>> FIVE YEARS, GENTLEMEN.
IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS SINCE
MPLS.TV BEGAN.
AND IN THAT TIME, YOU'VE
CREATED A PLATFORM FOR
COLLABORATION AND CREATIVITY
ALL ACROSS MINNEAPOLIS.
AND BEYOND.
YOU'VE HELPED PRODUCE OVER 300
VIDEOS.
HOURS OF FOOTAGE SEEN ALL
ACROSS THE WORLD.
YOU'VE CREATED A ONE-OF-A-KIND
COOKING SHOW WITH A HIP-HOP
SPIN, AN AWARD-WINNING SERIES
OF REAL PEOPLE TELLING TRUE
STORIES ON THE STREETS OF
MINNEAPOLIS.
AND OUT AND ABOUT FASHION
CRITIQUE SERIES WITH A
SHARP-TONGUE HOSTESS AND OVER
60 EPISODES OF LIVE MUSICAL
PERFORMANCES THAT WAS
EVENTUALLY SYNDICATED BY
PITCHFORK TV.
JUST TO NAME A FEW.
>> OH, STOP IT.
>> YOU'RE MAKING ME BLUSH.
>> BUT, HONESTLY, WE COULDN'T
HAVE DONE THIS ALONE.
REAL TALK, HUNDREDS OF
COLLABORATORS HAVE CONTRIBUTED
THEIR TIME, ENERGY AND PASSION
TO MAKE MPLS.TV POSSIBLE.
>> THE DO IT TOGETHER WAY.
>> WELL, GENTLEMEN, YOU'RE
ABOUT TO TASTE THE FRUITS OF
YOUR LABOR.
I'M PREPARED TO OFFER YOU THE
KEY TO TPT STUDIO.
>> NOW, HOLD ON A SECOND
THERE, Mr. PRODUCER.
THOSE 300 VIDEOS YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THOSE
WERE MOSTLY ASSEMBLED ON A
SHOESTRING BUDGET.
>> OR NO STRING BUDGET.
>> AND THIS IS ACTUAL
TELEVISION.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO AGREE TO
ANYTHING UNTIL WE SEE SOME
FIGURES.
>> ACTUALLY, KEVIN, THIS IS
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
AND OUR MOST RECENT MEMBER
DRIVE REALLY PAID OFF.
I'M PREPARED TO OFFER YOU A
FIGURE THAT I THINK MIGHT
CHANGE YOUR MIND.
>> YEAH.
WE'RE RICH!
WE'RE RICH!
>> IN YOUR FACE, PRODUCERS.
IN YOUR FACE.
>> KEVIN -- BACK UP WITH THE
RESURRECTION, MPLS.TV, HERE WE
GO.
GOT THE KEYS TO THE STUDIO
WE'LL MAKE SOMETHING OF IT
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME WE'LL
BE MAKING WITH A BUDGET
CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S TRUE NOT
IN OUR WILDEST WOULD WE BRING
OUR FAVORITE STORY TO YOUR TV
SCREEN
SHREDDED IN ALLEGORY
MINNEAPOLIS ROADS GOT THEIR
OWN STREET STORY
A CHEF NAMED EUNICE WITH
RECIPES TO MAKE PLUS A D.J.
FASHION US AT THAT WITH A
PENSION FOR SWEARING
SHE'S GOT ONE QUESTION WHAT
THE BLEEP ARE YOU WEARING
TURNED A SEE OF LAKES INTO
A -- CITY OF LAKES INTO A CITY
OF MUSIC
FIVE YEARS OUT FEELING OLDER
AND WISER BUT NEVER WILL WE BE
THE MONEY-HUNGRY GEYSER
BLOWS OUR MIND SOMETIMES
TOO HARD TO GRAPPLE
ON THE SAME NETWORK THAT HAD
NEWTON APPLE
TPT HAS BESTOWED IN US THE
TRUST
NOW YOUR REMOTE CONTROL WILL
BELONG TO US
WANTED TO HAVE AN EMMY SO WE
BOUGHT OURSELVES A EMMY
TO QUOTE A MINNESOTAN, THE
AWARD WAS SPENDY
I IRON OUR BILLS SO THEY
DIDN'T GET BENDY
THIS IS TV TAKEOVER THAT'S
THE MAIN THING
BUT FIRST I WANT TO
EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF PAINTING
DIDN'T LIKE IT, SO HE GAVE
IT A TOSS
CHALKED IT UP AS A LOSS
WE'RE ALSO ASKED WHAT IS
MPLS.TV, IT'S MINNEAPOLIS
TELEVISION, CITY
GOT LOVE FOR St. PAUL
DON'T THINK WE'RE A HATER
JUST WANT TO KNOW, OH, WON'T
YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR
HUSTLEIN' DOWN THE HALLWAY
IN I MAD DASH
PUBLIC-FUNDED CASH
GOING UP THE STAIRCASE AND I
SAY HEY
HEY
WHAT A WONDERFUL KIND OF DAY
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ADJUST
YOUR SET
JUST SIT BACK, RELAX, IT'S
AS GOOD AS IT GETS
GOT A HUGE BUDGET AND AN
UNENDING LEDGER
ENOUGH TO BOOST TPT'S WATER
PRESSURE
JOB THIS FAR IT'S A MEANS TO
AN END
GOT BY WITH A LOT OF HELP
FROM OUR FRIENDS
GOT ON PBS, DON'T THINK
NOTHING OF US
DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO STICK
OUR HAND UP A MUPPET
SECRET YEN OUT LOUD FROM THE
TOP OF THE BALCONY
TV TAKEOVER IS GOING TO MAKE
IT RAIN
AND IF YOU CHANGE THE
CHANNEL, YOU MUST BE INSANE
>> I THINK THESE TWO MIGHT BE
INSANE.
I WANT YOU TO KEEP AN EYE ON
THEM.
>> THAT WILL BE EASY ENOUGH.
I HAVE TWO EYES.
YEAH.
>> THAT'S FINE.
GOOD.
CHEERS
Cheers and applause
>> ADIA: HEY, TWIN CITIES!
WELCOME TO ANOTHER EPISODE OF
TV TAKEOVER!
HOW IS EVERYONE DOING TONIGHT?
CHEERS
>> SOUNDS LOVELY.
I'M ADIA MORRIS AND I'M JOINED
LIVE IN THE STUDIO BY ALL OF
THESE FOLKS TO PARTICIPATE IN
A CRAZY NEW KIND OF PUBLIC
TELEVISION EXPERIENCE CALLED
TV TAKEOVER!
WE'VE ASKED FIVE OF THE TWIN
CITIES MOST DARING AND
INVENTIVE CREATIVE FOLKS TO
TAKE OVER OUR AIR, AND FOR THE
NEXT HOUR, ONE OF THEM IS
ABOUT TO DO JUST THAT.
TV TAKEOVER IS SORT OF LIKE
A TV PARTY.
IT'S A FIVE-PART BROADCAST
EVENT THAT YOU CAN ATTEND IN
PERSON, STREAM ONLINE AT
TVTAKEOVER.NET, OR WATCH ON
TV.
TODAY'S PARTNER IS MPLS.TV!
CHEERS!
Cheers and applause
WE'RE GOING TO BE WATCHING A
BUNCH OF THE VIDEOS MPLS.TV
HAS CREATED OVER THE PAST FIVE
YEARS AND SOME NEW ONES, TOO.
