1 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: It's that time, time, time, time, luck and load. So 2 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: Michael Arry Show is. 3 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 2: On the air. 4 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:31,480 Speaker 1: They tried to take out our Attorney general. A lot 5 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 1: of Republicans involved in that effort. You can come to 6 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: your own conclusions why they tried to do that, but 7 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: I will tell you, as I have many times before, 8 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: part of the reasons is he's going after the sacred 9 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: cows that even many Republicans don't want touched. You're not 10 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: supposed to actually do your job. That ruins the party, folks, 11 00:00:56,560 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: that ruins the festivities. You just go home and give 12 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: a speech. You don't actually file the lawsuits and win them. 13 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 1: Makes the rest of us look bad. Ken Paxton has 14 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:13,279 Speaker 1: alerted Bear County, of course, San anton and Harris County, 15 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: Houston that they will not be allowed to engage in 16 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: behaviors that lead to voter election or to election fraud. 17 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: Attorney General Ken Paxton, as our guest, General Paxton, what 18 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: exactly have you notified Bear County and Harris County and why. 19 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 3: So? 20 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 4: We've notified both of them, but we just sued late 21 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:42,119 Speaker 4: last night, we sued Bear which is San Antonio, for 22 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 4: what we believe is sending out illegal registration forms that've 23 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 4: got this group that is affiliated with very liberal politicians 24 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:57,279 Speaker 4: that is sending out registration forms to all kinds of people, 25 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 4: some likely ineligible to vote, which encourages illegal registration. And 26 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 4: counties are not specifically permitted to do this in the 27 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 4: way our laws work in Texas. Counties have to be 28 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 4: statutorily or constitutionally authorized to do what they do. They 29 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 4: can't just make stuff up. And in this case, not 30 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:19,800 Speaker 4: only they send these out without having an authority, but 31 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:23,799 Speaker 4: they're tied in with this very liberal group and there 32 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 4: was no bidding process. They're required to have a transparent 33 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 4: bidding process, which they avoided for some reason. And we 34 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 4: know that Bears have done this Bear County, but we 35 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 4: also know that other counties are thinking about Houston is 36 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 4: Harris County, and we know that Travis County is considering this. 37 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 4: So we know there are other counties doing this, and conveniently, 38 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 4: they're spending tax beay dollars to potentially encourage ineligible people 39 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:50,239 Speaker 4: to vote. 40 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: So you have alerted them that they are not allowed 41 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:57,359 Speaker 1: to do this, and it would appear that Bear County 42 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: is defying you, and at this point has Harris County responded. 43 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 4: We've gotten no response from Harris County. They have not 44 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 4: voted to do it, so right now, as far as 45 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 4: I'm concerned, they're in compliance. But clearly Bear Counties. You know, 46 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:17,919 Speaker 4: they're not worried about laws in Texas or whatever, worrying 47 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 4: about whatever authority they have to do these things. They 48 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 4: just did it. So we're going to try to stop 49 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 4: them and make them follow state law given the fact 50 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 4: that they're basically spitting in the face of what state 51 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 4: law allows them to do. 52 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 1: And it would seem obvious, but I want you to 53 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: say yes or no, that there could be no other 54 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 1: reason to do this than to encourage voter fraud. Right. 55 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 4: Well, look, we know that we have millions of illegals 56 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 4: in here that we're encouraged to be here for a reason. 57 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 4: I'm very convinced that Joe Biden, he didn't if you'll remember, 58 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 4: he didn't wait till two months to ask to tell 59 00:03:59,880 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 4: the world that he wasn't deporting it. But he did 60 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 4: that on the first day. So he accomplished his goal. 61 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 4: We got millions and millions of people here. He put 62 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 4: him in the states he wanted them to. He gave 63 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 4: the cartel's adequate nos to so that they could build 64 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 4: the infrastructure to do it. And now some of these 65 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:18,280 Speaker 4: Democratic counties are using liberal groups. They're using our money 66 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 4: to encourage people to register when it's not their job 67 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 4: to do that, and do it in a way that 68 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 4: it looks like they're trying to encourage illegals to vote. 69 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 3: That's what it looked like. 70 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:34,600 Speaker 1: It was very frustrating. In twenty twenty one, the state 71 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,599 Speaker 1: legislature passed the law requiring the Secretary of State to 72 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 1: audit for counties drawn at random based on size. Harris 73 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:44,039 Speaker 1: County was picked the twenty twenty two election was to 74 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: be audited. We had horrible fraud here. Clifford Tatum was 75 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:51,840 Speaker 1: brought in by Rodney Ellis to basically skew the election. 