1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:01,534 Oh, boy. 2 00:00:01,534 --> 00:00:03,003 We are back together again. 3 00:00:03,003 --> 00:00:07,273 We had so much fun the first time we decided to bring our best buddies back. 4 00:00:07,273 --> 00:00:08,541 Joyce. 5 00:00:08,541 --> 00:00:12,045 What's Good with Johnny Joyce is sponsored by woodwinds Wedding and Special Events 6 00:00:12,045 --> 00:00:16,049 Venue in Branford, Connecticut and Silvio's award winning Italian sauces, 7 00:00:16,149 --> 00:00:19,285 which you can buy anytime online at silvio's. 8 00:00:19,285 --> 00:00:23,223 Sauces.com that's silvio's sauces.com. 9 00:00:23,456 --> 00:00:27,527 Welcome to another, hopefully rousing edition of What's 10 00:00:27,527 --> 00:00:30,997 Good with John and Joyce, available on all the streaming platforms. 11 00:00:31,398 --> 00:00:33,867 I'm John Cadillac Seville from iHeart radio, 12 00:00:33,867 --> 00:00:36,603 and I got my friend Joyce Logan with me as well. 13 00:00:36,603 --> 00:00:40,340 We teamed up on this thing a while back, and we've had so much fun doing this. 14 00:00:40,607 --> 00:00:41,307 And just think about it. 15 00:00:41,307 --> 00:00:45,011 We got together in a coffee shop last year, last spring or summer, 16 00:00:45,345 --> 00:00:47,514 and I said, I want to do a podcast. 17 00:00:47,514 --> 00:00:49,549 And Joyce said, me too. 18 00:00:49,549 --> 00:00:54,154 And then we almost at the same time said, let's do one together. 19 00:00:54,754 --> 00:00:56,956 And now look what's going on here. 20 00:00:56,956 --> 00:00:57,791 We're doing that show. 21 00:00:57,791 --> 00:00:59,659 And it's just been an absolute 22 00:00:59,659 --> 00:01:02,662 it's been an absolute joy to be working with you, Joyce. 23 00:01:03,096 --> 00:01:05,698 So again Sharon welcome back Joyce. 24 00:01:05,698 --> 00:01:08,701 Best buddy Jake my best buddy here hanging out. 25 00:01:09,069 --> 00:01:10,570 And it's just been a blast. 26 00:01:10,570 --> 00:01:14,441 So the first time we got together we kind of pretty much introduced 27 00:01:14,441 --> 00:01:18,411 you guys let you know how we met you and how important your friendship has been. 28 00:01:18,411 --> 00:01:21,414 Now we're going to talk about the importance of of wellness. 29 00:01:21,948 --> 00:01:24,951 And when you have a really good friend that can really help your health, 30 00:01:25,285 --> 00:01:28,221 I mean, when you have somebody in your life that really makes you feel good, 31 00:01:28,221 --> 00:01:29,589 makes you laugh, 32 00:01:29,589 --> 00:01:32,859 but also tells you what you need to hear sometimes when you don't want to hear it. 33 00:01:33,293 --> 00:01:35,462 And that's important, you know, being blunt, 34 00:01:36,429 --> 00:01:39,432 psychiatrist that I knew said to me, 35 00:01:40,433 --> 00:01:43,436 he was dealing with someone, with a tough case. 36 00:01:43,903 --> 00:01:47,207 And, I also do some therapy work and 37 00:01:48,074 --> 00:01:53,046 and he said to me, you know, if people just had one good friend, 38 00:01:54,147 --> 00:01:56,950 they can really do talk therapy with. 39 00:01:56,950 --> 00:01:59,085 Because that's what a lot of people just need. 40 00:01:59,085 --> 00:02:03,456 They need someone to hear them, and somebody not to judge them 41 00:02:03,890 --> 00:02:06,559 and to let them express themselves. 42 00:02:06,559 --> 00:02:11,898 He said half the time people wouldn't need to come to me, have that one friend. 43 00:02:12,398 --> 00:02:16,836 And that's stuck with me for many, many years since he said that. 44 00:02:17,303 --> 00:02:19,239 And I thought, how true that is. 45 00:02:19,239 --> 00:02:20,673 That's a really good point, Joyce. 46 00:02:20,673 --> 00:02:22,709 And again, it's very freeing. 47 00:02:22,709 --> 00:02:25,478 We had said this in our first episode together, but it's very freeing. 48 00:02:25,478 --> 00:02:26,913 It's very empowering 49 00:02:26,913 --> 00:02:30,150 to have that friend and just knowing that you can pick up the phone 50 00:02:30,150 --> 00:02:32,819 and call them, or meet with them for a cup of coffee 51 00:02:32,819 --> 00:02:35,555 and just put it all out there and know that they're just 52 00:02:35,555 --> 00:02:39,792 going to be there for you without again, judging you, you know? 53 00:02:39,792 --> 00:02:43,429 But I also want to address the people who maybe have lost their friends, 54 00:02:43,930 --> 00:02:48,101 maybe a little older in life, maybe had a couple of good friends 55 00:02:48,101 --> 00:02:51,671 who are no longer around, or they moved or something happened 56 00:02:52,272 --> 00:02:54,707 and it's not over, 57 00:02:54,707 --> 00:02:57,210 you know, don't sit there alone. 58 00:02:57,210 --> 00:02:59,679 You can make a new friend and have that bond 59 00:03:00,713 --> 00:03:01,915 almost just as deep. 60 00:03:01,915 --> 00:03:05,952 It doesn't matter that you can't reminisce about, you know, the old days. 61 00:03:06,486 --> 00:03:09,489 You can hear their story from the old days, 62 00:03:10,089 --> 00:03:13,026 you know, share with them, like you and I were speaking about. 63 00:03:13,026 --> 00:03:16,462 Some people get together and they bond about aches and pains, right? 64 00:03:16,496 --> 00:03:20,700 I know I was I ran a coffee shop I go to every now and then 65 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:23,937 that same group of people, 3 or 4 people, and they talk about the aches and pains 66 00:03:23,937 --> 00:03:26,105 and, you know, that's okay, you know, whatever. 