Heather: WELCOME BACK TO
"ciLIVING."
HEATHER ROBERTS HERE LIVE AT THE
CITY CENTER, WHERE WE ARE JUST
HOURS AWAY FROM ONE OF THE MOST
ANTICIPATED EVENTS OF THE WINTER
SEASON.
WE'RE TALKING RED HOT WINTER
2020!
AND THE GUY BEHIND THE ACT HERE,
ROD SICKELER.
THANKS FOR HAVING US OUT HERE
BEFORE SHOW TIME!
Guest: HI, HEATHER.
YOU CAN SEE WE'RE WARMING UP.
WE HAVE SOME OF OUR CIRCUS ACTS
NOW.
ALL OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE FLOWN
IN FROM LOS ANGELES, LAS VEGAS.
YOU CAN SEE THEY'VE BEEN ON
TOUR, ON THE WORLD TOUR.
THEY'RE CIRQUE PERFORMERS.
BRIAN IS A NATIONAL POLE
PERFORMER.
THIS IS A TASTE OF WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO SEE.
WE HAVE JENNY, WHO IS A SLACK
WIRE WALKER.
WE HAVE JUNE, WHO ACTUALLY HOLDS
THE BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS FOR
HAND BALANCING.
LOOK HOW AMAZING THAT IS.
RYAN WAS HERE LAST TIME.
HE DID RIBBONS LAST YEAR.
THIS IS HIS NEWEST APPARATUS, A
HANGING POLE.
IT'S AMAZING THE DIFFERENT
THINGS THESE GUYS CAN DO.
I'M BLOWN AWAY.
RED HOT WINTER BIGGER, BADDER,
BOLDER THAN EVER!
IT'S 7:30 TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
HERE DOWNTOWN IN BEAUTIFUL
CHAMPAIGN AT THE CITY CENTER.
WE HAVE A FEW TICKETS LEFT.
WE HAVE 50 TICKETS LEFT FOR
TOMORROW NIGHT.
WE HAVE ABOUT 75 FOR TONIGHT.
THE V.I.P.s.
IF YOU DON'T WORRY ABOUT SITTING
DOWN, ONLY $25 TO COME IN
TONIGHT AT THE CITY CENTER.
SEE A THREE-HOUR AMAZING SHOW.
AND AFTER-PARTY FEATURING D.J.
BOB BASS, FEUDING HILL BILLYS
AND D.J. EPICS.
AND THIS FUNNY GUY HERE, JARED,
ONE OF OUR NATIONALLY TRAINED
COMEDIANS.
HOPEFULLY, YOU'LL MAKE EVERYBODY
LAUGH.
HOPEFULLY IS NOT THE RIGHT
WORD.
ROAR IS ONE OF THE MOST
ANTICIPATED EVENTS OF THE YEAR.
IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE GIGS
THAT I DO ALL YEAR LONG.
THE REASON FOR THAT, ROD, IS
BECAUSE HE TAKES THE HANDCUFFS
OFF.
WHERE EVEN NOWADAYS WHEN YOU GO
TO A COMEDY CLUB.
THEY'RE LIKE LAY BACK, CHILL
OUT.
DON'T PUSH THE ENVELOPE SO MUCH.
ROD IS LIKE, NO.
I WANTOU TO PUSH THE
BOUNDARIES AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, TEN YEARS
AGO OR SO, I DIDN'T PUSH THE
BOUNDARIES HARD ENOUGH.
AT THE INTERMISSION, HE GAVE ME
A SIT-DOWN TALKING TO.
Guest: WE HAD A CHAT.
[LAUGHTER]
Guest: AND I GOT THE MOST
RESPECT OF ALL FOR THIS MAN FOR
PUTTING ON SUCH A GREAT EVENT.
AND IT GOES TO A GOOD CAUSE.
Guest: HOSPICE HEARTS.
YOU ALL DO A LOT WITH HOSPICE
HEARTS.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE
TRYING TO FIND HOMES FOR
ANIMALS, DOGS, CATS.
IT'S A FOSTER PROGRAM.
AND SOMETIMES IT'S A MATURE
ANIMAL THAT PEOPLE DON'T WANT.
WE'RE BRINGING LAS VEGAS TO YOU!
