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I'm here with Deborah Mark John 11 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:37,480 Speaker 1: Is on vacation. We'll have another one of our tributes 12 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:40,519 Speaker 1: to Vin Scully coming up later on this hour. The 13 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: sixty seven year Dodger announcer, that's how many years he 14 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:46,519 Speaker 1: had the job Brooklyn and Los Angeles passed away at 15 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:49,560 Speaker 1: the age of ninety four at his home in Hidden Hills. 16 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 1: A bit of a shock, although we learned earlier in 17 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 1: the show from Rick Monday that he had not been 18 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: doing well the last several weeks. They have not reported 19 00:00:56,720 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: any cause of death, but we'll play you a montage 20 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: some of his calls from over the years and the 21 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: assorted sports he was involved with, obviously primarily the Dodgers, 22 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: but also NFL football and Pro Gulf. I'll come up 23 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: at about thirty minutes. Right now, we have an opportunity 24 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: to talk to the man we've been trying to talk 25 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:19,480 Speaker 1: to for the last couple of days. In the early 26 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: morning hours on Sunday, July thirty first, a group of 27 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: four robbers decided that they were going to knock off 28 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:30,479 Speaker 1: a liquor store in Norco. Well, the man that owns 29 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: that liquor store, his name is Craig Cope. He was 30 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 1: behind the counter and if you haven't seen the video 31 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:39,479 Speaker 1: by now, it's an all time keeper. When he saw 32 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: that man come in but the gun in the air, 33 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: he opened fire with his shotgun and he got that 34 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: guy on the shoulder and I guess in the arm 35 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: and he ran out screaming, and those guys took off 36 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: and they were arrested sometime later when they took that 37 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: injured man to a hospital. So here we go, let's 38 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: get him on the show. Craig Cope, Welcome to the 39 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: John and Ken Show. Thank here. How are you feeling? 40 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: Is it really? First question? I'm all right understanding, but 41 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 1: I'm all right, Yeah, you had some sort of cardio 42 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: problem there after this happened, yes, and you were treated 43 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: and released. I spent a day in the over a 44 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: day in the hospital. Year. This must have been incredibly 45 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: stressful for you. I can't even imagine, you know, having 46 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: to do what you had to do and then dealing 47 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: with the aftermath. Can you tell us a little bit 48 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: about that night? And apparently you were working, You're alone 49 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: in the store, and you notice something on the surveillance video. Well, 50 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: the ribside kind of shares department. I had warned her 51 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 1: employees there had been some time ago that there was 52 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: four subjects driving a black ass uving with paper fights 53 00:02:56,320 --> 00:03:00,799 Speaker 1: that we're doing arm robberies at several locations. So I 54 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: always kept that in mind, and I just happened to 55 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: be as by a milk cooler and just happened to 56 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 1: notice a vehicle to fit that description drive in. But 57 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: instead of parking in front of the store where it 58 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: would be normal with their plenty of parking, they went 59 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 1: around to the side of the store, and so I 60 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: didn't move over and check the camera, and they were 61 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 1: backed in, which was the second big red flag. And 62 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: I observed first first one out on the right passenger side, 63 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 1: and he's got masks, clothes and a gun, and so 64 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: I knew right a way that this was what was 65 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: going to be happening. They were going to be coming 66 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 1: end to Robbie. And the whole thing went really fast. 67 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: I mean from the time I spot him doing that, 68 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: it was probably ten seconds before the two of them 69 00:03:52,520 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: entered the store. And once that happened, maybe maybe two seconds. 70 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 1: Because the guy who and I were not very far apart, 71 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: probably probably twenty feet. He looked like he was carrying 72 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:17,719 Speaker 1: an AR fifteen type weapon to me, and he pointed 73 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: a gun directly at me. That's it. I don't wait. 74 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna leave it up to him whether I 75 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 1: live or die or what they get done. So I 76 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 1: just came out right away and they exited the store, 77 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: and you know, fortunately he had to go to hospital 78 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 1: where they apprehended the whole bunch and stolen vehicle, stolen guns, 79 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: and hopefully we get that stopped and maybe he'll be 80 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:50,720 Speaker 1: a deterrent effect against other people in that profession. And 81 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:56,480 Speaker 1: I don't know, something to me, somebody that's going to 82 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:59,479 Speaker 1: do that, even if they're there in Kent was not 83 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: maybe to arm who the robin. It didn't take much 84 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:10,160 Speaker 1: to make a mistake and hopefully will prevent anything somebody 85 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 1: from getting killed or seriously and driven the future at 86 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: least with these guys and the tours. And it was 87 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 1: a good deal. Yeah, you sound like a pretty together, 88 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: calm person. I mean, you must have been pretty worked 89 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: up at the moment you're about to shoot that gun. 90 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 1: I mean, wasn't your adrenaline really pumping? No, not really, no, 91 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: really know it's gonna sound strange, but I was pretty calm. Yeah, 92 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 1: and you were sure about what you had to do. 93 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: I mean, we've all seen the video time and time again. 