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Smith.
Hey, thank you very much.
Welcome back special.
Thanks Naomi Mohs from the art garage and a whole bunch of other things that she does Really great having her on here.
We want to promote a lot more about the great events She has coming up the community wouldn't happen with all people like her.
Absolutely
another one That's like that.
Well sort of Mike Steve sort of big Mike.
It's the guy Tell him
the
good morning.
Good morning,
sir.
How are you?
I am wonderful.
Thanks for asking.
So were you at
that game yesterday that was legendary?
I was, well, it was supposed to be legendary.
I don't know if it really was, but it was exciting to be there.
A lot of people with us, and it was a good ball game.
And the Miz lived up to his reputation and pitched extremely well.
Skanes didn't have his best stuff at all from the get-go.
So it was early on.
You knew it was not going to be this spectacular matchup of pitching performances, but at least the Brewers did win.
Pitt played well, didn't get a lot of hits, but had timely hits in the four run inning.
And it was a nice win.
But this guy, again, knock on wood and whatever, whatever.
I mean, it reminds me of like when Dwight Gooden first came into Major League Baseball or one of those guys where it's like, hey, we can't quite hit this guy.
Right.
I mean, he had his good stuff yesterday.
He was triple digits from the get-go, threw in some great off-speed stuff, and had eight strikeouts in his five innings.
And it was great to be able to see this young talent on the Milwaukee side.
Yeah, because we've seen her against them a lot.
Right.
Some of you against somebody.
Hey, Michael, how's it looking?
What are you
doing this fall?
I'll be starting yet another season of working with the NFL on Fox in September, looking forward to the new challenges that the season will bring and just trying to prepare for that in the weeks prior and enjoying summer right now.
You got
a pack of games?
Unknown.
We don't really know our schedule at all.
Oh, really?
No, it's just way too early.
There is a production seminar that is in California the first week of August, and that's where we will get our actual assignments for the first probably three to four weeks.
Things could slip out prior to then, and we may get an idea to where we are week one.
The consensus of our crew is going to be in Seattle, but don't know for sure, but it's always an exciting time to find out where you're going to be and the teams you're going to cover.
So don't know yet, but
It was coming down the pipe.
I was not.
I was in Italy.
Oh, that's right.
Okay,
Okay, so Jim wants to get the Pope
we have... Did you ask if I have papal pull?
Right.
So, we have the shrine here in Champion, right?
Yes.
Okay.
Which is sought after.
People come from all over the world to come to the shrine.
It's the only designated shrine in the United States, right?
Everybody goes to Fatima and down to Mexico.
And this is...
Something that we want to get really certified by by Rome by the Pope now that this guy's from Chicago Johnny and I and Todd's in now even though he's Lutheran is Joining the team and we want to bring the
convert for us.
of course
we
volunteered to be one of his altar boys
Yeah, and I my brother's a priest so he's gonna come con celebrate with with the Pope So we're putting the team together, but we got one step first We have to get clearance from the bishop and the annuncio.
Yeah, and that's my job.
So just hang tight put that on your calendar Upcoming visit with the Pope and I'll give you the time
That would be that would be awesome.
Okay, and stranger things have happened.
I know
couldn't you see a
mask at Lambeau Field?
I
Could I'm envisioning right now.
England had one So this could so Mike we need your
Papal connection
a minute Wait a minute if you missed we were there during the funeral the day that the the pope passed.
Yeah, it's surreal Oh, that's right.
You were there Wow Yeah, we did and you know, we just obviously as the world had seen a day and a half earlier He was he gave a blessing and he did in St.
Peter's Square and yeah and met with our vice president
And now, all of a sudden, we're at this vineyard retreat having a cup of coffee.
We look up at the big screen and we saw it in Italian that the pope had passed and it was surreal and strange.
But while you were there, life went on.
I had nothing to do with it.
Hey, Mike, my dream is to go to Italy.
You've been there.
Where do I stay off?
What's where should I go because I want to go to northern Italy where my family's all from but I the Rome aspect of it doesn't do it for me.
