WEBVTT 00:00:10.080 --> 00:00:14.080 Welcome to good news York. It is Monday morning. 00:00:14.080 --> 00:00:17.800 I'm shot out of a cannon Because my Buffalo Bills 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:23.120 won in epic fashion. I cannot tell you How long 00:00:23.120 --> 00:00:26.500 I have been a fan and how it's always that the 00:00:26.500 --> 00:00:28.620 Bills are on the other end of these kinds of 00:00:28.620 --> 00:00:32.200 games it's Mind -blowing to be a part of this. 00:00:32.359 --> 00:00:35.340 It reminds me of the 90s years even better. I 00:00:35.340 --> 00:00:38.659 don't know. I'm I'm I'm vomiting happiness right 00:00:38.659 --> 00:00:41.679 now If you didn't stay up to watch the game I 00:00:41.679 --> 00:00:44.780 feel bad for you if you left the game by the 00:00:44.780 --> 00:00:46.640 way I'm gonna look over here now if you left 00:00:46.640 --> 00:00:49.299 the game You were at the game and you left because 00:00:49.299 --> 00:00:51.899 you thought they were down 15 and it was over 00:00:51.899 --> 00:00:55.799 shame on you I'm actually really surprised. I 00:00:55.799 --> 00:00:59.740 gotta be honest with you I was getting texts 00:00:59.740 --> 00:01:01.880 from my friends saying, oh, I can't believe the 00:01:01.880 --> 00:01:04.879 Bills fans left. You know, I can't believe they're 00:01:04.879 --> 00:01:06.299 showing the crowd. And I went, ah, you're full 00:01:06.299 --> 00:01:09.040 of shit. They did. There were fans that were 00:01:09.040 --> 00:01:11.599 leaving. And listen, I had season tickets during 00:01:11.599 --> 00:01:16.340 the drought years, 17 years of no playoffs. And 00:01:16.340 --> 00:01:20.060 even then, people would stay and just get hammered 00:01:20.060 --> 00:01:21.560 and watch the full game, because you never know. 00:01:22.209 --> 00:01:25.090 So it's very unlike Bill's fans to leave early, 00:01:25.150 --> 00:01:27.590 but they did and shame on you lesson learned 00:01:27.590 --> 00:01:32.469 Josh Allen is a goddamn God I am so excited that 00:01:32.469 --> 00:01:36.269 game was such a big deal for many reasons First 00:01:36.269 --> 00:01:38.989 of all I get it week one as Kyle Brand says week 00:01:38.989 --> 00:01:41.510 one is a liar You know don't get too excited 00:01:41.510 --> 00:01:43.890 and don't get too upset whether your team won 00:01:43.890 --> 00:01:47.349 or lost Things are gonna change if you remember 00:01:47.349 --> 00:01:50.510 last year, I think One of the teams that ended 00:01:50.510 --> 00:01:52.670 up going deep into the playoffs got blown. I 00:01:52.670 --> 00:01:54.730 think the Saints blew somebody out last year 00:01:54.730 --> 00:01:57.150 in week one. But at the same time, you also get 00:01:57.150 --> 00:01:59.409 a pretty good idea of what every team looks like. 00:01:59.989 --> 00:02:03.129 Now the Bills are one of the favorites to win 00:02:03.129 --> 00:02:07.310 it all and definitely win the AFC East and maybe 00:02:07.310 --> 00:02:10.210 even the AFC Conference. But we all knew that 00:02:10.210 --> 00:02:13.849 this game, even though it's week one, was probably 00:02:13.849 --> 00:02:18.759 one of the hardest games on the schedule. Somehow 00:02:18.759 --> 00:02:21.539 the Bills lucked out and every tough opponent 00:02:21.539 --> 00:02:24.919 that they face is coming to Buffalo. A lot of 00:02:24.919 --> 00:02:26.340 the teams they're facing on the road are not 00:02:26.340 --> 00:02:29.659 teams that are going to be too tough. I'm sure 00:02:29.659 --> 00:02:31.319 they'll drop one or two on the road. It happens. 00:02:31.319 --> 00:02:34.400 It's football any given Sunday, right? But it 00:02:34.400 --> 00:02:36.479 lucked out that not only do they get all the 00:02:36.479 --> 00:02:39.780 hard opponents home, but they probably got the 00:02:39.780 --> 00:02:41.479 hardest game out of the way first. And that was 00:02:41.479 --> 00:02:43.280 against the Baltimore Ravens who have a defense 00:02:43.280 --> 00:02:46.120 that I know they put up 40 points, but they're 00:02:46.120 --> 00:02:49.379 filled with first rounders. and they've got Derek 00:02:49.379 --> 00:02:51.500 Henry, and they've got Lamar Jackson, and Zay 00:02:51.500 --> 00:02:53.419 Flowers, and Mark Andrews, everybody that you 00:02:53.419 --> 00:02:56.719 just saw. To me, I went into this game going, 00:02:56.939 --> 00:02:58.300 I know they're gonna lose this one, and it's 00:02:58.300 --> 00:03:00.319 not gonna be the end of the world, but it's gonna 00:03:00.319 --> 00:03:03.319 hurt, because this could be the difference between 00:03:03.319 --> 00:03:05.719 Buffalo going to Baltimore or Baltimore going 00:03:05.719 --> 00:03:08.159 to Buffalo in the playoffs if they see each other 00:03:08.159 --> 00:03:10.199 again. And we all know what happens when teams 00:03:10.199 --> 00:03:14.280 come to Buffalo, minus the Chiefs, what happens 00:03:14.280 --> 00:03:15.860 to them when they come to Buffalo in the snow. 00:03:15.960 --> 00:03:18.830 Lamar Jackson is... openly said he's you know 00:03:18.830 --> 00:03:22.889 he's not great with cold temperatures so they 00:03:22.889 --> 00:03:25.569 beat him in normal temperatures at home in an 00:03:25.569 --> 00:03:29.689 epic fashion coming back 15 points down I screamed 00:03:29.689 --> 00:03:32.169 into so much I did the thing where because I 00:03:32.169 --> 00:03:34.909 we have a I have like a man cave downstairs we 00:03:34.909 --> 00:03:36.889 have a finished basement I used to watch the 00:03:36.889 --> 00:03:38.729 game down there with all the bills memorabilia 00:03:38.729 --> 00:03:41.289 you know it's kind of my spot but we got this 00:03:41.289 --> 00:03:44.770 brand new big screen and I wanted to experience 00:03:44.770 --> 00:03:48.800 it on the big screen and my kids were sleeping, 00:03:48.860 --> 00:03:51.460 my wife was sleeping. So I was just doing the 00:03:51.460 --> 00:03:56.919 whole like... Anytime something good or bad happened, 00:03:57.419 --> 00:04:00.759 I was doing push -ups because I'm old now, so 00:04:00.759 --> 00:04:04.020 I can't stay awake too long. So like in between 00:04:04.020 --> 00:04:06.000 commercials in the third and fourth quarter, 00:04:06.060 --> 00:04:08.180 I was just doing push -ups to get my blood flowing. 00:04:09.060 --> 00:04:11.460 Needless to say, there are a lot of Bills fans 00:04:11.460 --> 00:04:14.639 that woke up today... Just shitting their pants 00:04:14.639 --> 00:04:17.199 going wait. They won that now look It was never 00:04:17.199 --> 00:04:19.540 a blowout, but they are the first team in NFL 00:04:19.540 --> 00:04:23.300 history to be losing by 15 points or more with 00:04:23.300 --> 00:04:24.959 I think it was four minutes left in the fourth 00:04:24.959 --> 00:04:29.040 quarter and Pull it off in the regular season, 00:04:29.040 --> 00:04:32.920 and it wasn't it wasn't in overtime in regulation 00:04:32.920 --> 00:04:37.920 I I am speechless in the best possible way as 00:04:37.920 --> 00:04:40.759 I said It's one game, but it's a game against 00:04:40.759 --> 00:04:42.600 an opponent that you're probably gonna see later 00:04:42.639 --> 00:04:44.879 And that could be the difference in a home or 00:04:44.879 --> 00:04:47.519 a way. And remember this. I posted this on my 00:04:47.519 --> 00:04:51.040 social media. If this is the last year at Highmark 00:04:51.040 --> 00:04:53.259 Stadium for the Buffalo Bills and for the fans, 00:04:53.339 --> 00:04:56.379 that was the last home opener last night. It 00:04:56.379 --> 00:04:59.240 is set up. Now, I know I posted this on my social 00:04:59.240 --> 00:05:01.180 media. I posted a picture with all this nice 00:05:01.180 --> 00:05:04.980 music. And of course, NFL fans just shit on me 00:05:04.980 --> 00:05:07.019 the entire time. Oh, it's a dream. It's not going 00:05:07.019 --> 00:05:09.100 to happen. Buffalo's going to blow it. Maybe 00:05:09.100 --> 00:05:12.579 they will. But. Just check out this scenario. 00:05:12.579 --> 00:05:15.040 If you're a Bills fan or even an NFL fan, just 00:05:15.040 --> 00:05:17.740 imagine this. It is so storybook. And for you 00:05:17.740 --> 00:05:20.339 conspirators that think the NFL is a conspiracy, 00:05:20.519 --> 00:05:22.100 well, here's your story that they should use 00:05:22.100 --> 00:05:24.420 if it is a conspiracy. The Buffalo Bills are 00:05:24.420 --> 00:05:26.720 heading into their last season at Highmark Stadium. 