1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: I am six forty. You're listening to the John and 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 1: Ken Show on demand on the iHeartRadio app. Neil Savadra 3 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: just walked in. Any we were talking about trad wives 4 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 1: and this woman doesn't spend more than one hundred dollars 5 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: without consulting her husband. And he said, well, isn't there 6 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,959 Speaker 1: an amount that you'd need to run by your husband 7 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: before you spend? And that's an excellent point, and I'm 8 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: trying to figure out what that amount is. I would 9 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: say till I'd have to say I'm spending up. But 10 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:39,879 Speaker 1: your husband would talk to you as well, right of course, right, 11 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: So it's not just a woman asking, right if you're 12 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: if you're buying a big purchase. My husband and I 13 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: we talk about things like that's sure, you're right? Very good? Yeah, yeah, Neil, 14 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 1: so there. Yeah. I wanted to take calls from people 15 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: who are living in their RVs because we see them everywhere. 16 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: And there's an interesting story in the La Times that 17 00:00:58,240 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: if you live in an RV and you don't have 18 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: a home, you don't necessarily consider yourself homeless because you 19 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: have a home. It's just on wheels. But these things 20 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:07,400 Speaker 1: are so expensive. New RVs can cost as much as 21 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: three hundred thousand dollars, you know, I mean, it's just 22 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: it's it's a ridiculous amount of money. And I just 23 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 1: am curious where people along their journey from living in 24 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,399 Speaker 1: a house to now living in a motor home on RV, 25 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 1: how did they acquire that? How much it costs that 26 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:23,680 Speaker 1: sort of thing? And I ask for you to call 27 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: and because I knew people what because you listen to KFI. 28 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 1: Everybody listens to KFI. Billionaire CEOs and people out of 29 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: their house, Homeless people listen to KFI. So first I 30 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 1: want to take Veronica. Hi, Veronica, tell me your story briefly. Hi, 31 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: I'm just really grateful to k FI. You guys are 32 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 1: so funny. I am a homeless I am in a 33 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: motor home and sometimes it's depressing, and your stations just 34 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: really make a person laugh. Oh my gosh, thank you. 35 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: But tell me how you ended up homeless and in 36 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: a motor home and when you got the motor home? Okay, 37 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: while I was working and then my boyfriend passed away 38 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: when COVID first came out, and so then dam I 39 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: couldn't afford the rent all by myself. One thousand, two 40 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: hundred alone. I could not do it, So I ended 41 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 1: up going to a shelter, and the shelter there are 42 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 1: time's going to be up and then you go back 43 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: to the streets and these temporary shelters, and I have 44 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:24,079 Speaker 1: a little boy, so I was really scared. So the 45 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:28,240 Speaker 1: money I safe for my part time job. I was 46 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 1: able to get a motor home and used one for 47 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: five thousand on payment, so the lady held it from 48 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: me until I was able to give it a whole 49 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: five thousands. So I brought the motor home. I'm actually 50 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,920 Speaker 1: in it right now and I try to find a 51 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: legit place to park it, but they're not accepting motor 52 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: homes because of the Covidate and everything that's going on 53 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: right now. So if it wasn't for having the motor home, 54 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:56,359 Speaker 1: I would have been back in the streets, literally on 55 00:02:56,480 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: the sidewalk with my little boys, because those temporary characters 56 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:04,359 Speaker 1: like it's only temporary, people really don't know what goes 57 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: on in those and I didn't want my little boy 58 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:09,800 Speaker 1: around that. So you were able to eventually say five 59 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: thousand dollars, You said, um, and what kind of motor 60 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: home did you get for that? You know what? I 61 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 1: got an old little like an old one like I 62 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,919 Speaker 1: want to say, in eighty nine, and it didn't really 63 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 1: run up to park, but I invested money to get 64 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: it running. And um, I do have like a back 65 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 1: in date. It's not where I have to litter or anything. 66 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 1: And then I do have it registered with full insurance 67 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: and everything. Really and now yes, and now for us, 68 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: some of the other ladies like myself that are single 69 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: moms out here, they actually have motor homes too, and 70 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: they have a legit with registration, insurance and everything. Wait wait, wait, 71 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: so is there like a little uh village of you, 72 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 1: I mean, do you have you? Are you and other 73 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: single women? Yes, there's a lot of us. Yes, where 74 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: may I ask where you are moms? Well, I don't 75 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: want to say where every because we don't want other 76 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: people to come. Because we make the day. We keep 77 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: it clean right here, We keep it legit, like like 78 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:12,119 Speaker 1: if somebody comes up here, they have to like keep 79 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 1: it clean. We talk to them like, you can't be 80 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: here as you know, are you still working? Are you 81 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: still working? You know? When I'm between jobs, I'm actually 82 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:23,479 Speaker 1: looking for a job on between and the interview the 83 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 1: other days, what's your daylight. Just tell me what your 84 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:31,160 Speaker 1: day is. Like, Okay, my day is. I take my 85 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: little son to school and then um, I have to 86 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 1: run everything on purtain gas, so I fill up the 87 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: pertaining gas and then I have dinner ready so when 88 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: he comes home from school, and then um, if my 89 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 1: little shower runs on Peteine, everything wants on Petine. He 90 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 1: has a little shower and everything, and then we do 91 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 1: his homework and he's only a taking day grace because 92 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 1: he's getting straight AD. And that's how our day is. 93 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: And and where are you getting money? Now? Do you 94 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:01,239 Speaker 1: get some aid? Yeah? Yeah, but it's not enough. Phase, 95 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: you know, it's just not enough. Phase, It's not enough. 