1 00:00:01,560 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: Everybody, it's Bill Courtney, Welcome to shop Talk. 2 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 2: Welcome, and Alex welcome ahead. I think we're both stressed 3 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 2: out this morning. 4 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 1: I have too much going on in my life right now, 5 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: and yeah, I'm going crazy. But we always have time 6 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: for shop Talk. I mean that's the thing that maybe 7 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 1: takes our mind off all this other crap. So for everybody, 8 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: we've got a little white shop talk today. It's a 9 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: story about my first time and only time at south 10 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 1: By Southwest and Austin. I've told the story to Alex 11 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 1: and he says, you got to tell it on shop 12 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: Talk because apparently it's kind of funny. So coming up 13 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:43,160 Speaker 1: Bill's first trip to south By Southwest. Right after these 14 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 1: brief messages from our general sponsors, everybody, welcome back shop 15 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: Talk number sixty. I don't think I have a sixty 16 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 1: six number that's of any note view. 17 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 3: I mean it's kind of the devil's number. I just 18 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 3: had one more six rather if we get to two. 19 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 1: Thirds of Satan at this point, Okay, everybody, south By Southwest. 20 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: For those who don't know, it's in Austin. It's an 21 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: annual event and it's an arts thing that goes on 22 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:26,919 Speaker 1: all week and they're kind of downtown, really cool area, 23 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: and it's movies. It's indie films. I think it's real music. 24 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 1: It's a lot of music, and I think there's actually 25 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: like painted art stuff there too, street vendors. It's just 26 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:44,759 Speaker 1: a big old festival. It's called the south By Southwest 27 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: Film Festival, or it used to be. Now I think 28 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: it's just south By Southwest. But there's music and stuff everywhere. 29 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: It's really good time. So here's how I was introduced 30 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: south By Southwest and parlayed into it is my triumphant 31 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 1: movie debut. I'd started my business and worked many, many, 32 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: many hours for many years and never was really able 33 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: to take Lease and the kids on any kind of 34 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: summer trip for seven eight years. Of course, that was 35 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: the same time I was building my business and building manassas, 36 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 1: and it culminated in those guys coming and filming the movie, 37 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: Dan and TJ and Rich who are now dear friends. 38 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: I shouldn't say those guys, but anyway, so they filmed 39 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: the film left I'm still working like a dog, trying 40 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 1: to grow my business, and comes a time where our 41 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 1: youngest Max is old enough to actually enjoy the dreaded 42 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 1: Disney World. So we made the plans headed to Disney 43 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: for first family trip and many many, many years the 44 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: first big family trip. And I mean I bought the condo, 45 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 1: I rented the condo in the the mouse World, and 46 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: we were going to do all of it. Very exciting 47 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:10,079 Speaker 1: for spring break. And so about two weeks before we're 48 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: to leave on this grand trip that candidly, you know, 49 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm excited to take the kids and Lisa somewhere, 50 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: but it is Mouseworld after all. And so the phone 51 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 1: rings and it's Rich and he says rich it Richess 52 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 1: Bill Amazing, Undefeated. It's got picked up by south By 53 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: Southwest and I said, well, I don't know what that means, 54 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: but good, great for you, and he said, no, you 55 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 1: don't understand. So one of the biggest film festivals there 56 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:42,119 Speaker 1: is it's a chance for people to actually find out 57 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: about our movie. I mean, this is long before anything. 