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We have us a homegrown Michigan hockey player to talk
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about with your Grand Rapids Griffins. This is West Michigan's
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morning news. That means they say things like pop and
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not as much a unless other team members begin to
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rub off on them. This is West Michigan's morning news.
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Steve Kelly, Lauren Smith. Ronnie Adderd is with the Grand
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Rapids Griffins and you'll see him skate because we'll have
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tickets to give away. for Friday's home opener. Ronnie, thanks
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for doing this today.
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Hey, guys. Thanks for having me on. Good morning.
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You're from White Lake Township, which is sort of on
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the other side of the state. You played collegiately at
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Western Michigan University. Talk to us a little bit about
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how special it is to play where you grew up.
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Yeah, it feels awesome. Obviously really familiar with the area.
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Grew up a Red Wings fan and doing college at
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Western Michigan playing over there, so I'm real familiar with
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the west side of the state. Couldn't be more fired
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up to be home playing hockey back in Michigan and
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excited for another season.
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I mean, you really leveled up. How exciting is it
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to be playing pro hockey here in the Mitten State?
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That's a big deal.
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Yeah, every now and then you've got to pitch yourself
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and remind yourself how cool it is to get to
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play hockey for a living.
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Yeah.
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Just being able to still play is a very fun thing,
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and you've got to remember to have fun with it
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every day.
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How about that experience? I mean, I don't think everybody
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understands how hard it is to get to your level
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and how different it is from, like, baseball or football.
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There's a lot of hockey from growing up to becoming
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a Grand Rapids Gryphon player. affiliated with the Red Wings organization.
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What was it like to get that? Was it a
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phone call? Did you get a text, an email? How
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did that work?
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I found out this summer. Yep, this summer, just hanging
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out with family when I got the news, so telling
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my parents was awesome. They're fired up to have me
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close to home as well, so You really love being
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a hockey player to make it this far. Wake up,
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be with your teammates, be in a good mood every day.
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So that makes it a lot easier when you're having fun.
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So it's been a great ride so far and ready
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to keep it going.
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Talk about getting closer to home again. You've been loving GR.
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What are you most excited for with the big home
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opener Friday night?
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Yeah, yeah. I've heard nothing but great things here about
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Van Andel Arena. So I'm excited to see it in action. The.
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Pardon me, two seconds. Hockey experience at this stage has
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a lot of variables. A lot of players are going
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back and forth. So finding a cohesiveness with a team
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is an amazing skill of coaching and you all to
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be open to those players that come and go. From
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a one-on-one split in Cleveland as we head into the
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home opener, what can you tell us about this team
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and what we might expect this season?
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Yeah, we got a great mix of younger guys and
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an older group. So right now we're all getting to
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know each other well. Everyone's really meshing well in the
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locker room and we're having fun. So we're able to
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find a way to get a point and come back
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in that game two in Cleveland. Just ready to play
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a lot of hockey coming up here. We've got a
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lot of games coming up, so we're excited, and we're
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going to need all the support from the fans.
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Manitoba Moose, they'll come to town on Friday. They'll be
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distracted by all the buildings that are close together. So
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that's not a problem. You're back at Milwaukee, which is
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a lot like Grand Rapids, on Saturday. But on Sunday...
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Have you been taught about this rivalry with the Chicago Wolves?
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What do you guys, do you sneer? Do you color
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it differently on the calendar? How does one learn not
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to like Chicago?
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Yeah. That's one that the guys from last year definitely
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have circled on their calendar after ending their season. So
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being a part of it now, you circle on your
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calendar yourself and I'm excited to jump right in and
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just try and make an impact and do what we
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can to get two points.
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Ronnie Adder, as we mentioned, born just down the road,
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will be with your Grand Rapids Griffins on Friday night.
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Let's give away a four-pack right now, 616-774-2424. We'll take
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caller 13. We have one in the last 30 days.
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It'll be rowdy. It'll be wild. Make sure you give
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him a huge round of applause. Ronnie, thanks for your
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time today. Best wishes for a great season.
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Yep, thank you, guys. Have a great day.
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We have us a homegrown Michigan hockey player to talk
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about with your Grand Rapids Griffins. This is West Michigan's
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00:00:09.400 --> 00:00:13.509
morning news. That means they say things like pop and
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not as much a unless other team members begin to
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00:00:17.089 --> 00:00:19.469
rub off on them. This is West Michigan's morning news.