96 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 1: Um Can I ask where is it government? I don't 97 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: know how this stuff works. Are you're getting you know, 98 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:14,480 Speaker 1: cal cal Fresh or something like that. Yeah, yeah, who's 99 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 1: get cal Fresh? And what's the plan? Veronica? Where do 100 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:21,799 Speaker 1: you see yourself in a year? Well? You know when honestly, 101 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: I'm trying to get a full time job now that 102 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 1: COVID is getting more, um like I think at the 103 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: end of this month it's going to be more places 104 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 1: are opening up, and then I get COVID's over. I 105 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 1: COVID's over. Yeah, yeah, so no now, yeah, but it 106 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: was not over, like for like, it was really hard 107 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 1: for um to have my baby in school and everything. 108 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 1: So it's really hard for the day killing everything. And 109 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: so now everything's actually looking brighter and so then um, 110 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 1: this is not just runing for the weather to get 111 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 1: a little better and then that's it. Then it's going 112 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:59,599 Speaker 1: to be small saying because you've been like in a storm, Um, 113 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 1: literally in a storm. Just with the cost of everything 114 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:06,279 Speaker 1: food is so high, rent and so high, it's been 115 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:08,239 Speaker 1: really hard. But I just have a lot of bathe 116 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 1: and I feel it's just a little storm and it's 117 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 1: gonna be smooth sailing before I let you go, how 118 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: are you doing? You know what? I you know what? 119 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 1: I'm surviving. I just I just feel like, um, the 120 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 1: people that are running all these programs to help the homeless, 121 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: they don't even know what they're doing, like, and that's 122 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: a sad part because money is getting wasted, like it's 123 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 1: we're just getting thrown away, and then that's why even 124 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:39,559 Speaker 1: more people are falling into homelessness. And um, we don't 125 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: need um temporary shelters, we don't need these tiny houses. 126 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:49,840 Speaker 1: We need permanent housing, something that can work with art income, right, Like, honestly, 127 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:53,359 Speaker 1: I wouldn't even mind giving my whole check if it's 128 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:57,600 Speaker 1: something that's gonna be permanent housing, because it's sad I 129 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:00,280 Speaker 1: think the day. Sometimes you feel like a failure and 130 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: which is trying. Veronica. I wish you all the best 131 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 1: of luck for you and your son. Thank you very 132 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:08,600 Speaker 1: much for calling and sharing your story. Thank you to 133 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: KFI because that's how we get our news. Oh my gosh, well, 134 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 1: don't listen to me. I don't know what I'm talking about. Okay, 135 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 1: thank you very much. Uh wow, you know we have 136 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 1: I don't know what we're gonna do when come back. 137 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: We've got a couple other callers that we may want 138 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 1: to talk to or we may move on. That was 139 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 1: a bit of a reality check. Jane Wells feeling if 140 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: for John and Kin kf I am six forty you're 141 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: listening to John and Ken on demand from kf I 142 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 1: AM six forty, we are content well and maybe people 143 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: that I'm about to talk to you can explain the 144 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 1: difference between over the year and audio. I have been 145 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 1: doing this um deep dive here on the John and 146 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 1: Kins Show. A topic you will never ever hear again 147 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 1: on the John and Kins Show talking to people who 148 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: are living in their RVs because they no longer have 149 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: homes and how they were able. I'm always fascinated. How 150 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 1: are you to afford that motor home or RV? I mean, 151 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 1: even even if it's broken down and it still costs 152 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 1: a lot of money. We heard from Veronica in the 153 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: last segment, Raoul, we're checking in with you. What's your situation? 154 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: Thanks for joining us, and what's your situation? Than well, 155 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 1: thanks for having me. My situation is that I'm home 156 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: with clearly, well, I kind of, I kind of. Um. 157 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: I lost my job a few years ago, and it's 158 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: not because of COVID. I just got fired. But when 159 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 1: I lost my job, obviously wait wait wait, why why 160 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 1: did you get fired? I like pot? Okay, all right, 161 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 1: and I guess this browned upon at my old workplace, 162 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: like you can't smoke pot while you're on the job. 163 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 1: It's it's a stupid rule. But anyways, am I got fired, 164 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 1: so that trickled down to me losing my apartment. Now, luckily, 165 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 1: before I lost my apartment, I had bought a camper 166 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 1: that I pull around with my truck because I have 167 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:01,319 Speaker 1: a small too to pick up. So what I do 168 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:05,600 Speaker 1: is I drive around. Wal marts are friendly. You can 169 