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- 4:10All
- 4:11right.
- 4:11I
- 4:11am
- 4:11Bart
- 4:12Taylor
- 4:12or
- 4:12Barton
- 4:13Lee
- 4:13Taylor.
- 4:14When
- 4:14I'm
- 4:14on
- 4:14stage,
- 4:15I
- 4:16got
- 4:16my
- 4:16cowboy
- 4:16stuff
- 4:17on.
- 4:17I'm
- 4:17Buckaroo
- 4:17Bart,
- 4:18so
- 4:19you
- 4:19can
- 4:19put
- 4:19that
- 4:19as
- 4:19you
- 4:20need
- 4:20to.
- 4:20My
- 4:21series
- 4:21is
- 4:21a
- 4:21series
- 4:22on
- 4:22the
- 4:22life
- 4:22and
- 4:22legacy
- 4:23of
- 4:23Will
- 4:23Rogers,
- 4:24famous
- 4:25humorous
- 4:25comedian,
- 4:26movie
- 4:26star,
- 4:27Wild
- 4:27west,
- 4:27trick
- 4:28roper,
- 4:28cowboy,
- 4:29Cherokee,
- 4:30Oklahoman.
- 4:30My
- 4:31first
- 4:31book
- 4:31was
- 4:322021
- 4:32Will
- 4:33Rogers
- 4:33and
- 4:33His
- 4:33Great
- 4:34White
- 4:34House
- 4:34Sleepo.
- 4:35My
- 4:35second
- 4:36book
- 4:36is
- 4:36Will
- 4:36Rogers
- 4:38and
- 4:38His
- 4:38Great
- 4:38Presidential
- 4:39Pals.
- 4:40The
- 4:40third
- 4:41book,
- 4:41which
- 4:41we'll
- 4:42be
- 4:42discussing
- 4:42more
- 4:42in
- 4:43depth,
- 4:43is
- 4:43the
- 4:43Will
- 4:43Rogers
- 4:44and
- 4:44His
- 4:45Great
- 4:45Inspiration.
- 4:47Thanks,
- 4:47Bart,
- 4:48for
- 4:48appearing
- 4:48on
- 4:48the
- 4:48Adventures
- 4:49in
- 4:49the
- 4:49Heart
- 4:49of
- 4:50Children's
- 4:50Book
- 4:50Authors
- 4:51podcast
- 4:51show.
- 4:52Bart
- 4:53has
- 4:53written,
- 4:54as
- 4:54he
- 4:54mentioned,
- 4:55a
- 4:55children's
- 4:56book
- 4:56series
- 4:56about
- 4:57Oklahoma's
- 4:58favorite
- 4:58son,
- 4:58Will
- 4:59Rogers.
- 5:00I
- 5:00look
- 5:00forward
- 5:00to
- 5:00our
- 5:01conversation
- 5:02regarding
- 5:02his
- 5:02latest
- 5:03book,
- 5:03Will
- 5:03Rogers
- 5:04and
- 5:05His
- 5:05Great
- 5:05Inspirations.
- 5:07Before
- 5:07we
- 5:07get
- 5:07into
- 5:08the
- 5:08details
- 5:08of
- 5:09your
- 5:09latest
- 5:09book,
- 5:10Bart,
- 5:10and
- 5:10your
- 5:11children's
- 5:11book
- 5:12authorship,
- 5:12can
- 5:13you
- 5:13tell
- 5:13us,
- 5:13tell
- 5:14us
- 5:14what
- 5:15being
- 5:15a
- 5:15children's
- 5:16book
- 5:16author
- 5:16means
- 5:17to
- 5:17you
- 5:17in
- 5:18the
- 5:18grand
- 5:18scheme
- 5:18of
- 5:19things,
- 5:19because
- 5:19I
- 5:19noticed
- 5:20you
- 5:20got
- 5:20a
- 5:20lot
- 5:21going
- 5:21on
- 5:21in
- 5:22your
- 5:22life.
- 5:22So
- 5:22talk
- 5:23to
- 5:23us
- 5:23about
- 5:23how
- 5:25this
- 5:25whole
- 5:25book
- 5:26authorship
- 5:27fits
- 5:27into
- 5:27your
- 5:28life.
- 5:29Oh,
- 5:30sounds
- 5:30great,
- 5:31Pop.
- 5:31Rick,
- 5:31if
- 5:31I
- 5:32can
- 5:32call
- 5:32you
- 5:32that.
- 5:32Yeah,
- 5:33that's
- 5:33all
- 5:33right.
- 5:34Fire
- 5:34away.
- 5:35They
- 5:35told
- 5:35me
- 5:35to
- 5:35call
- 5:36you.
- 5:38It
- 5:38was
- 5:38very
- 5:38clear.
- 5:39Now,
- 5:39Papa
- 5:39Rick,
- 5:40for
- 5:40me,
- 5:40I've
- 5:40been
- 5:41a
- 5:41lifelong
- 5:43historian,
- 5:43I
- 5:44guess
- 5:44you
- 5:44could
- 5:44say,
- 5:44or
- 5:44just
- 5:45a
- 5:45history
- 5:45lover,
- 5:46history
- 5:46buff.
- 5:47And
- 5:47it
- 5:47all
- 5:48started
- 5:48with
- 5:48me
- 5:48going
- 5:49to
- 5:49historic
- 5:49sites
- 5:50with
- 5:50my
- 5:50dad
- 5:50when
- 5:51I
- 5:51was
- 5:51a
- 5:51younger
- 5:51kid,
- 5:52about
- 5:527,
- 5:528,
- 5:539
- 5:53years
- 5:53old.
- 5:54And
- 5:54it
- 5:54was
- 5:55those
- 5:55experiences
- 5:55that
- 5:56I
- 5:56had
- 5:56amongst
- 5:57dressed
- 5:57up
- 5:57reenactors
- 5:58that
- 5:58were
- 5:58reenacting
- 5:59me,
- 5:59whether
- 5:59it's
- 6:00shooting
- 6:00a
- 6:00musket,
- 6:01rolling
- 6:01cartridges,
- 6:02tending
- 6:02to
- 6:02a
- 6:02horse,
- 6:03whatever
- 6:03it
- 6:03is
- 6:04that
- 6:04got
- 6:05me.
- 6:05And
- 6:05I
- 6:05wanted
- 6:06to
- 6:06be
- 6:06part
- 6:06of
- 6:06that.
- 6:07Eventually
- 6:07my
- 6:07dad
- 6:08became
- 6:08a
- 6:08Civil
- 6:08War
- 6:09reenactor.
- 6:09He
- 6:09drew
- 6:10me
- 6:10further
- 6:10into
- 6:11that
- 6:11stuff.
- 6:11And
- 6:11then
- 6:12by
- 6:12about
- 6:1212
- 6:12years
- 6:12old,
- 6:13I
- 6:13was
- 6:13reenacting
- 6:14Civil
- 6:14War
- 6:14reenacting.
- 6:15And
- 6:15that's
- 6:15really
- 6:15what
- 6:15got
- 6:15me
- 6:16into
- 6:16history.
- 6:16And
- 6:17so
- 6:17I
- 6:17think
- 6:17kids
- 6:18today
- 6:18don't
- 6:19see
- 6:19history
- 6:19as
- 6:19something
- 6:20for
- 6:20them.
- 6:21And
- 6:21I
- 6:21do
- 6:21believe
- 6:22if
- 6:22it's
- 6:23taught
- 6:23in
- 6:23the
- 6:23correct
- 6:23way,
- 6:24if
- 6:24it's
- 6:25made
- 6:25fun,
- 6:25almost
- 6:26like
- 6:26a
- 6:26useful
- 6:27part
- 6:27of
- 6:27who
- 6:27you
- 6:27are,
- 6:28right?
- 6:28Your
- 6:28identity
- 6:29comes
- 6:29from
- 6:29all
- 6:29these
- 6:30other
- 6:30people.
- 6:30We're
- 6:31made
- 6:31up
- 6:31of
- 6:31all
- 6:31that
- 6:32other
- 6:32stuff
- 6:32that
- 6:32comes
- 6:33before
- 6:33you.
- 6:33So
- 6:34look
- 6:34backwards
- 6:35before
- 6:35we
- 6:35try
- 6:35to
- 6:36go
- 6:36forwards.
- 6:36I've
- 6:37always
- 6:37been
- 6:37taught
- 6:37that.
- 6:38And
- 6:38so
- 6:38with
- 6:38Will
- 6:39Rogers,
- 6:39it's
- 6:39the
- 6:40perfect
- 6:40guy.
- 6:40I
- 6:41hear
- 6:41from
- 6:41mostly
- 6:41older
- 6:42people
- 6:42today
- 6:42that
- 6:43Will
- 6:43Rogers,
- 6:44they
- 6:44Know
- 6:44who
- 6:44he
- 6:44is.
- 6:45They
- 6:45know
- 6:45about
- 6:45his
- 6:45comedy,
- 6:46how
- 6:46he's
- 6:47sort
- 6:47of
- 6:47a
- 6:47Jon
- 6:47Stewart,
- 6:48Johnny
- 6:48Carson,
- 6:49David
- 6:49Letterman.
- 6:50Before
- 6:50any
- 6:51of
- 6:51those
- 6:51guys
- 6:51did
- 6:52their
- 6:52comedy
- 6:52thing,
- 6:53Will
- 6:53was
- 6:53doing
- 6:54that
- 6:54plus
- 6:54trick
- 6:54rope
- 6:54and
- 6:55plus
- 6:55being
- 6:55in
- 6:55movies.
- 6:56Friends
- 6:56to
- 6:56five
- 6:56presidents.
- 6:57And
- 6:58so
- 6:58there's
- 6:58really
- 6:58nobody
- 6:59quite
- 6:59like
- 6:59him.
- 6:59And
- 7:00since
- 7:00he
- 7:00died
- 7:00tragically
- 7:01in
- 7:0135
- 7:02at
- 7:02age
- 7:0355,
- 7:03a
- 7:03young
- 7:04man,
- 7:04we
- 7:05missed
- 7:05out
- 7:05on
- 7:05a
- 7:05lot
- 7:05of
- 7:06what
- 7:06Will
- 7:06brought
- 7:06to
- 7:06the
- 7:07table
- 7:07here
- 7:07in
- 7:07this
- 7:07country
- 7:08was
- 7:08it
- 7:09was
- 7:09a
- 7:09come
- 7:09togetherness
- 7:10message.
- 7:10And
- 7:11so
- 7:11going
- 7:11all
- 7:11the
- 7:11way
- 7:12back
- 7:12to
- 7:12as
- 7:12a
- 7:12kid,
- 7:12I've
- 7:13always
- 7:13seen
- 7:13Will
- 7:13Rogers
- 7:14as
- 7:14something
- 7:15that's
- 7:15never
- 7:15been
- 7:15taught
- 7:16in
- 7:16the
- 7:16correct
- 7:16way.
- 7:17Now,
- 7:17that's
- 7:17not
- 7:18going
- 7:18against
- 7:18anybody
- 7:19that's
- 7:19ever
- 7:19been
- 7:19here
- 7:19before
- 7:20me.
- 7:20That's
- 7:21just
- 7:21there's
- 7:21an
- 7:21old
- 7:21school
- 7:21mentality
- 7:22when
- 7:22you
- 7:22look
- 7:22at
- 7:23Will
- 7:23Rogers
- 7:23or
- 7:23some
- 7:23of
- 7:23these
- 7:24old
- 7:24figures
- 7:24in
- 7:24the
- 7:2420s
- 7:25and
- 7:2530s.
- 7:25Roosevelt.
- 7:26Bart,
- 7:27how
- 7:27is
- 7:27this,
- 7:28all
- 7:28this
- 7:28stuff
- 7:28that
- 7:28you're
- 7:29describing,
- 7:30how
- 7:30is
- 7:30this
- 7:31brought
- 7:31out
- 7:31your
- 7:32children's
- 7:32book
- 7:32authorship?
- 7:33There's
- 7:34so
- 7:34many
- 7:34experiences
- 7:35you're
- 7:35talking
- 7:35about.
- 7:36Tell
- 7:36us
- 7:36how
- 7:36that
- 7:37all
- 7:37culminated
- 7:38into
- 7:39writing
- 7:40children's
- 7:40book
- 7:40series.
- 7:42Yeah,
- 7:42no
- 7:42doubt.
- 7:43So
- 7:43I
- 7:43think
- 7:44where
- 7:44I
- 7:45was
- 7:45going
- 7:45with
- 7:45the
- 7:45beginning
- 7:45of
- 7:46that,
- 7:46it
- 7:46was
- 7:46just
- 7:46saying
- 7:47the
- 7:47experience
- 7:48of
- 7:48making
- 7:48history
- 7:49accessible,
- 7:51fun,
- 7:52and
- 7:52a
- 7:53mirror
- 7:53for
- 7:53kids.
- 7:54I
- 7:54can
- 7:54see
- 7:55myself.
- 7:55It
- 7:56is
- 7:56part
- 7:56of
- 7:56my
- 7:56story.
- 7:57Why
- 7:57haven't
- 7:58I
- 7:58paid
- 7:58attention
- 7:58to
- 7:58this?
- 7:59I
- 7:59can
- 7:59be
- 7:59like
- 7:59that
- 8:00person.
- 8:00Oh,
- 8:00I
- 8:01don't
- 8:01want
- 8:01to
- 8:01be
- 8:01like
- 8:01that
- 8:01person.
- 8:02There's
- 8:02so
- 8:02many
- 8:03things
- 8:03in
- 8:03value
- 8:04in
- 8:04history
- 8:04that
- 8:05I
- 8:05saw
- 8:05at
- 8:05a
- 8:05young
- 8:05age
- 8:06that
- 8:06I
- 8:07see
- 8:07with
- 8:07Will
- 8:07Rogers
- 8:08that
- 8:08needed
- 8:08to
- 8:08be
- 8:08put
- 8:08out
- 8:09in
- 8:09public.
- 8:10And
- 8:10there
- 8:10was
- 8:10nobody
- 8:11that
- 8:11was
- 8:11writing
- 8:11children's
- 8:12books
- 8:12about
- 8:12this
- 8:12guy.
- 8:13It's
- 8:13more
- 8:13stale,
- 8:14right?
- 8:14It
- 8:14was
- 8:14more
- 8:14stale
- 8:15than
- 8:15the
- 8:15legacy
- 8:16was
- 8:16sitting
- 8:16there.
- 8:17I
- 8:17love
- 8:17the
- 8:17history
- 8:18aspect
- 8:18of
- 8:19it
- 8:19because
- 8:19it's
- 8:19interesting.
- 8:21I've
- 8:21co
- 8:21authored
- 8:22with
- 8:22my
- 8:22granddaughters
- 8:23two
- 8:23children's
- 8:24books.
- 8:24And
- 8:25our
- 8:25first
- 8:26book
- 8:26is
- 8:26called
- 8:27the
- 8:27Adventures
- 8:27of
- 8:28Caboose
- 8:28the
- 8:28Rocky
- 8:28Mountain
- 8:29Bear.
- 8:30It's
- 8:30written
- 8:31in
- 8:31a
- 8:31setting
- 8:32in
- 8:32the
- 8:32Rocky
- 8:33Mountains
- 8:33that
- 8:33was
- 8:34an
- 8:34old
- 8:34coal
- 8:34town.
- 8:36So
- 8:37we
- 8:37actually
- 8:38make
- 8:38references
- 8:39to
- 8:40how
- 8:40in
- 8:41the
- 8:41past
- 8:42the
- 8:42old
- 8:42coal
- 8:43town
- 8:43was
- 8:43really
- 8:44the
- 8:45lifeblood
- 8:45that
- 8:46built
- 8:46the
- 8:47town.
- 8:47So
- 8:48you
- 8:48know
- 8:48what
- 8:48people
- 8:49have
- 8:49often
- 8:50remarked
- 8:50to
- 8:50me,
- 8:50they
- 8:51said,
- 8:51I
- 8:51didn't
- 8:52realize
- 8:52the
- 8:53history
- 8:53that
- 8:53I'm
- 8:54learning
- 8:54from
- 8:54this
- 8:54children's
- 8:55book.
- 8:55Yes.
- 8:56And
- 8:56like
- 8:57you
- 8:57said,
- 8:57Bart,
- 8:58in
- 8:58a
- 8:58fun
- 8:59manner,
- 9:00educate
- 9:01people.
- 9:02So
- 9:02I
- 9:02appreciate
- 9:02that.
- 9:03I'm
- 9:03interested
- 9:04in
- 9:05the
- 9:05inspiration
- 9:06and
- 9:07your
- 9:07origin
- 9:07story.
- 9:08And
- 9:09what
- 9:09I'd
- 9:09like
- 9:09to
- 9:10know,
- 9:10was
- 9:10it
- 9:10the
- 9:10chicken?
- 9:11It
- 9:12seems
- 9:12to
- 9:12me
- 9:12it's
- 9:12the
- 9:13chicken.
- 9:13And
- 9:13the
- 9:13egg
- 9:14situation
- 9:15that
- 9:15I
- 9:15need
- 9:15to
- 9:16clear
- 9:16up
- 9:16with
- 9:16you.
- 9:16Was
- 9:17it
- 9:17your
- 9:17job
- 9:18at
- 9:18the
- 9:18Will
- 9:18Rogers
- 9:19Museum
- 9:19and
- 9:20then
- 9:20you
- 9:20wrote
- 9:20children's
- 9:21books,
- 9:21or
- 9:21was
- 9:22it
- 9:22you
- 9:22wrote
- 9:22children's
- 9:23books
- 9:23and
- 9:23then
- 9:24you
- 9:24got
- 9:24a
- 9:24job
- 9:24at
- 9:24the
- 9:25Will
- 9:25Rogers
- 9:25Museum?
- 9:27Yeah,
- 9:27it's
- 9:27a
- 9:28little
- 9:28bit
- 9:28of
- 9:28both.
- 9:28Let
- 9:28me
- 9:28go
- 9:28there
- 9:29in
- 9:29a
- 9:29quicker
- 9:29manner
- 9:30here.
- 9:30Here
- 9:30comes
- 9:31Covid.
- 9:32I'm
- 9:32teaching
- 9:33at
- 9:33Union
- 9:33Public
- 9:33Schools
- 9:34as
- 9:34a
- 9:347th
- 9:34grade
- 9:35Social
- 9:35Studies
- 9:35teacher,
- 9:36and
- 9:36now
- 9:36I'm
- 9:37moved
- 9:37online.
- 9:37And
- 9:38so
- 9:38I'm
- 9:38sitting
- 9:38in
- 9:38a
- 9:39coffee
- 9:39shop
- 9:39in
- 9:39downtown
- 9:40Tulsa
- 9:40and
- 9:41I'm
- 9:41reading
- 9:41this
- 9:41article
- 9:42on
- 9:42whitehouse.org
- 9:43I
- 9:43believe
- 9:43it
- 9:44was.
- 9:44And
- 9:44I
- 9:45typed
- 9:45in
- 9:45Will
- 9:45Rogers
- 9:46because
- 9:46I
- 9:46was
- 9:46just
- 9:46like,
- 9:46you
- 9:46know
- 9:47what?
- 9:47I
- 9:47know
- 9:47he
- 9:47was
- 9:47there
- 9:48a
- 9:48bunch.
- 9:48I
- 9:48just
- 9:48see
- 9:49if
- 9:49I
- 9:49can
- 9:49find
- 9:49a
- 9:49cool
- 9:49story
- 9:50about
- 9:50him.
- 9:50I
- 9:50was
- 9:50bored.
- 9:51I
- 9:51found
- 9:51that
- 9:52he
- 9:52slept
- 9:52over
- 9:52at
- 9:52the
- 9:52White
- 9:53House
- 9:53with
- 9:53Calvin
- 9:53Coolidge,
- 9:54and
- 9:55it
- 9:55was
- 9:55like
- 9:55a
- 9:55boy's
- 9:56sleepover.
- 9:56I
- 9:57was
- 9:57like,
- 9:57wait
- 9:57a
- 9:57second.
- 9:58Most
- 9:58folks
- 9:59don't
- 9:59know
- 9:59he
- 9:59was
- 9:59friends
- 9:59with
- 10:00presidents,
- 10:01but
- 10:01also
- 10:01friends
- 10:01with
- 10:02one
- 10:02of
- 10:02the
- 10:02most
- 10:02quiet,
- 10:03shy,
- 10:04total
- 10:05opposites
- 10:05of
- 10:05who
- 10:06he
- 10:06was.
- 10:06Right
- 10:06there.
- 10:07There's
- 10:07another
- 10:07level
- 10:07of
- 10:07kids
- 10:08for
- 10:08me.
- 10:08You're
- 10:09opposite.
- 10:09Right.
- 10:10Of
- 10:10other
- 10:10people,
- 10:11different
- 10:11things,
- 10:11whatever.
- 10:12It
- 10:12plays
- 10:12into,
- 10:12right.
- 10:13Oh,
- 10:13here
- 10:13comes
- 10:13the
- 10:14third
- 10:14part,
- 10:14the
- 10:14historical
- 10:15aspect.
- 10:15Calvin
- 10:16Coolidge
- 10:16was
- 10:16a
- 10:16real
- 10:16president.
- 10:17Will
- 10:17Rogers
- 10:18was
- 10:18a
- 10:18real
- 10:18entertainer
- 10:19at
- 10:19that
- 10:19time.
- 10:19Biggest
- 10:20movie
- 10:20star,
- 10:21radio
- 10:21show.
- 10:22Right.
- 10:22I
- 10:22could
- 10:23keep
- 10:23going,
- 10:23but
- 10:23he's
- 10:23the
- 10:23biggest
- 10:24entertainer
- 10:24in
- 10:25our
- 10:25country's
- 10:25history
- 10:26at
- 10:26that
- 10:26point.
- 10:27Two
- 10:27of
- 10:27those
- 10:27guys
- 10:28come
- 10:28together.
- 10:29Silent
- 10:29cow
- 10:30and
- 10:30loud
- 10:31Will
- 10:31Rogers.
- 10:32They
- 10:32become
- 10:32friends.
- 10:33And
- 10:33so
- 10:33I
- 10:34was
- 10:34like,
- 10:34that
- 10:34is
- 10:34a
- 10:34sleepover
- 10:35story.
- 10:35There's
- 10:36so
- 10:36many
- 10:36angles
- 10:36for
- 10:37a
- 10:37kid
- 10:37to
- 10:38go.
- 10:38Here's
- 10:38a
- 10:38little
- 10:39history.
- 10:39Here's
- 10:39a
- 10:40little.
- 10:40Two
- 10:40different
- 10:40personalities
- 10:41coming
- 10:41together.
- 10:42Here's
- 10:42a
- 10:42unique,
- 10:42kind
- 10:43of
- 10:43odd
- 10:43story
- 10:43of
- 10:44a
- 10:44comedian
- 10:44and
- 10:45a
- 10:45president
- 10:46coming
- 10:47together.
- 10:47I
- 10:48think
- 10:48that
- 10:48the
- 10:48story
- 10:48for
- 10:48today
- 10:49or
- 10:50timeless
- 10:50always,
- 10:51but
- 10:51it's
- 10:51just
- 10:52for
- 10:52today.
- 10:52We
- 10:52want
- 10:53kids
- 10:53to
- 10:53go,
- 10:54oh,
- 10:54everybody
- 10:54can
- 10:55come
- 10:55together.
- 10:55I
- 10:56can
- 10:56find
- 10:56a
- 10:56little
- 10:56connector
- 10:57spot.
- 10:57And
- 10:58Will
- 10:58was
- 10:58a
- 10:58connector
- 10:59in
- 10:59a
- 10:59world
- 10:59of
- 10:59dividers.
- 11:00So
- 11:01even
- 11:01today,
- 11:02he's
- 11:02a
- 11:02perfect
- 11:02guy
- 11:03to
- 11:03show.
- 11:03Guess
- 11:04what?
- 11:04There
- 11:04was
- 11:04somebody
- 11:05that
- 11:05was
- 11:05worried
- 11:06about
- 11:06bringing
- 11:06the
- 11:06best
- 11:06of
- 11:07us
- 11:07together,
- 11:08to
- 11:08push
- 11:08forward
- 11:09and
- 11:09go
- 11:09create
- 11:10more
- 11:10of
- 11:10what
- 11:11we
- 11:11can
- 11:11become.
- 11:12The
- 11:12best
- 11:12of
- 11:12us.
- 11:12So
- 11:13there
- 11:13you
- 11:13go.
- 11:13It
- 11:13was
- 11:13that
- 11:14story
- 11:14that
- 11:14said,
- 11:15that's
- 11:15the
- 11:15one.
- 11:16Write
- 11:16that
- 11:17story
- 11:17before
- 11:17you
- 11:18got
- 11:18your
- 11:19current
- 11:19position
- 11:20at
- 11:20the
- 11:20Will
- 11:20Rogers
- 11:21Museum.
- 11:22I.
- 11:22I
- 11:22self
- 11:23published
- 11:23that
- 11:23one
- 11:24just
- 11:24by
- 11:24myself
- 11:24on
- 11:25lulu.
- 11:25Terrific.
- 11:26Yep,
- 11:26Yep.
- 11:27Did
- 11:27you
- 11:28use
- 11:28that
- 11:28as
- 11:28part
- 11:28of
- 11:29your
- 11:29resume
- 11:30to
- 11:30get
- 11:30the
- 11:30job?
- 11:31What
- 11:31do
- 11:31you
- 11:31think,
- 11:31Papa?
- 11:33I
- 11:33got
- 11:33a
- 11:33phone
- 11:34call
- 11:34on
- 11:34fall
- 11:35break
- 11:35from
- 11:35the
- 11:35director
- 11:36of
- 11:36Will
- 11:36Rogers
- 11:37Museum.