94 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 1: A lot of people are unbelievably behind you. You've probably 95 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 1: heard about all the people that are showing up at 96 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 1: your shop to pay tribute to the fact that you 97 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: stood your ground. And with what's going on in the state, 98 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:52,479 Speaker 1: you're well aware, of course, with our criminal justice system, 99 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: we've got a da here in La County that thinks 100 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,479 Speaker 1: basically nobody should serve any kind of prison time or 101 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 1: jail time. I mean it, honestly, that exactly why you're 102 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 1: being received so positively by so many people around the 103 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:07,919 Speaker 1: state and the country. You know, I'm kind of a 104 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:13,600 Speaker 1: low profile guy. I just I didn't have any idea 105 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 1: that all this would happen. I'm so appreciative of our 106 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:24,479 Speaker 1: customer base. They've been really supportive and really kind. And 107 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: I'm getting calls from people I don't know, they don't 108 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 1: know me, from all over the country. I just don't 109 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 1: expect anything like that, you know, It's just really incredible, 110 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 1: and I really appreciate it. As far as the political aspect, 111 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: I've been in business quite a while and these people 112 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 1: that are doing some of what they're doing now, it's 113 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:56,480 Speaker 1: just hard to imagine whatever their motivation could be because 114 00:06:57,279 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: they don't really have a clue what's going on. They 115 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 1: don't they probably never been in a circumstance like that. 116 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:04,359 Speaker 1: They I don't think they would. I don't think they 117 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 1: could do what I do and a lot of other 118 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 1: people like me do. And if it doesn't change, I mean, 119 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: we're just it's just getting worse and worse. I had 120 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 1: a guy one time that I had taken into custody. 121 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: I had him handcuffed and down on the ground waiting 122 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: for the sheriffs can take him off my hand. He 123 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 1: was a burgler, right, I apprehended him. He was a 124 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: bad guy here. We get to talking and I was 125 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: asking me, why do you do this? And I never 126 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 1: forget he told me. He says, I'm a burglar. That's 127 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: my job. He viewed it as a job when he 128 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: said I got up, I get up when it gets 129 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 1: dark and I go. Burgler has places and that's my job. Well, 130 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: if he views it as his job, I don't see 131 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 1: what's going to change that except lock him up and 132 00:07:57,760 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 1: maybe he'll have time to figure it out time he 133 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 1: gets out. But if we don't make some changes, things 134 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 1: are going to get continually worse. If I haven't inspired anybody, 135 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 1: you know, think a little different, it'd be great, because 136 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 1: we got a mess going here and it's got to 137 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: be changed. Yeah, and I'm sure you were aware of 138 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 1: the situation with those seven eleven robberies that occurred a 139 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: few weeks back. A couple of people were killed. That 140 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 1: was a couple of robbers from from LA that were 141 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 1: driving around even out in your parts, out towards Riverside. 142 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:32,559 Speaker 1: And yeah, one of the one of the stores I 143 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:38,079 Speaker 1: got it was just probably six maybe seven miles from 144 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 1: from my store, so I was very alert for them 145 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:47,959 Speaker 1: guys too, and you know, unfortunately for for them and me, 146 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:52,719 Speaker 1: they didn't pick my store. But those are the kind 147 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: of people who just should not be out running around 148 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 1: on the street because they don't apparently have any concern 149 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: for anybody's life or future but their own. They want 150 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:05,320 Speaker 1: what they want for whatever their reason, and they're just 151 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:07,600 Speaker 1: willing to take it from people that work hard. So 152 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 1: they need to be stopped. And I'm just not for 153 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 1: me personally, there was absolutely no doubt in my mind 154 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: what was going to happen. What was happening. The guy 155 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:23,679 Speaker 1: pointed a gun directly at me, and you know, if 156 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:26,560 Speaker 1: it's an a R fifteen type, it's a semi automatic gun. 157 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: If somebodys messed with it, they can make it fully automatic. 158 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 1: I'm outgunned. But when he points the gun and direct 159 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 1: at me, I don't hesitate the whole thing that from 160 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:41,199 Speaker 1: that point on, there was maybe a half to three 161 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:44,199 Speaker 1: quarters or a second. That's it. So the whole thing 162 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:46,719 Speaker 1: was over in two three seconds from the time they 163 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 1: first actually entered the store. We'll continue our conversation with 164 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: Craig Cope. He's the man behind the counter at the 165 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:57,080 Speaker 1: liquor store that he owns in Norcokee, and you heard 166 00:09:57,120 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: him at his own words. He knew something bad was 167 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 1: going down, and he didn't hesitate to use his shotgun 168 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 1: on an arm drobber who got shot in the shoulder 169 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 1: of the arm. He may have lost his hand. We're 170 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 1: not sure yet they've identified him. Now as to Shaun 171 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 1: Lee Belvin, twenty three years old, he may still be hospitalized, 172 