CAN YOU GUESS WHO IT IS? MONDAY ON "LIVE IN THE D."
TATI?
TATI? >> Tati: HE IS A COMEDIAN, AN
AUTHOR, AND PERHAPS MOST BEST
KNOWN FOR HIS RADIO SHOW, THE
RICKY SMILEY MORNING SHOW, WHICH
IS NATIONALLY SYNDICATED AND
REACHED OVER 10 MILLION PEOPLE
IN 70 STATIONS.
HIS LATEST BOOK, STAND BY YOUR
TRUTH AND RUN FOR YOUR LIFE.
RICKY SMILEY IS JOINING US NOW,
LIVE.
LIVE. WE’RE SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK
ON "LIVE IN THE D," THIS TIME
VIA ZOOM AND NOT IN-STUDIO.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
HOW ARE Y’ALL THIS MORNING?
>> Tati: WE’RE HANKING IN THERE.
HOW ARE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
DOING DURING THIS TIME OF SOCIAL
DISTANCING?
DISTANCING? >> I THINK I WENT THROUGH EVERY
CLOSET, EVERY SINGLE PHOTO
ALBUM, CREATED SOME STUFF, BEEN
DOING A LOT OF YARD WORK, THAT’S
FOR SURE, CUTTING GRASS, WEED &
FEED, FERTILIZED THE YARD AND
SITTING ON THE BALCONY LISTENING
TO CLASSIC ROCK.
I HAVE TO BREAK IT UP, SO I HAVE
TO GET MY ELTON JOHN AND MY
JERRY RAFFERTY IN.
>> Tati: I’M NOT MAD AT THAT AT
ALL.
ALL. WE’RE GOING BACK TO BASICS.
WE’RE IN THE YARD, CLEANING OUR
HOUSES, ORGANIZING OUR CLOSETS
THAT WE HAVEN’T TOUCHED IN FIVE
YEARS.
YEARS. YOU MENTIONED MUSIC.
TALK TO ME ABOUT THE POWER OF
MUSIC AND THE RADIO, ESPECIALLY
WITH DEEJAYS DOING VIRTUAL
PARTIES.
PARTIES. AND ALL KIND OF BATTLES COMING
UP.
UP. HOW IS MUSIC KEEPING US
CONNECTED DURING THIS TIME OF
SOCIAL DISTANCING?
SOCIAL DISTANCING? >> UH, WELL, WHEN PEOPLE CAN’T
GET TOGETHER, THE ONLY WAY YOU
CAN CLUB IS HAVE A DEEJAY AND
EVERYBODY JUMP ON ZOOM.
THANK GOD FOR SOCIAL MEDIA,
BECAUSE IMAGINE IF WE HAD TO DO
THIS WITH NO CELL PHONES.
YOU KNOW, HOW MANY EPISODES OF
SANFORD & SON CAN YOU WATCH?
[LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] >> Tati: THAT’S COMPLETELY TRUE.
THE FIRST NIGHT OF QUARANTINE, I
WAS IN MY LIVING ROOM DANCING
AND SWEATING.
AND SWEATING. IT MAKES YOUR LIFE SO MUCH
BETTER.
BETTER. LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR BOOK.
STAND BY YOUR TRUTH AND THEN RUN
FOR YOUR LIFE.
HOW DID THE PRINCIPLES IN YOUR
BOOK APPLY TO WHAT WE’RE GOING
THROUGH RIGHT NOW?
>> ONE THING, IT WOULD GIVE YOU
A LOT OF ENCOURAGEMENT BECAUSE
THROUGH THESE TIMES RIGHT HERE,
BEING IN QUARANTINE AND WATCHING
A LOT OF DEATH GOING ON AROUND
US AND WATCHING THE DOCTORS AND
NURSES AND EVERYBODY ON THE
FRONT LINES STRUGGLE WITH
COVID-19, IT WILL DEFINITELY
GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF LIFT AT
THIS TIME, WHICH WE ALL NEED TO
OCCUPY SOME OF YOUR TIME.
AND IT TALKS ABOUT EVERYTHING I
HAD TO GO TO, TO GET TO THIS
POINT.
POINT. IT’S A REALLY GOOD BOOK.
KIND OF A BOOK ABOUT MY LIFE BUT
HAS A LOT OF ENCOURAGING USEFUL
INFORMATION YOU CAN USE IF
YOU’RE GOING THROUGH HARD TIMES
AND BAD TIMES.
IT’S A GREAT READ.
IT’S FUNNY AND SOME PARTS.
SO IT’S A GREAT BOOK TO READ,
YOU KNOW.
YOU KNOW. SO I --
SO I -- [OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS]
[OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS] >> QUARANTINE TIME, YOU’LL
PROBABLY READ THE WHOLE THING IN
ONE DAY.
ONE DAY. >> Tati: A PERFECT TIME TO READ
IT.
IT. YOU’RE SO POSITIVE, ESPECIALLY
WHEN YOU’RE GOING THROUGH
THINGS.
THINGS. I FOLLOW YOU ON INSTAGRAM AND I
APPRECIATE YOU.
APPRECIATE YOU. IT’S RIGHT AT THE RIGHT TIME
THAT HE HAS A MESSAGE OUT THERE.
HOW ARE YOU ENCOURAGING PEOPLE
THROUGH YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA.
GIVE A MESSAGE OUT TO DETROIT.
>> SHOUT OUT TO THE D AND
CHASTAIN PARK AND ALL OF THE
GREAT MEMORIES FROM THE PARK
THEATER.
THEATER. I USED TO LOVE TO GO TO MY
FAVORITE RESTAURANT, SAVANNAH
BLUES TO GET MY OX TAIL, MAC &
CHEESE, AND CORNBREAD.
I WANT TO TELL EVERYBODY, TO
PLEASE BE ENCOURAGED.
IT CAN ALWAYS BE WORSE.
YOU THINK ABOUT THE PEOPLE IN
THE NURSING HOMES THAT CAN’T GET
TO THEIR FAMILIES AND THEY’RE
ELDERLY AND ALONE.
THE PEOPLE THAT’S IN THE
HOSPITAL, NOT JUST WITH COVID-19
BUT PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL FOR
HYPERTENSION AND HEART ATTACKS
OR WHATEVER, THEY CAN’T HAVE
VISITORS AND HAVE THEIR FAMILY
MEMBERS AROUND THEM AND PEOPLE
THAT’S INCARCERATED, THAT’S
DEALING WITH COVID-19 AND AFRAID
FOR THEIR LIVES.
AND THE DISEASE IS SO -- THE
VIRUS IS SO VICIOUS, AND PEOPLE
ARE STRUGGLING AND GASPING FOR
AIR.
AIR. SO IF YOU’RE IN YOUR OWN HOME
WITH YOUR OWN KIDS AND IN YOUR
OWN FRONT YARD AND BACKYARD.
AND YOU GET IN YOUR CAR, AND I
HAVE A SON THAT’S A COLLEGE
STUDENT, ALABAMA STATE
UNIVERSITY FRESHMAN.
UNIVERSITY FRESHMAN. AND WE’RE GONNA GO FOR A RIDE
TODAY AND JUST DRIVE ACROSS TOWN
AND COME ALL THE WAY BACK.
WE’RE JUST SO BLESSED BECAUSE
RIGHT WHEN YOU THINK YOU EVER IT
BAD, IT COULD BE YOU.
WE THANK GOD FOR LIFE.
WE THANK GOD FOR BLESSING OUR
BODY.
BODY. AND BEHIND EVERY CLOUD IS
LUNCHTIME.
LUNCHTIME. SO WE WANT YOU TO BE ENCOURAGED.