Florida Junior Thespians Festival Recap

 I wanted to do, like we spent, we didn't do our recording, our podcast last week. Mm-hmm. , because you weren't under the weather and like the timing didn't work out. We had state and just, we were just very busy this week and that made it really tough. And we've had, you know, some stuff in the can, but we before, and that's how we made it through Rudolph.

Mm-hmm. . Right. But this time around, we didn't. So, um, anyway, I was kind of hoping that we could just take a few minutes and do a little special that I can throw together today. Absolutely. And actually drop a, a short. Little something. Um, and you know, maybe we could recap kind of how things have gone for the last, you know, two weeks.

Yeah, yeah. Because it's, it's been busy. It has been very busy. So, uh, quick introduction, just cuz we're starting this out again. And it's a, you know, it's a short podcast. It's a short, it's a mini, it's a quickie. I, it's a quickie, Cheesy. Sorry. So, I'm Kristen and she's making me laugh. And I'm Angela. And I'm Kathy.

Welcome to the short version, the Quickie Drama Mamas podcast. I dunno if I like that, that, Hey, you know what? Sometimes, you know, listen, it's been a while, the humor. Pent up. So it is, I know Kathy's hilarious from her late evening. I am late evenings and a lot of sitting in workshops and sessions at the Florida State Junior Thespian Festival where you can't talk and make all the comments that you want to make

No. Yeah. So it's all pent up inside. I know. It was really hard on some of those, like to not say anything. Yes. Like cuz you just wanna let 'em talk. You wanna, you know. Mm-hmm. your presenter, the person doing the work. . Mm-hmm. , and they're talking about stuff, but I couldn't help myself when we watched that one with the, um, the customer who.

Uh, he, he's like, do you know how we keep outfits clean? And I was like, oh, ooze, she squeeze screams out and it's room full of kids. And he's like, Fe breeze. And I was like, no, no, no, it's fa Booze . He's like, did you know what you're talking about? He's like, vodka. And we're like, yes. Spa foo. That's what we call it.

Oh, that's so funny. Yes. Wouldn't it be interesting? I bet you now you might have just taught him a new little lingo. Mm-hmm. . He's gonna go back and be like, guys, which would be amazing because he's been in the biz for like 40 years, I think he said. Yeah. And um, this is the guy, I don't remember his name. We could probably, I'll have a phone.

I'll see if I can find it. He works for Universal and he just got back from, um, Beijing, Shanghai. Shanghai, Beijing, okay. Universal Beijing working on all the costumes. And Wow. Yeah, it was, and he was kind of like, um, a little bit higher level up too because he would like, he's overseeing, like we watched, um, a different guy and he does costuming on Broadway.

Okay. And he kind of divided costuming into two camps. Right. There's like the creative side of costing. Yes. And then there's like production production. , he had a word for operational side of costuming. Mm-hmm. . And um, so this guy actually is a level above that division. Mm-hmm. and he oversaw both kind of aspects.

Okay. Okay. Um, so he had a, some leadership, very different vantage point Yes. To talk about costuming and I thought that was just really interest. Everything was interesting that we got. It really was. I mean, both of them were, they were my favorites. Mm-hmm. of what we did. Although, I mean, it's always fun to like go do the daily eight count with, um, Brian Curl.

Mm-hmm. and, you know, dance and have a lot of fun and stuff. Mm-hmm. . But, um, from an educational standpoint, they were my favorites. Yeah. They were amazing. All the workshops were so much fun. So you guys got there on Thursday? Mm-hmm. . So you had two whole days of like workshops. Mm-hmm. and learning and the kids could go.

And how many kids do you think were there? Like in total? I think about 2000 because when I was Wow. Talking to them, some of the, um, volunteers last night. . They said that I was saying how many talented kids and how it was only junior. This is middle school. Like I said, I can't wait to go see these. Yes. Six kids.

Senior lesbians. Yeah. Yeah. He goes, oh yeah, that's 8,000. He said, this is 2000, but that is 8,000 kids. Ooh, I know. Holly Smokes. So you've got 2000 middle schoolers with squeaky ducks. They were sold. Oh my gosh. The ducks. Oh, so it's like a, it's like a collectible thing that they do. Mm-hmm. . So at. Awesome. So they, like in the district festivals, they had like little pins and they do a theme and then they, they have, you know, 20 pins or whatever in that theme, and the kids like buy them and then they just pin them on their language or they trade 'em with each other if they're, you know, trying to get, okay.

So it's trying a way to get the kids to interact with each other from different troops. Okay. Yeah. It, it's, it's, it's an interesting kind of mm-hmm. just tool that mechanism that they use. So this time around it was duck. I don't know that they realized the ducks would squeak when they order them. There's no way.

Probably not because , because they probably would've rethought that I, I was gonna have the duck rage. You know, there's road rage and there's duck rage. . Yes. So many times wanted to grab one of 'em, just throw it across the room. See that was like squeak five minutes into one of the other moms being there and she like grabs me from our troupe and she.

uh, the ducks. Yeah. . And I was like, oh girl, you're gonna hear those in your seat. . Oh dang. Yeah. I'm looking up a name so I don't screw it up, cuz I'll be embarrassed. That's flat. Okay, so Thursday, Friday you had your workshops mm-hmm. ? Yes. And it was all day and then Saturday was your competition day. Yes.

Right? Mm-hmm. And they had. Um, you know, we were able to come on Saturday, so that was great. We got to, you know, support and watch everybody, but I was very surprised at the amount of, um, diversity that was there. It's not just singing. I mean, it's, yeah, it's. It's screenwriting. Costume. Costuming. Yep. Scenic design.

Yeah. Scenic pan. Pantomime. Mm-hmm. , which we need to talk about because I thought that that was amazing. It was so cute. Improvisation. Oh, large group, small group musicals. Solo, musical mono musicals. Yeah. It's, it's a, the little bit of everything. Yeah. Yeah. I think we sometimes forget because we are so.

musically. Theater focused. Yeah. That there's a lot more to it. Yeah. So it's, yeah. It's helpful to just be reminded of that. Yeah. You know, it's funny, I saw so many of those scenic design. Boxes, sort of. Mm-hmm. like going through the hallway that day on Saturday and I was like, I saw Beetlejuice one go by and I was like, I just need 'em to stop for a second.

Like, I wanna look. Look at it. Yeah. Yeah. Usually they display in the big room and we went up to look for them and they, I don't know if we missed it or what happened, cuz we wanted to check those out. Oh, maybe It was funny though, at the closing ceremony, they had the winners come out on stage and you could tell those.

