WEBVTT - The Snixxmas Special

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<v Speaker 1>And that's what you really missed with Jenna and Kevin

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<v Speaker 1>and I Heart Radio podcast Mary Snick Snicks. Everybody listen.

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<v Speaker 1>I am so excited to be here once again celebrating

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<v Speaker 1>Snick Smiths. Continuing on Ny Rivera's legacy of giving. Today

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<v Speaker 1>we're raising money for the Alexandria House and I hope

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<v Speaker 1>all of you guys have your hearts open and you're

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<v Speaker 1>all it's open to it. But right now I'm here

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<v Speaker 1>to sing a little song for you. Let me know

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<v Speaker 1>if you guys recognize it. God a eschieve, Mary Gentleman,

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<v Speaker 1>nothing you dismay. Remember Christ, our Savior was born on

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<v Speaker 1>Christmas Day to save us all from Say that's power

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<v Speaker 1>when we have gone astray. Old tidings of confort, joy,

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<v Speaker 1>comfort and joy. Oh Tidy Angel, Conford Angel. Hello, Hello,

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks John Lot got our friends. Hello. Welcome to you,

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<v Speaker 1>and That's what you really missed the podcast The Nicks

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<v Speaker 1>miss Special. Oh, it's so good to see you all

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<v Speaker 1>in person. I am Jenna, I am Kevin, and we

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<v Speaker 1>are coming to you live from the I Heart Theater

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<v Speaker 1>in Bourbank, California. Oh. We are beyond excited to share

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<v Speaker 1>some of our most favorite holiday traditions, in particular the

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<v Speaker 1>Nick Smiths charity Drive benefiting Alexandria House of Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 1>All in the name of our dear friend Naira Vera.

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<v Speaker 1>A special welcome to our listeners and welcome to everyone

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<v Speaker 1>joining us at home on the live stream. Hello plus

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<v Speaker 1>a big Giganta, Welcome to our first ever in person

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<v Speaker 1>live audience for Snick Smiths. By buying a ticket tonight

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<v Speaker 1>to join us here, you have contributed to an incredible cause.

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<v Speaker 1>We have a great night in store. We have special guests,

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<v Speaker 1>we have games, we have fireside chats and performances and more.

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<v Speaker 1>But before we get going, we want to bring out

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<v Speaker 1>our partner and Snicks Crime, who also works side by

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<v Speaker 1>side with us on on the Glee set from the

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<v Speaker 1>very beginning. Give it up for the cousman himself. Tell

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<v Speaker 1>me who's This is our third Snicks miss together and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and I really loved the holidays and she

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<v Speaker 1>was an extraordinary host, and you know, she had some

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<v Speaker 1>of the best events ever and the crowning jewel of

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<v Speaker 1>that was her Christmas Party, Snick sms uh and two

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<v Speaker 1>years ago with niagone and the world shut down, we

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<v Speaker 1>were in grief in so many ways, and we knew

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<v Speaker 1>that giving back to an organization that i I had

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<v Speaker 1>a personal connection with would help keep her spirit alive

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<v Speaker 1>in a truly meaningful way. I'd like to take a

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<v Speaker 1>moment to thank Nia's family for joining us here tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for coming. We're up here right, UM. We

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<v Speaker 1>are so blessed to have you as part of our

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<v Speaker 1>family and to share in the joy that she has

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<v Speaker 1>brought to us all. Thank you. So. The charity that

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<v Speaker 1>we are benefiting this evening is Alexandria House. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>transitional woman's home for children, women and children here in

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<v Speaker 1>Los Angeles. UM. Alexandria House works tirelessly to provide housing

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<v Speaker 1>for those in need, and we will be sharing more

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<v Speaker 1>about the organization later in the show. But we are

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<v Speaker 1>so proud to welcome some of the staff and the

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<v Speaker 1>community members from Alexandria House tonight. So welcome everyone. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>give everybody around on a plot. So happy to have

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<v Speaker 1>you guys here. Now, let's remember we are here to

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<v Speaker 1>raise some money for Alexandria House, and we have so

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<v Speaker 1>many ways used to do it. And there are still

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<v Speaker 1>time to enter the sweepstakes for a chance to win

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<v Speaker 1>a zoom with some of the Glee cast an appearance

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<v Speaker 1>on our podcast where you can ask us whatever you

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<v Speaker 1>want and more. So, head over to fan dam dot

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<v Speaker 1>com slash Headliners slash Glee to donate an enter to

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<v Speaker 1>win one of those experiences. Additionally, you can also head

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<v Speaker 1>directly to Alexandria House dot org slash donate to donate

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<v Speaker 1>directly and be sure to you know, to tag a

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<v Speaker 1>little snicks miswo and the donor designation section. Okay, so

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<v Speaker 1>we got some exciting news before the show that if

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<v Speaker 1>we raise five thousand dollars tonight, um, we have a

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<v Speaker 1>donation that will be matched by an anonymous donor. We're

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<v Speaker 1>so grateful. So that means if we raise five thousand dollars,

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<v Speaker 1>we actually raise ten thous dollars, which is double good.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you all for Alexandria House. So if you are

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<v Speaker 1>joining us, yay. So if you're joining us on the

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<v Speaker 1>live stream and you have like a little bit more

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<v Speaker 1>to give, head over to Alexandria House dot org slash

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<v Speaker 1>donate or our friends in the audience here. No donation

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<v Speaker 1>is too small. From what we've learned in past years,

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<v Speaker 1>every little bit counts, all right, So let's get this

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<v Speaker 1>show started. We have a couple of video greetings from

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<v Speaker 1>some special friends. I will see you all later. Enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>the show. Thanks who's here? Mary Snick Smith is Christian

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<v Speaker 1>Channel with a k April Rhodes, the hot Mess. Not

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<v Speaker 1>a lot to change except my face. I want to

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<v Speaker 1>say happy Holidays to everybody, no matter what you celebrate,

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<v Speaker 1>celebrate it with vigor. I want to wish all of

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<v Speaker 1>my fellow Glee cast members. I know I was just

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<v Speaker 1>a guest star, but I love y'all and I miss

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<v Speaker 1>y'all um. And also I'm proud of you. I remember

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<v Speaker 1>when we all first met and I chold you guys,

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<v Speaker 1>don't change, and you didn't. I was so proud. Anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sending love um in the air to Naya and

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<v Speaker 1>to our Corey and to Mark and just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's been it's been a long journey, but those of

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<v Speaker 1>us are here. We we celebrate, We we send love

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<v Speaker 1>to everybody. Um. Anyway, that's all I have to say.

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<v Speaker 1>I won't be heading off to have any drinks, but um,

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<v Speaker 1>I might be shopping, okay, I ho ho ho Mary

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<v Speaker 1>Snicks miss everyone. Thank you so much for buying tickets,

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<v Speaker 1>donating to Alexandria House. It meant so much to Naya.

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<v Speaker 1>I wish I was there in person celebrating with all

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<v Speaker 1>of you, but I know you're having a blast and

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<v Speaker 1>enjoying the sweet serenades and dance moves of the most

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<v Speaker 1>talented humans across the lands. I love you all so

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<v Speaker 1>much and in the spirit of Maya, let's all have

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<v Speaker 1>a good being time. Thank you, christ and jed With

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<v Speaker 1>and Becca Tobn. You know, Kristen was our very first

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<v Speaker 1>guest star on the show. Chris and I were very excited. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>she remains a dear friend to all of us. We

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<v Speaker 1>love you, Kristen and of course Becca, who we wish

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<v Speaker 1>could be here. Um, but let's get to some people

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<v Speaker 1>who are here. It's time for a fireside chat. Why

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<v Speaker 1>do you say, Kevin? So I think you should bring

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<v Speaker 1>some friends, Like, what do you guys say? All right,

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<v Speaker 1>our first special guests have all formed wonderful relations relationships

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<v Speaker 1>and friendships on an off screen and our dear friends

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<v Speaker 1>to us. Let's bring out Chris Cole for Ashley Fank

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<v Speaker 1>and romy rose Ma. That chair works for you, yep,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm literally I want my own because they're sharing one chair. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>because I'm old, Romy so short. It's all m I though.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why I'm sitting like this. That's very brave. We

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<v Speaker 1>are very very thankful to have Chris, Ashley and Rome here.

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<v Speaker 1>A thank you gus so much for being here. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean so much to us. Thank you you guys, Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for being here. Sparkly you are Wow, I am sparkly.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think I realized how sparkly this stress was.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you're going to be on a stage in

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<v Speaker 1>front of lights. You knew exactly what you were doing.

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<v Speaker 1>I like to sparkle from the inside out, Kevin, but

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<v Speaker 1>now sparkling from the outside out. Okay, anyway, to our guests,

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<v Speaker 1>you guys, thanks for being here. I literally realized that

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<v Speaker 1>here here no closer to your mouth. Yeah, let's turn

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<v Speaker 1>Romy's micaup. It's very low, it is, right. Yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 1>because they know they don't want to hear too much

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<v Speaker 1>from I got um. So we're here celebrating snicks. Miss.

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<v Speaker 1>We wanted to start with asking you guys because those

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<v Speaker 1>sixest parties that I would throw very thin, we're incredible,

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<v Speaker 1>you guys up top. You remember they were wild times

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<v Speaker 1>where she would spend months planning. Um, probably too much money. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>There was always a I was like, who, what contract

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<v Speaker 1>did you negotiate? I thought we were making the same Um.

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<v Speaker 1>I never thought that. But that's how much she cared

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<v Speaker 1>about making sure we all had a great time, because

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<v Speaker 1>she was like, this is she hadnt quate it anyway.

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<v Speaker 1>I won't to say those details, but she wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>make sure everyone in the cast and crew could come

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<v Speaker 1>and make sure everyone, um had a great time. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you guys have any fond memories, favorite memories that we

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<v Speaker 1>can share, you know, in a way that I can't share.

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<v Speaker 1>Spill it? Yeah, Chris definitely does. Oh my god, please UM. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>So my favorite six miss memory was um. Someone in

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<v Speaker 1>the cast who shall remain nameless told me that it

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<v Speaker 1>was a costume Christmas party, and I love a costume party.

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<v Speaker 1>So I showed up to this party the first one

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<v Speaker 1>as elf on a shelf. You sure did, and I

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<v Speaker 1>looked adorable and everyone thought I worked there and I

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<v Speaker 1>earned about forty bucks and tips that night. I tried

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<v Speaker 1>to get a drink from you, Christian for a drink,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought you were a Bart's under John. By the way,

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<v Speaker 1>John Locke, who was our Glee band, drummer from the

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<v Speaker 1>Pilot on also DJ all the Six Most Parties. Naya

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<v Speaker 1>put me in a tree one time. I think I

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<v Speaker 1>was suspended. You're in a treehouse above everyone in a

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<v Speaker 1>tower right into Is that nice though? To look down

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<v Speaker 1>on everyone? No comment? What was your favorite? My favorite?

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<v Speaker 1>There's so many and I'm trying to think of one

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<v Speaker 1>I could tell um. I do remember the uh the

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<v Speaker 1>year that I I showed up by myself and everyone's like,

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<v Speaker 1>where's Chris, where's Cole for what's going on? And I

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<v Speaker 1>was like, oh, he's coming with somebody different and everyone

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<v Speaker 1>was like, what's going on? And then he showed up

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<v Speaker 1>with his um boyfriend Will and everyone was gag was

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<v Speaker 1>coming with my parole office. Obviously everyone's gag gooped. And

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<v Speaker 1>that was And now you've been together with ten years,

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<v Speaker 1>so that was ten years ago. I'll never forget where

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<v Speaker 1>where's the Landa? Where's you Orlanda? Did you land up there?

