Pre-Intro Audio. We started the audio before we were ready for the intro. It was funny so we left it in. While we did not start the same way, it works pretty well.
In the second segment of this episode we play our interview with Twelve of the Third Watch LEMC during the 2nd Spokes and Smokes event. We learn about the events they put on and talk about VROC (Veterans Resource and Outreach Center) that this event is supporting.
To help out go to the Third Watch LEMC website: https://thirdwatchlemc.com/ or Life Message website: https://lifemessage.org/ which is the parent company of VROC.
Story of VROC: Twelve ran into a homeless vet under a bridge in Rowlett who used to be a cop. Turns out there were three total. He wanted to help them out. Talked to Life Message and them about how many homeless or needy veterans that they helped out. Twelve organized a charitable ride to raise money to help out. This was around Thanksgiving so they also supplemented with a ham and all the fixings so these at veterans at Life Message could enjoy a good meal on the holiday. Chris Kizziar and Twelve got their two ideas together and now they have physical building that houses a full service resource center. In partnership with the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars), DAV (Disabled American Veterans) and many others to provides services which are more difficult to get outside of Dallas. Since opening in March 2019, they have been able to service more than 1,100 veterans. They will take care of folks all around the DFW area.
Join us at the Rowlett City Hall at 4000 Main Street, Rowlett, Texas. VROC and Rowlett will be honoring their first veteran of Iraqi Freedom. Also the youngest they have honored. Then depending on the timing we will go Main Street Cigar Company which is just a 7 min walk to finish off the evening with a good smoke and company.
0:42 Actual Intro
1:44 CLM “Drink Warmer”
2:53 Cigar tonight: Alec Bradley Magic Toast Robusto
3:43 Liquor tonight: Balcones Rye 100% Rye – Made in Waco Texas
4:10 Bridge Bats:
4:30 New animal mixture to append to last episode Cassie Question:
5:08 Bill likes this one cold!
5:20 Darrell changes his cold thoughts
5:51 Balcones flavor
6:20 First thoughts on the Magic Toast
6:40 Nick Prodomo Cigar Video
6:43 Back to the Magic
7:07 Bill has an actual taste description for the Magic: Woody
7:52 Tasting Wheel and Recording a Podcast
8:30 Darrell’s Draw
9:52 Heavy smoke and dark ash
10:32 Going back to the rest of the liquor description
11:30 Bill goes Nuts
12:35 The Balcones Rye does not taste like rye
13:38 100% Rye Mash Bill
15:22 Beautiful and Brilliant (Things Darrell says)
15:50 Relaxation
17:07 Extra Friday
18:12 Number of Fridays in a life (sort of)
18:41 Double your enjoyment
20:18 Get another 1000 days of relaxing
21:47 Darrell tastes the Balcones warm
22:41 Another Cork pop on the mic
22:54 Pronounce Balcones?
24:09 Balcones Labels and others labels in the Line
27:08 Halfway through the Alec Bradley Magic Toast
28:12 Warm Rye talk (This one is better cold w/Chilling cubes)
30:17 Introduction to the Interview with Twelve
32:03 Interview with Twelve from Third Watch LEMC
32:44 What is Third Watch LEMC (https://thirdwatchlemc.com/)
33:57 Third Watch LEMC Events:
• Spokes and Smokes
• Comedy Nights
• Honor Veteran Rides
• Veteran Recognition once a month with the City of Rowlett
• Eye on First Responders
o Fire Fighter and Police Departments
o Honor a worth representative from different Departments through DFW
o Gift Basket with coupons for dinner, entertainment in combination with local business’s
o Let them know that the community
37:26 Contribute to Third Watch
• www.thirdwatchlemc.com
• www.lifemesasge.org
o Parent company of VROC – Veterans Resource and Outreach Center
38:19 VROC – How the Veterans Resource and Outreach Center started
40:07 Twelves and Care-Giver’s visions come to life
• Now have a physical building
• 5700 sq ft.
• 4210 Industrial Street, Rowlett, Texas
• Full Service Resource Center
• Some of the groups taking part
o VFW – Veterans of Foreign Wars
o DAV – Disabled American Veterans
o Marine Corpe League
o Travis Manion Foundation
o And many more
• There service everywhere, but Dallas. Dallas is an easier place for Vets to get help, but in the surrounding area (and large) are the places they help support Vets
• Donate or Get in Touch:
o Third Watch (Specify VROC)
o Life Messsage (Specify VROC)
o Stop by the center in person
43:45 Upcoming events
44:00 VROC Veteran Recognition Honors every other month
VROC Veteran Recognition honors a veteran every other month. Vets to be honors have served ranging from WWII to Present day. Once story Twelve told was of Sergeant Major Blatnik who served in the Army’s 1st Infantry Division (the famed Big Red One). Made landing in North Africa, Sicily, Normandy. When they honored him, Blatnik came to the ceremony in his WWII uniform. Upon reaching the front he started singing God Bless America. He talked about going back to Normandy on an Anniversary date. He said he started remembering those he lost. Then he started naming them. 70+ years later, he was able to remember and name those he lost on D-Day.
This is just one of the many stories and honoring of true American Heroes.
48:04 We are back after the interview
49:21 Balcones Rye is fully warmed – still got lots of bite
49:40 The Alec Bradley Magic Toast changed flavor on Bill
50:46 Darrell’s simple home repair goes wrong. 10 minutes to 3-1/2 hours
51:40 More problems arise
52:18 Toilet guts
53:31 What Darrell bought
54:01 Shut-off valve
55:06 Removing the current valve
55:42 Attempting to put on the new valve
56:55 More problems
58:03 Another trip to the store
58:25 More issues because the street shut-off does not shut-off
59:16 Dremel for plumbing?
1:00:55 Frustration
1:01:30 Progress. But yet not.
1:02:06 Snake a valve with a copper wire
1:02:43 Copper in! Yet more things of concern
1:04:27 Summary of the repair
1:06:38 Could not put it off the repair
1:08:19 What we are doing next show. Punch Signature and Aberlour A’bunadh
1:10:33 Finish up. Thanks to Twelve for the Interview.
