Join hosts Dave and Len for an engaging episode of "News and Trends" as they welcome special guests Dave Wooley and his daughter, Veda Wooley, Esq. In this episode, they discuss the upcoming historical fundraiser event featuring music legend Dionne Warwick and political trailblazer Lisa Blunt Rochester. The conversation highlights the significance of multi-generational leadership and activism, with insights into the exciting virtual event aimed at supporting the groundbreaking Senate campaign.
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00:00:14 --> 00:00:22 All right, y'all, get ready for another edition of News and Trends with your host, Dave and Lynn.
00:00:32 --> 00:00:35 Welcome, welcome, welcome to News and Trends with Dave and Lynn.
00:00:35 --> 00:00:38 This is one of your hosts, Mr.
00:00:38 --> 00:00:42 David Coker, proprietor of Dave Mark, Inc., promoter, event planner,
00:00:43 --> 00:00:45 and all-around good guy.
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00:01:10 --> 00:01:14 I'm hanging out with my partner, Mr. Leonard Young. What's going on, sir?
00:01:14 --> 00:01:19 Hey, Dave. Everything is good. This is Leonard Young, CEO of National Black
00:01:19 --> 00:01:25 Guide, DelawareBlack.com, Black media specialist, all-around good guy. How's it going, Dave?
00:01:25 --> 00:01:29 Hey, man. Can't call it. Can't call it at all. just hanging out,
00:01:30 --> 00:01:36 you know, just, you know, just trying to say, I guess fall is finally caught up with his letter.
00:01:37 --> 00:01:41 Oh, yeah, definitely. I mean, it's so funny. I was at my son's football game
00:01:41 --> 00:01:44 yesterday and it started at 530. So I thought I was safe.
00:01:44 --> 00:01:48 And probably about 30 minutes into it, the sun started going down,
00:01:48 --> 00:01:49 the wind chills started picking up.
00:01:50 --> 00:01:55 So winter is definitely coming quick because this temperature has definitely changed.
00:01:56 --> 00:01:59 Yeah, well, as the weekend, you know, towards the weekend, it's supposed to
00:01:59 --> 00:02:01 get warm again. Oh, is it? Okay.
00:02:02 --> 00:02:05 Yeah, it's supposed to get warm again. They're trying to get us all sick then, I guess.
00:02:06 --> 00:02:09 Yeah, that's what it is. It's cold and flu season, and that's what's about to
00:02:09 --> 00:02:11 happen. Right. So definitely.
00:02:12 --> 00:02:16 And, folks, let me say this without, you know, before I forget.
00:02:17 --> 00:02:21 We have to say happy birthday to, you know, to the birthday boys.
00:02:21 --> 00:02:24 You know, just celebrated another birthday over the weekend.
00:02:24 --> 00:02:29 So everybody, if you get a chance, say happy birthday to Mr.
00:02:29 --> 00:02:33 Leonard Young, who just came back from a birthday trip.
00:02:33 --> 00:02:37 Where did you go? uh to jordan michael jordan's
00:02:37 --> 00:02:41 house you know he went to michael jordan i wish not jordan
00:02:41 --> 00:02:44 he went to the other house he went to the big michael the big michael's
00:02:44 --> 00:02:47 house so that's where he was at michael jordan's house yeah so
00:02:47 --> 00:02:50 what did you do there at michael jordan's house yeah so i mean everything was
00:02:50 --> 00:02:57 good my wife and i we went to the country jordan which is i know which is which
00:02:57 --> 00:03:02 is in the middle east and to be honest i was not too familiar with jordan and
00:03:02 --> 00:03:07 my wife told me because was a surprise trip i had a lot of questions like is
00:03:07 --> 00:03:09 it safe you know do they speak english,
00:03:09 --> 00:03:14 you know are you well i won't say that on air but long story short the country
00:03:14 --> 00:03:18 was beautiful the people were very hospitable very kind.
00:03:20 --> 00:03:27 We saw some of the ancient monuments, one of the seven wonders of the modern world, which is Petra.
00:03:27 --> 00:03:32 And if you ever see the picture of the stone, almost like, I don't even know
00:03:32 --> 00:03:37 how to call it, but a monastery built into the side of a mountain.
00:03:37 --> 00:03:39 It was featured on an Indiana Jones movie.
00:03:40 --> 00:03:44 But Longstreet are beautiful. We went to the Dead Sea, beautiful.
00:03:45 --> 00:03:48 And we went to the capital of Jordan, which is called Amman.
00:03:48 --> 00:03:51 And i mean to be honest dave you would
00:03:51 --> 00:03:54 not know you're not in america i mean majority of the
00:03:54 --> 00:03:57 people speak english more a majority of
00:03:57 --> 00:03:59 the shops were businesses that you're used
00:03:59 --> 00:04:04 to hearing about or you know the name so long story short it was great it definitely
00:04:04 --> 00:04:09 gave me a lot of respect for the people of the middle east very kind you know
00:04:09 --> 00:04:17 so great trip wow okay well congratulations sir I'm making it another trip around the sun.
00:04:18 --> 00:04:21 Appreciate it. Around the earth or wherever, whatever way you went.
00:04:22 --> 00:04:29 And, you know, so, but, you know, and this is number 48 for you, right?
00:04:30 --> 00:04:33 Dave, say you, you had time. I know, I know, I know.
00:04:33 --> 00:04:38 Look, I didn't lie because I didn't say it was number 52 or 53 or anything.
00:04:38 --> 00:04:40 Okay. All right. So, you know.
00:04:40 --> 00:04:43 48 trips around. That's the solar system.
00:04:44 --> 00:04:47 Around the round thing. Okay. All right. So, all right. Well,
00:04:47 --> 00:04:50 congratulations, sir. Happy, like I said, happy birthday.
00:04:51 --> 00:04:55 All right. So, folks, we have a treat for you tonight.
00:04:55 --> 00:04:57 So, we're actually going to
00:04:57 --> 00:05:01 jump right into this because we can't wait to talk to our guests tonight.
00:05:02 --> 00:05:05 So, Leonard, why don't you tell everybody who we have on? Sure.
00:05:05 --> 00:05:10 So definitely very excited today. We have two guests on Father Daughter.
00:05:11 --> 00:05:17 So anybody who is a faithful listener, I'm sure you know our first guest, Dave Woolley.
00:05:17 --> 00:05:21 And then we also have his daughter, Vita Woolley Esquire.
00:05:21 --> 00:05:24 And I'm just going to read a quick bio and then Dave, we're going to go ahead
00:05:24 --> 00:05:27 and bring them on. In fact, from now on, I'm going to say Dave C.,
00:05:27 --> 00:05:30 just so we know what we're talking about.
00:05:31 --> 00:05:34 But Dave Woolley is a nationally known veteran entrepreneur,
00:05:35 --> 00:05:38 producer, and director based in Wilmington, Delaware.
00:05:39 --> 00:05:43 He has produced and directed many world-class entertainment events,
00:05:43 --> 00:05:47 including television, sporting events, tours, and concerts.
00:05:48 --> 00:05:53 He has also been an adjunct business professor at Wilmington University since 1996.
00:05:54 --> 00:06:00 He's an NCAA, I'm sorry, NAACP Image Award nominated writer,
00:06:01 --> 00:06:08 as well as co-author of Miss Dionne Warwick's bestselling autobiography, My Life As I See.
00:06:08 --> 00:06:15 In 2020, Dave was named Talent Content Advisor for the Joe Biden Presidential
00:06:15 --> 00:06:17 Inauguration Committee.
00:06:17 --> 00:06:23 And in 2021, Dave has prominently been featured in the Mike Tyson documentary
00:06:23 --> 00:06:26 called The Knockout on the ABC network.
00:06:27 --> 00:06:32 He recently produced, wrote, and co-directed the award-winning,
00:06:32 --> 00:06:36 critically acclaimed Dionne Warwick, Don't Make Me Over documentary.
00:06:36 --> 00:06:41 The film featured Elton John, Snoop Dogg, Bill Clinton, Stevie Wonder,
00:06:41 --> 00:06:44 Carlos Santana, and many, many more.
00:06:44 --> 00:06:48 And then, of course, we have his daughter on as well, Vida Woolley Esquire.
00:06:48 --> 00:06:53 She's a licensed attorney with diverse experience in contract,
00:06:54 --> 00:06:57 statutory, and regulatory drafting.
00:06:57 --> 00:07:01 Her previous experiences have enabled her to practice labor,
00:07:01 --> 00:07:07 employment transactions, contract, entertainment, and general IP law.
00:07:07 --> 00:07:12 Her entertainment experience is primarily based on her role as president of
00:07:12 --> 00:07:17 Wooly Entertainment, a production company that produced a critically acclaimed
00:07:17 --> 00:07:21 film that we spoke about earlier, Dionne Warwick, Don't Make Me Over.
00:07:21 --> 00:07:27 And additionally, she possesses a MBA with a concentration in finance.
00:07:28 --> 00:07:33 So without further ado, we would like to bring Dave and Vita on. Welcome to the show.
00:07:34 --> 00:07:38 Thank you. Thank you for having us. Hey, hey, it's my pleasure,
00:07:38 --> 00:07:41 my buddies. How are you guys doing? We're good.
00:07:43 --> 00:07:51 Great introduction. Hey, listen, for the record, this is Vita and I's first interview together.
00:07:51 --> 00:07:58 Oh, wow. OK. Well, we definitely are thankful that you allowed our platform
00:07:58 --> 00:08:03 to be the ones to, you know, kind of, you know, have that experience for y'all.
00:08:03 --> 00:08:06 So how's it feel veda well we'll see.
00:08:11 --> 00:08:12 My palms are a little funny,
00:08:15 --> 00:08:21 so of course we gave some short introductions if you could and and veda i just want to let you know,
00:08:22 --> 00:08:25 and anyone who knows dave woolley knows how
00:08:25 --> 00:08:28 proud he is of his children uh anyone
00:08:28 --> 00:08:32 knows that anyone everyone so dave even though
00:08:32 --> 00:08:35 we gave her you know a bio that you know we read
00:08:35 --> 00:08:41 off paper can you kind of give a short introduction of your daughter vita well
00:08:41 --> 00:08:45 you know first of all it's like a three-legged stool you know it's vita and
00:08:45 --> 00:08:51 then it's her sister as well divina surely uh and you know it's a single well
00:08:51 --> 00:08:52 hold on i gotta stop you for a minute,
00:08:53 --> 00:08:57 Did you say your daughter's name is Davina? Davina, Wooley, yep.