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<v Speaker 1>I'll never forget when you Orlanda and Nini Leaks were

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<v Speaker 1>on the dance floor Togain my dad, that was my

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<v Speaker 1>god Neveret and they had she would always have that

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<v Speaker 1>weird shot like the holiday cheer shot, which was like fine,

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<v Speaker 1>no remember that, Yeah, but we were young. That was

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<v Speaker 1>ten years ago. I mean fall with a little cinnamon.

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<v Speaker 1>It was like fireball and peppers, like schnops and like

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<v Speaker 1>a topper of egg nog. Like I over, don't drink, kids,

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<v Speaker 1>don't do it. Drinking is terrible. You should never do it.

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<v Speaker 1>And we never drank at a Snicks even once. But

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<v Speaker 1>she is amazing, amazing, like Christmas chere cocktails and we

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<v Speaker 1>would all were little shots and we'd all do shots

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<v Speaker 1>and dance the night away and it was so special. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>my favorite was the ice drink you just walked into.

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<v Speaker 1>Literally she covered the pool over as a dance floor

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<v Speaker 1>and made it an ice drink and it was just extravagant.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean truly, there's how I clearly wish that I

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<v Speaker 1>had gone. Yeah, you made a mistake. Everybody was always booked,

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<v Speaker 1>busy and blessed. But I'm just saying these sounds amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>They were. The problem was a maze always would have

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<v Speaker 1>a Christmas party on the same night, and so I

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<v Speaker 1>felt very story. I had to plan out my night

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<v Speaker 1>to make sure I could do both. And the one

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<v Speaker 1>where the ice drink happened people were texting me like

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<v Speaker 1>where are you because I would do James and on

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<v Speaker 1>the dance plot and I'm like, oh my god, there's

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<v Speaker 1>an ice drink. And there I was playing trivia with

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<v Speaker 1>Natasha Beddingfield, who I was obsessed with, and I'm like,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sorry you dropped it, Natasha, thank you. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to just keep her on the floor like that.

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<v Speaker 1>For my friends know how obsessed I was with her.

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<v Speaker 1>And I looked at her and go, I have to go,

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<v Speaker 1>and she's like, but our team's winning, and I'm like,

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<v Speaker 1>but I have to go because you can't tempt me

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<v Speaker 1>with a dance floor because the year prior, I ripped

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<v Speaker 1>my pants on the dance floor and there are pictures

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<v Speaker 1>online and I found it. I saw the picture yesterday

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<v Speaker 1>where I'm on the floor like this, but I had

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<v Speaker 1>my jacket from my suit tied around me because the

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<v Speaker 1>entirety of the back of my pants well tied through

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<v Speaker 1>and around. I needed. I needed full coverage. It was

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<v Speaker 1>all of it, and everyone I just like Nick, not

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<v Speaker 1>his sister, who was like, I don't know how old

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<v Speaker 1>you were at the time, but she was back there

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<v Speaker 1>just like embarrassed for me because I had no shame,

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<v Speaker 1>and I should have You also had no underwear, right,

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<v Speaker 1>don't talk about that, John. What if I didn't make

0:14:13.800 --> 0:14:16.360
<v Speaker 1>it on the internet. That's for another hope. That was underwear.

0:14:16.440 --> 0:14:18.800
<v Speaker 1>Jack came off of my back so fast and I

0:14:18.840 --> 0:14:22.960
<v Speaker 1>wrapped it around dancing. He never nothing gonna show that night.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't believe I missed that video. Rip your pants

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<v Speaker 1>night later. Yeah, okay, it's not like Kevin's pants haven't

0:14:33.720 --> 0:14:36.080
<v Speaker 1>split more than once on a dance floor. We can

0:14:36.160 --> 0:14:39.880
<v Speaker 1>make it happen again. I h Kevin. We went to

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<v Speaker 1>a wedding, one of our member's wedding wedding, and we

0:14:43.560 --> 0:14:46.280
<v Speaker 1>were all staying in the same hotel as the actual wedding.

0:14:46.760 --> 0:14:49.680
<v Speaker 1>So Kevin's dancing. Then all of a sudden he disappears,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm like, where the after Kevin go? And he

0:14:52.040 --> 0:14:55.960
<v Speaker 1>comes back in stretchy pants. I'm not kidding. We are maturing,

0:14:56.080 --> 0:14:59.320
<v Speaker 1>we are growing, we are learning. We've learned, we have learned.

0:14:59.360 --> 0:15:02.960
<v Speaker 1>I'm ready to get down and buggy. Um, I have

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<v Speaker 1>so I have. It's the holidays. Do you guys have

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<v Speaker 1>favorite holiday traditions? Things that you do, things that you

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<v Speaker 1>love to do, are looking forward to doing, or eat

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<v Speaker 1>bourbon bourbon. No that what's what's my note? I'm so

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<v Speaker 1>thankful for Amazon Prime, um shop small obviously. Uh oops,

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<v Speaker 1>um no, uh go I bake, I mean I bakes

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<v Speaker 1>delicious and delicious delicious. I would bring it when I worked,

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<v Speaker 1>when I wasn't locked in the basement. Uglee. Um and

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<v Speaker 1>uh but you and I were down there to change

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<v Speaker 1>a lot. I think bert just was like a marriage

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<v Speaker 1>it now get in the basement. Um and so you

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<v Speaker 1>don't need to be you don't need to know. Um so.

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<v Speaker 1>But what was weird was so many people were like,

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<v Speaker 1>are those regular brownies? I'm like, are you kidding? Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>they're regular brownies. Ask you that. I would ask me

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<v Speaker 1>why I'm the mom. Why would anyone ask why if

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<v Speaker 1>they were regular brownies? That's wild? That is crazy. That

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<v Speaker 1>is crazy crazy nowhere when it's supposed to gluten free

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<v Speaker 1>right exactly Realmy No, Romie really does make wonderful pastries.

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<v Speaker 1>And she would always bring them to the makeup trailer

0:16:26.040 --> 0:16:30.040
<v Speaker 1>and we'd always sigh because we'd all be like, I

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<v Speaker 1>was gonna eat good today. Here we are. It was

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I have to say it was a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit sabotaging. I mean, they're just they're so young and beautiful.

0:16:48.560 --> 0:16:59.160
<v Speaker 1>Did you ever ever young and beautiful? Grandma romy walked

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<v Speaker 1>out here like she was lady and Titanic like any

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<v Speaker 1>day now, I'm gonna go any day. What's what's your

0:17:05.960 --> 0:17:11.480
<v Speaker 1>Christmas traditions? Y'all? Um? I stole my boyfriend's sour cream

0:17:11.520 --> 0:17:15.600
<v Speaker 1>coffeecake recipe and it's very good. And I can't you

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<v Speaker 1>know me, I can't cook or baked to save my life. No,

0:17:19.040 --> 0:17:21.920
<v Speaker 1>I gave him. I've also given him food poisoning and

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<v Speaker 1>from undercooking pre cooked sausages. How is that even possible? Anyway?

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<v Speaker 1>Why were you doing that in the first place? I

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<v Speaker 1>thought they were pretty cook and I tricked my family

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<v Speaker 1>and I made it, and now they think I'm a

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<v Speaker 1>baker and they asked me for it every Christmas, and

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<v Speaker 1>I obviously I'm not. So I thank you, Austin for that.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you until they watch this, Austin, you're finally getting

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<v Speaker 1>your credit. Finally I lied. It's like I made this

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<v Speaker 1>up myself. You're getting better. You're you bake and you

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<v Speaker 1>do Christmas? You did that like Brazilian chocolate thing? Yes,

0:17:57.560 --> 0:17:59.520
<v Speaker 1>well it's in a blender. It's a blender cake. You

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<v Speaker 1>know that resilient. We've gotten far off the point now. Yeah,

0:18:02.600 --> 0:18:05.080
<v Speaker 1>it just it just looked gorgeous. There was like melted

0:18:05.200 --> 0:18:08.880
<v Speaker 1>chocolate just coming. It was. Yeah, it was a sexy cake.

0:18:10.040 --> 0:18:12.760
<v Speaker 1>This a sexy cake. It was a sexy cake. And

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<v Speaker 1>you had a great the website you were doing during

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<v Speaker 1>the pandemic, and it was during the pandemic. It was wonderful. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>to raise money. Yeah, we got people to um, we

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<v Speaker 1>got fancy people to uh to donate um recipes and

0:18:27.560 --> 0:18:30.880
<v Speaker 1>so when with that, we we shared the money with

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<v Speaker 1>them various charities, which was really nice and it gave

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<v Speaker 1>us something to do because you're a good person. I

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<v Speaker 1>like to watch Um, can we say Christmas movies on

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<v Speaker 1>this Yeah, we can do whatever we want to. Okay, great,

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<v Speaker 1>Um National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation And I like to watch

0:18:47.720 --> 0:18:50.399
<v Speaker 1>a Christmas Story. I'm very excited for the Christmas Story

0:18:50.480 --> 0:18:54.639
<v Speaker 1>Reunion Revival movie. UM. And I eat a lot of

0:18:54.720 --> 0:18:57.960
<v Speaker 1>chicken parm my Christmas. During the pandemic. We got to

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<v Speaker 1>spend Christmas together actually and was great. Austin and I

0:19:01.760 --> 0:19:05.040
<v Speaker 1>made a beautiful charcouterie board. They talked about board at

0:19:05.080 --> 0:19:07.920
<v Speaker 1>least David didn't even look at They just ate it.

0:19:07.960 --> 0:19:10.600
<v Speaker 1>And I was like, look at this beautiful board. I'm like,

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<v Speaker 1>what lactose intolerance? Whatever we did, we watched a terrible

0:19:15.960 --> 0:19:19.159
<v Speaker 1>movie and yeah, that was That was our Christmas together.

0:19:19.680 --> 0:19:23.000
<v Speaker 1>It was exactly what's you don't want to say? I

0:19:23.040 --> 0:19:28.200
<v Speaker 1>mean it was a superhero movie came out on Christmas?

0:19:28.280 --> 0:19:38.920
<v Speaker 1>On Christmas? Any friends, No, who do you think we are?

0:19:39.520 --> 0:19:43.359
<v Speaker 1>I mean, yeah, that's that's that's the same girl. We

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<v Speaker 1>don't think I'm just picturing and Avengers rated X. I

0:19:48.560 --> 0:19:52.960
<v Speaker 1>mean say iron Man. Iron Man just has a whole

0:19:53.000 --> 0:19:55.200
<v Speaker 1>different meanings. This is why we can never get together

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<v Speaker 1>in public. You guys, too many secrets to bear the

0:19:58.720 --> 0:20:01.520
<v Speaker 1>risk we run. We also have to like faction off

0:20:01.560 --> 0:20:03.359
<v Speaker 1>into smaller groups because you get all of us together,

0:20:03.359 --> 0:20:06.399
<v Speaker 1>it spirals out very quickly. Too many secrets, too much teeth.

0:20:06.880 --> 0:20:09.320
<v Speaker 1>Hince why we collectively, If we get together, we can

0:20:09.359 --> 0:20:13.639
<v Speaker 1>piece together. Maybe fifty of the Snakes was party because

0:20:13.680 --> 0:20:16.879
<v Speaker 1>everyone only remembers fragments because it was so much fun.

0:20:17.240 --> 0:20:20.479
<v Speaker 1>There was one year that we were dancing and I

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<v Speaker 1>was dancing against a hot tub and the hot tubs

0:20:23.000 --> 0:20:26.560
<v Speaker 1>spilled over onto my dress. And then I found myself

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<v Speaker 1>upstairs and I his bathroom blow drying my dress. I

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<v Speaker 1>was like, how did I get here? And how did

0:20:33.800 --> 0:20:37.320
<v Speaker 1>you get here? I was like, I don't know. Seven

0:20:37.320 --> 0:20:40.040
<v Speaker 1>in the morning, just in your your bathroom. I was

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<v Speaker 1>just gonna brush my teeth, and here's Jenna blow drying

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<v Speaker 1>her dress. You get too, little boy? Hiro gets nothing?