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: only be there tonights though, and then they'll that'll tell 170 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 1: you leave. But the great thing about that is that 171 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 1: they have bathrooms has gone and they don't catch you 172 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 1: using their bathrooms. Um. And and I have a small 173 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: generator obviously, so if I do need power. Um, I've 174 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 1: been doing it for two or three years now and 175 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:26,679 Speaker 1: I love it. It's great. How did you how much 176 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: did the camper trailer cost you when you when you 177 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 1: first were able to purchase it? Uh, customed to a 178 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 1: couple of grand and no more than about thirty five 179 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 1: hundred bucks. It's a small travel trailer, so it's not 180 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 1: a motor one with a motor in it. It's not 181 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:45,559 Speaker 1: with my with my truck. What wasn't as expensive as 182 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:48,240 Speaker 1: what's the condition? What does it look like on the 183 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 1: inside and the outside? A condition? Yeah, beautiful, it's great, 184 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,199 Speaker 1: it's not Yeah, it's not falling apart anohing. I'm not 185 00:09:57,040 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 1: I'm not a I'm not your typical homeless person. If 186 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 1: you look up on social media, I have about so 187 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 1: I'm a small part time actor as well. I do 188 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 1: commercials and stuff in Los Angeles and stuff like that. 189 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:09,079 Speaker 1: So if you look me up on socially, I have 190 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 1: a pretty big social media phone. What's your what's your where? Jed? 191 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:15,560 Speaker 1: I want to check you out where? What? What's your 192 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 1: handle on? What? It's it's r A U L role 193 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: A C I zero us. My name is raw Lacious 194 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:26,679 Speaker 1: for the males, for the females, you can call me 195 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: raw Lists. I'm not your typical I'm not your typical 196 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:33,199 Speaker 1: homeless person, but I am homeless. But like I said, 197 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 1: I and I still make money um through my acting, 198 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,319 Speaker 1: through small gigs that I get. I've done some stuff 199 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 1: with Dennis Rodman. I've done some stuff with Alex Russell 200 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 1: on swat um. Like I said, I have a pretty 201 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 1: good following forty or fifty thousand on TikTok. Jeez. I'm 202 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:51,320 Speaker 1: my head together, but I want to do this. This 203 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 1: is great, right look and not just that. So I've 204 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:57,200 Speaker 1: tried to apply to place. Okay, now they want you 205 00:10:57,320 --> 00:11:00,040 Speaker 1: to make for for a one bedroom. I think I 206 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 1: want me to make three or four times I'm sorry, 207 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:06,920 Speaker 1: going on four times the amount, make three or four 208 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 1: times the amount? Okay, roll? How much are you making 209 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:16,439 Speaker 1: what's your income right now? Around fifty two hundred a month? Wow, 210 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:19,599 Speaker 1: hold on a second, Yeah, but I want exactly, but 211 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:22,599 Speaker 1: I want to live like this. Why I want? I 212 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 1: don't want. I'm not gonna pay some guys mortgage and 213 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 1: then screw myself over. Just to have a place like 214 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:30,560 Speaker 1: this is more freedom for me. I can I can travel, 215 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 1: I have money to go do things. Like I'm always 216 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 1: in New York so you know what I mean, You're 217 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:37,240 Speaker 1: always in New York. Yeah. Like if you look at 218 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 1: my last picture that's on there, that was from me 219 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:41,200 Speaker 1: in New York City? Are you on Instagram? I'm trying 220 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:44,719 Speaker 1: to find you again? You're on Instagram Instagram? Are a 221 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 1: luh a s I zero us raws lest you I 222 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: got you got? You have actually just purchased a Brandon 223 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:01,079 Speaker 1: I practice so I also do carts. So like I 224 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:02,840 Speaker 1: to have gigs, I'm not. I don't have a I 225 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:04,720 Speaker 1: don't have a real job. I'm not talking in I'm 226 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:06,439 Speaker 1: not doing your nine to five. I want to work 227 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:10,559 Speaker 1: when I want to work. Okay, um, okay, uh, what's 228 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:14,520 Speaker 1: the plan? Just to continue as you are? No well, 229 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: to save up no money? So right now, my credit 230 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 1: score is pretty good. It's like six eighty six, so uhboth, 231 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: thank you, Thank you very much for your call. Raoul 232 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 1: appreciate that. Uh that was fun. I want to quicken 233 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:32,760 Speaker 1: if I can sneak in real quick. Um, David, David, 234 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 1: Uh as I gather myself, what's your story? Hi? Hi? Um. 235 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 1: I lost my job a long time ago and I 236 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:52,440 Speaker 1: bought an RV and I loved it. I saved a 237 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:57,840 Speaker 1: ton of money. Well how much did the RV cost you? Well, Battan, 238 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 1: it was five grand. That's like thirty years ago, so 239 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 1: you held on to it all that time. Are you 240 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:07,160 Speaker 1: living in it now? No? No, but I've owned a 241 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:10,520 Speaker 1: few and I have kids and wife, And I know 242 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:13,319 Speaker 1: that's how my wife really loved me because when I 243 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 1: met her, I was living in an RV, so she 244 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 1: was totally like, it's cool. And then we went on 245 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:21,439 Speaker 1: vacations and just jammed all over the place. I think 246 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 1: it's like my first home basically because I sold it, 247 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 1: made money and was able to buy a place. But 248 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 1: then I kept wanting to go back to owning an 249 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:34,720 Speaker 1: RV and living in it because it's so cool. And 250 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 1: your last callers represent the diversity in people, you know, 251 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 1: just that need help and or don't want help. I mean, 252 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:49,679 Speaker 1: Veronica would like to Role seems to be pretty happy 253 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 1: where he's at. But you are now housed. You're not homeless. No, 254 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 1: But I tell my kids all the time, if you 255 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:58,559 Speaker 1: want to make it through life, you have to sacrifice 256 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 1: a little bit. And RV would be the way for anybody. 