Terrified to be on stage. They're like, yeah, that's not backstage people. We don't, it was like me. Yeah. We don't wanna be out here. Right. Because we're real comfortable in the black . That's pretty funny. Yes. Yeah. But I mean, you know, it, it takes every facet of that to put productions on. Mm-hmm. , you need the customers, you need the scenic designers and all of that.

Mm-hmm. . Mm-hmm. and the screenplay writers, and, you know, And so I love that this incorporated all of that so that the kids that don't do it mm-hmm. can see that. Yes. You know? Cool. And they get highlighted and showcased. Yeah. Yeah. It was really neat. Yeah. Hmm. Yep. So lot of talent there. We went to the closing.

First of all, let's not just, um, fly by the Oh, we came up to support. I know. What a gift. Oh, stop to take your weekend. Come stay in Orlando. Come support our girls. Like it just, Yeah. Don't just blow over that. Like, it's no big deal. Oh, stop you. Because me, I know I'm gonna cry. It's not a big it, it's not, it's, it's not an insignificant thing.

No, it is a huge deal. Yeah. Your whole family came over. Jordan came over. Yeah. Like, we are so blessed to have the family lady. It's a No, listen, it was a no-brainer for us. I mean, we knew we were coming. Mm-hmm. , you know? Mm-hmm. . Yeah, Gabs. And I knew. And you know, and then PJ came with Max, you know, obviously it's not Max's jam.

Mm-hmm. , you know, but he was super excited. He was like, mom, and when are they going on? Like, he wanted to see your girls mm-hmm. and see what they were doing and get with the hubub and stuff. So, no, it was so much fun. And I, you know, obviously I'm not their mom. , I had so much pride, like being able to watch both your kids.

And when I found out that there was a chance that we weren't gonna be able to see both of them mm-hmm. , because ironically, the way that it. You know, you guys were slated for almost the same exact time, two totally different rooms, and it's like, oh my God. Like, you're gonna have to split. You know? I felt like I had to choose between my kids, like, who am I gonna go watch?

Mm-hmm. . Yeah. So I was like, well, we're gonna do this logistically, and we're gonna do it logically. And Lily Kate's supposed to go first, so we're gonna do that one first, and then we're gonna run right in and, and get to Pinky. And it worked. And I was texting with her the whole time. I, I can hear you back there.

Your nails clicking on your phone. The like, weird thing is they, they call a. . And they had the kid go up in our room and then all of a sudden they flipped over to like, who wants to go next, . And I was like, what? What? Now we were, we're like fourth, right? Like we were planned for fourth. And he like made eye contact with Pinky at one point.

And of course, you know, her teacher hadn't yet made it. Yeah. So we had four kids because they were feeling the exact same time. And we have two teachers, two rooms in four different boxes. Rooms in four different rooms. Yeah. Crazy. And it was terrifying because earlier that morning in the small group solo, or excuse me, small group musical, um, one of the teams, I'm pretty sure got disqualified because their teacher had to be in another room and couldn't make it over in time.

Yeah. Yes. With the music. And the kids kept saying, we can't go yet. We can't go. Our teachers not yet. Yet. They were having the struggle. Oh my gosh. I was like, Terrified for them. Yeah, like just, just go in kids, they just gotta go in. There was a mom over there on the phone trying to find the music for them, and they finally just left and I think they got disqualified.

their teacher couldn't make it in time, which I don't understand that at all. So it was, it was a mix between I'm gonna completely follow the rules and we're gonna go in this order and you're going to not get to perform, or who wants to go next . So thank goodness it actually happened that way in your room, because then we were able to come over and see Pinky.

Yeah. Yes. Everything happened the way. Mm-hmm. that it was supposed to. Yeah. You know, and so we listened to Lily Kate first and you know, you're in there, you listen to all the kids, you're like, okay, they sound, you know, great. Or I wasn't too familiar with some of the other songs. Um, my thing's like, ah, it's rusting your mic just hit your boob.

It totally . Sorry. It's like a Nestle down in there. I know. We should, oh well. Anyway, I'll just talk loud. So, um, so we got to see Lily Kate go and I was. Oh geez. Like, are you kidding me? You know, this is just fantastic. And I such a proud, proud, proud, proud. Like Mama, you know, totally emotional. And then we're like, okay, she's done.

Boom. And then we ran in and you know, so happy. And I got to the door. And the woman, or the girl, she's not a woman, I'm pretty sure she's like a high school. She's high schooler. Yeah. And she's standing there and she's the one who gave me a hard time about trying to bring the bench over when we didn't have enough seating.

But whatever, . So she looked me straight in the face and she was like, um, we're not opening the door yet. Like, you have to wait. And I'm like, I know, I know. We're waiting. You know, and I had my little bracelet on and whatever and, um, The door opened and we were like, oh, thank God. You know, I saw Pinky, she was still sitting there and I was like, my God, still waiting.

My God, we're gonna make it. So we rushed in there. Um, and then of course we had to got the chance to hear Ms. Pinky. She's standing over there, so that's all I know. She was amazing. Oh my gosh. And you know, I've heard. The girls sing obviously on the stage. I've heard them sing, you know, on video and stuff, but this was probably the first time that I can say, cuz you know, we don't get to hear them audition.

Mm-hmm when they go, no, this is probably the first time that I got to hear the girls sing something that they picked out that they were not, you know, had to go and follow cuz they're not in a show, right. They got to pick out a character and a song and I was just so proud of them. It's so good. Aw. come.

Mama. Cathy's crying. I'm sorry. , but it's the truth. Yeah. You know, I was like, oh my God. Look how talented they are. Well, that's, you know, well it's, you know, it's, it's um, it kind of just sticks in my head. It's like your kid is your kid. Mm-hmm. , but it's also, she's also my kid. Mm-hmm. . Same. You know, that's how it is.

It is, it is. We spend, we spend a shit ton of time together. . Yeah, we do . And our kids are growing up together. Mm-hmm. and they're gonna have those friendships forever. Mm-hmm. , and it's so great to have a sibling. Not blood that's chosen. Yes. Yeah. You know? Yep. Yeah, absolutely. That's so we just kind of adopted them all, you know?

Yeah, totally. And I could see their personalities. Mm-hmm. were just beaming and they were so comfortable. Yes. And they were so like, yeah, this is me. Mm-hmm. , you know, and here I am and I'm gonna sing, and I'm gonna sing a daddy long leg song, and it's just gonna come out. And I'm so mad at this daddy, and I don't know if it was like a dad or like a boyfriend, so I was trying to No, it's like a

Oh, gosh, what's the word? Like a sponsor. I know that's not the right word, but like a benefactor or like, because I haven't seen the musical. I haven't either. This is what I've been told. But I mean, I have to tell you, like her singing that song, like I was like, oh, I kind of feel that way. I'm on my dad. You know, like, so I was like, yeah, you know, like I could really, really relate to that.

