1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:02,719 Speaker 1: From the mighty nine ninety Broadcast Center. 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 2: You're waking up in Starns Country with Todd Stearns. 3 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:09,039 Speaker 3: All right, if you woke up in a fog, it's 4 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 3: not you. It is a little foggy out there. Hello everybody, 5 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 3: Welcome to Stearns Country this morning. I am Todd Stearns. 6 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 3: Thank you for hanging out with us today in the 7 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 3: principal Toyo to Memphis Studio forty eight degrees. Laura Hockey's 8 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 3: going to be along just a little while later with 9 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 3: your forecast. By the way, heads up, Thursday Friday could 10 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:33,279 Speaker 3: be a little rough with the weather. We're keeping an 11 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:35,560 Speaker 3: eye on a big system. Looks like it's going to 12 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:38,480 Speaker 3: be really bad in Middle and East Tennessee. But we've 13 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 3: got a pretty good shot at things getting a little 14 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:46,199 Speaker 3: nasty here. No worries because when severe weather breaks out, 15 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 3: we're going to break in and we'll provide you with 16 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 3: the very latest information to keep you and your family 17 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 3: safe at home and on the roadways. So we have 18 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 3: a lot to talk about today, I mean a lot 19 00:00:57,560 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 3: to talk about, and I want to get started with 20 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 3: this crazy story. Someone sent me a story and they said, 21 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 3: what in the world is going on in Memphis. I thought, 22 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 3: oh jeez, a lou. You know, we've been in the 23 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 3: national news so many times, and it's usually not for 24 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 3: good stuff, and and you know here lately though, everybody's 25 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 3: been behaving themselves. But there is a story that is 26 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 3: a little embarrassing. You know, yesterday on our national show, 27 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 3: which you can hear eleven to two, we told you 28 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 3: about what happened with Hilton Hotels. One of their independent 29 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 3: franchisees doubled down or really tripled down and refused to 30 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 3: provide rooms for ice agents, even though the hotel had 31 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 3: a contract with the federal government to do that. And 32 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 3: of course now that hotel chain, they've lost all affiliation 33 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 3: with Hilton, and corporate stepped in and said, you know, 34 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 3: we're not we're not going to tolerate this. So anyway, 35 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 3: that's been taken care of. But we have a similar 36 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 3: situation here. So Channel three did the story, and I 37 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 3: was very familiar with this. With this diner, I guess 38 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 3: if you want to go they want to call it 39 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 3: a restaurant, that's a bit of a stretch. This is 40 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 3: a it's a diner and Orange Mound, and they've sort 41 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 3: of become a gathering place for the woke leftist crowd, 42 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 3: and they hate they hate the National Guard, they hate 43 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:27,679 Speaker 3: the Memphis Safe Task Force. And of course they're all complaining. 44 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 3: They're crying now that they're all victims and the Channel 45 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 3: three winning, and this story has now gone national, which 46 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 3: is why I want to talk about it, because we've 47 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 3: got to set the record straight. Here. We're gonna listen 48 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 3: to the Channel three report. Then I'm gonna tell you 49 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 3: what Channel three failed to report. Take a listen. 50 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 4: The business owner repeatedly asked them to get off the property, 51 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 4: and they refuse. 52 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 5: This video circulating on social media has many confused, as 53 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:58,799 Speaker 5: law enforcement agents are seen standing in front of the 54 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 5: Samis shop, unwilling to leave the property despite protests. 55 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 6: I have no idea what made them make their choice. 56 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 6: I pulled up as a business owner asked him to 57 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 6: remove a vehicle from right in front of my door, 58 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 6: and sixty seconds later it was forty National Guard. I'd say, 59 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 6: I'm just a business owner, man, I'm a citizen. 60 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 3: Why are y'all doing this to me? 61 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 5: I asked Brown if the officers were denied service, and 62 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 5: he said no, but he also told me he wouldn't 63 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 5: serve them, even if they asked for service. 64 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 6: As a business owner, it is my right man to 65 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 6: let them people know that I did not want them here, 66 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 6: regardless of whether they liked it or. 67 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 3: Not, like they needed to move. 68 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 5: One man who filmed the situation calls it a clear 69 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 5: violation and an intimidation tactic for. 70 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 4: Them to completely ignore a business owner's request to get 71 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 4: off the property. I mean, that's sending a message that 72 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 4: we don't care about your rights. You saw federal agents 73 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 4: flood and you saw Memphis police flooding, and they protected themselves. 74 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 4: They looked out for them. Not your average joe. 75 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 3: This is normal. 76 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 6: This is this is living in the city of Memphis 77 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 6: as a black man. 78 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 5: The whole situation lasted a little over thirty minutes, with 79 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 5: the guard and law enforcement eventually leaving without making any arrests. 80 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:16,279 Speaker 5: Rob Brown told me he's experiencing PTSD as a result 81 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 5: of the situation, and says he has not been contacted by. 82 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:20,599 Speaker 7: Law enforcement since. 83 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 5: I reached out to Memphis Police and the US Department 84 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:26,159 Speaker 5: of Justice for a comment on the situation and have 85 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:27,119 Speaker 5: not heard back. 86 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 3: All right, that was that was Channel three. I gotten 87 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 3: to PTSDs. No, No, sir, you do not have the PTSD. 88 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 3: You may have acid reflocks based on the menu, but 89 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 3: you don't have PTSD. So a couple of things here. 90 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:45,159 Speaker 3: There's a lot of video. And by the way, you 91 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:49,239 Speaker 3: heard those nasty foul mouths. Are those the defecate Memphis people? 92 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 3: They I think that may be who that was. Again, 93 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:54,720 Speaker 3: I don't want to There are a lot of leftist 94 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:58,919 Speaker 3: groups out there, but anyway, they've got signs up and 95 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 3: this guy clearly hates ICE. They hate the National Guard, 96 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 3: they hate the Memphis Tape Task Force. And I'm just 97 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 3: gonna no, I haven't eaten there. What is it called again, 98 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:19,159 Speaker 3: Dah Samwich shop Spot? Okay, da Samwich Spot. That's the 99 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 3: name of the the fine eating establishment. They're in Orange Mound. 