58 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: It was still just a kind of an indie film 59 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 1: at this point. It just they just finished it and 60 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: south By Southwest side of cancelation and they gave Undefeated 61 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: the spot and I said, well, good great. They said, 62 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: well you got to be there, and I said, why 63 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: do I have to be there. They said, well, after 64 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: these films, at these film festivals, there's question answers, and 65 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 1: there's you know, you got to be there for it, 66 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: and it's possible that somebody you know might be interested 67 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: in it, want to buy it, want to talk to you. 68 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: You have to be there. And I'm like, okay, well 69 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: when is it. Literally, the showing was dead in the 70 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: middle of our first family vacation, so like it was 71 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: like a Thursday night and we were going from Monday 72 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: to Tuesday. We were spending eight days in mouse World, 73 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:32,919 Speaker 1: and it was dead in the middle. And I said, no, 74 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 1: can't do man. I hadn't taken my family on a 75 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: trip in years and ages. We've had this thing planned 76 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 1: for over a year. I've already paid for the condo, 77 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: I paid for the plane tickets, I've got fast passes, 78 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: we've got reservations. I can't do it. And they're like, 79 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: you have to come, and I said, I don't know 80 00:04:58,120 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: what to do, and he said, I'll call you back. 81 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 1: Of course, I one told Lisa, and Lisa's like, you 82 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 1: are not screwing up this vacation. I'm like, I agree. 83 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:08,280 Speaker 1: So they called back and say, what if we fly 84 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: you and all your family from Orlando to Austin for 85 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:15,839 Speaker 1: one night. You do your thing, and we'll fly you back, 86 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,599 Speaker 1: and we'll pay for you to extend your Orlando trip 87 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 1: one extra day so that you don't miss out a 88 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 1: day a vacation within a vacation. And I thought, well, 89 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: that's kind of cool, so maybe I could sell that 90 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 1: to Lisa and the kids. So I did, and we agreed. 91 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:37,719 Speaker 1: So we go to mouse World and that day, whatever 92 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 1: the day is that we're going to south By Southwest, 93 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 1: we pack up a little bag because we're only spend 94 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:47,279 Speaker 1: the night in Austin, and you know, I'm herding roaches. 95 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: It's like getting all these kids and Lisa together on 96 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:54,119 Speaker 1: vacation to then ride to the airport to the get 97 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: on a plane, and you know it's so I'm up 98 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:01,799 Speaker 1: and at him early, getting everybody together, and we're actually 99 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,679 Speaker 1: out of the hotel about twenty five minutes early, which 100 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: is for my crew, an absolute miracle. And ezralling up 101 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: to the airport, Molly in the back of the car says, Dad, 102 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: what time's our flight? I'm like nine am? And I said, 103 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:18,719 Speaker 1: it's no problem, it's seven thirty. We're in great shape. 104 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 1: We're an hour and a half early. She goes, no, Dad, 105 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: it's eight thirty two, and I said what it was 106 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 1: daylight Savings time and none of us knew because we 107 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 1: were on vacation and her iPhone had just switched over. 108 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: So of course I'm having a heart attack. We file out, 109 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:37,719 Speaker 1: We run into the to the desk, and the lady's like, 110 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, so there's no way. So I'm freaked, and 111 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 1: I'm like, okay, I have to get to Austin. How 112 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: can I get to Austin or somewhere close? And she said, well, 113 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: there's a flight leaving for San Antonio in fifty five 114 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 1: minutes if you can make that. Oh, this was on 115 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:00,279 Speaker 1: a Sunday. It's on a Sunday actually, and if you 116 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:03,600 Speaker 1: can make that, we'll switch you on it. I said, 117 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 1: book it. So we fly to San Antonio, and of 118 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: course I called them before I left and said, I'm 119 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: going to be late to Austin. But we were getting 120 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: the early in the morning, so I was fine, and 121 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:16,679 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get to San Antonio. So we get San Antonio. 122 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 1: Now I got to get to Austin. So I run 123 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: around to a bunch of rental car places that are 124 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: all booked, and I finally find some choking puke rental 125 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: car place. I can't even remember his name, and I 126 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: need to take a car from San Antonio to Austin 127 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 1: that I can get six people in and luggage, and 128 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: that I can return in Austin rather than drive back 129 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 1: San Antonio because I still have my Austin flights back 130 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: to mouse World for the remainder of the vacation for 131 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 1: the kids. So they give me a purple Crown Victoria. 