And I was like, oh, Lily Kate's up there. She's doing her. It was totally her style. Mm-hmm. fantastic. Yes, yes. Jordan Jones is amazing. Great. She knows exactly what she's. , her teachers at Rochelle, I mean just mm-hmm. , you know, getting her on that avenue and that song was perfect for her. Well, it's this collaborative effort.

Yeah. Like it's no one source that's working with our kids. Yeah. Mm-hmm. and there's, I mean, they're really very lucky. Oh my gosh. To have, yes. Such amazing teachers. They have two of them that work Uhhuh at their school. and prepare them with blocking and, you know, acting notes and like helping them like get it all together and then mm-hmm.

on top of that, they also have Jordan, you know, working on the vocal part and then reinforcing those acting choices and blocking choices and working through that and picking the right piece. Yes. Which is which, that's huge. You know, that was kind of an interesting thing to. Be in the rooms and, and listening to the kids going before and after our kids.

Yeah. After when we could stay, um, or even going into rooms that we weren't even a part of. Mm-hmm. , like just to see some of the other performances. Yeah. Yeah. And, and seeing. Okay. Well, okay, so I have some thoughts Yes. On, you know, that choice of music or peace or whatever scene, you know. . Some kids don't have that help.

It's obvious guidance that they don't have that guidance to help them choose an appropriate song and how important that is. Yes. Well, I talked to Jordan and she, I said, we need to have you back on just on song choice. Yeah. Because there were so many, I don't wanna say poor song choices, but there could have been better.

Not age appropriate, right? Not age appropriate or, well, we talked a little bit about that with her podcast, but Yeah. But I. We need to, we could go broader. Expand on that a bit. Really. Well, and it wasn't in regards to like picking something for districts or state or national. Yes. It was specifically for an audition.

Yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So it's a little bit different, but mm-hmm. . Yeah. I mean, it was amazing. So I wanna brag about Pinky too. So, did her thing, right? Mm-hmm. . And then we're ready. We got in there and I'm like, okay, here's Pinky. And I've heard Pinky sing a million times, you know? But never something that she's picked mm-hmm.

that she's owned, that this has been her, and she's just gonna go up there and do her thing. So I was like, okay, here we are. Like, I knew I was in for a good show, you know? And so I'm listening, I'm like, and she was talking with the judge a little bit, and I got to learn a lot about the etiquette, you know?

Yes. How funny that they say the same thing. Mm-hmm. , make sure everybody's clear, you know? , it's happy hands, no clappy hands, , you know? And at first I was like, what is that? I didn't do that. Frustrating. Cause I wanna make noise. Well it's funny cause then when, like later when we were reading the results together as a group, I started out and I was like, oh, oh , we can clap now.

So they do all of that and then Pinky's talking to the judge. Cuz sometimes they'll might be like a little gap in between, like they're waiting or they're finishing up. You know, the judges, they gave really good critique. Mm-hmm. , which we can talk about later too, but ver I thought it, at least this particular time.

Mm-hmm. , I know you guys have had other experiences, but, um, I felt like it was super meaningful and, you know, whatever. So they're taking their time, maybe they're finishing up from the previous thing. So Pinky's talking to them, they get to do a little mic like music check, right. To make sure that the musics right.

Sounds, tracks a level sounds. Mm-hmm. So they do that. Mm-hmm. . And then, um, they talk about, like, they introduce themselves, they talk about the song and who the lyrics and who it was written by. And then they go and they do their troop number. And it took me a while to figure out why there's always a pause on that last number.

Not always. Some people do it and they go right into it. Yeah. It just depends. Yeah. But it was because. That's when the timer starts, right? Yes. And you only have five minutes. Mm-hmm. ? Well, I mean, the time I think depends on, on the, what your event is. Yeah. Okay. But for the solos, yeah. You get five minutes and Uhhuh, , they take it right to that line.

Mm-hmm. . So every second counts. Yeah. Yeah. So they like my number is, you know, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, sit. Yeah. And then here you go. And our teacher hates the pause, like he wants 'em to say, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 2, 3, wait, one, whatever it is, , and be right away. But with their, I was turn the Jenny down number. I can't wait. Three, one.

Okay. So, um, with their trio, The song was too long, so they had to actually cut a little piece off the end of it. It's like the last note. Oh, yeah. Or something. Gabby of course had to point that out. She did. She noticed right away. But if you noticed in their trio, cuz normally he makes 'em just say all the numbers and go, you know?

Yeah. But this time he actually, they had to stop and wait till they all got in their places and ready and then they said, time crunch nine. Cuz they literally were up to the second and you get disqualified if you go over the five minutes, you get disqualified. Yeah. And they'll stand there with their hand.

They'll, they're like, you're out. And that happened to one of the girls, the monologue? Yes. It was up. She, it was a long time. Kept going. Yeah. That was the one where we weren't quite sure if it was. What was going on at that? Yeah, I miss, I missed that piece. Whose monologue went over? It wasn't somebody we knew, but, um, she, it was a very long monologue and she, yes, we couldn't hear her, so we don't exactly know what it was about.

Oh, is it that girl? Yeah. The one that we couldn't hear. She started out with cats and then I couldn't understand anything. . Right. And then she forgot it. So she just stopped. Yes. Even the time. Yeah. So I felt badly about that. Yeah. Yeah. I just, I didn't catch that she was standing there with her. Mm-hmm. . Oh yeah.

It was Wow. That poor girl. I know. You work all that time and, yeah. Well, and then poor our other friend that Lily Kate did her duet scene with, um, We had, again, three different rooms, three different kids going all at the same time. All at the same time. Yeah. And one of the kids was number four and the Lee Kates wasn't until number 11 in her room.

So we're like, okay, we'll go watch number four and then we'll, you know, scoot over and watch her at number 11. We got plenty of time. Well, so I don't know what happened in that room, but by the time we got there, we walked in and they're like, all right, go. . Uh, and we had just watched number four in the other room.

Yeah. So something happened to five through 10 in this room. Mm-hmm. . Yeah. And the dad of the girl who drove all the way over from Lakeland. Mm. paid 50 bucks to come in the door and see this one event, they would not let him in the door because they'd already shut the doors. Yeah. And once they shut the doors, then nobody comes in until the scene is done.

I know. I feel so bad's. Horrible to hear it. Mm-hmm. . Yeah. I mean, it's so hard. Ah, these, I don't know how they could do it any differently. Mm-hmm. with that many, um, part. . Yeah. You know that many women, it's gotta be a scheduling nightmare. I, I mean, I'm sure it already is just from, you know, how it is that they're doing it now, but there's no way that you could be like, okay, well we have all of these kids from this school together.