76 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: They didn't send ballots out to voters. I know you 77 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 1: know the story, but just reminding folks, they didn't send 78 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:58,599 Speaker 1: ballots out to the West Side. If they had, Alex 79 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 1: Meeler would win. Knows. And it's taken until a week 80 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: or so ago for Jane Nelson, greg Abbott's Secretary of 81 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: State to finally release a report at this should have 82 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 1: been studied before and now they I don't think they've 83 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:16,359 Speaker 1: told what counties it's almost as if some of the 84 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: other Republicans certainly not you, are not determined to do 85 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: what it takes to stop the cheating. 86 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 4: I totally agree with you, and I've seen it because 87 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 4: this even this last session, where you know, we already 88 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 4: knew that the Quarter Criminal Appeals took away my authority 89 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 4: after you know, seventy one years of the Attorney General 90 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 4: being directed by the legislature to prosecute voter fraud, Suddenly, 91 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 4: you know, the Quarter Criminal Appeals decides it's unconstitutional for 92 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 4: me to be in court, which is absolutely ludicrous because 93 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 4: they're right. You know, every Attorney general in the United 94 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:52,839 Speaker 4: States is violating the you know, the constitution separation of 95 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 4: powers clauses. So you know, the legislature could fix that, 96 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 4: and they failed to do it. I mean, it was 97 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 4: not done by the Speaker of the House didn't even 98 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 4: consider it. I was told that they didn't have time. 99 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:05,359 Speaker 4: So one of the more serious issues is that who's 100 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 4: going to prosecute vote or fraud? And that's just one 101 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 4: example where the legislature has just not worried about it, 102 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 4: and they've not given a proper authority to me to 103 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:17,599 Speaker 4: do other things that some of these DA's are source 104 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 4: DA's aren't doing now. 105 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 1: It's very frustrating because you have been willing to make 106 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:28,479 Speaker 1: yourself the tip of the spear, and obviously there's a 107 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: political cost to that, and some of that is Republicans 108 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 1: coming after you, because it's clear to me they don't 109 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: want the dust up over all this that rather, as 110 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 1: long as they win their election, they'd rather move on 111 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:45,839 Speaker 1: down the road and not have to confront this terrible, 112 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 1: terrible trend. But at this rate, we end up losing 113 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 1: every office and there would be no one left to 114 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 1: prosecute these cases, no one left to advocate for the 115 00:06:55,600 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 1: taxpayer and for fair elections. 116 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 4: That is the amazing short sighted strategy of Dade FeelA 117 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 4: and guys like Jeff Leach and Dustin Burroughs who have 118 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 4: adopted this strategy, and I think they feel like it. 119 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 4: You know, for the time being, they're in power and 120 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 4: they like that power and they get to get their 121 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 4: stuff done. But not that far down the road, they 122 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 4: aren't going to have that power because once the Democrats 123 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 4: get controlled, and they will fix the election laws in 124 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 4: a way that we can't. When mail on ballots will 125 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 4: go out to everybody, there'll be no there'll be no 126 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 4: security on those ballots, and the people that are willing 127 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 4: to cheat, which is typically the Democrats, will cheat and 128 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 4: we'll have a hard time ever winning another election. So 129 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 4: it's a very short sighted strategy for their current position, 130 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 4: which will only be short lived. It's just ridiculous that 131 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 4: that that they don't see this, see the handwriting on 132 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 4: the wall. 133 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 1: That coupled with the fact that Civitek is a major 134 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: Democrat donor, and I guess in Austin they're sending out 135 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 1: these these ballots registrations of people at will after having 136 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 1: said that's the strategy. It's very disturbing. I am grateful 137 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 1: that you are willing to push back against this. I 138 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 1: got forty seconds, you can take it, go to break. 139 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, and that's that's the same organization I'm talking about 140 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 4: doing it in Bear County. So they're clearly aligned with 141 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 4: the left. And this is where we're spending our taxpayer dollars. 142 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 4: Why is it the why is it that the county 143 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 4: commissioners have hired a democratic organization? Do you think that's 144 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 4: going to be fair? I don't, and I don't. It's 145 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:32,079 Speaker 4: clearly not authorized by law. And if we don't stop this. 146 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:33,680 Speaker 4: We are going to lose our state, We're going to 147 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 4: lose our country. So that's why I'm in. That's what 148 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:35,839 Speaker 4: I'm going to. 149 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:40,199 Speaker 1: Keep doing it, amen, and that's why we fought for you. 150 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: Ken Paxton, Attorney General in the Great State of Texas. 