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Speaker 1: Hey, this is Annie and Samantha and alcome to Stephane.

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Speaker 1: Never told you protection of iHeart Radio, And today we

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Speaker 1: have a bit of a lighter one for you because

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Speaker 1: we have a lot of mismatched vacations happening, actually celebrations happening,

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Speaker 1: vacations happening, all the good things, all other good things.

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Speaker 1: So you just went to Charleston, Samantha, how was that?

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Speaker 1: It was lovely. I got to explore some of the

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Speaker 1: areas that I've never gone I have, uh, my partner's

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Speaker 1: family lives that way. So we got to celebrate people's

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Speaker 1: birthday because apparently everybody's born as you said, and like August, September, October,

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Speaker 1: and all of our birthdays are around that time. But yeah,

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Speaker 1: it was nice. We got to celebrate together, hang out

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Speaker 1: with family and have a relaxing time. And you just

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Speaker 1: got to do a dragon Con, which is a favor

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Speaker 1: of yours. How is that? Yes, it was so fun.

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Speaker 1: So yeah, for this Monday, many we thought we'd do

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Speaker 1: this this is like a just short kind of recamp

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Speaker 1: of my experience. So for people who don't know Dragon Con.

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Speaker 1: I've talked about it a lot, but it is a

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Speaker 1: big nerd convention that started in the eighties, UM, and

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Speaker 1: it's like a real celebration of nerd um and fandom,

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Speaker 1: huge costume like watching that's my favorite part, big parade.

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Speaker 1: At its peak, it was getting like a hundred and

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Speaker 1: twenty thousand people a year a year, I mean a year, yes,

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Speaker 1: because it only happens once a year. But now they

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Speaker 1: haved it because of covid um. But there's still a

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Speaker 1: very nervous about that. Uh if my voice sounds a

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Speaker 1: little off, I have taken three covide us they've all

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Speaker 1: come back negative. But it was more talking than I've

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Speaker 1: done it all all even like that make my voice

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Speaker 1: get shot because also it's loud and so that we

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Speaker 1: to people is almost impossible, especially in crowds if you're

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Speaker 1: drinking and having a late night. It's a whole other

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Speaker 1: did enjoy it. I just wish I had one of

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Speaker 1: those rooms off the balcony where I could just stare

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Speaker 1: So being there without being there, that's my favorite like

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Speaker 1: style of hanging out. Yes, I am an introvert. Yeah, now, absolutely,

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Speaker 1: it is a lot. It is overwhelming, and you and

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Speaker 1: I have talked a lot about how we've pretty much

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Speaker 1: been I've seen the term recently Covid hermits, so for us,

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Speaker 1: it's been kind of awkward and shake grounds when it

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Speaker 1: if maybe I always did, but I've just gotten used

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Speaker 1: But now I feel like, oh my gosh, you're being

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Speaker 1: so awkward to ad. What do I do when? Then

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Speaker 1: I continue to be awkward. But that's the best part

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Speaker 1: of Dragon con either a you get to act a

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Speaker 1: character or be everybody's awkward, and it's an amazing conversation

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Speaker 1: where everyone is a little awkward, acknowledge it, enjoy it,

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Speaker 1: and move on. Hopefully. That's actually I wanted to talk

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Speaker 1: about that because I mentioned before that in some ways

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Speaker 1: when I'm in cosplay, when I'm in costume, it's easier

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Speaker 1: it was much easier than I usually have experienced talking

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Speaker 1: to people. Um, when I was in costume, and a

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Speaker 1: part of that was did go as Disco Luke Skywalker. Oh,

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Speaker 1: before we go further, please get a descriptor of this outfit. Okay, well,

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Speaker 1: I cannot recommend enough. Look it up. I think I

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Speaker 1: started the cult of Disco Luke Skywalker because so many people,

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Speaker 1: Like I was telling Samanthe, I would say at least

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Speaker 1: all ages. It was great, Like kids came up to

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Speaker 1: it up. But it is an obscure German TV talk

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Speaker 1: show reference where poor Mark Cambell didn't know the internet

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Speaker 1: was going to exist. It was the night, I think,

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Speaker 1: and he wore like the most gold disco outfit. He

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Speaker 1: gold gloves, gold makeup, and a gold helmet with this

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Speaker 1: tell you, moving around in them was a little jercky.

