>> PRODUCTION SUPPORT FOR "THE
WEEKLY SPECIAL" IS PROVIDED BY:
>> WITH THE HOLIDAYS PASSED,
HOOSIERS ACROSS THE HEARTLAND
ARE SETTLING INTO A LONG WINTER
SEASON.
>> WE HAVE "THE WEEKLY SPECIAL"
STORIES THAT WILL KEEP WINTER
BLUES AWAY.
>> MEET AN EXTRAORDINARY BROWN
COUNTY ARTIST WHO TURNED HIS
HOBBY INTO A HAIR RAISING
CAREER.
AND INDULGE YOUR SWEET TOOTH AT
CHOCOLATE FOR THE SPIRIT.
JOURNEY TO UPLAND PEAKS
SANCTUARY, AND ENJOY THE
HAUNTING MELODIES OF LILLIAN
MADELINE.
>> IT'S ALL COMING UP RIGHT HERE
ON "THE WEEKLY SPECIAL."
♪♪
>> WELCOME TO "THE WEEKLY
SPECIAL," I'M DARRYL NEHER.
>> AND I'M ERICA SAGON.
WE HAVE A LONG STRETCH OF WINTER
AHEAD OF US.
HOW ARE YOU COPING.
>> GOOD BOOKS, BINGE WATCHING TV
AND MOVIES AND THROWS IN A LOT
OF SLEEP.
>> I LIKE YOUR STYLE.
WE HAVE IDEAS FOR ME AND DARRYL
ON WHAT TO DO WITH THOSE WINTER
MONTHS AHEAD.
FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S NEVER A
BETTER TIME TO TAKE UP A NEW
HOBBY THAN WHEN YOU ARE COOPED
UP INSIDE.
FOR ARTIST CHRIS TROTTER, HIS
NEW HOBBY TURNED INTO AN
EXCITING CAREER CHANGE.
♪♪
>> I REALLY THOUGHT WHEN I WAS
COMING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL, I
WOULD GO INTO SCIENCE.
ART WAS LIKE THE LAST THING THAT
I THOUGHT I WOULD DO.
THINGS AREN'T EXACTLY AS YOU
THINK THEY ARE GOING TO BE, YOU
FIND YOUR WAY ONE WAY OR
ANOTHER, AND THIS IS WHAT I WAS
MEANT TO DO.
I JUST THINK THAT IT'S PROBABLY
I LOVE THE ART AND SO IT JUST
KIND OF FINDS YOU EVENTUALLY.
MY GREAT, GREAT, GRANDFATHER WAS
A FAMOUS SCULPTOR AT NOTRE DAME.
THE WOOD WORKING CAME FROM JUST
BEING A CARPENTER, YOU KNOW.
HAVING EXTRA PIECES OF WOOD AT
NIGHT AND I WOULD JUST TAKE IT
AND KIND OF MESS WITH IT IN THE
GARAGE.
SOMETHING JUST TOLD ME I NEEDED
TO DO THIS.
ONCE YOU SET YOUR WILL TO GO DO
SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST
GOT TO GO DO SOMETHING OF I
HAVEN'T LOOKED BACK SINCE THEN.
>> USING TOOLS, YOU GET A SENSE
OF HOW THINGS PUSH AND PULL AND
THAT'S ONE OF THE PAIN THINGS.
YOU HAVE GOT TO KNOW HOW THE
CHAIN SAW TURNS AND EVERYTHING,
AND IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DIFFERENT
PRESSORS AND STUFF AND IF YOU
PUSH TOO HARD, THEN IT'S JUMPING
ON YOU.
AND IF YOU DON'T PUSH HARD
ENOUGH, THEN IT'S NOT CUTTING.
IT'S DEFINITELY PRACTICE AND YOU
HAVE TO DO IT ALMOST EVERY DAY,
BECAUSE AS SOON AS YOU BACK OFF
AND TAKE OFF A FEW DAYS, THEN
YOU REGRESS.
ONCE I STARTED USING IT, IT JUST
BECAME A PART OF ME.
MOST PEOPLE DRAW SOMETHING ON
THE PIECE, BUT I DON'T.
I JUST A PICTURE OF WHAT I'M
WORKING WITH AND I JUST KIND OF
START.
A BIG PART OF IT IS WHEN YOU ARE
A CARPENTER AND YOU ARE CUTTING
THESE PIECES OF WOOD AND STUFF,
YOU DEVELOP A PICTURE IN YOUR
HEAD OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
YOU KNOW, YOU CAN VISUALIZE
YOURSELF IN THE ROOM, AND WHERE
THESE PIECES HAVE GOT TO GO.
