1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,760 The superpower that every citizen has is the ability to 2 00:00:02,760 --> 00:00:06,120 control where they spend their time, money and attention by 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:09,160 focusing these on supporting local businesses who are having 4 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:12,440 a profound impact on your friends, your family and your 5 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:14,640 local community. So if you want to change the 6 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:17,400 world. You can start with my local. 7 00:00:21,570 --> 00:00:24,330 Welcome back, everyone, to buying local Saratoga. 8 00:00:24,330 --> 00:00:27,970 I'm your host, Mike Nelson. I am excited about today's 9 00:00:27,970 --> 00:00:32,530 episode, joined here by a good friend of mine and someone that 10 00:00:32,530 --> 00:00:36,330 he is on a committee with. Is that how we say that? 11 00:00:36,330 --> 00:00:37,610 Yeah. So. 12 00:00:37,610 --> 00:00:40,130 But the important guest, really. Let's talk about the important 13 00:00:40,130 --> 00:00:43,970 guest, which is Teddy Foster from Universal Preservation 14 00:00:43,970 --> 00:00:46,650 Hall. UPH Hi Teddy. 15 00:00:46,970 --> 00:00:48,090 Hi, Mike. Welcome. 16 00:00:48,630 --> 00:00:50,230 Thanks for having. Me, thanks for joining us. 17 00:00:50,270 --> 00:00:55,190 Very excited to talk about what you have going on and by Chris 18 00:00:55,190 --> 00:00:58,870 Ryan almost said cool. Chris Ryan from Six Marketing, 19 00:00:58,870 --> 00:01:01,790 but also Chris is on the committee with UPH, is that 20 00:01:01,790 --> 00:01:03,470 that's correct, right it is. Yes, hello. 21 00:01:03,630 --> 00:01:05,390 Thanks for having me as well. We're excited. 22 00:01:05,510 --> 00:01:08,230 Yes, good to have you back. Actually this is your your 23 00:01:08,230 --> 00:01:12,430 second appearance here on buying local Saratoga previously you're 24 00:01:12,430 --> 00:01:16,430 with Leah Perillo coming over here, talk about some marketing 25 00:01:16,430 --> 00:01:19,290 stuff growth. Company stuff. 26 00:01:19,450 --> 00:01:24,810 Frequent shopper? So UPH has their annual event 27 00:01:24,810 --> 00:01:21,130 coming up. Yes, frequent. 28 00:01:25,210 --> 00:01:26,690 So we really want to talk about that. 29 00:01:26,690 --> 00:01:29,650 So Teddy, maybe give us now you're there. 30 00:01:29,650 --> 00:01:31,290 You're the director, Executive Director. 31 00:01:31,290 --> 00:01:34,730 I'm their director. Director So give us kind of a 32 00:01:34,850 --> 00:01:37,370 quick rundown about what UPH does. 33 00:01:37,610 --> 00:01:41,410 So UPH, or Universal Preservation Hall, is a former 34 00:01:41,410 --> 00:01:44,730 Methodist Church that was built in 1871. 35 00:01:45,460 --> 00:01:49,820 And it stayed at church for many years, until about the year 36 00:01:49,820 --> 00:01:54,660 2000, when the building had fallen into such disrepair that 37 00:01:54,660 --> 00:01:58,420 it was condemned by the city and the congregation was evicted. 38 00:01:58,780 --> 00:02:01,620 At that time, it wasn't a Methodist Church anymore, It was 39 00:02:01,620 --> 00:02:04,060 a Baptist Church, and they were evicted from it. 40 00:02:04,420 --> 00:02:08,660 So that was in about the year 2000 and a group of people I 41 00:02:08,660 --> 00:02:12,540 wasn't involved at that time, They got together and they knew 42 00:02:12,540 --> 00:02:14,780 the historic significance of the building. 43 00:02:15,190 --> 00:02:19,150 And also the important architectural piece of it for 44 00:02:19,150 --> 00:02:24,510 Saratoga and they raised $3,000,000 privately to 45 00:02:24,550 --> 00:02:28,070 stabilize and salvage the building because otherwise it 46 00:02:28,070 --> 00:02:30,790 was going to be knocked down, the Wrecking Ball was on the 47 00:02:30,790 --> 00:02:32,950 way, it would have been a parking lot. 48 00:02:32,950 --> 00:02:37,790 So it everything started up with UPH in about 2003. 49 00:02:38,850 --> 00:02:42,610 I came on the scene in 2006 and the place was a bomb site. 50 00:02:42,890 --> 00:02:46,250 I mean, we it wasn't. It was we could only use it 51 00:02:46,250 --> 00:02:48,410 seasonally. There was no heat, There was no 52 00:02:48,410 --> 00:02:50,090 air conditioning. There was no elevator. 53 00:02:50,090 --> 00:02:53,690 There was no nothing, only heat on one of the floors. 54 00:02:54,090 --> 00:02:57,250 But we kind of cobbed it together when we ran it, you 55 00:02:57,250 --> 00:03:02,090 know, seasonally and trying to raise money all the time. 56 00:03:02,090 --> 00:03:07,010 And then in 2009, we the recession hit. 57 00:03:08,770 --> 00:03:11,250 The board kind of broke up a little bit because people were 58 00:03:11,250 --> 00:03:13,890 leaving the board to go, you know, pay attention to their own 59 00:03:13,890 --> 00:03:16,770 businesses. I worked for a GE company and 60 00:03:16,770 --> 00:03:20,450 was laid off in the recession. So the result? 61 00:03:20,450 --> 00:03:23,970 The board members that stayed kindly made me the board 62 00:03:23,970 --> 00:03:25,450 president when I missed a meeting. 63 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:27,680 So there was. That's what you got. 64 00:03:27,920 --> 00:03:29,880 That's what I got. I've never missed a meeting 65 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:36,240 since, but anyway, we I took it forward and formed an 66 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:40,440 affiliation with Proctor's a few years later to become a partner 67 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:43,560 with them because they were branding themselves regionally, 68 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:45,480 which they have done now. They're called the Proctor's 69 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:49,240 Collaborative. And together we kicked off a 70 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:52,800 capital campaign to restore the building to its original 71 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:56,640 grandeur and to turn it into a worldclass performing arts 72 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,360 venue. We started that campaign in 73 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:03,960 2016. I think we started construction 74 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:08,400 in 2018 after having raised $14 million. 