67 00:03:26,105 --> 00:03:29,342 But they seem to be having fun talking about their aches and pains. 68 00:03:31,211 --> 00:03:33,813 That's right. 69 00:03:33,813 --> 00:03:36,482 And let me tell you about my meds that I'm on today. 70 00:03:36,482 --> 00:03:40,587 Oh. Well, but the same thing I can recall as a kid, 71 00:03:40,587 --> 00:03:44,457 you know, talking about our fun and our games and parties and things 72 00:03:44,457 --> 00:03:47,160 that we're going to share together, that's going to be positive and fun. 73 00:03:48,127 --> 00:03:49,229 And now 74 00:03:49,229 --> 00:03:51,965 we talk about what medications or, 75 00:03:51,965 --> 00:03:54,968 what we what we do to stay healthy. 76 00:03:55,201 --> 00:03:57,470 And quite frankly, I'm I'm blessed. 77 00:03:57,470 --> 00:04:01,908 I, I have very, very good genetic background. 78 00:04:01,908 --> 00:04:03,910 My mother made it to almost 100. 79 00:04:03,910 --> 00:04:06,913 Yeah, she 80 00:04:07,046 --> 00:04:08,982 she wasn't, yeah. 81 00:04:08,982 --> 00:04:10,683 She didn't die from an illness. 82 00:04:10,683 --> 00:04:13,386 She just went to sleep and didn't wake up. 83 00:04:13,386 --> 00:04:14,621 Oh, no. 84 00:04:14,621 --> 00:04:15,955 Yes. Or or to. 85 00:04:15,955 --> 00:04:17,957 It was just a terrific thing. 86 00:04:17,957 --> 00:04:21,794 So when, when people would ask her her secret, 87 00:04:21,794 --> 00:04:25,765 she would always say, olé and red wine. 88 00:04:25,965 --> 00:04:29,002 So, you know, I'm good. 89 00:04:29,102 --> 00:04:31,571 I'm good with the red wine. 90 00:04:31,571 --> 00:04:35,708 I just started using, a product on my skin also. 91 00:04:35,708 --> 00:04:37,810 That really kind of helps. 92 00:04:37,810 --> 00:04:40,546 It makes a big difference because I feel better 93 00:04:40,546 --> 00:04:45,285 and, I am, dealing with a company that John knows 94 00:04:45,285 --> 00:04:50,323 very well that, we we eat the right things. 95 00:04:50,590 --> 00:04:51,991 They teach us all the right 96 00:04:53,226 --> 00:04:55,061 vitamins to take and, 97 00:04:55,061 --> 00:04:59,065 products to use to, stay clean and healthy 98 00:04:59,065 --> 00:05:02,535 without affecting our bodies in any negative way. 99 00:05:03,102 --> 00:05:04,804 And, 100 00:05:04,804 --> 00:05:08,775 I certainly, over the past years, have lost friends 101 00:05:08,775 --> 00:05:12,445 that, probably weren't too careful with themselves and with their, 102 00:05:12,812 --> 00:05:16,316 their behavior and, some of the food that they eat or, 103 00:05:16,749 --> 00:05:21,187 many people are on a lot of medications and maybe they don't have to be 104 00:05:21,587 --> 00:05:24,857 if they are dealing with their bodies the right way. 105 00:05:25,391 --> 00:05:28,394 So, I've been blessed that way, that's for sure. 106 00:05:28,494 --> 00:05:30,129 Enjoy. Should I talk about that a lot? 107 00:05:30,129 --> 00:05:33,066 Because we really are into the fitness and wellness realm. 108 00:05:33,066 --> 00:05:34,267 You know as well about that. 109 00:05:34,267 --> 00:05:36,569 We we are what we consume. 110 00:05:36,569 --> 00:05:39,572 You know, we are what we read, we are what we eat. 111 00:05:39,605 --> 00:05:43,509 And, we talk about our, you know, regimen in the morning, so to speak. 112 00:05:43,509 --> 00:05:45,111 I mean, I read it in the morning, 113 00:05:45,111 --> 00:05:49,282 and I know I like to get up in the morning and do my prayerful work early to know. 114 00:05:49,282 --> 00:05:51,517 But you but you do you but prayerful work. 115 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:55,988 Well, but I'll do my Pilates. 116 00:05:55,988 --> 00:05:57,190 I'll be my yoga. 117 00:05:57,190 --> 00:06:00,159 I do my breathing exercises before I hit the gym. 118 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,261 Very, very strict with nutrition. 119 00:06:02,261 --> 00:06:04,430 And it's really served me well, you know, over the years, too. 120 00:06:04,430 --> 00:06:07,333 And I see a lot of my peers and they'll see me all the time. 121 00:06:07,333 --> 00:06:09,068 So how do you do it? 122 00:06:09,068 --> 00:06:11,104 I haven't seen you in 20 years. And you haven't. 123 00:06:11,104 --> 00:06:12,071 You know, you look the same. 124 00:06:12,071 --> 00:06:14,440 I mean, what do you what do you do? 125 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:18,077 And like you said, James, a lot of it is genetics, but it's also about what you do. 126 00:06:18,678 --> 00:06:22,749 Keeping a positive attitude, making the right choices, at least most of the time. 127 00:06:22,749 --> 00:06:27,153 You don't have to be a purist, but you're also going to attract people. 128 00:06:27,286 --> 00:06:31,157 You know, we we like like minded people and you're going to attract those people. 129 00:06:31,157 --> 00:06:33,159 So if you lost a friend or whatever, you're going to make 130 00:06:33,159 --> 00:06:35,661 a whole bunch of new friends by putting yourself out there. 131 00:06:35,661 --> 00:06:38,598 And they can be great conversations, not necessarily about the major taking, 132 00:06:38,598 --> 00:06:42,668 but about music or about what's going on with your favorite TV shows. 133 00:06:42,668 --> 00:06:44,971 Or, what movies did you go see? 134 00:06:44,971 --> 00:06:46,239 Talk about positive things. 135 00:06:46,239 --> 00:06:48,674 Where do you go to go see you in the green, a concert that night. 