WE ALSO HAVE D.J. FOOLPROOF
HANGING OUT WITH US TONIGHT
SPINNING ALL THE MUSIC YOU'LL
HEAR WHEN WE'RE IN THE STUDIO.
Applause
BE SURE TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH
US ON TWITTER USING THE
HASHTAG TVTAKEOVER, AND YOU
COULD SEE YOUR TWEETS POPPING
UP ON-SCREEN THROUGHOUT THE
BROADCAST!
SO, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, THE
CO-FOUNDERS OF MPLS.TV: KEVIN
AND CLOUD!
Cheers and applause
>> YEAH!
MAKIN' IT RAIN.
OH, WOW.
HI, GUYS.
DO I GET TO KEEP THESE?
>> YEAH, IT'S JUST A 1, YOU
CAN KEEP THAT.
THAT'S FINE.
>> OKAY.
WELL, SO, YEAH, PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.
>> I'M KEVIN ALBERTSON.
>> I'M CHRIS CLOUD.
>> WELCOME.
GO AHEAD.
>> WE ARE THE CO-FOUNDERS OF
MPLS.TV, WHICH STANDS FOR
MINNEAPOLIS TELEVISION, IF YOU
HAVEN'T FIGURED THAT OUT.
>> Adia: I WAS GOING TO MAKE
UP AN ACRONYM.
SO, WHY DID YOU GUYS CREATE
THIS?
I MEAN, WHY MINNEAPOLIS
TELEVISION?
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
>> WE WERE LOOKING FOR AN
OUTLET FOR OUR CREATIVITY AND
WE REALIZED THAT THE CITY OF
MINNEAPOLIS DIDN'T HAVE A
PLATFORM FOR IDEAS THAT WERE
KIND OF WACKY AND GOOFY,
PEOPLE NEEDED A PLACE TO PUT
THEIR STUFF, AND WE DECIDED TO
MAKE IT.
>> Adia: YEAH, YEAH, LIKE
THAT.
>> ALSO HAPPENED BECAUSE I GOT
FIRED FROM MY JOB.
SO I FIGURED, OH, LET'S START
A TV PROJECT, WHY NOT.
>> THE DAY HE GOT FIRED, YEAH,
LET'S START A TV SHOW.
>> AND WE DID.
>> JUNE 9th, 2009.
>> FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY THIS
WEEK, ACTUALLY.
>> Adia: FIVE YEARS THIS
WEEK.
>> THANK YOU.
CHEERS
>> Adia: UNEMPLOYMENT,
ALWAYS GOOD FOR CREATIVE
IDEAS.
>> TRUE.
>> Adia: SO WHAT'S IT LIKE
TO COLLABORATE WITH SO MANY
DIFFERENT PEOPLE?
>> A LITTLE HOT IN HERE.
IS IT HOT IN HERE?
IS IT ME?
>> I THINK IT'S YOU, DUDE.
>> IT'S WONDERFUL.
WE'VE WORKED WITH SO MANY
PEOPLE, PROBABLY OVER 150, 200
PEOPLE OVER THE COURSE OF THE
FIVE YEARS, AT LEAST.
>> OH, YEAH.
>> AND IT'S JUST GREAT TO
COME -- PEOPLE COME TO US WITH
IDEAS, BE ABLE TO TRANS THEM
INTO VIDEO -- TRANSFORM THEM
INTO VIDEO CONTENT.
IT'S A GREAT THING.
>> KIND OF CONNECT IDEAS AND
PEOPLE, SEE THINGS COME TO
LIFE, GIVE PEOPLE A CREATIVE
VOICE THAT THEY MIGHT NOT FIND
ELSEWHERE.
>> Adia: IN THREE WORDS,
WHAT'S THE THING YOU'RE MOST
PROUD OF?
>> OH, WOW.
THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
>> THAT IS A REALLY GOOD
QUESTION.
>> I'M REALLY PROUD OF A GUY
NAMED DAN, HE CAN'T BE HERE
TONIGHT BECAUSE HE'S OUT THERE
KILLIN' IT IN THE WORLD.
>> SURE.
>> AND HE STARTED WORKING
CLOUD RATING AND NOW HE'S A
VIDEO DIRECTOR ALL OVER THE
WORLD.
>> PRODUCER OF CITY OF MUSIC.
>> Adia: SHOUT-OUT TO DAN.
>> YOU'RE IN THE WORLD
SOMEWHERE, I THINK YOU'RE IN
WISCONSIN.
Laughter
HE'S AT JUSTIN VERNON'S CABIN,
THOUGH.
>> Adia: JUSTIN VETERANON'S
CABIN -- VERNON'S CABIN.
>> ADIA: LET'S TAKE A LOOK
RIGHT NOW AT TWO VIDEOS FROM
MPLS.TV.
THE FIRST IS FROM THE SERIES
STREET STORIES WHERE
EVERYDAY PEOPLE FROM
MINNEAPOLIS SHARE THEIR
INTERESTING AND UNEXPECTED
STORIES ON LOCATION.
THEN, WE'LL LEARN A LITTLE
SOMETHING ABOUT OUR FAIR CITY
WITH A VIDEO FROM THE SERIES
PERFECTLY GOOD FACTS WHICH
FEATURES THE WALKER ART
CENTER'S SCULPTURE GARDEN.
>> I'M JESSICA.
>> AND I'M MEGAN.
>> AND THIS IS OUR STREET
STORY.
>> MEGAN AND I HAVE BEEN BEST
FRIENDS SINCE WE WERE 5 YEARS
OLD.
WE MET IN KINDERGARTEN.
WENT TO GRADE SCHOOL, HIGH
SCHOOL, COLLEGE.
TOGETHER.
>> YEAH, WE WERE HAVING A
SLEEPOVER AT MY PARENTS', YOU
KNOW, 15 YEARS OLD, AND WE
WERE UPSET WITH -- WE WERE
OBSESSED WITH SERIAL KILLERS.
>> WE WERE A LITTLE MORBID.
>> WE WOULD READ THE BOOKS,
WATCH THE MOVIES, STAY UP ALL
NIGHT.
>> EVER LITTLE NOISE, EVER
CREEK, WE'D BE LIKE, WHAT IS
THAT?
>> ESPECIALLY AT MEGAN'S
PARENTS' HOUSE, IT'S ALL
WINDOWS IN THE FRONT.
>> ON THE THIRD FLOOR.
WE WENT TO BED PROBABLY AROUND
MIDNIGHT OR SOMETHING.
AND AROUND, WHAT WAS IT, LIKE,
2:00, I WAKE UP TO THE SOUND
OF MY MOM JUST, LIKE, THIS
BLOOD-CURDLING SCREAM.
OH, GOD, NO!
AND I'M JUST LIKE, WHAT?
AND MY MOM'S ALREADY KIND OF
LIKE A SHRILL KIND OF --
SO IT JUST -- IT SOUNDED
TERRIFYING.
>> SO I WAKE UP TO THIS.
>> YEAH.
>> RIGHT ABOUT 2:00 IN THE
MORNING.
>> I MEAN, I'M FREAKED OUT
ALREADY, JUST, YOU KNOW, GIVEN
OUR READING HABITS AND TWO
SECONDS LATER, WE HEAR MY
LITTLE BROTHER SCREAM.