- 11:37I
- 11:38had
- 11:38come
- 11:38out
- 11:38with
- 11:38my
- 11:38book
- 11:39two
- 11:39weeks
- 11:39early,
- 11:40wanted
- 11:40to
- 11:40purchase
- 11:4150
- 11:41copies
- 11:41for
- 11:42their
- 11:42gift
- 11:42shop.
- 11:43So
- 11:43I'm
- 11:43just
- 11:43like,
- 11:43okay,
- 11:44and
- 11:45here's
- 11:45the
- 11:45cool
- 11:45thing.
- 11:46I
- 11:46had
- 11:46interned
- 11:47and
- 11:47worked
- 11:47here
- 11:48for
- 11:48three
- 11:48and
- 11:48a
- 11:48half
- 11:49years
- 11:49as
- 11:50just
- 11:50a
- 11:50part
- 11:50time
- 11:50educator.
- 11:51I'd
- 11:51done
- 11:52my
- 11:52internship
- 11:52here
- 11:53when
- 11:53I
- 11:53got
- 11:53my
- 11:53master's
- 11:54degree.
- 11:55So
- 11:55I
- 11:55was
- 11:55like,
- 11:55okay,
- 11:56I
- 11:56want
- 11:56to
- 11:56eventually
- 11:57try
- 11:57to
- 11:57go
- 11:57back
- 11:58to
- 11:58that
- 11:58spot
- 11:58if
- 11:58ever
- 11:59possible,
- 11:59after
- 12:00that
- 12:00book.
- 12:01Within
- 12:01a
- 12:01few
- 12:01weeks,
- 12:02he
- 12:02gave
- 12:02me
- 12:02a
- 12:03phone
- 12:03call
- 12:03and
- 12:03said,
- 12:03the
- 12:03interpreter
- 12:04here,
- 12:04who
- 12:05was
- 12:0586
- 12:06years
- 12:06old,
- 12:06mind
- 12:06you,
- 12:07playing
- 12:07Will
- 12:07Rogers,
- 12:08will
- 12:08was
- 12:08only
- 12:0955.
- 12:09So
- 12:10he
- 12:10wanted
- 12:10to
- 12:10bring
- 12:11me
- 12:11back.
- 12:11And
- 12:11there
- 12:11was
- 12:12nobody
- 12:12else
- 12:12he
- 12:12could
- 12:12think
- 12:12of
- 12:13that
- 12:13had
- 12:13the
- 12:13passion
- 12:14to
- 12:14do
- 12:15it
- 12:16five
- 12:16years
- 12:16later.
- 12:17That
- 12:18little
- 12:18smidgen
- 12:19in
- 12:19the
- 12:19coffee
- 12:19shop.
- 12:20And
- 12:21who
- 12:21would
- 12:21have
- 12:21known
- 12:22it
- 12:22was
- 12:23all
- 12:23about
- 12:23a
- 12:24children's
- 12:24book?
- 12:25Yeah.
- 12:25And
- 12:25so
- 12:25that's.
- 12:26We're
- 12:26talking
- 12:26about
- 12:27inspiration,
- 12:28children's
- 12:28books,
- 12:29history,
- 12:29and
- 12:30how
- 12:30to
- 12:30inspire
- 12:31other
- 12:31authors.
- 12:32But
- 12:32that's
- 12:32a
- 12:33pretty
- 12:33cool
- 12:33story
- 12:33if
- 12:34you
- 12:34ask
- 12:34me.
- 12:34For
- 12:35sure.
- 12:35I
- 12:35couldn't
- 12:36agree
- 12:36more.
- 12:36I
- 12:37have
- 12:37to
- 12:37tell
- 12:37you
- 12:37before
- 12:38we
- 12:38go
- 12:38on
- 12:39too
- 12:39much
- 12:39more,
- 12:39it's
- 12:40interesting
- 12:40because
- 12:40I've
- 12:41interviewed
- 12:41a
- 12:41lot
- 12:42of
- 12:42children's
- 12:42book
- 12:42authors
- 12:43right
- 12:43from
- 12:44California
- 12:45all
- 12:45the
- 12:45way
- 12:45to
- 12:45the
- 12:46East
- 12:46Coast.
- 12:47And
- 12:47what's
- 12:48interesting
- 12:48is
- 12:49that
- 12:50I've
- 12:50interviewed
- 12:51two
- 12:51other
- 12:52children's
- 12:52book
- 12:53authors
- 12:53from
- 12:53Oklahoma.
- 12:57There
- 12:58seems
- 12:58to
- 12:58be
- 12:58a
- 12:58sense
- 12:59of
- 12:59pride.
- 13:00I
- 13:00haven't
- 13:00got
- 13:00the
- 13:00same
- 13:01sense
- 13:01of
- 13:01pride
- 13:02as
- 13:02I
- 13:03have
- 13:03from
- 13:04people
- 13:04from
- 13:04Oklahoma,
- 13:05which
- 13:05is
- 13:06quite
- 13:06interesting.
- 13:06Oh,
- 13:07that's
- 13:07neat.
- 13:07Yeah,
- 13:07that's
- 13:07interesting.
- 13:08Yeah.
- 13:08On
- 13:08episode
- 13:0923,
- 13:09I
- 13:09had
- 13:10a
- 13:10gal
- 13:10named
- 13:11Charlotte
- 13:11Glazon
- 13:12and
- 13:12she
- 13:13wrote
- 13:13a.
- 13:13A
- 13:13children's
- 13:14book
- 13:14called
- 13:14Storm
- 13:15Trucks.
- 13:16So
- 13:16if
- 13:16you're
- 13:16from
- 13:16Oklahoma,
- 13:17you
- 13:17understand
- 13:18why
- 13:18she
- 13:18wrote
- 13:19that
- 13:19story.
- 13:19Yeah,
- 13:19no
- 13:20doubt.
- 13:20Yeah.
- 13:21Yeah,
- 13:22that's
- 13:22neat.
- 13:22Yeah.
- 13:23And
- 13:23next
- 13:23week,
- 13:23I
- 13:24actually
- 13:24have
- 13:24a
- 13:25gentleman
- 13:25named
- 13:26Cody
- 13:26Burke,
- 13:27episode
- 13:2751.
- 13:28But
- 13:28anyways,
- 13:29he
- 13:29wrote
- 13:29a
- 13:29book
- 13:30called
- 13:30Take
- 13:30Me
- 13:31Back
- 13:31to
- 13:31Oklahoma.
- 13:32So
- 13:32he
- 13:32doesn't
- 13:33live
- 13:33in
- 13:33Oklahoma
- 13:34anymore,
- 13:34but
- 13:35he
- 13:35wrote
- 13:35a
- 13:35book
- 13:36because
- 13:36as
- 13:36a
- 13:37child
- 13:37he
- 13:37didn't
- 13:38appreciate
- 13:39how
- 13:39much
- 13:39he
- 13:39loved
- 13:39Oklahoma.
- 13:40So
- 13:41he
- 13:41wrote
- 13:41a
- 13:41book
- 13:41called
- 13:42Take
- 13:42Me
- 13:42Back.
- 13:42That's
- 13:43cool.
- 13:43That's
- 13:44neat.
- 13:44Yeah.
- 13:44So
- 13:44very
- 13:45cool,
- 13:45very
- 13:46neat.
- 13:46Yeah.
- 13:47Thanks
- 13:47for
- 13:47bringing
- 13:47that
- 13:47in.
- 13:48No
- 13:49problem.
- 13:49So
- 13:49I'm
- 13:50interested
- 13:50in
- 13:50knowing.
- 13:52And
- 13:52this
- 13:52is
- 13:53a
- 13:53little
- 13:53bit
- 13:53different
- 13:53because
- 13:54when
- 13:54I
- 13:55talk
- 13:55to
- 13:55children's
- 13:55book
- 13:56authors,
- 13:57we
- 13:57talk
- 13:57about
- 13:57having
- 13:58a
- 13:58children's
- 13:58book
- 13:59business
- 13:59plan,
- 14:00because
- 14:00you
- 14:00bring
- 14:01a
- 14:01book
- 14:01into
- 14:01the
- 14:02world
- 14:02now,
- 14:03how
- 14:03do
- 14:03you
- 14:03market,
- 14:04sell
- 14:04it
- 14:04get
- 14:04it
- 14:05in
- 14:05distribution
- 14:06for
- 14:06you.
- 14:06It's
- 14:07a
- 14:07little
- 14:07different
- 14:08and
- 14:08it's
- 14:08a
- 14:08little
- 14:08more
- 14:09interesting.
- 14:10So
- 14:11explain
- 14:11to
- 14:11folks.
- 14:12I
- 14:12think
- 14:13all
- 14:13of
- 14:13your
- 14:14books
- 14:14reside
- 14:15on
- 14:15the
- 14:15Will
- 14:15Rogers
- 14:16Museum's
- 14:17website,
- 14:17correct?
- 14:19Yes,
- 14:19correct.
- 14:20And
- 14:20you
- 14:20don't
- 14:21have
- 14:21a
- 14:21separate
- 14:22website
- 14:22for
- 14:22the.
- 14:23For
- 14:23your
- 14:23books?
- 14:24No,
- 14:25other
- 14:25than
- 14:25just
- 14:25what
- 14:25the
- 14:26Yorkshire.
- 14:26The
- 14:26publisher
- 14:27carries
- 14:27them,
- 14:27I
- 14:27guess,
- 14:28believe
- 14:28Amazon
- 14:28and
- 14:28Barnes
- 14:29and
- 14:29Noble.
- 14:29Right.
- 14:30So
- 14:30explain
- 14:31to
- 14:31us
- 14:31a
- 14:31little
- 14:31bit
- 14:31about
- 14:32that
- 14:32relationship
- 14:33with
- 14:34the
- 14:34museum.
- 14:35And
- 14:37I
- 14:37want
- 14:37everybody
- 14:38to
- 14:38understand.
- 14:39I'm
- 14:39trying
- 14:39to
- 14:40help
- 14:40everybody
- 14:40understand
- 14:41the
- 14:41business
- 14:41side
- 14:42of
- 14:42it.
- 14:42So.
- 14:42Yeah.
- 14:43You're
- 14:43the
- 14:44author.
- 14:44Yep.
- 14:45You.
- 14:46I
- 14:46think
- 14:46you
- 14:46probably
- 14:47own
- 14:47the
- 14:47copyrights.
- 14:48Oh,
- 14:48yes.
- 14:49I
- 14:49could
- 14:49go
- 14:49into
- 14:49all
- 14:49this.
- 14:50I'd
- 14:50love
- 14:50to.
- 14:51Yeah.
- 14:51So
- 14:51talk
- 14:51to
- 14:52us
- 14:52a
- 14:52little
- 14:52bit
- 14:52about
- 14:52the
- 14:53relationship
- 14:53that
- 14:54you
- 14:54have
- 14:55at
- 14:56the
- 14:56retail
- 14:56level
- 14:57at
- 14:57the
- 14:57museum
- 14:58and
- 14:59the
- 14:59online
- 15:00portion
- 15:01that
- 15:02you
- 15:02sell
- 15:02your
- 15:02books
- 15:02through
- 15:03the
- 15:03museum,
- 15:03if
- 15:04you
- 15:04don't
- 15:04mind
- 15:04sharing
- 15:04that.
- 15:05Oh,
- 15:05yeah.
- 15:05Not
- 15:05at
- 15:05all.
- 15:06Yeah.
- 15:06That's
- 15:06valuable
- 15:07information.
- 15:07I
- 15:07wish
- 15:07I
- 15:08would
- 15:08have
- 15:08known.
- 15:08Kind
- 15:08of.
- 15:09So
- 15:09hopefully
- 15:10that
- 15:10helps
- 15:10your
- 15:10listener.
- 15:11Yeah.
- 15:11I'd
- 15:11say
- 15:12for
- 15:12me
- 15:12there's
- 15:13a
- 15:13couple
- 15:13things.
- 15:14And
- 15:15for
- 15:15one,
- 15:15Will
- 15:16Rogers
- 15:16doesn't
- 15:16have
- 15:17a
- 15:17lot
- 15:17of
- 15:17children's
- 15:17content.
- 15:18Right.
- 15:19He's
- 15:19someone
- 15:19who
- 15:20I
- 15:20hear
- 15:20we
- 15:20need
- 15:20from
- 15:21all
- 15:21the
- 15:21older
- 15:21adults.
- 15:22Man,
- 15:22there
- 15:22shouldn't
- 15:23be
- 15:23a
- 15:23guy
- 15:23like
- 15:23this.
- 15:23How
- 15:24are
- 15:24kids
- 15:24going
- 15:24to
- 15:24know
- 15:24about
- 15:25a
- 15:25guy
- 15:25if
- 15:25there's
- 15:25no
- 15:26content,
- 15:27no
- 15:27picture
- 15:27books,
- 15:28no
- 15:28storybooks,
- 15:29no
- 15:29nothing
- 15:30really
- 15:30made
- 15:30for
- 15:31kids.
- 15:31That
- 15:32was
- 15:32kind
- 15:32of
- 15:32my
- 15:32first
- 15:32angle,
- 15:33besides
- 15:33what
- 15:33we
- 15:33talked
- 15:34about
- 15:34in
- 15:34the
- 15:35unique
- 15:35place
- 15:36in
- 15:36the
- 15:36coffee
- 15:36shop.
- 15:37And
- 15:37so
- 15:37taking
- 15:38that
- 15:38self
- 15:39publishing
- 15:39it,
- 15:39believing
- 15:40in
- 15:40myself
- 15:40to
- 15:41say,
- 15:41I
- 15:41think
- 15:41this
- 15:42can
- 15:42sell
- 15:42because
- 15:43not
- 15:43for
- 15:43one,
- 15:44he's
- 15:44needed.
- 15:45This
- 15:45can
- 15:45go
- 15:45into
- 15:45schools
- 15:46because
- 15:46they
- 15:46have
- 15:47Will
- 15:47Rogers
- 15:48and
- 15:48then
- 15:49the
- 15:49gift
- 15:49shop
- 15:49doesn't
- 15:49have
- 15:50anything
- 15:50to
- 15:51reflect
- 15:51Will
- 15:51for
- 15:52kids.
- 15:52Make
- 15:52them
- 15:53into
- 15:53a
- 15:53cartoon
- 15:54to
- 15:54reflect
- 15:54what
- 15:54kids
- 15:55like.
- 15:55Right.
- 15:56Yes.
- 15:56You're
- 15:56going
- 15:56to
- 15:56teach
- 15:57the
- 15:57message
- 15:57of
- 15:57I
- 15:57never
- 15:57met
- 15:58a
- 15:58man
- 15:58I
- 15:58didn't
- 15:58like
- 15:58and
- 15:59you
- 15:59want
- 15:59kids
- 15:59to
- 15:59know
- 15:59about
- 16:00it.
- 16:00Find
- 16:00an
- 16:01access
- 16:01point,
- 16:01create
- 16:02it.
- 16:02If
- 16:02not
- 16:03old
- 16:03black
- 16:03and
- 16:03white
- 16:04photos
- 16:04aren't
- 16:04going
- 16:04to
- 16:04do
- 16:04it.
- 16:05I've
- 16:05been
- 16:05in
- 16:05this
- 16:05business
- 16:05long
- 16:06enough
- 16:06to
- 16:06know
- 16:06that's
- 16:07the
- 16:07truth.
- 16:07And
- 16:08so
- 16:08for
- 16:08me,
- 16:08there's
- 16:09your
- 16:09other
- 16:09kind
- 16:09of
- 16:10co.
- 16:10Why
- 16:10I
- 16:11do
- 16:11this
- 16:11thing
- 16:11as
- 16:11well.
- 16:12So
- 16:12when
- 16:13selling
- 16:13them.
- 16:13Right.
- 16:14The
- 16:15gift
- 16:15shop
- 16:15is
- 16:15the
- 16:16perfect
- 16:16place
- 16:16to
- 16:16go
- 16:16to
- 16:17if
- 16:17you're
- 16:17writing
- 16:17a
- 16:17book
- 16:18on
- 16:18Davy
- 16:18Crockett
- 16:19or
- 16:19the
- 16:19Alamo
- 16:20would
- 16:20be
- 16:20a
- 16:20great
- 16:20place
- 16:20to
- 16:20go.
- 16:21So
- 16:21you
- 16:21just
- 16:21got
- 16:21to
- 16:21find
- 16:22your
- 16:22niche
- 16:22of
- 16:23oh,
- 16:23what's
- 16:24needed.
- 16:24Is
- 16:25there
- 16:25not
- 16:25very
- 16:25much
- 16:25content
- 16:26in
- 16:26this
- 16:26area
- 16:27how
- 16:27can
- 16:28I
- 16:28supplement
- 16:28maybe
- 16:29what
- 16:29is
- 16:29already
- 16:30there
- 16:30and
- 16:30make
- 16:31a
- 16:31different
- 16:31angle
- 16:32or
- 16:32a
- 16:32different
- 16:32perspective
- 16:33and
- 16:33a
- 16:33different
- 16:33cartoon?
- 16:34Just
- 16:35a
- 16:35different
- 16:35access
- 16:35point
- 16:36for
- 16:36what
- 16:37you're
- 16:37going
- 16:37for.
- 16:37Because
- 16:38I
- 16:38do
- 16:38believe
- 16:39there
- 16:39are
- 16:39so
- 16:39many
- 16:39niches
- 16:40that
- 16:40folks
- 16:40haven't
- 16:41found.
- 16:41And
- 16:41Will
- 16:41Rogers
- 16:42was,
- 16:42for
- 16:43me,
- 16:43the.
- 16:43One
- 16:44from
- 16:44a
- 16:44revenue
- 16:45standpoint,
- 16:46which
- 16:46I
- 16:46think
- 16:46is
- 16:47awesome.
- 16:47The
- 16:48Will
- 16:48Rogers
- 16:48Museum
- 16:49gets
- 16:50to
- 16:50a
- 16:50touch.
- 16:51I
- 16:51call
- 16:51it
- 16:51a
- 16:51touch
- 16:52point.
- 16:52Their
- 16:52touch
- 16:53point
- 16:53is
- 16:53you.
- 16:54Finally,
- 16:54you've
- 16:54drawn
- 16:54in
- 16:55a
- 16:55bigger
- 16:55audience
- 16:55because
- 16:56now
- 16:56you're
- 16:57going
- 16:57to
- 16:58children.
- 16:59Like
- 16:59you
- 17:00said
- 17:00earlier,
- 17:01Bart,
- 17:02Will
- 17:02Rogers
- 17:02passed
- 17:03away
- 17:03in
- 17:031935.
- 17:05Okay,
- 17:06that's
- 17:06a
- 17:06lot.
- 17:07In
- 17:0710
- 17:07more
- 17:07years.
- 17:07That's
- 17:08100
- 17:08years
- 17:08ago.
- 17:09100%.
- 17:10Yeah.
- 17:10Yeah.
- 17:10Tell
- 17:11us
- 17:11about.
- 17:11Because
- 17:12you're
- 17:12actually
- 17:13added
- 17:13a
- 17:13new
- 17:14stream
- 17:14of
- 17:14revenue
- 17:15for
- 17:15the
- 17:16museum
- 17:16and
- 17:17for
- 17:17the
- 17:17store,
- 17:18and
- 17:18actually
- 17:18you're
- 17:19developing
- 17:20new
- 17:22customers
- 17:23down
- 17:23the
- 17:23road.
- 17:23Because
- 17:24if
- 17:24the
- 17:24kids
- 17:24are
- 17:24engaged
- 17:25and
- 17:25they
- 17:26really
- 17:26like
- 17:26the
- 17:27stories
- 17:27and
- 17:27they
- 17:28go
- 17:28to
- 17:28the
- 17:28museum.
- 17:29And
- 17:29I
- 17:29was
- 17:30reading
- 17:30on
- 17:30your.
- 17:30On
- 17:31the
- 17:31website,
- 17:31you
- 17:31guys
- 17:32are
- 17:32doing
- 17:32an
- 17:32expansion
- 17:33in
- 17:332026.
- 17:34Yeah.
- 17:35To
- 17:35do
- 17:35the
- 17:35expansion,
- 17:36that
- 17:36costs
- 17:36money.
- 17:37And
- 17:37you
- 17:38don't
- 17:38do
- 17:38an
- 17:38expansion
- 17:39unless
- 17:39people
- 17:39are
- 17:40interested
- 17:40in
- 17:41the
- 17:41subject.
- 17:42So
- 17:43from
- 17:43a
- 17:43revenue
- 17:44standpoint,
- 17:44just
- 17:45tell
- 17:45me,
- 17:45how
- 17:45are
- 17:45you
- 17:45sharing
- 17:46revenue?
- 17:47And
- 17:48are
- 17:48they.
- 17:48How
- 17:49is
- 17:49the
- 17:49museum
- 17:50looking
- 17:50at
- 17:50how
- 17:51you
- 17:51are
- 17:51bringing
- 17:51a
- 17:51new
- 17:52audience
- 17:52to
- 17:52them?
- 17:54Yeah,
- 17:54that's
- 17:54a
- 17:55good
- 17:55question.
- 17:55For
- 17:55me,
- 17:56I
- 17:56think
- 17:56it's
- 17:56something
- 17:57that's
- 17:57neat
- 17:57because
- 17:57it's
- 17:58a
- 17:58shared
- 17:58value,
- 17:59not
- 17:59only
- 17:59of
- 17:59the
- 18:00museum
- 18:00and
- 18:00kind
- 18:00of
- 18:01what
- 18:01my
- 18:01vision
- 18:01is,
- 18:02but
- 18:02as
- 18:02an
- 18:03artist,
- 18:03historian,
- 18:04educator,
- 18:05entertainer.
- 18:05I
- 18:06call
- 18:06myself
- 18:06an
- 18:06edutainer
- 18:07because
- 18:08it
- 18:08kind
- 18:08of
- 18:08grabs.
- 18:08And
- 18:09I
- 18:09know
- 18:09that's
- 18:09a
- 18:09weird
- 18:10word,
- 18:10but
- 18:10some
- 18:10people.
- 18:11No,
- 18:11I
- 18:11don't
- 18:11like
- 18:11that.
- 18:12That's
- 18:12what
- 18:12I
- 18:13do.
- 18:13Because
- 18:13if
- 18:13education,
- 18:14what
- 18:15our
- 18:15future
- 18:16will
- 18:16be,
- 18:16isn't
- 18:17something
- 18:17that's
- 18:18actually
- 18:18taken
- 18:18serious,
- 18:19so
- 18:19many
- 18:19people
- 18:19say
- 18:20they
- 18:20take
- 18:20it
- 18:20serious.
- 18:21But
- 18:21put
- 18:21your
- 18:21money
- 18:21where
- 18:22your
- 18:22mouth
- 18:22is.
- 18:22And
- 18:22that's
- 18:23literally
- 18:23what
- 18:23I've
- 18:24done.
- 18:24I've
- 18:24seen
- 18:24the
- 18:25need
- 18:25from
- 18:25older
- 18:26folks.
- 18:26I've
- 18:27seen
- 18:27the
- 18:27need
- 18:27in
- 18:27the
- 18:27gift
- 18:28shop.
- 18:28And
- 18:28I
- 18:29said,
- 18:29I've
- 18:29created
- 18:30the
- 18:30value.
- 18:30I've
- 18:31created
- 18:31this
- 18:32new
- 18:32status
- 18:33of
- 18:33fan
- 18:33kids.
- 18:34How
- 18:34do
- 18:34I
- 18:35know?
- 18:35I've
- 18:35been
- 18:35in
- 18:3559
- 18:36libraries
- 18:37with
- 18:37these
- 18:37books.
- 18:38What
- 18:38do
- 18:38kids
- 18:38want
- 18:39to
- 18:39be?
- 18:39Cowboys,
- 18:40astronauts,
- 18:40movie
- 18:41stars,
- 18:41athletes?
- 18:42Will
- 18:42was
- 18:43movie
- 18:43star,
- 18:44cowboy,
- 18:44two
- 18:45of
- 18:45them.
- 18:45And
- 18:46so
- 18:46for
- 18:46me,
- 18:46I
- 18:47try
- 18:47again.
- 18:48It's
- 18:48history.
- 18:49It's
- 18:49different
- 18:49personalities.
- 18:50It's
- 18:50his
- 18:50cowboy
- 18:51side,
- 18:51it's
- 18:52his
- 18:52movie
- 18:52star
- 18:52side.
- 18:53So
- 18:53many
- 18:53things
- 18:54that
- 18:54are
- 18:54attractive
- 18:55to
- 18:55kids
- 18:55and
- 18:55Will's
- 18:55story,
- 18:56they
- 18:56got
- 18:56to
- 18:56be
- 18:57made
- 18:57attractive.
- 18:58Yes.
- 18:58It's
- 18:58got
- 18:58to
- 18:59be
- 18:59put
- 18:59in
- 18:59a
- 18:59fun
- 18:59round.
- 19:00And
- 19:00so
- 19:00there's
- 19:00your
- 19:01value.
- 19:01It's
- 19:01going
- 19:01to
- 19:02be
- 19:02a
- 19:0215,
- 19:0320,
- 19:0325
- 19:04year
- 19:04plan.
- 19:04Because
- 19:05when
- 19:05these
- 19:05kids
- 19:06go
- 19:06back
- 19:06and
- 19:06check
- 19:06out
- 19:07my
- 19:07books
- 19:07at
- 19:07the
- 19:07library,
- 19:08they
- 19:08get
- 19:08a
- 19:08free
- 19:09coupon
- 19:09to
- 19:09the
- 19:09museum.
- 19:10We've
- 19:10already
- 19:11seen
- 19:11over
- 19:1140
- 19:12turned
- 19:12in
- 19:12just
- 19:12from
- 19:13our
- 19:13last
- 19:13three
- 19:14months
- 19:14of
- 19:14out
- 19:14is
- 19:15terrific.
- 19:15There's
- 19:16your
- 19:16building
- 19:16of
- 19:17the
- 19:17fans
- 19:17and
- 19:17your
- 19:18circular
- 19:18vision.
