WEBVTT - The Karate Kid, Ralph Macchio (11/16)

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<v Speaker 1>The game's over on the world. You played to win.

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<v Speaker 1>The game's got a Jet touchdown, can't. You're listening to

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<v Speaker 1>the official Jets podcast, Jets three sixty production. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>Green's this is a special treat. Let's bring in a

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<v Speaker 1>Jets fan who's working down south right about now, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's Ralph Macchio, who ethan. This guy continues to be

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<v Speaker 1>big in his acting career, but when I was growing up,

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<v Speaker 1>it was all about the karate kids. And here he is,

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<v Speaker 1>Ralph Macchio. Thank you so much for joining us. Great

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<v Speaker 1>to be on guys. Thanks so much. Man, it's funny.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey a Long Island native, Ralph grew up in Ning Ten,

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<v Speaker 1>New York. Of course, that's Strong Island, Long Island, Strong Island.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you describe your Jets fandom? Uh coming up as

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<v Speaker 1>a youngster, Oh yeah, I mean listen, I early day

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<v Speaker 1>remembrance is probably I would say some of the earliest

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<v Speaker 1>sports memories. Well, it was a big year sixty nine

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<v Speaker 1>with the New York Mets on the baseball side, but

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<v Speaker 1>the New York Jets on on the football side. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I had my It's it's recently past Halloween,

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<v Speaker 1>and I I was Joe name. It would like at

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<v Speaker 1>eight years old, you know, with the big shoulder pads,

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<v Speaker 1>and there's just ninety eight probably probably sixty five pound

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<v Speaker 1>weekling at the time, maybe fifty two pound weekling at

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<v Speaker 1>the time. Um dressed up his name it is and

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<v Speaker 1>had all the all the posters of Emerson Boozer and

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<v Speaker 1>all those uh, all those guys back in the I'm

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<v Speaker 1>dating myself, but back in the heyday of of that

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<v Speaker 1>that amazing time, and then through the through the seasons, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, until you know, back in when I used

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<v Speaker 1>to freeze my butt off at at Chase Stadium. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>just freezing handful of games back in the I would

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<v Speaker 1>the seventies eighties, then into the you know, into the

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<v Speaker 1>sack exchange years, and so I'm always there. What was

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<v Speaker 1>that connection? Why was it in Long Island that Hey, listen,

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<v Speaker 1>you're growing up and you're about Ralph Macchio's age, you're

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<v Speaker 1>probably picking the Jets, the Mets and the Islanders and

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<v Speaker 1>vice versa. If you're going old school, you probably are

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<v Speaker 1>picking the Giants, the New York Rangers hockey wise, and

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<v Speaker 1>of course the New York Yankees, Right, I think I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know. For me, I think it was, first of all.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean when I was you know, I was in

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<v Speaker 1>grade school, you know, early grade school, those were the

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<v Speaker 1>teams that were good. Uh the Islanders, not yet they

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<v Speaker 1>hadn't Islanders and seventy two, but as a long Islander

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<v Speaker 1>that was our own team, I mean, as our backyard,

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<v Speaker 1>suburban major sports teams. So that's why I hoped into

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<v Speaker 1>the Islanders. And it didn't take long for them to

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<v Speaker 1>win a Stanley Cup in within uh, you know, within

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<v Speaker 1>eight years. But as far as the Jets, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's mentioned nine six nine around that time, and the

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<v Speaker 1>Mets as well. Those were those those at the back

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<v Speaker 1>page and front page of all the newspapers. So I

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<v Speaker 1>think that probably lend itself to me going to that

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<v Speaker 1>direction at a young age. I hope you're aware of this,

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<v Speaker 1>because I wasn't until rather recently that you have your

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<v Speaker 1>own bobble head in an Islander's uniform. Yes, I do.