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<v Speaker 1>You everyone any look like Michael Hitchcock. Oh I brought

0:21:21.119 --> 0:21:24.959
<v Speaker 1>something for everyone everyone. Yes, only some of the audience

0:21:25.000 --> 0:21:28.080
<v Speaker 1>got candy canes, but you all get something real. Go

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<v Speaker 1>inside and just pick something. Do I hate this? G No, No,

0:21:31.200 --> 0:21:35.960
<v Speaker 1>you just pick it. Don't look pick pick, pick there

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<v Speaker 1>you go. Oh, you've got some Niagara spray starch. Every

0:21:40.400 --> 0:21:44.120
<v Speaker 1>actor needs that. How about you, Jenna? What do you get?

0:21:44.960 --> 0:21:49.240
<v Speaker 1>What you get? A sun? Do you need it because

0:21:49.240 --> 0:21:56.480
<v Speaker 1>of freckles? Whatever you want? There's there's all sorts of things.

0:21:57.840 --> 0:22:03.119
<v Speaker 1>Oh you get a slow cooker cookbook. Actors, they're busy.

0:22:03.200 --> 0:22:05.840
<v Speaker 1>You've just said it and forget it. What did you get?

0:22:06.480 --> 0:22:12.159
<v Speaker 1>I'm a little afraid. Oh this is really fun. Now

0:22:12.200 --> 0:22:14.960
<v Speaker 1>watch this? What is it? Well? You pull on it

0:22:15.680 --> 0:22:20.560
<v Speaker 1>and it's a fan with the American flat Because Christmas

0:22:20.640 --> 0:22:26.439
<v Speaker 1>is absolutely the most patriotic of all the holiday. Does

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<v Speaker 1>anybody want to trade? Oh, I've got some Star Henderson's

0:22:31.240 --> 0:22:34.120
<v Speaker 1>creamy soups flippy with bacon. Well, I know how much

0:22:34.119 --> 0:22:39.800
<v Speaker 1>you like The Exorcist. Christmas whenever you want. Now, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>here not so much to hand out gifts, since I'm

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<v Speaker 1>here to ask you, what is your Christmas guilty pleasure?

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<v Speaker 1>So Niagara spray start plus um, this is empty? What

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<v Speaker 1>where's the rest? I used it? Getting? This was just

0:23:00.280 --> 0:23:08.840
<v Speaker 1>curious mind? Probably I listened to the Glee Christmas albums.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's that's real. You would think if you listen

0:23:11.920 --> 0:23:13.720
<v Speaker 1>to the album, you'd be better at that game. You're

0:23:13.760 --> 0:23:17.280
<v Speaker 1>just I wasn't playing. I was host because that was

0:23:17.320 --> 0:23:19.720
<v Speaker 1>the first album I ever sang on to that, the

0:23:19.720 --> 0:23:23.879
<v Speaker 1>Glee Christmas album. And I don't know anything. As we

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<v Speaker 1>all saw alight, it was more than seventy four years ago.

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<v Speaker 1>Who else has got a guilty pleasure? Whiskey? Why do

0:23:36.320 --> 0:23:40.760
<v Speaker 1>you to be guilty about that? Get back? I gotta

0:23:40.800 --> 0:23:44.760
<v Speaker 1>say I kind of hate Christmas because I'm powowing it

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<v Speaker 1>all the way. But I love snick Smiths, That's true.

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<v Speaker 1>I like to get a little tipsy and like, um,

0:23:56.760 --> 0:24:00.199
<v Speaker 1>go look at Christmas lights, not drive. Don't worry. UM,

0:24:00.200 --> 0:24:04.000
<v Speaker 1>I have someone drive. I have a driver. It's called

0:24:04.040 --> 0:24:08.000
<v Speaker 1>my mom. She's great. UM. I have like yeah, I

0:24:08.040 --> 0:24:10.159
<v Speaker 1>have some cocktails and we drive around like you know

0:24:10.200 --> 0:24:12.040
<v Speaker 1>when like the Christmas lights are a little blurry and

0:24:12.040 --> 0:24:16.040
<v Speaker 1>it's a little sad. I love it. And we're going

0:24:16.119 --> 0:24:20.080
<v Speaker 1>to alert the Burbank police. And I remember like when

0:24:20.119 --> 0:24:24.840
<v Speaker 1>I was loved and stuff like that. At Candy Kay

0:24:24.880 --> 0:24:26.720
<v Speaker 1>Lane in Wood the Hills is incredible. And if you're

0:24:26.720 --> 0:24:30.080
<v Speaker 1>a little tipsy walking around, it's it's even just kiss

0:24:30.359 --> 0:24:33.560
<v Speaker 1>it's even better your guilty fresh I think, I mean,

0:24:33.560 --> 0:24:36.679
<v Speaker 1>it's really it's um, it's it's really. I love to

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<v Speaker 1>as a Jewish person. It's a Jewish person I love.

0:24:41.200 --> 0:24:44.359
<v Speaker 1>But I was a terrible jew. We didn't let we

0:24:44.359 --> 0:24:46.800
<v Speaker 1>we opened things on Christmas Eve so that we were

0:24:46.880 --> 0:24:49.399
<v Speaker 1>cheating and it really didn't make any sense. But the

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<v Speaker 1>the actual Um, I love giving gifts. I love shopping

0:24:53.320 --> 0:24:55.680
<v Speaker 1>for him, and I love getting them on sale. See

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<v Speaker 1>how I blended. I blended the two to go, but

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<v Speaker 1>I'll see you. I'm sure to get out. Good Bye

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<v Speaker 1>John Lock and give it up one my time for

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Ashley and Robin. Merry Christmas. Yes, God, Merry Christmas

0:25:27.840 --> 0:25:37.840
<v Speaker 1>any day now. I'll see horrible. Thanks Chris. We may

0:25:37.880 --> 0:25:51.080
<v Speaker 1>see Chris later, we may ask he'll be back, nor Kevin,

0:25:51.280 --> 0:25:53.840
<v Speaker 1>someone else wants to say a lot. I have no idea.

0:25:53.880 --> 0:26:04.679
<v Speaker 1>Let's see who Bye, it's me and fill me a

0:26:04.760 --> 0:26:07.679
<v Speaker 1>Christmas movie. So I can't be there. I wish I

0:26:07.680 --> 0:26:11.560
<v Speaker 1>could be there celebrating Snake Smith with everyone. Um. And

0:26:11.720 --> 0:26:14.480
<v Speaker 1>I'm just over here celebrating all the money we're going

0:26:14.520 --> 0:26:26.440
<v Speaker 1>to raise for Alexandria House. I'm so okay. Bye, hey everyone.

0:26:28.640 --> 0:26:32.160
<v Speaker 1>Oh God, that's that's a mirror of me. I'm so sorry. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you so much for everyone who has joined the

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<v Speaker 1>live stream. I'm so sorry cannot be there. I filmed

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<v Speaker 1>this yesterday, which is today for for y'all, because I

0:26:43.000 --> 0:26:45.160
<v Speaker 1>won't be able to make it. As you can see,

0:26:45.320 --> 0:26:50.360
<v Speaker 1>I am shooting today. Um and uh. I just want

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<v Speaker 1>to say thank you to all the people that have

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<v Speaker 1>donated to have joined the live stream UM, and to

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<v Speaker 1>Jenna and Kevin and the rest of the cast and

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<v Speaker 1>friends that have um ate this such a beautiful, wonderful

0:27:01.800 --> 0:27:05.480
<v Speaker 1>night to celebrate our girl Nia. She threw the most

0:27:05.480 --> 0:27:10.520
<v Speaker 1>epic snakes Miss parties as you've heard or seen videos of. Um,

0:27:10.560 --> 0:27:13.280
<v Speaker 1>and it's going to a wonderful cause, Alexandria House. So

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<v Speaker 1>thank you so much for for donating. And I just

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to pop in and say hi and wishing everyone

0:27:19.200 --> 0:27:24.359
<v Speaker 1>happy holidays in a happy happy y years. Who that

0:27:24.480 --> 0:27:27.560
<v Speaker 1>was so nice. Thank you Vanessa and Harry for popping

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<v Speaker 1>in to stay hello. And if you're just joining us,

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<v Speaker 1>we are here with me. And that's what you really

0:27:32.680 --> 0:27:36.680
<v Speaker 1>miss podcast for a very special Snakes Miss special, very

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<v Speaker 1>snacks special. Okay, never mind, I take it back. Um,

0:27:40.840 --> 0:27:44.920
<v Speaker 1>it's benefiting the amazing Alexandria House to remember the brilliant

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<v Speaker 1>right Nia Era And while everyone is still donating and

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<v Speaker 1>entering the steep stakes, right, that's what we're doing. It's

0:27:52.320 --> 0:27:55.160
<v Speaker 1>important to us that you know exactly where your donations

0:27:55.160 --> 0:27:58.080
<v Speaker 1>are going. Alexandra House has helped hundreds of women and

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<v Speaker 1>children reach safe in supportive housing, and every dollar that

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<v Speaker 1>is donated goes directly to help fund programs like housing, food, childcare, counseling,

0:28:06.200 --> 0:28:09.840
<v Speaker 1>financial literacy, job readiness, and other activities to help families

0:28:09.840 --> 0:28:14.360
<v Speaker 1>transition from homelessness to permanent housing. So go enter the

0:28:17.119 --> 0:28:21.040
<v Speaker 1>and went away. So go enter the sweep stakes. Your

0:28:21.080 --> 0:28:25.680
<v Speaker 1>donations will go directly to Alexandria House. I think we

0:28:25.800 --> 0:28:38.840
<v Speaker 1>covered that beautifully. Professionals get together. That was really funny. Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>We have a wonderful group representing Alexandria House here as

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<v Speaker 1>we know this evening, and we are so grateful for

0:28:45.760 --> 0:28:50.640
<v Speaker 1>them coming tonight. And you may recognize Alexandria House in

0:28:50.720 --> 0:28:52.400
<v Speaker 1>a music video by an artist that we have no

0:28:52.440 --> 0:28:56.360
<v Speaker 1>idea who is just kidding, Justin Bieber. Justin films his

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<v Speaker 1>single Intentions at Alexandria House, so make sure you go

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<v Speaker 1>check it out after the show. Um, you can see

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<v Speaker 1>some of the amazing facilities and services that Alexandria House provides.

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<v Speaker 1>And we wanted to learn a little bit more about

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<v Speaker 1>Alexandria House from someone who has actually benefited from their

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<v Speaker 1>giving services and support. So tonight we are joined by

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<v Speaker 1>Marissa Espinosa, executive director of Alexandria How and Ashley Nwfio massoul,

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<v Speaker 1>a former resident at Alexandria House who has come to

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<v Speaker 1>share their experience with us tonight, and we couldn't be

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<v Speaker 1>more appreciative that they are here to speak with all

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<v Speaker 1>of us. So let's bring out Marissa and Assay today

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<v Speaker 1>the season Zoo, Ben, Rissa, Ashley, thank you so much

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<v Speaker 1>for being here, really so for having us here to

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<v Speaker 1>it looks so festive and beautiful. We tried to accord

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<v Speaker 1>it a little more than we did. We called each

0:30:06.800 --> 0:30:10.120
<v Speaker 1>other okay, So UM, thank you for being here. Please.