151 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 5: Thank you, sir, Thank you. 152 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 6: And the girls all get pretty at closing time when 153 00:08:56,880 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 6: you're listening to the Michael Berry Show. 154 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 1: You didn't know that brass came in after a while, 155 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 1: did you. It takes it to a whole different level. 156 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:16,440 Speaker 1: Born on this day in nineteen nineteen was Howard Morris 157 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 1: extra credit if you know what role he played on 158 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: The Andy Griffith Show, and that was Ernest T. Bass. 159 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 1: You know, TV was so much fun then. It's so 160 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 1: slapstick and so silly, the names, the hopiness. Everybody wasn't cynical. 161 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:43,479 Speaker 1: Everything didn't have to be so complicated. It could be straightforward. 162 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 1: You could have a life lesson administered by Sheriff Andy 163 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:55,319 Speaker 1: the Opie through Barney or ain't be. You could come 164 00:09:55,360 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 1: away feeling more wholesome. My trainer, Michael Petru and I 165 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: will gather while we're working out. My wife says we 166 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 1: talk too much or I talk too much. That's why 167 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 1: I shouldn't like to work out with me. Even Crockett 168 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:12,599 Speaker 1: tells my tells, my mom, tells, my wife, his mom, 169 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: He and Michael, but Michael wouldn't say it, but they 170 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: both say, yeah, it's you know, we work out with 171 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 1: dad he because sometimes they'll join him on my workout. 172 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 1: He talks the whole time. And she says, yeah, that's 173 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:28,440 Speaker 1: that's what dad does. That way he doesn't feel the 174 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 1: pain or notice ities. That's what he Yeah, but I 175 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:35,000 Speaker 1: mean he talks the whole time, the whole like he 176 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 1: never stops. He's lifting, he's squatt and he's talking the 177 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:43,480 Speaker 1: whole time. And we do. So Petru and his wife 178 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 1: decided some time ago that he will stay. He's very conservative, 179 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 1: which was how I discovered him. Actually, funny story. Do 180 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 1: you know the story behind this? Remm it's a good 181 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: story out too years ago? Chance McLean said. This was 182 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: before Chance was doing Heritage films and he said, I 183 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:08,200 Speaker 1: cut a commercial TV commercial spot for a guy and 184 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: you would love this guy. And I said, well why, 185 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 1: He said, well, he used to be at the Houstonian 186 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 1: for seventeen years. And I don't know how long ago 187 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 1: this was, but since in thirteen years he's been on 188 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:24,559 Speaker 1: his own and his business has just exploded since we've partnered. 189 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:28,960 Speaker 1: But this was five, six, seven years ago. Before his 190 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: business exploded, it was just him. He didn't have his 191 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:33,600 Speaker 1: ten trainers. Now at the time, it was just him. 192 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: And instead of you having to join a gym, he 193 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 1: comes to your house. And that was revolutionary because a 194 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 1: lot of people, myself included, do not want to have 195 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:46,320 Speaker 1: to go to the gym to work out because you've 196 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 1: got the time getting there and the time getting back. 197 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 1: That's an excuse not to do it. You got to park. 198 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: If you're not already a gym member, then you got 199 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 1: all that hassle. You got to work out around other people. 200 00:11:56,960 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: You can't ask an embarrassing question or try to figure 201 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: out how to do something new with other people looking 202 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:04,960 Speaker 1: at you. You got all that gong. If you do 203 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 1: it at home, then he come like, we do it 204 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:12,600 Speaker 1: in my garage. He's got all the codes, access his keys, everything. 205 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:16,560 Speaker 1: He's just waiting in the garage and every single time, 206 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: this is what an old soul he is. When I 207 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:21,560 Speaker 1: walk into the garage, he's already in there and he'll 208 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 1: be doing pull ups. It's one hundred and eight, one 209 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 1: hundred and nine and I laugh and he laughs, and 210 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:32,760 Speaker 1: that's how we start every time. But the commercial was, 211 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 1: we don't want liberals, we want to train people who 212 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:41,240 Speaker 1: share our values and love our country. Now, he was 213 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:44,560 Speaker 1: already a Michael Berry Show listener, so maybe some of 214 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 1: these turns of phrase were mine. I don't know. I've 215 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:49,200 Speaker 1: actually never asked him that, but he'd been a long 216 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:53,040 Speaker 1: time listener at that point. But it was basically, you 217 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 1: know these are this is what we stand for, and 218 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 1: we come to your house to train you, and it 219 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 1: doesn't matter your age. We will get you you. We 220 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:04,440 Speaker 1: will get you results. And you set your goals. You 221 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:06,079 Speaker 1: want to be able to walk up the stairs, We're 222 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: going to get you there. You want to get off 223 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:11,319 Speaker 1: your walker, We're going to get you there. And I 224 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:16,079 Speaker 1: loved that TV commercial, So I hired him as my trainer, 225 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:19,080 Speaker 1: and he was my trainer for a while before we 226 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:22,960 Speaker 1: talked about him being a show sponsor. Anyway, So he 227 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:27,600 Speaker 1: decided some time ago, in between going from client to 228 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 1: client to train them, he would he would listen to 229 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:35,320 Speaker 1: the news and be an informed citizen, but when he 230 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 1: got home, he and his wife Julie would not watch conservative, 231 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 1: liberal or any other news. They would focus on each other. 