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Listen, they have been doing 46 years.
Yeah.
46 years of giving a damn.
46 years of changing some of the lives of people
You know what?
I'm going to talk to Don and Vic and be like, look, man.
I ought to be an honorary, you know, uh, I ought to be an honorary.
I should be, I should be recognized as an honorary, you know, how they do honorary degrees and doctorates and all of that.
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Well, I don't even know if I want to call it a shout out of shame on you, everybody that used to use right guard deodorant.
Yeah, right guard deodorant.
You know, when, you know, coming up, you know, oh, right.
You know, yeah, economical, all that.
Commercials everywhere, right?
But I didn't understand at the time.
that, you know, when they said deodorant, I'm like, I'll be good with this, right?
Okay.
The moms, you know, getting it, the foster mom getting in and mother getting in, you know, I'm gonna be good.
Uh huh.
No, it was deodorant.
Yeah.
You know, I just know for myself and some of us as black people, we need antiperspirant.
antiperspirant.
Yeah.
Oh, it's gonna be a problem.
Yeah.
It's gonna be a problem.
Your right guard.
Didn't stand a chance against your left card.
You walk out the door.
You must be before you got out.
We like, but I sprayed it.
I sprayed it.
So, yeah.
And to the man, I've never done it, but to the man who secretly wears secret, you know what I'm saying?
You're a different kind of person.
I listened
to it when they said secret
Hashtag that part.
Hashtag facts.
It's like you're going to learn today.
You're going to learn today.
So but you know, we we got a little time before we get ready to have to take care of some more business.
Yeah.
You know, so where do we go?
What are you?
True true true nation.
You know, we had a chance to talk about a few things earlier.
If you had something that you wanted to add when we were talking about
Uh, the visual, uh, the fact that a 12 year old was shot, uh, yesterday, you
Yes
that I have, like, you know, so what are we as a community going to do because I can't say for sure, but I know that I've said in the past because it was true.
At some of those visuals when shootings have happened, I say that some of the people that are at the visuals are armed.
But yet they talking about stop the violence and stop this and we got to put the guns down and the other.
But they are.
But they armed at, you know what I'm saying, a vigil for somebody that got murdered.
Yeah.
But you got your gun and you ready and you might be a convicted felon.
Or you're not supposed to possess a gun.
Right.
It's
And
to be in
Why?
And this is why I say is the PWK's because some of the other women that we were just talking about, they're doing it for them, right?
Yeah.
Some of these PWK's because they don't have a record.
They go in there, they buy the gun and guess who they give it to?
That's when you start doing things together and you put your money together and you're building a life together.
But
You ain't even my man.
I'm not gonna let you drive my car if we're not married because if I don't know you could afford to pay for my car Some happy now.
We're not doing that.
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Good morning.
Coach Erika.
How you doing and feeling?
Well, all that energy y'all just gave.
That just like boosted me.
Exactly.
No, it's not done.
Um, as I always mentioned, it is continuing to still go.
Uh, there is so much more in store.
Some things I know, some things I don't know, um, that's coming along on what I like to call this journey to success, but it's definitely not done.
The work is happening every day.
Yeah, the journey.
So the journey is about the journey for me is for me, but we all have a journey.
Right.
I
want to put out.
So the journey to success for me is about.
My experiences that I had early on in my real estate career, um, so 20 years back and then my experience as well that I have had in my financial world of life, but it's about looking at the journey of like how I've been going through that process, where we started, where we've gotten to and where we continue to go to.
And so when we talk about the journey, again, we all have our own journeys, right?
So you may have started at one point.
way back in your life.
And now you're at a different point, but your journey is still going as well too.
Well, the valley, I'm going to first start off by saying that's the part you want to appreciate the most,
not
the peak because the valley is what's going to give you the lessons.
What's going to.
Give you the grit was going to give you everything that you need to learn to help you get forward back and on track to that peak or get to higher peaks.
So I would have to say if you are in a valley right now, even though it's easier said than done, take it in.
Take it in.
Pay attention to the things that's happening to you.
Pay attention to the things that are occurring, process it, take it in, take note, because that valley is what's going to get you to that peak.
And that's what's going to make you get stronger and that's going to make you continue your journey to success.
Cause I always like to say, if you can survive that valley, the peak, you're going to get the peak.
No question.
The peak is going to come.
Most people crumble in the valley.
They don't get out of the valley.
So you got to.
Embrace the valley because that's gonna help you get to where you're trying to get to
how you know because she said
If first you don't succeed.
Okay.
So that
And
Right.
And you learn from those things.
And then it's like, okay, so when I try again, right?
Okay, what what was the part that may have knocked me down?
Right.
And so what can I do to make sure that I have a more stable foundation under me when I proceed and do something else?
Also look at when some people may leave and move out of town and they're not really ready.
They haven't prepared themselves.
They haven't went and really stayed there for a month before just calling itself moving down here.
They kind of really get the feel of where you at.
So that's all part of the journey, in my opinion, of trying to learn and getting that information.
What is this community like?
It looks nice.
Right.
Until it get nighttime, you know, so.
And some of your trials and tribulations that would have made you want to stop, but you didn't.
What are some of those things?
Because it's a lot of people I know that are going through situations and it's like, you know what, maybe I made a mistake.
No, that's a good question.
So there I've had several trials and tribulations and I like the site start there because I think people forget because they look at the reward, right?
They
look at your peak and be like, right?
It's
like, you don't even know how many trials and tribulations I've been through.
And
even now in my peak moments, I still deal with trials and tribulations.
Um, one being, you know, I always ask people like, do you want this journey to success?
Cause let me tell you behind the scenes, you're going to work.
Yeah.
You're going to work a lot.
I work a lot.
Um, and so, you know, some days it's just like, gosh, I'm tired today.
I want to sleep in the bed.
I
don't want to respond to emails.
I don't want to do this.
But then you think about for me, at least I always revert back to Erica.
Why are you doing everything you're doing?
Why is it important for you to get out this bed?
Why is it important for you to make sure you respond to this email or do this and that?
And for me and we all have our own personal why for me, it's my family.
Like I'm absolutely determined to break the generational cycles within my own family, what that looks like for us.
And so it's about breaking that and building that.
So every time I feel like.
Huh, I don't want to do it today.
But then I'd be like, well, my mom retire is in a year and I know
my
vision and my plans for her and how I want to be an asset to her life.
So I need to get up today.
I need to make it happen today.
And something great is going to come out of this.
Yeah, absolutely.
Absolutely.
So
uh a radio program yes and you're sharing information with other people about your successes your failures all the things what made you want to do that you're already at a level of success uh that you've established that you know you just look forward to more
A lot of people, when they're at a certain level of success, don't want to share nothing.
I tell you how I got here, nothing.
But now you're in a position where you're sharing everything.
You're opening yourself up to that.
What made you want to do it?
Because a lot of people are like, no, you're going to find out.
You want to walk in some shoes, you know?
You can walk in your own shoes.
I'm not telling you.
Yeah, that's a good question.
So honestly, I believe one of my purposes in life is to be the motivation, be the light for others.
That's what I personally believe.
There has, even before my successes, I've always been like an open book.
If I know a way that I can help you, whether it's answering a question, providing you with a resource, giving you some information, sharing the experience.
I don't have to know you.
We could be sitting at the coffee shop and you asked me a question.
That's just who I am as a person.
Right.
So I don't think that's ever left me and the and it may sound weird to others.
But for me, it seems like the more the success continues to grow for me, the more I want to give back,
the more I
want to share because I feel like everybody deserves to win in my eyes.
Right.
And in my eyes, there's enough success in the world for everybody.
So why not share what I can share to help you get successful or to help you get to the next level on your journey to success?
Cause it's absolutely not going to stop what I'm doing, but we can grow on this journey together.
And
it's just perspective.
How
do
you look at things?
I love that.
Talk
Uh-oh.
helpful.
No, I agree.
Coach Adam, school us.
Listen.
Well, Odom Investments, we strive to provide affordable housing while changing communities, but also bringing life back to homes.
And I want to focus on the changing community part,
right?
OK.
Because we are a for-profit business, so you would think like...
changing communities.
But for me, as part of our mission, it's important.
So I can 100% say that if one of our tenants called in right now, they would tell you they've had a great experience with Odum investments and property management.
Okay.
Because to me, I push myself as well as the team that I don't care if we have a house in Whitefish Bay or we got a house on 25th and Burlai because we got them in all areas.
Okay.
But my thing is it doesn't matter.
Everybody deserves to have a home.
There you go.
Everybody deserves to be treated.
fairly and everybody deserves to have a good experience.
So that's how I equip my team.
