♪ ♪ >>> COMING UP, WE'RE CONNECTING >>> COMING UP, WE'RE CONNECTING YOU WITH THE CREATIVITY AND YOU WITH THE CREATIVITY AND CULTURE IN YOUR COMMUNITY, CULTURE IN YOUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING A LOCAL MAN WHO IS INCLUDING A LOCAL MAN WHO IS "THE" SOURCE FOR WESTERN MASS "THE" SOURCE FOR WESTERN MASS WEATHER.

WEATHER.

>> HURRICANE SANDY CAME ALONG IN >> HURRICANE SANDY CAME ALONG IN OCTOBER OF 2012 AND I HAD A OCTOBER OF 2012 AND I HAD A COUPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE ON MY PAGE COUPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE ON MY PAGE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY WERE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY WERE SHARING MY POSTS AND I WAS LIKE, SHARING MY POSTS AND I WAS LIKE, WHAT'S GOING ON.

WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND MY ODDS TRIPLED.

AND MY ODDS TRIPLED.

>>> SATISFY YOUR SWEET TOOTH >>> SATISFY YOUR SWEET TOOTH WITH GOURMET COOKIES STRAIGHT WITH GOURMET COOKIES STRAIGHT OUT OF THE OVEN.

OUT OF THE OVEN.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF WORK.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF WORK.

I MAKE THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF I MAKE THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF BOOKIE DOUGH BY MYSELF.

BOOKIE DOUGH BY MYSELF.

THOUSANDS.

THOUSANDS.

ADVANCES SOLIDARITY THROUGH SONG ADVANCES SOLIDARITY THROUGH SONG TAKES THEIR ACT ON THE ROAD.

TAKES THEIR ACT ON THE ROAD.

>> THE LEGACY OF RACE RELATIONS >> THE LEGACY OF RACE RELATIONS AND RACISM AFFECTS ALL OF US AND AND RACISM AFFECTS ALL OF US AND WE ALL THUS CAN PLAY A ROLE IN WE ALL THUS CAN PLAY A ROLE IN DISMANTLING IT.

DISMANTLING IT.

>> JOIN US FOR THOSE STORIES AND >> JOIN US FOR THOSE STORIES AND MORE AS WE PLOR THE CREATIVITY, MORE AS WE PLOR THE CREATIVITY, THAT MAKE US WESTERN THAT MAKE US WESTERN NEW ENGLAND, UP NEXT ON NEW ENGLAND, UP NEXT ON "CONNECTING POINT."

"CONNECTING POINT."

>>> SUPPORT FOR "CONNECTING >>> SUPPORT FOR "CONNECTING POINT" PROVIDED BY OUR POINT" PROVIDED BY OUR CONTRIBUTING VIEWERS.

CONTRIBUTING VIEWERS.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> WELCOME AND THANKS FOR >>> WELCOME AND THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR "CONNECTING JOINING US FOR "CONNECTING POINT," YOUR SOURCE FOR POINT," YOUR SOURCE FOR CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY.

COMMUNITY.

I'M ZYDALIS BAUER.

I'M ZYDALIS BAUER.

EVERY WEEK WE EXPLORE ALL THAT EVERY WEEK WE EXPLORE ALL THAT THE REGION HAS TO OFFER, AND THE REGION HAS TO OFFER, AND TODAY WE'RE COMING TO YOU FROM TODAY WE'RE COMING TO YOU FROM THE BANKS OF THE SCENIC THE BANKS OF THE SCENIC CONNECTICUT RIVER IN HADLEY, CONNECTICUT RIVER IN HADLEY, MASSACHUSETTS.

MASSACHUSETTS.

BUT OUR FIRST STORY TAKES US BUT OUR FIRST STORY TAKES US JUST UP THE ROAD TO FLORENCE.

JUST UP THE ROAD TO FLORENCE.

WEATHER IS OFTEN ON PEOPLE'S WEATHER IS OFTEN ON PEOPLE'S MINDS, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER MINDS, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER WHEN SNOW AND FREEZING WHEN SNOW AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN PLAY HAVOC WITH TEMPERATURES CAN PLAY HAVOC WITH TRAVEL AND DAY-TO-DAY ROUTINES.

TRAVEL AND DAY-TO-DAY ROUTINES.

FOR WEATHER FORECASTER DAVE FOR WEATHER FORECASTER DAVE HAYES, TALK OF SNOW AND SLEET HAYES, TALK OF SNOW AND SLEET GETS HIM EXCITED.

GETS HIM EXCITED.

AND ALTHOUGH THERE HASN'T BEEN AND ALTHOUGH THERE HASN'T BEEN MUCH TO DISCUSS THIS YEAR, HE MUCH TO DISCUSS THIS YEAR, HE STILL HAS OVER 52,000 FOLLOWERS STILL HAS OVER 52,000 FOLLOWERS WHO WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE WHO WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE WEATHER IS GOING TO BE TOMORROW.

WEATHER IS GOING TO BE TOMORROW.

NEM'S MONTE BELMONTE AND KALIIS NEM'S MONTE BELMONTE AND KALIIS SMITH MET UP WITH HAYES AT HIS SMITH MET UP WITH HAYES AT HIS HOME IN FLORENCE TO LEARN NOT HOME IN FLORENCE TO LEARN NOT ONLY ABOUT HIS LOVE FOR WEATHER ONLY ABOUT HIS LOVE FOR WEATHER BUT ALSO FOR MUSIC.

BUT ALSO FOR MUSIC.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> WHEN DID YOU FALL IN LOVE >> WHEN DID YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH WEATHER?

WITH WEATHER?

YOU DIDN'T GO TO SCHOOL TO BE A YOU DIDN'T GO TO SCHOOL TO BE A METEOROLOGIST.

METEOROLOGIST.

YOU DIDN'T GET THAT DEGREE.

YOU DIDN'T GET THAT DEGREE.

YOU WERE PARALEGAL BY TRADE.

YOU WERE PARALEGAL BY TRADE.

WHERE DID YOUR LOVE OF WEATHER WHERE DID YOUR LOVE OF WEATHER COME FROM?

COME FROM?

>> IT CAME FROM -- IT STARTED >> IT CAME FROM -- IT STARTED WHEN I WAS REALLY YOUNG.

WHEN I WAS REALLY YOUNG.

WHEN I WAS 7 OR 8 YEARS OLDER.

WHEN I WAS 7 OR 8 YEARS OLDER.

AND PEACH BOWL 55 -- 45 -- AND PEACH BOWL 55 -- 45 -- PROBABLY 45 YEARS AGO, THE PROBABLY 45 YEARS AGO, THE BLIZZARD OF '78, AND THE BLIZZARD OF '78, AND THE MOTHER'S DAY SNOWSTORM, WE GOT A MOTHER'S DAY SNOWSTORM, WE GOT A FOOT OF SNOW ON MAY NENTH AND FOOT OF SNOW ON MAY NENTH AND 10TH.

10TH.

SO I THINK THE SNOW, I DIDN'T SO I THINK THE SNOW, I DIDN'T HAVE THE MOST JOYOUS UP.

HAVE THE MOST JOYOUS UP.

BRINGING SAL WE SAY -- JOYOUS BRINGING SAL WE SAY -- JOYOUS UPBRINGING, SHALL WE SAY A.

WHEN UPBRINGING, SHALL WE SAY A.

WHEN I WAS 12, IN METRO ASWHERE -- I WAS 12, IN METRO ASWHERE -- WEST WHERE I GREW UP, THERE WAS WEST WHERE I GREW UP, THERE WAS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COMING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COMING THROUGH THAT DAY AND I WAS THROUGH THAT DAY AND I WAS WATCHING BOB COPELAND, THE WATCHING BOB COPELAND, THE NOONTIME -- MORNING AND NOONTIME NOONTIME -- MORNING AND NOONTIME METEOROLOGIST ON CHANNEL 5, AND METEOROLOGIST ON CHANNEL 5, AND SO BOB WAS TALKING ABOUT SEVERE SO BOB WAS TALKING ABOUT SEVERE THUNDERSTORM COMING THROUGH.

THUNDERSTORM COMING THROUGH.

HE HAD THE RADAR IN BACK OF HIM.

HE HAD THE RADAR IN BACK OF HIM.

HAD ALL THESE BRIGHT YOURS AND I HAD ALL THESE BRIGHT YOURS AND I WAS JUST -- SOMETHING ABOUT WAS JUST -- SOMETHING ABOUT SEEING THAT WAS LIKE, I WAS SEEING THAT WAS LIKE, I WAS FASCINATED BY IT.

FASCINATED BY IT.

AND THEN FIVE MINUTES AFTER HE AND THEN FIVE MINUTES AFTER HE DID THAT BROADCAST, THAT WEATHER DID THAT BROADCAST, THAT WEATHER CAME OVERHEAD.