00:05:26.980 --> 00:05:28.660 They've never won a Super Bowl. They've been 00:05:28.660 --> 00:05:32.680 to four in a row in the 90s. Okay? They have 00:05:32.680 --> 00:05:34.540 the opportunity, especially now that they've 00:05:34.540 --> 00:05:36.180 beat the Ravens and the way that their schedule 00:05:36.180 --> 00:05:38.949 is laid out, to finally get the one seed. And 00:05:38.949 --> 00:05:41.149 what that will mean is that they get home field 00:05:41.149 --> 00:05:43.449 advantage all through the playoffs. That means, 00:05:43.629 --> 00:05:47.889 potentially, the last possible game ever to be 00:05:47.889 --> 00:05:50.870 played at Highmark Stadium could be against the 00:05:50.870 --> 00:05:55.850 goddamn Chiefs, right? At home, last game to 00:05:55.850 --> 00:05:57.990 go to the Super Bowl. But there's even more. 00:05:58.009 --> 00:06:00.310 There's a little wrinkle that we're leaving out. 00:06:01.250 --> 00:06:04.449 It would also be the last game in the stadium 00:06:04.449 --> 00:06:06.769 that you would witness them going to the Super 00:06:06.769 --> 00:06:10.439 Bowl. in the last moments in that stadium but 00:06:10.439 --> 00:06:13.959 it would be to defeat the Chiefs who are knocking 00:06:13.959 --> 00:06:18.100 at the door of tying the Bills record for going 00:06:18.100 --> 00:06:20.800 to four consecutive Super Bowls. So what that 00:06:20.800 --> 00:06:24.920 means is the Bills could potentially beat the 00:06:24.920 --> 00:06:28.040 Chiefs at home as the last possible game in the 00:06:28.040 --> 00:06:31.339 stadium ever while also stopping them from tying 00:06:31.339 --> 00:06:33.740 the Bills record of going to four straight Super 00:06:33.740 --> 00:06:35.439 Bowls because if the Chiefs go back to the Super 00:06:35.439 --> 00:06:37.620 Bowl that means they went to four straight. The 00:06:37.620 --> 00:06:39.240 only difference is they won, I think, two of 00:06:39.240 --> 00:06:45.100 them. So it's set up for an epic finish, but 00:06:45.100 --> 00:06:49.060 I just want one before I die. But enough about 00:06:49.060 --> 00:06:51.439 the bills. I'm fired out of a can. Although Danny 00:06:51.439 --> 00:06:53.980 Tripodi, our producer, Danny, I owe you a big 00:06:53.980 --> 00:06:56.300 thank you. I'm a superstitious guy. When the 00:06:56.300 --> 00:06:58.360 bills were down 15, Danny sent me a picture. 00:06:58.639 --> 00:06:59.959 We don't need to talk about what the picture 00:06:59.959 --> 00:07:03.360 was, all right? That's private. It is a picture. 00:07:03.439 --> 00:07:07.709 He made me laugh. I am telling you... Three seconds 00:07:07.709 --> 00:07:09.949 after he sent that picture as when I believe 00:07:09.949 --> 00:07:11.889 Derek Henry fumbled or something happens when 00:07:11.889 --> 00:07:15.550 the game turned and It didn't look back. So unfortunately, 00:07:15.569 --> 00:07:18.750 I'm gonna have to make Danny send me Ridiculous 00:07:18.750 --> 00:07:22.149 pictures when the bills are failing. Let me know 00:07:22.149 --> 00:07:23.889 if you have any weird superstitions in the comments 00:07:23.889 --> 00:07:26.589 I love hearing people's superstitions quickly. 00:07:26.709 --> 00:07:29.129 Another thing I want to make sure I get to is 00:07:29.129 --> 00:07:31.870 our friend Diana Nightingale at David's Refuge 00:07:31.870 --> 00:07:35.250 is throwing another great event on September 00:07:35.250 --> 00:07:38.470 13th from noon to four. It is the Pine View Run 00:07:38.470 --> 00:07:42.449 Champion Challenge in Lafayette, New York. Drivers 00:07:42.449 --> 00:07:44.730 are going to race for their fastest time. There's 00:07:44.730 --> 00:07:48.490 music, food trucks, silent auction, games. We 00:07:48.490 --> 00:07:49.990 wanted to make sure we plug that. We love our 00:07:49.990 --> 00:07:53.670 friends at David's Refuge. What the hell are 00:07:53.670 --> 00:07:58.310 you doing? Oh, now your meeting's over, so you're... 00:07:58.399 --> 00:08:02.240 Just gonna fucking walk in on your own Well, 00:08:02.240 --> 00:08:04.680 I'm sorry. I was a little tied up selling a new 00:08:04.680 --> 00:08:07.220 content on it, but but we have a new content 00:08:07.220 --> 00:08:10.160 I'm very did you seal it away? You sealed it 00:08:10.160 --> 00:08:16.459 on deal. This is exciting This is I said exciting 00:08:16.459 --> 00:08:22.660 This one's gonna be unique I'm not gonna go into 00:08:22.660 --> 00:08:25.259 too many details, but we're gonna do this one 00:08:25.259 --> 00:08:29.189 a little differently This is a person who has 00:08:29.189 --> 00:08:31.529 written a book. The book's about to come out, 00:08:31.550 --> 00:08:33.970 the podcast is gonna go with it, but we are gonna 00:08:33.970 --> 00:08:36.070 do a, I don't know, I guess you'd call it like 00:08:36.070 --> 00:08:38.070 a Netflix thing, where we are gonna record the 00:08:38.070 --> 00:08:41.610 whole season of their podcast in advance, and 00:08:41.610 --> 00:08:43.350 then we'll release it over the course of a year, 00:08:43.389 --> 00:08:45.629 but this will be a unique one for us. This is 00:08:45.629 --> 00:08:49.509 great! It's gonna be really fun. Breaking news! 00:08:50.149 --> 00:08:52.909 I think that it's gonna be one of these podcasts 00:08:52.909 --> 00:08:56.889 to get some genuine listens and... very motivational, 00:08:57.250 --> 00:08:59.110 inspirational, and I don't know, I'm excited, 00:08:59.210 --> 00:09:01.429 it's gonna be cool. Buddy, I'm so happy for you, 00:09:01.490 --> 00:09:03.929 and for us. Yeah. It's fantastic, and now we're 00:09:03.929 --> 00:09:05.269 in opposite - Yeah, you gotta do the work. Yeah, 00:09:05.330 --> 00:09:07.750 well, that's fine. We're in opposite seats today, 00:09:07.830 --> 00:09:09.210 which is kinda flipping me out. It is weird. 00:09:09.330 --> 00:09:12.610 It is weird. Opposite stay. Well, listen, I went 00:09:12.610 --> 00:09:16.110 on, you didn't miss much because, well, I have 00:09:16.110 --> 00:09:19.830 a great interview coming up with... a woman named 00:09:19.830 --> 00:09:23.049 Erica Fee from the Fringe Festival. So I'm excited 00:09:23.049 --> 00:09:24.730 about that. But before that, I was just ranting 00:09:24.730 --> 00:09:27.590 about the Bills. You didn't miss that. Definitely 00:09:27.590 --> 00:09:29.690 didn't. Yeah, you know, sports. Don't give a 00:09:29.690 --> 00:09:32.629 fuck. Sports ball. But I was just talking about 00:09:32.629 --> 00:09:34.549 our friend Diana Nightingale from David's Refuge. 00:09:34.690 --> 00:09:36.669 Yeah, yeah, yeah. They're doing a great event 00:09:36.669 --> 00:09:39.610 called the Pineview Run Champion Challenge. I've 00:09:39.610 --> 00:09:41.330 heard of that. It's September 13th from noon 00:09:41.330 --> 00:09:44.049 to four in Lafayette. Check it out at davidsrefuge 00:09:44.049 --> 00:09:47.870 .org. It is drivers are going to race for the 00:09:47.870 --> 00:09:50.350 fastest time. So like you and I could show up. 00:09:50.350 --> 00:09:53.750 We sign up, of course, like in your in your car 00:09:53.750 --> 00:09:55.990 and we race around the track trying to win the 00:09:55.990 --> 00:09:57.309 fastest time. I mean, who doesn't? I think you 00:09:57.309 --> 00:09:58.990 have to sign up in advance for that. But yeah, 00:09:58.990 --> 00:10:02.049 you do. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So I just wanted to 00:10:02.049 --> 00:10:05.429 plug that real quick. And I also wanted to give 00:10:05.429 --> 00:10:09.809 a shout out to Ray and to Kelly from All Pest 00:10:09.809 --> 00:10:12.330 of Syracuse, our clients, of course, their podcast 00:10:12.330 --> 00:10:15.860 with us here at Growth Mode. So, my wife and 00:10:15.860 --> 00:10:18.440 I had a little bit of a scare as far as we had 00:10:18.440 --> 00:10:23.080 some invaders in our home. And what... Well, 00:10:23.440 --> 00:10:25.500 I didn't want to say it, but yes, thank God. 00:10:26.779 --> 00:10:31.019 Uh... No. We had some visitors in our home. It 00:10:31.019 --> 00:10:34.639 could have potentially been, I mean, really bad 00:10:34.639 --> 00:10:38.740 and could have taken up our entire weekend. Thankfully... 00:10:38.250 --> 00:10:41.029 I immediately text Kelly. She was like, here's 00:10:41.029 --> 00:10:43.570 what you need to do. And I'm sending Ray in the 00:10:43.570 --> 00:10:46.590 next 45 minutes. Now, we live in Ithaca. Yeah. 00:10:46.769 --> 00:10:49.830 They're in Syracuse, OK? This is a Saturday. 00:10:50.110 --> 00:10:51.230 And she's telling me. Did she know that when 00:10:51.230 --> 00:10:54.149 she promised? No, she did. Because I said to 00:10:54.149 --> 00:10:55.409 her, I said, I can't believe you're going to 00:10:55.409 --> 00:10:58.809 do this on a Saturday. And you're sending him 00:10:58.809 --> 00:11:01.570 all the way to Ithaca. I feel bad. And she was 00:11:01.570 --> 00:11:03.529 going to talk her out of it. I know. I should 00:11:03.529 --> 00:11:06.570 have been more careful. But she said, don't worry 00:11:06.570 --> 00:11:08.720 about it. She goes, if you guys were two hours 00:11:08.720 --> 00:11:11.059 away, we would come. Like that whole thing they 00:11:11.059 --> 00:11:12.820 talked about on their podcast. And when we had 00:11:12.820 --> 00:11:15.220 them on Good News York about their, you know, 00:11:15.259 --> 00:11:17.620 the bigger companies that do these kind of pest 00:11:17.620 --> 00:11:20.120 control things, they're not for the consumer. 