1 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 1: Hey guys, it's Bill Courtney with an army of normal folks. 2 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: And we continue now with part two of our conversation 3 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:12,120 Speaker 1: with Uri Williams, right after these brief messages from our 4 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: general sponsors. So, you came up with an idea that 5 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 1: you want to serve the elderly, children, veterans, and the homeless, 6 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: and you want to do it in all fifty states. 7 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 1: And at this point, I guess you got to raise 8 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:46,319 Speaker 1: some money and you got to start your five oh 9 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 1: one c three, and you started a Future Superhero and Friends. 10 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: A Future Superhero and Friends. 11 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 2: Explain that I came up with that name because at 12 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 2: the time I didn't feel like I was a superhero 13 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 2: at the time, So I said, a future superhero and 14 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 2: the people that would come either my friends or a volunteer. 15 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 2: So that's how Future Superhero and Friends came about. 16 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 1: And the first two were Spider Man, the second was Deadpool. 17 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: You've been a Christmas Scout Trooper with Rodney Twists and eld. 18 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 2: Oh god, I want to see that. 19 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: And uh, Santa Laurent, Yeah, Saint Laurian, Saint Laurian, that's 20 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 1: the Star Wars. Yeah, Mandalorian, but a Santa Claus version. 21 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: So how many times have you and Rodney gone around 22 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 1: this country cutting grass and visiting people dressed as superheroes? 23 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: And by the way, I would have killed when we 24 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: were with Rodney to know that he was an elf helmer. 25 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 1: That's hilarious. Anyway, how many times have you gone across 26 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: the country now and hoping for six this year? 27 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 2: If we have a raise of money five times? 28 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:11,239 Speaker 1: Tell me tell me kind of what that How long 29 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: does that tour? How long does it take, what does 30 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 1: it look like? How do you get there? You must 31 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: be going and dry to tell me what a tour 32 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: looks like. So we start off posting on Instagram. I've 33 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 1: always created go fund me accounts, and how we go 34 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 1: about it is we'll post something saying if you have 35 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:35,079 Speaker 1: a child with disability, special needs or those bettering life 36 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:38,079 Speaker 1: thren and illnesses to fill out this form. So we've 37 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 1: had probably last Christmas like over a thousand submissions, so 38 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: we have to raffle each a thousand, and I mean 39 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:49,399 Speaker 1: it's probably more than that, because you know, Christmas time, 40 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 1: people are hurting and they want to give their kids 41 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: something for Christmas or whatever. So we just have to 42 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: raffle off some names because we can't service everybody. We 43 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: don't have that much money. So you know, we'll raffle off. 44 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 2: We'll call you, say, Bill, your son is the winner 45 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 2: for Hope for the Holidays, that's what the tours called 46 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 2: Hope for the Holidays. And you're a winner, so we 47 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 2: want to come by your house and that's okay. So 48 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 2: twenty twenty two, we've had a buddy of mine, Nate, 49 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 2: film this whole fifty state tour so people can actually see. 50 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: We don't sleep. 51 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 2: We drive for like eight hours, we go make this visit, 52 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 2: we go buy toys, and we go to sleep probably 53 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 2: for four hours, and it's time to get up by 54 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 2: six or seven and just do the same thing over 55 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 2: and over and over for like twenty to twenty five days. 56 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 1: And so were you taking leave from work today? Yeah? Yeah, 57 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: this is my own time, twenty five days probably, But 58 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: you make fifty states in twenty five days run. 59 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 2: He's a master of that. So you got to talk 60 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 2: to him about he's just driving. Are y'alling a riding 61 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 2: a lot more car car? 62 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: I just want I didn't know if John here a 63 00:03:55,480 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: sponsor in this strip. So I've seen videos and photos 64 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: I've watched him. I watched him this morning. It is 65 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: phenomenal when you show up dressed as it was. What 66 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: I saw you were dressed is something with some You 67 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 1: had a Christmas lights around your neck. 68 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:22,239 Speaker 2: Was that something Laurier probably? Or was it a red helmet? Yes, 69 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:26,159 Speaker 2: that was last year's tour. Yes, s scalped the biker scout. Okay, 70 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 2: you were that dude, right. And when the door opens, 71 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 2: you see this little four or five six year old kid. 72 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:40,160 Speaker 2: Some one child I saw was clearly a downs child. 