🎙Newz and Trendz with Dave and Len: Black News Episode 113

[00:00:00] Alright y'all get ready for another edition of News and Trendz with your host Dave and

[00:00:20] Len.

[00:00:31] Welcome welcome welcome to News and Trendz with Dave and Len, I am one of your hosts, Mr.

[00:00:36] David Coker, proprietor of Dave Marking, promoter, event planner, all around good guy,

[00:00:44] I was going to say all around good time, you know, I know David, I can't put that out there.

[00:00:49] This is not that kind of program.

[00:00:50] The weekend is over.

[00:00:51] The weekend is over.

[00:00:52] I know the weekend is over.

[00:00:54] But anyway, man about town and hanging out with my partner Mr. Leonard Young.

[00:00:59] What's going on sir?

[00:01:00] Dave, everything is good.

[00:01:02] This is Leonard Young CEO of National Black Guide Delaware black dot com black media specialist

[00:01:08] all around good guy.

[00:01:09] How's it going, Dave?

[00:01:11] I can't call it man.

[00:01:14] It's after the weekend, you know, so we made it through the weekend.

[00:01:18] Your eyes didn't get burned out by the eclipse or anything today did it?

[00:01:22] Barely, barely.

[00:01:23] Okay.

[00:01:24] All right.

[00:01:25] All right.

[00:01:26] Just making sure that you have a good weekend.

[00:01:28] Yeah, I did.

[00:01:29] I'm trying to think about what I did and nothing's come into mind but yeah, I mean

[00:01:35] I'm here.

[00:01:36] Yeah.

[00:01:37] What about yourself?

[00:01:40] I actually didn't do anything too big this weekend.

[00:01:44] This kind of a chill weekend matter of fact, it really was.

[00:01:48] So you know, watch a lot of sporting events and so forth which we'll get into later.

[00:01:55] And you know, but it was a it was a relaxing type weekend.

[00:01:59] Yeah, so I didn't do too much.

[00:02:01] So you know the weather, the weather kind of held out for us this weekend.

[00:02:07] It wasn't too bad.

[00:02:08] And I know this week is supposed to be a uptick in as far as the weather is concerned.

[00:02:13] Thank you.

[00:02:14] But it's supposed to rain again Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

[00:02:17] No, I know, but it's supposed to be warm.

[00:02:19] Yeah, definitely be warm.

[00:02:21] Yeah.

[00:02:22] So, you know, we'll see what happens.

[00:02:24] But I know I need to know when you come over to cut my grass so I can get my grass cut.

[00:02:31] I'm coming on April 1st.

[00:02:33] How about that?

[00:02:35] Okay.

[00:02:36] All right.

[00:02:37] Yeah, please do.

[00:02:42] I know you got, I know I was talking to Tim and Tim was telling me he was talking to Sam Bailey.

[00:02:48] I know we got you got this big event coming up down here in June.

[00:02:53] Why don't you tell everybody about it?

[00:02:55] Sure.

[00:02:56] So in June, everyone may be familiar but according to June is Black Music Month.

[00:03:01] And there is a entrepreneur promoter in Delaware, Sam Bailey, who will be doing a Black Music Festival at GNR Campground June 8th.

[00:03:12] Tickets are available through him.

[00:03:15] Don't call us yet.

[00:03:17] But tickets are available through him and I know he's going to have a web link up soon where people can come for the music fest.

[00:03:25] And now if you're interested in camping for the weekend, RV, cabin or tent, call us.

[00:03:31] But if you're looking for tickets, don't call us.

[00:03:36] All right.

[00:03:38] And it's all day event, right?

[00:03:41] Yep.

[00:03:42] It's 96 foot, 96 foot from right there.

[00:03:44] I think it's like an 11 to 6.

[00:03:46] So it's definitely a daytime event.

[00:03:49] Outside people are encouraged to bring their own chairs.

[00:03:54] It's BYOB and BYOF.

[00:03:58] So, you know, should...

[00:04:01] No vendors or anything on B-day?

[00:04:04] No, I believe he is going to have a couple of vendors there as well.

[00:04:08] Okay.

[00:04:09] I'm not sure who they are yet.

[00:04:11] Okay.

[00:04:12] All right.

[00:04:13] And yeah, that should be pretty nice.

[00:04:15] I know one of the future people...

[00:04:19] Well, I know the future band is going to be Best Kept Soul from what I understand.

[00:04:25] And I know Tim is supposed to be one of the DJs down there.

[00:04:30] I think he's going to have a couple different...

[00:04:32] I think he's going to have a couple DJs down there as well.

[00:04:34] So it should be a nice event.

[00:04:36] So hopefully everybody that's listening will come on out and support the event.

[00:04:43] And you know, because I know you got another event the following week after that, right?

[00:04:49] It's a completely different event.

[00:04:51] But you know, this one's for us.

[00:04:53] Yeah.

[00:04:54] So the final week we have an event called June Jam, which is the longest running music festival in the nation.

[00:05:01] They're going on...

[00:05:02] This is going to be their 45th year.

[00:05:04] So, you know, we're excited about having that event too.

[00:05:07] You know, so the camp ground is going to be very busy in the month of June.

[00:05:11] That's right.

[00:05:12] Okay.

[00:05:13] All right.

[00:05:14] So you guys are looking for stuff to do this summer.

[00:05:17] Come on down to the DNR campground because that's where all the stuff is going to be happening this summer.

[00:05:22] Look out for some other events that are going to be going on down there this summer too.

[00:05:27] We're trying to work that out as well.

[00:05:29] So, all right.

[00:05:31] Okay.

[00:05:32] All right.

[00:05:33] Well, speaking of music and good music at that, we have a guest joining us today.

[00:05:41] And Leonard, why don't you tell them about who we have on?

[00:05:44] Sure.

[00:05:45] So Dave, today our guest is Valerie Newman.

[00:05:47] She's a vocalist, recording actress...

[00:05:50] I'm sorry, recording artist and actress.

[00:05:53] Valerie is a native of New Jersey.

[00:05:56] She started singing at a young age.

[00:05:58] And right out of high school, she was singing professionally with her first R&B band, Finesse.

[00:06:04] With Finesse, she has performed on stages in Atlantic City Casinos, all over the Tri-State area.

[00:06:10] And around the world, entertaining US troops on USO tours.

[00:06:16] She's currently performing with her band Spell Band.

[00:06:20] Some other artists and groups she's toured, recorded and shared the stage with include Roy Ayers, C.C. Calloway, Anaya Jazz, Tony Big Cat Smith, Richard Tucker and the Universal Concept,

[00:06:35] the Philly Rock and Soul Band, the Big Blue Band, the Quake Band, the Budesi Brothers, Marcellus Floyd and Best Kept Soul.

[00:06:47] Valerie's soothing vocals have been used by companies such as United Way, Citibank and Rocking Hot Radio on their radio ads.

[00:06:58] Valerie's acting performances include the musical stage plays of Color Purple and Dream Girls.

[00:07:04] She received an award for her commercial voiceover work from the Delaware Press Association and a resolution from Newcastle County, Cit Newcastle County Council for her performance in the Color Purple.

[00:07:19] Her vast knowledge of music and her love for diverse genres is evident when her playlists seamlessly blend R&B, soul, smooth jazz and gospel on stage and in the studio.

[00:07:32] Her music resonates because of Transon's boundaries which contributes to her widespread appeal making her a unique artist.

[00:07:41] Valerie's debut EP Spell Band covers songs from some of her favorite vocalists such as Mickey Howard, Natalie Cole, Brandy Wells, Whitney Houston, all sung from her heart to yours.

[00:07:56] So without further ado, Valerie would like to welcome you to the show. How are you?

[00:08:01] I'm good. How are you?

[00:08:03] Good.

[00:08:04] You made me... I'm sorry, go ahead.

[00:08:07] Oh no, no. Go ahead.

[00:08:09] You made that Valerie sound like a star. Can I meet her after the show, please?

[00:08:13] Yeah, yeah. Wait, wait, Valerie, it's so funny because when I read the bio, I'm like, geez.

[00:08:19] Yeah.

[00:08:20] First, you know, Dave and I first just want to thank you for being our guest on today.

[00:08:25] Second, I want to congratulate you on your new EP Spell Band out as well.

