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Aaron Zeigler (00:04):
How about a luxury yacht trip to the Bahamas
or the Virgin Islands? Threecouples. It's a 114 foot
powerboat. You've got a fullcrew, chef on board.
Sam D'Arc (00:16):
Welcome everyone to the driving vision podcast
brought to you by the ZiglerAuto Group. I'm your host, Sam
Dark. Be sure to subscribe tothe podcast. Like it if you do,
and leave a comment. Do you haveyour ticket to this year's Drive
For Life Foundation Gala yet?
It's 1 week from today, Monday,September 23rd in Kalamazoo,
(00:36):
Michigan, and this year promisesto be an incredible evening
featuring baseball great KirkGibson. Purchase your ticket now
to join us at the event byemailing mp@ziegler.com. Today's
episode features a few shortclips from a longer interview
with Kirk at his office outsideDetroit, Michigan. But first,
Aaron Ziegler previews thisyear's live auction items.
Aaron Zeigler (00:59):
Ride for life is coming up on September 23rd, and
we have some unbelievable liveauction items that you will not
find anywhere else in the worldbut here. Starting with, how
about a luxury yacht trip to theBahamas or the Virgin Islands?
Three couples. It's a 114 footpowerboat. You've got a full
crew, chef on board.
(01:19):
You also have a 36 foot tender,a couple of jet skis, be an
amazing time in the Bahamas orthe Virgin Islands. If you'd
rather do a sailboat, we've alsogot a British Island Catamaran
trip, also for 3 couples for a,a week this winter down there.
Virgin Islands are absolutelygorgeous. You get a a catamaran
for a week down there. If you'rea hunter, we've got a African
(01:42):
hunting and safari experiencefor 4 people, includes 2 hunters
and 2 nonhunters for 7 days.
You get to live out your Africansafari dreams as you hunt in the
Mabatabe Safari main camp. Alsoincludes a chef pairing, your
cuisine, be a great experienceif you love hunting. We've got a
(02:03):
dinner for 16 people that is anultra premium wine dinner. So
you're gonna be able toexperience some wines that
you've never experienced before.Dinner is provided by an
executive chef for 16 people outon Gull Lake.
If you're a horse racing fan,Tucky Derby, you take 2 people
down to the 100 and 51stKentucky Derby. That's on May 3,
(02:25):
2025. You're gonna be in a suitethere, box seats, all the food
and beverages, and you also geta private flight from anywhere
in the Eastern United States.Lodging is included from
Thursday through Sunday. Gonnabe an incredible experience if
you've never been to theKentucky Derby.
Back by popular demand, we'vegot Green Bay Packers suite.
(02:46):
They're gonna be playing theArizona Cardinals on Sunday,
October 13th. This is for 4people. Private jet from
Kalamazoo to Lambeau Field.Every football fan's gotta see a
game at Lambeau at some point.
So 4 people, Private Jet, youwatch the game from a suite at
Lambo Field. We've got a, acondo at Trump Towers in
(03:06):
downtown Chicago for 2 couples.It's on the 74th floor of,
Trump. Also includes a worldclass dinner at 1 of Chicago's
finest steak houses, Maple andAsh. That can be used anytime in
the, the next year for 2couples, 4 people.
24th floor of Trump, it's a 2bedroom condo, floor to ceiling
windows overlooking downtownChicago, and a great dinner
(03:27):
included as well. If you wannago further south, we've got a
penthouse condo at Fort MyersBeach. It's 2 bedroom, 2
bathroom for 7 days, 7 nightsfor, 2 couples in the, the heart
of Fort Myers Beach overlookingFishtail Marina. If you're a
sports fan, hockey fan, we'vegot a Chicago Blackhawks game.
They're one of the original 6teams.
(03:49):
We got a full suite there.Beverages, food, everything's
included, parking passes for 10people. Also have a suite in
Detroit at Little Caesar'sarena. This is gonna be for 14
people, includes all food, allbeverage. On October 24th, the
Detroit Red Wings are playingthe New Jersey Devils.
(04:09):
So for 14 people, all food, alldrink, parking passes, Detroit
Red Wings suite as well. Ifyou're a basketball fan, we've
got 12 Michigan State basketballtickets that include 4 court
side seats. You cannot buy theseseats. You can't get them
anywhere else, but we have 4court side seats, and then we
have 8 seats that are centercourt about 10 rows up. Also
(04:30):
includes 2 parking passes.
