the nick of time, my name's Dan Ray. This

832
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<v Speaker 2>is night Side. Rob Brooks is not alongside. He's back

833
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<v Speaker 2>at the big Broadcast Center, uh and where he's going

834
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<v Speaker 2>to open up those phone lines right after the news

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<v Speaker 2>so you can jump on and we'll answer whatever questions

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<v Speaker 2>you have.