1 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: Its tradition. Time again. Time to revisit all the holiday 2 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: activities we repeat year after year, keep those that we love, 3 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: weed out those that no longer serve us, and create 4 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 1: new traditions, new ones that bring us joy. One I 5 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:26,120 Speaker 1: will be keeping is an exciting night with the family 6 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: at the Trans Siberian Orchestra Extravaganza. The Trans Siberian Orchestra 7 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: is a progressive rock band founded in two thousand by 8 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:44,200 Speaker 1: late rock industry visionary producer, composer, and musician Paul O'Neill 9 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: to push the boundaries of possibilities. He wanted to create 10 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: something that was a lot different than what people were 11 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 1: used to seeing at traditional rock concerts, a dazzling, theatrical 12 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: rock performance with multiple singers who could inhabit the character 13 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 1: he was writing into his rock operas, and boy did 14 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: he do that. Al Petrelli, TSO's main lead guitarist, was 15 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 1: asked by O'Neill to join this new project in nineteen 16 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: ninety five. Al's an incredible musician and theatrical performer. In 17 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: addition to his time with TSO, he's performed with various 18 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 1: acts as a band member, session musician, and touring member. 19 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 1: Listen to some of these names that he's toured with, 20 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 1: Michael Bolton, Celine Dion, Asia Taylor, Dane, Blue, Oyster Cult, 21 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: and today al leads the Trans Siberian Orchestra as its 22 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: live musical director. Although best known for their trilogy of 23 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: holiday records Chriss Eve and Other Stories, The Christmas Attic 24 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:08,239 Speaker 1: and The Lost Christmas Eve, TSL has also released several 25 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:13,399 Speaker 1: other rock operas, Beethoven's Last Night that tells a fictional 26 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:18,799 Speaker 1: story of Ludwig van Beethoven's Last Night Alive, the first 27 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: of them in two thousand, and their later albums take 28 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: on themes such as war and redemption. Twenty five years 29 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: after the release of their first album, Trans Siberian Orchestra 30 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: shows no sign of slowing down. They are the biggest 31 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:40,359 Speaker 1: holiday touring act in the history of the United States, 32 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 1: playing to multi generational, family friendly crowds for over twenty 33 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 1: five years. Since nineteen ninety nine, they've played over two 34 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: thousand Winter tour shows for more than twenty million fans 35 00:02:56,880 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 1: and donated over twenty million from them to local charities. 36 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 1: This year's tour will feature an all new production of 37 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: their beloved The Ghost of Christmas Eve, alongside a special 38 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: second set of hits and fan favorites that includes a 39 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: twenty fifth anniversary salute to Beethoven's Last Night. Attending the 40 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 1: high octane Trans Siberian Orchestra's Christmas Concert is something me 41 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: and my family look forward to year after year after year. 42 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: Once you attend, you will be hooked to I am 43 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: so thrilled to be joined on Love Someone by Al Petrelli. 44 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: Today we're going to rock this episode, but first I 45 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: want to tell you about our opening act. 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She's a huge fan. 73 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 1: I wish that our listeners could see this. They only 74 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 1: get the audio portion. But Dan, you look younger than 75 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:51,720 Speaker 1: ten years ago. You look great. 76 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 2: As see you, my dad. It's so good to see 77 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:55,919 Speaker 2: you and to hear your voice. And we were just 78 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 2: chat and one I saw you was eight years It 79 00:05:58,680 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 2: was the last time. 80 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:01,360 Speaker 1: Who would go seven eight years ago? 81 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:03,159 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, it's funny. 82 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:06,360 Speaker 2: I was just chatting about the first show in ninety 83 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 2: nine we did. We had one box truck and two 84 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 2: buses and a fog machine. 85 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: How many vehicles is in the is in the group now? 86 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 1: Because the line of buses and the line of trucks 87 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:25,599 Speaker 1: with equipment goes on forever. I was there during the setup. 88 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 1: It goes on forever. 89 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 2: Well, listen, it's growing up every year. Paul put more 90 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 2: and more back into the show, you know. I mean, 91 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 2: if Paul is this thing's father, then I'm like the 92 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 2: weird uncle. 93 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 1: Well, he was the grandfather, your now dad. He was dad, 94 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: he grew into granddad. He passed it on to you, 95 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: your dad now and grandpa. 96 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:50,159 Speaker 2: I got my first grandson and a granddaughter on the 97 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 2: way in March. 98 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: Congratulations, Thank you. Are you bringing them on the road? 99 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:57,039 Speaker 1: Are you going to bring them for the tour? 100 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:01,360 Speaker 2: I don't think so. My grandson will be a year 101 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 2: old that is coming December. So my oldest son's a 102 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 2: little squirrel about the show. Maybe maybe not, I don't 103 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 2: know yet. But Nicole will take our daughters. Olivia just 104 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 2: turned will be fourteen and lately just turn nine. So 105 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 2: they'll be with me in Chicago for Christmas and then 106 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 2: we'll get everybody back together. We have our family Christmas, 107 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 2: like the second week of January. I think I have 108 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 2: fourteen nieces and nephews and then a couple of grandkids 109 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 2: now and it'll be a very packed house. But everybody 110 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 2: shows up, and you know, there's nothing quite like that 111 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 2: particular version of holiday chaos. 