1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:02,640 Speaker 1: It's night Side with Dan Ray. 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 2: I'm telling you Fasy Boxton's Nach Radio. Try good evening, everybody. 3 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 2: Once again, the weather has not broken. It is the 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 2: meteorological spring which started on March first, but it feels 5 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:17,959 Speaker 2: like anything like it, although maybe next week it's gonna 6 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:19,759 Speaker 2: warm up a little bit. Well, we're gonna warm things 7 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 2: up for you tonight. My name is Dan Ray, Host 8 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:23,799 Speaker 2: of Nightside. Rob Brooks is back in the control room. 9 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:26,479 Speaker 2: We have some interesting topics you're gonna hear from the 10 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 2: State Auditor Diane Dosaglio as she continues to battle everyone 11 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 2: up on Beacon Hill. But in my opinion, she is 12 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 2: doing what the voters have asked her to do in 13 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 2: the ballid initiative of October, or rather November of twenty 14 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 2: twenty four. We will also talk tonight later tonight with 15 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 2: Larry and Scott Rubinstein the Nightside WBZ car guys. They 16 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 2: are back and they'll be able to answer all your 17 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 2: questions and concerns that you might have about your current automobile, 18 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 2: whether it is a gas guzzler, or whether it's an 19 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 2: EV or a hybrid or whatever. I tend to like 20 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 2: the gas gozzlers to be really honest with you, because 21 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 2: I understand the gas gozzling, but others of you it differently. 22 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 2: But we're going to talk to them about what cars 23 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 2: are coming up and what they would suggest maybe your 24 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:19,040 Speaker 2: next car should be, and if you have any questions, 25 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 2: if you're looking at a couple of different type cars. 26 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:24,320 Speaker 2: Perfect night. They'll join us at about ten oh five, 27 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 2: and oftentimes most times we do a couple of hours 28 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 2: with them. So that's the agenda for the evening. We're 29 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 2: going to start off with Emily Sweeney, Boston Globe Cold 30 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 2: Case Files reporter, and Emily has an update actually on 31 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 2: a murder that we talked about. Was it two weeks ago? 32 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 2: Was it a month ago? This is the murder of 33 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 2: Kendrick Price. 34 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, Dan, it was a couple of weeks ago, and 35 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 3: I had just started looking into this case, and honestly, 36 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 3: I got to say, the more I learn about what 37 00:01:55,160 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 3: happened that night, the more honestly angry I feel. Hendrick 38 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 3: was so amazing. You know, he was from Dorchester, graduated 39 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 3: from Buckingham Brown, and Nichols got a scholarship to play 40 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 3: basketball at University of Michigan. 41 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:18,079 Speaker 2: That is a big time college program. Okay, So that's great. 42 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:24,920 Speaker 3: And yeah, he earned his degree in just three years 43 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 3: as a bachelor's became a financial analyst, and he started 44 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 3: a nonprofit to help young kids, you know, in the 45 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 3: inner city and places like Dorchester, learn about finance and business. 46 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 3: And he was staying at his mother's house on Greenwood 47 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:51,399 Speaker 3: Street where he grew up in Dorchester March twenty nineteen 48 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 3: when he was shot to death. And I talked to 49 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 3: his mother since since we spoke them. 50 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 2: It's Carol, Carrol Price. 51 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:07,920 Speaker 4: Right, Yeah, so what what is new that this sounds 52 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:11,080 Speaker 4: to me like you you've heard something something on this 53 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 4: case with which either bothers you or excites you. 54 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, you know it bothers me because you know 55 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 3: that it was a Friday night. He told his mom 56 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 3: he was going to stay in. He planned to stay in. 57 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:27,959 Speaker 3: He was getting ready to move into a new apartment 58 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 3: in downtown. 59 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 5: Boston, you know, a lot, going on a new job, and. 60 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 3: You know, his for some reason, he changed his mind 61 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 3: to had to go down the street to this garage 62 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 3: that kind of hosted after our parties, and that's where. 63 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 6: He was killed. 64 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 3: And he was shot multiple times, you know, and we're talking. 65 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 3: You know, this is a garage inside of a house, 66 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 3: you know, attached to a house right down the street. 67 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 3: And you know, it's a gathering of people. So people 68 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 3: saw and heard something, sure, and you know, I think 69 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 3: they may have been afraid to speak out before. Maybe 70 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 3: things have changed, And I just really hope that putting 71 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 3: some more awareness on, you know, his murder, that people 72 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:24,039 Speaker 3: will come forward. I mean, it was a party, you know. 73 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 2: But here's the thing that strikes me, And I think 74 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 2: you probably can identify with what I'm saying. If there's 75 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 2: a beef and someone shoots someone, generally is one shot 76 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 2: and they're out the door. They just want to get 77 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 2: out of there. For them to fire, For someone to 78 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 2: fire multiple rounds at someone, that shows an intention to 79 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 2: kill that person, which generally is based upon some animists, 80 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 2: some pre existing animis that exists prior to the shooting. 81 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:04,359 Speaker 3: You're following, you know, yeah, yeah, I mean Kendrick. You know, 82 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 3: he couldn't be mistaken for anybody. He was six foot. 83 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:09,919 Speaker 1: Nine, you know, and he. 84 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 3: You know, he didn't hang out, you know, in the streets, 85 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:16,159 Speaker 3: and they obviously he was very busy with a new job, 86 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 3: and you know, but obviously you knew people in the 87 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 3: neighborhood too, It's where he grew up. So all I 88 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 3: know is that, like, you know, to have something like 89 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 3: that happen with so many people around and you know, 90 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 3: the investigation going nowhere. Again, I just really appreciate you 91 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 3: giving me the time just to talk about this and 92 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:39,239 Speaker 3: you know, spread the word and then hopefully somebody. 