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NBA 18 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 1: Flashback takes you back to the best moments in NBA 19 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: history through exclusive archival audio from the NBA vault. And 20 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 1: each week we'll have new interviews with the legends who 21 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: were actually on the court. Check out NBA Flashback on 22 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 1: the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you 23 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: get your podcast. Welcome to Money Making Conversations. It's the 24 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: show that she has the secrets of success experience firsthand 25 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: by marketing a Brandon expert Rashan McDonald. I will know 26 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: he's given me advice on many occasions, and occasion didn't 27 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: notice I'm not broke. You know. He'll be interview with 28 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 1: celebrity CEOs, entrepreneurs and industry decision makers. It's what he 29 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: likes to do. It's what he likes to share. Now 30 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: it's time to hear from my man, Rashan McDonald. Money 31 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 1: Making Conversations Here we come. Welcome to Money Making Conversation. 32 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: I am your host from Sean mcgonnald. It's time to 33 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: start reading other people's success stories. Every week. I say 34 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: that on my show because I'm trying to emphasize that 35 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:11,519 Speaker 1: you have to start doing your own thing. You'll start 36 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:13,519 Speaker 1: writing your own stories. And I always tell people to 37 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 1: leave with their gifts and let their age, friends, family, 38 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,079 Speaker 1: or co workers stop them from planning or living their dreams. 39 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 1: My interviews that I have on money making Conversations are 40 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: with celebrities, my friends, CEO, some people have met for 41 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:27,360 Speaker 1: the first time, entrepreneurs and what I like to call 42 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: industry decision makers. My next quest I've known for a 43 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: very long time. And Nephew Tommy a k a. Thomas Miles. 44 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 1: I made him when he was Thomas Biles. So that's 45 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: how fall back we go. His career includes radio, television, film, 46 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 1: Prank Phone Call, Souldie, comedy Dates, and he is hosting 47 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 1: owns relationship show Ready for Love by the incredible super 48 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: super producer Will Paca, neph You Tell Me, co hosted 49 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: nationally syndicated Steve Harvard Morning Show, and his new food 50 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: line include Grits two flavors, hard and Soul and Spicy 51 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: Love the website right now said sol that so it's 52 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:02,239 Speaker 1: called That's Good Grits, but next morning he's dropping the 53 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,519 Speaker 1: whole new product line with it, and so you'll be 54 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 1: able to buy, probably be able to buy when this 55 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 1: episode airs. Please working with the money Making a Conversation 56 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,920 Speaker 1: AKA Thomas Miles, Nephew Tommy, I's wanna do it that 57 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 1: way man. Good to be here without how you doing man, 58 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 1: really good, Man, really good. I was excited. Man. You know, 59 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 1: they sent me your bio and they send a list 60 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 1: of questions and everything. But you know, I see it 61 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 1: in a few times. We're gonna talk about ready for 62 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 1: a little but I see it in right on them grits, brother, 63 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 1: the grits and those grits. You know what shot. I 64 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: had no idea. I um hartning up with this guy 65 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: in Houston who's who's Who's been cooking for years and 66 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 1: I wanted am I needed an extra turkey for Thanksgiving 67 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: and never met this guy before in my life. I 68 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: bought a turkey from it, and when I was leaving, 69 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: he said, hey, do you like grits. I was like, yeah, 70 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: I love grits. You said, well take this season and 71 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: put it in your grits next time your wife cuts 72 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: grits for you. I said all right, and I never 73 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: got around to it. The guy calls me back and says, hey, 74 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 1: did you did you try the grid seasoning? Like, na, 75 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: I'm done it yet, and and then I don't know. 76 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:07,119 Speaker 1: A week later I told my wife, hey, let's try 77 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: these grids. Bruce Sean. When I tried those grids, and 78 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: oh my god, you got something. And you know, he 79 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: and I went back and forth collaborating on changing the 80 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:20,600 Speaker 1: seasoning and changing this and that, and we finally got 81 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 1: what we want. So um, that heart and Soul is 82 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:27,039 Speaker 1: the original, and that that that uh that that that 83 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: spicy one is the next one behind it. And then 84 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 1: I gotta go. You know, you know is always a 85 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 1: grits debate, right right right? You want sugar in your grips, 86 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:40,799 Speaker 1: Always that debate. So so I'm coming up with Swede 87 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 1: and Sassy so we can have a sleeping Okay, okay, 88 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: so we got the whole world of grits coming, man, 89 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 1: So next month, be on the lookout. I'm gonna be 90 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: calling you. But I'm gonna want to be on here 91 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 1: again so I can talk about these grids. Well, first 92 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: of all, you know what, like Wenna, turn your weight, 93 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: we're talking about grits because both of us from Houston, Texas, 94 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: so we Southern boys, and so because grit's man. You know, 95 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: when you get the real black people, the black people 96 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: in the you know that grit stuff, that grit talk. 97 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: Because you know, if we forgot the bacon and grease, 98 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: the bacon grease, they go over grits to man, because 99 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: grits has so much love to remember, Steve, Steve Arby's 100 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: the love when I cook grits, because you know I 101 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 1: can cook grit So when I saw grits as part 102 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: of your you know, your entupreturit newership. You know you 103 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 1: can get a lot of all you do, T shirts, 104 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: you do, prank phone calls, you do a lot of 105 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: great things. But but to go into this venture called 106 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: Just Good Grits, that's grit with a Z dot com. 107 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 1: You can go check it out right now, Just Good 108 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 1: Grits Z instead of the S dot com. You can 109 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 1: see right now. It has hard and soul and spicy love. 110 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 1: Because when I saw your image on the box, I 111 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:45,280 Speaker 1: just I just started smiling, Thomas, I really did, man, 112 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 1: Thank you, man, thank you. And you know what you 113 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: got me thinking When my mama used to cook grits. 