CAME OVERHEAD.

WE HAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COME WE HAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COME OVERHEAD.

OVERHEAD.

SO THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THOSE SO THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THOSE TWO THINGS TOGETHER IN THE SHORT TWO THINGS TOGETHER IN THE SHORT TIME PERIOD JUST SOMETHING TIME PERIOD JUST SOMETHING CLICKED AND THEN I JUST STARTED CLICKED AND THEN I JUST STARTED WATCHING ALL THE BOSTON WATCHING ALL THE BOSTON METEOROLOGISTS.

METEOROLOGISTS.

I WOULD SAY THERE WHEN WE DIDN'T I WOULD SAY THERE WHEN WE DIDN'T HAVE REMOTE CONTROLS, BY THE TV HAVE REMOTE CONTROLS, BY THE TV AT -- AT -- >> BRUCE SHWE GOLER.

>> BRUCE SHWE GOLER.

>> EXACTLY.

>> EXACTLY.

HARVEY BURBANK.

HARVEY BURBANK.

ALL THOSE GUYS.

ALL THOSE GUYS.

CHANNEL 4, CHANNEL 5, CHANNEL 7.

CHANNEL 4, CHANNEL 5, CHANNEL 7.

I WOULD GO BACK AND FORTH, I WOULD GO BACK AND FORTH, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER, TO ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER, TO CATCH ALL OF THEIR FORECASTS.

CATCH ALL OF THEIR FORECASTS.

AND I JUST LEARNED -- I AND I JUST LEARNED -- I GRAVITATED TOWARDS THE ONE THAT GRAVITATED TOWARDS THE ONE THAT IS WOULD TALK ABOUT WHY THE IS WOULD TALK ABOUT WHY THE WEATHER WAS DOING WHAT IT WAS WEATHER WAS DOING WHAT IT WAS DOING AS OPPOSED TO THIS IS JUST DOING AS OPPOSED TO THIS IS JUST WHAT WE THINK IS GOING TO WHAT WE THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

HAPPEN.

>> HOW DID YOU DEL DEEPER AND >> HOW DID YOU DEL DEEPER AND GET SO -- DIG DEEPER AND GET SO GET SO -- DIG DEEPER AND GET SO GOOD AT EXPLAINING THESE GOOD AT EXPLAINING THESE CONCEPTS TO THE GENERAL PUB AND CONCEPTS TO THE GENERAL PUB AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN OUR AREA RELYING ON WHAT YOU OUR AREA RELYING ON WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT?

HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT?

>> I THINK THAT IT'S -- ONCE >> I THINK THAT IT'S -- ONCE CABLE -- WELL, CABLE, I THINK CABLE -- WELL, CABLE, I THINK STARTED IN THE '80S.

STARTED IN THE '80S.

SO ONCE I STARTED GETTING CABLE SO ONCE I STARTED GETTING CABLE IN THE '90s, THEN I STARTED IN THE '90s, THEN I STARTED WATCHING THE WEATHER CHANNEL.

WATCHING THE WEATHER CHANNEL.

SO I REALLY LIKED MIKE SEIDEL SO I REALLY LIKED MIKE SEIDEL AND JIM CAN TORRE AND LEARNED A AND JIM CAN TORRE AND LEARNED A LOT FROM THAT.

LOT FROM THAT.

AND ONCETON INTERNET CAME ONLINE AND ONCETON INTERNET CAME ONLINE THERE, WAS A WHOLE TROVE OF THERE, WAS A WHOLE TROVE OF INFORMATION.

INFORMATION.

AND I HOOKED INTO THE NATIONAL AND I HOOKED INTO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S WEBSITE WHICH WEATHER SERVICE'S WEBSITE WHICH IS FABULOUS AND STARTED READING IS FABULOUS AND STARTED READING THEIR AREA FORECAST DISCUSSIONS THEIR AREA FORECAST DISCUSSIONS WHICH I STILL DO TO THIS DAY, WHICH I STILL DO TO THIS DAY, THAT HIGH PRESSURES ME PUT THAT HIGH PRESSURES ME PUT TOGETHER MY FORECASTS MIRACULOUS TOGETHER MY FORECASTS MIRACULOUS REPORTS.

REPORTS.

>> YOU DON'T HAVE A DOPPLER >> YOU DON'T HAVE A DOPPLER RADAR I'M IMAGINING.

RADAR I'M IMAGINING.

>> NO, I DON'T!

>> NO, I DON'T!

>> WHERE ARE YOU GETTING -- >> WHERE ARE YOU GETTING -- >> ACCESS FROM THE WEATHER >> ACCESS FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE'S -- THERE'S OTHER SERVICE'S -- THERE'S OTHER COMPANIES THAT REDUCE -- PRODUCE COMPANIES THAT REDUCE -- PRODUCE RADAR IMAGERY.

RADAR IMAGERY.

AND I TAKE ALL THIS INFORMATION AND I TAKE ALL THIS INFORMATION AND MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE AREA AND AND MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE AREA AND PUT TOGETHER MY REPORTS AND MY PUT TOGETHER MY REPORTS AND MY FORECASTS.

FORECASTS.

WHAT I THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

WHAT I THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE MICROCLIMATE THAT IS WE HAVE IN MICROCLIMATE THAT IS WE HAVE IN THE REGION, THE HILL TOWNS, THE THE REGION, THE HILL TOWNS, THE VALLEYS AND STUFF, AND TRY TO VALLEYS AND STUFF, AND TRY TO PUT IT OUT IN A WAY THAT HAS YOU PUT IT OUT IN A WAY THAT HAS YOU KNOW, BUTTED -- BULLETED KNOW, BUTTED -- BULLETED INFORMATION AT THE TOP OF MY INFORMATION AT THE TOP OF MY REPORT AND WRITE A LONGER FORM REPORT AND WRITE A LONGER FORM STUTION, DIFFERENT PEOPLE -- STUTION, DIFFERENT PEOPLE -- DISCUSSION, DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

DISCUSSION, DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

SOME PEOPLE WANT A LITTLE BIT OF SOME PEOPLE WANT A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION, SOME PEOPLE WANT TO INFORMATION, SOME PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE WEATHER IS DOING KNOW WHAT THE WEATHER IS DOING AND WHY.

AND WHY.

SO THAT'S HOW I PUT IT TOGETHER.

SO THAT'S HOW I PUT IT TOGETHER.

I STARTED MY FACEBOOK PAGE IN I STARTED MY FACEBOOK PAGE IN AUGUST OF 2011.

AUGUST OF 2011.

AND THEN FOR LIKE THE NEXT YEAR AND THEN FOR LIKE THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF I KIND OF JUST DID IT AND A HALF I KIND OF JUST DID IT WHEN I FELT LIKE IT.

WHEN I FELT LIKE IT.

AND THEN HURRICANE SANDY CAME AND THEN HURRICANE SANDY CAME ALONG IN OCTOBER OF 2012 AND I ALONG IN OCTOBER OF 2012 AND I HAD A COUPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE ON HAD A COUPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE ON MY PAGE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY MY PAGE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY WERE SHARING MY POSTS AND I WAS WERE SHARING MY POSTS AND I WAS LIKE, WHAT'S GOING ON.

LIKE, WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND MY IOWA STATE TRIPLED.

AND MY IOWA STATE TRIPLED.

AND PEOPLE -- MY AUDIENCE AND PEOPLE -- MY AUDIENCE TRIPLED.

TRIPLED.

IT GOT TO ACTUALLY 10 YEARS AGO IT GOT TO ACTUALLY 10 YEARS AGO WAS THE BLIZZARDCH 2013.

WAS THE BLIZZARDCH 2013.

-- BLIZZARD OF 2013.

-- BLIZZARD OF 2013.

AND MY PAGE OVER A THOUSAND AND MY PAGE OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE AND EVERYONE WAS SAYING PEOPLE AND EVERYONE WAS SAYING HOW MUCH IT WAS HELPFUL TO THEM HOW MUCH IT WAS HELPFUL TO THEM AND THAT'S SOMETHING CLICKED AND THAT'S SOMETHING CLICKED WHERE I WAS LIKE, I'M GOING TO WHERE I WAS LIKE, I'M GOING TO DO THIS EVERY DAY NOW.

DO THIS EVERY DAY NOW.

I'M GOING TO COMMIT TO THIS, I'M GOING TO COMMIT TO THIS, BECAUSE I REALLY WANT IT TO BE BECAUSE I REALLY WANT IT TO BE HELP NFL SOME WAY AND I FOUND A HELP NFL SOME WAY AND I FOUND A WAY TO DO THAT.

WAY TO DO THAT.