100 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 3: You know, the guy said, this is the black man's 101 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 3: reality in what Memphis knows, sir. The black man's reality 102 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 3: in Memphis is getting shot by another black man. That 103 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:38,279 Speaker 3: is your reality, sir. And we're trying to stop that. Right. 104 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 3: So many things that the Channel three report did not 105 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 3: get into that. I just want to. I want to 106 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 3: set the record straight here because we there are some 107 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 3: questions and but I'm gonna play this other clip of audio, 108 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 3: and this is the guy, the owner, walking out of 109 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 3: the dinery and it's kind of in this rundown strip 110 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 3: mall and the sign of the they have like a idolist. 111 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 3: They went to the printing store and they printed out 112 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:10,039 Speaker 3: a banner and they taped it to the idol it's 113 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 3: right there and then it's like fold it over. 114 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:13,360 Speaker 6: Uh. 115 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 3: So you can see all of this in the actual 116 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 3: in the video. But the guy goes out to confront 117 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 3: the National Guard troops who are by the way, they're 118 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 3: scattered over the entire area, so it's very clear they're 119 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:32,599 Speaker 3: on patrol in Orange Mound. And I know that Tammy 120 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 3: Sawyer and all those people say that Orange Mound is 121 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:38,280 Speaker 3: actually safer than Germantown, that Orange Mound is the new 122 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 3: German town, but we all know that is just simply 123 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:42,840 Speaker 3: not true. There's a lot of crime, there's a lot 124 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:44,799 Speaker 3: of violence there, and it's not fair to the people 125 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 3: who own homes in Orange Mound. So the National Guard 126 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 3: troops are out there and they're just patrolling this strip mall, 127 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 3: and this little diner is right there in this little 128 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 3: tiny strip mall. So here's the owner. Take a listen. 129 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 6: I have to get to all arge for me, y'all, 130 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:03,839 Speaker 6: ever get this sarget for me? 131 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:05,040 Speaker 3: Whoever our opposta been talking to? 132 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:07,159 Speaker 1: Where yet. 133 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 3: Your supervisor? 134 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 5: What's the issue? 135 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 6: Why y'all out hurt like this in front of my space? 136 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 6: I appreciate that I told. 137 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 3: You about that. 138 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 6: I'm just asking that cause like y'all still like very 139 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 6: aggressively inside of his period aggressive as a citizen. I'm 140 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 6: saying that right now I feel very unsafe, okay, because 141 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 6: of you all's presence. And that doesn't bother y'all. 142 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: Well, you're the extreme minority with that one. 143 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 6: Nah, I don't because I'm the only person of it 144 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 6: right now. We can asking anybody else that's up here 145 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 6: in this easier vicinity, do they feel space? 146 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 3: Space? That's time, not y'all. 147 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 6: Ain't in front of y'all. Ain't over there, y'all. Y'all 148 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 6: right here, okay, y'all right here. So I'm saying for personally, 149 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 6: just meet up. Yeah, So y'all don't care that y'all 150 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 6: making me feel unsafe. It means nothing, y'all, It means nothing. 151 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 3: We talk that patrol this seriost. 152 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 6: Here right here in front of this dough Hey you 153 00:07:57,600 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 6: you look them? Yeah, I'm just asking, like, but your 154 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 6: body in the front of it. 155 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 3: All right? And it goes it's fifteen minutes, fifteen minutes, 156 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 3: and you heard you heard the guy very aggressive storming 157 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 3: out of his little rundown diner there, which by the way, 158 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 3: is an activist location. They do a lot of activist work. 159 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 3: So there's a lot more to this story that Channel 160 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 3: three failed to report and put it into context. Now, 161 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 3: we reached out to the Memphis Safe Task Force as well. 162 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 3: I just said, hey, we need some context here. Can 163 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 3: you give us the rest of the story. But when 164 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 3: you see the video, you know exactly what's going on. 165 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 3: These guys were on patrol and they're not They're literally 166 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 3: not standing in the front in the front door of 167 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 3: this this restaurant that is not happening. They're not intimidating. 168 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 3: As a matter of fact, it's the exact opposite. It's 169 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 3: the store owner who came out and confronted the National Guard. Folks, 170 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 3: And you heard the supervisor there. Did he sound angry 171 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 3: to you? He sounds intimidating. I got to PTSD. No, 172 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 3: I don't think you do, sir. I really don't think 173 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 3: you too. So look, if you don't want to serve 174 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:11,680 Speaker 3: ice agents in National pud Did you hear that? Though? 175 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 3: Oh I serve everybody. I'm serving them. 176 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 6: No. 177 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 3: Wait what there's a big sign on their door that 178 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 3: says stop no ice access in this business notice to 179 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 3: all law enforcement and immigration agents. Kind of hard to miss. 180 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 3: But you know what, they're not in his restaurant. And 181 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 3: he kept talking about being the owner of the restaurant. 182 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 3: That's all well and good. My question is, sir, are 183 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:39,080 Speaker 3: you the owner of that strip mall? That's the question. 184 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 3: But these guys have a right That National Guard has 185 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 3: a right to patrol wherever they want to patrol. And 186 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 3: I wish they'd come on down to East Memphis because 187 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 3: we got a whole lot of crime happening down at 188 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:52,280 Speaker 3: East Memphis now. So anyway, we're going to give you 189 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 3: an opportunity. Maybe there is a restaurant here in the 190 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 3: Memphis area that actually supports law enforcement and welcomes law enforcement. 