73 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:45,599 Speaker 2: Another kid had his mama, had his hair, I don't 74 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:47,479 Speaker 2: know what you call it, where the tips are a 75 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 2: little brown, but it was all up like this. 76 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:51,360 Speaker 1: He was the cutest kid in the world. And he 77 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: had a cleft palate. And then there was a child 78 00:04:56,240 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: in a wheelchair. But clearly these were our chill who 79 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:04,919 Speaker 1: had suffered and not been able to enjoy what we 80 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:10,159 Speaker 1: would consider just a normal, average childhood. And to watch 81 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 1: them jumping up and down with these massive smiles on 82 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:18,679 Speaker 1: their face, I mean literally out of their little freaking 83 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:23,159 Speaker 1: minds ecstatic. And then your big six foot four self 84 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 1: on all the videos I saw, you got on one 85 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 1: knee and you knelt down and you got on their 86 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 1: level and you looked him in the eyes, and that 87 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: the audio wasn't there, So I assume you were saying 88 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 1: Merry Christmas or Happy Birthday or whatever, and we're giving 89 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: them toys and they were bouncing all over the place. 90 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 1: It was the simple those videos are. What they show 91 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 1: me is just the simplest form of joy. What does 92 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 1: it make you feel? 93 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 3: Like? 94 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 2: Tell you Bill, It's hard to explain. I guess that 95 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:03,039 Speaker 2: energy just it comes inside of me and it just 96 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 2: keeps me going to the next day. And I need 97 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 2: that to not make me go back to that dark 98 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:13,040 Speaker 2: tunnel I was in, because that that state will kill you. 99 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:13,280 Speaker 1: You know. 100 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 2: I could have almost been homeless the way that I 101 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 2: was struggling with that, but I had it under control, 102 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:21,679 Speaker 2: you know, and talk to people, and you know, people 103 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 2: were there for me. But I just can't. I don't 104 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 2: want to go back to that depression state. So this 105 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 2: is my calling and do whatever I can to keep 106 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 2: this nonprofit a lot. 107 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: Those kids are hugging you. Those kids are, I mean, 108 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: they need to. You know, you're uri right, You're a dude, 109 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:44,719 Speaker 1: You're forty seven year old, grown man, dude. But when 110 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:48,119 Speaker 1: you're in that you are what they see on TV. 111 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:51,920 Speaker 1: You are the real deal to them. And I mean 112 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:56,720 Speaker 1: it's like Santa Claus on a Stormtrooper outfit or something. 113 00:06:56,960 --> 00:07:01,039 Speaker 1: I mean, it's amazing. And so you were literally doing 114 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: this in a state. I guess Rodney's either dressed us 115 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:05,679 Speaker 1: or off or cutting some grass somewhere. 116 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 2: No, he's with me, don't. We don't cut grass during 117 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 2: the holidays. I was kidding, but you know what I mean. 118 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: And so and y'all jumping the car and you're rolling 119 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: to the next state. Are you doing sometimes two three 120 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 1: states in the day. Yeah. 121 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 2: Once we get to the East coast, you know, you 122 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 2: can bounce around because the states are pretty close, and 123 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 2: we got a couple of closings around here. But once 124 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 2: we get through Texas, that's a long haul through Nevada, 125 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 2: and then you get to California. Then we go up 126 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:35,239 Speaker 2: and bounce back and come back towards the East coast. 127 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 1: You're even doing the Dakotas. Everything fifty. We have to 128 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 1: do all fifty or it's not a mission complete. Alaska, Hawaii. 129 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 1: You are literally going to Hawaii for a thirty minute 130 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 1: visit with a child and then leaving. Rodney he hates Hawaii, 131 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 1: but I love it. He hates Hawaii. 132 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 2: He's from Bermuda, so it's another island see and I 133 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 2: hate it last so like, lit'st even get up out 134 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 2: of here? 135 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: Man. Why it's just I don't know, it's just always dark. 136 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 1: You know it's cold, cold too. I bet dressed is 137 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 1: a Spider Man outfit and alasta, you ain't bit you're 138 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 1: freezing right right? I remember what I went again, So 139 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: give me one of your more memorable visits. I know, 140 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: yeah it's I'm not going to say your favorite because 141 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 1: there can't be a favorite, but but tell me, tell 142 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 1: me what a tell me about a memorable visit to 143 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:36,559 Speaker 1: a child's house. I'm gonna give you two. This last tour, well, 144 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two, we went to Chicago. That area of 145 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 1: Chicago that we were in is a. 146 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 2: Bad area, you know, So we parked there when I 147 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:49,839 Speaker 2: heard stories about Chicago this and that. 148 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 1: But you know, I'm from La so the hood is 149 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: a hood or whatever. 150 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 2: So we're going there and I'm here, like I told 151 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 2: Rodney man, we're here to make these these families. 152 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:01,320 Speaker 1: Are you getting out of this car? Dress? Just this thing? Yeah? 153 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 1: So what are you dressed as? That time? It was 154 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:07,440 Speaker 1: the one that you saw the scout Trooper with the 155 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 1: with the red helmet. So you're pulling up in the hood, ye, 156 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 1: gang Land, Yeah, pop it out the car, dressed like 157 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: that and this Gangland right there, yes, and dressed like that. Yeah. Yeah. 158 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 1: But i mean people looking at. 159 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:21,559 Speaker 3: You like you're out of your mind, like I'm crazy, 160 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 3: you know. But I'm telling the people like, hey, bro, 161 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 3: we're here for this. We're not here for no nonsense. 