That tree sort of. Sounds just like we did when we were. Dropping for dinner like. There's sort of this. Left me. That I can talk without. Listening. Tour and again this time on behalf of Madison Cunningham I say Oh. Thank you welcome told Wolf Trap short on trapped. And acoustical the lights like that kind of conversation you just heard from Madison Collingham talking like you which does in fact include the line up that tree there is sort of a squirrel thing. This is our 1st outdoor show 2019 how love. Thank. The sun is out the birds are chirping squirrel things abound and we're on $130.00 acres of national park devoted to the performing arts. What. There is still good in this world there is still good being in a place this beautiful makes me grateful for the people who are preserving it and it gives me hope it gives me hope. Sounds a little naive right now doesn't it especially 1000 miles from Washington D.C. . But hope hope is the cleanest fuel for our efforts it can snap us out of despair and into what can I do what can I do the folks at Disney put all that in a much catch your way. 1st you stick a rag then you put it in the bag then you bench it back put it in a sack that's the way it's done it's a lot of fun with. The song of the week is less catchy 8 way of saying the same thing by the way I'm just curious who remembers that song from the old Disney cartoon anyone. OK On stage it was just one person it was just Mike our bass player I felt very alone. This song of the week is basically is basically about all of this that I'm talking about right now I wrote it outdoors in anticipation of playing it here at in my opinion the best sounding outdoor venue in the country. Really sounds like I'm brown nosing right now doesn't it but I am not Wolf Trap you make me more hopeful by the 2nd Here's a song a brand new song called a failure isn't forever. To. See. The. Bit he. How to. Love. To lose. The. To. Let. Me Tell You a good. Goal or suppose comes. To knowing. This street. To glimpse. The way. thank you throw me out please make Welcome to the stage come on come here already oh player. Thank you. Thank you good. Morning and happy anniversary to my wife of 10 years oh wow oh a happy anniversary of a major breakfast in bed oh my waffles this is decade and well 10 years is supposed to be the aluminum year but I thought complex carbs with strawberry topping sounded better. You know I'm always down for compost of any kind we are so composable. That's a no on the compost puns I love you very much Fred sorry. And because I love you very much. I also wanted to surprise you with a little trip wire you see to take it to Vienna. Was. Actually this amazing go to Mozart museum in the coffee and look I have a whole Pinterest page of Air B.N. B. Is in Vienna that I have been drooling over for it's actually me my phone I have to call my mom my great aunt always wanted her ashes spread at the Volks gotten but we never had the money to go do it and I can finally feel that her soul is it Laura what I meant Vienna Virginia. The Metro stop. On it's more than that they're supposed to be some great restaurants out there now it's going to be great to get out of the city for a day we live in Chantilly Yeah. So when you said you bought tickets to Vienna you were talking about buying train taken Yeah I was talking train tickets so for our 10th anniversary you got tickets on the metro to the suburbs. Well you're really making me waffle on the decision not now yeah you're so right. I'm sorry I had no idea you love to Austria so much it's OK maybe we can pretend we're in Vienna Austria and you know take a long walk and get coffee or something yeah yeah I heard there's a great Starbucks out there by that both House places. You know it doesn't matter I forgot it was our anniversary want to. Thank. You he's going to Idea that was stunning that was starting so nice to have you on the airwaves about that song that's a song that I wrote. The night after Trayvon Martin was murdered and I grew up in South Carolina and I just had a lot on my heart and in my mind. Well thank you for going over. Me. It's. because I. Have the thanks doesn't sound so good now it's time to welcome our traveling correspondent comedian Tom Papa in a segment we call out then another guy. Thank you Chris. I'm a half of LIVE FROM here I continue my journey across the country shining a light on all the good people in America this week I flew through the sky on a jet plane and headed to Washington D.C. I was expecting a gorgeous East Coast spring day but what I encountered was a smack you in the face sticky horrible heat wave Have you ever arrived in a city you know and love and instantly thought the plane to drop you off in the armpit of the Congo. I have I love visiting our nation's capital and with a certain naive Joy I moved every time I come from through I was planning on connecting with my inner Ken Burns and heading to the Library of Congress like the smart patriot I want to be but when I get this hot the only thing I can think about is ice cream. Like an angry 5 year old I marched red faced along Pennsylvania Avenue with a fistful of cash looking for that Greatest American Hero the Ice Cream Man Sure they may laugh at him in the winter become summer there's no one more love or more important than the guy who makes his living out of the side of a refrigerated