Oh
on
I think I think a trip to Rome is Necessary fundamental has to happen returning to Rome not necessarily because there's so many other Extraordinary places within the country, but no Rome Rome is impossible to beat because of
the history and the culture and the sheer magnificence of that city.
I use this phrase a lot and I'm gonna stop using it but jaw dropping it is everywhere you look in that country and in Rome especially because of the the beauty and the magnificence of the architecture and the
and in the streets and the sections of the city.
But that said, John, there are many other beautiful, remarkable jaw-dropping portions of that country.
I've been here a couple times.
Those things you mentioned, the eating and the drinking, the pasta and the wine, I had my full.
In fact, I think I was asked to leave a couple places, which is not unusual.
However, I
where are you going to another Brewer's game today?
Or what do you got going on here?
No, no, they don't play today, John.
Oh, that's right.
Day off.
the afternoon games.
I love afternoon games.
Me too.
Unless I have plans to stay the night, then it doesn't matter.
But no, no, no.
We, uh, we, uh, and yesterday, uh, we bought the tickets, uh, plenty in advance.
Not knowing, of course, the, the matchup was going to be what it was.
But, uh, Wednesday's, uh, half price tickets.
So 48,000.
Did I read that right?
Uh, for, for, for
about
42,000.
for
a midweek game.
Yeah, Wednesday afternoon game.
Don't you look around and say, don't you people work?
It was an electric crowd.
Yeah.
I mean, that was one of the biggest games in major like regular season history.
I've seen in a while for two young phenoms to go
head to head.
Correct.
The headlines were there.
And as I said, both pitchers came out, schemes had issues early on, control problems through 51 pitches and his first two innings.
and really never had his stuff.
But the Miz was was strong from the get-go and five really great innings.
Oh, and by the way, the son of a legendary basketball player from Green Bay.
What's the fourth player taken in the NBA last night?
Right.
Nipple.
crazy?
It is.
But quite honestly, I'd seen all the prep.
that the family was going through.
And getting, I'm thinking to myself, this young boy from Milwaukee is going to be taken in the first round.
I thought, scratch my head.
They may be thinking too much about this, but I was wrong.
And not only one young man.
Two young men from Duke both went
back and just a little over a year ago.
He was playing against like Green Bay Preble.
Right.
Unreal.
It is a phenomenal occurrence.
matchups.
Seeing the crew, seeing the fellas, being with them.
Yeah.
Because that is as important to me.
as anything else, the camaraderie we have, the friendships that we have, the communal effort that we have putting on a broadcast and preparing and researching, and the laughs that are endless.
Certainly there are elements like that everywhere in this world, everywhere.
But when you travel from different cities all around the country to meet up in one central location and work from there,
and work on a network television and do professional sports it is never lost remarkable that is that i'm involved with that i'm i've never lost after the thought i've never lost my uh... enthusiasm for that and uh... that's what i look forward to the most senior players of course new offenses uh... the stadiums are always great to visit but truth be told it's the it's the crew
that puts the game on that makes it all worthwhile.
And we talk about people and I just want to leave this on a happy note, but we talk about people that maybe depression, frustration, but socialization, being with a team is so important in life, not just when you're a kid playing high school or it's when you get older too.
And I just, I think that's great.
I commend you.
I thought you were going to say, I can't wait for this matchup or this quarterback or this stadium, what they did.
But to talk about the team effort that you have with your friends, that's
That says a lot about you.
That's good to hear.
That's great to hear.
It's great to hear.
I hope everybody sees life like
Having a purpose in life is the most important thing we have.
Because I think no matter what level of life you're in, what you do for a living, whether you're a student, whether you work in a factory, you work at the arts department, whatever it is, if you don't have a purpose in the morning to get up and do something,
And it doesn't have to be anything high-faluting or anything extreme.
Just a purpose is the most important thing we have, in my opinion.
That's the whole thing
keeping us
alive.
Great advice.
A
Always a pleasure having you on, my friend.
Thank you, boys.
Have a great weekend
and enjoy the summer when it comes
Alright, I'll
probably know it, but please
hassock ready to
bring it out of
retirement.
It's cassock.
Yeah,
retired
in
the
Vatican.