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<v Speaker 1>That one's off the bucket list. Yeah. They were very cool.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. Listen, I go all in as a fan,

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<v Speaker 1>as anyone in the Jets organization could say. I've always

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<v Speaker 1>you know, any time I could get out to the

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<v Speaker 1>games and I'm and any time I go watch them

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<v Speaker 1>and and follow the team. I I really I'm a

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<v Speaker 1>big sports fan. And with the Islanders, they they at

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<v Speaker 1>this promotion last year and it really was a big

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<v Speaker 1>success and it was a lot of fun. Um to

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<v Speaker 1>sort of pay homage to, uh, to the Daniel Russo character,

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<v Speaker 1>but to keep him a hockey player. Um. And it's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of fun. And even with the Jets, I

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<v Speaker 1>did the j T S Jets Jets Jets chant a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of years ago at the center of the you know,

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<v Speaker 1>of of the gridiron, and uh, it was a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of fun. It was a lot of fun. I share

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<v Speaker 1>in office with our senior director of commerce, that's Chris Pierce,

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe I can work on getting you a Jets boblehead.

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<v Speaker 1>I listen, I'm I'm all. I would love to have

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<v Speaker 1>my three favorite teams. Uh, you know at the head

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<v Speaker 1>of the desk. You know, we're just I'm all. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>all in for for participating and bringing attention to the

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<v Speaker 1>teams that I've always was for, despite sometimes complaining about

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<v Speaker 1>each organization for some reason. As the fan, Uh, could

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<v Speaker 1>you always want to be better all the time? That's

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<v Speaker 1>just passion. You're you're in your fifties now, but I

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<v Speaker 1>consider yourself a youngster just like me, but you are

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<v Speaker 1>a dad. Have you passed on your Jets fandom to

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<v Speaker 1>your children? Yes, certainly, certainly. They all they're they're and

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<v Speaker 1>my daughter is she's twenty five now, believe that or not.

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<v Speaker 1>My son is twenty two, just recently. It's crazy, but

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<v Speaker 1>it is true. Uh as and as I don't understand

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<v Speaker 1>it since I'm only in my mid thirties, or at

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<v Speaker 1>least in my mind. Uh So, yeah, it's great to

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<v Speaker 1>share all that stuff. I mean, they share the frustrations

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<v Speaker 1>as well, and uh, it's it's all good. It's all

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<v Speaker 1>good fun in the crazy world we uh we live

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<v Speaker 1>in to just you know, rally around something that's that's uh,

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<v Speaker 1>that's fun that you could all do together. That's what

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<v Speaker 1>I love about sports. And you know what sports could

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<v Speaker 1>do with a city like Houston, what they've just been through.

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<v Speaker 1>It's nice to see people able to come together in

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<v Speaker 1>something that's uh, you know, in the backdrop of such

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<v Speaker 1>tragedy to a city, that a city can rally like that,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, that's one of the great things that

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<v Speaker 1>sports does. If you could work with any current and

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<v Speaker 1>former Jet who would it be and why I could

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<v Speaker 1>see you working with bart Scott bart Scott, Yeah, if

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<v Speaker 1>I could get in one word edge y, but I

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<v Speaker 1>would say, you know, I was a big Freeman McNeil

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<v Speaker 1>fan back in that mid section the time. For some reason,

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<v Speaker 1>I used to really enjoy Oh another thing, that's funny.

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<v Speaker 1>I never forget I had a um I guess it

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<v Speaker 1>was Sean Green when we beat the Patriots. He put

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<v Speaker 1>the Patriots to bed. Yeah, yeah, yeah, no, I love

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<v Speaker 1>that was like my me and my son both had

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<v Speaker 1>that ring tone of that that play call I gotta tell,

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<v Speaker 1>I Gotta tell white shoes when she wasn't about that.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll love that. Yeah, we had that for a little while.

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<v Speaker 1>And then we also even my my I believe my

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<v Speaker 1>my daughter, who's not the biggest football fan, at one

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<v Speaker 1>point they can't wait, uh you know at the bart

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<v Speaker 1>Scotts can't wait. You know, anybody can be you know.