AND THE FIRST THOUGHT THAT
POPPED INTO MY HEAD IS, YOU
KNOW, HANNIBAL ELECTOR.
>> MEGAN IS, WHAT SHOULD WE
DO?
THERE'S OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING
REALLY HORRIBLE IS GOING ON IN
THE HOUSE.
>> I AM JUST PARALYZED, LIKE,
TOTALLY FROZEN RIGHT NOW.
>> EVERY STORY WE'VE EVER READ
IS RUNNING THROUGH MY MIND
OVER, YOU KNOW --
>> WE KIND OF ROSE TO THE
OCCASION, DON'T WORRY, MEGAN.
>> I'LL PEEK OUT THE DOOR.
>> YES.
>> THIS MAN RUNS BY WITH A
LONG SHOTGUN, LIKE, TWO FEET
AWAY FROM OUR DOOR.
>> MY HEART DROPPED.
>> JUST THOSE WORDS, SHE SAID,
THERE'S A MAN WITH A SHOTGUN,
ALL OF MY WORST FEARS ARE
COMING.
>> WE'RE GOING TO BE IN A BOOK
ONE DAY.
>> YEAH, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I
THOUGHT.
YEAH.
I CALLED 9-1-1, AND I GOT THE
OPERATOR AND I THINK THE FIRST
THING I SAID WAS, I'M NOT SURE
IF I SHOULD BE CALLING, BUT I
THINK SOMEONE'S MURDERING MY
FAMILY.
SHE TOLD ME, JUST REMAIN CALM
AND SHE WOULD STAY ON THE LINE
WITH ME UNTIL THE POLICE GOT
THERE.
SHE SAID NOT TO BE WORRIED, IF
I CITY FIGURES OUTSIDE THE
WINDOW, BECAUSE THAT WAS JUST
THE POLICE SURROUNDING THE
HOUSE.
FOR REAL?
>> YEAH.
>> THE POLICE CAME WITHIN --
UNDER A MINUTE, I THINK.
>> YEAH.
>> IT WAS FAST.
>> AS SOON AS SHE, YOU KNOW,
WAS TALKING TO THE LADY ON THE
PHONE, ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU
HEAR THE BUSHES RUSTLING GOING
AROUND HER HOUSE.
>> IT WAS JUST LIKE THE
S.W.A.T. TEAM WAS THERE.
>> THE OPERATOR SAID THAT THE
COP WOULD BE RINGING THE
DOORBELL.
>> THE DOORBELL RINGS, AND WE
HEAR SOMEBODY ANSWER IT.
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR MY
DAD'S VOICE, AND HE GOES, ARE
YOU HERE FOR THE BAT?
>> I THINK THERE WAS A BAT IN
MY MOM'S -- IN --
>> SHE WOKE UP TO A BAT FLYING
AROUND HER ROOM.
>> I THINK SHE ACTUALLY SAID
THE BAT GOT IN HER HAIR.
THEY'RE ALL JUST IN A FRENZY
TRYING TO KILL THIS BAT.
>> AT ONE POINT, THE BAT GOT
OUT INTO THE LIVING ROOM AREA
WHERE MY DAD --
>> HER DAD CHASED IT DOWN WITH
A LONG BROOM.
>> YEAH.
>> I FELT RELIEVED.
>> I FELT GUILTY BECAUSE I
THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO GET
IN TROUBLE.
>> I REMEMBER TELLING THE
OPERATOR THAT IT WAS A BAT.
SHE'S LIKE, OH, GOOD.
>> THEN THE COPS, ACTUALLY,
WHEN THEY CAME, HELPED KILL
THE BAT.
>> THEY KILLED IT?
>> REMOVED IT, I THINK.
>> THEY NEVER INTERVIEWED US
OR ANYTHING.
YOU KNOW, TOOK A STATEMENT.
>> AND TO THIS DAY, GERALD
STILL THINKS THAT --
>> YOU CAN CALL THE COPS ON A
BAT AND THEY'LL COME.
>> STREET STORIES, HUH?
WELL, THAT WASN'T
DISAPPOINTING.
>> NOW, AS YOU'RE PROBABLY
ALREADY AWARE, A FULL 2/3 OF
THE NATION'S CHERRIES ARE
PRODUCED RIGHT HERE IN
MINNEAPOLIS PROPER.
AND AS YOU PROBABLY ALSO KNOW,
THE STATUE BEHIND ME, ENTITLED
THE SODA JERK VIRGINITY
COMMEMORATES THAT FACT, BUT
HAVE YOU EVER STOPPED TO
WONDER WHERE DID IT COME FROM
AND WHAT -- BLEEP -- IS IT
FOR?
MINNEAPOLIS, St. PAUL
WHERE BLEEP DOES IT COME
FROM
WHAT THE BLEEP ARE THEY
FOR
MINNEAPOLIS AND St. PAUL,
WE KNOW WHAT YOU THINK BUT
WE'D LOVE TO KNOW MORE
>> IN THE 1980s, THIS NATION
FACED A CRISIS.
AMERICA'S STRATEGIC ART
RESERVES ONCE THE ENVY OF THE
WORLD HAD BEEN DEPLETED TO
HISTORIC LOWS.
IN POINT OF FACT, ONLY A
HANDFUL OF PAINTINGS REMAINED.
IT WAS THEN THAT A ASTROLOGIER
NANCY REAGAN STEPPED IN WITH
FIND THE ART CAMPAIGN,
EMPLOYING THOUSANDS OF
INNER-CITY YOUTH TO TAKE TO
THE STREET IN SEARCH OF ART
MUSEUMS AND FIND THEM THEY
DID.
THE FIRST EVIDENCE OF THE
WALKER SCULPTURE GARDEN WAS
SPOTTED IN 1987 AND EXCAVATION
FOLLOWED THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
WASTE IT TO BE CLEARED AWAY TO
DISPLAY THE RICH ART DEPOSITS.
OVER 40 PIECES OF BLEEP ,
OF COURSE, SEVERAL HAVE BEEN
ADDED TO THE COLLECTION BY
SKILLED ARTISTS OVER THE
YEARS, BUT THE VAST MAJORITY
ARE THE RESULT OF NATURALLY
OCCURRING PHENOMONA.
SHAPED OVER EONS BY EXTREMES
OF HOT AND COLD, ERODED BY
WIND AND RAIN TO RESEMBLE
RABBITS, TRENCH COATS,
ARBORETUM.
BUT THE SCULPTURE GARDEN IS
NOT WITHOUT ITS DETRACTORS AND
SOME WOULD PREFER TO SEE IT
BULLDOZED FOR CHRISTIAN
READING ROOMS AND OUTLET
MALLS.
>> SCULPTURE IS NOT BAD.
SCULPTURE IS PLEASING FOR
CHILDREN.
>> AND, SO, THE CONTROVERSY
WAGES ON.
IS THE SCULPTURE GARDEN A
BEACON OF CULTURE OR IS IT A
CESSPOOL SEEKING RELEVANCE IN
A POST POST MODERN?
ONE WONDERS WHAT ART COLLECTOR
AND TEXAS RANGER T.B. WALKER
WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF ALL OF
THIS.
WHO DOESN'T WANT?
>> IF YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW MORE
ABOUT THE SCULPTURE GARDEN,
ASK YOUR MOM OR MAKE UP YOUR
OWN DUMB -- BLEEP -- LIKE
WE DID.