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Steve Kelly, Lauren Smith. Ronnie Adderd is with the Grand
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00:00:23.510 --> 00:00:26.289
Rapids Griffins and you'll see him skate because we'll have
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00:00:26.329 --> 00:00:29.989
tickets to give away. for Friday's home opener. Ronnie, thanks
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00:00:30.030 --> 00:00:30.949
for doing this today.
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Hey, guys. Thanks for having me on. Good morning.
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You're from White Lake Township, which is sort of on
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the other side of the state. You played collegiately at
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Western Michigan University. Talk to us a little bit about
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how special it is to play where you grew up.
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Yeah, it feels awesome. Obviously really familiar with the area.
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Grew up a Red Wings fan and doing college at
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Western Michigan playing over there, so I'm real familiar with
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the west side of the state. Couldn't be more fired
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up to be home playing hockey back in Michigan and
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excited for another season.
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I mean, you really leveled up. How exciting is it
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to be playing pro hockey here in the Mitten State?
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That's a big deal.
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Yeah, every now and then you've got to pitch yourself
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and remind yourself how cool it is to get to
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play hockey for a living.
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Yeah.
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Just being able to still play is a very fun thing,
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and you've got to remember to have fun with it
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every day.
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How about that experience? I mean, I don't think everybody
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understands how hard it is to get to your level
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and how different it is from, like, baseball or football.
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00:01:34.769 --> 00:01:38.489
There's a lot of hockey from growing up to becoming
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a Grand Rapids Gryphon player. affiliated with the Red Wings organization.
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What was it like to get that? Was it a
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phone call? Did you get a text, an email? How
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did that work?
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I found out this summer. Yep, this summer, just hanging
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out with family when I got the news, so telling
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my parents was awesome. They're fired up to have me
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close to home as well, so You really love being
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a hockey player to make it this far. Wake up,
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be with your teammates, be in a good mood every day.
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So that makes it a lot easier when you're having fun.
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So it's been a great ride so far and ready
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to keep it going.
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Talk about getting closer to home again. You've been loving GR.
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What are you most excited for with the big home
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opener Friday night?
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Yeah, yeah. I've heard nothing but great things here about
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Van Andel Arena. So I'm excited to see it in action. The.
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Pardon me, two seconds. Hockey experience at this stage has
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a lot of variables. A lot of players are going
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00:02:36.219 --> 00:02:40.560
back and forth. So finding a cohesiveness with a team
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00:02:41.099 --> 00:02:45.620
is an amazing skill of coaching and you all to
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be open to those players that come and go. From
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a one-on-one split in Cleveland as we head into the
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home opener, what can you tell us about this team
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and what we might expect this season?
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Yeah, we got a great mix of younger guys and
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an older group. So right now we're all getting to
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know each other well. Everyone's really meshing well in the
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locker room and we're having fun. So we're able to
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find a way to get a point and come back
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in that game two in Cleveland. Just ready to play
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a lot of hockey coming up here. We've got a
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lot of games coming up, so we're excited, and we're
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going to need all the support from the fans.
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Manitoba Moose, they'll come to town on Friday. They'll be
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distracted by all the buildings that are close together. So
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that's not a problem. You're back at Milwaukee, which is
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a lot like Grand Rapids, on Saturday. But on Sunday...
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Have you been taught about this rivalry with the Chicago Wolves?
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What do you guys, do you sneer? Do you color
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it differently on the calendar? How does one learn not
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to like Chicago?
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Yeah. That's one that the guys from last year definitely
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00:03:53.229 --> 00:03:55.659
have circled on their calendar after ending their season. So
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being a part of it now, you circle on your
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calendar yourself and I'm excited to jump right in and
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just try and make an impact and do what we
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can to get two points.
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Ronnie Adder, as we mentioned, born just down the road,
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will be with your Grand Rapids Griffins on Friday night.
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Let's give away a four-pack right now, 616-774-2424. We'll take
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caller 13. We have one in the last 30 days.
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It'll be rowdy. It'll be wild. Make sure you give
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him a huge round of applause. Ronnie, thanks for your
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time today. Best wishes for a great season.
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Yep, thank you, guys. Have a great day.