114 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 1: She would cook the grits and then you would mix 115 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 1: the eggs in there with Hey, hey, Thomas, right if 116 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 1: you you know, you know it's so many once you 117 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:02,919 Speaker 1: start doing. That's why I told you I'm dropping my 118 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 1: TV show called Rashaan's Kitchen in Atlanta. Two million homes 119 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 1: gonna be a Comcast tune E five A T and 120 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: T U Verse channel six May six, that's when it drops. 121 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: I want to be able to, you know, cook your 122 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:19,280 Speaker 1: grids on there because I do breakfast. You know, I 123 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: love soft eggs. I do eggs over each I do 124 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:24,280 Speaker 1: the bacon, I do toads, I do biscuits. I have 125 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: my boat ridding this. God done this calm bread. So 126 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 1: I really want to just like, so you have to 127 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:30,839 Speaker 1: be on there. As soon as I get my order 128 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,360 Speaker 1: from you, I'm gonna put it online. Sick of pictures 129 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: because people just love the fact that I cook. They 130 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 1: always I get a lot of engagement. So I'm just excited. 131 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 1: But I just love the fact that I saw that 132 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:43,920 Speaker 1: picture you and on the box, and I'm a day 133 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: some time. I'm not even laughing in a like a 134 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:49,600 Speaker 1: bad way. It's just like it's a prideful thing because 135 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: that's a that's that's possible. Man. You can be in Krogers, 136 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 1: you can be in public, you can be in all 137 00:06:57,000 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 1: these stordinationswide just on the dream. Tell about that. You 138 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: know what, rich Man, You know, I learned this from you. 139 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:07,000 Speaker 1: I learned this from Steve Harvey. It's about connections, It's 140 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 1: about you know, capitalizing on it when you know that 141 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: they're there, when you know the opportunity is there. Um, 142 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 1: you know, I live in Houston, Texas, so you know 143 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: I have put my ear to the street on what 144 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: does it take to get a product in an in 145 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 1: an h g B in a Kroger, you know, and 146 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: we don't see many black products on the shelf. So 147 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: I did the groundwork and found out what it taken out. 148 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 1: Like is that it? You know? And I'm saying they say, 149 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: you know, if you get about fifty sixty dollars in 150 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 1: sales online, you are now eligible and available to possibly 151 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: be in h g B. So my thing is what 152 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 1: I got a million plus people following me on on 153 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 1: every social media outlet you can think of. Surely I 154 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 1: can sell for sending them some grants, you know. So 155 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: I'm just doing the map, saying it it all makes 156 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:02,120 Speaker 1: sense and um, and conected with people who are in 157 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 1: the heads up of of h g B. So it's 158 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 1: right there. If I don't do it, it makes no sense. Man, 159 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: Well it don't make any sense. But more importantly, it 160 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 1: makes sense that you're talking about relationships. H g B 161 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 1: is like that's a power broker you know, Diday top 162 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 1: quality of the line. We talked about everybody shops there 163 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: in h G B and then get into these Krogers. 164 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 1: But I'm just tell you, man, I was just so 165 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 1: happy and it just maybe smile just seeing your face 166 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 1: on a box of grids. Man. And I mean and 167 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 1: I and I you know, because there's a black person man, 168 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 1: we grow up and and and and you know, either 169 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: the anti Mamas and Uncle Bin's and all that stuff. 170 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 1: And I know who you are. You're graduate of Texas 171 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 1: and them. You know what I'm saying. You you you 172 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 1: know you're you're a businessman. So you're kind of like 173 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 1: breaking the model of what has been portrayed up black people. 174 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 1: And you've been breaking the morrow long time, all the 175 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: way back to Texas. And then talk about that. Not 176 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: have to slow you down, because sometimes we just be 177 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 1: doing stuff time and we realize what we're doing. But 178 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 1: but it's it was a much more prideful theme more 179 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: than the fact that I knew you. But I was 180 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: more proud when I saw that that that when I 181 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 1: went to the website Just Good Grits and I saw 182 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:13,640 Speaker 1: that dot com, I went, wow, it's my board man. 183 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: Look at him on that box man, and I knew 184 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 1: who you were to I knew what you represented as 185 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 1: a man, but they just talk about that, you know what, 186 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 1: It's been a journey man, um. I mean you you 187 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 1: were there at the beginning. You put me on stage 188 