257 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 1: I give them advice that are struggling. Stop paying rent 258 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 1: and own something. Make payments to the RV. I never 259 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:15,560 Speaker 1: parked in the same place overnight, you know, over and 260 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:17,959 Speaker 1: over or nothing like that. And it was different back then. 261 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 1: There was no RV laws. I could park anywhere down 262 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: by the beach, hang out, and I never I lived clean. David, 263 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:28,040 Speaker 1: thank you, thank you very much for your call. Real quick, 264 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 1: I'm gonna squeeze in Brenda. Brenda, You've got like thirty seconds. 265 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 1: What's your story? Oh my gosh. I've been in my 266 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:37,800 Speaker 1: RV twenty two years. I have an eighty seven Toyotas Dolphin. 267 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 1: It's beautiful. It had thirty nine thousand miles on it. 268 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: When my best friend, who has way too much money, 269 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 1: she lives in one of those mansions and Naples, Naples, 270 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 1: she bought it for him. I live in grands. I 271 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 1: have my four dogs, my four cats. I was a 272 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 1: realtor for twenty years. I don't drink, I don't smoke. 273 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:57,280 Speaker 1: I get up in the morning, I leave, I go 274 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 1: feed serrill cats. I start my day. I have two cars. 275 00:15:01,880 --> 00:15:05,000 Speaker 1: I'm not those people that you think about. However, I've 276 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 1: been in my motor home for twenty two years and 277 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 1: I love it. Yes, I would love to have a house, 278 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 1: but I don't want that mortgage. Don't want it. I 279 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 1: can't do it myself. I'm not with somebody that can 280 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: pay that mortgage. So this is my home, all right. 281 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 1: They ring on the roof right now. It's one Brenda 282 00:15:21,400 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 1: hit me on because I haven't I have the solution 283 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:26,960 Speaker 1: to end homelessness, and I mean it, I mean and 284 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: one sentence. What is the solution to end homelessness? They rent, 285 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 1: They rent a cargo van is designed that's turned into 286 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:39,520 Speaker 1: a studio, and they the only if they have a job. 287 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 1: It's called get job, get keys. They get to rent 288 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 1: it from the money from their job. If they quit 289 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 1: or get fired and they can't pay the rent on, 290 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: the first event is removed if they're if they're worked 291 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 1: for two or three years of vent is given to them. 292 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:56,720 Speaker 1: I haven't all written down. I mean, this is brilliant. Okay, 293 00:15:57,400 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 1: Brenda have a driver's license and who Orange, uh huh, 294 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 1: you're brilliant. I thank you for calling in and sharing 295 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 1: your story. Boy guys, we've had quite an illuminating a 296 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 1: half hour here on KFIM. Then John and Ken showed 297 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 1: they'll never have me back. Probably after that. I think 298 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 1: I got a few questions answered, but I have many more. 299 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 1: We're moving on though, when we come back. What it's 300 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:24,520 Speaker 1: like to host a family of Ukrainian refugees that you 301 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 1: thought were going to be there for two to four 302 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 1: weeks and it's now at the four week point and 303 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 1: they're still there. We will talk to a woman, a 304 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 1: friend of mine, who's been doing this as she tries 305 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:37,560 Speaker 1: to help this family of refugees get on their feet, 306 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 1: and the aid organizations aren't exactly helping as much as 307 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: they promised they would. Jane Wells feeling for John and 308 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 1: kN kf I am six forty. You're listening to John 309 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 1: and Ken on demand from kf I AM six forty. 310 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 1: You know this is harder than people think it is. 311 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 1: And I have not done this in and I'm totally 312 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 1: out of practice, not that I'm ever good at it, 313 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:06,880 Speaker 1: but hi everyone, you two can fill in for John 314 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:09,080 Speaker 1: and Ken on the number one talk radio show. A 315 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 1: host of the station in the West. I'm Jane Wells 316 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: from CNBC a KF I am six forty herd everywhere 317 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:17,120 Speaker 1: on the iHeartRadio app. Just hearing that one hundred years 318 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:20,160 Speaker 1: of Disney ad Bob Eiger was at an event yesterday 319 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 1: where he admits that maybe they raised their ticket prices 320 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 1: for the theme parks a little too aggressively and maybe 321 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 1: have alienated some of their core fans. I'm not assuming 322 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 1: they're gonna expecting them to lower those rates, but it 323 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: is interesting that evening, even at Disney, there may be 324 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 1: a limit to love, a financial limit to love. Now, 325 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:45,119 Speaker 1: this is a story that Steve Gregory has reported on before, 326 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:48,119 Speaker 1: and Conan Nolan did a wonderful job as well for 327 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 1: Channel four on the Curtis. They are a family of 328 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 1: five Ukrainians, mom Julia, who's does hair, the dad Andre 329 00:17:58,040 --> 00:18:00,399 Speaker 1: is a mechanic and does construction. And they got three 330 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:05,119 Speaker 1: beautiful children, fourteen, eight and five. And they lived in 331 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 1: a town in Ukraine where they have that large the 332 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 1: largest nuclear power plant in Europe that the Russians now control, 333 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:13,560 Speaker 1: and the town is surrounded and the bombs are flying, 334 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:15,719 Speaker 1: and they got the hell out of Dodge and they 335 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:19,199 Speaker 1: made their way through the help of aid organizations to 336 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 1: get to France, then to North Carolina and then to California. 