[00:08:31] Thank you.

[00:08:32] But to take it back from the beginning, so I know it said right out of high school you were singing professionally.

[00:08:38] So where did your love of music come and where were you?

[00:08:43] I'm sure you were singing in high school too, but can you tell us about your high school years and younger and singing music?

[00:08:52] Absolutely. Well, you know, we all... I can't say we all start from church.

[00:08:57] Well, Dave does.

[00:08:59] Oh.

[00:09:00] You too, Dave.

[00:09:02] Yeah.

[00:09:03] Dave's a singer. I don't know if he told you, but Dave don't like to do his own horn.

[00:09:07] So I just got to the forum, but I'm sorry, Valerie. Go ahead.

[00:09:10] I don't like to do mine either, but started way back in church, I say five, six years old church choir Baptist church, you know how that goes.

[00:09:20] Singing in three choirs, different churches went through church high school start. Well, of course, the choir and

[00:09:29] should I say high school choirs, Oak Ridge band, band front.

[00:09:37] From there, high school, well after high school, I went into... Well, I started doing pageants before that.

[00:09:44] And I was singing. I was always singing.

[00:09:47] You know, that was my talent for the pageants from their high school graduated and auditioned for my first man, which was called Frenesse.

[00:09:57] Well, got it. The first try.

[00:10:01] Thank goodness for that one.

[00:10:03] From there, I mean, it was like a whirlwind. I mean, from casinos to every place in Atlantic City you could possibly sing.

[00:10:11] And while the way that we got the USO tours, we were singing in a showbook.

[00:10:18] It was called Pirate's Cove back then.

[00:10:21] And one of the recruiters for USO tours, he actually DOD tours. He was actually in the audience.

[00:10:27] Oh, wow.

[00:10:28] Yeah, yeah, yeah. He was there for a week. He came one particular Saturday night.

[00:10:33] He saw us and he came back the following Friday before he left after we finished our first set.

[00:10:39] He approached us and asked us how we felt about touring. Have you ever done this? Have you done that?

[00:10:45] No, we have not. Well, how would you like to audition?

[00:10:49] Well, we had already auditioned. It was just a process they had to go through together through the DOD or whatever.

[00:10:54] Right.

[00:10:55] So we, down to Virginia, so we went through the audition process and of course, the week later, we found out that we were selected to represent for the USO DOD, Department of Defense.

[00:11:09] That's what DOD is.

[00:11:10] Oh, wow. Okay.

[00:11:12] So from there, another whirlwind. We're back in the casino for a while and our first trip was to Alaska.

[00:11:21] Now that was special. I don't like cold, but I had to get to like it real fast.

[00:11:29] We went to, from there we were there for like three weeks.

[00:11:33] Now, let me ask you a question real quick. So when you were in Alaska, what type of performances were you doing or like what type of venues where you're performing in?

[00:11:43] Okay, Alaska they flew us to everywhere we performed, they flew us to another place. We went to illusion islands. We went to with Fairbanks.

[00:11:55] I can't remember the very first spot where we landed, but there we flew different islands there while we were there for the sergeants and the private events they had and stuff like that.

[00:12:08] Gotcha.

[00:12:09] Fairbanks. Yeah.

[00:12:11] Okay. Now also looking at your bio, so said your vocals have been used by companies such as United Way, Citibank.

[00:12:20] Is there anything that we would recognize if you said it or sang it?

[00:12:27] The song that you would recognize.

[00:12:30] Yes, so I know you said some of the vocals have been used by United Way Citibank on their radio ads.

[00:12:39] Okay for Citibank and United Way, I performed for them. I represent them.

[00:12:44] Oh, okay.

[00:12:45] I think you asked for them as far as as they'll be rocking hot radio.

[00:12:49] Okay. And then how did the radio come to use your voice on their ads? How did that come about?

[00:13:00] Well actually that would be Lin Wood Jackson, his radio show 92.1.

[00:13:05] Yep shout out to Lin Wood Jackson.

[00:13:09] I'm sorry.

[00:13:10] No, I just said shout out to Lin Wood.

[00:13:13] Yes, yes, yes, yes.

[00:13:15] Absolutely.

[00:13:16] One of Dave's good buddies and friend to the show.

[00:13:21] Yep.

[00:13:22] Now, okay so we kind of talked about some of your past so let's get to the biggest thing happening right now.

[00:13:29] Tell us about your EP.

[00:13:32] Okay I just finished recording that as a matter of fact right before Christmas, well right after Christmas, sure to say complete.

[00:13:39] I did a, well my four of my favorite artists that I love to sing represent should have stated our past.

[00:13:50] Whitney Houston, Natalie Cole, we have Brandy Wells and we also have, well, Mickey Howard is still here.

[00:13:59] But I had her imagination.

[00:14:01] Not many people know that song but once they hear it, they never forget it.

[00:14:06] I know the song very well.

[00:14:09] Yeah, actually I saw Mickey Howard a few times in person so yeah.

[00:14:15] Have you?

[00:14:16] I've never seen her in person but let me tell you, TV is fine too.

[00:14:24] We're waiting to see you on TV.

[00:14:27] After this album, after this EP hopefully we'll be able to see you that way so yeah.

[00:14:33] Absolutely.

[00:14:35] Yeah, absolutely.

[00:14:37] Valerie I got the last question.

[00:14:39] So can you tell us what would the process like to come out with your own EP?

[00:14:46] So like was it, did you already have a lot of the songs written or I know more majority may have been cover song but was it a quick process?

[00:14:58] You know sometimes we hear about ours to get in the studio and knock out an album in like a day or a weekend.

[00:15:04] What was that process like for you?

[00:15:07] Well I actually started it with one studio and went to another.

[00:15:10] The first was a Kindle Studios.

[00:15:14] We started with two of these songs on the EP there.

[00:15:18] Now Kindle is actually closed down now.

[00:15:21] So at this point, Bill Kane, BCA records.

[00:15:26] That's where I completed the whole entire EP and that's been like maybe a month or maybe two months.

[00:15:31] Two months.

[00:15:32] That's been complete.

[00:15:33] So it's been like not I can't say grueling but it was a lot but it's been satisfying.

[00:15:39] Okay, awesome.

[00:15:40] Alright Dave, Dave you have some questions as well?

[00:15:44] Yeah, yeah.

[00:15:45] I just wanted to go back a little bit with the you know you started out with the band for NASA.

[00:15:53] Now how long were you with them by the way?

[00:15:55] Oh my goodness.

[00:15:56] We, oh man maybe 12 years?

[00:16:00] 12 years.

[00:16:01] Okay.

[00:16:02] 12 years.

[00:16:03] Yes, yes, yes.

[00:16:04] Now were you guys a cover band or did you do a lot of original music as well?

[00:16:09] What type of music was it that you guys did?

[00:16:12] We were definitely a cover band.

[00:16:15] And we worked on a few originals which as a matter of fact, a few of the members from back then tried to wall right before Christmas also wanted to redo the original that they started never completed back then.

[00:16:27] Okay.

[00:16:28] And we did a lot of connected you so connected with those guys now.

[00:16:33] Oh absolutely when I go to Atlantic City I still work with a few of them.

[00:16:37] Okay.

[00:16:38] They're all over the place.

[00:16:40] We have one band member who actually went to Japan at one particular time and he met someone got married never came back.

[00:16:48] So that was a good trip for him.

[00:16:50] Yeah, that was a good trip.

[00:16:51] Yeah, that was a real good trip.

[00:16:54] Well, okay, when you come from New Jersey, what part of Jersey are you from?

[00:16:58] You mind me asking?

[00:16:59] No, South Jersey.

[00:17:01] Oh, you're from South Jersey.

[00:17:02] Okay, because you come from a state that's full of singers.

[00:17:06] Absolutely.

[00:17:07] And you know, and you mentioned one of them, one of the biggest Whitney, you know, you know, so you have you come from a place that you know, if you're going to be a singer, especially a female singer, you have a lot of choices to listen to.

[00:17:26] Coming up, what made you decide this is what you wanted to do?

[00:17:33] I guess it's just in our, in my blood. My mom used to sing. We have a lot of singers in our family, but they, a lot of them would not.

[00:17:42] They wouldn't get on the stage. They wouldn't like to they like to be behind the scenes.