We treat everybody fair.
We give everybody quality.
So I don't want to be like, to your point, some of the things we hear about property management companies and I make it my business
as
the owner.
Every single tenant has my number.
There you
go.
Every
single tenant has my email and I make it very known.
If you have an issue with anybody, a maintenance guy, a contractor, whatever that looks like another manager, reach out to me directly and it will be addressed.
I think we we see it on a day to day.
I'm gonna say with the the families that we serve is what I'm gonna say Just because again kind of going back to what I was saying before We're diverse.
We're not the company that says, oh, we don't work in that area We work in all areas.
We don't discriminate just because of the area of where the property is located Okay, but I think we see it firsthand the impact, you know, just it's just something rewarding to be able to You know, this person circumstances may be this right now and it may look different from another person
circumstances, but kind of going back to what I was saying, it doesn't mean that they don't deserve to have a nice home and I see it because I'm a real estate investor as well.
So I see it all the time and I've seen it, you know, just in other, you know, properties we've taken over to manage and
I'm
walking in and I'm doing the inspection, like what in the world?
How is this happening?
How do we get to this point?
Who allowed this?
So for us to be able to be on the opposite side of that and actually give families a quality home.
give them good customer service.
Um, it changes the game of things.
It changes the experience on both ends.
Um, and it's rewarding to be able to see that, you know, and even just our reach and things that we do within the community.
Cause we do a lot of community events.
We do a lot of, uh, giveaways throughout the wear and give backs.
So it just all comes together and it's impactful.
You got to be a part of the change and it starts with the individual.
I'm telling you, uh, taekwond and sequester.
I ain't gonna say it's discrimination.
But, uh, what I'm gonna say is I saw what taekwond done to the last wall when it resided and, uh, the eight evictions and all that.
But, uh, you know what?
We, uh, got to take care of some bills, but, uh, I'm going to ask if you had a time we don't mind trying
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Yeah.
Y'all
Well one main components you Definitely have to I talk about this word a lot.
You got to be willing to sacrifice Oh, you got a sacrifice.
There's there's no way you can get the success without
They
So it's odamhomes.com.
Oh, he
man.
gonna learn.
Yeah, it's the it's the sacrifice.
I think and I think our our evil today is social media.
That's my personal opinion and the reason being right because I just talked about this where you see like, oh, this person's doing this.
This person has that.
Um, but success.
People show the light, but what what's behind the light?
Like what what are the sacrifices you're taking behind the scenes?
What are the losses you're taking behind the scenes?
Because if I if I had to guess in somebody's success story, they're making some sacrifices You're just not seeing that part.
They're
they're showing you what they want to highlight for today or in this second right, but
There's definitely a lot behind the scenes that they're they're sacrificing.
And that's kind of what I was getting at earlier.
A lot of people, you know, that don't know me, you know, give whatever perspective they give on me, give of me, you know, for whatever reason, but they don't see the work behind the scenes that I have to put in the sacrifices behind the scenes that I put in on a daily basis that has helped me get the success and keep this success continuing.
Right.
Right.
of
Coach.
No, thank you.
Um, but yeah, I, I, again, I just don't think people understand like the sacrifices.
If we could set every success, another thing I'm going to touch on, everybody has a success.
Right.
Um, that have a success.
And what I mean by that is I always like to say, how can I tell you you're not successful?
Right.
I
can't sit here and say, oh, you're not successful because I don't know your journey to success.
Right.
I don't know where you were last week, last month, last year, two years ago.
And that's the thing, right?
Right.
That is the
thing because, you know, where you are now is comparison to where you may have been two years ago could be drastically different.
Absolutely.
You know, you might from two years ago be in a valley.
Right.
You know, but in two weeks.
you could be at another level of success right and people don't yeah you're right because people just see where you are right and that's
why I said like social media is our evil
Because it makes people forget about what you actually are successful.
You actually did make tries.
Think about all think about that valley.
Yeah.
Like you said that you were in a month ago.
Yeah.
A
year ago.
Yeah.
Now you're peaking on a very high level.
But because you feel like well I don't have the business open yet.
I haven't got the real estate property yet, the investment, but guess what?
You got your credit together.
You saved up your money.
You focused your mindset is in a different way.
So you actually have made strides.
You're actually prepared to peak and probably overly succeed.
But then we narrow in and focus in on like, but I still don't have it.
But what about all the steps you've taken so far to get you there?
Right.
And I think that's where people get lost.
And then also that sacrifice.
Wow.
I think
that would be great for you to
September
Thank you.
Uh, tomorrow I will be at Garfield day.
Okay.
At the American Black Holocaust Museum.
Okay.
So you'll be able to come near and see me between noon and three.
Uh, it'll be after your show is off so they can still come and see me.
Uh, then on Sunday I'll be at Fishbone, uh, by Brea Grant.
It's, uh, masterpiece restaurant franchise.
So that'll be happening kicking off at 2 p.m.
Love your babes.
Have a safe and nonviolent weekend.
Xavier.
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How you doing and feeling this morning?
I
Yes.
And we got a full morning this morning in the morning.
We do.
So, you know, we got a lot of business to take care of.
So we're going to hop into some topics, but, you know, they're going to, you know, be kind of somewhat limited of being able to talk about it all because yeah, we got at 730 a.m.
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Central standard time here on truth in the morning and that'll go and take us up To what the business is so they'll be on from 7 30 until we get ready to go into what the business is Which is powered by we energy so that's all taken place then in the eight o'clock hour at 8 30
So make sure you prepare for that Get your questions and comments together Because she's gonna give you some great information and she's gonna tell you about the journey and you know some people think that it's like Instantaneous and it's not understand.
It's like whoa that took a minute Yeah, so it is life in itself is a journey
You're gonna have, you know, the trials and tribulations.
You know, you're going to go through all of those.
Yeah.
You're going to get to points where you want to give up.
But you know that there's a bigger picture and a bigger situation there.
So it's like, you know what?
in the words of the late Lee Williams, you know what I'm saying?
So it's going to be a great and amazing.
She's very intelligent.
She's learned the lessons and she continues to learn as you told us then.
You're like, yep, I've learned a lot, you know, and learned from mistakes and all of that, but I'm still learning and hence the on the journey because until it's time to check out his place.
Yeah.
You always still on the journey.
Yeah, you know, you still on the journey.
Your book is not closed yet.
So you can always learn and add new things.
So that's coming up at 8 30 a.m.
So like we say, we're going to have a full, full show this
Once you get prepared.
But Bailey, there's some crazy things that happen.
So we're going to try to get them within these first couple of segments.
Okay.
But.
So there was a Candlelight vigil and Blake Gump, you know again, that's his area that he lives there right where the 23 year old now we know Prentice Smith was shot and killed by law enforcement and So the family was having a
Candlelight vigil or just a vigil in general because you know they people do the balloon release, right?
So Sometimes they just say it's a vigil sometimes they'll say it's a candlelight vigil.
So
And, um, somebody in a car, uh, may have, uh, tossed something away.
I think Blake Gump would be better with, you know, kind of telling, cause it was, he had to sleep in a hotel.
Uh, because it's black was sold up daily.
The amount of shell casings.
You remember when I tell you, uh, that I'm like, that's why I don't go to visuals and all of that.
You know, they
how
have
to tell
We're
gonna give you about maybe a minute because we'll then at you know because we're trying to maximize the time but we got Blake on the truth call in line eight three three two one two ten seventeen great morning Blake Gump.
Love you appreciate you.
Can you give us some information that you may have and why you had to end up spending the night at a hotel?
Okay good evening.
I mean good morning everybody.
I got home about four o'clock.
and they were already starting to gather.
It was cool, they was out there drinking, they had the big bottles, they were laying the candles down where his body was at, and then I got in the house, I told my people, let's go, let's pack up, go to the lake, let's hang out by the time this is over, we come home.
So, when I get outside from loading the van to get to the lake, there's some dude out there on the motorcycle, burning his wheels for three and a half minutes.
The whole street smoked out.
I said, okay, yep, yep, yep, time to go.
We get in the car, we leave, we go to the lake for an hour.
I come home about 10, 40, and I hit the corner on 35th and the right, and I couldn't get past the church where the school is.
So I got out, asked what happened.
They's like, you know, the community was getting to us.
I said, look, man, I was on TV last night.
I'm trying to get in the house.
I gotta be at work at five o'clock in the morning.
She was like, well, we can just escort you.
I'm like, y'all nothing.
I can't break the protocol.
Something happened.
And then somebody pulled up like, man, nephew, OG.
That's my guy, my cousin thing.
Somebody came through in a high speed chase in the middle of the visual.