162 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 3: Like and they respect that, you know. That's cool. 163 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, and they people people know we're not I'm dressed up. 164 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 2: I'm not a gang member looking like a Stormtrooper. It's 165 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 2: not a new gang, the Stormtrooper gang or whatever. 166 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 1: Yeah. Yeah, we don't have any problem. We never had 167 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 1: any problems. All right. So you're in Chicago, you get out. Yeah. 168 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 2: So we get there and uh, I could hear the 169 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 2: kids just yelling upstairs, Santa's here, Santa's there, and they 170 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:52,959 Speaker 2: saw you out the window. No, she was telling them 171 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 2: that they're coming down. So we make it up there 172 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 2: into the house and uh, we're gifting the kid. We're 173 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 2: gifted them on all the toys, and he's just excited. 174 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:05,080 Speaker 2: And she breaks down and tells us about her daughter 175 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 2: who was murdered. She has to take care of the grandson. 176 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 2: And she's like sixty and a grandson, I want to say, 177 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 2: he's three, So she has to learn how to be 178 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 2: a parent again, you know, take care of little one. 179 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:19,839 Speaker 1: And she just broke down crying. So we got up. 180 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 2: We all hugged her, and then Bjay little boy walks 181 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 2: up to her and says, it's okay, Grandma, It's okay grandma. 182 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 2: And I just lost it. Man, he could just I 183 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 2: could just feel tears coming down. Like this kid knows 184 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 2: what emotions are. So we're gifting them all the toys 185 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:37,959 Speaker 2: and listen, before we leave, we take pictures. She says, 186 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:40,719 Speaker 2: put the gifts over there by the uh, by the 187 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 2: Christmas tree. I'm going to wrap them again. So I 188 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:49,319 Speaker 2: told her, let him play with these toys and when 189 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 2: I got in the car, I'll order you some more 190 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 2: stuff and ask her what he liked Coco Milon and 191 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 2: I got in there and I ordered probably like fifty 192 00:10:57,320 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 2: things of different cocooa toys, you know, pat jamas and 193 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 2: all that type of stuff. 194 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 1: You mean, she needed to wrap it again. So yeah, 195 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 1: something for Christmas guy. 196 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:08,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, and me being a kid and knowing how you 197 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:10,959 Speaker 2: want to play with it right then and there, I'm like, nah, 198 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:14,440 Speaker 2: I can't let them let him wait till Christmas because 199 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 2: that was probably like ten more days. So I told 200 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 2: her just let him play with these and I'll just 201 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 2: order some more for Christmas. And that's what I did 202 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 2: right there. As soon as we drove off, We'll be 203 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 2: right back. Give me another one. This kid he has 204 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 2: an immune deficiency disease and he can't leave his house 205 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 2: where and this is in New Jersey, I want to say, 206 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 2: And I went the best by Ronnie went to get 207 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:59,839 Speaker 2: something for the camera, and I just checked to see 208 00:11:59,880 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 2: if they had PlayStation five in there, because I have 209 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 2: a big video game. Freaking video game since in television 210 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 2: so uh me. 211 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: Too, Yeah, television broa with that was on the little 212 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 1: gus on it right. Yeah? What did you play? Troying? 213 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:18,760 Speaker 1: Not boxing game? Oh? The boxing game? Yeah? You know 214 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 1: what I used to play with Utopia. Did you ever 215 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 1: do that? Yeah? That's fun. It was fun, all right. 216 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 1: So anyway, you in New Jersey and this kid has 217 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:29,840 Speaker 1: an autoimmune deficiency and cannot come out of the house. 218 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:32,319 Speaker 2: So we get the Best Buy and I asked them 219 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:35,200 Speaker 2: do they have PlayStation five because at the time, you know, 220 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:37,200 Speaker 2: it was a hot item and nobody had them, and 221 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 2: they had it. I was like, I'm gonna buy a 222 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 2: PlayStation five for somebody and see if we can find 223 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 2: the right kid. So we go in this house. Gave 224 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 2: a bunch of Star Wars stuff because he likes Star Wars, 225 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 2: and his sister gave her some stuff, and the mom 226 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:51,960 Speaker 2: was just telling me like, he can't come outside the 227 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 2: house because of the immune deficiency disease. He likes to 228 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:57,680 Speaker 2: play video games and this and that, and the back 229 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:00,120 Speaker 2: of my head, I'm just excited and I could. I'm 230 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 2: gonna give him this PlayStation. So I told her. I 231 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:05,320 Speaker 2: was like, we're gonna go to the van and come back. 232 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 2: So I told him, we're gonna give it this kid 233 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 2: the PlayStation, you know, because he deserves it. Man, he's 234 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 2: been in the house since COVID before that. He's in 235 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 2: the house all the time, so I'm sure he's gonna 236 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 2: love PlayStation five. So get back. I called him mom 237 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 2: and said we're coming back up. I forgot to give 238 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 2: him something. So he closed his eyes. I put the 239 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:25,600 Speaker 2: PlayStation there so you can open your eyes now. Just 240 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:28,080 Speaker 2: the excitement on his face. He took his mask down 241 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:30,960 Speaker 2: and you could just see how happy he was. And 242 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:33,040 Speaker 2: I'm like, that's a mission complete. 