93 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 2: So this was this was on Greenwood This was on 94 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:44,600 Speaker 2: Greenwood Street in Dorchester. 95 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: Yeah. 96 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, in a in a garage which was part of 97 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 2: a home, which everybody can understand. You're driving in the garage. 98 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:58,480 Speaker 2: The garage is underneath the house or whatever. Yeah, he 99 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:00,120 Speaker 2: was shot multiple. 100 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:03,720 Speaker 3: Times, riddled with poets. 101 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:08,480 Speaker 2: That's more than multiple. That means he Again, it sounds 102 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 2: to me like someone had a dislike for him and 103 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 2: they took it out on him. Now, I have to 104 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 2: assume the police were on top of this because he 105 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 2: had a reputation not only as an athlete, but as 106 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 2: a good kid. And I'm assuming that since this is 107 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:28,840 Speaker 2: seven years ago, seven years ago this month, that there 108 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 2: might be some detectives and officers who still worked the job. 109 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 2: This is not a forty year old cold case. This 110 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 2: is seven years old. Do you think you'll get an 111 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 2: opportunity to talk. Is the police department cooperative in terms 112 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 2: of helping you out and saying, hey, here's what we 113 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:51,480 Speaker 2: have would need some help or is they? Are they 114 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:54,159 Speaker 2: not cooperative? These sort of the these are the stories 115 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:57,280 Speaker 2: that should be not only on Night Side, but obviously 116 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 2: they should be in the newspaper as well. And I'm 117 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 2: looking to see if they're in the print copy of 118 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 2: the Globe. I assume they're on they're posted digitally, but 119 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 2: are they also getting into the print copy of the Globe? 120 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 3: Emily, Yeah, So all the stories I write about unsolved 121 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 3: artists all go on the Globe website and the cold 122 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 3: case files page right, and some of them, but not 123 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 3: all get into print. And that's the same with a 124 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 3: lot of Globe stories. 125 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 2: No understand No, no, And I don't want to put 126 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 2: you in a position where you're in any way, shape 127 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 2: or form could be perceived as being critical. You're not 128 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 2: being critical. I'm asking the question. It seems to me 129 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 2: that a case like this, which is a cold case, 130 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 2: but there's a lot of people who are still around 131 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 2: and believe it or not, I would hope that the 132 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 2: Globe editors understand that not everyone is digitally reliant. There 133 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 2: are still a lot of people, particularly people who have 134 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 2: been in Boston for a while, who like to read 135 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 2: that newspaper. So this is one that I'd love to 136 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 2: see this one gets get a highlight. He was murdered. 137 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 2: If well, I guess we're coming up hard on the 138 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 2: anniversary of the of the murder, if I'm not mistaken, just. 139 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 3: A couple of days ago. If not, like the wee 140 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 3: hours of the morning of March second, twenty nineteen. 141 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 2: Okay, well, this is the seventh anniversary. Then, no, it 142 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 2: was twenty seventeen. I'm sorry, So we're talking about the ninth. 143 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 3: Anniversary twenty nineteen. 144 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 2: Oh, I was twenty nineteen. Okay, this one article here, okay, fair, 145 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 2: twenty nineteen. So we are talking about the seventh seventh anniversary. 146 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 2: I hope that anybody who has any recollection of the 147 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 2: people who were there, if there was somebody who did this, 148 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:53,680 Speaker 2: justice justice, the latest justice denied Emily. How could folks 149 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:55,200 Speaker 2: get in touch with you if they want to reach 150 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:56,719 Speaker 2: out to you, even if they want to reach out 151 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:57,559 Speaker 2: to you anonymously. 152 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely, Well, you know, let me throw out the 153 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 3: Boston Police Department Homicide Detectives line yep, super important. That's 154 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 3: six one seven three four three four four seven. Oh 155 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 3: and for me, you can contact me. All my contact 156 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 3: information is on the Globe website if you Google Google 157 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 3: my name and my email address is Emily dot Sweeney 158 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 3: at Globe dot com. 159 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 2: And they can get they can actually get the cold 160 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 2: case files sent to their computer. I guess free of charge. 161 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 3: Yes, yeah, if you sign you can sign up for 162 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:42,319 Speaker 3: my newsletter if you visit Globe dot com slash hold 163 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 3: case files. 164 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 2: Perfect, Emily, Thank you much. Let's hope that this is 165 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:49,199 Speaker 2: one that maybe we've rattled a care or two and 166 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 2: someone's memory has been jogged and someone maybe would like 167 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:54,719 Speaker 2: to do the right thing. Thank you so. 168 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 3: Much, Thanks so much, Dan. 169 00:09:57,360 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 2: All right, will we get back. We're going to We're 170 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 2: not sure. Actually if we have a sec Oh good, 171 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 2: We're gonna talk a little bit about an upcoming believe 172 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:10,439 Speaker 2: it or not, a national baseball Poetry festival. Most of 173 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:13,679 Speaker 2: us don't think of baseball and poetry, but of course 174 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 2: one poem that we think of a lot is Casey 175 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:19,559 Speaker 2: at the Bat. But there's more, and we're gonna be 176 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:22,840 Speaker 2: talking with the person who's organized this baseball poetry festival. 177 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 2: Right after this quick break on Nightside. 