And a surplus.
Yeah, and a scapular.
All right.
Thank
Do your work to do.
best.
I'm out.
Get rid of these guys.
Was it hassock or cassock?
that priest that mine was retired at the Vatican,
he did.
Oh, man.
You didn't know that If they
be in
So yeah, I got my my scapula's retire to Yeah, yeah, it's
had something like
the top of
their thumbs and
shake and then you had- They'd piece and drop it and you're like- You jabber the jungler a little bit.
And- But you couldn't like to go, Got it!
You couldn't do that.
You had to just like give it back to the priest and- Oh yeah.
I was- I was an- I was an- I was an- I was an- I was an- I was an- I was an- I was an- I was an- I was an- I was an- I was an- I was an- I was an- I
was an- I was an- I was
I'm
telling you.
Back after this.
Well,
was there in case they dropped a
like this.
I like this a lot.
We get Ashley joining us.
And I think Ashley's thinking, what in the heck did I just walk
into?
This is very out of context.
So I don't know exactly what's going on here.
Midwest Music Connection.
I'm not even going to try your last name and I know offense.
No, just Ashley from Midwest Music Connection.
I answered to that.
That's fine.
All
right.
Ashley Kaye.
One day quite this.
You were telling us during the break and I said, no, hold off.
This is too good to tell us to put it now.
Tell us about this event you're doing that's coming up.
Sure.
So this one day choir is organized by myself and my sister, Jennifer.
Okay.
And we basically get people together to sing for just a couple hours.
Okay.
Now let me just back up just for your short Midwest music connection.
Is that your company?
That is our organization.
Your organization.
Okay.
Yep.
And it's very low commitment because we're all busy adults, right?
Okay.
And
We send out practice videos ahead of time so people can practice and learn their parts.
And then we just get together for an afternoon and sing together.
So it's very community-based.
You don't have to be a professional.
And it's for connection and just for the joy of singing.
then?
Right now we're doing three-part harmony.
Yeah, we need some more guys.
Send some guys our way, then we can add a second guy
you.
Well, don't expect much.
You're welcome to come.
Yeah, I'm
here.
Sure, sure So usually to pick two pieces to do one is more of a down tempo Ballad and then one is more of like a power anthem.
So this time we are singing titanium, but we arranged it ourselves.
So it's more of a down tempo soulful cool
A ballad and then we're doing from now on from The Greatest Showman, which is an uptempo, dancing in the Isles type thing.
Yeah, so we do have like... So it is, it's a contrast.
hear that.
So yeah, it's a contrast of...
one slow song, one fast song.
And then we run the pieces, we, you know, run the parts, kind of have a practice run through.
And then we sing.
And it's, there's no audience.
That's the thing.
Yes.
Everybody who shows up sings.
And a lot of these people don't know each other.
Always.
The soundtrack is on repeat at my house.
It is.
It's great.
That's a really good question.
And we actually just talked about this.
My sister and I.
but
kidding.
Everybody that comes, everybody's so talented.
and some people have experience, right?
But we decided that there's not gonna be any solos because it goes away from the idea of being one voice,
okay?
This is a community.
This is not for showing off really.
A lot of people come just to have this outlet to sing together.
And we don't want to highlight just one person.
So it is definitely a group intimate atmosphere.
Which is great.
And at the end
people who can sing.
Okay, well,
here's the
watch it, watch it, watch it, watch it, watch it, watch it, watch it, watch it,
watch it, watch
watch it, watch it, watch it, watch it, watch it, watch it, watch it, watch it, watch it, watch it, watch it, watch
has it a little backwards, where you think you have to be good in order to do something, right?
And no, granted, if you're getting paid to do...
Singing or being an entertainer you have to be kind of good if you're getting paid for it But I think you know if people don't believe they're good at it They just don't do it and that's so sad to me that you lose a lot of the opportunity for the joy and connection the art of music so
What you said is beautiful.
So we want the people who have experience, that's great.
Yes, we need people to carry, but we also want the people who sing in their cars.
We want you, the people who just enjoy jamming out by themselves.
That's the energy we want, right?