136 00:06:48,674 --> 00:06:50,676 It could be about uplifting things. 137 00:06:50,676 --> 00:06:52,211 Positive attitude is essential. 138 00:06:52,211 --> 00:06:53,713 It is essential. 139 00:06:53,713 --> 00:06:57,417 You know, life is about 10% of what happens to you and 90% of 140 00:06:57,517 --> 00:07:00,353 how you respond to it. Excellent. James. 141 00:07:00,353 --> 00:07:03,990 Glad you said that because it made me realize that our conversation, Sharon, 142 00:07:04,757 --> 00:07:07,059 it's never negative. 143 00:07:07,059 --> 00:07:10,630 You know, even if it starts out with all this happened, 144 00:07:10,763 --> 00:07:13,566 we always think about something. 145 00:07:13,566 --> 00:07:16,903 I mean, it's you find the humor, you find the humor. Yes. 146 00:07:17,637 --> 00:07:18,771 Obviously we shouldn't, 147 00:07:21,641 --> 00:07:22,408 Yeah. 148 00:07:22,408 --> 00:07:26,479 Like, yeah, yeah, we have to laugh about it, but think I think the. 149 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:29,649 And sometimes you laugh so hard you are crying. 150 00:07:29,649 --> 00:07:31,083 But but but in a good way. 151 00:07:31,083 --> 00:07:33,519 But, Jesse, every time we get together, you know, as couples, 152 00:07:33,519 --> 00:07:35,855 we never, ever talk about aches and pains or any 153 00:07:35,855 --> 00:07:38,324 that we're always talking about joyful things. 154 00:07:38,324 --> 00:07:39,459 Uplifting things. 155 00:07:39,459 --> 00:07:40,893 No, no. 156 00:07:40,893 --> 00:07:43,362 Same here, same here. Blessed. 157 00:07:43,362 --> 00:07:43,796 Good for you. 158 00:07:43,796 --> 00:07:44,330 Sure she was. 159 00:07:44,330 --> 00:07:45,031 Yeah. 160 00:07:45,031 --> 00:07:47,567 And spiritually, that's another story. 161 00:07:47,567 --> 00:07:51,771 I mean, like, that really keeps you focused on, staying healthy 162 00:07:52,171 --> 00:07:56,976 because, spiritual mind is, pretty healthy mind. 163 00:07:57,510 --> 00:08:00,346 And, I'm very fortunate to be part 164 00:08:00,346 --> 00:08:03,716 of a church, in my town, Guilford. 165 00:08:03,716 --> 00:08:07,620 That is, been a blessing to me for the last 30 years, 166 00:08:08,221 --> 00:08:10,790 and, I enjoy it very much. 167 00:08:10,790 --> 00:08:13,793 That's the vineyard shoreline vineyard church. 168 00:08:14,293 --> 00:08:16,462 And it's a small church. Pastor Chris. 169 00:08:18,364 --> 00:08:18,764 Church. 170 00:08:18,764 --> 00:08:20,800 But, I love it. 171 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:22,168 I enjoy it very much. 172 00:08:22,168 --> 00:08:25,171 And spiritually, it just keeps your mind and your 173 00:08:25,438 --> 00:08:28,140 your mind healthy, and your body just follows. 174 00:08:28,140 --> 00:08:28,541 And. Sure. 175 00:08:28,541 --> 00:08:30,309 And I know you're in the same church there. 176 00:08:30,309 --> 00:08:33,346 You and like I am that was just 177 00:08:33,513 --> 00:08:36,516 in it's a different building from where the church started. 178 00:08:36,516 --> 00:08:37,550 The church started. 179 00:08:37,550 --> 00:08:42,588 And you have an understanding that used to be, I believe, a fish market. 180 00:08:42,588 --> 00:08:44,524 And then, 181 00:08:44,524 --> 00:08:48,060 then moved to Hamden and then 182 00:08:49,295 --> 00:08:53,032 because they had two buildings and there was one that was smaller. 183 00:08:53,199 --> 00:08:56,168 And when they decided it was time for a larger sanctuary, 184 00:08:56,502 --> 00:08:59,138 they added to, 185 00:08:59,138 --> 00:09:02,508 and so and now it's it's a great place. 186 00:09:03,042 --> 00:09:06,178 What's the name of the church have and give it a shout out. 187 00:09:06,178 --> 00:09:09,081 Absolutely. Yes. Yeah. 188 00:09:10,182 --> 00:09:11,117 I got to share something 189 00:09:11,117 --> 00:09:14,120 about, Sharon's wedding. 190 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:15,688 You may have. 191 00:09:15,688 --> 00:09:17,456 Was that when you were dancing on the table, Joyce? 192 00:09:17,456 --> 00:09:19,659 That time? 193 00:09:19,659 --> 00:09:21,260 Oh, that was another one. 194 00:09:21,260 --> 00:09:24,263 Oh, okay. 195 00:09:25,431 --> 00:09:28,134 So, yeah. 196 00:09:28,134 --> 00:09:31,804 So at your wedding, I'm I'm, you know, one of the bridesmaids. 197 00:09:32,438 --> 00:09:35,441 Well, insert that picture, you know, into this 198 00:09:36,509 --> 00:09:37,476 into this segment. 199 00:09:37,476 --> 00:09:38,110 Okay. 200 00:09:38,110 --> 00:09:42,915 And Sharon's mother was a classiest woman, Evelyn. 201 00:09:43,482 --> 00:09:46,652 And she was right on top of everything. 202 00:09:46,652 --> 00:09:50,189 So as one of the bridesmaids, 203 00:09:50,189 --> 00:09:53,559 I was the only white lady of a, 204 00:09:54,860 --> 00:09:56,829 like a life, right? Right. 205 00:09:56,829 --> 00:09:59,832 Yeah, yeah. So, 206 00:10:00,933 --> 00:10:05,004 but Evelyn wanted everything to match, and I have got the wrong size 207 00:10:05,004 --> 00:10:09,809 pearl earrings, and she said, no, no, no, you know, and I said, oh, I'm sorry, 208 00:10:10,042 --> 00:10:13,379 because she meant, like, everything down to the detail. Wow. 209 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:17,683 As we walk down the aisle with these lovely gray dresses 210 00:10:18,351 --> 00:10:23,255 and she said, and your stockings have to match, they have to be this color. 