AND IT WAS REALLY THAT FAST AND IT WAS REALLY THAT FAST FORWARD TO DECEMBER 2013, INTO FORWARD TO DECEMBER 2013, INTO 2014, THAT WINTER WAS INCREDIBLY 2014, THAT WINTER WAS INCREDIBLY COLD AND INCREDIBLY SNOWY.

COLD AND INCREDIBLY SNOWY.

AND -- AND FACEBOOK DIDN'T HAVE AND -- AND FACEBOOK DIDN'T HAVE ITS ALGORITHMS SET UP YET TO ITS ALGORITHMS SET UP YET TO THROTTLE YOU BACK.

THROTTLE YOU BACK.

SO I WAS REACHING A LOT OF THE SO I WAS REACHING A LOT OF THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE MY PAGE PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE MY PAGE AND IT TOOK OFF AND MY AUDIENCE AND IT TOOK OFF AND MY AUDIENCE QUINNE IF YOULED -- QUINN TUPLED QUINNE IF YOULED -- QUINN TUPLED IN FOUR MONTHS.

IN FOUR MONTHS.

>> YOU GET THIS LIVE INTERACTION >> YOU GET THIS LIVE INTERACTION IN VERY SPECIFIC LOCATIONS.

IN VERY SPECIFIC LOCATIONS.

PEOPLE SENDING YOU PICTURES, PEOPLE SENDING YOU PICTURES, CHIMING IN.

CHIMING IN.

I CHIME IN FREQUENTLY ABOUT WHAT I CHIME IN FREQUENTLY ABOUT WHAT THE WEATHER IS LIKE IN TURNERS THE WEATHER IS LIKE IN TURNERS FALLS.

FALLS.

HOW DOES THAT ADD TO YOUR HOW DOES THAT ADD TO YOUR INFORMATION GATHERING AND WHAT'S INFORMATION GATHERING AND WHAT'S THAT LIKE BEING A COLLABORATIVE THAT LIKE BEING A COLLABORATIVE PART WITH WESTERN MASS WHEN IT PART WITH WESTERN MASS WHEN IT COMES TO PUTTING YOUR FORECAST COMES TO PUTTING YOUR FORECAST TOGETHER?

TOGETHER?

>> THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I >> THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I ENJOY A LOT.

ENJOY A LOT.

IT'S HELPFUL TO ME BECAUSE IT'S HELPFUL TO ME BECAUSE THERE'S A THING CALLED GROUND THERE'S A THING CALLED GROUND TWRIEWTH, WHERE YOU PUT -- TWRIEWTH, WHERE YOU PUT -- TRUTH, WHERE YOU PUT OUT A TRUTH, WHERE YOU PUT OUT A FORECAST AND THEN WHEN THE STORM FORECAST AND THEN WHEN THE STORM MOVES IN, LIKE A MIXED STORM, MOVES IN, LIKE A MIXED STORM, IT'S REALLY HELPFUL TO HEAR IT'S REALLY HELPFUL TO HEAR PEOPLE FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY, PEOPLE FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY, HAMPDEN COUNTY, HAM ISOLATED HAMPDEN COUNTY, HAM ISOLATED SHOWERS, BIERKS, TALK ABOUT WHAT SHOWERS, BIERKS, TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE SEEING SO YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE SEEING SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THE STORMS ARE PLAYING OUT HOW THE STORMS ARE PLAYING OUT AND IT GIVES YOU A CLUE WHAT'S AND IT GIVES YOU A CLUE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE UPPER AND MID HAPPENING IN THE UPPER AND MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND STUFF.

STUFF.

I LOVE THE COMMUNITY ASPECT OF I LOVE THE COMMUNITY ASPECT OF IT.

IT.

IT'S LIKE PEOPLE -- AND OTHER IT'S LIKE PEOPLE -- AND OTHER PEOPLE TELL ME THEY LIKE IT TOO, PEOPLE TELL ME THEY LIKE IT TOO, BECAUSE IF THEY HAVE TO DRY BECAUSE IF THEY HAVE TO DRY SOMEWHERE AND THEY HAVE TO GO TO SOMEWHERE AND THEY HAVE TO GO TO SPRINGFIELD AND LIVING UP IN SPRINGFIELD AND LIVING UP IN TURNERS, IT HELPS THEM FIGURE TURNERS, IT HELPS THEM FIGURE OUT -- OUT -- >> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE TO >> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE TO DO!

DO!

>> THAT'S WHAT YOU DO.

>> THAT'S WHAT YOU DO.

IT'S FOR YOU!

IT'S FOR YOU!

EXACTLY!

EXACTLY!

IT'S JUST HELPFUL FOR PEOPLE -- IT'S JUST HELPFUL FOR PEOPLE -- OKAY, WHAT -- HELPS SET THEIR OKAY, WHAT -- HELPS SET THEIR EXPECTATIONS A LITTLE BIT.

EXPECTATIONS A LITTLE BIT.

AND I LIKE THE COMMUNITY VIBE OF AND I LIKE THE COMMUNITY VIBE OF IT BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL START IT BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL START TALKING TO EACH OTHER IN THEIR TALKING TO EACH OTHER IN THEIR COMMENTS.

COMMENTS.

LIKE JUST -- YOU KNOW, ASIDE LIKE JUST -- YOU KNOW, ASIDE FROM WHAT I POSTED ABOUT AND I FROM WHAT I POSTED ABOUT AND I LIKE THAT, TOO.

LIKE THAT, TOO.

>> DAVE HAYES, YOU'RE ALSO A >> DAVE HAYES, YOU'RE ALSO A DEEPLY SPIRITUAL PERSON.

DEEPLY SPIRITUAL PERSON.

YOU'RE A HUGE FAN OF MR. ROGERS YOU'RE A HUGE FAN OF MR. ROGERS AS I AM AND THE ETHOS.

AS I AM AND THE ETHOS.

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> YOU WROTE SOME BEAUTIFUL >> YOU WROTE SOME BEAUTIFUL HAIKUS.

HAIKUS.

I WAS FLATTERED BY.

I WAS FLATTERED BY.

YOU YOURSELF ARE A MUSICIAN AND YOU YOURSELF ARE A MUSICIAN AND YOU HAVE EVEN PLAYED BASS WITH YOU HAVE EVEN PLAYED BASS WITH ONE OF THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE ONE OF THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE NEPM FAMILY CALICE SMITH, AND NEPM FAMILY CALICE SMITH, AND YOU'RE GOING TO TALK NOW.

YOU'RE GOING TO TALK NOW.

>> WHEN YOU STARTED PLAYING IN >> WHEN YOU STARTED PLAYING IN THE VALLEY, WHO WERE YOU PLAYING THE VALLEY, WHO WERE YOU PLAYING WITH?

WITH?

>> FIRST BAND WAS MINI BUS.

>> FIRST BAND WAS MINI BUS.

AND TAWAS -- THAT WAS BACK IN AND TAWAS -- THAT WAS BACK IN 1992 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

1992 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND THEN I PLAYED WITH A BUNCH AND THEN I PLAYED WITH A BUNCH OF PEOPLE IN THE '90s, OF PEOPLE IN THE '90s, INCLUDING CHET KEITH WHO HAS INCLUDING CHET KEITH WHO HAS SINCE MOVED OUT OF THIS AREA.

SINCE MOVED OUT OF THIS AREA.

AND I BLADE WITH -- FOR YEARS AND I BLADE WITH -- FOR YEARS MENTOS AND THE NEW HORIZON BAND MENTOS AND THE NEW HORIZON BAND WHICH WAS AWESOME, BECAUSE THEY WHICH WAS AWESOME, BECAUSE THEY HAD THIS -- HE HAD THIS LIKE HAD THIS -- HE HAD THIS LIKE HYPER ROCK FUNK KID.

HYPER ROCK FUNK KID.

I LOVE RED-HOT CHILI PEPPERS PED I LOVE RED-HOT CHILI PEPPERS PED PLAYING FAST AND FUNKY.

PLAYING FAST AND FUNKY.

CARIBBEAN.

CARIBBEAN.

HE HAD TO SMOOTH ME OUT.

HE HAD TO SMOOTH ME OUT.

HE HUNG IN THERE WITH ME.

HE HUNG IN THERE WITH ME.

WE HAD A GREAT TIME GOING UP AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME GOING UP AND DOWN THE ROAD TOGETHER.

DOWN THE ROAD TOGETHER.

WE PLAYED A LOT OF GIGS FOUR WE PLAYED A LOT OF GIGS FOUR YEARS TOGETHER.

YEARS TOGETHER.

>> I'VE SEEN YOU MOSTLY PLAY >> I'VE SEEN YOU MOSTLY PLAY BASS.

BASS.

>> THAT'S TRUE.

>> THAT'S TRUE.

I'M A BASS PLAYER MAINLY.

I'M A BASS PLAYER MAINLY.