- 19:19Right
- 19:19now
- 19:20in
- 19:202026.
- 19:21Are
- 19:21you
- 19:22going.
- 19:22Because
- 19:22you
- 19:23got
- 19:23some
- 19:23really
- 19:23cool
- 19:24art
- 19:24in
- 19:24the
- 19:25books.
- 19:25Is
- 19:25some
- 19:26of
- 19:26that
- 19:26art
- 19:26getting
- 19:27incorporated
- 19:28into
- 19:28the
- 19:28store
- 19:29or
- 19:29into
- 19:30the.
- 19:30Yes.
- 19:31Oh,
- 19:31that's
- 19:31a
- 19:31good
- 19:32question.
- 19:32And
- 19:32I.
- 19:32You.
- 19:33Obviously
- 19:33they
- 19:33won't
- 19:34be
- 19:34able
- 19:34to
- 19:34see
- 19:34this,
- 19:34but
- 19:36I
- 19:36worked
- 19:36as
- 19:36a
- 19:37park
- 19:37ranger
- 19:37at
- 19:37Craig
- 19:37Grove
- 19:38Battlefield
- 19:38in
- 19:39Arkansas.
- 19:39Okay.
- 19:40Okay.
- 19:41I
- 19:41roped
- 19:41today.
- 19:41I
- 19:42shot
- 19:42muskets.
- 19:43A
- 19:43little
- 19:43different,
- 19:44you
- 19:44know,
- 19:44for
- 19:45sure.
- 19:45I
- 19:45had
- 19:45a
- 19:45junior
- 19:46ranger
- 19:46program
- 19:47like
- 19:47most
- 19:47national
- 19:48parks
- 19:48do.
- 19:48Okay.
- 19:49Yeah.
- 19:49Come
- 19:49and
- 19:50get
- 19:50your
- 19:50badge.
- 19:50Say
- 19:51your
- 19:51pledge
- 19:51with.
- 19:51I
- 19:52had
- 19:52the
- 19:52brown
- 19:52hat.
- 19:53I
- 19:53was
- 19:53a
- 19:53ranger.
- 19:54Nice.
- 19:54When
- 19:54we
- 19:54came
- 19:55here,
- 19:55there
- 19:55was
- 19:55no
- 19:55programming
- 19:56like
- 19:56that.
- 19:57Junior
- 19:58roper.
- 19:59Oh,
- 19:59very
- 20:00cool.
- 20:01So
- 20:01it's
- 20:01the
- 20:01characters
- 20:02from
- 20:02my
- 20:02book
- 20:03drive,
- 20:03the
- 20:04content.
- 20:05It's
- 20:05also
- 20:05characters
- 20:06that
- 20:06I'm
- 20:06going
- 20:06to
- 20:06be
- 20:07writing
- 20:07other
- 20:07books
- 20:08about
- 20:08that
- 20:08you've
- 20:09never
- 20:09seen
- 20:09that
- 20:09are
- 20:09in
- 20:10here.
- 20:10So
- 20:10they're
- 20:10going
- 20:11to
- 20:11be
- 20:11familiar
- 20:11images
- 20:12later
- 20:12on.
- 20:13Ah.
- 20:14So
- 20:14when
- 20:14they
- 20:14complete
- 20:14this,
- 20:15what
- 20:15do
- 20:15they
- 20:16get?
- 20:16Not
- 20:16a
- 20:17badge,
- 20:18but
- 20:18they
- 20:18get
- 20:18a
- 20:19rope.
- 20:19A
- 20:19children's
- 20:20kitty
- 20:20rope.
- 20:21Because
- 20:21Will
- 20:22Rogers
- 20:22was
- 20:23a
- 20:23movie
- 20:23star.
- 20:24Friends
- 20:24to
- 20:25presidents.
- 20:25The
- 20:26guy
- 20:26we
- 20:26all
- 20:26want
- 20:26to
- 20:26be,
- 20:27he
- 20:27was
- 20:27just
- 20:27a
- 20:28roper.
- 20:28Little
- 20:29kid.
- 20:30That's
- 20:30fantastic.
- 20:31I
- 20:31love
- 20:31it.
- 20:31Build
- 20:32all
- 20:32those
- 20:32layers
- 20:32in,
- 20:33man.
- 20:33That's
- 20:33what
- 20:33I've
- 20:33been
- 20:33trying
- 20:34to
- 20:34do.
- 20:34And
- 20:35you
- 20:35know,
- 20:35it's
- 20:36interesting
- 20:36because
- 20:37Lori
- 20:38Orlinski
- 20:39from
- 20:39Yorkshire
- 20:40Publishing,
- 20:40she,
- 20:41of
- 20:41course,
- 20:41she
- 20:41introduced
- 20:42us,
- 20:42which
- 20:43was
- 20:43awesome.
- 20:43But
- 20:44I
- 20:44had
- 20:44Laurie
- 20:44on
- 20:45episode
- 20:4548
- 20:46and
- 20:46we
- 20:47were
- 20:47talking
- 20:47about
- 20:48her
- 20:48children's
- 20:49book
- 20:49being
- 20:49middle.
- 20:50She
- 20:51also
- 20:52really
- 20:52gave
- 20:52me
- 20:52a
- 20:52lot
- 20:53of
- 20:53education
- 20:54that
- 20:54I
- 20:54could
- 20:54share
- 20:54with
- 20:55the
- 20:56audience.
- 20:57And
- 20:58aspiring
- 20:58book
- 20:58authors
- 20:59is
- 20:59what
- 20:59she
- 21:00called
- 21:00earned
- 21:01media.
- 21:02And
- 21:03what
- 21:03she
- 21:03meant
- 21:03by
- 21:03that
- 21:04is
- 21:04that's
- 21:04media
- 21:05that
- 21:05you
- 21:06don't
- 21:06pay
- 21:06for.
- 21:07Because
- 21:07I
- 21:07think
- 21:08everybody
- 21:08knows
- 21:08today,
- 21:09television,
- 21:11radio,
- 21:12any
- 21:12type
- 21:12of
- 21:12media
- 21:13is
- 21:13very
- 21:13expensive
- 21:14to
- 21:14pay
- 21:14for.
- 21:15So
- 21:15if
- 21:15you
- 21:15can
- 21:15get
- 21:16earned
- 21:17media,
- 21:17which
- 21:17is
- 21:18mean,
- 21:18doing
- 21:19like
- 21:19you
- 21:19did,
- 21:19go
- 21:20to
- 21:2059
- 21:21libraries,
- 21:22that
- 21:23creates
- 21:24revenue
- 21:24for
- 21:25the
- 21:25museum
- 21:25because
- 21:26you
- 21:26put
- 21:26your
- 21:26books
- 21:27into
- 21:27the
- 21:27museum,
- 21:28then
- 21:28they
- 21:29clip
- 21:29out
- 21:29the
- 21:30coupon
- 21:31and
- 21:31then
- 21:31it
- 21:31brings
- 21:32revenue
- 21:32in
- 21:32because
- 21:33then
- 21:33they
- 21:33come
- 21:33to
- 21:33the
- 21:33museum.
- 21:34So
- 21:35at
- 21:35the
- 21:35end
- 21:35of
- 21:35the
- 21:36day,
- 21:36that
- 21:37was
- 21:37free
- 21:37to
- 21:37earn
- 21:38Those
- 21:39customers
- 21:40to
- 21:40come
- 21:40to
- 21:41the
- 21:41museum.
- 21:42Yes.
- 21:42Yeah,
- 21:42I
- 21:42love
- 21:43that
- 21:43idea
- 21:43too.
- 21:43Yeah.
- 21:43And
- 21:44it's
- 21:44beautiful.
- 21:45And
- 21:45so
- 21:46I
- 21:46just
- 21:46want
- 21:47to
- 21:47pick
- 21:47up
- 21:47on
- 21:47this
- 21:48a
- 21:48bit
- 21:48because
- 21:48on
- 21:49the
- 21:49front
- 21:49of
- 21:49your
- 21:49latest
- 21:50book,
- 21:51and
- 21:51I
- 21:51think
- 21:52most
- 21:52of
- 21:52us
- 21:52know
- 21:53who
- 21:53Reba
- 21:54McIntyre
- 21:55is.
- 21:55Yes.
- 21:56Some
- 21:56of
- 21:56us
- 21:57wouldn't
- 21:58know
- 21:59Rex
- 21:59Lynn,
- 22:00who
- 22:00I
- 22:01think
- 22:01is
- 22:01her
- 22:01fiance.
- 22:02And.
- 22:03And
- 22:03Rex
- 22:03has
- 22:04got
- 22:04one
- 22:04of
- 22:04those
- 22:04character
- 22:05faces.
- 22:06So
- 22:06you
- 22:06think,
- 22:07oh,
- 22:07I
- 22:07know
- 22:07that
- 22:08guy,
- 22:08but
- 22:08you'll
- 22:09never
- 22:09know
- 22:09his
- 22:09name.
- 22:10And
- 22:10so
- 22:11it's
- 22:12interesting
- 22:12to
- 22:12me
- 22:13is
- 22:13first
- 22:13of
- 22:13all,
- 22:14how
- 22:14did
- 22:14you
- 22:14get
- 22:15Reba
- 22:16and
- 22:16Rex
- 22:17to
- 22:17now,
- 22:18because
- 22:18I
- 22:18know
- 22:18Reba
- 22:19was
- 22:19born
- 22:19in
- 22:19Oklahoma
- 22:20and
- 22:21but
- 22:21I'm
- 22:21curious,
- 22:22how
- 22:22did
- 22:22you
- 22:22get
- 22:22Reba
- 22:23and
- 22:23Rex
- 22:24to
- 22:24actually
- 22:24write
- 22:25the
- 22:25forward
- 22:25for
- 22:25your
- 22:26book?
- 22:27If
- 22:27you
- 22:27think
- 22:27about
- 22:28Will
- 22:28Rogers
- 22:28celebrity,
- 22:29it
- 22:29still
- 22:30carries
- 22:30a
- 22:31little
- 22:31bit
- 22:31of
- 22:31weight.
- 22:31And
- 22:32for
- 22:32those
- 22:32type
- 22:32of
- 22:33things,
- 22:33that's
- 22:34what
- 22:34can
- 22:34happen.
- 22:34And
- 22:35so
- 22:35I'm
- 22:35actual
- 22:36close,
- 22:36personal
- 22:36friends
- 22:37with
- 22:37Jennifer
- 22:38Rogers,
- 22:38the
- 22:38great
- 22:39granddaughter
- 22:39of
- 22:39Will.
- 22:40She
- 22:40lives
- 22:40in
- 22:41Oklahoma.
- 22:41She's
- 22:41got
- 22:41all
- 22:42her
- 22:42Airbnbs
- 22:43right
- 22:43here
- 22:43at
- 22:43the
- 22:43edge
- 22:44of
- 22:44the
- 22:44museum.
- 22:45She's
- 22:45a
- 22:45business
- 22:45lady
- 22:46too.
- 22:46She
- 22:47looks
- 22:47like
- 22:47Will.
- 22:48She's
- 22:48funny.
- 22:49We
- 22:49went
- 22:49kayaking
- 22:49the
- 22:50other
- 22:50day,
- 22:50so
- 22:50we're
- 22:50actual
- 22:51friends.
- 22:52She
- 22:52knows
- 22:52Rex,
- 22:53she
- 22:53knows
- 22:53Reba,
- 22:54she
- 22:54knows
- 22:55all
- 22:55the
- 22:55Hollywood
- 22:56folk
- 22:56because
- 22:57she's
- 22:57from
- 22:57California
- 22:58originally.
- 22:59So
- 23:00she
- 23:00got
- 23:00me
- 23:00into
- 23:01that
- 23:01door.
- 23:02But
- 23:03it
- 23:03was
- 23:03the
- 23:03vision,
- 23:04both
- 23:04of
- 23:04our
- 23:05visions
- 23:05of
- 23:05getting
- 23:06her
- 23:06on
- 23:06the
- 23:06book
- 23:07because
- 23:08she
- 23:08was
- 23:08discovered
- 23:09by
- 23:09Will
- 23:09Rogers
- 23:10grand
- 23:11nephew,
- 23:12Clement
- 23:12Spadden.
- 23:13Clement
- 23:13Spadden
- 23:14grew
- 23:14up
- 23:14in
- 23:14Will
- 23:14Rogers
- 23:15Ranch,
- 23:16the
- 23:16home
- 23:17that
- 23:17Will
- 23:17was
- 23:17discovered
- 23:18born
- 23:18in.
- 23:19Clem
- 23:19McSpadden,
- 23:20his
- 23:20nephew
- 23:21also
- 23:21grew
- 23:21up
- 23:22in.
- 23:22Clem
- 23:22McSpadden
- 23:23went
- 23:23on
- 23:23to
- 23:23be
- 23:23a
- 23:24National
- 23:24Spinal
- 23:25Rodeo
- 23:25announcer
- 23:26and
- 23:26a
- 23:26congressman.
- 23:27He
- 23:28invited
- 23:28Reba
- 23:29to
- 23:29come
- 23:29sing
- 23:30the
- 23:30Star
- 23:30Spangled
- 23:31Banner
- 23:31at
- 23:32the
- 23:32Oklahoma
- 23:33City
- 23:33National
- 23:33Spinal
- 23:34rodeo
- 23:34in
- 23:35the
- 23:3570s.
- 23:36There's
- 23:36your
- 23:37catch.
- 23:37Wow.
- 23:38Fantastic.
- 23:39And
- 23:39when
- 23:40you
- 23:40talk
- 23:40to
- 23:40Reba
- 23:41and
- 23:41Rex,
- 23:41were
- 23:42they
- 23:42excited
- 23:42about
- 23:43writing
- 23:43the
- 23:43forward?
- 23:44Yeah.
- 23:44If
- 23:45you
- 23:45read
- 23:45the
- 23:45four,
- 23:46it
- 23:46shows
- 23:46you
- 23:46exactly
- 23:47what
- 23:47I
- 23:47was
- 23:48envisioning,
- 23:48what
- 23:49could
- 23:49happen
- 23:49on
- 23:49the
- 23:50best
- 23:50of
- 23:50terms.
- 23:51So
- 23:51if
- 23:51she
- 23:52says
- 23:52the
- 23:52right
- 23:52things,
- 23:53it's
- 23:53going
- 23:53to
- 23:53look
- 23:54so
- 23:54good.
- 23:54Not
- 23:54for
- 23:54me.
- 23:55But
- 23:55I
- 23:55want
- 23:55her
- 23:56to
- 23:56say
- 23:56her
- 23:56connection
- 23:56to
- 23:57Will
- 23:57because
- 23:58she
- 23:58is
- 23:58inspired
- 23:59by
- 23:59him.
- 23:59There's
- 23:59that
- 24:00flowing
- 24:00of
- 24:00that
- 24:01circular
- 24:01inspiration
- 24:02thing
- 24:02that
- 24:02I
- 24:02like
- 24:03and
- 24:03I
- 24:03just
- 24:03wanted
- 24:04to
- 24:04see
- 24:04that.
- 24:04Hey,
- 24:05I
- 24:05think
- 24:05I
- 24:05know
- 24:05who
- 24:06you
- 24:06are.
- 24:06We're
- 24:07Oklahomans.
- 24:07I
- 24:08want
- 24:08to
- 24:08see
- 24:08what
- 24:08you're,
- 24:09what
- 24:09you're
- 24:09really
- 24:09like.
- 24:10And
- 24:10I
- 24:10got
- 24:11exactly
- 24:11what
- 24:11I
- 24:11was
- 24:12wanting.
- 24:12That's
- 24:12terrific.
- 24:13It's
- 24:13that
- 24:13connection
- 24:14to
- 24:14the
- 24:14Legacy.
- 24:15It's
- 24:15her
- 24:15bigness
- 24:16of
- 24:16who
- 24:16she
- 24:16is
- 24:17now,
- 24:17but
- 24:18she
- 24:18also
- 24:18sees
- 24:19and
- 24:19says
- 24:19in
- 24:19the
- 24:19Ford
- 24:20that
- 24:21this
- 24:21book
- 24:21can
- 24:22inspire
- 24:22children.
- 24:23And
- 24:23that's
- 24:23something
- 24:24for
- 24:24me
- 24:25as
- 24:25an
- 24:25artist
- 24:26hearing
- 24:26from
- 24:26an
- 24:26artist
- 24:27of
- 24:27that
- 24:27caliber.
- 24:28Ka
- 24:28Ching.
- 24:29Yeah.
- 24:29Oh,
- 24:30my
- 24:30goodness.
- 24:31No,
- 24:31that's
- 24:31fantastic.
- 24:32Yeah.
- 24:33So
- 24:33tell
- 24:33us
- 24:33a
- 24:34little
- 24:34bit
- 24:34about.
- 24:35Because
- 24:35I'm
- 24:35curious
- 24:36on
- 24:36your
- 24:36book
- 24:37format.
- 24:37So
- 24:38you've
- 24:38got
- 24:38a
- 24:38soft
- 24:38cover
- 24:39book,
- 24:39you've
- 24:40got
- 24:40a
- 24:40hardcover
- 24:40book
- 24:41and
- 24:41you've
- 24:41got
- 24:41an
- 24:41ebook.
- 24:42So
- 24:42tell
- 24:43us
- 24:43a
- 24:43little
- 24:43bit
- 24:43about
- 24:44those
- 24:44formats
- 24:45and
- 24:45why
- 24:45you
- 24:45did
- 24:45all
- 24:46three.
- 24:47Yeah,
- 24:48I
- 24:48think
- 24:48that
- 24:48was
- 24:49a
- 24:49co
- 24:49op,
- 24:50co
- 24:50op
- 24:50discussion.
- 24:51I
- 24:51think
- 24:51not
- 24:52really
- 24:52knowing
- 24:52what
- 24:53sells.
- 24:53I
- 24:54think
- 24:54that's
- 24:54where
- 24:54a
- 24:54lot
- 24:54of
- 24:54that
- 24:55comes
- 24:55from.
- 24:55Access
- 24:56points,
- 24:57price
- 24:57points,
- 24:58availability.
- 24:59You
- 24:59make
- 24:59it
- 24:59to
- 25:00the
- 25:00gift
- 25:00shop
- 25:00to
- 25:00buy
- 25:00it.
- 25:01So
- 25:01a
- 25:01lot
- 25:01of
- 25:01that,
- 25:02that's
- 25:02where
- 25:02that
- 25:02comes
- 25:03from.
- 25:03I
- 25:03think
- 25:03the.
- 25:04For
- 25:04me,
- 25:04the
- 25:04hardcover
- 25:05is
- 25:05my
- 25:06favorite
- 25:06version
- 25:06of
- 25:06all
- 25:07those.
- 25:07And
- 25:08that's.
- 25:08That's
- 25:08in
- 25:08the
- 25:08book,
- 25:09that's
- 25:09in
- 25:09the
- 25:09bookstore.
- 25:10Correct.
- 25:10And
- 25:11is
- 25:11the
- 25:11soft
- 25:11cover
- 25:12in
- 25:12the
- 25:12bookstore
- 25:13also?
- 25:13Yes,
- 25:14all
- 25:14of
- 25:14those
- 25:14are.
- 25:15All
- 25:15three
- 25:15versions.
- 25:16And
- 25:17so
- 25:17you
- 25:17can
- 25:17come
- 25:17and
- 25:17get.
- 25:18I
- 25:18think
- 25:18we
- 25:18got
- 25:19a
- 25:19special
- 25:19deal
- 25:19where
- 25:19they
- 25:19can
- 25:19get
- 25:20two
- 25:20for
- 25:20a
- 25:20special
- 25:21price.
- 25:22So.
- 25:22Yeah.
- 25:23Terrific,
- 25:23terrific.
- 25:24I
- 25:24want
- 25:24to
- 25:24talk
- 25:24to
- 25:25you
- 25:25a
- 25:25bit
- 25:25because
- 25:25we
- 25:25talked
- 25:26about
- 25:26Lori
- 25:26and
- 25:26Yorkshire
- 25:27Publishing.
- 25:28So
- 25:28I
- 25:28want
- 25:28to
- 25:29talk
- 25:29to
- 25:29you
- 25:29about
- 25:29your
- 25:29publishing
- 25:30approach.
- 25:31So
- 25:31I
- 25:31noticed
- 25:32of
- 25:32course,
- 25:32you're
- 25:32using
- 25:33Yorkshire
- 25:34and.
- 25:35Which
- 25:35you've
- 25:35used
- 25:35for.
- 25:36You
- 25:37said
- 25:37you,
- 25:37you
- 25:38did
- 25:38your
- 25:38first
- 25:38book
- 25:39as
- 25:39an
- 25:39indie
- 25:40book
- 25:41publisher.
- 25:41Yeah.
- 25:41On
- 25:41Lulu.
- 25:42Okay.
- 25:42And
- 25:42then
- 25:43you
- 25:43did
- 25:43the
- 25:43next
- 25:44two
- 25:44with
- 25:44Yorkshire.
- 25:46Yes.
- 25:46Yeah,
- 25:47yeah.
- 25:47Basically
- 25:47all
- 25:48three.
- 25:48So
- 25:48I
- 25:48eventually
- 25:49sold
- 25:49the.
- 25:49That
- 25:50one
- 25:50or
- 25:50got
- 25:50a
- 25:50contract
- 25:51for
- 25:51the
- 25:51first
- 25:51book.
- 25:52So
- 25:52they're
- 25:53all
- 25:53on
- 25:53Yorkshire.
- 25:54Okay.
- 25:55Okay,
- 25:55terrific.
- 25:55No,
- 25:55I
- 25:56want
- 25:56people
- 25:56to
- 25:56understand
- 25:57that.
- 25:57So
- 25:57it
- 25:58just.
- 25:58So
- 25:58everyone
- 25:58understands.
- 26:00What
- 26:00Bart
- 26:01did
- 26:01was
- 26:01in
- 26:01the
- 26:01beginning
- 26:02he
- 26:02did
- 26:02an
- 26:03indie
- 26:03publishing,
- 26:04which
- 26:04was.
- 26:04He
- 26:04published
- 26:05it.
- 26:05Then
- 26:05his
- 26:06next
- 26:06two
- 26:06books
- 26:06he
- 26:06worked
- 26:07with
- 26:07Yorkshire
- 26:08Publishing,
- 26:08which
- 26:08is
- 26:09a
- 26:09self
- 26:09published
- 26:10publisher,
- 26:12and
- 26:12then
- 26:13gravitated
- 26:14so
- 26:14that
- 26:14you
- 26:14have
- 26:14all
- 26:15three
- 26:15of
- 26:15her
- 26:15books
- 26:15with
- 26:16Yorkshire.
- 26:16Correct,
- 26:17Correct.
- 26:18Yeah.
- 26:18I
- 26:18basically
- 26:19signed
- 26:19a
- 26:19contract
- 26:19for
- 26:20all
- 26:20three.
- 26:20So
- 26:21I
- 26:21take.
- 26:21I
- 26:22own
- 26:22all
- 26:22the
- 26:22rights
- 26:23as
- 26:23far
- 26:23as
- 26:23just
- 26:24the
- 26:24artwork
- 26:24and
- 26:25then
- 26:25they
- 26:25pay
- 26:25me
- 26:26royalties.
- 26:26I
- 26:26believe
- 26:26it's
- 26:2715
- 26:27or
- 26:2720%,
- 26:28I
- 26:28can't
- 26:28remember
- 26:29on
- 26:29the
- 26:29books
- 26:29there.
- 26:29So
- 26:29yeah.
- 26:30Terrific.
- 26:30And
- 26:31so
- 26:31far,
- 26:31how.
- 26:32So
- 26:32starting
- 26:32off
- 26:33as
- 26:33an
- 26:33indie
- 26:33publisher
- 26:35and
- 26:35then
- 26:35going
- 26:36to
- 26:36the
- 26:37self
- 26:37publishing
- 26:38route
- 26:38with
- 26:39Yorkshire.
- 26:40So
- 26:40tell
- 26:40us
- 26:41the
- 26:41biggest
- 26:41difference.
- 26:42How
- 26:42has
- 26:42that
- 26:42transition
- 26:43been?
- 26:44Oh,
- 26:44it's.
- 26:45It's
- 26:45night
- 26:45and
- 26:45day
- 26:46difference.
- 26:46So
- 26:47Yorkshire
- 26:47does
- 26:48this.
- 26:48The
- 26:48publishing,
- 26:49like
- 26:49just
- 26:49normal
- 26:50publishing.
- 26:50With
- 26:51also
- 26:51a
- 26:51self
- 26:52publishing
- 26:52side.
- 26:52So
- 26:52they're
- 26:53a
- 26:53hybrid,
- 26:53right?
- 26:54Yes.
- 26:54And
- 26:54so
- 26:55for
- 26:55me,
- 26:55I
- 26:56wanted
- 26:56to
- 26:56be
- 26:56published.
- 26:57I
- 26:57wanted
- 26:57to
- 26:58either
- 26:58way
- 26:58just
- 26:59have
- 26:59my
- 26:59book
- 26:59out
- 27:00there.
- 27:00But
- 27:00if
- 27:00I
- 27:00could
- 27:00ever
- 27:01get
- 27:01published,
- 27:02then
- 27:02I
- 27:02don't
- 27:02have
- 27:02to
- 27:02worry
- 27:03about
- 27:03it.
- 27:03Right.
- 27:03And
- 27:04so
- 27:04that's
- 27:04for
- 27:04me
- 27:05as
- 27:05a
- 27:06full
- 27:06time
- 27:07historian,
- 27:07educator,
- 27:08entertainer,
- 27:09trick
- 27:09roper.
- 27:10I
- 27:10don't
- 27:11have
- 27:11time
- 27:11to
- 27:12ship
- 27:13because
- 27:13I
- 27:13know
- 27:14I've
- 27:14already
- 27:14done
- 27:15all
- 27:15that
- 27:15I
- 27:15bought.