191 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 3: We're going to you guys give them a shout out 192 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 3: this morning. I want you to write down our telephone 193 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 3: number nine oh one two six zero five nine two six. 194 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 3: That's nine oh one two six zero five nine two six. 195 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:13,600 Speaker 3: I don't see anything that these guys are doing and 196 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 3: quite frankly, if I'm a restaurant owner or a business 197 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 3: owner in Orange Mound, I'm gonna I'm gonna bring out 198 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:24,200 Speaker 3: some iced tea and lemonade to the National Guard troops. 199 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 3: God bless you guys. And how many times have we 200 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 3: heard that from citizens literally all across the city. They 201 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 3: are so glad and we know that because what President 202 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:37,680 Speaker 3: Trump said, what crime down over seventy percent in our city. 203 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 3: I just think that's a wonderful thing. But again, this 204 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 3: guy at dot Samwich spot in Orange I want to 205 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 3: make sure I get it. I want to pronounce it correctly. 206 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 3: It's on Park Avenue, dot Sandwich. No, there's not a 207 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 3: D in this sandwich s a mmicch spot. All right, 208 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:58,320 Speaker 3: we're gonna take a quake break here. We'll get to 209 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 3: your calls coming up. Let's check out with nine o 210 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 3: one two six zero five nine two six or a 211 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 3: number that's nine oh one two six zero five nine 212 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:12,960 Speaker 3: two six. Commander Chuck standing by, all right, forty eight 213 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 3: degrees twenty minutes, Patsy hour, Welcome to Starn's Country and 214 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 3: the principal toy you to Memphis Studio. By the way, 215 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:20,720 Speaker 3: I want to give a shout out to our patriot 216 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:23,679 Speaker 3: of the week. A store clerk at the quick Check 217 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 3: on Alsea Road near Perry Road, Apparently a bad guy 218 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 3: came in Sunday, pulled out a gun and demanded that 219 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 3: the store clerk hand over the cash. Instead, the store 220 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 3: clerk pulled out his own gun and shot the suspect. 221 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:42,840 Speaker 3: So well done, store clerk. And that's the way you 222 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 3: do it, folks. This is why you should engage in 223 00:11:46,559 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 3: your Second Amendment rights lawfully, and to be sure to 224 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 3: take a be sure to make sure you get your license, 225 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 3: and to take the classes. But well done to the 226 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 3: store clerk at the quick Check store. And here's one thing. 227 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 3: We can guarantee that suspect is not going to go 228 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 3: back into that store anymore. That's it, all right, Let's 229 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 3: go to the phone lines here nine oh one two 230 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 3: six zero five nine two six Tim and South Memphis. Tim, 231 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 3: Good morning to. 232 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 7: You, Hey Todd. Yeah, I'm willing to drive up other 233 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,960 Speaker 7: just down Pendleton from Park. I'm willing to drive up 234 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:24,959 Speaker 7: to the Senate shop and give the guy one hundred 235 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 7: bucks provided he used it to feed ice agents exclusively. 236 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 7: I'll give him cash with a stipulation. 237 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 3: Wow, So do you think that he would actually feed 238 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 3: because I mean there's a big sign that says ICE 239 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 3: agents are not allowed on the premises. 240 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:48,680 Speaker 1: Well, you know, he's being totally ridiculous first of all, 241 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:52,319 Speaker 1: and I agree with you that that whole PTSD thing 242 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 1: is just that's observe and I just want to kind 243 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 1: of call him on it. 244 00:12:57,400 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 2: And the only way I. 245 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 7: Could think to do it was say, Okay, anybody, here's 246 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 7: here's a hundred bucks. 247 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:05,720 Speaker 1: But you gotta feed ice a jibs. I don't know 248 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 1: what he would do. What do you think you'd do? 249 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:12,719 Speaker 3: I don't probably call Papa John's. I don't know. It's uh, 250 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 3: you know, Tim, I would say this, if you do that, 251 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:20,839 Speaker 3: I love that. No, no, no, Look I get where 252 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 3: you're coming from, and you sound like a great patriot. 253 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:26,199 Speaker 3: H If you do that, I would ask for receipts 254 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 3: and proof of food service. So there needs to be 255 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 3: like a photograph of the National Guard troops getting the food. 256 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:37,080 Speaker 3: We're gonna have to see proof. 257 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 2: Right right, Well, I would I would hang out, you 258 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:43,320 Speaker 2: know or something. Yeah, I agree with you. Has to 259 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:46,599 Speaker 2: be proven that he does it. But I suppose the 260 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 2: bad part about is n't provoking him, you know, no, 261 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:50,959 Speaker 2: I think. 262 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 3: He's provoking this, and and I think these activist groups 263 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 3: are trying to provoke something. You know, we have the 264 00:13:56,600 --> 00:14:00,200 Speaker 3: Collins on, the guy running for county mayor, and and 265 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:01,760 Speaker 3: you know he was talking about how well I like 266 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 3: the National Guard troops. You know that the uniforms. Okay, 267 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 3: Well what if they were like in civilian clothes? Is 268 00:14:07,640 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 3: that okay? What's the big deal here? 269 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, what's the big deal. 270 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:14,679 Speaker 7: They're trying to stop crying. That's what they're doing. What 271 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:15,679 Speaker 7: is wrong with that? 272 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:18,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, exactly, And there's nothing wrong with it. And I 273 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 3: can Tim, I can promise you there are more people 274 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:24,040 Speaker 3: in Orange Mound who are thankful that the National Guard 275 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 3: is patrol are patrolling the streets there than these yahoos. 276 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 2: Yeah. Anyway, great talking tide. 277 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 3: Keep it all right, Jim, thanks for calling in in 278 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 3: South Memphis. And it's really simple, folks, that's how you 279 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 3: do it. Just pick up the phone, give us a call. 280 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 3: Nine oh one two six zero five nine two six. 281 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 3: That's nine oh one two six zero five nine two six. 282 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 3: Of course, the Memphis Flyer is all over this, and 283 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 3: they're siding with the with the radicals they're also they're 284 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 3: also siding with the people that were protesting outside Custof's office. 285 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 3: By the way, I want to share these numbers real quick. 