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:15,520 Speaker 1: but he will be booked into a Riverside County jail 173 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 1: upon his release. We'll talk to Craig Cope Moore. Will 174 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 1: we come back here on the John and Kent Show 175 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 1: on KFI coming up. He continued tribute on this radio 176 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:26,679 Speaker 1: station to Vin Scully, of course, the Dodger stations down 177 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 1: the hall. It's a five seventy. But Vin Scully, of course, 178 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 1: in the hearts of people in LA for many, many years, 179 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 1: sixty seven years, the voice of the Dodgers, both in 180 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:40,439 Speaker 1: Brooklyn and here in Los Angeles. And there is anybody 181 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 1: that doesn't know who he is, even if they don't 182 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 1: follow baseball, because of his legendary status. He passed away 183 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 1: at the age of ninety four at his home in 184 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 1: Hidden Hills yesterday. The announcement was made so we have 185 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 1: a montage of some of his calls over the years 186 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 1: from the various sports that he covered. Coming up later 187 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 1: on in the We're going to return hour to our 188 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:04,720 Speaker 1: interview with Craig Cope. Craig is the owner of a 189 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:09,680 Speaker 1: liquor store in Norco. He's eighty. He decided at nearly 190 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: three in the morning Sunday morning that the guys had 191 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 1: just pulled into his parking lot. It was not good. 192 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 1: They were wearing masks and they had dark clothing on, 193 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 1: and they pulled in backwards, and then he saw weapons 194 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:22,320 Speaker 1: and he said, I got to be ready for this, 195 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 1: and he was. It was all over in a matter 196 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 1: of seconds. When the robber came in and announced this 197 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 1: as a wholdag their hands up, Craig opened fire with 198 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:32,959 Speaker 1: his shotgun. He nailed that guy who ran out screaming, 199 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: and then his accomplices ran off and they ended up 200 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 1: at a hospital where they were arrested. So we're going 201 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 1: to pick up the interview here where I'm asking Craig 202 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: was he worried in those seconds and then running out 203 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 1: the door that they some of them that weren't shot 204 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 1: might come back in. Let's resume where they were. There 205 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:56,319 Speaker 1: were so many shares officers around. They were not coming back. 206 00:11:56,320 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 1: We're right at that point to the hospital. So I'm 207 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:04,559 Speaker 1: out of commission for a day, and it wasn't I mean, 208 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 1: I knew that you weren't coming back, and it's not 209 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 1: likely somebody else is gonna be back. It'll blow over 210 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 1: a year from now, most of them, there will be 211 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 1: new people who takes their place. If we don't change 212 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,320 Speaker 1: some of the way where the politicians are doing things, 213 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 1: there'll be somebody takes their place. It always works that way. 214 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 1: But I didn't have any concern about them, particularly coming back. 215 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:25,679 Speaker 1: I try to make it a little easier for my employees, 216 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 1: but people get all kinds of crazy ideas and yeah, 217 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:35,079 Speaker 1: but it could happen, you know, so I'm still ready. Well, 218 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 1: like you said, consequences are minimal these days, we don't 219 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,840 Speaker 1: have bail. We have das that decide that people have 220 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 1: to go to some sort of diversion program. We got 221 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:47,360 Speaker 1: a DA here and you're probably have followed this, Craig. 222 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 1: I know you live out in the Riverside County, but 223 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 1: a DA here that doesn't even believe in gun enhancements 224 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 1: in sentencing. You look at that guy that came into 225 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:57,720 Speaker 1: your your liquor store the other night with that weapon. 226 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: I mean, honestly, you're not going to add any enhancements 227 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 1: to the sentence. Do you do you have any interest 228 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:06,560 Speaker 1: in how this this guy recovers because you mentioned there 229 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:08,959 Speaker 1: was one guy you had cuffed and you were talking 230 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 1: to him, a robber from some years back, this particular 231 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:14,720 Speaker 1: man who's in the hospital apparently still being treated for 232 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 1: his wounds. Do you do you have any interest in 233 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 1: seeing how he's doing? Not first on the list, I mean, 234 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 1: hopefully he'll learn something from it. And I would assume 235 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,080 Speaker 1: that they're all going to do some time and they'll 236 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 1: have some time to think about it. Maybe they're learn 237 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 1: something will straighten out even when they get out. But 238 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:43,599 Speaker 1: he's not first on the list at this point. Is 239 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 1: it true that the surveillance system you hadn't installed just 240 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:52,080 Speaker 1: this year? Was it? Yeah? Actually just didn't a couple 241 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:55,800 Speaker 1: of weeks ago. Yeah. Wow, And it's because you realized 242 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 1: that this was happening more and more and you wanted 243 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:02,079 Speaker 1: to be ready. Yeah, well there's a factor. Yeah. And 244 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 1: what about the shotgun, I guess is what you use? Yeah, 245 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 1: and you do any practicing with that? I mean, obviously 246 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: you live in a place where I think you said 247 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 1: this to one reporter they didn't do their homework because 248 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 1: out here a lot of us have guns. Well, in 249 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 1: the city in Norcu is a relatively small city, it's 250 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 1: a conservative