00:08:57 --> 00:09:00 How's that spelled? Excuse me?
00:09:00 --> 00:09:04 How's her name spelled? D-A-V-I-N-A.
00:09:05 --> 00:09:11 And guess what? What? My daughter's name is spelled D-A-V-I-N-A. Uh-oh.
00:09:13 --> 00:09:19 Both Daves have a Davina. That is... This is creepy. I've never seen that.
00:09:20 --> 00:09:26 Scary. That is? Two days had doors with the same name. That's great.
00:09:26 --> 00:09:30 See, that's how we go back so far. We got light bulbs. Yeah, I know. I know. I know.
00:09:30 --> 00:09:33 It was that time that we were raised, I guess. Okay, go ahead.
00:09:33 --> 00:09:37 I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt you, but that was fascinating to me. But go ahead. Okay.
00:09:38 --> 00:09:40 You know, but you guys did a great introduction.
00:09:40 --> 00:09:44 You know what I mean? Obviously, both of my heart beats, you know,
00:09:44 --> 00:09:48 and really, they are my purpose, you know, for living.
00:09:48 --> 00:09:52 And, you know, I'm extremely proud of them. both of them so you know she can
00:09:52 --> 00:09:55 do but she can she can she can tell you who she is,
00:09:56 --> 00:10:00 and we're so excited to you know be talking about this event too that we are
00:10:00 --> 00:10:04 working on and a couple other projects that we are working on as well so i'm
00:10:04 --> 00:10:05 looking forward to this interview,
00:10:06 --> 00:10:14 okay great okay all right so so dave let's jump right to it so on october 17th thursday.
00:10:15 --> 00:10:21 You and your daughter are producing the fundraiser for lisa blunt rochester
00:10:21 --> 00:10:27 that will be featuring music legend and artist dion warrett can can you kind
00:10:27 --> 00:10:29 of tell us how this event came about,
00:10:29 --> 00:10:37 yeah well you know first of all we love lisa and you know this is a very very
00:10:37 --> 00:10:41 historical and very very important election this fundraiser will also benefit
00:10:41 --> 00:10:48 the harris campaign as well so that's one I want people to make sure that they sign up for the Zoom.
00:10:48 --> 00:10:51 It's only a $25 contribution.
00:10:51 --> 00:10:56 The Zoom is this Thursday. So please, please, guys, we need your support.
00:10:57 --> 00:10:58 Lisa will become the fourth,
00:10:59 --> 00:11:03 black woman in history to be a U.S. Senate.
00:11:03 --> 00:11:08 I mean, so this is a very, very historical kind of a thing. So we need folks
00:11:08 --> 00:11:10 to go ahead and RSVP immediately.
00:11:11 --> 00:11:13 We want success. And Vita, you want to take it from there?
00:11:14 --> 00:11:19 Sure. So just to add, we worked closely with her team.
00:11:20 --> 00:11:26 Actually, we did something similar for her first run when she was rerunning for the House.
00:11:26 --> 00:11:31 So we were honored to be able to circle back for this next run for the Senate.
00:11:31 --> 00:11:38 And we see her as our Senator already. So we're, we're extremely excited to, to, to be a part of this.
00:11:39 --> 00:11:44 And, and is this your first time working together in this capacity?
00:11:45 --> 00:11:54 No. So actually I was an intern for Congresswoman Blunt Rochester during law school.
00:11:54 --> 00:11:59 Yes. And that was an incredible experience. I was able to work out of the Wilmington office.
00:11:59 --> 00:12:03 I was attending Drexel Klein School of Law at the time.
00:12:03 --> 00:12:08 And it was a crazy time to be an intern for a congresswoman.
00:12:08 --> 00:12:11 It was during the impeachment era, actually.
00:12:11 --> 00:12:17 And she gave me like probably one of the toughest jobs, right, was to man the phone.
00:12:17 --> 00:12:20 So I had to answer the phones and I was called all types of things.
00:12:21 --> 00:12:24 And I had to document them or, you know, record and index, you know,
00:12:25 --> 00:12:26 different constituent concerns and things like that.
00:12:26 --> 00:12:30 But we got, it was, it was a really interesting time and it was,
00:12:31 --> 00:12:36 I loved being her intern. I was able to go to DC and attend hearings and she was phenomenal.
00:12:36 --> 00:12:41 She also took me out one-on-one and she's been a great mentor for me ever since.
00:12:42 --> 00:12:46 Yeah. Well, and, and anybody who's not from the Delaware area,
00:12:47 --> 00:12:51 As far as back as I can remember, I'm sure Dave Coker has some memories, too.
00:12:51 --> 00:12:56 But Lisa Blunt Rochester has always been involved in the community.
00:12:56 --> 00:13:01 Anytime you see her, she has a smiling face. You know, she's very welcoming.
00:13:02 --> 00:13:07 And kind of like Dave Woolley, like you said, I'm excited to see her become the next U.S.
00:13:07 --> 00:13:11 Senator and fourth black U.S. Senator ever.
00:13:11 --> 00:13:16 You know, I think it's definitely exciting. So, you know, we or she definitely
00:13:16 --> 00:13:18 needs all of our support.
00:13:18 --> 00:13:21 You know, hopefully everybody can log into the Zoom.
00:13:21 --> 00:13:27 And for the people who do log into the Zoom, what can you kind of tell us what they can expect?
00:13:27 --> 00:13:29 And I only say it because I know
00:13:29 --> 00:13:34 some people have not done like an online concert or online fundraiser.
00:13:34 --> 00:13:38 So for people who are just wondering what to expect, can you kind of give them more information?
00:13:39 --> 00:13:44 Sure, I can I can answer that one. So basically the idea of a virtual event
00:13:44 --> 00:13:46 like this is mostly convenience, right?
00:13:47 --> 00:13:51 So everyone can join at their leisure if you have a break.
00:13:51 --> 00:13:55 And also it's timed for the evening to accommodate most people's schedules.
00:13:55 --> 00:13:58 And so what people can expect is it's going to be a group Zoom.
00:13:58 --> 00:13:59 You're going to be able to log in.
00:14:00 --> 00:14:05 And Lisa's going to make a few remarks. You're also going to hear some commentary
00:14:05 --> 00:14:10 from some different grassroots organizations that her campaign works closely
00:14:10 --> 00:14:12 with and, you know, involved in Delaware, obviously.
00:14:13 --> 00:14:21 So you'll hear some messages from them. And then we'll open it up to our guest,
00:14:21 --> 00:14:25 which is the legendary Dionne Warwick. And they're going to have a conversation.
00:14:26 --> 00:14:30 Lisa and Dionne are going to have a conversation about politics,
00:14:31 --> 00:14:35 about activism, about her work during her career.
00:14:36 --> 00:14:42 So a lot of people know her as a music legend, but she is a true political activist.
00:14:42 --> 00:14:46 I mean, going back to the Reagan era. So it's going to be a really interesting conversation.
00:14:47 --> 00:14:51 We're going to talk about, you know, the historical significance of this run
00:14:51 --> 00:14:54 and, you know, why she's also supporting Lisa and, you know,
00:14:54 --> 00:14:56 the things that we want to see moving forward.
00:14:56 --> 00:15:01 So it's going to be a powerful conversation. I'm going to actually be the emcee.
00:15:01 --> 00:15:06 And the theme is kind of just, you know, multi-generational women and Black
00:15:06 --> 00:15:08 women and, you know, being historical.
00:15:09 --> 00:15:11 And, you know, I was a legislative attorney.
00:15:12 --> 00:15:16 So, so that's the, that's the idea. That's the concept.
00:15:16 --> 00:15:20 We hope everyone enjoys it, but most importantly, it's really just to,
00:15:20 --> 00:15:25 to support, to support, to support, not only just Lisa Byron Rochester,
00:15:25 --> 00:15:28 but also, you know, President Harris, because we, we got a lot of work to do, right.
00:15:28 --> 00:15:31 To make sure we got the right person in.
00:15:31 --> 00:15:35 So that's, that, that's what people can expect. So they should be very excited.
00:15:35 --> 00:15:38 Okay awesome so now i
00:15:38 --> 00:15:42 know you mentioned there were there were maybe some other grassroots
00:15:42 --> 00:15:45 organizations that they be mentioned or maybe
00:15:45 --> 00:15:51 speaking are you able to allude to any of those i i can't that was completely
00:15:51 --> 00:15:57 organized on there okay yep got it okay and then you know i guess how how excited
00:15:57 --> 00:16:04 are you and your dad to be producing an event of this magnitude at at this critical time,
00:16:04 --> 00:16:06 you know, in our election process.
00:16:06 --> 00:16:10 I know you mentioned it, you know, we have less than 30 days.
00:16:10 --> 00:16:15 So, you know, this right here is really a huge event that I think a lot of people
00:16:15 --> 00:16:20 will be tuned into because just, you know, it's historical value approaching. Yeah.
00:16:21 --> 00:16:25 Well, I'll answer my part first. There's nothing more important right now. Right.
00:16:25 --> 00:16:30 So actually, before we started the show, I was telling you guys that I'm literally
00:16:30 --> 00:16:33 in the middle of moving from Las Vegas back to Delaware.
00:16:34 --> 00:16:39 Yes. My plane ticket is for the 19th, so I'll be back in the 302 Saturday.
00:16:39 --> 00:16:44 But, you know, I'm stopping everything, and I think I'm going to get a TV try
00:16:44 --> 00:16:48 to make sure I can emcee this event on Thursday. I mean, nothing is more important.
00:16:48 --> 00:16:53 Another part is, you know, we just lost Sissy Houston, you know,
00:16:53 --> 00:16:57 an icon, and a family member.