00:11:20.279 --> 00:11:23.080 They pretend to be. And that Ray and Kelly of 00:11:23.080 --> 00:11:25.200 All Pest to Syracuse are for the consumer. They 00:11:25.200 --> 00:11:27.200 are for the people because they're family run 00:11:27.200 --> 00:11:29.960 owned business. They proved it to me. And Ray 00:11:29.960 --> 00:11:33.379 came in, took care of everything. He promised 00:11:33.379 --> 00:11:35.299 us that we'd have nothing to worry about. He's 00:11:35.299 --> 00:11:36.820 like, you got somewhere to go for three hours? 00:11:36.840 --> 00:11:39.879 We said, yep. He's like, it'll be done. And so 00:11:39.879 --> 00:11:42.179 I just wanted to give a shout out to Ray and 00:11:42.179 --> 00:11:44.279 Kelly, all past Syracuse. Saved my weekend. Let's 00:11:44.279 --> 00:11:45.799 go out. You have a nice little dinner with the 00:11:45.799 --> 00:11:47.440 family. You come back. It'll be all taken care 00:11:47.440 --> 00:11:49.679 of. Listen, don't worry about it, all right? 00:11:49.940 --> 00:11:54.840 These chemicals fell off a truck. No, we love 00:11:54.840 --> 00:11:59.100 Ray and Kelly. I'll be honest. There couldn't 00:11:59.100 --> 00:12:01.879 be a better endorsement for them. No. coming 00:12:01.879 --> 00:12:04.559 out of the woods, you know, coming all that way. 00:12:04.759 --> 00:12:06.240 Like, I wouldn't have done that for you. I know 00:12:06.240 --> 00:12:07.639 you wouldn't have, and that's why I didn't call 00:12:07.639 --> 00:12:10.879 you. Sorry, Mike. But Ray even... But that sucks. 00:12:10.980 --> 00:12:13.600 But Ray had eight other things that day. Yeah. 00:12:13.600 --> 00:12:17.620 So, I mean, it's not even just for me. They had 00:12:17.620 --> 00:12:19.679 eight other clients that had things going on. 00:12:19.820 --> 00:12:23.730 Well, you know, you take part. Well, I felt like, 00:12:23.750 --> 00:12:25.529 whether we did or didn't, we felt like priority. 00:12:26.029 --> 00:12:28.990 I'm sorry, Mr. Brindisi has an issue. We're going 00:12:28.990 --> 00:12:30.769 to have to be there a little later today, folks. 00:12:30.809 --> 00:12:34.809 I'm sorry. Yeah. The master, the co -host of 00:12:34.809 --> 00:12:36.850 Good News York, you're familiar, right? Oh, yes. 00:12:36.850 --> 00:12:38.570 Oh, God. We'll wait for our problems. Stop the 00:12:38.570 --> 00:12:40.549 press. Stop everything. Don't let that man be 00:12:40.549 --> 00:12:43.090 bothered by an ant. We cannot. But, you know, 00:12:43.090 --> 00:12:46.190 as you know, happy wife, happy life. My poor 00:12:46.190 --> 00:12:49.730 wife, who doesn't cry often, I wouldn't consider 00:12:49.730 --> 00:12:52.470 her a crier. She was upset, she was crying because 00:12:52.470 --> 00:12:54.690 she, you know, when these things come up with 00:12:54.690 --> 00:12:57.429 pests and rodents and whatever else it is, it 00:12:57.429 --> 00:13:00.269 could potentially be thousands and thousands 00:13:00.269 --> 00:13:02.549 of dollars. It could take up days, weeks. And 00:13:02.549 --> 00:13:04.730 not only do they reassure us. You're a football 00:13:04.730 --> 00:13:07.309 to watch. Well, and that's the big one. But I 00:13:07.309 --> 00:13:09.210 said I cannot be dealing with this when the bills 00:13:09.210 --> 00:13:11.529 are about to play. So shout out to all Pestis 00:13:11.529 --> 00:13:13.970 Syracuse. I'm not paid to say this. I'm just 00:13:13.970 --> 00:13:15.750 telling you, I don't know where to look because 00:13:15.750 --> 00:13:19.090 I guess I'll look here. everything they've said 00:13:19.090 --> 00:13:23.070 on our show and on their podcast with us, absolutely 00:13:23.070 --> 00:13:27.110 true. I felt it firsthand. They're the best pest 00:13:27.110 --> 00:13:29.929 control business, Barnum. And you know, I love 00:13:29.929 --> 00:13:32.250 it too. Ray takes pride in that. He's like, well, 00:13:32.250 --> 00:13:34.169 I'm glad you didn't call anybody else because 00:13:34.169 --> 00:13:36.409 there's nobody better than me. And I'm like, 00:13:36.409 --> 00:13:40.029 good for you, dude. Like you, I mean, he's the 00:13:40.029 --> 00:13:42.309 Tom Brady of Pest Control. I'm glad that like 00:13:42.309 --> 00:13:44.250 bugs are his business, because Ray's the type 00:13:44.250 --> 00:13:47.440 of dude that like in another timeline, He's like 00:13:47.440 --> 00:13:50.080 a legit hit man. You call him up and go, yo, 00:13:50.139 --> 00:13:53.200 I got a problem. I got it under control. Don't 00:13:53.200 --> 00:13:55.279 worry about it. He's the man. One more thing 00:13:55.279 --> 00:13:57.539 I'll say about that. My daughter, of all people, 00:13:57.600 --> 00:14:01.340 brought up something. She goes, dad, what's going 00:14:01.340 --> 00:14:04.220 to happen when the pest truck shows up and all 00:14:04.220 --> 00:14:05.759 our neighbors are going to know that we have 00:14:05.759 --> 00:14:08.440 a problem? I go, you know what? No, they won't. 00:14:08.620 --> 00:14:10.940 Because I remember one thing, and this is another 00:14:10.940 --> 00:14:13.039 reason why I love all pests to Syracuse, they 00:14:13.039 --> 00:14:15.980 purposely don't put bugs. like pictures of bugs 00:14:15.980 --> 00:14:18.179 and rodents on their vehicle. Yeah. For that 00:14:18.179 --> 00:14:20.080 reason, to respect the privacy of their clients. 00:14:20.179 --> 00:14:22.019 I mean, that's that's how much thought they put 00:14:22.019 --> 00:14:24.259 into right now. It's awesome. No, I know they've 00:14:24.259 --> 00:14:25.820 they've talked about that on their podcast. That's 00:14:25.820 --> 00:14:27.820 something that is a common feeling. People don't 00:14:27.820 --> 00:14:30.580 want you to think. But yeah, they've they've 00:14:30.580 --> 00:14:32.759 handled that brilliantly. And and also, I feel 00:14:32.759 --> 00:14:35.299 like to some degree, so many people have gotten 00:14:35.299 --> 00:14:37.139 to the point where they have somebody like all 00:14:37.139 --> 00:14:38.759 pests now that they figured out that does the 00:14:38.759 --> 00:14:41.600 preventative become on a regular basis and put 00:14:41.600 --> 00:14:43.960 that down. I feel like that's almost got common 00:14:43.960 --> 00:14:46.850 enough. to where like if you see the pest truck 00:14:46.850 --> 00:14:48.629 in front of your neighbor's yard, you don't immediately 00:14:48.629 --> 00:14:50.429 think they got roaches or something. That's true. 00:14:50.649 --> 00:14:52.429 I think you're right. But there's definitely, 00:14:52.570 --> 00:14:54.389 I mean, your daughter proves it. It's right. 00:14:54.529 --> 00:14:56.149 And it's another thing that they're thinking 00:14:56.149 --> 00:14:57.409 of. Yeah, I remember when they said it on the 00:14:57.409 --> 00:14:59.009 podcast and, you know, I'm thinking to myself 00:14:59.009 --> 00:15:00.789 while we were producing it, like, you know, it's 00:15:00.789 --> 00:15:03.129 a nice little touch of things that they do there. 00:15:03.149 --> 00:15:05.210 Yeah. But now experiencing it firsthand, I realize 00:15:05.210 --> 00:15:08.590 how important that is. Yeah. I love them. Buddy, 00:15:08.750 --> 00:15:11.730 listen. I'm pretty much all out of what I've 00:15:11.730 --> 00:15:13.629 done today. I've got an interview coming up again 00:15:13.629 --> 00:15:18.909 with Eric Afee of the Fringe Festival. But something 00:15:18.909 --> 00:15:20.529 I want to talk about this week with you, because 00:15:20.529 --> 00:15:22.529 I've got to show you the video. Yeah. Dude, there's 00:15:22.529 --> 00:15:24.649 this conspiracy theory going around. And I'm 00:15:24.649 --> 00:15:25.750 not a fan. Oh, I know what you're talking about. 00:15:25.769 --> 00:15:29.049 You sent me this. Did I? I did. I've heard this 00:15:29.049 --> 00:15:32.450 theory. In fact, I almost want to say I'm anti 00:15:32.450 --> 00:15:34.269 -conspiracy theorist because it's gotten so out 00:15:34.269 --> 00:15:35.789 of control. But every now and then I'll get one 00:15:35.789 --> 00:15:38.009 that I'm like, this is fun. Wait a minute. Hold 00:15:38.009 --> 00:15:39.960 on. There's this, and I don't know if you've 00:15:39.960 --> 00:15:41.720 heard about this, there's a conspiracy theory 00:15:41.720 --> 00:15:45.580 going around that everywhere Garth Brooks has 00:15:45.580 --> 00:15:48.500 ever lived, gone to school, or played a concert, 00:15:48.960 --> 00:15:52.659 people have ended up missing or dead. I'll pause 00:15:52.659 --> 00:15:55.159 for laughter, because I laugh too. But then I 00:15:55.159 --> 00:15:57.220 went down... The theory is Garth is a serial 00:15:57.220 --> 00:16:00.039 killer, right? Correct. Yeah. And I love Garth 00:16:00.039 --> 00:16:02.360 Brooks, and I don't think he's a serial killer. 00:16:02.480 --> 00:16:07.100 But my God, the mounting evidence against him... 00:16:07.559 --> 00:16:09.639 I don't know if I want to say against him, but, 00:16:09.639 --> 00:16:13.200 you know, I just, that's a fun one for me. What's 00:16:13.200 --> 00:16:16.879 the term correlation and causation? Sure. Like, 00:16:17.139 --> 00:16:20.639 the guy goes to major cities and people get murdered 00:16:20.639 --> 00:16:23.679 there. Yeah. Like, people get murdered there 00:16:23.679 --> 00:16:25.960 on the days he doesn't go to those cities, is 00:16:25.960 --> 00:16:28.279 what I'm saying. Oh, right. Like, there's some, 00:16:28.779 --> 00:16:30.139 like, come on, you could put that together. You 00:16:30.139 --> 00:16:32.419 could say I'm a serial killer, because I'm positive 00:16:32.419 --> 00:16:34.580 you could track a murder in every major city 00:16:34.580 --> 00:16:37.429 I've ever visited. 