112 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 1: No, there is nothing. And you know you've discovered this 113 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: and I discovered it years ago. Oh they really care 114 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: about it. The boxes and the little ones playing in 115 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 1: the boxes. Just that's what they want. They want the boxes. 116 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, I could have saved the fortune on Legos, you know, 117 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 3: just give them the box. What are you going to do, spoil. 118 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 1: Let's talk about this phenomen known as Trans Siberian Orchestra 119 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 1: that you have been with since the inception, since the 120 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 1: beginning back in ninety nine. And like you said, it 121 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 1: was a box truck and a couple of buses and 122 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: now it's a mile long caravan and I would want 123 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: for every one of my listeners to get to go 124 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: and experience it at least once in a lifetime, because 125 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 1: there's nothing like it. You know, I've been to Broadway. 126 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 1: I love Broadway. I love going to the theater. I've 127 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 1: been to c Circola. I've been to rock concerts. I've 128 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 1: been to soft rock concerts. I've been to story nights. 129 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:43,559 Speaker 1: But you have somehow taken all these elements, like I 130 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:47,959 Speaker 1: love going to Longwood Gardens outside of Philly and seeing 131 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:52,200 Speaker 1: the pyrotechniques and now the laser show, the best laser 132 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: show I've ever seen. And you've taken those elements. You're like, Okay, 133 00:08:56,440 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 1: let's have some amazing fireworks. Let's let's have some amazing lasers. 134 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 1: Let's tell an epic story beginning, middle, and end. Yeah, 135 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 1: and let's have people flying around in the sky while 136 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 1: they're telling it with electric violins and singing upside down. 137 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 1: How you've taken all these elements and somehow woven them 138 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:30,960 Speaker 1: into this beautiful, cohesive experience that really leaves you breathless. 139 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 3: Hi, Dauria. 140 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 2: If I said all that I'm selling a show. If 141 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 2: you say it's a gospel but it's true, well, thank you. 142 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 2: It was it's all that from the mind to pull 143 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 2: on the other. 144 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 3: You know. 145 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 2: So if we start from like day one, you know 146 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:51,640 Speaker 2: it'll be thirty one years this coming February where we 147 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 2: recorded those opening notes to the theme from christ c. 148 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:56,719 Speaker 3: Sara ab Of twelve twenty four, okay, And. 149 00:09:56,679 --> 00:10:00,560 Speaker 2: We recorded records for four years, five years before we 150 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 2: did our first live show, and we were selling millions 151 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 2: and millions and millions of copies. It was like, I 152 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:07,680 Speaker 2: don't know if I said this the last time we chatted, 153 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 2: but I felt like I was in the steely day 154 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:10,319 Speaker 2: and at Christmas. 155 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 3: You know, we're in the studio. We're not touring. What 156 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 3: do we do? We make records. 157 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 2: You want a children's choir on this so fantastic, you 158 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:20,319 Speaker 2: want an entire gospel choir, you want the orchestry, you 159 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 2: want wonderful. We're making records. We never thought about packing 160 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:25,959 Speaker 2: this thing up in the empire five. So in ninety 161 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 2: nine somebody dared him to do a show, which you 162 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 2: don't dare Paul Neil. 163 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 3: We s they'll figure out a way to do it. 164 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:33,680 Speaker 3: He goes, hey, We're going to go do a tour. 165 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:36,040 Speaker 2: I'm like, huh, how are we going to do this, 166 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:38,079 Speaker 2: he goes on, and we'll figure it out, and that 167 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 2: became our slogan. We'll figure it out, adapt, overcome, and improvise. 168 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:45,080 Speaker 2: Just figure this out. Well, you're gonna have a narrator 169 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 2: recite poetry. How's that going? Or he goes I don't know, 170 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:48,440 Speaker 2: let's just do it. We'll see what happens to right, 171 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 2: all right, brother listen. Fine, So we packed up our 172 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:54,320 Speaker 2: twenty four foot box truck with our fog machine. We 173 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 2: had the crew on one bus. We had the entire band, 174 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:00,160 Speaker 2: like thirteen of us, I think fourteen of us the 175 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 2: other of us, all right, and we hit the down 176 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,800 Speaker 2: of the first show at the Tower Theater in Philadelphia 177 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 2: and the curtain comes up, house lights go down, and 178 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 2: the stage lights up, and I looked in the front 179 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 2: row and I nearly had a heart attack because right 180 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 2: there was this like older like grandparents with the crocheted 181 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 2: sweaters with reindeers on. 182 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 1: The ugly Christmas contest with Grandma's sitting in the front 183 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 1: row of a rock concert. 184 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:30,320 Speaker 2: But the kicker is is that sitting next to this 185 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 2: lovely couple was a dude wearing a Slayer hoodie, you know, 186 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 2: making the metal side, and I'm like, who are these 187 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 2: people like, I don't know, turn up, turned down, the run, 188 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 2: I'm just gonna. 