Mm-hmm. . Yeah. Let's spread them out. Right. You knows, make it impossible. And you, I don't think you can do it. I don't think you don't want them in the same room, because then they're all gonna be judged by the same judge and now you're really competing against each other. Mm-hmm. , like, that was one thing we talked about, like that it was nice that everybody had different judges.

Mm. So it was, you know, you technically right. You weren't like competing against Right. This other, so I don't, I mean, just in for the sake of explaining something Yeah. That some listeners may know and some may not. But like, um, so like I grew up in music, you know, doing band and all of that, and we would go, do you know these festivals and.

You, you were graded on your performance end of sentence. Mm-hmm. . And that is not how, that's not the end of the sentence for this program. So they go and they get graded by their judges and they get their rating, but that's not the end of the story. And so then on top of that, you can get, uh, critic's choice or whatever name you wanna call that.

And then you can also. for your, for your room that you were judged in, but then you can also participate in the showcase, right? Mm-hmm. , like those are two different things. So top choice and then the showcase. Mm-hmm. and, um, oftentimes those are the same choice. Yeah. And I think this time they were. . Okay.

Last year there were few that were not the same. Okay. If you looked at the lists. Okay. I never actually looked at this, but they were in other categories like Costco, like the top owners verse. Okay. Okay. So that was kind of interesting, I think. Mm-hmm. . Yeah. Um, they were at the top of the, the sheet. Mm-hmm.

when we were looking at the sheet. Mm-hmm. . So, um, anyway, so you what you, I guess wanna be careful of cuz you were explaining this to me cuz we were like, wow, we were. was really disappointed that she didn't get it for her room, right? Mm-hmm. , and she killed it. And she did feel the judges were so into her performance.

Oh my gosh. They were laughing the whole time. Having a great time. Yeah, they were. And she did amazing. She she'd 29, 30, 29. Mm-hmm. . Mm-hmm. , um, out of 30 for her, her three judges, and. . I mean, we couldn't have asked for Yeah. A better performance, honestly. She did so well. Mm-hmm. and, um, so she was like really, really hopeful.

Mm-hmm. . And then, you know, she didn't get picked and you started explaining kind of your experience to me before we started our podcast today. Mm-hmm. and, um, you know, there weren't a lot of repeats of schools. They have a lot of schools in the state of Florida that participated in state mm-hmm. . And they try to be very choosy.

They're like, okay. Very diverse. Yes. Mm-hmm. . All right. This school's already had there. Applicant, you know? Mm-hmm. , make it to the showcase and make it to the. Honors and all of that, and they just kind of spread out the love and I, I can really appreciate that. Mm-hmm. , because you don't want one school to sweep.

I always find that really frustrating. Yeah. Like when we see that at districts mm-hmm. and it's like, oh, it's that, why are we trying, yeah. Mm-hmm. , right? Yeah, exactly. Well, then it makes you feel like it's politically motivated and, and you don't want any of that. Exactly. Yeah. Whether, you know, obviously it's not true, but you don't want it to ever be perceived that way.

Mm-hmm. . Mm-hmm. , you know, cuz there's a lot, a lot of talented kids. But I mean, like when Pinky walked in there and she was just talking to the judge, and she, you know, they're whatever, having their little back to back, probably telling her just to hold on a second or whatever. Cause you have to wait right for the judge to tell you.

Yeah. They're like making notes and stuff on the previous person and so they gave her the go ahead and her music started and all of a sudden she just became this other person. It's alive. It's crazy. It's like a different, it's switch. It's, yes. I'm like, who is this? Who is this little girl? She's not, she's not little anymore.

I was like, who is this? Oh my gosh. Like she had just turned it on and she played with her hair and I mean, it was just the way that she got into her character and then her voice was perfect. I can't even describe it, but she had like moments in the song that was super, totally, um, needed it like it was appropriate, but where she would just kind of not talk it, but more like in a, just in a different character voice.

God, see, I'm not even doing it justice right now. You're just gonna have to . Well, they're like just some belty parts. And there were some head voice parts. Yes. And she just kinda navigated through them. Oh, 100%. That fit what she was saying. Yeah. And took you on this journey of this girl who. , I, I guess, met lives in the lamest place.

In the place in the world. World, yes. Yeah. But the fact that this other person that she meets is now there, now it's become this wonderful place, you know? Yeah. And, and, oh gosh, the song was great for her. That was a fantastic choice. And she, she knocked it right out of the park. Mm-hmm. . And again, same thing like that I was saying with Lily Kate, like, I got to see her in a totally different light.

Yes. You know, Lily Kate. An amazing performer, and she just puts on the best show. She acts and it's such a, it just pulls you in. Yeah. Yeah. You can't stop watching. You're, you're on this journey with her, you know? Yes. She just brings you on it. She came out, she goes, I don't think I acted enough. I'm like, what are you talking about?

Oh, now she act. That's the hardest thing about these, because these kids are so talented and they go in there. I mean, they've worked so hard. Mm-hmm. , they went through districts and they've made it to state, so like these kids are, all of them are very strong. Perform. Yeah. Um, you know, even if you wanna be critical or whatever right.

Of performances, you have to recognize mm-hmm. that they have worked their butts off to get to this spot. Yeah. And they are killing it up there. Mm-hmm. , they're doing what they're born to do. . Yeah. And um, then you hear them come out of that room and they're so upset with themselves, , and they're so like critical or like, could I've done this?

I could have done that. Yeah. And it's like, oh my God, just enjoy what you just did second. Like, sit in it for a minute, or like, that one note wasn't perfect. I'm like, nobody expects you to be perfect. No, you're not supposed to be. So this morning we were getting ready at the hotel to come home and. . You know, Gabby is in the mirror and she's singing like she does whatever and you know, she knows a couple daddy log, like said Prita has shown her, but she says to me, she's like, mommy, I, I wanna learn that song.

It's a pretty song. Do you? And she was like, yeah. She's like, oh no, Kate and Pinky. I just look up to them so much. Oh my God. I know. It was great. Like, so just know that, you know, your girls are inspiring. other littles to, to do this. Mm-hmm. and to be this and to be, because this was really Gabby's first time of seeing that too.

Mm-hmm. , that's true. Mm-hmm. , you know, you know, it's funny because we forget we, these kids ha all hang out together. Mm-hmm. , but they're, they're very different agents. Mm-hmm. very. You know, different style. There's a lot that happens. Different styles. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. There's a lot that happens between, you know, fifth grade and eighth grade.