BUT I'VE BEEN PLAYING FOR GUITAR BUT I'VE BEEN PLAYING FOR GUITAR LATELY.

LATELY.

>> AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS, TOO, >> AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS, TOO, AS YOU DO?

AS YOU DO?

>> I CAN FILLED -- FIDDLE MY WAY >> I CAN FILLED -- FIDDLE MY WAY AROUND THE PIANO, AND A DRUM AROUND THE PIANO, AND A DRUM BEATS, BUT IT'S MOSTLY GUITAR.

BEATS, BUT IT'S MOSTLY GUITAR.

>> MUSIC AND WEATHER REPORTING.

>> MUSIC AND WEATHER REPORTING.

DO THEY MEET UP SOMEWHERE FOR DO THEY MEET UP SOMEWHERE FOR YOU?

YOU?

>> YES.

>> YES.

I'M PLANNING ON MAKING THEM MEET I'M PLANNING ON MAKING THEM MEET UP SOMEWHERE BECAUSE I FIND THAT UP SOMEWHERE BECAUSE I FIND THAT RECENTLY, WHEN I PLAY GUITAR, RECENTLY, WHEN I PLAY GUITAR, WHEN I PLAYED BASS I PLAYED WHEN I PLAYED BASS I PLAYED TOAFTLY DIFFERENT MUSIC.

TOAFTLY DIFFERENT MUSIC.

BUT WHEN I PLAY GUITAR, I PLAY BUT WHEN I PLAY GUITAR, I PLAY RELAXING, PRETTY CHORDS.

RELAXING, PRETTY CHORDS.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> AND I'D LIKE TO -- AND I >> AND I'D LIKE TO -- AND I NOTICE THAT WITH PEOPLE IN NOTICE THAT WITH PEOPLE IN WINTER ESPECIALLY, AND THE WINTER ESPECIALLY, AND THE WEATHER IN GENERAL, IT CAN ALSO WEATHER IN GENERAL, IT CAN ALSO CAUSE A LOT OF ANXIETY FOR CAUSE A LOT OF ANXIETY FOR PEOPLE.

PEOPLE.

AND UPSET SOME PEOPLE -- SOME AND UPSET SOME PEOPLE -- SOME PEOPLE HAVE GOT 9 CAR ACCIDENTS PEOPLE HAVE GOT 9 CAR ACCIDENTS IN THE WINTER AND OTHER PEOPLE, IN THE WINTER AND OTHER PEOPLE, YOU KNOW -- GOTTEN IN CAR YOU KNOW -- GOTTEN IN CAR ACCIDENTS IN THE WINTER AND ACCIDENTS IN THE WINTER AND OTHER PEOPLE, THE LOW LIGHT OTHER PEOPLE, THE LOW LIGHT DEPRESSES THEM.

DEPRESSES THEM.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO CREATE MUSIC SO I WOULD LIKE TO CREATE MUSIC THAT KIND OF HELPS I'M IF THAT KIND OF HELPS I'M IF THEY'RE DEPRESSED BRING UP THEIR THEY'RE DEPRESSED BRING UP THEIR MOOD A LITTLE BIT OR HELP THEM MOOD A LITTLE BIT OR HELP THEM FEEL A LITTLE BETTER OR IF FEEL A LITTLE BETTER OR IF THEY'RE ANXIOUS TO CALM THEM A THEY'RE ANXIOUS TO CALM THEM A LITTLE BIT.

LITTLE BIT.

I WANT TO FIND A WAY TO TAKE I WANT TO FIND A WAY TO TAKE MUSIC THAT I NATURALLY WRITE AND MUSIC THAT I NATURALLY WRITE AND MAYBE PUT THAT OUT TO MY MAYBE PUT THAT OUT TO MY AUDIENCES.

AUDIENCES.

PRETTY OPEN CHORDS.

PRETTY OPEN CHORDS.

I REALLY ENJOY LISTENING TO I REALLY ENJOY LISTENING TO THEM.

THEM.

AND WOULD LIKE TO WRITE SOME AND WOULD LIKE TO WRITE SOME MUSIC THAT COULD SHARE THAT WITH MUSIC THAT COULD SHARE THAT WITH OTHER PEOPLE.

OTHER PEOPLE.

>> OPEN CHORDS, OPEN HEARTS.

>> OPEN CHORDS, OPEN HEARTS.

>> THERE YOU GO!

>> THERE YOU GO!

[LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] >> I LIKE IT!

>> I LIKE IT!

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> THE CLARK ART INSTITUTE'S >>> THE CLARK ART INSTITUTE'S LATEST EXHIBIT, PROMENADES ON LATEST EXHIBIT, PROMENADES ON PAPER, 18TH CENTURY FRENCH PAPER, 18TH CENTURY FRENCH DRAWINGS FROM THE BIBLIOTHEQUE DRAWINGS FROM THE BIBLIOTHEQUE DE FRANCE, LOOKS TO EXPAND DE FRANCE, LOOKS TO EXPAND VIEWERS' UNDERSTANDING OF ART VIEWERS' UNDERSTANDING OF ART AND ITS PURPOSE DURING 18TH AND ITS PURPOSE DURING 18TH CENTURY FRANCE.

CENTURY FRANCE.

PROMENADES ON PAPER FEATURES PROMENADES ON PAPER FEATURES OVER 80 DRAWINGS WHICH DEPICT OVER 80 DRAWINGS WHICH DEPICT HISTORIC EVENTS, COSTUME DESIGN, HISTORIC EVENTS, COSTUME DESIGN, AND FLORA AND FAWNE, MANY OF AND FLORA AND FAWNE, MANY OF WHICH ARE ON DISPLAY FOR THE WHICH ARE ON DISPLAY FOR THE FIRST TIME.

FIRST TIME.

I SPOKE WITH FELLOW SARAH I SPOKE WITH FELLOW SARAH GRANDIN TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE GRANDIN TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE EXEBT.

EXEBT.

>> DRAWING WAS NO -- EXHIBIT.

>> DRAWING WAS NO -- EXHIBIT.

>> DRAWING WAS NOT MERELY THE >> DRAWING WAS NOT MERELY THE TOOL OR EXCLUSIVELY THE TOOL OF TOOL OR EXCLUSIVELY THE TOOL OF PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS.

PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS.

JUST PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, AND JUST PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, AND ARCHITECTS IN 18TH CENTURY ARCHITECTS IN 18TH CENTURY FRANCE.

FRANCE.

IT BECAME A PRACTICE AND A TOOL IT BECAME A PRACTICE AND A TOOL FOR ENGINEERS AND FOR AMATEURS, FOR ENGINEERS AND FOR AMATEURS, FOR ART LOT OFFERS -- LOVE, -- FOR ART LOT OFFERS -- LOVE, -- LOVERS, CHILDREN, SCIENTISTS.

LOVERS, CHILDREN, SCIENTISTS.

SO BECAUSE OF THIS AND BECAUSE SO BECAUSE OF THIS AND BECAUSE OF THE COLLECTING PRACTICES OF OF THE COLLECTING PRACTICES OF THE -- WHICH WASN'T INTERESTED THE -- WHICH WASN'T INTERESTED EXCLUSIVELY IN SORT OF EXCLUSIVELY IN SORT OF MASTERPIECES BY THE GREATEST MASTERPIECES BY THE GREATEST ARTISTS OF OUR HISTORY, THEY ARTISTS OF OUR HISTORY, THEY WERE INTERESTED IN IMAGES THAT WERE INTERESTED IN IMAGES THAT SERVED A SORT OF EDUCATIONAL AND SERVED A SORT OF EDUCATIONAL AND DOCUMENTARY PURPOSE.

DOCUMENTARY PURPOSE.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT WE GET A AND BECAUSE OF THAT WE GET A REALLY WIDE VARIETY OF DRAWINGS REALLY WIDE VARIETY OF DRAWINGS AT OUR DISPOSAL.

AT OUR DISPOSAL.

SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF REALLY SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF REALLY INTERESTING EXAMPLES IN THE INTERESTING EXAMPLES IN THE EXHIBITION THAT SHOW DRAWINGS' EXHIBITION THAT SHOW DRAWINGS' CAPACITY TO DOCUMENT THINGS AND CAPACITY TO DOCUMENT THINGS AND EVENTS IS, BECAUSE OF COURSE EVENTS IS, BECAUSE OF COURSE THIS IS BEFORE THE ADVENT OF THIS IS BEFORE THE ADVENT OF PHOTOGRAPHY, SO YOU COULDN'T PHOTOGRAPHY, SO YOU COULDN'T JUST PICK UP A CAMERA IF YOU JUST PICK UP A CAMERA IF YOU WANTED TO DOCUMENT SOMETHING.

WANTED TO DOCUMENT SOMETHING.

YOU HAD TO DRA IT -- DRAW IT YOU HAD TO DRA IT -- DRAW IT YOURSELF.