00:16:58 --> 00:17:03 And Dionne's still making herself available. So that kind of just lets you know
00:17:03 --> 00:17:07 how serious this is for us and how excited we are.
00:17:07 --> 00:17:12 Because like I said, everybody kind of, it was, we're going to make it happen no matter what.
00:17:13 --> 00:17:16 And my dad was huge and pivotal to making that happen.
00:17:17 --> 00:17:18 So dad, do you have anything else to add?
00:17:19 --> 00:17:24 Well, you know, except that I want everybody to know that this is historical.
00:17:24 --> 00:17:29 You know, this is really historical. When you think of Dionne Wark and Elisa
00:17:29 --> 00:17:32 Blunt Rochester, these women are transformational leaders.
00:17:32 --> 00:17:36 And what I mean by that, a real leader doesn't create followers.
00:17:36 --> 00:17:41 Real leaders create other real leaders. And that's what both of these women have done.
00:17:41 --> 00:17:47 So for me as a father, to sit back and watch these three generations,
00:17:47 --> 00:17:54 Dionne Wark at 83, and Lisa, we won't say her age, but my daughter is 27.
00:17:54 --> 00:18:00 And as a proud dad, I have to add that she became an attorney at the age of
00:18:00 --> 00:18:03 23, with the youngest to pass the bar.
00:18:05 --> 00:18:10 Congratulations. Yeah. You know, to have worked with her,
00:18:11 --> 00:18:15 not only with this project, but Vita is also the associate producer for the
00:18:15 --> 00:18:19 Dionne Moore Don't Make Me Over documentary film, which her sister,
00:18:19 --> 00:18:22 Damini Wally, is also an associate producer.
00:18:22 --> 00:18:25 So that was essentially kind of a father-daughter
00:18:25 --> 00:18:28 production that went on to you know win many
00:18:28 --> 00:18:33 many awards and you know be rated number one on the nilson ratings and premiere
00:18:33 --> 00:18:39 on cnn on new year's day and now it's on hbo max and then veda has a very close
00:18:39 --> 00:18:44 relationship with dion you want to tell her your relationship with dion v sure
00:18:44 --> 00:18:45 yeah that's my godmother,
00:18:49 --> 00:18:52 so this is a truly a family of yeah no right.
00:18:55 --> 00:19:02 Yeah i'm sorry i just gotta ask a quick question have prior to this have lisa
00:19:02 --> 00:19:07 and dion have they met prior or is this one of their i'm sure that i'm sure
00:19:07 --> 00:19:10 they were familiar with each other especially you know being familiar with dion
00:19:10 --> 00:19:14 warwick have they had time to conversate prior to this event or,
00:19:15 --> 00:19:21 Will this be the first? Well, we did one before, as Vida had mentioned earlier,
00:19:21 --> 00:19:23 when she was running before.
00:19:23 --> 00:19:26 So this will be like a reunion for them.
00:19:27 --> 00:19:33 It'll be magic. It really will be magical. And I'm just so, so, so excited.
00:19:33 --> 00:19:38 It's really one of those things. When you have a legend of Dion Status,
00:19:38 --> 00:19:43 who's a global icon, that stops to recognize Delaware, you know,
00:19:44 --> 00:19:46 and this major, major campaign,
00:19:46 --> 00:19:52 you know, I mean, we need to come out, we need to support, you know, really, really do.
00:19:52 --> 00:19:55 And, you know, like I said, as a father daughter team, I mean,
00:19:55 --> 00:19:59 I, you know, my, my heart is pounding. I am so, so proud.
00:20:00 --> 00:20:04 You know, I've raised the girls to, to, to, you know, believe in three things,
00:20:04 --> 00:20:07 you know, in terms of, of, of my three P's.
00:20:07 --> 00:20:10 You remember, Vita? Yeah, girl.
00:20:12 --> 00:20:17 Here we go. The three P's are passion, purpose, and perfection.
00:20:18 --> 00:20:22 And I taught them to find something in life that you're passionate about and
00:20:22 --> 00:20:24 then work very hard because then that becomes your purpose.
00:20:24 --> 00:20:28 And then throughout your life, continue to perfect it. And that's perfection.
00:20:29 --> 00:20:33 And, you know, when you hear about Vita's accomplishments, and I can't,
00:20:33 --> 00:20:36 you You know, not mention my other daughter, Davina, we call her D.
00:20:37 --> 00:20:44 You know, she's one who has her, she's 26, and she has her bachelor's degree
00:20:44 --> 00:20:47 from Wilmington University and MBA from Wilmington University.
00:20:47 --> 00:20:52 And she has her master's from Georgia Tech, one of the top tech schools in the
00:20:52 --> 00:20:53 world. So she's a coding queen.
00:20:54 --> 00:20:57 And, you know, she did that before the age of 25.
00:20:58 --> 00:21:02 So, you know, it's, I want this message to be also for dads.
00:21:02 --> 00:21:06 It's, you know, hey, you know, embrace your children and work with them.
00:21:06 --> 00:21:07 I mean, it's the greatest accomplishment.
00:21:09 --> 00:21:14 Greatest accomplishment. So, hey, V, you want to add to that anything, V?
00:21:15 --> 00:21:16 No, you killed it.
00:21:19 --> 00:21:25 And so I guess Dave and Vita, what are you hoping people take away from this event?
00:21:25 --> 00:21:31 Oh, I'm hoping that people take away that they were involved,
00:21:31 --> 00:21:32 right? They made a meaningful contribution.
00:21:33 --> 00:21:42 Again, it's $25, even if you can't be active and listening, you made a contribution.
00:21:42 --> 00:21:48 So I hope people feel a sense of, you know, bigger, bigger picture, a sense of obligation.
00:21:49 --> 00:21:54 And then I hope people enjoy it and look for more opportunities like this and,
00:21:54 --> 00:21:58 you know, and even the local level. Right. Because all levels count.
00:21:58 --> 00:22:03 So we're hoping just kind of to spark more interest in our community and the
00:22:03 --> 00:22:04 political races that really count.
00:22:05 --> 00:22:07 So definitely. And, you know, one thing I want to throw in, too,
00:22:07 --> 00:22:11 and I was just thinking about it now, you know, this is not just a Delaware event.
00:22:11 --> 00:22:15 You know, this is a national event because I know that people all over the nation
00:22:15 --> 00:22:18 are looking at this Senate race because,
00:22:18 --> 00:22:24 so long story short, I've seen on Twitter where a lot of people from all over
00:22:24 --> 00:22:28 are mentioning how Delaware could have, you know, the fourth U.S.
00:22:29 --> 00:22:30 Black female senator.
00:22:31 --> 00:22:34 So, you know, I think that's exciting that this is not just a Delaware thing.
00:22:34 --> 00:22:37 This is a national thing. Absolutely.
00:22:38 --> 00:22:42 Absolutely. So Vita, how do you feel being a woman, being involved with this
00:22:42 --> 00:22:44 historical event at your age?
00:22:45 --> 00:22:49 Oh, I'm honored. I feel blessed. I'm hoping that,
00:22:50 --> 00:22:54 Me being involved also, you know, inspire more people around my demographic
00:22:54 --> 00:23:00 to do the same and spread the word amongst their circles and their friends to
00:23:00 --> 00:23:03 at a minimum register, right, and to actually vote.
00:23:03 --> 00:23:09 But if you can contribute or fundraise, you know, I think that that's the next
00:23:09 --> 00:23:13 movement is my age demographic getting a lot more involved.
00:23:14 --> 00:23:17 But I also think, you know, just from the female perspective,
00:23:17 --> 00:23:22 there's a lot going on, right, in the Supreme Court in terms of reproductive
00:23:22 --> 00:23:28 rights and all types of things going on, diversification, inclusion, callbacks.
00:23:28 --> 00:23:32 And, I mean, there's a lot going on, right? So I think that I want to be able
00:23:32 --> 00:23:36 to look back. It's all my grandkids. I did something, you know?
00:23:38 --> 00:23:42 No, nothing else. So, you know, I wasn't a lame duck.
00:23:44 --> 00:23:48 And so, you know, interviews like this, it's great. It's great.
00:23:48 --> 00:23:49 And just events like this.
00:23:50 --> 00:23:55 But, you know, it's important to be about it. Right. So I feel like I'm about
00:23:55 --> 00:23:57 it right now. So I feel good.
00:23:59 --> 00:24:01 Well and i also have to say that i also have
00:24:01 --> 00:24:04 to say as a father you know this it just brings
00:24:04 --> 00:24:10 me joy and you know for her she has a meeting we know shortly so i'm i'm just
00:24:10 --> 00:24:14 honored that she jumped in and joined us with this conversation and if you guys
00:24:14 --> 00:24:18 if it's okay can i hang out with you guys a little you know through the show
00:24:18 --> 00:24:23 of course oh yeah definitely definitely we want to We definitely want you to do that.
00:24:24 --> 00:24:28 Of course, we're never going to sue you away, so you're not going to worry about it.
00:24:29 --> 00:24:33 So, Vita, I just want to say on behalf of the show,
00:24:34 --> 00:24:38 thank you for taking the time to hang out with us, and it's nice to meet you
00:24:38 --> 00:24:43 because, like I said, Leonard and I both have heard a lot about the both of
00:24:43 --> 00:24:49 you, so I'm so glad to know that you are.
00:24:50 --> 00:24:53 Blazing your trail just like your father did and
00:24:53 --> 00:24:56 and then working alongside of him at
00:24:56 --> 00:25:00 the same time and you know i'm
00:25:00 --> 00:25:02 a fan dave woolley and matter of fact
00:25:02 --> 00:25:05 part of the reason that i even became the event
00:25:05 --> 00:25:09 planner and promoter myself is watching the the
00:25:09 --> 00:25:12 the groundwork that he laid for a lot
00:25:12 --> 00:25:20 of was back then and even till today and to see that he has produced the offsprings
00:25:20 --> 00:25:25 that he has that and the directions that the two of you are going and especially
00:25:25 --> 00:25:29 with you now that you're coming back to the east coast i know a little wiggle
00:25:29 --> 00:25:32 baby well we'll probably never talk to dave again.