75 00:04:08,900 --> 00:04:14,300 And then very proud and excited that we opened on February 29th 76 00:04:14,780 --> 00:04:18,260 of 2020 only to be shut down 10 days later. 77 00:04:18,579 --> 00:04:23,420 So yeah, that was a bit of a an obstacle to overcome, but we're 78 00:04:23,420 --> 00:04:27,460 past it. So it is a downtown yearround 79 00:04:27,460 --> 00:04:30,380 venue for the performing arts and community events. 80 00:04:30,380 --> 00:04:33,820 We also do rentals for weddings and galas and you know. 81 00:04:34,250 --> 00:04:36,970 We talked to everybody. You know, we have beautiful 82 00:04:36,970 --> 00:04:38,970 spaces that can be used in the building. 83 00:04:39,370 --> 00:04:40,810 So that's that's what I was going to ask. 84 00:04:40,810 --> 00:04:44,370 So that's what your your purpose or your mission is really to be 85 00:04:44,490 --> 00:04:46,930 a venue. Yeah, we want to be an economic 86 00:04:46,930 --> 00:04:50,770 driver for downtown Saratoga all year round, and I feel that 87 00:04:50,770 --> 00:04:52,570 we're accomplishing that. OK. 88 00:04:53,050 --> 00:04:56,370 The Great Hall upstairs, it's on the 2nd floor is our main 89 00:04:56,370 --> 00:04:58,810 performance space. It's Seats 700. 90 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:03,440 The sound is beautiful in there. We have shows every weekend, a 91 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:06,200 couple of shows every weekend. You know, we're getting there 92 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:10,680 and our audience is growing. And so tell us about some of the 93 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:14,890 shows that you've done so far. In 2020, we opened with Rosanne 94 00:05:14,890 --> 00:05:16,610 Cash. She was our opening night. 95 00:05:16,650 --> 00:05:20,090 And then a couple days later we had Louie Anderson. 96 00:05:20,450 --> 00:05:23,050 We had Chris Bodie, the jazz trumpeter. 97 00:05:23,410 --> 00:05:26,370 Since we've been open, we've had wonderful, wonderful shows. 98 00:05:26,370 --> 00:05:28,210 We had Bobby Collins, a comedian. 99 00:05:28,210 --> 00:05:31,330 We had Suzanne Vega the other night. 100 00:05:31,650 --> 00:05:36,980 Josh Ritter. Maria Bamford We do comedians, 101 00:05:36,980 --> 00:05:40,100 we do music. Albany Symphony has played 102 00:05:40,100 --> 00:05:42,340 there. Schenectady Symphony has played 103 00:05:42,340 --> 00:05:45,380 there. We have a show coming up this 104 00:05:45,380 --> 00:05:47,860 weekend. Isaac Mizrahi, who is the 105 00:05:47,860 --> 00:05:52,380 fashion designer for Target, has a cabaret act, and he's doing 106 00:05:52,380 --> 00:05:55,980 that at UPH on Friday night. And on Saturday we have a reggae 107 00:05:55,980 --> 00:05:57,860 show. It's Mystic Bowie's talking 108 00:05:57,860 --> 00:05:59,540 dreads. Going to be a great show, 109 00:05:59,540 --> 00:06:02,720 selling well. O Lots of diverse programming 110 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,720 for people of all different likes and dislikes. 111 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:08,680 Yeah, yeah, it sounds, it sounds like you've got something for 112 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:10,120 everybody over. It's very fun. 113 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:13,680 Yeah, yeah. And I was trying to think so. 114 00:06:14,630 --> 00:06:17,950 We had, we were talking before. I had gone to the fundraising 115 00:06:17,950 --> 00:06:22,270 event back in 2000, but we decided that was 2019. 2019 116 00:06:22,270 --> 00:06:26,150 shaken and stirred celebrity bartender competition. 117 00:06:26,150 --> 00:06:27,190 Yeah, yeah. That was a lot of fun. 118 00:06:27,190 --> 00:06:30,030 So that was part of the capital campaign that you were doing to 119 00:06:30,030 --> 00:06:31,710 raise money for the renovations or? 120 00:06:31,910 --> 00:06:35,030 Yeah, we included that in the capital campaign, but before 121 00:06:35,030 --> 00:06:38,190 that we our main mission was just to get the building 122 00:06:38,190 --> 00:06:39,750 restored. You know, we would say all the 123 00:06:39,750 --> 00:06:42,030 funds raised go to restoration of the building. 124 00:06:42,750 --> 00:06:47,110 The funds that we raised this year will be used towards family 125 00:06:47,110 --> 00:06:49,870 and children's programming to develop more of that at UPH. 126 00:06:49,870 --> 00:06:52,510 I'm really excited about that. Yeah, I can't imagine what 127 00:06:52,510 --> 00:06:56,270 raising $14 million I'd like. That doesn't sound easy. 128 00:06:56,470 --> 00:07:00,830 It wasn't easy, but they everybody always laughed because 129 00:07:00,830 --> 00:07:03,790 I would bring people into the building for tours and the 130 00:07:03,790 --> 00:07:06,710 building is spectacular even when it wasn't finished. 131 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:09,400 And the joke always was don't let her get in you in the 132 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:11,760 balcony, because if she gets you in the balcony, you're not 133 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:15,000 getting away. And you raised a lot of money 134 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:17,080 that way. Get people in the balcony. 