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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Ah, the season is here. Tis the season for.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
Thanksgiving, Christmas and all the great holidays starts this weekend
when Santa Claus comes rolling down Woodward with the big
Thanksgiving parade that we have here. And Shannon, year after
year is always there since she's been a little girl.
Now with a little girl in her house, she brings
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Smith and Lucy every single year to go and you
camp out. Like for those are in Grand Rapids and
Toledo that have never been to the parade, I mean literally,
we're talking one hundred thousand people or so, they'd probably
go downtown and deal with you know, traffic and the
Lions game right afterwards, and they try to get their
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spots on Woodward Avenue so that they could see the
floats and everything.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
What time do you get down.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
There at We get down there. We actually don't get
down there super early. We get down at seven. Okay,
maybe the trade but they say the praise starts at nine.
It really doesn't. It doesn't start till like ten, like
it's like a slow roll. Yeah yeah, so it doesn't
come by you know where we set up, and we
set up in the same spot every year. But to
your point, we wake up we get our entire family together,
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my mom, my sister, my nieces, my brother, I mean
like everybody. So we have a pretty big, you know
group that that we have going down and it's one
of our favorite family traditions. We've been doing it forever.
So our setup is we have one of those benches
that has like six seats attached to it West Springs
from his.
Speaker 4 (01:39):
You know, like a bout.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
Is it like a camping or bench or is it
like the bench that you'd put out to watch your
kids play sports.
Speaker 3 (01:45):
Yes, but there's six seats attached. We've got that. We've
got two of those. We've got heaters, Oh we have no,
we have two of those. Then we have a bench
that we have heaters, we have blankets, like, we have
the whole thing.
Speaker 4 (01:57):
So I get out there early.
Speaker 3 (01:59):
I set everything in our spot because there are other
people that join us from other families, so we always have,
you know, the same group, and then we all go
and have brunch at Hudson Cafe part of the tradition,
and then before the parade starts, we go back to
our spots. We can you know, watch the entirety of
the parade. It never freaking fails. That every year, somebody
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the audacity takes our setup and moves it from the
side of Woodward back up onto the sidewalk. And then
when we get there after a brunch, these people are
sitting along Woodward and our stuff is up on the sidewalk.
I'm like, you don't even understand, you know me, I'll
tell the kids go up and sit along the street
like the adults are fine, But to the kids, I'm like,
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go go sit so you can get the beads and
the candy and take pictures with the you know, the
clowns and whatever.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
I don't anything.
Speaker 3 (02:52):
I think last has probably said something, or we'll try
to move our stuff around. But we have a lot
of stuff, so it's not like I can be like,
get the heck out of here. We're here for I
just wouldn't do that on Thanksgiving.
Speaker 4 (03:02):
But all of that stuff they move it in. Every
year this happens, and I'm like, what the heck?
Speaker 1 (03:08):
All right, so quick, a couple of questions here.
Speaker 3 (03:12):
They know we're coming back, and we're mad when we
come back, and it's like they ignore us and time
we don't exist.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
I've done this multiple times for different things where you
wake up early in the morning, get there before everybody
else and set up your spots only to have people
do it. But you have to be vocal with them
and say I'm sorry even though it is the kettle.
Speaker 3 (03:31):
Or you wouldn't say, have west do it.
Speaker 1 (03:34):
Like we went.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
We stayed at some place I don't even know, like
an all inclusive, and to get pool spots you had
to put towels on chairs and they would basically say
to you, hey, you know, you can save your seats,
but you just got to put a towel on there.
And we would put towels and then we put our
flip flops.
Speaker 4 (03:52):
Yeah, the same thing on vacation.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
How do people How do people not realize that it's
your stuff?
Speaker 3 (03:57):
They can I say, we bring out portable heaters, we
have a whole set up. They don't care and so
and I think also because it's Thanksgiving, I don't feel
like getting into with people of this. I am in
my I give no fs era. At this point in
my left periodmenopaus has really got to me.
Speaker 4 (04:14):
So here's what I did. Here's what I did.
Speaker 3 (04:16):
I printed out fake iHeartMedia credentials that say reserved on them,
and I am taping them all over our chairs, our
heaters are sure am I like that it says reserved
for media and it has our logo all over it.
So I had Crystal from Promotions print out a bunch
of them.
Speaker 4 (04:40):
What was my thing? I just don't have access to
the printer she does.
Speaker 1 (04:43):
She didn't know what she was printing.
Speaker 4 (04:44):
I am hoping that this helps that people won't move
our stuff because they'll think it's more official.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Can I tell you? I think you're that's first off,
that's a very smart thing for you to do, Thank you,
But it also may not be smart enough. What you
should do is you should put the parade company.
Speaker 4 (05:00):
Logo logo and the.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
Parade company or Detroit Police Department.
Speaker 4 (05:07):
I think I think that would be bad. I don't
think you can do that.
Speaker 1 (05:10):
Pose is a cop, you know?
