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- 0:00SPEAKER_00: We're gonna do a little differently today.
- 0:03SPEAKER_00: No good news, not quite yet, but today is something to talk about.
- 0:07SPEAKER_00: I'm Bonnie Dee.
- 0:08SPEAKER_00: Twenty-five years ago, today on September 11, 2001, became a day the United States and the world would never forget.
- 0:15SPEAKER_00: We remember the lives lost, remember the families whose lives change forever, and the extraordinary courage of first responders of everyday people who step forward to help others.
- 0:27SPEAKER_00: Today is a day of service and remembrance, a reminder that even on the darkest days, humanity can show us courage, compassion, and kindness.
- 0:36SPEAKER_00: Do you remember where you were when you heard the news?
- 0:39SPEAKER_00: So today we remember, and now in that spirit, let's spend just a couple of minutes together celebrating some people and moments who have brought a little bit of light into our lives.
- 0:49SPEAKER_00: Let's go ahead with say good.
- 0:50SPEAKER_00: I'll play the music at the end, and let's do a share and see what she has to say to us today because she's got a couple of interesting good news stories that I hope will light you up.
- 0:59SPEAKER_00: The Teddy friends are saying good friends make brighter days.
- 1:03SPEAKER_00: There you go.
- 1:03SPEAKER_00: Thank you to Sylvie.
- 1:05SPEAKER_00: People, Pat's creativity, possibilities are brighter tomorrow.
- 1:08SPEAKER_00: That's what we all want.
- 1:09SPEAKER_00: Okay, quick at Comic-Con recently.
- 1:13SPEAKER_00: Uh somebody who was a slow comics, that was his handle.
- 1:18SPEAKER_00: A comic reviewer went booth to booth and found a booth where nobody was visiting.
- 1:21SPEAKER_00: It was the booth of Dare D A R E.
- 1:24SPEAKER_00: He's a Nigerian American comic creator.
- 1:27SPEAKER_00: He has beautifully illustrated comics called Ori O R I, Holder of the Heads, based on his Yoruba African culture.
- 1:34SPEAKER_00: Well, because of the review that went on TikTok, it went viral.
- 1:38SPEAKER_00: A million likes.
- 1:39SPEAKER_00: He brought 25,000 new followers to Dare.
- 1:42SPEAKER_00: Command exploded.
- 1:43SPEAKER_00: Dari's comic sold out.
- 1:45SPEAKER_00: His brother drove down from Pennsylvania to New York, and everything he had the car sold out to.
- 1:51SPEAKER_00: It just takes one person to make a difference sometimes.
- 1:54SPEAKER_00: The path less taken, and let's take one more.
- 1:57SPEAKER_00: Ice cream that doesn't melt, we just won't belittle this one.
- 2:00SPEAKER_00: But a company called Kanazawa tried, and when their non-melting ice cream turned to pudding, nobody wanted it, apparently.
- 2:06SPEAKER_00: So Mars Company, you know the Mars bars, they filed a patent.
- 2:09SPEAKER_00: They're using Orad beans, which are called black graham lentils.
- 2:14SPEAKER_00: I know.
- 2:15SPEAKER_00: They're using that to uh create an ice cream that will sit for two hours at room temperature and hold its shape and has a good mouthfeel.
- 2:23SPEAKER_00: There we go.
- 2:24SPEAKER_00: And let's do some birthdays today.
- 2:26SPEAKER_00: They were born on 9-11.
- 2:27SPEAKER_00: Who knew?
- 2:28SPEAKER_00: Uh, drummer and from the grateful dead, touch of gray and ripple, Mickey Hart, born today in 1943, Tommy Shaw, guitarist and singer with sticks, come sail away and babe.
- 2:38SPEAKER_00: Uh-huh.
- 2:39SPEAKER_00: Virginia Madsen, the actress, born today in 1961, The Rainmaker, Lola Sideways, Harry Connig Jr., famous singer, pianist, actor.
- 2:46SPEAKER_00: He has the most number one albums in U.S.
- 2:48SPEAKER_00: jazz genre since 2009.
- 2:51SPEAKER_00: And the most sales.
- 2:53SPEAKER_00: Taraji P.
- 2:54SPEAKER_00: Henson, one of my favorite actresses, Empire Hidden Figures Born Today in 1970, and Ludacris the Rapper.
- 2:59SPEAKER_00: Three Grammys, Fast and Furious Films plays Tej Parker.
- 3:02SPEAKER_00: Bob for dinner, just hot cross bunday.
- 3:05SPEAKER_00: You're on your own.
- 3:06SPEAKER_00: 9-11 day of service.
- 3:07SPEAKER_00: Make your bed day.
- 3:08SPEAKER_00: I already did.
- 3:09SPEAKER_00: I want to start my own business day.
- 3:10SPEAKER_00: Still thinking about it.
- 3:11SPEAKER_00: And the Jewish New Year, 5787, starts tonight at sundown, wherever you are, era of Rosh Hashanah.
- 3:18SPEAKER_00: Wishing a good new year to all of our friends.
- 3:20SPEAKER_00: We're just going to go out with the music.
- 3:22SPEAKER_00: Let's do a couple of shout-outs.
- 3:23SPEAKER_00: I think we can do that.
- 3:24SPEAKER_00: So let me get out here, get out of here, and let's go share um share our music, and we will do some good news music.
- 3:31SPEAKER_00: And here we go, and let's find it.
- 3:34SPEAKER_00: Here we go.
- 3:34SPEAKER_00: Kathy Davis, this is for you.
- 3:40SPEAKER_00: We hope you have a good news day after all the memorials.
- 3:48SPEAKER_00: You are something to talk about.
- 3:49SPEAKER_00: And now let's look for good news.
- 3:50SPEAKER_00: 350 undergraduate the student, Dr.
- 3:53SPEAKER_00: Bob.
- 3:53SPEAKER_00: What's for dinner?
- 3:54SPEAKER_00: Elf Brakefield is a fan on.
- 3:57SPEAKER_00: Go look for him with all of his books.
- 4:01SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
- 4:02SPEAKER_00: Cozy mysteries, techno thrillers, family focuses, you name it.
- 4:06SPEAKER_00: Terry and Meyer and Jay.
- 4:08SPEAKER_00: Mary Namely and Eli.
- 4:10SPEAKER_00: Elotus dealers doing Philippine Joe.
- 4:13SPEAKER_00: Cathy Lut.