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- Hey, y'all, today is mail day for me.
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I get a lot of mail from y'all,
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and I sit down and I answer every one of 'em.
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Sometimes it may take me a little while to get to it,
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but I get to it. (bracelets jingle)
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And, I do this probably once a week.
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I do it all on, you know, one day.
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But, the latest thing I got that I was so appreciative of,
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A Savannah boy, went to school here at Groves.
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Didn't he go to Groves?
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- [Eddie] Groves High School, yes.
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- I hadn't had a chance to read up,
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but he went to Groves High School, here in Savannah,
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and in 1981, he was drafted to the Seattle Seahawks.
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And, I can't, there's a chapter, uh-oh, I dropped something.
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There's a chapter in this book, right here,
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that tells us some of Edwin's life story.
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And, I thought it was so sweet that he sent this to me.
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And, he sent autographed pictures,
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all M-E," what does that say?
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- [Eddie] "M-E?" - Oh, that's his numbers!
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- Yeah, that's his number, jersey numbers.
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"All State College." His number was 80,
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"Hill American, 79 and 80,
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drafted on the fifth round in 1914 through 1914."
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Oh, I don't know that that's, I might be reading that wrong.
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But, anyway, Edwin, this is so sweet
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for you to share your story with me,
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and I can't wait to sit down and read it.
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"My accomplishments, awards and trophies."
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- [Eddie] I read through it.
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It's an interesting chapter. - Oh gosh, I, I can't wait.
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But, that's, this is Edwin right here.
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And, I don't, like I said,
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I hadn't, I hadn't had a chance to read it yet, Edwin,
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but, I'm wondering if you're still here in Savannah,
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I would love to know that.
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- [Eddie] I don't think so.
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um, I wanna say he may be out in Washington.
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"Game ball, presented to Edwin Bailey, Seahawks, 24 Patriots
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Clinch First Playoff Berth, December the 18th, 1983,
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- [Eddie] Isn't that great?
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- I love to see hometown boys and hometown girls make it.
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So, we're proud of you, Edwin.
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And, Eddie has already jumped in here
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and read all about you.
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But, now it's my turn. I'm gonna read all about you.
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But, I do, I get some of the sweetest mail like this.
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"Hello, my name is so-and-so, I'm a big fan of yours,
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and would love to have an autographed photo.
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if you would please send me one
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as soon as you have a moment, I would be forever grateful."
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So, I will be signing this, and sending this to Chris.
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And, like I said, I do this about once a week,
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so I don't have too, too much,
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too, too much mail this week.
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- [Eddie] You also get some great recipes
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out of your mail, too. - Oh my gosh!
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Yes, they send me recipes,
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because y'all know how much I love.
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And, some of this mail, you know, makes me cry.
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(giggles) Makes me cry. Look!
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- [Eddie] Look at that blast from the past.
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- That is a blast from the past!
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This was one of my first shows,
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of "Paula's Home Cooking."
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And, this was taken in Gordon Elliot's kitchen.
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I was up there using his kitchen because it was great,
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for balance, in the kitchen,
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and I never had to turn my back to the camera.
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But, someone sent this to me to be signed.
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And, "I'm a 24-year-old from Waverly, Tennessee,
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and I've been an admirer of your work,
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finding solace and inspiration
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in the positivity you bring in the face of adversary.
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Enduring bullying for being gay,
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and facing abuse from a prejudiced stepfather,
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your influence, alongside others,
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provided a lifeline during my darkest moments."
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I will get that picture signed, and get it to you today,
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So, like I said, some of it, some of it,
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it's very, it's kind of heart wrenching,
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because a lot of these people are in pain.
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And, if I can help them in a little, little small way,
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that's what I wanna do.
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So, if y'all have anything to say, or a recipe to share,
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y'all know how to get it to me.
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And, Edwin, I'm gonna be reading this.
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Oh, it says "I can be stubborn." (laughs)
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Honey, you talking to the Queen of Stubborn. (laughs)
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I'm gonna catch up on it all. Edwin.
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Oh, that was not, that was not from,
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that was from someone else, that.
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Each chapter is about a different person.
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And, what I just read that was not part of Edwin's.
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(giggles) Y'all have a blessed day,
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love and best dishes to all of ya.
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