286 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 3: A new Civics poll is out. They asked Tennesseeans about 287 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 3: President Trump and only forty three percent of Tennessee residents 288 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 3: disapprove of the president's job performance. Fifty one percent approved, 289 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 3: six percent don't feel one way or the other. Those 290 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 3: between the ages of eighteen thirty four most unfavorable fifty 291 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 3: to sixty four most favorable at sixty three percent. By 292 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:33,360 Speaker 3: the way, we shared some news from the Shelby County 293 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 3: Republican Party last night. They had their telling me the 294 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 3: reports I'm getting and if you were at the meeting, 295 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 3: you can call in and verify this information that I'm 296 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 3: about to share with you. But I've been hearing reports 297 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 3: that it was one of the largest crowds ever to 298 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:52,360 Speaker 3: show up for Shelby County Republican meeting, and it was 299 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 3: it was just almost standing room only, a lot of 300 00:15:56,760 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 3: people deciding to throw their name into the hat. Let 301 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 3: me just say something. I know there are a lot 302 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:04,720 Speaker 3: of frustrated Republicans. They don't see a lot of Republican 303 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 3: names on the people that have filed paperwork yet. Well, 304 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 3: the Republican Party can't go up and put a gun 305 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 3: to somebody's head and force them to run. That's on you. 306 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 3: So you need to be really doing some soul searching here. 307 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:22,040 Speaker 3: And if we're going to change the direction of Memphis 308 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 3: and Shelby County, we're going to need bold patriots willing 309 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:28,280 Speaker 3: to stand up and run for office. We can't force 310 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 3: you to do that. That's something that you're going to 311 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 3: have to be willing to do. And I know it's 312 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 3: a lot of work, but you know what, you're going 313 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 3: to have a lot of good people behind you working 314 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 3: alongside you to get you across the finish line. So anyway, 315 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 3: there's been a change in leadership. A Worth Morgan, who 316 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 3: was just recently elected chair, resigned effective immediately last night 317 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 3: at the meeting. Worth's wife has been going through a 318 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 3: pretty serious health crisis, and of course they have a 319 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 3: newborn child on top of that. Family comes first, folks, 320 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 3: I mean that's the reality. Family comes first. And so 321 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:08,679 Speaker 3: he's doing what he needs to do as a husband 322 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 3: and as a father, and he's taking care of his 323 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:13,960 Speaker 3: wife and his child. And I want you to do 324 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 3: me a favor. I don't care who you are. If 325 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 3: you're a Democrat, independent, Republican, libertarian, one of those purple 326 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:22,439 Speaker 3: haired people and the Yu Subarus, I want you to 327 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:26,400 Speaker 3: say a prayer for Worth and his wife and their family. 328 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 3: They need that and they're good, decent people and we 329 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:33,439 Speaker 3: need to we need to be lifting them up in prayer. 330 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:39,120 Speaker 3: I truly believe in the power of prayer, and let's 331 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:41,639 Speaker 3: just pray that God would work a wonderful miracle there. 332 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:45,159 Speaker 3: That being said, there is an interim chair and her 333 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:47,439 Speaker 3: name is Rachel Wall who and she I'm just going 334 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 3: to say this. I've met her multiple times and she 335 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:55,399 Speaker 3: is one of the top political strategist and minds in 336 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:58,640 Speaker 3: the Mid South. I mean, just a brilliant mind. There 337 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 3: will be a vote in a couple of weeks to 338 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:04,480 Speaker 3: make that official, and whoever's going to be running, we'll 339 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 3: get them on and you'll be able to talk to 340 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 3: him and ask questions and whatever. So that's what we 341 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 3: do here. But I'm just telling you she is sharp 342 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:14,920 Speaker 3: and the Republican Party is in very very good hands. 343 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:18,679 Speaker 3: So we'll keep you updated on all those developments. But again, 344 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:21,359 Speaker 3: we need people that are willing to run. You know, 345 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 3: all you folks complaining about the school board will do 346 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 3: something about it. Well, Todd, you know, no, no, no, no, 347 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 3: you're a taxpayer. You've got a problem with something, Put 348 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:35,640 Speaker 3: your name in the hat, get out there, make a difference, 349 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 3: all right. Remember we told you Austin p was in 350 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:42,199 Speaker 3: the national headlines a couple of weeks back. Well, a 351 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 3: couple of months back, there was a professor saying awful 352 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 3: things about Charlie Kirk. Well, the professor was fired. But 353 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:53,880 Speaker 3: now we have an update. It turns out they rehired 354 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:58,119 Speaker 3: the professor and they gave him a lot of taxpayer cash. 355 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 8: Take a listens settlement for an APSU professor suspended after 356 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 8: sharing an article quoting Charlie Kirk. We just learned the 357 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 8: university paid half a million dollars to Darren Van Michael. 358 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:14,720 Speaker 8: Van Michael was suspended from Austin p State University back 359 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:18,480 Speaker 8: in September after he shared an article quoting Kirk's own 360 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:23,239 Speaker 8: thoughts about gun violence. APSU eventually decided to bring Van 361 00:19:23,359 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 8: Michael back after the parent threat of a lawsuit. The 362 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:30,480 Speaker 8: university is now paying him five hundred thousand dollars to 363 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 8: prevent any potential lawsuit, including First Amendment claims. The university 364 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 8: also agreed to apologize for not following the ten year 365 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:41,760 Speaker 8: termination process. 366 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 3: And there you go. We're going to talk more about 367 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 3: that on the National Show. Wanted to give you a 368 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 3: little tease there of that crazy story. Also, I got 369 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:52,000 Speaker 3: to give a shout out to the owner of Pieces 370 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:54,959 Speaker 3: Italian Deli. It's over in the Forum. If you've been 371 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 3: to Poplar, those big brown buildings over on that you 372 00:19:57,600 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 3: know what I'm talking about, right, But as you're heading 373 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 3: to Germantown there are there's a great little Italian deli 374 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 3: that just opened up a couple of months back. That 375 00:20:07,119 --> 00:20:11,399 Speaker 3: place is insanely good. Drop By grabbed a sandwich and 376 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:14,639 Speaker 3: it turns out the guy is a big fan of Kwham. 377 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 3: He listens to the National Show. He said he can't 378 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 3: call him because he's so busy making the meat falls. 