Cheers and applause
>> Adia: WE HAVE ANOTHER
VIDEO FOR YOU.
THIS ONE FEATURES RAPPER PAUL
PAULS.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE THAT
SAME ONE SAME
LIKE THAT
THAT ONE POINT
BUT I TOLD YOU
ON A BIG SHIP
WHAT'S WUR YOUR WHITE ASS
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT ASK
MY FRIENDS SAY
I'M NOT A FLUENT SPEAKER
LIKE MY FRIENDS SAY
HE'S TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
LANGUAGE
PAYDAY
HELP THEM VACATE
GOOD TIME WITH MY GANG GANG
WELCOME HIM TO WANT TO GANG
BANG
I WASN'T TRYING TO DISGUISE
MY IMAGE
ANISHINABE
BECAUSE I GOT PEOPLE HITTIN'
ME UP SAYING THEY WANT TO KNOW
IT
WHEN I SAT DOWN AND WROTE IT
ASPECTS OF MY LIFE THAT WERE
HOPELESS
THE LANGUAGE WAS SPOKEN
BUT IT WAS WRITTEN IN
ENGLISH
TRANSLATED AND HAD TO SPEAK
THE TRUTH READ IT
SHE MADE SOME CORRECTIONS
AND I MADE THE CONNECTION
IT WAS A BLESSING
IT WAS MEANT TO BE
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN
IT WAS MEANT TO BE
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN
IT WAS MEANT TO BE
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN
IT WAS MEANT TO BE
I MET HER IN ELEMENTARY
WOULDN'T SEE HER AGAIN TO MY
HIGH SCHOOL, FRESHMAN YEAR
SHE DISAPPEARED AGAIN UNTIL
MY JUNIOR YEAR IN COLLEGE
UNTIL MY SENIOR YEAR THEN I
DROPPED
I COULDN'T FORCE HER TO BE
MY PASSION
THAT'S WHEN I ACCEPTED THE
TRUTH AND KEPT ON RAPPIN'
SHE TREAT ME BETTER
BUT THAT WAS TO BE EXPECTED,
ACCORDING TO MY MENTOR
THE LANGUAGE WILL DO FOR YOU
NOT IN THEM EXACT WORDS BUT
YOU STILL GET THE CLUE
I'M FROM THE BRICKS, SHE'S
FROM THE STICKS
SHE'S NOT ONE AND TWO
I GUESS I WOULD YOU FOOLED
APRIL'S FOOLS
IT WASN'T MY INTENTION
YOU ALL JUST BLEW IT UP AND
TOOK THINGS OUT OF PERSPECTIVE
>> I'M JOINED NOW IN THE
STUDIO BY JENNIFER MENKEN FROM
THE BELL MUSEUM OF NATURAL
HISTORY AND SHE'S ABOUT TO
INTRODUCE TO US A SPECIAL
FRIEND.
KEVIN, I HAVE ONE QUESTION.
WHY IS THERE A SNAKE ON THE
SHOW TODAY?
>> WHAT'S A TALK SHOW WITHOUT
AN ANIMAL DEMO, I MEAN, COME
ON.
>> EVERY TALK SHOW NEEDS ITS
JACK HANNAH.
>> I AM NO JIMMY FALLON.
SO LET'S GET STARTED.
WHAT KIND OF SNAKE IS THIS?
>> THIS IS A BULL SNAKE.
THIS IS THE LARGEST SNAKE WE
GET IN THE WILD IN MINNESOTA.
THEY CAN GET TO BE EIGHT FEET
LONG.
THIS IS ONLY ABOUT FIVE.
GOT A LITTLE WAYS TO GO.
>> HOW OLD IS THIS SNAKE?
>> IT'S BEEN AT THE MUSEUM FOR
ABOUT 13 YEARS.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
HOW LONG DO THEY NORMALLY
LIVE?
>> THEY CAN LIVE 20, 25 YEARS.
THEY CAN LIVE LONGER THAN
THAT.
>> THAT'S VERY COOL.
YOU GUYS, HOW DO YOU FEEL
ABOUT SNAKES?
>> I FEEL FINE ABOUT SNAKES.
IT'S A BULL SNAKE?
>> I'M ACTUALLY A TAURUS, SO
WE HAVE KINSHIP WITH THAT
FELLOW.
>> Adia: GOOD.
WELL, SO WHAT KIND OF THINGS
DOES THIS SNAKE EAT?
IT'S NOT PEOPLE, I'M ASSUMING.
>> NO, NO.
THIS IS DEFINITELY A RODENT
EATER.
IT LIKES TO EAT GOPHERS AND
MICE AND SMALL RABBITS.
REALLY REALLY TINY CHILDREN.
NO, NOT.
>> WHAT ABOUT TACOS?
>> TACOS?
>> MAYBE TACO TUESDAY, YOU
KNOW.
>> HAS IT EVER BEEN ON A
PLANE?
>> HAS IT EVER BEEN ON A
PLANE?
THIS SNAKE HAS NOT BEEN ON A
PLANE.
IT'S BEEN A BOAT, IT'S BEEN ON
A RIVERBOAT BUT NOT A PLANE.
>> Adia: I WONDER, HOW MANY
PEOPLE COME IN AND SEE THE
SNAKE AND THEY'RE, LIKE, I
WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS,
DO THEY FREAK OUT?
>> WE DO PRETTY WELL.
WE TRY REALLY HARD TO CONVINCE
PEOPLE THAT THE SNAKES ARE
DECENT ANIMALS.
AND THEY'RE IMPORTANT.
WE DO OCCASIONALLY HAVE PEOPLE
WHO FREAK OUT AND BACK AWAY
SLOWLY FROM THE TOUCH AND SEE
ROOM AT THE MUSEUM.
>> Adia: WHAT'S THE SNAKE'S
NAME?
>> WE DON'T NAME OUR SNAKES.
>> Adia: YOU DON'T?
>> BUT YOU CAN CALL IT
WHATEVER YOU WANT.
BUT WE CALL IT A BULL SNAKE.
>> Adia: AND WHEN CAN PEOPLE
SEE THIS PARTICULAR SNAKE?
>> THIS SNAKE LIVES IN THE
TOUCH AND SEE ROOM AT THE BELL
MUSEUM, ANY TIME THE BELL
MUSEUM IS OPEN, YOU'RE WELCOME
TO COME AND VISIT.
>> Adia: ANOTHER POPULAR
MPLS.TV SERIES IS SHAKE AND
BAKE.
COMBINES THE EXQUISTIE COOKING
STYLE OF EUNICE PITTS AND
BEATS PLAYED BY LOCAL D.J.S.
THEN WE'LL DEBUT AN
ON-LOCATION SKETCH-COMEDY
SERIES FEATURING LEGENDARY
MINNEAPOLIS COMEDIC DUO
FERRARI MCSPEEDY CRUISING
EAT STREET.
LISTEN UP, Y'ALL
'CUZ THIS IT
THE BEAT THAT I'M BANGIN' IS
>> SHAKE AND BAKE.
>> HI, WELCOME, EVERYONE, TO
TODAY'S EPISODE OF SHAKE AND
BAKE.
WE'RE DEMONSTRATING BARBECUE
PULLED PORK.
