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OKM · One on One With a Professional

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  Speaker 1: Good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, welcome.
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  Speaker 1: It's time for our community connection right here on K one,
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  Speaker 1: the one you trust and on the telephone with me
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  Speaker 1: is Mary Lynne Min from OKM. How you doing, Mary Lynn?
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  Speaker 2: And great Tom? How are you?
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  Speaker 1: I would always expect you to be great? You you
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  Speaker 1: got a lot going on. My goodness Sake said. We're
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  Speaker 1: getting ready for the kids and also especially for kids,
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  Speaker 1: and also the big festival too.
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  Speaker 2: We are the especially the kids festival is on May
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  Speaker 2: twenty ninth through June fourth, so please mark your calendars
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  Speaker 2: get ready for our launch, and then the festival is
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  Speaker 2: from June fifth through June seventh, and we are just
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  Speaker 2: so excited. We are celebrating, celebrating, celebrating, celebrating the two
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  Speaker 2: hundred and fiftieth birthday of our country, one hundred years
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  Speaker 2: of Route sixty six and forty two big years for
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  Speaker 2: Okay and music. So it's going to be a very
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  Speaker 2: special festival. I think everyone's going to really enjoy it.
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  Speaker 2: There's a little bit of something for everyone, and I'll
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  Speaker 2: give a little sneak teaser. It's an Americana vibe. And
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  Speaker 2: so we're getting ready to have our launch in a
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  Speaker 2: couple of weeks, so be on the lookout. It's going
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  Speaker 2: to be fun. Tom. But leading into that, we can't
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  Speaker 2: do our festival without summer interns. Yeah, so I am
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  Speaker 2: making a special call and please get your applications in.
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  Speaker 2: We've already had a handful of them. They're looking good.
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  Speaker 2: We even have kids all the way over to Alabama
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  Speaker 2: applying this year, so that's exciting. And you know, it's
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  Speaker 2: a really great opportunity for kids to be able to
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  Speaker 2: learn all about the music industry but also learn about retail, merchandising, marketing,
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  Speaker 2: customer service, small business management, deal and tropic business management.
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  Speaker 2: It's a good way to learn a little bit.
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  Speaker 3: About everything at social media, and we put our interns
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  Speaker 3: to work. The applications are on our website at okaymusic
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  Speaker 3: dot org, and it doesn't matter. You don't have to
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  Speaker 3: be a business major.
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  Speaker 2: We always have a lot of business pakers and we
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  Speaker 2: love them because they're very helpful when we're doing our
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  Speaker 2: back line, our setup. They're helpful for the kids programming.
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  Speaker 2: They often can demonstrate how to play a violin and
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  Speaker 2: teach the students, and so that's always very magical and
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  Speaker 2: I think it's very meaningful for.
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  Speaker 3: Young artists to be inspired by older young artists, and that's.
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  Speaker 2: Kind of the way that we do it at OKAM.
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  Speaker 2: But it's a paid internship. It's two weeks. And again,
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  Speaker 2: if you go onto the website okmmusic dot org, you
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  Speaker 2: can read all about it. You can see what the
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  Speaker 2: pay is, you can see what the hours are, sort
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  Speaker 2: of the skill set or the things that you'll be
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  Speaker 2: exposed to. And it really is for high school seniors
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  Speaker 2: through college age, and so you know, please go on
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  Speaker 2: and apply. I think our deadline is March fifteenth, so
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  Speaker 2: it's good here quickly, and we're going to have to
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  Speaker 2: then narrow it down and make selections and it's always
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  Speaker 2: hard because we have so many good applicants. So please apply, apply, apply.
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  Speaker 1: One thing that I've notice is that they don't leave.
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  Speaker 1: They'd like to come back here after year. It's such
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  Speaker 1: a good experience.
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  Speaker 2: No, that's true. You know, we had Gosh, we had
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  Speaker 2: Lane for many years, we had Joys for many years,
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  Speaker 2: we had just Sell for many years, and sadly just
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  Speaker 2: helped just retire at her young age of twenty one.
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  Speaker 2: But no, she's doing another music internship right now. That's amazing.