132 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: That's all they had. So we got me and li'son 133 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: one good between us, three across the back. We're driving 134 00:07:55,520 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 1: like crazy leaving San Antonio, and of course everybody's hungry, 135 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: so I pull into Sonic. I'm late. I just tell 136 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 1: the woman to bring me seven or eight or nine 137 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 1: number two's or whatever. They pile it in and we 138 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: roll and our triumphant opening movie salvo for this what 139 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 1: turned out to be an Academy Award winning film that 140 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 1: we didn't know anything was requisite. With us rolling into 141 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 1: Austin and a purple Crown Victoria was Sonic crappers flying 142 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 1: everywhere in a powed in that car and four kids 143 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 1: wearing mouse ears. We showed up, checked into the Lakita 144 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:45,840 Speaker 1: in Nice. This is what they put us in. Two rooms, 145 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 1: sure door, two double bets. Right. Nice really stepped up 146 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 1: for us. And we go to the south by Southwest 147 00:08:57,280 --> 00:08:58,960 Speaker 1: them fust one. And the first time I ever see 148 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:01,839 Speaker 1: the thing is with seven hundred people in this auditorium 149 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 1: with my children on my left and my wife on 150 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: my right. And it was the most surreal experience to 151 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:12,680 Speaker 1: see people laughing out loud, standing up and cheering and crying, 152 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:16,360 Speaker 1: and all I could think of was, Wow, Bill, you 153 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 1: got to lose some weight because I'm looking at myself 154 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:24,080 Speaker 1: on the screen. And after the movie, Dan and TJ 155 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:27,719 Speaker 1: and Rich go down to the front to an enormous applause, 156 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 1: and the first question to do a Q and A 157 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:31,680 Speaker 1: and the first question was where's coach Courtney now? And 158 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 1: they said, well, there he is with his family about 159 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 1: twenty rows up place. Stands up in applause, and then 160 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 1: I walked down and answer some questions. I'm a fish 161 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: out of water. I have no idea what's going on. 162 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:47,080 Speaker 1: And then my understanding that night there was an all 163 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 1: night bidding war between Paramount Sony and Weinstein to purchase Undefeated, 164 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 1: which that deal was closed Afterwards, there was an after 165 00:09:58,360 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 1: party and the kids and Lisa. 166 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:01,560 Speaker 2: And I were how you didn't say who won the deal? 167 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 1: Oh, Harvey Weinstein, Weinstein, Merrimax or Weinstein Films at that 168 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: time we didn't. Obviously this is you know, fifteen years ago, 169 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:18,560 Speaker 1: so long before the recent problems. But yeah, afterwards we 170 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: had an after party and agents from WME and executives 171 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: from big film companies came up to me and least said, 172 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: you know, your life's never going to be the same now. 173 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 1: This thing has Academy Award chops and people are going 174 00:10:35,640 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: to know who Bill is after this, and we were 175 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 1: like whatever, And so we went back to Memphis and 176 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 1: actually we went back to Orlando, finished our great trip, 177 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:47,319 Speaker 1: then went back to Memphis and expected life stay the same, 178 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 1: And of course it has never been since then. But 179 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: for those who think of hair and makeup people and 180 00:10:57,280 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: half a loot and really beautiful experiences, is that is 181 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:06,320 Speaker 1: what the glamorous movie business is. My reality is four 182 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 1: kids and my wife, a bunch of sonic wrappers, and 183 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: a Crown Victoria standing at the Lakinta end and interrupting 184 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 1: our first spring break vacation in eight years. That's how 185 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 1: my Academy Award experience started, and that is my south 186 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 1: By Southwest story. And because of that trauma, I don't 187 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 1: think I'll ever go back. There's the story, Alex. 188 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 2: I'mnover be fun to go back one day. 189 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: I don't know whatever, it's whatever, but very few people 190 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 1: know the real story behind how it all started. And 191 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 1: that is the real story. 