337 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 1: Now you hear these stories of refugees making their way 338 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 1: here out of Afghanistan or Ukraine and trying to start over, 339 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: you never hear about the people who take them in. 340 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 1: That's where I come in. I have a newsletter called 341 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 1: Wells Street which is at Jane Wells substack dot com. 342 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 1: And I'm always talking about well I'm trying to look 343 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:44,120 Speaker 1: at things at another angle. So who took in this family? Well, 344 00:18:44,119 --> 00:18:46,240 Speaker 1: I know the people who took in this family because 345 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:48,320 Speaker 1: they are friends of mine. They're in Thousand Oaks, Sherry 346 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:53,159 Speaker 1: Phoenix and John Lngawa. They were they're empty nesters and they, 347 00:18:53,680 --> 00:18:56,640 Speaker 1: out of the kindness of their heart, opened up their 348 00:18:56,680 --> 00:19:00,120 Speaker 1: house to a family of five. They had originally signed 349 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 1: up after the fall of Afghanistan for a program through 350 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: Airbnb where you would host a refugee family. They don't 351 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 1: get any money for this. You know, this is not 352 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:11,920 Speaker 1: this is out of pure compassion, and so they never 353 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 1: heard about Afghanistan Afghanis. But suddenly they get a call 354 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:17,680 Speaker 1: from this aid organization was saying would you take the Curtis. 355 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: They talked it over and they said yes. They were 356 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:23,639 Speaker 1: told it would be two to four weeks. Today, Mark's 357 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 1: four weeks. The Curtis are still there. It has turned 358 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:32,960 Speaker 1: out to be incredibly hard to get them to a 359 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 1: place where they can live and then start looking for work. 360 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:40,359 Speaker 1: And the aid organizations that promise to help now say 361 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:43,120 Speaker 1: they won't help with housing, though they will provide aid 362 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 1: after housing is secured. And Sherry has turned from being 363 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:49,439 Speaker 1: just somebody who's opened her home to now having to 364 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:53,160 Speaker 1: be their English speaking advocate. Sherry, you're on the phone 365 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 1: with me right now. How's it going? This is the 366 00:19:56,920 --> 00:20:05,480 Speaker 1: four week today. How's it going? Hey, Jane? It's continued chaos. 367 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 1: The soundtrack to My Days, I think is Yakety Sacks 368 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:14,239 Speaker 1: from the Beneagles Show. Where are you in terms of 369 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:16,560 Speaker 1: helping them? I mean they are working their angles as 370 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:19,399 Speaker 1: much as they can Ukrainian facebook pages. You've started to 371 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 1: go fund me, which is raised. You know, they're getting 372 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:23,640 Speaker 1: close to where they can make first and last month's 373 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:27,720 Speaker 1: written a security deposit somewhere. How is the search for 374 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 1: housing going? And are the aid organizations who promise to 375 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 1: help them with housing helping The search for housing is 376 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:40,600 Speaker 1: the biggest obstacle. It's not going well yet. I think 377 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:45,920 Speaker 1: it's just too big a problem, and there's not enough 378 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: information out there, none enough assistance from those refugee organizations. 379 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 1: So we're kind of tackling it on our own. And 380 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,879 Speaker 1: they are being told by landlords that they need a 381 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:59,480 Speaker 1: co signer because they don't have a credit history, and 382 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: thenial of just and they don't leve any money. It's 383 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 1: it's almost impossible to get them into a rental house 384 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:11,360 Speaker 1: or apartment. I don't know how people do it. They 385 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 1: now have um, you know, over eleven thousand dollars and 386 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:16,359 Speaker 1: the go fund me, but they, you know, they have nothing. 387 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 1: They don't have furniture, they don't have anything. Are they 388 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 1: going to be able to use that money? Are they? 389 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 1: Are they at least apartment hunting now with this sort 390 00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 1: of like hey, we've got you know, we've got some money. 391 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 1: They are. And we had a big jump forward in 392 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:37,560 Speaker 1: progress today when the school district came out to the 393 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:41,479 Speaker 1: house and they are preparing to enroll their kids in school, 394 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:47,200 Speaker 1: and the school district brought a Russian translator and so 395 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 1: they forged a bond that way. And there are a 396 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 1: couple of schools in the district that have a Ukrainian 397 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 1: Russian community and kids who speak to Ukrainian and Russian, 398 00:21:57,480 --> 00:22:01,439 Speaker 1: and so the school district now is looking into trying 399 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:05,119 Speaker 1: to find them housing in an apartment building in Westlake 400 00:22:05,359 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 1: near the schools where they are looking to send their kids. 401 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 1: How are you doing? Because they were supposed to be 402 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:16,840 Speaker 1: gone by now. And um, and I know you're spending 403 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:18,879 Speaker 1: a lot of money that you're not You're not seeking 404 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:22,000 Speaker 1: any money. You're just being a good person. You and John, Um, 405 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:25,199 Speaker 1: but you've turned into this full time advocate. How are 406 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 1: you doing? You know, it's one day at a time. 407 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:32,680 Speaker 1: It's like eating an elephant, one bite at a time. 408 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:35,919 Speaker 1: We just, you know, put our heads down and go 409 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:41,359 Speaker 1: every day, power through today. M Andre had gotten a 410 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:44,240 Speaker 1: call from somebody who read about him on next door 411 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:46,440 Speaker 1: and was looking to hire him to do a little 412 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:48,920 