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:29,079 Speaker 1: the first time I ever got on stage and doing 189 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 1: stand up, and uh, it's just been a journey. So 190 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 1: you know, at some point in my life, I feel like, 191 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:36,560 Speaker 1: you know, there's a there's a book coming, you know, 192 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: a funny thing happened on the way to Hollywood, you know, 193 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:42,320 Speaker 1: And it's just the journey of every stop that I've made. 194 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 1: I I had no idea I was gonna be doing 195 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 1: stand up. I had no idea I was going to 196 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 1: be doing radio. I mean I was a theater major 197 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 1: thinking that, you know, like all theater majors. Okay, I'm 198 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 1: going I'm on my way to Broadway. Now, let me 199 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: go to New York and that's where I will begetting 200 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:58,560 Speaker 1: my career. That's what you think. But you have no 201 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 1: idea what your journey is gonna be, and you have 202 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 1: to be really open about where your steps are going. 203 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 1: And and sometimes the journey you sometimes you need every 204 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 1: stop along that journey to get where you are to 205 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 1: be able to look back and say, you know what, 206 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 1: I respect where I've been. I respect the whole journey 207 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: God has sent me through and and now here I am. 208 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 1: I'm a lot more mature, a lot less crazy than I. 209 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:25,960 Speaker 1: You know, so so uh, you know, you you just 210 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 1: you grow up and and you learn and you you 211 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 1: you become a little bit more um clear about what 212 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 1: you need to be in the in the journey that 213 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 1: you're on and how to keep going for it and 214 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:40,079 Speaker 1: and not uh not thinking that you can't do something. 215 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 1: So when I saw something like the Grids, I'm like, 216 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 1: you know what, I can do this. 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If I could be you and you could 240 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:03,200 Speaker 1: be me for just what hour, If you could find 241 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 1: a way to get inside each other's mind, walk a 242 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 1: mile in my shoes, wac a mile in my shoes, 243 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:14,439 Speaker 1: walco shoes. We've all felt left out, and for some 244 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 1: that feeling lasts more than a moment. We can change that, 245 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:21,600 Speaker 1: learn how it belonging begins with us dot org brought 246 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 1: to you by the AD Council walcome mile in machines. 247 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 1: What grows in the forest trees? Sure you know what 248 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:36,679 Speaker 1: else grows in the forest, Our imagination, our sense of wonder, 249 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 1: and our family bonds grow too, because when we disconnect 250 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 1: from this and connect with this, we reconnect with each other. 251 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:50,559 Speaker 1: The forest is closer than you think. Find a forest 252 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 1: near you and start exploring. I discover the forest dot 253 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 1: org brought to you by the United States Forest Service 254 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:59,720 Speaker 1: and the AD Council. Or you know, the beauty of 255 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:01,959 Speaker 1: you man is that you know. It's that you know 256 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 1: when you're under umbrella of Steve Harvey's brand, you know 257 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:08,439 Speaker 1: the Steve want to show. But the prank phone calls 258 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:12,960 Speaker 1: has enabled you to separate yourself as a true individual, 259 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 1: true gifted talent, which has led to other things, other 260 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 1: acting things. We're gonna get you ready for love. But 261 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: I want to just dissect that whole prank phone called 262 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:25,080 Speaker 1: brand that you built. You know, there's this popular on YouTube, 263 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:28,440 Speaker 1: you know generates income, you know. Let me say this though, 264 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:31,559 Speaker 1: Here's what Here's what the listeners don't know is what 265 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 1: I first started doing these prank phone calls. The one 266 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 1: and only Rushan McDonald said, I won't fire every week? 267 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 1: What I won't five every week? And you know what, 268 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:47,079 Speaker 1: I used to think that was just bananas. I used 269 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 1: to say, he has lost his mind if you think 270 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:51,720 Speaker 1: I can do this that many times a week. But 271 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 1: what that did for me. You got me to over 272 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:59,719 Speaker 1: three hundred prank calls laying in the cut. I now 273 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 1: have that many. And and what it is, Rashan, is 274 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:06,160 Speaker 1: you know it's a little difficult now for me to 275 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 1: to do the pranks sometimes because everybody is called on 276 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: and they know nephew Timmy's boys. But back then, when 277 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 1: I was first starting, they didn't know that. So I 278 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 1: was able to build this whole archive at that time. 279 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 1: And now I look back and say, oh my god, 280 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 1: Rushan McDonald, if he wouldn't have made me going there, 281 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 1: go into the studio cut these uh these prank calls, 282 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 1: I would not have had this type of library at all. 283 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 1: And I say, thank you, brother, thank you for cracking 284 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:39,880 Speaker 1: that whip on me, putting it on me like going 285 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 1: there and do do what you wanted me to do. 286 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 1: I thought I thought you had lost your mind. But 287 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 1: now I look back and say, oh my god. And 288 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 1: Rushan now you know, like we were talking about resources 289 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:53,760 Speaker 1: before you know, I went to um. Yolanda Adams asked her, 290 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 1: you know, how do I get my stuff? Like like 291 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 1: you got your your your CDs in Walmart? How do 292 00:14:58,080 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: I do that? Yolanda Adams made one phone call and 293 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 1: the next thing I know, I was in Walmart and 294 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 1: my first check and and one month out of Walmart 295 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 1: was about sixty some thousand dollars and I was blown away. 296 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 1: And and here I am sitting on all these pranks. 