100 % valid and that's kind 00:16:37.429 --> 00:16:40.090 of my chance myself like but I'm just I'm entertaining 00:16:40.090 --> 00:16:43.970 that I'm enter I'm entertaining it For no, I'm 00:16:43.970 --> 00:16:45.409 with you. I'm with just visit. It's hilarious 00:16:45.409 --> 00:16:47.470 I mean cuz I'm you know, we're getting all those 00:16:47.470 --> 00:16:49.350 run -of -the -mill those say like this person's 00:16:49.350 --> 00:16:51.870 dead this person This is an original one my someone's 00:16:51.870 --> 00:16:55.789 part about these type of scenarios is There's 00:16:55.789 --> 00:16:58.789 more than one person who has spent more than 00:16:58.789 --> 00:17:01.610 an hour Way more putting this together going. 00:17:01.610 --> 00:17:04.380 Wait a minute Hold on. Let me look at this city. 00:17:04.400 --> 00:17:06.940 Let me look at his concert history that like 00:17:06.940 --> 00:17:09.259 you imagine that like hey Matt Somebody with 00:17:09.259 --> 00:17:11.440 way too much free time on their hands has had 00:17:11.440 --> 00:17:14.500 a lot of Matt come to dinner. Oh, hold on, honey 00:17:14.500 --> 00:17:17.200 I'm researching. Yeah every concert Garth Brooks 00:17:17.200 --> 00:17:19.160 played to see if he killed people in that city 00:17:19.160 --> 00:17:21.319 You know the always sunny meme, you know what's 00:17:21.319 --> 00:17:23.519 happening with the strings and but it's just 00:17:23.519 --> 00:17:25.500 a fun one to entertain I want to delve more into 00:17:25.500 --> 00:17:27.799 it because I'm intrigued I'm more intrigued at 00:17:27.799 --> 00:17:30.700 how anyone even because here's the thing. How 00:17:30.700 --> 00:17:34.359 did you even start that? So what got the ball 00:17:34.359 --> 00:17:37.460 rolling? Where did you connect Garth? Because 00:17:37.460 --> 00:17:39.380 it even goes back to when he went to college. 00:17:39.500 --> 00:17:42.319 I guess he went to college, I don't know where, 00:17:42.599 --> 00:17:45.980 and some girl went missing. They happened to 00:17:45.980 --> 00:17:48.220 live only a few, like less than five miles apart, 00:17:48.519 --> 00:17:50.140 Garth Brooks' apartment and her while he was... 00:17:50.140 --> 00:17:51.940 So it's not even where he was playing concerts. 00:17:52.000 --> 00:17:54.200 It also goes back to when he was in school. It's 00:17:54.200 --> 00:17:56.779 wild. I think it's dumb, but man, is it fun to 00:17:56.779 --> 00:17:58.839 entertain. You know what? You talk about being 00:17:58.839 --> 00:18:03.200 wild. The reality is the world works in probability, 00:18:03.440 --> 00:18:05.279 right? There's a one in a million chance. But 00:18:05.279 --> 00:18:09.440 that one comes up once in a while, right? I think 00:18:09.440 --> 00:18:13.059 we're destined to see one day somebody, maybe 00:18:13.059 --> 00:18:17.460 Garth Brooks, on their deathbed or after they've 00:18:17.460 --> 00:18:20.700 passed away, you open up a thing where it's like, 00:18:20.779 --> 00:18:22.599 yeah, I was a serial killer. I killed somebody 00:18:22.599 --> 00:18:25.500 in every town I played a country song in. Just 00:18:25.500 --> 00:18:28.069 like. Like, yep, that wasn't a, nah, I fucking 00:18:28.069 --> 00:18:30.349 did it. You didn't catch me. I mean, we kind 00:18:30.349 --> 00:18:32.910 of got that with the Cosby thing, like all the, 00:18:32.910 --> 00:18:35.509 you know, the every, like the all -American, 00:18:35.509 --> 00:18:37.910 like, dad that we loved. Well, he didn't admit 00:18:37.910 --> 00:18:39.430 it, though. That was, they just discovered. They 00:18:39.430 --> 00:18:41.490 then, there was, yeah, there's no getting around 00:18:41.490 --> 00:18:42.569 that. Everybody, I guess, knew, I guess. You 00:18:42.569 --> 00:18:46.250 put the pudding in, you put the ruffies in to 00:18:46.250 --> 00:18:49.210 drink, and... I don't know, but you know what 00:18:49.210 --> 00:18:52.430 we should do is we should kind of run with your 00:18:52.430 --> 00:18:55.430 theory of poking holes in it. Let's just see... 00:18:55.369 --> 00:18:58.789 I've been or you've been or Danny's been on certain 00:18:58.789 --> 00:19:01.750 dates and just see if anyone's died in or around 00:19:01.750 --> 00:19:05.009 them at that time Maybe we shouldn't because 00:19:05.009 --> 00:19:08.750 that that might It is suspicious. I always suspect 00:19:08.750 --> 00:19:12.029 the quiet guy. Yeah. Well, anyway, um, that's 00:19:12.029 --> 00:19:13.890 all I got I got a great interview coming up So 00:19:13.890 --> 00:19:15.269 got to get ready for that. Let me get out of 00:19:15.269 --> 00:19:17.210 the way so you can do that go close more deals, 00:19:17.210 --> 00:19:19.930 dude Congratulations for us. Thanks to you Monday. 00:19:20.130 --> 00:19:22.509 It's been a great not even lunchtime yet. The 00:19:22.509 --> 00:19:26.269 bills won Everybody in the AFC East also lost. 00:19:26.430 --> 00:19:30.630 I won over $300 on last night's game. Syracuse 00:19:30.630 --> 00:19:34.470 won this game. Syracuse, it was way closer than 00:19:34.470 --> 00:19:36.690 it should have been. They pulled it off. You 00:19:36.690 --> 00:19:39.170 closed a deal. Garth Brooks is a serial killer. 00:19:39.549 --> 00:19:44.450 This is a great Monday. And we've got Eric Afee 00:19:44.450 --> 00:19:46.690 from the Rochester Fringe Festival coming up. 00:19:46.869 --> 00:19:50.289 Stay tuned for that right here on Good News York. 00:19:50.529 --> 00:19:51.869 Brought to you by Ads on the Go. Get ads on the 00:19:51.869 --> 00:19:56.660 go .com. We'll be right back. Welcome back to 00:19:56.660 --> 00:19:58.660 Good News York, sponsored by ads on the go. Get 00:19:58.660 --> 00:20:02.160 ads on the go dot com. Mike Brindisi with you 00:20:02.160 --> 00:20:04.980 flying solo today. I have a very special guest. 00:20:05.000 --> 00:20:08.440 I'm very excited to introduce. She is the CEO 00:20:08.440 --> 00:20:12.880 of the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival, a one of 00:20:12.880 --> 00:20:16.660 a kind festival that has been going for 14 years 00:20:16.660 --> 00:20:19.740 in the Rochester area. Eight hundred and eighty 00:20:19.740 --> 00:20:22.759 five thousand plus visitors. It is September 00:20:22.759 --> 00:20:25.910 9th through the 20th. You've got over 600 performances 00:20:25.910 --> 00:20:28.289 in 30 venues, anything from comedy, theater, 00:20:28.329 --> 00:20:31.869 dance, music, film. It's amazing. She's amazing. 00:20:32.230 --> 00:20:36.529 We welcome CEO Erika Fee. Erika Fee. Thank you. 00:20:36.910 --> 00:20:40.890 How are you? Oh, a little tired, but nothing 00:20:40.890 --> 00:20:43.829 the concealer can't fix. I'm sure you are. You 00:20:43.829 --> 00:20:47.730 are very busy. This festival is no joke. We are 00:20:47.730 --> 00:20:50.309 so excited to shine a light on the festival. 00:20:50.710 --> 00:20:54.609 You know, Good New York was founded on You know, 00:20:54.930 --> 00:20:57.009 things that are awesome in New York State, things 00:20:57.009 --> 00:20:59.210 that are different, things that you're not gonna 00:20:59.210 --> 00:21:01.230 see about or hear about on the news, because 00:21:01.230 --> 00:21:03.569 Lord knows, you turn the news on, it's all negative. 00:21:03.950 --> 00:21:08.490 You guys are pretty much a prime example of why 00:21:08.490 --> 00:21:10.930 this show exists, so we're so happy you gave 00:21:10.930 --> 00:21:14.130 us some time. Now, the Fringe Festival is very 00:21:14.130 --> 00:21:18.150 unique in a lot of ways, and it is now nationally 00:21:18.150 --> 00:21:21.910 known. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? 00:21:22.089 --> 00:21:26.210 How you got involved in in the with the fringe 00:21:26.210 --> 00:21:31.450 Sure, so I am the founding producer of the ESL 00:21:31.450 --> 00:21:34.109 Rochester fringe festival as you said now now 00:21:34.109 --> 00:21:39.490 going into opening our 14th festival It's which 00:21:39.490 --> 00:21:42.130 is just seems like bizarre to me because you 00:21:42.130 --> 00:21:44.289 know with COVID years It seems like five years, 00:21:44.349 --> 00:21:49.099 but it also seems like 500 years And so I started 00:21:49.099 --> 00:21:52.140 this festival. I was producing in London. I'm 00:21:52.140 --> 00:21:54.460 originally from the Rochester area, but I was 00:21:54.460 --> 00:21:58.099 over in the UK. I went there for drama school 00:21:58.099 --> 00:22:01.759 after undergrad and I became a professional actor. 