Speaker 1: hand even candy man work. So we went over there 413 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 1: and he's he's got a job. He's going to fix 414 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:57,760 Speaker 1: her sink on Sunday. In the meantime, uh Jilia is 415 00:22:57,800 --> 00:23:02,840 Speaker 1: always working the angles, as he said, and the school 416 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 1: district is really surprising me with all of the community 417 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:12,399 Speaker 1: resources and family resources they have. The kids are not 418 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:16,160 Speaker 1: only going to get to go to school and learn 419 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:19,400 Speaker 1: English and make friends, but they're going to get free 420 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:25,199 Speaker 1: and reduce lunch. They're going to get clothing from a 421 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 1: program through school district Foundation. And so once they're in school, 422 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:35,880 Speaker 1: Julia and Andrey will have more time to look for 423 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:39,240 Speaker 1: housing and for those jobs, because that's what they need. 424 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 1: Now they can get into a place because of the 425 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:46,080 Speaker 1: go fund me donations, but they don't have the sustainable 426 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 1: income to keep it going. Yeah, they need a Ukrainian 427 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:52,159 Speaker 1: or Russian godfather who's going to help them. Because they 428 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:54,679 Speaker 1: don't speak English. I know you talk to them. You 429 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:57,280 Speaker 1: talk to each other through Google Translate. I interviewed them 430 00:23:57,280 --> 00:24:00,920 Speaker 1: from Google Translate. It's the most tortuous experience I've had 431 00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:02,960 Speaker 1: in a long time because it leaves a lot a 432 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:05,880 Speaker 1: lot of words in Ukrainian don't get translated well. But 433 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:08,520 Speaker 1: you've lived with them now for four weeks. You've had 434 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:12,800 Speaker 1: a family of five strangers in your house for four weeks. 435 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 1: And before I let you go, you know what, what's 436 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:22,119 Speaker 1: that been like? Well, they're not strangers anymore. Uh, you know, 437 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:25,920 Speaker 1: it's kind of like they're their children or my children. 438 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:30,480 Speaker 1: Although it's not my job to co parent them. It's 439 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 1: the same general relationship. And we'll get along, which is 440 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:39,440 Speaker 1: pretty amazing. And you know, the family's very helpful, and 441 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:43,200 Speaker 1: um dad likes to make soup for the kids for 442 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:46,760 Speaker 1: lunch and we all get together around the table at 443 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:50,359 Speaker 1: night and talk and laugh and especially laugh at the 444 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:58,680 Speaker 1: mistakes that Google Translate makes. But it's surprisingly workable so far. Well, 445 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:01,320 Speaker 1: you know it won't. You're confident it won't last forever. 446 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 1: You told me. Look, you had you were pregnant twice 447 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:06,160 Speaker 1: and didn't drink wine for nine months both times, So 448 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:08,600 Speaker 1: you can do anything for a while, Sherry, I have 449 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:11,120 Speaker 1: to let you go. The go fund me is help 450 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 1: the Curtis. I've met them. You know, they're the kind 451 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:18,080 Speaker 1: of immigrants that are going to make America fantastic for 452 00:25:18,119 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 1: the next generation. And so I just am amazed at 453 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:26,680 Speaker 1: Sherry and John in their compassion and patients as they 454 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 1: try to work through this. All Right, Jane Wells feeling 455 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:30,920 Speaker 1: over John and Ken kf I am six forty. When 456 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:33,280 Speaker 1: we come back, Steve Gregory supposed to get in here 457 00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:36,159 Speaker 1: to talk about the Oscars instead of Oscars So White. 458 00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 1: I'm calling it Oscar So What. You're listening to John 459 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:47,920 Speaker 1: and Ken on demand from kf I am sixty joined 460 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:50,720 Speaker 1: by Steve Gregory. Yeah, good afternoon everyone. Thank you for 461 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:56,080 Speaker 1: joining us here at KFI. The No, it was Jerry 462 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:59,479 Speaker 1: Goldsmith wrote one of the very first original themes for Oscar. 463 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:02,240 Speaker 1: It was called for Oscar. I loved him too, and 464 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:06,080 Speaker 1: I remember using that in in a feature piece that 465 00:26:06,119 --> 00:26:09,399 Speaker 1: I did hear many many years ago. And then I 466 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:11,479 Speaker 1: think James Horner took a crack at up but they 467 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 1: didn't use it. And then Hans Zimmer did the He's 468 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:17,919 Speaker 1: done the most recent official one because I remember when 469 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:20,440 Speaker 1: he was the musical director one year. Did Jerry Goldsmith 470 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:22,920 Speaker 1: do the theme from the movie Exodus, which is like Horner? 471 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:30,680 Speaker 1: I believe he did, don't don't I love that? Yes? 472 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:35,160 Speaker 1: Officially hashtag all do you want to talk soundtracks? Let's 473 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:37,880 Speaker 1: do that. No, so you're covering the Oscars the ninety 474 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 1: fifth Academy Awards Oscar So White. I'm calling it Oscar 475 00:26:40,680 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 1: So What? Have you seen any of the movies? I 476 00:26:44,359 --> 00:26:47,960 Speaker 1: have not, and you're covering. Well, see, here's the thing 477 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:50,720 Speaker 1: I don't. We don't cover this is this goes back 478 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:52,919 Speaker 1: a long time with us. We don't cover the winners 479 00:26:52,920 --> 00:26:55,120 Speaker 1: and losers anymore. We don't do any of that. What 480 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 1: we do is cover the backstage, right, because that's where 481 00:26:58,240 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 1: all the good stuff happened. Well with the winners and 482 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 1: lou Yeah, but we talk to those people that come 483 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:07,200 Speaker 1: back about stuff that's that's not discussed on stage. What 484 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:10,240 Speaker 1: are you gonna ask him about the homeless problem? Or well? 485 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:13,760 Speaker 1: I remember one year when a colleague of mine, do 486 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:20,480 Speaker 1: you remember when was it the pianist had won? Yeah? Yeah, 487 00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:22,720 Speaker 1: oh god, that's a long time ago. Yeah, but but 488 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 1: those are moments like that where I remember that will 489 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:27,720 Speaker 1: stick for me or stick with me forever. When a 490 00:27:27,920 --> 00:27:31,879 Speaker 1: colleague of mine asked, yes, it was the producer that 491 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:35,879 Speaker 1: accepted on behalf of Roman Polanski and who won for 492 00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:38,400 Speaker 1: Best Director? Oh right, and my colleagues says, how does 493 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:40,199 Speaker 1: it feel to accept an oscar On behalf of a 494 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:46,360 Speaker 1: profile and the whole Roman? Oh collective? Gasp? You could 495 00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:49,600 Speaker 1: was that Laurel Ericson? Because she would have asked that. Yeah, 496 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:52,760 Speaker 1: Laurel would have done it. Yeah, but it was Chris Stanley. 