135 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:19,720 Getting them in the balcony and painting the picture of what it 136 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:20,920 was going to be, what it was. Going to be. 137 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:25,640 Yeah, I'm very fortunate that people believed what I was 138 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:29,800 saying and knew that I'm a person of my word. 139 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,360 And if I said this is what we were going to do, that's that's 140 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:35,120 what we did. So very happy to have that 141 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:36,520 support. That's awesome. 142 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:39,400 Thank you. So the Shaken, Stirred event 143 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:41,480 that now you have it coming up again, right? 144 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:44,360 So the one that I went to in 2019, that was so much fun. 145 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:48,120 So this is our 8th annual coming up and we had to take a break 146 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:52,000 because of COVID. So we're really excited for this 147 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:53,040 event. Yeah. 148 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:56,480 So, so just because you brought up COVID, but I hate talking 149 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:58,640 about the pandemic at this point because we've all talked about 150 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:04,120 it so much, but. You So you you're open your 151 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:07,200 doors and then you're shut down. Like, what did you do for that? 152 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:10,040 How long were you shut down? We were shut down for over 2 153 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:11,280 years. Yeah, So what? 154 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:12,120 What? What do you? 155 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:16,400 Do well. What we did was we pivoted and 156 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:18,480 the building is extremely versatile. 157 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:22,640 So we turned it into an exhibit hall for two summers and the 158 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:26,280 first summer we were able to bring in a Rock and Roll Hall of 159 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:30,440 Fame pinball machine exhibit that was really great. 160 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:32,850 The pinballs. Machines were all owned by 161 00:08:32,850 --> 00:08:35,809 famous guitarists or famous performers. 162 00:08:36,090 --> 00:08:40,049 So we we would allow 20 people in the building at a time. 163 00:08:40,330 --> 00:08:42,690 They had to wear gloves, They had to wear masks. 164 00:08:42,770 --> 00:08:44,890 They could come in and they could actually play these 165 00:08:44,890 --> 00:08:47,810 pinball machines for an hour and a half. 166 00:08:48,090 --> 00:08:51,370 And then we'd usher them out. We'd clean like maniacs for the 167 00:08:51,370 --> 00:08:53,810 next half hour and then let the next group in. 168 00:08:54,210 --> 00:08:57,330 And you know, we did that for the summer of 2020 and. 169 00:08:57,790 --> 00:09:01,030 It was great because in that that those couple of months we 170 00:09:01,030 --> 00:09:04,990 had 3000 people come through our building which never would have 171 00:09:04,990 --> 00:09:07,550 been there before. And it was interesting because a 172 00:09:07,550 --> 00:09:11,150 lot of people still came to Lake George for vacation and they 173 00:09:11,150 --> 00:09:14,950 didn't they love the arcades up there and the arcades were shut 174 00:09:14,950 --> 00:09:16,270 down. So they came down and played 175 00:09:16,270 --> 00:09:18,190 pinball. So it was kind of we didn't 176 00:09:18,190 --> 00:09:20,790 realize that was going to be that was like a surprise. 177 00:09:21,270 --> 00:09:25,390 And then the second year we got a really wonderful dinosaur 178 00:09:25,390 --> 00:09:27,590 exhibit in there, and they were dinosaurs. 179 00:09:27,790 --> 00:09:30,550 Sculptures, there were thirteen of them made out of recycled 180 00:09:30,550 --> 00:09:34,510 metal that you could move, so that was a big deal. 181 00:09:34,550 --> 00:09:38,270 And they we've had over 5000 people come through that summer. 182 00:09:38,510 --> 00:09:42,150 So that's what we did and it just kept people coming in, it 183 00:09:42,150 --> 00:09:46,350 kept us busy, it kept us relevant and then starting in 184 00:09:46,350 --> 00:09:51,870 2/21/2000 we did that in 21 and then the fall of 21 we went full 185 00:09:51,870 --> 00:09:53,940 music. And other, you know, kind of 186 00:09:53,940 --> 00:09:56,820 performing arts things. Yeah, it's been really great 187 00:09:56,820 --> 00:09:58,180 coming back. And that, yeah. 188 00:09:58,180 --> 00:10:00,140 And that was when you were able to open back up? 189 00:10:00,180 --> 00:10:00,900 Right. Yeah, Yeah. 190 00:10:01,020 --> 00:10:03,780 You know, we did the mask thing, the temperature thing, the 191 00:10:03,780 --> 00:10:05,820 COVID, you know, the vaccination thing. 192 00:10:05,820 --> 00:10:10,750 We did all that and people. As a whole, were were lovely 193 00:10:10,750 --> 00:10:13,950 about wearing the masks because they were just so grateful to be 194 00:10:13,950 --> 00:10:16,230 seeing live. Yeah, Yeah, Public. 195 00:10:16,550 --> 00:10:20,670 And the great thing about the Hall is the HVAC system is so 196 00:10:20,830 --> 00:10:23,350 advanced because we were just finished. 197 00:10:23,710 --> 00:10:27,910 I mean we run a 40% fresh air mix at all times and all the air 198 00:10:27,910 --> 00:10:29,870 in the building recycles every 30 minutes. 199 00:10:29,870 --> 00:10:33,430 So it was a really safe place for them to be and the musicians 200 00:10:33,430 --> 00:10:35,590 unions loved it too because it was safe place for the 201 00:10:35,590 --> 00:10:37,910 performers. So, so yeah, that was going to 202 00:10:37,910 --> 00:10:41,230 be one of my questions is, so after a $14 million renovation, 203 00:10:41,230 --> 00:10:43,390 you probably have heat and air conditioning. 