[00:17:46] My brother and sisters, we all played instruments growing up. I played the piano clarinet.

[00:17:52] One brother played the trombone one played the trumpet.

[00:17:55] The sister played the flute.

[00:17:57] One sister played the sax. So we liked the black, the black Brady bunch.

[00:18:02] Wow.

[00:18:03] Okay.

[00:18:05] The music was always there.

[00:18:07] Oh yeah, absolutely. Always. We couldn't clean a room without term of musical.

[00:18:13] That's pretty cool. That tells you that, you know, well, first of all, you know, we have to look at it as being a gift and then also, you know, just being able to cultivate it and make it into something that you really enjoy.

[00:18:28] Because I know I've met musical. I met musicians, I met singers and so forth who do it, but not necessarily love, love it.

[00:18:40] You know, you ever met that type of person? They have the talent.

[00:18:44] Right.

[00:18:45] They just don't love with it. They just don't love it, you know, and that's almost like a job for them.

[00:18:51] Yeah, it's a job.

[00:18:52] You know, and that's what, you know, when you meet somebody that really enjoys it, it's a whole different story.

[00:18:59] What type of music is it that you love the most?

[00:19:05] What do you like to perform the most jazz R&B?

[00:19:10] What is your brand?

[00:19:12] That's a tough one, but R&B is definitely my soul.

[00:19:18] Okay.

[00:19:19] Definitely, definitely, definitely my soul.

[00:19:21] I mean, gospel and jazz, I can do all of them, but let's say R&B is my most, will be my first choice.

[00:19:27] Okay.

[00:19:28] All right.

[00:19:29] And would you do a gospel album?

[00:19:32] Absolutely.

[00:19:33] That's in the main role.

[00:19:34] That's next, actually.

[00:19:36] Oh, okay.

[00:19:37] All right.

[00:19:38] And then country next, right?

[00:19:42] Possibility.

[00:19:43] I mean, you know, some other people are doing it.

[00:19:48] I'm just saying, you know.

[00:19:49] Oh, yeah, yeah.

[00:19:50] I'll let it cool off a little bit before I decide on what I'm going to do.

[00:19:54] Before you go that way, right?

[00:19:57] Okay.

[00:19:58] But tell me, well, first of all, on the EP, how many songs are on that EP?

[00:20:06] There are four.

[00:20:07] Four.

[00:20:08] Okay.

[00:20:09] This one and did you want to tell us what songs you covered or the lettuce night?

[00:20:15] Sure.

[00:20:16] I'm sure.

[00:20:17] And Natalie Cole.

[00:20:20] Which one?

[00:20:23] We have with we had inseparable Natalie Cole.

[00:20:26] One of my favorites.

[00:20:27] Okay, go ahead.

[00:20:28] Imagination Mickey Howard.

[00:20:30] Beautiful song.

[00:20:31] Sunrise.

[00:20:32] Brandy Wells.

[00:20:34] Ah, okay.

[00:20:35] That was slick and Brandy Wells.

[00:20:37] Yeah.

[00:20:38] Yeah.

[00:20:39] Yeah.

[00:20:40] Whitney Houston, I believe in you and me.

[00:20:44] Wow.

[00:20:45] Now that's interesting.

[00:20:46] Now, what made you choose that particular Whitney Houston song?

[00:20:52] I sing it everywhere I go and the response that I get tells me keep it going.

[00:20:57] Okay.

[00:20:58] Yeah.

[00:20:59] That is a.

[00:21:02] Yeah, that's definitely a unique, a unique Whitney song.

[00:21:06] And of course, you know, anybody that attempts to sing with Whitney, they better know how to sing Whitney.

[00:21:13] Absolutely.

[00:21:14] And I've seen some of your clips and you're doing your thing.

[00:21:19] So I will give you two snaps up.

[00:21:23] Thank you.

[00:21:24] Thank you.

[00:21:25] That is one of my favorites though.

[00:21:27] That is one of my favorites.

[00:21:28] I put my whole heart and soul in it.

[00:21:30] Okay.

[00:21:31] All right.

[00:21:32] Okay.

[00:21:33] Now you were you were actress and now do you still act or is that something you still want to do or still do?

[00:21:42] I still do.

[00:21:43] I'm just waiting for the next played.

[00:21:45] Well, that I'm interested in to actually do.

[00:21:47] Yes.

[00:21:48] Okay.

[00:21:49] Well, you actually you actually acted in one of my favorite plays and one of my favorite movies, you know, which is dream girls.

[00:21:57] I saw their original.

[00:21:58] And I saw the original play and I was I was there for the whole thing and I was just spelled my spellbound.

[00:22:07] Oh, there we go.

[00:22:08] Thank you.

[00:22:11] Thank you.

[00:22:12] All right.

[00:22:14] By just watching the whole thing unfold and everything else, you know, Jennifer holiday was just unbelievable.

[00:22:23] Of course, when the movie came out that course brought back new fans to the play.

[00:22:28] Now, now were you one of the lead characters when you did the roles?

[00:22:32] No, I was actually one of the stepsisters as one.

[00:22:37] Okay, the stepsisters are the group that competed against the dream.

[00:22:41] Right, right in the very in the movie is the girls in the very beginning.

[00:22:45] Right.

[00:22:46] Yes.

[00:22:47] Okay.

[00:22:48] All right.

[00:22:49] So, you know, and you enjoyed you enjoy acting.

[00:22:53] Love it.

[00:22:54] Love it.

[00:22:55] Love it.

[00:22:56] Love it.

[00:22:57] Love it.

[00:22:58] Love it.

[00:22:59] Love it.

[00:23:00] Love it.

[00:23:01] Love it.

[00:23:02] Love it.

[00:23:03] Love it.

[00:23:04] Love it.

[00:23:05] Love it.

[00:23:06] Love it.

[00:23:07] I've been there for a few things.

[00:23:09] So the last song was there for Omar Rashata's Last Place.

[00:23:14] So, but that's the acting passion.

[00:23:19] You know, of course, a lot of a lot of performers love to act in that that also helps to keep them focused on their skills and everything.

[00:23:26] So that's good that your that you're doing that.

[00:23:29] Do you have any major plans?

[00:23:34] major plans to try to get into mainstream acting or anything like that.

[00:23:44] Would love to. It's an opportunity, not there came a way I would definitely go for it.

[00:23:50] Go harder.

[00:23:50] Okay. All right.

[00:23:52] Well, we got to get that manager yours to make that happen, right?

[00:23:56] Yes.

[00:23:58] Let me let me let me ask this.

[00:24:04] So you released the EP.

[00:24:06] Yes.

[00:24:08] Tell me about the band Spellbound.

[00:24:11] How many members is it and what would?

[00:24:16] What are the pieces of the band as far as the instruments and everything in the musicians?

[00:24:24] Give them a shout out matter of fact, if you want.

[00:24:28] Okay. Spellbound is just being formed the last couple of months.

[00:24:33] We have a 10 piece.

[00:24:34] Well, we have a 10 piece with the cane brothers.

[00:24:36] I don't know if you're familiar with the cane brothers.

[00:24:40] I'm not familiar and it's funny because when Leonard was reading your bio,

[00:24:44] I know a lot of those people that you that was in your bio.

[00:24:47] I know, I know Tony and I know, you know, I know a lot of those guys.

[00:24:51] Richard Tucker. I know very well.

[00:24:53] So, you know, but the cane brothers, I don't know if I know them.

[00:24:57] Right there.

[00:24:58] Horn section.

[00:25:00] They've been here.

[00:25:01] Is there is a trombone in a trumpet?

[00:25:04] Okay.

[00:25:04] I know you talk about.

[00:25:05] Yes, I do know.

[00:25:07] Okay.

[00:25:07] Scooby they call him.

[00:25:09] Yes.

[00:25:10] Yes.

[00:25:10] Yes.

[00:25:12] Darrell Brown and Darrell very well to.

[00:25:16] Yeah.

[00:25:17] Yes.

[00:25:18] They took, like you say, we can break it down to a five piece and a quartet and a trio.

[00:25:23] It all depends on what the gig is or whatever, but we switch around a lot.

[00:25:28] Okay.

[00:25:29] Now are you guys playing at any particular places that people can see you at on a regular basis or or you?

