WEBVTT - Mini Announcement

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<v Speaker 1>Hey everybody, and welcome to Movie Crush very Special Announcement Edition.

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<v Speaker 1>This is an announcement that I imagine most of you

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<v Speaker 1>will probably not be super excited about, but I am

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<v Speaker 1>retiring the show for now at least. Um. This is

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<v Speaker 1>a decision that I did not go into lightly. UM

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure, like I said, comes very much out of

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<v Speaker 1>the blue to you, but this is something that's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of been in the back of my mind for a

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<v Speaker 1>little while now, and because we're all pals, I wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to take a few moments here to kind of talk

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<v Speaker 1>to you about it and um therapy through this thing together,

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<v Speaker 1>because that's what friends do. Because I have mixed feelings

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<v Speaker 1>about it, to be honest, it's it's tough to do

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<v Speaker 1>something for three and a half years that you really

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<v Speaker 1>love but also know that it's time to kind of

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<v Speaker 1>put it aside for uh, for the betterment of me,

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<v Speaker 1>um and not necessarily my mental health. I'm not I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not suffering suffering a nervous breakdown or dare I say

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<v Speaker 1>podcast fatigue, even though that's kind of true, But UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I just I need to make some more time in

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<v Speaker 1>my life right now, for for me, for my family.

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<v Speaker 1>That's kind of the biggest reason behind all of it. Actually,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just time, um, between Movie Crush and Stuff you

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<v Speaker 1>Should Know. I put out podcast episodes on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,

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<v Speaker 1>uh and technically Saturday if you count the the old

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<v Speaker 1>reruns on Stuff you Should Know. But that's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>and Movie Crush takes believe it or not, it takes

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<v Speaker 1>about as much time some weeks, more time than Stuff

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<v Speaker 1>you Should Know does between trying to book these interviews,

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<v Speaker 1>which has always been a slog I know I've talked

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<v Speaker 1>about it before a little bit. Um, it is very

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<v Speaker 1>very hard to d I y, book your own show. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>it is hard when someone is booking it for you. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>still a lot of work to do, but it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>always been something that I've done. Movie Crushes a very

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<v Speaker 1>small little show. We don't have a lot of resource

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<v Speaker 1>help and never really asked for much because we want

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<v Speaker 1>to kind of just fly below the radar, do our

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<v Speaker 1>own thing and do it our way, which is great, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>but it is hard booking people. Things got a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit easier, believe it or not, during COVID because I

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<v Speaker 1>finally write my head around doing these remote interviews, which

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<v Speaker 1>I always had refused to do previously during the before times,

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<v Speaker 1>but it did get a little bit easier during COVID

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<v Speaker 1>because I relaxed my rule on that there are a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people at home. It really just became about

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<v Speaker 1>finding folks who had a good recording setup, so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the audio quality was still pretty good. That was a

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<v Speaker 1>priority for me to make it sound good still, But

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<v Speaker 1>that aside, it is still difficult to book. Guess it's hard.

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<v Speaker 1>When I brought in the cast of regulars and started

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<v Speaker 1>looking around it my awesome colleagues here at work, and

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<v Speaker 1>Casey and Annie and Paul and Maddie and Holly coming in,

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<v Speaker 1>and my regular guests Paul Schneider and Joe Garden and

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<v Speaker 1>Hodgeman that have had a few times on. It was

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<v Speaker 1>always good to count on them, and of course certainly

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<v Speaker 1>Cole who has been there for me and has been

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<v Speaker 1>a great, great recurring guest, and certainly a lot easier

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<v Speaker 1>to book them, but I still wanted to do a

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<v Speaker 1>mix of them and then people outside the network and

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<v Speaker 1>outside my friend zone. Uh, And it was just tough.