497 00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:57,600 Speaker 1: Oh ay, rest in peace excellent. That's well good. I 498 00:27:57,680 --> 00:28:00,880 Speaker 1: live for that. So Matt Um Jim Kimmel's hosting again, 499 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 1: which I was a little surprised because he sort of 500 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:05,760 Speaker 1: stole quin Quinta Brunson's moment in the Emmy's when he 501 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:08,560 Speaker 1: laid down, which I want and I predict. Of course 502 00:28:08,560 --> 00:28:10,359 Speaker 1: Matt Damon's going to come up and slap him. That 503 00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 1: will be the slap because he and Matt Damon have 504 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:16,479 Speaker 1: this stick. Yeah, right, Like I'm already bored of the 505 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:19,280 Speaker 1: pictures I have seen. Now I don't. I have not 506 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:22,760 Speaker 1: been to a movie theater since before COVID. Same here 507 00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:26,160 Speaker 1: and box office. While it was up in twenty twenty two, 508 00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:27,680 Speaker 1: I think it was up twenty six percent compared to 509 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:29,560 Speaker 1: the year before. It's still down more than a third 510 00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:32,600 Speaker 1: from pre COVID. But all these movies are a lot 511 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 1: of these movies are streaming. So I've seen of the 512 00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:38,080 Speaker 1: of the ten best pictures, I have seen three, which 513 00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:41,080 Speaker 1: is better than usual, better than I saw the Bandshe's 514 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 1: of Na Sharon, which I love the first half. Hated 515 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:47,480 Speaker 1: the end, I saw all Quiet on the Western Front. 516 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:49,720 Speaker 1: Now I've seen four of these, and I've told my 517 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:52,560 Speaker 1: husband I never need to see another battle scene again 518 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:54,920 Speaker 1: for the rest of my life. I've done with I 519 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:58,120 Speaker 1: saw You nineteen seventeen. I've seen you know, saving Private 520 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:01,800 Speaker 1: Iron blah blah blah, everything everywhere, all at once, which 521 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:04,440 Speaker 1: will probably win. And I loved it. I thought, Michelle, y'all, 522 00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to watching it. Oh my gosh. The surprise, 523 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:09,680 Speaker 1: the one that'll surprise you there is Jamie Lee Curtis 524 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:13,800 Speaker 1: because it's like, oh wow, but here, of all those, 525 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:18,720 Speaker 1: this clip is from my favorite movie that I have 526 00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:21,000 Speaker 1: seen in the last year. You should be at least 527 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:26,840 Speaker 1: a two star admiral by now, yeah, here you are, Captain. 528 00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 1: One is that it's one of life's mysteries, sir. And 529 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:38,520 Speaker 1: one of life's mysteries is how much I loved Top 530 00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:43,280 Speaker 1: Gun Maverick score by Hans Zimmer. Yes. And also, did 531 00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:47,120 Speaker 1: you see the clip of Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise 532 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:50,960 Speaker 1: at the nominee's luncheon? No, it is really you got 533 00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:53,560 Speaker 1: to look it up on Instagram. Someone posted it on Instagram. 534 00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:54,880 Speaker 1: If you will look it up right now and see 535 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:58,840 Speaker 1: the audio. You hear them, you see them embrace and 536 00:29:59,080 --> 00:30:04,080 Speaker 1: Steven Spielberg leans in and says, you saved Hollywood. He 537 00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:07,480 Speaker 1: leans in and says, you single handedly have saved Hollywood. Wow, 538 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:09,800 Speaker 1: Like Tom Cruise needs to hear that. But you know, 539 00:30:09,920 --> 00:30:11,840 Speaker 1: actually from him, because we remember there's there was a 540 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:14,040 Speaker 1: history of some sort of tension between the two of 541 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:16,880 Speaker 1: them on War of the Worlds that somehow that there's 542 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:19,479 Speaker 1: that rumor that had been swirling around where Spielberg refused 543 00:30:19,480 --> 00:30:21,720 Speaker 1: to work with crews again. I didn't know that, so 544 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:24,240 Speaker 1: that I remembered that, and so there was this deep 545 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:27,479 Speaker 1: seated tension I think there and they this was the 546 00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:29,720 Speaker 1: first time they had seen each other since that filming. 547 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:33,000 Speaker 1: Well The Fableman's, of course, is now maybe maybe Spielberg 548 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:35,520 Speaker 1: voted for a top gun over the movie that's about him. 549 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:37,960 Speaker 1: That would be that would be interesting. The only one, 550 00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:40,920 Speaker 1: the only thing I didn't see the movie, But the 551 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:43,560 Speaker 1: only person I want to win from The Fableman's is 552 00:30:43,600 --> 00:30:47,760 Speaker 1: John Williams. Oh you and the music. Well it's all 553 00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 1: connected so far, right, Yeah, that's true. That's Hans zimmer Up. 554 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:56,320 Speaker 1: You see if he always sees always, but if if 555 00:30:56,760 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 1: Williams wins for Fableman's he will be the oldest living 556 00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:06,840 Speaker 1: Oscar winner, and he's also has the distinction of having 557 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:10,920 Speaker 1: the most nominees of anyone alive, second only second to 558 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:15,200 Speaker 1: Walt Disney. There is Wow. There is a great podcast 559 00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:19,000 Speaker 1: called Blockbuster produced by Matt Schrader where he goes back 560 00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:23,600 Speaker 1: to the original Jaws and then Star Wars and how 561 00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:28,720 Speaker 1: those guys and how when George Lucas brought John Williams in, 562 00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:36,920 Speaker 1: Williams did more, you know, let's let's create, let's create emotions, 563 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:41,280 Speaker 1: not so much visually, which was amazing, but with the music, 564 00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:44,560 Speaker 1: so like the Darth Vader theme, the motifs of yes 565 