243 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 1: You know, are most of these families, I would assume 244 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 1: they don't have a lot of means Caesar no. So 245 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 1: in addition to struggling financially, they've got children who are 246 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 1: dying or unable. So I mean this literally, you could 247 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:54,320 Speaker 1: be providing life, some more life to them. You know, 248 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:58,840 Speaker 1: you never know that excitement could give them another year. 249 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 1: You know, I'm not a doctor. 250 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:04,840 Speaker 2: I'm saying that's going to happen, but the joy of 251 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 2: that feeling well keep them going. 252 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 1: It is absolute scientific fact that spiritual emotional health affects 253 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 1: physical health, both positively and negatively. And I think it 254 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 1: is completely fair to say that it's very possible that 255 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:28,920 Speaker 1: you are helping people. If they're happy and emotionally happy 256 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:33,359 Speaker 1: and spiritually happy, you're helping their physical health. But more importantly, 257 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 1: the parents they need it, they need it, and that 258 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 1: some of the parents are more exciting than the kids 259 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 1: out I bet funny, it's funny, I bet. So when 260 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 1: did you form officially form the nonprofit? Twenty seventeen, So 261 00:14:56,640 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: this has been going on now for seven years and 262 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 1: well before you know, twenty about again. Yeah. Yeah, So 263 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 1: your world is you go back to Long Beach where 264 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 1: you live now, and your probationary probation officer, and you 265 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: do your work, and then on the time you get off, 266 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:19,800 Speaker 1: you save up your vacation time and everything else, and 267 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 1: then you spend every minute of it doing this. 268 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, and then the weekend, I'm always doing events. So 269 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:30,000 Speaker 2: and I know I didn't mention, but I had to 270 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 2: ask my daughter on the first tour if it was 271 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 2: okay for me to go, you know, leaving her that long. 272 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 1: She's older, you know, fifteen, But I just didn't. 273 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 2: I just felt that I needed her permission to do this, 274 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 2: you know, because that's that's my my only love left 275 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:50,480 Speaker 2: that I have left, you know, my my blood. 276 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 1: So every tour I ask her is it okay? And 277 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 1: she always gives me permission to go. What does your 278 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: daughter think about her crazy father dressing up like a 279 00:15:57,960 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: superman doing stuff? 280 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 2: She loves it, man, I could say when I used 281 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 2: to take her out, I've never pressured her to help, 282 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 2: but I will never forget her. Mom text me one 283 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 2: day and told me that she saw a houseless gentleman 284 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 2: on the corner and she stopped and held her mom 285 00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 2: back and reached in her pocket and think she had 286 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 2: a couple of dollars and she went and gave it 287 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 2: to him. So she text me, like, your daughter did 288 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 2: this today, And I'm like, she's watching what I'm doing, 289 00:16:27,960 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 2: you know, And to this day now she likes to 290 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 2: do volunteer work, not just with. 291 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:34,840 Speaker 1: Me, but at her at her school. 292 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 2: So now every time she's asking, d I want to 293 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 2: get more hours for community service or whatever. So you know, 294 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 2: every time I have an event on, like you can 295 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:44,600 Speaker 2: come with me and you know, get some more community 296 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 2: hours or whatever. But I'm glad that she sees that 297 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 2: impact that I'm making, and hopefully, you know, when I 298 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 2: can't be able to do it any longer, she'll take 299 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:55,080 Speaker 2: over this and you know, keep the mission going. 300 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 1: I hope everybody listening to has heard what you just said, 301 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 1: because that's the point. If we can tell enough stories 302 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 1: like yours and Rodney's and Tommy Norman's and everybody else's 303 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:10,919 Speaker 1: and see the amazing impact we can have on our 304 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:13,719 Speaker 1: community and the phenomenal and impact that happens in our 305 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 1: own lives and mourn poor people are inspired by it. 306 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:22,160 Speaker 1: See it and emulate it. There really is an ability 307 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 1: to change our culture with an army of normal folks 308 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 1: doing amazing things just seeing an area need, having a 309 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:31,560 Speaker 1: passion and feeling it, which is really nothing more than 310 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 1: what you do. You don't have some big organization, you 311 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,960 Speaker 1: don't have a bunch of people. You're an everyday guy 312 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 1: working just like all of us do to make ends meet. 313 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 