Did you talk
about a guy you sat by in church who just thought he
was
belt and it was kind of loud.
Yeah.
So I, you know, we were Lutheran as we've pointed out this morning, but there's this one old lady, right?
Just, she would sing out, and it was always off, and it would crack my sisters, and I am so hard.
My dad would, like, elbow us, like, to stop, and then all of a sudden you'd look over, and dad was bent over, you know, laughing.
Yeah,
totally.
How was that person?
Well, you've even said, though, you didn't think that I'm tone deaf.
group?
Sure.
So we want ages 15 and up because we want adults, okay?
And this was beautiful.
We had last time we had a
daughter, a high school daughter, come with her dad.
So it's something they could do together.
We do have a family that comes, brother, sister, mother.
So it is for adults or- And do they
know the songs are going to be singing before
they come in?
Yes.
So we produce practice videos.
Okay.
So you kind of mentioned earlier, I wasn't sure, but that's okay, go ahead.
My sister's more of the public.
Okay, you're gonna have to hold
that for a second.
This is really interesting.
It's
gonna be a
fun, it's a cool event.
Midwest Music Connection.
I could see you and your daughter.
I think I could too.
Yeah, and me and my
daughter.
Thank you very much.
Welcome back.
Trucker Thursday here.
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Man, we've had some phenomenal guests today.
Just fantastic.
And Ashley Kay is cream of the crop,
Wow.
You have a little energy.
Naomi, I'm sorry, Naomi.
It's a tie.
It's a tie.
Even I thought the Fire Chief
The impact was awesome.
Yeah.
So we're talking, we'd love events, right?
And Johnny and I really, Oshkosh, Appleton, Green Bay, we like to talk about what's great about, there's so many things great about.
this whole area, but unique events and you've got, yours is kind of different,
right?
There's nothing like this around the area.
So
I'm not touching this with a 10 foot pole.
Yeah, it's not even a show, because we'd have no audience.
That's the thing.
That's
Yeah.
Oh, really, you want to?
No, I just go ahead.
We do video record it, so we can share it, you know.
But we did do, after our last one, we did a poll, and it was very split whether they wanted an audience or not, because it's, singing is such a vulnerable thing for people to get up and sing, especially if you haven't done it in a long time.
So in this small group, you kind of have that safety net.
And it's very less intimidating when there isn't a bunch of people sitting there expecting.
And again, that's why I think our culture is kind of screwed up is you have to do it to perform.
And we do it for joy.
I just want to
read your mission statement.
Right.
Not for performance.
No audience.
We encourage all attendees to participate in the music.
Let's make music together.
Yes.
And it's for connection for meeting like-minded people who are there that enjoy music.
So it's really cool.
Yeah, there's a place on the East Coast.
that we kind of follow, that we're like, oh, that's cool.
Can we bring it to our area?
And we did.
And the feedback was just phenomenal from, like, oh, I forgot how much I love to sing to life-changing someone.
And I just want to read your
press release here.
Whether you're a seasoned vocalist or just love to sing in the car, this event is for you.
With practice videos provided ahead of time, participants will arrive ready to sing, connect, and celebrate the power of community through music.
This event is all about the joy of singing together, says Jennifer.
showman of Midwest music, is that
your sister?
That's my sister.
She's the public outreach person.
She is even more energized than me.
I'm the behind-the-scenes person, so I do all the graphics and the editing and the reels, and I like doing the behind-the-scenes.
She's the one that finds our people and pulls them
in.
shell.
We wanted to create a fun, welcoming space where anyone can come meet new people, make something beautiful in just a few hours.
Don't miss this unique chance to be part of something inspiring and musical.
Bring your voice, bring a friend, and join us for an unforgettable afternoon of harmony and connection.
Find us on Facebook by searching One Day Choir Event Green Bay or email jennifer.shomin at gmail.com for more information.
This once again, it's Saturday, June 28th from 11 to 2 at the Compound in Green Bay.
It's a beautiful space.
It's a big open area with a lot of natural lights and the acoustics are awesome.
We love those buildings over there.
We love that whole neighborhood.
is that's
are.