00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 1: of the character and if you think about and the 566 00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:49,400 Speaker 1: same with Jos. John's was a perfect example that the 567 00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:52,960 Speaker 1: shark was crap. The shark that they were using that 568 00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:56,680 Speaker 1: Spielberg had to remake several times, kept breaking down, and 569 00:31:56,880 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 1: John Williams came in and they decided, all right, you're 570 00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:01,800 Speaker 1: not going to see the shark in that opening sequence, 571 00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:06,040 Speaker 1: but you're going to hear the music, and that the 572 00:32:06,080 --> 00:32:09,240 Speaker 1: two most frightening notes ever, it's two No, I'm getting 573 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:13,200 Speaker 1: bum bum bum right now. Bum. I was in gosh, 574 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:16,000 Speaker 1: junior high and I didn't even want to go look 575 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:17,800 Speaker 1: at the water in the toilet after that. I mean, 576 00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:20,520 Speaker 1: I just didn't. I've never been comfortable. I go snarkling, 577 00:32:20,560 --> 00:32:22,520 Speaker 1: I do all this, but A constantly think you were 578 00:32:22,560 --> 00:32:26,160 Speaker 1: looking for that, Eric, did you find the Spielberg to 579 00:32:26,160 --> 00:32:29,000 Speaker 1: Tom Cruise, It looks like he's trying to cut it right. Well, 580 00:32:29,040 --> 00:32:31,520 Speaker 1: I will tell you that, since you're on that topic again, 581 00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:35,840 Speaker 1: that the movie Et, which is one of my favorites, 582 00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:39,479 Speaker 1: and the closing scene is one of my favorite scenes. 583 00:32:40,840 --> 00:32:45,080 Speaker 1: That is one of the very first movies are at 584 00:32:45,080 --> 00:32:50,560 Speaker 1: the only time where Spielberg gave up control to Williams, 585 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:56,479 Speaker 1: and Spielberg actually edited the closing scene to William's score 586 00:32:57,280 --> 00:32:59,240 Speaker 1: because he was the way around. He was so blown 587 00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:02,600 Speaker 1: away by the music, and John just said trust me. 588 00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:07,440 Speaker 1: And so John finishes the score and he and he 589 00:33:07,520 --> 00:33:10,280 Speaker 1: does it out and then Spielberg goes back in and 590 00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:13,440 Speaker 1: edits the visual to the music, and that's how that's 591 00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:16,520 Speaker 1: that's how the closing scene. I literally have chills. Yeah, 592 00:33:16,560 --> 00:33:19,600 Speaker 1: I mean, it's it's still to me. I remember seeing 593 00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:22,680 Speaker 1: that as a kid. ET. But I mean now with 594 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:25,600 Speaker 1: my musical background and my interest in music. That's still 595 00:33:25,600 --> 00:33:27,520 Speaker 1: one of my favorite scors. So who's your favorite? So 596 00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:31,080 Speaker 1: it's John will Who's your favorite movie? H composed? I 597 00:33:31,120 --> 00:33:34,240 Speaker 1: don't have a singular favorite because they're also different. I 598 00:33:34,280 --> 00:33:39,320 Speaker 1: mean William Zimmer, James Horner, uh you know, Brian Tyler, 599 00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:42,440 Speaker 1: one of the more modern composers. Uh you know. And 600 00:33:42,560 --> 00:33:45,760 Speaker 1: I'm getting ready to interview Elliot Lung, who's a great 601 00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:50,280 Speaker 1: up and coming action star composer from China. All right, 602 00:33:50,360 --> 00:33:52,760 Speaker 1: we think we have this the audio. You're going to 603 00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:56,280 Speaker 1: have to listen closely, folks, where Spielberg's telling Tom Cruise 604 00:33:56,400 --> 00:34:07,320 Speaker 1: at the nominees luncheon, you saved, Hollywood. Let's listen. I 605 00:34:07,400 --> 00:34:11,440 Speaker 1: heard it there, you saved. He leans in, they embrace, 606 00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:14,520 Speaker 1: and he's whisked, you know, hollering to him because it's 607 00:34:14,520 --> 00:34:17,440 Speaker 1: so loud there. M And the nominee's luncheon is a 608 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:19,760 Speaker 1: tradition that goes back to the history of the beginning 609 00:34:19,760 --> 00:34:22,400 Speaker 1: of the Oscars, where that's when they officially get their 610 00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:27,160 Speaker 1: certificate of nomination. I mean it's it may not win, 611 00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:30,879 Speaker 1: but at least we're starting to see popular movies make 612 00:34:30,920 --> 00:34:33,920 Speaker 1: it in. And I have to say it was my 613 00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:37,439 Speaker 1: I haven't seen women talking. I haven't seen Oh wait 614 00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:39,480 Speaker 1: a minute, I saw a Triangle of Sadness. I saw 615 00:34:39,480 --> 00:34:41,960 Speaker 1: it the other night. It started out, Yeah, all these 616 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:44,400 Speaker 1: movies by the way or two and a half hours. Yeah, 617 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:46,040 Speaker 1: and I can't do that any well. One of the 618 00:34:46,080 --> 00:34:49,520 Speaker 1: reasons that you're seeing home so I can pause it, yeah, exactly. 619 00:34:49,560 --> 00:34:51,040 Speaker 1: And one of the reasons you're seeing more of the 620 00:34:51,040 --> 00:34:54,120 Speaker 1: popular films get nominated is when they expanded it back 621 00:34:54,120 --> 00:34:57,880 Speaker 1: to ten movies in the nomination window. Right. Yeah, I 622 00:34:57,920 --> 00:35:00,359 Speaker 1: don't know. So I have seen more than reason than 623 00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:03,120 Speaker 1: I thought. But you don't care. But you're covering the oscars, 624 00:35:03,120 --> 00:35:05,319 Speaker 1: but you don't care. Yeah, no, no, Actually, the most 625 00:35:05,320 --> 00:35:08,279 Speaker 1: exciting stuff comes from the stuff you don't plan for 626 00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:10,960 Speaker 1: the winners and the losers. We let the anchors handle 627 00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:13,120 Speaker 1: that here because you don't get to see and hear 628 00:35:13,160 --> 00:35:15,000 Speaker 1: the stuff backstage I do. Do you have to wear 629 00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:17,239 Speaker 1: a tux? Oh? Yeah, a dress code, hard dress cord 630 00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:20,480 Speaker 1: where you go out what to like men's warehouse. I 631 00:35:20,560 --> 00:35:22,359 Speaker 1: have a suit you're gonna like the way I look? 632 00:35:22,440 --> 00:35:24,960 Speaker 1: You look? I hate it, God, I hate it. I 633 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:26,520 Speaker 1: only wear a suit a couple of times a year, 634 00:35:26,520 --> 00:35:28,440 Speaker 1: and it's for the Golden Mics and for the Oscars. 635 00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:31,120 Speaker 1: What about dress shoes? Oh yeah, well no, I use 636 00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:35,000 Speaker 1: a cheaper workshoe because I'm walking around right, I'm not 637 00:35:35,400 --> 00:35:39,560 Speaker 1: wearing shoes and the rain, there's rain. I want pictures. 638 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:42,440 Speaker 1: Steve Gregory, thank you as always. It's great to see 639 00:35:42,480 --> 00:35:44,439 Speaker 1: you always. Jane, I love having you here. Oh it's 640 00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:46,920 Speaker 1: it's rare and there's a reason for that. When we 641 00:35:47,080 --> 00:35:50,960 Speaker 1: come back. The swingers couple that is trying to make 642 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:55,239 Speaker 1: money of proselytizing for a non monogamous lifestyle. I interviewed them, 643 00:35:55,280 --> 00:35:57,200 Speaker 1: of course, I did Jane Wells felling in for John 644 00:35:57,200 --> 00:35:59,239 Speaker 1: and Kent. Care if I am six forty, Hey, you've 645 00:35:59,239 --> 00:36:01,280 Speaker 1: been listening to The nam Ken Show. You can always 646 00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:04,239 Speaker 1: hear us live on kf I AM six forty one 647 00:36:04,360 --> 00:36:07,160 Speaker 1: pm to four pm every Monday through Friday, and of 648 00:36:07,200 --> 00:36:10,439 Speaker 1: course anytime on demand on the iHeartRadio app.