YOURSELF.

SO THERE'S AN ENTIRE PORTION OF SO THERE'S AN ENTIRE PORTION OF THE EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO THE EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO DRAWINGS' FUNCTION IN THIS DRAWINGS' FUNCTION IN THIS REGARD.

REGARD.

A FAVORITE OF MINE IS A DRAWING A FAVORITE OF MINE IS A DRAWING BY -- FROM 1727, BEAUTIFULLY BY -- FROM 1727, BEAUTIFULLY RENDERED IN DIFFERENT MEDIA IN RENDERED IN DIFFERENT MEDIA IN RED CHALK, BLACK CHALK, PEN AND RED CHALK, BLACK CHALK, PEN AND INK.

INK.

AND IT CAPTURES THE PRECISE AND IT CAPTURES THE PRECISE MOMENT THAT THE TURNISH -- MOMENT THAT THE TURNISH -- TURKISH AMBASSADOR STEPS ON TO TURKISH AMBASSADOR STEPS ON TO THE STAIRS OF THE PALACE, WHICH THE STAIRS OF THE PALACE, WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN NOLLISHED, HAS SINCE BEEN NOLLISHED, WHICH -- DEMOLISHED, WHICH NO WHICH -- DEMOLISHED, WHICH NO LONGER EXISTS, HE WAS ABOUT TO LONGER EXISTS, HE WAS ABOUT TO MET THE 11-YEAR-OLD LOUIE THE MET THE 11-YEAR-OLD LOUIE THE 15TH TO RELEASE ENSLAVED 15TH TO RELEASE ENSLAVED OTTOMAN.

OTTOMAN.

THIS IS THE ONLY IMAGE WE HAVE THIS IS THE ONLY IMAGE WE HAVE THAT DOCUMENT THIS IS PRECISE THAT DOCUMENT THIS IS PRECISE MOMENT IN THE DIPLOMATIC VISIT, MOMENT IN THE DIPLOMATIC VISIT, BECAUSE THIS DRAWING WAS BECAUSE THIS DRAWING WAS SUPPOSED TO SERVE AS A SUPPOSED TO SERVE AS A PREPARATORY DRAWING FOR A PREPARATORY DRAWING FOR A TAPPEST TRITHAT WAS NEVER TAPPEST TRITHAT WAS NEVER MADE -- TAPETRY THAT WAS NEVER MADE -- TAPETRY THAT WAS NEVER MADE.

MADE.

IT'S PRECIOUS IN THE WAY IT IT'S PRECIOUS IN THE WAY IT CAPTURES AN EVENT THAT'S SO CAPTURES AN EVENT THAT'S SO IMPORTANT TO HISTORY.

IMPORTANT TO HISTORY.

>> ONE THING I WAS READING THAT >> ONE THING I WAS READING THAT EXHIBITED ME -- INTERESTED ME IS EXHIBITED ME -- INTERESTED ME IS IT SHOWCASES THE EVOLUTION OF IT SHOWCASES THE EVOLUTION OF DRAWING OUTSIDE OF THAT ACADEMIC DRAWING OUTSIDE OF THAT ACADEMIC SETTING.

SETTING.

CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT TRANSITION CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT TRANSITION ABOUT DIFFERENT TOOLS AND ABOUT DIFFERENT TOOLS AND METHODS THAT WERE USED IN ORDER METHODS THAT WERE USED IN ORDER TO MAKE ART HAPPEN OUTSIDE OF TO MAKE ART HAPPEN OUTSIDE OF ACADEMIA?

ACADEMIA?

>> YES.

>> YES.

SO WE BEGIN IF EXHIBITION WITH SO WE BEGIN IF EXHIBITION WITH WHAT I -- I KIND OF LIKE TO WHAT I -- I KIND OF LIKE TO REFER TO IT AS THE BAIT.

REFER TO IT AS THE BAIT.

THIS REALLY, REALLY STUNNING THIS REALLY, REALLY STUNNING ACADEMIC DRAWING OF A MALE NUDE ACADEMIC DRAWING OF A MALE NUDE BY -- THIS REALLY ACCOMPLISHED BY -- THIS REALLY ACCOMPLISHED FRENCH PAINTER AND THAT'S KIND FRENCH PAINTER AND THAT'S KIND OF DRAWING THAT STUDENTS AT THE OF DRAWING THAT STUDENTS AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF PAINTING AND ROYAL ACADEMY OF PAINTING AND SCULPTURE WOULD HAVE PRODUCED AS SCULPTURE WOULD HAVE PRODUCED AS PART OF THEIR STUDIES.

PART OF THEIR STUDIES.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE THINK OF WHEN SO THAT'S WHAT WE THINK OF WHEN WE THINK OF 18TH CENTURY FRENCH WE THINK OF 18TH CENTURY FRENCH DRAWINGS IF WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH DRAWINGS IF WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE PRACTICE.

THE PRACTICE.

SO WE HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE, AN SO WE HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE, AN ENTIRE WALL IN THE EXHIBITION ENTIRE WALL IN THE EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO DRAWINGS BY DEDICATED TO DRAWINGS BY AMATEURS, INCLUDING ONE OF MY AMATEURS, INCLUDING ONE OF MY FAVORITE DRAWINGS IN THE FAVORITE DRAWINGS IN THE EXHIBITION, A DRAWING BY -- WHO EXHIBITION, A DRAWING BY -- WHO WAS A PRINCESS.

WAS A PRINCESS.

AND AT THE AGE OF 14, SHE AND AT THE AGE OF 14, SHE VISITED THE PRINT CABINET AND VISITED THE PRINT CABINET AND AFTERWARDS SHE GAVE THIS DRAWING AFTERWARDS SHE GAVE THIS DRAWING THAT SHE HERSELF PRODUCED.

THAT SHE HERSELF PRODUCED.

AND IT WAS PRESERVED BY THE AND IT WAS PRESERVED BY THE KEEPER OF THE PRINT CABINET AND KEEPER OF THE PRINT CABINET AND WE NOW HAVE IT TODAY.

WE NOW HAVE IT TODAY.

THIS BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE DRAWING THIS BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE DRAWING THAT SHE PRODUCED AT THE AGE OF THAT SHE PRODUCED AT THE AGE OF 14.

14.

SO HER FACILITY AND DRAWING SO HER FACILITY AND DRAWING EXEMPT 34REUIFYS THE FACT THAT EXEMPT 34REUIFYS THE FACT THAT NOBLE, ELITE, AND SORT OF ROYAL NOBLE, ELITE, AND SORT OF ROYAL CHILDREN WERE LEARNING HOW TO CHILDREN WERE LEARNING HOW TO DRAW AS PART OF THEIR -- THEIR DRAW AS PART OF THEIR -- THEIR SORT OF REGULAR INSTRUCTION.

SORT OF REGULAR INSTRUCTION.

AND THIS INCLUDES YOU KNOW, AND THIS INCLUDES YOU KNOW, COURSES WITH ACCOMPLISHED COURSES WITH ACCOMPLISHED ARTISTS.

ARTISTS.

BUT THEY ALSO OFTEN STUDIED BUT THEY ALSO OFTEN STUDIED AFTER PRINTS AND DRAWINGS.

AFTER PRINTS AND DRAWINGS.

AND SO PRINT BECAME A REALLY AND SO PRINT BECAME A REALLY IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THE IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THE EXPLOSION OF DRAWING, EXPLOSION OF DRAWING, COLLECTING, AND PRODUCTION IN COLLECTING, AND PRODUCTION IN THE 18TH CENTURY.

THE 18TH CENTURY.

PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO LEARN HOW PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO LEARN HOW TO DRAW DO BUY MANUALS.

TO DRAW DO BUY MANUALS.

SO WE HAVE WORKS THAT REFLECT SO WE HAVE WORKS THAT REFLECT THAT PRACTICE.

THAT PRACTICE.

AND THEN DRAWING WAS OF COURSE A AND THEN DRAWING WAS OF COURSE A VERY IMPORTANT TOOL FOR VERY IMPORTANT TOOL FOR ARCHITECTS, FOR ENGINEERS, FOR ARCHITECTS, FOR ENGINEERS, FOR SCIENTISTS, AND ALSO FOR ARTISTS SCIENTISTS, AND ALSO FOR ARTISTS WHO SPECIALIZED IN THE WHO SPECIALIZED IN THE DECORATIVE ARTS.

DECORATIVE ARTS.

SO WE HAVE AN ENTIRE WALL IN THE SO WE HAVE AN ENTIRE WALL IN THE EXHIBITION THAT SHOWS DRAWINGS EXHIBITION THAT SHOWS DRAWINGS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN PROPOSED TO THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN PROPOSED TO LOUIE THE 15TH SO HE COULD LOUIE THE 15TH SO HE COULD SELECT NEW FURNISHINGS AND NEW SELECT NEW FURNISHINGS AND NEW DECORATIVE OBJECTS SUCH AS DECORATIVE OBJECTS SUCH AS SILVER OR CARPETED FOLDING SILVER OR CARPETED FOLDING SCREENS.