189 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:41,680 Speaker 3: Put my head down and play. 190 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 2: And that became the Trans Siberian Orchestra World. 191 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 3: What do we do next? And who are these people 192 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:49,840 Speaker 3: in the audience? 193 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: There's no demographic, No, there is no demographic. You youve got, 194 00:11:57,040 --> 00:12:01,079 Speaker 1: like you said, people in slayer and black goth and 195 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:05,959 Speaker 1: bracelets all the way up that looked like dog collars, 196 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 1: and right next to them is the ugly sweater. All demographics, 197 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:15,439 Speaker 1: all ages. What I love, What I think is so 198 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 1: sweet are the facts that I see two and three 199 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:25,960 Speaker 1: generations of families that this has become their Christmas tradition, 200 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:28,840 Speaker 1: like their holiday tradition. 201 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 3: They have embraced us. 202 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:36,040 Speaker 2: Albeit the records, the movie and now you know the 203 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:40,360 Speaker 2: show's like when I was a kid, it was Charlie 204 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 2: Brown or It's a Wonderful Life Now my family was 205 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:45,840 Speaker 2: weird growing up Italian. Long now we watched The Godfather 206 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 2: on Christmas Eve, but different stories. Yeah, I love what 207 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:54,079 Speaker 2: these people feel so part of the band, the ones 208 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 2: who come back every year, like you're talking about. I 209 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 2: refer to them affectionate as the repeat offenders. They've been 210 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 2: coming to see us for decades and they're coming back generationally, 211 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:05,560 Speaker 2: and a bunch of them will like act like Graffiki 212 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:08,680 Speaker 2: on the Lion King and hold their brand new grandson 213 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 2: great grandson with the granddaughter or whatever is just so 214 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 2: we know, oh you got a new baby. Because like 215 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:14,160 Speaker 2: we know a lot of the people in the audience, 216 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:17,200 Speaker 2: you know, we've all grown up with Paul's art form, 217 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 2: and we all love it. I love it from on stage, 218 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:21,680 Speaker 2: the crew loves it from beneath the stage, and the 219 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 2: folks in the audience just can't get enough of it. 220 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:25,920 Speaker 2: And I'm so proud that we've been doing this for 221 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 2: so long and it keeps getting at a higher, higher, 222 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 2: higher level of our execution and articulation. I just want 223 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 2: to make it better than it was in previous years. 224 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 1: Well that's going to be hard to do, because it 225 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 1: is spectacular. 226 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:41,680 Speaker 2: When I first recorded with Paul and you put the 227 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 2: faders up on the song that was supposed to it 228 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:46,959 Speaker 2: was to become Christmas Eve Sarajevo, and my first reaction 229 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 2: was early a Christmas song will gives? And then he 230 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 2: told me the story behind it, which was how a 231 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:58,440 Speaker 2: classical musician in Yugoslavia at the time, would play his 232 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:02,679 Speaker 2: cello at the town square in protested the bombing raids 233 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:05,319 Speaker 2: that were coming in during you know, during the war. 234 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 2: And that was my first just say yes to Paul 235 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 2: because the hair on my arm stood up and he said, 236 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 2: what's up. I said, well, I was Alice Cooper's musical 237 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:15,079 Speaker 2: director in eighty nine to ninety eight. I played in 238 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 2: Zagreb and Belgrad. I was in that town square press record. 239 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 2: That was the last time I have his comment on 240 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 2: anything other than yeah, boss, I'm with you. 241 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:24,040 Speaker 3: Let's go. 242 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:26,800 Speaker 2: You know, we're gonna record these records, we're gonna do 243 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 2: these tours, We're gonna make this movie. He asked the 244 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 2: crew guys years and years ago, can you sync up 245 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 2: all the lasers to like one of the guitar figures 246 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 2: in the song Wizards of Winter? And they go, now, dude, 247 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 2: that's too fast, can't do it. And he pulls out 248 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:43,080 Speaker 2: whatever computer he had at the time, and he showed 249 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 2: this video of this guy somewhere in Ohio who had 250 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 2: his entire house synked up to that song. Every one 251 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:51,280 Speaker 2: of my guitar parts. This dude had lit up. And 252 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 2: Paul looked at the crew and he said, this guy 253 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 2: did it with a ladder and a staple gun from 254 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 2: home depot. You're telling me that you can't do this. 255 00:14:57,640 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 2: That was the last time they didn't say yes to 256 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 2: Paul as well, if it was in his big brain, 257 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 2: we were going to make this come to life, no 258 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 2: matter what, visually, sonically, spiritually, emotionally, whatever it is. You know, 259 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:11,840 Speaker 2: it was just like you had said, perfectly, just say yes, 260 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 2: because you're inviting all that good energy in now it's 261 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 2: a possibility. 262 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 3: You know. 263 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 2: If you dismiss it, well, it never sold the light 264 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 2: of to day. You know, let this come to light, 265 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 2: let us let this be something. And that's why we're 266 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 2: still sitting here because we never ever ever make it 267 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:28,800 Speaker 2: through the second week of January without starting on meetings. 