379 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:22,360 Speaker 3: I think that's a pretty good that's a pretty good 380 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 3: reason not to be able to call into the Todd 381 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 3: Starns Show. You gotta make the meat falls. Anyway, go 382 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 3: over and say hello to him. Pieces Italian Deli in 383 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:33,520 Speaker 3: the Forum off of Poplar. Hey, Ty, we've got our buddies. 384 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:37,000 Speaker 3: That strategic Financial Partners coming up on Starn's Country the 385 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 3: Principal Toyota Memphis Studio. Oh Jesus Lord, we gotta watch 386 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:54,119 Speaker 3: those micros. You never know what we have conversations in 387 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 3: during the commercial break. Welcome back, everybody. This is Starns 388 00:20:57,040 --> 00:21:00,639 Speaker 3: Country in the Principal Toyota Memphis Studio. I've got to 389 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:03,959 Speaker 3: tell you Shanklin, our good buddy. He writes our parody 390 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,440 Speaker 3: stuff was he said, I gotta get he got. He says, 391 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:08,439 Speaker 3: you got to hook me up with Lockner Todd Lockner 392 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:11,400 Speaker 3: over at Principal Yoda, they're getting a new vehicle, and 393 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:13,919 Speaker 3: so we're I'm glad to be able to do that, 394 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:16,400 Speaker 3: but I'm wondering, does Lockner give me like a finder's 395 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:19,080 Speaker 3: fee over at Principal Toyota. I'm gonna have to We're 396 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 3: gonna have to work on that. Maybe our friends that 397 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:24,240 Speaker 3: Strategic Financial Partners can work out the actual lingo in 398 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:30,359 Speaker 3: the language Adam Martin Financial Advisor, Chris Lofts Financial Services Rep. 399 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 3: And the website Strategic Financial Partners dot com. I am 400 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:37,720 Speaker 3: actually I'm I'm leaving behind the Cadillac and I'm getting 401 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:41,080 Speaker 3: I'm gonna get something small and sporty. There you go 402 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:44,960 Speaker 3: convertible that I can fit into. So not a super 403 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:50,400 Speaker 3: maybe a no no, no, I don't Yeah, my blinker 404 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 3: doesn't cut that way. As they say, I'm gonna be 405 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:56,880 Speaker 3: in trouble. We have a let me just say, we 406 00:21:56,960 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 3: love Superroo Drivers. And there's the guy, it aids and 407 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:03,600 Speaker 3: every time I talk about the superrew Drivers, he calls 408 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 3: says Todd. We're a good church going Baptist and it 409 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 3: feels so bad. I'm just wow. Can we all go 410 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:18,480 Speaker 3: for all good fun a year? Indeed, it is a 411 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:21,359 Speaker 3: new year, guys. We've got a lot to talk about. 412 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:24,160 Speaker 3: And I am telling you everybody is so excited about 413 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 3: the economy. We ended twenty twenty five in some really 414 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:31,680 Speaker 3: good territory and it looks like we're just going to 415 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:37,120 Speaker 3: have an exciting year financially here in the here, in here, 416 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:40,399 Speaker 3: in the country of course. Right now, though, everybody's working 417 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:42,399 Speaker 3: on getting ready for tax season. 418 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:43,200 Speaker 2: Uh. 419 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 3: And let's talk about preparing for your taxes and tax punding. 420 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 3: What do you guys recommend folks to do well. 421 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 9: First, I'm going to disclose that we aren't tax advisors. 422 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:54,400 Speaker 9: We always say go to your tax professional and your CPA. 423 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:58,320 Speaker 9: That's their specialty, that's what they know best. We help 424 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:02,919 Speaker 9: strategize around tax sufficient investment strategies that go and coincide 425 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,880 Speaker 9: with what your CPA recommends. But yeah, this is definitely 426 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 9: the period where we have up until April, the tax 427 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 9: filing deadline to look at things. You know, if we 428 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 9: want to do prior year contributions to retirement accounts, we 429 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:17,760 Speaker 9: can still do that. 430 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:19,920 Speaker 3: So this is a great. 431 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:22,639 Speaker 9: Period of time where you can work with your financial 432 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 9: professional and you can work with your CPA and really 433 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 9: put together a plan that we always say Uncle Sam's 434 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:31,879 Speaker 9: our business partner, but we try to fire them every 435 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 9: chance we can ohlutely. 436 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:33,560 Speaker 4: Yeah. 437 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 3: Absolutely. I got to tell you, my poor accountant. I 438 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:38,960 Speaker 3: get the email like I got it like last week 439 00:23:39,119 --> 00:23:41,560 Speaker 3: and they're like, we need your taxes now because they 440 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 3: know I procrastinate, so you know, so they'll have him 441 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 3: in by the fifteenth and April if they start bugging 442 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:51,159 Speaker 3: me about it. Right now, let's talk about some of 443 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 3: those strategies, Chris. What are some of the tax strategies 444 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:57,639 Speaker 3: that people may be overlooking, they may not even know about. 445 00:23:57,960 --> 00:24:00,480 Speaker 10: Absolutely, Well, the main thing that we like to focus 446 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:03,680 Speaker 10: on when it comes to people is a what Adam 447 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:06,680 Speaker 10: was talking about getting started early, not really waiting until 448 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:10,679 Speaker 10: the last second, where you are again procrastinating, waiting around 449 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:12,800 Speaker 10: for you know, that mail, to that mail to come, 450 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:15,040 Speaker 10: waiting for Oh I need to wait for this. Oh 451 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 10: I need to go ahead and call my CPA the 452 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:19,240 Speaker 10: week that everything is due. Go ahead and start now 453 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:21,399 Speaker 10: first and foremost, because that will allow you to actually 454 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:24,399 Speaker 10: get everything in a row and allow yourself to start 455 00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 10: giving yourself the benefit of that strategy, giving yourself the 456 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 10: benefit of planning out what that year is going to 457 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:32,159 Speaker 10: look like, what happened this previous year, what you'll be 458 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 10: able to do that will be able to put you 459 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:37,720 Speaker 10: ahead of the one percent or the majority of the 460 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:40,080 Speaker 10: other people and put you in that one percent. Long 461 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 10: story short, but I think Adam and I've worked with 462 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:44,480 Speaker 10: a lot of different people when it comes to strategies, 463 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:46,720 Speaker 10: I think Adam works more primarily in that world than 464 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:47,000 Speaker 10: I do. 465 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:49,040 Speaker 3: What do you typically see with that, Adam. 466 00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 9: I would just want to use a personal story. I mean, 467 00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:54,600 Speaker 9: just the other day, it was December the twenty eighth, 468 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 9: and I'm getting a call right after Christmas, and so 469 00:24:57,160 --> 00:25:00,920 