city. There's a whole lot of people would 251 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 1: do what I've done if they were in my shoes, 252 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 1: and it's not a good place for the bad guys 253 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 1: to come in and do what these guys were trying 254 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:42,520 Speaker 1: to do. Probably didn't do their homework, I don't know, 255 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 1: but it's not the best place for them to be 256 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:49,160 Speaker 1: coming because I have a lot of customers. I mean, 257 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 1: before this happened, a lot of customers. If you ever 258 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 1: from you know, ten seconds away, just call me. So 259 00:14:57,360 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 1: they're supportive and try to take care of each other, 260 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 1: and that's a yeah. Is there any but any blowback 261 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 1: at all hearing anything negative about what happened? No, No, 262 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 1: this whole thing is kind of overwhelming. Really, it's uh, 263 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:17,520 Speaker 1: We've had no negative comments that I'm aware of. People 264 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 1: that actually local, people that maybe they weren't customers of 265 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 1: my store have come in and you know, they just 266 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:33,360 Speaker 1: shake your hand, all positive comments. So it's I guess it. 267 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:35,600 Speaker 1: You know, you think on one handle or something like 268 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 1: this shouldn't happen, but it was going to. It worked 269 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 1: out pretty good. Our sheriff from supportive of he took 270 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:47,000 Speaker 1: time to call me, send me at tex and call me, 271 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 1: and basically he said no, he did a damn find 272 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 1: job and made it easy for us to do ours. 273 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: So you know, they're all in custody and off the 274 00:15:56,960 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 1: streets and hopefully they'll remain there for the foreseeable future 275 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:03,880 Speaker 1: and we also be having to face that group. Craig, 276 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 1: you're not a young man working three am on a 277 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 1: Sunday morning. Is that something you ordinarily do? Yeah? Yeah, 278 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 1: I know. It's your own business, and I guess sometimes 279 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 1: you have to if you don't have to help it 280 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 1: mine working on it, because that's a dangerous time obviously 281 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 1: for something like a liquor store. Yeah, that's what they say. 282 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 1: It's it's just there's an awful lot of work to 283 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 1: be done to run the business, and sometimes when we're 284 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:31,720 Speaker 1: officially not open. But yeah, you get local people that 285 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:34,080 Speaker 1: eating milk or dog root or a mouse strappers, and 286 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 1: I'm gonna if they want to come in and the shop, 287 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna let them shop. We can't sell alcohol, for instance, 288 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 1: from two to six, but anything else helps us, helps 289 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 1: the business, help them. We'll be there and I'm very 290 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 1: alertous to who comes in the door, and I get 291 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 1: a lot of work done at that time. Clearly you 292 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 1: are aware of who comes in the door, and you 293 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 1: were ready. Well, Craig, thanks so much for talking to me. 294 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:02,760 Speaker 1: I really appreciate it, and I wish you well. And 295 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 1: you know, people are calling you a hero. Maybe you're 296 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 1: not comfortable with that, but in this day and age, 297 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:08,920 Speaker 1: the way things are going, as you talked about in 298 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 1: the criminal justice system, people are very appreciative to somebody 299 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 1: that just stands his ground and does what he has 300 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 1: to do. I think I was aware of. Wouldn't nothing 301 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:22,880 Speaker 1: to disagree that I am now. And it's like I said, 302 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:26,600 Speaker 1: it's just amazing. We get calls from all of the country, 303 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 1: even somebody from Canada. It's calling, and everybody wants to 304 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:35,200 Speaker 1: do an interview, and I'm sure it'll blow over in 305 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks, but it's it's just kind of 306 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:41,399 Speaker 1: amazing the whole thing. Really, I just did what I 307 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:43,479 Speaker 1: needed to do to stay alive. I'm not gonna let 308 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:46,720 Speaker 1: somebody like that makes a choice whether I've ever die. 309 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 1: If I can control it, I'm going to take control 310 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:52,640 Speaker 1: it and turn the tables on. All right, Craig, thanks 311 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: a lot for talking to me. Have a good day. 312 00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 1: You're welcome. Thanks. That's Craig Coope, the owner of NorCal 313 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 1: Market Liquor in Norco. And again the big story. Early 314 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 1: Sunday morning, robbers pulled up in the parking lot outside 315 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:07,880 Speaker 1: his store. He got an eye on them, and who 316 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 1: thought something was not right? And then one comes in 317 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:13,800 Speaker 1: with what appears to be a pretty fearsome weapon, as 318 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:15,920 Speaker 1: they called it, a long gun, maybe an AAR fifteen. 319 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 1: And that's when Craig decided I'm not waiting and he 320 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:21,400 Speaker 1: fired off his shotgun and he wound to that suspect. 321 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: He ran off screaming that he shot my arm off, 322 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:27,399 Speaker 1: and they all were arrested at a hospital. Some time later, 323 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 1: John and Ken show on kf I am six forty. 