211 00:10:23,656 --> 00:10:25,758 So I got that color. 212 00:10:25,758 --> 00:10:30,429 And the was standing there and she looked me up and down and I said, 213 00:10:30,863 --> 00:10:33,499 Evelyn, there's nothing I can do about the color. 214 00:10:33,499 --> 00:10:35,501 Hahahahahahaha. 215 00:10:35,501 --> 00:10:37,136 That is funny. 216 00:10:37,136 --> 00:10:40,139 But again, laughter, laughter. 217 00:10:40,139 --> 00:10:41,407 Oh that's funny. 218 00:10:41,407 --> 00:10:43,275 It's just so funny. 219 00:10:43,275 --> 00:10:47,546 And then your grandmother, you know, that was sitting there and she was so kind. 220 00:10:48,147 --> 00:10:50,282 You know that wonderful lady. 221 00:10:50,282 --> 00:10:51,350 Right, right. 222 00:10:51,350 --> 00:10:53,786 And that was her first grandchild. 223 00:10:53,786 --> 00:10:56,756 Oh you mean the end. Yeah. Yeah, yeah. 224 00:10:56,756 --> 00:10:57,523 You could do you know what. 225 00:10:58,557 --> 00:11:00,426 But but Joyce you were saying before about you know 226 00:11:00,426 --> 00:11:03,129 some people can be very lonely that are watching this right now. 227 00:11:03,129 --> 00:11:06,098 And they wish they, they wish they had someone in their life. 228 00:11:06,098 --> 00:11:08,801 But you have to really kind of put yourself out there a little bit. 229 00:11:08,801 --> 00:11:11,437 You have to be a friend to. Exactly. 230 00:11:11,437 --> 00:11:11,937 So just 231 00:11:11,937 --> 00:11:15,741 and there's so easy with social media now or just going out to church functions 232 00:11:15,741 --> 00:11:17,076 or functions you see 233 00:11:17,076 --> 00:11:20,946 listed on social boards or whatever, and just put yourself out there. 234 00:11:20,946 --> 00:11:22,815 There's so many opportunities to make a friend 235 00:11:22,815 --> 00:11:25,184 and somebody is looking for you too. 236 00:11:25,184 --> 00:11:27,186 Somebody is looking for you. 237 00:11:27,186 --> 00:11:28,287 You still have a lot to offer. 238 00:11:28,287 --> 00:11:29,889 That's why God breathed breath in your lungs 239 00:11:29,889 --> 00:11:32,291 this morning that you have a purpose, right? 240 00:11:32,291 --> 00:11:35,261 You know, I lost my wife about 16 years ago, and, 241 00:11:35,261 --> 00:11:38,431 I was celibate for a while. 242 00:11:38,431 --> 00:11:42,601 I, hung around with some bachelor guys on a beach house in Madison, 243 00:11:43,402 --> 00:11:46,939 living pretty large by myself, and I was okay. 244 00:11:46,939 --> 00:11:48,340 I didn't date, 245 00:11:48,340 --> 00:11:52,411 and I have a client that was, selling advertising, and he came in one day. 246 00:11:52,411 --> 00:11:55,948 He was talking to me about buying an ad, and, 247 00:11:56,916 --> 00:11:59,251 he said, you know, there's a girl that I work with. 248 00:11:59,251 --> 00:12:01,487 He says, I think she'd be a good match for you. 249 00:12:01,487 --> 00:12:04,824 I said, Don, I'm not interested in a relationship. 250 00:12:04,824 --> 00:12:05,224 Thank you. 251 00:12:05,224 --> 00:12:07,893 I said, my wife passed away three years ago. 252 00:12:07,893 --> 00:12:09,995 I'm living large with a bachelor, guys. 253 00:12:09,995 --> 00:12:13,199 I had him on the beach at Madison. Happy? 254 00:12:13,199 --> 00:12:15,868 I'm good. Leave me alone. 255 00:12:15,868 --> 00:12:18,337 Leave me alone. 256 00:12:18,337 --> 00:12:19,638 I said thank you. 257 00:12:19,638 --> 00:12:22,641 I'll call you. But I bought the ad. 258 00:12:22,675 --> 00:12:25,678 Well, a few weeks goes by and I run into Don's wife 259 00:12:26,112 --> 00:12:27,847 and she says, oh, hi, how are you doing? 260 00:12:27,847 --> 00:12:31,851 I said, great, I said, she says, by the way, do you ever go and meet Nikki? 261 00:12:32,618 --> 00:12:33,719 Always. 262 00:12:33,719 --> 00:12:36,422 And I said, I forgot to send that check for that ad. 263 00:12:36,422 --> 00:12:37,957 She said, perfect opportunity. 264 00:12:37,957 --> 00:12:40,659 Why don't you just go ahead and go, come and get a check. 265 00:12:40,659 --> 00:12:42,828 Now. It was a hot July afternoon. 266 00:12:42,828 --> 00:12:45,965 I was not looking to try to impress anyone in any way. 267 00:12:46,432 --> 00:12:47,967 Shorts flip flop. 268 00:12:47,967 --> 00:12:53,572 So I go home, grab a check, and I run over to where she works, and I walk in. 269 00:12:53,572 --> 00:12:54,874 I only see her employer. 270 00:12:54,874 --> 00:12:58,511 I don't see her right away, but, he he says, can I help you? 271 00:12:58,511 --> 00:13:00,813 And I said, well, I'm here to see Nikki. 272 00:13:00,813 --> 00:13:02,515 I figured I she gets the check. 273 00:13:02,515 --> 00:13:05,017 I didn't know I could have just handed him the check. 274 00:13:05,017 --> 00:13:07,219 But the Lord had some assumptions. 275 00:13:07,219 --> 00:13:08,687 Yes, he did. 276 00:13:08,687 --> 00:13:10,089 So, yeah. 277 00:13:10,089 --> 00:13:13,826 So here's a little petition, and she says, can I help you? 278 00:13:13,826 --> 00:13:16,362 And she looked at me and I said, wow. 279 00:13:16,362 --> 00:13:18,030 I said, Don, totally. You were nice. 280 00:13:18,030 --> 00:13:19,665 But he didn't tell me or church. 281 00:13:19,665 --> 00:13:22,568 So she laughed. She's very quick. 282 00:13:22,568 --> 00:13:25,304 And she came right back and she said, well that's a good one. 283 00:13:25,304 --> 00:13:26,005 She said if you 284 00:13:27,006 --> 00:13:29,608 got another one I'll put the boots on right now. 285 00:13:29,608 --> 00:13:31,644 Hahaha. 