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<v Speaker 1>So that is a big reason as well. Um, I

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<v Speaker 1>really enjoyed every episode I ever recorded. I you know,

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<v Speaker 1>there was a lot of work that went in, believe

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<v Speaker 1>it or not, to watching the movies. Doing the research

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<v Speaker 1>and making the notes for movies usually took about a

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<v Speaker 1>half a day just for the movie itself. And then

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you record the show's always fun, never not fun,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you had to go through and re listen

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<v Speaker 1>to them and add any edit notes and stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 1>That's not quite as fun, to be honest, But a

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<v Speaker 1>lot goes into the show, more than you probably think,

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<v Speaker 1>even those many crushes. I know, it seems like we're

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<v Speaker 1>just rewheeling it, but that's a bit of the magic.

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<v Speaker 1>That was quite a bit of work that went into

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<v Speaker 1>those as well, and it just all got to be

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit too much between that and stuff you

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<v Speaker 1>should know, especially now that things are opening up a

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<v Speaker 1>bit more. Um, Josh and I are going to start

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<v Speaker 1>doing live shows again at some point. I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 1>if that's this year or not, but we will be

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<v Speaker 1>traveling more for work, which we haven't been doing, and it's, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, all that's gonna take a little bit more time.

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<v Speaker 1>And and you know, I have a wife and a

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<v Speaker 1>daughter and a family and and stuff that I like

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<v Speaker 1>to do with them, and it kind of got to

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<v Speaker 1>the point at times where I found myself saying more

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<v Speaker 1>than I was comfortable with, Oh, gosh, I gotta go

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<v Speaker 1>watch this movie for movie crush instead of Oh, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>so excited to get to watch this movie for movie crush.

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<v Speaker 1>And again, just to be clear, that was literally just

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<v Speaker 1>squeezing in these movies and doing that research. I always

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<v Speaker 1>love sitting down in front of the microphone with every

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<v Speaker 1>single guest, and I always loved interacting with all of

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<v Speaker 1>you on the Facebook page and putting those mini crushes together.

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<v Speaker 1>That was never part of the problem. Um, right up

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<v Speaker 1>until now, I promise. UM. It really was to the

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<v Speaker 1>point that where if you, if you love movies, you

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<v Speaker 1>don't want it to become a chore uh, and you

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to not look forward to sitting down and

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<v Speaker 1>watching a movie. The whole point of this is that

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<v Speaker 1>I love movies, and that's why I got into this

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<v Speaker 1>show to begin with. UH. And it's just seemed like

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<v Speaker 1>more and more, um, even just simple little things like

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<v Speaker 1>Emily and I might, you know, have a night free

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<v Speaker 1>where we want to watch a movie together or something,

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<v Speaker 1>and I couldn't because I had to do a movie

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<v Speaker 1>Crush watch that she necessarily wasn't into, and then we're

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<v Speaker 1>in two separate rooms and that's just not a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of fun. So that was a big reason. I'm trying

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<v Speaker 1>to think if there really were any others, And that's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of it, you guys, it's just time, just time.

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<v Speaker 1>Life is short, and um, I really just wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>clear my schedule out a little bit. Housekeeping wise, I

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<v Speaker 1>can say one thousand percent that that Movie Crush Facebook

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<v Speaker 1>page is gonna stay very active, and I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>stay on it, and in fact, I'll probably be on

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<v Speaker 1>it more than I have in lately because I have

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<v Speaker 1>more time, and I'm gonna keep posting questions and polls

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<v Speaker 1>and silly memes and kind of everything that we've been

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<v Speaker 1>doing on Facebook, I'm gonna keep doing because, um, honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>you all are the biggest treasure from this whole experience. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm more proud of the community that's been created alongside

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<v Speaker 1>this podcast than any of those episodes, even Uh, if

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<v Speaker 1>you want to know the truth, that's it's been the

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<v Speaker 1>best part. Um. It's I've said it before a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of times, but you are all the kindest, most fun

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<v Speaker 1>funniest endearing, engaging, open hearted, open minded, bighearted group of

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<v Speaker 1>people that I've ever seen gathered together on the Internet.

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<v Speaker 1>It's really remarkable in a place, you know, on Facebook

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<v Speaker 1>that is can be assessibool of humanity. We have managed

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<v Speaker 1>to carve out a great little corner for ourselves. And

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<v Speaker 1>I if this show did one thing and that was it,

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<v Speaker 1>then it was all worth it. So that's gonna keep going,

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<v Speaker 1>not going anywhere. The movie Crushers page I did not start.