truck and ice cream man is like a bartender for children. He stands ready to serve as sugar addicted little people come up in place their orders snow cones push ups Mickey Mouse on a stick cream Sickles ice cream sandwiches these aren't treats as much as answers to every kid's problems. I made my way through the crowd and in honor of D.C. I ordered our frozen red white and blue bomb pop the ice cream man gave me a nod as if to say ha yeah I get you. When this is hot you have to start eating immediately you don't have time to walk around and find a good spot to enjoy your treat you need to start licking with urgency like a lizard on a deadline. Out of nowhere a group of 28th graders rushed in around me with their own ice cream madness I was tracked like Gulliver's Travels but was too busy devouring my melting bomb pop to care Have you ever mindlessly started moving with a large group of children while eating your ice cream and suddenly realized you were part of a class trip. I have. The teacher said we all have to stay together and buddy up. I got nervous I didn't have a body. But I quickly realize when a kid gave me is garbage I become one of the parent chaperons. They accepted me as one of their own and we walked single file letting everyone know what song that we were the Vikings the Vikings strong and Crown. Our 1st stop was the Jefferson Memorial which is not the most popular stop you would think that Jefferson would get a lot more action but I guess he's a little too sophisticated Thomas Jefferson seems like the kind of guy who would always remind you you aren't as smart as him. Not like Ben Franklin Ben is a guy you could hang with when you walk in he'd make a wisecrack hand you a kite and a mug of ale. Ben's a good guy and yet he didn't get a memorial this doesn't seem right someone dressed as Ben Franklin was standing at the steps of the Jefferson Memorial I leaned in and said if you ask me Ben you should have a memorial before this guy have you ever complimented a Ben Franklin impersonator and realize a little too late it was really just a woman from Kansas. The phone I have. It was so hot that we had to take a break on the shady steps I could see across the White House in the Capitol Building to Majestic inspirational buildings that are currently being treated like the washroom at Hooters. Was. What a mess. But I guess it's somewhat on avoidable I mean even my new friends the 8th grade Vikings have tough political problems of their own to deal with it turns out that Karen has a crush on Brian but Brian really likes Marisa Mariska didn't know this earlies that's what she said but it's not like they were even part of the same friend group so what have apparently Karen posted a video on snap chat that was like totally cute but all Brian's friends started making fun of him especially Lupe Lupe had that cool Justin Bieber hair that he had to put back in place every 30 seconds which is pretty cool move his barber said Luke is like totally lit well the vice president Mr Cornwall heard about this online bullying and got really mad and took everyone's phones away which was like totally unfair ever had a grown man trying to take your phone away and when you refused to gave you a strange look and asked you politely leave the class trip before he called the police. I have. I wandered off and made another stop at the ice cream man this time I went for the Sponge Bob ice cream pop with gum ball eyes I sat on a bench by myself along the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool I may have been hot and dizzy but everybody knows this is where spies meet. A man sat down next to me he said it sure is hot he was talking in code. He said his name was Kevin he right. He was wearing flip flop shower shoes in a sleeveless shirt with his man boobs hanging out the side. He was playing the role of a New Jersey tourist perfectly. I gave him one of the bubble gum eyes from Sponge Bob space he took it gave me away and although I never saw him before in my life he said to meet I think there should be a Ben Franklin memorial too. I said yeah in the shape of a bomb pa thank you Washington D.C. And until next time this is been Tom Papa out in America or the house. All very. Little Buddy. Book your dad so my race is now available thank you if you turn it over to our our drummer Marcus Gilmore 1st time on the show from Marcus go about that. Thank you thank you. When Marcus said yes to the gig I allowed myself a trip down a very deep You Tube A hole of Marcus Gilmore videos and I found a version of him playing this song all by himself by the way I encourage you to check to go down one of those hold yourself it's very rewarding when it comes to Mr Gilmore backed on the drums but. So this piece in a way this is on that video that I saw it was just you and and the drums and then a laptop can you tell me what what's happening back there you know. And that particular video was a solo and. I was basically controlling the sensors through the drums so was basically almost 100 percent electronic but I was playing with my sticks. So you train like a laptop I remember in rehearsal yesterday you were actually training your kid right they had to train the laptop to recognize the sound this was if it sounds the drums mic yeah you have to train it to know what it's like when you hitting particular regions of the drum What type