1: And then you take all the ext time you have 314 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:44,359 Speaker 1: to try to go do some good for people in 315 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 1: the world. Why can't everybody do that? 316 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 2: Be honest with you, A lot of people are selfish, 317 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 2: I have to I've told people that before. You got 318 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:01,480 Speaker 2: to stop being selfish and be thankful for what you 319 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 2: have because somebody doesn't have what you have. 320 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 1: You know. 321 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 2: It's a lot of people coming to America because they 322 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 2: don't have the opportunities that we have, you know, So 323 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 2: you need to be thankful for what you have and 324 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:15,040 Speaker 2: give back, you know. And some people get it, and 325 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:19,680 Speaker 2: some people know until you get into that situation where 326 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:22,440 Speaker 2: you need help. Then that's when you realize, oh, now 327 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:23,639 Speaker 2: I see what they're talking about. 328 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:28,520 Speaker 1: You have so much to be thankful for, and for 329 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 1: you to recognize that despite the difficulties of your life 330 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:38,199 Speaker 1: and where you came up South Central i A. And 331 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 1: then try to spread that. It's quintessentially and metaphorically what 332 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 1: we are trying through the show to get people to 333 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:50,520 Speaker 1: think about in terms of just being an army of 334 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 1: normal folks doing extraordinary things. And you know, dude, your 335 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:58,160 Speaker 1: life is just simulating it. It's trying Bill. 336 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:02,160 Speaker 2: The financial art is the hardest part man to get 337 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:06,240 Speaker 2: people to understand what I'm doing. It's not for financial gain, 338 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 2: like this is my purpose, you know. And I'm set 339 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:14,160 Speaker 2: on the next two years after I retire. I want 340 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 2: to wake up to be able to put that costume 341 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 2: on and visit the hospital or go visit some kids home. 342 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:21,640 Speaker 1: So let's talk about a couple of things that cappened. 343 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:25,680 Speaker 1: That's pretty cool. In twenty twenty two, you were in 344 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:29,160 Speaker 1: New York sitting in a deli. I don't know what 345 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 1: they told you you were doing. What did they tell 346 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 1: you were doing? There? Don't tell you what happened yet, 347 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:36,119 Speaker 1: what did they say come to New York? Were you 348 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:38,400 Speaker 1: on a tour or what was the deal? Why were 349 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:42,399 Speaker 1: you even in New York? That's what happened. They called 350 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:46,000 Speaker 1: me six months before that, prior and a buddy of 351 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:49,400 Speaker 1: buddy of mine who's a graphic artist for the nonprofit. 352 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:53,160 Speaker 1: He runs an art portion of our nonprofit, one Carlos, 353 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:57,720 Speaker 1: and they called him. They called me to speak to him, 354 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 1: and they said, we got some art and coming up 355 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:02,159 Speaker 1: for the show and we wanted him to be a 356 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:06,680 Speaker 1: part of it. I'm like, I was just like, wait 357 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:09,919 Speaker 1: a minute, I'm doing all this stuff. I know. No, 358 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 1: I don't want to tell you. You know, I love 359 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 1: that guy to death, and I'm like, what did he 360 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:16,880 Speaker 1: do that I didn't do, you know? So I'm like, whatever, man, 361 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 1: longest one of us get on this show or whatever. Right, 362 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:22,359 Speaker 1: And it was good Morning America or yeah, good morning America. 363 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 1: So he held this for six months that I was 364 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:27,879 Speaker 1: gonna be on there. But but you thought he was 365 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 1: gonna Yeah, So you were in this deli next door 366 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:34,200 Speaker 1: to the studio, Yes, sitting there mn in your own business, 367 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:36,159 Speaker 1: I think, eating some breakfast or something. Weren't you. 368 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:39,639 Speaker 2: Yeah, tell me what happened? Well, they told me, and 369 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:42,119 Speaker 2: I asked the producer. I'm like, hey, yeah, is this 370 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 2: gonna be filmed today? He kept hitting me with no, 371 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:46,359 Speaker 2: we got to edit it, and you might not be 372 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 2: on the show today. Then he said, I said, well, 373 00:20:49,359 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 2: what's going on? He's like, well, and like I said, 374 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 2: I have my I would I don't have my back 375 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 2: to the door. So I'm sitting on your side at first, 376 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 2: looking to the door so I could see who's coming in. 377 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:00,119 Speaker 2: And it was like, oh, no, you sit on this 378 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:03,040 Speaker 2: side because uh, the camerangos will be better on you. 379 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 1: Right. So yes, I'm like, all right, whatever, so now 380 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 1: you gotta get up moved. Yeah. 381 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:11,919 Speaker 2: So I'm, you know, still like this, and I'm feeling uncomfortable. 382 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:15,200 Speaker 2: I'm waiting there for an hour and then he tells 383 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 2: me you're gonna get interviewed by Superman's son, and you 384 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:20,359 Speaker 2: know me, I know the comics and all that stuff. 