00:22:01.819 --> 00:22:05.140 And through acting, I got into producing and 00:22:05.140 --> 00:22:07.660 I have my own production company. And one of 00:22:07.660 --> 00:22:12.099 the things that I loved either performing at 00:22:12.099 --> 00:22:14.579 or directing at or producing at was the Edinburgh 00:22:14.579 --> 00:22:18.170 Fringe Festival, which is the world's largest 00:22:18.170 --> 00:22:22.309 arts festival. In fact, in terms of event size, 00:22:22.529 --> 00:22:25.990 it's the Olympics number one, the World Cup number 00:22:25.990 --> 00:22:29.130 two, and Edinburgh Fringe number three. So I 00:22:29.130 --> 00:22:32.230 was very much inspired by that festival. And 00:22:32.230 --> 00:22:36.630 that festival has gone on to inspire about 250 00:22:36.630 --> 00:22:40.309 Fringe festivals now worldwide, of which Rochester 00:22:40.309 --> 00:22:43.210 is one of them. We were the first in upstate 00:22:43.210 --> 00:22:46.319 New York We are the largest multidisciplinary 00:22:46.319 --> 00:22:48.759 performing arts festival in the entire state 00:22:48.759 --> 00:22:52.880 of New York. And we do welcome people from not 00:22:52.880 --> 00:22:55.980 just the Rochester area, but now all over the 00:22:55.980 --> 00:22:59.539 country. That's amazing. You know, one of my 00:22:59.539 --> 00:23:02.240 favorite parts about this festival and the whole 00:23:02.240 --> 00:23:06.400 story is how Fringe started. It's such a great 00:23:06.400 --> 00:23:09.059 story. I believe it was over in Scotland, if 00:23:09.059 --> 00:23:11.670 you want to talk about that a little bit. Yeah, 00:23:11.670 --> 00:23:15.130 so in 1947 in Edinburgh, Scotland, there was 00:23:15.130 --> 00:23:18.589 a curated theatre festival, which still exists 00:23:18.589 --> 00:23:21.190 today, by the way, called the Edinburgh International 00:23:21.190 --> 00:23:23.730 Festival. And there were eight theatre groups 00:23:23.730 --> 00:23:27.349 who were not invited to participate. And when 00:23:27.349 --> 00:23:30.349 I say was curated means that there was a small 00:23:30.349 --> 00:23:32.990 select committee who would decide on all the 00:23:32.990 --> 00:23:35.980 program. These eight groups were not invited 00:23:35.980 --> 00:23:39.119 and so they just in a post -war spirit they turned 00:23:39.119 --> 00:23:41.660 up anyway and they just brought their sets and 00:23:41.660 --> 00:23:44.539 their costumes and their props and they arranged 00:23:44.539 --> 00:23:48.380 space above pubs and in lecture halls at the 00:23:48.380 --> 00:23:50.420 University of Edinburgh that they turned into 00:23:50.420 --> 00:23:53.579 temporary theaters and they put on their shows 00:23:53.579 --> 00:23:55.599 and there was a reviewer who was trying to figure 00:23:55.599 --> 00:23:58.140 out what do I call these shows which are perfectly 00:23:58.140 --> 00:24:01.259 legitimate but are not part of the official festival 00:24:01.259 --> 00:24:04.519 program. And he nicknamed them the Festival Fringe. 00:24:04.660 --> 00:24:06.759 But he also said, this isn't going to happen 00:24:06.759 --> 00:24:09.059 two years running. It's just a total fluke. Well, 00:24:09.059 --> 00:24:13.420 it did. It's gone on to launch the careers of 00:24:13.420 --> 00:24:17.240 everyone from everyone in Monty Python to Kenneth 00:24:17.240 --> 00:24:22.420 Branagh, Ricky Gervais. The list really goes 00:24:22.420 --> 00:24:26.700 on and on. Americans, a lot of Americans also 00:24:26.700 --> 00:24:29.299 have performed at the Edinburgh Fringe and continue 00:24:29.299 --> 00:24:33.259 to. There's a huge American contingent. So it's 00:24:33.259 --> 00:24:36.759 really kind of a gathering place every year. 00:24:36.759 --> 00:24:39.099 It happens for the entire month of August, but 00:24:39.099 --> 00:24:42.519 it's going on to inspire other communities to 00:24:42.519 --> 00:24:45.720 create their own fringe festivals, all of which 00:24:45.720 --> 00:24:48.839 are a little bit different from each other. And 00:24:48.839 --> 00:24:52.779 Rochester's, our first year was 2012. The planning 00:24:52.779 --> 00:24:56.829 for that actually began in 2008. I was not in 00:24:56.829 --> 00:24:59.289 Rochester then. It started with the president 00:24:59.289 --> 00:25:01.970 of the University of Rochester wanted a performing 00:25:01.970 --> 00:25:06.089 arts festival for Rochester. I was in town, happened 00:25:06.089 --> 00:25:11.349 to be in town in 2009, just on a visit. And I 00:25:11.349 --> 00:25:12.869 happened to say to someone, why do you think 00:25:12.869 --> 00:25:14.990 it is that Rochester doesn't have a fringe festival? 00:25:15.109 --> 00:25:16.730 This is the head of the theater department at 00:25:16.730 --> 00:25:18.690 the University of Rochester actually. And he 00:25:18.690 --> 00:25:21.940 said, it's funny you should say that. the president 00:25:21.940 --> 00:25:24.000 of the university is working on this right now. 00:25:24.000 --> 00:25:25.519 You should go and meet with them." And I said, 00:25:25.599 --> 00:25:27.619 I'm not going to get an appointment with the 00:25:27.619 --> 00:25:30.079 president of the University of Rochester my week 00:25:30.079 --> 00:25:33.940 back. Anyway, one thing led to another, and I 00:25:33.940 --> 00:25:37.140 threw my hat into the ring. And I literally said, 00:25:37.220 --> 00:25:39.519 if you want to Fringe Festival, I want to come 00:25:39.519 --> 00:25:43.299 back and run it. And that's what happened. That's 00:25:43.299 --> 00:25:46.420 absolutely spectacular. I love that. And you 00:25:46.420 --> 00:25:49.660 know, Another thing I love about this festival 00:25:49.660 --> 00:25:51.960 and and correct me if I'm wrong, but from my 00:25:51.960 --> 00:25:55.960 point of view what I what I've seen is That it's 00:25:55.960 --> 00:26:00.380 a very welcoming festival as far as it's not 00:26:00.380 --> 00:26:02.619 I mean there's gonna be mainstream things that 00:26:02.619 --> 00:26:05.140 people like but there's also a lot of Experimental 00:26:05.140 --> 00:26:06.660 things and things that are out of the ordinary 00:26:06.660 --> 00:26:10.059 so I almost feel like you guys are keeping up 00:26:10.059 --> 00:26:13.460 with kind of the origin story of fringe which 00:26:13.460 --> 00:26:15.930 was here's these disgruntled performers that 00:26:15.930 --> 00:26:17.490 weren't invited and they're like, you know what, 00:26:17.569 --> 00:26:18.990 screw you, we're gonna do it, we're gonna do 00:26:18.990 --> 00:26:22.170 it anyway. Correct me if I'm wrong, is that kind 00:26:22.170 --> 00:26:23.970 of your mission statement with Fringe Festival 00:26:23.970 --> 00:26:28.250 is like, let's give everybody and anyone from 00:26:28.250 --> 00:26:31.690 all walks of life in the creative space a place 00:26:31.690 --> 00:26:35.269 to be able to perform? Well, Fringe Festival's 00:26:35.269 --> 00:26:37.849 worldwide certainly provide a platform for artists, 00:26:37.869 --> 00:26:40.569 that's part of our mission. There are no stages 00:26:40.569 --> 00:26:43.089 and spaces for artists to perform. And if you're 00:26:43.089 --> 00:26:45.769 a performing artist, you kind of need a crowd. 00:26:45.970 --> 00:26:49.490 You need a space. So this enables people to be 00:26:49.490 --> 00:26:52.809 able to perform. What is exciting about our festival 00:26:52.809 --> 00:26:55.250 is that we are a bifurcated festival. Now that 00:26:55.250 --> 00:26:58.089 just is a way of saying we have two halves. Like 00:26:58.089 --> 00:27:01.950 the Etta Per Fringe and like that spirit, we 00:27:01.950 --> 00:27:05.130 have about 39 venues that are curating their 00:27:05.130 --> 00:27:09.700 own lineups. is very interesting because we don't 00:27:09.700 --> 00:27:12.740 have one artistic committee deciding on all the 00:27:12.740 --> 00:27:15.779 programming. These venues have skin in the game. 00:27:16.000 --> 00:27:17.779 They've got a little bit of healthy competition 00:27:17.779 --> 00:27:19.680 with each other. They're really trying to create 00:27:19.680 --> 00:27:24.200 very special experiences. And so that is happening. 00:27:24.339 --> 00:27:27.359 At the same point, we ourselves as an organization 00:27:27.359 --> 00:27:30.259 and we are a nonprofit, unlike most festivals, 00:27:31.160 --> 00:27:34.420 we are also curating some shows and we're doing 00:27:34.420 --> 00:27:37.660 things differently. than any other fringe actually 00:27:37.660 --> 00:27:42.000 in the world. For instance, we have a show that 00:27:42.000 --> 00:27:44.259 is coming into downtown Rochester, the final 00:27:44.259 --> 00:27:46.880 two nights of the festival, September 19th and 00:27:46.880 --> 00:27:50.960 20th, called Sphere. It's by a world -renowned 00:27:50.960 --> 00:27:54.259 group called Eventi Verticali out of Italy. And 00:27:54.259 --> 00:27:57.000 they will be hoisting a giant sphere up above 00:27:57.000 --> 00:28:00.720 the crowd, totally free to attend, by the way, 00:28:01.019 --> 00:28:05.599 on a crane. And we'll have acrobats inside the 00:28:05.599 --> 00:28:08.240 sphere and outside the sphere. It'll be backlit. 00:28:08.299 --> 00:28:11.440 It'll be beautiful. It's going to be fantastic. 