You left after like song five or six. Went on for a long time. I did get out early, but not early enough. Im very tired. I was really excited to see the opening. Killed it. Fantastic. And then i partied hard. I danced through five songs and then girls got to go to bed. Thats certainly what you did. This girl stayed up a little later. Got late night food. I really regret most of last night. Not the concert, but everything else. Shawn tempesta, what is planned for this weekend . Relaxation. Recoup. I feel like i need to recharge. Thats on my priority list. And some laundry. You . Im halfway through the laundry. I already started that and i have to put together a crib. Oh. Thats cute no. Is it like you have to put it together yourself . I have no idea. I dont know if its allen wrenches. Good luck with that. Let me know how it goes. Of music, the guitar project gee is back. Just take a listen to this. . . Yes. We first met nik kai on the Morning Blend when he was just 11 years old. Now five years later, this selftaught ax man has accomplished more than some veteran guitar players in their entire careers. That video is pretty much almost five years to t august 29 and today is september 2. Nik kai is back this morning. You were just a twinkle in our eye. Here is a crazy look back. It is. So much has happened since then to now. Lets get to it. Catch us up. Overt fast five years you still havent really been playing that long in the grand scheme of things. Yeah. But youve been on to great success. You were in german. Yeah. Okay. It was over 80 to 100,000 people. Oh, thats all. Not that many people. And we ended up playing twice. Played one day and then i think two days later we played again. Thats a long festival. It is. It is. All day, all night pretty much. Thats awesome. Super muddy ask all these mosh pits in the mud. Can i ask you when youre in front of that many people, like an epic stadium experience, do you play differently, you definitely. Like ill be in rehearsal studio and i suck in rehearsal studio. I suck. Youre playing to a wall. Pretty much. And then live, like, just i dont know if it happens to everybody, but to me, like i Start Playing really good. Yeah. I dont know what it is. How the heck do you keep your shoes so white, by the way . You just keep buying new white shoes. [ laughter ] how are you going to do that that. Were asking everybody, will you change those after labor day . Do you know that rule . I didnt know that rule. Hes too young. Yeah. So its a huge highlight of your career. Youve been on great success. We did like a little cruise tour with ill call it the motor boat. That was in september. That was the motor head crew called motor boat. A great name. Yeah. Fantastic name. It was a whole bunch more bands. That was really, really fun. We went to the bahamas, left from florida and came back. That was super fun. And then since then ive just kind of been working on some new stuff and hopefully getting ready to tour again. Awesome. Tell us who youre endorsed by. Im with gibson guitars, marshall ampification, dunlop, pedals, energy music. Drinks, all that stuff. Yeah. Coffin cases. Thats how i got coffin cake. Sick. West tone. Holy mowly. So youre 16 now. Im 15 actually. Oh, okay. Sorry. Your manager, like you have a manager thats like worked with the stars. Yeah. He had guns and roses, zach wild splash. I was talking to him and he was like hold on, slash is calling me right now. You can wait on slash maybe. Yeah. How do you connect with a guy like that . Oh, man. One person to another. People ask me that all the time. I dont know a solid answer to that. Over time you end up building up connections and one person leads to another. So many great people that youve been around. Any sage advice, for instance, that managers pass down to you . Man, do not do drugs. Thats a smart one. Thats a good one. Yeah. Thats good one. That stopped a lot of great rock stars in our time. Totally. Lets talk about a reality show. You just shot a reality show . Yeah. Before in my previous band we were doing like a reel to put together a reality show. So that was finished a long time ago. Were reshooting some stuff now to add to that since a lot of stuff has happened since then. That was before germany. Were putting in that footage and all the touring which is really cool footage to put in a reality tv show. Oh, yeah. And asking of that, my dream before that was to be on a huge stage with curtains and that was exactly what it was. They had curtains . They had the curtains and then opened to this huge crowd. It was amazing. Thats weird to be in total darkness and then opened up. Yeah. It was insane. Did you feel like you were having a deja vu moment . Kind of time. That my dream pretty much. That was you on a stage alone to like three row battic cameras. Its been quite the move for you. It has. Tell us about your web site. You can pretty much find me on all social media. Look up my name. Nik kai on the internet, youll find the web site for now and we have a really good one being built. Congratulations on everything, man. Sick. Thank you. Great to have you. White style. Buy new onces. Theyre not white after the mosh pit. You want to keep up with his amazing career, head to the web site on your screen. Hes also on facebook and twitter. Unbelievable. He was like ten, 11 years old. Nuts still to come on the Morning Blend, help criss angel. Special cause hes raising money for. Live with the details. Next a Union Drifters found their way to vegas. A Live Performances from them right after our break. Stay with us. Flag [continues in background] theyre bringing drugs, theyre brigning crime, theyre