- 27:16Oh
- 27:16I
- 27:16think
- 27:16it
- 27:17was
- 27:17close
- 27:17to
- 27:17300
- 27:17copies
- 27:18and
- 27:18sold
- 27:18them
- 27:19by
- 27:19myself.
- 27:20So
- 27:20I
- 27:20shipped
- 27:21them
- 27:21all.
- 27:21We're
- 27:21talking
- 27:2220
- 27:22copies
- 27:22here,
- 27:2320
- 27:23copies
- 27:23there.
- 27:24Right.
- 27:24So
- 27:24that
- 27:25for
- 27:25me
- 27:25that
- 27:26just
- 27:26gets
- 27:26old.
- 27:27I
- 27:27mean
- 27:27if
- 27:27that's
- 27:27the
- 27:27way
- 27:28you
- 27:28want
- 27:28to
- 27:28do,
- 27:28that's
- 27:29fine.
- 27:29And
- 27:29I
- 27:29think
- 27:29there's
- 27:30pluses
- 27:30to
- 27:31both
- 27:31of
- 27:31sides
- 27:31of
- 27:31those
- 27:32and
- 27:32definitely
- 27:32it's.
- 27:33A
- 27:33good
- 27:33learning
- 27:33ground.
- 27:34Right.
- 27:34For
- 27:34you,
- 27:35no
- 27:35doubt.
- 27:35Yeah.
- 27:36For
- 27:36me
- 27:36especially
- 27:37learning
- 27:37just
- 27:37to
- 27:38okay
- 27:38this.
- 27:39Oh,
- 27:39I
- 27:39guess
- 27:39here's
- 27:40another
- 27:40thing
- 27:40I
- 27:40should
- 27:40have
- 27:40mentioned.
- 27:41I
- 27:41changed
- 27:41a
- 27:41little
- 27:41bit
- 27:42on
- 27:42the
- 27:42COVID
- 27:42So
- 27:42when
- 27:43I
- 27:43signed
- 27:43a
- 27:43contract
- 27:43with
- 27:44Yorkshire,
- 27:45since
- 27:45they
- 27:45do
- 27:45have
- 27:45someone
- 27:46in
- 27:46house
- 27:46that
- 27:46helps
- 27:47a
- 27:47little
- 27:47bit
- 27:47more
- 27:47with
- 27:47that.
- 27:48I
- 27:48already
- 27:48have
- 27:48a
- 27:48vision
- 27:49and
- 27:49I
- 27:49really
- 27:49don't
- 27:49want
- 27:50it
- 27:50to
- 27:50be
- 27:50messed
- 27:50with.
- 27:50And
- 27:51it's
- 27:51already
- 27:51successful.
- 27:52Can
- 27:52you
- 27:52guys
- 27:53just
- 27:53tweak
- 27:53it
- 27:53and
- 27:53help
- 27:53me
- 27:53a
- 27:53little
- 27:54bit?
- 27:54That's
- 27:54exactly
- 27:55what
- 27:55happened.
- 27:55And
- 27:55so
- 27:56my
- 27:56relationship
- 27:56with
- 27:57them,
- 27:57hopefully
- 27:57that's
- 27:58the
- 27:58way
- 27:58most
- 27:59things
- 27:59work
- 27:59out
- 28:00for
- 28:00everybody
- 28:00else.
- 28:01But
- 28:01I'm
- 28:02an
- 28:02artist
- 28:02that
- 28:02has
- 28:02a
- 28:03particular
- 28:03vision.
- 28:04I
- 28:04don't
- 28:04want
- 28:05you
- 28:05touching
- 28:05a
- 28:05lot
- 28:05of
- 28:06it.
- 28:06Right.
- 28:06Because
- 28:06I
- 28:06know
- 28:07where
- 28:07I'm
- 28:07successful
- 28:08in
- 28:08my
- 28:08crowd
- 28:08and
- 28:08my
- 28:09audience
- 28:09and
- 28:09I.
- 28:10Some
- 28:10folks
- 28:10don't
- 28:11know
- 28:11all
- 28:11that.
- 28:11They're
- 28:11going
- 28:11to
- 28:11have
- 28:11to
- 28:12figure
- 28:12all
- 28:12that
- 28:12out.
- 28:12But
- 28:12that's
- 28:13okay.
- 28:13It's
- 28:13part
- 28:13of
- 28:13being
- 28:13an
- 28:14artist.
- 28:14But
- 28:14I
- 28:14already
- 28:15knew
- 28:15all
- 28:15that.
- 28:15So
- 28:16I
- 28:16want
- 28:16someone
- 28:16who
- 28:16could
- 28:17support
- 28:17me
- 28:17being
- 28:17an
- 28:18artist.
- 28:19Could
- 28:19also
- 28:19send
- 28:20print,
- 28:20what
- 28:20do
- 28:20you
- 28:20call
- 28:20it?
- 28:21Fast
- 28:21print
- 28:21copies.
- 28:21So
- 28:22just
- 28:22order
- 28:23demand.
- 28:23Yeah.
- 28:24So
- 28:24taking
- 28:25care
- 28:25of
- 28:25that
- 28:25and
- 28:25the
- 28:25bulk
- 28:26orders,
- 28:26of
- 28:26course.
- 28:26I
- 28:27just
- 28:27sold
- 28:2749
- 28:28books
- 28:28in
- 28:29one
- 28:29day
- 28:29to
- 28:30one
- 28:30school.
- 28:31Nice.
- 28:32So
- 28:32you
- 28:32never
- 28:32know.
- 28:33Okay.
- 28:34I
- 28:34just
- 28:34had
- 28:34program
- 28:35of
- 28:35two
- 28:35weeks
- 28:35ago
- 28:36there.
- 28:36They
- 28:36sent
- 28:36me
- 28:37an
- 28:37order
- 28:37for
- 28:3749
- 28:38books
- 28:38because
- 28:38kids
- 28:38wanted
- 28:39to
- 28:39order
- 28:39at
- 28:40the
- 28:40kids
- 28:40special
- 28:40price.
- 28:41So
- 28:41there's
- 28:42another
- 28:42level
- 28:42of
- 28:42you
- 28:42building
- 28:43a
- 28:43special
- 28:43price
- 28:43for
- 28:44kids
- 28:44in
- 28:44school
- 28:44and
- 28:44that.
- 28:44You
- 28:45know
- 28:45what?
- 28:45That's
- 28:45the
- 28:45first
- 28:45time
- 28:46I've
- 28:46ever
- 28:46heard
- 28:46of
- 28:46that.
- 28:47I
- 28:47got
- 28:47to
- 28:47write.
- 28:47I
- 28:47don't
- 28:48really
- 28:48need
- 28:48to
- 28:48write
- 28:48it
- 28:48down,
- 28:49but
- 28:49I
- 28:49love
- 28:49that.
- 28:49So
- 28:50kids
- 28:50special
- 28:50pricing
- 28:51when
- 28:51for.
- 28:52Yeah,
- 28:52it
- 28:52goes
- 28:52to
- 28:53the
- 28:53schools,
- 28:54because.
- 28:54You'Re
- 28:54going
- 28:54to
- 28:54have
- 28:55a
- 28:55price
- 28:55point
- 28:55wherever.
- 28:56You
- 28:56either
- 28:56trying
- 28:56to
- 28:57make
- 28:57money
- 28:57or
- 28:57make
- 28:57your
- 28:57money
- 28:58back
- 28:58or
- 28:58whatever
- 28:58it
- 28:59is,
- 28:59but
- 29:00have
- 29:00a
- 29:00special
- 29:00price
- 29:01point
- 29:01for
- 29:01kids
- 29:01because
- 29:02maybe
- 29:03kids
- 29:03of,
- 29:03of
- 29:03some
- 29:04certain
- 29:04towns
- 29:04would
- 29:04have
- 29:04a
- 29:05lot
- 29:05of
- 29:05money,
- 29:05but
- 29:0520
- 29:06bucks,
- 29:06that's
- 29:06some
- 29:06hard
- 29:07chore.
- 29:07Yeah,
- 29:08absolutely.
- 29:08I
- 29:09think
- 29:10for
- 29:10me,
- 29:10those
- 29:1149
- 29:11books
- 29:11were
- 29:12sold
- 29:12to
- 29:12children,
- 29:13so
- 29:13that's
- 29:14their
- 29:14money.
- 29:14And
- 29:15to
- 29:15me,
- 29:16I
- 29:16look
- 29:16at
- 29:16it
- 29:16like
- 29:17that's
- 29:17just
- 29:17another
- 29:18secondary
- 29:18honor.
- 29:19Oh,
- 29:19look.
- 29:19What
- 29:19they
- 29:19spent
- 29:20their
- 29:20hard
- 29:20money
- 29:20on
- 29:21was
- 29:21you
- 29:22creating
- 29:22some
- 29:22story
- 29:23for
- 29:23them
- 29:23to
- 29:23connect
- 29:24to.
- 29:24It's
- 29:24a
- 29:25circular.
- 29:26I
- 29:26love
- 29:26it.
- 29:27That's
- 29:27terrific.
- 29:29I
- 29:29know
- 29:29you
- 29:29mentioned
- 29:30you're
- 29:30an
- 29:30artist,
- 29:30but
- 29:31I'm.
- 29:31I
- 29:31noticed
- 29:32you've
- 29:32used
- 29:33a
- 29:33illustrator.
- 29:34His
- 29:34name's
- 29:35Greg
- 29:35White.
- 29:36Yes.
- 29:37Yeah.
- 29:37And
- 29:38so
- 29:38what?
- 29:39And
- 29:39I
- 29:39think
- 29:39you've
- 29:40used
- 29:40them
- 29:40for
- 29:40all
- 29:40three
- 29:41of
- 29:41your
- 29:41books.
- 29:42Correct.
- 29:43So
- 29:43tell
- 29:43us,
- 29:44how
- 29:44did
- 29:44you
- 29:44come
- 29:45to
- 29:46work
- 29:47with
- 29:48Greg?
- 29:48What's
- 29:49the
- 29:49background
- 29:49story
- 29:50behind
- 29:50that?
- 29:51Another
- 29:51interesting
- 29:52story
- 29:53from
- 29:53pal
- 29:53Bart
- 29:54Taylor
- 29:54here.
- 29:54Again,
- 29:54I've
- 29:55got
- 29:55some
- 29:55stories
- 29:56and
- 29:57I
- 29:57bet
- 29:57you
- 29:57no
- 29:57one's
- 29:57going
- 29:58to
- 29:58have
- 29:58this
- 29:58story.
- 29:58So
- 29:58here
- 29:58we
- 29:59go.
- 29:59Check
- 29:59this.
- 29:59Or
- 29:59maybe
- 29:59someone
- 30:00you'll
- 30:00tell
- 30:00me.
- 30:00Greg
- 30:01White
- 30:02is.
- 30:02He's
- 30:03the
- 30:03son
- 30:03of
- 30:03my
- 30:03father's
- 30:04best
- 30:04friend.
- 30:05My
- 30:05father's
- 30:06roommate
- 30:06in
- 30:07college
- 30:08was
- 30:08Phil
- 30:08White,
- 30:09his
- 30:09dad.
- 30:10So
- 30:11I
- 30:11went
- 30:11to
- 30:11school,
- 30:12Southern
- 30:12Nazarene
- 30:13University
- 30:13with
- 30:14Greg
- 30:14in
- 30:14Oklahoma
- 30:15City
- 30:15or
- 30:15Bethany,
- 30:16Oklahoma.
- 30:17And
- 30:17so
- 30:17I
- 30:17got
- 30:18to
- 30:18know
- 30:18him
- 30:18there.
- 30:18But
- 30:19also
- 30:19our
- 30:19dads
- 30:20were
- 30:20friends.
- 30:21Now
- 30:21we're
- 30:21making
- 30:21books
- 30:22and
- 30:23creating
- 30:23content
- 30:24to
- 30:24help
- 30:24children.
- 30:25So
- 30:25it's
- 30:25like
- 30:25this
- 30:26big
- 30:26thing
- 30:26that
- 30:26comes
- 30:27from
- 30:27a
- 30:28relationship
- 30:28that
- 30:28my
- 30:29dad
- 30:29and
- 30:29his
- 30:29dad
- 30:30had.
- 30:30Right.
- 30:30And
- 30:31so
- 30:31he
- 30:31had
- 30:32already
- 30:32had
- 30:32a
- 30:32lot
- 30:33of
- 30:33great
- 30:33little
- 30:33children's
- 30:34books.
- 30:34He
- 30:34was
- 30:34with
- 30:35Tate
- 30:35Publishing
- 30:36and
- 30:36I
- 30:36believe
- 30:36he's
- 30:36got
- 30:37about
- 30:37200
- 30:37published
- 30:38copies.
- 30:38He's
- 30:39done
- 30:39a
- 30:39New
- 30:39York
- 30:39Times
- 30:40bestseller
- 30:40book.
- 30:41So
- 30:41I
- 30:41just
- 30:42approached
- 30:42him,
- 30:42I
- 30:43had
- 30:43no
- 30:43clue.
- 30:43So
- 30:43on
- 30:43the
- 30:44first
- 30:44book,
- 30:44I
- 30:45totally,
- 30:45he
- 30:45totally
- 30:45gave
- 30:45me
- 30:46a
- 30:46discount.
- 30:48I
- 30:48know
- 30:49he
- 30:49wasn't
- 30:49charging
- 30:49me
- 30:50what
- 30:50he
- 30:50could
- 30:50have
- 30:50charged
- 30:51and
- 30:51that.
- 30:51Right.
- 30:51And
- 30:51that's
- 30:52another
- 30:52angle
- 30:52that
- 30:52folks
- 30:53need
- 30:53to
- 30:53look
- 30:53at.
- 30:53Not
- 30:54just
- 30:54have
- 30:54a
- 30:54friend
- 30:54do
- 30:55it,
- 30:55but
- 30:55look
- 30:55at
- 30:56who
- 30:56your
- 30:56artist
- 30:57is
- 30:57going
- 30:57to
- 30:57be.
- 30:57Is
- 30:57that
- 30:57a
- 30:58long
- 30:58term
- 30:59investment?
- 30:59Is
- 30:59that
- 31:00somebody
- 31:00you
- 31:00trust?
- 31:01Because
- 31:01with
- 31:02Will
- 31:02Rogers,
- 31:02nobody's
- 31:03ever
- 31:03recreated
- 31:04an
- 31:04image
- 31:04of
- 31:05him
- 31:05as
- 31:05a
- 31:05cartoon.
- 31:07So
- 31:07that's
- 31:07a
- 31:07big
- 31:08responsibility.
- 31:09Not
- 31:09just
- 31:09creating
- 31:10stories,
- 31:10entertainment.
- 31:11No,
- 31:11it's
- 31:12taking
- 31:12a
- 31:12real
- 31:12person.
- 31:13I
- 31:13made
- 31:13sure
- 31:14to
- 31:14talk
- 31:14to
- 31:14the
- 31:14Will
- 31:14Rogers
- 31:15family
- 31:15before
- 31:16I
- 31:16started
- 31:17anything
- 31:17with
- 31:18designing
- 31:18a
- 31:18cartoon.
- 31:19Because
- 31:19there's
- 31:20those
- 31:20built
- 31:20in
- 31:20layers
- 31:21of
- 31:21Respect
- 31:21and
- 31:22just
- 31:22doing
- 31:22the
- 31:22right
- 31:23thing.
- 31:23So
- 31:24there
- 31:24you
- 31:24go.
- 31:24Should
- 31:24say
- 31:25that
- 31:25because
- 31:26tomorrow
- 31:26I'm
- 31:26interviewing
- 31:27a
- 31:27gal
- 31:28and
- 31:28her
- 31:29uncle
- 31:29is
- 31:29the
- 31:30illustrator.
- 31:31Oh,
- 31:31wow.
- 31:32Yeah.
- 31:32And
- 31:33she
- 31:33never
- 31:33thought
- 31:33about
- 31:33writing
- 31:34a
- 31:34children's
- 31:35book.
- 31:35And
- 31:35when
- 31:35she
- 31:35finally
- 31:36got
- 31:36the
- 31:36inspiration,
- 31:38she
- 31:38was
- 31:38looking
- 31:38for
- 31:39an
- 31:39illustrator,
- 31:39but
- 31:40she
- 31:40had
- 31:40always
- 31:40seen
- 31:40her
- 31:41uncle
- 31:41drawing
- 31:42and
- 31:42she
- 31:43talked
- 31:43to
- 31:43him
- 31:43and
- 31:44he
- 31:44became
- 31:44the
- 31:44illustrator.
- 31:45So
- 31:45it's
- 31:45quite
- 31:45interesting.
- 31:46And
- 31:46it's.
- 31:47You're
- 31:47talking
- 31:48about
- 31:48real
- 31:49characters
- 31:49because
- 31:50in
- 31:50our
- 31:51children's
- 31:51books.
- 31:52I've
- 31:52written
- 31:5338
- 31:54children's
- 31:54book
- 31:54with
- 31:55my
- 31:55grandkids
- 31:55in
- 31:56the
- 31:56series.
- 31:56Now
- 31:57we've
- 31:57only
- 31:57published
- 31:57two
- 31:58so
- 31:58far
- 31:58because
- 31:58you
- 31:58know
- 31:58how
- 31:59much
- 31:59it
- 31:59costs
- 31:59to
- 32:00bring
- 32:00them
- 32:00a
- 32:00print.
- 32:01But
- 32:02my
- 32:02five
- 32:02grandchildren
- 32:03are
- 32:03characters
- 32:04in
- 32:05all
- 32:05of
- 32:05the
- 32:05books.
- 32:06And
- 32:06so
- 32:07I
- 32:07asked
- 32:07them
- 32:08because
- 32:09most
- 32:09of
- 32:09our
- 32:09characters
- 32:10in
- 32:10the
- 32:10books
- 32:10are
- 32:11animals.
- 32:11I
- 32:11said,
- 32:11okay.
- 32:12And
- 32:12they
- 32:12had
- 32:12to
- 32:12be
- 32:13animals
- 32:13from
- 32:13the
- 32:14Rocky
- 32:14Mountain.
- 32:14So
- 32:15I
- 32:15said,
- 32:15okay,
- 32:15what
- 32:16animal
- 32:16would
- 32:17you
- 32:17like
- 32:17to
- 32:17be?
- 32:19Yeah,
- 32:20trade
- 32:20in
- 32:20the
- 32:20book.
- 32:21And
- 32:21that's
- 32:21that.
- 32:21And
- 32:22they
- 32:22chose
- 32:22the
- 32:23animals
- 32:23that
- 32:23they
- 32:24wanted
- 32:24to
- 32:24be.
- 32:24So
- 32:24it's.
- 32:25Yeah,
- 32:25that's
- 32:25cool.
- 32:26Yeah,
- 32:26personalize
- 32:26that.
- 32:27That's.
- 32:27It's
- 32:28your
- 32:28thing.
- 32:28Absolutely.
- 32:29Nobody's
- 32:30telling
- 32:30you
- 32:30to
- 32:30not
- 32:30do
- 32:31anything.
- 32:31That's
- 32:31what
- 32:31I
- 32:31love
- 32:31too.
- 32:32I
- 32:32noticed
- 32:33one
- 32:33unique
- 32:34feature
- 32:35on
- 32:35the
- 32:35COVID
- 32:35of
- 32:35the
- 32:36book
- 32:36and
- 32:36I
- 32:36love
- 32:36it
- 32:37because
- 32:37you
- 32:37were
- 32:37tapped
- 32:38it.
- 32:38You
- 32:38just
- 32:38showed
- 32:39us
- 32:39the.
- 32:39That
- 32:40your
- 32:40lasso
- 32:42character
- 32:42on
- 32:42the
- 32:43book
- 32:43here.
- 32:43You
- 32:43had
- 32:43the
- 32:44COVID
- 32:44you
- 32:44were
- 32:44showing
- 32:45us
- 32:45the.
- 32:46And
- 32:46I
- 32:46noticed
- 32:46one
- 32:46unique
- 32:47feature
- 32:47and
- 32:47I
- 32:48noticed
- 32:48this
- 32:48with
- 32:48a
- 32:49lot
- 32:49of
- 32:49children's
- 32:49book
- 32:50authors.
- 32:50They
- 32:51find
- 32:51a
- 32:51uniqueness
- 32:52of
- 32:52something
- 32:53to
- 32:53add
- 32:54to
- 32:54the
- 32:54COVID
- 32:55to
- 32:55make
- 32:55it
- 32:56their
- 32:57own.
- 32:57And
- 32:57I
- 32:58noticed
- 32:58that
- 32:58you
- 32:59used
- 32:59the
- 32:59lasso
- 33:00on
- 33:00all
- 33:01three
- 33:01covers.
- 33:02Tell
- 33:03us
- 33:03about
- 33:03that
- 33:03concept
- 33:05and
- 33:06how
- 33:06it
- 33:06all
- 33:06came
- 33:07to
- 33:07be.
- 33:07See,
- 33:09that's
- 33:09what
- 33:09I
- 33:09was
- 33:10hoping
- 33:10for
- 33:10is
- 33:11folks
- 33:11like
- 33:11you,
- 33:11Rick,
- 33:12or
- 33:12anybody
- 33:13seeing
- 33:13things,
- 33:14images
- 33:15going,
- 33:15oh,
- 33:15that's
- 33:16why
- 33:16it's
- 33:16built
- 33:16in.
- 33:17Ah,
- 33:17okay,
- 33:17I
- 33:17get.
- 33:18Because
- 33:19that's
- 33:19where
- 33:19Will
- 33:19Rogers
- 33:20comes
- 33:20from.
- 33:20He
- 33:21is
- 33:21a
- 33:21roping
- 33:21cowboy
- 33:22from
- 33:23Oklahoma.
- 33:23First,
- 33:25when
- 33:25we
- 33:25tell
- 33:25kids
- 33:25what
- 33:26is
- 33:26he
- 33:26first
- 33:26movie
- 33:27star,
- 33:27comedian,
- 33:28friends
- 33:28to
- 33:28five
- 33:29presidents?
- 33:29Nope.
- 33:30Cowboy
- 33:31on
- 33:31a
- 33:3260,000
- 33:32acre
- 33:33ranch
- 33:33steer
- 33:34open
- 33:34trick
- 33:35roping
- 33:35for
- 33:35fun.
- 33:36Decides
- 33:37after
- 33:37he
- 33:38sees
- 33:38a
- 33:38Mexican
- 33:38cowboy
- 33:39doing
- 33:39an
- 33:40entertaining
- 33:40show
- 33:41with
- 33:41trick
- 33:42ropes.
- 33:43That's
- 33:43the
- 33:43way
- 33:43I
- 33:43want
- 33:44to
- 33:44go.
- 33:44The
- 33:45rope
- 33:45is
- 33:45always
- 33:46constant
- 33:46in
- 33:46his
- 33:47life.
- 33:47It's
- 33:48always
- 33:48the
- 33:48thing
- 33:48that
- 33:48gets
- 33:49him
- 33:49to
- 33:49the
- 33:49next
- 33:50thing.
- 33:50And
- 33:51so
- 33:51the
- 33:51rope,
- 33:51if
- 33:52you'll
- 33:52notice,
- 33:53he's
- 33:53got
- 33:54the
- 33:54rope
- 33:54in
- 33:54his
- 33:54hand.
- 33:55The
- 33:56first
- 33:56one.
- 33:57The
- 33:57second
- 33:57one
- 33:58is
- 33:58a
- 33:58historical
- 33:59take
- 33:59on
- 33:59a
- 33:59historic
- 34:00picture
- 34:01roping
- 34:01the
- 34:02presidents
- 34:02Will
- 34:03Rogers
- 34:03was
- 34:03part
- 34:04of
- 34:04the
- 34:04Ziegfeld
- 34:04Follies,
- 34:05one
- 34:05of
- 34:06the
- 34:06biggest
- 34:06shows
- 34:06on
- 34:06Broadway
- 34:07in
- 34:07the
- 34:08late
- 34:0819
- 34:08teens,
- 34:0920s
- 34:09into
- 34:10the
- 34:10early
- 34:1030s,
- 34:11I
- 34:11believe.
- 34:11Biggest
- 34:12show
- 34:12on
- 34:12Broadway,
- 34:13forerunner
- 34:13to
- 34:13the
- 34:13musical.
- 34:14Will
- 34:15Rogers
- 34:16roped
- 34:16the
- 34:16Follies
- 34:16Girls
- 34:17as
- 34:17part
- 34:17of
- 34:17his
- 34:17act
- 34:18in
- 34:18this
- 34:18big
- 34:19loop.
- 34:19So
- 34:19who's
- 34:19in
- 34:20my.
- 34:20The
- 34:20presidents
- 34:21are
- 34:21in
- 34:21his
- 34:21loop.
- 34:22So
- 34:22now
- 34:22you're.
- 34:23The
- 34:23presidents
- 34:23are
- 34:24in
- 34:24Will
- 34:24Rogers
- 34:25world.
- 34:25See,
- 34:25that's
- 34:26the
- 34:26style
- 34:26of
- 34:26thinking.
- 34:27Let's
- 34:27go
- 34:27to
- 34:27that
- 34:27third
- 34:27one.
- 34:28Who
- 34:28do
- 34:29you
- 34:29notice
- 34:29is
- 34:29holding
- 34:29the
- 34:29rope?
- 34:30It's
- 34:30the
- 34:31Mexican
- 34:31vaquero.
- 34:32It's
- 34:32the
- 34:32person
- 34:33who
- 34:33inspired
- 34:34Will
- 34:34to
- 34:35hold
- 34:35that
- 34:35rope.
- 34:37Yes.
- 34:38So
- 34:38that's
- 34:38my
- 34:38style
- 34:39of
- 34:39thinking.
- 34:39Okay.
