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Hitman talks to Sam USS Lexington 32nd Annual Stage Door Canteen and More · Classic Hitz with Hitman

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  Speaker 1: Corpus Draci's classic Kits Big ninety three nine. How are you?
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  Speaker 1: Tipman with you and I have on the phone with
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  Speaker 1: me Sam from the USS Lexington. Girl, how are you today?
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  Speaker 2: I'm amazing. How are you doing?
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  Speaker 1: I am doing great now. I hear there's a lot
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  Speaker 1: of stuff that's going to be happening very very soon
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  Speaker 1: at the USS Lexington. Please give us a full update
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  Speaker 1: on everything that's going on.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, let me tell you. We are busy getting ready
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  Speaker 2: here over at the USS Lexington Museum for Valentine's Day.
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  Speaker 2: It is our thirty second annual stage door Canteen and
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  Speaker 2: this year is very special because for all those couples,
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  Speaker 2: gal pals, singles ready to mingle, this is the perfect
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  Speaker 2: opportunity to go to a fun, unique, one of a
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  Speaker 2: kind events that we have here that nineteen forties nostalgia
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  Speaker 2: because it's celebrating the commissioning of the USS Lexington, which
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  Speaker 2: was February seventeenth, nineteen forty three, and we hosted the
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  Speaker 2: Friday that's near that date, and so lucky this year
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  Speaker 2: it falls on Valentine's Day.
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  Speaker 1: Wow wow, So it's almost going to be like a
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  Speaker 1: throwback to World War Two back in the day for
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  Speaker 1: these times for this type of event, right.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, you know, it's like the ship comes alive during
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  Speaker 2: its prime time, and we encourage our guests to go
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  Speaker 2: with the nineteen forties theme, show up and their gowns,
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  Speaker 2: their you know, glam military uniforms are just business, casual
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  Speaker 2: war whatever their heart desires. But definitely bring dancing shoes
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  Speaker 2: because we've got the US's Lexington Big Band. This is
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  Speaker 2: the only time that these performers who are from all
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  Speaker 2: over the coach will bin get together to perform nineteen
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  Speaker 2: forties hits. Wow.
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  Speaker 1: So where can people get tickets right now?
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  Speaker 2: Usslexington dot com. Let me tell you, though, you better
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  Speaker 2: get those tickets now because we are almost sold out. Wow.
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  Speaker 1: Now, speaking of the anniversary of the commissioning of the ship,
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  Speaker 1: what's this I hear about throwback pricing?
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  Speaker 2: Yes, this is a great opportunity for those who haven't
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  Speaker 2: visited the ship yet or if it's been a while,
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  Speaker 2: to come on over because we are going back to
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  Speaker 2: nineteen ninety two pricing. So that is when the ship
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  Speaker 2: became the museum here in Corpus Christy, and so those
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  Speaker 2: prices are going to seven dollars for adults five dollars
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  Speaker 2: for seniors in military and then three seventy five for
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  Speaker 2: children three and up and that starts Friday and then
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  Speaker 2: it goes through Monday, the seventeenth.
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  Speaker 1: Wow. Now, one of the last thing I want to
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  Speaker 1: talk to you, I hear about this, what is this
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  Speaker 1: about land and see partnership with some of the attractions
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  Speaker 1: around Corpus Christy.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, we love our fellow local attractions here in our community.
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  Speaker 2: This is an opportunity for locals to be tourists in
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  Speaker 2: our town and experience all the wonderful museums and attractions
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  Speaker 2: that we have right here in their own backyards. So
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  Speaker 2: those who are members of seven different local attractions, and
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  Speaker 2: we have all those attractions listed on our website at
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  Speaker 2: Usslexington dot com, of those attractions can visit other participating
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  Speaker 2: attractions at half off general mission pricing. So you are
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  Speaker 2: a member of the USS Lexington Museum and you can
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  Speaker 2: go visit the Texas State Aquarium for half off general
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  Speaker 2: mission based on whatever your membership is. So if you
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  Speaker 2: have a family membership here at the lex then you
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  Speaker 2: get for however many that is equivalent over at the
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  Speaker 2: Texas State Aquarium for half off. And then each of
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  Speaker 2: the attractions also has new membership discounts and discounts in
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  Speaker 2: their ship store or for US it's our ship store
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  Speaker 2: and other places it's their gift shops. Wow.
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  Speaker 1: So you got a lot of stuff that's going on
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  Speaker 1: right now. So where can people find out about all
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  Speaker 1: this information?
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  Speaker 2: First is at USS Lexington dot com. Also we're on Facebook, Instagram,
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  Speaker 2: and XO.
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  Speaker 1: I'm still used to calling it Twitter too, so I
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  Speaker 1: know exactly.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, that's my pods a bit, you know, I'm a millennial.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, it's like I still I still call it Twitter.
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  Speaker 1: I'm sorry. I don't care how many times you're gonna
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  Speaker 1: tell me it's x I still call it Twitter. So
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  Speaker 1: it's like it's just the way I am. And I'm
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  Speaker 1: a and I'm a gen xer. So yeah, you would
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  Speaker 1: think i'd remember that, but no, there you go. Wow.
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  Speaker 1: So there's a lot of great stuff there. Of course,
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  Speaker 1: people can always go by to find out about getting
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  Speaker 1: memberships for the US S Lexington and much more. I
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  Speaker 1: always love the gift shop. You need to stop on by.
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  Speaker 1: I appreciate you calling in to tell us about all
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  Speaker 1: this great stuff. Looking forward to maybe celebrating Valentine's over there.
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  Speaker 2: All right, yes, everybody, come on out. It's a great
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  Speaker 2: way to say I love you to your special someone
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  Speaker 2: with a special event and you know, come on out.
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  Speaker 2: One reason or another is a great time to come
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  Speaker 2: visit Alex