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<v Speaker 1>I love the Sol interview. It's just that's a that's

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<v Speaker 1>a that's a YouTube sensation. Yeah, you're certainly right about that. So, Ralph,

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<v Speaker 1>what projects are you currently working on right now? What?

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<v Speaker 1>What can you tell me about The Deuce season two?

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<v Speaker 1>And then, uh, well, go with that first and then

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<v Speaker 1>we'll get to the other show later. Yeah, the other

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<v Speaker 1>show is happening right now. Is big news. The Deuce

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<v Speaker 1>has been. The Deuce has been, uh, just a great experience.

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<v Speaker 1>Where Season two starts up, I believe in February production wise,

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<v Speaker 1>so it'll be a solid year before before that that

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<v Speaker 1>comes out. But it is such a critical success and

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<v Speaker 1>so such a well done uh drama that David Simon

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<v Speaker 1>and George Pelicanos those guys that didn't wire and they're

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<v Speaker 1>just phenomenal writer is and its top shelf creatively. It's

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<v Speaker 1>early seventies it uh, it's really the authenticity of that

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<v Speaker 1>time in that era because like as were mentioning, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the Jets back in the late sixties, early seventies. I

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<v Speaker 1>remember that time as a kid, and I remember that

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<v Speaker 1>area of New York City Times Square, and it wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't um you know, the Lion King and Aladdin

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<v Speaker 1>like she is now. It was a different at different times.

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<v Speaker 1>I've played his vice cop on the show always, and

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<v Speaker 1>this was when the police department was certainly uh crooked

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<v Speaker 1>and on the take as everyone else was, and and

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<v Speaker 1>uh and and making money off of you know, not

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<v Speaker 1>quite honorable things. Um, but The Deuce is a great

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<v Speaker 1>project to be involved with. I don't I bet it's

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<v Speaker 1>a you know, not a big role in it, but

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<v Speaker 1>I got to be in five of the eight episodes

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm proud to be part of it. And I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't kill me off yet, So we'll see what happens there.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the other a show, which is the biggest

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<v Speaker 1>news going on right now for me, is you mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>the Karate Kid earlier and Daniel L. Russo and that

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<v Speaker 1>the legacy of that character in that film and the

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<v Speaker 1>pop culture that it has become over more than three decades. Now. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>we are shooting a show called Cobra Kai and uh

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<v Speaker 1>and that will be out on YouTube read, which is

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<v Speaker 1>a premium service. Everything is streaming television now being Nets, Legs, Amazon,

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<v Speaker 1>Hulu and now YouTube um um and it's uh, it's

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<v Speaker 1>thirty years uh plus later. Um. Johnny Lawrence, the lay

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<v Speaker 1>by williams. Zapka, who is the blonde haired bully who

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<v Speaker 1>was kicked in the face with the infamous crane kick,

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<v Speaker 1>the one move that I had in my arsenal and

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<v Speaker 1>uh we crossed paths thirty years later and it's he

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<v Speaker 1>opens He's go heading to open the Cobra Kai Do show,

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<v Speaker 1>but a very successful Daniel Russo will not let that

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<v Speaker 1>happen on his watch and uh and great great stories

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<v Speaker 1>and sue, Um, it's it's and it also we also

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<v Speaker 1>infuse a whole new high school generation for two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and eighteen, UM on the relevance of what what it

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<v Speaker 1>life is like at that age and with through martial arts,

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<v Speaker 1>and also what bullying is in today's day and age

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<v Speaker 1>versus what it was in Um, it's much more complicated

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<v Speaker 1>now and so but it is got a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>comedic elements to it, a lot of heart and soul

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<v Speaker 1>and nostalgia. But you know, whether you're a fan of

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<v Speaker 1>the movie or not, this show should be very entertaining

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<v Speaker 1>for everyone. But if you are a fan of the movie,

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<v Speaker 1>it will get your geek on as far as a

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<v Speaker 1>fan because we will pepper in little pieces of great

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<v Speaker 1>callbacks to what created that franchise. And it was just

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<v Speaker 1>the right time and the it's the right time to

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<v Speaker 1>do it. I've said no for thirty years the right

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<v Speaker 1>here's who created this concept, um really have a handle

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<v Speaker 1>on it and uh, and it was fresh and original

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<v Speaker 1>and it's the perfect time for it, and the ground

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<v Speaker 1>swell of attention it's been getting just from people in anticipation,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's exciting. So the scripts are good and it'll

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<v Speaker 1>be out. It looks like this spring ten episodes and

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<v Speaker 1>that's hopefully season one of many. Well we shall see.