Yeah. Yes. Mm-hmm. a lot, A lot happens. I mean, even each grade in between there a lot happens, so, yeah. Yeah. It's so true. It's easy to forget that I think because we're together so often, but yeah. Gabby's. It's almost her turn to start this stuff. Yeah. And you better believe you'll be there. Oh gosh, yes. To support her.

Oh, you guys are the best. Absolutely. Well, we even found about a couple kids from the theater that. Got into Sical Jr. At their school. Oh yeah. We're so excited. Yes. We're excited about them for, we're seeing jojo and what was the Ger role? Gertrude? Yes. Yeah, we're gonna go, yeah, I know. We have to each And they're the next, each next they're, they're coming.

That, that's fine. Yeah. Mm-hmm. , I love, like, the, the kids are almost in like, you know, uh, generational groups. Yes. Yep. You know, like three year generation, their cat's daughter. Mm-hmm. and kind of that group of kids growing up, and they're all seniors this year. I think they are all seniors this year. I think so, yeah.

Yes. And so they're gonna graduate in May. Mm-hmm. . And you know, of course we'll follow them in their careers after that, you know? Yeah, for sure. So online probably can't exactly travel to go see them. It's hard to travel and see them. Yeah. But, um, I'm sure we'll see them when we go visit New York and see them on Broadway.

Mm-hmm. because Definitely, yeah. They'll be there. Yeah, they'll be there. Yeah. And then, uh, we've got another, S you know, kind of in the early years mm-hmm. Of high school. Mm-hmm. , we're following them and now our kids are gonna be that. And then, you know, Gabby and then this other group of kids that, you know, is doing physical.

I mean, it just, it's so much fun to watch 'em in, they're all at different stages and, mm-hmm. . Yep. Yeah. Yep. Just warms your heart as a parent, you know? It does. It's like, oh, it does. They're, they're extended family. Yeah. Yeah, exactly. Oh, yeah. Yeah. And I can't say enough about getting involved in your theater.

It, it's family. It's not just your kid performing and learning skills, but you're building relationships. Yeah. With good people. Yes. That enjoy the same thing that you do. Mm-hmm. . So like, you don't need a better, what? What better basement do you have on that? You know, concrete, like it's. It's ready to go and everything else just happens naturally.

Mm-hmm. . Yeah. You know? Mm-hmm. . But I mean, what a great experience this whole weekend was. Yeah. That we were able to come and see you and, you know, see the girls and just spend time together. That was so much fun. Yeah. And you know, gab, she didn't wanna leave. I told her all day, I was like, we can go whenever you want.

Nope. Nope. I'm . I couldn't believe she meant it to the end what's saying. Yeah. And she knew, obviously she wasn't performing mm-hmm. and she wasn't getting an award, but she's like, uh, Yeah. We are staying and we were watching and she was drooling the whole time. Oh my gosh. . I was glad she got to see some of the closing because Yes.

Wow. It's hard after being there for that long. I know. Trust me. So Pinky was like, she was toast. Yeah. And um, she wasn't in a good head space at the, that very last bit. Mm-hmm. . So we kind of needed to get a break. Yeah. Because honestly, she adores Lily Kate and she was so happy for her and she didn't wanna pull that moment from her.

So she was like, we just need some. . Yeah. But Lily Kate killed it. They killed it on their trio. Oh yeah. They is so good. That was great. I love that. Oh, so cute. Performance. Um, so anyway, they do that number from, it's from Shrek, right? Yeah. It's the Fi Fiona growing up number. Right. And um, it's a song. It is, it's such a fun thing.

And it is, it's like perfect for the three of them. Mm-hmm. and Yes. Um, so they got superiors on that. Right. I'm gonna straight interrupt you real quick, and I'm gonna tell you that that is not an easy. . Let's just put that out there. . Yeah, that is, well, we've heard, we a couple of groups. Yes. Performing it. Oh, did you?

Yeah. Okay. I didn't, okay. Mm-hmm. . So it's a pop. It might, I might quantify that as a popular choice. Yeah. I think that it's, yes, I agree. Is not, but you do it correctly. It's not an easy choice. It's not easy. No. Oh, it's funny cause the two of the three. Talked about their costume choice. So all three of our girls had on dresses,

Yes. It was not a costume choice. It's, I've always been, it's just a blacker. Yeah. You're going to perform. Mm-hmm. . You need to respect the judge's time and show up and look and like, they look nice, right? Mm-hmm. , because a lot of the kids show up in leggings and whatever. That's fine. But cret, my kid's gonna come in.

So, and Pinky did the same thing. Mm-hmm. and then our third one did the same. So it looked, they looked like little Fiona's growing up cause they all have these black dresses on. It was so cute. Yeah. With their black legs, tights. It was cute. Pinky was the adult Fiona and she's like the middle and height. I knows at the end they were lined up.

Lily Kate Pinky and then our, their third one, and it was, pinky did have her, she had her special shoes on that are platforms with heels and she, but she was basically on her tiptoes. , yeah. Trying to get up there. Didn't matter. She was almost the same height. You know what, maybe Fiona had a little bit of, she a little shrinkage.

Yeah. It happens to the best of us. . But from a, it's all good. From a character standpoint, she had to be that part, right? Yes, absolutely. Because she gets like mad and she has to like rip stuff out of the book, and that's, that's very pinky, you know? Yes. Pink, her acting Yes. Type type cast. Mm-hmm. , . Clearly the judges saw past that.

Oh, yeah. Because, oh, they didn't care about the hype, but yeah, it's, they loved it and they should, because it was a really fun performance, and they did great. Like I said, they got, they got straight superiors on that one, right? Yes. Yeah, they sure did. Mm-hmm. and then, um, they rocked it, Lily. Got perfect on her solo.

Mm-hmm. . Yes. Yeah. And she got an excellent on her duet. We're not sure yet. I feel like, because that was the mess up in the judge, which you told us. Right. The one of the judges immediately, as soon as she was done, he's like, I made a mistake. Your scores are not gonna look right, because I hit the wrong button or something.

I don't know what he did. Yeah. He's like, I will fix it. I don't think it ever got fixed because when they were reading out the scores, it was a lot of goods. and that did not feel, um, on the same level as the other other. Right. The other one judge. Right. Because they like, they have like the overall for that judge.

Right. And then they have like five categories or something. Yeah. Right. And each category gets a rating. Right. Yeah. And he, when he said he messed up, I was like, we, this is a repeat. That's, I know it just happened at districts. Mm-hmm. . Yeah. Um, on the trio when we did districts. Oh. Um, they messed. . So the group that went right in front of our girls also performed the same song, which is why I'm like, you know, it's a popular choice.