0:30:10.720 --> 0:30:13.120
<v Speaker 1>Versus is going to interview Ashley and just kind of

0:30:13.160 --> 0:30:16.040
<v Speaker 1>talk about UM Alexander House and the amazing things that

0:30:16.040 --> 0:30:18.280
<v Speaker 1>they do. So take it away. Well, if I could

0:30:18.280 --> 0:30:20.480
<v Speaker 1>first start off just thanking you all. Thank you, Jenna,

0:30:20.520 --> 0:30:21.960
<v Speaker 1>thank you Kevin. I don't tell at least in the

0:30:21.960 --> 0:30:25.360
<v Speaker 1>back somewhere. Thank you Tanya Rivera's family who's here today,

0:30:25.400 --> 0:30:28.320
<v Speaker 1>for just hosting this event and for supporting our organization.

0:30:28.760 --> 0:30:32.040
<v Speaker 1>Alexander House has been around for twenty six years and

0:30:32.080 --> 0:30:35.360
<v Speaker 1>we have been as transitional healthing program as you all said,

0:30:35.800 --> 0:30:39.720
<v Speaker 1>UM house of hospitality and a neighborhood center, and we

0:30:39.800 --> 0:30:43.480
<v Speaker 1>provided narrative services for folks, for women and women with

0:30:43.600 --> 0:30:46.320
<v Speaker 1>children UM to find their way, to find their stability,

0:30:46.360 --> 0:30:49.760
<v Speaker 1>to find their independence. And so Ashley here UM lived

0:30:49.760 --> 0:30:52.960
<v Speaker 1>with us UM. She arrived at Alexander House when she

0:30:53.000 --> 0:30:57.160
<v Speaker 1>was twenty one years old um in UM. I'm very

0:30:57.200 --> 0:31:00.760
<v Speaker 1>excited to say Ashley graduated her program and she has

0:31:00.800 --> 0:31:04.840
<v Speaker 1>been stably housed in Torrents with her three children UM Elias,

0:31:04.880 --> 0:31:09.360
<v Speaker 1>Remedy and Delilah and so UM she is also participating

0:31:09.360 --> 0:31:11.640
<v Speaker 1>in one of our programs, which is our Startup Sisterhood

0:31:11.680 --> 0:31:14.640
<v Speaker 1>Program l A And what that is is an enterprise

0:31:14.880 --> 0:31:19.440
<v Speaker 1>Entrepreneurship program UM where the women really during the pandemic

0:31:19.480 --> 0:31:21.840
<v Speaker 1>came to us and asked us UM to help them

0:31:21.840 --> 0:31:24.240
<v Speaker 1>start their own businesses as a means of being able

0:31:24.280 --> 0:31:26.320
<v Speaker 1>to provide for their children when many of them lost

0:31:26.320 --> 0:31:28.960
<v Speaker 1>their jobs as a result of the pandemic. And so

0:31:29.280 --> 0:31:33.120
<v Speaker 1>Ashley and her sister Zoe UM are working on their

0:31:33.120 --> 0:31:35.800
<v Speaker 1>own juicing line UM that we hope will soon beyond

0:31:35.840 --> 0:31:44.120
<v Speaker 1>shelves everywhere. So yes, so Ashley, maybe you could share

0:31:44.320 --> 0:31:48.920
<v Speaker 1>with everyone here what brought to to Alexandria House. Oh,

0:31:49.000 --> 0:31:54.920
<v Speaker 1>long story. So I was actually homeless for six years

0:31:55.120 --> 0:32:01.440
<v Speaker 1>and UM I was in a really dark place. Uh yeah, definitely, sorry,

0:32:01.680 --> 0:32:04.360
<v Speaker 1>I was in a really dark place. I found myself

0:32:04.520 --> 0:32:08.000
<v Speaker 1>living with my kids UM at a house that had

0:32:08.040 --> 0:32:12.680
<v Speaker 1>no gas and no electricity. Who I was running UM

0:32:12.960 --> 0:32:16.000
<v Speaker 1>from a lady who I didn't know, was bringing in

0:32:16.200 --> 0:32:20.680
<v Speaker 1>and out like drugs, meth, crack, and it was just

0:32:20.720 --> 0:32:23.760
<v Speaker 1>a very dark place and it was the only place

0:32:23.760 --> 0:32:26.200
<v Speaker 1>that I had at the moment, and I stayed there

0:32:26.280 --> 0:32:30.479
<v Speaker 1>for three months and trying to dig myself out of

0:32:30.480 --> 0:32:34.560
<v Speaker 1>this hole. I was searching online and I ran through

0:32:34.600 --> 0:32:37.520
<v Speaker 1>YouTube and finally came up with the idea like maybe

0:32:37.520 --> 0:32:40.479
<v Speaker 1>it is time to go into a shelter. But like

0:32:40.560 --> 0:32:43.840
<v Speaker 1>everyone thinks of a shelter, they think of something that's unsafe.

0:32:44.280 --> 0:32:46.400
<v Speaker 1>You don't really want to bring your kids to live

0:32:46.400 --> 0:32:49.720
<v Speaker 1>with strangers and in an environment you don't know, you know,

0:32:49.760 --> 0:32:52.440
<v Speaker 1>there's a lot of just a lot of things that

0:32:52.480 --> 0:32:55.960
<v Speaker 1>can happen. And so I found the Alexandria House and

0:32:56.000 --> 0:32:59.920
<v Speaker 1>I was familiar with the street name, and I called

0:33:00.160 --> 0:33:02.880
<v Speaker 1>them for a year until I got in. And when

0:33:02.880 --> 0:33:07.239
<v Speaker 1>I got in, it really changed my life. I was,

0:33:08.160 --> 0:33:10.480
<v Speaker 1>you know, I would never imagine myself being here today,

0:33:10.760 --> 0:33:14.840
<v Speaker 1>dressed this way, this confident, this lively. I it was

0:33:14.920 --> 0:33:17.560
<v Speaker 1>six years was very hard, and I was on my

0:33:17.640 --> 0:33:20.000
<v Speaker 1>own and I was just not the person I am today.

0:33:20.080 --> 0:33:22.280
<v Speaker 1>And I'm so grateful for the alexander Your House and

0:33:22.280 --> 0:33:27.880
<v Speaker 1>all that they've done for me. And my family. And

0:33:32.040 --> 0:33:35.240
<v Speaker 1>when you reflect back on your time at a house

0:33:35.280 --> 0:33:38.280
<v Speaker 1>as we call it, ya, what was the most helpful

0:33:38.360 --> 0:33:42.000
<v Speaker 1>thing about it for you and the kids. I think

0:33:42.240 --> 0:33:44.800
<v Speaker 1>there's a lot to be grateful for when coming to

0:33:44.840 --> 0:33:46.840
<v Speaker 1>the Alexander House. I can talk all day, but I

0:33:46.880 --> 0:33:51.280
<v Speaker 1>think the most important part was the sense of community. Um.

0:33:51.320 --> 0:33:54.680
<v Speaker 1>When I was homeless, I really didn't know anything. I

0:33:54.720 --> 0:33:58.800
<v Speaker 1>was homeless fifteen and sixteen years old till one, and

0:33:59.840 --> 0:34:02.360
<v Speaker 1>I saw a lot of things that I didn't know

0:34:02.680 --> 0:34:04.760
<v Speaker 1>was real in the world. I saw a lot of

0:34:05.240 --> 0:34:09.200
<v Speaker 1>you know, people that were completely lost, you know, a

0:34:09.200 --> 0:34:12.680
<v Speaker 1>lot of theft, a lot of abuse, and when I

0:34:13.200 --> 0:34:17.239
<v Speaker 1>had lost the light in life, I had lost, you know,

0:34:17.400 --> 0:34:19.960
<v Speaker 1>hope in anything that was better. But when I went

0:34:20.000 --> 0:34:23.279
<v Speaker 1>to the Alexandria House, it's a whole sense of community.

0:34:23.640 --> 0:34:26.600
<v Speaker 1>It's a very big community that feels like a family

0:34:26.640 --> 0:34:29.320
<v Speaker 1>that I didn't have at the moment. And I think

0:34:29.560 --> 0:34:32.839
<v Speaker 1>that my kids benefit that and so much because they've

0:34:32.840 --> 0:34:34.879
<v Speaker 1>grown up with some of the kids that lived there

0:34:35.239 --> 0:34:37.600
<v Speaker 1>and still come back to visit. We see each other

0:34:37.640 --> 0:34:41.040
<v Speaker 1>for the holidays. They've grown bonds with these kids and

0:34:41.239 --> 0:34:45.560
<v Speaker 1>these adults around them that show them, you know, a

0:34:45.600 --> 0:34:49.920
<v Speaker 1>respectful person, somebody who wants to change other people's life.

0:34:50.160 --> 0:34:51.919
<v Speaker 1>The light at the end of the tunnel, and it's

0:34:51.960 --> 0:34:55.080
<v Speaker 1>just on giving. They don't stop giving. I appreciate it

0:34:55.200 --> 0:35:00.759
<v Speaker 1>so much and my kids do too. She's got beautiful children. Um,

0:35:00.840 --> 0:35:04.759
<v Speaker 1>you're part of our current cohort of startup sisterhood l A.

0:35:05.040 --> 0:35:09.279
<v Speaker 1>Can we share with the team with our audience today? UM,

0:35:09.680 --> 0:35:11.560
<v Speaker 1>why you joined in, how it's been helpful to you.

0:35:12.520 --> 0:35:17.719
<v Speaker 1>I joined because I wanted some to learn something. I

0:35:17.760 --> 0:35:20.239
<v Speaker 1>love learning things, especially at the lex Indrea House they

0:35:20.280 --> 0:35:23.920
<v Speaker 1>have a lot of life skill lessons. Um. But I

0:35:24.000 --> 0:35:28.080
<v Speaker 1>had sat on this idea of making a juice, creating

0:35:28.080 --> 0:35:30.680
<v Speaker 1>a juice blend of vegetables and fruits, and I have

0:35:30.840 --> 0:35:34.359
<v Speaker 1>sat on the idea for almost five years and I

0:35:34.440 --> 0:35:37.719
<v Speaker 1>never really went forward with it. When they said that

0:35:37.760 --> 0:35:41.279
<v Speaker 1>they were doing an entrepreneurship class, I said, hey, you

0:35:41.320 --> 0:35:43.640
<v Speaker 1>know what, what do I got then to try to

0:35:43.719 --> 0:35:47.560
<v Speaker 1>learn something new and put my best foot forward in

0:35:47.680 --> 0:35:50.319
<v Speaker 1>something that I have no business diving into because I

0:35:50.360 --> 0:35:54.359
<v Speaker 1>have no experience in owning my own business or having

0:35:54.360 --> 0:35:58.080
<v Speaker 1>the confidence and you know the information that you need

0:35:58.160 --> 0:36:02.600
<v Speaker 1>the details. You know. They helped me build a business plan. Um,

0:36:02.680 --> 0:36:05.880
<v Speaker 1>so I just hope great things to comfort me and

0:36:05.920 --> 0:36:10.879
<v Speaker 1>my sister who are joining the class to do our juice. Yeah,

0:36:11.040 --> 0:36:14.040
<v Speaker 1>can you share with our audience today, um, to affirm

0:36:14.080 --> 0:36:17.960
<v Speaker 1>with them why they should support Alexandria House. Why not?

0:36:19.800 --> 0:36:24.120
<v Speaker 1>It is amazing the things that they do. They're like

0:36:24.160 --> 0:36:26.160
<v Speaker 1>I said, I would have never imagined that there was

0:36:26.200 --> 0:36:29.400
<v Speaker 1>a community out there in the world, especially being in

0:36:29.440 --> 0:36:31.560
<v Speaker 1>such a dark place. You kind of just see the ugly,

0:36:31.800 --> 0:36:36.120
<v Speaker 1>You forget about what's outside and you hide yourself. Um.