Speaker 4 (05:11):
But I was like, nobody from my heart cures.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
All right.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
So here's my question. I want to ask this question
to the listener. I want to know from you. Are
you the Shannon in this or are you the person
who moves it? Are you the person that gets there early,
goes and sets stuff up, only to have some jack
hole who might be the other person calling up and
you're the person that moves the stuff, because that's pretty
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bold that you have all that stuff.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
You have, all your things, you got your.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
Kids, just a blanket, you got everything you got, you
got twelve twelve seats basically sitting there?
Speaker 1 (05:45):
Whereabouts are you? Because I want to find out.
Speaker 3 (05:47):
I don't want to say, I say, in the same spot,
every same goal. Since my mom was a little girl,
they've sat the family has sat in the same spot
every year.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
Did they have the same things happened to them? Like?
Did that?
Speaker 4 (06:01):
I don't know.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
I don't like people. Are that.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
I think back in the day, people weren't that that
bold people. I think people have always been both. Really,
there's some as out here, but I don't care. I
can't believe people that hold on is it?
Speaker 1 (06:15):
Alana? Yesilana? What's up? Shannon?
Speaker 4 (06:20):
You could pay me one hundred dollars with your sof.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
You know, not bad a filler. You could be like
a seat filler that guys I got you, Alana?
Speaker 1 (06:32):
Are you there?
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Are you the type that gets there early and put
your stuff down? Or are you the person that goes
there and just says, screw these people. I don't care
they got here earlier or not?
Speaker 4 (06:43):
It's such a hard thing.
Speaker 5 (06:45):
I want to say those people honestly, honest yeah, this year,
if I got paid this year, if I come back
and there's people in those seats, I'm going on Facebook Live,
on the Mode Join in the Morning page and calling
them all right out.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
It would be the best ever.
Speaker 4 (07:03):
I am not kidding.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
You would have more people happy about that. Shame them, shame.
I'm going to gino, what's up. It's Mojo in the Morning,
the one that's thinking, shammon, are you really real?
Speaker 6 (07:19):
You just like disposed to all your information?
Speaker 4 (07:23):
So don't you think for sure they're gonna mess with
you now?
Speaker 1 (07:25):
No, No, they're not gonna mess with you.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
Because I just said I'm going to go on Facebook
Live and call them right they will be. They will
be on the Moju in the Morning, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok
and Twitch that morning.
Speaker 2 (07:38):
Follow them their cars like the news reporters do when they,
you know, go hey, I'm Rob Walchak from Fox to
problem solvers.
Speaker 3 (07:47):
Yes, don't, don't. Just like I'm not trying to defend myself.
I mean, I am trying to defend myself, but this
happens to a lot of people that morning, like don't
do that to people.
Speaker 1 (07:56):
Hey, what's up, Dean? How you doing?
Speaker 2 (08:00):
I ever heard of move your feet, lose your seat,
move your Come on, Dean, there.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
Are definitely people out there who's gonna move it around. Now.
Speaker 7 (08:09):
I'm just gonna keep my eyes out for those signs.
Speaker 6 (08:11):
I won't even sit by it so some other four
innocent schmuck can just catch all the heat for it.
Speaker 2 (08:16):
Dean, If you see this happening to Shannon, do you
like her enough to call those people out like, Hey,
that's not your stuff?
Speaker 1 (08:23):
Well I just called the operator. I'm gonna keep my
eyes out for it so I can just do it myself.
And again, what is that saying? Move your feet, lose
your seat.
Speaker 2 (08:33):
Move your feet, lose your seat? Middle right there? What's up, Adam?
How you doing.
Speaker 7 (08:40):
Good?
Speaker 1 (08:42):
What's going on? What do you what do you want
to tell Shannon?
Speaker 4 (08:48):
Or do any of that we.
Speaker 6 (08:50):
Were here for.
Speaker 4 (08:52):
I can have your husband left.
Speaker 6 (08:55):
If not, you know what, in today's world, have to
speak up for yourself or everyone will walk all over.
Speaker 2 (09:03):
I think Shannon's afraid that she'll look like a Karen,
and I don't. I don't think you look like you
don't look like a Karen, if you're standing up for
your rights, right, Yeah, if you're the person that gets
there first squattering on the other people, it is.
Speaker 1 (09:23):
Yeah, that's crazy. Thank you, Adam. What's going on? Mary?
How are you?
Speaker 6 (09:28):
Good morning?
Speaker 1 (09:29):
Good morning? What's going on?
Speaker 6 (09:31):
Everybody? Long time?
Speaker 2 (09:34):
Who?
Speaker 6 (09:41):
So it's been thirty plus years since I've been down
there for the Thanksgiving Day parade with my son's daughter
and nieces. And this year I'm taking my grandchildren and
my great nieces down there.
Speaker 2 (09:54):
That's awesome. And will you do what Shannon d Is
does and get there early and get a spot.
Speaker 6 (10:01):
Well, I already made brands. I already made that went
down there, scope it out. You never believe I'll be
down there at four thirty.
Speaker 1 (10:09):
Oh my god.
Speaker 4 (10:10):
Oh, you don't need to get through that early. I'm
just telling you.
Speaker 6 (10:12):
The streets closed. You guys know the streets closed at
five o'clock.