- 34:39And
- 34:40so
- 34:40when
- 34:40you
- 34:40went
- 34:40to
- 34:41Greg,
- 34:41your
- 34:41illustrator,
- 34:42and
- 34:42said,
- 34:42okay,
- 34:43it's
- 34:43important
- 34:44that
- 34:44the
- 34:44last
- 34:45sue
- 34:45be
- 34:45worked
- 34:46into
- 34:46the
- 34:46book
- 34:47cover,
- 34:47Tell
- 34:48us
- 34:48a
- 34:48little
- 34:48bit
- 34:48about
- 34:48that.
- 34:49And
- 34:49how
- 34:50was
- 34:50his
- 34:50reaction?
- 34:52Yeah,
- 34:52I
- 34:52think
- 34:52he
- 34:53agreed,
- 34:53like,
- 34:54once
- 34:54I
- 34:54told
- 34:54them
- 34:54the
- 34:54historical
- 34:55context,
- 34:56like,
- 34:56we're
- 34:56redoing
- 34:57an
- 34:57image
- 34:57from
- 34:57Will,
- 34:58like
- 34:58taking
- 34:58what
- 34:58we
- 34:59just
- 34:59talked
- 34:59about
- 34:59earlier
- 35:00a
- 35:00few
- 35:00minutes
- 35:01ago.
- 35:01Will
- 35:02is
- 35:02going
- 35:02to
- 35:02be
- 35:02stale
- 35:03to
- 35:03kids
- 35:03if
- 35:03it's
- 35:04black
- 35:04and
- 35:04white.
- 35:05This
- 35:05is
- 35:05a
- 35:06museum.
- 35:06A
- 35:07lot
- 35:07of
- 35:07this
- 35:07stuff
- 35:07is
- 35:08stagnant.
- 35:09It
- 35:09sits.
- 35:09It's
- 35:10stale.
- 35:10How
- 35:11are
- 35:11you
- 35:11going
- 35:11to
- 35:11make
- 35:11it
- 35:11come
- 35:11alive?
- 35:12Colors,
- 35:13poppy
- 35:14looking,
- 35:14looks,
- 35:15big
- 35:15feet,
- 35:16different
- 35:16features.
- 35:17The
- 35:17rope.
- 35:17Right.
- 35:18So
- 35:19again,
- 35:19people
- 35:19will
- 35:20see
- 35:20that.
- 35:20Not
- 35:20only
- 35:20on
- 35:20my
- 35:21junior
- 35:21Roper.
- 35:21We
- 35:22want
- 35:22kids
- 35:22to
- 35:22see
- 35:22that.
- 35:23Hey,
- 35:23if
- 35:23you're
- 35:23a
- 35:24kid
- 35:24and
- 35:24you're
- 35:24going
- 35:24to
- 35:24be
- 35:24anything
- 35:25like
- 35:25Will
- 35:25Rogers
- 35:26and
- 35:26all
- 35:26the
- 35:26grownups
- 35:27say
- 35:27we
- 35:27should
- 35:27be
- 35:27more
- 35:28like
- 35:28him,
- 35:29where
- 35:29do
- 35:29you
- 35:29start?
- 35:30As
- 35:30a
- 35:30movie
- 35:30star?
- 35:31As
- 35:31a
- 35:32roper.
- 35:32That's
- 35:32why
- 35:32our
- 35:33junior
- 35:33Roper
- 35:33is
- 35:33built
- 35:33the
- 35:34way
- 35:34it
- 35:34is.
- 35:34That's
- 35:35why
- 35:35the
- 35:35rope
- 35:35is
- 35:35incorporated
- 35:36in
- 35:36all
- 35:36the
- 35:36different
- 35:36things.
- 35:37That's
- 35:37why
- 35:37my
- 35:38new
- 35:38book
- 35:38is
- 35:38so
- 35:38focused
- 35:39on
- 35:39his
- 35:40roping
- 35:40as
- 35:40the
- 35:40big
- 35:41part
- 35:41that
- 35:42gets
- 35:42him
- 35:42to
- 35:42the
- 35:42big
- 35:43places.
- 35:44Roper
- 35:44first.
- 35:46Okay.
- 35:47And
- 35:47I'm
- 35:48curious,
- 35:49when
- 35:49the
- 35:50new
- 35:50expansion
- 35:51part
- 35:51of
- 35:51the
- 35:51museum
- 35:52opens
- 35:52in
- 35:532026,
- 35:54will
- 35:55your
- 35:55characters
- 35:56from
- 35:57your
- 35:57children's
- 35:58books
- 35:58take
- 35:58on
- 35:59a
- 35:59bigger
- 35:59role
- 35:59and
- 36:00presence
- 36:00on
- 36:01the
- 36:01website?
- 36:02Great
- 36:02question.
- 36:03You
- 36:03couldn't
- 36:03have
- 36:03gone
- 36:04in
- 36:04the
- 36:04direction
- 36:04I
- 36:04wanted
- 36:05to.
- 36:05Right
- 36:05there.
- 36:05Perfect.
- 36:07So,
- 36:07yes,
- 36:07we
- 36:07have
- 36:08the
- 36:08kids
- 36:08Museum.
- 36:08And
- 36:09not
- 36:09only
- 36:09is
- 36:09our
- 36:10Junior
- 36:10rope
- 36:10reflective
- 36:11of
- 36:11the
- 36:11newer
- 36:12books
- 36:12and
- 36:12the
- 36:13content
- 36:13for
- 36:13children,
- 36:14everything
- 36:14is
- 36:15going
- 36:15towards
- 36:15that.
- 36:16Since
- 36:16I
- 36:17own
- 36:17the
- 36:17images,
- 36:18of
- 36:18course,
- 36:18Greg
- 36:19is
- 36:19going
- 36:19to
- 36:19work
- 36:19with
- 36:19us
- 36:19on
- 36:20some
- 36:20newer
- 36:20images
- 36:21as
- 36:21well
- 36:21and
- 36:21some
- 36:22newer
- 36:22books
- 36:22along
- 36:22the
- 36:22line.
- 36:23But
- 36:23when
- 36:23you
- 36:23go
- 36:24to
- 36:24the
- 36:24kids
- 36:24museum,
- 36:25those
- 36:25will
- 36:25be
- 36:25the
- 36:25ones
- 36:26not
- 36:26just
- 36:26like
- 36:26the
- 36:27book,
- 36:27but
- 36:27maybe
- 36:27A
- 36:27little
- 36:28bit
- 36:28turned.
- 36:28He'll
- 36:29help
- 36:29us
- 36:29kind
- 36:29of
- 36:30recreate
- 36:30them
- 36:30and
- 36:31they'll
- 36:31be
- 36:31life
- 36:31size.
- 36:32So
- 36:32when
- 36:32you
- 36:32go
- 36:32into
- 36:33our
- 36:33presidential
- 36:34room
- 36:34for
- 36:35kids,
- 36:35because
- 36:35we
- 36:35have
- 36:36five
- 36:36rooms
- 36:36for
- 36:37kids,
- 36:37presidents
- 36:38stage,
- 36:39radio,
- 36:40dress
- 36:41up
- 36:41and
- 36:41then
- 36:41just
- 36:42general
- 36:42kids
- 36:42stuff.
- 36:43Terrific.
- 36:44Right.
- 36:44They
- 36:44could
- 36:44go
- 36:44in
- 36:45there
- 36:45and
- 36:45see
- 36:45those
- 36:45images
- 36:46from
- 36:47the
- 36:47book
- 36:47in
- 36:48a
- 36:48different
- 36:48view
- 36:49so
- 36:49it
- 36:49all
- 36:49plays
- 36:50together.
- 36:50Can
- 36:51you
- 36:51imagine
- 36:52Will
- 36:52Rogers
- 36:53coming
- 36:53back
- 36:54and
- 36:55walking
- 36:56in
- 36:56and
- 36:56thinking,
- 36:57oh
- 36:57my.
- 36:57God,
- 36:58yeah,
- 36:59the
- 36:59legacy
- 37:00I
- 37:00would
- 37:00love.
- 37:00And
- 37:01like
- 37:01you
- 37:01said,
- 37:02it's
- 37:02his
- 37:02great
- 37:02granddaughter
- 37:03that
- 37:03you're
- 37:04friends
- 37:04with.
- 37:04Jennifer.
- 37:05Yeah,
- 37:05Jennifer.
- 37:06She
- 37:06must
- 37:07for
- 37:07her
- 37:07in
- 37:072026.
- 37:09She
- 37:09did.
- 37:10She
- 37:10even.
- 37:10She
- 37:11wouldn't
- 37:11have
- 37:11even
- 37:11known
- 37:12her
- 37:12great
- 37:12grandfather,
- 37:13correct?
- 37:14That's
- 37:14correct.
- 37:14Well,
- 37:15if
- 37:15he
- 37:15would
- 37:15have
- 37:16survived
- 37:16up
- 37:16to
- 37:1770s,
- 37:1719,
- 37:18late
- 37:1860s,
- 37:191970s,
- 37:20and
- 37:20he
- 37:20would
- 37:21have
- 37:21been
- 37:21around.
- 37:21For
- 37:21Jennifer,
- 37:22it's
- 37:22really
- 37:23like
- 37:23getting
- 37:23to
- 37:24live
- 37:24some
- 37:25of
- 37:25her
- 37:26childhood
- 37:27with
- 37:27her
- 37:28great
- 37:28grandfather
- 37:29that
- 37:29she
- 37:30never
- 37:30had
- 37:30the
- 37:30chance
- 37:31to
- 37:31do.
- 37:31And
- 37:32think
- 37:32about
- 37:32this
- 37:33on
- 37:33a
- 37:33historical
- 37:33level.
- 37:34Imagine
- 37:34if
- 37:34you're
- 37:34Lincoln's
- 37:35grandson
- 37:36and
- 37:36you
- 37:36go
- 37:36to
- 37:37the
- 37:37Ford
- 37:37Theater.
- 37:38Right.
- 37:38Man,
- 37:39that's
- 37:39impactful.
- 37:40Right.
- 37:40You're
- 37:40part
- 37:41of
- 37:41this
- 37:42longevity
- 37:43of
- 37:43history
- 37:43that's
- 37:44taught
- 37:44to
- 37:44children
- 37:45to
- 37:45strive
- 37:45to
- 37:45be
- 37:46people
- 37:46like
- 37:46him.
- 37:47Yeah.
- 37:47The
- 37:47same
- 37:47with
- 37:48Will
- 37:48Rogers.
- 37:49There's
- 37:49only
- 37:49one
- 37:50statue
- 37:50of
- 37:50one
- 37:51comedian
- 37:51in
- 37:52Congressional
- 37:52hall
- 37:53right
- 37:54now.
- 37:54It's
- 37:55Will.
- 37:55Okay,
- 37:56right,
- 37:57terrific.
- 37:57Yeah.
- 37:57There's
- 37:58a
- 37:58bunch
- 37:58of.
- 37:58There's
- 37:59on
- 37:59a
- 37:59statue,
- 37:59it
- 37:59says,
- 38:00I
- 38:00never
- 38:00met
- 38:00a
- 38:00man
- 38:00I
- 38:00didn't
- 38:01like.
- 38:01It's
- 38:02so
- 38:02there's
- 38:03politicians
- 38:03walking
- 38:04by
- 38:04wheel
- 38:04all
- 38:04day
- 38:05long
- 38:05that
- 38:06hopefully
- 38:06we'll
- 38:06just
- 38:07turn
- 38:07to
- 38:07the
- 38:07side.
- 38:08There's
- 38:08your
- 38:08man
- 38:08right
- 38:09there.
- 38:09So
- 38:09for
- 38:10me,
- 38:10you
- 38:10start
- 38:11with
- 38:11kids
- 38:11and
- 38:12then
- 38:12if
- 38:12they
- 38:12ever
- 38:12become
- 38:13those
- 38:13folks
- 38:13up
- 38:13there,
- 38:14then
- 38:14they
- 38:14know,
- 38:15ah,
- 38:16that's
- 38:16the
- 38:16person
- 38:16you
- 38:16look
- 38:16towards.
- 38:17So
- 38:17now
- 38:18with
- 38:18three
- 38:19published
- 38:19books,
- 38:20children's
- 38:21books,
- 38:21like
- 38:21when
- 38:22you're
- 38:22in
- 38:22the
- 38:23museum,
- 38:24do
- 38:24you
- 38:24find
- 38:24yourself
- 38:25like
- 38:26the
- 38:26bookstore
- 38:26will
- 38:26point
- 38:27you
- 38:27out
- 38:27or
- 38:28how
- 38:28do
- 38:28you.
- 38:29Yeah.
- 38:29And
- 38:30do
- 38:30you
- 38:30book
- 38:30book
- 38:31signings?
- 38:31Oh,
- 38:32yeah,
- 38:33yeah.
- 38:33So
- 38:34we
- 38:34have
- 38:34Will
- 38:34Rogers
- 38:35Days,
- 38:35which
- 38:35is
- 38:35an
- 38:35annual
- 38:36thing
- 38:36since
- 38:36the
- 38:37museum
- 38:37opened
- 38:37in
- 38:381938,
- 38:39three
- 38:39years
- 38:39after
- 38:39his
- 38:40passing.
- 38:40Okay.
- 38:40And
- 38:41so
- 38:41we
- 38:41do
- 38:41a
- 38:41parade,
- 38:42we
- 38:42do
- 38:43a
- 38:43birthday
- 38:43party.
- 38:44We
- 38:44actually
- 38:44hired
- 38:45a
- 38:45Mexican
- 38:45trick
- 38:46roper
- 38:46to
- 38:46come
- 38:46do
- 38:47a
- 38:47show.
- 38:47So
- 38:47as
- 38:48soon
- 38:48I'm
- 38:48going
- 38:48to
- 38:48read
- 38:48my
- 38:49book
- 38:49as
- 38:49a
- 38:50public
- 38:50event
- 38:50in
- 38:51a
- 38:51theater
- 38:51with
- 38:52the
- 38:52images
- 38:52on
- 38:52the
- 38:52big
- 38:53screen.
- 38:54And
- 38:54then
- 38:54as
- 38:54soon
- 38:54as
- 38:54we're
- 38:54done,
- 38:55I'm
- 38:55going
- 38:55to
- 38:55say,
- 38:55hey,
- 38:56would
- 38:56it
- 38:56be
- 38:56cool
- 38:56to
- 38:56go
- 38:57see
- 38:57something
- 38:58that
- 38:58inspired
- 38:59Will
- 38:59today?
- 39:00And
- 39:01I'm
- 39:01going
- 39:01to
- 39:01walk
- 39:01him
- 39:01outside
- 39:02and
- 39:02they're
- 39:02Going
- 39:02to
- 39:02see
- 39:02a
- 39:02Mexican
- 39:03trick
- 39:03roper,
- 39:04the
- 39:04same
- 39:04type
- 39:05that
- 39:05inspired
- 39:05Will
- 39:06to
- 39:06become
- 39:06Will
- 39:06Rogers.
- 39:07That
- 39:07is
- 39:08so
- 39:08awesome.
- 39:08Yeah.
- 39:09So
- 39:09if
- 39:09I'm
- 39:10not
- 39:10living
- 39:10the
- 39:10dream
- 39:10of
- 39:11not
- 39:11just
- 39:11an
- 39:11educator,
- 39:12but
- 39:12as
- 39:13a
- 39:13children's
- 39:13book
- 39:13author,
- 39:14the
- 39:14books
- 39:15have
- 39:15really
- 39:15opened
- 39:16more
- 39:16doors
- 39:16than
- 39:16anything
- 39:17else.
- 39:17Right.
- 39:18It's
- 39:18the
- 39:18libraries.
- 39:19It's
- 39:20Will's
- 39:20message
- 39:21first
- 39:21that
- 39:22everybody,
- 39:23all
- 39:23sides
- 39:23can
- 39:24point
- 39:24to.
- 39:24I
- 39:25love
- 39:25it.
- 39:25Never
- 39:26met
- 39:26a
- 39:26man
- 39:26I
- 39:26didn't
- 39:26like.
- 39:27And
- 39:27so
- 39:27how
- 39:27do
- 39:28I
- 39:28use
- 39:28that
- 39:28to
- 39:29go
- 39:29into
- 39:29different
- 39:29schools
- 39:30and
- 39:30homeschool
- 39:31co
- 39:31ops
- 39:31and.
- 39:32Because
- 39:32if
- 39:32it's
- 39:32a
- 39:32message
- 39:33that
- 39:33everyone's
- 39:33about,
- 39:34then
- 39:34it
- 39:34is
- 39:35for
- 39:35everybody.
- 39:35I
- 39:36need
- 39:36to
- 39:36figure
- 39:36out
- 39:36how
- 39:36to
- 39:37get
- 39:37it
- 39:37in
- 39:37there,
- 39:38and
- 39:38that's
- 39:38how
- 39:39these
- 39:39books
- 39:39have
- 39:40helped
- 39:40with
- 39:40that.
- 39:40And
- 39:41Bart,
- 39:41I'm
- 39:41curious.
- 39:42I
- 39:42always
- 39:42ask
- 39:43people
- 39:43about
- 39:44a
- 39:44specific
- 39:45person
- 39:45that
- 39:46motivated
- 39:46them.
- 39:46We
- 39:47already
- 39:47know
- 39:47that
- 39:48specific
- 39:48person
- 39:49motivated
- 39:50you.
- 39:50But
- 39:50what's
- 39:51interesting
- 39:51to
- 39:52me
- 39:52is
- 39:53that
- 39:54is
- 39:55how
- 39:55you've
- 39:55lived
- 39:56your
- 39:56life.
- 39:56And
- 39:56then
- 39:57all
- 39:57of
- 39:57a
- 39:57sudden,
- 39:58through
- 39:59Covid,
- 40:01you
- 40:01focused
- 40:02in
- 40:02on
- 40:02Will
- 40:03Rogers.
- 40:03You
- 40:03could
- 40:04have
- 40:04focused
- 40:04in
- 40:04on
- 40:06anyone,
- 40:06but
- 40:07you
- 40:07chose
- 40:07Will.
- 40:08So
- 40:08tell
- 40:09us
- 40:09why
- 40:10Will?
- 40:12I
- 40:12believe
- 40:13it's
- 40:13because
- 40:13I'm
- 40:13a
- 40:14pretty
- 40:14loyal
- 40:14person.
- 40:15But
- 40:15also,
- 40:16he
- 40:16changed
- 40:17my
- 40:17life.
- 40:17And
- 40:17so
- 40:18it's
- 40:18not,
- 40:18oh,
- 40:19the
- 40:19message
- 40:19of
- 40:20Will
- 40:20change
- 40:20your
- 40:21life.
- 40:21The
- 40:21message
- 40:22of
- 40:22Will
- 40:22is
- 40:22just
- 40:22a
- 40:23universal
- 40:23message
- 40:24of
- 40:24love.
- 40:24So
- 40:25I
- 40:25love
- 40:25you.
- 40:25I
- 40:26love
- 40:26you,
- 40:26buddy.
- 40:26I
- 40:26love
- 40:26you,
- 40:26sister.
- 40:27It's,
- 40:27I
- 40:27never
- 40:28met
- 40:28a
- 40:28man
- 40:28I
- 40:28didn't
- 40:29like.
- 40:29Come
- 40:29to
- 40:30the
- 40:30table
- 40:30with
- 40:30all
- 40:30your
- 40:31warts
- 40:32and
- 40:32all
- 40:32right,
- 40:33we're
- 40:33here
- 40:33together.
- 40:34Let's
- 40:34come
- 40:35together.
- 40:35And
- 40:36so
- 40:36that's
- 40:36a
- 40:36message
- 40:37as
- 40:37a
- 40:37cowboy
- 40:38hippie
- 40:39to
- 40:39get
- 40:39behind
- 40:40and
- 40:40something.
- 40:41Those
- 40:41are
- 40:41my
- 40:41values,
- 40:42person.
- 40:42I
- 40:43live
- 40:43them
- 40:43out.
- 40:44And
- 40:44how
- 40:44I
- 40:45think
- 40:45it's
- 40:45so
- 40:45neat
- 40:46to
- 40:46find
- 40:46somebody
- 40:47because
- 40:48I
- 40:48am
- 40:48a
- 40:48history
- 40:48buff
- 40:49and
- 40:49a
- 40:49nerd.
- 40:49And
- 40:50this
- 40:50is
- 40:50all
- 40:50I
- 40:51do,
- 40:51all
- 40:51I've
- 40:52ever
- 40:52done,
- 40:53find
- 40:53someone
- 40:53that
- 40:53I
- 40:54go,
- 40:54oh,
- 40:54my
- 40:54gosh.
- 40:55I'm
- 40:55just
- 40:55like
- 40:56this
- 40:56guy.
- 40:57I
- 40:57am
- 40:58pretty
- 40:58funny.
- 40:59I
- 40:59can
- 40:59trick
- 41:00rope
- 41:00a
- 41:00little
- 41:00bit.
- 41:00I
- 41:00got
- 41:0112
- 41:01of
- 41:01them
- 41:01down.
- 41:02I
- 41:02have
- 41:02a
- 41:02stage
- 41:03show,
- 41:03a
- 41:03stage
- 41:03name.
- 41:04I've
- 41:04got
- 41:04art,
- 41:04I've
- 41:05got
- 41:05books.
- 41:05I've
- 41:06got
- 41:06a
- 41:06charisma.
- 41:07You
- 41:07know
- 41:07what?
- 41:08Who's
- 41:09telling
- 41:09me
- 41:09I
- 41:09can't
- 41:09be
- 41:10not
- 41:10the
- 41:10next
- 41:10Will,
- 41:11but
- 41:11somebody
- 41:12who
- 41:12can
- 41:12inspire
- 41:13children
- 41:13as
- 41:14Will
- 41:14did,
- 41:14how
- 41:15he
- 41:15inspired
- 41:15people.
- 41:16And
- 41:16there's
- 41:17nothing
- 41:17stopping
- 41:17me.
- 41:18And
- 41:18I
- 41:19figured
- 41:19it
- 41:19out.
- 41:20I
- 41:21figured
- 41:21it
- 41:21out.
- 41:21The
- 41:22books,
- 41:22the
- 41:22trick,
- 41:23Roping,
- 41:23Buckaroo
- 41:24bar,
- 41:24my
- 41:24stage
- 41:25cowboy
- 41:25name,
- 41:26all
- 41:26those
- 41:26things
- 41:26work
- 41:27together.
- 41:27That's
- 41:28why
- 41:28I
- 41:28see
- 41:2810,000
- 41:29kids
- 41:29a
- 41:29year.
- 41:30That's
- 41:30why
- 41:30my
- 41:30Calendar
- 41:31is
- 41:31already
- 41:31booked
- 41:31up
- 41:32for
- 41:32the
- 41:32summer.
- 41:32It's
- 41:33those
- 41:33things
- 41:33right
- 41:33there.
- 41:34Being
- 41:35loyal
- 41:35to
- 41:35the
- 41:35legacy
- 41:36has
- 41:37opened
- 41:37the
- 41:37doors
- 41:37for
- 41:38me.
- 41:38That's
- 41:39true.
- 41:39Other
- 41:39than
- 41:39that,
- 41:40I
- 41:40don't
- 41:40know
- 41:40what
- 41:40to
- 41:40say
- 41:41because
- 41:41there's
- 41:41really
- 41:41nothing
- 41:42else
- 41:42to
- 41:42say
- 41:42other
- 41:42than
- 41:43I've
- 41:43been
- 41:43loyal
- 41:43to
- 41:44this
- 41:44legacy.
- 41:45I
- 41:45interned
- 41:46here.
- 41:46I
- 41:47knew
- 41:47there
- 41:47was
- 41:47a
- 41:47need
- 41:48here.
- 41:48Why
- 41:48not
- 41:48feel
- 41:49the
- 41:49need
- 41:49myself?
- 41:50You
- 41:50know
- 41:51what?
- 41:51Congratulations
- 41:52to
- 41:52you
- 41:53because.
- 41:53Thank
- 41:54you.
- 41:54You
- 41:54know
- 41:55what?
- 41:55To
- 41:55keep
- 41:56someone
- 41:56who
- 41:57passed
- 41:57away
- 41:57in
- 41:571935,
- 41:59even
- 41:59though
- 41:59they
- 42:00have
- 42:00a
- 42:00museum.
- 42:01And
- 42:01as
- 42:02you
- 42:02get
- 42:02further
- 42:02away
- 42:02from
- 42:03Oklahoma,
- 42:04then
- 42:05who
- 42:05the
- 42:05hell
- 42:06is
- 42:06Will
- 42:06Rogers?
- 42:07Probably
- 42:08comes
- 42:08up
- 42:08more
- 42:09and
- 42:09more.
- 42:09Right?
- 42:10So
- 42:10to
- 42:10actually
- 42:12dip
- 42:12into
- 42:12the
- 42:12well
- 42:13and
- 42:13have
- 42:13that
- 42:14inspiration
- 42:14to
- 42:14turn
- 42:15it
- 42:15into
- 42:15children's
- 42:15book.
- 42:16Congratulations.
- 42:17I
- 42:17hope
- 42:18the
- 42:18state
- 42:18of
- 42:18Oklahoma
- 42:19gives
- 42:19you
- 42:20an
- 42:20award.
- 42:21What's
- 42:21cool
- 42:22about
- 42:22it
- 42:22is
- 42:22I'm
- 42:22not
- 42:22a
- 42:23politics
- 42:23guy
- 42:23and
- 42:24neither
- 42:24was
- 42:24Will.
- 42:24Will
- 42:25said,
- 42:25if
- 42:25you're
- 42:26looking
- 42:26for
- 42:26a
- 42:26job,
- 42:26be
- 42:26a
- 42:26politician.
- 42:27No
- 42:27training
- 42:27is
- 42:28required.
- 42:28He
- 42:28just.
- 42:28He
- 42:29just
- 42:29bust
- 42:29chops
- 42:30constantly.