0:36:36.160 --> 0:36:39.399
<v Speaker 1>I think it's just really really great if you guys

0:36:39.480 --> 0:36:43.279
<v Speaker 1>would support us, because they do change lives and they

0:36:43.360 --> 0:36:46.680
<v Speaker 1>don't stop there. You don't just graduate the program and

0:36:47.200 --> 0:36:50.520
<v Speaker 1>they leave you like there. It's just there's numerous of

0:36:50.640 --> 0:36:54.520
<v Speaker 1>life stale classes that I've gone through, parenting classes, money

0:36:54.560 --> 0:36:59.000
<v Speaker 1>saving classes, I've gone through college, through scholarship for Business

0:36:59.000 --> 0:37:04.160
<v Speaker 1>Office Association, which I graduated, and they it's just it's

0:37:04.200 --> 0:37:08.040
<v Speaker 1>the place that keeps giving and it doesn't stop there.

0:37:08.120 --> 0:37:13.799
<v Speaker 1>It's it's safety, it's everything. I encourage you guys to

0:37:13.920 --> 0:37:17.160
<v Speaker 1>donate today because it does change lives, and it changed

0:37:17.239 --> 0:37:19.600
<v Speaker 1>my lives and my kids lives forever, and it will

0:37:19.600 --> 0:37:26.440
<v Speaker 1>continue to change and I'll support you guys forever. Do

0:37:30.480 --> 0:37:33.080
<v Speaker 1>you see Ashley here today with us, and you see

0:37:33.080 --> 0:37:35.399
<v Speaker 1>what's possible when when women have the support they need

0:37:35.440 --> 0:37:37.080
<v Speaker 1>to be able to do the things they want for them.

0:37:37.080 --> 0:37:40.120
<v Speaker 1>And there's children m for Ashley story, there's three d

0:37:40.160 --> 0:37:42.320
<v Speaker 1>other stories of women that have gone through our program

0:37:42.480 --> 0:37:46.280
<v Speaker 1>and find the same support and the resources and more importantly,

0:37:46.280 --> 0:37:50.200
<v Speaker 1>the relationships that help them find their light again. Ashley

0:37:50.239 --> 0:37:53.239
<v Speaker 1>said she lost her light and regain hope that they

0:37:53.320 --> 0:37:55.000
<v Speaker 1>have the tools, they have the power, they know that

0:37:55.040 --> 0:37:57.320
<v Speaker 1>they know what they need for themselves and their children.

0:37:57.320 --> 0:37:59.800
<v Speaker 1>It's just someone to believe in them, um and support

0:37:59.840 --> 0:38:02.239
<v Speaker 1>them and getting back on their feet. So thank you

0:38:02.280 --> 0:38:04.759
<v Speaker 1>all for being here today and for supporting our organization.

0:38:05.040 --> 0:38:08.600
<v Speaker 1>Thank you so cool. Thank you actually, thank you Marissa,

0:38:08.760 --> 0:38:11.279
<v Speaker 1>Thank you guys so much for being here. It is

0:38:11.280 --> 0:38:13.759
<v Speaker 1>truly an honor to be in your guys' presence and

0:38:13.800 --> 0:38:17.480
<v Speaker 1>the hope that you bring to these women's lives like Ashley.

0:38:17.600 --> 0:38:19.239
<v Speaker 1>This is what we do this for. This is what

0:38:19.280 --> 0:38:21.440
<v Speaker 1>it's all about, and this is what Naya you know,

0:38:21.560 --> 0:38:24.640
<v Speaker 1>saw in you guys, So thank you so much, give

0:38:26.640 --> 0:38:29.400
<v Speaker 1>thank you so much. All right, you guys saw it

0:38:29.480 --> 0:38:32.400
<v Speaker 1>for yourself that I mean some so amazing. It is

0:38:32.640 --> 0:38:34.880
<v Speaker 1>really the reason that we are here tonight. There is

0:38:35.360 --> 0:38:38.640
<v Speaker 1>everything else kind of goes away right that's you know,

0:38:38.760 --> 0:38:41.719
<v Speaker 1>it's just for me. It's so powerful. Put things in perspective,

0:38:41.800 --> 0:38:43.480
<v Speaker 1>so you can actually see where the money is going.

0:38:43.520 --> 0:38:46.439
<v Speaker 1>And we got to tour Alexandria House um A couple

0:38:46.480 --> 0:38:49.239
<v Speaker 1>weeks ago with Nya's mom and sister. Thank you so

0:38:49.360 --> 0:38:52.920
<v Speaker 1>much to the team for showing us around. It's absolutely incredible.

0:38:54.480 --> 0:38:56.160
<v Speaker 1>And they showed us the new apartment building they have

0:38:56.239 --> 0:38:59.480
<v Speaker 1>actually behind the Alexandria House, the two houses that they

0:38:59.520 --> 0:39:02.399
<v Speaker 1>have re done. It's unbelievable the work they have done

0:39:02.800 --> 0:39:04.239
<v Speaker 1>and the people that are going to be able to

0:39:04.239 --> 0:39:07.239
<v Speaker 1>help through that. So that that's thanks to all of

0:39:07.239 --> 0:39:10.200
<v Speaker 1>you who have donated previously and thanks to spreading awareness

0:39:10.200 --> 0:39:11.960
<v Speaker 1>about Alexandria House. So thank you again for all the

0:39:12.000 --> 0:39:13.799
<v Speaker 1>work that you do and thank you for showing us

0:39:14.440 --> 0:39:19.840
<v Speaker 1>in person. And remember that if you can donate, no

0:39:19.960 --> 0:39:22.239
<v Speaker 1>dollar amount is too small, as we've seen for past years,

0:39:22.239 --> 0:39:24.359
<v Speaker 1>So ahead to fandi him site now to donate and

0:39:24.400 --> 0:39:27.560
<v Speaker 1>win a chance for some great prizes. And just a reminder,

0:39:28.400 --> 0:39:30.960
<v Speaker 1>if we are able to raise five thousand tonight, five

0:39:31.239 --> 0:39:32.840
<v Speaker 1>dollars to night. It will be match for a total

0:39:32.880 --> 0:39:40.239
<v Speaker 1>donation of Ready for the Math. So please, if you

0:39:40.239 --> 0:39:43.560
<v Speaker 1>are able, head over to Alexandria House dot org slash

0:39:43.719 --> 0:39:47.240
<v Speaker 1>donate to donate now, and please tab me and Kevin

0:39:47.320 --> 0:39:49.719
<v Speaker 1>so we can see that you guys have donated. We

0:39:49.760 --> 0:39:52.280
<v Speaker 1>will repost, we will thank you over and over again,

0:39:52.360 --> 0:39:54.239
<v Speaker 1>and also tag and that's what you really miss pot

0:39:54.280 --> 0:40:01.480
<v Speaker 1>on Instagram. So, Kevin, my voices so dry now from

0:40:01.520 --> 0:40:10.120
<v Speaker 1>all the talking. Well, do you want to sing a song? Whiskey? Jenna?

0:40:10.160 --> 0:40:13.040
<v Speaker 1>Do you need whiskey? Is that for your throat? Yeah?

0:40:13.040 --> 0:40:15.759
<v Speaker 1>I need some whiskey. Oh. I don't know why I

0:40:15.800 --> 0:40:17.399
<v Speaker 1>want to sing a song, but I guess we will.

0:40:19.840 --> 0:40:23.120
<v Speaker 1>And um, I encourage all of you to sing along

0:40:23.160 --> 0:40:26.719
<v Speaker 1>with us in the holiday spirit. Please sing along if

0:40:26.719 --> 0:40:29.359
<v Speaker 1>you will, right, yeah? Can we bring a zack out?

0:40:30.160 --> 0:40:35.359
<v Speaker 1>Come on, give it up for zack? Everyone? Sit down?

0:40:35.360 --> 0:40:36.920
<v Speaker 1>Do you want to sit down? Yeah, let's sit down.

0:40:36.920 --> 0:40:40.200
<v Speaker 1>It's gonna be relaxed. Sing loudly, cover our voices. I'll

0:40:40.200 --> 0:40:44.839
<v Speaker 1>sit here. This feels good, all right, Sure, let's see

0:40:44.880 --> 0:40:49.680
<v Speaker 1>what happens. Oh no, are the lyrics on here? Sorry?

0:40:49.800 --> 0:40:55.200
<v Speaker 1>I just need some lyrics. Oh they're not. Oh no,

0:40:57.440 --> 0:41:02.359
<v Speaker 1>all right right and if we go quiet, somebody help us. Okay,

0:41:02.680 --> 0:41:07.399
<v Speaker 1>we got it. You're ready? Sure? Yeah? Do you think

0:41:07.400 --> 0:41:16.120
<v Speaker 1>we know lyrics at this point? M you ready? Dashing

0:41:16.239 --> 0:41:19.920
<v Speaker 1>through the snow? Write song right on one horse, open

0:41:20.040 --> 0:41:26.560
<v Speaker 1>slay or the fierce We go laughing all the way,

0:41:28.120 --> 0:41:34.640
<v Speaker 1>bells tells, read, make spirits bright, got it? What fun

0:41:34.960 --> 0:41:41.000
<v Speaker 1>it is to ride and sings so great? Oh jingle

0:41:42.120 --> 0:41:48.080
<v Speaker 1>jingle sing gingle all the way. Yes, oh fun it

0:41:48.360 --> 0:41:53.719
<v Speaker 1>is too right into one horso ba say gingle be

0:41:54.440 --> 0:42:03.840
<v Speaker 1>gen gingle. Oh fine, it is to ride one horse stag.

0:42:04.280 --> 0:42:06.160
<v Speaker 1>The good news is we just do that first over again,

0:42:06.200 --> 0:42:08.920
<v Speaker 1>Thank you, Kevin. It's like my math, but we can

0:42:08.960 --> 0:42:10.640
<v Speaker 1>make it more exciting and like do it key change,

0:42:10.880 --> 0:42:12.600
<v Speaker 1>wait when we're gonna do it there? But okay, let's

0:42:12.600 --> 0:42:17.279
<v Speaker 1>try it. Dashing through the snow. We got it on

0:42:17.440 --> 0:42:22.120
<v Speaker 1>a one horse coping slay all the piece you go

0:42:23.840 --> 0:42:32.680
<v Speaker 1>left in all the way there we go, make spirits brown, spirits,

0:42:32.800 --> 0:42:45.440
<v Speaker 1>friend too gay jingle bells gingle change again, Yes, oh

0:42:46.000 --> 0:42:53.360
<v Speaker 1>fun it is to ride it stay jingle bells jingle

0:42:53.480 --> 0:43:00.399
<v Speaker 1>bath jingle all the way. Oh what funnest. All right,

0:43:03.840 --> 0:43:18.880
<v Speaker 1>so I got thrown scared. Goodness says, no one came

0:43:18.920 --> 0:43:22.400
<v Speaker 1>here to see us thing, But we did it, and

0:43:22.760 --> 0:43:24.239
<v Speaker 1>are we going to get through this next time? We're not.

