WEBVTT - Cliff Notes: Blacc Sam on Opening The New Marathon Store

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<v Speaker 1>When when is the the grand opening, the expected expected

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<v Speaker 1>grant opening.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh man, honestly, we still working.

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<v Speaker 3>I think we we close. We don't have a exact date,

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<v Speaker 3>but definitely gotta be a this year.

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<v Speaker 2>You know. We we we we we push him.

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<v Speaker 3>We got a lot of ideas and uh things that

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<v Speaker 3>we know we have to present before we can't open,

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<v Speaker 3>and so all of 'em are being worked on.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh. But once we want, when once those.

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<v Speaker 3>Get built out, we still wanna come in and really

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<v Speaker 3>you know, bring interesting and do some things with the

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<v Speaker 3>new technology that he he he he has going. And

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<v Speaker 3>we wanna take a step back and make sure that

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<v Speaker 3>when you do come and it is open, it's y

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<v Speaker 3>it's an experience.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's no it's no rush. We just wanna make

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<v Speaker 2>sure we nail it.

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<v Speaker 4>Get it right.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I dress that's our guy. Yeh he Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>Actually I'm glad you said that because I know that

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<v Speaker 1>Nip had the vision of making it a smart store.

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<v Speaker 1>Is technology still a major part and as you plan

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<v Speaker 1>on doing it and making this a smart store?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, undred percent, it's like exactly what you're saying.

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<v Speaker 3>When we finished the build out, we got to bring

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<v Speaker 3>him in and let him you.

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<v Speaker 2>Know, one too, and it's no, it's no rush, you

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<v Speaker 2>know what I'm saying. It ain't no rush.

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<v Speaker 3>Just get it right and then you know we'll feel

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<v Speaker 3>comfortable with you know, opening up.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, So whenever that happens, there's there's a guarantee that

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<v Speaker 5>that we will be here to support that, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>from New York and from obviously when we anytime we're

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<v Speaker 5>in La tapping in. Man, it's a it's a true,

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<v Speaker 5>a true honor to be here in your presence and

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<v Speaker 5>for you to share your space, man, and your time

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<v Speaker 5>and the family with us.

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<v Speaker 2>Man, this has been incredible. No, I appreciate you'll pulling

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<v Speaker 2>up mall. It's too easy.

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<v Speaker 4>I appreciate you, brother, Thank you.

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<v Speaker 6>Man.

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<v Speaker 4>Just get a couple of minutes in there, right, sure,

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<v Speaker 4>all right.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is a sneak peek. One room, tell us,

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<v Speaker 1>tell us where we at right now?

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<v Speaker 2>Survive. Uh, this is the rooftop. This is like kind

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<v Speaker 2>of like private shopping.

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<v Speaker 3>So while we still getting downstairs renovated, taking our time

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<v Speaker 3>with it, we gonna probably within another couple weeks open

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<v Speaker 3>this up like uh, private shopping, so you can book

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<v Speaker 3>in time slots. All the new stuff that we designed

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<v Speaker 3>and new cutting. So some of the old classics you

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<v Speaker 3>can get 'em from here, just to you know, be

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<v Speaker 3>able to offer some type of uh uh uh brick

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<v Speaker 3>and mortar location while we wait on the other the

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<v Speaker 3>the main shop to be designed. So it's some of

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<v Speaker 3>the new stuff, the classics, the crunchaw hoodies shirts, some

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<v Speaker 3>of the new designs.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh and this is the short set, the the set,

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<v Speaker 1>the hoodie set.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, this is new. Yeah, that's yeah.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm about to say I haven't seen this on the

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<v Speaker 5>side yet.

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<v Speaker 2>This is one of those things, so I s I

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<v Speaker 2>see the paper planes up there.

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<v Speaker 5>You spoke about rock Nation man that that relationship. Talk

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<v Speaker 5>about how solid that's been, how important it's been to

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<v Speaker 5>into the the development of the marathon.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think just solid people.

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<v Speaker 3>NIP had a real close relationship with uh Emory and

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<v Speaker 3>w you know, he he he brought the situation for

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<v Speaker 3>uh NIP to be signed with Rock Nation, brought the

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<v Speaker 3>Puma deal together, and aside from that, just had a

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<v Speaker 3>real solid relationship. Like I met Emory through you know,

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<v Speaker 3>NIP introducing me to 'em, and so I think they

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<v Speaker 3>aside from business, they just been there to kind of

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<v Speaker 3>make sure everything is done correctly help out any time

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<v Speaker 3>we need. Uh, they a phone call away and it

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<v Speaker 3>also advise you know, and and and so been a

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<v Speaker 3>blessing man any a a any opportunity, especially with you know,

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<v Speaker 3>clothing or anything that they have, they always pass it

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<v Speaker 3>to us and just extend the olive treat man. So

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<v Speaker 3>they definitely been a hundred percent man and we appreciative.

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<v Speaker 1>So is this is this part gonna be once the

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<v Speaker 1>store fully opens? Is this gonna be like a VIP

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<v Speaker 1>shopping experience? Yeah, yeah, that's what we think, and this

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<v Speaker 1>should be once it's open. It's like, you know, somebody

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<v Speaker 1>kind of don't want.

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<v Speaker 3>To be down there or want to kind of like

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<v Speaker 3>get in in and out come up here.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, do they think and some of the new

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<v Speaker 3>stuff people coming out of town. You want to get

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<v Speaker 3>something that ain't out yet, come up to the top

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<v Speaker 3>and get it. You know when y'all put up, man,

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<v Speaker 3>y'all gotta get we got y'all.