SO YOU ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING IN
YOUR HEAD.
SO IF YOU USE IT ALL DAY LONG,
EVERY DAY, FOR 15 YEARS, THEN
YOU CAN JUST KIND OF LOOK IN
THERE AND BE ABLE TO SEE.
I USUALLY START ON THE TOP AND
KIND OF WORK MY WAY DOWN FROM
THERE.
I'M BLOCKING OUT AREAS.
SO NOW I CAN ALREADY SEE WHERE I
NEED TO GO.
EACH TIME IT GETS A LITTLE BIT
CLOSER.
EACH YEAR I HAVE MORE CONFIDENCE
TO GET A LITTLE BIT CLOSER
WITHOUT GETTING OUT OF
PROPORTION.
I LIKE DOING THE BIG THINGS AND
I LIKE TO GO OFF ON A TANGENT
AND DO WHAT I WANT TO DO AS AN
ARTIST.
I ALWAYS KNEW I WANTED TO DO A
FULL-SIZED HORSE AND IT WAS A
MATTER OF WAITING FOR THAT SIZE
OF WOOD.
I'M GETTING LITTLE FLASHBACKS OF
THINGS I SEE, AND SOME THINGS
JUST STICK OUT FOR ME, YOU KNOW?
AND I REMEMBER THEM.
TO SEE THE PROGRESS OF WHAT YOU
CAN MAKE IN ONE DAY, WITH THIS
KIND OF STUFF, IT HAPPENS FAST,
AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOU DID
SOMETHING THAT DAY.
AND YOU CAN TAKE CREDIT FOR IT
YOURSELF.
IT'S AWESOME, YOU KNOW.
I THINK IT'S PRETTY COOL,
DEFINITELY.
IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW,
WHAT I HAVE DONE IS FULFILLING.
IT MAKES ME REALIZE THAT THIS IS
WHAT I WANT TO DO, YOU KNOW, FOR
THE REST OF MY LIFE AND THAT I
ENJOY IT.
>> YOU CAN WATCH CHRIS IN ACTION
AT HIS NASHVILLE STORE, WOODEN
WONDERS AND FIREFLY DREAMS.
GET HOURS AND DIRECTIONS ON
THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE.
>> ON A COLD WINTER'S DAY,
NOTHING WARMS THE SOUL QUOTE
LIKE THE COMFORT OF FOOD,
ESPECIALLY INDIANAPOLIS'
CHOCOLATE FOR THE SPIRIT.
>> WHEN I GREW UP, MY MOM AND
DAD WORKED AT GENERAL MOTORS AND
THEY WORKED TREMENDOUS HOURS AND
THEY WORKED ALL THE TIME.
I WAS THE OLDEST.
SO I HAD RESPONSIBILITIES,
INCLUDING SOME KITCHEN DETAIL.
GENERAL MOTORS WAS SHUT DOWN
DURING THE HOLIDAYS, AND SO THAT
WAS OUR FAMILY TIME WHICH IS
REAL CONVENIENT.
THAT WAS A TIME THAT WE USED THE
WOODEN SPOONS TO MAKE LOVELY
THINGS LIKE FUDGE IN OUR
KITCHEN.
AND FRANKLY, THAT'S WHEN I
REALLY GOT TO BE A KID IN THE
HOUSE.
I WORKED IN THE CORPORATE WORLD
FOR YEARS.
I HAD A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY
THERE.
I TRAVELED, AND DURING THOSE
TRAVELS, I FELL IN LOVE WITH
SOME CHOCOLATE THAT I TASTED,
THAT I WASN'T ABLE TO FIND HERE.
SO I BEGAN TO HAVE CHOCOLATE
SENT IN SPECIAL FOR MY
ENJOYMENT.
LATER ON IN LIFE, WHEN I DECIDED
I WOULD DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT
FOR ACT THREE AND I ASKED MYSELF
THE QUESTION IF I COULD DO
ANYTHING THAT I WANTED, AND I
DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT FAILURE, WHAT
WOULD IT BE, CHOCOLATE IS WHAT
CAME TO MIND.
SO I HAD NEVER MADE A CHOCOLATE
IN MY LIFE.
SURE, I HAD BAKED SOME BROWNIES
AND CAKES AND THAT TYPE OF THING
BUT I HAD NEVER MADE CHOCOLATE.