[00:25:37] You know, do you have any?

[00:25:42] Like, is there a certain place that people can go catch you guys all the time at this time or anything yet?

[00:25:48] At the moment all the time now.

[00:25:49] Okay.

[00:25:50] All right, but you're working on it.

[00:25:52] Oh, absolutely.

[00:25:53] I said, I've played at Kelsey's and Atlantic City.

[00:25:58] I've played with there's so many different places here like I play with the quake band wedding band.

[00:26:04] Um, a cigar lounges.

[00:26:08] There's a wide variety of places that I do perform.

[00:26:13] Right.

[00:26:14] Okay.

[00:26:16] And May 21st, I'll be at Adelphia.

[00:26:19] You have you heard of Adelphia in Depparton, New Jersey?

[00:26:21] Yeah, I know about Adelphia.

[00:26:22] Yeah.

[00:26:23] That's a very nice place for Adelphia.

[00:26:25] It's, yeah.

[00:26:26] I'll be there.

[00:26:27] Yeah.

[00:26:29] Well, we're going to, we're going to, don't worry.

[00:26:32] You're going to get a chance to tell us everywhere you're going to be in a few minutes.

[00:26:35] So don't worry.

[00:26:36] Okay.

[00:26:37] But we're going to make sure that everybody knows where we can, where we can catch you guys.

[00:26:44] Hopefully, you know, the music scene here in Delaware is really vast and there's a lot of different artists here.

[00:26:53] We got quite a few different bands here and it's, you know, the tri-state areas also has gotten pretty big with a lot of musicians and so forth.

[00:27:02] And now we're starting to get some venues that people can go to on a regular basis and play at.

[00:27:08] You got Wilson's.

[00:27:09] You got Kelsey's.

[00:27:10] So, you know, there's a couple of the new venues that are opening up.

[00:27:15] So the scene, the music scene has gotten very, very wide open now and people like a variety of things.

[00:27:26] You know, you got downstate, well not dover-downs anymore for ballets.

[00:27:30] And there's going to be some opportunities at the GNR campground because down at the GNR campground,

[00:27:41] there's a venue there that you can come in and play as well.

[00:27:46] So, you know, so there's a lot of different things that people can do and come and see you and perform.

[00:27:56] When they come to see you, what do you, what would people, what can people expect from Spellbound and seeing you guys perform?

[00:28:07] Well, they can expect a good time for one and also to be Spellbound.

[00:28:11] That's why I have the name.

[00:28:14] Okay.

[00:28:15] Did you come up with the name?

[00:28:16] I did.

[00:28:17] I had actually used that name Spellbound when I performed or represented United Way, the Atlantic City Casino.

[00:28:24] It was a whole, all the talent shows that we did and corporate events that we did.

[00:28:31] I used Spellbound for my group.

[00:28:33] I was the lead singer.

[00:28:34] Okay.

[00:28:36] So I held on to it and I just rebirthed it now.

[00:28:40] All right.

[00:28:41] Well, that's great.

[00:28:43] But we're glad to hear that you are out there doing your thing.

[00:28:47] Leonard, you got anything else that you want to ask?

[00:28:50] Yeah.

[00:28:50] So the last thing I was thinking of is Valerie.

[00:28:54] What is your favorite?

[00:28:56] And forgive me, I'm not a music person like that.

[00:28:59] But what is your favorite line from your favorite song that you like to sing?

[00:29:05] Like, is there anything when, you know, when you sing a certain one of your songs and get to a certain part,

[00:29:09] you're like, oh, I'm going to kill it.

[00:29:17] I'd say, hmm, free.

[00:29:21] Denise Williams free.

[00:29:23] Oh yeah.

[00:29:23] Yeah.

[00:29:24] Yeah.

[00:29:24] Yes, yes.

[00:29:25] Yeah.

[00:29:26] So for the listeners who are not familiar, how does that line go?

[00:29:31] He's trying to get you to sing.

[00:29:32] That's what he's trying to get you to sing.

[00:29:33] No, no, no, no, no.

[00:29:34] I mean, I mean, she didn't even have to sing it.

[00:29:36] Well, I mean, if you want to, but I'm just curious like what the words are that go with it as well.

[00:29:42] You know, going through a lot in life, you feel sometimes you feel like you're even tied down

[00:29:48] or like you just have a cloud over your head and you finally feel like, okay, all right,

[00:29:52] that weight has been lifted the clouds or you know what I'm saying?

[00:29:55] I can see clearly now.

[00:29:57] And now I'm free.

[00:29:59] Yeah, I mean from the heart and soul.

[00:30:02] I'm free.

[00:30:03] Yeah.

[00:30:04] Yeah, that's a, you know, Leonard Leonard's a little on the young side, Val.

[00:30:09] And so you got to understand, you know, you know, hold on, hold on.

[00:30:12] That Valerie, he doesn't understand.

[00:30:16] He doesn't, he doesn't know that song.

[00:30:18] You know, Valerie, Val.

[00:30:19] Yeah.

[00:30:20] You know, there's two perspectives.

[00:30:23] Somebody somebody can be young or the other person.

[00:30:27] Never mind.

[00:30:28] Well, you are in the answer.

[00:30:30] Okay.

[00:30:30] So you know the song later.

[00:30:33] Thank you.

[00:30:33] Thank you.

[00:30:34] Thank you.

[00:30:35] Thank you.

[00:30:35] Thank you.

[00:30:36] Thank you.

[00:30:36] Thank you.

[00:30:37] Yeah.

[00:30:37] So he didn't know it.

[00:30:39] They they they did.

[00:30:41] Did you have any other questions?

[00:30:47] Valerie, can you can you give him a little sample of the song?

[00:30:51] I can.

[00:30:51] Excuse my allergies, but I sure can.

[00:30:54] Okay.

[00:30:54] There you go.

[00:30:57] Whispering in his ear.

[00:31:04] Yes, yes.

[00:31:06] My old adipotion for love.

[00:31:14] Telling him I am sensitive and that there's nothing too good for a.

[00:31:33] All right, Leonard, get it.

[00:31:34] Love it.

[00:31:35] I love it.

[00:31:35] Have you heard that before?

[00:31:37] Dave, of course everyone's heard that song.

[00:31:40] I just didn't know what the name of it was.

[00:31:42] But yes.

[00:31:43] I love it.

[00:31:44] You could back Valerie when you got to the end of the song, like I'm ready for the beat to come on.

[00:31:49] Yeah.

[00:31:49] Yeah.

[00:31:50] Okay.

[00:31:51] There you go.

[00:31:52] There you go.

[00:31:53] Well, that's great.

[00:31:55] Valerie, why don't you go ahead and take the time to tell us about how people can contact you social media social media pages and there as far as booking you and then any upcoming events that you have coming up.

[00:32:13] Okay.

[00:32:14] Coming up events will be May 29th.

[00:32:17] I'm sorry, May 21st, 6 to 9 p.m. at Adelphi as in the effort would be from 6 to 9 and that's I mean for a good call this for you know, for underprivileged kids for underprivileged kids.

[00:32:32] My social media pages you can reach me on Facebook Valerie Newman V a l or I E Newman N a W M a n.

[00:32:41] And also you too.

[00:32:43] That'll be Valerie Newman dash music.

[00:32:49] So you can reach me at what am I looking for?

[00:32:58] Okay, my website is actually under construction at the moment, but it should be up shortly and that'll be Valerie underscore spellbound.com.

[00:33:09] And I told you Facebook over good, but that's good. That's a good way to reach me.

[00:33:15] All right.

[00:33:15] And folks, you know, if you go to your YouTube page, that's where you have some of your videos.

[00:33:24] Yeah.

[00:33:25] Yeah.

[00:33:25] And so forth.

[00:33:26] I'm telling you, you won't be disappointed if you go to that page and listen to some of her stuff.

[00:33:30] I'm telling you this lady can really, really blow.

[00:33:35] I'm telling you, you know, that's the way we talk back in the day.

[00:33:40] This person can blow.

[00:33:43] And Valerie, I have one last question.

[00:33:46] Are you looking for any features on your album because my host Dave Coker had been weighed into life.

[00:33:51] No, no, no, that's what the yes.

[00:33:57] Dave Dave Dave.

[00:33:59] No, no, we're not.