286 00:13:31,644 --> 00:13:34,246 No seriously, he told me that you wouldn't mind fooling around 287 00:13:34,246 --> 00:13:36,081 with a hairdresser from Gilford. 288 00:13:36,081 --> 00:13:39,819 So now she knows a little bit about me because he told her about me also. 289 00:13:39,852 --> 00:13:43,556 Yeah, so she says 290 00:13:45,424 --> 00:13:46,725 she says you're funny. 291 00:13:46,725 --> 00:13:49,728 I said funny ha ha. Or funny? Strange. 292 00:13:49,829 --> 00:13:50,830 And she said it. 293 00:13:50,830 --> 00:13:54,166 I said, I don't know, I just thought it takes her. 294 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:55,000 Yeah. 295 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:55,868 Yeah. 296 00:13:55,868 --> 00:13:58,204 She's very pointed. She's great, she's great. 297 00:13:58,204 --> 00:14:02,274 No B.S., I said, listen, they have this jazz on Sunday nights 298 00:14:02,274 --> 00:14:05,277 at the Thai restaurant, and I said, I'd like to take you. 299 00:14:05,377 --> 00:14:07,746 She says, I love Thai food. I'd like to go. 300 00:14:07,746 --> 00:14:09,181 I said, how on Sunday? 301 00:14:09,181 --> 00:14:12,184 She says, well, I can't, I have a family commitment. 302 00:14:12,685 --> 00:14:16,522 She says, why don't why don't we do so next week, next following Sunday? 303 00:14:16,522 --> 00:14:19,525 And I said, well, I can't, I'm going to be out of town. 304 00:14:19,592 --> 00:14:22,962 So I said, well, we'll make a date for three weeks. 305 00:14:23,395 --> 00:14:24,730 She says, I'll meet you there. 306 00:14:25,965 --> 00:14:27,499 Very safe, you know. 307 00:14:27,499 --> 00:14:31,503 So now, after three years, I'm finally interested in 308 00:14:31,737 --> 00:14:34,740 somebody to spend some time with. 309 00:14:35,541 --> 00:14:38,544 So we make this date for three weeks. 310 00:14:38,944 --> 00:14:40,746 But I'm puzzled because, I'm 311 00:14:40,746 --> 00:14:44,683 excited about seeing somebody new and I called her the next day 312 00:14:44,683 --> 00:14:48,587 on some pretense about the advertisement that she's explaining it to me. 313 00:14:48,587 --> 00:14:51,590 And as she's explaining, I said, Nikki, that's not really why I called. 314 00:14:52,157 --> 00:14:54,526 I don't want to wait three weeks to see you give me a day this week 315 00:14:54,526 --> 00:14:56,262 that you're available. 316 00:14:56,262 --> 00:14:59,231 She said, well, I could be available on Saturday night. 317 00:14:59,231 --> 00:15:02,067 I said, great, I said, do you like Italian food? 318 00:15:02,067 --> 00:15:04,036 She says, I love Italian food. 319 00:15:04,036 --> 00:15:04,570 Terrific. 320 00:15:04,570 --> 00:15:08,974 I, pick you up, say 630, and we'll make a reservation at a nice restaurant. 321 00:15:09,575 --> 00:15:11,810 She said, well, why don't you come at six? 322 00:15:11,810 --> 00:15:13,979 She says, we'll have a glass of wine. 323 00:15:13,979 --> 00:15:17,116 Oh, I'll meet you there now. 324 00:15:17,116 --> 00:15:20,119 A glass of wine half hour early into her home. 325 00:15:20,252 --> 00:15:23,222 Well, of course, women are first. 326 00:15:23,222 --> 00:15:26,225 Get to meet somebody for the first time to go on a date with somebody. 327 00:15:26,425 --> 00:15:27,259 What do they do? 328 00:15:27,259 --> 00:15:30,262 They go home, call their best friend and start asking questions. 329 00:15:30,496 --> 00:15:32,431 Well, she did a little survey and found out 330 00:15:32,431 --> 00:15:35,434 that, he's got a little business in town, and, 331 00:15:35,467 --> 00:15:38,470 he lost his wife a few years ago, but, you know, he's he's nice guy. 332 00:15:38,470 --> 00:15:39,939 He's not a creep. Yeah. 333 00:15:39,939 --> 00:15:42,641 So she's comfortable enough to invite me into her home. 334 00:15:44,109 --> 00:15:47,079 I show up with a bottle of wine and a dozen roses, 335 00:15:47,313 --> 00:15:50,149 glass jars, 336 00:15:50,149 --> 00:15:53,152 and went to a nice Italian restaurant in New Haven. 337 00:15:53,752 --> 00:15:56,755 Afterwards, we went for a lovely walk on the beach 338 00:15:57,656 --> 00:16:00,459 under a moonlit August sky. 339 00:16:00,459 --> 00:16:02,828 You know, you can't 340 00:16:02,828 --> 00:16:05,831 hallmark movie, hallmark movie. 341 00:16:05,831 --> 00:16:08,801 Yep. It is, it is. 342 00:16:08,834 --> 00:16:12,204 And they've been together ever since, and we socialized with them all the time. 343 00:16:12,204 --> 00:16:14,306 They're just a wonderful couple together. 344 00:16:14,306 --> 00:16:15,674 13 years. 345 00:16:15,674 --> 00:16:17,176 Yeah. We're engaged. 346 00:16:17,176 --> 00:16:19,278 Yeah, they've been engaged for 13 years. 347 00:16:19,278 --> 00:16:20,980 When are you going to friggin make it legal? 348 00:16:20,980 --> 00:16:22,614 Jesse? 349 00:16:22,614 --> 00:16:23,882 Yeah. 350 00:16:23,882 --> 00:16:25,851 That's right. Put a ring on it. Exactly. 351 00:16:25,851 --> 00:16:27,987 Well, she does have a right there, right? Right. 352 00:16:27,987 --> 00:16:29,722 I didn't ask her to marry me, but I asked her 353 00:16:29,722 --> 00:16:31,490 if she would be my girl for the rest of my life. 354 00:16:31,490 --> 00:16:33,092 Hey, the bottom line is, you guys are together. 355 00:16:33,092 --> 00:16:34,660 Whatever you decide to do. 356 00:16:34,660 --> 00:16:35,661 Absolutely. 