385 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:21,800 Speaker 2: So I pull on my phone and I'm like, the 386 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 2: Superman have a son, you know. And I try to 387 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:27,879 Speaker 2: get ahead of him, and so he comes back to me. 388 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:29,200 Speaker 2: He says, you know, you need to turn your phone 389 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:31,640 Speaker 2: off because it's hitting the mic, and Mike, I turn 390 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:35,119 Speaker 2: it off. I'm sitting there, still eating and then I 391 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 2: hear Michael Stran's voice, you know his voice and Dwayne's voice. 392 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 1: Michael says. At first, he says jury Williams and I'm like, 393 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: got me. Then I straight yeah, And then I heard 394 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:49,640 Speaker 1: Dwayne's voice, Wayne Wayne John the Rock. 395 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:52,920 Speaker 2: Yes, so he says my name, and I'm like, they 396 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 2: got me, man, they got me. 397 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:59,119 Speaker 1: These two big giants walk in this deli and just 398 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:02,840 Speaker 1: say what's yeah, And this was I guess Blaine was 399 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:06,680 Speaker 1: promoting Black Black right, but it's part of the promotion 400 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:09,119 Speaker 1: black Atom. They yank you out of the deli and 401 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:11,880 Speaker 1: now just a few minutes later, you're on the set 402 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:12,720 Speaker 1: of Good Morning. 403 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:14,959 Speaker 2: Around Yeah, And the funny thing is I had on 404 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:15,960 Speaker 2: the black Adam shirt. 405 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:19,000 Speaker 1: Besides, why did you have on a black Adam T shirt? 406 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 2: I was going to see, you know, they said he 407 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:23,879 Speaker 2: was He's gonna be in town, so I was like, 408 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 2: I might as well go and see if I could 409 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 2: run into him, and not knowing that he was going 410 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:31,439 Speaker 2: to come and come to me. Yeah, And it just 411 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 2: meant to be the coolest. Both of those guys are 412 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:36,720 Speaker 2: down to earth. And I met Robin and my mom 413 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:41,280 Speaker 2: was love Robin. And I saw her and she reminds 414 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:43,360 Speaker 2: me of so much of my mom because she's dresses 415 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:45,760 Speaker 2: just like my mom. And you know, I had her 416 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 2: come in my room and I told her I wanted 417 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 2: to pray for her and what she's been through and 418 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:53,240 Speaker 2: what her wife was going through, you know. And it 419 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:55,280 Speaker 2: was just a special moment because it was like I. 420 00:22:55,200 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 1: Was with my mom again, you know. And so that 421 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:06,879 Speaker 1: got you a bunch of publicity, you know, which is 422 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 1: I know, they gave you a bunch of stuff, but 423 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 1: the publicity was was worth everything. And what are you 424 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:22,399 Speaker 1: doing in Memphis today, today or this week or whatever? 425 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 1: What you're doing here? Man? 426 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:25,440 Speaker 2: You know you invited me here. But I said, I 427 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:28,119 Speaker 2: might as well kill two birds with one stone. So 428 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:31,920 Speaker 2: I said, I'm gonna start this tour of visiting every hospital. 429 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:35,360 Speaker 2: So I started with the Bonner Hospital and the Bonners 430 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:40,240 Speaker 2: Children's Hospital, Memphis. You have a beautiful, beautiful facility. And 431 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 2: I went there and delivered toys, toys for times. Gave 432 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:48,880 Speaker 2: me some toys and dresses what mandalorian, Yeah, yeah, dress. 433 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:51,919 Speaker 1: The helmet's on the table everybody, for those of you listening, 434 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:54,720 Speaker 1: and the gloves and I don't know what this what 435 00:23:54,840 --> 00:23:55,040 Speaker 1: is this? 436 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, it goes to the risk piece and it yeah, 437 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:02,760 Speaker 2: shoot you with that one. So what was that like? Beautiful? 438 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:03,480 Speaker 1: Man? The kids? 439 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:06,680 Speaker 2: Uh? Some people thought I was an actual statue because 440 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 2: I was just standing there, you know, and I'd like 441 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 2: to scare people. 442 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 1: So some of my people come up to me and boom, 443 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:13,960 Speaker 1: you were staying there still, and they can jump at them. 444 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 1: That ain't right, and then they just right yeah. And 445 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 1: the kids just love it, man, kids just love it. 446 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:43,679 Speaker 1: They need that. We'll be right back. So when's the 447 00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 1: next national tour? 448 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 2: Like I said, we're hoping for Thanksgiving Day and Rodney 449 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:52,960 Speaker 2: make it the sixth tour. We're able to raise the money. 450 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:55,920 Speaker 2: I'm set up and go fund me probably in October 451 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:58,800 Speaker 2: and hopefully we get the job done again. 452 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:03,680 Speaker 1: All right, So here's the deal, everybody out there, listen. 453 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:08,760 Speaker 1: This man is he does have a five oh one 454 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:12,119 Speaker 1: C three, So anything that you donate is taxaeductile and 455 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 1: all that. But this guy who's approbation officer living in 456 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:20,520 Speaker 1: Long Beach, working his hours doing his job, and then 457 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 1: he spends all his extra time trying to bring smiles 458 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:28,960 Speaker 1: to the faces of disadvantage families and children who are 459 00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:34,840 Speaker 1: not only disadvantaged financially, but more importantly, they have sickness 460 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:38,159 Speaker 1: and some of them are dying as well as the 461 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:42,400 Speaker 1: elderly and veterans and just anybody who needs to put 462 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 1: a pot smile on their face. You're dressing up like 463 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:48,680 Speaker 1: some superhero and trying to give them some light. 