THIS IS THE CLOSEST THING YOU'LL
GET TO LAS VEGAS OUTSIDE OF LAS
VEGAS.
TICKETS AT THE DOOR TONIGHT, WE
HAVE ABOUT -- WE HAVE TWO
PLATINUM SEATS LEFT.
OKAY.
THAT'S IT.
THOSE ARE THE $150 SEATS.
WE HAVE --
Heather: WILL THAT GET YOU
ON THE COUCH?
Guest: WE HAVE ONE COUCH
LEFT OVER HERE.
THAT'S THE WAY TO SEE THE SHOW.
WE HAVE ABOUT PROBABLY -- I
THINK 30 OR 40 OF THE V.I.P.s
LEFT.
SO -- WE CAN STILL PUT A COUPLE
OF MORE IN.
WE CAN PACK THE THEATER A LITTLE
BIT TIGHTER.
THOSE ARE ONLY $99 AT THE DOOR.
IF YOU WANT TO JUST COME AND
DON'T MIND STANDING, WHICH A LOT
OF PEOPLE PREFER THAT, GREAT.
$25 FOR THREE HOURS OF
ADRENALINE-FILLED ENTERTAINMENT
WITH AFTER-PARTY BEGINNING AT
7:PA TONIGHT.
WE HAVE THE MEZZANINE SOLD OUT
TONIGHT.
THESE ARE ALL PEOPLE THAT HAVE
BEEN TO THE SHOW BEFORE THAT ARE
COMING BACK.
WE'VE BUILT AN UNBELIEVABLE
FOLLOWING.
THIS IS MY 17th YEAR.
I'M EXCITED.
I LOVE HOSPICE HEARTS!
Heather: 17 YEARS!
WHAT MAKES YOU DO IT YEAR AFTER
YEAR?
Guest: IT'S SCARY.
I SAY IF I CAN'T DO THE SHOW
BETTER EACH YEAR, THAT'S WHEN I
STOP.
AND I THINK TO DO THAT, IT'S
PEOPLE LIKE NATIONAL TOURING --
I MEAN, LOOK AT THIS.
LOOK AT THE AMAZING STUFF GOING
ON RIGHT HERE IN CHAMPAIGN.
Heather: YOU MEAN YOU DON'T
DO THAT ON THE WEEKENDS?
Guest: YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO
TO NEW YORK OR LOS ANGELES OR
VEGAS.
IT'S HERE.
WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST LOCAL
PERFORMERS, TOO.
WE HAVE A 34-PIECE BAND.
WE HAVE 17 MUSICIANS, 17 VOW
CALLISTS.
THE MUSIC WILL BLOW YOU AWAY.
THE ROYAL HOUNDS WERE ON THIS
MORNING ON WCIA.
THEY ARE AMAZING.
WE'LL COVER ALL KINDS OF MUSIC.
WE'RE DOING ELTON JOHN, ELVIS,
MICHAEL JACKSON.
POP CONCERT.
DANCERS ARE AMAZING.
Heather: A LITTLE OF
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.
Guest: DON'T MISS THE ROCK
SHOW.
IT WILL MELT YOUR FACE OFF.
THE COUNTRY IS THE BEST EVER.
I'M NOT THE BIGGEST COUNTRY FAN,
AND I LOVE THIS COUNTRY SET.
Heather: YOU ARE TONIGHT.
Guest: YEAH.
WENO.
I MEAN, I LOVE THIS COUNTRY
BAND.
BY THE WAY, WE HAVE A HAIR SHOW.
WE HAVE A LITTLE HAIR SHOW GOING
ON TONIGHT.
A LITTLE RUN-WAY SHOW AND MUCH,
MUCH MORE.
Heather: AND MUCH, MUCH MORE
HERE IN STORE FOR YOU ON
"ciLIVING."
BUT WE'RE GOING TO TOSS IT BACK
NOW TO STUDIO.
TIM, CAN YOU DO THAT?
Tim: THEY ACTUALLY
ORIGINALLY ASKED ME TO DO IT,
AND I HAD TO PASS, BECAUSE I
NEED TO WEAR A SHIRT.
COMING UP, WE'LL LEARN