You have soprano, alto, and then the guys.
Again, we need more guys, and maybe we can split that into two parts, too.
OK, I got it.
The soprano's part is usually your melody.
It's a little higher.
But if you're new to it, we usually suggest the soprano part.
The alto part's a little bit lower, and you're going to find a lot more of those harmonies in there.
So if you want something a little more challenging, one of those songs we're doing, the alto part, has some of the melody as well.
I just say pick one and kind of go with it.
And that's why you can listen ahead of time on the practice videos.
You said all three?
We do send all three.
Oh, OK.
Well, that
Yeah.
All right.
So it's a playlist on our YouTube page.
OK.
And we just send you the link.
And then
I have a
Maybe
on there.
Oh, that'd be so cool.
in.
What a great idea.
Yeah.
Well,
well.
Are you
music?
I am.
So I teach.
I teach at Appleton Rock School.
They're actually one of our sponsors.
They also have a Green Bay location.
So check them out.
And we take all ages from preschool to retired.
That's what I was
talking to you about,
John.
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful people.
I
just drove past them recently.
I saw their building.
OK.
Is it on Mason?
This location's on Main Street.
Main Street, yes.
Yep.
Because I've been
to Southern Billboard with the thing.
And it's like, hey, that sounds like
kind of
people we should get on our show.
Yeah, yeah.
So I teach there.
And I do therapeutic music for nursing homes and things like that.
So I'm around music all the time.
And my sister just loves music.
And music was our life when we were growing up.
We did choir.
We sang in church.
We did pep band, things like that.
And then after high school, you just kind of stop.
people do, like you kind of get out of it, and we wanted to have the opportunity to come together to do it again.
People our age, right, that may have been out of it for a while, but don't have a whole lot of time to
commit.
I wish you had more
enthusiasm
I love that.
She's like, I'm just not feeling it.
I
feel it.
is awesome.
It sells itself.
It really does sell itself.
And you gotta be there to, when you're there, it's magical.
Like it really does come together.
Even me and my sister, we just, whoa.
Is there a
to this.
Okay, so we are off taking donations, give as you feel.
So if you go to our Eventbrite.
events.
There's a link for that and our suggested donation is $20 because
that will
help pay for our space because we are renting the space out.
But we also provide a couple treats.
We have a couple surprises coming in on Saturday.
So we do hope to
little bit so that we can support this event.
a lot of fun.
And
too.
That's what I was
Two people.
Yep.
Absolutely.
Because we do.
They put a lot of time into this, but we love it.
Like you can just, we can really get up.
The music that
We don't pick, we let the people vote on it.
So the people in our current one day choir, we send feedback forms and then we give them a list of songs and we vote on the next one.
Wow.
Very democratic.
It is.
But we want to serve the people.
Jim's against that.
Yeah, we gave them a list that they picked.
We want to we want the people to come back, right?
So we want to see there would only be
Right.
But we did last time we did a greatest showman song.
We did this is me, which is a very power ballad and power anthem.
And then they wanted to do another greatest showman song because right.
It's so good.
So like, oh, good.
I guess we're doing another greatest showman song, but it fits in.
really the theme for our songs is kind of like self-empowerment, you know, strength and numbers, community.
I was just gonna say, it seems
like this is the kind of thing that everybody that comes to that and performs, they want that community support and want
to be a part
of
something.
But
Okay.
great to show them, but it's a lady that sings it.
They hit those high notes?
I know, I'd be
tough.
We got you, we got
you.
But again, would you say 16 was the minimum age?
15 and up.
do this.
Right.
And this is just our second event.
We got together in March to do one, mostly to get some old friends together.
We pulled in some people from the community.
Hey, you want to join us?
And everybody had such a good time.
When's the next one?
What are you doing again?
What is Midwest
Music Connection that you're wearing on your shirt?
Yes, that is our organization.
Because people are like, who are you doing this through?
We're like, well, it's just me and my sister doing this.
We have to name it something.
So
we
came up with Midwest Music Connection because we want to expand it to all over.
We want to pull people in.
We have some connections in Madison.
We would love to expand to doing it in another city.