rapists. You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes. Blood coming out of her. Wherever [pledge continues in background] you gotta see this guy; oh, i dont know what i said. Ah, i dont remember. I could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldnt lose any voters. Get him the hell out of here. Get him out of here get out we s m here to fix it. But congressman joe heck became part of the problem. Wall street invested over a halfMillion Dollars in congressman hecks campaigns, and heck supports their agenda privatizing social security, handing wall street billions in fees, but risking our retirement in the stock market, cutting benefits, putting wall street ahead of us. Congressman heck whats wrong with washington. [ music ] National Historic black bird studios and the Union Drifters brought their sound to vegas to play this labor day weekend. Thats right. Richard mann and Brittney Hauser are here with more. Good morning, guy. Good morning. Hey. Its been really fun listening to you guys warm up. Yes. Introduce us to the rest of the band here. On drums and vocals down at the end, kevin. Were going to start with him. Were working our way this way. On guitar, biles. Bass and vocalist, Brittney Hauser. Then me, richard mann. We didnt mike them up because they speak with their hair. I know. [ laughter ] beautiful, right . They look great. How do the bands become . How did this all start . Ago in riverside, california. And we all just kind of met at open mikes, each playing with different groups and whatnot. We just kind of came together and started jamming and then next thing we knew, we had a band and started putting shows together and now were recording an album in nashville. Black bird studio in nashville. Its amazing. What was that like . Oh, it was beautiful. I cant even describe it. Like we went in there, the room is just amazing. Working with the engineer that we had was just incredible. And then to recording right next to the Backstreet Boys. It was hilarious. Nice we get in there and we walk in the front door and then the Backstreet Boys, like whoa. I know. Its so funny. Youre like, its a small world. Wow. I didnt think Backstreet Boys were performing anywhere. Amazing. Your next show here in vegas. Yes. Well be playing the bunk house september 3, saturday at 9 00 oclock. So excited to be there. Were glad to have you here. Seen show there. You have great opening acts as well. Yes. Were having matt morgan hes going to open. Hes another local guy here in vegas. It should be great. It will be a fun one. All right. Listening to you guys warm up, the phrase came to my head, you got feel good music. Yes. We got some feel good stuff. Got some up tempo stuff and real life stuff to talk about heart break and the nittygritty. Yeah. We got to keep it will be a fun show. We have a lot of up tempo stuff. We get the crowd going. You working on any new projects . Once we finish this album, well release it in three to four months. Then well start a tour hopefully throughout if we can, all of america. Then once we do that, were gonna move on and start working on the next album. What are you going to play now . Old man. This is one of the singles off take it away, guys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ applause ] lot of applause for the guys thats phenomenal thank you so much. Great having you. Thank you. Thanks for having us. See the Union Drifters tomorrow night at bunk house saloon in downtown las vegas. There is no cover, guys. And the doors open at 9. Shows at 10. Find out more about them, head to their facebook page. Now we have the answer to like a future jeopardy question. Who did they record next to. There you go. Criss angel is live next. The personal connection that september him into a motion. Yes. Are you on facebook or twitter . Why dont you like our follow us . You can find us at vegasmorningblend. Com or twitter. Links are on our web site. Stay with us. 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Approved laser meant for the treatment of vaginal dryness. Pain with sex. And this is something that women experience usually after menopause or after surgical menopause, after their ovaries have been removed for things cancer. Something that we as physicians dont necessarily diagnose for them. Its really patients that diagnose themselves with these problems. The problem is that we have difficulty talking about these kinds of issues. Yes. And so its also very undiagnosed problem. But the Mona Lisa Touch is a laser that again, its just newly f. D. A. Approved. Its a laser that actually intended for the vagina and what we do is in Office Treatment under no anesthesia where we expose the vaginal tissue to a certain level of inflammation that then has a reaction that results in decreased vaginal dryness, decreased vaginal pain with sex, increased moisture and you get those results for three to five years. Presented. It is. Its a very personal issue. Exactly. And one thing you mentioned to me, we have an idea about what the laser treats. One thing you mentioned to me is that these are difficult symptoms because its not something that a doctor can diagnose. So youre encouraging women to come in and say, i am feeling this. I am experiencing this. This is happening to me. Postmenopause is a big time of life when this happens and there is a few other situations that might apply. Most everyone would be a candidate, anyone who has these symptoms, vaginal dryness, pelvic pain, people who cannot take hormones because of Breast Cancer history, that kind of thing. So anyone really is a candidate. Anyone who can bring themselves to the office and undergo a small procedure