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<v Speaker 1>Well we're wishing your lock in that production. But hey,

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<v Speaker 1>where is most of that being shot right now? It's

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<v Speaker 1>being shot in Atlanta and some Los Angeles. Um it

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<v Speaker 1>takes plates in Los Angeles. Um as is the case

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<v Speaker 1>the business, it's show business, not always show art. And

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<v Speaker 1>the tax incentives the shooting Atlanta, uh and then around

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<v Speaker 1>Georgia or or why there are forty productions in Atlanta

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<v Speaker 1>right now, including ant Man and the Avengers and the

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<v Speaker 1>Stranger Things in the Walking deads and it's just become

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<v Speaker 1>like Hollywood South and for us, we're gonna go to

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<v Speaker 1>Los Angeles and shoot the larger exterior pieces. Um. So

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<v Speaker 1>you could tie in the two together. When you finished

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<v Speaker 1>up that movie, how old were you and at that time, Ralph,

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<v Speaker 1>were you thinking, Uh, yeah, this is gonna be a

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<v Speaker 1>pretty big deal. Um No, none of us, none of

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<v Speaker 1>us knew. We didn't have a clue to the director

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<v Speaker 1>has Gona recorded say saying that, and myself as well.

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<v Speaker 1>We didn't. We thought, you know, it was going well.

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<v Speaker 1>We felt I certainly felt that my scenes with with Pat,

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<v Speaker 1>the late great Pat Marito were had a special quality

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<v Speaker 1>to them. But as far as I mean, you cannot.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, if you could sign up and create this

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<v Speaker 1>all the time you did, there'd be a lot more

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<v Speaker 1>hits out there. You know. This is just one of

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<v Speaker 1>those that just hit at the right time, the right cast,

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<v Speaker 1>the right filmmakers, to right scripts. And uh, I was

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one turned two at the time. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>on the Macheo curve, you always have to pull eight

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<v Speaker 1>years of my I played sixteen for thirty seven years,

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<v Speaker 1>is always my joke. Um, But so I was the

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<v Speaker 1>perennial sixteen year old for for a very long time.

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<v Speaker 1>And uh, it's just we didn't know. We did not know,

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<v Speaker 1>I will say this much. When we saw the film

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<v Speaker 1>for the first time in a packed house, the producer

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<v Speaker 1>said a story I told many times. The producer Jerry Weinschov,

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<v Speaker 1>leaned over to me and when we walked outside and

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<v Speaker 1>saw people doing the crane pose in the street and

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<v Speaker 1>on there you know, on park benches, and whether they

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<v Speaker 1>were ten years old or fifty years old, he said,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to be making a couple of these, And

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<v Speaker 1>so you kind of knew when you walked out of

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<v Speaker 1>the theater. Yeah, there was. It's just like when you

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<v Speaker 1>sing in the lead song of a great musical. That's

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<v Speaker 1>how you know you have a hit. So but who

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<v Speaker 1>knew to get him a body back? The leg and

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<v Speaker 1>wax on wax off would be like an the dictionary. Now, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>the people still stop you at the airport when you're

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<v Speaker 1>flying between Atlanta and New York in l A. It's say, hey, man,

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<v Speaker 1>there's the karate kid. Yeah, it's you know, it's it's something. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>it's something that I that I carry proudly on my shoulder. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>it's you know, and listen, it's a good He's a

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<v Speaker 1>great character. He was the every kid next door back

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<v Speaker 1>in the day. And I think that's one of the

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<v Speaker 1>reasons it has worked and continues to hold up because