AND THIS IS ANDY, ALSO KNOWN
AS ASTRONAUTILUS AND PLAIN OLD
JOE AND JIMMY TWO TIMES OF GET
PRICEY.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE TODAY IS A
PORK SHOULDER.
YEAH.
THERE YOU GO.
PREHEAT YOUR OVEN TO 300.
AND THEN WE'LL START WITH THE
RUB.
YOU WANT TO MAKE THE RUB,
ANDY?
>> YEAH, LET'S MAKE A RUB.
>> SO, WHEN YOU PREHEAT THE
OVEN, START YOUR PAN, LET'S DO
MEDIUM HIGH HEAT.
YOU WANT THAT REALLY NICE AND
WARM.
FOR THE RUB, WE ARE GOING TO
START WITH A QUARTER TEASPOON
OF GROUND CORIANDER.
AND CART MINUTE POWDER.
AND HALF A TEASPOON OF CHILI
POWDER OR AND CUMIN.
TWO TEASPOONS OF SALT.
CAR DID HE MONDAY.
CARDEMON.
START ADDING IT ON THERE.
I'M SURE YOU HAVE EVERYTHING
COVERED.
DO YOU WANT TO DEMONSTRATE?
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
OKAY.
AND RUB YOU RIGHT WAY
STROKE
I FOUND A TENDERNESS
AND I
>> NEXT WE'RE GOING TO TEST
OUR PAN AND SEE IF IT'S
SUFFICIENTRY HOT.
ALL RIGHT.
SO THE BACON FAT THAT'S USED,
I DON'T KNOW, A TABLESPOON OR
SO.
AND THEN YOU WANT TO BROWN THE
MEAT.
HERE WE GO.
I THINK PROBABLY ABOUT SIX TO
EIGHT MINUTES ON EACH SIDE.
FLIP IT, FLIP, FLIPPIN' THE
SCRIPT
PAGE ONE, YOU GOT THE REAL
McCOYS IN THE HOUSE
>> AFTER IT'S BROWNED ON ALL
FOUR SIDES, YOU'VE FLIPPED IT
FOUR SIDE, THEN YOU CAN TURN
OFF THE HEAT, PUT THE LID ON
AND BAKE AT 300 FOR ABOUT
THREE HOURS.
THERE IT IS
>> FOR THE PULLED PORK
SANDWICHES, YOU WILL
DEFINITELY WANT COLESLAW.
SHRED YOUR CABBAGE.
AND THEN YOU WILL NEED TWO
SHREDDED CARROTS FOR THE
RECIPE.
LET'S SEE.
TWO TABLESPOONS OF SOUR CREAM.
THREE-FOURTHS OF A COUPLE OF
MAYONNAISE.
TWO TABLESPOONS OF GRATED
ONION, TWO TEASPOONS OF CELERY
SALT.
ONE TABLESPOON OF MUSTARD.
TWO TABLESPOONS OF SUGAR.
AND THEN START MIXING.
BUT I THINK I'M GOING TO USE
MY MIXER.
>> CAN'T HAVE COLESLAW WITHOUT
VINEGAR.
THAT'S DONE MIXING.
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
THEN JUST PUT IT IN A PRETTY
BOWL.
AND PUT IT ON TOP OF THE
PULLED PORK SANDWICHES.
IT WILL BE DELICIOUS.
OKAY ARKANSAS THAT'S BEEN
IN -- AFTER THAT'S BEEN IN
THERE FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS,
WE'LL PULL THE PULLED PORK OUT
OF THE OVEN.
ALL RIGHT.
OH, THIS WILL FALL APART JUST
LIKE THAT.
GOING TO TRY A LITTLE TASTE.
>> I ALREADY DONE DID THAT
WHEN YOU WEREN'T LOOKIN'.
>> THANKS FOR WATCHING TODAY'S
EPISODE OF SHAKE AND BAKE.
SHAKE AND BAKE WAS CREATED
WITH LOCAL SUPPORT FROM E.M.I.
>> MORE?
>> PERFECT.
JUST LIKE THAT.
>> THERE YOU HAVE IT.
THAT'S A BARBECUE PULLED PORK
SANDWICH.
THANKS, ANDY.
THANK YOU, BILL, THANK YOU,
JIMMY TWO TIME.
HOPE YOU ENJOYED TODAY'S
EPISODE.
>> I WILL.
>> UMM, PULLED PORK, GETTING
PIGGY WITH IT.
>> LOTS OF PEOPLE SEEM TO
THINK MINNEAPOLIS IS LOW IN
CRIME.
YEAH, BUT WE JUST GOT A REPORT
THAT SOMEBODY LOST THEIR PURSE
AROUND HERE.
>> NOT STOLEN, MIND YOU,
FORGOT IT OUTSIDE.
>> THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE
SAFEST NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE
CITY.
>> THAT DOESN'T MAKE WHAT WE
DO ANY LESS IMPORTANT.
>> NOT BY A LONG SHOT.
ON EACH STREET
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
TWO FAKE COPS
EAT STREET BEAT
>> ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER FINE
ME.
>> HEY, HEY.
HEY, BUDDY, YOU SEE ANY CRIME
TODAY?
>> NO.
>> OKAY.
HEY, KEEP YOUR NOSE CLEAN.
IF YOU HAVE A HELMET, WEAR IT.
>> WHAT IS THAT?
>> SANDWICH STREET
PORK BON MEAT
EAT STREET BEAT
>> HEY.
YOU SEE ANY CRIME TODAY?
>> SEE A PROFESSIONAL.
>> EYES ON THE PRIZE.
TWO TACOS
WITH TWO BROS
EAT STREET BEAT
>> WE GOT A LOT TO GET THROUGH
TODAY.
>> LET'S DO THIS.
ON EAT STREET
DONUTS GONE
EAT STREET BEAT
>> IT'S NOT FOOD.
>> DON'T TELL US WHAT TO DO.
>> YEAH.
WE'RE BOTH THE BAD COP.
THAT'S NOT FOOD
WHAT'S WRONG, DUDE
>> HEY, LOOK.
>> FORGET IT.
IT'S MINNEAPOLIS.
EAT STREET BEAT
BELCHES
>> REMIND ME NOT TO LOSE MY
WALLET ON EAT STREET.
>> Adia: ALL RIGHT.
LET'S KEEP THAT APPLAUSE GOING
FOR COMEDIAN ELIZABETH ESS!
APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE.
Applause
>> HELLO, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M SO EXCITED.
A FRIEND OF MINE MESSAGED ME
ON Facebook TODAY.
HE SAID, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER
NIGHT AT THAT PARTY WHEN WE
WERE SITTING ON THE COUCH
TOGETHER, I THOUGHT ABOUT
KISSING YOU.
I DIDN'T.
IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.
I JUST THOUGHT YOU SHOULD
KNOW.
THAT'S KIND OF A COMPLIMENT.
HE'S SAYING THAT I, ELIZABETH,
AM RESISTIBLE.
Laughter
I'M RESISTIBLE.
I WAS RESISTED.
AND IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.
Laughter
IT NEVER IS.
I WENT TO A PSYCHIC RECENTLY
BECAUSE I WANT TO GET MY LIFE
TOGETHER.
Laughter
SHE READ MY TARRO.
SHE TOLD ME THREE THINGS,
FIRST, I SHOULD KEEP DOING
COMEDY, SECOND, MY NEXT
BOYFRIEND'S GOING TO BE A
GIVER.