324 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:32,640 Speaker 1: Coming up at the end of the show, we will 325 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 1: play for you are five and a half minute tribute 326 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 1: to Vin Sculling is put together by our technical director, 327 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:42,400 Speaker 1: Eric's clar also known as the Duke of Sports. It's 328 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:45,480 Speaker 1: Vin's calls in the broadcast booth over the years, most 329 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:48,240 Speaker 1: of them Dodger baseball, but there's a couple of NFL 330 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 1: things there in golf included. You'll hear all of that 331 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 1: at the end of the show, and that's the way 332 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:58,439 Speaker 1: we'll do our send off. We just finished talking to 333 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:00,720 Speaker 1: a man by the name of Craig Hope. It's a 334 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:03,200 Speaker 1: good last name, because he certainly coped with the situation 335 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:06,359 Speaker 1: at hand. He's the one that shot the armed robber 336 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:10,399 Speaker 1: at the liquor store in Norco early Sunday morning, and 337 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 1: as you heard him saying his own words, he wasn't 338 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 1: taking any chances. He saw what was going down, and 339 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:17,120 Speaker 1: as soon as he saw that they were coming into 340 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:18,879 Speaker 1: the store with a gun, he got his gun ready. 341 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 1: He didn't ask questions, he fired, and that robber ran 342 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:25,640 Speaker 1: off screaming. The rest of them all ran off, and 343 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:28,480 Speaker 1: they're all being charged. They're all knabbed at a local hospital. 344 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 1: One thing that's still out there is the investigation is 345 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:35,720 Speaker 1: still continuing into the incident. But you heard Craig say 346 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 1: that the Riverside County Sheriff at Chad Bianco, actually talked 347 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 1: to him and looks like everything's okay. I don't think 348 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:46,000 Speaker 1: they're going to pursue a case against Craig for defending 349 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 1: his business, if not his life, in his situation where 350 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:51,639 Speaker 1: armed robber, but in this justice wacky world. Now of 351 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 1: how people view this, I'm still waiting for the first 352 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 1: news story, whether it's in the El Segundo Times or 353 00:19:56,840 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 1: somewhere else, that they're going to call him a vigilante, 354 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:03,719 Speaker 1: some sort of out of control gun person. Hasn't happened yet. 355 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 1: I have to admit that I haven't seen a story 356 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:07,679 Speaker 1: like that. Even the oltiguant of Time story looks pretty 357 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:10,080 Speaker 1: neutral on the coverage, although they wanted to point out 358 00:20:10,119 --> 00:20:14,080 Speaker 1: the investigation that's still ongoing. But we'll see where it 359 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 1: lands from there. Along these same lines, today Starbucks has 360 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:22,119 Speaker 1: officially closed all the six stores that had announced it 361 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 1: was going to close. They of course said last month 362 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 1: sixteen stores across the country which shut down because of 363 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:35,440 Speaker 1: chronic homelessness and protest vandalism. I guess was also one 364 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 1: of the reasons I had not heard that one before. 365 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:42,680 Speaker 1: On Sunday, a West Hollywood Starbucks was full of people, 366 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:46,159 Speaker 1: but just a day later it was closed down. Signs 367 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:49,720 Speaker 1: were taken down, doors were shut. They did the same 368 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:52,040 Speaker 1: thing at a number of other locations, two spots off 369 00:20:52,040 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 1: a Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, one spot off of 370 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:58,640 Speaker 1: Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, and the West Hollywood 371 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:03,359 Speaker 1: location had been there since nineteen ninety five. So along 372 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:07,600 Speaker 1: those same lines, I wanted to read to you an 373 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:11,080 Speaker 1: extraordinary email we got here at the John and Ken 374 00:21:11,119 --> 00:21:14,960 Speaker 1: Show just this week. Because if we're going to make 375 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:19,879 Speaker 1: any progress in the fight against increasing crime DA's like 376 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:23,959 Speaker 1: George Gascone homelessness that's out of control with no enforcement 377 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:27,440 Speaker 1: and no real plan to do anything, We're going to 378 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:33,120 Speaker 1: have to bring people like our listener who emailed us 379 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 1: over to our side. And she just signed her email 380 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:43,320 Speaker 1: a progressive listener. Yeah, that's the woke crowd, she wrote, 381 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 1: John and Ken, I'm one of the progressives you two 382 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 1: love to attack on the show regularly, and I wanted 383 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:52,280 Speaker 1: to take a moment to tell both of you you're 384 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 1: one hundred percent right on issues related to crime and homelessness. 385 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:58,879 Speaker 1: I started listening to your program after I started to 386 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:02,439 Speaker 1: notice that the media in general was too afraid to 387 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 1: tell the truth about how hard working people in California 388 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 1: are being victimized by the uptick in violent crime and 389 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 1: the endless homeless encampments in our neighborhoods. Listening to you 390 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:16,879 Speaker 1: talk about these issues gave me some comfort because it 391 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:21,199 Speaker 1: helps me realize that my political group and the media 392 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 1: are just gaslighting me when I air my concerns, and 393 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 1: that is a great way to put it. Either they're 394 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:29,720 Speaker 1: not covering the problem, or they're covering the problem with 395 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:33,160 Speaker 1: too much compassion, and they're giving the idiot politicians who 396 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 1: mouthed the same cliches over and at the housing ash. Yeah, 397 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:43,520 Speaker 1: am mahn. And we need criminal justice reform that doesn't 398 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:46,600 Speaker 1: reflect reality that most people face. I live in a 399 00:22:46,720 --> 00:22:50,040 Speaker 1: nice part of the San Frando Valley. Several months ago, 400 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:54,320 Speaker 1: two men, likely vagrants based on their appearance, walk past 401 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 1: me as I was picking up after my dog. One 402 00:22:57,080 --> 00:23:00,320 Speaker 1: of them proceeded to grab me by my hips and 403 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:04,320 Speaker 1: thrust at me repeatedly and aggressively. How'd you like that, 404 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 1: Deborah