357 00:16:35,661 --> 00:16:41,200 So snag somebody in my life that keeps me healthy and vice versa. Yep. 358 00:16:41,834 --> 00:16:43,569 That's my friends. No one. 359 00:16:43,569 --> 00:16:46,638 No one says I got something for you to meet. 360 00:16:46,638 --> 00:16:47,740 Joyce. 361 00:16:47,740 --> 00:16:52,411 My husband passed away five years ago and everyone just looks at me like that. 362 00:16:52,411 --> 00:16:54,546 I think you're past their age limit or. 363 00:16:54,546 --> 00:16:57,416 No, no, you're never are. 364 00:16:57,416 --> 00:16:59,418 No. You're ageless. Joyce 365 00:17:00,419 --> 00:17:02,554 at age 81. 366 00:17:02,554 --> 00:17:03,355 Yeah. 367 00:17:03,355 --> 00:17:06,158 Last time for us. That's right. 368 00:17:06,158 --> 00:17:07,059 Yeah. 369 00:17:07,059 --> 00:17:07,826 My father. 370 00:17:07,826 --> 00:17:10,262 You know what? God's not God's not going to let you. 371 00:17:10,262 --> 00:17:12,765 God is not going to let you settle it. 372 00:17:12,765 --> 00:17:14,900 God's not going to let you settle, right? 373 00:17:14,900 --> 00:17:17,503 You shouldn't have to settle to see it. 374 00:17:17,503 --> 00:17:20,506 Well, I like when people you meet people the way 375 00:17:20,906 --> 00:17:25,477 your friends say you should meet this person rather than, 376 00:17:25,477 --> 00:17:28,680 I know a lot of people afraid to go online because, you know, I'm. 377 00:17:30,049 --> 00:17:30,616 Yeah. 378 00:17:30,616 --> 00:17:33,552 You know, like a friend says, 379 00:17:33,552 --> 00:17:36,555 this person is a good right? 380 00:17:37,322 --> 00:17:38,023 Yeah. 381 00:17:38,023 --> 00:17:38,991 You trust that? 382 00:17:38,991 --> 00:17:41,460 You trust that reference, so to speak. 383 00:17:41,460 --> 00:17:41,960 Yeah. 384 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:46,565 Passed away three years prior, and, he was ten years older than mom. 385 00:17:47,533 --> 00:17:50,536 So we started to see signs of, depression with mom. 386 00:17:50,536 --> 00:17:53,539 And we suggested that she go to Florida for the winter 387 00:17:53,739 --> 00:17:56,742 because she has some widowed friends down there. 388 00:17:56,775 --> 00:17:59,978 And we thought that that would be a nice environment for her. 389 00:18:00,746 --> 00:18:03,248 Well, a couple of weeks later, she decided to go. 390 00:18:03,248 --> 00:18:08,454 A couple of weeks later, she calls me and she says, the lady upstairs wants me. 391 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:11,423 This man. I said, meet this man. 392 00:18:13,258 --> 00:18:15,027 She said, 393 00:18:15,027 --> 00:18:16,995 she says, you know me. I love your father. 394 00:18:16,995 --> 00:18:19,798 I can't be bothered with a relationship at this stage of the game. 395 00:18:19,798 --> 00:18:22,634 I'm 81. I don't need a man in my life. 396 00:18:22,634 --> 00:18:24,036 I said, mom, relax. 397 00:18:24,036 --> 00:18:26,171 If the guy's a jerk, you never have to see him again. 398 00:18:26,171 --> 00:18:28,640 If he's a nice man, somebody to have a conversation 399 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:31,643 with once in a while, you're not going to marry him. 400 00:18:32,644 --> 00:18:33,679 Later. They were married. 401 00:18:33,679 --> 00:18:36,982 Well, on that she say okay. 402 00:18:37,549 --> 00:18:39,685 Yeah. The man worshiped the ground. 403 00:18:39,685 --> 00:18:41,186 She walked off. 404 00:18:41,186 --> 00:18:43,188 They were married for nearly 20 years. 405 00:18:43,188 --> 00:18:47,025 He died at age 99, and mom dated for another four and a half years after that. 406 00:18:47,059 --> 00:18:48,760 Wow, wow. 407 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:51,530 They did, they did. Yes. Yes. 408 00:18:51,530 --> 00:18:54,399 Sorry I've ever seen that. Great. 409 00:18:54,399 --> 00:18:56,602 Yeah. It gives you hope, doesn't it? 410 00:18:56,602 --> 00:18:58,137 And that's what it's all about. It's all about hope. 411 00:18:59,605 --> 00:19:00,339 Right. 412 00:19:00,339 --> 00:19:02,641 And again, 413 00:19:02,641 --> 00:19:03,909 through a friend. Right. 414 00:19:03,909 --> 00:19:07,779 You know, it was just it started out as a friendship and for, 415 00:19:07,779 --> 00:19:12,584 you know, it, you know, it was, they got married on Friday the 13th. Wow. 416 00:19:12,584 --> 00:19:15,154 There was very special of it. 417 00:19:15,154 --> 00:19:17,222 It was wonderful. Wow. 418 00:19:17,222 --> 00:19:18,257 Yeah. Wow. 419 00:19:18,257 --> 00:19:21,260 And you told her every day how much he loved her 420 00:19:21,593 --> 00:19:23,162 with that. 421 00:19:23,162 --> 00:19:24,630 Yeah. Yes. 422 00:19:24,630 --> 00:19:27,132 It was wonderful. Was a blessing a real blessing. 423 00:19:27,132 --> 00:19:28,901 And as a son you love to see that. 424 00:19:28,901 --> 00:19:30,035 Oh absolutely. 425 00:19:30,035 --> 00:19:33,038 Yeah. Best man. Wow. Yeah. 426 00:19:33,305 --> 00:19:35,174 That's so awesome. 427 00:19:35,174 --> 00:19:38,043 It does, it does. 428 00:19:38,043 --> 00:19:39,044 Yeah. 429 00:19:39,044 --> 00:19:41,380 You know and I think because I had such 430 00:19:41,380 --> 00:19:46,318 a great husband and great relationship and someone told me 431 00:19:46,318 --> 00:19:50,222 every day that he loved me, you know, until he didn't know who I was. 432 00:19:50,222 --> 00:19:52,591 And said Alzheimer's. 433 00:19:52,591 --> 00:19:55,761 But, like, I think you mentioned it once, John. 434 00:19:56,495 --> 00:19:59,765 It's a credit to the person that you want 435 00:19:59,765 --> 00:20:03,902 and the person in your life because they have that bond. Yes. 436 00:20:04,536 --> 00:20:07,439 That's my friend. 