Did you guys either
want to perform professionally at one time?
I mean, I play a lot of weddings, and I accompany people.
Oh, that's what you do?
You sing at the weddings?
I mostly play piano.
Oh, wow.
Yeah, yeah.
But I teach piano, I teach voice, I teach ukulele, and a little bit of drums.
So, yeah.
Wow, you're
So I guess I'm professional.
I don't know.
I teach really for self.
Betterment self care self, you know for wellness and outlet a creative outlet.
So that's how I teach What are you doing
when I sing I hear magic.
Oh, yeah,
I think my voice sounds like butter.
Oh, yes,
you know what I mean?
And then I love that for you.
I love that other
don't
just want her
do I tell someone who is taking me from crayons to perfume
a
My job is to encourage you to do what you love.
I know.
We need more of you in the
hear every morning, please?
Oh, thank you.
And that's really when you are...
performing or singing.
If you don't have that.
Fun factor, it's no good like you got to sell it Yeah, yeah when you're into it Other people feed off of that you can tell and that's what makes it good.
You know one reason though I I struggle a little bit sometimes with certain tunes There's time.
Oh, it's called tones.
It might just be out of your vocal range.
Yeah, but you know
what the nuns I had nuns So mean I mean they're like incredible.
You always hear those tourists, but I had the really old nuns with the big old habits Okay,
my dad had a piano teacher was a nun.
She whacked him with a ruler
terrible
The one the one she gave me a D in music told my my mom I was terrible I should never open my mouth and for every class I washed the blackboards Well, the other kids were singing and I was like I was quietly tears my eyes
Washing
The Pope.
We're
Great.
He can come sing with us.
I'm sure he's
lead one of the choirs.
Oh yeah.
Let's do it.
We're trying to
slogans.
Yeah.
We'll get you
guys.
You have nothing?
You have nothing?
I'm like, I'm sure you could come up with a couple things.
I
think the Bishop already called us to tell us to knock it off.
Ashley, can you stick around or do you got
to go?
No, I'm here.
You got me.
Yeah, thanks.
Stick around, please.
Mark Houston's in from Implify by Bellin Health.
Talking a little bit of sports medicine.
Katie Compton's in from the Malvis Center for the Arts.
Update us on that.
Got live music in the Daddy D live music series.
And also T.J.
Bolts in tomorrow morning.
Talking Rastlin.
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We're gonna have some Pope Leo chat pretty soon.
That's what Ashley was.
Ashley, I'm gonna pronounce your last name.
You
don't even have to, just don't even try.
That's just, oh hey, good job.
Pretty close.
Yeah, that's how I go with.
If you're doing the Polish version, it's Klekewicz.
Klekewicz,
I like that.
I
like that
a lot.
Yeah, that's pretty cool.
But
Midwest Music Connection, love your energy, love your passion, love what you do for so many kids, because you know, that's one of those...
fun kind of classes if you're good at it.
It's not so much fun if you're not good at it.
And I could see you being a really good teacher.
It's high energy, right?
It's high energy, and you have to go in with zero expectations.
See
at
mean.
She wouldn't
nun.
player.
Like, shut him down right away, and he is a
on.
As a kid, that does damage to a person.
Yeah,
player.
Right.
Trust
me, you're preaching
here.
Well, Ashley, one more time.
What else do you guys have going on with the Midwest music connection?
Sure.
So we are our big event right now is our one day choir.
That's the Saturday.
Right.
Okay.
We also have a karaoke night coming up in July at Annapy Brewery.
Oh, okay.
Yeah.
We just we rented a room.
We're going to come do karaoke.
Very informal just for the fun of it.
So what
is your you're kind of like I always hear this term.
I don't really know what they are, but what is your mission statement?
to speak with Midwest Music and Ash, because you got day jobs, too.
Oh, yes, we do.
We do.
So it's to bring people together for the joy of singing and the joy of making music.
And
you're going.
You want to
to the rest of the state.
That would be so cool.
That's very cool.
Because every city you go to is going to have a different.
Every time we do this thing, it looks different.
It's never the same twice.
Tell me about that.