It's a popular choice. Yeah. Um, and they got a lower rating. Right. And, um, that rating got submitted. They had some kind of hiccup with their sound. Yeah. Like the music cut out in the middle, so then they restarted. Yeah. And I think that threw the judges off and they, they started putting in scores for the next group, which was.

Into ours, but it was for them. Okay. And so then we, we start reading off the notes and it was pretty clear cuz they were making references to the other group Yeah. That like visual references and stuff. Right. And so we were able to get it fixed back to music. Mm-hmm. probably, but the initial grading was wrong.

Mm-hmm. . Yeah. So I, I know they're doing the best they can. Yeah. With so many kids, but it, gosh, it sure is frustrating when they mess up. Mm-hmm. . Yeah. And you know, these kids. Six, eight months or more working on these pieces and to have that moment of the grading like not be accurate. Yeah, questionable. Yeah.

Especially cuz they won the whole dis at Actus. That's different from junior thespians. They got first place with that same scene. So when he started reading off. Good, good, good. I'm thinking how do we go from winning? Yeah. To that superiors to, I like that something's not right here. So I don't think it, maybe it did.

Maybe that judge just didn't like their performance. . So we'll see. Which could, yeah, it could happen. It could absolutely happen. But it, but it's weird that she got, they got superiors and excellence from the other judges and then into it. Well, and that, of course, that speaks to the, the variability. The subjectivity, right?

Yeah. Mm-hmm. . Mm-hmm. . Mm-hmm. , I mean, yeah. Yeah. That makes sense. It's not a, it's, it's, I don't know how you could do it any differently than they do it, honestly, but, uh, yeah, it's, it's very subjective. . Yeah. It's like I explained to Lily Kate, it's not a math problem's either right or wrong. It's very black, white.

You do the steps, you get it, right? Mm-hmm. or you don't. Mm-hmm. . This is, there's so many variables. Well, art is like that in general. Mm-hmm. , I mean mm-hmm. if you're painting information. Yeah. Like why is it that one artist is, you know, famous when they're splattering paint on a canvas mm-hmm. and you know, the next 300 or not, right.

The same splatters. Right. Isn't. It seems like it, but what I know, I think that's another thing from my super uneducated point of view, , yes. Educated about art. Um, but yeah, I mean, it, it, it feels a little like. Par for the course. Mm-hmm. , when it comes to arts. Very subjective for things to be very subjective like that.

Yeah. So it's, it's good that they get used to that. Mm-hmm. . Mm-hmm. . Absolutely. Cause it's gonna keep happening. Yeah. Yeah. It will. It's, it's kind of just one of those things, but it, it sure sucks to watch that as a parent be like, how do I help now? . Mm-hmm. Because you feel the same loss that they feel mm-hmm.

when the score is wrong. Mm-hmm. , and you're like, oh fuck. How do I fix that? You know? Yeah. And you can't use, how do it happen? Zero control over it. No. And I think probably the most frustrating thing is when they're in that head space. Mm-hmm. , there's literally nothing I can say that will help my daughter.

It's best to just not say anything at that point. Yeah. But can I shut up? Mm. You're not so good at that. No, it's not. It's not, not your gift. No. It's not in my wheelhouse of skill sets that I fell at. It's not you eight, right? Like eight plenty for the others, but that one is not one of them. Mm-hmm. . No. So it's tough and that car ride home sometimes can be a little brutal, but you know.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Cuz you feel it too and you get frustrated as well. Yeah. It's, it's tough. And eventually they get to a head space where they can hear what you have to say. You just have to give 'em the time to get. . Like, okay. Yeah, they usually, maybe no Mine usually do. We had a similar experience with Max doing a jiujitsu tournament.

Very, very similar. Like, is that also, is it equally as subjective? I would think, right? Um, well, it's, I don't think it's supposed to. It's, you know, what, what does the judge see? What don't they see? Mm-hmm. . But like, you get points, it's like wrestling, right? So like you get points for doing different maneuvers and you know, whatever.

So that part, Objective. Okay. Because it's based on what's happening on the mat, right. But the, the piece that's frustrating, or for this particular example was that, um, I guess different tournaments are based on like age. or experience, it's like one or the other. Like what color belt you have and how many sh like how much, how many um, years you've been doing it.

So that's how this tournament was. Okay. It was supposed to be, um, not necessarily what your belt was because different gyms or coaches or whatever might elevate a child's belt faster than somebody else. Yes, right. So this particular tournament, um, for Max, cuz he was brand new. It was only his second tournament ever.

And it was based on how many years you've been doing it. So if you were under six months, you could be in this particular class. Right. Okay. So that's what we registered him for. Right. Or under a year, whatever it was. So you, you think that that. , that's the type of whatever that you're gonna, you're gonna see mm-hmm.

And there's different rules. There's, you know, different maneuvers you can do and, you know, tapping like, so when you're novice like that, you know, it's not like doing a full fledged, well anyway, what I'm getting to here is that he went up against a boy who had been doing it a lot longer. And apparently it's like a thing, like they can sandbag it, if you will, because their coach, I guess, wanted him to win.

So, oh yeah, it was like a whole big thing. So pretty much, you know, whoever registered this child clearly was the one who did it wrong. So. , it was, you know, and Max is a very everything fair. . Yes. Whole following. Yes. Mm-hmm. . And so he was upset. Yeah. And you know, he had two matches with this boy. There's like GH where you wear the ghee and then, no, gee.

So he wore the ge, they did the gee first, I believe. Um, anyway, and it was very close. Max lost, but he held his own. Mm-hmm. , he did great. And then with the Nogi one, he lost again. Um, and it wasn't until we were in the line to get our medal, That, um, He, you know, we're hearing the little boy in front of us talk with another boy at his thing, and he's like, oh yeah, we did this, da da da, and we did this, da da da.

And Max is like, so how long you been doing this? And he's like, oh, I've been doing this for a couple years. And he looked at me and was like, oh gosh, what? You know, what's going on here? And I was like, huh. Okay. Well that's great. So we had a great life lesson that day. Mm-hmm. . Of course that made me angry. I went to his coach and I was like, you're not gonna believe what happened.

And he looked at me and he was like, well, Kathy, I mean, you know Yeah. Can't control that these, these things happen. I can't control it. Yeah. You know, it was a great thing for Max. Look how good he did up against a kid that was like three belts ahead of him. You know? Cause he the belts in the stripes and the yada yada.

So he was like initially three steps ahead of where Max is with his training, you know? So, kind of the same thing. Mm-hmm. , you know, where like you can't always control what's gonna happen. . Um, very true. You know, and you just have to use it as a teaching. Like, Hey, life isn't fair. Yeah. Things are going to happen and, but hey, look how good you did even though you were up against a boiler.