Somebody came through doing 100 miles an hour down our block.
And then jumped some potholes.
Everybody went back to targeting.
And then the argument is through and over 100 shots went off and two people got shot.
I couldn't get in the house.
I had to go to the hotel and I'm going my way back to out there about a creek in about a half hour since I finished my row, man.
It's terrible.
It's terrible.
Yeah.
It's terrible.
So they'll have a good day.
I didn't
don't go to Vigil Vigil,
Wow.
we
I don't agree with them.
Wrong is what I'm proving them, but right is what you're proving them.
And if the shoe don't fit, please don't try to put it on.
But if you know that you are in that number and you are creating these...
Over a hundred people could have gotten shot last night.
Only two ended up actually getting hit and that's something that you really got to think about a hundred over a hundred shots fired Okay, we got to get ready take care of some bills we got a busy and full morning this morning You're listening to truth in the morning on the award-winning one on one seven FM will be black
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illogical as hell.
Yeah, then then we had a where Milwaukee police are investigating what led up to the shooting of a 12 year old Thursday night.
It happened at about 815 p.m.
in the 5400 block of North 92nd Street.
The child was taken to an area hospital with non life threatening injuries.
Police said no arrests have been made in the shooting.
But anyone with any information is asked to contact the Milwaukee police at 414-935-7360 or to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS or P3TIPS.
But, you know...
And you can't you know do that anymore To the fact you survive and that's why I just say they survived you know saying but because to say non life-threatening again for a person who is a singer or whatever it is and
They can no longer run again.
They can no longer, whatever it is that they do, you know what I'm saying?
They can't do it anymore.
And they're going through PTSD for the remainder of their life.
You don't want to hear fireworks anymore because you're going to get scared and go into shell shot and jump on the ground and everything because now when you hear a pop sound, it's not going to sound the same to you.
There's so many people that I know that unfortunately have been victims of gun violence and they talk to me openly about some of the night tremors and the terrors that they go through.
Yeah.
Um, and, and it just doesn't go anywhere.
And I tell people, make sure you go get therapy, like go continue to get therapy to try to help you learn to cope with.
the traumatic situation that you had to go through, right?
You know, but yeah, they they tell me about waking up and, you know, sweating and everything else.
And then when they have to go to the bathroom to take a bath or a shower, you know, you got to you got to look according to where the wound was,
you know,
you got to look at these marks and know that these marks so every for the rest of your life, you're always going to be reminded by you know.
So
Yeah, people say non-life threatening, but you know your your mental goes into this the whole nine and it's a Complete package.
So when you say oh, it's not like threat.
It just sounds so nonchalant.
Yeah, you know what I mean?
Yeah, and Yeah, that that's the part that yeah that I'm like No, it's deeper than that.
It should be treated as such.
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8.25 for five months.
That's not true, Sharon, but I understand your exaggeration of it.
That's
No, don't do it.
Ain't nobody subscribed in five months and all that.
So yeah, I heard you sure when.
But yeah.
But and but great morning to everybody on our YouTube page.
We love you.
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hashtag that part has tax and your commentary and adding into what we're doing and what we're talking about is definitely something that is needed in my opinion.
So again, let's go through and see who's started out here.
Blake Gump, you know, he made a comment about where we're talking about.
He said, I got PTSD real bad,
dude.
Yeah.
Mm-hmm.
I am an understandable unfortunately because Yeah, that was a crazy situation.
Yeah, that was a crazy situation But I don't know Bailey, uh, you know How do we?
Change that I mean, what are some things that need to happen?
You know, we hear people, you know talk about like say elected officials, but you know
So what can we do as a community though?
You know oftentimes we don't We don't like to address
that part
my mom
is sleeping with my dad's brother.
My mom is sleeping
my dad's
I will not.
It's the truth.
My mom said always tell the truth.
And my mom is sleeping with my dad's brother, my uncle.
And that's
Sit your ass down.
I told you to sit your ass down.
trying to
Uh, yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
We got some things that we got to work through.
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Hello, hello.
You know, it's like some people, when they go to places, they're like, hello,
hello,
hello.
Hello, Radio World.
We got Jay Funney.
Jay Funney, he's an Army veteran.
He's a comedian.
He's an entrepreneur.
So proud US Army veteran with services during Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
His military journey took him from Camp Casey.
Korea to Fort Seale, Oklahoma, Germany and Fort Lewis and Washington, giving him experiences and memories that would later help shape his voice as a comedian.
Jay, funny.
Great morning.
How you doing in Philly, bro?
Man, I'm great.
Welcome.
Appreciate your home.
Well, first of all, America is celebrating its 250th anniversary.
that's why we thought it would be important to bring our veterans and our community together to help the help, you know, show appreciation to the men and women who help, you know, protect the freedoms that we all appreciate today.
Oh Yeah, well these particular comedians were chosen because I felt we should bring the laugh doctors You know if we they say laughter is good medicine for the soul
So I decided that we should bring the laugh doctors who could write those prescriptions of giggles and laughter.
So you got the hilarious and the original host of rap city, which is Chris, the mayor, Thomas.
Yes, you also got the hilarious comedy styles of Kenny Howe.
Also, you got the over the top cool, bubba ice and also my army veteran partner, Will Crow.
So we put together a star studded line of almost like the kings of comedy.
So they come write those scripts.
type you
know there's a real animated when they're doing it but he can just be standing right up there because I've been blessed to be able to watch him on TV for decades but also I've seen him live before and he's kind of just able to have you crack it up you're talking about look
Stop stop and so his his skill and he has mastered that art and and some of the impersonations that he does as well, so Hey
Chris Thomas been doing brah, you know, I know that you talk about your your reign on BT and and television and what have you been doing also in the interim of that because I heard from Chris and you know, so what is Chris Thomas been doing?
I guess
and then we had Joe Clesi, Big Liz and all of a sudden, Tigger, Tigger took it, he brought it home.
But it doesn't go, you know, it came, people just keep on talking about rap city.
I mean, and it's amazing that that one rap video show.
where I was the first comedian ever to host a rap video show and a rap tour with run DMC.
Yep.
And the boys, the beastie boys.
You name them.
I was with them.
I feel good.
And that's what's going to happen tomorrow night.
I'm bringing it.
I ain't that old.
Y'all made the same.
That was a decade.
It's a great thing to get older because I have I have daughters.
I have daughters in my life.
Four kids and eight grandkids.
But what I'm trying to do is trying to understand where did we as adults, where did we go wrong?
How are they leading themselves?
We can date it.
What's in their life?
They were beige.
a
a
age
I mean, to balance out just some of the everyday life things that we are going through.
And, you know, even with today being the memorial of 9 11, it took place in 2001, you know, so.
But to so many people, it still remains fresh in our minds because of how many people lost their lives.
And some people.
think that, oh, well, that was white.
No, it was black people.
It was every race you can think of that lost their lives.
There were firefighters and law enforcement officers that all lost their lives and some of them still living with the effects of the smoke and the dust and the plume that they had to try to fight through.
And they have health issues to this day.
So it's something that we all should observe and understand how deep it was.
So yeah, but we're
Next year.
Yeah, that's huge, man.
Congratulations on that.
And congratulations on all the work that you are continuing to do.
Because, you know, there's always a story behind the story, in my opinion.
Uh, people get to see you all the time, you know, going around, uh, doing shows and touring different places, but they don't get to always learn the history in the black ground and seeing what else, uh, Chris Thomas, the mayor is doing.
So I'm glad that you could share
Got you.
Then we're burning like a subject DL and Steve Harvey and said that the entertainer was a wonderful experience and they all are my friends.
It's amazing what Rhapsody has done for me through all these years and it just keeps coming up over and over.
And that's why when I come to New York here, I'm bringing it.
Yes.
Right, right, right?
So we got to get ready take care of a set of bills, but we still have I believe will crow on the line We still got Jay funny.
We keep an all of you on the line
Uh, we'll come back to talk more at the show is happening tomorrow, Saturday, September 12th.
Uh, it will be taking place at the Marcus performing arts center in the big hall, the big hall and, uh, door is open at seven PM.
The show will start at eight PM.
Uh, listen, pre admission veterans with registration and proper ID.
So any veterans that like to go to the show, uh, they do have a special.
free admission for you to come to the show.
Veterans with registration and proper ID.
Um, we'll be black to talk more.
It's the, we haven't forgotten you, forgotten you.
Veterans appreciation, lapathon, explosion, honoring all who served.
It'll be hosted by J. Funny.
We'll be black to talk more with our guests.
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It's gonna be lit tomorrow night.
It's you lying home, right?