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<v Speaker 2>That's crazy.

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<v Speaker 7>I just this that series just the released like two

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<v Speaker 7>weeks ago, The Flowers.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah yeah, yeah, So talk about this. We gotta talk

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<v Speaker 1>about this before. How what does this mean to you?

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<v Speaker 1>Six millions? So it got all of his body, his discography,

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<v Speaker 1>you know you saw it from the beginning stages. So

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<v Speaker 1>you know, how does that feel to actually have this,

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<v Speaker 1>this these plaques, platinum.

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<v Speaker 3>Goal On the music side, it's good because Hustle, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>deserved it.

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<v Speaker 8>Man.

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<v Speaker 2>I just wish, you know, it would have been while

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<v Speaker 2>he was here.

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<v Speaker 3>But for me, the most important thing is you know,

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<v Speaker 3>his daughter and his son too, being able to see

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<v Speaker 3>this and understand and for us just you know, it's it's.

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<v Speaker 2>A good feeling for Bro to have his plaques, you

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<v Speaker 2>know me to me, like the point guard, copy supreme,

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<v Speaker 2>the point person.

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<v Speaker 4>You know what I'm saying when I think of all

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<v Speaker 4>money in he seems like the.

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<v Speaker 1>Point guard of this situation, you know, when we try

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<v Speaker 1>to get this thing done.

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<v Speaker 7>The first person that said, you know, shout out to

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<v Speaker 7>Dave Gils was like, you gotta touch the.

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<v Speaker 8>Copy off the rip, talking about you know, A and B,

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<v Speaker 8>what it stood for, what the plans were, like, you know,

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<v Speaker 8>very organized with his thought process. So you know that

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<v Speaker 8>that comes from a high level of maturity.

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<v Speaker 5>The fact that you know, we were able to have

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<v Speaker 5>access to him, that was incredible.

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<v Speaker 7>But his leadership is what's incredible to me.

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<v Speaker 5>Like if nipp Is is the general and I feel

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<v Speaker 5>like Covey was a lieutenant.

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<v Speaker 6>So I want to applaud y'all too for doing what

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<v Speaker 6>you're doing. And it mean a lot to me, It

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<v Speaker 6>mean a lot to the youth, to the kids, everybody

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<v Speaker 6>that's watching, and I just want to salute y'all on

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<v Speaker 6>how y'all y'all keep going.

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<v Speaker 2>Man, appreciate I appreciate that.

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<v Speaker 7>No Gucci problems heat money with Thomas Leavey for you

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<v Speaker 7>don't want the problems.

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<v Speaker 6>See that's a cly Rexpich.

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<v Speaker 1>To where did all money business come from.

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<v Speaker 6>So all money business is is is is just a

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<v Speaker 6>extension from all money in like like how you got

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<v Speaker 6>uh cash money and then YMCMB Okay. So the plan

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<v Speaker 6>for A and B was to take A and B

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<v Speaker 6>and take all the the kids in the neighborhood and

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<v Speaker 6>do some creativity whatever whatever it is you wanna do.

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<v Speaker 6>If you do music, we wanna help you push that.

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<v Speaker 6>If you do art, we wanna help you push that.

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<v Speaker 6>You make clothes, we wanna help you push that. So

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<v Speaker 6>that's that's basically what AMB was.

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<v Speaker 5>So A, A and B is Is it your brain

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<v Speaker 5>child or who who's involved.

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<v Speaker 4>In A and B?

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<v Speaker 6>It's it's it's it's me copy supreme. This is this

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<v Speaker 6>is my brand, my business, you know, and you know

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<v Speaker 6>I'm a member of All Money in of course nip

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<v Speaker 6>right here.

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<v Speaker 2>You know.

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<v Speaker 6>Anything I'm into, you know, the team is behind me.

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<v Speaker 6>But this is solely just me.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah we we we saw we gotta a person out

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<v Speaker 5>front that greeted us. Man, I see mom's outside. Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>mama love had the bee's bumping outside. So I I

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<v Speaker 5>the last time we came you went here, I think

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<v Speaker 5>the sore was closed. It was kind of late in

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<v Speaker 5>the evening. But I don't know if you had the

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<v Speaker 5>spot next door.

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<v Speaker 6>No, we didn't, So let's let's talk about that.

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<v Speaker 5>Well you got this spot and you said, let's expand

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<v Speaker 5>because now that's not even COVID, that's that's more in

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<v Speaker 5>the food space.

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<v Speaker 6>Yes, more in the food space. So I just thought about,

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<v Speaker 6>uh the different things that we needed around here in

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<v Speaker 6>the neighborhood, and uh what was gonna work. And I said,

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<v Speaker 6>you know what, we need to uh build a a

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<v Speaker 6>restaurant for our people to where we can you know,

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<v Speaker 6>and then we'll have vegan food, uh juices like mm

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<v Speaker 6>we know a different type of way to treat our folks.

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<v Speaker 6>And you can come here. You can eat good housepitality.

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<v Speaker 6>You gonna have that new American soul. You we you know,

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<v Speaker 6>we got mama cooking so so so so so you

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<v Speaker 6>know the food gonna be fire. So y you know,

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<v Speaker 6>we we'll we we gonna open up uh boulevard bobs

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<v Speaker 6>and be and more and probably like the next two months,

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<v Speaker 6>y'all can come down and y'all can sit and eat

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<v Speaker 6>with us.

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<v Speaker 2>That's that's impressing.

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<v Speaker 8>M m mmm