204 00:10:43,390 --> 00:10:47,830 We have it all. Yeah, very comfy in there, I'd 205 00:10:47,830 --> 00:10:50,850 imagine. Sky Zone Trampoline Park, 206 00:10:50,850 --> 00:10:54,210 Queensbury Sky Zone can set you up with a great birthday party 207 00:10:54,210 --> 00:10:57,210 for your kids and less hassle for all of you parents. 208 00:10:57,450 --> 00:10:59,610 They also offer general admission tickets and 209 00:10:59,610 --> 00:11:01,170 memberships. With exclusive. 210 00:11:01,170 --> 00:11:03,930 Discounts and access to member only events. 211 00:11:04,770 --> 00:11:08,090 So we do some children's programming already. 212 00:11:08,090 --> 00:11:10,610 We have a music camp in the summer. 213 00:11:10,610 --> 00:11:14,710 We call it rock camp. And it's a twoweek camp where 214 00:11:14,950 --> 00:11:17,550 middle school and high school kids can come to learn how to 215 00:11:18,190 --> 00:11:21,390 play in a band and how to get along with other band mates and 216 00:11:21,390 --> 00:11:24,270 how to interact and how to set the stage and all that. 217 00:11:24,470 --> 00:11:26,710 It's a really wonderful thing. And that's in July. 218 00:11:26,710 --> 00:11:28,750 We have that coming up this year. 219 00:11:29,750 --> 00:11:32,510 So we looked at, we're hoping to that through the money that we 220 00:11:32,510 --> 00:11:35,910 raised with shaken and stirred, we can expand that next year to 221 00:11:35,910 --> 00:11:38,710 maybe have a rock camp and maybe a different kind of camp. 222 00:11:38,750 --> 00:11:41,030 You know what? You know a jazz camp or 223 00:11:41,030 --> 00:11:43,710 something like that. And we do have children's and 224 00:11:43,710 --> 00:11:45,870 family programming throughout the year. 225 00:11:46,310 --> 00:11:50,710 Next Wednesday we have two shows on Wednesday, a school day show, 226 00:11:50,710 --> 00:11:52,670 where schools bust their students in. 227 00:11:52,910 --> 00:11:56,630 And then at night we have a family performance of Eric 228 00:11:56,630 --> 00:11:58,390 Carle. He's a great author of 229 00:11:58,390 --> 00:12:02,950 children's books The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and it's great so. 230 00:12:02,990 --> 00:12:04,230 I'm very familiar with that. Book. 231 00:12:04,270 --> 00:12:06,830 So those are the kind of things, you know, we want to develop 232 00:12:06,830 --> 00:12:09,590 more of for our families. Is she going to read the book? 233 00:12:10,460 --> 00:12:11,980 The puppet show. A puppet. 234 00:12:11,980 --> 00:12:13,540 Show full puppet show of the book. 235 00:12:13,700 --> 00:12:15,060 Very nice. Want tickets? 236 00:12:15,500 --> 00:12:19,860 I don't know. Maybe I'm I think my 3 year old 237 00:12:19,860 --> 00:12:21,740 hasn't gotten into The Hungry Caterpillar yet. 238 00:12:22,020 --> 00:12:24,620 My older kids definitely remember The Hungry Caterpillar, 239 00:12:24,620 --> 00:12:28,060 though we read it quite often. It was actually my daughter 240 00:12:28,060 --> 00:12:29,020 Avery. She's 12 now. 241 00:12:29,020 --> 00:12:32,060 It was one of her favorites when she was a little younger. 242 00:12:34,110 --> 00:12:35,350 How about you Chris? Have you read The Hungry 243 00:12:35,350 --> 00:12:37,110 Caterpillar? I have not yet. 244 00:12:37,150 --> 00:12:39,150 You're going to. It's on the way so. 245 00:12:39,150 --> 00:12:43,630 Yes, it's soon, soon and and Chris, you know from your 246 00:12:43,750 --> 00:12:46,870 standpoint, so you're on a committee with Teddy for this 247 00:12:46,870 --> 00:12:49,790 for is that for the fundraising for Shaken and Stirred or? 248 00:12:49,950 --> 00:12:52,870 Yeah, for shaken and stirred. Tell us a little bit about what 249 00:12:52,870 --> 00:12:55,230 you do over there to help Teddy in the and the team. 250 00:12:55,350 --> 00:12:57,790 Not nearly as much as Teddy does, let's be honest. 251 00:12:57,790 --> 00:13:03,550 But so Teddy invited me for. A long time ago. 20/18/2017 so. 252 00:13:04,390 --> 00:13:07,030 So as part of a few events and then COVID happened then it 253 00:13:07,030 --> 00:13:10,790 feels like we've been planning for this event for three years 254 00:13:10,790 --> 00:13:14,070 plus we kept beating and having you know discussions on, 255 00:13:14,110 --> 00:13:17,030 especially 2020, will we open back up the same conversations 256 00:13:17,030 --> 00:13:20,130 that everyone else was having? Obviously we didn't. 257 00:13:20,130 --> 00:13:21,730 So we're really excited about this year. 258 00:13:21,730 --> 00:13:25,650 But yeah, shake and disturb. We have a great committee board, 259 00:13:25,650 --> 00:13:28,730 whatever you want to call it, of people all meeting. 260 00:13:28,730 --> 00:13:31,970 We're meeting on a weekly basis. We're captaining teams around 261 00:13:32,410 --> 00:13:34,530 the area to help them, to support them. 262 00:13:34,850 --> 00:13:38,250 So it's really just a crazy event if you haven't seen or 263 00:13:38,410 --> 00:13:40,090 never heard of Shaken and Stirred. 264 00:13:40,590 --> 00:13:42,470 Really just go. On find that hard to believe 265 00:13:42,470 --> 00:13:44,950 actually if you're in the local area that you haven't heard 266 00:13:44,950 --> 00:13:46,430 about it some. People haven't, which is 267 00:13:46,430 --> 00:13:48,310 surprising. That is surprising, yeah. 268 00:13:49,070 --> 00:13:51,670 I don't know if we've been a sellout crowd, but prime is 269 00:13:51,670 --> 00:13:54,730 always. It's standing room only and it's 270 00:13:54,730 --> 00:13:56,050 an outside event, so. Yeah. 271 00:13:56,690 --> 00:13:58,850 So you're going to do that at Saratoga National again? 272 00:13:58,890 --> 00:14:00,250 We do. We're doing it out on the 273 00:14:00,250 --> 00:14:02,450 veranda and the patio. That's where we have it every 274 00:14:02,450 --> 00:14:05,850 year and they have the capacity to hold a lot of people. 275 00:14:05,850 --> 00:14:08,610 We normally have a huge crowd for this event. 