232 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:47,199 Speaker 1: They would have dinner together. Their daughter went off to college. 233 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:50,720 Speaker 1: You'll remember now she's gotten married and she's in the workforce, 234 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 1: and they would only do things that they felt were 235 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: positive for their mindset. Put their phones down, no blue time, 236 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:01,079 Speaker 1: screen time before her. He's a health nut, and so 237 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 1: is his wife. She's a former nurse, so it all 238 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:06,959 Speaker 1: makes sense. But it's been years now, and he says, 239 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,840 Speaker 1: what a difference is made. So they picked some TV 240 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 1: shows that they would go back and watch, and one 241 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 1: of them is Andy Griffith. And I already know from 242 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 1: people who just refused to be have but Andy Griffin 243 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 1: became a liberal. You kind of what You can watch 244 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: the show and take from the show what you want. 245 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 1: If you're going to go out boycotting bugs because one 246 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 1: of them's liberal, you're gonna be a miserable person. You 247 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 1: can watch an old syndicated run of Andy Griffith without 248 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:37,680 Speaker 1: being upset. I can already anticipate in the emails. So anyway, 249 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:39,880 Speaker 1: back to Ernest ta Bass, which was the important part 250 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 1: of all this. Howard Morris played Ernest Tea Bass. He 251 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 1: was also on a show called Uncle. It was also 252 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 1: Uncle Goopy on Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows. Now 253 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:56,080 Speaker 1: that was nineteen fifty four, but I guarantee you there's 254 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 1: somebody in our audience who watched Your Show of Shows. 255 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:03,800 Speaker 1: He did voices for The Flintstones, The Jetsons, adam Ant Shaw, 256 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 1: Garfield and Friends. He was the regular voice of the 257 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 1: Mount Pilot Radio station's host on The Andy Griffith Show. 258 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 1: He directed the show. He directed Gomer Pyle Hogan's Heroes, 259 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: Dick van Dijk, Get Smart, One Day at a Time, 260 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 1: bewhitiched Man. Those are some shows, Ramon, Those are some shows. 261 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 1: So just to kind of lower your blood pressure, I'm 262 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 1: going to play you. Ernest T. Bass comes to court 263 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 1: in Charlene. But before I do that, I need your help, 264 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:38,320 Speaker 1: and don't tell me how to find her name. Just 265 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 1: call her for me and have her call in. I 266 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 1: read a story from a downtown soda shop Rosenberg. Woman 267 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 1: preserves part of the town's history. Renee Butler opened Another 268 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 1: Time Soda Fountain and Cafe after her husband purchased a 269 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 1: building to restore it. And apparently it's an old time 270 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 1: soda shop like Lone Star down in Galveston. And I 271 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 1: would like to talk to her, So somebody call her 272 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 1: and have her call us. Seven one three nine nine 273 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 1: nine one thousand, seven one three nine nine nine one 274 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 1: thousand one. Other thing, if you came to Houston as 275 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 1: the land of opportunity, I want to know when you 276 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 1: came and what was the purpose and rehearse what you're 277 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 1: gonna say. And we'll take those calls coming up. Seven 278 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 1: one three, nine nine nine one thousand, seven one three 279 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 1: nine nine nine one thousand. Here's Ernest Tea. Bass comes 280 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:25,720 Speaker 1: to court in Charlene. 281 00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 7: Oh, I'm riding jump in the fire fire too hot, 282 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 7: jump in the bot bought you black, jump in the 283 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 7: crack racked ju high jump in the sky, night you 284 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 7: blue jump in canoe? Can you too shallow? Jump into 285 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:40,480 Speaker 7: tall tew too soft? Jump in the loft, loft to 286 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 7: rotting jump in the cotton cotton to watch. He's staying 287 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:43,880 Speaker 7: there all night. 288 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:48,880 Speaker 4: Tell them it was good. 289 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 3: That's good, Ernest Tea. 290 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 1: Now you want to hear ything eating coober pea. 291 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 7: No thanks tonight. Wait a minute. Look here, I can 292 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:05,720 Speaker 7: do eight teen shinups. 293 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 1: It's good nice. 294 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 7: I can do chin ups. I'm the best rock throw 295 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 7: in the County and I'm saving up for gold tooth. 296 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 1: I'm the man for you, Charlie, and. 297 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:16,920 Speaker 3: You know it. 298 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:17,480 Speaker 1: Now. 299 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:19,920 Speaker 3: Can I come over there and just say on the jaw. 300 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 7: Jane earn his tea mass this here's my funny bride. 