00:28:11.640 --> 00:28:14.599 We typically have, you know, 15 ,000 people to 00:28:14.599 --> 00:28:16.980 some of those performances. So we do those like 00:28:16.980 --> 00:28:19.920 really big spectacle type shows. Those are shows 00:28:19.920 --> 00:28:22.839 you generally, not only can you not see elsewhere 00:28:22.839 --> 00:28:26.119 in New York, you can't see them often elsewhere 00:28:26.119 --> 00:28:29.319 in the United States. Not at all. Not at all. 00:28:29.420 --> 00:28:31.819 But then... So then we'll have big shows like 00:28:31.819 --> 00:28:34.160 that. And then we'll have, you know, smaller 00:28:34.160 --> 00:28:36.759 shows too. We have a show that's totally sold 00:28:36.759 --> 00:28:39.000 out, perhaps no surprise, but it sells out in 00:28:39.000 --> 00:28:41.519 a New York minute every year called Dashboard 00:28:41.519 --> 00:28:45.859 Drama. It's actually on its 11th year and it's 00:28:45.859 --> 00:28:49.960 brand new every year, short plays that are held 00:28:49.960 --> 00:28:53.660 in cars. And it's four parked cars and you as 00:28:53.660 --> 00:28:55.960 an audience member get a ticket to the backseat, 00:28:56.059 --> 00:28:59.319 you and someone else. And you see a 10 minute 00:28:59.319 --> 00:29:02.319 short play, and then you rotate to the next car 00:29:02.319 --> 00:29:05.200 and the next car and the next car. And it's four 00:29:05.200 --> 00:29:09.980 short plays, about 45 minutes in total. And honestly, 00:29:09.980 --> 00:29:12.539 we have many performances of that, but they sell 00:29:12.539 --> 00:29:14.960 right out. When we first started doing things 00:29:14.960 --> 00:29:17.980 like that, people were, I think like, what, what 00:29:17.980 --> 00:29:20.420 is this? What is this? What is this theater? 00:29:20.539 --> 00:29:23.000 What is, what are these shows who, that are not 00:29:23.000 --> 00:29:27.470 all in traditional locations? But now. It's fully 00:29:27.470 --> 00:29:30.190 embraced, and all the tickets sell out in about 00:29:30.190 --> 00:29:33.049 24 hours for that sort of thing. So we have a 00:29:33.049 --> 00:29:34.970 huge range. We also bring in comedy headliners. 00:29:35.069 --> 00:29:38.710 We have Chelsea Handler in this year on Saturday, 00:29:38.730 --> 00:29:41.769 September 13th at the glamorous and glorious 00:29:41.769 --> 00:29:44.470 Eastman Theater, 2 ,400 seats. So we just have 00:29:44.470 --> 00:29:46.329 a whole range of shows, something for everyone. 00:29:46.630 --> 00:29:48.970 That is spectacular. That's amazing. Just absolutely 00:29:48.970 --> 00:29:50.529 amazing. And this is exactly what I meant when 00:29:50.529 --> 00:29:53.589 I said you're keeping in with the theme of Fringe. 00:29:55.279 --> 00:29:58.000 performances that you're not going to get everywhere. 00:29:58.539 --> 00:30:00.440 You have had major acts over the years, John 00:30:00.440 --> 00:30:04.099 Mulaney, Eddie Izzard, Mike Berbiglia, Colin 00:30:04.099 --> 00:30:08.359 Jost. This year you said Chelsea Handler. So 00:30:08.359 --> 00:30:11.220 you guys are obviously have been expanding over 00:30:11.220 --> 00:30:14.359 the years and adding so much. Now you mentioned 00:30:14.359 --> 00:30:16.740 that obviously there's a little bit of a planning 00:30:16.740 --> 00:30:19.099 committee such as yourself, but you said other 00:30:19.099 --> 00:30:21.240 venues are also kind of doing their own thing 00:30:21.240 --> 00:30:24.369 and bringing in their own acts. Is there a process 00:30:24.369 --> 00:30:28.490 to where you kind of oversee and make sure that 00:30:28.490 --> 00:30:30.410 the acts that they're booking are going to kind 00:30:30.410 --> 00:30:35.549 of fit in with the theme and the idea of fringe, 00:30:35.789 --> 00:30:37.950 or do you kind of just say, hey, we trust you? 00:30:39.089 --> 00:30:42.609 Yeah. No, we don't. We don't tell them what to 00:30:42.609 --> 00:30:44.930 book in their spaces. There is an open application 00:30:44.930 --> 00:30:49.220 process. Anyone in the world can fill in. That's 00:30:49.220 --> 00:30:53.700 in February and March of every year. And as a 00:30:53.700 --> 00:30:56.619 show, you would upload the details of your show, 00:30:56.799 --> 00:30:59.480 maybe some reviews, maybe reviews from prior 00:30:59.480 --> 00:31:03.119 shows, photos, all that sort of stuff. You'll 00:31:03.119 --> 00:31:05.279 check off the venues that you're interested in 00:31:05.279 --> 00:31:09.359 applying at. There are very few shows that would 00:31:09.359 --> 00:31:12.849 be appropriate for every single venue. application 00:31:12.849 --> 00:31:14.670 goes through to the venues and then those venues 00:31:14.670 --> 00:31:17.329 review it. A little bit like applying for college, 00:31:17.410 --> 00:31:19.069 you might get more than one offer, but we're 00:31:19.069 --> 00:31:21.769 not, we are absolutely not telling the venues 00:31:21.769 --> 00:31:23.849 what to program. We think that they know their 00:31:23.849 --> 00:31:27.529 space is better than we do. We trust them. That's 00:31:27.529 --> 00:31:30.029 the important part of, you know, having a good 00:31:30.029 --> 00:31:32.289 relationship in general. Like we have a degree 00:31:32.289 --> 00:31:36.400 of trust. and they knock it out of the park. 00:31:36.480 --> 00:31:38.440 So we're not going to be heavy handed in terms 00:31:38.440 --> 00:31:40.259 of telling them what they can and cannot place 00:31:40.259 --> 00:31:43.819 in their space. That's fantastic. As a performer 00:31:43.819 --> 00:31:46.660 myself, an artist, I really do appreciate that. 00:31:46.660 --> 00:31:50.420 And I'm sure the other artists do as well. I'm 00:31:50.420 --> 00:31:52.779 sitting here talking with Erika Fee of the ESL 00:31:52.779 --> 00:31:55.200 Rochester Fringe Festival, September 9th through 00:31:55.200 --> 00:31:58.599 the 20th. Erika, something else I wanted to talk 00:31:58.599 --> 00:32:02.029 about is... So... Let's just say, and I know 00:32:02.029 --> 00:32:03.730 there's a lot, like we talked about, there's 00:32:03.730 --> 00:32:06.589 over 600 performances, 30 venues. I've never 00:32:06.589 --> 00:32:09.410 been, let's say I'm coming to Fringe Festival, 00:32:09.490 --> 00:32:13.609 I walk in, what's the layout like? How do I find 00:32:13.609 --> 00:32:15.910 out where to go? What should one expect when 00:32:15.910 --> 00:32:17.950 they're coming to the festival? Just, I know 00:32:17.950 --> 00:32:21.049 it's too much, but just kind of a summary of 00:32:21.049 --> 00:32:24.390 what to expect. Well, the first thing that someone 00:32:24.390 --> 00:32:27.150 should do is dive in. And there are a variety 00:32:27.150 --> 00:32:29.710 of ways to dive in. One is through our website. 00:32:29.880 --> 00:32:33.660 Another is through our app, which is if you just 00:32:33.660 --> 00:32:36.259 look up Rochester Fringe Festival, Rochester 00:32:36.259 --> 00:32:39.880 Fringe, the Apple App Store or Google Play, you 00:32:39.880 --> 00:32:42.039 can find it. And another is our guide, which 00:32:42.039 --> 00:32:46.160 is a 120 page festival guide. You can go to any 00:32:46.160 --> 00:32:49.700 of those, any of those routes for information 00:32:49.700 --> 00:32:52.579 and you can sort by things that you like. So 00:32:52.579 --> 00:32:54.519 let's say you're a comedy lover. You can just 00:32:54.519 --> 00:32:57.400 sort by all the comedy. Let's say you're only 00:32:57.400 --> 00:33:00.900 going to be in town for the weekend. Okay. Sort 00:33:00.900 --> 00:33:02.799 by the shows that are in town for the weekend. 00:33:03.599 --> 00:33:06.400 Uh, let's say you're bringing your family and 00:33:06.400 --> 00:33:08.880 you want shows that are appropriate for kids. 00:33:08.940 --> 00:33:12.059 You can do that. Let's say you absolutely don't 00:33:12.059 --> 00:33:14.180 want shows that are appropriate for kids. You 00:33:14.180 --> 00:33:17.119 can do that. So there's a, there are a variety 00:33:17.119 --> 00:33:19.079 of different routes. And we just ask people to 00:33:19.079 --> 00:33:23.099 say, you know, one thing that I think is useful 00:33:23.099 --> 00:33:26.099 is try something, try one of these big shows 00:33:26.099 --> 00:33:27.900 that you've heard of. I mean, you've heard of 00:33:27.900 --> 00:33:31.339 Chelsea Handler, you've heard of you know, some 00:33:31.339 --> 00:33:34.180 of the PR advertising that's going on for these 00:33:34.180 --> 00:33:37.000 bigger shows, but then take a risk on something 00:33:37.000 --> 00:33:39.519 else. I love that. Something that you haven't 00:33:39.519 --> 00:33:43.200 heard of. Well, speaking of, you know, you're 00:33:43.200 --> 00:33:44.980 talking about how there's something for everybody. 