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  Speaker 2: For her, and we're so proud of her. Mia, who
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  Speaker 2: has been on the radio many times with me and
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  Speaker 2: without me, is actually coming back. She's a business major
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  Speaker 2: at OSU and we're excited for her to come back.
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  Speaker 2: She is going to actually be our intern manager this summer,
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  Speaker 2: and so that's great experience for her. And we always
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  Speaker 2: love to have Mia back. She always has a big
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  Speaker 2: smile on her face and she's very task driven and
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  Speaker 2: very good at corralling everybody, and so I know she'll
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  Speaker 2: do a great job and we can't wait to have
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  Speaker 2: her back. We'll have some new faces and then yet
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  Speaker 2: you never know. Actually we do have another intern already
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  Speaker 2: that it will be here for the entire summer. Bella
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  Speaker 2: Sam also interned with us last year and she reached
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  Speaker 2: out and said, I would love to come back and
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  Speaker 2: do the whole summer, and so she's going to do that.
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  Speaker 2: So you're right, we do have interns that come back.
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  Speaker 2: So you know, that says a lot of good things
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  Speaker 2: about the program. And I think, you know, the kids,
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  Speaker 2: I mean, they work really hard, but I think they
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  Speaker 2: have a really good time. They make a huge difference.
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  Speaker 2: We wouldn't be able to do any of this without them,
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  Speaker 2: you know, And it's just amazing what these young folks
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  Speaker 2: can accomplish and what knowledge they already have. And I
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  Speaker 2: think they really enjoy putting what they've already learned at
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  Speaker 2: university or maybe high school. Many of the kids who
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  Speaker 2: start with us in high school already work in the
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  Speaker 2: fine arts or maybe their graphic design students out with
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  Speaker 2: Wyat our board member at Tri County Tech. And so
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  Speaker 2: it's just amazing what they know, and they usually know
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  Speaker 2: a lot more than us.
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  Speaker 3: So we're excited to have well maybe about the social
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  Speaker 3: media that they.
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  Speaker 1: Got it with.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, now we've got they're excellent.
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  Speaker 1: We've got the Sugar Plumb Shop in full gear, and
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  Speaker 1: I mean full gear. You went from Valentine's Day just
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  Speaker 1: everything we did.
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  Speaker 2: We had all kinds of fun things at Valentine's and
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  Speaker 2: now we have Saint Patrick's out and we have the
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  Speaker 2: cutest Easter if you are looking for bunnies, if you
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  Speaker 2: are looking for a little chicks, if you're looking for
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  Speaker 2: Easter eggs, Easter egg baskets, maybe unique baskets, like we
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  Speaker 2: have these bags that are kind of like carpet bags,
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  Speaker 2: but they're actually knitting needle bags that I was I
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  Speaker 2: was telling Katie, I was like, these are gonna make
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  Speaker 2: really cute Easter baskets because they have so many pockets
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  Speaker 2: you can stick all kinds of stuff. So if you're
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  Speaker 2: wanting to maybe do a special bag for your you
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  Speaker 2: know someone's special, comment and do it. It's not just
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  Speaker 2: for kids, but we have kids. We have Mackenzie Child's
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  Speaker 2: really fun Easter stuff. We have it, you name it,
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  Speaker 2: we got it. It's a crazy it's a small space,
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  Speaker 2: it's two rooms, but they are packed to the brims
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  Speaker 2: and it's just fun, fun, fun. I mean we have
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  Speaker 2: Saint Patrick's jewelry and charms and sweatshirts. We have some
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  Speaker 2: small Irish themed gifts, so that's what you're looking for.
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  Speaker 2: One of our most popular items, which kind of makes
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  Speaker 2: me giggle because I love stuff. Cannibals are jelly cats.
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  Speaker 2: They are the most plush, lush and very odd little
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  Speaker 2: stuffed animals. I mean some of them like you would expect,
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  Speaker 2: like little dogs and teddy bears and so many bunnies.
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  Speaker 2: But then they also make these amusables and so you
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  Speaker 2: might have a back gut, you might have a piece
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  Speaker 2: of brie, you might have a little egg, you might
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  Speaker 2: have a piece of corn or a carriage. They just
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  Speaker 2: make all different kinds of designs, and every week when
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  Speaker 2: we get our new shipment in, we just sort of
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  Speaker 2: laugh and go okay, wow cool. In fact, we just
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  Speaker 2: got like a lot of picture We've got some daisies.