192 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 3: So the first time I ever heard it was actually 193 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 3: you told it on Micro's podcasts. I've never heard you 194 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 3: tell it ever before to anyone else. 195 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:51,040 Speaker 1: That be fun for as I thought it was hilarious. Yeah, 196 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 1: so if you want to hear the Mica bridged version, 197 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:56,960 Speaker 1: you can go to the micro podcast and look up 198 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:00,120 Speaker 1: our episode. And he asked a bunch of questions. He 199 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 1: was laughing off about it, so because it is really 200 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 1: kind of funny. But that's the deal. That's the truth. 201 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:10,720 Speaker 1: So you know, make a movie and get you a crown, 202 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 1: Vic and Lakita and maybe things will work out for you. 203 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 1: Who knows? All right, everybody, that's Shop Talk number sixty six. 204 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 1: I hope you enjoyed the south By Southwest story. Before 205 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:22,720 Speaker 1: we close, I want to say something to you. On 206 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:26,720 Speaker 1: August twenty eighth, Sparky Reardon, who is a dear, dear 207 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 1: friend and was a mentor of mine remains a mentor. 208 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: Mone was the dean of students at Old Miss when 209 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 1: I was in school there. He also taught a leadership 210 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 1: class that I took and I revered the guy. He 211 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 1: retired some years ago, and apparently he's been working on 212 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:48,319 Speaker 1: a book and it's called The Dean Memoirs and Missives. 213 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 1: I guarantee you you're going to cry, laugh, be inspired, 214 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 1: and learn a bunch. We're going to do a live 215 00:12:56,120 --> 00:13:00,200 Speaker 1: podcast with him on August twenty eight in Oxford. If 216 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 1: you're in the area or if you want to drive down, 217 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:07,199 Speaker 1: it will be worth your time, and I hope you'll 218 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:09,680 Speaker 1: join us for fun night. He's one of the wisest 219 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 1: and most beloved human beings on this earth, and he's 220 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 1: meant an enormous amount Old Miss, the University and Candidly 221 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 1: Academy at large. He's traveled, had done a lot for 222 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 1: a lot of institutions for my fellow Ill Miss fans. 223 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 1: It's the Thursday before our first home game of the season, 224 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:29,960 Speaker 1: So you out of towners, do you have two good 225 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 1: reasons being Oxford now? And it's Thursday, So something good 226 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: to do. To learn more, you can RSVP at sparkyrearding 227 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 1: dot event, bright dot com sparkyrearding dot event, bright dot com. 228 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: Let's fill it up and have a good time of 229 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 1: Sparky on this live recorded podcast for Army Normal Folks. 230 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 1: If you like this episode, please rate and review it, 231 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:56,200 Speaker 1: subscribe to the podcast. Please email me anytime at Bill 232 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:59,079 Speaker 1: at normal folks dot us give us ideas for people 233 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 1: doing amazing things your community, or ideas for shop talk. 234 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:04,559 Speaker 1: I will respond to the email and we'll take them up. 235 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:07,680 Speaker 1: Anything else sellings. 236 00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:11,000 Speaker 3: I guess we'll plug Sparky's other bookstop so he's doing 237 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:14,559 Speaker 3: like Jackson and New Orleans two below, maybe maybe think 238 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:17,679 Speaker 3: about it is here they just announced it stop here. 239 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 3: Kelly English is going to join him and do a 240 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 3: talk with him in Memphis. Yeah, so if you can't 241 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 3: make it down k Oxford to join us, join Kelly 242 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 3: and Sparky here in Memphis. 243 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, you could do that, but nobody's going to be 244 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:32,320 Speaker 1: doing a loud podcast. Those are just talks and book signings. 245 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 1: We're going to be recording it. 246 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 3: And I know I'm just saying, if they can't make 247 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 3: it to us, you can get the second to us. 248 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: Forget the rest of them, so much for being generous, 249 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:43,360 Speaker 1: all right, Well, that's it, all right, everybody shop Talk 250 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 1: number sixty six. We'll see you next week.