301 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 7: And tomorrow we're having a preacher wedding just to satisfy you, 302 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:30,399 Speaker 7: my gold Road you just. 303 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 1: To thank you having the wedding tomorrow. 304 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 7: Maybe ain't what do you say? I don't chewing my 305 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:38,800 Speaker 7: cabbage twice and you ain't heard the last earnest tea bag. 306 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 6: This is Nicky Gilly and you're listen to the seas 307 00:17:58,200 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 6: Are Radio Michael Barry. 308 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:08,280 Speaker 1: Credit to Houston Public Media for this story. From a 309 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 1: downtown soda shop, Rosenberg woman preserves part of the town's history. 310 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: Renee Butler opened Another Time Soda Fountain and Cafe in 311 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 1: two thousand and three after her then husband purchased a 312 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:23,119 Speaker 1: building to restore it. She hired an interior designer to 313 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:27,960 Speaker 1: style the space with a nineteen twenties and nineteen thirties 314 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:32,840 Speaker 1: motif ramon, I'm going to tell you something. Knowing a 315 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:36,479 Speaker 1: lot of women of wealth in this town, that's not us. 316 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:40,120 Speaker 1: I know women of wealth when women use the term 317 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 1: style as a verb. Run cousin, Oh that's a beautiful outfit. 318 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 1: Who styles you? When you hear style as a verb, 319 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:53,520 Speaker 1: you about to throw down some money. Renee Butler is 320 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 1: our guest. Renee, welcome to the program. Hi, who called 321 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:00,920 Speaker 1: you and told you to call? 322 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:06,240 Speaker 3: Oh my gosh, I've had. I can't get off the 323 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 3: phone fast enough with everybody calling me. My bluebelt guy 324 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 3: was the first one that called, and then somebody I 325 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:18,480 Speaker 3: did a catering sport called my brother, called my cook called. 326 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:20,640 Speaker 3: So yes, I've had. 327 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 1: What's the name of your What are the names of 328 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:25,360 Speaker 1: all those people? What is your ice cream guy's name? 329 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 1: Your blue belt guy? 330 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:31,120 Speaker 3: Ice cream Guy's name is Jake, Not State farm Jake, 331 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:33,439 Speaker 3: but Jake Bluebelt Jake. Okay? 332 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 1: Is he a white man, black man, Hispanic, Asian? 333 00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:38,920 Speaker 3: He is a white man. 334 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 1: How old would you guess he is? 335 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 3: Oh my gosh, Jake, don't shoot me. He's young. He's 336 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:52,119 Speaker 3: like in his maybe late thirties. 337 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: Is he a handsome fellow? 338 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:59,880 Speaker 3: Yes, he has bluebellt ice cream. He's got to be old. 339 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:01,800 Speaker 1: How often does he delivered to you? 340 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:04,120 Speaker 3: He comes once a week? 341 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 1: Is it in an armored. 342 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:11,160 Speaker 3: A lot by the way, nice, you know we could 343 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:11,920 Speaker 3: be we could. 344 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:14,680 Speaker 1: Hook up with Jake Ramon we get the ice cream hookup. 345 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 3: Is it in a uh? 346 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 1: Is it in a refrigerated secured like a bank vault 347 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:22,159 Speaker 1: truck so nobody steals it? 348 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 3: It should be it is definitely has lots of handles 349 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:34,400 Speaker 3: and secure stuff. Yes, how much I don't want anybody Bluebell? 350 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 1: How much ice cream do you think you order or 351 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:38,520 Speaker 1: you have delivered in a week? 352 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 3: I go through anywhere from twelve to sixteen three gallons 353 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 3: hubs a. 354 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 1: Week, forty to fifty gallons. 355 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:51,360 Speaker 3: Oh that's a lot. 356 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 1: That's a lot. That's awesome. 357 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:56,359 Speaker 3: It sounds like a lot more when when you're just 358 00:20:56,600 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 3: just ordering it by the numbers, it doesn't sound so much. 359 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:01,880 Speaker 1: Wow, But you're camping at one by one and people 360 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:03,640 Speaker 1: have to choose to come in, and they have other 361 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 1: places to go, and your old fashion and throw back 362 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:07,960 Speaker 1: and you don't measure by the numbers. 363 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 3: I love that. 364 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:11,399 Speaker 1: How many days a week are you at the shop? 365 00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:16,360 Speaker 3: We're open Wednesday, do Sunday, And that's when I'm there 366 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:19,360 Speaker 3: Wednesday do Sunday except right now. I took my mom 367 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 3: to visit friends. So where we're sitting at her place 368 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 3: right now, which is why I'm outside there there, and 369 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:33,920 Speaker 3: in downtown I'm sorry, in Rosenberg at Cambridge Square, which 370 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:35,680 Speaker 3: is an assisted living home. 371 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:37,119 Speaker 1: I love this. 372 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 2: They're they're chopping it up. 373 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 1: No, you know what, that's what they're supposed to do. 374 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 1: I love it. I love this line. The store offers 375 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 1: old fashioned drinks like malts and phosphates A depression are soda. 376 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 1: I knew what a phosphate was. The original recipe used 377 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:56,159 Speaker 1: phosphor phosphoric acid, but now it's made with citric acid, 378 00:21:56,520 --> 00:21:59,719 Speaker 1: which is less damaging to teeth. The restaurant has an 379 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:02,880 Speaker 1: a regional soda fountain, meaning that when customers order a drink, 380 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:08,399 Speaker 1: the kitchen staff mixes the syrup with carbonated water. Quote 381 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:11,280 Speaker 1: it's made with the formula from the fifties, for Ne 382 00:22:11,359 --> 00:22:15,960 Speaker 1: Butler said, so it's sweeter and less carbonation. The Soda 383 00:22:16,040 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 1: shop is part of a cultural arts district aimed at 384 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:22,679 Speaker 1: preserving the town's historic appearance. Like much of Fort Ben County, 385 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:26,400 Speaker 1: Rosenberg has seen rapid growth in the past twenty years. 