276 00:14:08,810 --> 00:14:11,370 There's also tons of parking, so it works. 277 00:14:11,730 --> 00:14:14,050 The really good thing about shaking and stirred is there's 278 00:14:14,050 --> 00:14:16,450 no ticket, There's no cover charge to get in. 279 00:14:16,690 --> 00:14:20,370 It's all about tipping for your favorite teams, and we have 280 00:14:20,370 --> 00:14:22,290 business teams that have signed up. 281 00:14:22,690 --> 00:14:26,410 And they compete against each other in shifts to see who can 282 00:14:26,410 --> 00:14:31,010 raise the most tips for UPH. And then they get an award and 283 00:14:31,010 --> 00:14:33,130 their picture taken and all kinds of stuff at the end. 284 00:14:33,570 --> 00:14:40,090 So can I say who our teams are? So we have Bonacio, Finger 285 00:14:40,090 --> 00:14:47,210 Paint, Stewart's Mohawk Auto Group, Sotheby's old Tavern 286 00:14:47,210 --> 00:14:51,330 farm. Micropolitan matchmakers and de 287 00:14:51,330 --> 00:14:54,570 crescente. OK, so they will compete against 288 00:14:54,570 --> 00:14:57,730 each other in half hour shifts. It is so much fun. 289 00:14:57,770 --> 00:14:59,650 It is. It is so much fun. 290 00:15:00,060 --> 00:15:02,500 And in the past, we've taken a lot of cash. 291 00:15:02,500 --> 00:15:04,340 You know, it's been a cash event. 292 00:15:04,660 --> 00:15:07,180 This year, we don't think it's going to be that big of a cash 293 00:15:07,180 --> 00:15:09,820 event. So we have QR codes for every 294 00:15:09,820 --> 00:15:13,380 team, so it's easy to tip. It's very easy to tip. 295 00:15:13,580 --> 00:15:16,220 We also will have great raffle prizes. 296 00:15:16,220 --> 00:15:19,140 We have great raffle packages that will also have a QR code 297 00:15:19,140 --> 00:15:21,820 that you can do. We will also take cash and we 298 00:15:21,820 --> 00:15:25,620 have a photo booth and a DJ so You Can Dance. 299 00:15:26,530 --> 00:15:29,890 Wonderful, wonderful, fun time. Yeah, I like I said, I know we 300 00:15:29,890 --> 00:15:32,210 had a great time when we were there a few years back. 301 00:15:32,210 --> 00:15:35,690 So that was, I'm sure it's going to be even more fun this time. 302 00:15:36,050 --> 00:15:39,290 And the QR code is a nice touch. I'm so proud of the QR code, 303 00:15:39,410 --> 00:15:40,450 yeah. Chris has been really 304 00:15:40,490 --> 00:15:43,610 instrumental with us and helping us get on board with that. 305 00:15:43,610 --> 00:15:47,970 He also has been a big part of our committee because we don't 306 00:15:47,970 --> 00:15:51,050 just get these businesses to to come on with us. 307 00:15:51,410 --> 00:15:54,570 We give them a toolkit of everything that they need to do 308 00:15:54,570 --> 00:15:56,410 and Chris created that. It's wonderful. 309 00:15:56,530 --> 00:15:57,970 Very nice, Chris. Thanks. 310 00:15:58,410 --> 00:16:01,650 You and your team over at six. Yeah, we helped out in any way 311 00:16:01,650 --> 00:16:02,930 we can. Obviously, we're the marketing 312 00:16:02,930 --> 00:16:05,370 people, so we assisted the Proctors collaborative team, 313 00:16:05,370 --> 00:16:07,450 which are phenomenal, incredibly smart. 314 00:16:07,450 --> 00:16:11,170 Ali has been pioneering that on that team and she's great, but 315 00:16:11,530 --> 00:16:14,410 she can insert itself. I think it might be worth 316 00:16:14,410 --> 00:16:16,810 talking about what actually happens. 317 00:16:17,260 --> 00:16:19,460 So Teddy mentioned that the teams, and they come and they 318 00:16:19,460 --> 00:16:22,460 bartend against one another, but it's much more than that. 319 00:16:22,540 --> 00:16:27,020 They dress up, they have themes and they have entry songs. 320 00:16:27,020 --> 00:16:30,100 It's very much like the WWE meets, like the Super Bowl. 321 00:16:30,100 --> 00:16:32,700 Yeah, so it's this crazy fun event. 322 00:16:32,700 --> 00:16:36,510 We had a team one year UPH. We filled the last and our team. 323 00:16:36,510 --> 00:16:39,190 We did a circus theme and we had a lady come in on stilts. 324 00:16:39,190 --> 00:16:39,990 If. She's coming back. 325 00:16:39,990 --> 00:16:41,270 We got her on stilts. Yeah. 326 00:16:42,230 --> 00:16:45,590 I mean the juggler. And she's on stilts and she's 327 00:16:45,590 --> 00:16:46,550 juggling. She doesn't. 328 00:16:46,550 --> 00:16:47,350 That's amazing. Yeah. 329 00:16:47,750 --> 00:16:49,830 We didn't win that year, but we tried anyway. 330 00:16:49,870 --> 00:16:51,830 We looked great. How did you not win with a woman 331 00:16:51,830 --> 00:16:54,150 on stilts juggling? I don't think we could win, but 332 00:16:54,150 --> 00:16:56,390 yeah, so maybe we. Wouldn't I guess that? 333 00:16:56,390 --> 00:16:59,020 Would be it was OK. So they'd be cheating. 334 00:16:59,060 --> 00:17:01,220 But everybody does different themes and it's really, really 335 00:17:01,220 --> 00:17:03,660 fun. So the teams will really, really 336 00:17:03,660 --> 00:17:05,300 compete. Stewart's is I'm the coach of 337 00:17:05,300 --> 00:17:07,900 Stewart, so if you want to donate to a team, that's a great 338 00:17:07,900 --> 00:17:09,420 team to donate. Are you the. 339 00:17:09,420 --> 00:17:12,460 Movers and shakers. We are the movers and Shakers 340 00:17:12,540 --> 00:17:15,300 and Stewart's will bring their. Very nice, Which? 341 00:17:15,300 --> 00:17:18,859 Is the cow and they will bring that in and it is just a huge, 342 00:17:19,099 --> 00:17:21,460 really, really fun, but it's pretty manic. 343 00:17:21,540 --> 00:17:24,180 The the teams, there's two bars open. 344 00:17:24,180 --> 00:17:25,619 They have to compete against each other. 345 00:17:26,020 --> 00:17:28,060 Side by side. Side by side, so you're trying. 346 00:17:28,140 --> 00:17:31,020 Kind of hustle and work the crowd and and really just get as 347 00:17:31,020 --> 00:17:34,180 many tips as humanly possible and it's such a great event it 348 00:17:34,180 --> 00:17:36,820 delivers just raises a ton of money. 