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<v Speaker 1>he represented a piece of all of us. He had

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<v Speaker 1>no business winning anything. So the fact that he succeeded

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<v Speaker 1>and overcame those obstacles sounds like the Jackson nineteen Yeah, exactly,

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<v Speaker 1>exact if you get sports analogies, I use him every day. Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>every day. My thing about you is, you're sitting here

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<v Speaker 1>now fifty five years old. You played so many different

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<v Speaker 1>roles over the years. How challenging was it post karate

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<v Speaker 1>kid for a while to be cast in a new

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<v Speaker 1>role and ultimately by this time you're obviously way beyond that.

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<v Speaker 1>Now now you're playing cops who are on the take

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<v Speaker 1>in New York City in the seventies. But what about

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<v Speaker 1>the challenge of that moving on from it? It's it's listen,

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<v Speaker 1>they're always you know, uh, scenarios where you're on the

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<v Speaker 1>stereotype or pigeonholeding casting and you're constantly needing to reinvent yourself,

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<v Speaker 1>um creatively and also in the minds of of of

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<v Speaker 1>the audience and the studios end or networks as the

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<v Speaker 1>people the buyers, if you will, you know, they categorized.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it was just it's it is challenging. As

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<v Speaker 1>I always tell the story with my cousin and Vinny,

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<v Speaker 1>which was a film that I really had to go

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<v Speaker 1>in and and I didn't have to win over the

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<v Speaker 1>director and producer, but the studio was just a blanket

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<v Speaker 1>nag you don't want him. He was you know that

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<v Speaker 1>you were fantastic, thank you very much and mean and

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<v Speaker 1>and it was but that's was That's the story. That

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<v Speaker 1>is the classic story is I just I just came

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<v Speaker 1>off sort of the arc of of a big success

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<v Speaker 1>and had a little bit of that lull time. As

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<v Speaker 1>always ebbs and flows and and so on. The list

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<v Speaker 1>for whatever reason to play in Italian from New York

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<v Speaker 1>as Joe Pesci's cousin didn't make casting sense, which is

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<v Speaker 1>kind of hideous. Um and uh, but you know, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and so I had to get in there and I had,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it was a fight. And then but as

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<v Speaker 1>soon as I went in audition for the his director

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<v Speaker 1>who was in English from England, and he says, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't understand what the problem is. This is the perfect

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<v Speaker 1>eye for the part. What did you like as about

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<v Speaker 1>that role, about my cousin, Minnie? The role is because

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<v Speaker 1>I felt I felt like I knew that guy. I

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<v Speaker 1>I never took the cross country trip from uh from

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<v Speaker 1>you know, as as they were doing, and I never

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<v Speaker 1>got taught stealing tune in Beecham County, Alabama. But but

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<v Speaker 1>then I never shot the clerk. But I I felt

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<v Speaker 1>like I I connected to that guy. I knew Joe

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<v Speaker 1>Pesci from running into him. I was working on Broadway

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<v Speaker 1>with Robert de Niro in a play called Koban His

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<v Speaker 1>Teddy Bear, and Joe him to see the play a

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<v Speaker 1>few times, and that's how I got to know him.

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<v Speaker 1>So I felt a little all in the family there.

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<v Speaker 1>The best part of being involved with that, that film

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<v Speaker 1>is one it has become. It's one of those films

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<v Speaker 1>that I call it the late for dinner movie. Anytime

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<v Speaker 1>it's on, you're gonna be late for dinner because you

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<v Speaker 1>just can't watch one scene only and uh and then

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<v Speaker 1>and then the birth of Marissa Tomay and that's that

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<v Speaker 1>spectacular performance. It's just anytime you could be in something.

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<v Speaker 1>And I look at The Outsiders, another film home that

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<v Speaker 1>that has sort of stood that at the time I

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<v Speaker 1>got I got lucky on a couple of them back

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<v Speaker 1>in the day, and they still resonate somewhat. So you

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<v Speaker 1>deal with the typecast the best you can and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>and just try to continue doing good work. And you

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<v Speaker 1>can't control at all. All you could control is the

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<v Speaker 1>amount of focus, energy, passion you put into anything you do.