00:25:35 --> 00:25:43 I'm definitely the cooler one I would agree I don't know I don't know I like
00:25:43 --> 00:25:48 the other one's name I don't know she's awesome she's awesome,
00:25:49 --> 00:25:55 but anyway but we do appreciate you coming on and hanging out with us we know
00:25:55 --> 00:25:58 you got another meeting you're a go-to,
00:25:59 --> 00:26:02 you have our blessings go ahead and do
00:26:02 --> 00:26:05 what you got to do and we everybody please
00:26:05 --> 00:26:11 tune in to listen to you know and watch the moderator moderate you know so you
00:26:11 --> 00:26:19 know and and and and tune into this historical event okay yeah all right thank
00:26:19 --> 00:26:23 you you know what you know what we're doing dads because they're girl dads too,
00:26:24 --> 00:26:29 Yeah, we both got girls. It's about passing the baton. Right.
00:26:30 --> 00:26:34 Well, thank you so much for having me. And I'm looking forward to seeing everybody
00:26:34 --> 00:26:39 on Zoom Thursday, October 17th from 630 to 730 p.m.
00:26:39 --> 00:26:41 Eastern Standard Time.
00:26:42 --> 00:26:44 And you guys have a great rest of your show.
00:26:44 --> 00:26:47 All right. This was not bad for my first time.
00:26:50 --> 00:26:57 How did we do? Did we do okay? You did all right. I'm going to hang out before I mess it up. Thank you.
00:26:58 --> 00:27:05 See you later. Thank you. Okay. Bye. Okay. Love you, Dad. Bye.
00:27:09 --> 00:27:12 That's awesome. Thank you for hanging out with us.
00:27:13 --> 00:27:18 Yeah. But we're going to actually get into a few of our topics.
00:27:21 --> 00:27:27 So before we do that, for anyone who's listening now, we'll put the link on our Facebook page.
00:27:27 --> 00:27:32 And we'll also include the link in the caption of this podcast and all the networks
00:27:32 --> 00:27:38 so that, you know, anyone who can, they can just click on the link and, you know, join on Zoom.
00:27:38 --> 00:27:45 Right. Okay. That'd be awesome. So, and of course, we'll make sure Mr.
00:27:45 --> 00:27:51 Woolley gives a chance to talk a little bit more about it before the end of the show as well. Okay.
00:27:51 --> 00:27:57 All right. So let's go into our topic portion and then got a couple of stories
00:27:57 --> 00:27:59 that wanted to talk about tonight.
00:28:00 --> 00:28:07 And let me see our first story. It's going to be, I thought this was interesting.
00:28:08 --> 00:28:09 Bath and body work.
00:28:10 --> 00:28:16 Everybody's favorite place to go to buy, you know, the stuff that the women like.
00:28:17 --> 00:28:19 And, you know, some of us men, I guess, as well.
00:28:20 --> 00:28:25 So Bath and Body Works pulls candle product that resembles KKK hoods.
00:28:26 --> 00:28:27 I thought this was interesting.
00:28:28 --> 00:28:34 Leonard, did you get a chance to see that picture? So I heard about it this morning on the news.
00:28:34 --> 00:28:36 I did not get to see it until just prior to the show.
00:28:37 --> 00:28:39 And once I saw it, I just chuckled to myself.
00:28:42 --> 00:28:47 I don't know maybe i don't know if you can pull it up so dave can see it or i don't know but.
00:28:48 --> 00:28:51 Yeah but it's interesting so listen to
00:28:51 --> 00:28:55 this right quick it says bath and body work has found
00:28:55 --> 00:28:58 itself in hot water after a recent product release
00:28:58 --> 00:29:03 sparked outrage for being racially insensitive the company is now working to
00:29:03 --> 00:29:08 remove a holiday candle from its shelves following criticism that the design
00:29:08 --> 00:29:15 that is designed resembles the hoods worn by the Ku Klux Klan.
00:29:16 --> 00:29:26 The candle part of their no-end scent line featured a snowflake design set against a red background.
00:29:27 --> 00:29:33 Which went viral after social media users on X, formerly Twitter,
00:29:33 --> 00:29:41 noted its similarity to the infamous white hoods with pointed tops and small holes.
00:29:41 --> 00:29:46 The backlash was swift, with many calling for the product to be canceled and
00:29:46 --> 00:29:49 for those responsible to be fired.
00:29:49 --> 00:29:55 Bath and Body Works quickly recognized the severity of the situation and issued
00:29:55 --> 00:30:00 an apology, acknowledging the unintended offense caused by the design.
00:30:00 --> 00:30:05 A company spokesperson explained, we are committed to listening to our teams
00:30:05 --> 00:30:09 and customers are committed to finding, fixing any mistakes we make,
00:30:10 --> 00:30:13 even those that are unintentional, like this one.
00:30:13 --> 00:30:18 We apologize to anyone we've offended and are swiftly working to have the item
00:30:18 --> 00:30:24 removed and are evaluating our process going forward. So that was what they had to say.
00:30:25 --> 00:30:28 It is interesting because when you look at this
00:30:28 --> 00:30:32 it does look like exactly
00:30:32 --> 00:30:37 what they say kkk put it people and
00:30:37 --> 00:30:42 the camera is red it's on a you know and it's like four pictures of four faces
00:30:42 --> 00:30:48 that look like but supposedly it's not faces leonard and i have done stories
00:30:48 --> 00:30:52 in the past about symbolism with products.
00:30:52 --> 00:30:56 I'm going to put it that way, that we're either intentional or not intentional,
00:30:56 --> 00:31:02 you know, but even still, people tend to try to see how far they can get away with things.
00:31:03 --> 00:31:06 Was this a what do you guys think was this
00:31:06 --> 00:31:09 a mistake uh you know
00:31:09 --> 00:31:12 innocent mistake i'm gonna say or was
00:31:12 --> 00:31:16 this something that was subliminally done especially
00:31:16 --> 00:31:21 during the climate that we're in right now right uh they they will have have
00:31:21 --> 00:31:26 you seen the image you know i i just i'm looking at it now and you know it's
00:31:26 --> 00:31:31 striking it's definitely striking you know and it really is and and it's it's
00:31:31 --> 00:31:33 certainly worthy of controversy.
00:31:34 --> 00:31:37 So I'm glad you guys brought this up because these are the kinds of things that
00:31:37 --> 00:31:39 make your podcast so special.
00:31:41 --> 00:31:44 You guys find these unique stories that I hadn't even heard about this.
00:31:45 --> 00:31:48 So I got to come on your show to learn. It's like, wow.
00:31:50 --> 00:31:53 It turned my Google on. I just turned my Google on.
00:31:55 --> 00:31:59 Well, it's funny. It's funny. It is one of these unique stories, but it also,
00:32:00 --> 00:32:03 you know, when you think about bath and body work you know that's a very popular
00:32:03 --> 00:32:06 place and you know and this is
00:32:06 --> 00:32:09 not the first time they've had controversy because i didn't we do a story a
00:32:09 --> 00:32:14 couple years ago there was something else that they had there that they i can't
00:32:14 --> 00:32:17 remember what it was but it was something else that was racially instead to
00:32:17 --> 00:32:22 do it's it's not ringing a bell but i mean you know i i don't doubt it but you
00:32:22 --> 00:32:24 know it's funny day because when i heard about on the radio,
00:32:25 --> 00:32:28 and you know the way they described it on the radio and
00:32:28 --> 00:32:31 now that i'm seeing the picture i i get it for anyone
00:32:31 --> 00:32:37 who's listening and back in the day when used to see people make snowflakes
00:32:37 --> 00:32:42 and like you know they kind of fold paper into fours or eights and make cuts
00:32:42 --> 00:32:48 and then you open up and it's a big snowflake i i understand that now when they
00:32:48 --> 00:32:50 put these little holes in it that look like,
00:32:50 --> 00:32:56 eyes you know that that was the point where it looks like they just went too far so yeah yeah.
00:32:57 --> 00:33:05 When I look at it now, Dave or Dave's, if it didn't have the little circle eye
00:33:05 --> 00:33:07 cutouts, I think we'd be fine.
00:33:07 --> 00:33:11 But I don't know. And I was listening to something and they said,
00:33:11 --> 00:33:19 you know, that's when you need more non-white people in the the marketing room, the planning room,
00:33:19 --> 00:33:23 the, you know, the evaluation, the product, you know, whatever those departments
00:33:23 --> 00:33:29 are, because, you know, people of a certain ethnicity may not notice anything wrong.
00:33:29 --> 00:33:32 But as soon as I look at it, I'll be like, hold up.
00:33:32 --> 00:33:37 You know, we we we might need to reevaluate. so right yeah right yeah well you
00:33:37 --> 00:33:42 would think you would think but the in the right with the racial climate of
00:33:42 --> 00:33:49 the world today especially here in the united states you really have to be careful,
00:33:49 --> 00:33:56 the images that you put out there without knowing for fact how people might
00:33:56 --> 00:34:03 see them now i i look at this i mean i can't see anything but kkk you know what
00:34:03 --> 00:34:05 i mean that's all i see when I look at this picture.
00:34:06 --> 00:34:10 Okay. Now, if I hadn't heard, if I hadn't read the article or whatever,
00:34:10 --> 00:34:13 I might have blown by it at first.
00:34:14 --> 00:34:20 But then now I now that I know what they're insinuating and what you can't see
00:34:20 --> 00:34:21 anything else, you can't unsee it.
00:34:22 --> 00:34:24 You cannot unsee it in any kind of way.
00:34:24 --> 00:34:27 And, you know, I think it's a big mistake. Bath and Body Works,
00:34:28 --> 00:34:31 too, because, OK, they're getting bad publicity.
00:34:31 --> 00:34:34 You know what? Whether intentional or non-intentional.
00:34:34 --> 00:34:38 And they're pulling all these products from the shelves, you know,
00:34:39 --> 00:34:40 so hopefully in the future.
00:34:40 --> 00:34:42 Something that they were hoping to make money from. Yeah. So,
00:34:43 --> 00:34:46 I mean, hopefully in the future, they'll have more diversity where they kind of spot this quicker.