349 00:17:36,820 --> 00:17:38,860 Helps a ton of kids. Obviously with the with the most 350 00:17:38,860 --> 00:17:42,500 recent program, but this year three years in planning and yes 351 00:17:42,500 --> 00:17:44,700 we have QR codes. QR Codes and we have Chris 352 00:17:44,700 --> 00:17:47,940 Honorato, the morning anchor on WNYT is going to be our host for 353 00:17:47,940 --> 00:17:49,580 the night. So we're excited about that 354 00:17:49,620 --> 00:17:52,260 first time. So hopefully it won't be his 355 00:17:52,260 --> 00:17:54,420 last time. He might be so horrified. 356 00:17:56,210 --> 00:17:59,130 I'm sure, I'm sure they're going to love the fun. 357 00:17:59,490 --> 00:18:02,650 Yeah, I think he'll love it. And the national loves having 358 00:18:02,690 --> 00:18:03,850 us. They're wonderful to us. 359 00:18:03,850 --> 00:18:06,090 When we come out, there'll be some food. 360 00:18:06,170 --> 00:18:10,090 You know, we have Uber, Lyft tickets that have been donated 361 00:18:10,090 --> 00:18:14,010 by Harding and Mazzati. Yeah, so people can get a safe 362 00:18:14,010 --> 00:18:16,210 ride home, which we think is really important. 363 00:18:17,410 --> 00:18:18,610 That's very fitting. Yeah. 364 00:18:18,810 --> 00:18:23,420 Way to go, Harding and Mazzati. Surround plumbing, heating and 365 00:18:23,420 --> 00:18:26,780 air conditioning in Queensbury, NY has been offering services 366 00:18:26,780 --> 00:18:29,700 including installation and repair to our community for over 367 00:18:29,700 --> 00:18:32,220 25 years. They're professionally trained 368 00:18:32,220 --> 00:18:35,220 plumbers and HVAC technicians are capable of completing any 369 00:18:35,220 --> 00:18:38,660 job from start to finish, with a promise to deliver unmatched 370 00:18:38,700 --> 00:18:44,900 customer service in the process. I'm just curious about so the QR 371 00:18:44,900 --> 00:18:47,620 code to help understand, to explain that a little bit to our 372 00:18:47,620 --> 00:18:49,620 listeners. So the QR code, they scan it. 373 00:18:49,950 --> 00:18:52,470 That's gonna open up a donation form. 374 00:18:52,670 --> 00:18:56,790 So realistically how most teams, so we have a competition, teams 375 00:18:56,790 --> 00:19:00,390 will try to raise as much money. So but most of the money they 376 00:19:00,390 --> 00:19:02,430 raise is before the event itself. 377 00:19:02,430 --> 00:19:04,950 So obviously you can only collect so much tip money during 378 00:19:04,950 --> 00:19:07,430 the actual event. But yeah, we have a QR code 379 00:19:07,430 --> 00:19:10,390 that's assigned to Stewart's Bonaccio finger paint, you know 380 00:19:10,390 --> 00:19:12,190 all of them. So if you scan that code, it 381 00:19:12,190 --> 00:19:14,910 goes right to our app. You can donate through Venmo or 382 00:19:14,910 --> 00:19:17,030 PayPal. Everything is is all done right 383 00:19:17,030 --> 00:19:19,210 for you but. QR codes are great. 384 00:19:19,210 --> 00:19:22,450 It also has a texting so you can text stewards to this number 385 00:19:22,450 --> 00:19:24,730 etc. And that's I think that's even 386 00:19:24,730 --> 00:19:28,050 easier than the QR code. So we give people every option 387 00:19:28,290 --> 00:19:30,930 to be able to donate as easy as possible because it is hectic 388 00:19:30,930 --> 00:19:33,370 and when you're there you can bring cash and you can pay at 389 00:19:33,370 --> 00:19:35,930 the bar etc. But these guys are they're 390 00:19:35,930 --> 00:19:37,570 hustling in 1/2 an hour to deliver. 391 00:19:38,050 --> 00:19:40,850 Hundreds of drinks, yeah. It's really, you know, it's a it 392 00:19:40,850 --> 00:19:42,730 started already. So if you haven't seen any of 393 00:19:42,730 --> 00:19:46,290 the the correspondence online, QR codes are up, text messages 394 00:19:46,290 --> 00:19:49,410 are up. Pick a team Stewart's and and 395 00:19:49,410 --> 00:19:52,010 donate to whoever you want, whoever you'd like, but yeah. 396 00:19:52,010 --> 00:19:54,090 It's pretty exciting. I mean, I might be partial to 397 00:19:54,090 --> 00:19:56,210 Stewart's. I only stop at like 7 different 398 00:19:56,210 --> 00:19:58,410 Stewart's every day. Unless I'm driving around and 399 00:19:58,770 --> 00:20:01,090 getting getting food and coffee. We. 400 00:20:01,090 --> 00:20:03,730 Also have a specialty drink. It's called the Steeple Teeny. 401 00:20:04,090 --> 00:20:06,610 The steeple teeny. The steeple teeny cuz we have a 402 00:20:06,610 --> 00:20:09,290 beautiful big steeple. And that's been what we've 403 00:20:09,290 --> 00:20:13,370 called it since the beginning. OK, so it's yeah, we love it 404 00:20:13,370 --> 00:20:15,570 when people buy our steeple. Teenies, The steeple Teenies. 405 00:20:15,570 --> 00:20:18,530 And I'm assuming it's a vodka drink. 406 00:20:18,690 --> 00:20:20,490 It is. Yes, all right. 407 00:20:20,490 --> 00:20:22,330 Like a martini, but yeah, some we. 408 00:20:22,410 --> 00:20:24,530 But taller? We have to do a steeple teeny 409 00:20:24,530 --> 00:20:26,210 tasting soon, so we'll let you know. 410 00:20:26,210 --> 00:20:27,290 Oh. Yes, please do. 411 00:20:27,610 --> 00:20:29,450 Yes. That is the favorite event of 412 00:20:29,450 --> 00:20:31,290 the committee, so we have to try the. 413 00:20:31,290 --> 00:20:33,970 Product to make sure it works. The taste testing, yes. 414 00:20:34,610 --> 00:20:38,690 The quality control, it's people should come out. 415 00:20:38,690 --> 00:20:41,210 It's just so much fun and hopefully the weather gods will 416 00:20:41,210 --> 00:20:43,530 be with us and we've had it in the rain. 417 00:20:43,530 --> 00:20:45,090 Doesn't matter. People still come. 418 00:20:45,090 --> 00:20:48,890 We have a ball, so. It's the 18th. 419 00:20:48,890 --> 00:20:51,770 It's May 18th. It's one month from today. 420 00:20:51,810 --> 00:20:53,930 Wow. That's yeah, I'm one month away. 421 00:20:53,930 --> 00:20:57,890 I don't know. So plenty of time to get your 422 00:20:59,330 --> 00:21:01,330 get yourself ready, get your tipping done in advance. 423 00:21:01,330 --> 00:21:02,730 Get your tipping done in advance. 424 00:21:02,850 --> 00:21:04,340 Okay. All right. 