178 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:27,839 Speaker 7: It's night Side with. 179 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 6: Boston's news Radio. 180 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:35,560 Speaker 2: Well, this is an interesting guest. His name is Steve 181 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 2: beyond Delilo. I hope I've gotten close to the correct 182 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 2: for a lot of vowels in that name. Steve. How 183 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 2: are you tonight? 184 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 1: We're doing great, Dan, and you've got it perfectly excellent. 185 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:50,040 Speaker 2: Well that makes me very happy, because a lot of 186 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 2: times I don't you are. I guess. The organizer of 187 00:10:55,559 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 2: what's called the National Baseball Poetry Festival said it's fourth year. 188 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 2: Tell us, tell us about it, how how it came 189 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:07,199 Speaker 2: to be, and we want to talk about this big 190 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:12,840 Speaker 2: event you have coming up the weekend of I guess 191 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:16,840 Speaker 2: the weekend of Is it much now? The deadline is 192 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 2: April seventeenth, Friday, so yeah, okay. 193 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:29,199 Speaker 8: The event itself is May seven to eleven, right oh later, 194 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:34,079 Speaker 8: but the contest deadlines come up more quickly. 195 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 1: So yeah. We started four years ago. This is our 196 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:43,120 Speaker 1: our fourth year, and it was an inspiration you know, 197 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 1: my own firm. I'm in the event's business, and happened 198 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: to be reading an article about the fishermen's poetry gathering 199 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:55,600 Speaker 1: out on the West coast. This is some years ago, 200 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 1: five six years ago, and I said, my goodness, if 201 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: there's a poetry festival about fish, I mean, how could 202 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:06,720 Speaker 1: we possibly not have one about baseball. And of course, 203 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:10,959 Speaker 1: you know, here in Massachusetts, in Worcester, we've got the 204 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:15,719 Speaker 1: great origin story in a few ways. You know, We've 205 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 1: got the Casey at the Bat Ernest There born in Lawrence, 206 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 1: but raised in Worcester whole life until he went to Harvard. 207 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 2: That's the one poem about baseball that I think everyone knows. 208 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:35,440 Speaker 2: But I didn't realize it had its origins in Massachusetts. 209 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:37,200 Speaker 2: I should have known that. 210 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 1: Yeah. They So the author, Ernest There, raised in Worcester, 211 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:46,440 Speaker 1: and some people think he was inspired by another great 212 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:51,960 Speaker 1: Worcester event, and that was the first perfect game in 213 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball was pitched in Worcester. 214 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 2: In the nineteenth century that I'm aware. 215 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, eighteen eighty was that first perfect game. It 216 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:06,720 Speaker 1: was Lee Richmond of the Worcester Ruby Legs against the 217 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:12,960 Speaker 1: Cleveland Blues on June twelve, eighteen eighty. And legend has 218 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 1: it Ernest There was there and or certainly knew about 219 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:21,079 Speaker 1: it and then wrote Casey at the Bat. So eight 220 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 1: years later. 221 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:25,440 Speaker 2: This is your fourth year doing this, give us an 222 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 2: idea about how it has grown. I have to assume 223 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 2: that it had that word of this. You must have 224 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 2: started fairly small, and it just give us brag on 225 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:37,840 Speaker 2: this a little bit. Since you're the founder of the 226 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 2: first year. How many folks participated? How many folks participated 227 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 2: last year? 228 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,440 Speaker 1: Okay, so you know, in the first year, I think 229 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 1: we had a little under one hundred, fewer than one 230 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:52,840 Speaker 1: hundred adults and probably one hundred and twenty kids. 231 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 2: That's not bad. That's start. 232 00:13:56,480 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, no, not a bad start. And that would be 233 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:03,880 Speaker 1: on the contests in terms of people who joined us 234 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 1: for the gathering. Right, so a festival's broken into two parts. 235 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 1: You've got an adult and youth contest, right with people 236 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 1: all over the world. We've had submissions from thirty seven 237 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 1: states and eight countries actually, and you got to just 238 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 1: hear the list of some of the countries. It's so 239 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 1: much fun. Canada, Italy, Israel, British Virgin Islands, Nigeria, India, Turkey, 240 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 1: and Malta. Yes, people in those countries are writing baseball, 241 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:37,040 Speaker 1: poetry and making submissions, which is wonderful. And that's both 242 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: adults and youth. 243 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, those are not the countries, those, by the way, 244 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:42,280 Speaker 2: are not the countries that I would have guessed. I 245 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 2: would have guessed maybe Canada, but I would have guessed Mexico. 246 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 2: I would have guessed that, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic. 247 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 2: Places where we're drawing baseball players from, Hey, they're they're majorly. 248 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 2: I would have guessed Japan. So you you have some 249 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 2: area area to go here, Steve. So let's let's talk 250 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 2: about the weekend. You spend the weekend at Pular Park. 251 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:11,520 Speaker 2: Great venue, no doubt about that. Give us what happens 252 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 2: each day? You got a it's a Friday, Saturday, Sunday. 253 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 2: And again the date of the event or the dates 254 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 2: of the events are May seventh through the tenth. 255 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 1: Yes, and then just to and to give you the 256 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 1: two dates that come up before. The adult submission deadline 257 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: for the contest is March twenty seventh, and the youth 258 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 1: submission deadline is April seventeen. 