We
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Yeah,
Hey, y'all, we've got students trying to get in.
They've got them on hold.
all good.
It's all
I know about the Tacoma aroma.
Oh, no!
You put family business out there.
Hey, I love Washington State.
It's one of the most beautiful places I've ever been.
Green all the time.
You know, weather is almost like Wisconsin, but a little bit warmer.
You know that it was cold, you know, just seeing Mount Rainier and you know when it's going rain because you can't see Mount Rainier.
Oh, yeah, it was it was fun out there.
bubba.
Yeah.
This
first time is calling my hair.
Yes, we are sitting on a plane.
We are trying to land right
I love when he does the routine about how the person was acting and they running around and he does the ape laugh like it is hilarious.
Cool.
Bubba Iceman.
I love you, Rob.
Had an opportunity to meet you, of course, with our very own.
a legendary comedian D Rock.
Mr. Keep a smile on your face here in Milwaukee.
Oh, it's great right now man.
Got a lot of good things up popping off for me.
So I'm I'm happy.
I'm happy about that.
I'm supposed to be doing a play out there too for y'all.
I'm supposed to be doing a play October the 23rd.
It's called who who took the who took the builders on.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I'll be I'll be I'll be I'll be
it.
Yeah, he's had sex.
I ran out.
So I don't got DVDs
more.
I got.
got.
I got.
He turns in my head for now.
That's all I got.
that's correct.
Yep.
I was in the army for 10 years active and I'm originally from New Orleans and I did a tour in Greece.
I did a tour in Germany.
Both my sons were born when I was in the military.
My ex-wife is also military and we have a lot of family members that are active military right now.
Okay, hold
One was
and the other one was born.
belt for Belvoir, Virginia.
So they were born in the military.
I took them to Germany with me.
OK.
So that was cool.
Yeah,
sure
Of course.
Oh, yeah.
OK, so I was the only one thinking it.
OK, all right.
What is comedy done for you and you know and with having experience of being in the military you know what what made you gravitate to comedy and how do you also import your military experience into your comedy or do you do that?
Yeah, of course.
Well, you know, I talked about my ex-wife and she was also military.
So, of course, I do talk about that.
But you know, I think it's done a lot for me because I used to be in the training department when I was in the Army and I had to give a class to like 300 people.
And I was nervous about it.
And so a friend of mine said, well, open with a joke and that'll loosen you up.
so I went out there and
I
opened with a joke and everybody started laughing and then I relaxed and was able to do the class so I mean that kind of started me off and uh you know it's been great I mean I've done a lot of traveling all over I've done Vegas I've done Boston which is a good comedy town so I've got a chance to do quite a bit and it's been great
Okay,
you gonna
Oh, you know, we don't always bring the funny, you know, we got like three veterans on here with 35 years experience of me Christian Cool together.
You got a hundred years with a comedy
So, yeah.
again.
You know, my father was a veteran.
two of my brothers, two of my brothers, my
And I wanted to be a veteran, but I don't know if I could have took a little bit of short sergeant.
Telling me to do push-ups.
That
called
discharge.
I had another experience.
My friend Mark Simmons, he's the comedian, right?
So he was in the Air Force and he was over in the Philippines when the volcano went off.
And he was calling me.
He's like, man, they let all the white men leave.
And I got to stay here.
You know, he was on the black and white thing.
So he's like, they let all these white guys leave.
They won't let me leave the skies brown and dark.
I said, well, get on the plane with them.
He said, I can't.
I ain't got no orders.
I said, boys, you need to be stuck.
Because I'd have called one of the little white boys and took their dog tag and I'd have been on that plane.
I'd be them big Kulowski.
I'd be like, help, help.
Here I am.
Court martial me in my country.
Statue and
Well as founder and co-founder of our Goal Evolved Ministries, our goal is to help young people evolve their goals.
We're being a veteran and with all the PTSD, depression, anxiety, and a lot of suicides going on, we just feel that we got this one day a year that we want to bring laughter, recognition, appreciation, connection, and unity in our community.
And that's what it's all about.
So that's what we bring in tomorrow.
We bring in that heat, and we bring in the lab doctors to write those prescriptions of giggles and hilarious laughter.
people be there with you?
Tickets can be purchased at the Marcus Performing Arts Center box office.
Our organization is a non-profit organization.
We had funding to at least get the veterans entry,
it's a $50 donation for everybody else along with the few lines of tax because they got to pay the taxes.
So the tickets are like $53 something at the box office for non-veterans.
And next year, if we get the funding right, we plan on making a free event every year for the veterans, the community, the first responders.
Everybody that's suffering from a post-traumatic stress disorder situation, anxiety, feeling of depression, we want to bring that laughter to you so that one day you can forget all your troubles or leave them at the door, and we're going to give you something to remember to the next show, which will be the following year.
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what
say
Also got to remind people if you don't
No.
It is Garfield Day on tomorrow tomorrow.
It is Garfield Day.
That's right.
It will be going down kicking off at 11 a.m.
Yes.
And going to about seven to eight p.m.
Yeah.
So make sure you come down and come out and support all of the vendors.
They've got the R&B stage.
They've got some gospel.
They got everything
that you may
Which was started by black people.
Right.
So, uh, you know, I'll be talking to a lot of them, giving out the history.
So you watch it on Facebook live the whole night.
Uh, so that is going down and, uh, definitely want you to check that out.
Uh, we're going to go black to our, what the business lines is, uh, PWD computers.
Great morning.
Love you.
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What the business is.
Can you tell us what the business is?
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The eighth annual Rock the Block concert and Book Bag giveaway is going on tomorrow.
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If you ain't got a Book Bag yet,
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It is the eighth annual Rock the Black.
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The movie will start at 7 p.m.
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We've got Save the Date, the epic evening celebrating 46 years of the running rebels.
It's happening Thursday, October 22nd at 6pm at the Italian Community Center, 631 East Chicago Street.
Shout out to Victor Barnett and Don.
Listen, they have been doing 46 years.
Yeah.
46 years of giving a damn.
46 years of changing some of the lives of people
You know what?
I'm going to talk to Don and Vic and be like, look, man.
I ought to be an honorary, you know, uh, I ought to be an honorary.
I should be, I should be recognized as an honorary, you know, how they do honorary degrees and doctorates and all of that.
Be like, bro, you've been rocking with us for
time.
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Well, I don't even know if I want to call it a shout out of shame on you, everybody that used to use right guard deodorant.
Yeah, right guard deodorant.
You know, when, you know, coming up, you know, oh, right.
You know, yeah, economical, all that.
Commercials everywhere, right?
But I didn't understand at the time.
that, you know, when they said deodorant, I'm like, I'll be good with this, right?
Okay.
The moms, you know, getting it, the foster mom getting in and mother getting in, you know, I'm gonna be good.
Uh huh.
No, it was deodorant.
Yeah.
You know, I just know for myself and some of us as black people, we need antiperspirant.
antiperspirant.
Yeah.
Oh, it's gonna be a problem.
Yeah.
It's gonna be a problem.
Your right guard.
Didn't stand a chance against your left card.
You walk out the door.
You must be before you got out.
We like, but I sprayed it.
I sprayed it.
So, yeah.
And to the man, I've never done it, but to the man who secretly wears secret, you know what I'm saying?
You're a different kind of person.
I listened
to it when they said secret
Hashtag that part.
Hashtag facts.
It's like you're going to learn today.
You're going to learn today.
So but you know, we we got a little time before we get ready to have to take care of some more business.
Yeah.
You know, so where do we go?
What are you?
True true true nation.
You know, we had a chance to talk about a few things earlier.
If you had something that you wanted to add when we were talking about
Uh, the visual, uh, the fact that a 12 year old was shot, uh, yesterday, you
Yes
that I have, like, you know, so what are we as a community going to do because I can't say for sure, but I know that I've said in the past because it was true.
At some of those visuals when shootings have happened, I say that some of the people that are at the visuals are armed.
But yet they talking about stop the violence and stop this and we got to put the guns down and the other.
But they are.
But they armed at, you know what I'm saying, a vigil for somebody that got murdered.
Yeah.
But you got your gun and you ready and you might be a convicted felon.
Or you're not supposed to possess a gun.
Right.
It's
And
to be in
Why?
And this is why I say is the PWK's because some of the other women that we were just talking about, they're doing it for them, right?
Yeah.
Some of these PWK's because they don't have a record.
They go in there, they buy the gun and guess who they give it to?
That's when you start doing things together and you put your money together and you're building a life together.
But
You ain't even my man.
I'm not gonna let you drive my car if we're not married because if I don't know you could afford to pay for my car Some happy now.
We're not doing that.