Mark. Luckily he didn't do anything more, but he 405 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:11,639 Speaker 1: and his friend laughed at what had just happened to me. 406 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 1: They laughed maniacally as they walked away. It was deumanizing 407 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:21,000 Speaker 1: and terrible. The second incident was on the corner of 408 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:24,080 Speaker 1: Van Nuys and Ventura at a bus stop in front 409 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:26,640 Speaker 1: of a seventy six gas station. As I was walking 410 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 1: east on Ventura, a bus stopped right next to me. 411 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:33,560 Speaker 1: A man comes off the bus, looks me dead in 412 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 1: the eyes, pulls out his junk, and begins to pleasure 413 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:42,240 Speaker 1: himself in public in that busy intersection. This was three 414 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:46,359 Speaker 1: thirty pm on a Friday. Other people were around, but 415 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 1: no one cared. It was scary and threatening, and everyone 416 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 1: just walked by as if it was totally normal. Yeah, 417 00:23:52,359 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 1: you see that observation. That's where we are today, where 418 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:58,760 Speaker 1: behavior like this is kind of a shrug. Now, oh well, 419 00:23:58,800 --> 00:24:01,359 Speaker 1: it's just more crazy in the streets. What are you 420 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:04,960 Speaker 1: gonna do. It's life in the big city. The crime 421 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: and the fears that women and vulnerable people face as 422 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 1: a result of it is bad enough, but watching how 423 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 1: little we care for one another and our entire community 424 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:18,680 Speaker 1: as a whole is so depressing. Nthia Rahman is the 425 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:23,080 Speaker 1: council member who represents my neighborhood. I'm disgusted with her 426 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:26,560 Speaker 1: and what a disgrace she is. Anyway, please keep focusing 427 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 1: on crime and homelessness. I really appreciate the coverage and 428 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:33,159 Speaker 1: when I read this email, I said, Oh, if we 429 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 1: could just hear from millions more just like this woman, 430 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 1: who have kind finally come to see the light of 431 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:44,800 Speaker 1: day on what is happening in the streets. I can't 432 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:47,480 Speaker 1: tell you how many times, and I don't do it often. 433 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:51,639 Speaker 1: I drive up through downtown LA and I see the 434 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:54,680 Speaker 1: encampments and I see the fifth and I don't go 435 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 1: looking for the crime of the drug use, but I'm 436 00:24:56,560 --> 00:24:57,879 Speaker 1: sure i'd find it if I wanted to. And this 437 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 1: is not skid Row I'm talking about. In fact, there 438 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 1: are other neighborhoods near Hollywood that needs to go to 439 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:04,960 Speaker 1: on a more regular basis than I have since the 440 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:11,080 Speaker 1: pandemic begun, where I see stuff, these tents and the filth, 441 00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 1: and I keep thinking the same thing, why do people 442 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: not Why do people live like this? Because the homeless people, 443 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:23,640 Speaker 1: that's like a lost cause. Why do people who live 444 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 1: in these neighborhoods and the politicians who are responsible for 445 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:32,280 Speaker 1: this do nothing right? I'm reminded of that dope be politician, 446 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:38,119 Speaker 1: one of the progressives. She sent out a Twitter picture 447 00:25:38,520 --> 00:25:41,200 Speaker 1: of a tent encampment, wondering who's responsible for this? The 448 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:45,400 Speaker 1: answer is you are, you are. You tolerate the stuff, 449 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:48,120 Speaker 1: and you tolerate, and you tolerate to the point where 450 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:53,399 Speaker 1: the behavior is so ungodly, but nobody does anything about it. 451 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:57,400 Speaker 1: I'm just glad that this listener, it may only be one, 452 00:25:57,560 --> 00:26:01,920 Speaker 1: but at least one that finally understands because she admits 453 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 1: she believes in progressive politics, but she can't believe what 454 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 1: she's seeing with her own eyes, and what she's experiencing 455 00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:13,920 Speaker 1: a guy pleasured himself in front of her unbelievably disgusting. 456 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:17,560 Speaker 1: All right, when I return, we will do to end 457 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 1: the show, our montage tribute to Vince Scully some of 458 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:26,200 Speaker 1: his calls from over the years, an amazing career calling 459 00:26:26,400 --> 00:26:29,240 Speaker 1: Dodger baseball for all those years, but other sports as well, 460 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:33,160 Speaker 1: as he became a national sports broadcasting figure. Passed away 461 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 1: at the age of ninety four at his home. Yesterday 462 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:39,359 Speaker 1: John and Kent's show on KFI Am six forty in 463 00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 1: a moment our tribute to Vince Scully, which is a 464 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:46,159 Speaker 1: montage of his broadcast calls from over his remarkable career, 465 00:26:46,520 --> 00:26:49,439 Speaker 1: mostly Dodger baseball, but drown in there as the NFL 466 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 1: Pro Golf. You'll hear that in just a minute or so. 467 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:55,159 Speaker 1: I just wanted to. I heard Deborah Mark reading the 468 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: news this story out of Berkeley. This is hard to believe, 469 00:26:57,920 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 1: but this is what happens up in Berkeley. You see Berkeley. 470 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:05,960 Speaker 1: That's right. University of California Berkeley, along with the city 471 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:08,680 Speaker 1: of Berkeley, had decided to take something called People's Park, 472 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:10,920 Speaker 1: which if you've ever seen it, oh my god, it's 473 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:16,800 Speaker 1: overrun with the homeless and filth. And anyway, they decided 474 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:19,200 Speaker 1: that they were going to build housing on it, housing 475 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:23,320 Speaker 1: for both students and for the homeless. Well, they had 476 00:27:23,359 --> 00:27:25,280 Speaker 1: to go to court and a judge had made a 477 00:27:25,359 --> 00:27:28,119 Speaker 1: ruling that yes, they can go ahead with the construction. 478 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:33,160 Speaker 1: They started to do that. Today. It was chaos because 479 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:36,640 Speaker 1: the protesters showed up something called the People's Park Historic 480 00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:40,879 Speaker 1: District Advocacy Group. They went there and they sorted to 481 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:45,680 Speaker 1: tear down the fencing. They confronted the construction crews. Apparently 482 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:50,080 Speaker 1: California Highway Patrol had to show up. There were numerous confrontations. 