386 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:28,359 Speaker 1: I love this story so much. 387 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 3: Thank you, thank you. That makes my heart feel so good. 388 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 2: Nie. 389 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:37,200 Speaker 1: What were you doing before this soda shop, because my 390 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:40,200 Speaker 1: guess is you didn't have a full time job, and 391 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:43,520 Speaker 1: you took this thing on as a passion project and 392 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 1: maybe you just decided I'm going to see it through. 393 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:47,280 Speaker 1: But it was a lot harder work than you ever 394 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:48,120 Speaker 1: could have imagined. 395 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:52,920 Speaker 3: Well, most of that is correct, except I was working 396 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:58,119 Speaker 3: full time and had just officially retired as an accountant 397 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:04,360 Speaker 3: for about five minutes and did so much volunteer work 398 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 3: that have decided I might want to go and do 399 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:11,000 Speaker 3: something else. So that's when my brother and I actually 400 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:15,359 Speaker 3: started it, and it was it has been totally a 401 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 3: labor of love ever since because it's been twenty one 402 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:25,600 Speaker 3: years and I've met so many people and they're I mean, 403 00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:28,200 Speaker 3: they're truly regulars and come. 404 00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:33,879 Speaker 2: In all the time, and it's it helps that my 405 00:23:34,160 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 2: place is still simple, old fashioned, it's not the hustle 406 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 2: and bustle, and so that it makes a difference. 407 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:47,880 Speaker 3: It's very nice. It's a good old That is exactly 408 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:49,040 Speaker 3: why we're talking to you. 409 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:52,120 Speaker 1: There are fewer and fewer of these sorts of things, 410 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:54,920 Speaker 1: and God bless you because you don't have to admit it, 411 00:23:55,080 --> 00:23:57,680 Speaker 1: but I'm betting you haven't made a dime out of 412 00:23:57,760 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 1: this thing, and you wouldn't trade it for the role. 413 00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 1: It is called Another Time Soda Fountain and Cafe? Are 414 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:04,399 Speaker 1: you there today? 415 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:08,359 Speaker 3: I leave from your my mom home. 416 00:24:08,560 --> 00:24:11,320 Speaker 1: Yes, okay, will you be there later there? 417 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 3: I will be there till five o'clock today. 418 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:15,320 Speaker 1: What time will you get there? 419 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:20,800 Speaker 3: I will Well, you know, my mother's eighty five, and 420 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:25,440 Speaker 3: so she's talking a lot, so I could be here 421 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:27,080 Speaker 3: for another hour before you. 422 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:29,800 Speaker 1: No, No, I think that's wonderful you doing that. My 423 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:33,480 Speaker 1: mother's seventy nine and my father's eighty four, and I 424 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:33,840 Speaker 1: get it. 425 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:34,280 Speaker 4: You know what. 426 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:37,960 Speaker 1: Every moment is precious and they need that that fellowship, 427 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 1: so so good for you. What what should I order 428 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 1: if I come into Another Time soda fountain in cafe? 429 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:48,800 Speaker 1: Don't give me the fifteen things you or I want 430 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:49,879 Speaker 1: you to pick one lead from me. 431 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:55,520 Speaker 3: I will tell you. You want a burger, yes, and 432 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:58,360 Speaker 3: you want a mold. That's what you want? 433 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:02,800 Speaker 1: Yes, yes, yes, correct, that's exactly what I want. 434 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:07,119 Speaker 3: Ding ding ding ding ding our burgers, our meat. I 435 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 3: go to a local meat market every day and get 436 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:14,080 Speaker 3: my meat, which the burger reflects it to Kavosovik's meat marketing. 437 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, of course yeah, no, I know those. I 438 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:18,919 Speaker 1: mean we're not personal friends, but I know who they are. 439 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 1: I think they've emailed me before. You have an It's 440 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:26,920 Speaker 1: at eight hundred and third Street in Rosenberg. Can you 441 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,960 Speaker 1: hold with me for a minute, remain sure? Can you 442 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:31,399 Speaker 1: think you can get your mom on with us? 443 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:36,679 Speaker 3: Actually she's in with someone that it wouldn't work real. 444 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 1: Well, Oh I got you, Okay, hold on Burgers and 445 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:49,159 Speaker 1: ris They simple good bye, Oh little buddy, let me 446 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:52,560 Speaker 1: come in, let me hold you to sign? And how 447 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:54,359 Speaker 1: did you know? That's what I wanted you to play? 448 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:55,160 Speaker 6: Good? 449 00:25:55,440 --> 00:26:01,159 Speaker 1: And uh man, this route, this takes me back to me. 450 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:03,680 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get choked up. This takes me back to 451 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:08,240 Speaker 1: being eight years old and my mom's little eight track 452 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 1: player and then her getting fired up listening to it 453 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:15,400 Speaker 1: and say, let's go into town to the burger. Chef 454 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 1: Renee Butler is the owner of Another Time Soda Fountain. 