297 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 1: Go you made me going there and through these pranks. 298 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 1: And I look back to Dave ru shan Man, and 299 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 1: you know, every month YouTube sends me a check for 300 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 1: my prank phone call. So brother, thank you so much, 301 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: thank you, thank you, thank you. I'm grateful, thank you 302 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 1: for the couple of me. But you know, it all 303 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 1: comes back to talent. I always tell people, you know 304 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 1: a lot of people. You know, I'm a pusher, you 305 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 1: know that, but I pushed people who are feel But 306 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:42,920 Speaker 1: one thing that you work hard, never take that away 307 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 1: from you. And then the fact that you're you're gifted, 308 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 1: and and and all the way back to your sister, 309 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 1: sister days. You know, I was casting your sister, sister, 310 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying, as the sharef as the 311 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 1: shaff as the police officer. You know, you know. But 312 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 1: that's the people that the statements about when you talk 313 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:01,440 Speaker 1: about six degree relationships and all that holding onto you know, 314 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 1: doing some things that you're uncomfortable with when I say that, 315 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 1: sometimes you do things you're not paid for. That's the 316 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 1: uncomfortable part. Whether it's this, when does this endgame go to? 317 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: But the problem is that when people look at your brand, 318 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:15,240 Speaker 1: they don't understand that it's a lot of work. You know, 319 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 1: there's a lot of fun. You're getting up every day. 320 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 1: You have to be topical. You have to be ready. 321 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 1: You're talking, we're working one of the biggest stars in 322 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:23,840 Speaker 1: the world. You never know what comes out of his 323 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 1: head or direction. He gonna go on sometime and you 324 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 1: gotta be ready for that. And so that whole process 325 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 1: that led you to be able to go into different 326 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 1: acting scenarios. But that that prank phone call, man, I 327 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 1: remember when I asked you that I knew we would 328 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 1: own to something. And you've done some CLAXI brother, You've 329 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 1: done celebrity and frank phone calls you. But the beauty 330 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 1: of it is that man, you just you were able 331 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:46,640 Speaker 1: to manipulate you remember when they remember what one time 332 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:49,520 Speaker 1: they was when they when you couldn't do prank phone call, 333 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:52,120 Speaker 1: you had to get permission, ridden permission, and they tried 334 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 1: to shut you down. You figure that out. You're not 335 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: worry about I got this, I got this, and it 336 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 1: was just you know, but you you didn't allow this. 337 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:02,160 Speaker 1: You know, you you actually moved the needle or maintain 338 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 1: your brand. And so I take the cadus of the 339 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:07,200 Speaker 1: thank you and all that, but I also get back 340 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 1: the hard work. When they were when legally it was 341 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 1: in the position to shut down your prank phone call, 342 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 1: you pushed through that and you move hard, move forward, 343 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 1: and then that leads you to your comedy days. And 344 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 1: so I'm just letting everybody know that Nephew Tommy is 345 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:23,800 Speaker 1: a brand. Y'all Thomas Miles the individual, but Nephew Tommy 346 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 1: is a brand. Talk about that Nephew Tommy brands? Uh wow, 347 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:31,159 Speaker 1: you know what and and and and you already know 348 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 1: that they're really both two different people. Shot you know 349 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 1: that two different people, but that brand. I had no 350 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:42,639 Speaker 1: idea that it was gonna soar to this um to 351 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 1: put me on on the platform that I'm on. Um, 352 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:48,399 Speaker 1: you guys gave me an opportunity on the radio and 353 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 1: we you know, you took a shot at me and 354 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 1: and and it worked. The character itself, that that whole personna, 355 00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:59,120 Speaker 1: it worked, and it just started building. And the next thing, 356 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:02,120 Speaker 1: you know, you know, the whole name Thomas Miles had 357 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:04,480 Speaker 1: just completely gotten washed away. And it was Hey, I 358 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:07,919 Speaker 1: am this guy, nephew Tommy and and and you know, 359 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:09,639 Speaker 1: you just start building on it. What can I do 360 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 1: with it? I don't want to just sit on it 361 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:16,080 Speaker 1: and not not capitalized on on this opportunity I'm working for, 362 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 1: you know, um so so this is one of the 363 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:21,199 Speaker 1: biggest guys in the in the business. So I have 364 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 1: to figure out how to make this work. Even though 365 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:27,200 Speaker 1: I'm underneath his umbrella, how do I still step out 366 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:30,480 Speaker 1: and shine a little bit and and make something my own? 367 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 1: And I think this, um, you know, the pranks underneath 368 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:36,240 Speaker 1: A few time me going out and doing stand up. 369 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 1: Uh you and I did it. We did a tour 370 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:41,240 Speaker 1: together where you know, I was able to really showcase 371 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:45,280 Speaker 1: the characters that that all trapped inside my head and 372 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 1: and and being able to display that. But I think 373 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 1: it all goes back to we want to see this guy, 374 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 1: nephew Tommy that we here on the radio. We want 375 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 1: to see what he has from a stand up perspective. 