268 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 2: I said, okay, take it apart, rebuild it, make it better, 269 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 2: make it more important. You know, if you stay a 270 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 2: student of the whatever art it is, then you're constantly growing. 271 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 2: You know, I tell everybody in the band, my job 272 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 2: is to keep you as a perpetual state of discomfort, 273 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 2: so you never kind of like rocks, because if you're comfortable, 274 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 2: you're not growing. If I keep you uncomfortable, or if 275 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:55,080 Speaker 2: we keep ourselves uncomfortable, you have to grow through that, 276 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 2: whatever that may be. And we haven't seen each other 277 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 2: in person, and I guess you said seven eight years. 278 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:04,560 Speaker 3: You know, I want to make your joy. 279 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 2: Drop when you see the show this year, go, oh 280 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 2: my god, this is I light years from the last 281 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 2: time I seen it. 282 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 3: You know. 283 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:11,840 Speaker 2: I owe it to Paul, I owe it to myself 284 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 2: as an artist, and I owe it to the people 285 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 2: in the audience who have embraced this as their own, 286 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 2: you know. And I want people to continue to love 287 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 2: it and come back and always be surprised. 288 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 1: It is awe inspiring. 289 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:26,440 Speaker 3: Thank you. 290 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 1: It is awe inspiring. Like when I go to a 291 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 1: Broadway show, if I get that sensation where it takes 292 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 1: my breath away, where I can barely breathe, there's just 293 00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 1: so much wonderment. I know the show is going to 294 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 1: be successful. 295 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 3: A joke, no joke. 296 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 2: But again, I'm always going to go back to Paul 297 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 2: because he and I both grew up on Long Half. Okay, 298 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 2: so we're teenagers in the seventies, and what did you 299 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 2: do it? You got on the train, you got off 300 00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 2: the Penn station, you went upstairs, and you saw Genesis 301 00:16:58,640 --> 00:17:01,040 Speaker 2: or pink Ford or the who had Some Square Guarden. 302 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 2: We were kids, you know, talk about a sense of 303 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 2: wonderment and oh my god. I mean, first of all, 304 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 2: we didn't get to see our heroes. You know, this 305 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:10,639 Speaker 2: is a long before MTV was a thing, so the 306 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:13,200 Speaker 2: only way you saw them was in like some circus 307 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 2: magazine or whatever print and you got to go see them. 308 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 2: Mind and these were identity gods when you're a child, 309 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:20,760 Speaker 2: especially like I'm pursuing that I want to do what 310 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 2: you guys. 311 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 3: Are doing and you're sitting there. 312 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:25,000 Speaker 2: And they would always bring a bigger show to Manison 313 00:17:25,080 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 2: Square Garden because at the time all the record companies 314 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 2: were there, you know, the whole industry was centered in 315 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:34,160 Speaker 2: the city, so they'd like more production, more alance, more kids. 316 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:37,040 Speaker 2: Brought the pyrolapp or Genesis had the first moving lights ever, 317 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 2: and Paul fell in love with the big rock show. 318 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:43,639 Speaker 2: And down the blot was Lincoln Center. Will Lenna Bernstein 319 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 2: was performing with the New York Filmatic, or there was 320 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:48,520 Speaker 2: the theater district, like you said, Broadway. 321 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:49,919 Speaker 3: Paul loved Andrew Royd. 322 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 1: Webber, ah Fedom of the upperh. 323 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 3: Oh my gosh, I mean Jesus Christ, Superstar. 324 00:17:57,640 --> 00:17:59,120 Speaker 2: I knew that was a good piece of work because 325 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 2: my father was making Sign of the Cross, like he 326 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:03,119 Speaker 2: thought it was the devil's work back in whatever I 327 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:05,359 Speaker 2: came out, sixty nine to seventy seventy one, whatever, you know. 328 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 3: But art, you know, had power. 329 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:10,520 Speaker 2: Over people, you know, like you said, if it's not 330 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 2: the sense of oh my God, look at this, or 331 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 2: oh my God, listen to this. And the element Paul 332 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:19,879 Speaker 2: added to it was the incredible accessibility to his story 333 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:22,720 Speaker 2: and his poetry, you know. Speaking of going back to 334 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:25,159 Speaker 2: Bernstein for a minute, he had a fantastic quote I 335 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 2: read regarding Beethoven, and part of Beethoven's level of genius 336 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 2: was how his art was always. 337 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 3: What's the word that I'm looking for? 338 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 2: It was always understood, okay, it was always accessible, you know, 339 00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 2: the art, but it was never ordinary, you know. 340 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:46,639 Speaker 3: And I think that's what Pool kind of nailed it. 341 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:49,720 Speaker 2: Because as I recorded these songs in my early thirties 342 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 2: and now I'm sixty three, so these songs I relate 343 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:56,240 Speaker 2: to differently as I get older. You know, I could 344 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 2: put myself into any one of his songs or anyone 345 00:18:58,320 --> 00:18:59,879 Speaker 2: of his characters, and oh, my God, you know, I 346 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 2: live through that, or I'm going through that, or I 347 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:04,239 Speaker 2: miss somebody. And what I noticed over there is that 348 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:08,359 Speaker 2: people in the audience relate to the sentiment of missing 349 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 2: somebody in the case of this year's to you know, 350 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:12,720 Speaker 2: a teenage runaway. Well it doesn't literally have to be 351 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:15,120 Speaker 2: someone who ran away, but somebody that you miss, somebody 352 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:17,159 Speaker 2: that you pray to God, I would just want my 353 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 2: baby back in my arms, you know, and especially around 354 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:24,400 Speaker 2: the holidays, missing somebody seems more magnified. 