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in your new home.
I am.
Good morning.
Coach Erika.
How you doing and feeling?
Well, all that energy y'all just gave.
That just like boosted me.
Exactly.
No, it's not done.
Um, as I always mentioned, it is continuing to still go.
Uh, there is so much more in store.
Some things I know, some things I don't know, um, that's coming along on what I like to call this journey to success, but it's definitely not done.
The work is happening every day.
Yeah, the journey.
So the journey is about the journey for me is for me, but we all have a journey.
Right.
I
want to put out.
So the journey to success for me is about.
My experiences that I had early on in my real estate career, um, so 20 years back and then my experience as well that I have had in my financial world of life, but it's about looking at the journey of like how I've been going through that process, where we started, where we've gotten to and where we continue to go to.
And so when we talk about the journey, again, we all have our own journeys, right?
So you may have started at one point.
way back in your life.
And now you're at a different point, but your journey is still going as well too.
Well, the valley, I'm going to first start off by saying that's the part you want to appreciate the most,
not
the peak because the valley is what's going to give you the lessons.
What's going to.
Give you the grit was going to give you everything that you need to learn to help you get forward back and on track to that peak or get to higher peaks.
So I would have to say if you are in a valley right now, even though it's easier said than done, take it in.
Take it in.
Pay attention to the things that's happening to you.
Pay attention to the things that are occurring, process it, take it in, take note, because that valley is what's going to get you to that peak.
And that's what's going to make you get stronger and that's going to make you continue your journey to success.
Cause I always like to say, if you can survive that valley, the peak, you're going to get the peak.
No question.
The peak is going to come.
Most people crumble in the valley.
They don't get out of the valley.
So you got to.
Embrace the valley because that's gonna help you get to where you're trying to get to
how you know because she said
If first you don't succeed.
Okay.
So that
And
Right.
And you learn from those things.
And then it's like, okay, so when I try again, right?
Okay, what what was the part that may have knocked me down?
Right.
And so what can I do to make sure that I have a more stable foundation under me when I proceed and do something else?
Also look at when some people may leave and move out of town and they're not really ready.
They haven't prepared themselves.
They haven't went and really stayed there for a month before just calling itself moving down here.
They kind of really get the feel of where you at.
So that's all part of the journey, in my opinion, of trying to learn and getting that information.
What is this community like?
It looks nice.
Right.
Until it get nighttime, you know, so.
And some of your trials and tribulations that would have made you want to stop, but you didn't.
What are some of those things?
Because it's a lot of people I know that are going through situations and it's like, you know what, maybe I made a mistake.
No, that's a good question.
So there I've had several trials and tribulations and I like the site start there because I think people forget because they look at the reward, right?
They
look at your peak and be like, right?
It's
like, you don't even know how many trials and tribulations I've been through.
And
even now in my peak moments, I still deal with trials and tribulations.
Um, one being, you know, I always ask people like, do you want this journey to success?
Cause let me tell you behind the scenes, you're going to work.
Yeah.
You're going to work a lot.
I work a lot.
Um, and so, you know, some days it's just like, gosh, I'm tired today.
I want to sleep in the bed.
I
don't want to respond to emails.
I don't want to do this.
But then you think about for me, at least I always revert back to Erica.
Why are you doing everything you're doing?
Why is it important for you to get out this bed?
Why is it important for you to make sure you respond to this email or do this and that?
And for me and we all have our own personal why for me, it's my family.
Like I'm absolutely determined to break the generational cycles within my own family, what that looks like for us.
And so it's about breaking that and building that.
So every time I feel like.
Huh, I don't want to do it today.
But then I'd be like, well, my mom retire is in a year and I know
my
vision and my plans for her and how I want to be an asset to her life.
So I need to get up today.
I need to make it happen today.
And something great is going to come out of this.
Yeah, absolutely.
Absolutely.
So
uh a radio program yes and you're sharing information with other people about your successes your failures all the things what made you want to do that you're already at a level of success uh that you've established that you know you just look forward to more
A lot of people, when they're at a certain level of success, don't want to share nothing.
I tell you how I got here, nothing.
But now you're in a position where you're sharing everything.
You're opening yourself up to that.
What made you want to do it?
Because a lot of people are like, no, you're going to find out.
You want to walk in some shoes, you know?
You can walk in your own shoes.
I'm not telling you.
Yeah, that's a good question.
So honestly, I believe one of my purposes in life is to be the motivation, be the light for others.
That's what I personally believe.
There has, even before my successes, I've always been like an open book.
If I know a way that I can help you, whether it's answering a question, providing you with a resource, giving you some information, sharing the experience.
I don't have to know you.
We could be sitting at the coffee shop and you asked me a question.
That's just who I am as a person.
Right.
So I don't think that's ever left me and the and it may sound weird to others.
But for me, it seems like the more the success continues to grow for me, the more I want to give back,
the more I
want to share because I feel like everybody deserves to win in my eyes.
Right.
And in my eyes, there's enough success in the world for everybody.
So why not share what I can share to help you get successful or to help you get to the next level on your journey to success?
Cause it's absolutely not going to stop what I'm doing, but we can grow on this journey together.
And
it's just perspective.
How
do
you look at things?
I love that.
Talk
Uh-oh.
helpful.
No, I agree.
Coach Adam, school us.
Listen.
Well, Odom Investments, we strive to provide affordable housing while changing communities, but also bringing life back to homes.
And I want to focus on the changing community part,
right?
OK.
Because we are a for-profit business, so you would think like...
changing communities.
But for me, as part of our mission, it's important.
So I can 100% say that if one of our tenants called in right now, they would tell you they've had a great experience with Odum investments and property management.
Okay.
Because to me, I push myself as well as the team that I don't care if we have a house in Whitefish Bay or we got a house on 25th and Burlai because we got them in all areas.
Okay.
But my thing is it doesn't matter.
Everybody deserves to have a home.
There you go.
Everybody deserves to be treated.
fairly and everybody deserves to have a good experience.
So that's how I equip my team.
We treat everybody fair.
We give everybody quality.
So I don't want to be like, to your point, some of the things we hear about property management companies and I make it my business
as
the owner.
Every single tenant has my number.
There you
go.
Every
single tenant has my email and I make it very known.
If you have an issue with anybody, a maintenance guy, a contractor, whatever that looks like another manager, reach out to me directly and it will be addressed.
I think we we see it on a day to day.
I'm gonna say with the the families that we serve is what I'm gonna say Just because again kind of going back to what I was saying before We're diverse.
We're not the company that says, oh, we don't work in that area We work in all areas.
We don't discriminate just because of the area of where the property is located Okay, but I think we see it firsthand the impact, you know, just it's just something rewarding to be able to You know, this person circumstances may be this right now and it may look different from another person
circumstances, but kind of going back to what I was saying, it doesn't mean that they don't deserve to have a nice home and I see it because I'm a real estate investor as well.
So I see it all the time and I've seen it, you know, just in other, you know, properties we've taken over to manage and
I'm
walking in and I'm doing the inspection, like what in the world?
How is this happening?
How do we get to this point?
Who allowed this?
So for us to be able to be on the opposite side of that and actually give families a quality home.
give them good customer service.
Um, it changes the game of things.
It changes the experience on both ends.
Um, and it's rewarding to be able to see that, you know, and even just our reach and things that we do within the community.
Cause we do a lot of community events.
We do a lot of, uh, giveaways throughout the wear and give backs.
So it just all comes together and it's impactful.
You got to be a part of the change and it starts with the individual.
I'm telling you, uh, taekwond and sequester.
I ain't gonna say it's discrimination.
But, uh, what I'm gonna say is I saw what taekwond done to the last wall when it resided and, uh, the eight evictions and all that.
But, uh, you know what?
We, uh, got to take care of some bills, but, uh, I'm going to ask if you had a time we don't mind trying
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Yeah.
Y'all
Well one main components you Definitely have to I talk about this word a lot.
You got to be willing to sacrifice Oh, you got a sacrifice.
There's there's no way you can get the success without
They
So it's odamhomes.com.
Oh, he
man.
gonna learn.
Yeah, it's the it's the sacrifice.
I think and I think our our evil today is social media.
That's my personal opinion and the reason being right because I just talked about this where you see like, oh, this person's doing this.
This person has that.
Um, but success.
People show the light, but what what's behind the light?
Like what what are the sacrifices you're taking behind the scenes?
What are the losses you're taking behind the scenes?
Because if I if I had to guess in somebody's success story, they're making some sacrifices You're just not seeing that part.
They're
they're showing you what they want to highlight for today or in this second right, but
There's definitely a lot behind the scenes that they're they're sacrificing.
