David Idemudia reflects on the preceding spoken-word performance by Julie Larkins, highlighting her message of self-love and independence from external validation. He uses the moment to rally audience support for vulnerable performers, reminding the crowd that no one is alone in their struggles before introducing the next act.
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[01:13:08] wow wow thank you so much yes thank you so much that was that was deep do you hear what she said
[01:13:28] though it’s not your job to love me it’s my job to love me yeah that that’s tough i like that i
[01:13:37] like that a lot
[01:13:38] yeah forget if you love me i love myself yeah that’s the confidence i want
[01:13:44] yeah i feel you you know you just go out there love yourself forget what anybody else think
[01:13:50] seeking validation from other people is what we often find ourselves doing and we become a
[01:13:58] different person when we do things that aren’t necessarily us facts and that’s why love yourself
[01:14:04] great things can happen
[01:14:08] hey give it up for julie one more time give it up that was great
[01:14:13] that couldn’t have been easy that could not she gave stories from her whole life her entire life
[01:14:22] that couldn’t have been easy no no no but um i just wanted to say that folks if you know you
[01:14:30] find someone here on stage and it’s difficult for them to carry on i want you to support
[01:14:38] our our brave our courageous folks up here and and tell them you are not alone right they are not
[01:14:44] alone we all struggle with something we just got out of a pandemic i mean got out use that term
[01:14:51] loosely survived survived loosely we’re in the thick of it um but please support one another
[01:15:00] show your love we’re here so next to the stage next
[01:15:08] up you want me to read it right now yeah okay oh you gonna give me the one with the hard last name
[01:15:14] you got julie larkins
[01:15:16] oh okay so it’s not just me all right so jillian