in the vagina, takes about five minutes in the office to actually get this done. So really its about educating patients to know that this treatment is out there and that symptoms, to come in and ask about it. What about the best time to start a treatment like this . Do you have to do it right away on the onset of the symptoms in can you come in at any time . At any time. So we have women that have just gone through surgical menopause where, for example, theyre diagnosed with Breast Cancer or the Breast Cancer brc 1 or 2, had their ovaries removed and are going through early menopause in their 20s and 30s. You dont have to wait for your symptoms to be severe at all. You can come in right away, get these treatments done as a preventive measure. But oftentimes what happens is because this is new technology thats come out in the last two years, the f. D. A. Approved now, we actually see women that have gone through menopause, say 50 years ago. Wow. Like our patient here. And who has been suffering with these symptoms just in silence without any help, without any treatment and now theyre coming do you have anything to help . Now we can finally say yes. I love that this is being discussed. Honestly. Because i feel like postmenopausal symptoms, its something you know its gonna happen to you later in life, but there isnt a lot of discussion about it. Its a little bit private. You have thank you for being here, by the way, and sharing. Its very transparent of you to just come in and say, tell me about the symptoms youre experici benefited from Mona Lisa Touch. I was 28. I had a hysterectomy. I started menopause very young. And i had symptoms which i did not realize what it was and doctors told me about this and i jumped on it within seconds. Can i ask you what the symptoms were . It was dryness with intercourse and the moisture okay. Just uncomfortable all the time. You know, women know. We know our bodies and thats whats important, to know your bodies. So tell me when you went through this procedure, by the way, you were the Second Health center in the country to get this technology. Yes. So its very exciting for us here in las vegas. When you went through this procedure, was it easy . Very easy. Its very easy. You go in just like having a checkup. They do their i call it a laser. Im not educated for the proper name of it. But it reminds me of that. Didnt take long. Not expensive. Its something that every woman needs to do if you have a problem. I have told my sister and many friends and theyre ready. Im telling you, women are so good at word of mouth. Arent we . So its great were sharing this here. More information . N our web site at www. Lvmis. Com. Or go to the well health web site. Wellhealth qc. Com. They can also look it up on google. Were on the internet and theyll hear testimonials and cost breakdown, that kind of thing. Thank you for shedding light on this topic and fillies, thank you for sharing. Thank you. Ladies, do you have questions about the Mona Lisa Touch . A phone number and web site are listed on your screen. For mor vegas minimally Invasive Surgery and womens pelvic Health Center is a well Health Quality care center. Shawn, back over to you. J. J. , thank you so much. Exciting concerts are on the horizon. Look, its a bird. Its a plane. Its smash mouth performing free tomorrow as part of the conclusion of rock of vegas Concert Series over fremont street experience. The third street stage saturday. For more information, the web country superstar, dolly parton will be coming as part of her pure and simple tour. Tickets for the september 30th show at their event center are on sale as we speak. Get them at love land event center. Com. Still to come on the morning motorcycles, our buddy, criss angel is live with us. There he is. How your magic can help him heal every life possible. We sent him here to fix it. But congressman joe heck became part of the problem. Wall street invested over a halfMillion Dollars in congressman hecks campaigns, and heck supports their agenda privatizing social security, handing wall street billions in fees, but risking our retirement in the stock market, cutting benefits, putting wall street ahead of us. Congressman heck whats wrong with washington. Ads for joe heck are attacking my time as attorney general. The thing they left out is the truth. The truth is crime actually went down during my time in office. Thats why ive been endorsed by Law Enforcement across nevada. Im proud of my record cracking down on meth, protecting seniors from scams, and Holding Banks accountable for defrauding homeowners. Im Catherine Cortez masto. I approve this message because ive spent my career solving problems. On . Welcome back to the blend. Hes known as a around the world as a superstar illusionist. This little guy, hes also known as dad. His son, johnny, was diagnosed with cancer last year. Now hes working hard to help thing. Criss angel is live to talk about the special event hes talking about to do just that. Thanks for having me on. Its an amazing time. We have an event september 12. My child has cancer, but one child every two minutes is diagnosed with cancer. Its a crazy statistic that we must make disappear and im hoping that all of your viewers will participate in this incredible event if they go to criss angelhelp. Co bucks. 100 of every cent goes to Pediatric Cancer Research and treatment. Of which is incredibly underfunded. Yeah. Number one cause of death by disease for children, cancer. And out of 4 billion that the government spends, less than 4 goes to 12 different types of pediatric cancer. Less than 70 cents goes to they dont even get an opportunity to see