AND, THIRD, I SHOULD JUST
IGNORE THAT DEATH CARD, IT
PROBABLY MEANS NOTHING.
Laughter
SHE'S A BETTER PSYCHIC THAN
SHE REALIZES.
I DO LIVE IN NORTH
MINNEAPOLIS.
Laughter
IT'S A LOT OF FUN.
I LOVE WHERE I LIVE.
I HAVE A GOOD ROOMMATE.
SHE'S A HITSTER.
I'M NOT, THOUGH, I JUST HAVE
ASTIGMATISM AND BAD TASTE IN
EVERYTHING.
Laughter
THERE'S BARELY A DIFFERENCE.
FOR INSTANCE, SHE DECORATES
WITH A LOT OF VINTAGE STUFF.
AND IT'S NOT GOOD STUFF LIKE
IF YOU TOOK IT ON ANTIQUE ROAD
SHOW THEY WOULD SAY, WELL, AT
LEAST YOU LIKE IT.
Laughter
I DON'T REALLY DECORATE AT
ALL.
ALL I HAVE IN MY ROOM IS AN
AIR MATTRESS AND A DRUM SET.
I LIKE IT AND GUYS LIKE IT,
TOO, BECAUSE THE DRUM SET SAYS
THAT I ROCK AND THE AIR AIR
MATTRESS SAYS THAT I WILL
SETTLE FOR LESS.
Laughter
THAT IS A TRUE STORY.
MY MOM HATES THAT JOKE.
SHE'S, LIKE, TELL THEM YOU
HAVE A BED.
I DO.
IT'S ON LAYAWAY.
AND SEVEN MONTHS AT BAD -- IN
SEVEN MONTHS, THAT BAD BOY'S
MINE.
CAN'T WAIT TO GET IT AND DIE
ALONE IN IT.
I WON'T DIE ALONE.
IT'S FINE.
I DO ONLINE DATING.
IT IS NOT GOING WELL.
I'VE HEARD THAT IF YOU POST --
YOU HAVE BETTER CHANCES IF YOU
POST A FULL-BODY PHOTO OF
YOURSELF.
AND I WANT BETTER CHANCES BUT,
AT THE SAME TIME, IF A GUY
THINKS I'M FAT, I KIND OF WANT
HIM TO WASTE A TRIP TO FIND
OUT.
NO, PUT ON YOUR PANTS, GET IN
YOUR CAR, MEET ME AT THE
APPLEBEE'S WHERE I WILL BE
ANYWAY.
I'LL TALK ABOUT NICKIE MINUTE
ACKNOWLEDGE FOR 20 MINUTES
BECAUSE I HAVE A GREAT
PERSONALITY.
YEAH, I SHOULD GET SERIOUS
ABOUT DATING BECAUSE I HEARD
THE STATISTIC THAT OVER THE
COURSE OF A LIFETIME, IT COSTS
A MILLION DOLLARS MORE TO BE A
SINGLE WOMAN.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW CATS ATE
THAT MUCH.
Laughter
Applause
LIKE MAYBE IF YOU HAVE 12 OF
THEM.
WHICH, YOU KNOW, GOD WILLING.
Laughter
IT'S HARD FOR ME TO GET BACK
INTO DATING, THOUGH, BECAUSE I
SPENT A YEAR CELIBATE.
THANK YOU FOR THE MOMENT OF
SILENCE.
Laughter
I LOVE RESPECT.
THIS IS GOOD.
AND I WASN'T DOING IT FOR
RELIGIOUS REASONS.
I'M AN ATHEIST, I DON'T
BELIEVE IN KANYE WEST.
Laughter
I WAS DOING IT BECAUSE I
WANTED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I
WANTED IN MY NEXT
RELATIONSHIP.
FOR INSTANCE, MY LAST
BOYFRIEND WAS A BIGGER GUY.
AND NOT BIG IN AN ENJOYABLE
WAY.
HE WAS BIG LIKE A WATER BED.
AND WATER BEDS CAN BE A LOT OF
FUN BUT THIS ONE SWEAT A LOT
AND IT OWED ME MONEY.
BUT THE COOL THING ABOUT A
WATER BED IS, YOU STAB IT ONCE
AND YOU'RE DONE.
Laughter
NO WITNESSES.
OKAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Cheers and applause
>> Adia: LET'S HEAR IT FOR
ELIZABETH ESS.
THANK YOU, ELIZABETH, THAT WAS
AWESOME.
THANK YOU.
I LOVE THE TATTOO.
YES.
GREAT.
DON'T THINK ABOUT IT TOO HARD,
THOUGH.
NOW FOR SOME MUSIC FROM THE
BAND FIELD TRIP, FORMERLY
KNOWN AS THE LUCY MICHELLE AND
THE VELVET LAPELS.
THEN, WE'LL HEAD TO THE BRYANT
LAKE BOWL TO MEET THE MAN
WHO'S BEEN RUNNING THINGS
BEHIND THE SCENES FOR MORE
THAN 30 YEARS.
LAZY BONES
WILL STAY SOBER
UNDERNEATH THE MISTLETOE
WITHOUT KNOWING AT ALL
GIVE ME WHAT I NEED I'LL
GIVE YOU SUN AND WATER
HOW DO WE KNOW ANYTHING AT
ALL
EVERYTHING IS
AT ANY MOMENT
AT ANY MOMENT
VERY SLOWLY
THE CARPET IS A MAGNET
AND WE ARE IN ITS FIELD
SEE THE SUN
IT'S NOT LIKE THAT UP HERE
ENJOY IT WHILE YOU
HOW DO WE KNOW
ANYTHING AT ALL
EVERYTHING IS SO GREAT
AT ANY MOMENT
AT ANY MOMENT
AT ANY MOMENT
AT ANY MOMENT
AT ANY MOMENT
AT ANY MOMENT
AT ANY MOMENT
AT ANY MOMENT
AT ANY MOMENT
AT ANY MOMENT
AT ANY MOMENT
AT ANY MOMENT
AT ANY MOMENT
>> MY NAME IS ROGER RINGMARK
AND I'M THE ALLEY MAN HERE.
>> I BECAME A -- IT BECAME A
BOWLING ALLEY IN EITHER 1936
OR 1937.
BEFORE IT WAS A BOWLING ALLEY
IT WAS A -- WHEN THEY FIRST
STARTED BOWLING, THEY HAD
HUMAN PIN SETTERS.
THEY HAD LANES THAT THEY'D
STAND IN WHILE THE PEOPLE WERE
BOWLING AND THEY'D GO OUT AND
THEY'D SET UP THE PINS.
I THINK IT WAS LIKE IN '69
THAT THEY PUT IN THE AUTOMATIC
MACHINES.
BILL WAS THE OWNER AT THE
TIME.
AND HE'S ONE OF THE CLASSIC
BOWLERS.
I BELIEVE HE'S IN BOTH
MINNEAPOLIS AND St. PAUL
HALL OF FAME.
HE USED TO SIT IN THE WINDOW
OF THAT BOOTH UP THERE.
HE'D PLAY GIN AND WHILE HE'S
PLAYING GIN, I'D TAKE CARE OF
THE COUNTER FOR HIM.
I'VE BEEN HERE PROBABLY
SOMEWHERE AROUND 30 YEARS OR
MORE.
AND I'M 76 NOW.