I ONLY KNEW THAT I WANTED TO BE
AN ARTISAN CHOCOLATIER AND I
WANTED TO WORK WITH SOME OF THE
BEV AND RAREST CHOCOLATE.
I HAD NO IDEA WHERE I WOULD FIND
IT BUT I WAS PRETTY DETERMINED
THAT THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO
DO.
FOR ONE, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO
WORK WITH.
IT'S A CHALLENGE.
THERE'S A LOT TO LEARN.
IT'S JUST NOT SOMETHING THAT
PEOPLE CAN JUST READILY PICK UP.
THERE'S A LOT INVOLVED.
A LOT OF SCIENCE.
MOST CHOCOLATE THAT WE HAD BEEN
BROUGHT ON, THE BEANS ARE BOUGHT
AT ACTION, AND ARTIFICIAL
FLAVORING IS BROUGHT IN THE
BACK.
AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE
BEANS THEMSELVES CREATE IN THE
PROCESS.
THAT'S NOT WHAT WE DO.
ALL THE FLAVOR COMES FROM THE
BEANS.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN AND
YOU ENJOY STUFF, YOU CAN START
TO TASTE THE DIFFERENT FLAVORS
AND FRAGRANCES THAT COME OUT OF
SOMETHING LIKE CHOCOLATE.
THE TREES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH
AMERICA ARE THE ONES OF THE
HIGHEST QUALITY, AND THEN EACH
REGION, THE MICROCLIMATE AND THE
SOIL AND EVERYTHING IS KNOWN FOR
HAVING PARTICULAR ASPECTS THAT
WILL THEN COME THROUGH IN THE
FLAVOR AND THE BEAN.
SO WHEN I'M WORKING WITH A
PARTICULAR CHOCOLATE, I
UNDERSTAND WHAT IT BRINGS AND
THEN I BEGIN TO THINK ABOUT
PAIRING.
I LITERALLY WILL JUST SORT OF
LAY THINGS OUT AND JUST SORT OF
LOOK AT THEM.
AND I THINK IF I PAIRED THIS
WITH THIS AND I ADDED THAT AND
THEN WE'LL TRY IT AND SEE HOW IT
GOES.
THE BEST TIME FOR INSPIRATION TO
COME IS WHEN YOU ARE NOT TRYING.
SOMETHING JUST HITS YOU.
YOU GO TO AN ART MUSEUM.
YOU GO VISIT A FARM.
YOU JUST SEE THINGS.
YOU SEE COLORS AND YOU HAVE
SMELLS THAT COME TO YOU.
AS A CHOCOLATIER, I HAVE A LIST
OF THINGS I WANT TO EXPLORE.
I KNOW THAT I WON'T GET TO DO
EVERYTHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO
DO, BUT I'M DETERMINED TO TRY AS
MUCH AS I CAN.
FOR THE MOST PART, EVERYTHING IS
REALLY DONE BY HAND.
PEOPLE ARE REALLY SURPRISED, FOR
INSTANCE, IN MY COFFEE, I HAVE A
LITTLE POT LIKE THIS BIG.
WE ARE TRUE SMALL MATCH
CHOCOLATIER HERE.
OUR TRUFFLES, WE HAND ROLL THEM.
I KNOW SOMETIMES YOU WILL SEE
TRUFFLES THAT ARE PERFECTLY
ROUND AND THAT'S BECAUSE A
CHOCOLATE SHELL HAS BEEN
PURCHASED AND GANACHE HAS BEEN
PIPED INTO IT.
NO, WE HAVE TO HAND ROLL THEM
AND WE HAND DIP A LOT OF THINGS.
I'M RELIVING MY CHILDHOOD.
IT WAS JUST RECENTLY THAT I WAS
REALLY REFLECTING ON HOW THIS
ALL DID COME ABOUT.
OBVIOUSLY I LOVE EXCELLENT
CHOCOLATE, OKAY.
BUT IT GOES DEEPER THAN THAT.
I GOT TO A POINT IN MY LIFE THAT
I WANTED TO ENJOY SOMETHING THAT
WAS COMFORTING FOR ME.
I THINK THOSE TIMES THAT WE HAD
IN THE HOLIDAYS WHEN I WAS
GROWING UP, WHEN WE HAD THAT
FAMILY TIME, I THINK THAT WAS
REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME AND IT
WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO CREATE
THAT OR RECREATE THAT FOR MYSELF
DAILY AND SHARE IT WITH OTHERS.