355 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:25,760 Speaker 3: You know, there's an empty. 356 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 2: Chair at your dining room table that may or may 357 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:28,640 Speaker 2: not have to be able to be filled here. Maybe 358 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 2: these people have are passed on, maybe life kicked in 359 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:32,960 Speaker 2: you just I'll talk to an old friend or a 360 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:36,000 Speaker 2: relative for thirty forty years, whatever it is. Everybody in 361 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 2: that audience relates to Paul's story. And I think that's 362 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:42,399 Speaker 2: the thing, not the secret agible, but one of the 363 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:45,639 Speaker 2: things that people just can't get enough because now they 364 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:46,840 Speaker 2: realize they're not alone. 365 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:49,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, and you're a part of the story. You become 366 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 1: a part the experience. You're not you're not a spectator. 367 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 1: You're a participant simply by the nature of your heart. 368 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:02,159 Speaker 2: You know, all was really really very smart in the 369 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:05,680 Speaker 2: way he wrote musically, lyrically, poetically and all the things, 370 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:09,119 Speaker 2: and you know, even the whole presentation of this. You know, 371 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:11,640 Speaker 2: we put everything back into these shows. Right, you're going 372 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:13,720 Speaker 2: back in the ninety nine one truck, well, two thousand 373 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:17,440 Speaker 2: and two trucks, maybe an extra bus. Then all of 374 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:20,720 Speaker 2: a sudden, we cut the band into two halves because 375 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:25,200 Speaker 2: we couldn't get from Boston to Seattle to Miami to Dallas. 376 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:27,880 Speaker 2: You know, we didn't have enough time. So he took 377 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 2: one band and stayed up in the thirteen college. You know, 378 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 2: goes go, well, whoever, you know, I'm getting another bands together. 379 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:34,840 Speaker 2: We're going to have two tours going on simultaneously. Like 380 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 2: you can't today. He's like, yeah, we can, okay again 381 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:40,200 Speaker 2: with the s Bah. And then one day it's like, oh, 382 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:43,760 Speaker 2: we sold out whatever town we were in, We're going 383 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 2: to do a second show. 384 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:46,520 Speaker 3: I'm like when he goes, how's three o'clock in the afternoon. 385 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:59,639 Speaker 1: Okay, okay, So how many cities you're going to a 386 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:02,600 Speaker 1: bunch of new cities this year? How many cities are 387 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 1: you guys hitting? Do you even know? 388 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 3: I look at the itinerary. I know when I'm leaving 389 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 3: on when I'm coming home, and then when I get 390 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 3: to rehearsals, when. 391 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:13,560 Speaker 2: I start, I got going. You know, I know we're 392 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 2: going to be up in Fargo for the first time. 393 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:17,919 Speaker 2: I know, Bakersfield, I don't know that we've been there before. 394 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:21,840 Speaker 2: A couple other places that we haven't been in maybe 395 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:24,239 Speaker 2: fifteen twenty years. You know, they're putting those back on 396 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 2: the map. But I thought it was like one hundred 397 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 2: and ten shows in sixty cities and forty something days 398 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 2: or some ridiculous beat me up Scottie. 399 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 3: Number like that, you know. 400 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 2: But again, we learned how to do this by doing it, 401 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:41,360 Speaker 2: Paul says. We say, yes, okay, doing two shows a day. 402 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:42,639 Speaker 3: Okay. 403 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 2: Sound check is at one o'clock in the afternoon after 404 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 2: a four hundred mile drive. 405 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:47,640 Speaker 3: So the crew who we. 406 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:50,960 Speaker 2: Owe everything to rehearses as much as we do because 407 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:53,639 Speaker 2: without them with that in the war, you know. So 408 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 2: we'll button up the show and the autograph line and 409 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:57,760 Speaker 2: the meet and greet, and they'll have the trucks. 410 00:21:57,760 --> 00:21:59,439 Speaker 1: So it of us say, oh wait, wait, wait, stop right, 411 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 1: there's something that folks need to know. The autograph line 412 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:06,240 Speaker 1: is back. Yeah, so folks can get an autograph. 413 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:10,399 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, we going back to our first show in 414 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:17,040 Speaker 2: Philly after the Crochet Grandier Sweater Slayer hoodie episode. Me 415 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 2: and a couple of the other people in the band 416 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:21,359 Speaker 2: were so stoked at the reaction I get a standing 417 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:21,919 Speaker 2: ovation up. 418 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 3: It seemed to last forever because it was like, this 419 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:24,320 Speaker 3: is fantastic. 420 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:26,840 Speaker 2: We walked off the front of the stage literally just 421 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:28,639 Speaker 2: to start shaking hands and thanking people. 422 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 3: We were so knocked out, and that's something that's carried 423 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:32,879 Speaker 3: on right. 424 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 2: Up until last year we did it was twenty nineteen 425 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:38,120 Speaker 2: because in twenty obviously the world show down from COVID. 