376 00:18:58,280 --> 00:18:59,879 Speaker 1: So when they came to see me, they had no 377 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:03,479 Speaker 1: idea what they were gonna get, and and to you know, 378 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: to to set up a show the way I did, 379 00:19:05,680 --> 00:19:09,920 Speaker 1: coming out first giving them fifty five minutes off the top, 380 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 1: and then in between each comedian to give them different 381 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:17,119 Speaker 1: characters of of of me. Um. I think it was different. 382 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: I think it was something that was very unexpected, and 383 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 1: that that even strengthened that a few timey brands. So um. 384 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 1: You know, as we now move forward, it's like, Okay, 385 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:30,200 Speaker 1: what else can I do? Right? I don't. I don't 386 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 1: want to stop, you know, I want to I want 387 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: to keep reaching for everything I can reach for. So 388 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:36,359 Speaker 1: I'm reaching for grits. Now, let's see what I do 389 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:39,480 Speaker 1: with the grits. And we just keep going on and on. Man, Well, 390 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:42,160 Speaker 1: I say a few time in the comedy club Las Vegas, Okay, 391 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:44,840 Speaker 1: Atlantic City, Okay, I'm just saying, you know, you know 392 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:47,000 Speaker 1: I think that I don't I don't think small. I 393 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:49,360 Speaker 1: think big when I see the opportunity because you got 394 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:52,440 Speaker 1: the marketing tool, you got the social media, and so 395 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:54,919 Speaker 1: these things are really special. And when you start building 396 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 1: out the relationship, you have to realize that, you know, 397 00:19:57,359 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 1: Tamarin Hall with you going on there with your grits 398 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:02,159 Speaker 1: and all. That's the good stuff. But more importantly, the 399 00:20:02,280 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 1: part of the side of that I always loved by 400 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 1: Thomas is that he gave. He always give back. He 401 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:09,399 Speaker 1: always gave back. And we were doing the military tour, 402 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:12,119 Speaker 1: which you know, which was a great run for you 403 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:15,360 Speaker 1: when you was going over to entertaining the troops, and 404 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 1: that that was a gear back that caught you, you know, 405 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 1: and you didn't see it comment before you dove in. 406 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:21,919 Speaker 1: It was something that you was proud to be a 407 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 1: part of. Talk about that. Uh you know what, Ris Shanman, 408 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:29,679 Speaker 1: I went over there, uh with with not knowing what 409 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:32,960 Speaker 1: to expect. Uh. Did two of those USO tours actually, 410 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:36,680 Speaker 1: um my my first one was I was with Robert Ory. 411 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 1: I was with Jordan's Sparks, who one American idol young 412 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 1: lady named Minka Kelly and actress. So they had quite 413 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:46,439 Speaker 1: a few other talents there and and but I was 414 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:49,879 Speaker 1: the guy that had to be that person that hopes 415 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 1: that you know, I call it the black Bob hope yes, yes, yes, 416 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:57,679 Speaker 1: go over and perform for the troops. And I was 417 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:00,560 Speaker 1: just blown away by what I saw, just just the 418 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:03,560 Speaker 1: you know, the front line, the people that represent the country. 419 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:06,359 Speaker 1: I couldn't believe how they put their lives on the line. 420 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:10,439 Speaker 1: And um, we were we were visiting hospitals, and we 421 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 1: were in one guy's particular room and he had just 422 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 1: come out of surgery and um, he said, um, when 423 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:18,439 Speaker 1: he woke up, we were we were all standing around 424 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:21,320 Speaker 1: his bed. I mean, he has just woken up from 425 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 1: surgery and his his his both his legs have been 426 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:28,200 Speaker 1: blown completely on. He's just coming out and he says, 427 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:31,120 Speaker 1: you know, I would love to take pictures with you guys, 428 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:33,679 Speaker 1: but I gotta go. I gotta get back to my 429 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:37,120 Speaker 1: men that they're waiting for me. And he doesn't even 430 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 1: realize what has happened to him. And man, we're standing 431 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:42,679 Speaker 1: there around and with tears running down our face, and 432 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:45,199 Speaker 1: and when we left, you know, we're heading back to 433 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: the States. That's one of the chief officers. You know, 434 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 1: what happens to these people when they get back home, 435 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:53,439 Speaker 1: and he said, well, you know, you know, you know 436 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:56,159 Speaker 1: American texts care. We take care of our soldiers. I say, well, 437 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:58,199 Speaker 1: how long does that take? He said, well, sometimes it 438 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:00,400 Speaker 1: takes a minute, because you know, you gotta go through 439 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:03,159 Speaker 1: all of the procedures and so what. And I was 440 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:07,159 Speaker 1: like wow. So I came back and created miles of giving, 441 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:10,439 Speaker 1: uh and miles of giving as well. We give to 442 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:15,159 Speaker 1: you right now, regardless of your circumstances. We give to 443 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 1: you right then and there. So so um if if 444 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,879 Speaker 1: if you know, fifteen hundred dollars two thousand dollars, who shine, 445 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 1: you'll be surprised what that means in a right now situation. 446 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 1: And for somebody that's waiting on the government, that might 447 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 1: be three or four months, six months a year before 448 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 1: they start getting uh taken care of. So miles of 449 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:38,359 Speaker 1: giving we are about right now. And we've been giving 450 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 1: back to women the veterans since um, I don't know, 451 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:45,479 Speaker 1: two thousand twelve. 