464 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:51,640 Speaker 2: Even animals too. I love animals, so we stop at 465 00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:54,840 Speaker 2: the shelters and adopt animals or pay for medical bills too. 466 00:25:56,880 --> 00:26:01,199 Speaker 2: Are you dressed like Spider Man that well, Mendalorian I was, yeh. 467 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:05,000 Speaker 2: I got some pictures with me olding animals with a helmezon. 468 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:11,240 Speaker 1: So how do people find you? How do people support you? And? 469 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:14,359 Speaker 1: God forbid, if somebody's out there listen that wants to 470 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:20,040 Speaker 1: dress like Robin or I don't know, Aquaman or some 471 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:22,760 Speaker 1: craziness and wants to join you, I just can't imagine 472 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 1: you ever saying no to somebody. I love it. The 473 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:26,960 Speaker 1: more the better. How do people reach you? 474 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:31,520 Speaker 2: Yes, you can visit my website www. A Future Superhero 475 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:34,879 Speaker 2: dot org or a Future Superhero dot com, Instagram, a 476 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 2: Future Superhero Facebook, Uri Williams and like, I always tell people, 477 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 2: go look at the videos see what I actually do 478 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:46,439 Speaker 2: before you make a donation, so you can actually see 479 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:50,639 Speaker 2: the impact you can help us make together, you know, 480 00:26:51,280 --> 00:26:53,000 Speaker 2: and I want people to see that. I just don't 481 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:55,920 Speaker 2: want people to be asking for money, and you thinking 482 00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 2: I'm going to buy a Lamborghini is not. I'm going 483 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:01,320 Speaker 2: to buy toys, you know, to pay for these hotels 484 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:05,080 Speaker 2: to travel for guests, and this is what i want 485 00:27:05,080 --> 00:27:06,960 Speaker 2: to do for the rest of my life. So I'm 486 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:10,720 Speaker 2: just asking for anybody's help, any of these corporations, the airlines, 487 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:15,400 Speaker 2: hotels that can help us out, you know, anyone. 488 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 1: I'm asking for all health and all you want to do. Yes, 489 00:27:20,760 --> 00:27:24,159 Speaker 1: it's getting a car and spend hours and hours with 490 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:31,280 Speaker 1: Rodney driving dressed like an elf to put some spiles 491 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:35,800 Speaker 1: on some people's faces who desperately need it. Yes, that's it. Also, 492 00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:37,639 Speaker 1: if somebody wants you to get directly in touch with you, 493 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 1: would you share your personal email. 494 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:44,040 Speaker 2: It's a future superhero at gmail dot com. 495 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 1: Future superhero at gmail dot com, a future superhero, a 496 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:51,320 Speaker 1: future superhero at gmail dot com, and Urie, do me 497 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:54,119 Speaker 1: a favor, hit me up when you and Rodney start 498 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:57,840 Speaker 1: your next when it's the next one, I really want 499 00:27:57,880 --> 00:27:59,399 Speaker 1: to know about it, and I'm gonna mention on the 500 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:01,240 Speaker 1: show to let the people know y'all out there doing 501 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 1: it again. You've done it five, I done it seventeen 502 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:09,000 Speaker 1: that I might be eighteen I might be wrong. Wow, 503 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:13,520 Speaker 1: that's crazy, and I'm in a Guinness Book of World Records. 504 00:28:13,560 --> 00:28:17,119 Speaker 1: I'm not in there, but I'm the only person in 505 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:19,400 Speaker 1: this world that has gone to five states in five 506 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:22,800 Speaker 1: different customs. So that's a Guinness Book World record. In 507 00:28:22,840 --> 00:28:26,040 Speaker 1: my head, we are working oddly on a Guinness Book 508 00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:29,280 Speaker 1: of World Records thing that will reveal at a later date. 509 00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:32,240 Speaker 1: If we get those people on the phone, I'm gonna 510 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:34,960 Speaker 1: tell them to get with you too, because I mean, 511 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:37,640 Speaker 1: it is what it is you need ZV in the book, right, 512 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:40,320 Speaker 1: that's right, brother from a kid that grew up in 513 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:43,080 Speaker 1: South centrala the son of a woman who wanted to 514 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:46,160 Speaker 1: get on American bandstand from Louisiana, who ends up becoming 515 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:52,520 Speaker 1: a probation officer, who has seen friends get shot, who 516 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:57,040 Speaker 1: became a probation officer himself, who went into a great 517 00:28:57,040 --> 00:29:00,280 Speaker 1: depression after he lost his mom, to now now a 518 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:07,080 Speaker 1: man literally traveling the entire country, state to state for years, 519 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:11,560 Speaker 1: dressed up as a superhero to simply put a smile 520 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:15,400 Speaker 1: on the face of the people that need it. What 521 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:18,240 Speaker 1: an amazing legacy you're leaving the world. What a magacy 522 00:29:18,360 --> 00:29:21,920 Speaker 1: legacy you're leaving your daughter and what an amazing thing 523 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:25,880 Speaker 1: you're doing some people who need it, and you are 524 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:35,000 Speaker 1: absolutely realistically, metaphorically and in the flush, exactly what I 525 00:29:35,080 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 1: talk about when I talk about an army. Normal folks 526 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:41,280 Speaker 1: can change this world. Just a normal do bro. I 527 00:29:41,320 --> 00:29:44,680 Speaker 1: am so inspired by you, and I thank you so 528 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:46,920 Speaker 1: much for spending time with me and telling the story. 529 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:48,800 Speaker 1: But more importantly, I just thank you for all you 530 00:29:48,840 --> 00:29:51,400 Speaker 1: do for people around our country and need it, and 531 00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 1: hopefully the inspiration your actions will provide to other people 532 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:57,240 Speaker 1: to say, you know what, I don't have to be 533 00:29:57,440 --> 00:30:02,920 Speaker 1: part of some big NGO organization should Anybody can make 534 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:07,640 Speaker 1: a difference to somebody's life if they just try. Thank 535 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:08,360 Speaker 1: you for having me, Bill. 536 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:14,560 Speaker 2: I appreciate you and I watch Undefeated, and you've made 537 00:30:14,560 --> 00:30:18,480 Speaker 2: an impact on kids in this community, you know, believe 538 00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:25,520 Speaker 2: it or not. Man Like I remember the money. Yeah, 539 00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:29,479 Speaker 2: I watched you, so you made an impact, brother man. 540 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:36,160 Speaker 2: My favorite part of that movie was you your sons equipment. 