[00:34:01] We're not doing that.

[00:34:02] See, no, no, no, he ain't trying to put me on the spot.

[00:34:07] So but, but no, that is, I know with the artists that you have performed with and so forth.

[00:34:15] And I know like, like I said, I know a lot of those guys that you that is mentioned in your bio.

[00:34:21] I know him personally.

[00:34:22] And I know if you hanging out with them cats, especially people like Richard Tucker who's hanging out with everybody.

[00:34:29] Yeah, every time I look up and Richard is doing this or he's doing that.

[00:34:33] So, you know, so I know I know you got it together.

[00:34:37] So for us to actually have the chance to bring you on an interview.

[00:34:42] This has truly been a pleasure for us.

[00:34:44] And we really, really want to thank you for taking the time to hang out with us.

[00:34:48] Thank you. No problem.

[00:34:50] Thank you for inviting me.

[00:34:52] Okay.

[00:34:53] Hopefully I'll be back soon.

[00:34:55] Oh, yes.

[00:34:56] Whenever you got something going on, just let us know.

[00:34:59] And in fact, Valerie, do you plan on having any type of kind like an and I know your album's already out with like an album release party or anything like a listening session?

[00:35:10] Well, we were talking about that a few weeks ago and like you say it will be posted.

[00:35:16] Sure.

[00:35:17] As soon as I find out for sure.

[00:35:19] Okay.

[00:35:19] How are we doing?

[00:35:20] You need to wait up.

[00:35:21] And if you need a venue to have something like that at, she did it mine.

[00:35:26] Is that the campground?

[00:35:27] Yeah, we have a venue for you.

[00:35:30] Yeah, but that is something that you guys can keep in mind if you want to do a listening party.

[00:35:37] So the Black Music Month in June, the campground, we're definitely going to be there.

[00:35:42] Okay, come on out.

[00:35:46] Okay.

[00:35:46] So they have the Axe Booked and Sam, I guess the Sam's event.

[00:35:49] So he folks.

[00:35:50] Yeah, you got to talk to Sam about that.

[00:35:53] But I'm sure, you know, it may not be too late.

[00:35:59] Don't talk to him and see what he has to say.

[00:36:02] You know, he controls all the acts that are going to be performed.

[00:36:07] So yes.

[00:36:09] Okay.

[00:36:09] So you might want to talk to, definitely talk to him.

[00:36:13] Awesome.

[00:36:14] Okay.

[00:36:14] That we will do.

[00:36:15] Okay.

[00:36:16] All right.

[00:36:17] Thank you.

[00:36:18] Well, thank you.

[00:36:19] Thank you.

[00:36:20] And thank you again, and we really appreciate it.

[00:36:23] Like, like we said, and we're looking forward to the album.

[00:36:28] Thank you.

[00:36:28] Thank you.

[00:36:29] Thank you.

[00:36:29] I'll keep you posted on the next EP.

[00:36:32] Okay.

[00:36:32] All right.

[00:36:32] Thank you.

[00:36:33] All right.

[00:36:33] Thank you, Valerie.

[00:36:35] Have a good night.

[00:36:36] You too.

[00:36:36] Have a good one.

[00:36:37] All right.

[00:36:38] Take care.

[00:36:43] All right, Mr.

[00:36:43] Leonard.

[00:36:45] Yes, sir.

[00:36:47] We're going to go ahead and continue on with the show everybody.

[00:36:50] And once again, we want to thank Ms.

[00:36:52] Valerie Newman for stopping in and hanging out with us.

[00:36:56] We really appreciate her time and everyone look for that EP or check

[00:37:01] out her pages, especially our YouTube page so you can check

[00:37:05] around and hopefully you guys will get a chance to hear it

[00:37:08] soon somewhere locally.

[00:37:10] Okay.

[00:37:12] All right.

[00:37:12] So we're going to go here to get into our topics for tonight.

[00:37:17] Let me see.

[00:37:19] I guess we'll start with this particular story.

[00:37:21] I saw this earlier today.

[00:37:24] Actor Johnson Majors sentenced to probation of voting jail time

[00:37:29] for assaulting his ex-girlfriend.

[00:37:32] So it goes, actor Johnson Majors was sentenced to probation

[00:37:37] but avoided jail time Monday for assaulting his ex-girlfriend

[00:37:40] in a high profile case that derailed his once promising star

[00:37:44] career.

[00:37:46] The 34 year old star of pre three and other four other films

[00:37:52] had faced up to a year behind bars after he was convicted

[00:38:00] of Mr. Meaner assaulted by assault by a Manhattan Jury

[00:38:07] in December.

[00:38:08] Judge Michael Gaffey also ordered majors to complete a 52

[00:38:12] week in person batterers in event in a vending program.

[00:38:17] Oh, he also in person in person in person.

[00:38:21] So that's a year long 52 weeks.

[00:38:25] That's a year.

[00:38:25] Yeah.

[00:38:26] Well, you know, David is funny too because how's he going

[00:38:30] to well?

[00:38:30] I mean, not say people are fighting on for movies now

[00:38:33] but you know, if you get a movie have to go somewhere.

[00:38:36] But this may help his career.

[00:38:38] You know, if you know, you know, if he gets this done

[00:38:41] and it shows that he's making an effort to change.

[00:38:46] You know, this might help him get back.

[00:38:48] He's 34 years old.

[00:38:49] He's still young.

[00:38:50] Right.

[00:38:53] Since he also has to continue with his mental health

[00:38:56] therapy as well.

[00:38:59] Follow following the guilty verdict majors was immediately

[00:39:02] dropped by Marvel student studios which had cost was

[00:39:06] which had cast him as Kang the Conqueror a role division

[00:39:10] as the main villain in the entertainment's Empire movies

[00:39:14] and television shows for years to come.

[00:39:17] The convictions stem from an altercation for those that

[00:39:20] don't remember last March in majors then with which majors

[00:39:25] then girlfriend Grace Jibari accused him of attacking her

[00:39:32] in the backseat of a chauffeur car saying he hit her

[00:39:37] hit with his open hand and twisted her arm behind her back

[00:39:43] and squeezed her middle finger until it fractured.

[00:39:48] During a victim impact statement Monday, Jibari said that

[00:39:51] the incident left her with extreme emotional and physical

[00:39:55] pain.

[00:39:56] Majors claimed the 31 year old British dancer was the

[00:39:59] aggressor flying into a jealous rage after reading

[00:40:02] a text message from another woman on his phone.

[00:40:05] He maintained is he was only trying to regain his phone

[00:40:10] and get away from Jibari safely.

[00:40:17] We've heard about the story you know of course we know majors

[00:40:20] has moved on with.

[00:40:24] Dating.

[00:40:26] Oh getting taken to young ladies name

[00:40:29] with the new girlfriend. I'm Megan good Megan good.

[00:40:32] Yeah I was having a senior moment there with Megan good

[00:40:38] and you know and so they have been a couple ever since this

[00:40:42] kind of happened.

[00:40:47] It's interesting that they're making them do the whole

[00:40:50] year as far as being basically anger management classes.

[00:40:57] And it's not apparently there's other cases of him

[00:41:01] having you know like a real bad attitude and dealing with a

[00:41:07] lot of anger issues.

[00:41:09] So hopefully you know because he was he was on the rise.

[00:41:14] He was really like yeah he was like being marketed like the

[00:41:19] next Denzel type person you know and you know and he had

[00:41:24] a lot going on with Lovecraft country you know when that

[00:41:28] was on and you know course he got in with the Marvel stuff

[00:41:31] and Creed and you know so he put his trajectory was really

[00:41:35] really going up.

[00:41:37] It's really a shame that you know things happen the way that

[00:41:41] they did

[00:41:44] and derailed his career with your feelings on all of this

[00:41:47] and especially you know what it's a great thing even he

[00:41:51] managed to avoid jail time you know so that you know so

[00:41:57] hopefully he can get the help that he really needs.

[00:42:00] Yeah I think my overall thoughts you know I kind of place

[00:42:04] Jonathan major on back burner.