- 42:30He's
- 42:30just
- 42:31that
- 42:31guy
- 42:31and
- 42:31the
- 42:32guy
- 42:32that
- 42:32everybody
- 42:32goes,
- 42:32yep,
- 42:33that's.
- 42:33That's
- 42:33exactly
- 42:34what
- 42:34we're
- 42:34thinking
- 42:35of.
- 42:35And
- 42:35so
- 42:36how
- 42:36can
- 42:37we
- 42:37incorporate
- 42:37that
- 42:37into
- 42:38our
- 42:38world
- 42:39today?
- 42:39It's
- 42:39not
- 42:39just
- 42:40a
- 42:40country
- 42:41specific
- 42:41thing.
- 42:41Okay.
- 42:42And
- 42:42you
- 42:43mentioned
- 42:43some
- 42:43of
- 42:44the
- 42:44books
- 42:44coming
- 42:44up
- 42:44in
- 42:45the
- 42:45future.
- 42:45You
- 42:45talked
- 42:46about
- 42:47developing
- 42:47more
- 42:48characters.
- 42:49So
- 42:49talk
- 42:50to
- 42:50us
- 42:50about
- 42:51this
- 42:51need
- 42:51to
- 42:52develop
- 42:52more
- 42:52characters.
- 42:53And
- 42:53what
- 42:53are
- 42:54those
- 42:54characters
- 42:54going
- 42:55to
- 42:55look
- 42:55like?
- 42:55Who
- 42:55are
- 42:56they?
- 42:57Oh,
- 42:58like
- 42:58characters
- 42:58in
- 42:58my
- 42:58books.
- 42:59Yes,
- 42:59like
- 43:00you
- 43:00talked
- 43:00about
- 43:00character
- 43:01development
- 43:02of
- 43:02future
- 43:02books.
- 43:03And
- 43:03you're
- 43:03going
- 43:03to
- 43:03have.
- 43:04Great.
- 43:04Oh,
- 43:04yeah,
- 43:05yeah,
- 43:05yeah.
- 43:05So
- 43:06talk
- 43:06to
- 43:06us
- 43:07about
- 43:07what
- 43:07you've
- 43:08got
- 43:08in
- 43:08mind.
- 43:09Okay,
- 43:10I'll
- 43:10reference
- 43:10this
- 43:10again.
- 43:11So
- 43:11with
- 43:11our
- 43:11Junior
- 43:12Revoker
- 43:12book.
- 43:12It's
- 43:13the
- 43:13same
- 43:13thing.
- 43:13It's.
- 43:14Hey,
- 43:14oh,
- 43:15I
- 43:15recognize
- 43:15that
- 43:16guy.
- 43:16That's
- 43:17Will's
- 43:18kids
- 43:18version.
- 43:18Or
- 43:19kids
- 43:19Will.
- 43:19If
- 43:20you
- 43:20look
- 43:20here,
- 43:20who's
- 43:21asking
- 43:21these
- 43:21little
- 43:21questions
- 43:22down
- 43:22here?
- 43:22They
- 43:22look
- 43:23of
- 43:23the
- 43:23same
- 43:24brand.
- 43:24And
- 43:24Art.
- 43:25It's
- 43:25Art.
- 43:25A
- 43:25horse,
- 43:26right?
- 43:27Oh,
- 43:27that's
- 43:27Teddy,
- 43:28Will's
- 43:28stage
- 43:29horse.
- 43:29That's
- 43:30in
- 43:30my
- 43:30book.
- 43:31Oh,
- 43:32oh,
- 43:32over
- 43:33here.
- 43:33That's
- 43:33Sarah,
- 43:34Will's
- 43:35cow
- 43:35that
- 43:35lived
- 43:36as
- 43:36a
- 43:36dog
- 43:36in
- 43:37his
- 43:37mansion
- 43:37in
- 43:38the
- 43:38Hollywood
- 43:38Hills.
- 43:39He
- 43:39had
- 43:39a
- 43:39cow
- 43:40that
- 43:40lived
- 43:40inside
- 43:41with
- 43:41his
- 43:41family
- 43:42and
- 43:42it
- 43:42was
- 43:42named
- 43:42Sarah.
- 43:43There's
- 43:43Christmas
- 43:44cards
- 43:44he
- 43:44sent
- 43:44out
- 43:44with
- 43:45her
- 43:45laying
- 43:45underneath
- 43:46the
- 43:46Christmas
- 43:46tree.
- 43:47Okay.
- 43:48Pets
- 43:48for
- 43:48kids.
- 43:49And
- 43:49then
- 43:49that
- 43:49third
- 43:49one,
- 43:51if
- 43:51I
- 43:51get
- 43:51to
- 43:51here.
- 43:51One
- 43:52second.
- 43:52No
- 43:53problem.
- 43:53Oops.
- 43:54There
- 43:54it
- 43:54is
- 43:54right
- 43:54there.
- 43:55It's
- 43:55Jocko.
- 43:57Jocko
- 43:57was
- 43:57Will's
- 43:58favorite
- 43:58dog.
- 43:58There's
- 43:59a
- 43:59historic
- 43:59version
- 44:00of
- 44:00Will
- 44:00sitting
- 44:01with
- 44:01Jocko.
- 44:01Okay.
- 44:02And
- 44:02there's
- 44:02Jocko
- 44:03the
- 44:03dog.
- 44:03If
- 44:04you
- 44:04can
- 44:04see,
- 44:04it's
- 44:04got.
- 44:04Terrific,
- 44:05terrific.
- 44:06So
- 44:06it's
- 44:06an.
- 44:06It's
- 44:07done
- 44:07by
- 44:07Greg.
- 44:08And
- 44:08that's
- 44:08just
- 44:09a
- 44:09different
- 44:09level
- 44:10of
- 44:10buying
- 44:11in
- 44:12the
- 44:12characters
- 44:12we've
- 44:13created
- 44:14with
- 44:14Greg's
- 44:14style.
- 44:15All
- 44:16Will
- 44:16Rogers
- 44:16focused
- 44:17and
- 44:17centric.
- 44:18But
- 44:18check
- 44:18this
- 44:19out.
- 44:19With
- 44:19the
- 44:20renovation
- 44:20of
- 44:20the
- 44:21museum,
- 44:22kids
- 44:22are
- 44:22going
- 44:22to
- 44:22be
- 44:23able
- 44:23to
- 44:23come
- 44:23up
- 44:23here
- 44:23with
- 44:23their
- 44:24parents,
- 44:24of
- 44:24course,
- 44:25their
- 44:26laptop,
- 44:26their
- 44:26phone
- 44:27or
- 44:27whatever.
- 44:27Will
- 44:28be
- 44:28able
- 44:28to
- 44:28choose
- 44:28one
- 44:29of
- 44:29those
- 44:29animals
- 44:30and
- 44:30have
- 44:30a
- 44:30specific
- 44:31kid
- 44:31tour
- 44:32built
- 44:33just
- 44:33for
- 44:33them.
- 44:34And
- 44:34one
- 44:34of
- 44:34those
- 44:34animals
- 44:34is
- 44:35their
- 44:35tour
- 44:35guide.
- 44:36Oh,
- 44:36so
- 44:37neat.
- 44:37So
- 44:37that
- 44:38just
- 44:38like
- 44:39a
- 44:39scan,
- 44:39a
- 44:39QR
- 44:40code
- 44:40or
- 44:40something,
- 44:40and
- 44:41away
- 44:41they
- 44:41go.
- 44:42100%.
- 44:42You'll
- 44:43see
- 44:43little
- 44:43Jocko
- 44:44be
- 44:44an
- 44:44animated
- 44:44thing.
- 44:45He'll
- 44:45be
- 44:45sitting.
- 44:46Oh,
- 44:47I
- 44:47need
- 44:47to
- 44:47follow.
- 44:47Oh,
- 44:48there
- 44:48he
- 44:48is.
- 44:48He
- 44:48goes
- 44:49follow
- 44:49his
- 44:49little
- 44:49paw
- 44:49prints
- 44:50around
- 44:50the
- 44:50museum.
- 44:51And
- 44:51so
- 44:51we've
- 44:51already
- 44:52actually
- 44:52been
- 44:52developing
- 44:52what
- 44:52we're
- 44:53doing
- 44:53on
- 44:53that.
- 44:53And
- 44:54it
- 44:54just
- 44:54shows
- 44:54you
- 44:55the
- 44:55layers
- 44:55and
- 44:56levels
- 44:56you
- 44:56can
- 44:56build
- 44:56all
- 44:56these
- 44:57things
- 44:57into.
- 44:57Will
- 44:58is
- 44:58my
- 44:58guy.
- 44:58Right.
- 44:59And
- 44:59anybody
- 45:00else
- 45:00that
- 45:00wants
- 45:00to
- 45:00come
- 45:00and
- 45:00do
- 45:01it
- 45:01too,
- 45:01come
- 45:01do
- 45:01it.
- 45:01We
- 45:02have
- 45:02someone
- 45:02doing
- 45:02a
- 45:02preschool
- 45:03book,
- 45:03Will
- 45:03Rogers
- 45:04ABCs.
- 45:05And
- 45:05so
- 45:06it's
- 45:06not
- 45:06just
- 45:07for
- 45:07me.
- 45:07It's
- 45:08all
- 45:08this
- 45:08content
- 45:09just
- 45:09sitting
- 45:09there
- 45:10for
- 45:10us
- 45:10to
- 45:10be
- 45:10making.
- 45:11Can
- 45:11you
- 45:11remember
- 45:12as
- 45:12a
- 45:12child
- 45:13the
- 45:13first
- 45:14time
- 45:14you
- 45:15heard
- 45:15a
- 45:16Will
- 45:16Rogers
- 45:17story?
- 45:17Yes,
- 45:18I
- 45:18was
- 45:18here.
- 45:18I
- 45:19tell
- 45:19kids
- 45:19that
- 45:19all
- 45:19the
- 45:20time
- 45:20because,
- 45:20again,
- 45:20I
- 45:20wanted
- 45:21them
- 45:21to
- 45:21personalize
- 45:22because
- 45:22I
- 45:23feel
- 45:23I'm
- 45:23genuine.
- 45:24Sometimes
- 45:25right
- 45:25at
- 45:25the
- 45:25beginning,
- 45:25I
- 45:26want
- 45:26folks
- 45:26to
- 45:26realize,
- 45:27oh,
- 45:27this
- 45:27guy
- 45:27is
- 45:27passionate
- 45:28and
- 45:28genuine
- 45:28about
- 45:28what
- 45:29he's
- 45:29talking
- 45:29about.
- 45:30It's
- 45:30not
- 45:30a
- 45:30show.
- 45:31Yeah,
- 45:31he's
- 45:31a
- 45:31little
- 45:31entertaining,
- 45:32but
- 45:32that
- 45:33is
- 45:33truly
- 45:33what
- 45:33he's
- 45:34about.
- 45:34So
- 45:35when
- 45:35I
- 45:35was
- 45:35here
- 45:35in
- 45:35fourth
- 45:35grade,
- 45:36every
- 45:36fourth
- 45:36grader
- 45:37pretty
- 45:37much
- 45:37in
- 45:37Oklahoma
- 45:38had
- 45:38to
- 45:38come
- 45:39visit
- 45:39the
- 45:39Will
- 45:39Rogers
- 45:39Museum.
- 45:40Pretty
- 45:40much
- 45:41it
- 45:41was
- 45:41just
- 45:42part
- 45:42of
- 45:42what
- 45:42they
- 45:42learned
- 45:43about
- 45:43Jim
- 45:43Thorp,
- 45:43Will
- 45:44Rogers,
- 45:44Sequoia
- 45:45and
- 45:46some
- 45:46politician.
- 45:47And
- 45:47so
- 45:48Will
- 45:48was
- 45:48the
- 45:48guy
- 45:48that
- 45:49was
- 45:49the
- 45:49cowboy,
- 45:50Cherokee
- 45:50movie
- 45:51star.
- 45:51You
- 45:51learned
- 45:52about
- 45:52him
- 45:52in
- 45:52school
- 45:52more
- 45:53than
- 45:53the
- 45:53kids
- 45:53do
- 45:53today
- 45:54when
- 45:54I
- 45:54was
- 45:54in
- 45:54school.
- 45:55And
- 45:55so
- 45:56I
- 45:56remember
- 45:56coming
- 45:56in
- 45:56here
- 45:57having
- 45:57a
- 45:57specific
- 45:58memory
- 45:58in
- 45:58the
- 45:59gallery
- 45:59where
- 45:59Will
- 46:00passed
- 46:00away.
- 46:01And
- 46:01they're
- 46:01depicting
- 46:02his
- 46:02plane
- 46:03crash,
- 46:03Remembering
- 46:04the
- 46:05dark
- 46:05walls,
- 46:06black
- 46:06walls,
- 46:07conveying.
- 46:08Right,
- 46:08conveying
- 46:08his
- 46:09death.
- 46:09Yeah.
- 46:09So
- 46:10it's
- 46:10those
- 46:10things
- 46:11that
- 46:11I
- 46:11know
- 46:11work
- 46:12and
- 46:12matter
- 46:12conveying
- 46:13with
- 46:13even
- 46:13a
- 46:14color,
- 46:14even
- 46:15just
- 46:15a
- 46:15picture
- 46:15of
- 46:15it.
- 46:16So
- 46:16what
- 46:16can
- 46:17a
- 46:17book
- 46:17do?
- 46:17What
- 46:17can
- 46:18that
- 46:18open
- 46:18up?
- 46:18What
- 46:18can
- 46:19that
- 46:19spin
- 46:19around
- 46:20it's
- 46:21done
- 46:21it
- 46:21for
- 46:21me.
- 46:23That
- 46:23is
- 46:23terrific.
- 46:24Yeah.
- 46:26So
- 46:26when
- 46:26you
- 46:26started
- 46:27writing
- 46:27your
- 46:27first
- 46:28book
- 46:29in
- 46:292022,
- 46:30I'm
- 46:31curious,
- 46:32first
- 46:32of
- 46:33all,
- 46:33did
- 46:33you
- 46:33envision
- 46:34writing
- 46:34a
- 46:34series
- 46:35of
- 46:35three
- 46:36books?
- 46:37No.
- 46:38Okay.
- 46:39This
- 46:39is
- 46:39all
- 46:39just
- 46:39said,
- 46:40oh,
- 46:40this
- 46:41is
- 46:41what
- 46:41you're
- 46:41doing.
- 46:41You
- 46:42follow
- 46:42the
- 46:42wind.
- 46:42Okay,
- 46:42I
- 46:43guess
- 46:43I'll
- 46:43just
- 46:43do
- 46:43this.
- 46:45You
- 46:45talked
- 46:45about
- 46:46teaching
- 46:47and
- 46:47involvement.
- 46:48What
- 46:49was
- 46:49your
- 46:49central
- 46:50teaching
- 46:50or
- 46:50lesson
- 46:51that
- 46:51you.
- 46:51When
- 46:51you
- 46:52wrote
- 46:52your
- 46:52first
- 46:52book,
- 46:52you
- 46:53thought,
- 46:53oh,
- 46:53you
- 46:53know
- 46:54what?
- 46:54This
- 46:54is
- 46:54the
- 46:54message
- 46:55I
- 46:55want
- 46:55to
- 46:55get
- 46:56out
- 46:56now.
- 46:56And
- 46:57I
- 46:57think
- 46:57it
- 46:57goes
- 46:57beyond
- 46:59just
- 46:59introducing
- 46:59children
- 47:00to
- 47:00Will.
- 47:02What
- 47:02else
- 47:03did
- 47:04you
- 47:04want
- 47:04to
- 47:04get
- 47:05through
- 47:05the
- 47:06lesson
- 47:06of
- 47:06the
- 47:06book?
- 47:07Couple
- 47:08things.
- 47:08Yeah,
- 47:08good
- 47:08question.
- 47:09Like,
- 47:09right
- 47:09off
- 47:10the
- 47:10bat,
- 47:10when
- 47:10I
- 47:10got
- 47:10signed
- 47:11by
- 47:11Yorkshire,
- 47:12the
- 47:12Calvin
- 47:13Coolidge
- 47:13National
- 47:14Historic
- 47:14Site,
- 47:15bought
- 47:15copies
- 47:15of
- 47:16my
- 47:16book
- 47:16to
- 47:16sell
- 47:16in
- 47:16their
- 47:17gift
- 47:17shop.
- 47:18What?
- 47:18You
- 47:18know,
- 47:19what
- 47:19the
- 47:19heck,
- 47:20that's
- 47:20pretty
- 47:20cool.
- 47:21Just
- 47:21coming
- 47:21out
- 47:21with
- 47:21a
- 47:22new
- 47:22book
- 47:22and
- 47:22now
- 47:23a
- 47:23historic
- 47:23site.
- 47:23Not
- 47:24only
- 47:24just
- 47:24Will,
- 47:25this,
- 47:25the
- 47:25other
- 47:25part
- 47:26of
- 47:26my
- 47:26story
- 47:26is
- 47:27buying
- 47:27that
- 47:27story,
- 47:28because
- 47:28no,
- 47:28nobody
- 47:29writes
- 47:29about
- 47:29Calvin
- 47:29Coolidge.
- 47:30Nobody
- 47:30makes
- 47:31him
- 47:31into
- 47:31a
- 47:31cartoon.
- 47:32You
- 47:32see
- 47:32where
- 47:32I'm.
- 47:33Yes.
- 47:33And
- 47:34so
- 47:34for
- 47:34me,
- 47:34it
- 47:35was
- 47:35multilevel
- 47:35again.
- 47:36It's
- 47:36teaching
- 47:37kids
- 47:37about
- 47:37their
- 47:37history.
- 47:39Will's
- 47:39forgotten
- 47:40history.
- 47:41Oh,
- 47:41but
- 47:41that's
- 47:42right.
- 47:42He
- 47:42was
- 47:43remembered,
- 47:43and
- 47:44he
- 47:44should
- 47:44be
- 47:44remembered
- 47:45still,
- 47:45if
- 47:45we're
- 47:46doing
- 47:46the
- 47:46right
- 47:46thing
- 47:47for
- 47:47being
- 47:48empathetic,
- 47:49for
- 47:49being
- 47:50friends
- 47:50to
- 47:50everybody.
- 47:51Oh,
- 47:52he
- 47:52was
- 47:52friends
- 47:52to
- 47:52five
- 47:52presidents.
- 47:53Did
- 47:53he
- 47:53agree
- 47:53with
- 47:54all
- 47:54of
- 47:54them?
- 47:54No
- 47:55way.
- 47:55But
- 47:56he
- 47:56found
- 47:56the
- 47:56connecting
- 47:57point.
- 47:57That's
- 47:58what
- 47:58we
- 47:58are
- 47:58as
- 47:58a
- 47:59country
- 47:59is
- 47:59finding
- 48:00all
- 48:00those
- 48:00great
- 48:00connecting
- 48:01points.
- 48:01That's
- 48:02more
- 48:02of
- 48:02the
- 48:02best
- 48:02of
- 48:03us.
- 48:03Like
- 48:03I
- 48:03said
- 48:03before.
- 48:04What
- 48:04does
- 48:04Abraham
- 48:05Lincoln
- 48:05say?
- 48:05He
- 48:06says
- 48:06that.
- 48:06What
- 48:06is
- 48:06it?
- 48:06The
- 48:07better
- 48:07angels
- 48:07of
- 48:07our
- 48:07nature.
- 48:08That's
- 48:09what
- 48:09I'm
- 48:09looking
- 48:09for.
- 48:10And
- 48:10Will
- 48:10can
- 48:10be
- 48:10a
- 48:11teacher
- 48:11of
- 48:11that
- 48:11to
- 48:11kids.
- 48:12So
- 48:12that
- 48:13little
- 48:13phrase
- 48:13of
- 48:13I
- 48:14never
- 48:14met
- 48:14a
- 48:14man
- 48:14I
- 48:14didn't
- 48:14like
- 48:15is
- 48:15on
- 48:15his
- 48:15statue
- 48:16teaching
- 48:17kids
- 48:17that.
- 48:17There
- 48:17was
- 48:17this
- 48:18cowboy
- 48:18entertainer
- 48:19who
- 48:19always
- 48:19looked
- 48:20beyond
- 48:20all
- 48:20the
- 48:20surface
- 48:21level
- 48:21stuff.
- 48:22If
- 48:22you
- 48:22read
- 48:22the
- 48:22book
- 48:23in
- 48:24sleep
- 48:24and
- 48:24Great
- 48:24White
- 48:25House
- 48:25sleepover,
- 48:26he
- 48:26finds
- 48:27out
- 48:27that
- 48:27Calvin
- 48:28Coolidge,
- 48:29his
- 48:29number
- 48:29one
- 48:30target
- 48:30on
- 48:30his
- 48:30radio
- 48:31show,
- 48:31who
- 48:32now
- 48:32he's
- 48:32standing
- 48:33in
- 48:33his
- 48:33home.
- 48:33Meeting
- 48:34him
- 48:34in
- 48:34real
- 48:34life
- 48:35is
- 48:35an
- 48:36animal
- 48:36lover
- 48:36through
- 48:36and
- 48:37through.
- 48:38Oh,
- 48:39there's
- 48:39Will's
- 48:39connecting
- 48:40spot.
- 48:40Terrific.
- 48:41Calvin
- 48:42Coolidge
- 48:42grew
- 48:42up
- 48:42on
- 48:42a
- 48:43dairy
- 48:43farm
- 48:43in
- 48:43Vermont.
- 48:44Oh,
- 48:44Will
- 48:44grew
- 48:44up
- 48:44on
- 48:45a
- 48:45cattle
- 48:45ranch
- 48:45in
- 48:45Indian
- 48:46territory,
- 48:46Oklahoma.
- 48:47There
- 48:48you
- 48:48go.
- 48:48You
- 48:48can
- 48:49start
- 48:49to
- 48:49show
- 48:49that
- 48:49those
- 48:50guys
- 48:50came
- 48:50together.
- 48:51They
- 48:51had
- 48:51the
- 48:51most
- 48:52different
- 48:52personalities,
- 48:53belief
- 48:54systems,
- 48:54but
- 48:55their
- 48:55come
- 48:55together
- 48:56part
- 48:56was
- 48:56through
- 48:57Their
- 48:57love
- 48:57of
- 48:57what
- 48:58animals.
- 48:59There
- 48:59you
- 48:59go.
- 49:00And
- 49:00so
- 49:02with
- 49:02you
- 49:02being
- 49:03so
- 49:04busy,
- 49:05share
- 49:05some
- 49:06insights
- 49:06into
- 49:07your
- 49:07development
- 49:08and
- 49:08writing
- 49:09process
- 49:09for
- 49:10your
- 49:10children's
- 49:10books
- 49:11besides
- 49:12your
- 49:12personal
- 49:12experience,
- 49:13like,
- 49:14you've
- 49:14become
- 49:15a
- 49:15real
- 49:15historian
- 49:16of
- 49:16Will
- 49:16Rogers.
- 49:17So
- 49:17the
- 49:18additional
- 49:18research
- 49:19is
- 49:20almost
- 49:20like
- 49:20osmosis.
- 49:21It.
- 49:22It
- 49:22grew
- 49:23in
- 49:23you
- 49:23over.
- 49:24Oh,
- 49:24yeah.
- 49:27That's
- 49:27why
- 49:27I
- 49:27don't.
- 49:28That's
- 49:28why
- 49:28I
- 49:28say,
- 49:29pop,
- 49:29I'm
- 49:30just
- 49:30riding
- 49:30the
- 49:30wind
- 49:31on
- 49:31this
- 49:31one,
- 49:31because
- 49:33you.
- 49:33When
- 49:33you
- 49:33know
- 49:34this
- 49:34is
- 49:34what's
- 49:34supposed
- 49:35to
- 49:35happen,
- 49:35you.
- 49:35And
- 49:36hopefully
- 49:36everybody
- 49:36gets
- 49:36a
- 49:37chance
- 49:37to
- 49:38feel
- 49:38that
- 49:38in
- 49:38life,
- 49:38because
- 49:38I
- 49:39think
- 49:39we
- 49:39can
- 49:39all
- 49:39find
- 49:39that.
- 49:40You
- 49:40just
- 49:40gotta
- 49:40look
- 49:41a
- 49:41little
- 49:41hard
- 49:41sometimes
- 49:42and
- 49:42life
- 49:42can
- 49:43be
- 49:43tough.
- 49:43But
- 49:43stick
- 49:44with
- 49:44it.
- 49:45For
- 49:45me,
- 49:46all
- 49:46the
- 49:46stuff
- 49:47started
- 49:47happening
- 49:47to
- 49:47me
- 49:48for
- 49:48being
- 49:48loyal
- 49:49to
- 49:49this
- 49:49legacy
- 49:50and
- 49:50my
- 49:50stick
- 49:50to
- 49:51it.
- 49:51Iveness,
- 49:51my
- 49:51determination
- 49:52is
- 49:52one
- 49:52of
- 49:53my
- 49:53number
- 49:53one
- 49:53things
- 49:54for
- 49:54me.
- 49:55I
- 49:55want
- 49:55to
- 49:55see
- 49:56what
- 49:57I
- 49:57can
- 49:57do
- 49:57in
- 49:57this
- 49:58life.
- 49:59I
- 49:59know
- 49:59I
- 49:59can
- 50:00do
- 50:00all
- 50:00these
- 50:00things,
- 50:01but
- 50:01guess
- 50:01what?
- 50:02A
- 50:02lot
- 50:02of
- 50:02things
- 50:02happen
- 50:03that
- 50:03I
- 50:03didn't
- 50:03think
- 50:03we're
- 50:03going
- 50:04to
- 50:04have.
- 50:04Book
- 50:04two
- 50:05and
- 50:05three,
- 50:06right?
- 50:06Yeah.
- 50:06So
- 50:07what
- 50:07is
- 50:07the
- 50:07audience
- 50:08calling
- 50:08for?