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<v Speaker 1>That was obviously started by you guys. I really hope

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<v Speaker 1>you'll keep that going. I imagine you will. That should

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<v Speaker 1>not go anywhere either. I'm still going to be active

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<v Speaker 1>over there as well. And you know, I made the

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<v Speaker 1>Facebook announcement and I saw some people say, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I hope this isn't like someone said, I hope it's

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<v Speaker 1>not like Summer Camp where we promised to keep in

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<v Speaker 1>touch and then don't. That's up to us, you guys,

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's up to us. Um. I pledged to stay

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<v Speaker 1>there and stay active and to keep the fire going

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<v Speaker 1>for all of us who love each other and who

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<v Speaker 1>love movies and TV shows so much. UM So it's

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<v Speaker 1>really up to you at this point to to stay

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<v Speaker 1>there as well. Don't go anywhere. Um. Another thing I

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<v Speaker 1>want to say is that I will be doing some

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<v Speaker 1>shows here and there. Um, Please don't delete my podcast

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<v Speaker 1>feed from your your player. Just kind of keep it

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<v Speaker 1>tucked away and let it get a little dusty in

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<v Speaker 1>the corner there, but keep it there because I know

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna wanna podcast again with Annie. How How can

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<v Speaker 1>I not? I know I'm gonna want to talk to

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<v Speaker 1>Casey about a movie every now and then. I know

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna wanna this Halloween. You know, those horror movies

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<v Speaker 1>are gonna come Colin, and I'm gonna want to get

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Garden in there, or get our little round tables

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<v Speaker 1>together and do some Halloween content. I know I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>want to do it, so don't be surprised when you

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<v Speaker 1>see the occasional episode pop up. There will be a

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<v Speaker 1>super sized Mini Crush finale coming out um here in

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of weeks that will feature Emily and Addie

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<v Speaker 1>and Annie and Paul and of course Nol and Casey.

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<v Speaker 1>We've got some other special guests joining that have been

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<v Speaker 1>kind to us over the years, and I'm really gonna

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<v Speaker 1>blow it out for that last mini and let everyone

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<v Speaker 1>say they're proper goodbyes, so that that will be coming

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<v Speaker 1>your way soon. I hope this finds you all well.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that this has been a source of comfort

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<v Speaker 1>for people during the pandemic, and it was a source

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<v Speaker 1>of comfort for me too. It was really something I needed,

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<v Speaker 1>and so I thank you for that, and I thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for just making this show special. Um. But again,

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<v Speaker 1>we're not going away. It's gonna take on a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit of a different form, and I really hope everyone

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<v Speaker 1>sticks around and it stays really active on that Facebook page.

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<v Speaker 1>There's still a couple of more great interview episodes coming

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<v Speaker 1>your way. There are two in the can that I've loved,

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<v Speaker 1>really good episodes, and then there's one i'm recording. I

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<v Speaker 1>think this will probably come out the day after our

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<v Speaker 1>record with my good friend Janet Varney, who kicked off

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<v Speaker 1>movie Crush with the very first episode, and she shall

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<v Speaker 1>also be the last, so big thanks to Janet for that.

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<v Speaker 1>So three more interviews coming out, I think, one more

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<v Speaker 1>regular mini and then one super size finale and then

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<v Speaker 1>that'll be it for now. So I just want to

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<v Speaker 1>let you know what's coming down the pike and what

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<v Speaker 1>to expect that of me, keep crushing it in your

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<v Speaker 1>private life. My sincerest thanks to all of you. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>we are really one great, big, happy family and I

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<v Speaker 1>think of you all like that. And uh, although I

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<v Speaker 1>will miss the actual recordings of the episodes, I do

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<v Speaker 1>look forward to many more years of hanging out on

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<v Speaker 1>Facebook together and making fun of each other, picking on

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<v Speaker 1>each other, supporting each other, and loving each other. They're

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<v Speaker 1>on the Movie Crushed Facebook page. So thanks for listening

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<v Speaker 1>and I'll see you soon. Don't go anywhere