SCREENS.

SO DRAWING DEFINITELY BUSTED OUT SO DRAWING DEFINITELY BUSTED OUT OF THE ACADEMY AND WAS USED IN OF THE ACADEMY AND WAS USED IN MANY CONTEXTS IN THE PERIOD.

MANY CONTEXTS IN THE PERIOD.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> ALL MONTH LONG, WE'LL MARK >>> ALL MONTH LONG, WE'LL MARK WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH BY WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH BY CELEBRATING THE INFLUENCE OF CELEBRATING THE INFLUENCE OF WOMEN ON CREATIVITY, CULTURE, WOMEN ON CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY IN WESTERN AND COMMUNITY IN WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.

NEW ENGLAND.

AND WE'RE KICKING OFF THIS AND WE'RE KICKING OFF THIS SERIES WITH OUR NEXT STORY.

SERIES WITH OUR NEXT STORY.

WHEN SHAY-LUH COON FOUND HERSELF WHEN SHAY-LUH COON FOUND HERSELF IN THE HOMELESS SHELTER IN 24 IN THE HOMELESS SHELTER IN 24 TEEN, THE IDEA OF GIVING UP ON TEEN, THE IDEA OF GIVING UP ON HER DREAM TO OPEN A BLAKERY HER DREAM TO OPEN A BLAKERY WAS -- BAKERY WAS THE LAST THING WAS -- BAKERY WAS THE LAST THING ON HER MIND.

ON HER MIND.

KOON USED THAT TIME TO WRITE UP KOON USED THAT TIME TO WRITE UP THE BUSINESS PLAN FOR WHAT WOULD THE BUSINESS PLAN FOR WHAT WOULD BECOME HOT OVEN COOKIES.

BECOME HOT OVEN COOKIES.

SPECIALIZED IN FRESH-FAKED DOR SPECIALIZED IN FRESH-FAKED DOR MAY -- GOURMET COOKIES IN MAY -- GOURMET COOKIES IN INVENTIVE NAIFERS.

INVENTIVE NAIFERS.

HOT OVEN HAS GROWN FROM A FOOD HOT OVEN HAS GROWN FROM A FOOD TRUCK TO STOREFRONT IN TRUCK TO STOREFRONT IN SPRINGFIELD.

SPRINGFIELD.

"CONNECTING POINT'S" BRIAN "CONNECTING POINT'S" BRIAN SULLIVAN VISITED THE BAKERY AND SULLIVAN VISITED THE BAKERY AND BRING US THE STORY.

BRING US THE STORY.

>> FOR ANYONE WITH LOW IMPULSE >> FOR ANYONE WITH LOW IMPULSE CONTROL FOR SWEETS, SPECIFICALLY CONTROL FOR SWEETS, SPECIFICALLY SAVORY SWEETS SPECIALTY COOKIES, SAVORY SWEETS SPECIALTY COOKIES, OVER A THOUSAND VIRUS, THE PREP OVER A THOUSAND VIRUS, THE PREP KITCHEN MIGHT NOT BE THE PLACE KITCHEN MIGHT NOT BE THE PLACE TO BE.

TO BE.

BUT THAT'S WHERE WE FOUND BUT THAT'S WHERE WE FOUND OURSELVES ON A WEDNESDAY MORNING OURSELVES ON A WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH SHAYLEE AND HER -- SHAY-LUH WITH SHAYLEE AND HER -- SHAY-LUH COON.

COON.

WHAT DRIVES THEM IS WORK ETHIC WHAT DRIVES THEM IS WORK ETHIC AND FOCUS, HER AND HER DAUGHTER.

AND FOCUS, HER AND HER DAUGHTER.

THIS STARTED AS JUST SOME IDEAS THIS STARTED AS JUST SOME IDEAS WRITTEN ON A NOTEPAD IN THE WRITTEN ON A NOTEPAD IN THE HOMELESS SHELTER ONLY A FEW HOMELESS SHELTER ONLY A FEW YEARS AGO.

YEARS AGO.

>> FROM THE BEGINNING IT'S BEEN >> FROM THE BEGINNING IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY HARD.

EXTREMELY HARD.

IT'S BEEN -- THERE'S BEEN IT'S BEEN -- THERE'S BEEN STRUGGLES.

STRUGGLES.

THERE'S BEEN HILLS.

THERE'S BEEN HILLS.

BUT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF BUT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF VALLEYS.

VALLEYS.

AND JUST TO KEEP WORKING REALLY AND JUST TO KEEP WORKING REALLY HARD THROUGH EVERY SINGLE ONE HARD THROUGH EVERY SINGLE ONE AND WORK OUT THE KINKS IS REALLY AND WORK OUT THE KINKS IS REALLY THE ROOT AND THE BASIS FOR WHO THE ROOT AND THE BASIS FOR WHO WE ARE.

WE ARE.

WITHOUT A WORK ETHIC, THIS IS WITHOUT A WORK ETHIC, THIS IS COOKIES, RIGHT?

COOKIES, RIGHT?

IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A NO-BRAINER.

IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A NO-BRAINER.

IT'S EASY.

IT'S EASY.

THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO THIS.

INTO THIS.

0 PRO -- ON PRODUCTION DAY ON 0 PRO -- ON PRODUCTION DAY ON MONDAY, I MAKE THOUSANDS OF MONDAY, I MAKE THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF COOKIE DOUGH BY POUNDS OF COOKIE DOUGH BY MYSELF.

MYSELF.

THOUSANDS.

THOUSANDS.

SO IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S FRIVOLOUS SO IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S FRIVOLOUS AND KIND OF LIKE CUTESY.

AND KIND OF LIKE CUTESY.

BUT IT'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES BUT IT'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO IT.

INTO IT.

>> WITH OVER A THOUSAND TYPES OF >> WITH OVER A THOUSAND TYPES OF COOKIES IN THEIR ARSENAL, IT COOKIES IN THEIR ARSENAL, IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE THEM WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE THEM ALL AVAILABLE AT ANY GIVEN TIME.

ALL AVAILABLE AT ANY GIVEN TIME.

THEY MAY NOT EVEN GO THROUGH ALL THEY MAY NOT EVEN GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM IN A YEAR'S TIME.

OF THEM IN A YEAR'S TIME.

BUT THEY DO HAVE A METHOD FOR BUT THEY DO HAVE A METHOD FOR WHAT THEY PUT OUT FOR THEIR WHAT THEY PUT OUT FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS.

CUSTOMERS.

>> EVERY WEEK WE PUT OUT THREE >> EVERY WEEK WE PUT OUT THREE LAND BRAU WIEWN -- BRAND-NEW LAND BRAU WIEWN -- BRAND-NEW ONES.

ONES.

THEY'RE ONLY AVAILABLE THAT THEY'RE ONLY AVAILABLE THAT WEEK.

WEEK.

AND WE HAVE CUSTOMERS FAVORITES AND WE HAVE CUSTOMERS FAVORITES WITH QUITE A FEW OF THEM HAVING WITH QUITE A FEW OF THEM HAVING BEEN WITH US SINCE 2017.

BEEN WITH US SINCE 2017.

SO THOSE AREN'T GOING TO CHANGE.

SO THOSE AREN'T GOING TO CHANGE.

AND WE'VE ADDED TO THEM AS OUR AND WE'VE ADDED TO THEM AS OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE REQUESTED AND AS CUSTOMERS HAVE REQUESTED AND AS WE'VE SEEN THAT -- THAT WE'VE SEEN THAT -- THAT INTEREST, IN A PARTICULAR INTEREST, IN A PARTICULAR FAVOR -- FLAVOR, IF IT'S THAT FAVOR -- FLAVOR, IF IT'S THAT GOOD, WE'LL ADD IT TO THE GOOD, WE'LL ADD IT TO THE ALWAYS.

ALWAYS.

>> AS WOULD BE EXPECTED, >> AS WOULD BE EXPECTED, CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS A TOP CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS A TOP PRIORITY HERE.

PRIORITY HERE.

WHICH MIGHT EXPLAIN -- WHICH MIGHT EXPLAIN -- [AUDIO DIFFICULTIES] [AUDIO DIFFICULTIES] IT MIGHT NOT BE THE BEVERAGE ONE IT MIGHT NOT BE THE BEVERAGE ONE WOULD EXPECT TO PAIR WITH WOULD EXPECT TO PAIR WITH COOKIES, LEMONADE, BUT IT'S A COOKIES, LEMONADE, BUT IT'S A FAN FAVORITE IN THIS UNIQUE FAN FAVORITE IN THIS UNIQUE COOKIE DEPOT.