426 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:41,840 Speaker 2: After every show, everybody in the arena is invited somewhere, 427 00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 2: you know, the upper ball where we put a bunch of. 428 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:45,439 Speaker 3: Tables and chairs out. 429 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:47,199 Speaker 2: We'll say about to everybody that comes through, just to 430 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:51,400 Speaker 2: stand them, just to you know, again, meeting their kids, 431 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:54,560 Speaker 2: their grandkids. All the best is dilila when somebody comes 432 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:56,200 Speaker 2: and says, you know, my daughter came to see you. 433 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:59,040 Speaker 2: Last year National UKs stayed violin lessons or my son 434 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:00,639 Speaker 2: also played the guitar because he's. 435 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:03,240 Speaker 3: So knocked out by the show. That's the hidden treasure 436 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:04,280 Speaker 3: in my job. 437 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:09,800 Speaker 1: I don't know if people I'll understand how much energy 438 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:14,640 Speaker 1: that is, how much energy you give out. You guys 439 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 1: don't just sign an autograph. You don't just put your 440 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:21,920 Speaker 1: name on something. You guys touch, you talk, you connect. 441 00:23:22,119 --> 00:23:24,840 Speaker 1: You say I remember that reindeer sweater you were here 442 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:27,879 Speaker 1: last year, and she says, yeah, here's my new grand baby. 443 00:23:28,280 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 1: That is so much love. And granted it's pouring into you, 444 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 1: but when you're giving out the energy you give out 445 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:44,359 Speaker 1: on stage, oh, it's like a full body workout for 446 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:50,919 Speaker 1: two hours and then to give of your heart and 447 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:54,840 Speaker 1: your soul. And that's not a quick line. That's you're 448 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:59,000 Speaker 1: there and you guys are loving and loving on these people. 449 00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 1: That's a lot. 450 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:03,320 Speaker 3: But it's awesome. 451 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 1: It is. 452 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:06,199 Speaker 3: I'll do it three times today if I could. You know, 453 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 3: I just want to do good work. 454 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 1: Having a blast with Al Patrolli from the Trans Siberian Orchestra. 455 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:16,679 Speaker 1: I love me some tso I love my sponsors that 456 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 1: make these conversations Possibletis the season for shopping and sipping, 457 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:28,880 Speaker 1: and there's nothing better than stealing a moment to put 458 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 1: your feet up and enjoy a cup of Bigelow tea 459 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:37,879 Speaker 1: during the hustle and bustle of your busy life. Bigelow 460 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:41,680 Speaker 1: has the perfect blend for every me moment I can 461 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:47,399 Speaker 1: carve out. 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The whole group the whole organizeization 478 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:08,600 Speaker 1: has donated over twenty million, that's a million dollars to 479 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 1: local charities. So when you guys go through Fargo or Portland, Maine, 480 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:20,320 Speaker 1: or wherever it is you're playing, you donate so much 481 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:26,200 Speaker 1: money to local charities to change lives of the people 482 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:28,960 Speaker 1: that come to see you and their kids and their grandkids. 483 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:31,720 Speaker 1: And you never tell you never blow your horn about that. 484 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 1: You never, you know, get up there and say, oh, 485 00:26:33,359 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 1: look at us, We're so cool. It's something you do 486 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:40,960 Speaker 1: quietly and sweetly and from the heart. And I love 487 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 1: you guys for that. 488 00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:43,280 Speaker 3: Well, thank you again. 489 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 2: Going back to Paul, you know, there's an old saying 490 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 2: the loudest guy in the room is usually the weakest. 491 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:49,119 Speaker 3: So then if it's just. 492 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:53,399 Speaker 2: It's a guy in the room, you always got to watch, 493 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:56,960 Speaker 2: you know. And Paul didn't talk about it much, you know, 494 00:26:57,040 --> 00:26:59,639 Speaker 2: but he did it. He just said, one dollar from 495 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:03,160 Speaker 2: every ticket we ever sell forever, we'll go back into 496 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 2: the community. Now a dollar is a dollar, you know. 497 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 2: But we almost hit twenty one million tickets sold I 498 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 2: think by the end of last tour last year, and 499 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:14,280 Speaker 2: a dollar from every ticket, you know, he always in 500 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:16,480 Speaker 2: it for the long hold. He didn't talk about changing 501 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:18,679 Speaker 2: the world, but he certainly made a big dent aity, 502 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:21,160 Speaker 2: and I'm proud of him, and I'm proud to carry 503 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:24,000 Speaker 2: on that legacy. I remember I'd walk around when I 504 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 2: met Paul in eighty five, and we kick around the 505 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:28,440 Speaker 2: streets in New York City, and every time I turn around, 506 00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:30,880 Speaker 2: if we're going to a club, a pizza place, of course, 507 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 2: whatever it was, he'd always stop and I look over 508 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:35,200 Speaker 2: my shoulder. I'm on thirty eighth Street, He's on thirty 509 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:35,719 Speaker 2: sixth streets. 510 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:39,440 Speaker 3: I'm like, now what. And he'd be in his pocket handing. 511 00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:43,800 Speaker 2: Somebody less fortunate a five to ten whatever he had. 512 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:46,560 Speaker 2: And the first time he ever did that, I said, 513 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:47,879 Speaker 2: what's up of that? He goes, listen, that one is 514 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:50,920 Speaker 2: not going to change my life, may change that person's day, 515 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:55,000 Speaker 2: and then I could change their day. Maybe tomorrow has 516 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 2: a little bit brighter of a hope, you know. 517 00:27:57,440 --> 00:27:58,800 Speaker 3: And I looked at him, was like, you are just 518 00:27:58,840 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 3: a prince among gentlemen. 