I just
want to say one thing about passion with people like that.
Jim's daughter is a big time doctor in New York City.
I asked her what day she was here.
If you had your choice, would you still be a big time doctor in New York City?
Or would you be performing at the Weidner and sing?
She goes, are you kidding me in a heartbeat?
She wants to perform.
Oh, OK.
Gotcha.
She's just
I'll be 40, so.
OK.
Well,
West
music,
try the medicine.
That's a rough one.
Yep.
And a lot of times you, the culture is so, if you're not tip of the top good, you can't make it on just dad.
She did go to
she kind of got Michigan,
Yeah.
And they got kind of knocked down a little bit.
It's like, you're not, you're the lead.
in your high school, we go there and you're in the chorus.
But what I wanna say is that, and I don't know what she's gonna end up doing, but like you, you are passionate and you're gonna stay probably in your career.
I
Oh, right, right.
And that's hard because you can have your job, but then you have to have something else to give you that.
Joy, because your job will suck the humanist right out of you,
I'm sure she's happy helping people.
But
Right, right.
And for us, because we aren't professionals, right, we don't do this as a paid job, our idea was create what you want.
To be in like so we're like we want to sing we want to sing with other people Let's make this happen, and we just there it is
That's awesome.
I think what you're doing is is awesome, and I get a feeling you guys are gonna get as big as you
want to get.
Oh, thank you.
Because
what
you're doing is you're providing what they all say in business, provide a service they can't
get anywhere else.
Right.
And that's what you're doing.
It's very unique.
Yeah.
So, and it takes both of our talents to make it work.
Right.
Because Jen is that outreach person that brings in the people.
I'm the behind the scenes.
I make the graphics.
I make the videos.
I do all the computer
a bad promoter.
Right.
Thank
great
People want to sing, people want to meet other people that
like minded.
Yep.
That's great.
I'm proud
of what you're doing.
We're so excited.
Tell
everybody where and when
one more kind of place.
So it's this Saturday and we're going to be at the compound in Green Bay.
That's off of Main Street.
Right by the art garage.
Right.
It's really connected to the art garage and there's coffee there too.
Sifini coffee.
Nice little coffee shop.
It is.
It's so cute there and they're so nice.
and so helpful.
It starts at 11 a.m.
and it goes to 2 p.m.
So it's three hours.
We're gonna perform our two songs and just have some social time and it's just, it's so cool.
And everybody's
gonna have the same passion.
They'd like make
music.
Yes, yes.
And Jen and I, we get so jacked up on this, we can't sleep for a couple of weeks after just because we're so buzzing after that.
Imagine that.
Yeah, I know, I know.
So we're in
it.
Well, look into some doggy downers.
You're
passionate about you.
That would be cool.
Those guys are fantastic.
And he's
as good a guy as he is a musician and a performer.
That's cool.
Yeah.
The local music scene here is just phenomenal.
Like you don't have to go anywhere.
It's all there's a lot right here.
know what I
Right.
Right.
And it's, and we've had people on from the mile of music and just all these other things that are going on.
And Oshkosh does a great job with music.
So yeah, thanks for doing this.
I mean, this is, and you're, you talk about the youth, you know, I think sometimes we're, well, no, but you teach, I gotta say that sometimes I think we're, we're overshadowed a little bit with emphasis on sports, whereas you're bringing in the arts to
that.
And
healthy.
Right.
And again, I didn't
mention
something.
Oh, go ahead.
I was actor of the year at Masabi State Junior College.
Nine kids in his class.
I played George of Mice and Men.
George of the Jungle.
And I was in Huck Finn.
That's a big deal.
I played
Jim.
Yes.
That's awesome.
That's rain.
It's
unbelievable.
Ashley K, you are awesome.
Midwest Music Connection.
We'll promote this again tomorrow.
You're coming back.
Absolutely.
You're coming back.
Thank you so much.
We'll bring her next time.
It'll be early.
Oh, my God.
Oh, boy.
Thanks for having me.
Jim and
Elle, take that day off.
Perfect.
I love it.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Might of the
Mary.
Back in tomorrow morning.
See
ya.
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