BY
BY TEXTING THE WORD HIVE TO 206- 448-4545.
448-4545.
448-4545. >>> WE JUST GOT A TEXT MESSAGE
FROM YOU SAYING WHY IS STEVE
GLEASON IN TOWN?
THIS IS GREAT TIMING AND I'M
HAPPY THAT YOU ARE WATCHING
BECAUSE STEVE GLEASON IS JUST
ONE OF THE BIG NAMES IN TOWN
TODAY, A LOT OF CELEBRITIES
FLYING IN FOR THIS GAME CHANGER
ALLY.
ALLY.
ALLY. --
ALLY. -- GALA.
-- GALA.
-- GALA. THIS IS A BIG PUSH, THEY ARE
CALLING THIS THE BIGGEST SINGLE
EFFORT IN HISTORY TO FINALLY
RAISE THE FUNDS TO PUT AN END
TO THE MADNESS THAT IS ALS.
LAST NIGHT WE ASKED WHO
INSPIRES YOU AND WHO ARE YOUR
HEROES AND I GOT TO MEET ONE OF
MINE.
MINE.
MINE. >>
MINE. >> WELCOME OFFICIALLY TO THE
GAME CHANGERS GALA.
THIS IS OUR WAY OF THANKING YOU
, THE AVIATORS AGAINST ALS HAVE
COME IN FULL FORCE.
HERE COMES THE GREAT STEVE
GLEASON WHO WE WILL HONOR IN
JUST A MOMENT.
>> Reporter: WHAT DOES IT MEAN
TO YOU TO SEE SO MANY
CELEBRITIES GETTING BEHIND THE
CAUSE?
CAUSE?
CAUSE? >>
CAUSE? >> IT IS AMAZING.
WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE OUR
LEADER WITH STEVE GLEASON AND
THEN HIS CLOSE RELATIONSHIP
WITH MIKE McCREADY AND OTHERS.
THIS IS A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME
EXPERIENCE AND TO HAVE IT HERE
IN SEATTLE IS AMAZING.
WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO
THIS FOR OVER A YEAR NOW.
>> Reporter: FIRST OF ALL I
MUST SAY, GO COUGS.
SECOND OF ALL, I WAS ASKED --
IS EXCITED AS YOU WERE SO
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW
BABY.
BABY.
BABY. >>
BABY. >> SHE IS DOING WELL, THANK
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. WE
YOU. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO HOST
THE GAME CHANGER GALA HERE IN
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE. I'M FEELING VERY MUCH AT HOME
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. IT WILL BE AN AMAZING COUPLE OF
NIGHTS, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY,
WE ARE BRINGING VERY INCREDIBLE
PEOPLE TOGETHER TO MAKE AN
IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF PEOPLE
LIVING WITH ALS.
>> Reporter: YOU HAVE BECOME SO
SYMBOLIC TO SO MANY PEOPLE,
LIKE YOU SAY WITH TEAM GLEASON
THAT THROUGH ADVICE --
ADVERSITY WE FIND OUR HEROES.
YOU MEAN SO MUCH TO SO MANY
PEOPLE AND I KIND OF WONDER
SOMETIMES, DOES IT FEEL LIKE A
BURDEN?
BURDEN?
BURDEN? TO HAVE TO BE SO STRONG?>> I AM
NOT BURDENED BY MY ROLE.
>> Reporter: STEVE, IT HAS BEEN
AMAZING TO MEET YOU AND I WANT
YOU TO ENJOY YOURSELF TONIGHT.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT
EVERYBODY AT HOME TO KNOW?>>
YES, THE LAST THING I HAVE FOR
EVERYONE IS, GO COUGS.
>> I COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT
BETTER MYSELF.
BETTER MYSELF. >> ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I'VE GOT
TO SAY THAT TALKING TO STEVE
ABOUT HIS DAUGHTER GOT ME A BIT
EMOTIONAL AND WAS VERY SPECIAL
BECAUSE I WANTED TO LET HIM
KNOW THAT YESTERDAY WAS MY
DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY AND I TOLD
HIM THAT SHE GAVE ME PERMISSION
TO BE THERE WITH HIM AND AS I
WAS EXTENDING IT TO HIM, HE DID
HIS WINK TO THE CAMERA AND
WISHED HER HAPPY BIRTHDAY BY
NAME WHICH WAS COMPLETELY
UNEXPECTED AND SOMETHING I
CANNOT WAIT TO SHOW HER WHEN I
GET HOME.
GET HOME.
GET HOME. STEVE IS IN TOWN WITH A LOT OF
CELEBRITIES IN WHAT IS QUITE
LITERALLY THE BIGGEST PUSH TO
AND ALS. THEY HAD A $5 MILLION
GOAL AND THEY ARE AT ABOUT $4.8
MILLION.
MILLION.
MILLION. I THINK THEY WILL PUSH IT OVER
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