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  Speaker 2: We have this little mole. He's adorable. So you got
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  Speaker 2: to come see all this, Tom, It's really fun. I
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  Speaker 2: think the kids really have a fun time when they're
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  Speaker 2: coming in to sign up for kids events. They get
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  Speaker 2: to go check out all the good merch. But we
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  Speaker 2: also have a lot of spring decor and home accents, candles, soaps.
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  Speaker 2: If you're looking for a hostess gifts or you're needing
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  Speaker 2: to entertain, we have entertainment type of kitchen pieces that
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  Speaker 2: are just beautiful. And then, like I said, so many
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  Speaker 2: things to stuff an Easter basket with, from small jewelry
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  Speaker 2: to stationery to just all kinds of fun little puzzles
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  Speaker 2: and games. So please come by and see us. The
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  Speaker 2: sugar Plumb is you know, it's fun and it's a
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  Speaker 2: wonderful addition to Okay and music. But the very special
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  Speaker 2: part about it is that all proceeds go to help
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  Speaker 2: our children's programming, and so you know know, when you're
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  Speaker 2: shopping here, not only are you getting a nice gift
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  Speaker 2: for yourself or someone else, you're actually making the difference
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  Speaker 2: in the life of a child. You're enabling us to
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  Speaker 2: buy the instruments and the books and the art supplies
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  Speaker 2: that we need for all of our year programming. And
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  Speaker 2: we spend over eighty five thousand dollars on our kiddos.
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  Speaker 2: And it's thanks to everyone who comes to our events,
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  Speaker 2: who donates, who sponsors us all the grants and then
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  Speaker 2: but it's also the Sugar Plumb Shop that brings them
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  Speaker 2: a nice stream of revenue for us. And so thank
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  Speaker 2: you Bartlesville and everyone in surrounding communities for shopping there.
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  Speaker 2: But please come check it out. It's super fun. The
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  Speaker 2: window right now is super cute. It has bunnies in
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  Speaker 2: the window and giant flowers that open, and clothes and
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  Speaker 2: I think giant butterflies and maybe a bumblebee. It's pretty cute,
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  Speaker 2: you know. The thing, you know, we are ready for springs.
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  Speaker 1: One thing that I like about it is that you
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  Speaker 1: never know what you're going to walk into, except for
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  Speaker 1: you know you're going to walk into quality and goodness
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  Speaker 1: and stuff like that. Because a lot of things change.
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  Speaker 1: You change with the season, you change with what's going on,
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  Speaker 1: and a lot of the the inventory gets, you know,
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  Speaker 1: kind of move ground. So we didn't see it the
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  Speaker 1: first time you were there. It might be in a
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  Speaker 1: different place where you can see it just right there
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  Speaker 1: in front of your eyes.
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  Speaker 2: No, it absolutely does. And it's so fun because we have,
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  Speaker 2: of course in our building, we have other businesses, and
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  Speaker 2: it's so fun when people come in and they're like,
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  Speaker 2: I didn't know you were here, and we're like yeah,
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  Speaker 2: and then they come in and they shop and I
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  Speaker 2: get a coffee every morning delivered to me and sometimes
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  Speaker 2: the delivery people shop like they love our window display,
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  Speaker 2: they love everything, and so yeah, we're just like spread
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  Speaker 2: the word. We are a small boutique. Sometimes people I
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  Speaker 2: think miss us, but there is a plane in the
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  Speaker 2: store of sugar Plum. It's of course, right underneath the
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  Speaker 2: awning that says Okmo's Arts. We're at four fifteen South Dewey,
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  Speaker 2: right across from Gateway Bank and our Best Bank down
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  Speaker 2: the street from the Price Tower. You can't miss us,
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  Speaker 2: right next to RSU. There's ample parking right in front,
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  Speaker 2: and we are open from nine to five Monday through
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  Speaker 2: Friday and we're open most Saturdays. Every once in a
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  Speaker 2: while we have a big party or a rental out
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  Speaker 2: in Invillhall and we may close down, but just check
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  Speaker 2: our website at Okaymusic dot org for that information. Or
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  Speaker 2: it's like on a day to day you wake when
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  Speaker 2: you're like, oh, I really need a birthday gift, but man,
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  Speaker 2: it's pouring down rain and I don't want to get out.