Michigan State's gonna have anunbelievable team this year, and
you'll have your choice of,different games for that. For
you NASCAR fans out there, youget to be a part of a NASCAR
team for a day. This is CarsonJosevar, who's who's right now
leading rookie of the year. He'sgonna be at the event that
night. He races for, teamZiegler.
(04:50):
He's having an unbelievableseason. Last week, he qualified
second at the race. He's had abunch of top ten finishes this
year, and he just keeps gettingbetter and better. But you get
to spend the weekend withCarson, all access behind the
scenes. You get to stand, nextto his car for the national
anthem.
You get to go see his racehauler, get to hang out with
the, the pit crew, and then youget to watch the race with a
(05:11):
headset on. Listen to the drivertalk to his pit crew from the
pit box. So incredibleexperience if you're, like,
you're a NASCAR fan. We've got aa suite for Western Michigan
football this year againstNorthern Illinois. This is for
26 people on November 6th, allfood and beverage included.
So Western Michigan versusNorthern Illinois. Northern
(05:32):
Illinois beat Notre Dame lastweekend, so that might be for
the match championship thisyear. Western's got a really
good football team and so doesNorthern Illinois. If you're a
Michigan State football fan,we've got Michigan State club
seats. This is another thingthat you cannot buy.
This is for 8 people. Theseseats are located on the, 50
yard line. All food and drink isincluded, and that's for them
(05:54):
playing on November 10 againstRutgers or November 30th game
against Purdue. Your choice on,either one of those games. And
then our speaker this year isKurt Gibson.
Kurt is, one of the greatestbaseball players ever to play
baseball. He had one of the mostexciting moments ever in world
series history. He's a legendaryDetroit Tigers player, and,
(06:16):
we're gonna have jerseys, bats,and baseball signed by, Kirk as
well. Lots of great auctionitems, you know, so get prepared
coming up and, you know, talk tosome friends on some of those
that you can combine, different,people with to, to bid bid high.
It's for a great cause.
All the money goes a 100% to,charity for these auction items.
Thanks a lot, and we lookforward to seeing you at Drive
(06:38):
For Life on September 23rd atthe Radisson Hotel in downtown
Kirk Gibson (06:44):
Kalamazoo. The Gossage home run, it wouldn't
have been that much except herefused to walk me. Uh-huh.
Basically saying, I own you, andyou won't get me. And, when I
was in LA, the the Acker's layhome run, it's just like I
played all year, and I and Iknew I probably couldn't play,
(07:07):
you know, all the innings, but II could suck it up for 1.
And and it's just the fact thatyou suck it up and you Yeah. You
try and do, you know, 60%.Healthy Curt Gibson might be
better than a 100% somebodyelse. Much more powerful to play
(07:28):
for others than it is yourself.Mhmm.
Because you always make theright decision. And when you
play for yourself, you'reselfish and you're just thinking
about you. In 1988, I won thenational league MVP, and we won
(07:50):
the world series. So for the theMVP, we had a get together of 60
or 80 people, and it was allabout me and it sucked. Mhmm.
We had a parade for the wholeseries, a 1000000 people. That
was fun. Yeah. You just think ofthe party, think of the outcome.
(08:14):
Anybody who played any kind ofsports, competitive sports, if
it was in a band or anything,they did things together.
It's a riot. They all miss thecamaraderie. They all miss the
togetherness. You know, how isit you can walk into a room, 50
people that you haven't seen for35 years and immediately your
(08:36):
language, your slang that youcarried around with you,
whatever that was, it's justright there. You know, some
people are chucking out, thenicknames are coming.
It's good to do things together.It's fun. It's the Kirk Gibson
Center For Parkinson's is whatit is. What the name says, it's
a center. I want it to bringpeople together.
(08:56):
Parkinson's is one of thefastest growing neurological
diseases and there's so manypeople that are out there trying
to do well, but there's so manypeople that need help. Yeah. And
we're gonna create a centerwhere we can have that teamwork,
(09:17):
community, atmosphere. And, youknow, we have a little fun and,
we'll get serious at times, butultimately, we wanna accomplish
our goal and that's create afacility and fully fund it 10
years.
Sam D'Arc (09:38):
A special thanks to Aaron Ziegler, Kirk Gibson, and
everyone who contributed to thisepisode. Until next week, how
are you driving vision today?