THAT'S WHAT I GET TO DO WITH
CHOCOLATE FOR THE SPIRIT EVERY
DAY.
>> CHOCOLATE PRODUCTION IS
RAMPING UP FOR VALENTINE'S DAY.
SATISFY YOUR SWEET TOOTH AT
CHOCOLATEFORTHESPIRIT.COM.
>> AND THOSE OF YOU LOOKING FOR
GREAT FOOD THAT DOESN'T BREAK
YOUR NEW YEAR'S DIET, ANNIE
CORRIGAN IS HERE WITH A RECIPE
GUARANTEED TO SATISFY YOUR
APPETITE.
♪♪
>> DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS
ANNIE?
>> QUINOA?
>> CAN YOU GUESS WHAT THEY ARE?
>> RED AND WHITE!
>> HEY!
YOU ARE GETTING GOOD AT THIS.
>> I GOT THIS OVER IN COLUMBUS,
INDIANA.
THIS IS ONE OF THE PEOPLE, THEY
OFTENTIMES CALL IT A GRAIN BUT
IT'S A SEED AND IT COMES FROM
SOUTH AMERICA.
AND IT'S GOT A REALLY, REALLY
HIGH SOURCE OF PROTEIN AND SO
IT'S GREAT FOR VEGETARIANS.
IT'S EASY TO COOK, AS YOU CAN
SEE, YOU CAN MAKE A COUPLE OF
THESE DIFFERENT VARIETIES.
YOU CAN MIX THESE TO GO.
I LIKE NO COOK THEM AND USE THEM
AS STUFFINGS IN OMELETS OR TO
STUFF PEPPERS INSTEAD OF THE
TYPICAL RICE.
LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN
USE IT.
SO SIM TOM SIMPLE TO COOK.
YOU CAN PUT IT IN THE PAN AND
COVER IT WATER AND COOK IT.
YOU JUST NEED TO KEEP ADDING
WATER UNTIL YOU SEE THESE LITTLE
KIND OF WHITE WORMY LOOKING
THINGS.
IT DOESN'T SOUND APPEALING.
I PUT A LITTLE BIT OF GARLIC,
SALT AND PEPPER AND A LITTLE BIT
OF OLIVE OIL.
IT'S GREAT LIKE, THAT JUST AS A
SALAD OR A STUFFING.
THIS IS ALSO SOMETHING YOU CAN
MAKE A BIG BATCH AND PUT IT IN
LITTLE RESEALABLE ZIPLOCS AND
PUT IT IN THE FREEZER AND THEN
WHENEVER YOU WANT, IT YOU PULL
IT OUT, THAW IT, PULL IT OUT THE
DAY BEFORE AND YOU CAN THROW IT
IN THE MICROWAVE AND THAT THAW IT
OUT.
YOU HAVE A HEALTHY GRAIN THAT'S
READY IN NO TIME.
>> AND IF YOU ARE GOING FOR LESS
MEAT FOR THE NEW YEAR, THEN YOU
NEED THIS IN YOUR DIET BECAUSE
OF ALL THE PROTEIN.
>> AND YOU CAN MIX IT INTO
SOUPS.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I
DID TODAY.
I TOOK A WHOLE SMOKED TURKEY
LEG.
I BOILED IT UNTIL IT WAS TENDER
AND CHUCKED A BUNCH OF STUFF IN
THERE.
DIG IN AND GIVE IT A TRY.
>> I HAVE TO GET ONE OF THE
KUMQUATS.
>> WELL, HAVE A BITE FIRST.
ON YOUR SECOND BITE, YOU SEE YOU
HAVE THE SMOKINESS OF THAT
TURKEY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT YOU
HAVE TO HAVE HAM HOCKS AND ALL
OF THOSE FATTY MEATS BUT SMOKED
TURKEY IS WONDERFUL!
>> IT FELL APART IN MY MOUTH.
SO TENDER.
>> A NICE WAY TO USE QUINOA AND
ANY OF THOSE GREAT GRAINS THAT
ARE PERFECT FOR WINTER.
WHEN PEOPLE SAY THERE'S NOTHING
TO COOK IN THE WINTERTIME, THEY
ARE WRONG.
THERE'S ALL OF THESE GREAT, AND
INTERESTING INGREDIENTS.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE YOU JUST NEED
TO GET CREATIVE.
>> YEP.
>> YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT REAL
FOOD AND GREEN LIVING ON THE
EARTH EATS WEBSITE.
YOU CAN PRINT OFF RECIPES AND
READ MORE.
IT'S ALL AVAILABLE AT
EARTHEATS.ORG.
>> NOW, ERICA THAT LOOKS EASY
AND AMAZING!
>> AND LIKE THEY SAID, SO
PERFECT FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
>> YEAH.
>> WELL, ONE OF THE BEST WAYS NO
GIVE YOUR MOOD A BOOST IS TO
GIVE BACK.
FOR ONE INDIANA COUPLE, THEIR
VOLUNTEER EFFORTS LED TO A
LIFESTYLE CHANGE.
>> WE WERE KIND OF THINKING, YOU
KNOW, WHAT WOULD WE LIKE TO DO
AS RETIREMENT.
WE KIND OF THOUGHT INITIALLY OF
MOVING AWAY AND KIND OF GETTING
OFF THE GRID, GETTING BACK TO
NATURE AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE
THE IDEA SORT OF BEGAN.
AND THEN WE REALLY STARTED
LOOKING FOR PROPERTIES.
AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE THE
SANCTUARY JUST TOOK ON A LIFE OF
ITS OWN.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DON'T TAKE YOU
SERIOUSLY, OH, WE ARE GOING TO
RESCUE COWS AND WE WILL RESCUE
PIGS.
AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
THINGS THAT A FARM SANCTUARY
DOES IS RESCUE FARM ANIMALS,
ANIMALS THAT PEOPLE TYPICALLY
EAT FOR FOOD AND LET THEM LIVE
OUT THEIR LIVES IN THE MOST
NATURAL WAY POSSIBLE AND GIVE
THEM A LOT OF LOVE AND RESPECT
AND CARE THAT YOU WOULD PROVIDE
FOR COMPANION ANIMAL LIKE A DOG
OR A CAT.
ANIMALS CAN TYPICALLY COME FROM
HOARDING CASES.
ANIMALS CAN FALL OFF OF TRUCKS
BEING TRANSPORTED TO SLAUGHTER
OR BEING TRANSPORTED TO A
DIFFERENT FARM.
BY NO MEANS ARE WE NAIVE TO
THINK THAT WE WOULD RESCUE EVERY
ANIMAL, BUT OUR GOAL IS TO
RESCUE THE ANIMALS THAT WE CAN
AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR
LIFE, BUT THEN ALSO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES BY
GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO
INTERACT AND EXPERIENCE AND HAVE
A RELATIONSHIP WITH FARM
ANIMALS.
BECAUSE I THINK TYPICALLY, FARM
ANIMALS ARE OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF
MIND.
THERE'S PROBABLY ABOUT
3.5 MILLION PIGS BEING RAISED
FOR FOOD IN INDIANA, AND MOST
PEOPLE HAVE NEVER SEEN A PIG.
SO FARM SANCTUARIES GIVE PEOPLE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE A PIG IN
REAL LIFE, FOR ONE, AND TWO, TO
SEE HOW MUCH THEY ARE LIKE OTHER
ANIMALS.
YOU KNOW, THEY ENJOY THE PLAY.
THEY RUN AROUND AND KICK THEIR
FEET UP AND DO CIRCLES AND
ENJOY.
OUR PIGS, ESPECIALLY, THEY LOVE
TO BE LOVED ON.
THEY SEEK ATTENTION AND BELLY
RUBS, JUST LIKE YOUR DOG COMES
UP TO YOU TO BE RUBBED.
SO FARM SANCTUARIES SHOWS THE
INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITIES OF FARM
ANIMALS BUT ALSO THE
SIMILARITIES OF FARM ANIMALS
WITH PEOPLE AS WELL AS ANIMALS.
I THINK SOMETIMES IT IS KIND OF
A GRASP FOR PEOPLE TO THINK THAT
YOU ARE SAVING FARM ANIMALS.
YOU COULD BE SAVING DOGS AND
CATS BUT YOU COULD BE SAVING
PEOPLE.
THERE ARE A LOT OF DOLLARS AND
TIME AND ENERGY THAT GOES INTO
ANY RESCUE ORGANIZATION.
FOR US, IT'S REALLY SIMPLE.
THERE ARE 59 BILLION ANIMALS
BEING RAISED FOR SLAUGHTER IN
THE UNITED STATES ALONE!
AND THERE'S NOT A LOT OF
ADVOCACY FOR THOSE ANIMALS.