00:34:46 --> 00:34:51 Well, a lot of times these things happen because, you know, there's no representation
00:34:51 --> 00:34:58 from this community at the table, you know, when these executive decisions are made, you know, so,
00:34:59 --> 00:35:02 you know, that's where the issue really has to start is, you know,
00:35:02 --> 00:35:07 with more African Americans and people of color at that top level management
00:35:07 --> 00:35:12 position and CEO position of these corporations, because certainly they would
00:35:12 --> 00:35:15 have sought through the same lens that you and I sought.
00:35:15 --> 00:35:19 And, you know, given this political environment that we were in with America
00:35:19 --> 00:35:24 being so divided, you know, I always want to remind people we are more alike
00:35:24 --> 00:35:27 than we are different, you know. Yeah.
00:35:28 --> 00:35:34 But, you know, when you do something like this, you know, for part of this size,
00:35:34 --> 00:35:37 you know, it's embarrassing, you know, for a Fortune 500 company.
00:35:38 --> 00:35:44 Yes. So I just thank God for your podcast to bring this to light to me.
00:35:44 --> 00:35:49 I listen to you guys. Yeah.
00:35:49 --> 00:35:55 Well, that's, you know, we, we try, we try to talk, we try to talk about the
00:35:55 --> 00:35:59 stories that a lot of other people aren't talking about because that's what
00:35:59 --> 00:36:01 makes, you know, you gotta, you gotta do that. You know,
00:36:02 --> 00:36:07 There's a lot of information out there in the world today that people need to know.
00:36:08 --> 00:36:11 And sometimes, you know, the Internet is great.
00:36:11 --> 00:36:17 I mean, you know, social media is great. But sometimes you just got to listen.
00:36:18 --> 00:36:23 You got to seek. And you got to want to know. You know what I mean?
00:36:23 --> 00:36:27 And this type of stuff is important. so
00:36:27 --> 00:36:30 you know especially because like you
00:36:30 --> 00:36:33 just said you know in this political climate you know
00:36:33 --> 00:36:36 we got a lot of companies that are supporting
00:36:36 --> 00:36:42 certain candidates you know now we don't know what company they have in body
00:36:42 --> 00:36:45 work maybe who what candidate they might be supporting but it's right you know
00:36:45 --> 00:36:50 but if you see something like this it definitely kind of gives you right certain
00:36:50 --> 00:36:54 vibes as to who they could be supporting. You know what I mean? You know, so.
00:36:54 --> 00:37:01 And what it does is it conjures up in an emotion, you know, when you see images like this,
00:37:01 --> 00:37:06 you know, but what's important for people to always remember is you should never,
00:37:07 --> 00:37:10 ever let your emotions dictate your actions.
00:37:10 --> 00:37:13 Right. You know, you should never let your emotions dictate your actions.
00:37:14 --> 00:37:17 So, you know, they made a mistake.
00:37:18 --> 00:37:22 Hopefully they will learn from it. And then, you know, the folks,
00:37:22 --> 00:37:26 you know, will, you know, kind of simmer down, you know, emotionally because
00:37:26 --> 00:37:30 the images are very emotional and disturbing to look at.
00:37:30 --> 00:37:32 Yeah, that's true. That is true.
00:37:33 --> 00:37:38 Okay. All right. Well, moving on to our next story.
00:37:38 --> 00:37:41 All right. Tell me something I don't know. Go ahead. Okay.
00:37:43 --> 00:37:49 All right, Dave. I would be listening to this show even if I wasn't on it, you know.
00:37:51 --> 00:37:56 I follow you guys. Yeah, I know. We do. And you're one of our biggest supporters. Absolutely.
00:37:57 --> 00:38:01 Now you know why, right? Yeah, yeah. There you go. I get my lesson.
00:38:02 --> 00:38:05 And everybody listening, tune in every time they put up a podcast.
00:38:06 --> 00:38:07 Guarantee you will learn something.
00:38:08 --> 00:38:14 Yeah, that's true. Thank you. Thank you. This next story is Georgia's largest
00:38:14 --> 00:38:23 black-owned adult daycare owner gifts three of its employees with their very own franchises.
00:38:23 --> 00:38:30 This is the backdrop of the story. On September 11th, during the 12th annual
00:38:30 --> 00:38:33 Innovative Senior Solutions Senior Festival.
00:38:34 --> 00:38:39 I found a blue and Jessica Wright, the co-founders of Innovative Senior Solutions,
00:38:39 --> 00:38:47 gifted three of their senior-level employees with their very own adult daycare franchises.
00:38:48 --> 00:38:52 The event was held in partnership with the Caring for Seniors Foundation and
00:38:52 --> 00:38:57 achieved the remarkable milestone as the largest senior festival,
00:38:58 --> 00:39:05 in the state of Georgia with over 600 attendees, including seniors and disabled adults.
00:39:06 --> 00:39:09 The three employees, Whitney Kimbrough,
00:39:10 --> 00:39:14 Director of Business Dispansion, Kayla Bowens,
00:39:14 --> 00:39:20 Director of Admissions, and Arthur Lee Wright, the third Director of Transportation,
00:39:20 --> 00:39:27 was honored with the life-changing opportunity to own and operate their own
00:39:27 --> 00:39:28 franchises within the network.
00:39:29 --> 00:39:34 As Shonda Blue, CEO of Innovative Seeing Solutions, expressed the significance
00:39:34 --> 00:39:41 of the gesture, the magnitude of this gift can change the trajectory of their families.
00:39:42 --> 00:39:48 Wendy, Kayla, and Arthur have dedicated years to the success of a company,
00:39:48 --> 00:39:50 and they're more than deserving.
00:39:52 --> 00:39:58 We know firsthand they will be successful, and we can't wait to see them in
00:39:58 --> 00:40:02 action as they grow their own adult daycare center.
00:40:02 --> 00:40:06 On the festival, which brought together seniors, caregivers,
00:40:06 --> 00:40:10 and local stakeholders, offered attendees valuable information,
00:40:10 --> 00:40:15 activities, and services catered to senior care and well-being.
00:40:16 --> 00:40:20 The event's success not only underscores a strong community engagement,
00:40:20 --> 00:40:25 but also marks a new chapter in the personal and professional lives of the employees
00:40:25 --> 00:40:27 who received this extraordinary gift.
00:40:28 --> 00:40:32 I'm going to stop right there. You imagine working for a company,
00:40:33 --> 00:40:39 putting in years of dedication, hard work, and so forth, and the company,
00:40:39 --> 00:40:47 in a big surprise to you, turns around and rewards you with a franchise of your own?
00:40:48 --> 00:40:53 That is awesome. I saw this story, man. I was like, now who doesn't?
00:40:53 --> 00:40:57 I mean, you don't hear this type of story every day, you know,
00:40:57 --> 00:41:03 where somebody actually goes to work, does the work, and gets rewarded for the work.
00:41:05 --> 00:41:11 That's important. That is very important. And these three people actually put in the work.
00:41:11 --> 00:41:15 Wow. They were awarded their own franchise.
00:41:15 --> 00:41:20 They didn't have to go out and pay for it. Of course, they paid with hard work.
00:41:21 --> 00:41:27 But, you know, the company recognized their good deeds and they took care of them.
00:41:28 --> 00:41:31 Wow. That is so awesome.
00:41:31 --> 00:41:35 I just, I saw that story and I was like, man, you know, you,
00:41:35 --> 00:41:40 you know how many years, I mean, Leonard and I just talked about,
00:41:40 --> 00:41:43 we actually revisited the story with the guy who worked for a burger,
00:41:43 --> 00:41:45 was it Burger King, Leonard?
00:41:45 --> 00:41:50 Oh yeah. Yeah. 20 years. Yeah. 20 years. And they gave him a key chain.
00:41:51 --> 00:41:56 Yeah. I mean, you know, I mean, you know, and they, you know,
00:41:56 --> 00:42:00 of course the family started to go fund me and he raised over 400.
00:42:00 --> 00:42:03 Now you got a food truck and he's doing real good and all
00:42:03 --> 00:42:06 that stuff you know this is the way you reward somebody
00:42:06 --> 00:42:11 yeah this is the way you reward people for hard work and dedication you know
00:42:11 --> 00:42:15 it's just like it's just like you dave with yeah you know paying it forward
00:42:15 --> 00:42:20 to your daughter you know and helping them do what they're doing you know this
00:42:20 --> 00:42:23 is the type of thing this is one of those stories man when i read it i was like.
00:42:24 --> 00:42:31 Man, that's so awesome. You know, so this is the type of stuff that we need to hear about.
00:42:31 --> 00:42:34 And where do you find this stuff, man? That's all I want.
00:42:35 --> 00:42:40 I know where I find it. I tune into your podcast. So then people will be asking
00:42:40 --> 00:42:43 me, where do you find it? I said, oh, I got a secret.
00:42:44 --> 00:42:48 Well, you know, I'm an information hound.
00:42:49 --> 00:42:53 And Leonard posts stuff all the time, you know.
00:42:53 --> 00:42:56 And a lot of times we'll come up with the same stories it's kind of funny it
00:42:56 --> 00:43:00 does happen quite often that we'll come up with the same stories or we'll be
00:43:00 --> 00:43:03 talking to each other i said yeah i saw that story he tell me about it you know
00:43:03 --> 00:43:06 but then you know these kind of human interest stories,
00:43:06 --> 00:43:09 you know i'll be honest with you dave i do
00:43:09 --> 00:43:12 have to search for it's not they don't pop right
00:43:12 --> 00:43:15 up yeah yeah because this kind
00:43:15 --> 00:43:18 of stuff people you know you know
00:43:18 --> 00:43:20 we don't people people ain't going to talk about this stuff they're going
00:43:20 --> 00:43:24 to talk about the ditty and they're going to talk about that type
00:43:24 --> 00:43:27 of stuff all the time you know we could we could spend every
00:43:27 --> 00:43:30 day talking about ditty right now we really could you know
00:43:30 --> 00:43:33 but this is but this kind of stuff and you
00:43:33 --> 00:43:36 know no you got to look for it you got to find it because
00:43:36 --> 00:43:41 it's not stuff that's always put out there you know you know who wouldn't want
00:43:41 --> 00:43:45 to hear about a story or somebody making good because they had employees that
00:43:45 --> 00:43:51 did their job as opposed to employees who wasn't doing their jobs and didn't
00:43:51 --> 00:43:55 deserve the rewards that these three got, you know.