483 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:53,879 Speaker 1: They're screaming fascists at the workers and I guess at 484 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:56,120 Speaker 1: the Berkeley people who are trying to get this done. 485 00:27:56,680 --> 00:27:58,520 Speaker 1: I thought we were short of housing we have to 486 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:01,920 Speaker 1: start building housing, right it's only student housing. Well, there's 487 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:04,080 Speaker 1: some homeless housing. No, we want to keep this for 488 00:28:04,119 --> 00:28:08,560 Speaker 1: the homeless people. Any time anybody tries to do something 489 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:12,120 Speaker 1: about cleaning up homeless in this particular park, if you're 490 00:28:12,119 --> 00:28:14,200 Speaker 1: not aware, has got quite a history. It was a 491 00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:17,359 Speaker 1: place where there were protests in the sixties, but it 492 00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:20,879 Speaker 1: has really gone down to just being a homeless haven. 493 00:28:21,359 --> 00:28:25,240 Speaker 1: And they stopped work and nobody knows what's going to 494 00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:27,560 Speaker 1: happen from here on the project up in Berkeley at 495 00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:31,359 Speaker 1: People's Park, All right, So here we go. Vince Kelly, 496 00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:34,360 Speaker 1: of course, the big story last night he passed away 497 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:36,280 Speaker 1: at the age of ninety four at his home in 498 00:28:36,359 --> 00:28:40,160 Speaker 1: Hidden Hills. Word reverberating throughout the sports world and even 499 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:44,160 Speaker 1: beyond because it was a remarkable broadcast career for Vince 500 00:28:44,160 --> 00:28:47,960 Speaker 1: Scully and by all accounts, a really class guy. So 501 00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:50,440 Speaker 1: here we go with about five minutes of some of 502 00:28:50,560 --> 00:28:54,240 Speaker 1: his work from the last decades. Bye everybody, in a 503 00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:57,200 Speaker 1: very pleasure and good afternoon, Unjulia, wherever you may be, 504 00:28:57,640 --> 00:29:04,200 Speaker 1: hitch time for what you're baseball And look who's coming 505 00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:12,200 Speaker 1: up the game right now is at the place five 506 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:19,680 Speaker 1: block for in the right field. She is gone in 507 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:24,920 Speaker 1: a year that it has been so improbable, the impossible 508 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:30,120 Speaker 1: has happened. Baking first shop. This is a mohitter, but 509 00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:39,560 Speaker 1: career five fifteen strike out. It is who is va 510 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:45,920 Speaker 1: va Queen fastbad of the hard drive of the people. 511 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:54,400 Speaker 1: Utterfield took the good back to the friend. What a 512 00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:59,440 Speaker 1: marvelous moment for baseball. What a marvelous moment for I'm 513 00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:03,000 Speaker 1: lab and the state of Georgia. What a marvelous moment 514 00:30:03,240 --> 00:30:06,400 Speaker 1: for the country in the world. A black man is 515 00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:10,440 Speaker 1: getting a standing ovation in the Deep South, or breaking 516 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:14,600 Speaker 1: a record of an all time baseball idol that it 517 00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:18,160 Speaker 1: is a great moment for all of us, and particularly 518 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:22,440 Speaker 1: for Henry Aaron. Oh and one to Jolly swung on 519 00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:25,080 Speaker 1: a hill or five boys the deep well pool, the 520 00:30:25,160 --> 00:30:28,400 Speaker 1: god whipping thank you. Would you believe the home run 521 00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:32,960 Speaker 1: and the dogs have come for division and will celebrate 522 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:37,280 Speaker 1: on schedule. So the winning run is at second base 523 00:30:37,880 --> 00:30:45,160 Speaker 1: with two out, three and two to Lukie Wilson, little 524 00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:49,440 Speaker 1: roller along first behind the bag. It gets to Putner. 525 00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:53,760 Speaker 1: Here comes Night in the mixt with it. Fernando already 526 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:56,280 Speaker 1: in the strike two pits is head back to the 527 00:30:56,400 --> 00:31:00,120 Speaker 1: box dribbling the second Samuel on the bag first the 528 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:05,920 Speaker 1: first double play. Fernando Valenzuela has pitched a no hitter 529 00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:11,280 Speaker 1: at ten seventeen in the evening of June the twenty ninth, 530 00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:22,080 Speaker 1: nineteen ninety Montana looking looking, drawing an end zone, Gwye Clark, 531 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:30,520 Speaker 1: it's a mad house at Candlestick. With fifty one seconds left, 532 00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:35,120 Speaker 1: White Clark is six four. He stands about ten feet 533 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:39,160 Speaker 1: fall in this crowd estimation and drive the center, going 534 00:31:39,280 --> 00:31:43,560 Speaker 1: back his Cameron to the trunk at the war and gone. 535 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:48,000 Speaker 1: So Jeff Ken comes up with a home run leading 536 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:53,400 Speaker 1: off the ninth is fourth hit of the game, and 537 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:57,000 Speaker 1: another drive the deep right center, and that is gone. 538 00:31:57,480 --> 00:32:01,880 Speaker 1: Who was that good? So now it is nine to 539 00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:05,480 Speaker 1: seven drive in the left sider by Martin. That ball 540 00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:10,480 Speaker 1: is carrying into the seats. Three strength home runs and 541 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:14,320 Speaker 1: another drive in the high right center at the world 542 00:32:14,520 --> 00:32:19,240 Speaker 1: running ting you go out, believe it or not. Four 543 00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:24,800 Speaker 1: consecutive home runs as I tied it up again at 544 00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:27,560 Speaker 1: a high fly ball the left heeld. It is a 545 00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:32,760 Speaker 1: way out of gone. The Dodgers win it eleven to ten. 546 00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:39,320 Speaker 1: Uahol unbelievable. Not sure what he's doing out there. It 547 00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:42,360 Speaker 1: looks like he's gonna burn a flag and Rick Monday 548 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:47,200 Speaker 1: take it away from him. On Monday, I think I 549 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:50,920 Speaker 1: was gonna si pty American flag. Can imagine that It 550 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:55,480 Speaker 1: is nine forty six pm. Two and two the Harvey 551 00:32:55,600 --> 00:33:00,640 Speaker 1: kean one strength away, sandy into his wine is the 552 00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:06,000 Speaker 1: bet perfect day, you know, friends, so many people have 553 00:33:06,120 --> 00:33:11,000 Speaker 1: wished me congratulations on a sixty seven year career in baseball, 554 00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:14,719 Speaker 1: and they've wished me a wonderful retirement with my family. 