[00:42:06] I'm not expecting much from you know his career just

[00:42:10] because of how far down he fell but you know if other

[00:42:14] people have said he's had anger management maybe something

[00:42:16] good for him you know like I almost think about it you

[00:42:20] know when we hear these actors and Hollywood and they

[00:42:23] have bad drug habits and they go into rehab you know

[00:42:25] a lot of time we're like oh you know we hope everything turns

[00:42:28] out well we hope to get the light back on track.

[00:42:32] And I mean anger management is a little bit different but

[00:42:35] hopefully he gets his life back on track and you know maybe

[00:42:38] this is what he needed.

[00:42:40] That's true that's true you know when you look at it.

[00:42:48] You know we've heard stories of other people having

[00:42:50] met anger management problems I mean I never get you know

[00:42:56] the famous interview that Mike Tyson did with Robin

[00:42:58] Givens years ago and how she's to say that he had you know

[00:43:02] she came on TV and said he had anger management issues too

[00:43:06] and you know and basically out of them like that you know

[00:43:11] when you get that kind of reputation all it takes is one

[00:43:14] person to say it one prominent person to say it and you

[00:43:17] get that reputation because that was what remember the whole

[00:43:21] thing with Monique and you know when they came when

[00:43:25] Tyler Perry and well it was a Lee Daniels Lee Daniels

[00:43:31] that said it first and then Tyler Perry kind of chimed in

[00:43:33] on him saying that she was difficult to work with.

[00:43:37] And so when you get those kind of people who are saying

[00:43:44] things about you like that and of course with his situation

[00:43:49] it wasn't so much that it was a prominent person who at

[00:43:54] that particular time that all of this stuff came about with

[00:43:58] the girlfriend or whatever it wasn't so much that she was

[00:44:00] well known.

[00:44:03] She having to be of the persuasion which made it even

[00:44:08] more pronounced you know and we know that you know if she

[00:44:12] was black I don't know things would have went as far as

[00:44:14] they did you know but because it you know she was other

[00:44:19] of the other persuasings of course things are going to

[00:44:21] go a little bit further.

[00:44:23] Right because that's what it's always happened you know so

[00:44:28] but you know I guess we'll monitor and see how this goes see

[00:44:33] if he is able to keep out of trouble and to get his career

[00:44:37] back on track.

[00:44:38] I don't know if it ever get back to where it was going

[00:44:42] but we'll see what happens with him.

[00:44:46] And hopefully he can he can make do right.

[00:44:51] Okay speaking of another person with with attitude issue

[00:45:00] you know when I saw this I just started I just started

[00:45:04] laughing when I saw this story and I said okay he's at it

[00:45:07] again.

[00:45:08] I think he I think this person does this just to get us

[00:45:15] well I call it clickbait he's definitely clickbait

[00:45:18] he definitely is so so this story is about Mr. Trump

[00:45:24] comparing himself to Nelson Mandela slammed as flap in

[00:45:30] the face of the South African leaders legacy.

[00:45:34] Trump Trump Trump Republican Republican President Donald

[00:45:39] Kennedy Donald Trump compared himself to Nelson Mandela

[00:45:45] on Saturday in attempts to defend himself against his

[00:45:50] upcoming money criminal fraud trial in New York.

[00:45:55] Trump faces criminal charges that he violated campaign

[00:45:59] finance law ahead of his 2016 election to silence two

[00:46:05] women who led he had had extra merit merit or fair.

[00:46:10] Mandela was in prison for 27 years for opposing racial

[00:46:16] apartheid and say we get that segregated black residents

[00:46:22] in South Africa later becoming the country's first

[00:46:27] elected president and first black head of state in 1994.

[00:46:33] In a post on the social media at Trump like in his legal

[00:46:37] was to Mandela withdrew strong reactions from black

[00:46:42] organizers as a slap in the face to the legacy and

[00:46:47] sacrifices of Nelson Mandela and the worldwide impact

[00:46:52] his life experiences have had on people around the globe.

[00:47:02] One minute.

[00:47:08] It's a desperate cry. This is what they were saying.

[00:47:12] It's a desperate cry for attention that we will see

[00:47:14] more from this extremist leader as election gets closer.

[00:47:20] Nelson Mandela's campaigns during the first Democratic

[00:47:23] election K-town South Africa 1995 there was a photo of him

[00:47:30] and showing all the people that came out to celebrate him.

[00:47:35] Simon terrously Angela Angel senior advisor for Black Lives

[00:47:40] Matter told the grill that Trump comparing themselves to Mandela

[00:47:45] is like comparing a circus clown to a Nobel laureate.

[00:47:54] What do you think about all this that he is trying to compare

[00:47:57] himself to Nelson Mandela and the plate of Nelson Mandela.

[00:48:03] I think like I said I think he says a lot of a lot of stuff

[00:48:06] just for click bait to try to get people just to tune in

[00:48:10] to what he's doing.

[00:48:12] And and he's almost like a shop job you know what I mean

[00:48:16] from back in the day. What's your thoughts on this.

[00:48:19] So I mean really mine is fairly similar. I was just

[00:48:21] thinking you know Trump is an entertainer.

[00:48:24] So as an entertainer he's going to say things that

[00:48:28] keep him in the spotlight that entertain people give

[00:48:31] people things to talk about. Because Dave you know I was

[00:48:34] just thinking too you remember we did a story about a month

[00:48:37] ago where Trump was comparing a black Republican to Martin

[00:48:43] Luther King. You remember. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And it's like

[00:48:47] OK why are you comparing these people who are nothing

[00:48:51] like those people. You know so I mean I you know I

[00:48:56] almost feel like he just does stuff to keep him in the

[00:48:58] limelight and is working. You know because we're talking

[00:49:01] about it here. Yeah. Yeah. I mean you know every time

[00:49:05] every time you turn on the news Trump does Trump that you

[00:49:09] know I mean you know you know he's he's one thing he

[00:49:15] knows how to do. I mean he knows how to get people

[00:49:18] to tune in you know and and it's very unique because

[00:49:24] when you look at our president and Biden you know Biden

[00:49:29] I mean Biden doesn't have the same appeal when it comes

[00:49:33] to that type of stuff. But we don't need him to have

[00:49:37] that type of appeal for all the stupid stuff that we see

[00:49:40] with Trump you know and Trump really really feels

[00:49:44] that he's he's doing stuff or that he's that he's got

[00:49:48] stuff going on because he's get these people to tune

[00:49:51] in. Now most he doesn't even realize that a lot of us are

[00:49:54] laughing at what's going on. He doesn't even realize

[00:49:57] that he doesn't have enough sense to realize that but

[00:50:00] or I mean I think he just don't care. Well that's true

[00:50:06] that's true because I mean you know if he can get

[00:50:09] you to turn your head then that if he gets one

[00:50:12] person to turn his head turn turn their head

[00:50:15] towards what he's doing you know of course that's

[00:50:17] going to create a chain reaction and you know he

[00:50:21] gets that chain reaction every time. Yeah he definitely

[00:50:24] does. He definitely does so but to say something

[00:50:28] that's crazy is this and especially when he likes

[00:50:32] it though he likes to use black people you know

[00:50:36] because he'll quick to say something look at all my

[00:50:39] black friends are looking for black people that

[00:50:41] came up to support me look look over there see my

[00:50:45] black people over there you know you know and he's

[00:50:49] always quick to say something like that you know so

[00:50:52] and he's you know and of course we had the story

[00:50:55] where you know he was talking about the the mugshot

[00:50:58] you know and how that made him more popular with

[00:51:05] the black people because of the mugshot. And he

[00:51:08] came out with the sneakers because black people

[00:51:10] love sneakers. Yeah so we got to stop people we got

[00:51:16] stopped giving him giving him the the media the

[00:51:21] giving him the different outlets to be able to

[00:51:25] say the things and do the things that he's

[00:51:29] still a candidate for the president of the

[00:51:32] United States. It's just unbelievable to me it

[00:51:35] really is because you and I have said it many

[00:51:39] times we know this was Michelle or Barack or any

[00:51:46] other black person running for office. It never

[00:51:51] got this far not at all because they would yeah

[00:51:54] it would never got this far and they would

[00:51:56] have been in jail already. So but I you know

[00:52:03] I saw that story I just had to talk about a little

[00:52:06] bit but no Trump you're not Mandela. Just stop it

[00:52:13] please just stop it okay yeah so all right

[00:52:19] think you got a story for it here don't you?