of vibration that will create so that the computer can can read it OK So check this out basically the 1st the 1st few times to the score progression that Marcus wrote will just be him his drums and a laptop this is called silhouette. says. To. Follow the. Lead to the belief. Or let. The abuse of. The move the goal or lists. Thanks. To the Welcome back you're listening to what encore presentation of our show from Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna Virginia. Polk the OK we're going to Marcus Gilmore. This last. One a very fine day for. Welcome back to our live from here radio playing. Out here on the barge girl it's cool now finally I'm at a C. Unit ain't workin in there you crazy I'm rather sit out here on the porch anyway so weak and people walk Hey harass and everybody who walks by and people watch. It is we watch the people go I'm bad give them holy hell yeah what do we care we got one foot in the grave one foot on a banana peel yeah after a lab down Metron been as I am fresh out of giving a good gosh darn. Here comes Roger Huber Oh sweet beard lowered you know he's cheating on his wife you know. I heard it from Ruby close in who plays cards with radio Harvey you know he's married to Dina Andrews who goes to the Y. With Becky PEACOCK And she teaches that Larkin with his wife. That Roger's a doctor he is though in need. You got rid by the hour motel Steinke I can smell of burning. Them did. Everybody. Back to fund it sounds so good right now you know I gave up sugar for Lent this year didn't make it to the 1st Sunday. Here comes. She's on her way back from dialysis you get your blood out cleaned up their shit don't call or showed me that would have gotten this predicament. Was Yes I'll drink the water and you girls had last been jealous of them along the legs you got your girl you got my legs in a bucket a chick in a bucket it chicken sounds so good right now how can we should drive through Popeye's Fried chicken is one thing I could never give up from. Here comes both a sure he's got to get out some awful good day to you both how are those chemicals Hankel That's funny because it's true caffeine and ankle all squished together you know I can hear you too well you brought it on yourself our guard going to Red Lobster 4 times a week. Cheddar Bay biscuits by gad out there has right maybe I should give them cheddar bass next year if you 2 should stop harassing people like those 2 old guys in The Muppets only older and hairier. I look at you all perched up on the porch like a couple of crazy old bugs going in our house. You know what I like that I like I'm going to cut out for you praise you already got it for you you. Know who's back on our radio show is Miss Madison coming have. To be back. To play a new song for you called Song in my head. This is. The stuff from the. Shoe. Camera. Would you use the. Open your mind and take it all inside. One click. And send this to this. Systems keep the said. Tahn. We. Don't see. These cars. Coming. In 1000 miles of the new script should. Go from the mountains to Kamali inside. One. Of the Sun. Burns fig sooner. And send our sisters to the side of. Big business. Sis to systems keep the south has a theory deep into the radio you'll see them 5 an hour my friend I just have to give you the maddest compliments on your pants these are great pants they're really good for my face my best pants for the radio Chris you are the. Exact I just wish that's why I encourage you to stare as deeply into your radio as you possibly can to just get a load of these pay these are amazing pants you people in Topeka. Oh god he's so i have to have to thank you all collectively I was in all my goodness I was in Boulder Colorado how many people have ever found themselves in Boulder Colorado and thank you and at the time it was the home of K.P.C. Oh I think it's and still there it is it's great so I was listening to K.P. C.E.O.'s one always did and probably still does and your song I'm going to start I'm going to do the thing for me to do it on people is it OK it's great it's like it's like when. And S N L in their elevator with Sting and some of those. Yeah to do that you're going to be right is it OK we can pretend we're in the elevator at the Embassy Suites Tyson corner right now and I just ran into Guster I'm going to be like dude Oh my God Oh my God. Yeah that be the same OK I'm sorry I'm really sorry Leonhard into your radio folks that was amazing in real life but to be intrigued you know you all were part of what helped me get into. A non roots a static because you were you were struggling this this divide I think between the stuff I grew up with you know. And and and all the rest of it and now where everyone's like a musical genius on this stage I like to say that word like training wheels for really good music. But in a good way you know I mean we just kind of stay there but you always need training wheels we're still here we're still one of the really I'm going to. Show my God I'm going to have to cut half the show because the bar with the N.P.R. Banter I go into because you're the star totally worth it to are that ready yes. Yes. Ethiopian right back after this brief intermission You're listening to it on for a presentation of our show from Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna Virginia. You. 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