259 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 2: Okay, So now where do they need where do they 260 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 2: need to send? Is that a website or is it 261 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 2: an address? Because I'm running out of time and I 262 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 2: want to make sure that we get that information out. 263 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 1: Sure, Baseballpoetryfest dot org Baseballpoetry Fests dot orgreat and of 264 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:55,280 Speaker 1: course you can just go to the National Baseball Poetry 265 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 1: Festival in your Google bar. It'll pop right up. Okay, 266 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 1: those are the contest and then the event itself starts 267 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 1: on the evening of May seventh, and it starts with 268 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 1: a gathering of the poets come in from all around 269 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 1: the country fifteen sixteen states. And then on the friday 270 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 1: there that's a Thursday night, and then on the Friday 271 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 1: there are workshops and there's musical features, there's a reception, 272 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 1: and we're the only, you know, the only festival in 273 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 1: history to cross sports and the fine arts. But yet 274 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 1: we have two full pro ballgames in the midst of it. 275 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:31,720 Speaker 1: There's no other festival of any type in the literary 276 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 1: arts that has ballgames in the middle of it too, 277 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 1: which is wonderful. And then it goes on to do 278 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 1: publishers panels and poets panels and readings and open mics 279 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 1: and all sorts of fun stuff that weekend, again going 280 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 1: running from Thursday May seven into a Sunday morning, May ten, 281 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 1: and then we do a little debrief on the eleven. 282 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 2: I assume that poetry can be in many forms. It 283 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:04,960 Speaker 2: can be your more traditional poetry with certain numbers of stanzas. 284 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 2: And then I assume some people might do a kind 285 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 2: of a free form thing. So can at the website, 286 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 2: can they see some examples of some of the poetry 287 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:19,480 Speaker 2: from previous years, so they get some guidelines, some guardrails. 288 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 1: Absolutely. In fact, you go to the website, you can 289 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:28,919 Speaker 1: just hit the contest length and you'll see all the 290 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:33,600 Speaker 1: winners the poems, all the winning poems from three years 291 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:38,920 Speaker 1: are published on the website. And interestingly, we give out 292 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:43,480 Speaker 1: twenty We recognize twenty adults and sixty kids. Now, the 293 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 1: kid's poetry is not available to read on the website, 294 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 1: but the adult poetry is. And you are absolutely right. 295 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:54,120 Speaker 1: You can write a paragraph and that would be called 296 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:57,679 Speaker 1: a prose poem. Right. It doesn't have to be traditional 297 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: formal work, but it's got to be limited to one page, 298 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:05,320 Speaker 1: and the subject matter is anything you'd like you want 299 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 1: to write about, you know, heroes and relationships with your 300 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 1: dad or your daughter, or with whomever you want. You 301 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 1: want to write about, hot dogs or uniforms, or ballparks 302 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:20,399 Speaker 1: or almost anything goes. The interpretation of what is a 303 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:22,000 Speaker 1: baseball poem is very broad. 304 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 2: If I if I were to write a poem about 305 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:27,879 Speaker 2: anything related to baseball, I would write a poem about 306 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:32,120 Speaker 2: box because I think that it's a It's little understood 307 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:35,160 Speaker 2: what a picture does to balk, and there's many ways 308 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:37,040 Speaker 2: in which not only the picture can balk, but a 309 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:40,240 Speaker 2: couple of ways the ketcher can balk if they if 310 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:42,679 Speaker 2: they step out of the ketcher's box before the picture 311 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:46,760 Speaker 2: throws the ball. U. So I think it's an It's 312 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:48,679 Speaker 2: also a word that would rhyme with a lot of 313 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 2: things would rhyme with walky. I'm kind of making it 314 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:56,159 Speaker 2: up as we're going along here, Steve, what do you 315 00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:58,159 Speaker 2: do for a living? I'm sure that this is not 316 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 2: a full time job, although it's obvious. Hey, full time avocation? 317 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 2: How did you just give me real quickly? What got 318 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 2: you into the midst of baseball poetry? 319 00:19:08,840 --> 00:19:11,880 Speaker 1: So? I run a firm that's forty years old that's 320 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 1: helped the nonprofits raise money over the years. You know, 321 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:19,520 Speaker 1: where were the folks that coined the phrase signature event? 322 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:23,320 Speaker 1: We brought the walkathon market the scale in the United States, 323 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 1: and we've beligned a lot of unique to creatives. 324 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:29,160 Speaker 2: Give us a plug, give us how people can get 325 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:30,959 Speaker 2: in touch with you at work. Maybe there's someone out 326 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:33,439 Speaker 2: there who would like to for business purposes get in 327 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:35,239 Speaker 2: touch with it. Go ahead, give me, just give me 328 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 2: the name of the company, or there. 329 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:40,399 Speaker 1: Is beyond a Lilo. You can go to beyondolilo dot com. 330 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:43,400 Speaker 1: That's all my last name, my difficult to spell last name, 331 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 1: beyond alilo dot com and you can find out everything 332 00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:51,640 Speaker 1: you want to know about us there. 333 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 2: Enjoy the poetry. I hope, I hope all of it 334 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 2: is iambic pentaminar and or some some version thereof. Thank 335 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:02,639 Speaker 2: you for very much, Steve. I enjoyed the conversation immensely. 336 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:03,680 Speaker 2: Thank you so much. 337 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 1: Thank you, Dan, appreciate it. 338 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 2: You're welcome. All right, here we have the we're a 339 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:11,159 Speaker 2: minute or so late for the eight thirty news. That's okay, 340 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:13,639 Speaker 2: We're close, right, Rob, Let's go to the news and 341 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:16,639 Speaker 2: we'll be back with two more very interesting guests on 342 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:20,560 Speaker 2: different topics. Here on Nightside on this Thursday night, we're 343 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:22,760 Speaker 2: thinking baseball, which is always a good thing. 344 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:30,600 Speaker 1: It's Nightside with Dany Boston's News Radio. 345 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:36,680 Speaker 2: Well, I'm delighted to welcome Jamie Garabedian. She's the project 346 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:42,200 Speaker 2: manager for the MSPCA Angels Animal Protection Division and the 347 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:49,679 Speaker 2: MSPCA is seeking adopters for dozens of rats following a 348 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:54,199 Speaker 2: huge surrender. This is a deadly serious story. Jamie, Welcome 349 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 2: to Nightside. How are you. 350 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 5: I'm good, how are you? Thanks for having me. 351 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:02,679 Speaker 2: So you folks, there was some person somewhere I believe 352 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:04,600 Speaker 2: it was in the western part of the state. 