SO BAD I GOT ALL THEIR GEAR. THEY’RE THE BEST, AREN’T THEY LOVE THEIR GEAR? GOOD LUCK, GUYS
. ALRIGHT IT’S ALMOST THAT TIME
AGAIN TO GET OUT THE FANCY SUITS
AND COLORFUL DRESSES AND, OF
COURSE, EMBELLISHED HATS BECAUSE
THE KENTUCKY DERBY IS ALMOST
HERE. THAT’S RIGHT. IT HAS
ALWAYS CELEBRATIONS WILL TAKE
PLACE ALL OVER THE D IN APRIL.
MORTON IS HERE TO TELL US ABOUT
ONE HAPPENING AT THE DETROIT ZOO
. HEY, GUYS, I’M READY. IT’S THE
DETROIT KENTUCKY DERBY DAY PARTY
HAPPENING SATURDAY, MAY 6TH
PRESENTED BY THE CIRCLE. I HAVE
TWO ORGANIZERS WITH ME, RON AND
MICHELLE SPEARS. GOOD MORNING,
GUYS. GOOD MORNING, LOOKING
BEAUTIFUL AND DECKED OUT AND ALL
DERBY READY. ARE YOU? THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS AN ANNUAL
EVENT THAT YOU ARE PUT ON, BUT
THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE AT A
NEW LOCATION. THE DETROIT ZOO.
WHAT CAN PEOPLE EXPECT, MICHELLE
? WELL YOU CAN EXPECT ALL THE
FANFARE AND GRANDEUR OF THE
KENTUCKY DERBY WITH YOUR HATS,
FASCINATORS BEAUTIFUL DRESSES,
AND THE GUYS DAWNED IN THEIR
MOST CREATIVE AND SPECTACULAR
SUITS. BUT WHAT DETROIT THE
DETROIT KENTUCKY DERBY IS
SPECIAL IN THAT WE INCLUDE
ELEMENTS THAT BRINGS OUT THE
SPIRIT OF DETROIT. OKAY AND WHAT
ARE THOSE ELEMENTS YOU KNOW,
DETROIT IS KNOWN FOR IS PEOPLE.
YES DANCE AND FASHION. I LOVE IT
. WE ARE AND THERE’S ALSO ARE
THERE GOING TO BE LIKE SOME CARS
INCORPORATED IN THERE. WELL
WELL, WELL. WE’RE STILL WORKING
ON THAT. WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT.
SO THAT’S SUPPOSED TO BE A
LITTLE SURPRISED. BUT WE WORKING
ON, UH, THE CIGAR? DEFINITELY
CIGARS. CIGARS ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT
SO, RON, THIS HAS BEEN BENEFITS
. GREAT CAUSE TELL US MORE ABOUT
THAT. GREAT YEAH, NOW THE AS A
MEMBER OF THE CIRCLE, UM, ALSO
HAPPENED TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE
DETROIT MOREHOUSE ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION. SO THE ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION OF MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
AND THIS EVENT IS GONNA BENEFIT
THE MOREHOUSE COLLEGE. OUR
SCHOLARSHIP FUND. SO LAST YEAR,
WE HAD WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE A
COUPLE $1000 TO GIVE STUDENTS
FROM THE MICHIGAN AREA GOING OFF
TO MOREHOUSE LIKE $200 EACH
TOWARDS BOOK SCHOLARSHIPS, AND
SO WE HOPE TO DO THAT AGAIN THIS
YEAR OR EVEN BETTER, AND MORE
HOUSES WE ALL KNOW IS IN
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND,
UM, DOWN IN ATLANTA IN ATLANTA,
THE PREMIER INSTITUTION FOR
EDUCATING YOUNG BLACK MEN BIASED
THERE. THAT’S THAT LITTLE BIT
WONDERFUL. ALRIGHT, SO YOU ALL
HAVE BEEN, UM, DOING THIS DERBY
THING FOR A LITTLE WHILE NOW AND
IT’S IS IT REALLY ABOUT THE
HORSE RACING OR THE POP IN
CIRCUMSTANCES THAT SURROUNDS IT
. NO YOU KNOW, WE’VE BEEN DOING
THIS GOING ON EIGHT YEARS NOW,
AND THE CIRCLE CONSISTS OF FIVE
MEMBERS BRUCE AND LISA BAILEY,
DOORS BRIAN AND RYAN AND
OURSELVES. AND SO OUR GOAL IS TO
SHINE A POSITIVE SPOTLIGHT ON
THE CITY OF DETROIT. AND SO WHEN
YOU BRING OUT THOSE ELEMENTS
THAT I WAS SPEAKING OF EARLIER
ABOUT THE DANCE AND THE
CREATIVITY OF DETROITERS JUST
AHEAD THAT ALL COME TOGETHER AS
A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE, AND THEN
YOU GET TO DRESS UP AND BE ALL
FANCY. AND WHAT OTHER REASON
WOULD YOU HAVE TO GET DRESSED
AND BE CUTE, RIGHT? AND AT THE
DETROIT ZOO, THAT’S GOING TO BE
AMAZING. THAT’S THAT’S THAT’S SO
UNIQUE. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A
SURPRISE PRE VIEW. BUT FIRST YOU
WALK. PLEASE GIVE EVERYONE THE
FINAL DETAILS AND HOW THEY CAN
GET TICKETS. SURE YOU CAN GET
TICKETS AT DETROIT KENTUCKY
DERBY DOT COM. OKAY WE HAVE HARD
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT SIMPLY
CASUAL ON LIVER, ANNOYING THE
AVENUE OF FASHION. AND AT THE
MUSIC HALL BOX OFFICE. SO THOSE
ARE PLACES WHERE YOU CAN GET
PHYSICAL TICKETS BUT GO ONLINE
TO DETROIT, KENTUCKY DERBY DOT
COM AND GET VIP TICKETS IN
GENERAL ADMISSION. ALRIGHT SO
THIS IS HAPPENING MAY 6TH, BUT
THEY HAVE A LIMITED TIME TO GET
TICKETS. YEAH WE STRONGLY
ENCOURAGE THAT. YOU GET YOUR
TICKETS NOW. YEAH ALL RIGHT. SO,
AS WE ALL MENTIONED, THERE WILL
BE DANCING OF ALL SORTS THERE,
INCLUDING BALLROOM LESSONS AND
HERE TAKING US TO BREAK. I’M SO
EXCITED ABOUT THIS GIVING US A
LITTLE TASTE OF WHAT THEY’RE
OFFERING AT THE PARTY ARE
BALLROOM VIRAL SENSATIONS. THE
MATTHEWS. ALRIGHT, Y’ALL.