00:43:55 --> 00:43:59 And you think about it. If you have other people that's working for this agency
00:43:59 --> 00:44:03 and they see what just happened with these three, wouldn't that be a incentive
00:44:03 --> 00:44:06 for you to keep doing the job that you're supposed to be doing in order for
00:44:06 --> 00:44:08 being able to get something like that yourself?
00:44:09 --> 00:44:13 Absolutely. And Dave, I was going to say on the flip side, too,
00:44:13 --> 00:44:16 you know, it's probably smarter the company because if you have employees that
00:44:16 --> 00:44:22 show leadership and they're capable of, let's say, handling their business department,
00:44:23 --> 00:44:29 then allowing them to own their own franchises, you know, almost it almost builds
00:44:29 --> 00:44:33 up your company because you're, you know, trusting those people in those positions as well.
00:44:33 --> 00:44:39 Right definitely you know it builds it builds up your company builds up your
00:44:39 --> 00:44:43 your well and it builds up your yelp rating.
00:44:46 --> 00:44:51 So you know how important
00:44:51 --> 00:44:57 that is these days right you know but but it's just i just thought it was a
00:44:57 --> 00:45:03 grand grand jester and i just think that you know when you hear about our folks
00:45:03 --> 00:45:08 going out there and doing stuff like this and being rewarded in the way that they were rewarded.
00:45:08 --> 00:45:12 I just thought it was an awesome, awesome thing. So I had to bring that story,
00:45:13 --> 00:45:15 to News and Trends today.
00:45:16 --> 00:45:20 News and Trends, right? News and Trends. David Lynch.
00:45:23 --> 00:45:28 They don't call it that for a reason, right? Right. There you go.
00:45:28 --> 00:45:30 There it is. That's what we're all about.
00:45:31 --> 00:45:35 But anyway, so that brings us to Leonard's favorite part of the show.
00:45:37 --> 00:45:43 Leonard, Leonard. Should I sit down? No, I think you can handle this.
00:45:43 --> 00:45:46 Leonard's the one who always has trouble handling it. I think you can handle this.
00:45:51 --> 00:45:57 What's that? No, no, no. Okay. Okay. All right. Well, this is Dave's Corner.
00:45:58 --> 00:46:02 And so Dave's Corner, you know, Dave's Corner, We always ask good questions
00:46:02 --> 00:46:05 and philosophical questions. So I got a question for the both of you.
00:46:06 --> 00:46:10 And Dave, I'm going to have you answer this question first. If you could do
00:46:10 --> 00:46:19 interviews with three well-known people and they had to answer all your questions
00:46:19 --> 00:46:22 you asked with full disclosure,
00:46:22 --> 00:46:25 who would those three people be?
00:46:25 --> 00:46:32 Well, are you saying are they alive or have they passed? They could be alive or they could be dead.
00:46:32 --> 00:46:35 They had to be, you know, famous people, of course, you know,
00:46:35 --> 00:46:37 but they could be dead or alive.
00:46:37 --> 00:46:42 But if you had a chance to talk to them and had a chance to interview them,
00:46:42 --> 00:46:45 and like I said, you can ask them any question.
00:46:46 --> 00:46:50 Right. And they had to give you the answer to those questions. Full disclosure.
00:46:51 --> 00:46:55 Right. What three people would you want to interview? Well, I would start off
00:46:55 --> 00:46:56 with Martin Luther King.
00:46:57 --> 00:47:03 Yeah. Obvious, obvious reasons. Obvious reasons. And then because of my music background.
00:47:04 --> 00:47:07 You know, I've had the pleasure of doing this one as well.
00:47:08 --> 00:47:14 It would be Quincy Jones and Stevie Wonder, who I had the pleasure of interviewing
00:47:14 --> 00:47:17 them both because they're featured in the Dion doc.
00:47:18 --> 00:47:20 And of course, Dion would be in that lump.
00:47:20 --> 00:47:30 The other person I think I would want to interview is somebody like a Shirley Chisholm. Wow.
00:47:31 --> 00:47:36 Yeah. Yeah, you know, Shirley Chisholm.
00:47:36 --> 00:47:41 And then, last but not least, Tupac or Biggie.
00:47:47 --> 00:47:48 Flip a corn, you know?
00:47:52 --> 00:47:57 Okay. That's a range, right? Yeah, that's a good range.
00:47:57 --> 00:48:01 I like the Shirley Chisholm one. I really do.
00:48:02 --> 00:48:06 Hey, guys, guys got to Google that one, you know. Well, that's one.
00:48:06 --> 00:48:08 Now I know. The young folks.
00:48:10 --> 00:48:12 Yeah, young folks got to Google that.
00:48:15 --> 00:48:22 All right, Leonard. Yep, so you know it's funny because I was thinking of a set.
00:48:22 --> 00:48:26 I ain't going to say that on here. But the other day, Wooley said it.
00:48:26 --> 00:48:32 I'm safe to say that the Biggie Tupac, and I was trying to think of if I could
00:48:32 --> 00:48:35 only ask one of them which one,
00:48:35 --> 00:48:42 and I think I would probably go ahead and ask Tupac so that would be one of them,
00:48:43 --> 00:48:49 The second person I would probably ask would be Malcolm X.
00:48:50 --> 00:48:53 You know, just because he was so revolutionary, you know, I didn't know,
00:48:54 --> 00:48:58 you know, more information that, you know, probably would not be public.
00:48:59 --> 00:49:05 And then the last one is going to be Donald Trump, because I want to call him
00:49:05 --> 00:49:07 a liar, liar, pants on fire.
00:49:08 --> 00:49:11 You know all you know all these things he
00:49:11 --> 00:49:14 didn't know he doesn't know what uh
00:49:14 --> 00:49:20 you know who did it what it is you know he didn't cause the riots you know the
00:49:20 --> 00:49:27 election being fake you know so basically i you know i just want to hear him
00:49:27 --> 00:49:31 admit to all these lies that he just tells on daily basis.
00:49:36 --> 00:49:42 That's interesting what about you Dave Dave so if you could interview three
00:49:42 --> 00:49:48 well known people and they had to answer all your questions full disclosure who would they be,
00:49:49 --> 00:49:54 well I have to say one that's already been said already who I thought would
00:49:54 --> 00:49:57 be somebody that all three of us would say but two of us,
00:49:58 --> 00:50:03 MLK definitely would have to So I definitely would have to have a talk with Arnold.
00:50:04 --> 00:50:05 I would definitely have to have that talk.
00:50:06 --> 00:50:08 Because there's some things I want to know.
00:50:09 --> 00:50:11 I'm going to be honest. There's some things I want to know.
00:50:14 --> 00:50:18 Leonard, you actually said something that kind of made sense,
00:50:18 --> 00:50:21 even though you might have made a mistake in trying to make sense,
00:50:22 --> 00:50:25 which was the Donald Trump thing.
00:50:26 --> 00:50:29 But my person would not be Donald Trump, I would ask.
00:50:29 --> 00:50:35 I would like to interview. my person would be Mike Pence okay because I think
00:50:35 --> 00:50:42 Mike Pence has a lot of answers I thought you were going to say Melania Melana she ain't going to talk.
00:50:44 --> 00:50:50 You said full disclosure she got to answer the questions even still though I
00:50:50 --> 00:50:53 think Mike Pence would probably tell me everything I need,
00:50:54 --> 00:51:00 I want to know I'm going to put it that way because Mike you notice he's not saying much these days.
00:51:01 --> 00:51:04 He's waiting on his book. He's going to say it in his book. Yeah,
00:51:04 --> 00:51:07 he's waiting on that book. And he's waiting for Trump to lose.
00:51:09 --> 00:51:11 So that's what it is. There you go.
00:51:12 --> 00:51:17 And my last person, because I got some questions, Will Smith.
00:51:18 --> 00:51:21 Wow okay because there's some
00:51:21 --> 00:51:24 questions you know yeah we've talked
00:51:24 --> 00:51:27 about a lot that's going on will has
00:51:27 --> 00:51:35 a lot of stuff around him you know what i mean and i just like to have a sit-down
00:51:35 --> 00:51:42 conversation with him full disclosure to find out what's really going on yeah
00:51:42 --> 00:51:46 so that would be my Those would be my guys.
00:51:47 --> 00:51:52 And I'm going to throw a little caveat in there as well. I would love to have
00:51:52 --> 00:51:54 a conversation with Harriet Tubman, too.
00:51:55 --> 00:51:59 Yeah. Wow. Yeah. Wow. I would love to have a conversation with her.
00:52:00 --> 00:52:03 Yeah. Yeah. Call me when you set that up, okay?
00:52:05 --> 00:52:12 Hey, Dave Coker, we got to get Dave Woolley and Vita to produce it.
00:52:12 --> 00:52:16 And win some more nominations.
00:52:18 --> 00:52:25 We'll set up an interview, a Zoom thing with Harriet Tubman and Shirley Chisholm.
00:52:28 --> 00:52:32 Well, you know, women rule the world. You know, women... Right now,
00:52:32 --> 00:52:34 they do. They definitely run it right now.
00:52:35 --> 00:52:38 The strength of a black woman has always been underestimated in this country.
