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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Eight oh five here on a Friday morning. Thanks for
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Been a busy, busy morning so far. I cannot believe
it's already eight o'clock. But you know what they say,
Tom Flaws when you're having fun?
Speaker 2 (00:18):
Right?
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Do people still say that without mocking the saying itself?
Speaker 2 (00:23):
I don't think so. That's dated phrase.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
It's certain phrases get to that point where they become
so cliche and overly use that if it's being utilized,
yes it is within context, but it's almost impossible not
to note that you're aware you're using a stale A
stale saying that is dated. But you know what, cliches
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are a thing because it's true, they're real. And we
have had some fun this morning, and if you have
been with us, we thank you. And if you have
not had fun, I would reevaluate some things on your end.
I would say that's probably a youth but you know,
maybe I'm wrong, all right. So one of the things
we did discussed earlier for those just now joining us
is the push here in Louisville to get the juvenile
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detention center back up and running. So since twenty nineteen,
there has not been a juvenile attention center.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Here in Louisville.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
I believe if you are sending someone to a juvenile
attention facility for what would be not you know, I
guess a quick, very quick brief stay where you know
you're just apprehended. Then they're sent to I believe a
Dare County, which is which is far away. But I
think there's layers to sort of how this state handles
juveniles that are criminals. But the state is also the
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one that has to actually get this process started.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
So it was in twenty twenty two.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
I believe it was millions of money set aside by
the state to get a juvenile attention center up and
running here in louisvill where it's needed, and there's really
been no movement on the project itself, and it's probably
never been needed, seemingly more than it is right now.
So Louisville's Metro Council passed a resolution yesterday urging Basher
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and state leaders to speed up reopening the city's juvenile
detention center. Which again has been close since twenty nineteen,
and that closure was due to financial issues. But again
there's money now that has been set aside and they
got to get the ball roll in here. And it's
not to say that that's just going to cure everything
and we're going to have no more issues. But I
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want you to think about it from a parent's perspective,
who is trying their absolute best, doing everything that they can,
but it's hard. You're only one person, maybe it's a
single mother or father, and they just they can't seem
to control their kid in a way that is needed
for them to be away from violent crime. And I
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bet there's more than you would imagine that would love
to know that instead of run the streets living a
life of violent crime at a young age as a child,
they'd probably prefer them being in custody at a juvenile
attention center where they can, you know, be safe, safer
than they are in the street. I mean, you'd rather
know that that's where your kid is than not know
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where he is and hope that you don't get a
call that he's been either involved in a violent crime
as a victim or as somebody that's a perpetrator. I mean,
that's just one of the reasons why it's needed here.
It's also needed here because it'll it'll help keep the
city safe. I don't want to act as if every
kid in this city's out running, running around committing violent crimes,
but it's clearly happening here, and it's a growing issue seemingly.
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I don't have the numbers in front of me to
back that up. And I do know that last time
I said that it actually was not quite as bad
at that time as it was the year prior. But
that's not a sign of hey, things are great. I
mean to me, that says that, Wow, two straight years
we've been in this situation, and it's you know, it's
never going to be completely non existent. But I think,
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and I will admit, there's a lot to it that
I wouldn't even know, as far as like what you
can do to a child that is committing crimes that
that's you know, that's still a juvenile, right, I mean
what I think what it seems to be happening. And
without getting I didn't get any details. I didn't ask
and I certainly wouldn't be entitled to those details, but
I did ask Chief Humphrey this when he was in
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a couple of weeks ago, that when you end up
seeing a juvenile that ends up being the latest to
be killed over violence in this city or the latest
that ends up ruining their lives because they've committed a
violent act and they maybe have murdered somebody. These are
kids that not all of them, I'm sure, but some
of them. Law enforcement who who's patrolling the streets, they
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could see this coming right These kids are are are
back on the street because they didn't commit a crime
that is severe enough to keep them in custody, and
they're right back out there doing the same stuff to
where they eventually end up finally hitting that threshold of
either ruining their life or taking someone's life. And if
they could be in custody and get legitimate rehabilitation at
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a young age and learn their lesson, I mean, there's
a lot of reasons why it could be good for them,
but it's all it can also be good for the city.
And I just think at the state level, who am
I to say that they don't care and they ignore it.
But what I do know is they're not exposed to it.