And that's kind of what I was getting at earlier.
A lot of people, you know, that don't know me, you know, give whatever perspective they give on me, give of me, you know, for whatever reason, but they don't see the work behind the scenes that I have to put in the sacrifices behind the scenes that I put in on a daily basis that has helped me get the success and keep this success continuing.
Right.
Right.
of
Coach.
No, thank you.
Um, but yeah, I, I, again, I just don't think people understand like the sacrifices.
If we could set every success, another thing I'm going to touch on, everybody has a success.
Right.
Um, that have a success.
And what I mean by that is I always like to say, how can I tell you you're not successful?
Right.
I
can't sit here and say, oh, you're not successful because I don't know your journey to success.
Right.
I don't know where you were last week, last month, last year, two years ago.
And that's the thing, right?
Right.
That is the
thing because, you know, where you are now is comparison to where you may have been two years ago could be drastically different.
Absolutely.
You know, you might from two years ago be in a valley.
Right.
You know, but in two weeks.
you could be at another level of success right and people don't yeah you're right because people just see where you are right and that's
why I said like social media is our evil
Because it makes people forget about what you actually are successful.
You actually did make tries.
Think about all think about that valley.
Yeah.
Like you said that you were in a month ago.
Yeah.
A
year ago.
Yeah.
Now you're peaking on a very high level.
But because you feel like well I don't have the business open yet.
I haven't got the real estate property yet, the investment, but guess what?
You got your credit together.
You saved up your money.
You focused your mindset is in a different way.
So you actually have made strides.
You're actually prepared to peak and probably overly succeed.
But then we narrow in and focus in on like, but I still don't have it.
But what about all the steps you've taken so far to get you there?
Right.
And I think that's where people get lost.
And then also that sacrifice.
Wow.
I think
that would be great for you to
September
Thank you.
Uh, tomorrow I will be at Garfield day.
Okay.
At the American Black Holocaust Museum.
Okay.
So you'll be able to come near and see me between noon and three.
Uh, it'll be after your show is off so they can still come and see me.
Uh, then on Sunday I'll be at Fishbone, uh, by Brea Grant.
It's, uh, masterpiece restaurant franchise.
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or P three tips, but you know,
But
can
You don't want to hear fireworks anymore because you're going to get scared and go into shell shot and jump on the ground and everything because now when you hear a pop sound, it's not going to sound the same to you.
There's so many people that I know that unfortunately have been victims of gun violence and they talk to me openly about.
some of the night tremors and the terrors that they go through.
Yeah.
And and it just doesn't go anywhere.
And I tell people, make sure you go get therapy, like go continue to get therapy to try to help you learn to cope with the traumatic situation that you had to go through.
Right.
You know, but yeah, they tell me about waking up and, you know, sweating and everything else and
Then when they have to go to the bathroom to take a bath or a shower, you know, you got to you got to look according to where the wound was,
you know,
you know,
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That's not true, Sharon, but I understand your exaggeration of it.
That's
Yeah.
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hashtag that part has tax and your commentary and adding into what we're doing and what we're talking about is definitely something that is needed in my opinion.
So again, let's go through and see who's started out here.
Blake Gump, you know, he made a comment about where we're talking about.
He said, I got PTSD real bad,
dude.
Yeah.
Mm hmm.
I am understandable, unfortunately, because yeah, that was a crazy situation.
Yeah, that was a crazy situation.
But I don't know, Bailey.
You know, how do we change that?
I mean, what are some things that need to happen?
You know, we hear people, you know, talk about, like, say, elected officials.
But, you know, also, what can we do as a community, though?
You know, oftentimes we don't, we don't like to address that
no
My mom is sleeping with my dad's brother.
What?
My mom is sleeping with my dad's
nose in the corner.
I will not.
It's the truth.
My mom said, always tell the truth.
And my mom is sleeping with my dad's brother, my uncle.
And that's
No, it's not like that at all.
to a little twi-quan.
Sit your ass down.
I told you to sit your ass down.
Not ta-quan.
Without the
Okay.
Ta-quan
trying to film
would
Yeah.
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We got
He's a Army veteran.
He's a comedian.
He's an entrepreneur.
So proud US Army veteran with services during Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
His military journey took him from Camp Casey, Korea to Fort Seale, Oklahoma, German.
and Fort Lewis and Washington, giving him experiences and memories that would later help shape his voice as a comedian.
Jay Funney!
Great morning.
How you doing in Philly, bro?
Man, I'm great.
Welcome.
Appreciate you, Homer.
Well, first of all, America is celebrating its 250th anniversary.
So that's why we thought it would be important to bring our veterans and our community together to help show appreciation to the men and women who help protect the freedoms that we all appreciate today.
Oh, yeah.
Well, these particular comedians were chosen because I felt we should bring the laugh doctors.
You know, if we, they say laughter is good medicine for the soul.
So I decided that we should bring the laugh doctors who could write those prescriptions of giggles and laughter.
So you've got the hilarious and the original host of Rap City, which is Chris, the mayor of Thomas.
Yes, you also got the hilarious comedy styles of Kenny Howe.
Also, you've got the over the top cool bubba ice and also my army veteran partner, Will Crow.
So we put together a star studded lineup, almost like the kings of comedy.
So they come to write those scripts.
he can just be standing right up there because I've been blessed to be able to watch him on TV for decades but also I've seen him live before and he's kind of just able to have you crack it up you're talking about look
Stop stop and so his his skill and he has mastered that art and and some of the impersonations that he does as well, so Hey
Chris Thomas been doing brah, you know, I know that you talk about your your reign on BT and and television and what have you been doing also in the interim of that because I heard from Chris and you know, so what is Chris Thomas been doing?
I feel good.
And that's what's going to happen tomorrow night.
I'm bringing it.
I ain't that old.
Y'all made the same one.
That was a decade ago.
It's a great thing to get older because I have I have daughters.
I have daughters in my life.
Four kids and eight grandkids.
But what I'm trying to do is trying to understand where did we as adults, where did we go wrong?
How are they leading themselves?
What's in their life they were beige?
a
a
age
I mean, to balance out just some of the everyday life things that we are going through.
And, you know, even with today being the memorial of 9 11, it took place in 2001, you know, so.
But to so many people, it still remains fresh in our minds because of how many people lost their lives.
And some people.
think that, oh, well, that was white.
No, it was black people.
It was every race you can think of that lost their lives.
There were firefighters and law enforcement officers that all lost their lives and some of them still living with the effects of the smoke and the dust and the plume that they had to try to fight through.
And they have health issues to this day.
So it's something that we all should observe and understand how deep it was.
So yeah, but we're
Next year.
Yeah, that's huge, man.
Congratulations on that.
And congratulations on all the work that you are continuing to do.
Because, you know, there's always a story behind the story, in my opinion.
Uh, people get to see you all the time, you know, going around, uh, doing shows and touring different places, but they don't get to always learn the history and the black ground
and
Right, right, right?
So we got to get ready take care of a set of bills, but we still have I believe will crow on the line We still got Jay funny.
We keep an all of you on the line
Uh, we'll come back to talk more at the show is happening tomorrow, Saturday, September 12th.
Uh, it will be taking place at the Marcus performing arts center in the big hall, the big hall and, uh, door is open at seven PM.
The show will start at eight PM.
Uh, listen.
free admission veterans with registration and proper ID.
So any veterans that like to go to the show, uh, they do have a special free admission for you to come to the show veterans with registration and proper ID.
Um, we'll be black to talk more.
It's the, we haven't forgotten you, forgotten you.
Veterans Appreciation Lapathon Explosion, honoring all who served.
It'll be hosted by Jay Funney.
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A great show coming to town tomorrow night, okay?
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It's gonna be lit tomorrow night.
It's Uline Hall, right?
We love you turn your
absolutely.
Yeah.
Yeah.
We got.
Yeah.
We got to try to get in.
They got them
Everybody's on.
the business
here.
have
the business.
Man, my bad.
It's all
I know about the Tacoma Aroma.
no!
I love Washington
It's one of the most beautiful places I've ever been.
All the time, you know, weather is almost like Wisconsin, but a little bit warmer.
You know that it was cold, you know, just seeing Mount Rainier and you know when it's going rain because you can't see Mount Rain.
Oh, yeah.
It was it was fun out there.
Yeah.
Okay.
Okay.
All right.
Cool
bubba.
Yeah, what's up?
This is
Chris Thomas calling my hair.
Yes, we are sitting on a plane.
We are trying to land right
I love when he does the routine about how the person was acting and they running around and he does the ape laugh like it is hilarious.
Cool.
Bubba Iceman.