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  Speaker 2: Go to SHOPOKM dot square dot site. So shop OKM
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  Speaker 2: dot square dot site and you can shop online and
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  Speaker 2: we'll have your items waiting for you. You can pick them
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  Speaker 2: up or we can ship them to whoever you need
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  Speaker 2: us to shift them to if you're buying a gift.
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  Speaker 2: So it's pretty easy, Tom. And it's a lot of fun.
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  Speaker 1: It is, It truly is. And it's a great atmosphere
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  Speaker 1: when you walk in there too, because the folks who
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  Speaker 1: were helping you out there at OKM at the sugar Plumshop,
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  Speaker 1: they're a lot of fun. They have fun doing that too,
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  Speaker 1: showing you what you have.
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  Speaker 2: Oh my god, they are. They're the best. You have
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  Speaker 2: to come if anything, you have to come meet Rose,
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  Speaker 2: you have to come meet Katie. If you haven't already
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  Speaker 2: met them. They are ready and able and willing to
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  Speaker 2: wrap your presence with some beautiful wrapping. We can also
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  Speaker 2: shrink wrap it if you have a display shower or
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  Speaker 2: something like that. And they are just the too sweetest
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  Speaker 2: people that you will ever meet. Everyone that has been
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  Speaker 2: to our especially for kids, knows Rose. They everyone loves Rose.
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  Speaker 2: So come see her. She'll show you all the latest
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  Speaker 2: jelly cats. And Katie is also equally adorable and sweet
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  Speaker 2: and just cannot wait to sell you something, So come
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  Speaker 2: meet her.
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  Speaker 1: This is going to be hurt. This is going to
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  Speaker 1: be great. And when will we be announcing what's coming
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  Speaker 1: up at the at the big festival.
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  Speaker 2: In a couple in a couple of weeks.
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  Speaker 1: You know, I'm always to that, you know, no, no, no,
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  Speaker 1: it's very exciting, and we'll be sending out all of
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  Speaker 1: our press releases and all.
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  Speaker 2: Of our information. And in fact, Katie and I were
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  Speaker 2: just to be on the road this morning. I think
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  Speaker 2: it just got a little bit postponed because of the weather.
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  Speaker 2: And then when I was listening to the preview of
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  Speaker 2: the web are coming up before you and I went
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  Speaker 2: on air, I thought, oh, it's a really good idea
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  Speaker 2: that we got postponed, but we're going to have golf
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  Speaker 2: ball play tail, but we're actually going to one of
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  Speaker 2: our venues to do the walk through the morning to
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  Speaker 2: get the final stage layout and all of that. So
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  Speaker 2: it is coming home and it is coming fast. So
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  Speaker 2: look in the next couple of weeks. I think it's
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  Speaker 2: going to be really exciting. There's a little bit of
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  Speaker 2: something again for everyone. Think Americana, and you know that's
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  Speaker 2: the vibe. The vibe is to be in a celebratory
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  Speaker 2: spirit the summer, just to have fun, to enjoy American history,
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  Speaker 2: to enjoy American music and the history of American music.
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  Speaker 2: And you need to sit back and either relax and
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  Speaker 2: close your eyes, maybe gaze at the stars, enjoy some fireworks,
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  Speaker 2: but you'll be listening to music that you know and
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  Speaker 2: you love. And I think it's going to be a wonderful,
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  Speaker 2: wonderful festival.
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  Speaker 1: I know it's going to be because you got the
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  Speaker 1: team in place. It's all ready to go. Mary Lynn, ma'am,
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  Speaker 1: thank you very much, thanks for sharing about the internship
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  Speaker 1: opportunity and of course the sweet news about the sugar
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  Speaker 1: Plum Shop and everything else. Once again, that is okay
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  Speaker 1: at music dot Org. That'll get you anywhere you need
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  Speaker 1: to go, and if you want to do some shopping,
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  Speaker 1: its shop OKM dot square dot site. Marylyn, Take care,