541 00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:37,200 Speaker 4: HM. 542 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:40,040 Speaker 1: I will tell you a quick story about that. And 543 00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:42,800 Speaker 1: this is a weird way to end this episode, but 544 00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:46,680 Speaker 1: I'll tell you the first time I ever saw the movie, 545 00:30:46,760 --> 00:30:49,800 Speaker 1: I was surrounded in full I was surrounded by five 546 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:53,040 Speaker 1: or six hundred people, and that's real in and of itself, 547 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:58,480 Speaker 1: watching yourself on screen. First, I thought, man, you talk funny. Second, 548 00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:01,520 Speaker 1: I really was wrong with the mirrors that at least 549 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:03,240 Speaker 1: is put in our house, because I did not know 550 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:05,719 Speaker 1: I was that fat. She's got some of those slimming 551 00:31:05,760 --> 00:31:09,440 Speaker 1: mirrors around the house, I think. But the third one was, 552 00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:13,840 Speaker 1: you know, people laughing and cheering and crying around you 553 00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:17,800 Speaker 1: when it's you. It's just an odd feeling. I can't 554 00:31:18,080 --> 00:31:21,239 Speaker 1: I don't know that. I I like language, and I 555 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:28,320 Speaker 1: lack I lacked the skill to properly articulate what I 556 00:31:28,360 --> 00:31:32,080 Speaker 1: was feeling. But I will tell you one of the 557 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:38,520 Speaker 1: most ingrained times of my life was when kids were 558 00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:41,080 Speaker 1: walking off football field when I was a player and 559 00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:43,200 Speaker 1: I was one of the I was one of the dogs, 560 00:31:43,560 --> 00:31:46,280 Speaker 1: and you know, everybody's walking off with their dads and 561 00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:48,600 Speaker 1: they got their helmet, their shoulder pads, caring them for 562 00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 1: their kids, and I was always caring my own and 563 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:53,560 Speaker 1: didn't have anybody. I did not know they filmed that scene. 564 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:59,040 Speaker 1: I didn't even realize I'd done that with myself. It's 565 00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:03,000 Speaker 1: just you're going through life, right, And when that scene 566 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 1: came up, with me walking off Phield carrying my kids. 567 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:08,520 Speaker 1: I can't believe you say that's your favorite scene, because 568 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:11,640 Speaker 1: it is mine too, and it is the most impactful 569 00:32:11,680 --> 00:32:15,400 Speaker 1: and even ten years later, as you can tell, I 570 00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:17,320 Speaker 1: saw have a lump in my throat talking about it 571 00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:23,400 Speaker 1: because that was when my life came full circle for me. 572 00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:26,760 Speaker 1: And so the fact that that's your favorite scene really 573 00:32:26,760 --> 00:32:31,880 Speaker 1: means something to me, because that is my favorite scene. 574 00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:37,960 Speaker 1: And I gotta believe your mom is in heaven looking 575 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:40,800 Speaker 1: down on you much like that in the same way, 576 00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:44,080 Speaker 1: smiling her eyes off at what her son is doing 577 00:32:44,120 --> 00:32:48,760 Speaker 1: for other people in this world. And bro doesn't matter. 578 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:51,280 Speaker 1: If it's a movie, doesn't matter, if it's a football coach, 579 00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:55,040 Speaker 1: doesn't matter, if you or mowing lawns, doesn't matter, if 580 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:58,800 Speaker 1: you're the Michael Jordan community policing or you're like anybody 581 00:32:58,840 --> 00:33:02,120 Speaker 1: else that we've chronicled this first year of our show, 582 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:07,280 Speaker 1: or if you're Spider Man. When you when you take 583 00:33:07,320 --> 00:33:09,400 Speaker 1: your time and your effort and your money and your 584 00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:13,640 Speaker 1: love to simply do something good for another person who 585 00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:16,080 Speaker 1: is in your community that isn't as fortunate as you, 586 00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:19,560 Speaker 1: you are to be celebrated and Urie I celebrate you 587 00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:23,200 Speaker 1: and you're inspirational, and I hope some people listen us 588 00:33:23,240 --> 00:33:25,600 Speaker 1: today will support you. So you and Rodney can go 589 00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:27,920 Speaker 1: on the next one. Let me ask something. Have you 590 00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:31,360 Speaker 1: ever seen the movie Elf? Yeah? That's funny, man, I 591 00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:34,160 Speaker 1: love that movie. I try to get Runnie to put 592 00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:38,320 Speaker 1: the stat's. My question is when when when they in 593 00:33:38,440 --> 00:33:44,200 Speaker 1: the department store and that little small person walks out 594 00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:45,680 Speaker 1: with the point he's using hat that. 595 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:48,360 Speaker 4: Dude, that's what I want to see. Rodney looking like 596 00:33:50,440 --> 00:33:52,960 Speaker 4: he won't do it. No, I's try already's right? I 597 00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:55,320 Speaker 4: sold him know and he's like, nah, man, Robbie needs 598 00:33:55,360 --> 00:33:58,040 Speaker 4: to step up. He is falling down. 599 00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:02,600 Speaker 1: He needs to dress like that and ride a ride 600 00:34:02,680 --> 00:34:06,320 Speaker 1: line or like a sleigh and custom grass. That's that 601 00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:08,760 Speaker 1: would be good. Tell them to come on to Memphis 602 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:10,600 Speaker 1: and do it. I'll find them in your yard, all right? 603 00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:13,640 Speaker 1: All right? Man? And uh maybe next time I'm on 604 00:34:13,680 --> 00:34:16,319 Speaker 1: the sideline, I'll coach in a Spider Man outfit. What 605 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:18,120 Speaker 1: do you think the other team will think about that? 606 00:34:18,560 --> 00:34:23,719 Speaker 1: They might call the game? Brother Jury, thanks for coming 607 00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:26,080 Speaker 1: to Memphis. Thanks for joining me. I really enjoyed getting 608 00:34:26,080 --> 00:34:27,560 Speaker 1: to know you, bro. Thank you, Thank you for having 609 00:34:27,600 --> 00:34:34,280 Speaker 1: me appreciate you all right, and thank you for joining 610 00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:38,480 Speaker 1: us this week. 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