How about a luxury yacht trip to the Bahamas
or the Virgin Islands? Threecouples. It's a 114 foot
powerboat. You've got a fullcrew, chef on board.
Sam D'Arc (00:16):
Welcome everyone to the driving vision podcast
brought to you by the ZiglerAuto Group. I'm your host, Sam
Dark. Be sure to subscribe tothe podcast. Like it if you do,
and leave a comment. Do you haveyour ticket to this year's Drive
For Life Foundation Gala yet?
It's 1 week from today, Monday,September 23rd in Kalamazoo,
(00:36):
Michigan, and this year promisesto be an incredible evening
featuring baseball great KirkGibson. Purchase your ticket now
to join us at the event byemailing mp@ziegler.com. Today's
episode features a few shortclips from a longer interview
with Kirk at his office outsideDetroit, Michigan. But first,
Aaron Ziegler previews thisyear's live auction items.
Aaron Zeigler (00:59):
Ride for life is coming up on September 23rd, and
we have some unbelievable liveauction items that you will not
find anywhere else in the worldbut here. Starting with, how
about a luxury yacht trip to theBahamas or the Virgin Islands?
Three couples. It's a 114 footpowerboat. You've got a full
crew, chef on board.
(01:19):
You also have a 36 foot tender,a couple of jet skis, be an
amazing time in the Bahamas orthe Virgin Islands. If you'd
rather do a sailboat, we've alsogot a British Island Catamaran
trip, also for 3 couples for a,a week this winter down there.
Virgin Islands are absolutelygorgeous. You get a a catamaran
for a week down there. If you'rea hunter, we've got a African
(01:42):
hunting and safari experiencefor 4 people, includes 2 hunters
and 2 nonhunters for 7 days.
You get to live out your Africansafari dreams as you hunt in the
Mabatabe Safari main camp. Alsoincludes a chef pairing, your
cuisine, be a great experienceif you love hunting. We've got a
(02:03):
dinner for 16 people that is anultra premium wine dinner. So
you're gonna be able toexperience some wines that
you've never experienced before.Dinner is provided by an
executive chef for 16 people outon Gull Lake.
If you're a horse racing fan,Tucky Derby, you take 2 people
down to the 100 and 51stKentucky Derby. That's on May 3,
(02:25):
2025. You're gonna be in a suitethere, box seats, all the food
and beverages, and you also geta private flight from anywhere
in the Eastern United States.Lodging is included from
Thursday through Sunday. Gonnabe an incredible experience if
you've never been to theKentucky Derby.
Back by popular demand, we'vegot Green Bay Packers suite.
(02:46):
They're gonna be playing theArizona Cardinals on Sunday,
October 13th. This is for 4people. Private jet from
Kalamazoo to Lambeau Field.Every football fan's gotta see a
game at Lambeau at some point.
So 4 people, Private Jet, youwatch the game from a suite at
Lambo Field. We've got a, acondo at Trump Towers in
(03:06):
downtown Chicago for 2 couples.It's on the 74th floor of,
Trump. Also includes a worldclass dinner at 1 of Chicago's
finest steak houses, Maple andAsh. That can be used anytime in
the, the next year for 2couples, 4 people.
24th floor of Trump, it's a 2bedroom condo, floor to ceiling
windows overlooking downtownChicago, and a great dinner
(03:27):
included as well. If you wannago further south, we've got a
penthouse condo at Fort MyersBeach. It's 2 bedroom, 2
bathroom for 7 days, 7 nightsfor, 2 couples in the, the heart
of Fort Myers Beach overlookingFishtail Marina. If you're a
sports fan, hockey fan, we'vegot a Chicago Blackhawks game.
They're one of the original 6teams.
(03:49):
We got a full suite there.Beverages, food, everything's
included, parking passes for 10people. Also have a suite in
Detroit at Little Caesar'sarena. This is gonna be for 14
people, includes all food, allbeverage. On October 24th, the
Detroit Red Wings are playingthe New Jersey Devils.
(04:09):
So for 14 people, all food, alldrink, parking passes, Detroit
Red Wings suite as well. Ifyou're a basketball fan, we've
got 12 Michigan State basketballtickets that include 4 court
side seats. You cannot buy theseseats. You can't get them
anywhere else, but we have 4court side seats, and then we
have 8 seats that are centercourt about 10 rows up. Also
(04:30):
includes 2 parking passes.