00:52:39 --> 00:52:43 Look, me and Leonard, one of me and Leonard's favorite favorite
00:52:43 --> 00:52:46 superstars right now is Jasmine Crockett and that
00:52:46 --> 00:52:49 girl this I think yeah she's you
00:52:49 --> 00:52:52 know she's she's on the next she's on the next come up
00:52:52 --> 00:52:55 you know what I mean she's right there she's right
00:52:55 --> 00:52:58 there you know so but you know
00:52:58 --> 00:53:01 this type we have to in
00:53:01 --> 00:53:04 a couple weeks we'll see who really want runs the
00:53:04 --> 00:53:07 world you know people get out there and vote you
00:53:07 --> 00:53:11 know absolutely we can't do it for you but people
00:53:11 --> 00:53:13 need to get out there and do it you know and men and men
00:53:13 --> 00:53:16 yeah and then that there's been a lot of talk about
00:53:16 --> 00:53:23 black men and and voting recently and we you know and actually they try to make
00:53:23 --> 00:53:28 it look like that black men wasn't voting but the numbers are showing we've
00:53:28 --> 00:53:34 been voting you know but we need we need everybody to vote though We need everybody to vote.
00:53:35 --> 00:53:40 Dave, we want to take a moment before we sign off the show and give you a chance
00:53:40 --> 00:53:45 to talk about everything you got going on or want people to know about.
00:53:46 --> 00:53:49 And, you know, of course, you can talk about what's happening in a couple of
00:53:49 --> 00:53:53 days, as well as anything else that you have going on. So the floor is yours
00:53:53 --> 00:53:55 to do that at this moment.
00:53:55 --> 00:53:58 Oh, thank you so much. You know, first of all, I want to commend you,
00:53:58 --> 00:54:03 the two of you. You guys have been friends, David, David C.
00:54:03 --> 00:54:09 We go back to probably 19, early 80s, you know, easily when you,
00:54:09 --> 00:54:12 you know, would come out and support my band.
00:54:12 --> 00:54:15 Yeah yeah and and and
00:54:15 --> 00:54:18 later we go back one of my favorite bands back then by the way
00:54:18 --> 00:54:20 well thank you so much yeah a lot of people don't know i
00:54:20 --> 00:54:23 play drums you know and that's how i got into the whole
00:54:23 --> 00:54:30 entertainment industry as a drummer it started at the age of six and and i have
00:54:30 --> 00:54:33 so much love and respect for you because you've always been just as beautiful
00:54:33 --> 00:54:38 as you are today even back then and lenny nothing but much love and respect
00:54:38 --> 00:54:42 for you appreciate it really and what you've been able to do and how you have,
00:54:43 --> 00:54:46 changed Delaware for the better. Both of you.
00:54:47 --> 00:54:51 So anybody who does that, really, I'm a huge fan of.
00:54:51 --> 00:54:56 In terms of what we're doing, I usually don't talk about projects that are being
00:54:56 --> 00:54:59 developed. I'm kind of superstitious.
00:55:00 --> 00:55:03 I just try to show the work after it's done.
00:55:04 --> 00:55:07 But Dave, let me share something with you. That's why you just said that.
00:55:07 --> 00:55:12 You don't talk about projects that you're about that you're developing or about to develop.
00:55:13 --> 00:55:17 You did talk about one project with us the last time we talked to you that you
00:55:17 --> 00:55:21 were developing and you were telling us what was about to happen and it blew up.
00:55:22 --> 00:55:23 So maybe we're in good luck chart.
00:55:24 --> 00:55:29 Was that the documentary? Yeah, it was the documentary. Remember you were telling us?
00:55:30 --> 00:55:33 Wow, I didn't realize that. Yeah.
00:55:35 --> 00:55:39 We're waiting on our royalties too. Yeah, that's right.
00:55:40 --> 00:55:43 That's right that's right i forgot about that reparations man
00:55:43 --> 00:55:46 reparations but you know the funny thing
00:55:46 --> 00:55:49 is is we all mentioned some kind of rapper you know
00:55:49 --> 00:55:52 and and and people that we would want to talk to one
00:55:52 --> 00:55:56 of the things i'm very very excited and vita happens to be working with me on
00:55:56 --> 00:56:01 this is we have been named to the as advisory board for the new museum that's
00:56:01 --> 00:56:07 opening next year the hip-hop museum in the bronx oh wow and it's it's a state
00:56:07 --> 00:56:10 of the art oh my goodness it's gonna to be amazing.
00:56:10 --> 00:56:14 And it's, it's, you know, hip hop was created in the Bronx and you guys know
00:56:14 --> 00:56:17 I was going to race in Harlem right up, right up the road.
00:56:18 --> 00:56:25 So they reached out to me and said that they have several of my concert posters
00:56:25 --> 00:56:29 from those early days of the hip hop shows I produced,
00:56:29 --> 00:56:35 the Globe posters, and that they were going to display like a little section in the museum for me.
00:56:35 --> 00:56:39 And called me a pioneer of hip-hop. I was like, what?
00:56:41 --> 00:56:46 Seriously, can you imagine? And they asked me, do you have any more memorabilia?
00:56:47 --> 00:56:53 So just recently, I've gone through my memorabilia, and I found a contract with
00:56:53 --> 00:56:57 Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince playing at Delaware State that I did.
00:56:58 --> 00:56:59 And guess how much I paid them?
00:56:59 --> 00:57:02 How much? $2.
00:57:03 --> 00:57:07 No kidding. Yes. $2?
00:57:09 --> 00:57:15 1989. Yeah, I'm about to have him now. Oh, well. I have an actual contract.
00:57:17 --> 00:57:21 Oh, you know, and I found all of this other archival stuff that,
00:57:21 --> 00:57:25 you know, now this stuff, I have a poster, that original poster when I brought
00:57:25 --> 00:57:29 Run DMC to Delaware State for Homecoming.
00:57:29 --> 00:57:34 I mean, just imagine, that's like bringing Jay-Z or Drake to Del State.
00:57:34 --> 00:57:39 I mean, and then, you know, they had all of these other posters I did from Homecoming,
00:57:39 --> 00:57:44 from Lincoln, with, man, KRS, Boogie Down Productions.
00:57:45 --> 00:57:49 I mean, it went on and on and on. Some of the shows that they had posters,
00:57:49 --> 00:57:50 I didn't even remember. I didn't.
00:57:51 --> 00:57:54 My name wasn't. If it didn't say on the poster on the bottom of the day,
00:57:54 --> 00:57:57 only production, I wouldn't even remember.
00:57:57 --> 00:58:02 So the CEO, Rocky, reached out to me. And then we had a meeting and then he
00:58:02 --> 00:58:05 said, listen, we'd love for you to be part of our board.
00:58:05 --> 00:58:09 So and your daughter. So she's helping with the country. So that's exciting.
00:58:09 --> 00:58:13 And I will say, you know, we have another major film that we are developing
00:58:13 --> 00:58:16 right now. So, you know, this has been good.
00:58:16 --> 00:58:19 You know, I mean, really, it's good. Delaware has been good.
00:58:19 --> 00:58:24 People like you have supported me and family just as much as I love and support
00:58:24 --> 00:58:27 you guys. And listen. Yeah.
00:58:27 --> 00:58:30 You know, what what what more can I ask for? You know? Yeah.
00:58:30 --> 00:58:32 So they do quick questions.
00:58:32 --> 00:58:36 The hip hop museum. Is that the same one? Did it travel around the country?
00:58:37 --> 00:58:41 Is that the same one I'm thinking about? So I know during the 50th year hip
00:58:41 --> 00:58:45 hop, there was a museum that I thought traveled and then we're going to take
00:58:45 --> 00:58:47 permanent residence in New York. Yes.
00:58:47 --> 00:58:52 Yeah. What they did is they. Yeah. Yeah. They, you know, LL Cool J and a whole
00:58:52 --> 00:58:53 bunch of other folks. They went around the country.
00:58:54 --> 00:58:58 And that was basically to get the excitement for the one that's going to open in the Bronx.
00:58:58 --> 00:59:02 I mean, it's a multi-multi-million dollar state-of-the-art facility.
00:59:02 --> 00:59:06 And, you know, to have, I think there's, you know, four or five,
00:59:06 --> 00:59:10 maybe more posters of mine that will be hanging in a picture.
00:59:10 --> 00:59:14 I mean, it's just really to be part of hip-hop history.
00:59:14 --> 00:59:19 You know, I remember, real quick, I remember bringing Queen Latifah. I call her Dana.
00:59:20 --> 00:59:24 Her very first tour. I brought her to Dell State, since we're in Delaware,
00:59:24 --> 00:59:29 and the students showed up to the Martin Luther King Center to see her rap,
00:59:29 --> 00:59:33 but they thought she was Muhammad Ali's daughter. Nobody, that was the rumor.
00:59:35 --> 00:59:40 Nobody knew Queen Latifah, so Queen Latifah came out the rumor where she was
00:59:40 --> 00:59:41 Muhammad Ali's daughter.
00:59:41 --> 00:59:44 So I told Dana, hey, we're going to run with this because we're selling tickets.
00:59:49 --> 00:59:53 Get up on that stage and do your thing, you know, and you got to think about it.
00:59:53 --> 00:59:57 And it sounds funny now, but, you know, that was before social media.
00:59:57 --> 00:59:58 That was before the Internet.
00:59:59 --> 01:00:02 You know, so so and that was the early days of hip hop.
01:00:04 --> 01:00:10 So, yeah, that that's exciting. And and hopefully I can get back on your show. Oh, yeah.
01:00:11 --> 01:00:15 You're always welcome to come back. on and and
01:00:15 --> 01:00:18 babe i also want to see because i saw on social media too so
01:00:18 --> 01:00:24 um i do want to personally congratulate you um i see that you are the keynote
01:00:24 --> 01:00:29 speaker of the 10th anniversary of every man counts oh i'm so glad you mentioned
01:00:29 --> 01:00:34 it kings yep so you and and of course you know dave coca knows aja too but you
01:00:34 --> 01:00:38 know a very good friend in fact we have to have aja on too because.
01:00:39 --> 01:00:42 Dave, it's so funny because I talked to her earlier and she's like,
01:00:42 --> 01:00:46 yeah she's like, I saw a lot of Dave Woolies that be on your show tonight. I'm like, yeah.
01:00:47 --> 01:00:50 I just want to congratulate you because in Delaware,
01:00:51 --> 01:00:54 and I mean, you know, there's many great fathers, but kind of like, you know,
01:00:54 --> 01:00:59 Dave Coker and I said before, if there's anybody who is going to verbally let
01:00:59 --> 01:01:05 you know that they're proud of their daughters and can see the strength of other
01:01:05 --> 01:01:08 fathers with their family, it's going to be Dave Woolley.