- 50:08What
- 50:09is
- 50:09the
- 50:09Will
- 50:09Rogers
- 50:10Nation
- 50:10or
- 50:10the
- 50:11momentum,
- 50:11the
- 50:12person,
- 50:12the
- 50:12man,
- 50:12the
- 50:13legacy
- 50:13calling
- 50:13for?
- 50:14There's
- 50:14different
- 50:15layers
- 50:15of
- 50:15all
- 50:15that
- 50:16built
- 50:16into
- 50:16it.
- 50:16So
- 50:17my
- 50:17writing
- 50:17process
- 50:18for
- 50:18the
- 50:18third
- 50:18book,
- 50:18I'll
- 50:19go
- 50:19into
- 50:19it
- 50:19now,
- 50:20came
- 50:20directly
- 50:21out
- 50:21of
- 50:21my
- 50:22stage
- 50:22presentation,
- 50:24my
- 50:24show
- 50:24in
- 50:24the
- 50:24schools.
- 50:26Because
- 50:26when
- 50:26I'm
- 50:27roping,
- 50:27I'm
- 50:28doing
- 50:2812
- 50:28rope
- 50:28tricks
- 50:29during
- 50:29my
- 50:29show
- 50:30from
- 50:30small
- 50:31to
- 50:31big.
- 50:31I
- 50:32start
- 50:32when
- 50:32Will's
- 50:327
- 50:33years
- 50:33old,
- 50:33learning
- 50:34a
- 50:34trick
- 50:34from
- 50:34a
- 50:35Cherokee
- 50:35freedman,
- 50:36a
- 50:36black
- 50:36cowboy
- 50:37on
- 50:37his
- 50:37dad's
- 50:38ranch.
- 50:39I
- 50:39show
- 50:39those
- 50:39kids
- 50:40while
- 50:40I'm
- 50:40talking
- 50:40about
- 50:40it,
- 50:41the
- 50:41small
- 50:41rope
- 50:42trick
- 50:42that
- 50:42Will
- 50:42learned.
- 50:43They're
- 50:43seeing
- 50:43it
- 50:44while
- 50:44they're
- 50:44hearing
- 50:44and
- 50:45learning
- 50:45about
- 50:45it.
- 50:46Now,
- 50:46at
- 50:4613
- 50:47years
- 50:47old,
- 50:47he
- 50:47goes
- 50:47to
- 50:48the
- 50:48World's
- 50:48Fair,
- 50:48sees
- 50:49a
- 50:49Mexican
- 50:49roper.
- 50:50I
- 50:50get
- 50:50up
- 50:51my
- 50:51other
- 50:51bigger
- 50:51rope,
- 50:52and
- 50:52I
- 50:52do
- 50:52the
- 50:52tricks
- 50:52that
- 50:52the
- 50:53Mexican
- 50:53roper
- 50:53was
- 50:54doing.
- 50:54This
- 50:54is
- 50:55what
- 50:55Will
- 50:55Rogers
- 50:56was
- 50:56seeing.
- 50:56Now
- 50:57he's
- 50:57inspired.
- 50:58What
- 50:58does
- 50:58inspiration
- 50:59mean?
- 50:59Guess
- 50:59what?
- 51:00He
- 51:00turns
- 51:00that
- 51:00into
- 51:01winning
- 51:01contests.
- 51:02See
- 51:02how
- 51:02my
- 51:03book
- 51:03goes
- 51:03now
- 51:03he
- 51:03turns.
- 51:04So
- 51:04it's
- 51:04all
- 51:04that
- 51:05momentum
- 51:05he's
- 51:05creating,
- 51:07it's
- 51:07also
- 51:07happening
- 51:08to
- 51:08me
- 51:08in
- 51:08a
- 51:08different
- 51:08level.
- 51:09I'm
- 51:09feeling
- 51:10it
- 51:10on
- 51:10a
- 51:10personal
- 51:10level,
- 51:11I'm
- 51:11also
- 51:11going,
- 51:12yep,
- 51:12that
- 51:12works
- 51:13for
- 51:13me
- 51:13and
- 51:13my
- 51:13narrative,
- 51:14keeping
- 51:14him
- 51:15in
- 51:15the
- 51:15rope
- 51:16in
- 51:16the
- 51:16loop.
- 51:17And
- 51:17so
- 51:18I
- 51:18know,
- 51:18hopefully
- 51:19it's
- 51:19not
- 51:19a
- 51:19lot
- 51:19of
- 51:19air.
- 51:20No,
- 51:20no,
- 51:21this
- 51:21is
- 51:21true.
- 51:21Makes
- 51:21sense
- 51:21up
- 51:22here.
- 51:23But
- 51:23that's
- 51:23how
- 51:23I
- 51:24looked
- 51:24at
- 51:24that
- 51:24Third
- 51:24book
- 51:24is
- 51:25taking
- 51:25what
- 51:25I've
- 51:25learned
- 51:26as
- 51:26a
- 51:26performer.
- 51:28My
- 51:28audiences,
- 51:29how
- 51:29do
- 51:29they
- 51:29learn?
- 51:30Oh,
- 51:30I
- 51:30need
- 51:30to
- 51:30build
- 51:31in
- 51:31things
- 51:31for
- 51:31them
- 51:31to
- 51:31do.
- 51:32Roper,
- 51:33first
- 51:33comedian.
- 51:34Okay.
- 51:34So
- 51:35that's
- 51:36how
- 51:36that
- 51:36book
- 51:36came
- 51:36out
- 51:37of
- 51:37all
- 51:37of
- 51:38that
- 51:38on
- 51:38the
- 51:38road
- 51:38experience.
- 51:39What
- 51:40worked
- 51:40for
- 51:40the
- 51:40first
- 51:41two
- 51:41books
- 51:41didn't
- 51:41work
- 51:42for
- 51:42the
- 51:42third.
- 51:42The
- 51:43third
- 51:43book,
- 51:43to
- 51:43me,
- 51:44all
- 51:44the
- 51:44books
- 51:45work
- 51:45together.
- 51:46The
- 51:46third
- 51:46book
- 51:46is
- 51:46the
- 51:47icing
- 51:47that
- 51:47I
- 51:48needed
- 51:48to
- 51:48show
- 51:49that's
- 51:50where
- 51:50he
- 51:50comes
- 51:50from.
- 51:51Okay.
- 51:52I
- 51:52want
- 51:52to
- 51:52take
- 51:52you
- 51:53back
- 51:53a
- 51:53bit.
- 51:53So
- 51:54I
- 51:54want
- 51:54to
- 51:54take
- 51:55you
- 51:55back
- 51:55to
- 51:56how
- 51:56you
- 51:57looked
- 51:57at
- 51:57success
- 51:59when
- 51:59you
- 51:59started
- 52:00your
- 52:00first
- 52:00book
- 52:01and
- 52:01got
- 52:02the
- 52:02published
- 52:03book
- 52:04in
- 52:04your
- 52:04hand,
- 52:05to
- 52:06now
- 52:06your
- 52:06third
- 52:07book,
- 52:07take
- 52:07us
- 52:07from
- 52:08what
- 52:08success
- 52:08looked
- 52:10like
- 52:10for
- 52:10you
- 52:11on
- 52:11the
- 52:11first
- 52:11book
- 52:12and
- 52:12now
- 52:12what
- 52:12you
- 52:12think
- 52:13success
- 52:13is
- 52:13going
- 52:14to
- 52:14look
- 52:14like
- 52:15on
- 52:15the
- 52:15third.
- 52:16Let's
- 52:17loan
- 52:17it
- 52:17over.
- 52:17You
- 52:17know,
- 52:18the
- 52:18Rex
- 52:18and
- 52:18the
- 52:18Riva
- 52:19thing.
- 52:19Yeah.
- 52:19But
- 52:19let's
- 52:20just
- 52:20start
- 52:20at
- 52:20the
- 52:20beginning.
- 52:21Sure.
- 52:21Success
- 52:21to
- 52:21me
- 52:22at
- 52:22the
- 52:22beginning
- 52:22was
- 52:23selling
- 52:23and
- 52:24getting
- 52:24my
- 52:24money
- 52:24back
- 52:25and
- 52:25seeing
- 52:26was
- 52:26there
- 52:27a
- 52:27taste
- 52:27for
- 52:28these
- 52:28books?
- 52:29And
- 52:29of
- 52:29course
- 52:29there
- 52:29was.
- 52:30Is
- 52:30there
- 52:30a
- 52:30room
- 52:31for
- 52:31this
- 52:31on
- 52:32the
- 52:32shelves
- 52:32of
- 52:32libraries?
- 52:3426
- 52:34libraries.
- 52:35My
- 52:35first
- 52:35year
- 52:36with
- 52:36my
- 52:36first
- 52:36book.
- 52:36And
- 52:37I
- 52:37thought,
- 52:37yeah,
- 52:37I
- 52:38think
- 52:38there's
- 52:38a
- 52:38little
- 52:38room
- 52:39here.
- 52:39Creating
- 52:40Buckaroo
- 52:40Bart
- 52:41to
- 52:41be
- 52:41the
- 52:41kind
- 52:41of
- 52:42the
- 52:42introducer.
- 52:43Right.
- 52:43If
- 52:43you
- 52:43want
- 52:43to
- 52:44talk
- 52:44about
- 52:44a
- 52:44cowboy
- 52:45who
- 52:45wrote
- 52:45and
- 52:45you're
- 52:46not
- 52:46roping,
- 52:47then
- 52:47you're
- 52:47not.
- 52:47You're
- 52:48doing
- 52:48a
- 52:48disservice
- 52:49to
- 52:49the
- 52:49legacy.
- 52:49And
- 52:49I
- 52:50know
- 52:50I'm
- 52:50just
- 52:50being
- 52:50funny,
- 52:50but,
- 52:51yeah,
- 52:51get
- 52:52up
- 52:52there
- 52:52and
- 52:52show
- 52:52those
- 52:52kids
- 52:53this
- 52:53is
- 52:53what
- 52:53it
- 52:53looked
- 52:54like
- 52:54to
- 52:54see
- 52:54him.
- 52:55So
- 52:55I
- 52:55think
- 52:55that
- 52:56first
- 52:56book
- 52:56opened
- 52:57the
- 52:57door
- 52:57to,
- 52:57oh,
- 52:57my
- 52:58goodness,
- 52:59I
- 52:59can
- 53:00be
- 53:00him
- 53:01by
- 53:01telling
- 53:01his
- 53:02story
- 53:02and
- 53:03using
- 53:03his
- 53:03main
- 53:04prop
- 53:04the
- 53:05whole
- 53:05time
- 53:05through.
- 53:07Ah.
- 53:07That's
- 53:08what
- 53:08I
- 53:08learned
- 53:08from
- 53:08that
- 53:08first
- 53:09one.
- 53:09Okay.
- 53:10This
- 53:10is
- 53:11going
- 53:11to
- 53:11open
- 53:11more
- 53:11doors
- 53:12if
- 53:12I
- 53:12can
- 53:12maybe
- 53:13build
- 53:13some
- 53:13different
- 53:13historical
- 53:14aspects
- 53:14into
- 53:15that
- 53:15second
- 53:15one.
- 53:16Oh,
- 53:16let's
- 53:16take
- 53:16all
- 53:17five
- 53:17presidents
- 53:17that
- 53:18he
- 53:18was
- 53:18friends
- 53:18with,
- 53:18because
- 53:19guess
- 53:19what?
- 53:19Kids
- 53:20are
- 53:20going
- 53:20to
- 53:20hear
- 53:20those
- 53:20names
- 53:21eventually.
- 53:21From
- 53:21Wilson
- 53:22to
- 53:22fdr.
- 53:23Oh,
- 53:24ever.
- 53:24All
- 53:24kids
- 53:24know
- 53:24FDR
- 53:25by
- 53:25the
- 53:26time.
- 53:26Hopefully
- 53:27by
- 53:27the
- 53:27time
- 53:27we're
- 53:27done.
- 53:28Yes.
- 53:28And
- 53:29so
- 53:29it's
- 53:29those
- 53:29levels
- 53:30of
- 53:30thinking.
- 53:30Okay,
- 53:31that
- 53:31worked.
- 53:32This
- 53:32didn't
- 53:32work.
- 53:33My
- 53:33audience
- 53:34is
- 53:34going
- 53:34to
- 53:34go
- 53:34a
- 53:34little
- 53:34bit
- 53:35more.
- 53:35Oh,
- 53:35I'm
- 53:35going
- 53:35into
- 53:36more
- 53:36second,
- 53:36third,
- 53:36and
- 53:36fourth
- 53:37graders.
- 53:37What
- 53:37are
- 53:38they
- 53:38learning
- 53:38about?
- 53:38Let's
- 53:38look
- 53:39it
- 53:39up.
- 53:39Let's
- 53:40incorporate
- 53:40that
- 53:40in
- 53:40the
- 53:40new
- 53:41book
- 53:41or
- 53:41the
- 53:42book
- 53:42specific.
- 53:43So
- 53:43I
- 53:43learned
- 53:43all
- 53:44that
- 53:44for
- 53:44my
- 53:44first
- 53:44book.
- 53:45You
- 53:45could
- 53:46keep
- 53:46this
- 53:46Going
- 53:47could
- 53:48be
- 53:48a
- 53:48bigger,
- 53:48better
- 53:48series,
- 53:49a
- 53:50more
- 53:50well
- 53:50built
- 53:50story,
- 53:51better
- 53:51narrative.
- 53:53You're
- 53:53missing
- 53:53some
- 53:54things.
- 53:54And
- 53:54so
- 53:54for
- 53:55me,
- 53:55I
- 53:55learned
- 53:56it
- 53:56on
- 53:56the.
- 53:56On
- 53:56the
- 53:56road.
- 53:57On
- 53:57the
- 53:57road.
- 53:58That
- 53:58is
- 53:59phenomenal.
- 54:00And
- 54:00you
- 54:00know
- 54:00what?
- 54:01You've
- 54:01hit
- 54:01it
- 54:01right
- 54:01on
- 54:02the
- 54:02button.
- 54:02It's
- 54:02when
- 54:03you
- 54:03produce
- 54:03your
- 54:03first
- 54:04book
- 54:04and
- 54:04then
- 54:04you
- 54:04go,
- 54:05go
- 54:05on
- 54:05to
- 54:05produce
- 54:06your
- 54:06second
- 54:06book.
- 54:06There's
- 54:07certainly
- 54:08lessons
- 54:09that
- 54:09you
- 54:09can
- 54:09definitely
- 54:10learn.
- 54:10Oh,
- 54:11yeah,
- 54:11just.
- 54:11I'll
- 54:11share
- 54:11this
- 54:12one
- 54:12if
- 54:12you
- 54:12don't
- 54:12mind.
- 54:12Just
- 54:12kind
- 54:12of
- 54:13off
- 54:13cuff.
- 54:13Barry
- 54:14Corbin
- 54:14wrote
- 54:14the
- 54:14second
- 54:15or
- 54:15forward
- 54:15to
- 54:16my
- 54:16second
- 54:16book,
- 54:16if
- 54:17you
- 54:17don't
- 54:17know
- 54:17Barry
- 54:17Corbin.
- 54:18He
- 54:18was
- 54:18the
- 54:19general
- 54:19on
- 54:19War
- 54:19Games.
- 54:20He
- 54:20had
- 54:20a
- 54:21lead
- 54:21role
- 54:21next
- 54:22to
- 54:22DiCaprio
- 54:22in
- 54:23Killers
- 54:23of
- 54:23the
- 54:23Flower
- 54:23Moon.
- 54:24He
- 54:24was
- 54:24the
- 54:25dad
- 54:25on
- 54:25Modern
- 54:25Family
- 54:26to
- 54:26Cam.
- 54:27He's
- 54:27also
- 54:27Roscoe
- 54:28on
- 54:28Lonesome
- 54:28Dove.
- 54:29He
- 54:29was
- 54:29in
- 54:29Conagher.
- 54:30He
- 54:30was.
- 54:30He's
- 54:30all
- 54:30over
- 54:31the
- 54:31map.
- 54:31He's
- 54:31got
- 54:3170
- 54:32something
- 54:32movie
- 54:32credits.
- 54:33He's
- 54:33in
- 54:34Northern
- 54:34Exposure.
- 54:35But
- 54:35he's
- 54:36a
- 54:36Will
- 54:36Rogers
- 54:36fan.
- 54:37And
- 54:37I
- 54:37found
- 54:38that
- 54:38out
- 54:38because
- 54:39he
- 54:39worked
- 54:39in
- 54:39an
- 54:39event
- 54:39that
- 54:40I
- 54:40was
- 54:40at.
- 54:41And
- 54:41so
- 54:41I
- 54:42said,
- 54:42hey,
- 54:42let's
- 54:42approach
- 54:43this
- 54:43person
- 54:43who's
- 54:44an
- 54:44actor,
- 54:44who's
- 54:45a
- 54:45working
- 54:45actor
- 54:46who
- 54:46loves
- 54:46Will,
- 54:47see
- 54:47if
- 54:47he'd
- 54:48like
- 54:48to
- 54:48write
- 54:48the
- 54:48Ford.
- 54:49When
- 54:49I
- 54:49got
- 54:50him,
- 54:50he
- 54:50called
- 54:51my
- 54:51phone,
- 54:52said,
- 54:52I'd
- 54:52love
- 54:52to
- 54:52write
- 54:53the
- 54:53Ford
- 54:53for
- 54:53your
- 54:53book,
- 54:54Mark.
- 54:54Now
- 54:54he
- 54:55sends
- 54:55me
- 54:55Christmas
- 54:55cards.
- 54:57You
- 54:57ever
- 54:57think
- 54:57I
- 54:57could
- 54:57even
- 54:58remotely
- 54:58think
- 54:59about
- 54:59getting
- 54:59Rex
- 54:59and
- 55:00Reba
- 55:00without
- 55:00having
- 55:00that
- 55:01moment
- 55:01first?
- 55:02So
- 55:03the
- 55:03Barry
- 55:03Corbin
- 55:03goes,
- 55:04Bart,
- 55:04you
- 55:05can
- 55:05go
- 55:05a
- 55:05little
- 55:05deeper,
- 55:06a
- 55:06little
- 55:06further.
- 55:07And
- 55:07let's
- 55:07try
- 55:07a
- 55:08little
- 55:08bit
- 55:08more,
- 55:08a
- 55:09little
- 55:09bigger,
- 55:10circular.
- 55:10Let's
- 55:10get
- 55:10that
- 55:11circle
- 55:11a
- 55:12little
- 55:12bit
- 55:12bigger.
- 55:12And
- 55:13so
- 55:13it's
- 55:14those
- 55:14things
- 55:14that
- 55:14happen
- 55:15from
- 55:15the
- 55:15first
- 55:15one.
- 55:16Jennifer
- 55:16Rogers,
- 55:17granddaughter,
- 55:18friend,
- 55:18writes
- 55:19the
- 55:19four
- 55:19to
- 55:19the
- 55:19first
- 55:19one.
- 55:20I
- 55:20feel
- 55:20like
- 55:20that's
- 55:20the
- 55:21door
- 55:21opener.
- 55:21Thank
- 55:22you.
- 55:22Let's
- 55:23go
- 55:23Barry
- 55:23Corbin
- 55:24a
- 55:24little
- 55:24higher
- 55:24up
- 55:25status.
- 55:25Now
- 55:25we
- 55:26have
- 55:26Rex
- 55:26and
- 55:27Reba.
- 55:27Reba
- 55:28being
- 55:28on
- 55:29the
- 55:29top
- 55:29of
- 55:30all
- 55:30the
- 55:30pop
- 55:30culture.
- 55:31And
- 55:32it's
- 55:32interesting,
- 55:32it's
- 55:33that
- 55:33old
- 55:33saying.
- 55:34And
- 55:34I
- 55:34was
- 55:35a
- 55:35director
- 55:35of
- 55:35sales
- 55:35for
- 55:36a
- 55:36large
- 55:36company
- 55:36for
- 55:37a
- 55:37long
- 55:37time.
- 55:37And
- 55:37I
- 55:37always
- 55:38said
- 55:38to
- 55:39the
- 55:39salespeople,
- 55:39if
- 55:40you
- 55:40don't
- 55:40ask
- 55:40for
- 55:41the
- 55:41order,
- 55:41you
- 55:42can't
- 55:42receive
- 55:42it.
- 55:42And
- 55:43that's
- 55:43the
- 55:43whole
- 55:43thing.
- 55:44You
- 55:44have
- 55:44to
- 55:44ask.
- 55:45And
- 55:46you
- 55:46know
- 55:46what,
- 55:47there's
- 55:48two
- 55:48things
- 55:48that
- 55:48can
- 55:48be
- 55:49said,
- 55:49yes
- 55:50or
- 55:50no.
- 55:50It's
- 55:51not
- 55:51like
- 55:51they're
- 55:51going
- 55:51to
- 55:51take
- 55:51you
- 55:52out
- 55:52back
- 55:52and
- 55:52shoot
- 55:52you.
- 55:53No,
- 55:54I
- 55:54know.
- 55:54That's
- 55:54the
- 55:54thing.
- 55:55It's
- 55:55just.
- 55:55You
- 55:55just
- 55:55go,
- 55:56just.
- 55:56And
- 55:57that's
- 55:57why
- 55:57I
- 55:57felt
- 55:57like
- 55:57Will
- 55:58Style,
- 55:59how
- 55:59he
- 55:59became
- 56:00this
- 56:00famous
- 56:00movie
- 56:01star
- 56:01beating
- 56:02out
- 56:02Clark
- 56:02Gable
- 56:02and
- 56:03Shirley
- 56:03Temple.
- 56:04That's
- 56:04big.
- 56:05He
- 56:05doesn't.
- 56:05He
- 56:06doesn't
- 56:06become
- 56:06that
- 56:06if
- 56:07he's
- 56:07not
- 56:07doing
- 56:08what
- 56:08you
- 56:08just
- 56:08said
- 56:08right
- 56:08there.
- 56:09Right?
- 56:09Yeah,
- 56:10absolutely.
- 56:10That's.
- 56:10That's.
- 56:11The
- 56:11book
- 56:11says
- 56:11that
- 56:11too.
- 56:12So
- 56:12how
- 56:13do
- 56:13you
- 56:13see
- 56:13book
- 56:14authorship?
- 56:15Being
- 56:15a
- 56:15children's
- 56:16book
- 56:16author
- 56:16fitting
- 56:17into
- 56:17your
- 56:17life,
- 56:18coming
- 56:18up?
- 56:20For
- 56:20me,
- 56:20as
- 56:20an
- 56:21educator,
- 56:21first
- 56:21and
- 56:22foremost,
- 56:22an
- 56:22educator,
- 56:23it's
- 56:23perfect
- 56:24for
- 56:24me.
- 56:25Writing
- 56:25children's
- 56:26books
- 56:26opens
- 56:27doors,
- 56:27and
- 56:28I'm
- 56:28trying
- 56:28to
- 56:28get
- 56:28doors
- 56:28open
- 56:29for
- 56:29name
- 56:30recognition,
- 56:31reminding
- 56:31everybody,
- 56:32oh,
- 56:32don't
- 56:32forget
- 56:33about
- 56:33this
- 56:33guy.
- 56:33His
- 56:34values
- 56:34are
- 56:34your
- 56:34values.
- 56:35But
- 56:36he
- 56:36did
- 56:36it
- 56:36the
- 56:36right
- 56:36way.
- 56:37Check
- 56:37him
- 56:37out.
- 56:37He's
- 56:38worth
- 56:38checking
- 56:38out.
- 56:39I'm
- 56:39the
- 56:39guy
- 56:39making
- 56:40the
- 56:40call.
- 56:40Yo,
- 56:41look
- 56:41over
- 56:41here.
- 56:42And
- 56:42that's
- 56:42what
- 56:42the
- 56:42children's
- 56:43books
- 56:43do.
- 56:43That's
- 56:43what
- 56:44my
- 56:44roping
- 56:44does.
- 56:45Yes.
- 56:46Yeah,
- 56:47I
- 56:48hope
- 56:48that
- 56:48works.
- 56:49Absolutely.
- 56:50Like
- 56:50I
- 56:50said
- 56:51to
- 56:51you
- 56:51earlier,
- 56:51Bart,
- 56:52we
- 56:52talk
- 56:52about
- 56:53inspiring.
- 56:55One
- 56:55of
- 56:55the
- 56:55things
- 56:55about
- 56:55this
- 56:56show
- 56:56is
- 56:56to
- 56:56inspire
- 56:58other
- 56:58authors
- 56:59who,
- 56:59they've
- 57:00got
- 57:00that
- 57:00idea,
- 57:01or
- 57:01they've
- 57:01got
- 57:02that
- 57:02half
- 57:03a
- 57:03draft,
- 57:03or
- 57:04they've
- 57:04got
- 57:04the
- 57:04full
- 57:05draft,
- 57:05but
- 57:05they
- 57:06just
- 57:06don't
- 57:07know
- 57:07what
- 57:07to
- 57:07do
- 57:08next.
- 57:08So
- 57:08talk
- 57:09to
- 57:09aspiring
- 57:10authors
- 57:11and
- 57:11see
- 57:11if
- 57:11you
- 57:11can
- 57:11get
- 57:11them
- 57:12off
- 57:12of
- 57:12their.
- 57:12Off
- 57:13their
- 57:13keisters.
- 57:14Off
- 57:14of
- 57:14their
- 57:14keisters.
- 57:16Mount
- 57:16up
- 57:16and
- 57:16let's
- 57:17run.
- 57:17That's
- 57:17right.
- 57:17My.
- 57:18One
- 57:18of
- 57:18my
- 57:18good,
- 57:18close
- 57:19friends,
- 57:19she
- 57:19works
- 57:19with
- 57:19me
- 57:20here
- 57:20at
- 57:20the
- 57:20Will
- 57:20Rogers
- 57:21Museum.