353 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 5: That they had an exit Essex County. 354 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:11,639 Speaker 2: Essex County, but that's up north, Okay, Essex County, No 355 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 2: need to identify. And they had about one hundred and 356 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:18,160 Speaker 2: sixty three rats, as I understand it, in their house 357 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 2: and stats. 358 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:22,359 Speaker 5: Yeah, that's correct. It was a really well meaning person. 359 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:24,680 Speaker 5: They got a little bit overwhelmed with the amount of 360 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:27,639 Speaker 5: rest in their care, and when they connected with our 361 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 5: law enforcement team, you know, SAWR, it is a great 362 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:32,920 Speaker 5: opportunity to help a good person trying to do the 363 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:36,480 Speaker 5: right thing with some resources and make the situation better 364 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 5: for the animals and better for them. 365 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:42,640 Speaker 2: Okay, So I have to ask you a couple of questions. 366 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:45,439 Speaker 2: How do how does a person live in a home 367 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 2: with one hundred and sixty three rats? 368 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:54,119 Speaker 5: Not comfortably? Probably? You know, the rests live in enclosures. 369 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:58,160 Speaker 5: They weren't free roaming throughout the house. But yeah, it's 370 00:21:58,320 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 5: very easy to get overwhelmed with. 371 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:01,920 Speaker 2: So this person had them in cages. 372 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 5: You mean, yeah, they're in rat enclosures and it just 373 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:11,119 Speaker 5: you know, numbers multiplied as they procreate with one another, 374 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 5: so it just got overwhelming quickly. 375 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 2: Okay, but they weren't free roaming. So now, no, some 376 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:23,320 Speaker 2: of them you have transferred to other shelters. But this 377 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:26,160 Speaker 2: is the is it the Boston shelter we're talking about here? 378 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:30,840 Speaker 2: You have about sixty rats pet rats that are available 379 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:31,480 Speaker 2: for adoption. 380 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 5: It is that all four of our adoption centers actually, 381 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 5: so they're spread out between Salem, Boston, Massouin, and on 382 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 5: the Cape, and we had about seventy initially. Some have 383 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 5: been adopted, but the rest are still seeking homes. To 384 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 5: put it into perspective, like, the total amount of one 385 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 5: hundred and sixty three is about double what we adopted 386 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:56,119 Speaker 5: out all year last year, So it's a really large intake. 387 00:22:56,359 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 2: Sure I get it now, Okay, So how amenable to adoption? 388 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:06,479 Speaker 2: And I know a friend of mine I shouldn't say 389 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:09,160 Speaker 2: a friend, someone who I knew, got to know him 390 00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 2: and he actually lived a very different life. He lived 391 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:17,879 Speaker 2: alone in the woods, and he had a pet rat 392 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 2: and albino rat which had free could roam freely within 393 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:25,440 Speaker 2: the tent in which he lived, and the gentleman used 394 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:28,679 Speaker 2: to call the show, and I actually went and met him. 395 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 2: So my question is this, how amenable to adoption are rats, 396 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 2: you know, as pets? I mean they're all we all 397 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 2: believe every creature is a creature of God, whether it's 398 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:47,840 Speaker 2: a cute puppy or a cute kitten or a cute rat. 399 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:50,040 Speaker 2: What do people have to think about if they'd like 400 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 2: to adopt a rat or more than one. 401 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:55,359 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's a great question. Rats, you know, tend to 402 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 5: get a bad reputation, but they're really really good pets. 403 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 5: They're super smart, they're really social, they're actually quite clean, 404 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 5: and they form a really deep bond with their person. 405 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:08,200 Speaker 5: Some people even compare it to the bond that you 406 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:11,480 Speaker 5: form with a dog. Obviously, their life splan is not 407 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:13,439 Speaker 5: quite as long as a dog. They typically live to 408 00:24:13,480 --> 00:24:16,640 Speaker 5: be about two to three years old. But yeah, they're 409 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:20,120 Speaker 5: incredibly smart. They really like attention, they like being out 410 00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 5: and social with you. So they're just a really great 411 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 5: option for someone who wants a smaller animal maybe lives 412 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 5: in a smaller space and doesn't want the responsibility of 413 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:32,920 Speaker 5: a larger animal like a dog or a cat. 414 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:36,359 Speaker 2: Okay, so if you have a dog, you have to 415 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 2: walk the dog a little bit, and you certainly have 416 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:41,000 Speaker 2: to give them a chance him and heard, a chance 417 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:46,480 Speaker 2: to go outside and do their business. How much care 418 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:51,480 Speaker 2: and attention is given when people adopt a rat? Does 419 00:24:51,640 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 2: rat have freedom to roam throughout the house or do 420 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:58,720 Speaker 2: they live in a cage? I'm asking honest to god 421 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:02,479 Speaker 2: questions here, which which I think most people are probably 422 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 2: thinking about. 423 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 1: Yeah. 424 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:07,520 Speaker 5: Absolutely, I mean so usually there are some sort of 425 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:11,040 Speaker 5: wrap enclosure, whether it's a cage or more of a tank. 426 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 5: But most people that do have rests will take them 427 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 5: out and spend time with them outside of their enclosure 428 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 5: as well. So that's really where that bond is going 429 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:24,280 Speaker 5: to form. Where they're really social. They often like to 430 00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:27,840 Speaker 5: be like cuddly and affectionate, so it's kind of the 431 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 5: best of both worlds. Where it's an animal that you 432 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:31,879 Speaker 5: can spend time with, you can get that affection and 433 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:35,680 Speaker 5: that interaction with but again they can go back into 434 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:38,199 Speaker 5: their enclosure. They tend to like being in groups and 435 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:40,680 Speaker 5: they're social with one another, so having more than one 436 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 5: is usually encouraged. Again, just because they are very social. 