0:43:25.719 --> 0:43:27.960
<v Speaker 1>We can't do it. We're going to try it, but

0:43:28.200 --> 0:43:34.719
<v Speaker 1>we don't know the words. Give it up for Zach. Everyone, Yeah,

0:43:35.000 --> 0:43:37.839
<v Speaker 1>thank you Zach. Thanks for putting up with us. You're

0:43:37.840 --> 0:43:41.680
<v Speaker 1>a sweet man, You're talented. Thank you. Well. I heard

0:43:41.719 --> 0:43:44.200
<v Speaker 1>Austin laughing in the back because I went down. I

0:43:44.360 --> 0:43:47.520
<v Speaker 1>chose to option down and instead of the option up

0:43:47.719 --> 0:43:50.080
<v Speaker 1>as one you know what, I spared you all? Okay,

0:43:50.239 --> 0:43:53.640
<v Speaker 1>let me just say that. All right, let's keep this moving.

0:43:54.360 --> 0:43:56.640
<v Speaker 1>Let's go. Who do we have surprising us next? I

0:43:56.680 --> 0:44:01.320
<v Speaker 1>don't know, Kevin? Is it? You know it's not? Is

0:44:01.360 --> 0:44:05.680
<v Speaker 1>this thing on? Hello? Hello? Hello? How everyone? Matthew Morrison here.

0:44:05.719 --> 0:44:08.080
<v Speaker 1>I just wanted to wish you all beautiful, happy, healthy

0:44:08.239 --> 0:44:12.680
<v Speaker 1>holiday season. Can we just talk about real fast that

0:44:12.960 --> 0:44:19.719
<v Speaker 1>Jenna Ushkowitz and Darren Chris, our parents. Wow. Um. I

0:44:19.840 --> 0:44:21.719
<v Speaker 1>wish them all the best. I wish you all the best,

0:44:21.960 --> 0:44:26.080
<v Speaker 1>and thank you for your donations and for contributing to

0:44:26.200 --> 0:44:31.040
<v Speaker 1>this beautiful night to celebrate Alexandria House and our beloved

0:44:31.600 --> 0:44:36.719
<v Speaker 1>Ny Rivera. Oh thank you, Matt, so great to see you.

0:44:36.800 --> 0:44:38.640
<v Speaker 1>Wish you could be here with us, but he's moved

0:44:38.680 --> 0:44:41.080
<v Speaker 1>off to some place prettier and it's probably smart. I

0:44:41.120 --> 0:44:52.560
<v Speaker 1>don't know. Okay, let's get to our next fireside panel.

0:44:52.600 --> 0:44:55.680
<v Speaker 1>We have some people you might want to see. We'll

0:44:55.719 --> 0:45:09.840
<v Speaker 1>bring back Chris Cole for Yeah, let's bring Heather Morris. Hello, everybody,

0:45:10.360 --> 0:45:13.640
<v Speaker 1>thank you for being here. Heather. Hi, Hi, Michael, Hi,

0:45:13.800 --> 0:45:16.879
<v Speaker 1>Chris Cock. I'm glad you could be out here and stay.

0:45:16.960 --> 0:45:18.440
<v Speaker 1>Now now that you're in a chair, you're allowed to

0:45:18.480 --> 0:45:20.480
<v Speaker 1>stay and look at the end of the people up here.

0:45:20.480 --> 0:45:28.359
<v Speaker 1>It's like Queen Elizabeth that she rest in peace. I'm sorry, Chris,

0:45:28.440 --> 0:45:30.560
<v Speaker 1>I'm sorry. We know how much you love the Queen.

0:45:31.640 --> 0:45:33.600
<v Speaker 1>I think I got more texts when Queen Elizabeth died

0:45:33.600 --> 0:45:36.680
<v Speaker 1>than Prince Charles did. I almost texted you. I almost

0:45:36.719 --> 0:45:38.279
<v Speaker 1>texted you, and I was going to tell you, ask

0:45:38.320 --> 0:45:41.840
<v Speaker 1>you if you were okay. I'm surprising. Well, yeah, I

0:45:41.920 --> 0:45:43.600
<v Speaker 1>did think of you. I don't think I texted you,

0:45:43.680 --> 0:45:46.319
<v Speaker 1>but I thought of you. Thank you. How are you guys?

0:45:46.400 --> 0:45:50.960
<v Speaker 1>Hi good? We're so happy to be here. We're I

0:45:51.160 --> 0:45:53.680
<v Speaker 1>was just thinking, like, wow, we really botched that song,

0:45:53.920 --> 0:45:59.320
<v Speaker 1>but they know what to expect from us, Heather, we

0:46:00.000 --> 0:46:02.240
<v Speaker 1>you guys today. Earlier, we got to meet some fans

0:46:02.400 --> 0:46:04.520
<v Speaker 1>virtually on the meet and greet, and we were just

0:46:04.680 --> 0:46:08.120
<v Speaker 1>so moved by the people and how much they loved

0:46:08.200 --> 0:46:12.080
<v Speaker 1>the show, obviously, and especially how much they loved Santana

0:46:12.120 --> 0:46:18.120
<v Speaker 1>and Brittany. There is a lot a lot um. I

0:46:18.239 --> 0:46:24.040
<v Speaker 1>was wondering if you had a favorite heye, like Santana

0:46:24.080 --> 0:46:26.600
<v Speaker 1>Brittany story or some of your like your favorite memory

0:46:26.719 --> 0:46:29.000
<v Speaker 1>of the two of you working together, some of my

0:46:29.080 --> 0:46:32.320
<v Speaker 1>favorite memories. I mean I don't have like a specific moment,

0:46:32.880 --> 0:46:37.040
<v Speaker 1>but I did really enjoy the scenes where it was

0:46:37.160 --> 0:46:41.399
<v Speaker 1>just Santana and I because I mean we all knew

0:46:41.440 --> 0:46:44.640
<v Speaker 1>as actors, like being on on camera with Nia was

0:46:44.840 --> 0:46:47.520
<v Speaker 1>just a gift that kept on giving, Like she was

0:46:47.719 --> 0:46:50.560
<v Speaker 1>always there and always in the moment, and I just

0:46:50.680 --> 0:46:53.000
<v Speaker 1>felt so blessed that I got to act next to her,

0:46:53.480 --> 0:46:55.880
<v Speaker 1>and she was always my biggest champion to like in

0:46:56.000 --> 0:46:59.040
<v Speaker 1>a scene, she would give me anything I needed. Um.

0:47:00.440 --> 0:47:05.200
<v Speaker 1>I think Landslide was very very special and it always

0:47:05.280 --> 0:47:07.320
<v Speaker 1>will be. It just was such an iconic moment a

0:47:07.400 --> 0:47:10.200
<v Speaker 1>beautiful song. Um. It was one of the first moments

0:47:10.239 --> 0:47:12.359
<v Speaker 1>that we had on the show. Yeah, that's a really

0:47:12.440 --> 0:47:16.560
<v Speaker 1>good one. Um. I also fun fact about now I

0:47:16.680 --> 0:47:18.400
<v Speaker 1>could show up and be like, what scene are we

0:47:18.480 --> 0:47:21.840
<v Speaker 1>doing today? And she would have one of those crazy

0:47:23.280 --> 0:47:25.680
<v Speaker 1>page long monologues, you know, Jen and I would be

0:47:25.840 --> 0:47:27.800
<v Speaker 1>going over our two lines we had in the episode

0:47:28.560 --> 0:47:33.240
<v Speaker 1>and sweating, sweating over the I have the two seconds

0:47:33.320 --> 0:47:35.080
<v Speaker 1>to get the line out, and then I would be

0:47:35.160 --> 0:47:36.959
<v Speaker 1>like going to the hair and makeup tailers, like Okay,

0:47:37.040 --> 0:47:38.680
<v Speaker 1>let me look at this, and then she wouldn't miss

0:47:38.760 --> 0:47:41.320
<v Speaker 1>a word, spit. It wouldn't miss a single word. It

0:47:41.480 --> 0:47:44.400
<v Speaker 1>was the wildest thing to actually witness. She would never

0:47:44.520 --> 0:47:47.160
<v Speaker 1>jumble her words, she had never It was just it

0:47:47.320 --> 0:47:52.439
<v Speaker 1>was really like infuriating and also incredible to watch because

0:47:52.480 --> 0:47:54.200
<v Speaker 1>it wasn't like, oh I can just memorize it and

0:47:54.280 --> 0:47:56.959
<v Speaker 1>then I'm just reading it out. She was so good,

0:47:57.560 --> 0:48:00.480
<v Speaker 1>like just so so good. And I think I only

0:48:00.520 --> 0:48:02.520
<v Speaker 1>got to be in one scene with her by myself

0:48:02.560 --> 0:48:06.440
<v Speaker 1>because we couldn't just not laugh the entire time and

0:48:06.520 --> 0:48:10.440
<v Speaker 1>we had to actually like shoot it where we had

0:48:10.480 --> 0:48:13.400
<v Speaker 1>to not look at each other. And luckily she was

0:48:13.480 --> 0:48:16.840
<v Speaker 1>standing and I was sitting And when I watched it,

0:48:17.000 --> 0:48:21.239
<v Speaker 1>she's like looking over my head because even the thought

0:48:21.320 --> 0:48:23.880
<v Speaker 1>of like yeah, I was like I can't we did.

0:48:23.960 --> 0:48:27.600
<v Speaker 1>It wasn't a funny scene, but it was just I'm like,

0:48:27.680 --> 0:48:29.719
<v Speaker 1>I can't look at her face and she can't look

0:48:29.719 --> 0:48:31.840
<v Speaker 1>at my face because we're going to lose it. Because

0:48:31.880 --> 0:48:35.120
<v Speaker 1>it's one of those things where you're so in awe

0:48:35.360 --> 0:48:37.680
<v Speaker 1>like watching her and also like how are you doing this?

0:48:38.080 --> 0:48:41.680
<v Speaker 1>Like you're crazy? Like what it was a gift that

0:48:41.760 --> 0:48:44.680
<v Speaker 1>we got to be around every single day. Hitchcock, What

0:48:44.800 --> 0:48:48.400
<v Speaker 1>was it like in the writer's room writing for characters

0:48:48.520 --> 0:48:52.080
<v Speaker 1>like Naya Santana like that you knew would just like

0:48:53.560 --> 0:48:56.000
<v Speaker 1>if we're keeping on on her. She's one of those

0:48:56.080 --> 0:48:59.680
<v Speaker 1>people that could do comedy obviously, but then can switch

0:48:59.760 --> 0:49:02.319
<v Speaker 1>to rama at the drop of a hat. And if

0:49:02.360 --> 0:49:06.080
<v Speaker 1>you watch any scene she was in, there's always something

0:49:06.160 --> 0:49:09.600
<v Speaker 1>behind behind, There's there's something in the heart. She had,

0:49:09.680 --> 0:49:13.040
<v Speaker 1>like just all this pathos behind almost everything she said

0:49:13.320 --> 0:49:17.560
<v Speaker 1>and in the best way possible, um amazing scenes to watch.

0:49:17.640 --> 0:49:20.560
<v Speaker 1>I remember I was on the writers most of the

0:49:20.600 --> 0:49:22.000
<v Speaker 1>time we were writing. We didn't get to go to

0:49:22.080 --> 0:49:24.239
<v Speaker 1>set that much. But when we did go. It was

0:49:24.360 --> 0:49:25.920
<v Speaker 1>always such a treat and a lot of times we

0:49:26.000 --> 0:49:28.520
<v Speaker 1>got to go when you did your musical numbers and

0:49:29.160 --> 0:49:32.640
<v Speaker 1>the one when they were doing um, her big thing

0:49:32.760 --> 0:49:35.040
<v Speaker 1>where she was dancing and it was I think it

0:49:35.080 --> 0:49:37.680
<v Speaker 1>was a rumor has it and and then she had

0:49:37.719 --> 0:49:39.440
<v Speaker 1>to go. She had to go hit Corey, she had

0:49:39.480 --> 0:49:42.160
<v Speaker 1>to slap him, and she went from doing that entire

0:49:42.400 --> 0:49:45.359
<v Speaker 1>dance and they didn't want to take for many of them,

0:49:45.760 --> 0:49:48.080
<v Speaker 1>and then she just went out there and boom and

0:49:48.120 --> 0:49:50.279
<v Speaker 1>it was just whoa. And they had to do it

0:49:50.400 --> 0:49:52.800
<v Speaker 1>several times and always in character and had to go

0:49:52.960 --> 0:49:56.120
<v Speaker 1>from that performance and then into that and it was

0:49:57.320 --> 0:50:00.960
<v Speaker 1>fascinating to watch and devast eating at the same time,

0:50:01.640 --> 0:50:03.839
<v Speaker 1>always so good. It also helped like that you knew

0:50:03.920 --> 0:50:06.840
<v Speaker 1>whatever she got was going to be like lifted and

0:50:06.960 --> 0:50:13.960
<v Speaker 1>made even better. Yeah, off the page, absolutely, Um, Hitgecock.