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I Discover the Forest dot Org. 461 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:27,159 Speaker 1: Brought to you by the United States Forest Service and 462 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 1: the AD Council. Hi, everyone, I'll roker here as a 463 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 1: guy with his own catchphrase. I appreciate that Smokey's only 464 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 1: said only you can prevent wildfires, But I'm filling in 465 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:40,640 Speaker 1: because there's a lot more to report, like when they're 466 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:43,920 Speaker 1: parched or windy conditions out there. You gotta be extra 467 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:48,120 Speaker 1: careful with things like burning yard wage. After all, wildfires 468 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:50,879 Speaker 1: can start anywhere, even in your neck of the woods. 469 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:53,800 Speaker 1: Go to Smokey Bear dot com to learn more about 470 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:56,679 Speaker 1: wildfire prevention. Brought to you by the U. S. Forest Service, 471 00:23:56,840 --> 00:24:00,320 Speaker 1: your state Forester, and the AD Council. Yeah, that's why, 472 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 1: Like I said, you know, you know that's a good 473 00:24:03,119 --> 00:24:05,399 Speaker 1: created out of the brand of Nephew Tommy. You know 474 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:08,399 Speaker 1: that Nephew Tommy, that brother, that machine at business. You know, 475 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:12,159 Speaker 1: I envisioned a warehouse just nephew Tommy logo on it, like, 476 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:14,800 Speaker 1: you know, a hundred people working in the making T 477 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:17,679 Speaker 1: shirts or mixing grid. You know, I think, you know, 478 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:21,480 Speaker 1: doing charity engagements and all that stuff, because that's the vision, man, 479 00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:23,600 Speaker 1: because you you know, we all sit back, Thomas, because 480 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:26,160 Speaker 1: we're both from Houston, and you know, you know, your 481 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:28,760 Speaker 1: father was an amazing man who I always you know, 482 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 1: always loved the fact about your father was that you 483 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:33,880 Speaker 1: actually live in your father's life. You know, he didn't 484 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:36,240 Speaker 1: get a chance, you know, he became a blue collar 485 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:38,840 Speaker 1: worker and he didn't get a chance to pursue the 486 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:42,200 Speaker 1: entertainment career. Does that ever cross your mind, man, that 487 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 1: you know, you you was a track star, but then 488 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:47,200 Speaker 1: you know you were so far away from what he was, 489 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:50,119 Speaker 1: what his dream was. But now you're living his dream. 490 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:52,440 Speaker 1: That really is an emotional moment, man, when I think 491 00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:54,919 Speaker 1: about it. You know what, Man, I had no idea. 492 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 1: You know, I was getting ready to um. You know, 493 00:24:57,680 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 1: I did all that. I did track all through high 494 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:02,960 Speaker 1: schoo and uh and I also did drama all through 495 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: high school and I chose the drama scholarship and I 496 00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 1: actually thought that I disappointed him, that I disappointed him 497 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:12,920 Speaker 1: by not you didn't running track, you didn't. And man, 498 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:16,080 Speaker 1: I'm getting ready to uh, getting ready to pull out 499 00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:18,200 Speaker 1: of the drive with him. My mother bought me a 500 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 1: brand new little Toyota pick up truck, and I'm getting 501 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:22,960 Speaker 1: ready to go off to college and the whole better. 502 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 1: The truck is loaded and and that's when he's standing 503 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:29,880 Speaker 1: there saying, um, you know you you you you got 504 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:31,480 Speaker 1: my dream. I was like, what what do you What 505 00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:33,800 Speaker 1: are you talking about? Because keeps crying and I'm like, 506 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 1: what do you what's going on? He said, you got 507 00:25:36,080 --> 00:25:39,440 Speaker 1: my dream? I said. I said, no, I'm not. I'm 508 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:42,200 Speaker 1: not running track, Pops. You know I'm I'm I'm gonna 509 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:46,800 Speaker 1: pursue this theater thing. He said, yeah, you got my dream. 510 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:49,200 Speaker 1: I said, what are you talking about? And that's when 511 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:51,440 Speaker 1: he tells me that he was a theater major at 512 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:54,879 Speaker 1: Texas Southern University and he had to drop out of 513 00:25:54,880 --> 00:25:57,159 Speaker 1: school because you had to help his mother and his 514 00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 1: father helped raise his siblings because my dad was the oldest. 515 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:02,879 Speaker 1: And he said, you got my dream, so it's up 516 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:04,760 Speaker 1: to you to do something with What you're gonna do 517 00:26:04,840 --> 00:26:07,920 Speaker 1: with my dream. So, Um, I hope, I'm I hope 518 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:10,760 Speaker 1: I'm making a proud brother looking at Thomas. First of all, 519 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:13,240 Speaker 1: you made him proud. You know what I'm saying, Uh, 520 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:15,359 Speaker 1: I know what you did before he passed away, and 521 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:17,600 Speaker 1: I know what you're doing that. That's why I you 522 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:20,119 Speaker 1: know when I before we got on the cars that Thomas, 523 00:26:20,119 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 1: I want to slow this down, I said, because I 524 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 1: know him so well. Sometimes I missed these moments in 525 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:27,080 Speaker 1: conversation because you just blow past him. You think that 526 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 1: they let's not talk about that. But I knew that. 527 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:32,359 Speaker 1: You know, one of my greater just poems, I didn't 528 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:34,360 Speaker 1: get to meet your dad. You know, I told you that. 529 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:36,480 Speaker 1: I said, Man, I'm so mad, Bro, I'm so mad 530 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 1: because because you know, you know, because the stories, you know, 531 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:42,560 Speaker 1: the chief of jacsonally got up there man and touch 532 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 1: on the stories. Man, I just didn't do we hafybody, 533 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:53,240 Speaker 1: yn't do it, halfybody Home Depot legends and that's just 534 00:26:53,359 --> 00:26:55,639 Speaker 1: the beauty. So so that's why I really love the 535 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 1: fact that now they're ready for love. You know, came 536 00:26:58,640 --> 00:27:01,840 Speaker 1: back to Houston, Thomas came back to youth to tell 537 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:05,120 Speaker 1: That's what I'm saying, man, your dad, your family, your mob, 538 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 1: bought the house for her, all these things. Man to 539 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:12,680 Speaker 1: bring your your gifts because a lot of people doubt. 