00:33:45.400 --> 00:33:47.700 And what I think is really unique about your 00:33:47.700 --> 00:33:49.960 festival, too, is a lot of times you'll run into 00:33:49.960 --> 00:33:52.700 events or festivals where it's meant for adults 00:33:52.700 --> 00:33:54.839 or it's meant for kids. It's hard to kind of 00:33:54.839 --> 00:33:56.960 find a place that's meant for both. And you guys 00:33:56.960 --> 00:33:59.720 have pulled that off. I noticed there is a kids' 00:33:59.920 --> 00:34:01.420 day, which is really important because that can 00:34:01.420 --> 00:34:03.599 be the difference in somebody saying, man, we'd 00:34:03.599 --> 00:34:05.119 love to go to that, but we don't have someone 00:34:05.119 --> 00:34:07.099 to watch the kids. They can bring their kids. 00:34:07.180 --> 00:34:08.980 What is kids' day like and what are some of the 00:34:08.980 --> 00:34:11.460 things that they can look for? Well, I'll tell 00:34:11.460 --> 00:34:13.900 you, Mike, we purposely hold kids' day on the 00:34:13.900 --> 00:34:16.539 last day of the festival because the kids can't 00:34:16.539 --> 00:34:21.760 run wild. We have everything from at our hub, 00:34:21.940 --> 00:34:25.239 which our hub is at Maine and Gibbs streets in 00:34:25.239 --> 00:34:27.820 downtown Rochester. We call it One Fringe Place. 00:34:28.170 --> 00:34:33.090 It's really the place where, I mean, we have 00:34:33.090 --> 00:34:35.610 all these venues hidden around downtown, but 00:34:35.610 --> 00:34:37.929 that's a good place to go. We have everything 00:34:37.929 --> 00:34:40.489 from chalk art for kids that's free. We have 00:34:40.489 --> 00:34:45.389 a disco for kids. We have pumpkin painting. And 00:34:45.389 --> 00:34:49.510 then we have some shows. We have a glamorous 00:34:49.510 --> 00:34:52.369 and glorious venue, which I talked about the 00:34:52.369 --> 00:34:54.349 Eastman Theater, but we've got another one that's 00:34:54.349 --> 00:34:58.170 amazing. called the Spiegel Tent. And that is 00:34:58.170 --> 00:35:01.190 an important Belgian music hall. It exists for 00:35:01.190 --> 00:35:04.650 all 12 days of the festival. The term tent is 00:35:04.650 --> 00:35:06.849 really a misnomer. It's very much a temporary 00:35:06.849 --> 00:35:10.570 theater with inlaid old floors and stained glass 00:35:10.570 --> 00:35:14.429 windows and mirrors. And we're doing a show there 00:35:14.429 --> 00:35:17.550 nightly called Cirque de Fringe. Every year it's 00:35:17.550 --> 00:35:19.530 a different Cirque de Fringe. This year it's 00:35:19.530 --> 00:35:22.110 called Cirque de Fringe Claws Out. There's a 00:35:22.110 --> 00:35:25.449 bit of a cat's theme. It's very funny. It's got 00:35:25.449 --> 00:35:28.570 all sorts of cert performers. It's fake. You 00:35:28.570 --> 00:35:30.289 just have to see it to believe it. Well, we've 00:35:30.289 --> 00:35:34.449 got a show just for kids. That's Saturday, September 00:35:34.449 --> 00:35:37.070 20th, Cirque de Fringe Clause out and it's appropriate 00:35:37.070 --> 00:35:41.110 for kids age five and over. We have two clowns 00:35:41.110 --> 00:35:43.650 coming in from Montreal. They are identical twins 00:35:43.650 --> 00:35:47.570 and they are clowns called the Keith Keith Sisters. 00:35:48.150 --> 00:35:50.610 They'll be doing a show that weekend out for 00:35:50.610 --> 00:35:54.329 us called Jam Sign Up. So we have kids shows 00:35:54.329 --> 00:35:58.070 actually throughout the festival. But really 00:35:58.070 --> 00:36:01.389 on that final day, we have many kids shows. We 00:36:01.389 --> 00:36:05.409 also on that day do an event called Street Beat, 00:36:05.469 --> 00:36:08.010 which is, I believe at this point it might be 00:36:08.010 --> 00:36:12.250 New York's largest break dancing and hip hop 00:36:12.250 --> 00:36:15.349 dancing or all styles dancing competition, which 00:36:15.349 --> 00:36:19.130 I feel very uncoordinated and uncool every year. 00:36:19.489 --> 00:36:22.940 But it's teams of three versus three. And that's 00:36:22.940 --> 00:36:26.159 for the afternoon, free to watch from 12 to 5 00:36:26.159 --> 00:36:29.940 p .m. It's just like, ugh, it's very energetic 00:36:29.940 --> 00:36:33.039 and super amazing. This is super amazing. I mean, 00:36:33.059 --> 00:36:34.960 I think that's your selling point right there. 00:36:35.300 --> 00:36:38.179 Fringe Festival, something for everyone. Don't 00:36:38.179 --> 00:36:41.199 believe me? We have identical twin clowns. I 00:36:41.199 --> 00:36:45.320 mean, you're right there. That sells it for me. 00:36:46.099 --> 00:36:47.780 I wanted a couple more questions because I know 00:36:47.780 --> 00:36:50.559 you're very busy. Before we go, I wanted to know, 00:36:50.760 --> 00:36:53.730 though, Is this something where people should 00:36:53.730 --> 00:36:55.949 or could make accommodations or is this more 00:36:55.949 --> 00:36:58.130 of a go for the day, come back home kind of thing? 00:36:59.070 --> 00:37:02.769 We absolutely have all sorts of people who come 00:37:02.769 --> 00:37:07.030 in. We have a list of accommodations, offers 00:37:07.030 --> 00:37:10.190 a one on our website. You can definitely come 00:37:10.190 --> 00:37:13.780 in and spend a few days. definitely have a packed 00:37:13.780 --> 00:37:16.000 schedule. And we have people that come in. We 00:37:16.000 --> 00:37:17.920 have people that come in from New York. We have 00:37:17.920 --> 00:37:20.579 people coming from all over the place to make 00:37:20.579 --> 00:37:22.679 a few days of it. But you can also just come 00:37:22.679 --> 00:37:27.000 in for the day. There are a wide variety of options 00:37:27.000 --> 00:37:28.920 available to you. And if you come in for the 00:37:28.920 --> 00:37:31.480 day, I think you might fall in love with it a 00:37:31.480 --> 00:37:33.260 little bit. You'll want to come back for a little 00:37:33.260 --> 00:37:35.519 longer next time. I'm already in love with this. 00:37:35.599 --> 00:37:41.260 This is fantastic. Now, clearly, with 600 -plus 00:37:41.260 --> 00:37:46.099 performers of all sorts, and, you know, you're, 00:37:46.480 --> 00:37:49.440 you know, you have 30 -plus venues, this seems 00:37:49.440 --> 00:37:51.920 like, is this like, you know, the festival happens, 00:37:52.059 --> 00:37:53.880 and then you have a break, and you start planning 00:37:53.880 --> 00:37:56.159 right away for the next one? Or are you just, 00:37:56.400 --> 00:37:58.119 there is no break? Because it seems like this 00:37:58.119 --> 00:38:00.079 might be a year -round thing for you, I'm guessing. 00:38:00.159 --> 00:38:03.219 Yeah, well... Every year, I think this will be 00:38:03.219 --> 00:38:06.460 the year, this will be the year that I can sit 00:38:06.460 --> 00:38:08.940 back and just like eat bon bon and then it's 00:38:08.940 --> 00:38:10.920 going to plan itself. And this is going to be, 00:38:11.019 --> 00:38:13.360 I'm going to get everything organized. We're 00:38:13.360 --> 00:38:15.440 really going to finally make it work. And we're 00:38:15.440 --> 00:38:18.840 going to get a proper break. But unfortunately 00:38:18.840 --> 00:38:21.480 that has yet to happen. It is definitely a year 00:38:21.480 --> 00:38:23.579 round. We are a year round organization. We actually 00:38:23.579 --> 00:38:27.050 offer artist master classes. year round, but 00:38:27.050 --> 00:38:31.170 it definitely takes a year to plan it. And yeah, 00:38:31.570 --> 00:38:33.590 we are already planning for next year. We're 00:38:33.590 --> 00:38:37.050 already in discussion for shows for next year. 00:38:37.489 --> 00:38:40.909 Something that I was thinking about before the 00:38:40.909 --> 00:38:42.849 interview that I wasn't going to ask and then 00:38:42.849 --> 00:38:46.550 it just kind of came up was, you know, so I was 00:38:46.550 --> 00:38:48.530 in a band for a while and now I do stand -up 00:38:48.530 --> 00:38:51.260 comedy. And I've noticed since COVID, things 00:38:51.260 --> 00:38:53.679 are a little bit different with live performance 00:38:53.679 --> 00:38:56.059 everywhere, not even just live performance, just 00:38:56.059 --> 00:38:58.800 in public. You know, a lot of industries are 00:38:58.800 --> 00:39:01.239 struggling having people kind of come out of 00:39:01.239 --> 00:39:03.639 the woodwork. And then in some cases, some industries, 00:39:03.659 --> 00:39:06.079 it doesn't seem like they've missed a beat. Do 00:39:06.079 --> 00:39:09.079 you have you noticed any trends that have changed 00:39:09.079 --> 00:39:12.619 since COVID with with Fringe Festival? Oh, God, 00:39:12.780 --> 00:39:19.929 yeah. So I. I was actually just elected or. appointed 00:39:19.929 --> 00:39:21.710 I should say by the governor to New York State 00:39:21.710 --> 00:39:25.429 Council of the Arts. So I am now a council member 00:39:25.429 --> 00:39:31.730 and I am interested in talking to others about 00:39:31.730 --> 00:39:33.630 that because I think there have been so many 00:39:33.630 --> 00:39:37.190 changes in performing arts. I mean one thing 00:39:37.190 --> 00:39:40.030 that I'm seeing worldwide and I'm sure that you've 00:39:40.030 --> 00:39:43.389 seen people have become very last minute in terms 00:39:43.389 --> 00:39:46.829 of booking tickets. I mean it's last year I remember 00:39:46.829 --> 00:39:50.099 looking at a show and I thought It's Tuesday. 00:39:50.260 --> 00:39:53.239 It's Tuesday. Like, we haven't sold no tickets. 