Michigan State's gonna have anunbelievable team this year, and
you'll have your choice of,different games for that. For
you NASCAR fans out there, youget to be a part of a NASCAR
team for a day. This is CarsonJosevar, who's who's right now
leading rookie of the year. He'sgonna be at the event that
night. He races for, teamZiegler.
(04:50):
He's having an unbelievableseason. Last week, he qualified
second at the race. He's had abunch of top ten finishes this
year, and he just keeps gettingbetter and better. But you get
to spend the weekend withCarson, all access behind the
scenes. You get to stand, nextto his car for the national
anthem.
You get to go see his racehauler, get to hang out with
the, the pit crew, and then youget to watch the race with a
(05:11):
headset on. Listen to the drivertalk to his pit crew from the
pit box. So incredibleexperience if you're, like,
you're a NASCAR fan. We've got aa suite for Western Michigan
football this year againstNorthern Illinois. This is for
26 people on November 6th, allfood and beverage included.
So Western Michigan versusNorthern Illinois. Northern
(05:32):
Illinois beat Notre Dame lastweekend, so that might be for
the match championship thisyear. Western's got a really
good football team and so doesNorthern Illinois. If you're a
Michigan State football fan,we've got Michigan State club
seats. This is another thingthat you cannot buy.
This is for 8 people. Theseseats are located on the, 50
yard line. All food and drink isincluded, and that's for them
(05:54):
playing on November 10 againstRutgers or November 30th game
against Purdue. Your choice on,either one of those games. And
then our speaker this year isKurt Gibson.
Kurt is, one of the greatestbaseball players ever to play
baseball. He had one of the mostexciting moments ever in world
series history. He's a legendaryDetroit Tigers player, and,
(06:16):
we're gonna have jerseys, bats,and baseball signed by, Kirk as
well. Lots of great auctionitems, you know, so get prepared
coming up and, you know, talk tosome friends on some of those
that you can combine, different,people with to, to bid bid high.
It's for a great cause.
All the money goes a 100% to,charity for these auction items.
Thanks a lot, and we lookforward to seeing you at Drive
(06:38):
For Life on September 23rd atthe Radisson Hotel in downtown
Kirk Gibson (06:44):
Kalamazoo. The Gossage home run, it wouldn't
have been that much except herefused to walk me. Uh-huh.
Basically saying, I own you, andyou won't get me. And, when I
was in LA, the the Acker's layhome run, it's just like I
played all year, and I and Iknew I probably couldn't play,
(07:07):
you know, all the innings, but II could suck it up for 1.
And and it's just the fact thatyou suck it up and you Yeah. You
try and do, you know, 60%.Healthy Curt Gibson might be
better than a 100% somebodyelse. Much more powerful to play
(07:28):
for others than it is yourself.Mhmm.
Because you always make theright decision. And when you
play for yourself, you'reselfish and you're just thinking
about you. In 1988, I won thenational league MVP, and we won
(07:50):
the world series. So for the theMVP, we had a get together of 60
or 80 people, and it was allabout me and it sucked. Mhmm.
We had a parade for the wholeseries, a 1000000 people. That
was fun. Yeah. You just think ofthe party, think of the outcome.
(08:14):
Anybody who played any kind ofsports, competitive sports, if
it was in a band or anything,they did things together.
It's a riot. They all miss thecamaraderie. They all miss the
togetherness. You know, how isit you can walk into a room, 50
people that you haven't seen for35 years and immediately your
(08:36):
language, your slang that youcarried around with you,
whatever that was, it's justright there. You know, some
people are chucking out, thenicknames are coming.
It's good to do things together.It's fun. It's the Kirk Gibson
Center For Parkinson's is whatit is. What the name says, it's
a center. I want it to bringpeople together.
(08:56):
Parkinson's is one of thefastest growing neurological
diseases and there's so manypeople that are out there trying
to do well, but there's so manypeople that need help. Yeah. And
we're gonna create a centerwhere we can have that teamwork,
(09:17):
community, atmosphere. And, youknow, we have a little fun and,
we'll get serious at times, butultimately, we wanna accomplish
our goal and that's create afacility and fully fund it 10
years.
Sam D'Arc (09:38):
A special thanks to Aaron Ziegler, Kirk Gibson, and
everyone who contributed to thisepisode. Until next week, how
are you driving vision today?
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