519 00:27:59,800 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 2: You're fantastic, And that's who he was, always doing something, 520 00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:08,240 Speaker 2: you know, very selfless, and I love him for that, 521 00:28:09,080 --> 00:28:11,200 Speaker 2: and I'm proud to be part of something that will 522 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:14,640 Speaker 2: carry on this legacy and his traditions because he did 523 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 2: change oves. 524 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:16,399 Speaker 3: So I go on with your case. 525 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:18,480 Speaker 2: Remember Santa Claus ringing the bell in front of the 526 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:19,440 Speaker 2: grocery store and had. 527 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:24,159 Speaker 1: The big black cag pot Salvation Army love them. 528 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:27,480 Speaker 2: Fantastic, So that you know that was pulled into so 529 00:28:27,520 --> 00:28:31,200 Speaker 2: many things, up so many different levels. I'm just proud 530 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:33,080 Speaker 2: to be his friend, and you know, to be in 531 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:35,520 Speaker 2: his employee and to be his I don't want to 532 00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:37,919 Speaker 2: say partner, but certainly be there to help, you know, 533 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:39,320 Speaker 2: bring these things to life a little bit. 534 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:42,560 Speaker 1: He would be very proud of the twenty fifth anniversary 535 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 1: tribute to Beethoven's Last Night that you just released vinyl 536 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:50,680 Speaker 1: last month. It's out now, so if somebody wants that 537 00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:56,040 Speaker 1: beautiful feeling, you hold it carefully between your fingers. 538 00:28:56,640 --> 00:28:56,880 Speaker 3: Yeah. 539 00:28:57,360 --> 00:28:59,920 Speaker 1: I mean I've been in radio since we played vinyl 540 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 1: and I started on the air, it was all vinyl records. 541 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:08,840 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, And I think it's sweet that for the 542 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:12,959 Speaker 1: twenty fifth anniversary to Beethoven's Last Night you can actually 543 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:14,720 Speaker 1: get the vinyl to it. That's sweet. 544 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:17,000 Speaker 3: And it's colored vinyl, which is even. 545 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:18,240 Speaker 1: Cooler, very cool. 546 00:29:18,880 --> 00:29:21,720 Speaker 2: So well, you know, I remember I don't know Elton 547 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:25,080 Speaker 2: John Jenilbrick Road or Pain Floyd's Dark Side of the 548 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:26,560 Speaker 2: molind to double out me open it up. 549 00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:29,400 Speaker 3: Like, look at the artwork. Yeah, I think I got 550 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:30,160 Speaker 3: a poster, you know. 551 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:32,960 Speaker 2: And the Beethoven reissue you're going to open up is 552 00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:35,240 Speaker 2: the book that would all Poll's lyrics in the poetry 553 00:29:35,280 --> 00:29:39,600 Speaker 2: and Greg Hildebrand's gorgeous are drawings, you know, and you 554 00:29:39,640 --> 00:29:40,040 Speaker 2: know all. 555 00:29:39,960 --> 00:29:41,600 Speaker 3: The artwork that went along with that, and you get, 556 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:43,720 Speaker 3: what are you gonna do? I gotta put the record 557 00:29:43,760 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 3: on gently, gently, I'm gonna sit. 558 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 1: Don't, don't, don't, don't, don't touch it. How many times 559 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:51,120 Speaker 1: did I you don't, don't put your fingers don't. 560 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:51,920 Speaker 2: What are you doing? 561 00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:55,560 Speaker 1: Don't don't? No, no, no, no, no, no outside outside, hold 562 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:57,480 Speaker 1: the outside exactly. 563 00:29:57,760 --> 00:29:58,960 Speaker 3: And it sounds better. 564 00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:00,280 Speaker 1: It does. 565 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:02,280 Speaker 3: And I'm in her room and I'm. 566 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:04,200 Speaker 2: Not on the treadmill, I'm not in my car, I'm 567 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:07,320 Speaker 2: not climbing up the side of a mountain. I'm sitting 568 00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:10,440 Speaker 2: in a room focusing on this beautiful sound that's coming 569 00:30:10,440 --> 00:30:11,480 Speaker 2: out of this turntable on. 570 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:14,760 Speaker 1: This pair of speakers, and it washes over you, and 571 00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:15,320 Speaker 1: it does. 572 00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:18,040 Speaker 2: My daughter Olivia she'll be fourteen in a month. She 573 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:19,440 Speaker 2: has you know, we got a return table, a bunch 574 00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:21,440 Speaker 2: of y is ago. She has an incredible vinyl collection. 575 00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 2: You know, at any give them all, I will pass 576 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:25,960 Speaker 2: the room mill like she's got the Grease soundtrack play 577 00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:30,120 Speaker 2: or she loves Elvis Presley. You know, she's playing the 578 00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:32,640 Speaker 2: record and she's you know, singing into the hair brush. 579 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:34,800 Speaker 2: She's doing her hair in the mirror and she's wow, 580 00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 2: history dusky repeating itself. 581 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:39,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, and you feel that my twenty one year old 582 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:42,360 Speaker 1: is the one that loves vinyl. And she's got quite 583 00:30:42,360 --> 00:30:46,640 Speaker 1: a sweet collection. And every time I'm someplace in sealed records, 584 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:49,400 Speaker 1: I'm like digging through looking for the Edda James, looking 585 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:53,880 Speaker 1: for Rick James, looking for you know, classics, and I'm like, 586 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:56,280 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, you got to listen to this. She goes, 587 00:30:56,320 --> 00:31:00,320 Speaker 1: who's Jim Croach. I'm like, no, Jim Crochy, And you're 588 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 1: gonna just trust me, trust me what I tell you. 589 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:04,600 Speaker 1: You are gonna love this. 590 00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:06,600 Speaker 3: So no, it's fantastic. 