Speaker 9: this just tells me that during a major holiday. People 470 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 9: are still thinking about these things. It's still on their mind. 471 00:25:03,840 --> 00:25:05,639 Speaker 9: So the question was like, hey, you know, what do 472 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:08,119 Speaker 9: I need to do before the thirty first? And I 473 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:10,199 Speaker 9: was able to ease their mind by saying, listen, you 474 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 9: have until April. You know, we don't have to make 475 00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:15,639 Speaker 9: this decision today. But that just tells me they're thinking 476 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:18,399 Speaker 9: about this in twenty twenty five, and then they're going 477 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:21,200 Speaker 9: to go into twenty twenty six and it's their opportunity 478 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:24,399 Speaker 9: to make the changes that they're wanting to make. And 479 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 9: this is that grace period where we have the opportunity 480 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:30,959 Speaker 9: to do things prior in the prior year and still 481 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:32,440 Speaker 9: be ahead in twenty twenty six. 482 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:34,760 Speaker 3: I love something President Trump said. They were doing a 483 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 3: debate one so they were they were blasting him for, 484 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 3: you know, not paying taxes or not paying a lot 485 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 3: of taxes, and he says, yes, that should be the 486 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:46,800 Speaker 3: goal of every single area in rights and that's why 487 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:49,000 Speaker 3: you need to have a plan going in to help 488 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:50,679 Speaker 3: lower that tax burden. 489 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:54,640 Speaker 9: Well, I mean, they these lawmakers, they make these laws 490 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:57,080 Speaker 9: not to just benefit the cystems of the United States, 491 00:25:57,119 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 9: but to benefit them. So we're playing the same that 492 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:02,360 Speaker 9: they're playing. So and that's what I try to tell 493 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:06,159 Speaker 9: my clients is listen, there are tax efficient ways that 494 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:08,720 Speaker 9: we can do this. And a lot of the things too, 495 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:11,200 Speaker 9: is not so much the taxes that you may owe 496 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:13,879 Speaker 9: in the previous year or this year as much as 497 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:17,480 Speaker 9: future planning tax strategies. So we have the three bucket 498 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:20,359 Speaker 9: strategy that we always tell people, like why should we 499 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:23,359 Speaker 9: save to the IRA, Well, it's tax deferred dollars or 500 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 9: the four to one K is tax deferred. 501 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 3: You don't pay taxes today. It grows tax defer. 502 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:29,880 Speaker 9: And it comes out tax taxable when you take distributions. 503 00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:32,560 Speaker 9: Well what about that, roth, IRA, Well, this is our 504 00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:35,159 Speaker 9: opportunity for you to pay the taxes today. So we 505 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 9: know what the tax rate is today, and it grows 506 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 9: tax free and comes out tax free. And the same 507 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:43,000 Speaker 9: for the you know, like a brokerage account that's only 508 00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 9: tax at long term capital gains. 509 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:46,639 Speaker 3: And this is why you need to give Adam and 510 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:49,840 Speaker 3: Chris a call because they can help you guys work 511 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:51,879 Speaker 3: through all of this. And you know, I know a 512 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:55,320 Speaker 3: lot of you have already started looking ahead to April UH. 513 00:26:55,440 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 3: Strategic Financial Partners dot com is the website that Strategic 514 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:01,920 Speaker 3: Financial partners. I want to give about Adam's number n 515 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:05,240 Speaker 3: Chris's number nine oh one two six zero two four 516 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:09,880 Speaker 3: three eight. That's for Adam and Chris loftus nine oh 517 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:14,000 Speaker 3: one six five seven three three two four. So, uh, 518 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:16,479 Speaker 3: if you want to reach out to them and uh, 519 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 3: they're going to be able to help you and give 520 00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:22,560 Speaker 3: you some great advice. Here, I want both of you 521 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:24,200 Speaker 3: guys to kind of tackle this one. What do you 522 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 3: say to listeners who want to make twenty twenty six 523 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 3: the year they finally decide you know what, I'm gonna 524 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:31,480 Speaker 3: get proactive about taxes. You know, we want to start 525 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:34,119 Speaker 3: saving for the future. We want to start building, you know, 526 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:37,800 Speaker 3: a plan leading to retirement. What what do you say 527 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:38,520 Speaker 3: to those folks? 528 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:42,520 Speaker 9: Mis simple as this. I'm a pretty straightforward guy. I 529 00:27:42,520 --> 00:27:44,480 Speaker 9: can always lead a horse to water, but I can't 530 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:46,719 Speaker 9: make it drink. So make twenty twenty six the year 531 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:49,359 Speaker 9: that you drink the water. You know, Let's let's take 532 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:53,440 Speaker 9: sit down, let's talk about a strategy and implement the plan. 533 00:27:53,680 --> 00:27:55,920 Speaker 9: You know, Let's let's get out of being a dreamer 534 00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 9: and start being a doer. 535 00:27:57,160 --> 00:28:00,480 Speaker 10: Yeah, I think it goes into valuing advice right. So 536 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:03,560 Speaker 10: many times We are very much hesitant to just go 537 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:06,399 Speaker 10: out off and do what everybody else is doing or 538 00:28:06,440 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 10: everybody else says. We want to make it unique to ourselves. 539 00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:11,800 Speaker 10: What we would like to recommend to people is, hey, 540 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:14,240 Speaker 10: start building your team. What does that look like? Hey, 541 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:17,200 Speaker 10: who's your CFO in your life? Who's your chief financial officer? 542 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:21,560 Speaker 10: Who's your chief of operations? Hey, everybody needs a CPA. 543 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:26,160 Speaker 10: Right If your situation, you know, necessitates that you need 544 00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:29,400 Speaker 10: a CPA, guess what financial advisor goes hand in hand 545 00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:32,159 Speaker 10: with that as well. Same with you know, your doctor, 546 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:34,280 Speaker 10: same with your lawyer. If you've got people that you're 547 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:36,880 Speaker 10: going to for certain things, why are you leaving all 548 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:39,720 Speaker 10: your financial decisions up to chance by going, oh, I'll 549 00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 10: see what's going online or I'll see what chat GPT 550 00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:44,160 Speaker 10: says about it. We want to make sure that, Hey, 551 00:28:44,160 --> 00:28:46,720 Speaker 10: you're valuing the advice you get, where you're getting it from, 552 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:50,959 Speaker 10: and you're being proactive by putting that into your regular 553 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:53,200 Speaker 10: plan as you make it and not to where it's 554 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:55,520 Speaker 10: set in stone and you're obligated to it, but it's 555 00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:57,240 Speaker 10: changing as you change with your life. 556 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 3: It's so smart and again it's common says and sometimes 557 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:04,280 Speaker 3: we just forget about those very simple, common sense approaches. 