540 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:14,720 Speaker 1: You know, I know when I quit IBM and told 541 00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:17,000 Speaker 1: people I want to do stand up comedy. Yeah, okay, 542 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:20,200 Speaker 1: really next day to Murphy right right right, So a 543 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:22,560 Speaker 1: lot of people question that process because it's not a 544 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:25,639 Speaker 1: nine to five jobs. They don't understand. But Brother to 545 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:28,040 Speaker 1: bring Ready for Love. Let's tell us about Let's tell 546 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:30,200 Speaker 1: everybody what Ready for Love is and then we will 547 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:32,359 Speaker 1: talk about bringing it back to Houston. Let me tell 548 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:34,439 Speaker 1: you this, okay, But those that don't know, Ready to 549 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:37,520 Speaker 1: Love is a is a dating show, and uh, it's 550 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:40,160 Speaker 1: not your typical dating show. You know, your typical dating show. 551 00:27:40,560 --> 00:27:43,880 Speaker 1: People are in the twenties, life is just getting started. 552 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 1: This is different. These people in their thirties, forties, some 553 00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:50,400 Speaker 1: are in their fifties. People have been married, gotten divorced. 554 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:54,000 Speaker 1: You even have people who are mostly career driven, having 555 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:58,199 Speaker 1: taken time to find a relationship and they come on 556 00:27:58,320 --> 00:28:01,640 Speaker 1: Ready to Love. So we start out with twenty singles, 557 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:04,960 Speaker 1: ten men and ten women, and it's a it's a 558 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:08,399 Speaker 1: process of elimination. The powershifts back and forth from the 559 00:28:08,440 --> 00:28:12,240 Speaker 1: men to the women. Women eliminate men, men eliminate women. 560 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:15,479 Speaker 1: And it's a ten week journey and at the end 561 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:18,240 Speaker 1: of that ten weeks, we wind up with six people, 562 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:23,400 Speaker 1: six people, three couples who have hopefully found love. That 563 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:27,159 Speaker 1: is that's the prize. There is no million dollars, no 564 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:30,520 Speaker 1: trip around the world. Love is the prize. That's what 565 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:33,720 Speaker 1: you win. I am your host, I'm your your cupid, 566 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:37,639 Speaker 1: your love coach, whatever you wanna call it. And I 567 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:41,360 Speaker 1: navigate and got these people on this journey of finding 568 00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 1: love and it is. It is very exciting because people 569 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 1: are tuning in every Friday night on the own network 570 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:49,600 Speaker 1: to um. You know, people are trying to pair it up. 571 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:51,200 Speaker 1: You know, who do I think is gonna make it 572 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:53,640 Speaker 1: to the end and who I think it's gonna connect with? Who? 573 00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:56,440 Speaker 1: And it's just a great grown and sexy show. People 574 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:58,680 Speaker 1: are loving it. We're not we're not on their fight 575 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 1: and we're not throwing drinks and the thank you, thank you. 576 00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:05,160 Speaker 1: We are having a good time and ready to love us. Now. 577 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:08,720 Speaker 1: Uh here we are in Houston again, um and and 578 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:12,320 Speaker 1: and it's beautiful that we are. We're showing off our city. 579 00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:14,520 Speaker 1: People get to see what Houston is all about, some 580 00:29:14,600 --> 00:29:17,080 Speaker 1: of the night areas, some of the great locations and 581 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 1: monumental places in Houston that people don't know about. So, 582 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:22,360 Speaker 1: you know, I think sometimes when people think Texas, they 583 00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:24,560 Speaker 1: think we got a horse sitting outside of the house. 584 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:28,840 Speaker 1: That's not the case. This is a you may turkey 585 00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:31,680 Speaker 1: leg hut, the turkey leg hut. So we definitely put 586 00:29:31,720 --> 00:29:34,120 Speaker 1: the turkey leg hut on it. But sure so in 587 00:29:34,160 --> 00:29:35,760 Speaker 1: all those tuff in those type of places, you know, 588 00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:37,960 Speaker 1: even the breakfast club, you know, people those black owned 589 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:40,200 Speaker 1: business that we wanted to make sure we we gave 590 00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:43,080 Speaker 1: them the spotlight and we did that. So I'm excited 591 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:45,320 Speaker 1: about this season. Man. Well, you know the thing about 592 00:29:45,320 --> 00:29:47,320 Speaker 1: it is that you got the call from our board, 593 00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:50,520 Speaker 1: Will Pack you know who, you know, we we we 594 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:52,520 Speaker 1: watched him grow to you know, I'm saying that Steve 595 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:54,400 Speaker 1: and I was blessed to have a relationship on the 596 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 1: Think Like a Man, Want would You Appear? And Thinking 597 00:29:57,120 --> 00:29:58,960 Speaker 1: Like a Man movie, And he also did Think like 598 00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:00,400 Speaker 1: a Man too, and that we all, I know, that 599 00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:03,080 Speaker 1: was the lunch for Kevin Hart's career, now, was those 600 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:06,040 Speaker 1: two movies. So him making that phone call to you, 601 00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:08,520 Speaker 1: he had already known about the cash and previous movie. 602 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 1: How was the what was the thought process of him 603 00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:13,320 Speaker 1: telling you want to host because your stand up? You know, 604 00:30:13,680 --> 00:30:15,160 Speaker 1: so a lot of things run through your mind. Am 605 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 1: I gonna be funny? What can I do? And so? 606 00:30:18,680 --> 00:30:20,800 Speaker 1: But you had to be almost like a straight shooter 607 00:30:20,800 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 1: in this situation and also take these relationships seriously. Talk 608 00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:27,200 Speaker 1: about that. How you have to process that, you know 609 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:29,720 Speaker 1: what ever're something? First, the first was the phone call. 610 00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:32,000 Speaker 1: Because the phone call, I thought I was being pranked 611 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:37,200 Speaker 1: only somebody got me, you know. But but Will hit 612 00:30:37,240 --> 00:30:39,520 Speaker 1: me up and said, hey, man, I I got something 613 00:30:39,520 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 1: for you. And you know, you know how Hollywood is 614 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:44,040 Speaker 1: we sorrying people always say hey, I'm gonna have something 615 00:30:44,040 --> 00:30:46,920 Speaker 1: for you know, I have my people call your people. Okay, No, 616 00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:50,120 Speaker 1: We'll called directly and said I got something for you. 617 00:30:50,200 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 1: And I was like okay, and uh, I was overwhelmed. Man, 618 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:56,760 Speaker 1: you know, I get teary eyed. I was all emotional, 619 00:30:56,920 --> 00:30:58,920 Speaker 1: but I was grateful that he called me. He said, man, 620 00:30:59,240 --> 00:31:02,440 Speaker 1: you and your white uh have been together for a 621 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:06,560 Speaker 1: long time. This is for you. So I had to 622 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:09,520 Speaker 1: digest this as how do I take this in? Do 623 00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:13,360 Speaker 1: I take this in as as a comedian, because like 624 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:15,800 Speaker 1: you're saying, I can't. We're not on there cracking jokes 625 00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:18,280 Speaker 1: when people are really seriously trying to find a relationship. 