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<v Speaker 1>I have I've been a victim of the Late for

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<v Speaker 1>Dinner movie because of my cousin Vinny multiple times. I

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<v Speaker 1>really like that analogy. I'm gonna start using that. Yeah, yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>because it's one of those wands. Listen, you turn it

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<v Speaker 1>on and like you said, Ralph, like this movie. It's great.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a classic part. Don't move no, Okay, we're

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<v Speaker 1>supposed to eat at seven, we end up eating at nine.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right, because it's the payoffs. They they they the

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<v Speaker 1>setups all payoff and lead into the next and it

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<v Speaker 1>and the hurdles get bigger and bigger for the for

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<v Speaker 1>the protagonists, for the Joe Pesci charriage. Karate Kid has

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<v Speaker 1>that too, where you just you know, everything that's set

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<v Speaker 1>up at the the chores on the waxing the car

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<v Speaker 1>and sending the tech and painting pay off, and Mike

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<v Speaker 1>cousin video you know, interestingly has those parallels, but in

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<v Speaker 1>a comedic way. All right, listen, you have an open invitation,

0:19:12.640 --> 0:19:14.960
<v Speaker 1>as you should know, and I hope you do know

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<v Speaker 1>by now, to Carmere, to the facility anytime you want.

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<v Speaker 1>You're gonna come to the game. I know you're a

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<v Speaker 1>busy man. We're gonna be checking out The Deuce season two,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's on HBO where you're playing a cap um

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<v Speaker 1>and also Cobra Kay is coming out in the spring.

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<v Speaker 1>You're working hard on that someone. We know obviously you

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<v Speaker 1>got a demanding schedule, but you are a passionate Jets fan,

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<v Speaker 1>so you are welcome home anytime you want. And my

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<v Speaker 1>last question for you at Ralph Machio on Twitter is

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<v Speaker 1>what are the secrets to looking so young, so youthful

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<v Speaker 1>at your young age? Yeah? Know, and I have a

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<v Speaker 1>birthday around the corner and literally within the next couple

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<v Speaker 1>of days. Uh, it's I blame my parents. It's their fault,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. I mean, I would love to have the

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<v Speaker 1>magic potion. Um, a decently clean lifestyle. Decently I enjoy that.

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<v Speaker 1>I enjoyed that adult average when I you should have

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<v Speaker 1>and I do, and certainly on a football Sunday it's

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<v Speaker 1>so he's the sweeter. But for the most part, try

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<v Speaker 1>to lead a clean, healthy life best I can. And uh,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's good jeans. I mean, I just, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>my parents are in pushing eighty and they look like

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<v Speaker 1>they're in their mid sixties, you know, and so uh

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<v Speaker 1>so I got I got cursed with that blessing. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>put it that way, all right, with that curse, keep

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<v Speaker 1>on living clean, Ralph. But when you come up here,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll buy you a couple of pops because you deserve.

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<v Speaker 1>I look forward to that. I wish I wish I

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<v Speaker 1>had more week to get up to this year. I

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<v Speaker 1>love getting out to the games and being there for

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<v Speaker 1>the warm up on the field, and I brought my

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<v Speaker 1>family out a few times and we have some great

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<v Speaker 1>memories from that, and we will do more of that

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<v Speaker 1>when I'm when I'm back up there. Thanks so much.

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<v Speaker 1>Great catching up with you, all right, guys, enjoy man

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<v Speaker 1>you will all right there. You have it. Make sure

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<v Speaker 1>to stay tuned. As he said, we got inside the

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<v Speaker 1>Jets every Monday, we got the game preview later in

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<v Speaker 1>the week, and then of course now we got the

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<v Speaker 1>celebrity section here recover all your bases on the Official

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<v Speaker 1>Jets podcast. That's all we got for Eric Allen, Ralph Maccio,

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<v Speaker 1>anything Greenberg,