COOKIE DEPOT.

ONE OTHER UNIQUE FEATURE IS THE ONE OTHER UNIQUE FEATURE IS THE WORK RELATIONSHIP THAT WORK RELATIONSHIP THAT SHAYLEE -- SHAY-LUH COON SHARES SHAYLEE -- SHAY-LUH COON SHARES WITH HER DAUGHTER.

WITH HER DAUGHTER.

JEANE' PUTS IN THE MOST HOURS JEANE' PUTS IN THE MOST HOURS WITH MOM.

WITH MOM.

AN UNDERCURRENT OF LOVE AND AN UNDERCURRENT OF LOVE AND RESPECT, OF COURSE.

RESPECT, OF COURSE.

>> TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST, THE >> TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST, THE MODEL IN INCEPTION TO CREATION MODEL IN INCEPTION TO CREATION AND EXECUTION IS VERY STRICT.

AND EXECUTION IS VERY STRICT.

I HAVE A MODEL TO FOLLOW.

I HAVE A MODEL TO FOLLOW.

IT DOESN'T WHO'S THERE.

IT DOESN'T WHO'S THERE.

THEY'RE GOING TO EXECUTE IT THEY'RE GOING TO EXECUTE IT EXACTLY THE WAY I PUT IT ONLY EXACTLY THE WAY I PUT IT ONLY BECAUSE OF OUR FRANCHISE BECAUSE OF OUR FRANCHISE EXPECTATIONS IN THE FUTURE.

EXPECTATIONS IN THE FUTURE.

SO IT WAS REALLY GREAT BECAUSE I SO IT WAS REALLY GREAT BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO TRAIN HER IN THE WAS ABLE TO TRAIN HER IN THE MODEL THAT WE'LL BE TRAINING MODEL THAT WE'LL BE TRAINING OTHER PEOPLE.

OTHER PEOPLE.

AND THE FACT THAT SHE REALLY AND THE FACT THAT SHE REALLY LIKES AND IT SHE'S REALLY, LIKES AND IT SHE'S REALLY, REALLY GOOD AT IT, IT MAKES IT REALLY GOOD AT IT, IT MAKES IT REALLY FUN.

REALLY FUN.

WE'RE OPENING ANOTHER STORE.

WE'RE OPENING ANOTHER STORE.

I'M GOING TO MISS HER BECAUSE I'M GOING TO MISS HER BECAUSE SHE'LL BE DOING THE OTHER STORE SHE'LL BE DOING THE OTHER STORE AND I'LL BE HERE.

AND I'LL BE HERE.

SO I'M GOING TO MISS THAT SO I'M GOING TO MISS THAT BABBITTER AND THE DYNAMICS OF BABBITTER AND THE DYNAMICS OF THE -- BANTER AND THE DYNAMICS THE -- BANTER AND THE DYNAMICS OF THE MORNING.

OF THE MORNING.

TO WATCH HER BE A PART OF TO WATCH HER BE A PART OF LEGACY, IT'S EVEN BETTER.

LEGACY, IT'S EVEN BETTER.

>> THEIR SIGHTS MAY BE SET ON >> THEIR SIGHTS MAY BE SET ON EXPANSION AND FRANCHISE, BUT EXPANSION AND FRANCHISE, BUT SHAY-LUH COON HASN'T LET THAT SHAY-LUH COON HASN'T LET THAT DISTRACT HER FROM WHERE THE DISTRACT HER FROM WHERE THE STORE IS NOW.

STORE IS NOW.

AT LEAST WHERE IT WAS WHEN WE AT LEAST WHERE IT WAS WHEN WE STOPPED BY.

STOPPED BY.

THE FIRST STOREFRONT WAS THE FIRST STOREFRONT WAS ACTUALLY A COOKIE TRUCK IN 2017.

ACTUALLY A COOKIE TRUCK IN 2017.

THEY WENT BRICK AND MORTAR IN THEY WENT BRICK AND MORTAR IN 2018 IN TOUT SPRINGFIELD.

2018 IN TOUT SPRINGFIELD.

THE NEXT MOVE WAS UPTOWN HERE TO THE NEXT MOVE WAS UPTOWN HERE TO BICENTENNIAL PLAZA IN 2020.

BICENTENNIAL PLAZA IN 2020.

THE FAN BASE HAS FOLLOWED THEM THE FAN BASE HAS FOLLOWED THEM EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

SO DO THE THREE RULESCH REAL SO DO THE THREE RULESCH REAL ESTATE APPLY TO THIS -- RULES OF ESTATE APPLY TO THIS -- RULES OF REAL ESTATE APPLY TO THIS REAL ESTATE APPLY TO THIS BUSINESS?

BUSINESS?

YES AND NO.

YES AND NO.

>> DEPENDING ON WHAT YOUR >> DEPENDING ON WHAT YOUR SPECIALTY IS AND HOW GOOD YOU SPECIALTY IS AND HOW GOOD YOU ARE AT IT, IT DOESN'T ALWAYS ARE AT IT, IT DOESN'T ALWAYS MATTER, BECAUSE SINCE THE MATTER, BECAUSE SINCE THE BEGINNING WHEREVER WE'VE BEEN IS BEGINNING WHEREVER WE'VE BEEN IS WHERE THE CUSTOMERS ARE.

WHERE THE CUSTOMERS ARE.

SO CUSTOMERS SHOW UP.

SO CUSTOMERS SHOW UP.

BUT TOO MAXIMIZE REVENUE AND BUT TOO MAXIMIZE REVENUE AND POTENTIAL, LOOKING FOR A POTENTIAL, LOOKING FOR A LOCATION THAT WORKS FOR YOU IS LOCATION THAT WORKS FOR YOU IS OBVIOUSLY A GOOD CHOICE.

OBVIOUSLY A GOOD CHOICE.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> EVERY WEEK "CONNECTING >>> EVERY WEEK "CONNECTING POINT" EXPLORES THE CREATIVITY, POINT" EXPLORES THE CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY THAT MAKE CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY THAT MAKE US WESTERN NEW ENGLAND, BUT IT US WESTERN NEW ENGLAND, BUT IT DOESN'T STOP THERE.

DOESN'T STOP THERE.

YOU CAN FIND US ONLINE ANYTIME YOU CAN FIND US ONLINE ANYTIME FOR EXCLUSIVE FEATURES AND FOR EXCLUSIVE FEATURES AND CONTENT.

CONTENT.

IN THIS WEEK'S DIGITAL IN THIS WEEK'S DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE, HOT OVEN COOKIES EXCLUSIVE, HOT OVEN COOKIES OWNER SHAY-LUH COON SHARES HOW OWNER SHAY-LUH COON SHARES HOW SHE SEES HER BUSINESS AS A SHE SEES HER BUSINESS AS A MINISTRY OF LOVE FROM THE MINISTRY OF LOVE FROM THE COMMUNITY IT CALLS HOME.

COMMUNITY IT CALLS HOME.

>> BECAUSE A LOT OF COMURS >> BECAUSE A LOT OF COMURS DON'T -- CUSTOMERS DON'T JUST DON'T -- CUSTOMERS DON'T JUST COME FOR A COOKIE.

COME FOR A COOKIE.

THEY COME IN HERE TO GET THEY COME IN HERE TO GET CONDOLENCES.

CONDOLENCES.

THEY COME IN HERE TO LET GOING THEY COME IN HERE TO LET GOING SOMETHING THEIR HOLDING ON TO SOMETHING THEIR HOLDING ON TO IT.

IT.

TO GET ADVICE TO, GET ALL SORTS TO GET ADVICE TO, GET ALL SORTS OF THINGS.

OF THINGS.

>> YOU CAN FIND THAT DIGITAL >> YOU CAN FIND THAT DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE AN LINE RIGHT NOW AT EXCLUSIVE AN LINE RIGHT NOW AT NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT.

NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT.

THE BLACK LEGACY PROJECT THE BLACK LEGACY PROJECT ADVANCES SOCIAL SOLIDARITY AND ADVANCES SOCIAL SOLIDARITY AND EQUITY THROUGH THE POWER OF EQUITY THROUGH THE POWER OF MUSIC.

MUSIC.

AFTER MAKING ITS FORMAL DEBUT IN AFTER MAKING ITS FORMAL DEBUT IN THE BERKSHIRES LAST YEAR AND THE BERKSHIRES LAST YEAR AND CURE RATING A CATALOG OF -- CURE RATING A CATALOG OF -- CURATING A CATALOG OF 15 SOWNGS CURATING A CATALOG OF 15 SOWNGS WITH ARTISTS OF DIFFERENT WITH ARTISTS OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BACKGROUNDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IF GROUP IS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHING IF GROUP IS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHING A TOURING BAND.

A TOURING BAND.