[00:52:22] Yep so Dave before I before I start the

[00:52:24] story I want to ask you a question and it's

[00:52:27] no no catch 22. Tell me one of you name me

[00:52:32] one of your hobbies something you like to do

[00:52:34] when you have free time. Something I like to do

[00:52:39] when I have free time. Nowadays because I know

[00:52:46] in the past I had a couple of them but nowadays

[00:52:49] I think it's just chilling and watching TV man

[00:52:53] you know when I get to trying to do it.

[00:52:55] Okay why don't you give me one of your

[00:52:57] hobbies outside the house. Outside the house?

[00:53:01] That's funny I'm trying to think shopping.

[00:53:14] Okay let's say you know let's say you were

[00:53:20] going to go on a date and the person you

[00:53:24] were going to go on a date with you told her

[00:53:26] that you know one of the things you like to do

[00:53:28] is go shopping and she said well Dave for our

[00:53:31] first date why don't we go shopping. And I'm

[00:53:36] sorry not necessarily like you buying her

[00:53:38] stuff or she buying you stuff but you'll go

[00:53:41] out to different stores together and looking

[00:53:43] stuff how would you feel about that?

[00:53:47] As a first date. If it's something that

[00:53:51] both of us like to do I wouldn't have a

[00:53:53] problem with it. Okay so our next story

[00:53:56] it says woman goes viral after slamming

[00:54:00] man's first date to feed the homeless.

[00:54:03] So when I saw the title I just kind of chuckled

[00:54:09] because I mean I understand both sides but

[00:54:12] I have my own side too. So there was a

[00:54:15] woman who went viral on social media and

[00:54:19] she said that she had been talking to

[00:54:22] a guy with the telephone and just through

[00:54:24] their conversation she had mentioned to

[00:54:27] the guy that about once at least once a

[00:54:30] month that she goes and feed the homeless.

[00:54:34] So the guy you know upon listening to what

[00:54:37] she said said okay well you know that's

[00:54:39] something you do at least once a month

[00:54:42] maybe we can do that on first date

[00:54:44] you know on the first date we can go

[00:54:46] somewhere and feed the homeless. And her

[00:54:50] reaction was in fact I'll read what her

[00:54:54] reaction was it started with the N word

[00:54:58] and it said the N word invited me on a

[00:55:02] date to go feed the homeless. It has a

[00:55:05] first date because I said that once a

[00:55:08] month I go feed the homeless she tweeted.

[00:55:12] So his brain told him that that should

[00:55:15] be a date if I'm meant to be single

[00:55:18] forever I'm okay with that but please

[00:55:21] stop sending stupid my way.

[00:55:25] Wow. Okay so now that you know the

[00:55:29] context of what happened how do you

[00:55:32] feel about that you know I was kind of

[00:55:34] weird because if somebody well in fact

[00:55:38] I'll get your thoughts you know now

[00:55:41] that we kind of have the range of

[00:55:42] what happened.

[00:55:45] Well last year we did the story on the

[00:55:49] lady that got mad at the dude because

[00:55:52] he was taking her to the T.C.