0:50:14.040 --> 0:50:16.319
<v Speaker 1>Did you come to Snextest parties? What did you come

0:50:16.320 --> 0:50:18.800
<v Speaker 1>to any Snextest parties? You don't remember, I don't, we

0:50:18.840 --> 0:50:23.680
<v Speaker 1>don't remember anything from that two of them. The thing

0:50:23.880 --> 0:50:26.080
<v Speaker 1>and I know we've talked about this in your podcast before,

0:50:26.200 --> 0:50:30.080
<v Speaker 1>but like picture a home in Los Angeles with real

0:50:30.239 --> 0:50:34.640
<v Speaker 1>snow in the front yard she brought in it does

0:50:34.680 --> 0:50:37.520
<v Speaker 1>not snow here, and then a disco floor that looked

0:50:37.560 --> 0:50:40.640
<v Speaker 1>like an ice skating rink in the backyard. Every type

0:50:40.640 --> 0:50:44.520
<v Speaker 1>of food you could think of, elves that she hired. Um,

0:50:45.160 --> 0:50:50.480
<v Speaker 1>she didn't hire, right, that's right, Um. And you have

0:50:50.520 --> 0:50:53.160
<v Speaker 1>to remember this isn't just it wasn't just for the crew,

0:50:53.600 --> 0:50:55.360
<v Speaker 1>I mean for the cast. All the crew got to

0:50:55.400 --> 0:50:58.319
<v Speaker 1>go to they were all invited, and there was one crew. Remember.

0:50:58.320 --> 0:51:01.000
<v Speaker 1>I remember in particular she got quite tip. See she

0:51:01.680 --> 0:51:04.600
<v Speaker 1>had the strangest Christmas hat on. I mean it looked

0:51:04.640 --> 0:51:07.480
<v Speaker 1>like a Christmas tree, and then she lost her Christmas

0:51:07.600 --> 0:51:12.120
<v Speaker 1>tree and then she found it later. It's a fascinating

0:51:12.200 --> 0:51:15.680
<v Speaker 1>story and I'm glad I spent the time that story

0:51:17.000 --> 0:51:19.040
<v Speaker 1>very deeply. But she was very happy the whole time.

0:51:19.040 --> 0:51:23.279
<v Speaker 1>Whether she lost her she didn't. Yes. I will say

0:51:23.360 --> 0:51:26.680
<v Speaker 1>we have a special guest in the audience. We talked

0:51:26.680 --> 0:51:28.880
<v Speaker 1>about a lot we will have on the podcast at

0:51:28.920 --> 0:51:31.840
<v Speaker 1>some point if he'll come on. But m Andrew Mitchell

0:51:31.960 --> 0:51:39.560
<v Speaker 1>is here. And Andrew Mitchell is by far the best

0:51:39.600 --> 0:51:44.200
<v Speaker 1>steady cam operator in America for sure, maybe the world.

0:51:44.440 --> 0:51:46.719
<v Speaker 1>So every ever, all those sweeping shots you see, he

0:51:46.840 --> 0:51:48.960
<v Speaker 1>did it. He danced at this. So basically what we

0:51:49.000 --> 0:51:52.200
<v Speaker 1>would do is we would rehearse the number and Zach

0:51:52.239 --> 0:51:54.640
<v Speaker 1>would record it or Andrew would record it on his iPad.

0:51:55.120 --> 0:51:56.759
<v Speaker 1>And then when we got on the stage and we

0:51:56.840 --> 0:52:00.200
<v Speaker 1>were doing the number, the steadicam became another like blee

0:52:00.280 --> 0:52:02.000
<v Speaker 1>member and they were dancing with us. And for those

0:52:02.000 --> 0:52:04.839
<v Speaker 1>of you who don't know a city cam, how how

0:52:05.080 --> 0:52:10.840
<v Speaker 1>how much is the way that he's wearing on himself

0:52:10.880 --> 0:52:13.000
<v Speaker 1>and dancing around us like this in and out of

0:52:13.080 --> 0:52:18.080
<v Speaker 1>all of us, and graceful like he walking like that

0:52:18.360 --> 0:52:21.360
<v Speaker 1>you skateboard? Is that what you do is like a

0:52:21.440 --> 0:52:24.840
<v Speaker 1>Greek god? Like his calves are incredible. Yeah, it's just phenomenal.

0:52:24.920 --> 0:52:27.200
<v Speaker 1>And he just you know, he's a big part of

0:52:27.239 --> 0:52:29.880
<v Speaker 1>the glee. Those sweeping shots of the hands going up

0:52:29.920 --> 0:52:36.520
<v Speaker 1>in the camera going off with that everyone's basically and

0:52:36.640 --> 0:52:38.600
<v Speaker 1>you've ruined it for the rest of us anytime we

0:52:38.680 --> 0:52:40.800
<v Speaker 1>do anything else. Every time I see somebody who was

0:52:40.800 --> 0:52:45.360
<v Speaker 1>sitting him like, there's like a sweat and a panic.

0:52:45.440 --> 0:52:49.040
<v Speaker 1>And Andrew's was a cucumber. Should I tell the story

0:52:49.040 --> 0:52:51.360
<v Speaker 1>about the lady with the Christmas hat again? You should?

0:52:51.920 --> 0:52:57.399
<v Speaker 1>Maybe later we'll bring you back out later. It's so fun. Yeah,

0:52:57.400 --> 0:53:00.320
<v Speaker 1>I bet it is. Anyway, I did find so. I

0:53:00.560 --> 0:53:03.480
<v Speaker 1>we were trying to find some pictures of snake smiths.

0:53:03.880 --> 0:53:07.759
<v Speaker 1>Luckily there's not many that exist. Um, but I did

0:53:07.880 --> 0:53:10.120
<v Speaker 1>find it. I'm not going to post it because I

0:53:10.440 --> 0:53:13.759
<v Speaker 1>didn't ask permission, but I found a picture of I

0:53:13.920 --> 0:53:18.200
<v Speaker 1>think it was Diana. Remember there's like some old like

0:53:18.600 --> 0:53:22.680
<v Speaker 1>me folder, like Apple folder from a decade ago, and

0:53:22.800 --> 0:53:26.280
<v Speaker 1>it's like Diana and two other people I hardly recognized,

0:53:26.280 --> 0:53:31.560
<v Speaker 1>but they were also in full costume. The same person

0:53:31.640 --> 0:53:35.239
<v Speaker 1>told her it was a costome Christmas party too. I

0:53:35.360 --> 0:53:37.400
<v Speaker 1>need to know who this week. Tell you later if

0:53:37.960 --> 0:53:43.560
<v Speaker 1>it wasn't me, right, it wasn't you. Honestly, don't really remember.

0:53:44.360 --> 0:53:48.160
<v Speaker 1>I think I just wanted to dress up. Yeah, but

0:53:48.280 --> 0:53:51.080
<v Speaker 1>that's how hard everybody went. Like Dana coordinated with two

0:53:51.120 --> 0:53:53.839
<v Speaker 1>other people and they came as He's like snowflake, snow queen.

0:53:54.000 --> 0:53:58.719
<v Speaker 1>It was things. What do you guys do? It's really

0:53:58.760 --> 0:54:02.000
<v Speaker 1>none of your business. Okay, he's right, he has a point,

0:54:02.120 --> 0:54:06.879
<v Speaker 1>turning our Christmas tree hats. I'll just leave. It's fine.

0:54:09.719 --> 0:54:12.160
<v Speaker 1>What are you guys doing for the holidays? Early? What

0:54:12.239 --> 0:54:15.000
<v Speaker 1>am I doing? Not getting sick. I hope, Oh my gosh,

0:54:16.400 --> 0:54:19.839
<v Speaker 1>lucky for all of our health and our good things

0:54:19.920 --> 0:54:21.880
<v Speaker 1>that are happening right now. Yeah. No, I'm going to

0:54:21.920 --> 0:54:25.759
<v Speaker 1>Arizona as well, Arizona for Christmas. Nic excited. My kids

0:54:25.800 --> 0:54:32.879
<v Speaker 1>are in the audience, My husband, my wonderful husband, cutest kids,

0:54:32.880 --> 0:54:39.840
<v Speaker 1>and the biz. Um. Well, should we another game? We

0:54:40.000 --> 0:54:43.879
<v Speaker 1>love games? We love games, he says, should we? Um?

0:54:44.520 --> 0:54:47.600
<v Speaker 1>Did we bring out some other friends? Okay, yeah, let's

0:54:47.640 --> 0:54:49.719
<v Speaker 1>bring out some more friends. If you're back there, Let's

0:54:49.760 --> 0:54:52.239
<v Speaker 1>have everybody come out for this one, because this is

0:54:52.280 --> 0:55:00.040
<v Speaker 1>going to be messy. Come on out, everybody that's This

0:55:03.239 --> 0:55:06.880
<v Speaker 1>game is one that we would always play on Nice's

0:55:06.920 --> 0:55:10.840
<v Speaker 1>birthday trips. Um. Yolanda might remember this one because we

0:55:10.880 --> 0:55:13.480
<v Speaker 1>taught her how to play. Um. This is never have

0:55:13.640 --> 0:55:18.560
<v Speaker 1>I ever Holiday edition? Yeah, alright, do they know our

0:55:18.600 --> 0:55:20.640
<v Speaker 1>new guests? By the way, what do they know our

0:55:20.680 --> 0:55:23.800
<v Speaker 1>new guests? Well, yes, we'll do it again. Matt Howson

0:55:23.840 --> 0:55:29.799
<v Speaker 1>over here was a writer on legs. She was are

0:55:30.000 --> 0:55:38.400
<v Speaker 1>literally our babysitter's secret daughter everything, and now she's a powerhouse.

0:55:38.480 --> 0:55:41.520
<v Speaker 1>She's a hot shot working for Brad Fault, Chuck and

0:55:42.040 --> 0:55:48.839
<v Speaker 1>six Planner. Um. Okay, thanks guys for being here. Um, Kelly,

0:55:48.920 --> 0:55:50.560
<v Speaker 1>are you gonna take this one away and do this?

0:55:50.600 --> 0:55:52.279
<v Speaker 1>I'm going to moderate this. Okay, thank you, guys. Have

0:55:52.320 --> 0:55:56.600
<v Speaker 1>a seat. Okay, all right, well, okay, so we don't

0:55:56.640 --> 0:56:00.400
<v Speaker 1>have drinks, so everyone's gonna put up five fingers, and

0:56:00.480 --> 0:56:03.200
<v Speaker 1>if you've done the thing that I've said, you're gonna

0:56:03.239 --> 0:56:07.360
<v Speaker 1>put down a finger. Last finger standing wins. We're not

0:56:07.640 --> 0:56:11.160
<v Speaker 1>going to judge. So you win a little if you

0:56:11.280 --> 0:56:17.280
<v Speaker 1>have done less things, fewer things, if you were the same,

0:56:17.560 --> 0:56:21.719
<v Speaker 1>they're synonyms. No, that's a little. You have not done it.