437 00:20:07,439 --> 00:20:08,307 Yes. 438 00:20:08,307 --> 00:20:09,775 You know everything. 439 00:20:09,775 --> 00:20:11,944 And you miss that. 440 00:20:11,944 --> 00:20:12,144 Yeah. 441 00:20:12,144 --> 00:20:15,747 I think if I didn't have a great relationship, I would say I'm done right. 442 00:20:16,081 --> 00:20:16,381 You know? 443 00:20:16,381 --> 00:20:20,519 But let's just say I am open to the possibilities. 444 00:20:20,586 --> 00:20:21,320 I believe that 445 00:20:22,921 --> 00:20:23,989 without question. 446 00:20:23,989 --> 00:20:28,594 I mean, I worked with your with Wayne and many times when I did weddings 447 00:20:28,594 --> 00:20:31,597 and he, also photographed, you know, 448 00:20:31,730 --> 00:20:34,866 my first wife, my by my late wife, Darcy. 449 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:37,269 Sharon and I were at your wedding. 450 00:20:37,269 --> 00:20:39,071 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 451 00:20:39,071 --> 00:20:41,006 So I was married for 23 years. 452 00:20:41,006 --> 00:20:42,674 We were together for 25 years. 453 00:20:42,674 --> 00:20:45,677 And, Darcy had a long battle. 454 00:20:45,711 --> 00:20:48,313 Yeah, yeah, had a long, long battle. 455 00:20:48,313 --> 00:20:52,317 And, so much like what you went through, James to. 456 00:20:52,351 --> 00:20:53,719 I mean, we had a chance to prepare for it. 457 00:20:53,719 --> 00:20:56,421 It wasn't like a sudden thing, but still doesn't make it any less. 458 00:20:56,421 --> 00:20:57,556 You went through the same thing, Joy. 459 00:20:57,556 --> 00:20:59,424 It was it was long. 460 00:20:59,424 --> 00:21:00,092 Yeah. 461 00:21:00,092 --> 00:21:02,794 And, Darcy was sick for a long period of time as well. 462 00:21:02,794 --> 00:21:05,497 But when she passed away, I never got angry with God, 463 00:21:05,497 --> 00:21:08,934 realizing that I never owned her, that she was on loan to me. 464 00:21:09,434 --> 00:21:11,103 None of us own each other. 465 00:21:11,103 --> 00:21:14,406 But I knew that I was, open to dating again. 466 00:21:14,906 --> 00:21:17,709 And within six months, I was out dating a lot. 467 00:21:17,709 --> 00:21:21,113 Over the summer because I knew that I had way too much love to give. 468 00:21:21,847 --> 00:21:25,817 And it was a and it was honoring Darcy because I had such a great relationship 469 00:21:25,817 --> 00:21:26,585 with her. 470 00:21:26,585 --> 00:21:28,754 And even, you know, with Patty, my, my, my wife 471 00:21:28,754 --> 00:21:32,624 now of God, 17 years I married the love of my life twice. 472 00:21:33,859 --> 00:21:35,927 Twice. 473 00:21:35,927 --> 00:21:38,930 I urge everyone to look at your Facebook page 474 00:21:39,598 --> 00:21:43,135 because he has a picture with his now wife. 475 00:21:44,136 --> 00:21:46,638 Patty. Patty, her daughter. 476 00:21:46,638 --> 00:21:46,838 Yeah. 477 00:21:46,838 --> 00:21:49,941 Lindsey and Darcy picture. 478 00:21:50,676 --> 00:21:52,411 And that's something, yeah. 479 00:21:52,411 --> 00:21:53,412 At the Oakdale Theater. 480 00:21:53,412 --> 00:21:56,648 It was a it was when Brooks and Dunn and Trace Adkins 481 00:21:56,648 --> 00:22:01,353 were there for the opening of the new Oakdale Theater and, you know, 482 00:22:01,420 --> 00:22:04,756 and and Patty, my wife now had won a contest 483 00:22:05,157 --> 00:22:09,928 to go to the concert, and Darcy and I, my first wife and I were there as well. 484 00:22:10,629 --> 00:22:12,364 So, Patty was one of the winners. 485 00:22:12,364 --> 00:22:16,268 She was there with Lindsay, and we all had dinner together backstage, 486 00:22:16,635 --> 00:22:20,138 and my late wife took a picture of my now wife 487 00:22:21,039 --> 00:22:24,509 that was on her living room table for years. 488 00:22:25,344 --> 00:22:26,144 Imagine that. 489 00:22:27,546 --> 00:22:28,213 So I mean, 490 00:22:28,213 --> 00:22:32,050 that was all orchestrated behind the scenes by God. 491 00:22:32,050 --> 00:22:35,921 Anyway, so I really believe that that was destiny. 492 00:22:36,054 --> 00:22:37,222 It was destiny. 493 00:22:37,222 --> 00:22:38,724 Was destiny. 494 00:22:38,724 --> 00:22:40,859 Nope. He doesn't make mistakes at all. 495 00:22:40,859 --> 00:22:45,230 But I know that we're all never get up, never get up, never, ever, ever. 496 00:22:45,230 --> 00:22:48,233 If it happen for James, you know it happen for me. 497 00:22:48,633 --> 00:22:49,801 It can happen for you. 498 00:22:49,801 --> 00:22:52,804 You know, and say yes to things. 499 00:22:52,871 --> 00:22:56,408 If somebody invites you or go play with that check. 500 00:22:56,408 --> 00:22:57,876 But sure. 501 00:22:57,876 --> 00:22:59,745 Be on a podcast. 502 00:22:59,745 --> 00:23:01,747 Yeah. 503 00:23:01,747 --> 00:23:04,750 And the whole thing is you can always make a new friend. 504 00:23:04,850 --> 00:23:07,452 And Patty and I have always said that before, 505 00:23:07,452 --> 00:23:09,855 even when I was dating, before somebody wanted to get together. 506 00:23:09,855 --> 00:23:12,791 I always say yes because I can always gain a new friend. 507 00:23:12,791 --> 00:23:15,160 Like you said, with your mom before, you could always go out there 508 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:18,196 and just chat or have dinner, and if it doesn't work out, you move on. 509 00:23:18,597 --> 00:23:23,468 But I'm always going to say yes to making a new friend, right? 