558 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:06,440 Speaker 3: And that's what I appreciate about you guys. It is 559 00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 3: about common sense. Strategic Financial Partners dot com. Go check 560 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:13,800 Speaker 3: out the website, give Adam and Chris a call you can. 561 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:16,520 Speaker 3: They can also reach out to you on the website. 562 00:29:16,600 --> 00:29:18,840 Speaker 3: Absolutely okay, very cool. Yeah, I saw you all smug 563 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 3: shots so good. So you remember back in the day. 564 00:29:22,520 --> 00:29:24,400 Speaker 3: I don't know if it were those like glamour shots 565 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:26,800 Speaker 3: or was that just like you know, point and shoot. 566 00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:30,560 Speaker 9: You know, this is pretty crazy how technologies evolved. That's 567 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:33,240 Speaker 9: not a professional headshot. That's just a regular camera phone 568 00:29:33,320 --> 00:29:35,400 Speaker 9: that's got a professional background put behind it. 569 00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:38,760 Speaker 3: So back in the eighties, this is a long time ago, guys. Uh, 570 00:29:39,040 --> 00:29:40,960 Speaker 3: we used to have these things at the mall where 571 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:43,240 Speaker 3: they you could like go and get a glamour shot. 572 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:44,959 Speaker 3: You know, that was like all the rage. 573 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:46,800 Speaker 9: Did you put your head on your chin? 574 00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:49,959 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, had the feathered hair right down the middle. 575 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:52,800 Speaker 3: I was looking at the eyes od you know, the 576 00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:55,560 Speaker 3: the Nike blue they only had like blue and I 577 00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:58,760 Speaker 3: think blue, black and red were the only options available. 578 00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:01,720 Speaker 3: So back in the day, Uh, by the way, big 579 00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:04,200 Speaker 3: big news for old are are you guys old Miss 580 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:09,320 Speaker 3: fans at all? Quite all right, Well this is not 581 00:30:09,360 --> 00:30:11,360 Speaker 3: going to mean anything to you, guys. So I'm at 582 00:30:11,360 --> 00:30:14,760 Speaker 3: the I had to get my drugs yesterday and I 583 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:17,680 Speaker 3: go to Germantown Pharmacy for my drugs and my chicken 584 00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:21,240 Speaker 3: spaghetti from Oh great, it's a weird combo. But do 585 00:30:21,280 --> 00:30:24,120 Speaker 3: you get anything in that joint? Anyway, Tammy, we'll give 586 00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:26,280 Speaker 3: a shout out to tam out. Oh she's listing this morning. 587 00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:34,120 Speaker 3: She's my uh not my dealers, she's my drug Can 588 00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:36,560 Speaker 3: we start over anyway? Yeah, I'm going to start the 589 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 3: year over. So anyway, she's heading out to their heading 590 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:42,680 Speaker 3: out to Phoenix and uh for for the big game. 591 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:45,360 Speaker 3: And so this is sort of exciting. I know. Delta 592 00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:49,960 Speaker 3: and Southwest have announced that they're adding NonStop flights to 593 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:52,480 Speaker 3: their schedule just for Old Miss fans, So they're going 594 00:30:52,560 --> 00:30:55,560 Speaker 3: to be shuttling a lot of people from Memphis International 595 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:58,200 Speaker 3: to Sky Harbor there in the Phoenix. 596 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:01,480 Speaker 9: I'm really rooting for an Indiana Ole Miss national championship. 597 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 3: Would that not be great? I would be great. 598 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:05,360 Speaker 10: My grandfather was born and raised in Indiana, so I will 599 00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:06,520 Speaker 10: personally be pulling for Indiana. 600 00:31:07,280 --> 00:31:09,960 Speaker 3: Wow. That's and our thoughts and prayers are with the 601 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:13,120 Speaker 3: Auburn Tigers. Man, they keep getting unscrewed. And that call 602 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:16,640 Speaker 3: last night, oh my gosh, they never get a break. No, 603 00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:18,920 Speaker 3: they it was. It's just not good. It's not good. 604 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:22,520 Speaker 3: This is coming from a Tennessee fan. All right, uh, 605 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:26,760 Speaker 3: Strategicfinancial Partners dot com guys. Always good to see you, 606 00:31:27,120 --> 00:31:30,200 Speaker 3: and we appreciate the great advice you're giving our KWAM listeners. 607 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:32,160 Speaker 3: Happy to be here. All right, hang time, everybody got 608 00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:40,520 Speaker 3: to take a break. We'll be right back. You see, 609 00:31:40,560 --> 00:31:41,800 Speaker 3: I knew I was going to get it wrong. I 610 00:31:42,040 --> 00:31:47,240 Speaker 3: don't speak Italian. It's passions or peschies Italian Deli. It's 611 00:31:47,560 --> 00:31:51,040 Speaker 3: at sixty seven to fifty Poplar Avenue, and they're just 612 00:31:51,680 --> 00:31:54,920 Speaker 3: I got the the roast beef, the hot roast beef sandwich, 613 00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:59,960 Speaker 3: which was pretty spectacular. But they also have pasta homemade sauce. 614 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:01,640 Speaker 3: This is it call them gravy, I think is what 615 00:32:01,680 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 3: they call it. But man, that stuff is a lot 616 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:08,640 Speaker 3: of fun. And I love supporting our fellow conservatives, and 617 00:32:09,120 --> 00:32:11,320 Speaker 3: I know they're big fans of KWIM and I know 618 00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:13,280 Speaker 3: you're gonna love it. Pop over there. It's a small 619 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:15,600 Speaker 3: little place, but they have some you can eat there, 620 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:17,640 Speaker 3: or you can get it to go, or you can 621 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:20,880 Speaker 3: eat outside. It's gonna be what's seventy something degrees today, 622 00:32:20,920 --> 00:32:23,320 Speaker 3: so you can certainly do that. I have a question 623 00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:27,120 Speaker 3: for you, and only because and I need some quick 624 00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:30,120 Speaker 3: advice here. We've got a lot of folks coming to town, 625 00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:32,520 Speaker 3: bringing in some folks, and they're going to be in 626 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:36,120 Speaker 3: town for like four days, and two of them have 627 00:32:36,280 --> 00:32:40,120 Speaker 3: never been to Memphis before, and I need a list 628 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:44,760 Speaker 3: of places that we should take them, and perhaps places 629 00:32:44,800 --> 00:32:47,400 Speaker 3: that we should eat that are not barbecue related. I 630 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:50,160 Speaker 3: already know we've got the barbecue thing taken care of, 631 00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:53,800 Speaker 3: so I'm curious do you have any Do you have 632 00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:57,760 Speaker 3: any recommendations first time visitors to Memphis what they need 633 00:32:57,800 --> 00:33:00,360 Speaker 3: to see? I know I have Stax Museum on my list, 634 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:03,080 Speaker 3: but I need you guys to help us out here, 635 00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:04,959 Speaker 3: So give us a call if you have a recommendation 636 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:07,320 Speaker 3: for a great restaurant we got bo I got Boggin 637 00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:12,120 Speaker 3: Barley on the No. I don't have Duh Sandwich Spot 638 00:33:12,200 --> 00:33:13,840 Speaker 3: on the list. Hell it, I don't have that on 639 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:17,120 Speaker 3: the list. I do have Bock Barley on the list. 640 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:19,120 Speaker 3: So anyway, give us a call this morning if you 641 00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:23,320 Speaker 3: have some recommendations some must do things. When are my 642 00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:25,840 Speaker 3: guests are here from out of town? Nine oh one 643 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:29,160 Speaker 3: two six zero five nine two six. Again, that's nine 644 00:33:29,320 --> 00:33:32,520 Speaker 3: oh one two six zero five nine two six. So 645 00:33:32,560 --> 00:33:37,680 Speaker 3: the New York Times has published a big piece on Memphis, 646 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:42,480 Speaker 3: and they've named Memphis to the prestigious fifty two Places 647 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:45,240 Speaker 3: to Go in twenty twenty six list. And I thought, oh, 648 00:33:45,280 --> 00:33:47,600 Speaker 3: that's pretty cool, because you know we do have I mean, 649 00:33:47,640 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 