Yeah. That was a great way to look at that. Yeah. Yeah. Well, listen, I had to take myself on that journey. . I was not very happy either, you know, and PJ's like, you know, I don't know if there's any Yellowstone fans out there, but he was like, take. You need to just get rid of the crazy, like, you know, because the, you know, it's very quick to go that way.

Yeah. You know, is to be like, it's hard not to let your head go in that space. Yes, yes. Even as an adult. Mm-hmm. , you know? Yes. Mm-hmm. . Very much so. It's a hard, it's a hard lesson. These kids are learning. It is, but it's. You know, we just recorded our podcast that we'll drop on Tuesday and we're gonna drop this little special today if I can get it edited.

Um, and you know, we talked a little bit about it there in that podcast, but it's, it's these lessons, it's hard to learn 'em and it's better that they learn 'em when they have this parental Yes. Assistance safety net mm-hmm. or however you wanna view it, that. , we can all walk that journey together. Right.

Yeah. You know, again, it's not just the parents, it's all of us. Yeah. You know, and, and Jordan was, you know, coaching our kids this weekend. Oh my gosh. We are so lucky to have her. Thank God she was there. She's amazing. Yeah. That she came and she can say things like you, you know? Yeah. They'll listen to her in ways that they won't listen to us.

Yes. Because if she hadn't been there, I don't think Pinky could have pulled her shit together for the trio, cuz she was. Just a nervous bundle of anxiety. Like that morning was rough. Mm-hmm. and I have never wanted to throttle a child as much as I wanted to that morning, but she just entered at like the right time.

She did. And that was a giant eye roll you just got. But yeah, like I get it. A lot went back up. Yeah. , it was all white. No pupil, . No. I mean, it's, it's tough, but you. It was, we're just so fortunate to have her, you know, life coach. Mm-hmm. come in and you know, help Pinky kind of get through that. Yeah. Find some zen, push through it and get in a better spot to get in on that stage and perform her trio.

Yes. Which is amazing. Which are great skills. Right. So the next time that that happens, cuz it'll happen again cuz it's life and, and, but She'll, yes. And we'll still bring in Jordan still, even if we have to do it on a flyer, which we've done. Yes, that's true. But we'll be able to, you know, and we've had to in the past.

Yeah. She'll be like, okay, what did I do last time? Thanks, Jordan. Yes, thank you, Jordan. But what I think is the coolest thing ever is that despite the anxiety, despite the stress, you stepped up and you did it, and you killed it. And to me that is worth more than anything. Yes. That you pushed through and proved to yourself, I can do this.

So I'm talking to Pinky, she's in the room. That to me, that is huge. It is. Because that takes courage and bravery and there's a lot of adults that can't do that. No, yeah, totally. No. And it's always good to keep in mind as she's trying to exit the room. Mm-hmm. , it's always good to keep in mind these kids, like they've, they've put all of this pressure on themselves, but like by the time they've gotten to state, like this is a celebration.

That's why there's all these workshops mm-hmm. and, you know, things to do. There is, this is celebration of you and your accomplishment. Yes. Work and how hard you worked work. Mm-hmm. . Yes. You know, and you are there to enjoy that experience and so you have to find some joy. and don't let all of that pressure mm-hmm.

you know, make you pop. Mm-hmm. . Yeah, . It's hard. It's hard. It's hard. I mean, it's easy for us to stay cuz we're not doing it. Mm-hmm. Yeah, of course. Mm-hmm. . Yeah. Because they have all of those workshops, but then they don't compete until the next, right. Until Saturday. Yeah. The last day. Like, oh, they, I kind of like, wish they would do the, that part of it first and then let them enjoy.

But apparently it states they do it dif, I mean, excuse me, the. thespian. The non junior, the thespian. Thes. Yeah. They do it over the course of the three days. So, oh, competitions are always going on. And you could compete and then go jump in a workshop. Well that's cuz they have 8,000 kids. They can't do it in one day.

No, I guess not. That's a good point. But they were saying at Junior Thespians there was 1400 events, so Oh my gosh. I know. Yeah, there's, and that's why it's at the Orange County Convention Center. Yes. Because that place is massive. Yes. I mean, we're only in one concourse, but Right. You know, putting a lot of miles back and.

Yeah, I know Jordan was like, it's only like one o'clock and I've already got 6,000 steps in. And I was, I looked at mine and I was only at 48 and I was like, what is she doing different? Oh, she was going back and forth. Oh, right, because you guys stayed at that hotel that was like attached to it. Mm-hmm.

Yeah, the bougie hotel. I'm totally staying there next time. Oh yeah. You need to. We walked in and I was like, they had a freaking Starbucks in here. Oh. And all of that delicious food in the market. Yeah. They have in the bathrooms a TV built into the mirror of the bathroom. Yeah. I don't know why you need that.

I guess if you're a long pooper, you might wanna watch something, but you can't even see it from the toilet. Why take it? Cause it's like, don't you watch TikTok? You don't. I'm in, I'm out . Oh, she's, yeah. She's not a Lingerer . No. Okay. Well that maybe that's just the rest of us. Yeah, exactly. , who wants to save what's normal?

Right, right, right. Exactly. Well, we're ready. So if they have it there again next year. Mm-hmm. . Yes. We will stay there. We'll get rooms. and we'll know how to walk around mm-hmm. and navigate the, the facility and the hotel and, you know, we won't get lost again. Well, y'all didn't, we got lost, so we'll be able to, well, you'll be in sixth grade and, and you'll be in eighth grade.

Mm-hmm. , not you, but like Yeah. You know, the kiddos and, um, oh, I'm in eighth grade. , seventh grade again in 10th grade. We'll be in ninth, but we will definitely come. Yeah, definitely. So. Well, and for anyone listening, if your child has the opportunity to participate in Thes, . It's so worth it. Yeah. It's so, well, it sounds like too, like I, I mean, we always felt like all we see is the school's doing it.

Mm-hmm. , but, um, you may get lucky and find a troop mm-hmm. that's not actually associated with the school. Right. Because that can happen. Yeah. Is what it sounds like. Yeah. So, you know, we're gonna investigate that because unfortunately, get in there and do it, doesn't do it. Mm-hmm. . So yeah, we're gonna, we're gonna investigate that.

Jordan, if you're listening to this, you know, hint, hint, nudge, nudge. Maybe you. Maybe you star troop on top of everything else you're doing. I, yeah. With your, in your spare time, infinite resources time, . Yes. We'll be talking about that. That'll be a conversation.

So we'll see how that goes. Yeah. But um, but now, yeah, cuz I mean, just from an outsider, there was no reason why you wouldn't want your child involved in that. Mm-hmm. . I mean, it was just fantastic. Yeah. You know, and you saw all different arrays of, of talent. Mm-hmm. and. . Yeah. It goodness gracious. What? Yeah. I can only imagine from a kid point of view, like, how is that not fun?