455 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:22,800 Speaker 1: You should probably call and warn them that y'all are 456 00:26:22,840 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 1: going to have some people coming. 457 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:26,040 Speaker 4: Oh my gosh. 458 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:30,680 Speaker 1: I love your hours Wednesday through Sunday eleven to five. 459 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 3: Correct. 460 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 1: I love that you're home at a reasonable hour, You 461 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:37,920 Speaker 1: get cleaned up, you clean everything up. How far do 462 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 1: you live from there? 463 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:42,520 Speaker 4: I could walk out two miles. 464 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:43,800 Speaker 1: Oh that's nice. 465 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:47,880 Speaker 3: I've been here all my life and I'm right around 466 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:50,159 Speaker 3: the corner. So it's I grew up going to the 467 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:52,920 Speaker 3: soda fountain, this particular one. 468 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 1: Yes, you're a kidding. 469 00:26:55,720 --> 00:26:58,760 Speaker 3: It used to be before it was a soda fountain. 470 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 3: I mean it was always a soda fountains, but before 471 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:05,560 Speaker 3: there was a doctor's office upstairs and a pharmacy with 472 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 3: the soda fountains. So we actually used that pharmacist as 473 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:15,320 Speaker 3: ours to get our prescriptions. So we go sit at 474 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:19,760 Speaker 3: the counter and then we would while we were waiting 475 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:22,600 Speaker 3: for the prescription to be filled, and we get our 476 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:23,160 Speaker 3: ice cream. 477 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:27,360 Speaker 1: Oh, Renee, you have taken me back to my childhood. 478 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:29,760 Speaker 1: Did it have that funny pharmacy smell that they had 479 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:31,720 Speaker 1: back then, the eye dine or whatever it was. 480 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:38,440 Speaker 3: Oh? Yes, yes, yes it did. And I was fortunate 481 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:43,440 Speaker 3: enough to get to meet the what it was used 482 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:46,919 Speaker 3: to be called Frank's Pharmacy, And so I was able 483 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:53,240 Speaker 3: to meet Frank Duddick, and he passed away right before 484 00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 3: we opened the soda fountain, but he was able to 485 00:27:56,520 --> 00:28:00,760 Speaker 3: see everything, and it just brought such a joy to 486 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 3: him because he never got married. He never you know, 487 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:05,920 Speaker 3: and so that was kind of like his livelihood. 488 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:10,400 Speaker 1: Thyme Soda Fountain you can find it at another time 489 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:12,320 Speaker 1: Soda Fountain dot com. Raman, I'm going to give you 490 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:14,639 Speaker 1: your order on what your half pound burger can come with. 491 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:17,040 Speaker 1: We need to be quick. I need to know whether 492 00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:20,000 Speaker 1: you want or do not want each of these items. Okay, mayo? 493 00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:24,480 Speaker 1: Oh absolutely, no, hold on right now, I'm asking around. 494 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:35,120 Speaker 1: You want milt mustard, no mustard, tomato, lettuce, pickles, onions, okay, 495 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:41,680 Speaker 1: served with fries. Would you like to add bacon, cheese, jalapannos. 496 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:43,120 Speaker 3: The extra. 497 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:46,960 Speaker 1: You could get a chili cheese hot dog with fries. 498 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:50,800 Speaker 1: You can get a Patty Melt half pound burger with 499 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:54,320 Speaker 1: grilled onions and American cheese on marble rye bread served 500 00:28:54,360 --> 00:28:57,200 Speaker 1: with fries. You can get an adult grilled cheese. I 501 00:28:57,280 --> 00:28:59,680 Speaker 1: love this woman so much. You can get a grilled 502 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:02,520 Speaker 1: ham cheese, or you can get an adult grilled cheese, 503 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:04,600 Speaker 1: which means it's served with a shot of whiskey. No, 504 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:07,760 Speaker 1: I'm just kidding. It says sweets and American cheese, bacon 505 00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:12,960 Speaker 1: and tomato served with fries. Fried chicken striped sandwich, Texas 506 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:16,720 Speaker 1: cheese steak. Then you've got a club sandwich. I like 507 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:17,680 Speaker 1: a club sandwich to you. 508 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:18,280 Speaker 3: I do too. 509 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:22,760 Speaker 1: I had one this week, Turkey belt, tuna salad, sandwich, 510 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:26,720 Speaker 1: chicken salad, sandwich, chef salad, howse salad? Blue paints? What's 511 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:28,040 Speaker 1: the blueplate? Special today? 512 00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:33,040 Speaker 3: Today is sausage and sarkraut with German potatoes. 513 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 1: My goodness, do you know Sandy McGee? Over at Sandy McGee? 514 00:29:38,800 --> 00:29:40,000 Speaker 1: Do I love her? 515 00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:43,160 Speaker 3: Yes, she's a great lady. 516 00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:45,840 Speaker 1: I love her so much. She is so wonderful. She's 517 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:51,640 Speaker 1: such a she's just a sweetheart. Ruben sandwich. Then you 518 00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:53,320 Speaker 1: got stuff for kids. We don't need to talk about 519 00:29:53,320 --> 00:29:54,960 Speaker 1: that right now. That you've got chili, cheese fries, you 520 00:29:55,040 --> 00:30:00,320 Speaker 1: got onion rings, French fries, sweet potato fries. Fruit our 521 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:03,239 Speaker 1: soda jerks create fountain drinks the old fashioned way by 522 00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:07,000 Speaker 1: adding carbonation to the soda syrup. So please stir your 523 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:10,160 Speaker 1: soda ramon. Do you remember who's the stir Who? 524 00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:10,320 Speaker 3: You know? 525 00:30:10,360 --> 00:30:12,880 Speaker 1: Who you remember? Who the straw is that stirs the drink? 