425 00:21:13,260 --> 00:21:05,540 The teams. And I'm sure people are taking 426 00:21:05,540 --> 00:21:09,620 the social media as well as far as doing some of these promos 427 00:21:09,620 --> 00:21:12,580 and some of these fundraising efforts. 428 00:21:18,420 --> 00:21:20,260 So the team, they're very competitive. 429 00:21:14,140 --> 00:21:16,540 Well, Chris, you want to talk about the teams and what they do 430 00:21:16,540 --> 00:21:17,740 on social media? Yeah. 431 00:21:20,500 --> 00:21:21,540 So let's just put that out there. 432 00:21:21,540 --> 00:21:24,460 A lot of trash talking. Yeah, de Crescenti, Bonacchio. 433 00:21:24,460 --> 00:21:28,220 They're always going head to head, but teams will make their 434 00:21:28,220 --> 00:21:30,460 own videos and they'll come up with their own themes, so they 435 00:21:30,500 --> 00:21:33,830 do some pretty crazy things. But they're really just, they're 436 00:21:33,870 --> 00:21:36,670 they're such great supporters and generating just really epic 437 00:21:36,670 --> 00:21:39,030 content. So everybody's cross sharing and 438 00:21:39,030 --> 00:21:41,830 you know it's really again I said not maybe you haven't heard 439 00:21:41,830 --> 00:21:43,990 of it, but if you're on social media you've likely heard of 440 00:21:43,990 --> 00:21:47,030 this event and it's just the creativity that comes out what 441 00:21:47,030 --> 00:21:49,110 these teams do and they always try to one up each other which 442 00:21:49,110 --> 00:21:52,270 is which is amazing. So we're super excited to see, 443 00:21:52,270 --> 00:21:55,510 we've seen you know, little tidbits of of what what's coming 444 00:21:55,510 --> 00:21:59,310 out for 2023. But yeah, keep an eye on the the 445 00:21:59,310 --> 00:22:01,420 old hashtag. Yeah, now that it's a month 446 00:22:01,420 --> 00:22:04,140 away, things will start to get really heated up on social 447 00:22:04,140 --> 00:22:06,420 media. And it's hilarious. 448 00:22:06,420 --> 00:22:09,460 What is the hashtag? We have several hashtags, so if 449 00:22:09,860 --> 00:22:12,540 the easiest thing to do is just to go to the UP H's like, their 450 00:22:12,540 --> 00:22:15,380 Facebook page and Instagram, you'll see all the hashtags. 451 00:22:15,380 --> 00:22:18,660 So we have UPH shaking, UPH shaking to stir, shaking to stir 452 00:22:18,660 --> 00:22:21,220 2023. Easiest thing is just go right 453 00:22:21,500 --> 00:22:24,420 to our profile so if you find the profile you will see 454 00:22:24,420 --> 00:22:26,140 everything. But realistically, if you live 455 00:22:26,140 --> 00:22:27,780 in Saratoga, you're part of this community. 456 00:22:28,410 --> 00:22:29,970 Somebody sharing this? Somewhere, right. 457 00:22:29,970 --> 00:22:31,730 It's got to be somewhere, yeah. Yeah. 458 00:22:32,090 --> 00:22:34,690 We'll have to make sure we we pick up some of it as well and 459 00:22:34,690 --> 00:22:36,290 we'll we'll get some of the posts out thank. 460 00:22:36,650 --> 00:22:37,970 You to go along with the podcast? 461 00:22:37,970 --> 00:22:39,690 Yeah, for sure. Awesome for sure. 462 00:22:40,250 --> 00:22:43,370 And and how about for your stuff, Chris, where do they find 463 00:22:43,370 --> 00:22:47,020 6 marketing on the? The old social media on the 464 00:22:47,020 --> 00:22:49,100 Internet. Well, I'm just, I mean, and this 465 00:22:49,100 --> 00:22:51,220 isn't self promotion at all. So we're just one of the 466 00:22:51,220 --> 00:22:52,940 companies helping. There's how many people on the 467 00:22:52,940 --> 00:22:55,980 board? Teddy 30 No, there's 18 on our 468 00:22:55,980 --> 00:22:56,420 board. I. 469 00:22:56,420 --> 00:23:00,220 Was just, I was kidding, 30. It felt like 30. 470 00:23:00,340 --> 00:23:03,500 But well, you're in marketing. 18 people doing doing the work 471 00:23:03,500 --> 00:23:04,940 of. Was double Yeah. 472 00:23:05,100 --> 00:23:08,220 So no you can find us online 6 dot marketing but more 473 00:23:08,220 --> 00:23:11,780 importantly like go to UPH find these teams and the the teams 474 00:23:11,780 --> 00:23:13,220 again they're recruiting for themselves. 475 00:23:13,580 --> 00:23:16,700 So if you go in Stewart, you, you go in Bonacio Sotheby's, you 476 00:23:16,700 --> 00:23:18,820 know, and see what they're doing. 477 00:23:18,820 --> 00:23:21,700 Because even if you look years past, they'll share the old 478 00:23:21,700 --> 00:23:22,900 videos of what? They've done so. 479 00:23:23,380 --> 00:23:25,620 Back when boomerangs were a thing, that was a that was a 480 00:23:25,620 --> 00:23:29,020 big, you know, big hype back in 20/19/2018. 481 00:23:29,020 --> 00:23:31,780 Boomerangs are no longer there. I mean that kind of are, but not 482 00:23:31,780 --> 00:23:34,610 really. It depends. 483 00:23:34,850 --> 00:23:36,730 So So what was the boomerang video? 484 00:23:37,010 --> 00:23:39,290 There were several boomerangs, so. 485 00:23:39,450 --> 00:23:41,130 Funny, who did the construction? One Teddy? 486 00:23:41,210 --> 00:23:44,930 Oh, Bonacio did, yeah. So yeah, it was very funny. 487 00:23:45,490 --> 00:23:47,090 So I'm gonna have to go and look it up somebody. 488 00:23:47,170 --> 00:23:47,650 Signed up. Yeah. 489 00:23:47,650 --> 00:23:49,930 Lifestyles, they did a great video walk through. 490 00:23:50,010 --> 00:23:53,010 I mean it's everybody gets into it with these high videos and 491 00:23:53,010 --> 00:23:54,800 then. Obviously they come out to their 492 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:56,360 walk out song, like I said it is. 493 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:57,840 Like the walk out song? Yeah. 494 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:01,520 You know it's a free event. Everyone shows up May 18th, 495 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:05,360 starts at 5:30, goes to 9:00, first team goes at 6:00. 496 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:07,560 Okay. Yeah, so come in, have some 497 00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:09,240 drinks. You know, it's a safe event. 