I love you, Rob.
Had an opportunity to meet you, of course, with our very own.
a legendary comedian D Rock.
Mr. Keep a smile on your face here in Milwaukee.
Oh, yeah.
Yeah.
So so how's life been going for you?
Cool.
Bye, guys.
Oh, it's great right now, man.
Got a lot of good things popping off for me, so I'm happy about that.
I'm supposed to be doing a play out there, too, for y'all.
I'm supposed to be doing a play, October the 23rd.
It's called Who Took the Builders Fun.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I'll be out there again on October the
Yeah, he's had sex.
I ran out.
So I don't got
more.
I got.
got.
I got.
He turns in my head for now.
That's all I got.
That's correct.
Yep.
I was in the Army for 10 years active and I'm originally from New Orleans and I did a tour in Greece.
I did a tour in Germany.
Both my sons were born when I was in the military.
My ex-wife is also military and we have a lot of family members that are active military right now.
military.
belt for Belvoir, Virginia.
So they were born in the military.
I took them to Germany with me.
OK.
So that was cool.
Yeah, I'm
make
Yeah, of course.
Well, you know, I talked about my ex-wife, and she was also military, so of course I do talk about that.
But, you know, I think it's done a lot for me because I used to be in the training department when I was in the Army, and I had to give a class to, like, 300 people.
And I was nervous about it.
And so a friend of mine said, well, open with a joke, and that'll loosen you up.
so I went out there and
I
opened with a joke and everybody started laughing and then I relaxed and was able to do the class so I mean that kind of started me off and uh you know it's been great I mean I've done a lot of traveling all over I've done Vegas I've done Boston which is a good comedy town so I've got a chance to do quite a bit and it's been great
got something?
Is Kenny on the line?
Yes, Kenny.
You know, he from down the street.
Are we cousins?
He from
Okay,
you gonna bring
We don't always bring the funny, you know, we got like three veterans on here with 35 years experience me Christian Together you got a hundred years with a comedy
So, yeah.
again.
My father was a veteran.
father, two of my brothers, two of my brothers, my
And I wanted to be a veteran, but I don't know if I could have took a little bit of short sergeant.
telling me to do push-ups.
That would
And I had another experience.
My friend Mark Stevens, he's the comedian, right?
So he was in the Air Force and he was over in the Philippines when the volcano went off.
And he was calling me.
He's like, man, they let all the white men leave.
And I got to stay here.
You know, he was on the black and white thing.
So he's like, they let all these white guys leave.
They won't let me leave.
The sky is brown and dark.
I said, well, get on the plane with them.
He said, I can't.
I ain't got no orders.
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You got stained up.
And find out it worked.
Yes, that part.
Shout out to everybody who, well, I don't even know if I want to call it a shout out.
Shame on you, everybody that used to use right guard deodorant.
Right guard deodorant.
You know, when, you know, coming up, oh, right guard, you know, economical, all that.
Commercials everywhere, right?
But I didn't understand at the time that, you know, when they said deodorant, I'm like, I'll be good with this, right?
The moms, you know, getting it, the foster mom getting in and mother getting it, you know.
I'm gonna be good.
Uh-huh.
Uh-uh.
No.
It was deodorant.
Yeah.
You know, I just know for myself and some of us as black people, we need antiperspirant.
Yeah.
You know what I'm saying?
You need deodorant and antiperspirant.
Yeah.
You just get just deodorant.
Oh, it's gonna be a problem.
Yeah.
It's gonna be a problem.
Your right guard.
Didn't stand a chance against your left card.
You walked out the door.
You must be before you got out.
Like, but I sprayed it.
I sprayed it.
So, yeah.
And to the man, I've never done it, but to the man who secretly wears secret, you know what I'm saying?
You're a different kind of person.
I listened to him and said secret is made for, you know, it's strong enough for a man but made for a woman.
Them brothers was you know, but who knows and they've heard as they grew older, you know.
Hashtag that part.
Hashtag facts.
It's like you're going to learn today.
You're going to learn today.
So.
But you know, we we got a little time before we get ready to have to take care of some more business.
Yeah.
You know, so where do we go?
What are you?
True true true nation.
You know, we had a chance to talk about a few things earlier.
If you had something that you wanted to add when we were talking about.
the visual, the fact that a 12 year old was shot yesterday, you know.
because I can't say for sure, but I know that I've said in the past because it was true at some of those visuals when shootings have happened Yeah, I say that some of the people that are at the visuals are armed
But yet they talking about stop the violence and stop this and we got to put the guns down and this that and the other.
But
But they armed at, you know what I'm saying, a vigil for somebody that got murdered.
Yeah.
But you got your gun and you ready and you might be a convicted felon.
Or you're not supposed to possess a gun.
Right.
It's like.
How do we you know say that we really want to see change we really want to Take our communities black when some of the people that are Talking out decided a neck in my opinion because they're saying one thing but then at the same time They one call that's all
Okay.
And they go to the shooting range.
They go to the gun range.
Yeah.
You better understand that.
Yeah.
There are more ladies at the gun ranges than it is men.
And yeah.
Right.
Absolutely.
And the men that you do see there on the majority of times are white.
There it is.
But the black women.
Yeah.
And other white women.
Who need to be in there.
Who need to be in there.
The women, these men are psychos.
Why?
And this is why I say is the PWK's because some of the other women that we were just talking about, they're doing it for them, right?
Yeah.
Some of these PWK's because they don't have a record.
They go in there, they buy the gun and guess who they give it to?
Yeah, they give it to their sons.
They give it to their boyfriend, who they know is a convicted felon.
Yeah.
You know what I'm saying?
So now, you know.
Then want to act surprised
you know that's when you build things together that's when you start doing things together and you put your money together and you you're building a life together mm-hmm but you ain't even my man
I'm not going to let you drive my car if we're not married because if I don't know, you could afford to pay for my car.
Some happen.
No, we're
Okay.
Did you clock in it?
Yeah.
Right.
He clocked.
My man, my man, my man.
You feel what I'm saying?
So, they ain't married, but it's my man, my man, my man.
And that's what they doing.
No, no.
Well, they should be on the journey.
I mean, that's it.
Because Bailey had, you know, told me something that she tried to do this morning, but it didn't work out.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa.
You get carried away.
Well, I'm just saying keep a side of you sound like I'm on a journey.
Okay.
It's not like I'm on a journey.
I feel like you are.
You know what I'm saying?
Absolutely.
You know, because sometimes while you're on your journey, you could be like, whoa.
Let me take time.
Oh, slow down.
You know what I'm saying?
Oh, let me look at this building.
Oh, that's a nice house.
I think I can.
some things with that.
How are we going to get there though?
How are we going to get
were.
Yes.
And
you're here in your new home.
Yeah, I am.
Good morning.
Coach
Erika.
How
you
doing and feeling?
Well, well, all that energy y'all just gave that just like boosted me
exactly
No, it's not done.
Um, as I always mentioned, it is continuing to still go.
there is so much more in store.
Some things I know, some things I don't
know,
um, that's coming along on what I like to call this journey to success, but it's definitely not done.
The work is happening every day.
Yeah, the journey.
So the journey is about the journey for me is for me, but we all have a journey,
right?
I
want to put out.
So the journey to success for me is about.
My experiences that I had early on in my real estate career, um, so 20 years back, and then my experience as well that I have had in my financial world of life, but it's about looking at the journey of like how I've been going through that process, where we started, where we've gotten to and where we continue to go to.
And so when we talk about the journey, again, we all have our own journeys, right?
So you may have started at one point.
way back in your life.
And now you're at a different point, but your journey is still going as well, too.
all
Well, the valley, I'm going to first start off by saying that's the part you want to appreciate the most, not
the
peak because the valley is what's going to give you the lessons.
What's going to.
Give you the grit was going to give you everything that you need to learn to help you get forward back and on track to that peak or get to higher peaks.
So I would have to say if you are in a valley right now, even though it's easier said than done, take it in.
Take it in.
Pay attention to the things that's happening to you.
Pay attention to the things that are occurring, process it, take it in, take note.
Cause that valley is what's going to get you to that peak.
And that's what's going to make you get stronger and that's going to make you continue your journey to success.
Cause I always like to say, if you can survive that valley, the peak, you're going to get the peak.
No question.
The
going
to
come.
people crumble in the valley.
get out of the valley.
So you got to.
Embrace the valley because that's gonna help you get to where you're trying to get to
how you know because she said
If first you don't succeed.
Okay.
So that
And
Right.
And then it's like, okay, so when I try again, right?
Okay, what what was the part that may have knocked me down?
Right.