They're not going home every night after work now being
very well aware of their city. I mean again, you
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probably can find violent criminals that are juveniles everywhere in
the world to a certain extent, but here it is
a growing issue that's not seemingly getting a whole lot better,
and I think the city is as well aware of that,
and their hands are tied. That's why they're urging the state,
bidding Basher to speed up this process because I don't
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know how much it can help, but it can only help.
All right, quick break, We've got traving weather updates on
the way. And if you did not hear yesterday, Pat
Kelcey shared a dream he had about Mark Pope, and
we'll let you hear what that dream was on the
other side right here on his radio Wait forty whas
Happy Friday, Kentuckyana. Thanks for hanging out with us as
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we wrap up the week. Tony and Dwight coming your
way here at nine o'clock will be live from Jefferson
Animal Hospital, and I'm sure they're excited to get out there,
but we've got some time left with you and we
will make the most of it. So yesterday Tony Vinetti
was the MC the host of the Catholic Foundation, Catholic
Education Foundation event that I believe takes place annually every
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year during this week whenever you've got Trinity and Saneax
getting set to play, which of course is tonight. But
Pat Kelsey came and spoke. He was a special guest
speaker and at the event he shared he did what
he does, which is just own moments like that, if
you know what I mean. He's somebody that I think
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is just gifted when it comes to public speaking. And
that's a real gift to have because I know many
including myself, it gives me panic, gives me fear even
thinking about doing it, and I know I'm not good
at it when I do have to do it. But
he owned the moment, and I think it's just refreshing
for me. I get the cutthroat rivalry, the hatred. I mean,
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it's part of our culture around here right Louisville and
the UK, especially in this city. I say it all
the time. You really don't know what this rivalry is
unless you live here in Louisville, where there are so
many on both sides. But I think both these coaches
are pretty hard to dislike. Regardless if you are a
fan of the rival, because you know, and I can't
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speak for anybody by myself, but Mark Pope is a
pretty hard guy to not like. Right, I'm a Louisville fan.
I don't want Kentucky to be successful, but he's I
wish I could say. I don't think he's a really
good coach and a really good dude. I don't know
him as an individual, probably never will, but he seems
to be He seems to be perfect for that job.
And I say the same about Pat Kelsey, and I don't. Again,
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I don't know how many Kentucky fans would say the same,
but I know at least some of them are wanting
him to be a little bit more unlikable, because that's
the natural thing you do whenever you're you're talking about
your rival. But here's what he had to say yesterday,
because apparently there was a rumor last week that these
two Pope and Kelsey had some kind of a fight
over a recruit whenever they were both at the recruit's
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house for an in home visit, and there was clearly
no real truth to that, but as far as any
physical fight, but here's what Pat Kelsey had to say yesterday,
if you guys missed this this clip, the dream was
this was.
Speaker 3 (08:34):
A UFC fights dinga white was in the UFC's here.
This place is patched just like this with a thousand people.
Speaker 4 (08:46):
And I get there and I looked up weird dream
and the headlineer event the main batt.
Speaker 2 (08:54):
Kelsey versus do.
Speaker 4 (09:01):
So if you see stuff on social media and things
like that, like heck Man, that dude's a competitor.
Speaker 2 (09:06):
I'm a competitor.
Speaker 4 (09:07):
He's the head coach one of the best programs in
the country. So am we compete on the court, we
compete recruiting, we go out. But you know what, the
honor a monthis. We really respect each other. I think
Mark Go is one of the finest human beings in coaching.
World class father, world class husband, and I still want
to care a space off when.
Speaker 1 (09:25):
We play the go.
Speaker 2 (09:28):
So I think that I think it's genuine. What do
I know?
Speaker 1 (09:33):
But I do think these guys do have a lot
of respect for one another. And not that other coaches
didn't that were a part of the rivalry. I mean
some didn't and some had a real hatred that was
deep probably still is. And that's obviously Patino and cal
but I mean joe By and Denny. I mean they
got this thing rolling where the dream game led to
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them actually being annual opponents, which is.
Speaker 2 (09:55):
Great to see.
Speaker 1 (09:56):
But then those two guys ended up having a very
very very close friendship and they did a radio show
together for a long time. So, uh, you can't force it,
and and anything forced is really noticeable. And I think
at this point, if there was any real genuine animosity expressed,
it would be noticeably forced. But all it takes is,
you know, all it takes is something legitimate happening to
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where maybe they would be able to really live in
live in in fantasy land as far as like, I
can't stand that guy. Look, if you like somebody, you
like him. It's just it's it's it's human nature.