Speaker 4 (10:16):
Yeah, but it's.
Speaker 1 (10:19):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (10:19):
You don't want to park near the parade anyway, You'll
promise you you'll never get out.
Speaker 1 (10:23):
You'll be stuck there for a while.
Speaker 4 (10:24):
You want to park far and walk in.
Speaker 2 (10:26):
Yeah, but Mary, this is the poor lady that, also,
like Shannon, gets her stuff moved if you get up
and have to go to use like the portajohn's that
are there, and you go in your portage and and
come back and somebody's moved all your.
Speaker 1 (10:38):
Stuff, what do you do?
Speaker 4 (10:39):
You go pee on their blanket?
Speaker 1 (10:41):
You already emptied yourself.
Speaker 4 (10:43):
Always still took some to go take something.
Speaker 6 (10:46):
I'm actually bringing my own porter John, so nobody's taking.
Speaker 1 (10:51):
Nobody. That's great. A commode, I'm sitting on a commode.
Oh my god, the way.
Speaker 4 (10:57):
I don't think something. No, there's always in the tank.
Speaker 1 (11:03):
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, Mary.
Speaker 3 (11:06):
You guys by Mary, enjoy the parade, Laurie, what's up, Laurie?
Speaker 4 (11:12):
Hey, Shannon.
Speaker 7 (11:13):
I hate to tell you this, but you're like one
of those people that stands in line and holds a
whole spot for an entire group of people.
Speaker 4 (11:21):
No, that's a little different.
Speaker 1 (11:22):
Shannon's not doing anything wrong doing what she's doing.
Speaker 4 (11:25):
That's apples and oranges.
Speaker 7 (11:28):
No, not necessarily, because not everybody can get up there and.
Speaker 4 (11:31):
That early, and you're holding Yes, you can. You you
actually can just make set your alarm for an hour earlier.
Speaker 2 (11:38):
My friends, why can they not? I don't understand why
they can't.
Speaker 7 (11:42):
Well, you're holding a giant space taking up room.
Speaker 4 (11:46):
There were a bunch of other people that could because
right now, yes, and we're going to use that room. Yes,
we're going to use that.
Speaker 1 (11:52):
The situation is, Shannon is waking up.
Speaker 7 (11:55):
One of you stay behind, and then somebody goes grabs
breakfast for everybody here back you eat out your spot.
Speaker 4 (12:00):
Then no, because we want to eat as family.
Speaker 2 (12:03):
Laurie, I have to be the family at the chairs. Laurie,
I listen. I'm usually the one antagonizing.
Speaker 1 (12:10):
Shannon. I think that you are being an antagonist today.
Speaker 3 (12:14):
Yeah, have the day you deserve.
Speaker 1 (12:19):
Wait, have the day you deserve. What is that, Shannon?
You too? Love you?
Speaker 3 (12:27):
By the virus, my friends.
Speaker 7 (12:33):
Shannon chanted, shame on you.
Speaker 4 (12:37):
I love a good shame on you. Be better. Better
by the way.
Speaker 1 (12:44):
I hope you don't get the neuro virus at the parade.
Speaker 2 (12:47):
Can you imagine having that Everybody's waiting outside that porta
John wanting to know what's going on in that thing.
Speaker 1 (12:53):
All right, well you take care of yourself.
Speaker 2 (12:55):
Okay, this is, by the way, this is supposed to
be a week we're thankful for.
Speaker 1 (13:00):
There's nothing thankful. Oh my god, I'm thankful for that moment.
That was good lady.
Speaker 2 (13:05):
Any of these other ones good ones people have gotten
in confrontations.
Speaker 7 (13:09):
I have someone on the line right now who says
she works for the parade, but she doesn't want to
go on the air.
Speaker 1 (13:14):
What does she say that she said that she'll help
Shannon out?
Speaker 4 (13:17):
Or no, she wants to know exactly where Shannon's today?
Speaker 1 (13:19):
Wow? Yeah, what's the reasoning?
Speaker 4 (13:21):
Tell me she's online? Three if you want to coerce her.
Speaker 2 (13:23):
Wait wait, hold on, parade lady, Hello, you called us,
I can put you on. What's going on?
Speaker 6 (13:30):
I was trying to help Shannon out. Thanks for that.
Their seats aren't moved.
Speaker 1 (13:34):
Okay, I didn't want to go on air. She can
she talk to you off the air and have you
help her? Yeah? Okay, can we get her some grandstante?
Can we get her off the streets? Hold on?
Speaker 3 (13:49):
Grandstands are a little bit iffy this year.
Speaker 1 (13:51):
You know there's a couple less because of the construction
at a grind circus.
Speaker 3 (13:55):
Yeah, no, I like, all.
Speaker 2 (13:58):
Right, hold on, she's gonna get your phone number. Lydia's
gonna get you phone number, and then Shannon will call
you later after the show. Okay, okay, all right, hold on,
I like Tony's idea.
Speaker 1 (14:07):
Tony, what do you think Shannon should do? Buy some
orange cones and get some yellow caution tab you know that.
Speaker 2 (14:17):
God, could you imagine you have like a bio put
like fake bio hazard