3: we've got a great river. You know, we've got the 650 00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:53,760 Speaker 3: river boats, you got the mass Pro Shop, and you 651 00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:55,360 Speaker 3: know we've got a lot of great stuff to do 652 00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:59,160 Speaker 3: Peel Street. Uh So I'm reading this piece here in 653 00:33:59,240 --> 00:34:02,040 Speaker 3: the New York Times yesterday, and it turns out that 654 00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:05,120 Speaker 3: that's not why we're on the list. According to the 655 00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:08,120 Speaker 3: New York Times, the New York Times, Memphis is a 656 00:34:08,400 --> 00:34:20,239 Speaker 3: must visit destination because of our museums. Yeah. According to 657 00:34:20,280 --> 00:34:22,840 Speaker 3: The New York Times, Memphis is looking to twenty twenty 658 00:34:22,840 --> 00:34:26,600 Speaker 3: six as a moment of renewal and reflection following last 659 00:34:26,680 --> 00:34:32,000 Speaker 3: year's devastating arson attack at Claiborne Temple, the historic headquarters 660 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:35,759 Speaker 3: of the nineteen sixty eight sanitation workers' strike supported by 661 00:34:35,800 --> 00:34:38,200 Speaker 3: doctor King. Have we establied? I mean, they're making it 662 00:34:38,239 --> 00:34:40,239 Speaker 3: sound like this was some sort of an attack on 663 00:34:40,360 --> 00:34:44,400 Speaker 3: civil rights. Have we determined who was actually responsible? Was 664 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:48,239 Speaker 3: it burned down? Because I don't the klan was in town? 665 00:34:48,400 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 3: Is that who was responsible? It was just the framing 666 00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:54,600 Speaker 3: of the story is just a little off, is what 667 00:34:54,600 --> 00:34:57,960 Speaker 3: I'm trying to get at. From that tragedy has emerged 668 00:34:58,000 --> 00:35:01,960 Speaker 3: a renewed commitment to preserve history while creating space for 669 00:35:02,120 --> 00:35:07,400 Speaker 3: deeper understanding and dialogue. This spring, the National Civil Rights 670 00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:11,919 Speaker 3: Museum will unveil a redesign of its Legacy building. They're 671 00:35:11,960 --> 00:35:15,160 Speaker 3: going to include five new galleries, and they're going to 672 00:35:15,239 --> 00:35:22,240 Speaker 3: be exploring themes like poverty, education, housing, gender equity, and nonviolence. 673 00:35:23,760 --> 00:35:26,799 Speaker 3: And I think though that most people, if they're going 674 00:35:26,880 --> 00:35:28,799 Speaker 3: to go to the museum are probably going to look 675 00:35:28,840 --> 00:35:31,160 Speaker 3: to buy, I don't know, a souvenir or a T shirt, 676 00:35:31,680 --> 00:35:36,280 Speaker 3: not necessarily sit down for a lesson on gender equity. 677 00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:42,160 Speaker 3: I may be wrong, but I'm just saying. Also, one 678 00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:46,000 Speaker 3: of the exhibits will examine the Poor People's Campaign and 679 00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:51,600 Speaker 3: modern civil rights movements. The New York Times also highlighted 680 00:35:52,480 --> 00:35:57,960 Speaker 3: milestones across the arts and cultural landscape. Not the Orpheum, nope, 681 00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:00,319 Speaker 3: not the Haller and Center, Nope, nope, nope. Not not 682 00:36:00,480 --> 00:36:04,440 Speaker 3: Theater Memphis, Nope, nope, nope. Not playoffs on the Square 683 00:36:06,040 --> 00:36:08,959 Speaker 3: and they're dancing drag queens and the Wizard of Oz. Nope, 684 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:13,319 Speaker 3: that's not it. It's the Hatteloo Theater, the only freestanding 685 00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:17,759 Speaker 3: Black repertory theater in a five state region. So they're 686 00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:21,080 Speaker 3: celebrating that. And then of course they're celebrating what now 687 00:36:21,160 --> 00:36:23,400 Speaker 3: is going to be known as the Memphis Art Museum. 688 00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:29,080 Speaker 3: They ditched the word Brooks and they're promoting the Dystopian 689 00:36:29,160 --> 00:36:33,880 Speaker 3: Museum that's being built on overlooking the Mississippi River. Have 690 00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:36,440 Speaker 3: you seen the designs for that place. It's just I 691 00:36:36,520 --> 00:36:39,319 Speaker 3: don't know, it's just weird, man, But that's just me. 692 00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:41,799 Speaker 3: I'm not an architect, but it looks like something you 693 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:45,440 Speaker 3: would see in the old Soviet era. Nothing that says, 694 00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:49,520 Speaker 3: you know, oh, come inside, have some lemonade, look at 695 00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:55,120 Speaker 3: our pretty pictures. So anyway, that's the Near Times. It 696 00:36:55,239 --> 00:36:57,000 Speaker 3: just seems to me, if you're going to do something 697 00:36:57,120 --> 00:36:59,879 Speaker 3: like this, I'm not sure that people are people going 698 00:36:59,880 --> 00:37:05,200 Speaker 3: to come to Memphis to attend a gender equity exhibit 699 00:37:05,320 --> 00:37:08,520 Speaker 3: at the National Civil Rights Museum? Who was it? Somebody 700 00:37:08,560 --> 00:37:11,319 Speaker 3: called in It was a long time ago and said 701 00:37:11,360 --> 00:37:16,600 Speaker 3: Todd that museum is as woke as the day is long. 702 00:37:17,160 --> 00:37:21,880 Speaker 3: And that's disappointing, but I'm not surprised. I'm really non surprised. 703 00:37:22,239 --> 00:37:26,000 Speaker 3: So anyway, there you go, and again, if you this week, 704 00:37:26,480 --> 00:37:28,960 Speaker 3: just give me some advice, give me some guidance on 705 00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:31,759 Speaker 3: things that we need to take our folks around to see, 706 00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:34,160 Speaker 3: because I mean, I've done the traditional stuff. You know, 707 00:37:34,200 --> 00:37:36,359 Speaker 3: I had been here six back home, I moved back 708 00:37:36,360 --> 00:37:39,320 Speaker 3: home six years. I'd never been to the SAX Museum 709 00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:43,680 Speaker 3: and it was remarkable and spent a lot of time there. 710 00:37:43,719 --> 00:37:47,719 Speaker 3: Of course, KWIM has a very rich history and has 711 00:37:47,760 --> 00:37:52,400 Speaker 3: a very important role in the musical heritage of Memphis 712 00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:55,800 Speaker 3: and the Mid South. This station started in Arkansas and 713 00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:59,759 Speaker 3: West Memphis, then moved across the river, and we've had 714 00:38:00,200 --> 00:38:03,680 Speaker 3: lord knows how many artists have had shows on KWAM, 715 00:38:03,719 --> 00:38:07,160 Speaker 3: going back to Johnny Cash, BB King and of course 716 00:38:07,239 --> 00:38:10,600 Speaker 3: Elvis Presley who played for the very first time on 717 00:38:10,640 --> 00:38:14,160 Speaker 3: the radio on KWAM back back in the day. So 718 00:38:14,600 --> 00:38:18,040 Speaker 3: just a great history. And of course Jerry, Jerry the 719 00:38:18,080 --> 00:38:22,680 Speaker 3: King Lawler was a DJ here on this radio station 720 00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:26,600 Speaker 3: back when we were over on Flinckers Street, if you 721 00:38:26,680 --> 00:38:30,360 Speaker 3: remember those days. We're still sort of compiling the history 722 00:38:30,440 --> 00:38:35,279 Speaker 3: of KWHAM. And if you if you have any nuggets, 723 00:38:35,400 --> 00:38:38,720 Speaker 3: if you have any stories about KWAM, already photos old 724 00:38:38,760 --> 00:38:42,200 Speaker 3: photos of KWAM, we would love to see those. Just 725 00:38:42,200 --> 00:38:44,600 Speaker 3: give us a call, drop us a line nine oh 726 00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:47,600 Speaker 3: one two six zero five nine two six. That's nine 727 00:38:47,600 --> 00:38:50,000 Speaker 3: oh one two six zero five, nine two six. And 728 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:51,800 Speaker 3: I got to give a shout out to David Taylor, 729 00:38:52,080 --> 00:38:55,720 Speaker 3: who is one of the one of the finest photographers. 730 00:38:56,200 --> 00:38:58,880 Speaker 3: This guy sends us photos and let's us share the 731 00:38:58,880 --> 00:39:02,640 Speaker 3: photos on our social media pages. And he said, the 732 00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:07,040 Speaker 3: correct pronunciation of the Italian deli is Patch's see. I'm 733 00:39:07,520 --> 00:39:10,960 Speaker 3: really that's my kryptonite. I'm just horrible at name pronunciation. 734 00:39:11,440 --> 00:39:17,040 Speaker 3: So my apologies. Patch's over at at the forum. No 735 00:39:17,120 --> 00:39:19,440 Speaker 3: trying the meatballs too, No, I'm not. I just had 736 00:39:19,440 --> 00:39:22,359 Speaker 3: the roast meat, but the meatballs are great as well. 737 00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:25,240 Speaker 3: And be sure to who knows he may be playing 738 00:39:25,360 --> 00:39:27,960 Speaker 3: KWAM on the you know, in the building when you 739 00:39:27,960 --> 00:39:30,080 Speaker 3: when you drop by. All right, let me tell you 740 00:39:30,080 --> 00:39:32,840 Speaker 3: what's happening today on the Tod Stern Show. Coming up 741 00:39:32,880 --> 00:39:36,200 Speaker 3: at eleven o'clock, we've got a jam pack program. Yesterday 742 00:39:36,239 --> 00:39:39,080 Speaker 3: we had a terrific interview with a young man who 743 00:39:39,280 --> 00:39:43,960 Speaker 3: escaped communism in Venezuela. Now a doctorate, has a PhD 744 00:39:44,040 --> 00:39:47,640 Speaker 3: in economics. A great story. You're gonna hear a little 745 00:39:47,680 --> 00:39:50,440 Speaker 3: bit more of that conversation, along with some very special 746 00:39:50,480 --> 00:39:53,839 Speaker 3: guests eleven o'clock right here on the Boday nine ninety. 747 00:39:53,880 --> 00:40:01,879 Speaker 3: Get out there, have a great day. Everybody be safe.