591 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:09,200 Speaker 2: And so going back to Beethoven now, so twenty five 592 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:13,200 Speaker 2: years since its release, this is the first time that 593 00:31:14,240 --> 00:31:15,600 Speaker 2: ever in a Winch told that We're going to do 594 00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:18,120 Speaker 2: a small set in the second half of the show 595 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:23,480 Speaker 2: acknowledging that that anniversary and pulls masterful arrangements of the 596 00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:25,800 Speaker 2: great composer's work and his story and the poetry and 597 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:27,840 Speaker 2: stuff like that, so never been done before, never been 598 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:31,120 Speaker 2: seen before. So I'm looking forward to that a lot 599 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:32,160 Speaker 2: of new stuff this year. 600 00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:34,600 Speaker 1: So how can folks find if they're going to be 601 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:36,760 Speaker 1: close to them and where they need to travel to? 602 00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:42,800 Speaker 2: Our website is transdash Siberian dot com and that's the 603 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:46,280 Speaker 2: safest place to start taking information, Like you said, Vinyl 604 00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:48,800 Speaker 2: information the band, where we're going to be anything you 605 00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:49,960 Speaker 2: need to know, that's a great. 606 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 3: Place to go. 607 00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:55,240 Speaker 1: Trans Dash Siberian s I B E R I A 608 00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:59,800 Speaker 1: n dot com for everything you need to know, all 609 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:05,360 Speaker 1: things Christmas, all things Christmas, all things sparkly and explosive 610 00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:10,960 Speaker 1: and powerful and mind expanding and joyful, all at the 611 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:11,600 Speaker 1: same time. 612 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:15,280 Speaker 2: For two hours and fifteen minutes, I want everybody to 613 00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:18,320 Speaker 2: shake the world off their shoulders. You know those house 614 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:21,520 Speaker 2: sites go down It's Christmas Eve in theater in New Jersey, 615 00:32:22,320 --> 00:32:24,400 Speaker 2: and just get lost in that moment and walk out 616 00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:26,080 Speaker 2: of there, like you said, feeling a little bit better. 617 00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:29,320 Speaker 1: I got this note on social media the other night. 618 00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:31,360 Speaker 1: A guy named Michael Miller wrote to me and said, 619 00:32:31,800 --> 00:32:34,880 Speaker 1: our world needs that family that you brought to us 620 00:32:34,960 --> 00:32:37,440 Speaker 1: back in the day. We need it in our current time. 621 00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:41,600 Speaker 1: And I thought, we can do this. We can do this. 622 00:32:41,680 --> 00:32:46,040 Speaker 1: We can change the world one heart, one song, one 623 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:50,160 Speaker 1: act of love, one kindness at a time. 624 00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:53,720 Speaker 2: Just stay focused, you know, because you can't lie to 625 00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:54,200 Speaker 2: the truth. 626 00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:58,560 Speaker 1: Stay focused, keep your heart open to the possibility of yes. 627 00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:03,200 Speaker 1: And turn off the damn news. Stop letting that box 628 00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:05,640 Speaker 1: dictate your moods and your emotions. 629 00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:08,320 Speaker 2: A long time ago, I shut that thing off and 630 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:11,200 Speaker 2: I won't look back. Yeah, what kind of mood I'm 631 00:33:11,200 --> 00:33:11,960 Speaker 2: going to be in today? 632 00:33:12,040 --> 00:33:14,240 Speaker 3: You know? I already know exactly what my days would be, 633 00:33:14,240 --> 00:33:14,680 Speaker 3: full of. 634 00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:18,320 Speaker 1: Chaos and fun, chaos, fun, and a whole lot of love. 635 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:19,480 Speaker 3: Yes, ma'am. 636 00:33:20,280 --> 00:33:23,440 Speaker 1: Well, I will see you and everybody in the Trans 637 00:33:23,480 --> 00:33:27,240 Speaker 1: Siberian Orchestra soon, and God bless you, and be safe 638 00:33:27,240 --> 00:33:29,800 Speaker 1: on the road and just think you, thank you, thank you. 639 00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:33,560 Speaker 1: I'm going to see you in Portland, Portland, That's what 640 00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:34,120 Speaker 1: I'm hearing. 641 00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:35,320 Speaker 3: I hope. 642 00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:40,000 Speaker 1: So I'll be the one with the reindeer knitted sweater. Okay, 643 00:33:40,640 --> 00:33:41,000 Speaker 1: me too. 644 00:33:41,120 --> 00:33:45,160 Speaker 3: I'll wait for you, I'll see I love you, I'll 645 00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:45,520 Speaker 3: talk to you. 646 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:52,880 Speaker 1: So respect always Visweedy. TSO continues to redefine its success 647 00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:56,960 Speaker 1: with over twenty million concert tickets sold and is staggering 648 00:33:57,040 --> 00:34:02,320 Speaker 1: twenty million donated to charities since inception. They remain one 649 00:34:02,360 --> 00:34:06,920 Speaker 1: of rock's most generous bands. The Ghost of Christmas Eve 650 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:12,440 Speaker 1: The Best of TSO and More Tour promises to continue 651 00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:19,760 Speaker 1: TSO's tradition of captivating audiences nationwide with an unparalleled blend 652 00:34:19,840 --> 00:34:28,239 Speaker 1: of rock, classical and theatrical spectacles, complete with dazzling pyrotechniques, lasers, 653 00:34:28,760 --> 00:34:34,200 Speaker 1: and incredible storytelling. There's really nothing like it. They are 654 00:34:34,239 --> 00:34:37,000 Speaker 1: one of the only acts today that resonates with younger 655 00:34:37,160 --> 00:34:42,040 Speaker 1: rock music fans as well as older adult contemporary listeners, 656 00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:45,439 Speaker 1: and they share a positive message for us all. Get 657 00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:50,520 Speaker 1: yourself to their website trans dash Siberian dot com trans 658 00:34:50,760 --> 00:34:55,200 Speaker 1: Dash Siberian dot com. That's t r a N s 659 00:34:55,400 --> 00:35:00,120 Speaker 1: Dash sib e r i a n dot com to 660 00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:02,919 Speaker 1: find out if you are near one of their jaw 661 00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:06,160 Speaker 1: dropping number of series that they are bringing their act 662 00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:09,279 Speaker 1: to this year. Then get yourself and your family to 663 00:35:09,360 --> 00:35:14,560 Speaker 1: a show. It's an amazing and inspiring holiday performance unlike 664 00:35:14,760 --> 00:35:20,480 Speaker 1: anything else. We no longer have my grandmother's pistachio jello 665 00:35:20,600 --> 00:35:24,600 Speaker 1: salad at our holiday table. I didn't really cry over 666 00:35:24,680 --> 00:35:28,640 Speaker 1: letting that go Turkey and dressing on Thanksgiving and oranges 667 00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:31,439 Speaker 1: in our stockings. We still do. Those traditions will never 668 00:35:31,520 --> 00:35:35,080 Speaker 1: go away, along with a host of other family favorites 669 00:35:35,080 --> 00:35:38,200 Speaker 1: I carry on from when I was a kid. Over 670 00:35:38,239 --> 00:35:40,920 Speaker 1: the years, we've added many fun things too, like our 671 00:35:41,440 --> 00:35:46,799 Speaker 1: matching Christmas pajamas, holiday lasagna I start baking that when 672 00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:50,360 Speaker 1: I lived in Boston, and of course a mind blowing 673 00:35:50,480 --> 00:35:55,640 Speaker 1: Trans Siberian Orchestra Christmas concert. I'll be sharing more holiday 674 00:35:55,680 --> 00:35:59,239 Speaker 1: stories and traditions mine and yours, old and new on 675 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:02,719 Speaker 1: the radio tonight, as well as playing old and new 676 00:36:02,800 --> 00:36:07,000 Speaker 1: Christmas favorites. Join me there, and join me in this 677 00:36:07,120 --> 00:36:15,600 Speaker 1: season of giving and slowing down to love someone