WHEN HE TOOK OVER, THERE
WASN'T ANYBODY ELSE THAT COULD
WORK ON IT.
MONDAYS I CLEANED THE GUTTERS
AND TOWELED THE HEADERS THE
FIRST 16 FEET.
AND THEN I HAVE A SQUEEZE
BOTTLE THAT I OIL THE LANES
WITH.
AND I LET IT SET FOR A WHILE.
AND I'LL HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE
AND THEN START TOWELING THE
LANES.
WE DID HAVE ONE GUY THAT WENT
RUNNING DOWN THE LANES AND
BELLY FLIPPED THROUGH THE PIN
DECK.
I LOVE THE GAME OF BOWLING.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED BOWLING,
I PROBABLY BOWLED SIX LEAGUES
A WEEK.
PLUS ALL THE TOURNAMENTS I
BOWLED SOMEWHERE AROUND A
DOZEN TOURNAMENTS A YEAR.
I'D BOWL IN NIAGARA FALLS AND
I'D BOWL IN TEXAS AND I'D BOWL
IN RENO.
I'VE BEEN BOWLING AS LONG AS I
KNOW.
ANY TIME ANYTHING HAPPENS WITH
MACHINES, A GHOST MUST HAVE
DID IT.
AND I GUESS HE ROAMS AROUND
BEHIND THE ALLEYS, I GET
PEOPLE WHO HAVE SEEN HIM
DOWNSTAIRS.
Cheers and applause
>> ADIA: EVER FEEL LIKE YOUR
DANCE MOVES COULD USE SOME
MORE GROOVE?
I'M HERE WITH LOCAL DANCE
AFFICIANDO AND FORMER HOST OF
PUBLIC ACCESS TV SHOW FREAKY
DEAKY BOBBY KAHN.
IS HERE TO TEACH US A THING OR
TWO.
BOBBY, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> HELLO THERE, KIRN.
I'M HERE TO SHOW YOU HOW TO
GET DOWN TODAY.
CHEERS
BUT, FIRST, I WANT TO TELL YOU
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF.
I USED TO BE AFRAID TO DANCE
AND NOW IT IS MY FAVORITE
THING.
AND WHAT I LEARNED ALONG THAT
WAY IS THAT IT'S MOSTLY A
MENTAL THING THAT YOU NEED TO
GET OVER TO BECOME A GOOD
DANCER.
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HOW
GOOD YOU CAN DANCE.
AND ONE THING I LEARNED IS IT
HELPS TO FEEL COOL.
SO YOU KIND OF GOT TO WALK
AROUND, WAG YOUR HEAD A LITTLE
BIT LIKE THIS.
CAN I SEE SOME WAGGING IN THE
STUDIO AUDIENCE HERE?
WE GOT A LITTLE WORK TO DO.
IT ALSO HELPS TO FEEL COOL IF
YOU LOOK COOL.
SO YOU GOT TO ACCESSORZIE A
LITTLE BIT AND I GOT LOVELY
MISS JENNIFER OVER HERE TO
HELP ME.
I GOT MY SPECIAL SUNGLASSES.
I LOOK A LOT COOLER.
OH, WAIT, I FORGOT SOMETHING
HERE.
WE GOT A LITTLE MORE.
CHEERS
A LITTLE BETTER, RIGHT?
ALL RIGHT.
NOW, THIS IS WHERE Y'ALL COME
IN.
WHAT MY DANCE CLASS IS, IS YOU
GET TO BE THE STAR OF THE SHOW
AND I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU WHAT
IT'S LIKE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO COME OVER
HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
SO, I'M GOING TO START IT OFF,
BUT WHAT I NEED IS ANYONE
WHO'S BRAVE ENOUGH TO COME IN
AFTER ME.
I'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO DO IT.
A FEW THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW
ABOUT DANCING IN A CIRCLE.
YOU WANT TO TAKE UP AS MUCH
SPACE AS YOU CAN.
SO YOU WALK AROUND.
WALK AROUND, WAGGING YOUR
HEAD, WAGGING YOUR HEAD.
THE WHOLE TIME, WAGGING YOUR
HEAD.
YOU PICK SOMEONE OUTSIDE, NO,
NO, NO, NO, NO.
ANOTHER THING YOU GOT TO
REMEMBER WHEN YOU'RE IN THE
CIRCLE IS TO STAY SASSY AND
CRISP EVERY DAY.
SO REPEAT AFTER ME, WHEN I'M
IN THE CIRCLE, I WILL STAY
SAFE.
ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL START WORKING ON THAT
ONE.
OKAY.
CAN WE GET THE MUSIC A LITTLE
LOUDER?
ALL RIGHT.
HERE'S WHAT YOU DO.
WATCH ME.
CHEERS
ALL RIGHT.
WHO'S UP?
>> ADIA: NEXT UP, WE'RE
HEADING TO THE MINNEAPOLIS
COMIC CON TO CATCH SOME OF THE
BEST AND WORST COSTUMES
FEATURING FOUL-MOUTHED FASHION
CRITIC ULA.
>> HI.
THIS IS ULA WITH MPLS.TV.
WE ARE AT THE FIRST
MINNEAPOLIS COMIC CON.
AND WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT ARE
YOU WEARING?
>> YOU'RE NOT AFRAID OF ME,
ARE YOU?
>> WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?
>> WHAT AM I WEARING?
I'M WEARING THE BEST OUTFIT.
FREDDIE.
>> WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?
>> HEY, I'M RUFEAL FROM THE
MOVIE HOOK.
>> HOW DID IT FEEL WHEN
ZOOMTREE STOLE BOOMERANG FROM
YOU?
>> IT KIND OF HIT ME A LITTLE
BIT INSIDE BUT IT'S ALL RIGHT.
>> WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?
>> I'M CAPTAIN AMERICA.
CLASSIC.
>> WHY IS IRON MAN THE MOST
POPULAR AVENGER?
>> WHO SAID THAT?
>> I DID.
>> YOU'RE WRONG.
>> WHY IN >> BECAUSE I AM.
I'M THE MOST POPULAR, AMERICA.
>> WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?
>> PARDON ME?
>> WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?
>> I'M WEARING A SHIRT AND
PANTS, UNDERWEAR AND BOOTS.
>> WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?
>> THIS IS VIEIRA WANG, IT'S
NOT -- VERA WANG, IT'S NOT
ACTUALLY MADE BY HER, IT'S
ACTUALLY I SKINNED HER ALIVE
AND I'M WEARING HER FLESH.
>> WHO WOULD WIN IN A FIGHT?
AN KIN SKYWALKER OR DARTH
VADER?
>> ATHAT WOULD BE KIND OF A
WEIRD FIGHT BECAUSE AN KIN
SYWALKER IS DARTH VADER SO I
GUESS HE COULD KILL HIMSELF,
RIGHT?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO GO.
WHAT'S IT LIKE TO BURN IN A
FIRE?
>> BURNS LIKE HELL, IT SUCKS,
IT'S HOT.
VERY VERY HOT.
IF IT WASN'T FOR THE DREAM
TEAM, I WOULDN'T BE STANDING
HERE, HUH.
>> WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?
>> IT'S GHOSTBUSTERS, MAN,
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
POLAND OR SOMETHING.
>> WHY ARE YOU A BRITISH
GHOSTBUSTER?
>> THERE'S CHAPTERS ALL AROUND
THE WORLD, YOU'VE GOT TO GET
OUT AND EXPLORE A LITTLE BIT.