[00:55:56] So you know I tell you we're just in a

[00:56:01] different day these days right so she

[00:56:04] got mad at dude because he wanted to

[00:56:07] take her to feed the homeless which

[00:56:11] was something that she says he liked

[00:56:13] to do right once a month at least once

[00:56:16] a month yeah at least month once a month

[00:56:19] so if somebody said that to me because I

[00:56:22] tell you I've done a first date where I

[00:56:24] actually met the person for the first

[00:56:26] time in church you know and so and

[00:56:32] that was real cool because they thought

[00:56:34] it was real cool that I would even do

[00:56:36] that you know because that person

[00:56:38] was very involved in their particular

[00:56:40] church and I said well you know I'll

[00:56:43] come there and they said well that'd be

[00:56:45] awesome you know so so this says a lot

[00:56:50] about who this person is because that

[00:56:55] should be something that she should be

[00:56:57] jumping for joy that the guy even

[00:56:59] would want to do that yeah you know

[00:57:03] especially shows what type of heart and

[00:57:05] what type of person he possibly has

[00:57:08] because you know of course some people

[00:57:11] might do it for alternative reasons to

[00:57:14] try to make a good impression you know

[00:57:16] but it sounds like this guy really really

[00:57:19] wanted to do something that he knows

[00:57:23] that she'd like to do right and you

[00:57:26] want to tell you it's funny because it

[00:57:27] made me think does she really like to

[00:57:31] feed the homeless because it's so or

[00:57:33] maybe she was lying yeah well yeah

[00:57:36] exactly you know so it made me think of

[00:57:39] and Davey you can imagine because we

[00:57:42] don't or never did this but you know

[00:57:44] how you'll be talking to a girl and you

[00:57:48] know you may exaggerate some things or

[00:57:51] fib on some things that to make yourself

[00:57:53] look better you imagine if she doesn't

[00:57:56] really feed the homeless at all you

[00:57:57] know maybe she don't even want to be

[00:57:58] around homeless people and you know

[00:58:02] so she says it and then when he

[00:58:04] kind of you know not calls her out on it

[00:58:06] but you know takes that opportunity in

[00:58:08] her mind she's thinking dang I just

[00:58:11] said that make myself look good I don't

[00:58:13] really want to feed the homeless yeah

[00:58:15] yeah and especially I don't want to go

[00:58:18] on a first date feeding the homeless

[00:58:22] right you know you know down days

[00:58:26] people are looking for people that are

[00:58:28] unique and people that they can

[00:58:31] mesh with on a whole different level

[00:58:34] these days and of course you always

[00:58:36] still got to be because now with the

[00:58:39] whole recent thesis stuff that came out

[00:58:43] yeah now it's even going to be harder

[00:58:45] to try to date and and and to meet

[00:58:49] somebody that you feel comfortable with

[00:58:52] and be able to move you know into a

[00:58:54] relationship with because now not

[00:58:57] only are you worried about whether

[00:59:00] this is a good guy or good female or

[00:59:03] a good guy or good girl you know you

[00:59:08] also got to worry about if they're who

[00:59:10] they say they are yeah you know now so

[00:59:12] you know and because that's been

[00:59:14] magnified even more now so when you

[00:59:17] got somebody who says well why don't we

[00:59:21] get together and we'll make it our

[00:59:23] first date and we did something we

[00:59:25] can do together now I think that's if

[00:59:28] it's sincere I think that's a pretty

[00:59:30] noble thing to do yeah yeah I agree

[00:59:33] could you know what I would do

[00:59:34] something like that yeah because you

[00:59:36] know I was trying to think into myself

[00:59:39] okay so if I like a girl and she as

[00:59:43] a first date she suggests and I mean

[00:59:46] or I suggest well well in this

[00:59:48] context she she suggests if she

[00:59:51] suggested something that I say I like

[00:59:54] to do or something I say I do a

[00:59:57] couple times a month I personally

[01:00:02] don't see the problem with it yeah

[01:00:06] yeah and and I wouldn't either I mean I

[01:00:10] think it's a very very good attempt to

[01:00:15] try to meet a person on their level

[01:00:20] and that's what everybody hopes to do

[01:00:25] is to meet the other person on their

[01:00:28] level regardless of what you know the

[01:00:31] the situation may be because I assume

[01:00:34] you know because like a lot of times

[01:00:36] with most situations that this is you

[01:00:39] know maybe they've met online initially

[01:00:41] and maybe they've been doing some

[01:00:44] talking up until this point and this

[01:00:46] person said okay well you know when

[01:00:50] we meet for the first time maybe this

[01:00:53] is what we should do right you know and

[01:00:57] like I said I don't have a problem I

[01:00:59] think it's a great I thought it was a

[01:01:01] great idea actually yeah I agree so I

[01:01:05] mean you know just something I wanted to

[01:01:07] bring up real quick just to get your

[01:01:08] thoughts on it cuz right yeah things

[01:01:11] things have changed yeah things have

[01:01:14] changed and and and you know you know

[01:01:17] it's gonna get rough I mean you know

[01:01:21] nowadays man whoo you you so much going

[01:01:29] on out here when it comes to the dating

[01:01:31] thing and getting to know a person

[01:01:34] anymore and all of that kind of stuff

[01:01:36] it's you know like the song says life is

[01:01:39] hard out here for a pimp you know you

[01:01:41] know so you know so it just when you

[01:01:46] think about it when you finally meet

[01:01:49] that actually could be somebody that's a

[01:01:51] good person and you you know you you

[01:01:56] block them in this type of thing you

[01:01:58] might be blocking your blessing right

[01:02:00] you really you may be blocking your

[01:02:02] blessing so but hopefully that

[01:02:07] particular person who was the person

[01:02:12] that was slam I'm sure if there was

[01:02:16] a comment section everybody said well

[01:02:18] you don't want I'll date you you know

[01:02:20] you know that sounds like something I

[01:02:22] would want you to do or whatever

[01:02:24] cuz that's how people are you know I'm

[01:02:27] sure he'll land I'm sure it was a guy

[01:02:30] right I'm sure he'll land on his feet

[01:02:33] okay now I'm sure I'm sure so and

[01:02:37] she'll probably want him after somebody

[01:02:39] else gets them yeah yeah there you go

[01:02:42] yeah alright alright well we'll see

[01:02:46] how that turns out alright well we

[01:02:50] finally to let his favorite point of

[01:02:56] the show which is Dave's corner I don't

[01:02:58] know why this is his favorite part of

[01:02:59] the show but he loves it so much I

[01:03:02] just figured you know you know so I

[01:03:05] gotta I got a question for you today

[01:03:08] okay and my question for you is if

[01:03:12] you had a chance to invent something

[01:03:16] that would be considered life changing

[01:03:21] for you or mankind I'm gonna say what

[01:03:26] do you think you would invent and tell

[01:03:29] me why so and this kind of goes back

[01:03:35] to the old school sci-fi days mm-hmm I

[01:03:39] think I would invent a machine that you

[01:03:43] can teleport

[01:03:48] teleport yep and it kind of makes you

[01:03:50] think of course watching Star Trek

[01:03:52] whether you know being me up Scotty but

[01:03:55] you know I think this machine you would

[01:03:58] and if I if I invented it with let's

[01:04:03] say some respect for mankind I would

[01:04:06] probably make it almost like airports

[01:04:08] train stations bus stations where you

[01:04:11] know there were designated places that

[01:04:13] you could teleport from and to you know

[01:04:16] just so you're not teleporting you know

[01:04:18] inside the bank and all that's but you

[01:04:21] know Dave Dave can can you imagine going

[01:04:23] to the airport and walking through an

[01:04:26] x-ray machine and like on the other

[01:04:28] side you're at the Atlanta airport

[01:04:30] yeah yeah you know I'm gonna be cool

[01:04:33] ever be cool yeah yeah

[01:04:37] that would cut out a lot of traffic and

[01:04:40] you know a lot of hustle and bustle

[01:04:45] you know I have to you know you take

[01:04:50] what you need with you do what you

[01:04:52] got to do and come back you know I mean

[01:04:55] even with the old you don't look at

[01:04:56] those old Star Trek shows right if

[01:04:59] watching it you know that was always

[01:05:01] and that would be so cool if you

[01:05:03] could really do that you know so you

[01:05:05] know but yeah that's not a bad idea

[01:05:08] give me some credit on that I mean you

[01:05:11] know every once in a while I come

[01:05:13] correct with Dave's corner yeah every

[01:05:15] now and then every now and then he

[01:05:17] comes correct actually my my invention

[01:05:24] it's sort of on the same level we were

[01:05:27] kind of thinking in the same realm but

[01:05:29] slightly different my thing would be a

[01:05:33] time machine and with the soul reason

[01:05:42] of this time machine of course as

[01:05:44] obvious because I've talked about in

[01:05:46] the end you know going being able to go

[01:05:48] back into passage I only need to go

[01:05:50] back a day or two so I can go get the

[01:05:53] numbers that I need to get but that

[01:05:56] in this case I'm the time machine that

[01:06:00] would like to create would be a time

[01:06:02] machine that you when you find out that

[01:06:09] you have you a illness that could you

[01:06:16] know cause you to to die it would be so

[01:06:22] cool to be able to step into like

[01:06:25] cancer or you know you know diabetes or

[01:06:31] whatever the case may be it would be so

[01:06:35] cool that once you got that diagnosis

[01:06:37] no no no sis you got that diagnosis

[01:06:40] that you could step into a machine to

[01:06:42] take you back to when you were healthy

[01:06:45] so in a computer world slash websites

[01:06:51] we call them backups basically like a

[01:06:57] lot of time you have a website and it goes

[01:06:59] down you get a virus you can be like oh

[01:07:01] well one month ago I did a backup with

[01:07:03] the website everything was working fine

[01:07:04] so I'll just reinstall that backup

[01:07:07] and everything be good well so funny

[01:07:10] that you said that because I had a name

[01:07:12] for my time machine oh lord guess what

[01:07:16] the name was restore oh yeah yeah and

[01:07:21] that's exactly what you just talked about

[01:07:23] it is in fact in fact look at us

[01:07:26] thinking at the same time on the same

[01:07:28] stuff and you're even more correct than

[01:07:30] I am because they usually say do you

[01:07:33] want to restore the backup yeah yeah

[01:07:36] yeah and restore is the perfect perfect

[01:07:39] name for something like that is because

[01:07:42] you're restoring yourself to a point that

[01:07:45] you before your illness or injury or

[01:07:49] whatever the case may be just think so

[01:07:52] if you have something like that you know

[01:07:55] you wouldn't lose your loved ones that

[01:07:58] you knew that we're dying or whatever

[01:08:01] or friends or whatever the case may be

[01:08:03] doesn't matter if you had something

[01:08:04] like that for your parents that was

[01:08:06] around when your parents were going

[01:08:08] through what they were going through

[01:08:09] or my parents are going through what

[01:08:10] they were going through what they were

[01:08:11] going through and you could just say

[01:08:13] step into this time machine

[01:08:16] with push a couple buttons and they

[01:08:19] come out and everything would be fine

[01:08:23] so today let me ask you is this your

[01:08:25] personal or is there something for the

[01:08:27] general public I think it would be

[01:08:29] well of course I would use it too but

[01:08:32] it would be something for everybody

[01:08:34] because you think everybody has that

[01:08:36] those people in their lives that they

[01:08:38] wish could come back or could be healed

[01:08:42] from the injury illness what about

[01:08:46] we had somebody on our show recently

[01:08:50] that's dealing with you know she had

[01:08:53] an injury where she can't walk but she's

[01:08:55] learning how to walk all over again

[01:08:59] just imagine you know somebody like

[01:09:02] that you can put in the machine okay

[01:09:04] we're going to restore you

[01:09:07] back to where you were before

[01:09:10] you know so that would be so cool

[01:09:14] now the only thing with that of course

[01:09:16] is we have to deal with the fact that

[01:09:22] now we're messing with God's stuff

[01:09:24] you know but it would be still be so

[01:09:29] cool for those in who are having to

[01:09:32] deal with those terminal diagnosis

[01:09:36] or injuries or whatever the case may be

[01:09:39] so that would be mine

[01:09:43] yeah I thought that would be pretty cool

[01:09:46] if we had something like that that was

[01:09:48] available to us so folks let us know

[01:09:53] what your thoughts would be what would

[01:09:55] you invent what would you invent that

[01:09:57] would not only help yourself but be

[01:09:59] able to help mankind you know and

[01:10:03] and be something that would definitely

[01:10:05] be something that was needed and useful

[01:10:09] as a new invention okay

[01:10:12] drop it in our chat or drop it on our

[01:10:15] page let us know always like to hear

[01:10:19] what you guys have to say when you

[01:10:21] guys give us feedback alright so that's

[01:10:25] our show that's our show for tonight

[01:10:28] we definitely want to thank again Miss

[01:10:31] Valerie Newman for spending time with us

[01:10:33] earlier and look out for that EP of

[01:10:37] hers Spellbound and their band Spellbound

[01:10:42] and we hope to hear a lot from her in

[01:10:47] the near future then you got anything

[01:10:50] you want to add prior to us signing off

[01:10:53] no Dave you know same old same old

[01:10:55] hope everyone has a great week and

[01:10:57] catch us back next week okay well

[01:11:01] that's it folks and thank you and good

[01:11:03] night

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