THERE'S A LOT OF ADVOCACY FOR
DOGS AND CATS.
YOU KNOW, FARM ANIMALS, LIKE I
SAID EARLIER ARE REALLY OUT OF
SIGHT, OUT OF MIND.
AND WE WANT TO BRING THEM INTO
THE LIGHT BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE
THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING TO
FARM ANIMALS IS REALLY KIND OF
CUTTING OFF A PART OF OURSELF,
THAT WE ARE JUST REALLY IN
DENIAL IN HAVING THAT DISCONNECT
BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENS
TO A FARM ANIMAL TO END UP ON
OUR PLATE.
AND, YOU KNOW, FOR US, IT'S JUST
ABOUT KIND OF PUTTING OUR ENERGY
HERE, AND LETTING THAT ENERGY
KIND OF RIPPLE OUT INTO THE
COMMUNITY, AND SO FAR, I MEAN,
JUST WITH OUR NEIGHBORS GOING TO
THE STORE AND TELLING PEOPLE
WHAT WE ARE DOING, WE HAVE
REALLY GOTTEN NO PUSHBACK.
I MEAN, EVERYONE HAS BEEN
EXCITED.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF
SOMETHING I WOULD SAY, HOW CAN
YOU ARGUE WITH COMPASSION?
WE JUST REALLY WANT TO GIVE
PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
THAT EXPERIENCE.
YOU KNOW TO COME TO THE
SANCTUARY, TO BE INVOLVED, BE
WITH THE ANIMALS AND SEE THEM
NOR WHO THEY ARE.
AND ULTIMATELY FROM THAT, YOU
KNOW, MAKE SOME DIFFERENT
CHOICES IN THEIR LIFE ABOUT, YOU
KNOW, WHAT'S ON THEIR PLATE WHO
IS ON THEIR PLATE.
THE BIGGER CASE OF THAT IS ALSO,
YOU KNOW, OUR HOPE AND OUR
VISION IS REALLY TO CREATE A
COMMUNITY.
YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS SAY THIS
ISN'T OUR SANCTUARY, THIS IS
REALLY THE COMMUNITY'S SANCTUARY
AND WE WANT THIS TO BE A PLACE
THAT PEOPLE CAN JUST REALLY COME
AND FEEL AT HOME AND CONNECTED.
>> FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW
YOU CAN HELP UPLAND PEAKS
SANCTUARY, VISIT THEIR WEBSITE,
UPLANDPEAKS.SANCTUARY.ORG.
>> THE EMOTIONAL BENEFITS THAT
ANIMALS PROVIDE.
AND THE LOVE ON THE LEASH
ORGANIZATION, IF YOU CAN'T GET A
FURRY COMPANION, THEY WILL COME
TO YOU.
♪♪
>> LOVE ON A LEASH WAS STARTED
IN 1984 BY A LADY BY THE NAME OF
LIZ, AND SHE WANTED TO SPREAD
THE JOY OF WHAT DOGS CAN BRING
TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, GENDER,
ABILITIES.
AS FAR AS THE MEMBERS, I THINK
LAST COUNT WAS AT LEAST WELL
OVER 12,000 MEMBERS.
>> WHEN WE GO OUT, THERE'S
ALWAYS PEOPLE THAT SEE AXLE,
THAT RECOGNIZE HIM AND THEY JUST
LOVE AND RUN UP TO HIM, BECAUSE
HE'S A BIG DOG.
SO YOU CAN PUSH HIM AROUND AND
DO WHATEVER.
IT'S GREAT FOR THE KIDS BECAUSE
THEY CAN TACKLE HIM AND HUG HIM
AND WHATEVER, AND HE JUST
DOESN'T CARE.
>> EVERY DOG IS THE MOST COMMON
NAME, THEY ARE ALSO KNOWN AS
COMFORT DOGS AND THEY BASICALLY
GO AND VISIT PEOPLE AND BRING
THEM JOY, BRING THEM DIFFERENT
TYPES OF EMOTIONS.
THEY MAY NOT ACTUALLY PRESENT
OTHER TIMES TO PEOPLE.
WHEN WE DO BARKS AND BOOKS
PROGRAM AT THE LIBRARY, KIDS
COME IN AND READ TO THE DOGS.
THEY CAN READ AS MUCH AS THEY
WANT.
THEY CAN READ AS LITTLE AS THEY
WANT.
IT'S TO ALLOW THE CHILD TO READ
WITHOUT JUDGMENT.