526 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:19,880 Speaker 1: Reggie Jackson Fountain Soda Phosphates Fresh Squeeze Lemonade fresh squeeze, 527 00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:24,800 Speaker 1: lime made iced tea, hot tea, coffee, milk, chocolate. If 528 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:26,280 Speaker 1: they don't have it, you don't need it. If this 529 00:30:26,360 --> 00:30:28,000 Speaker 1: place does not have it, you do not need it. 530 00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:31,280 Speaker 1: You got ice creams, You've got Sundays, you got a 531 00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:35,240 Speaker 1: banana split, old Fashioned shakes, specialty shakes, one of those 532 00:30:35,240 --> 00:30:41,240 Speaker 1: specially shakes, Chocolate banana, strawberry banana, cookies and cream, Johnny Shake, 533 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:45,320 Speaker 1: Pina Colada. You can even add powdered malt, ice cream, soda, 534 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:49,600 Speaker 1: Coke shakes, Coke floats, lime cooler, Vernon Special, which is 535 00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:53,760 Speaker 1: a lime Srbert with hot fudge brownie Sunday. There's nothing 536 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:57,520 Speaker 1: on that menu I wouldn't crush. That's just fantastic. I love, 537 00:30:57,800 --> 00:30:59,160 Speaker 1: I love everything about. 538 00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:02,520 Speaker 3: This Renee Well, thank you so much. I appreciate it. 539 00:31:02,600 --> 00:31:04,640 Speaker 1: Did your husband give you a budget when you started 540 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:07,840 Speaker 1: and said, look, you can lose, you can you can 541 00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:11,040 Speaker 1: spend a half million renovated, renovating, and you can lose 542 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:13,040 Speaker 1: a half million bucks. But that's it, and that's all 543 00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:15,360 Speaker 1: because that's what my wife did with me at the RCC. 544 00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:19,200 Speaker 1: Bigger numbers, but the same same concept. I'm serious. She said, 545 00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:21,240 Speaker 1: you can do it. You can lose money. But here's 546 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:23,640 Speaker 1: the limit name Joan, here's the limit. 547 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:28,480 Speaker 3: No, you know, it's been it's been a break even, 548 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:33,520 Speaker 3: so it's all been okay. The actual to me, the 549 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:36,200 Speaker 3: most important part when you were talking about the decorating 550 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 3: and stuff, actually, I hired the interior decorator. She got 551 00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:43,920 Speaker 3: antique stuff. And then she doesn't ever want to even 552 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:47,000 Speaker 3: admit that she was the interior decorator because since then 553 00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:50,400 Speaker 3: people bring me all kinds of stuff that they had 554 00:31:50,440 --> 00:31:53,040 Speaker 3: in their house that they want to share with the public. 555 00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:56,360 Speaker 1: And it does keeap with her style. 556 00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:01,200 Speaker 3: No, oh gosh, it is so cle now. But it's 557 00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:03,200 Speaker 3: a good clutter. I mean, you know, I've got a 558 00:32:03,320 --> 00:32:07,200 Speaker 3: uniform from an army guy. I've got just and his 559 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:12,560 Speaker 3: kids still come. His kids are in their sixties and 560 00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:15,280 Speaker 3: they still come to the side of fountain. They bring 561 00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:20,240 Speaker 3: their grandkids and they you know, so it's that kind 562 00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:23,560 Speaker 3: of stuff. They get to still see what they have 563 00:32:23,720 --> 00:32:29,200 Speaker 3: sent me, but other people get to see the history. 564 00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:34,360 Speaker 1: I can tell that how much fun you're having creating 565 00:32:34,440 --> 00:32:37,800 Speaker 1: this special place and seeing how families are reacting, and 566 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:41,920 Speaker 1: seeing how elderly folks are so happy to be there 567 00:32:42,040 --> 00:32:44,560 Speaker 1: and share this with the younger generations and the younger 568 00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:47,200 Speaker 1: generations saying this is the places my grandparents went to. 569 00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 1: That that makes up for you know, when your meat 570 00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:54,480 Speaker 1: delivery doesn't show up or Jake doesn't bring his ice cub, 571 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:57,760 Speaker 1: I can tell that that's what sustains you. And I 572 00:32:57,920 --> 00:33:00,200 Speaker 1: love it. I love everything about this story. I'm so 573 00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:02,880 Speaker 1: glad you called. I love everything about street. 574 00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:08,840 Speaker 3: Well, thank you so much for requesting me to call, 575 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:11,479 Speaker 3: because I was like first person when Jay called, I went, 576 00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:14,760 Speaker 3: you're joking me, right, he is? No, Seriously, Renee, let's 577 00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:15,280 Speaker 3: call now. 578 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:18,360 Speaker 1: I got all sorts of emails from people that said 579 00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:21,160 Speaker 1: they had texted you, called you emailed, and I guess 580 00:33:21,160 --> 00:33:22,800 Speaker 1: they couldn't get through to you to make sure that 581 00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:27,280 Speaker 1: you called. Well. It is called Another Time Soda Fountain 582 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:31,440 Speaker 1: at eight hundred third Street in Rosenberg. You can find 583 00:33:31,480 --> 00:33:34,560 Speaker 1: it online. But real quick, Renee, twenty seconds. If I'm 584 00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:37,760 Speaker 1: coming from downtown fifty nine Southwest Freeway, how do I 585 00:33:37,840 --> 00:33:38,200 Speaker 1: get to you? 586 00:33:39,880 --> 00:33:44,280 Speaker 3: You take the Rosenberg exit thirty six and you go 587 00:33:44,720 --> 00:33:50,200 Speaker 3: to Avenue I. You take a right, and you take 588 00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:53,560 Speaker 3: a first left in that second street, you go across 589 00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:57,160 Speaker 3: and you get in, take a right and you're there. 590 00:33:57,840 --> 00:34:00,680 Speaker 1: Please tell me the entirety of the Rosenberg Police Department 591 00:34:00,760 --> 00:34:01,760 Speaker 1: eats there every day. 592 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:07,480 Speaker 3: I actually the Rosenberg Police Department eats there a lot, 593 00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:11,279 Speaker 3: and I am appreciative of that because that means they're 594 00:34:11,320 --> 00:34:12,600 Speaker 3: always taking care of me. 595 00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:16,560 Speaker 1: Ne Butler, we love you. Another time Soda Fountain in 596 00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:20,120 Speaker 1: Rosenberg and find it online. Go support them, have a 597 00:34:20,200 --> 00:34:20,759 Speaker 1: great time.