437 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:48,119 Speaker 5: But they're kind of a perfect blend of an animal 438 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:50,159 Speaker 5: that can spend time with you, have a bond with you, 439 00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:52,280 Speaker 5: have a relationship with you, but also can live in 440 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:54,680 Speaker 5: their enclosure and not be free roaming all the time. 441 00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:58,320 Speaker 2: Okay, now, as hopefully there's some people who are listening 442 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:03,399 Speaker 2: in are thinking about this. Rats have obviously they need 443 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:08,680 Speaker 2: a better public relations organization. Most people do not think 444 00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:12,360 Speaker 2: of them as someone they would want as a pet. 445 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:15,360 Speaker 2: This is a dumb question, but I get paid money, 446 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:18,800 Speaker 2: do I ask some questions? Dumb and otherwise, Jamie, But 447 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:21,240 Speaker 2: I'm trying to work with you here. What are the 448 00:26:21,359 --> 00:26:24,919 Speaker 2: chances that if you adopt a pet rat, just as 449 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 2: if you adopt a puppy, a puppy will nip at 450 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:29,800 Speaker 2: you until you talk to the puppy and you say, no, 451 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:32,359 Speaker 2: we don't know biting. Everybody knows how to deal with 452 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:35,359 Speaker 2: a puppy. Is that a problem with rats or No? 453 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:40,520 Speaker 5: Not really? I mean there's always an accidental or you know, 454 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:45,000 Speaker 5: there's always the odd rat out. I guess if you will, 455 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:47,119 Speaker 5: but no, they're not typically an animal that's going to 456 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:49,800 Speaker 5: actively like try to bite you. They're again very social. 457 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:53,280 Speaker 5: They like human interaction and they like interacting with other 458 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:56,240 Speaker 5: rats as well, so they're all around like pretty friendly, 459 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:57,159 Speaker 5: happy guys. 460 00:26:57,520 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 2: What is okay? What did they they do for food? 461 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 2: Meaning in other words, one of the things when you 462 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:06,639 Speaker 2: have a dog or a cat, you're obligated and of 463 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:08,919 Speaker 2: course as you would be to to provide them with 464 00:27:09,040 --> 00:27:11,640 Speaker 2: water and with food during you know, during the day. 465 00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:13,680 Speaker 2: I assume the same would go for the rat. What 466 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:18,320 Speaker 2: type of food do rats, you know, domesticated rats? Like? 467 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:23,119 Speaker 5: Absolutely, you can actually buy like a dry rat food 468 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:24,720 Speaker 5: at the store, just like you can a dog or 469 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:26,920 Speaker 5: a cat. Comes in a bag. It kind of looks similar. 470 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 5: It's like a kibble type food and you can get 471 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:30,919 Speaker 5: it at any pep store. 472 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:36,840 Speaker 2: And oftentimes with kibble you can if you have a dog. 473 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:40,280 Speaker 2: I had a tendency to always cut up from my 474 00:27:40,480 --> 00:27:44,479 Speaker 2: dogs over the years, some boy's head honey, maple, turkey, 475 00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:46,360 Speaker 2: mince it up and put it in with a kibble. 476 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:50,520 Speaker 2: They seem to like that. What's the deal with with rats? 477 00:27:50,680 --> 00:27:53,119 Speaker 2: Do they just live on the kibble or can you 478 00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:56,160 Speaker 2: add something that you know, as you develop a relationship. 479 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:58,600 Speaker 2: You want to give them a little more than just kibble? 480 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:01,040 Speaker 2: What else do they like? Side? Or is that in? 481 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:02,199 Speaker 2: Is it that simple? 482 00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:05,440 Speaker 5: I mean, it's as simple as they can just live 483 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:07,520 Speaker 5: on the kibble and they are perfectly happy if you 484 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:09,639 Speaker 5: want to add in like veggies. There's like lists of 485 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:11,720 Speaker 5: things that you can find online on our site as 486 00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:14,440 Speaker 5: well of you know, like little treats that you can 487 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:17,160 Speaker 5: give them. But yeah, they're just as happy to live 488 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:17,680 Speaker 5: on the kibble. 489 00:28:17,840 --> 00:28:21,119 Speaker 2: Okay, so let's do this. What do people need to 490 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:24,040 Speaker 2: do do who have listened to the interview and are 491 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:28,119 Speaker 2: actually thinking seriously about adopting. I assume they can just 492 00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:31,520 Speaker 2: show up at one of the MSPCA shelters this weekend. 493 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:36,000 Speaker 2: Today's Thursday, tomorrow's Friday. So I'm sure that people have 494 00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:38,880 Speaker 2: some time this weekend. Do they need to call in advance? 495 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:42,960 Speaker 2: What what do they need to do to basically put 496 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:44,960 Speaker 2: themselves in a position where they may be able to 497 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:47,480 Speaker 2: adopt a rat or a couple of rats. 498 00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:50,880 Speaker 5: They can just show up at any one of our 499 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:54,200 Speaker 5: adoption centers. Again, we have one in Boston, one in Mathuin, 500 00:28:54,360 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 5: one in Salem, Massachusetts, and one on the Cape. I 501 00:28:57,680 --> 00:28:59,800 Speaker 5: would say to check our website first because each has 502 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:03,200 Speaker 5: for open hours. But yeah, you just show up, chat 503 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:05,800 Speaker 5: with a staff member, tell them a little bit about 504 00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 5: your home life, what you're looking for, and they will 505 00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:11,000 Speaker 5: match you with a rat. And I do just want 506 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:13,760 Speaker 5: to also give a shout out to the other shelters 507 00:29:13,800 --> 00:29:16,200 Speaker 5: who took in rats from this case to help it 508 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 5: out as well. Go ahead, so if you don't live 509 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:20,800 Speaker 5: in the area of one of our shelters, there are 510 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:22,840 Speaker 5: a bunch of others who also have the rats from 511 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:27,240 Speaker 5: this case. So take in Humane Society in Springfield, Mole, 512 00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 5: Humane Society in loll Berkshire, Humane Society in the Berkshire's 513 00:29:32,040 --> 00:29:35,680 Speaker 5: Arl in Boston Arl of New Hampshire and then the 514 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:38,400 Speaker 5: New Hampshire STCA. So if you live near any of those, 515 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 5: but maybe not near an MSPCA location, I would encourage 516 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:44,680 Speaker 5: you to look at their open hours as well and 517 00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:47,720 Speaker 5: head to one of their locations too if you're looking 518 00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 5: to adopt a rat. 519 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 2: Okay, and then last question, I know with dogs, yet 520 00:29:52,920 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 2: in most communities you have to get a dog license 521 00:29:55,320 --> 00:29:57,280 Speaker 2: and there's a cost of associated with that, and you've 522 00:29:57,320 --> 00:30:01,080 Speaker 2: got to get sometimes shots for dogs. Ravy shots are 523 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:05,280 Speaker 2: rats a lot simpler. No, there's no licensing procedure for rats. 524 00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:07,000 Speaker 5: I think there's no licensing. 