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Speaker 1: I got a wide berth though, because people had to

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Speaker 1: give me some space. That's one way to get it. Anyway,

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Speaker 1: This costume brought a lot of joy two people, including me,

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Speaker 1: so I think it made it easier to talk to people.

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Speaker 1: I made a lot of new friends, including this guy

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Speaker 1: dressed as the Corinthian from Sandman, who I had a

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Speaker 1: looked exctly like him. Yeah, I'm a little nerve, sir,

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Speaker 1: I know, I know exactly. And he was definitely a

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Speaker 1: spread the word and they would read the words I feel.

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Speaker 1: I really the thing is Mark Campbell doesn't like the outfit,

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Speaker 1: so I'm sure he's unhappy with me. Like somewhere he

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Speaker 1: in the force. Um, and there's the gold Disco. Look.

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Speaker 1: There's a part of me that wants to tweet at him, like, look,

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Speaker 1: I nailed it in this costume. Bought so much story

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Speaker 1: to people with the side by side comparison. But there's

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Speaker 1: another part of me that's like he might actually really

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Speaker 1: not like I mean, it has to be. It is,

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Speaker 1: it's out there, the internet sees it. Just embrace it.

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Speaker 1: He seems like one of those that just embraces it.

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Speaker 1: And since then, I'm sure he's had a lot worse costuming.

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Speaker 1: I've seen his characters in the flash just saying burn,

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Speaker 1: I love it. I love it. It was very, very fun,

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Speaker 1: I was like, Dad, it's me. I'm going through a

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Speaker 1: disco phase. And we got a good picture together. That's amazing.

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Speaker 1: I love that you would do that. Did he respond appropriately?

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Speaker 1: He did the most in character, which I couldn't tell

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Speaker 1: I like, it's amazing. Also, Kodos, did that dude or person? Rather?

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Speaker 1: I explained to so many people. I'm like, Okay, I

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Speaker 1: and I was like, wow, she is loving this moment. Oh,

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Speaker 1: I was. That's what one of my friends, one of

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Speaker 1: you look so incandescently happy, and I was like, I

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Speaker 1: feel it. I was so happy. Did you feel like

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Speaker 1: and you're having a great time. Was there any kerfuffle

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Speaker 1: thinking about COVID, but also just like our Georgia gun

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Speaker 1: you're not allowed to have weapons inside, but that doesn't

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Speaker 1: to tell you that I took a picture of your

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Speaker 1: ass because it looks really good, but I didn't want

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Speaker 1: to disrespect you. I've got a sister and a mom,

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Speaker 1: What is he doing with this picture? I don't know.

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Speaker 1: I don't know why, Like he couldn't just take the

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Speaker 1: I didn't ask. I'm a nice guy. It could be

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Speaker 1: I just thought that was kind of like, yes, I

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Speaker 1: wasn't trying to. It didn't feel like a flirting thing. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: don't send there we should uh perspective. Right, You're right,

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Speaker 1: but it's true. Oh, speaking of I did, I told Samantha. So,

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Speaker 1: have to pay money to get an autograph for a picture,

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Speaker 1: and he gave eye contact and liked my costume. That

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Speaker 1: was a win right there. It was a felt like

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Speaker 1: a wind. I gave like a back and then walked

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Speaker 1: away very smooth. I like it. You gotta do the

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Speaker 1: just keep walking. You got to be cool in your disco.

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Speaker 1: Obviously you're gonna be bright, gold, ye better, cool, yes, yeah,

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Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, it was great. I felt like, I

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Speaker 1: don't know, it made me happy. How many people came

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Speaker 1: young children who were thrilled at whatever was going on here.

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Speaker 1: I feel like you should have done a performance of swords.

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Speaker 1: I should have if I had found like a good

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Speaker 1: Darth Vader. That one was great. But when I took

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Speaker 1: the picture, worth was fantastic. But like an interaction, I

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Speaker 1: think I could have really it would have been cool.

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Speaker 1: I guess very cool, Mary, dragon Con cool, which is

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Speaker 1: actually very cool. Well, we know this, that's the place

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