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THE OUTBREAK OF THE CORONA VIRUS SO MANY THINGS THAT WE KNOW A MOB HERE IN SAN DIEGO
HAVE BEEN POSTPONED OR CANCELED
ALTOGETHER. ONE OF THEM IS
THE BRO AM SWITCH FOR ITS HUGE
CONCERT THAT TAKES PLACE EVERY
JUNE. WELL JOHN FOREMAN IS HERE
WITH US THIS MORNING TO TALK
MORE ABOUT THAT AND WHAT'S
HAPPENING INSTEAD. JOHN, GOOD
MORNING. GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE
YOU? I AM DOING FINE. HOW ARE
YOU DOING IN THE MIDST OF ALL
THIS? OH, IT HAS BEEN A WILD
TIME FOR FOR THE HUMAN RACE.
RIGHT. WE'RE ALL KIND OF TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT WHO WE ARE IN AT
HOME WITH OUR FAMILY KIND
LOCKED IN. AND YEAH. SO I THINK
IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS I
HAVE VERY FEW THINGS THAT I
HAVE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT. BUT
YEAH, IT IS A THAT WE WE ARE
GOING TO POSTPONE EVERYTHING
TILL 2021 AND THEN TALK ABOUT
THAT WITH THE BRO. I KNOW THIS
RAISES MONEY. IT'S A FREE
CONCERT HERE IN SAN DIEGO. YOU
BRING UP SOME HUGE NAMES THAT
PERFORM AND IT'S RIGHT ON
THE BEACH IS SOMETHING WE ALL
LOOK FORWARD TO BUT IT ALSO
RAISES MONEY. SO HOW DO WE
CONTINUE TO RAISE MONEY FOR
THE LOCAL CAUSES THAT NEED IT?
YEAH. SO I MEAN CERTAINLY
THE HOMELESS AND AT RISK KIDS
HERE IN SAN DIEGO THEY'RE NOT
ON PAUSE FOR THE YEAR. YOU KNOW
THEY HAVE IF ANYTHING MORE NEED
NOW THAN EVER. AND SO WHAT
WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE PIVOTING.
INSTEAD OF HAVING A YOU KNOW,
15000 PEOPLE ON THE BEACH WHICH
DOESN'T FEEL SAFE FOR OR REALLY
RESPONSIBLE AT THIS TIME WHAT
WE'RE WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE
TRYING TO RAISE MONEY ONLINE
FOR FIRST PACIFIC CAUSES FIRST
AND FOREMOST THE FEEDING. SAN
DIEGO FOOD BANK THAT'S
PROVIDING THESE KIDS MEALS THAT
THEY'D NORMALLY GETTING WITH
BEGINNING WITH PUBLIC SCHOOL.
SO THAT'S IF YOU WANT TO GET
BEHIND ANY EFFORT THAT WE'RE
DOING THAT BE SOMETHING THAT I
WOULD ABSOLUTELY ENCOURAGE. GO.
GO BRO AND DAWG FEEDING SAN
DIEGO DAWG. GREAT IDEA. ALSO
YOU'VE BEEN HAVING SOME MOMENTS
AT HOME LIKE WE ALL HAVE BEN
AND YOU PICKED UP YOUR GUITAR
RECENTLY AND NOW ALMOST EVERY
DAY YOU'RE POSTING A SONG. IT
WAS LIKE A LITTLE LIVE CONCERT
ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WHAT'S THAT
BEEN LIKE FOR YOU? IT'S BEEN
FUN. YEAH, IT IS. IT IS THIS
THING WHERE I LOVE LIVE MUSIC.
LIVE MUSIC FOR ME IS THIS
INCREDIBLE EXPRESSION WHERE I
FEEL LIKE ME MUSIC IN THE NOTES
AND THE COMMUNAL EXPRESSION OF
SONG CAN ACTUALLY SAY SOMETHING
BETTER THAN SIMPLY WORDS CAN.
SO I'VE BEEN MISSING HOURS OF
ACTUALLY PLAYING MUSIC TOGETHER
WITH PEOPLE THAT I'VE BEEN
MAKING UP FOR CHINA TRYING TO,
YOU KNOW, USE THE INTERNET FOR
FREE. SO WHAT IS THE THANK YOU
FOR DOING THAT. WE ALWAYS TALK
ABOUT THE HEADLINES AND
THE LOSS OF LIFE AND ALL OF
THIS BUT THERE ARE BLESSINGS
THAT HAVE COME OUT AS BEING AT
HOME. MORE FOR YOU, JOHN. WHAT
HAS BEEN A BLESSING IN YOUR
LIFE IN THE MIDST OF WHAT DOES
FEEL LIKE CHAOS YET? I THINK
FOR ME I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO
FIND THE MOMENTS YOU KNOW, I
THINK CERTAINLY WE CAN ALL LOOK
LOOKED AT THINGS THAT WE'RE
MISSING, FRUSTRATIONS OF
UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE FUTURE
FEAR. THESE ARE ALL VERY REAL
THINGS. BUT EQUALLY REAL IS
THE JOY OF THE MOMENT AND
THE IDEA THAT I AM I'M NOT ON
TOUR IN AUSTRALIA OR SOME ONE
ELSE IN THE WORLD. I'M ACTUALLY
HERE WITH MY KIDS AND MY WIFE
AND SO I'M REALLY TRYING TO
TAKE THAT FOR WHAT IT IS. AND
THERE ARE SOME INCREDIBLE
BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS I WOULD HAVE
MISSED HAD I BEEN GONE.
ABSOLUTELY. JOHN PORTMAN FROM
SWITCHED BUT KEEP UP THE GOOD
WORK AND WE'LL WAIT FOR 2 21