510 00:23:23,769 --> 00:23:26,104 You can never, never have enough new friends or acquaintances. 511 00:23:27,205 --> 00:23:27,639 You know, I 512 00:23:27,639 --> 00:23:31,076 recently, not that recently, actually. 513 00:23:31,076 --> 00:23:35,313 For the last 6 or 7 years, I've been singing with a gospel group, 514 00:23:35,614 --> 00:23:37,282 here on the shoreline. 515 00:23:37,282 --> 00:23:40,285 It's called Shoreline Gospel. And, 516 00:23:40,819 --> 00:23:42,954 we have two concerts a year. 517 00:23:42,954 --> 00:23:46,158 It's run by a wonderful, wonderful lead singer. 518 00:23:46,158 --> 00:23:48,660 Her name is Angela Clements. 519 00:23:48,660 --> 00:23:51,663 She works with Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, among others. 520 00:23:52,197 --> 00:23:56,435 She's phenomenal, phenomenal, and she's a phenomenal person. 521 00:23:56,435 --> 00:23:57,803 Yes, yes. 522 00:23:57,803 --> 00:24:01,206 Yep. And, she's put together, fabulous, 523 00:24:01,206 --> 00:24:04,376 songs for us to sing at these concerts. 524 00:24:04,376 --> 00:24:07,879 We sing together at one of the churches in Guilford or in Madison, 525 00:24:08,647 --> 00:24:10,749 another one in Branford occasionally. 526 00:24:10,749 --> 00:24:14,219 And we even have a, a Jewish, church 527 00:24:14,219 --> 00:24:17,989 that we go to in, at Christmastime and do a mini concert. 528 00:24:18,457 --> 00:24:20,859 And, so I love to sing. 529 00:24:20,859 --> 00:24:25,764 My mother was a singer, and, she gave me that blessing as well as my sister 530 00:24:26,932 --> 00:24:28,900 and her six of us in the family. 531 00:24:28,900 --> 00:24:31,670 And, we love to sing. 532 00:24:31,670 --> 00:24:36,007 And, I'm enjoying this, gospel concert. 533 00:24:36,308 --> 00:24:40,278 I've met so many new friends there, so many amazing things. 534 00:24:40,278 --> 00:24:41,313 We just had a concert. 535 00:24:41,313 --> 00:24:45,951 I think it was about three weeks ago in Guilford at the, Congregational Church. 536 00:24:46,418 --> 00:24:49,855 And Angela brings the house down from the church. 537 00:24:50,288 --> 00:24:51,623 It's incredible. 538 00:24:51,623 --> 00:24:54,459 And gospel music is just just amazing. 539 00:24:54,459 --> 00:24:58,163 It's a little different than, regular songs that you might hear, but 540 00:24:58,797 --> 00:24:59,831 beautiful stuff. 541 00:24:59,831 --> 00:25:02,801 Hey, I love the energy, I love it, I love it, too. 542 00:25:02,801 --> 00:25:04,970 I love the energy. 543 00:25:04,970 --> 00:25:08,240 And the thing is, like you were saying before, you make a lot of new friends. 544 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:10,876 So that's if you're looking for a friend out there, get involved. 545 00:25:10,876 --> 00:25:14,980 You love music, get involved in a gospel course, do some community theater, 546 00:25:15,413 --> 00:25:16,414 go out there, do something. 547 00:25:16,414 --> 00:25:19,317 There's all these programs with the rec centers in your town. 548 00:25:19,317 --> 00:25:20,852 There's so many bus trips. 549 00:25:22,220 --> 00:25:23,288 Yeah, bus 550 00:25:23,288 --> 00:25:26,525 trips to go see a show in New York City together or something. 551 00:25:26,525 --> 00:25:27,726 Yeah, or a movie night. 552 00:25:27,726 --> 00:25:28,960 So many great, great way. 553 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:31,663 So you don't have to go through life alone. 554 00:25:31,663 --> 00:25:35,667 And that scares a lot of people to be alone, you know, especially if you. 555 00:25:35,700 --> 00:25:36,101 Yeah. 556 00:25:36,101 --> 00:25:40,205 So we pray for you that you find that special person too. 557 00:25:40,205 --> 00:25:43,408 Because we certainly did, Joyce, didn't we got lucky. 558 00:25:43,708 --> 00:25:45,944 We got we got lucky here. We have found the special person. 559 00:25:45,944 --> 00:25:47,512 But how about our special friends right here 560 00:25:47,512 --> 00:25:49,781 that came back for a second edition. 561 00:25:49,781 --> 00:25:51,616 Bless. 562 00:25:51,616 --> 00:25:52,384 Yeah. Same here. 563 00:25:52,384 --> 00:25:53,919 I mean, you're, 564 00:25:53,919 --> 00:25:55,020 Yeah. 565 00:25:55,020 --> 00:25:57,155 Thank you. Yep. 566 00:25:57,155 --> 00:25:58,690 Happy together baby, like the turtles. 567 00:25:58,690 --> 00:26:00,191 You know, 568 00:26:00,191 --> 00:26:02,027 but thank you so much for, you know, 569 00:26:02,027 --> 00:26:05,230 tuning in, watching, listening to what's good with John and Joyce. 570 00:26:05,230 --> 00:26:07,165 You can find us on all the streaming platforms. 571 00:26:07,165 --> 00:26:08,600 Please tell a friend about us, 572 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:10,302 especially with this episode about friends, 573 00:26:10,302 --> 00:26:12,337 because there's always hope for all of us. 574 00:26:12,337 --> 00:26:15,874 We pray for you and your family and only the best. 575 00:26:16,207 --> 00:26:17,208 And thank you so much. 576 00:26:17,208 --> 00:26:19,077 You've always got a friend in us here. 577 00:26:19,077 --> 00:26:21,580 What's good with John and Joyce? Amen. That's all. 578 00:26:22,547 --> 00:26:22,914 Yeah. 579 00:26:22,914 --> 00:26:25,617 Subscribe, subscribe. Tell your friends about us. 580 00:26:25,617 --> 00:26:28,386 Till next time. Love you. Bye bye. 581 00:26:28,386 --> 00:26:30,488 Thank you John. Thank you JC, thank.