Speaker 2 (10:30):
All right.
Speaker 1 (10:30):
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Speaker 2 (11:10):
All right, just a few.
Speaker 1 (11:11):
Minutes left for us here on news Radio eight forty whas,
and then we are out of here for the weekend,
and we'll hand it off to Tony Venetti and Dwight Whitten,
who are coming to you alive from Jefferson Animal Hospital.
I know they've got the big pet blood bank going
on tomorrow, the pints for pauls and people event. I
know we've been talking about it quite a bit for
the last few weeks here, and I'm hopefully that they
get a good crowd out there. Tony, did you know
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until recently that pets could donate blood? I will admit
ignorance on my end I did not know this was
even the thing until a couple of years ago. And
now I know that it is, and I know how
important it is too.
Speaker 5 (11:41):
Never cross my mind.
Speaker 6 (11:42):
But obviously we've known so many people that have had
dogs or you know, cats, that have had surgeries, right,
and you're thinking, well, duh, they need blood and during
the surgery, because you're going to lose a certain amount.
I mean, Dwight's dog alone has cost him about fifteen
grand in ACLS. It's like a ul basketball player from
the nineteen or two thousands.
Speaker 2 (12:01):
It's his baby.
Speaker 5 (12:02):
That is his baby. Yes, that is true.
Speaker 1 (12:05):
So talk to me about yesterday. Did it go as
well as you as you hoped? It sounds like everyone
loved the event you you apparently did really well.
Speaker 2 (12:14):
No surprise there.
Speaker 1 (12:14):
Pat Kelcey continue to show that he's built for those moments,
talking in front of crowds and kind of owning the moment.
Seems like it was a phenomenal afternoon.
Speaker 5 (12:23):
I caught myself staring at him a couple of times.
Speaker 2 (12:25):
Yes, he's just he's me.
Speaker 5 (12:30):
He's just engaging, man.
Speaker 2 (12:31):
I mean, he's got Christmas dude.
Speaker 5 (12:35):
I've been doing this a long time.
Speaker 6 (12:37):
There are very few zero coaches and very few people
that can can fire up a crowd like he can.
And of course we put him in his lane. He's
a Catholic from Ohio. Cincinnati and Louisville Archdiocese are very
very similar, right, so he had the same experience and
these are real similar too. Really well, yeah, Cincinnati is
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really cool, but not that we're not cool.
Speaker 2 (13:01):
I'm not saying that to me.
Speaker 5 (13:02):
You know what, what the heck was that? I know,
I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm sorry to himself. I should
have turned up goodness great, I know, I apologize, uh
but no, but he he was amazing.
Speaker 6 (13:19):
And again, the whole point of the luncheon is to
raise money to uh get tuition assistants to families. Thirty
seven hundred families will get tuition assistants to go to
a Catholic grade school.
Speaker 2 (13:30):
That's awesome, good stuff.
Speaker 5 (13:31):
It's unbelievable. So eight million dollars raised from scratch every year.
Speaker 1 (13:34):
I'm not sure if you follow or keep up with it,
but there's a really big football game going on the
night between and St. X. And again, I don't know
if you're familiar any any rooting interest on your end.
Speaker 6 (13:44):
I look this year. One of my best friends of
all time. I've known him for forty years. His son
is the starting quarterback at st X, Mason Trimble, And
I got to tell you it is uh, it's the
quarterback battle is pretty much even. Or Mason's got him
because Mason's got wheels, so he ran on the track
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team too.
Speaker 5 (14:05):
So once he gets if he pulls it and goes,
he can go. It is going to be. It's number
one versus number two. The world is back where it
should be.
Speaker 2 (14:14):
I'll tell you what.
Speaker 1 (14:15):
This game every year probably brings the biggest crowd you
see with any high school football around here. And I'm
sure that'll be the case. Then I gotta beautiful weather too, right.
Speaker 6 (14:25):
Can't wait? Man, let's get it on. Eight pm is
the kickoff. Plenty of seats out at Cardinals Stadium.
Speaker 2 (14:31):
Come on, let's play some bascoo football.
Speaker 1 (14:33):
The Tigers in the rocks tonight. All right, you guys
have a good time out there at the Jefferson Nvial Hospital.
Have a good show of a good weekend everybody. We're
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