I SPOKE WITH THE CO-DIRECTORS, I SPOKE WITH THE CO-DIRECTORS, TODD MACK AND TREY CARLISLE, TO TODD MACK AND TREY CARLISLE, TO LEARN MORE.

LEARN MORE.

>> I FEEL THE BLACK MUSICAL >> I FEEL THE BLACK MUSICAL PROJECT IS THE BEST.

PROJECT IS THE BEST.

IT ALLOWS US TO REVISIT THESE IT ALLOWS US TO REVISIT THESE HISTORIES OF RACE INVESTIGATION HISTORIES OF RACE INVESTIGATION S -- RELATIONS AND SEE HOW THERE S -- RELATIONS AND SEE HOW THERE IS BLACK HISTORY IN EVERY IS BLACK HISTORY IN EVERY COMMUNITY.

COMMUNITY.

THERE'S A HISTORY OF RACE THERE'S A HISTORY OF RACE RELATIONS IN EVERY COMMUNITY.

RELATIONS IN EVERY COMMUNITY.

AND THERE'S A NEED TO HONOR THAT AND THERE'S A NEED TO HONOR THAT HISTORY.

HISTORY.

BLACK AND WHITE FOLKS WORKING BLACK AND WHITE FOLKS WORKING TOGETHER, WHICH IS A HISTORY TOGETHER, WHICH IS A HISTORY THAT'S NOT REALLY TALKED ABOUT.

THAT'S NOT REALLY TALKED ABOUT.

SO WHAT WE WILL DO ASK WHEN WE SO WHAT WE WILL DO ASK WHEN WE SELECT -- IS WHEN WE SELECT THE SELECT -- IS WHEN WE SELECT THE SEVEN COMMUNITIES WE CHOSE TO SEVEN COMMUNITIES WE CHOSE TO LAUNCH THE PROJECT AND JUST LAUNCH THE PROJECT AND JUST REPRESENT THE DIVERSITY OF THE REPRESENT THE DIVERSITY OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.

AMONGST SELECTING THOSE SEVEN, AMONGST SELECTING THOSE SEVEN, WE WOULD RESEARCH THE HISTORY OF WE WOULD RESEARCH THE HISTORY OF RACE RELATIONS IN EACH RACE RELATIONS IN EACH COMMUNITY.

COMMUNITY.

SO WHEN WE TRAVEL TO NORTHWEST SO WHEN WE TRAVEL TO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS IN THE OZARKS, THE ARKANSAS IN THE OZARKS, THE THEME WAS AFTER SUNDOWN.

THEME WAS AFTER SUNDOWN.

WE HAD COMMUNITY MEMBERS DISCUSS WE HAD COMMUNITY MEMBERS DISCUSS THE HISTORY OF SUN DOUBTS.

THE HISTORY OF SUN DOUBTS.

WE -- SUN DOUBTS.

WE -- SUN DOUBTS.

WE FACILITATED IN THE OZARKS.

WE FACILITATED IN THE OZARKS.

AND WE'RE EXCITED TO TAKE THE AND WE'RE EXCITED TO TAKE THE PROJECT TO MISSISSIPPI DELTA PROJECT TO MISSISSIPPI DELTA NEXT WEEK.

NEXT WEEK.

THE THEME IS I AM THE BLUES.

THE THEME IS I AM THE BLUES.

WE'LL HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WE'LL HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS DISCUSS HOW THIS MUSICAL GENRE, DISCUSS HOW THIS MUSICAL GENRE, BLUES MUSIC, WAS SHAPED AND BLUES MUSIC, WAS SHAPED AND INFLUENCED THE AMERICAN MUSIC INFLUENCED THE AMERICAN MUSIC LANDSCAPE.

LANDSCAPE.

IT'S DEEPLY TIED TO THE BLACK IT'S DEEPLY TIED TO THE BLACK AMERICAN EXPERIENCE AND HOW TO AMERICAN EXPERIENCE AND HOW TO HONOR THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES HONOR THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES BEHIND THAT.

BEHIND THAT.

>> THIS PROJECT, IT REALLY FEELS >> THIS PROJECT, IT REALLY FEELS LIKE YOU ALL ARE COLLECTING LIKE YOU ALL ARE COLLECTING THESE STORIES ACROSS THE THESE STORIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

COUNTRY.

AND IT'S REALLY INTERESTING TO AND IT'S REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT WAYS SEE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT WAYS BLACK HISTORY HAS CREATED BLACK HISTORY HAS CREATED AMERICAN HISTORY, RIGHT?

AMERICAN HISTORY, RIGHT?

AND SO WHEN WE LAST SPOKE, YOU AND SO WHEN WE LAST SPOKE, YOU HAD SIX SONGS RECORDED BY LOCAL HAD SIX SONGS RECORDED BY LOCAL ARTISTS.

ARTISTS.

BUT NOW THERE'S 15 TO DATE THAT BUT NOW THERE'S 15 TO DATE THAT CAME OUT OF THIS.

CAME OUT OF THIS.

HOW DO YOU PLAN ON SHARING THIS HOW DO YOU PLAN ON SHARING THIS COLLECTION?

COLLECTION?

>> WE'LL BE RELEASING TWO >> WE'LL BE RELEASING TWO ALBUMS, THE FIRST OF WHICH WILL ALBUMS, THE FIRST OF WHICH WILL COME OUT IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR.

COME OUT IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR.

AND WE'LL INCLUDE -- WILL AND WE'LL INCLUDE -- WILL INCLUDE 12 OF WHAT ULTIMATELY INCLUDE 12 OF WHAT ULTIMATELY WILL BE 24 SONGS THAT ARE WILL BE 24 SONGS THAT ARE RECORDED FOR THE PROJECT.

RECORDED FOR THE PROJECT.

AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THE AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THE ALBUM, THE SECOND ALBUM WILL ALBUM, THE SECOND ALBUM WILL COME OUT PROBABLY IN THE FIRST COME OUT PROBABLY IN THE FIRST PART OF 2024.

PART OF 2024.

AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THE TWO AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THE TWO ALBUMS, WE WILL BE -- WE'RE ALBUMS, WE WILL BE -- WE'RE PRODUCING A DAKU SERIES -- PRODUCING A DAKU SERIES -- DOCUSERIES, SO EACH COMMUNITY DOCUSERIES, SO EACH COMMUNITY THE PROJECT TRAVELS TO TO LAUNCH THE PROJECT TRAVELS TO TO LAUNCH IN, EACH OF THE SEVEN IN, EACH OF THE SEVEN COMMUNITIES, IS ITS OWN EPISODE.

COMMUNITIES, IS ITS OWN EPISODE.

SO THE PILOT EPISODE IS ALREADY SO THE PILOT EPISODE IS ALREADY COMPLETED AND WE'RE IN COMPLETED AND WE'RE IN PRODUCTION ON THE COMMUNITIES OF PRODUCTION ON THE COMMUNITIES OF THAT WE'VE BEEN TO.

THAT WE'VE BEEN TO.

AND THEN THE THIRD WAY THAT AND THEN THE THIRD WAY THAT WE'LL GET IT OUT THERE IS WE'LL GET IT OUT THERE IS THROUGH A TOURING BAND TO THROUGH A TOURING BAND TO PERFORM THE 24 SONGS THAT ARE PERFORM THE 24 SONGS THAT ARE RECORDED IN THE PROJECT AND WE RECORDED IN THE PROJECT AND WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT LAUNCHED BY HOPE TO HAVE THAT LAUNCHED BY THIS SUMMER, 2023.

THIS SUMMER, 2023.

>> AND SO NOW THAT YOU'VE SEEN >> AND SO NOW THAT YOU'VE SEEN THIS RESPONSE NATIONWIDE AND ON THIS RESPONSE NATIONWIDE AND ON THE LOCAL LEVEL, HOW DOES IT THE LOCAL LEVEL, HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL TO SEE THIS MAKE YOU FEEL TO SEE THIS PROJECT HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT PROJECT HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS COMING TO FRUITION?

LEVELS COMING TO FRUITION?

>> ON THE ONE HAND, IT'S >> ON THE ONE HAND, IT'S FANTASTIC AND AMAZING TO SEE IT FANTASTIC AND AMAZING TO SEE IT GROW THE WAY THAT IT HAS.

GROW THE WAY THAT IT HAS.

AND ON THE OTHER HAND, WE'RE NOT AND ON THE OTHER HAND, WE'RE NOT REALLY SURPRISED BY IT.

REALLY SURPRISED BY IT.

WE'RE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR IT.

WE'RE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR IT.

AND OUR GOAL AND OBJECTIVE HERE AND OUR GOAL AND OBJECTIVE HERE IS TO JUST REALLY ENGAGE IN THE IS TO JUST REALLY ENGAGE IN THE CONVERSATION.

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MUSICAL CONVERSATION.

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