Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbAZeaI8iH8 Starts at: 00:55:14 (jump to 00:55:14)
David & Malcolm MC Welcome and Event Orientation
[00:55:14] Thank you. [00:55:17] Thank you, Mom and Mike. [00:55:18] Check, check. [00:55:22] What’s up, David? [00:55:25] What’s up, Malcolm? [00:55:26] I was in the middle of soaking it all in [00:55:29] because this is… [00:55:31] This is five years that we’ve been doing this. [00:55:33] And like Tyler said, after the first year, [00:55:42] this was kind of supposed to be like a fundraiser thing. [00:55:44] And then people were like, we want more. [00:55:47] What are we going to do? [00:55:47] We should do it next week. [00:55:48] I’m like, next week? [00:55:49] Hold on, hold on, hold on. [00:55:51] We can’t. [00:55:51] Next week? [00:55:52] Next year. [00:55:54] And so year after year, it’s become something that I… [00:55:58] I don’t even know how to really put it, [00:56:00] because I’m standing on stage in front of you speaking, [00:56:04] and you guys are like, oh, he’s so cool. [00:56:06] He’s so confident. [00:56:07] But standing up here scares the hell out of me sometimes, right? [00:56:12] Like Tyler said, I don’t know what to say. [00:56:15] But I don’t leave it to what I need to say. [00:56:19] It’s the stories, the words from everyone out there [00:56:24] that comes up and speaks their truth. [00:56:27] That’s where the real power is. [00:56:29] And so every year when I’m like, [00:56:30] should I do it, should I do it, should I do it, let me do it. [00:56:35] And it’s like one of the most gratifying things [00:56:38] that I’ve ever felt in my life. [00:56:41] It tells me that this is my purpose. [00:56:44] And so I appreciate everyone who comes up here tonight, [00:56:48] because to speak your truth, to speak your heart of heart, [00:56:53] it takes a lot. [00:56:55] And just before we begin, I just want to say thank you [00:56:59] for coming out. [00:57:01] Yes, give it up for yourselves for coming out to this event. [00:57:04] Thank y’all for coming. [00:57:08] Oh, and we can’t forgive our people at home. [00:57:11] Can’t forgive our people at home. [00:57:12] Yes. [00:57:13] Everybody at home, thank y’all for watching from home. [00:57:16] You should be here, but we’re not going to talk about that right now. [00:57:19] We’re just going to leave that alone. [00:57:20] We’re just going to leave that alone. [00:57:22] I mean, they tuned in, though. [00:57:23] They tuned in, yeah. [00:57:24] They did, they did. [00:57:26] They typed in the YouTube, and they got it. [00:57:28] They didn’t type it in. [00:57:28] They didn’t type it in. [00:57:29] They clicked it, and then it came up. [00:57:31] I’m trying to give them credit here, Mom. [00:57:32] I don’t know. [00:57:33] It’s not too much credit. [00:57:33] You click, and it come up. [00:57:36] All right, all right, all right. [00:57:38] We’re listening. [00:57:39] Leave back. [00:57:40] They at home right now. [00:57:40] We don’t want to stay at their home in bed, chilling. [00:57:44] Okay, you’re making me jealous right now. [00:57:46] I am jealous. [00:57:47] I am jealous. [00:57:49] They chilling at home, you know, just relaxing. [00:57:52] They playing some music in the background. [00:57:54] Got them a glass of wine. [00:57:55] Multi-tabs going right now. [00:57:56] Multi-tabs going on. [00:57:58] All right, all right. [00:57:59] Yeah, yeah, but thank y’all for joining us at home anyway. [00:58:02] Thank y’all. [00:58:05] But also, you guys, while you’re here, so this is kind of like a fundraiser. [00:58:10] We’re trying to raise money for mental illness, right? [00:58:13] So along this whole wall over here, y’all see that on the, y’all right side, my left side? [00:58:19] It’s a whole bunch of dope items all donated for this event. [00:58:23] So let’s give a shout-out to everybody that donated something. [00:58:26] Let’s give a shout-out to them. [00:58:29] Also, the dope art in the background, in the back behind everybody. [00:58:36] There’s also dope art back there. [00:58:38] Please support that. [00:58:39] By Laura Bear. [00:58:41] Laura Bear. [00:58:41] Yep, and then we got the BTF boys up in the front. [00:58:44] Yes. [00:58:44] Some really, really dope items, too. [00:58:46] Yep, and the girl with the cocoa butter. [00:58:48] Yes. [00:58:49] Yes. [00:58:49] That’s Brenda right there. [00:58:51] Brenda, yeah, Brenda with the cocoa butter. [00:58:54] I’m going to go get me some cocoa butter after this. [00:58:56] Yes. [00:58:57] Yes. [00:58:57] I got one of those soaps. [00:58:58] That soap smelled so good. [00:59:00] I was like, okay, $16? [00:59:02] All right, worth it. [00:59:03] Okay. [00:59:04] You ready to go home and take two showers, huh? [00:59:06] Three. [00:59:07] Three? [00:59:07] Because I’m about to get sweaty. [00:59:08] I’m just saying. [00:59:09] Just saying. [00:59:11] But thank you, guys. [00:59:14] Welcome, and take the time to know these people. [00:59:19] Know these artists. [00:59:20] Their artwork speaks for themselves. [00:59:22] Like, kill the artwork here, truthfully. [00:59:25] What I ended up in doing back there, that corner over there, [00:59:28] right there, right there, there are three canvases in which there are words on there [00:59:34] that you could write to add a message. [00:59:38] So, one of which says hope. [00:59:40] You can write a message of hope. [00:59:42] The second says COVID-19. [00:59:44] If you have any words for COVID-19, you can write them there. [00:59:48] And Tyler said you could cuss. [00:59:50] Tyler said. [00:59:51] Tyler said. [00:59:52] If you got a message for COVID that you really want to get out there, write it on there. [00:59:57] Tyler said everything. [00:59:58] Anything goes. [00:59:59] Anything. [01:00:00] Yes. [01:00:00] He said that. [01:00:02] That guy. [01:00:04] All right. [01:00:04] And then the last one is speak your truth 2021. [01:00:08] So, if you have a message for us, if you have a message for what you felt this night, it’s [01:00:15] appreciated if you write that message down, and we’re going to donate it to the art farm [01:00:21] to show that we were here. [01:00:24] That’s what’s up. [01:00:26] I know. [01:00:27] It was a last minute thing. [01:00:28] Nobody knew about it. [01:00:30] Meaning you just made it up just now. [01:00:32] Literally. [01:00:33] Literally. [01:00:34] Walking in the door. [01:00:38] Patrick. [01:00:40] So, you all hiding over here with the list. [01:00:45] Okay. [01:00:46] All right. [01:00:47] So, we are introducing a Julie Larkins. [01:00:51] Yay. [01:00:52] Yay. [01:00:54] Yay. [01:00:55] Yay. [01:00:58] Yay.