0:56:22.000 --> 0:56:27.560
<v Speaker 1>You put your finger down. If you've done it, and

0:56:27.640 --> 0:56:30.640
<v Speaker 1>get rid of it. Okay, you've done it. You put

0:56:30.680 --> 0:56:34.440
<v Speaker 1>a finger down, and whoever has a finger left, right,

0:56:35.280 --> 0:56:40.719
<v Speaker 1>we got we gotta go ahead, go ahead, ones, Okay, So,

0:56:41.160 --> 0:56:43.600
<v Speaker 1>never have I ever drank too much eggnog and passed

0:56:43.600 --> 0:56:48.080
<v Speaker 1>out on the couch a little early specifically egg no, yeah,

0:56:51.040 --> 0:56:52.879
<v Speaker 1>like you know, just had a little to much to drink,

0:56:52.920 --> 0:56:56.040
<v Speaker 1>fell asleep a little early on. So never have we

0:56:56.120 --> 0:56:58.200
<v Speaker 1>ever drank too much that we fell asleep too early

0:56:58.640 --> 0:57:03.920
<v Speaker 1>on Christmas, on Christmas holiday or your favorite holiday. So

0:57:04.080 --> 0:57:06.840
<v Speaker 1>if we put on the figure, if we have done that, Okay,

0:57:06.920 --> 0:57:09.319
<v Speaker 1>I'm just a ride around stupid. I guess I lied

0:57:09.360 --> 0:57:11.360
<v Speaker 1>when I said we always played they always play it.

0:57:12.160 --> 0:57:15.719
<v Speaker 1>We're and we're always play it. Okay. Never have I

0:57:15.840 --> 0:57:21.120
<v Speaker 1>ever shared a kiss under the kiss under the mistletoe?

0:57:21.160 --> 0:57:25.440
<v Speaker 1>Have you done it? I've never gotten black out on Christmas.

0:57:25.440 --> 0:57:29.160
<v Speaker 1>I've never done that. Okay, we're past that one. Okay.

0:57:29.240 --> 0:57:32.280
<v Speaker 1>Never have I ever set a Christmas tree on fire?

0:57:34.560 --> 0:57:36.280
<v Speaker 1>You and the audience can also play. You can put

0:57:36.320 --> 0:57:38.040
<v Speaker 1>your hands up because I want to see what we're working.

0:57:38.840 --> 0:57:40.760
<v Speaker 1>Put the finger out, Matt, put a figured out. We

0:57:40.840 --> 0:57:43.920
<v Speaker 1>got two figures now that Mike to Matt, what's what's what?

0:57:44.120 --> 0:57:46.680
<v Speaker 1>You burn down? Babe? Just a close call. You know

0:57:46.760 --> 0:57:53.720
<v Speaker 1>the candles are dangerous. I would department. No, no, no,

0:57:56.400 --> 0:58:00.360
<v Speaker 1>it was a lesson learned. Alright, This one a little

0:58:00.440 --> 0:58:02.640
<v Speaker 1>like a Christmas story theme. Never I've ever got my

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<v Speaker 1>tongue stuck to a frozen metal pole? What about what?

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<v Speaker 1>Matt Hodgson Negan, No, he didn't do Megan, she grew

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<v Speaker 1>up in west She's from Chicago, Wisconsin. Yeah, okay, we're

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<v Speaker 1>not here, we're not touching, we're notching. Never have I

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<v Speaker 1>ever been home on Christmas break and hooked up with

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<v Speaker 1>someone from high school. Never have I ever been home

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<v Speaker 1>on Christmas break and hooked up from someone from high school? Again,

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<v Speaker 1>she from Chicago. If you put her on count, were

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<v Speaker 1>going to be her time? Have I accounts? Sorry, been

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<v Speaker 1>snowed in in a blizzard. We were snowed in at

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<v Speaker 1>Becca's wedding. That's right. We woke up after morning after

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<v Speaker 1>the wedding. We're like, oh, I guess we have to stay.

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<v Speaker 1>Some people did, oh, some people did. Okay, this is

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<v Speaker 1>a fun one. It's not that was not that um okay,

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<v Speaker 1>this is a two parter. Never have ever dumped someone

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<v Speaker 1>right before the holidays so that I didn't have to

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<v Speaker 1>give them a gift? She started. It's an evil laugh.

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<v Speaker 1>I wish the audience was playing one. We're down to

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<v Speaker 1>two over here, Oh yeah, alright, alright, and here at

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<v Speaker 1>part two. Never ever stayed with someone until the holidays

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<v Speaker 1>were over, just so that could have a date. She

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<v Speaker 1>did it. Some laughter. We're gonna start fights tonight. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>down to the Okay, here's one that ended up on

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<v Speaker 1>the list. I don't know how I never I've ever

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<v Speaker 1>hit a deer with my car again, that's it. I

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<v Speaker 1>think I've hit two deer. Or like everyone, Megan Doyle

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<v Speaker 1>called Peter, she's a murderer. Hide the reindeer back here

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<v Speaker 1>there anything you want to set protect a deer on stage?

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<v Speaker 1>Would you like to make amends here tonight? There's plenty

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<v Speaker 1>of deer you're on stage, Megan, I would like to eat.

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<v Speaker 1>These are actually the deer from both accidents. Uh, these

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<v Speaker 1>are replica. Okay, Okay, we're down to our last few.

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<v Speaker 1>Never have I ever returned a gift and not told

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<v Speaker 1>the gift giver about it? Obviously? Um okay. Never have

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<v Speaker 1>ever made up an excuse to not go home for

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<v Speaker 1>the holidays, made up an excuse We're all suckers, story family, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>and who's the last last question? Fingers? Never have I

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<v Speaker 1>ever fallen asleep before midnight on New Year's Eve? That

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<v Speaker 1>was a real Oh yeah, we got some chews over

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<v Speaker 1>yere r. We like to see people still in the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Cole for Ashley, Think you too? Ashley? Hi? What No,

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<v Speaker 1>I've never fallen asleep before midnight on New Year's Eve.

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<v Speaker 1>I would be wonderful. At least you're better people than

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<v Speaker 1>we are. Um, well, we did it. That's never have

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<v Speaker 1>I ever what we got? Alright, everybody, everybody here. I

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<v Speaker 1>think there's somebody. Somebody came to visit more video. We

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<v Speaker 1>have another little I think, Hi, everybody, it's Javier Bays.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm so sorry that I could be there today. I

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<v Speaker 1>really wanted to be there. But as you could probably tell,

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<v Speaker 1>I've a little bit sick. It's dock COVID, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>something pretty bad. So I've quarantined myself and I've sealed

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<v Speaker 1>off the house so nobody is getting in her out

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<v Speaker 1>of here. Oh my god, oh god, Hi, how did

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<v Speaker 1>you get in here? I have a key, You're a key.

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<v Speaker 1>I've a had keith. I'm here all the time. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna like it. Thank thank you. You've done a great

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<v Speaker 1>job with the place. How do you were a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit thick? I am a little bit sick, a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit thicky. Actually, you do what I'm I'm feeling so

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<v Speaker 1>much better. I feel so good now. I know you

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<v Speaker 1>feel warm. I have a solution, which is a little

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<v Speaker 1>mental rub to take a shut. I'll take my shirt off.

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<v Speaker 1>Took half the holidays. Holidays. It's hard to tell if

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<v Speaker 1>their inner out of character. It's a real special dynamic. Yes, well,

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<v Speaker 1>We hope Jama feels better soon. But thank you Jama

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<v Speaker 1>and Justlyn for the hilarious video. UM. So thank you

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<v Speaker 1>everyone out there for being with us tonight. And don't forget.

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<v Speaker 1>You can donate through the fandium site and enter to

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<v Speaker 1>win prizes or donate to the wonderful Alexandria House directly

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<v Speaker 1>at Alexandria House dot org slash donate and don't forget

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<v Speaker 1>to select a Nick Smith twenty two for the donor designation.

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<v Speaker 1>We have some very special people that would we would

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<v Speaker 1>like to invite on stage now to share some thanks

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<v Speaker 1>with all of you. Uh, let's please give a warm

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<v Speaker 1>round of applause for Nya's mother and sister, Yolanda and Nikaela.

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<v Speaker 1>Hi everyone this year, you guys, this is awesome just

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<v Speaker 1>to be here and here all the stories and my

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<v Speaker 1>baby's work ethic. Hear her her singing. UM, It's it's

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit overwhelming, but it's love. It's love that

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<v Speaker 1>we all have for the Glee family and for Nia.

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<v Speaker 1>And right now, I'm happy, I feel good. I do

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<v Speaker 1>UM because this is what Naya lived for when she

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<v Speaker 1>was on this earth with us. UM. She enjoyed family, friends,

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<v Speaker 1>she enjoyed food, drank, she enjoyed just the company of people.

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<v Speaker 1>And I look around and UM, and that's what we're doing.

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<v Speaker 1>This is what I see, you know, this is this

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<v Speaker 1>is what she lived for. And I just want to

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<v Speaker 1>thank you for your contributions to Alexandria House. UH, because

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<v Speaker 1>this was one of her last calls to us all.

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<v Speaker 1>She she put it on the Instagram and came out

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<v Speaker 1>of nowhere. UM. And that call was to give, to

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<v Speaker 1>give to others, to lift each other up in a

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<v Speaker 1>positive way, and to give to um make make people's

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<v Speaker 1>lives better. And she found that in Alexandria House. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's part of her legacy. That is part of her legacy.

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<v Speaker 1>And here we are, we're living what she desired. So UM,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you to the Glee family for your unwavering support.

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<v Speaker 1>You guys are forever in our hearts. Forever forever in

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<v Speaker 1>our hearts. Thank you to Alexandria House for all the

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<v Speaker 1>work that you do. And thank you, thank you, thank you,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. God bless

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<v Speaker 1>you all. I would just like to express, um, not

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<v Speaker 1>only mine, but my mom and my dad and my

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<v Speaker 1>brother and my nephews, our sincere deepest, deepest gratitude to

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<v Speaker 1>you all for sitting here. I would like to express

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<v Speaker 1>my gratitude to everyone a part of the Glee family.

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<v Speaker 1>Everyone a part of my sister's family, her friends, her colleagues,

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<v Speaker 1>the people that she supported, and I think that it's

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely beautiful to see her legacy to this day, that

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<v Speaker 1>she has brought us all together for a reason and

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<v Speaker 1>that purpose is still continuing. So thank you so so much,

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you both so much, Thank you so much for

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<v Speaker 1>coming out here and speaking. Yes, thank you, give another

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<v Speaker 1>warm out than thank you, guys, thank you, thank you. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>We couldn't be more grateful that um, you guys have

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<v Speaker 1>all joined us for the third annu All Snake Smith event. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you too, Nya's family, Yolanda, Nikola um and even

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<v Speaker 1>more that you guys have all contributed to a cause

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<v Speaker 1>that was so important to Naya um and now it

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<v Speaker 1>is important to us as well. So before we go,

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<v Speaker 1>we just want to remind you that we have a

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<v Speaker 1>goal to raise tonight for five thousand dollars that if

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<v Speaker 1>we raise it this evening, it will be matched by

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<v Speaker 1>a generous donor giving us a total of ten dollars

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<v Speaker 1>for Alexander House, so please consider donating if you can,

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<v Speaker 1>um if you've donated in previous years, we thank you

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<v Speaker 1>celebrating snakes with with us, we welcome you with open

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