Obviously it's stressful and whatever, but you get rid of that. But by the time the closing ceremony started, I mean, there must have been like, I guess 2000 mm-hmm. , right? Um, yeah. Kids ready to party. 12 to 14 year olds So loud in that room. Bet it was like, how is that, you know, when we stayed for the, we stayed for the, the district one, uh, last year.

Mm-hmm. . Mm-hmm. . And it was. Oh my gosh, I should have brought earplugs. Oh, I was literally, I'm gonna go deaf. I'm already like on my way there. Mm-hmm. . But yeah, because like in the convention hall, man, I couldn't hear. I couldn't give you shit . It was just, I'm like, and yeah, like, uh, her teacher said something to me at one point and I was like, what?

And she said it again. And I was like, I still didn't, I still didn't quite, and she said it the third time and I just, I still didn't hear it. And I was just like, Uhhuh, , Uhhuh, . And she's like, well, I'm gonna take that as a yes. I heard that . So we don't know when, what did I agree? I don't know what it was, but I don't think it was good that I was smiling

She one of those ear horns. Yeah. Yeah. Old a trumpet makes you one of those. I don't know, man. Yeah, but I mean, those kids were living their best life though. Yeah, they were. Yeah. Yeah, it was fun. And the support like, I mean, obviously like where people would sit, like you would know. Mm-hmm. who supported who, but you know, when a couple of those kids came on and they sang, actually probably most of the stuff that I was able to stay in here, , the whole place cheered.

You're all cheering for each other. Yeah, they are. You necessarily couldn't tell who, where their people were sitting in the audience that were very supportive of each other. Yes. Oh goodness. Yes. It's very cool. Yes, yes, yes. Very loud but very cool. Yeah. Kids tapping down the hallway. Mm-hmm. . Yeah. All the kids time training, warming up and you know, running their routines before they go in and all of that.

And no fear even out there amongst their peers. I know. Yeah. And you know, I. , I know that from being in band. Mm-hmm. , I was sheltered and had all of the band with me. Like I didn't have to do it alone. Yes. But there they are very exposed and they don't care. They're just out there rocking it. Mm-hmm. . Yep. And kids walk 'em by and they're, you know, they're loving every minute of it too.

And they're watching and supporting their kids and troops that they don't even know. Yeah. I mean, I have to tell you Right. Being there cuz we got there Friday night, so we saw there were some kids at the hotel and whatever, and there's other, obviously other events going on. You know, with that convention with Kevin Bacon Convention with Kevin Bacon , we're just gonna give him a shout out real quick.

Kevin Bacon. We didn't actually see him, but didn't listen to us. Yeah, we saw your face on a big old advertisement that you were at that hotel. Okay. Last night for the vet convention, was he, was he there with like his band veterinary? Oh, I don't know. I he, they had, yeah, he has a band. There was like a big eighties party.

A really good band too. Yeah, I know. Yeah. They had an eighties party. Mm-hmm. . So maybe he was there to sing some Footloose. I have no idea. . I don't think that's, that's of his style. Yeah, they're kind of, they're kind of more rock. Mm-hmm. . I think he was a speaker, like from the thing I saw, but maybe he stopped by with his band.

I don't. But anyway, I'm just, the point I was trying to get to is I take you all on this as we squirreled. Yes. Cuz it happens. I take you around the bush here. But is that there was a lot of kids in the space, there was a lot of things happening and I didn't once ever see, Anything nefarious. Mm-hmm. or like kids not being kind to each other.

Right. Right. Or, I mean, I didn't hear anything. Mm-hmm. You know, no. They're all saying break a leg to each other and Yes. Good job. That was so good. There was no, you know, just nothing. And you're around all of these kids and you're walking in the hallways and you're doing things and, but, Yeah, it was just amazing.

You know, the worst thing I saw was like, kids eat lunch and then they just got up and left and like left a mess on the floor. That's the worst thing I saw. Yeah. I mean, if that's the worst thing that you can see mm-hmm. . Yeah. With that many kids. Yeah. Then that's it. And you know what? There was adults that did it too, so shame on them.

But what the heck people I know, I know. Good humans. Right? They were good in other ways. , they were. That's the point I'm getting at. Yes. I was talking about the adults being, you know, kids. Okay. You know, uh, but where's the adults to be like, Hey, pick up after mm-hmm. . Yeah. But anyway. Yeah, exactly. If that's all they're doing is forgetting to pick up their Chick-fil-A, then that's easily fixed.

But as far as treatment of each other, yeah. They were doing, they were so good. Mm-hmm. . It was nice. Nobody, so if you have a chance, Jump on it. Yep. Get involved and do that thing. Sorry, I know Kathy just beat up on that microphone today. Well, cause I think this is usually yours. I think it usually is. I, I'm usually saddled with the the D droopy one.

Wait, we probably didn't need to label it. I was gonna say, we can just label it. There's already like some nail polish on the bottom and you're like, I'm not getting that one today. Well, the mic isn't the problem. It's the stands, it's the stand. Yeah. That's okay. No worries. I know I'll talk about, we have another one that we just in the way for whatever reason, we just keep grabbing this one.

So we'll put a, oh, Chris is just gonna move it. Thank you. Now you gotta turn it and point it at her. That thing not hit her with it. Oh my goodness.

Yeah, there goes, see it's starting to start the dro. It's, that's our cue though, cuz like, this is gonna be a shorter podcast. Mm-hmm. . So, yeah. Um, you know, get. , go do some junior thespian stuff. Mm-hmm. for thespian, regular thespian adult. Yes. Earth thespian something. Yeah. Just the skills they're learning to be able to get up there and present themselves and compete and Absolutely.

Yeah. Persevere life skills. Yep. And find your people. Find your people. Absolutely. Support your people. Be the friend that you want. Mm-hmm. , all of these Good. Yeah. These good feelings. And stay tuned because on Tuesday we will have our podcast drop. Uh, and it's gonna be awesome. Mm-hmm. , that's a good one. Uh, lots to learn from our next guest.

Yes. Super inspiring. Yes. Definitely. Yeah. Um, yeah. All right. So pizza, all guys from Kristen and Angela and, and Kathy. Oh, and I just wanna say big shout out to pj. It's his birthday today. Oh, yay. Yes, he should have come on. Oh, wait. No he won't. No, we're not followers yet. Yeah. Help us get to 10,000 and then we'll have PJ on.

Yes. Yes. Maybe, you know, before his next birthday, . Yeah. Can you imagine? That would be great. Yeah. So anyway, so yeah. Love you, babe.