498 00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:11,720 It's fun and it's beautiful. It's at National. 499 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:14,620 It's, I think, knock on wood. Knock, knock, knock. 500 00:24:14,860 --> 00:24:16,820 We have always had pretty good weather. 501 00:24:16,860 --> 00:24:18,140 Say, don't jinx the weather, Chris. 502 00:24:18,140 --> 00:24:18,940 I. Just said it. 503 00:24:19,100 --> 00:24:23,020 So yeah, and we have a newcomer team this year, Micropolitan 504 00:24:23,020 --> 00:24:27,260 matchmakers from Albany, and they're in it to win it. 505 00:24:27,260 --> 00:24:31,340 They have, they've asked another group called the Wing Men of 506 00:24:31,340 --> 00:24:34,060 Albany to join them. So they're going to be a team 507 00:24:34,100 --> 00:24:36,540 and they're going to have an area where they'll have a 508 00:24:36,540 --> 00:24:40,890 singles mingle during the event. So that's another reason to come 509 00:24:40,890 --> 00:24:43,250 out. OK, You might meet the love of 510 00:24:43,250 --> 00:24:44,570 your Life, OK? Yep. 511 00:24:44,650 --> 00:24:47,210 So if you're single and in Saratoga, this sounds like the 512 00:24:47,210 --> 00:24:50,530 event to go to and when you we're listing them off before 513 00:24:50,530 --> 00:24:52,970 those I'd heard of everybody but the the micro. 514 00:24:52,970 --> 00:24:54,890 What is it again? Micropolitan matchmakers. 515 00:24:56,010 --> 00:24:59,410 OK is micropolitan. Steeplepolitan, Yeah. 516 00:24:59,410 --> 00:25:02,530 Becky Daniels and Gabby Fisher started this matchmaking 517 00:25:02,530 --> 00:25:04,490 business in Albany. So they're doing a, They're 518 00:25:04,850 --> 00:25:06,210 doing a team. Very cool. 519 00:25:06,210 --> 00:25:09,900 Sounds fun, yeah. And can you give us any spoilers 520 00:25:09,900 --> 00:25:13,500 on on what some of these, what do you call them the the songs 521 00:25:13,500 --> 00:25:15,540 where you come out to the the entry songs. 522 00:25:15,540 --> 00:25:16,660 No, you can't, can't give it away. 523 00:25:16,660 --> 00:25:19,620 No, you got to go to the event. It's yeah, we got to come for 524 00:25:19,660 --> 00:25:25,420 the procession. And the steeple Teenies, right? 525 00:25:25,740 --> 00:25:26,900 Right. Obviously I'm hitting my 526 00:25:26,900 --> 00:25:28,660 microphone now, Teddy, so it's not just you. 527 00:25:28,700 --> 00:25:31,140 So it's catchy. It is talking with your hands. 528 00:25:31,140 --> 00:25:34,860 It's going around. It's catchy all right, so let me 529 00:25:34,860 --> 00:25:36,620 make sure I didn't miss anything here, so. 530 00:25:37,610 --> 00:25:42,090 May 18th 5:30 to 9:00, Shaken and stirred celebrity bartending 531 00:25:42,090 --> 00:25:46,490 event at Saratoga National, which is, as you guessed, the 532 00:25:46,490 --> 00:25:48,530 folks right outside of Saratoga Springs, the city. 533 00:25:50,610 --> 00:25:51,610 What else? Anything else? 534 00:25:51,610 --> 00:25:53,330 No cover charge. No cover charge. 535 00:25:53,650 --> 00:25:55,530 No, no ticket. Just come on in. 536 00:25:55,530 --> 00:25:57,170 Just. Show up and have a great time 537 00:25:57,170 --> 00:26:00,410 and find those QR codes and vote for your best tip tip. 538 00:26:00,450 --> 00:26:03,610 Tip for your best team, which apparently is going what? 539 00:26:03,730 --> 00:26:04,850 What's the stewards? One again. 540 00:26:05,380 --> 00:26:08,940 The Shakers and movers. Movers, movers and movers and 541 00:26:08,940 --> 00:26:10,980 shakers. All right, that's amazing. 542 00:26:10,980 --> 00:26:12,260 We're. Embracing the Cow theme. 543 00:26:12,500 --> 00:26:14,300 As you should. As you should. 544 00:26:16,980 --> 00:26:18,860 Awesome. Well, guys, thanks for coming 545 00:26:18,860 --> 00:26:19,540 in. Thank you. 546 00:26:19,580 --> 00:26:21,700 Appreciate it. Yeah, I sit here and talk to you 547 00:26:21,700 --> 00:26:22,940 all day. I know, it's funny. 548 00:26:22,940 --> 00:26:25,300 You know what? A way to make a living, right? 549 00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:29,600 So much fun, Chris. As always, thank you. 550 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:31,040 Good to see you. Nice to see you. 551 00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:32,680 And thanks again. Thanks so much for having. 552 00:26:33,360 --> 00:26:36,440 Me and check out you pH on social media guys and your 553 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:39,600 website universalpreservationhall.org. 554 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:42,440 Check out our upcoming events. We have great shows coming. 555 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:45,200 Yeah, absolutely. What do you think the show you 556 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:47,800 probably can't say this can't have a favorite, but do you have 557 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:49,960 a favorite one you're really looking forward to that's coming 558 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:53,550 up? I just had every show is my 559 00:26:53,550 --> 00:26:55,470 favorite. I know that's like. 560 00:26:55,470 --> 00:26:56,870 Asking who your favorite kid is, Right? 561 00:26:56,950 --> 00:26:58,990 Every show is my favorite, so I'm not the one to ask. 562 00:26:59,390 --> 00:27:02,070 The sound is amazing in the room and they're all good and there's 563 00:27:02,070 --> 00:27:04,510 not a bad seat in the house. All right, perfect. 564 00:27:04,630 --> 00:27:05,950 But definitely lookout for the balcony. 565 00:27:05,950 --> 00:27:09,070 Is that still the balconies? Beautiful seating. 566 00:27:09,190 --> 00:27:10,190 OK. All right. 567 00:27:10,750 --> 00:27:11,870 Thanks again, guys. Thank you. 568 00:27:11,910 --> 00:27:13,270 Thanks for listening everybody. You can find 569 00:27:13,270 --> 00:27:20,510 us.obviously@saratogabusinessreport.com, saratogatoday.nosaratogatodaynewspaper.com. 570 00:27:21,070 --> 00:27:24,510 And and we are everywhere. 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