- 57:21And
- 57:21she's
- 57:22right.
- 57:22She's
- 57:22the
- 57:22one
- 57:22that
- 57:22wrote
- 57:23the
- 57:23Preschool
- 57:23Will
- 57:24Rogers
- 57:24ABC's
- 57:25book.
- 57:25And
- 57:26so
- 57:26she
- 57:26had
- 57:27an
- 57:27idea.
- 57:27Having
- 57:28a
- 57:28young
- 57:28grandchild
- 57:29of
- 57:29age
- 57:30needing
- 57:30to
- 57:30learn
- 57:30his
- 57:31ABCs.
- 57:32There's
- 57:32no
- 57:32content
- 57:33made
- 57:33about
- 57:33him.
- 57:34Oh,
- 57:34I
- 57:34kept
- 57:34whispering
- 57:35her
- 57:35ear,
- 57:35hey,
- 57:36why
- 57:36don't
- 57:36you
- 57:36try
- 57:36doing
- 57:37something
- 57:37like
- 57:37that
- 57:38again?
- 57:38It's
- 57:38the
- 57:39need
- 57:39for
- 57:39content.
- 57:40But
- 57:41is
- 57:41there
- 57:41a
- 57:41need?
- 57:41Let's
- 57:42create
- 57:42it.
- 57:43Let's
- 57:43see
- 57:43if
- 57:43it
- 57:43even
- 57:43works.
- 57:44Yes.
- 57:44And
- 57:44so
- 57:45she's
- 57:45going
- 57:45to
- 57:45self
- 57:45publish
- 57:46first.
- 57:47So
- 57:47right
- 57:47now,
- 57:47she's
- 57:47done.
- 57:48She's
- 57:48created
- 57:48the
- 57:49ABCs
- 57:49of
- 57:49Will
- 57:50Rogers,
- 57:50which
- 57:51will
- 57:51sell
- 57:51pretty
- 57:52good
- 57:52in
- 57:52our
- 57:52gift
- 57:52shop.
- 57:53It
- 57:53will
- 57:53sell
- 57:53in
- 57:53our
- 57:54gift
- 57:54shop.
- 57:54That's
- 57:54the
- 57:54bottom
- 57:55line.
- 57:55And
- 57:56so
- 57:56getting
- 57:56her
- 57:57to
- 57:57where
- 57:57she
- 57:58had
- 57:58enough
- 57:58confidence,
- 57:59oh,
- 58:00this
- 58:00is
- 58:00the
- 58:00moves
- 58:00I
- 58:00need
- 58:01to
- 58:01make.
- 58:01That's
- 58:02why
- 58:02an
- 58:02author
- 58:02podcast
- 58:03can
- 58:03be
- 58:04so
- 58:04valuable.
- 58:05Because
- 58:05if
- 58:05you
- 58:05hear
- 58:05these
- 58:06folks
- 58:06that
- 58:06have
- 58:06either
- 58:07made
- 58:07a
- 58:07mistake,
- 58:08it's
- 58:08not
- 58:08really
- 58:08a
- 58:09mistake.
- 58:09It's
- 58:09a
- 58:09learning
- 58:10opportunity.
- 58:11Right.
- 58:12I
- 58:12think
- 58:12whether
- 58:12you
- 58:13run
- 58:13into
- 58:13a
- 58:13self
- 58:14published
- 58:14issue
- 58:14or
- 58:14a
- 58:14published
- 58:15issue,
- 58:15you're
- 58:16gonna
- 58:16Run
- 58:16into
- 58:16issues.
- 58:16We're
- 58:17human
- 58:17beings.
- 58:19Absolutely.
- 58:19It
- 58:20just
- 58:20happens.
- 58:20And
- 58:21when
- 58:21I
- 58:21encourage
- 58:21folks,
- 58:22it's
- 58:22take
- 58:22those
- 58:23ideas,
- 58:25find
- 58:26something
- 58:26where
- 58:26you
- 58:26can
- 58:27find
- 58:27no
- 58:27one
- 58:27else
- 58:28has
- 58:28done
- 58:28something.
- 58:28Even
- 58:29if
- 58:29someone's
- 58:29done
- 58:29something,
- 58:29maybe
- 58:30take
- 58:30a
- 58:30different
- 58:30look
- 58:31how
- 58:31they
- 58:31do
- 58:32it.
- 58:32How
- 58:32can
- 58:32I
- 58:32do
- 58:33a
- 58:33little
- 58:33bit
- 58:33different?
- 58:34Add
- 58:34my
- 58:34touch.
- 58:35But
- 58:35again,
- 58:36there's
- 58:36always
- 58:36something
- 58:36that
- 58:37someone
- 58:37can
- 58:37find
- 58:38to
- 58:38make
- 58:38a
- 58:39little
- 58:39content
- 58:39out
- 58:39of.
- 58:40And
- 58:40especially
- 58:41if
- 58:41it's
- 58:41a
- 58:42passion
- 58:42project,
- 58:43should
- 58:43be
- 58:43no
- 58:44issue.
- 58:44Right?
- 58:44Get
- 58:45off
- 58:45that
- 58:45keister,
- 58:47get
- 58:47inspired
- 58:48and
- 58:48get
- 58:48it
- 58:48out
- 58:48there.
- 58:49I
- 58:49had
- 58:49no
- 58:50clue
- 58:50these
- 58:50books
- 58:51were
- 58:51going
- 58:51to
- 58:51do
- 58:51anything
- 58:52for
- 58:52the
- 58:52Legacy.
- 58:54And
- 58:54then
- 58:54myself.
- 58:55It's
- 58:55done
- 58:56tenfold
- 58:57for
- 58:57the
- 58:57Legacy.
- 58:59Thousands
- 58:59of
- 58:59kids
- 59:00a
- 59:00year
- 59:01hear
- 59:01me
- 59:01read
- 59:01these
- 59:02books.
- 59:02In
- 59:02fact,
- 59:02all
- 59:029
- 59:03to
- 59:0310,000
- 59:03kids
- 59:03I
- 59:04see
- 59:04hear
- 59:04me
- 59:05read
- 59:05one
- 59:05of
- 59:05my
- 59:05books,
- 59:06second
- 59:06and
- 59:06third
- 59:06and
- 59:07fourth
- 59:07graders.
- 59:08So
- 59:08now
- 59:08these
- 59:08kids
- 59:09repeat,
- 59:09will
- 59:10hear
- 59:10a
- 59:10book
- 59:10every
- 59:11year.
- 59:12Build
- 59:12your
- 59:12audience
- 59:13from
- 59:13within.
- 59:14Get
- 59:14it
- 59:14in
- 59:14the
- 59:14schools.
- 59:15Figure
- 59:16out
- 59:16a
- 59:16good
- 59:16story
- 59:16for
- 59:17those
- 59:17school
- 59:17kids,
- 59:18the
- 59:18children,
- 59:18because
- 59:19there's
- 59:19always
- 59:19summer
- 59:19library
- 59:20programs
- 59:20that
- 59:21need
- 59:21good
- 59:21programming.
- 59:22There's
- 59:22always
- 59:23schools,
- 59:23homeschool
- 59:24co
- 59:24ops
- 59:24looking
- 59:25for
- 59:25that
- 59:25kind
- 59:25of
- 59:25programming,
- 59:26looking
- 59:26for
- 59:27authors,
- 59:27because
- 59:28kids
- 59:28want
- 59:28to
- 59:28be
- 59:28authors,
- 59:29too.
- 59:29And
- 59:30I
- 59:30always
- 59:30say
- 59:31to
- 59:32aspiring
- 59:33children's
- 59:33book
- 59:33authors
- 59:34and
- 59:34children's
- 59:35book
- 59:35authors
- 59:35in
- 59:35general,
- 59:36remember,
- 59:37every
- 59:37year
- 59:38we're
- 59:39getting
- 59:39new
- 59:41readers.
- 59:42And
- 59:42you
- 59:42might
- 59:43look
- 59:43at
- 59:43it
- 59:43from
- 59:44early
- 59:44childhood
- 59:45education
- 59:46to
- 59:46elementary
- 59:48education.
- 59:50You
- 59:50know
- 59:50what,
- 59:50you
- 59:51got
- 59:51to
- 59:51pick
- 59:51your
- 59:51spots,
- 59:52your
- 59:52sweet
- 59:52spot,
- 59:53understanding,
- 59:54and
- 59:55then
- 59:55take
- 59:56it
- 59:56from
- 59:56there.
- 59:56But
- 59:57we're
- 59:57always
- 59:57going
- 59:58to
- 59:58get
- 59:58them
- 59:58coming
- 59:58through
- 59:59the
- 59:59system.
- 1:00:00Oh,
- 1:00:00no
- 1:00:00doubt.
- 1:00:01That's
- 1:00:01why
- 1:00:01find
- 1:00:01something
- 1:00:02that
- 1:00:02works
- 1:00:02for
- 1:00:02schools,
- 1:00:03because
- 1:00:04there's
- 1:00:05your.
- 1:00:05We
- 1:00:05all
- 1:00:06say
- 1:00:06we
- 1:00:06care
- 1:00:06about
- 1:00:06our
- 1:00:06children,
- 1:00:07and
- 1:00:07I
- 1:00:07know
- 1:00:07we
- 1:00:07do.
- 1:00:08You
- 1:00:08just
- 1:00:08got
- 1:00:08to
- 1:00:08find
- 1:00:08a
- 1:00:09way
- 1:00:09for
- 1:00:10you
- 1:00:10and
- 1:00:10me
- 1:00:10and
- 1:00:11all
- 1:00:11of
- 1:00:11us
- 1:00:11to
- 1:00:11figure
- 1:00:12out
- 1:00:12our
- 1:00:12place
- 1:00:13to
- 1:00:14find
- 1:00:14them
- 1:00:14an
- 1:00:14access
- 1:00:14point.
- 1:00:15Make
- 1:00:15history
- 1:00:16fun,
- 1:00:17make
- 1:00:17science
- 1:00:17fun,
- 1:00:18whatever.
- 1:00:18Math.
- 1:00:19Make
- 1:00:19math
- 1:00:19fun.
- 1:00:20For
- 1:00:20sure.
- 1:00:20Make
- 1:00:20math
- 1:00:21fun.
- 1:00:22But
- 1:00:23all
- 1:00:23these
- 1:00:23things
- 1:00:23can
- 1:00:23be
- 1:00:24made
- 1:00:25fun
- 1:00:25for
- 1:00:26kids.
- 1:00:27Entertaining
- 1:00:27and
- 1:00:27educational
- 1:00:28at
- 1:00:28the
- 1:00:28same
- 1:00:29time.
- 1:00:29Absolutely.
- 1:00:30There's
- 1:00:30a
- 1:00:30million
- 1:00:31other
- 1:00:31folks
- 1:00:31out
- 1:00:31there
- 1:00:31that
- 1:00:31have
- 1:00:32proved
- 1:00:32it.
- 1:00:32I'm
- 1:00:33a
- 1:00:33walking
- 1:00:33proof
- 1:00:34that
- 1:00:34I
- 1:00:34didn't
- 1:00:35know
- 1:00:35what
- 1:00:35I
- 1:00:35was
- 1:00:35doing.
- 1:00:36But
- 1:00:36I
- 1:00:36had
- 1:00:36a
- 1:00:37passion
- 1:00:37and
- 1:00:38I
- 1:00:38had
- 1:00:38a
- 1:00:38passion
- 1:00:38for
- 1:00:39sharing
- 1:00:39my
- 1:00:39values.
- 1:00:41And
- 1:00:41as
- 1:00:41an
- 1:00:41artist,
- 1:00:42as
- 1:00:42an
- 1:00:42educator,
- 1:00:43how
- 1:00:43can
- 1:00:44I
- 1:00:44get
- 1:00:44that
- 1:00:44out
- 1:00:44to
- 1:00:44the
- 1:00:45kids?
- 1:00:46And
- 1:00:46you
- 1:00:47know,
- 1:00:47it's
- 1:00:47interesting
- 1:00:47you
- 1:00:47should
- 1:00:48say
- 1:00:48that,
- 1:00:48because
- 1:00:49I
- 1:00:49find
- 1:00:49that
- 1:00:51no
- 1:00:51matter
- 1:00:52who
- 1:00:52we
- 1:00:52are,
- 1:00:52there's
- 1:00:53a
- 1:00:53storyteller
- 1:00:53in
- 1:00:54all
- 1:00:54of
- 1:00:54us.
- 1:00:55Oh,
- 1:00:55yeah,
- 1:00:55no
- 1:00:56doubt.
- 1:00:56And
- 1:00:56that's
- 1:00:57the
- 1:00:57beautiful
- 1:00:57thing
- 1:00:57about
- 1:00:58what
- 1:00:58you're
- 1:00:59doing.
- 1:00:59And,
- 1:01:00and,
- 1:01:00and
- 1:01:01all
- 1:01:01of
- 1:01:01these
- 1:01:01children's
- 1:01:02books
- 1:01:02is
- 1:01:03proof
- 1:01:03that
- 1:01:03there's
- 1:01:03a
- 1:01:04story
- 1:01:04in
- 1:01:04all
- 1:01:04of
- 1:01:04us
- 1:01:05just
- 1:01:05waiting
- 1:01:06to
- 1:01:06come
- 1:01:06out.
- 1:01:07And
- 1:01:08if
- 1:01:08you
- 1:01:08can
- 1:01:08harness
- 1:01:09it
- 1:01:09in
- 1:01:09a
- 1:01:09way
- 1:01:10and
- 1:01:10give
- 1:01:11people
- 1:01:11direction,
- 1:01:12it's
- 1:01:12pretty
- 1:01:12incredible.
- 1:01:13The
- 1:01:13power
- 1:01:14of
- 1:01:14that.
- 1:01:15Oh,
- 1:01:15the
- 1:01:15medium
- 1:01:16of
- 1:01:16children's
- 1:01:16books
- 1:01:16especially,
- 1:01:17I
- 1:01:17think
- 1:01:18I
- 1:01:18knew
- 1:01:19it
- 1:01:19because
- 1:01:19just
- 1:01:19a
- 1:01:20little
- 1:01:20backstory
- 1:01:20children
- 1:01:21book
- 1:01:21affected
- 1:01:21me.
- 1:01:22So
- 1:01:22I
- 1:01:22go
- 1:01:22into
- 1:01:22the
- 1:01:23school
- 1:01:23where
- 1:01:23I
- 1:01:24went
- 1:01:24to
- 1:01:24elementary
- 1:01:24school.
- 1:01:25It's
- 1:01:25called
- 1:01:25Ator
- 1:01:26Heights
- 1:01:26elementary
- 1:01:26in
- 1:01:27Owasso.
- 1:01:27I
- 1:01:28get
- 1:01:28to
- 1:01:28go
- 1:01:28in
- 1:01:28there
- 1:01:28and
- 1:01:28read
- 1:01:29kids
- 1:01:29books.
- 1:01:30It's
- 1:01:30the
- 1:01:30same
- 1:01:31library
- 1:01:31or
- 1:01:32the
- 1:01:32same
- 1:01:32place.
- 1:01:32If
- 1:01:33you
- 1:01:33look
- 1:01:33over
- 1:01:33to
- 1:01:33the
- 1:01:33left
- 1:01:34in
- 1:01:34the
- 1:01:34library
- 1:01:34where
- 1:01:35the
- 1:01:35history
- 1:01:35books
- 1:01:35were,
- 1:01:36where
- 1:01:36I
- 1:01:36spent
- 1:01:37my
- 1:01:37time
- 1:01:37as
- 1:01:37a
- 1:01:38kid.
- 1:01:38So
- 1:01:38I
- 1:01:38tell
- 1:01:39those
- 1:01:39kids,
- 1:01:39you
- 1:01:39see
- 1:01:39that
- 1:01:40station
- 1:01:40right
- 1:01:40over
- 1:01:40there?
- 1:01:41That's
- 1:01:41where
- 1:01:41Buckaroo
- 1:01:42Bar
- 1:01:42got
- 1:01:43inspired
- 1:01:43to
- 1:01:43become
- 1:01:44this
- 1:01:44person
- 1:01:45because
- 1:01:45of
- 1:01:45those
- 1:01:45little
- 1:01:46paperback
- 1:01:46books
- 1:01:47over
- 1:01:47there.
- 1:01:48And
- 1:01:48I
- 1:01:48have
- 1:01:48one
- 1:01:48with
- 1:01:49me
- 1:01:49and
- 1:01:49it's
- 1:01:49about
- 1:01:49presidents.
- 1:01:51I
- 1:01:51went
- 1:01:51back
- 1:01:51and
- 1:01:52bought
- 1:01:52the
- 1:01:52book
- 1:01:52that
- 1:01:52inspired
- 1:01:53me
- 1:01:53as
- 1:01:53a
- 1:01:53little
- 1:01:54kid.
- 1:01:54So
- 1:01:54I
- 1:01:55have
- 1:01:55that
- 1:01:55book
- 1:01:55with
- 1:01:55me
- 1:01:55so
- 1:01:55I
- 1:01:56can
- 1:01:56show
- 1:01:56them.
- 1:01:57That
- 1:01:57book
- 1:01:57here
- 1:01:58I
- 1:01:58got
- 1:01:58out
- 1:01:58of
- 1:01:58this
- 1:01:59collection
- 1:01:59inspires
- 1:02:00what
- 1:02:00I'm
- 1:02:00doing
- 1:02:00here
- 1:02:01today.
- 1:02:01Kids.
- 1:02:02Right.
- 1:02:02And
- 1:02:02I'm
- 1:02:02charismatic
- 1:02:03enough,
- 1:02:03I
- 1:02:03think
- 1:02:03engaging
- 1:02:04enough
- 1:02:04to
- 1:02:04go,
- 1:02:05oh,
- 1:02:06kids
- 1:02:06can
- 1:02:06see
- 1:02:06that
- 1:02:07he's
- 1:02:07serious.
- 1:02:07He's
- 1:02:08right.
- 1:02:09Right.
- 1:02:09Besides
- 1:02:11Oklahomans
- 1:02:14encouragement
- 1:02:14for
- 1:02:15readers
- 1:02:15outside
- 1:02:15of
- 1:02:16your
- 1:02:16home
- 1:02:16state.
- 1:02:17Yes.
- 1:02:18Tell
- 1:02:19us
- 1:02:19how
- 1:02:19you
- 1:02:19hope
- 1:02:20that
- 1:02:20there's
- 1:02:20a.
- 1:02:20Like
- 1:02:21a,
- 1:02:21like
- 1:02:21a
- 1:02:21wave
- 1:02:22and
- 1:02:22the.
- 1:02:22And
- 1:02:22it
- 1:02:23ripples
- 1:02:23through
- 1:02:24all
- 1:02:24of
- 1:02:24America
- 1:02:25and
- 1:02:26North
- 1:02:26America,
- 1:02:27Mexico.
- 1:02:28Yeah.
- 1:02:28Throughout
- 1:02:28the
- 1:02:28world.
- 1:02:29I've
- 1:02:29got
- 1:02:29a
- 1:02:29larger
- 1:02:30vision
- 1:02:30and
- 1:02:30I'll
- 1:02:30just
- 1:02:31share
- 1:02:31some
- 1:02:31of
- 1:02:31that
- 1:02:31with
- 1:02:31you
- 1:02:32because
- 1:02:33it's
- 1:02:33been
- 1:02:33created
- 1:02:33again
- 1:02:34out
- 1:02:34of
- 1:02:34the
- 1:02:34process
- 1:02:34of
- 1:02:35becoming
- 1:02:35this
- 1:02:35author
- 1:02:36who's
- 1:02:37now
- 1:02:37has
- 1:02:37Reba
- 1:02:38McIntyre
- 1:02:38running
- 1:02:39a
- 1:02:39Ford.
- 1:02:39I
- 1:02:40can
- 1:02:40now
- 1:02:40go
- 1:02:40ahead
- 1:02:40and
- 1:02:41say
- 1:02:41I
- 1:02:42will
- 1:02:42be
- 1:02:42using
- 1:02:42that
- 1:02:42as
- 1:02:43I
- 1:02:43move
- 1:02:43forward.
- 1:02:43Yes.
- 1:02:44It's
- 1:02:44a
- 1:02:44very
- 1:02:44big
- 1:02:45deal
- 1:02:45and
- 1:02:45it
- 1:02:45was
- 1:02:45the
- 1:02:45biggest
- 1:02:46deal
- 1:02:46for
- 1:02:46me
- 1:02:47to
- 1:02:47be
- 1:02:47able
- 1:02:47to.
- 1:02:49The
- 1:02:49whole
- 1:02:49plan
- 1:02:50was
- 1:02:50to
- 1:02:50maybe
- 1:02:50get
- 1:02:51that
- 1:02:52happening
- 1:02:52one
- 1:02:52day.
- 1:02:53Because
- 1:02:53Will
- 1:02:53Rogers
- 1:02:54missed
- 1:02:54out
- 1:02:54on
- 1:02:55surviving
- 1:02:55into
- 1:02:56the
- 1:02:5660s
- 1:02:56and
- 1:02:5770s.
- 1:02:57Think
- 1:02:58about
- 1:02:58all
- 1:02:58the
- 1:02:58stuff
- 1:02:58he
- 1:02:59could
- 1:02:59have
- 1:02:59shared,
- 1:03:00all
- 1:03:00the
- 1:03:00fans
- 1:03:00he
- 1:03:01could
- 1:03:01have
- 1:03:01made,
- 1:03:02all
- 1:03:02the
- 1:03:02Americans
- 1:03:03that
- 1:03:03look
- 1:03:03back
- 1:03:03at
- 1:03:03him
- 1:03:03and
- 1:03:04go,
- 1:03:04he's
- 1:03:04just
- 1:03:05like
- 1:03:05a
- 1:03:05Washington,
- 1:03:06a
- 1:03:06Lincoln,
- 1:03:07a
- 1:03:07Roosevelt,
- 1:03:08a
- 1:03:08jfk.
- 1:03:08I'm
- 1:03:08an
- 1:03:09mlk,
- 1:03:10whoever,
- 1:03:11a
- 1:03:11leader
- 1:03:12that
- 1:03:12we
- 1:03:12can
- 1:03:12be
- 1:03:13inspired
- 1:03:13by
- 1:03:13that
- 1:03:14was
- 1:03:14one
- 1:03:14of
- 1:03:14us.
- 1:03:15And
- 1:03:15because
- 1:03:16he
- 1:03:16passed
- 1:03:16away
- 1:03:16in
- 1:03:17what
- 1:03:17I
- 1:03:17call
- 1:03:17chronological
- 1:03:18push
- 1:03:19off
- 1:03:19points
- 1:03:19of
- 1:03:19history,
- 1:03:20a
- 1:03:20lot
- 1:03:20of
- 1:03:20folks
- 1:03:21see
- 1:03:21World
- 1:03:21War
- 1:03:21II,
- 1:03:22World
- 1:03:22War
- 1:03:22I,
- 1:03:22Civil
- 1:03:23War,
- 1:03:23you
- 1:03:23know
- 1:03:24what
- 1:03:24I'm
- 1:03:24saying?
- 1:03:24They
- 1:03:24see
- 1:03:24these
- 1:03:24points.
- 1:03:25He
- 1:03:25dies
- 1:03:26in
- 1:03:2635,
- 1:03:27three
- 1:03:27years
- 1:03:27later,
- 1:03:28Hitler's
- 1:03:28invading
- 1:03:28Poland
- 1:03:29Blitzkrieg
- 1:03:30style.
- 1:03:31Will's
- 1:03:32starting
- 1:03:32to
- 1:03:32be
- 1:03:33pushed
- 1:03:33to
- 1:03:33the
- 1:03:33side.
- 1:03:33We're
- 1:03:34moving
- 1:03:34this
- 1:03:34way.
- 1:03:35And
- 1:03:35that
- 1:03:35idea
- 1:03:36of
- 1:03:36his
- 1:03:36idea
- 1:03:37of
- 1:03:37being
- 1:03:37a
- 1:03:38statesman,
- 1:03:38of
- 1:03:38his
- 1:03:39civility,
- 1:03:39all
- 1:03:39that
- 1:03:40stuff
- 1:03:40now,
- 1:03:40it
- 1:03:40didn't
- 1:03:40fade
- 1:03:41away.
- 1:03:41It
- 1:03:41just
- 1:03:41got
- 1:03:42pushed
- 1:03:42to
- 1:03:42the
- 1:03:42side.
- 1:03:42We
- 1:03:43had
- 1:03:43other
- 1:03:43things
- 1:03:43we
- 1:03:44had
- 1:03:44to
- 1:03:44do.
- 1:03:45And
- 1:03:45so
- 1:03:45I
- 1:03:45see
- 1:03:46Will's
- 1:03:46legacy
- 1:03:47as
- 1:03:47suffering
- 1:03:47in
- 1:03:47that
- 1:03:48period.
- 1:03:48Because
- 1:03:49if
- 1:03:49you
- 1:03:49look
- 1:03:49at
- 1:03:49the
- 1:03:49opening
- 1:03:50of
- 1:03:50the
- 1:03:50museum
- 1:03:50in
- 1:03:5038,
- 1:03:51over
- 1:03:51150,000
- 1:03:53visitors
- 1:03:53annually,
- 1:03:55that's
- 1:03:55huge.
- 1:03:56This
- 1:03:56is
- 1:03:57the
- 1:03:57size
- 1:03:57of
- 1:03:57a
- 1:03:57presidential
- 1:03:58library
- 1:03:58here.
- 1:03:59It's
- 1:03:59pretty
- 1:03:59good
- 1:04:00size.
- 1:04:00And
- 1:04:01so
- 1:04:01something
- 1:04:01he
- 1:04:02did
- 1:04:02made
- 1:04:02sense
- 1:04:03for
- 1:04:03here
- 1:04:04and
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- 1:06:32conveying
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- 1:06:56anyone
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