555 00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:17,840 Speaker 1: And now all I can do is tell you what 556 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:22,080 Speaker 1: I wish for you. May God give you for every storm, 557 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:26,400 Speaker 1: a rainbow for every tear, a smile for every care, 558 00:33:26,560 --> 00:33:30,680 Speaker 1: a promise and the blessing in each trial, for every 559 00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:35,520 Speaker 1: problem life seems, a faithful friend to share for every sigh, 560 00:33:35,840 --> 00:33:40,080 Speaker 1: a sweet song, and an answer for each prayer. You 561 00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:42,760 Speaker 1: and I have been friends for a long time, but 562 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:45,240 Speaker 1: I know in my heart that I've always needed you 563 00:33:45,480 --> 00:33:48,520 Speaker 1: more than you've ever needed me, and I'll miss our 564 00:33:48,600 --> 00:33:51,640 Speaker 1: time together more than I can say. But you know what, 565 00:33:52,120 --> 00:33:55,680 Speaker 1: there will be a new day and eventually a new year, 566 00:33:56,040 --> 00:33:59,200 Speaker 1: and when the upcoming Wishing you a very pleasant good 567 00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:04,280 Speaker 1: afternoon wherever you maybe and that was his sign off 568 00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:07,040 Speaker 1: at the end of the twenty sixteen season. The Dodgers 569 00:34:07,080 --> 00:34:09,239 Speaker 1: are actually in San Francisco, which is where they were 570 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:12,520 Speaker 1: playing last night when word came down that Vince Scully 571 00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:16,759 Speaker 1: he passed away at the age of ninety four. Tim Conway, here, 572 00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:26,040 Speaker 1: oh where? Oh? Here he is? Are you talking to me? Yeah? Sorry, man, 573 00:34:26,080 --> 00:34:30,080 Speaker 1: I was talking to Pellio ding Dong with you, buddy, Yeah, buddy, yeah. 574 00:34:30,120 --> 00:34:32,279 Speaker 1: I was listening to all the Vin Scully stuff. Man, 575 00:34:32,360 --> 00:34:35,000 Speaker 1: listening to radio all day today. There's so many great 576 00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:38,560 Speaker 1: dedications and stories about Vin Scully. It seems like everybody 577 00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:42,200 Speaker 1: knew him, and if they didn't know him, they certainly, 578 00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:44,920 Speaker 1: you know, they knew somebody that did know him. I mean, 579 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:48,040 Speaker 1: do you ever meet him? I met him a guy twice. 580 00:34:49,560 --> 00:34:53,279 Speaker 1: I almost bet him three times. I told sorry last night, 581 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:55,920 Speaker 1: But my dad got his hair cut all the time 582 00:34:55,960 --> 00:34:59,439 Speaker 1: go by a guy named Bob Cox, and he also 583 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:04,160 Speaker 1: cut Vince Scully's hair on Santa Monica Boulevard. So my 584 00:35:04,320 --> 00:35:06,520 Speaker 1: dad said, hey, I heard Vince Scully's gonna be there. 585 00:35:07,120 --> 00:35:09,680 Speaker 1: Uh you know this uh Friday, when I got my 586 00:35:09,719 --> 00:35:11,320 Speaker 1: hair cut, I said, hey, can I go? And he 587 00:35:11,320 --> 00:35:14,239 Speaker 1: said yeah, let's we'll stop and buy a baseball and 588 00:35:14,360 --> 00:35:16,239 Speaker 1: we'll go and you know, get your jersey on and 589 00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:17,719 Speaker 1: you can meet Vin Sculling. And I was like nine 590 00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:19,480 Speaker 1: years old. I was thrilled. I couldn't believe it. I 591 00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:21,120 Speaker 1: said nothing in the car on the way over. I 592 00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:23,160 Speaker 1: couldn't believe I was gonna be at Vince Scully. We 593 00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:26,200 Speaker 1: get there, my dad sticks his head in and he says, 594 00:35:26,280 --> 00:35:28,799 Speaker 1: I goes. My dad always said, you know, he's very 595 00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:31,400 Speaker 1: polite guy. He would never call Vince Scully by his name. 596 00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:33,840 Speaker 1: Excuse me, sir, I would like you to meet my 597 00:35:34,200 --> 00:35:37,960 Speaker 1: my son. And signed his baseball and the guy says, 598 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:40,359 Speaker 1: oh sure, and he signs it. And I look at 599 00:35:40,400 --> 00:35:45,840 Speaker 1: the baseball and it says Chief Darryl Gates. Well it 600 00:35:45,920 --> 00:35:48,560 Speaker 1: wasn't Vin Scully at all. My dad just didn't just 601 00:35:49,239 --> 00:35:54,560 Speaker 1: he looked like Vince Scully. Wow, oh yeah, isn't that great? 602 00:35:56,120 --> 00:35:58,200 Speaker 1: And my dad he's like, it's such a dope when 603 00:35:58,200 --> 00:35:59,719 Speaker 1: it comes to member, you know, looking at people and 604 00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:01,480 Speaker 1: figure out who they are. He goes, oh, I thought 605 00:36:01,520 --> 00:36:04,279 Speaker 1: that was Vin. If your dad was such a brilliant comic, 606 00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:06,560 Speaker 1: it could have been the jokes on you. That's right, 607 00:36:06,640 --> 00:36:08,359 Speaker 1: I never even thought about that. He knew the whole 608 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:11,600 Speaker 1: time he was setting you up for this fantastic story. 609 00:36:12,080 --> 00:36:14,759 Speaker 1: I couldn't believe it. Darryl Dates. But now somewhere in 610 00:36:14,880 --> 00:36:17,080 Speaker 1: my storage I see everyone today and when we move 611 00:36:17,120 --> 00:36:20,080 Speaker 1: and everything, I have been autographed baseball by Chief Daryl Kaye. 612 00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:23,480 Speaker 1: He must have been puzzled, right, Yeah, why is this 613 00:36:23,560 --> 00:36:26,279 Speaker 1: kid a Dodger Jersey? Asking me to know your dad? 614 00:36:26,360 --> 00:36:30,399 Speaker 1: Was Tim Conway? When he's asking, I signed Baseball's great man? 615 00:36:30,719 --> 00:36:33,520 Speaker 1: But did you ever meet Vin Sculling? Yeah? I had 616 00:36:33,560 --> 00:36:36,120 Speaker 1: mentioned that we were able to go up in the 617 00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:39,000 Speaker 1: broadcast for the press box level, and he was coming 618 00:36:39,040 --> 00:36:40,799 Speaker 1: out of one of the rooms and he just said, hello, 619 00:36:40,920 --> 00:36:43,239 Speaker 1: we introduced ourselves. I know who you guys are. So 620 00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:45,800 Speaker 1: that's great man, that's that. That is really cool that 621 00:36:45,880 --> 00:36:48,399 Speaker 1: he knew who you guys were. He seemed to because 622 00:36:48,400 --> 00:36:49,960 Speaker 1: the way John was doing he was trying to introduce 623 00:36:50,040 --> 00:36:51,640 Speaker 1: us with John and Ken we have a show on calf. 624 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:53,560 Speaker 1: He just kind of waited, so of course I know 625 00:36:53,600 --> 00:36:55,719 Speaker 1: who you are. Wow, that is really cool. Um, we 626 00:36:55,840 --> 00:36:57,800 Speaker 1: got the Beach Boys coming on tonight, Well not the 627 00:36:57,880 --> 00:37:00,520 Speaker 1: Beach Boys, but the Beach Boys Mike Mike Love of 628 00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:03,120 Speaker 1: the thing. That's a good beach boy. Yeah, he's one 629 00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:06,200 Speaker 1: of the best boys. Sure, yeah, from the beach. And 630 00:37:06,239 --> 00:37:08,680 Speaker 1: then we got tons of stuff tonight for you too, 631 00:37:08,840 --> 00:37:11,000 Speaker 1: and I'm filling it for you guys tomorrow Thursday. That's 632 00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:13,080 Speaker 1: what I'm meant to tell people that that's right, you're 633 00:37:13,120 --> 00:37:15,239 Speaker 1: listening to the John and Kenchow tomorrow on Friday, Tim 634 00:37:15,280 --> 00:37:17,800 Speaker 1: Conway Juniors tween the whole four hours. Yes, we've locked 635 00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:20,000 Speaker 1: up all your guests. We got the a QMD guy 636 00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:25,480 Speaker 1: and the the recall gas gone guys. I see. Would 637 00:37:25,520 --> 00:37:27,280 Speaker 1: you like me to put your show in a nutshelter? 638 00:37:28,080 --> 00:37:30,160 Speaker 1: It would be we got ding dug. I think we 639 00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:32,560 Speaker 1: do every night. I think John does every night. 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