And so what can I do to make sure that I have a more stable foundation under me when I proceed and do something else?
Also look at when some people may leave and move out of town and they're not really ready.
They haven't prepared themselves.
They haven't went and really stayed there for a month before just calling itself moving down here.
They kind of really get the feel of where you at.
So that's all part of the journey, in my opinion, of trying to learn and getting that information.
What is this community like?
It looks nice.
Right.
Until it get nighttime.
Right.
And some of your trials and tribulations that would have made you want to stop, but you didn't.
What are some of those things?
Because it's a lot of people I know that are going through situations and it's like, you know what, maybe I made a mistake.
No, that's a good question.
So there I've had several trials and tribulations and I like the site start there because I think people forget because they look at the reward,
right?
They
look at your peak and be like, right?
You don't even know how many trials and tribulations I've been through.
And
even now in my peak moments, I still deal with trials and tribulations.
Um, one being, you know, I always ask people like, do you want this journey to success?
Cause let me tell you behind the scenes, you're going to work.
Yeah, you're going to work a lot.
I work a lot.
Um, and so, you know, some days it's just like, gosh, I'm tired today.
I want to sleep in the bed.
I
don't want to respond to emails.
I don't want to do this.
But then you think about for me, at least I always revert back to Erica.
Why are you doing everything you're doing?
Why is it important for you to get out this bed?
Why is it important for you to make sure you respond to this email or do this and that?
And for me and we all have our own personal why for me, it's my family.
Like
I'm absolutely determined to break the generational cycles within my own family, what that looks like for us.
And so it's about breaking that and building that.
So every time I feel like.
Huh, I don't want to do it today.
But then I'd be like, well, my mom retires in a year and I
know my
vision and my plans for her and how I want to be an asset to her life.
So I need to get up today.
I need to make it happen today.
And something great is going to come out of this.
Yeah, absolutely.
Absolutely.
So
A radio program.
Yes.
And you're sharing information with other people about your successes, your failures, all the things.
What made you want to do that?
You're already at a level of success that you've established that, you know, you just look forward to more.
A lot of people, when they're at a certain level of success, don't want to share nothing.
I tell you how I got here, nothing.
But now you're in a position where you're sharing everything.
You're opening yourself up to that.
What made you want to do it?
Because a lot of people are like, no, you're going to find out.
You want to walk in some shoes, you know?
You can walk in your own shoes.
I'm not telling you.
Yeah, that's a good question.
So honestly, I believe one of my purposes in life is to be the motivation, be the light for others.
That's what I personally believe.
There has, even before my successes, I've always been like an open book.
If I know a way that I can help you, whether it's answering a question, providing you with a resource, giving you some information, sharing the experience.
I don't have to know you.
We could be sitting at the coffee shop and you asked me a question.
That's just who I am as a person.
Right.
So I don't think that's ever left me and the and it may sound weird to others.
But for me, it seems like the more the success continues to grow for me, the more I want to give back,
want to share because I feel like everybody deserves to win in my eyes.
And in my eyes, there's enough success in the world for everybody.
So why not share what I can share to help you get successful or to help you get to the next level on your journey to success?
Cause it's absolutely not going to stop what I'm doing, but we can grow on this journey together.
it's just perspective.
you look at things?
I love that.
Uh-oh.
agree.
us.
Listen.
Well, Odom Investments, we strive to provide affordable housing while changing communities, but also bringing life back to homes.
And I want to focus on the changing community part,
right?
OK.
Because we are a for-profit business, so you would think like.
changing communities.
But for me, as part of our mission, it's important.
So I can 100% say that if one of our tenants called in right now, they would tell you they've had a great experience with Odum investments and property management.
Okay.
Because to me, I push myself as well as the team that I don't care if we have a house in Whitefish Bay or we got a house on 25th and Burlai because we got them in all areas.
But my thing is it doesn't matter.
Everybody deserves to have a home.
There you
Everybody deserves to be treated.
and everybody deserves to have a good experience.
So that's how I equip my team.
We treat everybody fair.
We give everybody quality.
So I don't want to be like, to your point, some of the things we hear about property management companies.
And I'm making my business as
the
owner.
Every single tenant has my number.
There you
go.
Every
single tenant has my email and I make it very known.
If you have an issue with anybody, a maintenance guy, a contractor, whatever that looks like another manager, reach out to me directly
be addressed.
companies
management
go,
I think we see it on a day-to-day basis.
I'm gonna say with the the families that we serve is what I'm gonna say Just because again kind of going back to what I was saying before We're diverse.
We're
not the company that says, oh, we don't work in that area We work in all areas.
We don't discriminate just because of the area of where the property is located Okay, but I think we see it firsthand the impact, you know, just it's just something rewarding to be able to You know, this person circumstances may be this right now and it may look different from another person
But kind of going back to what I was saying, it doesn't mean that they don't deserve to have a nice home and I see it because I'm a real estate investor as well.
So I see it all the time and I've seen it, you know, just in other, you know, properties we've taken over to manage and
I'm
walking in and I'm doing the inspection.
Like what in the world?
How is this happening?
How do we get to this point?
Who allowed this?
So for us to be able to be on the opposite side of that and actually give families a quality home, give them.
good customer service.
Um, it changes the game of things.
It changes the experience on both ends.
Um, and it's rewarding to be able to see that, you know, and even just our reach and things that we do within the community.
Cause we do a lot of community events.
We do a lot of, uh, giveaways throughout the wear and give backs.
So it just all comes together and it's impactful.
You got to be a part of the change and
starts with the individual.
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not going to say
Well one main components you Definitely have to I talk about this word a lot.
You got to be willing to sacrifice Oh, you got a sacrifice.
There's there's no way you can get the success without
don't They
So it's odamhomes.com.
Oh,
man.
gonna learn.
It's the it's the sacrifice.
I think and I think our our evil today is social media.
That's my personal opinion.
Um, and the reason being right because I just talked about this where you see like, Oh, this person's doing this.
This person has that.
Um, but success.
People show the light, but what what's behind the light?
Like what what are the sacrifices you're taking behind the scenes?
What are the losses you're taking behind the scenes?
Because if I if I had to guess in somebody's success story, they're making some sacrifices You're just not seeing that part.
They're
they're showing you what they want to highlight for today or in this second right, but
There's definitely a lot behind the scenes that they're they're sacrificing.
And that's kind of what I was getting at earlier.
A lot of people, you know, that don't know me, you know, give whatever perspective they give on me, give of me, you know, for whatever reason, but they don't see the work behind the scenes that I have to put in the sacrifices behind the scenes that I put in on a daily basis that has helped me get the success and keep this success continuing.
Right.
Right.
coach.
No, thank you.
Um, but yeah, I, I, again, I just don't think people understand like the sacrifices.
If we could set every success, another thing I'm going to touch on, everybody has a success.
Right.
Um, that have a success.
And what I mean by that is I always like to say, how can I tell you you're not successful?
Right.
I
can't sit here and say, oh, you're not successful because I don't know your journey to success.
Right.
I don't know where you were last week, last month, last year, two years ago.
And that's the thing, right?
That is the
thing because, you know, where you are now is comparison to where you may have been two years ago could be drastically different.
Absolutely.
You know, you might from two years ago be in a valley.
Right.
You know, but in two weeks.
you could be at another level of success right and people don't yeah you're right because people just see you where you are right they
don't know what you did and they don't know what you've been through
at all right and that's why I said like social medias are evil
Because it makes people forget about what you actually are successful.
You actually did make tries.
Think about all think about that valley.
Yeah.
Like you said that you were in a month ago.
Yeah.
A
year ago.
Yeah.
Now you're peaking on a very high level.
But because you feel like well I don't have the business open yet.
I haven't got the real estate property yet, the investment, but guess what?
You got your credit together.
You saved up your money.
You focused your mindset is in a different way.
So you actually have made strides.
You're actually prepared to peak and probably overly succeed.
But then we narrow in and focus in on like, but I still don't have it.
But what about all the steps you've taken so far to get you there?
Right.
And I think that's where people get lost.
And then also that sacrifice.
Wow.
Listen, uh, I just want to say, uh, coach Erica, uh, I done that impromptu with having them find a whistle, but I think
that would be great for you to have during your show,
have your producer, uh, you know what I'm saying?
Uh, or if you bring your own whistle, it's just like one of them hot points.
We like everybody.
You need to pay attention.
Get your pencil.
Yeah.
Write this down.
Check this website out.
Do this.
Do that.
Because it's all on the journey and you are coach.
You are coach Erica.
Yes.
Again, it kicks off on tomorrow,
September 12th,
We
Thank
still come and see
Have a blast.
Thanks Xavier.