01:01:08 --> 01:01:12 So, you know, I definitely appreciate you for that because, you know,
01:01:13 --> 01:01:17 some of the things you say and, you know, now I recognize because my daughter's
01:01:17 --> 01:01:21 in 11th grade now and now I'm starting to get a little bit scared.
01:01:21 --> 01:01:23 I'm like, man, one more year and she's about to leave.
01:01:24 --> 01:01:26 And, you know, I think about how she was little.
01:01:26 --> 01:01:32 And Dave Coker, Dave Woolley always says to me, cherish these memories because they grow up so fast.
01:01:33 --> 01:01:37 And you are absolutely correct. But I just want to congratulate you on.
01:01:37 --> 01:01:43 And in my mind, when I see this slide, I'm calling you the 10th anniversary father of the year.
01:01:43 --> 01:01:49 Well, you know, even though it says keynote, but I just want to congratulate you.
01:01:49 --> 01:01:53 And I want to let you know that, you know, some of the I'll just call them pep
01:01:53 --> 01:01:56 talks that you give to fathers. And I'm sure you give them many more than,
01:01:56 --> 01:01:59 you know, just me and Dave Coker.
01:01:59 --> 01:02:04 But they are appreciated. And even if people don't personally thank you.
01:02:04 --> 01:02:10 There's a lot of wisdom and, you know, a lot of things you say and, you know.
01:02:12 --> 01:02:15 People can relate in their own different way. So, you know, I didn't want to
01:02:15 --> 01:02:16 let you know, I appreciate you.
01:02:18 --> 01:02:22 Yeah, because every time I see you, it's a reminder. And I think two weeks ago,
01:02:22 --> 01:02:24 I got scared. I'm like, oh, shoot, she's about to be.
01:02:24 --> 01:02:26 Okay, we got to do this. We got to do this.
01:02:27 --> 01:02:29 But yeah, I mean, they grow up quick.
01:02:30 --> 01:02:34 Well, thank you so much. And that event is going to be amazing.
01:02:34 --> 01:02:36 It's December 4th, guys. Write
01:02:36 --> 01:02:39 it down. December 4th is going to be at the Waterfall Banquet Center.
01:02:39 --> 01:02:43 And, you know, December is right around the corner. And I'm so honored because
01:02:43 --> 01:02:46 they gave me the first father of the year award.
01:02:47 --> 01:02:51 So when she, Aja, who I love dearly, and she's another one that has changed
01:02:51 --> 01:02:55 this. They asked me to be keynote speaker. You know, I was delated.
01:02:55 --> 01:02:59 You know, my story is real quick. You know, it is. I got custody of both my
01:02:59 --> 01:03:04 daughters as a custodial parent when they were two and three years old. Wow.
01:03:04 --> 01:03:09 Two and three. I traded my briefcase in for a diaper bag and raised them.
01:03:11 --> 01:03:14 I took them from Play-Doh to pantyhose, you know.
01:03:18 --> 01:03:23 And, you know, and they were with me full time until, you know,
01:03:23 --> 01:03:26 until they moved off and left for college.
01:03:26 --> 01:03:31 And, you know, one lives in Atlanta and one lives in Las Vegas, you know.
01:03:31 --> 01:03:34 So, you know, not only did they leave home, they left home where they can't
01:03:34 --> 01:03:37 get in the car and just shoot back in 20 minutes.
01:03:39 --> 01:03:43 So, you know, but fathers and mothers, you know, you have to remember that children
01:03:43 --> 01:03:45 are the destiny of our legacy.
01:03:45 --> 01:03:49 Children are the destiny of our legacy, and that'll put everything else in perspective.
01:03:50 --> 01:03:59 Wow. Okay. All right. Well, you definitely have been a trailblazer.
01:03:59 --> 01:04:05 And any of these awards that you are nominated for or get a chance to win or
01:04:05 --> 01:04:12 being a guest speaker, I did see that posted on Facebook, so I thought that was awesome.
01:04:13 --> 01:04:20 So, and, you know, and I know that would be a great program if she's involved.
01:04:20 --> 01:04:25 So that's something that we definitely have to look forward to.
01:04:26 --> 01:04:32 But, folks, let me tell you, the reason that we like having this guy on is because,
01:04:32 --> 01:04:38 you know, he's Delaware, but he's national as well.
01:04:38 --> 01:04:46 And people get to know people as much stuff as he's done you know.
01:04:48 --> 01:04:55 Your mind gets blown when you see the memorabilia he posted something recently
01:04:55 --> 01:05:04 every now and then he'll post it up and I'll be like wow Rick James Rick James yeah.
01:05:06 --> 01:05:09 Craziness So I'll be like, and he still has this stuff, folks.
01:05:09 --> 01:05:13 I'm telling you, I mean, when you see, if you knew some of the stuff that he's
01:05:13 --> 01:05:20 done and you know, you, and like, I've known him, you know, for most of my life.
01:05:20 --> 01:05:21 Okay. Let me put it that way.
01:05:23 --> 01:05:28 And I, I still find it amazing that some of the stuff I see that he's done and
01:05:28 --> 01:05:30 I'll be like, he did that.
01:05:31 --> 01:05:36 Wow. I didn't know he did that. But then I remember some of the stuff that he
01:05:36 --> 01:05:38 did do, and I'll be like the same thing.
01:05:38 --> 01:05:42 I'll be like, wow, I remember that. I remember this. I remember that.
01:05:42 --> 01:05:46 So you're talking about somebody that's had nine lives. This man has had.
01:05:47 --> 01:05:54 It's been over a thousand events. So, you know, I stopped counting them.
01:05:55 --> 01:05:56 Yeah, there you go.
01:05:57 --> 01:06:00 Then you get the boxing stuff, which I love, too.
01:06:01 --> 01:06:06 Yeah, there you go. So that's what I'm saying. So when you guys,
01:06:06 --> 01:06:11 when you see that we have Dave Willey on our show and you guys be saying, he's on there again?
01:06:11 --> 01:06:15 Yeah, he's on there again because we want him on there again because,
01:06:15 --> 01:06:21 you know, I mean, you know, and he's, you know, we're just a good luck charm.
01:06:21 --> 01:06:24 So, you know, you heard all the stuff he has about to go out.
01:06:24 --> 01:06:28 So watch now, officially, the stuff is about to blow up Because,
01:06:28 --> 01:06:32 look, when he came on our show before, he was talking about that documentary.
01:06:33 --> 01:06:35 And we were like, oh, wow, it's going to be pretty good.
01:06:36 --> 01:06:38 That documentary came out. I was like, what?
01:06:41 --> 01:06:45 It was his first one. Yeah, thank you. Yeah, very first.
01:06:46 --> 01:06:50 He said, wait, you've never done this before? And he said, no,
01:06:50 --> 01:06:51 I ain't never done this before.
01:06:54 --> 01:06:58 And he nominated for 100 awards, you know. So, I mean, it's crazy.
01:06:58 --> 01:07:01 You know so folks y'all better
01:07:01 --> 01:07:04 you better recognize this is dave woolley y'all
01:07:04 --> 01:07:07 that's what that's what i gotta say this is dave
01:07:07 --> 01:07:10 woolley y'all better recognize so thank you
01:07:10 --> 01:07:15 mr woolley thank you for coming on this show again and we love you you know
01:07:15 --> 01:07:20 you know we love you and thank you for being so supportive of our program our
01:07:20 --> 01:07:28 platform and thank you most of all for allowing us to call you friends and you to call us friends.
01:07:28 --> 01:07:32 Yeah, and we're girl dads. All three of us are girl dads, you know?
01:07:32 --> 01:07:34 Yeah, there you go. There you go.
01:07:36 --> 01:07:42 Hey, Leonard, two of us have the same daughters with the same name. That's crazy.
01:07:43 --> 01:07:50 And get this, Dave. My daughter was a law student. Oh! We got to come back on
01:07:50 --> 01:07:51 and finish that show, okay?
01:07:53 --> 01:07:57 So but anyway but anyway there
01:07:57 --> 01:08:02 you have it folks that's our show for the night we want to thank you mr day
01:08:02 --> 01:08:08 will be joining us again and blessing us with his stories and we want to thank
01:08:08 --> 01:08:15 vita woolly for coming on don't forget on thursday night 6 30,
01:08:16 --> 01:08:22 through the Zoom, check the link. The link will be posted when we post the podcast information.
01:08:23 --> 01:08:25 The link will be there.
01:08:25 --> 01:08:32 So make sure to go on and do the link. 6.30 to 7.30, right? The show will be on.
01:08:32 --> 01:08:39 Ms. Dionne Ward, legend. Lisa Blunt Rochester, rising legend. You know, so.
01:08:40 --> 01:08:45 And, you know, she's awesome. Her dad was, I knew her dad very well.
01:08:45 --> 01:08:48 He's a friend of mine so just come
01:08:48 --> 01:08:55 on folks tune in let's make a difference okay all right i think that's it then
01:08:55 --> 01:08:58 you got anything you want to add no i mean you know i just want to thank dave
01:08:58 --> 01:09:03 and vita but we we probably already thank you a thousand times but again thank
01:09:03 --> 01:09:08 you and you know we'll definitely be tuning in on thursday and we hope all our listeners can as well,
01:09:09 --> 01:09:13 thank you thank you this was great i had a ball can't wait to get another lesson
01:09:13 --> 01:09:15 so when you guys posted the next one.
01:09:16 --> 01:09:19 I tune in to you guys to learn stuff that I didn't know.
01:09:20 --> 01:09:23 And everybody else, make sure you tune in and watch each one of their podcasts.
01:09:24 --> 01:09:25 They are the best. Love you both.
01:09:26 --> 01:09:28 All right. Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir.
01:09:28 --> 01:09:31 Have a good night, everybody. We'll talk to you next week.
01:09:38 --> 01:09:45 Join us next week for another edition of News and Trends with your host, Dave and Lynn.
01:09:47 --> 01:10:01 Music.
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