>> WELL, MY NAME IS JENNY BURNS.
I HAVE TWO BOYS.
BOTH OF THEM ARE ON THE AUTISM
SPECTRUM.
THEY ARE ON THE HIGH FUNCTIONING
END.
SO PART OF OUR WEEKEND ROUTINE
IS THAT WE GO TO THE LIBRARY.
WE HAVE BEEN COMING TO GO THIS
PROGRAM FOR ABOUT A YEAR.
THEY BOTH ARE VERY GOOD READERS,
BUT IT'S HARD TO GET THEM TO
ARTICULATE.
SO A LOT OF TIMES WHEN THEY ARE
READING, I WILL BE REMINDING
THEM, OKAY, YOU KNOW, READ OUT
LOUD.
LET ME HEAR YOU.
>> WELL, I LIKE TO READ.
>> AND THEY ARE MORE WILLING TO
DO THAT WHEN THEY ARE READING TO
THE DOG THAN IF THEY ARE READING
TO MOM.
OVERALL, IT'S JUST SUCH A
POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR THEM,
BECAUSE THEY ARE IMPROVING THEIR
SOCIAL SKILLS.
THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING THAT
THEY FIND FUN.
THEY ARE WORKING ON READING
SKILLS, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO
MOM.
AND THE PETTING OF THE DOGS AND
EVERYTHING, JUST IS VERY CALMING
TO THEM.
ALTHOUGH NOTHING CALMS YOU LIKE
A DOG.
>> WHEN WE GO TO ASSISTED LIVING
FACILITIES, WE GO AND GO FROM
ROOM TO ROOM, VISIT THE PATIENT.
OUR LITTLEST DOG MILO WILL JUMP
UP IN BED WITH THE PATIENTS AND
IT GETS PEOPLE TALKING.
WE HEAR ALL KINDS OF STORIES AND
IT'S AN EMOTIONAL THING.
IT OPENS THE PATIENTS UP A LOT.
>> ANIMALS ARE LESS INHIBITING.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT THE ANIMAL IS
GOING TO FIND THEM ACCEPTABLE.
THEY KNOW THAT ANIMALS GIVE MORE
UNSEASONALUNCONDITIONAL RESPONSE.
>> IT'S THE EMOTIONAL CONTACT
THEY DON'T GET ON AN EVERY DAY
BASIS.
IT'S SOMETHING TOTALLY
DIFFERENT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES THAT
WE LEAVE A ROOM AND, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, YOU MADE MY DAY.
THIS IS WHAT I NEEDED, THE LOVE
FROM A DOG.
>> FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE LOVE
ON A LEASH EVENTS HAPPENING IN
YOUR AREA BY VISITING
LOVEONALEASH.ORG.
>> WE WERE SO PLEASED TO WELCOME
THE MAGNIFICENT MUSICAL DUO LILY
AND MAD LINE MADLINE TO OUR STUDIO.
HERE'S A LOOK BACK.
♪♪
>> WELL, WHEN WE WERE LITTLE,
OUR PARENTS LIKED MUSIC A LOT
AND WE USED TO LISTEN TO IT
AROUND THE HOUSE IN GENERAL.
AND OUR MOTHER IS MUSICAL AND
SHE TAUGHT US TO SING AND
ENCOURAGED US TO SING AND THEN
WE TOOK PIANO LESSONS.
IT'S JUST SOMETHING WE DID.
SOME KIDS ARE REALLY ATHLETIC,
BUT WE DID MUSIC ALL THE TIME.
IT WAS MOSTLY A HOBBY.
WE WROTE JINGLES BUT NEVER ANY
REAL SONGS THAT WE FEEL COULD BE
PERFORMED, I GUESS.
>> WE DID THE COVER VIDEO.
WE WERE LIKE, WELL, WHATEVER.
LET'S TRY IT.
>> WE WOULD PUT VIDEO ON
FACEBOOK TO SHARE WITH THE
FAMILY.
OUR PARENTS WERE PROUD OF IT.
THEY SENT IT TO THEIR FRIENDS
AND STUFF AND THEY SENT IT TO
TALL, OUR NOW MANAGER AND
PRODUCER.
AND HE HELPED US KIND OF HARNESS
WHAT WE HAD GROWN UP DOING TO
BECOME LIKE A CAREER.
>> WE WERE CHALLENGED TO WRITE A
SONG A DAY FOR TWO WEEKS, WHICH
I THOUGHT WAS RIDICULOUS BUT IT
ENDED UP BEING GOOD.