525 00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:08,160 Speaker 2: No licensing. 526 00:30:08,160 --> 00:30:11,000 Speaker 5: They don't use the city park, so they're they're they're 527 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:11,680 Speaker 5: a lot cheaper. 528 00:30:12,040 --> 00:30:15,880 Speaker 2: Okay, all right, Jamie. All of my questions were intended 529 00:30:15,920 --> 00:30:19,520 Speaker 2: as genuine questions of curiosity. I hope you don't feel 530 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:22,080 Speaker 2: that I was in any way, shape or form diminishing 531 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:26,720 Speaker 2: the seriousness of adopting pets of all types. And of course, 532 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:30,400 Speaker 2: the MSPCA is always available for a variety of pets. 533 00:30:30,520 --> 00:30:31,720 Speaker 2: Thanks so much for what you do. 534 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:33,840 Speaker 5: Thanks for having me. 535 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:36,479 Speaker 2: You're welcome. When we get back, we're going to talk 536 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:39,160 Speaker 2: about a big event coming up in Massachusetts that probably 537 00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:42,959 Speaker 2: most of you had never heard of. Massachusetts is going 538 00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:49,720 Speaker 2: to host the commissioning of a submarine, the USS Massachusetts. UH. 539 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:52,000 Speaker 2: This was brought to my attention by a good friend 540 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:55,160 Speaker 2: of mine. UH, and I had no idea something of 541 00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:57,120 Speaker 2: this nature was going on. But this is something we 542 00:30:57,120 --> 00:30:59,840 Speaker 2: should all be very proud of. I will talk with 543 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:05,160 Speaker 2: president and CEO and chief Innovation Officer for Massa Productions 544 00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:11,040 Speaker 2: Corporations and part of the commissioning committee for the USS 545 00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:15,760 Speaker 2: Massachusetts back on nightside. Right after this you're on Nightside 546 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:20,800 Speaker 2: with Dan Ray on WBZY, Boston's news radio. Delighted to 547 00:31:20,840 --> 00:31:24,520 Speaker 2: welcome Don Massa Stan Tavis, President, CEO and Chief Innovation 548 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:28,800 Speaker 2: Officer of Massa Products Corporation and part of the commissioning 549 00:31:28,840 --> 00:31:33,680 Speaker 2: committee for the USS Massachusetts. Dawn, Welcome to Nightside. I 550 00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:36,560 Speaker 2: was totally unaware that we were going to have a 551 00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 2: submarine commissioned here in Massachusetts on March twenty eighth. How 552 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:43,280 Speaker 2: has this been under our radar screens for so long? 553 00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:47,440 Speaker 7: Oh my gosh, Dan, thank you so much for having 554 00:31:47,480 --> 00:31:50,680 Speaker 7: me on your show. I greatly appreciate it. This is 555 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:54,200 Speaker 7: such an honor. You know, the commission committee has been 556 00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:58,520 Speaker 7: working really really hard, but I think unfortunately it's really 557 00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:02,560 Speaker 7: difficult to break through to certain channels. I'm so grateful 558 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:06,120 Speaker 7: that your show took us on. It's such an important event. 559 00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:10,479 Speaker 7: The USS Massachusetts is a Block four submarine. My company, 560 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:14,480 Speaker 7: Massive Products Corporation is in Hingham, Massachusetts. We're a third 561 00:32:14,560 --> 00:32:19,040 Speaker 7: generation family business. We design, engineer, and manufacture sonar for 562 00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:22,680 Speaker 7: all of the submarines, and we have done this for 563 00:32:22,760 --> 00:32:26,240 Speaker 7: over eighty years. My grandfather, Frank Massive, was industry point 564 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:29,040 Speaker 7: of contact. We're one of the only companies that has 565 00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:32,840 Speaker 7: that continuity from World War Two to today. And there's 566 00:32:32,880 --> 00:32:34,960 Speaker 7: so many things happening in the world, and this blockpur 567 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:37,880 Speaker 7: submarine in particular, it's such an honor to have it 568 00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:41,880 Speaker 7: happening here in Massachusetts because there's so many other Massachusetts 569 00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:45,320 Speaker 7: companies that are providing so many jobs. The workforce is 570 00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:49,080 Speaker 7: really critical. Is a career with purpose, and the Block 571 00:32:49,160 --> 00:32:52,400 Speaker 7: fours are the first class of the Virginia class attack 572 00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:57,240 Speaker 7: submarine that have the living accommodations adjusted for men and 573 00:32:57,280 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 7: women on board, so the quality of life for all 574 00:32:59,840 --> 00:33:05,280 Speaker 7: the sailors is totally improved. And it's really a big deal, 575 00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:08,240 Speaker 7: and it's unfortunate that too many people just don't know 576 00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:11,200 Speaker 7: enough about it. So I'm really happy that you're bringing 577 00:33:11,200 --> 00:33:12,240 Speaker 7: this to everyone's attention. 578 00:33:12,320 --> 00:33:17,880 Speaker 2: Okay, So this commissioning will occur at the Conley Terminal 579 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:21,160 Speaker 2: in Boston on the water Watch twenty eight. Is it 580 00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:22,200 Speaker 2: open to the public. 581 00:33:23,240 --> 00:33:25,880 Speaker 7: It is, and you can get tickets and you can donate, 582 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:30,320 Speaker 7: and all the donations for the Commissioning Committee foundation. It's 583 00:33:30,320 --> 00:33:32,320 Speaker 7: not for the committee, it's actually for the sailors and 584 00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:36,000 Speaker 7: their families, and you can go to Ussmassachusetts dot org. 585 00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:40,240 Speaker 7: It has all the information regarding what tier you could dominate. 586 00:33:40,920 --> 00:33:41,440 Speaker 6: It goes to. 587 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:46,200 Speaker 7: Scholarships for their families. And you know, these men and 588 00:33:46,240 --> 00:33:50,120 Speaker 7: women on board are dedicating their lives to public safety 589 00:33:50,160 --> 00:33:53,880 Speaker 7: and to save us from all kinds of stuff that 590 00:33:53,920 --> 00:33:54,760 Speaker 7: we don't know about. 591 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:56,520 Speaker 6: It's a silent service for a reason. 592 00:33:57,600 --> 00:33:59,680 Speaker 2: Let me ask you a question. I've read some of 593 00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:01,800 Speaker 2: them here is that you sent over to us, which 594 00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:05,760 Speaker 2: I appreciate, and I guess, if I read it correctly, 595 00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:10,640 Speaker 2: the first USS Massachusetts. This is not the first naval 596 00:34:10,680 --> 00:34:13,640 Speaker 2: ship that has had the name USS Massachusetts. 597 00:34:13,719 --> 00:34:16,080 Speaker 6: Correct, That is correct? 