>> WHAT'S IN YOUR BACKPACK?
>> THIS IS A NUCLEAR
ACCELERATOR, IT'S LICENSED,
JUST IN CASE ANYBODY WAS
WORRIED, I'VE GOT A PERMIT TO
CARRY.
ONCE YOU'VE GOT IT CHARGED,
YOU CAN THROW SOME PROTON
STREAMS AROUND.
>> WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?
>> I'M A MADE-UP CHARACTER.
I DON'T WANT TO SOUND BAD BUT
IT'S NOT -- I JUST MADE UP MY
OWN THING.
>> IS THAT RACIST?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> IS IT?
>> COMIC BOOKS ARE A LITTLE
BIT.
>> THERE'S LIKE NO BLACK
CHARACTERS.
ARE YOU ALWAYS A VAMPIRE?
>> WANT TO FIND OUT?
>> NO.
>> THEN DON'T ASK.
>> ARE YOU AFRAID OF BUFFY?
>> I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT BUFFY
AT ALL.
>> WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?
>> I AM POISON IVY, EXCUSE
YOU.
>> DOES IT BURN?
>> YOU WANT TO FIND OUT.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY GREEN?
>> THAT'S A SECRET.
>> DID YOU EVER HAVE A
ALLERGIC REACTION TO THE GREEN
PAINT?
>> NO, BUT MY TOENAILS WAS
GREEN FOR SIX MONTHS.
HAD TO -- HAD TO OUTGROW.
THE TOENAILS ARE GREEN, OH, MY
GOD, YOU'RE THE HULK.
THAT WAS THE END OF THAT.
>> HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE
YOU TALKED TO JAFAR?
>> IT'S BEEN A WHILE NOW
BECAUSE CALLING EGYPT IS LONG
DISTANCE.
AND I JUST CAN'T DO IT
ANYMORE.
>> HOW LONG HAS IT TAKEN YOU
TO, LIKE, ASSEMBLE THIS
OUTFIT?
>> FOR ME, IT'S BEEN 5 YEARS
FOR THE SHOES -- 25 YEARS FOR
THE SHOES BECAUSE IT'S TAKEN
THAT LONG BEFORE NIKE RELEASED
THEM.
>> JOSH, ARE YOU TELLING ME
YOU BUILT A TIME MACHINE?
>> YOU THE WAY I SEE IT, IF
YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD A TIME
MACHINE FROM A CAR, WHY NOT DO
IT IN STYLE?
>> THE VEST I'M WEARING IS A
BELL JACKET, ALL ROCK
CONCERTS.
ALMOST LIKE $2,000.
YEAH.
>> FOR THIS VEST?
>> FOR THE VEST.
>> HOW MANY $20 KATANOS HAVE
YOU SOLD TODAY?
>> OH, MY GOD.
HOW MANY HAVE WE SOLD TODAY?
>> THOUSANDS.
>> THOUSANDS, MINIMUM.
>> SO, ARE YOU GUYS VISITING
FROM THE DUCK DYNASTY?
>> YES.
>> WHY DO YOU LOOK LIKE THEM?
>> WE'RE METAL.
THEY LOOK LIKE US.
>> I LIKE METAL.
>> YOU LIKE METAL?
>> I LOVE METAL.
>> AWESOME.
>> NOW WE GOT A NEW FRIEND.
>> PBS.
>> PBS.
>> YEAH.
>> WONDER IF ULA WOULD MAKE
SARCASTIC REMARKS ABOUT WHAT
I'M WEARING.
Cheers and applause
>> ADIA: AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR
THE FIRST-EVER COMMERCIAL
BREAK IN PUBLIC TELEVISION
HISTORY.
ENJOY!
>> DOES HELP YOU START YOUR
DAY WITH ZEST?
BUT YOU END UP FRUSTRATED AND
TIRED, ANGRY AFTER ONLY A FEW
SETBACKS AND SPILLS.
ARE YOU TIRED OF NOT BEING
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DOES YOUR LIFE FEEL LIKE A
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CHEERS
>> ADIA: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
PLEASE WELCOME TICKLE TORTURE!
CAN YOU TURN THE BEAT WAY UP
I CAN'T HEAR IT
I CAN'T HELP MYSELF
WANT TO BETRAY YOU NOW
I CAN'T HELP MYSELF
WANT TO BETRAY YOU
I CAN'T HELP MYSELF
THIS IS MY BEST BEHAVIOR
I'M READY FOR LOVE
MY GOD, I'M READY FOR LOVE
MY GOD, MY GOD
MY GOD, I'M READY FOR LOVE
MY GOD, I'M READY FOR LOVE
OH, YEAH
I THINK I'M READY
I THINK I'M READY
READY FOR LOVE
I THINK I'M READY
I THINK I'M READY READY FOR
LOVE
I CAN'T HELP MYSELF
IF I WANTED A STRANGER
I CAN'T HELP MYSELF
IF I WANTED A STRANGER
I CAN'T HELP MYSELF
IF I WANTED TO SHOW YOU NOW
THIS IS MY BEST BEHAVIOR
MY GOD, I'M READY FOR LOVE
MY GOD, I'M READY FOR LOVE
MY GOD, I'M READY FOR LOVE
MY GOD, I'M READY FOR LOVE
MY GOD, I'M READY FOR LOVE
MY GOD, I'M READY FOR LOVE
MY GOD, I'M READY FOR LOVE
MY GOD, MY GOD, I'M READY
FOR LOVE
MY GOD, I'M READY FOR LOVE
OH, YEAH
I THINK I AM READY
I THINK I'M READY FOR LOVE
I THINK I'M READY
I THINK I'M READY READY FOR
LOVE
I THINK I'M READY
I THINK I'M READY READY FOR
LOVE
I THINK I'M READY
I THINK I'M READY READY FOR
LOVE
CHEERS
>> WE'RE NOT IN TROUBLE, ARE
WE?
>> BECAUSE IF WE ARE IN
TROUBLE, HE MADE ME DO IT.
>> NO, BOYS, YOU'RE NOT IN
TROUBLE.
ON THE CONTRARY, I DON'T THINK
YOUR TAKEOVER COULD HAVE GONE
ANY BETTER.
>> REALLY?
>> WELL, IN THAT CASE, I MADE
HIM DO IT.
>> EITHER WAY, YOU BOTH CAME
UP WITH SOME GREAT SEGMENTS
AND LIVE EVENTS AND I COULDN'T
BE PROUDER OF BOTH OF YOU
BOYS.
>> REAL TALK?
>> YES, CLOUD.
REAL TAKE.
IN FACT -- REAL TALK.
IN FACT, TO SHOW YOU HOW PROUD
I AM, I GOT YOU BOTH A VERY
SPECIAL SURPRISE.
>> YOU DID?
WHAT IS IT?
>> CALM DOWN.
I DON'T WANT TO RUIN IT.
WHY DON'T THE BOTH OF YOU
BOUNCE OUT OF HERE.
IT'S IN THE STUDIO.
OH, AND BOYS, HAVE FUN, BUT BE
CAREFUL.
>> ADIA: THAT'S IT FOR TV
TAKEOVER THIS WEEK.
A BIG THANK YOU TO THE AWESOME
MPLS.TV!
CHEERS
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YOU BECAME THE LIGHT ON THE
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