00:39:53.840 --> 00:39:56.219 What are we going to do? And then, boom, sold 00:39:56.219 --> 00:39:58.019 out. Yeah. Like, who doesn't know what they're 00:39:58.019 --> 00:40:02.400 doing on a Tuesday? I know. A Tuesday is something 00:40:02.400 --> 00:40:05.460 I book in advance. No, I know what you mean because, 00:40:05.460 --> 00:40:07.199 you know, when you're selling tickets for shows, 00:40:07.380 --> 00:40:08.820 there's a lot of, there's some times where you 00:40:08.820 --> 00:40:11.179 get in that window where you're like, we might 00:40:11.179 --> 00:40:13.440 need to pull the plug. We're not selling enough 00:40:13.440 --> 00:40:16.039 tickets. And then you go, but we kind of should 00:40:16.039 --> 00:40:18.690 roll the dice on walk -ups. And so you got to 00:40:18.690 --> 00:40:21.429 find that sweet spot. And so that's not fun. 00:40:22.289 --> 00:40:26.070 But now, yeah, it's a roll of the dice for sure. 00:40:26.809 --> 00:40:29.630 Yeah. Audiences have become very unpredictable 00:40:29.630 --> 00:40:31.889 in terms of their buying habits. They become 00:40:31.889 --> 00:40:38.500 very late. And New York State, you know, performing 00:40:38.500 --> 00:40:41.119 arts and festivals were closed the longest. So 00:40:41.119 --> 00:40:44.360 it has taken a while. The other thing that happened 00:40:44.360 --> 00:40:50.079 is that so many arts professionals left the state 00:40:50.079 --> 00:40:53.719 and maybe they left the performing arts in total, 00:40:55.039 --> 00:40:59.420 but it's finding that knowledge base again. That's 00:40:59.420 --> 00:41:03.199 what's tricky. Absolutely. So where, I mean, 00:41:03.460 --> 00:41:07.010 every year, just two more questions. Every year, 00:41:07.369 --> 00:41:11.070 this festival seems to have grown and gotten 00:41:11.070 --> 00:41:13.929 bigger and bigger and so many different things 00:41:13.929 --> 00:41:16.789 that are coming and going. Where do you kind 00:41:16.789 --> 00:41:19.989 of see this going or do you have a goal in the 00:41:19.989 --> 00:41:25.050 near future of how this may evolve or even stay 00:41:25.050 --> 00:41:28.250 the same? But what do we expect for Fringe Festival 00:41:28.250 --> 00:41:31.610 in the near future? Well, I think, I mean, I 00:41:31.610 --> 00:41:34.070 think you know what it's like, uh, coming from 00:41:34.070 --> 00:41:36.889 a performance background yourself with COVID 00:41:36.889 --> 00:41:39.829 for so long, organizations were just trying to 00:41:39.829 --> 00:41:43.010 put one foot in front of the other. Uh, it wasn't 00:41:43.010 --> 00:41:45.590 like, you know, we had all of these goals prior 00:41:45.590 --> 00:41:49.989 to COVID and then it was, okay, uh, let's try 00:41:49.989 --> 00:41:53.050 to get to next week. So I, what's exciting to 00:41:53.050 --> 00:41:56.329 me is that I'm hearing more and more venues actually 00:41:56.329 --> 00:42:00.289 feel that they can plan out in future. They can 00:42:00.289 --> 00:42:03.630 say, okay, let's talk and bring in this show 00:42:03.630 --> 00:42:06.010 for next year. So that's really nice to be able 00:42:06.010 --> 00:42:09.690 to have a little bit of forward motion that's 00:42:09.690 --> 00:42:13.949 beyond the next week. We really, as an organization, 00:42:14.570 --> 00:42:19.050 we want to, of course, become a bigger and bigger. 00:42:20.010 --> 00:42:22.909 And I say, of course, but I mean, that is the 00:42:22.909 --> 00:42:24.969 idea that we're going to become more and more 00:42:24.969 --> 00:42:29.880 of a tourism draw. We want to be able to provide 00:42:29.880 --> 00:42:32.260 more platforms to artists. We want to be able 00:42:32.260 --> 00:42:35.500 to provide more accessible art to people. About 00:42:35.500 --> 00:42:37.880 a quarter of our shows are totally free of charge. 00:42:38.019 --> 00:42:42.460 The rest are relatively low cost. So we just 00:42:42.460 --> 00:42:44.199 want to be able to continue what we're doing, 00:42:44.340 --> 00:42:47.760 especially in this arts funding environment that 00:42:47.760 --> 00:42:50.800 we're now in. Yeah, yeah, absolutely. And we 00:42:50.800 --> 00:42:52.880 here at Good News York want you to continue. 00:42:53.659 --> 00:42:56.320 Thank you. Last question, I got to put you on 00:42:56.320 --> 00:42:59.260 the spot just a little bit. I've never been. 00:42:59.380 --> 00:43:00.800 There's going to be people listening or watching 00:43:00.800 --> 00:43:04.840 that have never been. And we're going to go to 00:43:04.840 --> 00:43:08.260 the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival. Give me one, 00:43:08.280 --> 00:43:11.139 two, or three things that you personally think 00:43:11.139 --> 00:43:13.260 it's a must that you got to go see. If you're 00:43:13.260 --> 00:43:14.800 going to do the festival and you had to pick 00:43:14.800 --> 00:43:18.559 it. Well, the thing is, is that I can't have 00:43:18.559 --> 00:43:22.119 any favorite children. I get that. This is all 00:43:22.119 --> 00:43:26.539 in the download. First of all, like I said, there's 00:43:26.539 --> 00:43:30.559 something for everyone. Some of our relatively 00:43:30.559 --> 00:43:34.960 spectacular, very different shows. Of course, 00:43:35.119 --> 00:43:38.059 I mentioned Sphere. That's at Parcel 5, Downtown 00:43:38.059 --> 00:43:40.519 Rochester, September 19th and 20th. That's to 00:43:40.519 --> 00:43:43.280 Sphere, hoisted up by the giant crane. You're 00:43:43.280 --> 00:43:45.800 not going to see that anywhere else. We have 00:43:45.800 --> 00:43:48.699 an amazing immersive light experience called 00:43:48.699 --> 00:43:51.639 Submergence, direct from the UK. We actually 00:43:51.639 --> 00:43:54.880 just tested that out last night and it's unbelievable. 00:43:56.559 --> 00:43:58.659 But you know, there's just something for everyone. 00:43:58.960 --> 00:44:01.539 What I love, I absolutely love, is when people 00:44:01.539 --> 00:44:03.679 try out something new, especially when they try 00:44:03.679 --> 00:44:07.760 out a show with someone that's totally unknown. 00:44:08.079 --> 00:44:10.539 And then they say, oh my gosh, this person is 00:44:10.539 --> 00:44:12.579 the next big thing. You know, we had Nate Bergazzi 00:44:12.579 --> 00:44:16.829 here. I love him. Opening. opening in 2015 for 00:44:16.829 --> 00:44:19.690 a show. And now I can't even book Nate Bargassi. 00:44:19.690 --> 00:44:23.670 No. Yeah, he's amazing. He's a... Yeah, I mean, 00:44:23.750 --> 00:44:26.349 that just goes to show you, you know, how cutting 00:44:26.349 --> 00:44:28.389 -edge you guys have been. I mean, you've been 00:44:28.389 --> 00:44:31.650 getting performers that have, you know, before 00:44:31.650 --> 00:44:35.889 they broke. And, I mean, that's something to 00:44:35.889 --> 00:44:40.070 be proud of. So, Erika Fee, the CEO extraordinaire 00:44:40.070 --> 00:44:43.199 of the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival. going on 00:44:43.199 --> 00:44:45.699 September 9th through the 20th in Rochester, 00:44:45.739 --> 00:44:49.179 New York. Give us the plugs. Where can we find 00:44:49.179 --> 00:44:51.679 information, get tickets, anything you want us 00:44:51.679 --> 00:44:55.940 to know? Let's hear it. Our website is a great 00:44:55.940 --> 00:44:59.559 resource, RochesterFringe .com. You can also 00:44:59.559 --> 00:45:02.659 download the festival app, which just search 00:45:02.659 --> 00:45:07.099 for Rochester Fringe and If you happen to come 00:45:07.099 --> 00:45:10.059 across a Festival Guide, there's a listing of 00:45:10.059 --> 00:45:12.340 where they are. They've also been distributed 00:45:12.340 --> 00:45:17.000 through many papers, either around Central and 00:45:17.000 --> 00:45:20.039 Western New York. Pick up one of those and kind 00:45:20.039 --> 00:45:22.760 of dive right in. But RochesterFringe .com, I 00:45:22.760 --> 00:45:26.039 think, is your number one location for information. 00:45:26.440 --> 00:45:29.699 Well, Eric, Afee, thank you so much for your 00:45:29.699 --> 00:45:33.619 time. And we will see you at the ESL Rochester 00:45:33.619 --> 00:45:37.380 Fringe Festival. Thank you. All right. You have 00:45:37.380 --> 00:45:39.719 a great day and try to get some sleep. Try to 00:45:39.719 --> 00:45:42.619 get some sleep after this. Just a little. All 00:45:42.619 --> 00:45:45.739 in October. I'm going into a coma. It's bonbons 00:45:45.739 --> 00:45:49.380 and pillows. Thank you for understanding. I get 00:45:49.380 --> 00:45:51.699 it. All right. You have a great day. Thank you 00:45:51.699 --> 00:45:56.840 so much. Thank you. And with that, we will be 00:45:56.840 --> 00:45:59.119 heading out, but we'll be back tomorrow on Good 00:45:59.119 --> 00:46:01.780 News York sponsored by ads on the go. Get ads 00:46:01.780 --> 00:46:04.820 on the go dot com. Check out the Rochester Fringe 00:46:04.820 --> 00:46:07.280 Festival. You heard it. Go to the website, get 00:46:07.280 --> 00:46:09.019 your tickets. It's one of a kind. We'll see you 00:46:09.019 --> 00:46:09.260 tomorrow.