626 00:31:18,720 --> 00:31:21,320 Speaker 1: So I had to find a balance between the two 627 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:24,320 Speaker 1: and and really, Rishan, if you if you think about it, 628 00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:28,120 Speaker 1: I kind of blended Thomas Myles and nephew tim Me together. 629 00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:30,800 Speaker 1: You know, you get a little bit of a little 630 00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:32,440 Speaker 1: bit of a ballots so both of the boys get 631 00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:35,960 Speaker 1: to play, you know, so you know, everybody knows Thomas 632 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:38,080 Speaker 1: Miles is pretty serious, but if you time me, you 633 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:41,000 Speaker 1: know he he likes to have fun. So a little blend. 634 00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:45,680 Speaker 1: And then of course, um just just just you know, 635 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:49,080 Speaker 1: a guy that's been married for a long time, even 636 00:31:49,120 --> 00:31:51,880 Speaker 1: my parents who were married up until the day my 637 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:55,520 Speaker 1: father left here, I have nothing but that to go 638 00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:57,760 Speaker 1: off of, which is a great mold to look at. 639 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:01,280 Speaker 1: So you know, I'm not I'm not a I'm not 640 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:04,240 Speaker 1: a person that has a textbook for this. I don't 641 00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:06,960 Speaker 1: have a formula. All I can do is trying to 642 00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:08,960 Speaker 1: share with these people that are trying to find love 643 00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:11,480 Speaker 1: what I've gone through and what I've seen my folks 644 00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:14,560 Speaker 1: go through, and give them honest, true advice and that's 645 00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:16,560 Speaker 1: what they like about it. Well, you know, I want 646 00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:20,040 Speaker 1: to close the show in this whole scenario ready to love, 647 00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:23,080 Speaker 1: because you know I built this character a few times 648 00:32:23,120 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 1: with you and you was able to grow to this 649 00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:28,840 Speaker 1: amazing persona that is today. But along the way, it 650 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:31,920 Speaker 1: was a young lady that we that that loved you. 651 00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:34,680 Speaker 1: You know, had children with you, had a couple of 652 00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:37,360 Speaker 1: a couple of I mean a couple of TV shows, 653 00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:39,480 Speaker 1: you know, but you know you have to go through 654 00:32:39,480 --> 00:32:41,600 Speaker 1: a point where you know you you were a single 655 00:32:41,640 --> 00:32:44,000 Speaker 1: guy on the radio. You know, I'm saying she had 656 00:32:44,040 --> 00:32:46,560 Speaker 1: just stand by that ignorance. You know, I'm saying with Shu, 657 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:50,920 Speaker 1: I'll be single baby, Okay, okay, And now you know 658 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:53,080 Speaker 1: you're back and used. And she made an appearance on 659 00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:55,840 Speaker 1: the show. Just talk about her. Man having that that 660 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:59,240 Speaker 1: that soldier, that female soldier by your side all these 661 00:32:59,320 --> 00:33:03,120 Speaker 1: years on. You know what she's she's she's that ride 662 00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:06,200 Speaker 1: of die man. Um. You know we first started out, 663 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:09,240 Speaker 1: I didn't have no money, I and nothing. You know, 664 00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:12,440 Speaker 1: she was the one with with the good job and 665 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:14,840 Speaker 1: and um you know engineer out of Texas, A and 666 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:18,680 Speaker 1: M so she was holding us together. Man, and um, 667 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:22,200 Speaker 1: you know, I just you know, I I I wanted 668 00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:24,840 Speaker 1: to make sure I stepped up for someone that had 669 00:33:24,880 --> 00:33:28,080 Speaker 1: so much confidence in me and my career that had 670 00:33:28,280 --> 00:33:31,280 Speaker 1: hadn't even started yet, but just just just told me 671 00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:34,040 Speaker 1: that I could do it. Um. You know, it got 672 00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:36,840 Speaker 1: to the point once I got on the radio with 673 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:40,280 Speaker 1: you guys and things started to turn. You know, that's 674 00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:42,400 Speaker 1: when I wanted to put the shoe on the other foot, 675 00:33:42,440 --> 00:33:44,320 Speaker 1: where you know, my wife don't have to work no more. 676 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:47,640 Speaker 1: And and I love that. I love the fact that 677 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:50,480 Speaker 1: she carried the load. I mean, think about Rush even 678 00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:55,120 Speaker 1: the cars I had and it was hers. They wasn't mine. 679 00:33:55,280 --> 00:34:00,520 Speaker 1: I had nothing, So so you know, you know, she 680 00:34:00,520 --> 00:34:02,440 Speaker 1: she she took care of me. We wrote it out. 681 00:34:02,560 --> 00:34:06,680 Speaker 1: And to be able to to um turn around and 682 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:09,760 Speaker 1: give her the world and then for a TV show 683 00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:12,279 Speaker 1: to come back to my hometown. And then you put 684 00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:15,319 Speaker 1: your queen on that with you. Uh, you can't write that, 685 00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:18,520 Speaker 1: You just can't write it is. It's beautiful. She's on 686 00:34:18,640 --> 00:34:21,920 Speaker 1: She's appearing on four episodes this season. I love it 687 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:24,680 Speaker 1: and she just shares her honest opinion. Man, so I 688 00:34:25,160 --> 00:34:28,160 Speaker 1: think it's good. Well, brother, I love you. Thomas and 689 00:34:28,320 --> 00:34:31,960 Speaker 1: uh I love Thomas. I love both of you, Thomas, 690 00:34:32,160 --> 00:34:34,200 Speaker 1: but more in fact, I love the fact you're really 691 00:34:34,239 --> 00:34:36,600 Speaker 1: embracing the brand and you see the business side of it. 692 00:34:36,680 --> 00:34:39,200 Speaker 1: That's what money making conversation is all about. Man, And 693 00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:41,840 Speaker 1: good luck you owe me some grits started putting on 694 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:45,880 Speaker 1: my TV show. But again, Man, hard and soul and spicy. 695 00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:48,920 Speaker 1: Love baby. You know I can mention the sugar, you know, 696 00:34:49,120 --> 00:34:52,640 Speaker 1: and sweetest and sweetest. I know you're gonna say that. 697 00:34:52,680 --> 00:34:54,920 Speaker 1: Now you're gonna say that. I don't you're gonna say that, 698 00:34:55,120 --> 00:34:56,560 Speaker 1: but but I love you man, And thank you for 699 00:34:56,640 --> 00:34:59,200 Speaker 1: coming on Money Making Conversations, Mack. Thank you for having 700 00:34:59,200 --> 00:35:01,680 Speaker 1: man take care. If you want to hear more. Uh All. 701 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:04,160 Speaker 1: See more interviews of money Making Conversations, please go to 702 00:35:04,160 --> 00:35:07,600 Speaker 1: mindy Making Conversation dot com. All subscribed to my YouTube channel. 703 00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:11,360 Speaker 1: I'm Sean McDonald. I am your hope. 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