598 00:34:16,280 --> 00:34:18,960 Speaker 7: And please God, this is not This is not my 599 00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:22,120 Speaker 7: area of expertise. They were over think three, but there 600 00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:25,280 Speaker 7: was definitely a battleship before this one. I don't remember 601 00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:27,040 Speaker 7: how many were called the mass well. 602 00:34:26,920 --> 00:34:29,040 Speaker 2: I think from what I read, and you folks said 603 00:34:29,040 --> 00:34:30,959 Speaker 2: that to me, this is the fifth. The last one 604 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:34,560 Speaker 2: was I guess christened in nineteen forty two. Now the 605 00:34:34,640 --> 00:34:36,480 Speaker 2: christ down here? Is this going to be where they 606 00:34:36,520 --> 00:34:39,000 Speaker 2: break a bottle of champagne over the hall? Is that's 607 00:34:39,480 --> 00:34:41,400 Speaker 2: you know, that's what we see in the movies. Is 608 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:43,880 Speaker 2: that what's going to be involved in the ceremonial or 609 00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:46,000 Speaker 2: what else will be involved in the ceremony that people 610 00:34:46,040 --> 00:34:47,000 Speaker 2: should be thinking about. 611 00:34:48,200 --> 00:34:50,200 Speaker 7: Well, it's it's a very special event. 612 00:34:50,239 --> 00:34:51,640 Speaker 6: There's a whole bunch of different events. 613 00:34:51,680 --> 00:34:54,960 Speaker 7: Now I'm not sure if that breaking in the champagne 614 00:34:55,239 --> 00:34:57,759 Speaker 7: happened but this one, or if that happened before it 615 00:34:57,840 --> 00:34:58,359 Speaker 7: set sail. 616 00:34:58,560 --> 00:34:58,759 Speaker 2: Ok. 617 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:01,320 Speaker 7: This is a commissioning a christening, so I don't know 618 00:35:01,360 --> 00:35:02,080 Speaker 7: if there's a difference. 619 00:35:02,120 --> 00:35:03,480 Speaker 6: They might do both good enough. 620 00:35:03,719 --> 00:35:04,040 Speaker 2: I am not. 621 00:35:04,480 --> 00:35:07,759 Speaker 7: I'm not the expert on that. However, there's there's a 622 00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:10,600 Speaker 7: whole bunch of a series of events that are happening 623 00:35:10,680 --> 00:35:14,600 Speaker 7: that whole week regarding Massachusetts. How people could come and 624 00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:16,640 Speaker 7: see it, they could potentially get a tour on it. 625 00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:20,839 Speaker 7: And it has to do with you know what, what 626 00:35:20,920 --> 00:35:22,000 Speaker 7: level they buy tickets for. 627 00:35:22,680 --> 00:35:26,160 Speaker 2: Okay, so let's do this because obviously there's a lot 628 00:35:26,200 --> 00:35:29,719 Speaker 2: of information that we can and I can have you 629 00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:32,880 Speaker 2: on again if you'd like it, maybe a week or 630 00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:37,839 Speaker 2: so in advance to push the event. So I'll tell 631 00:35:37,880 --> 00:35:40,279 Speaker 2: my producer that I'd like to have you. You're back, 632 00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:42,719 Speaker 2: and maybe there'll be some more public It's sad to 633 00:35:42,760 --> 00:35:44,880 Speaker 2: me why there's not been a lot of publicity. This 634 00:35:44,920 --> 00:35:47,680 Speaker 2: should be a big event. I'm sure that they'll have 635 00:35:47,760 --> 00:35:51,520 Speaker 2: security there. Where can people go? Is there a website 636 00:35:51,680 --> 00:35:54,920 Speaker 2: that you yes, direct us to and people can in 637 00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:57,319 Speaker 2: the meantime between now and the next time we have 638 00:35:57,360 --> 00:36:00,680 Speaker 2: you on, they can look, maybe go and get some 639 00:36:00,719 --> 00:36:04,080 Speaker 2: tickets or whatever they need to do. What's what's the website? 640 00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:11,520 Speaker 7: Don The website is Ussmassachusetts dot org. And I thank 641 00:36:11,520 --> 00:36:13,120 Speaker 7: you very much for having me on again. I would 642 00:36:13,160 --> 00:36:16,759 Speaker 7: strongly suggest you have Dennis him and tell also on 643 00:36:16,880 --> 00:36:20,160 Speaker 7: board h for another show, because he's the expert of 644 00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:20,920 Speaker 7: all these. 645 00:36:20,719 --> 00:36:21,960 Speaker 6: Details that you're asking me. 646 00:36:23,120 --> 00:36:25,839 Speaker 7: My role in this is really as Yeah, my role 647 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:27,360 Speaker 7: is really the industry person. 648 00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:28,960 Speaker 6: I got involved. 649 00:36:28,560 --> 00:36:30,680 Speaker 7: Because I think it's such an important mission and I 650 00:36:30,719 --> 00:36:33,799 Speaker 7: think that our state really needs to greater understand the 651 00:36:33,880 --> 00:36:38,360 Speaker 7: value that the workforce brings to the great state of Massachusetts. 652 00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:41,040 Speaker 7: I mean, this is where our freedom was born, you know, 653 00:36:41,280 --> 00:36:44,279 Speaker 7: and the fact that this submarine is being commissioned here, 654 00:36:44,760 --> 00:36:50,759 Speaker 7: it's a great tribute to Massachusetts, and especially with what's 655 00:36:50,760 --> 00:36:53,240 Speaker 7: going on geopolitically in the world right now. 656 00:36:54,440 --> 00:36:58,800 Speaker 2: Well, I think the importance of submarines was just accentuated. 657 00:36:58,920 --> 00:37:01,399 Speaker 2: A couple of days ago, went for the first time 658 00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:08,000 Speaker 2: since World War two US submarine actually took out a 659 00:37:08,120 --> 00:37:11,720 Speaker 2: naval vessel of an enemy nation actually was in the 660 00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:15,759 Speaker 2: Indian Ocean. Yeah. No, what I'd like to do is 661 00:37:16,640 --> 00:37:19,839 Speaker 2: when you talk to my producer, I'll be more than 662 00:37:19,840 --> 00:37:22,120 Speaker 2: happy to have you on, or we could have the 663 00:37:22,320 --> 00:37:24,800 Speaker 2: other gentlemen that you referred to. All I want to 664 00:37:24,840 --> 00:37:27,200 Speaker 2: do is give people a chance so they don't wake 665 00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:30,200 Speaker 2: up on Sunday morning, the twenty ninth of March and 666 00:37:30,239 --> 00:37:35,239 Speaker 2: say I missed it. That's totally That's what my concern is. 667 00:37:35,880 --> 00:37:39,360 Speaker 2: And this this would be a great opportunity for people 668 00:37:39,760 --> 00:37:43,279 Speaker 2: here in Massachusetts to reconnect, particularly in this the two 669 00:37:43,320 --> 00:37:49,600 Speaker 2: hundred and fiftieth year of the start of the country. 670 00:37:49,719 --> 00:37:52,680 Speaker 2: When you think about the two hundred and fiftieth don 671 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:55,279 Speaker 2: you and I you know, have a mutual friend And 672 00:37:55,320 --> 00:37:58,640 Speaker 2: that's how he brought it to my attention. And I'm 673 00:37:58,640 --> 00:38:02,319 Speaker 2: grateful to Paul Wallburg for bringing into my attention. And 674 00:38:02,320 --> 00:38:05,880 Speaker 2: he speaks very highly of you and of this entire project. 675 00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:08,560 Speaker 2: So when you talked to Yes, tell him we had 676 00:38:08,560 --> 00:38:09,400 Speaker 2: a good conversation. 677 00:38:09,520 --> 00:38:11,080 Speaker 6: Okay, I sure will. 678 00:38:11,160 --> 00:38:13,360 Speaker 7: And you know, Paul is a great friend. He's a 679 00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:16,400 Speaker 7: great advocate for for all the sailors, all the seals, 680 00:38:16,440 --> 00:38:19,920 Speaker 7: all the Navy. The Wahlberg family is incredible with all 681 00:38:19,920 --> 00:38:23,239 Speaker 7: that they donate and all that they do. They're real 682 00:38:23,360 --> 00:38:27,640 Speaker 7: genuine family and Paul in particular is a real solid guy, 683 00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:31,880 Speaker 7: good friend, no question, and and I really appreciate the 684 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:37,239 Speaker 7: opportunity on your show. And honestly, Don Dan Dennis is 685 00:38:37,480 --> 00:38:41,680 Speaker 7: the guy that's lead for the USS Massachusetts. He said 686 00:38:41,719 --> 00:38:45,839 Speaker 7: that ten am, there's breakfast and then seven to nine, Uh, 687 00:38:46,040 --> 00:38:50,080 Speaker 7: there's the bus over as well. So the seven to 688 00:38:50,160 --> 00:38:54,239 Speaker 7: nine to the to the area, all of. 689 00:38:54,200 --> 00:38:56,520 Speaker 2: That, all of that, all of that information I know 690 00:38:56,640 --> 00:38:58,680 Speaker 2: is on the website. And I'm a little short on 691 00:38:58,760 --> 00:39:01,400 Speaker 2: time here, so we'll just send him to USS Massachusetts 692 00:39:01,440 --> 00:39:05,399 Speaker 2: one word dot org. Don, thanks so much for being 693 00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:09,040 Speaker 2: here tonight. Don Massis Stancavish, thank you so much, John, 694 00:39:09,239 --> 00:39:11,640 Speaker 2: I appreciate it. When we get back, we're going to 695 00:39:11,719 --> 00:39:13,759 Speaker 2: be talking with the State Auditor of the car Health 696 00:39:13,760 --> 00:39:17,600 Speaker 2: of Massachusetts. We have followed very closely her efforts efforts 697 00:39:17,960 --> 00:39:20,400 Speaker 2: to follow through on the mandate of voters in the 698 00:39:20,520 --> 00:39:23,520 Speaker 2: twenty twenty four election for her to do her job 699 00:39:23,920 --> 00:39:26,840 Speaker 2: and conduct an audit of the state legislature. She is 700 00:39:26,920 --> 00:39:30,600 Speaker 2: being stymied at every turn up on Beacon Hill, which 701 00:39:30,680 --> 00:39:35,719 Speaker 2: I think is an absolute disgrace. And we'll talk with 702 00:39:36,120 --> 00:39:39,399 Speaker 2: the State Auditor right after the nine o'clock news