THE FIRST THINGS WE WROTE ABOUT
WERE JUST FEELING WEIRD AND HOW
OUR FRIENDS WERE REALLY THE GOOD
AT SPORTS AND WE WERE NOT DOING
ANYTHING.
AND WE WERE FEELING LIKE MAYBE
WE COULD DO SOMETHING MUSICAL,
YOU KNOW, LIKE JUST LOOKING
AHEAD.
YEAH, IT WAS A LOT OF THINGS OF
INSECURITY, CHANGE THAT WE
WEREN'T SURE ABOUT.
AND IT'S FUN TO SEE HOW THAT
DOESN'T INTEREST ME ANYMORE.
>> LYRICALLY, I THINK WE ARE A
LOT MORE CONFIDENT IN OUR
WRITING AND ALSO GOING INTO THE
STUDIO AND ARRANGING SONGS.
I THINK YOU CAN TELL THROUGH OUR
PERFORMANCES THAT WE ARE P
CONFIDENT.
I FEEL -- WE ARE MORE CONFIDENT.
I FEEL LIKE MY STAGE PRESENCE
AND MY ACTUAL INSTRUMENT
PERFORMANCE IS WHAT I'M WORRIED
ABOUT.
I THINK AS LONG AS WE REHEARSE
AND BELIEVE IN EACH OTHER.
IT'S NICE TO HAVE MY SISTER
RIGHT NEXT TO ME ON STAGE.
EVEN I DON'T KNOW WHERE I AM,
SHE CAN HELP ME OUT.
IF THAT EVER HAPPENS.
I ALWAYS KNOW WHERE I AM.
IT'S REALLY NICE TO BE WITH HER.
>> I FEEL LIKE MILLIE IS AN
EXTENSION OF ME AND IT MAKES
SENSE BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THE
SAME DNA.
SHE ALWAYS KNOWS HOW I'M
THINKING AND FEELING AND IF I'M
ANNOYED BY SOMETHING.
THIS IS NOT WORKING.
AND SHE'S LIKE, I KNOW, WE NEED
TO FIX THIS.
I FEEL LIKE I HAVE SOMEBODY WHO
UNDERSTANDS WHAT I HAVE BEEN
TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
IT'S A DIFFERENT EXPERIMENT TO
ADD NEW, DIFFERENT, WEIRD
SOUNDS.
WE HAVEN'T BEEN AFRAID TO KIND
OF ADD LIKE SYN OR MORE
ELECTRONIC TOWNS.
>> MY DREAM IS TO TOUR WITH A
BIG BAND, A ROCK BAND.
I NEVER REALLY WANTED TO PERFORM
FRONT AND CENTER.
MY PERFECT SCENARIO WOULD BE
LIKE PLAYING GUITAR IN THE BACK.
BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING.
>> I THINK IT'S FUN TO INVOLVE
OTHER MUSICIANS AND TO MAKE
LIFELONG FRIENDS.
>> MM-HMM.
>> WE ARE REALLY GOOD FRIENDS
WITH EVERYBODY THAT WE WORK WITH
IN THE STUDIO AND IT'S JUST MORE
FUN WHEN YOU HAVE MORE PEOPLE
INVOLVED AND IT FEELS MORE
MAGICAL ON STAGE AND I THINK IT
ALSO TRANSLATES TO THE LISTENERS
IN THE AUDIENCE.
>> MEETING PEOPLE AFTER THE SHOW
IS MY FAVORITE PART OF
EVERYTHING.
I GET TO HEAR THE REACTIONS THEY
HAVE TO THE MUSIC, WHETHER IT'S
POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE.
MOSTLY POSITIVE.
YEAH, AND THEN THEY WILL ME SOME
CONNECTION TO THE SONG, LIKE A
STORY OR SOMETHING AND IT'S JUST
SO -- IT FEELS SO GOOD TO KNOW
THAT SOMETHING I WROTE IN MY
BEDROOM AFFECTS SOMEBODY ELSE,
EVEN ACROSS THE OCEAN.
IT'S JUST -- IT'S REALLY CRAZY.
>> MILLIE AND MADELINE WILL BE
RETURNING TO PERFORM AT THE OLD
NATIONAL CENTER ON
FEBRUARY 25th.
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BEFORE WE GO, THE SOOTHING
SOUNDS OF LILY AND MADELINE.
GOOD NIGHT.
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