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>>> THIS TIME ON NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES, WE'RE GOING TO BE
TALKING ABOUT THE 2013 SUSTAINABLE LIVING FAIR AT ODU
AND WHATEVER ELSE BEV SELLS WANTS TO TALK ABOUT.
NORFOLK BOTANICAL GARDEN CELEBRATES 75 YEARS.
RPOS OFFERS A SPECIAL CLASS IN TAE KWON DO AND I'M NOT SURE IF
I'M GOING TO PARTICIPATE OR NOT. AND FIND OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING AT
THE EVENING AT ST. PATRICK'S, RIGHT HERE ON NORFOLK
PERSPECTIVES. CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY
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>>> WELCOME TO NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES.
I'M BOB BATCHER AND I'VE GOT A VERY SPECIAL PERSON ON THE SOFA.
I'VE BEEN KNOCKING AROUND WITH HER FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS, BEV
SELLS. >> HAS IT BEEN THAT LONG?
>> IT HAS BEEN THAT LONG AND FOR 15 YEARS, YOU'VE BEEN TELLING ME
IT'S ABOUT TIME I START EATING LIKE THIS AND DO THINGS THAT ARE
SUSTAINABLE. AM I THERE YET?
>> YOU'RE GETTING THERE, YOU'RE GETTING THERE.
>> BECAUSE NOW I SEE YOU AT THE FIVE POINTS MARKET.
>> RIGHT, RIGHT. >> WHICH IS LOCATED WHERE?
NOT AT FIVE POINTS. >> IT'S NOT AT FIVE POINTS.
26th AND CHURCH STREET. >> EXPLAIN THAT TO ME.
WHY IS IT FIVE POINTS BUT NOT -- >> WE STARTED AT FIVE POINTS,
BUT WE HAD TO MOVE THE MARKET ALMOST SIX YEARS AGO, SO WE
MOVED ONTO 26th AND CHURCH, BUT OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS SAID THAT
WE HAVE TO KEEP THE NAME. SO EVEN WHEN WE WERE AT
MacARTHUR CENTER, WE WERE THE FIVE POINTS COMMUNITY FARM
MARKET AT MacARTHUR CENTER. >> BECAUSE YOU BUILT --
>> THAT'S WHAT WE'RE BUILDING IS OUR COMMUNITY.
>> NOW, PART OF THAT IS A LIBRARY OF RESOURCES.
>> YES. >> AND A GATHERING SPOT.
I USUALLY COME AND EAT WHILE MY WIFE SHOPS.
>> WELL, THAT'S OKAY. >> SO IT'S A GATHERING SPOT, BUT
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT YOU'RE TAKING TO ODU, RIGHT IN.
>> IT'S A PIECE OF THAT BECAUSE AMELIA BAKER AND I WERE HAVING
LUNCH ALMOST FOUR -- WELL, ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO AND WE SAID THAT
THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMEBODY THAT STEPS FORWARD AND DOES SOMETHING
ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY, THAT WE REALLY, REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT
THE NEXT GENERATION AND THE NEXT GENERATION, AND THE THINGS THAT
WE DO AND HOW THEY HAVE AN IMPACT ON THOSE.
FOR INSTANCE, WHEN YOU THROW AWAY A CIGARETTE BUTT, IT LASTS
ONE TO FIVE YEARS, SO THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO START
THINKING ABOUT TODAY SO THAT OUR KIDS' KIDS' KIDS WILL HAVE A
BETTER ENVIRONMENT. WE DECIDED TO PUT TOGETHER A
SUSTAINABLE LIVING FAIR AND IT IS AT OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY.
IT'S A TWO-DAY EVENT. THERE ARE INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS
THIS YEAR. WE HAVE SOME FOLKS FROM VIRGINIA
STATE UNIVERSITY, A COUPLE OF PROFESSORS THAT ARE COMING IN,
GOING TO DO AN ACTUALLY AQUAPONICS, THEY'RE GOING TO
SHOW US HOW TO GROW OUR OWN SHRIMP, SO THAT'S KIND OF COOL.
>> YOU KIND OF DIP INTO YOUR AQUARIUM FOR DINNER?
>> WELL, YOU COULD AND THAT MAKES ME THINK WE COULD START
GROWING SHRIMP AT THE MARKET NOW.
TUNE IN LATER. >> USUALLY WHEN WE HEAR BEV
SELLS SAY THAT GETS ME TO THINK, A NEW IDEA IS COMING DOWN THE
PIKE. >> MAKES YOU WORRIED AND SCARED,
BUT THAT'S OKAY. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE GIVING
AWAY SOME TICKETS TO, BECAUSE RAIL HAS COME BACK AND AMTRAK,
VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT, YOU CAN ACTUALLY REGISTER TO WIN A TRIP
FROM NORFOLK ALL THE WAY UP TO BOSTON, TWO SETS OF TICKETS, SO
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A CSA,
DOING -- >> WHICH STANDS FOR?
>> COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE, WHICH IS A WEEKLY
BAG OF LOCAL FRESH VEGETABLES. >> SO I DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT
THERE AND TILL THE SOIL MYSELF. >> NO.
YOU COULD, BUT NO, NOT -- YOU DON'T NEED TO.
>> COOL. OKAY.
>> SO IT'S GOING TO BE TWO DAYS, JUST JAM PACKED OF WORKSHOPS AND
IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL, YOU'RE GOING TO LEARN SOMETHING BEFORE
IT'S ALL OVER WITH. >> AND THAT REALLY IS -- I MEAN,
IF WE WANT TO MAKE IT SUSTAINABLE, IT'S A BEHAVIOR
CHANGE, IT'S GOING FROM NOT THROWING OUT THAT LITTER, BUT
ALSO I LOOK HERE AND KNOWING WHAT THESE GUYS ARE --
>> YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE, DO YOU?
>> WELL, I SAW THEM AS A KID BECAUSE WHEN MY MOM WENT GROCERY
SHOPPING WHEN I WAS A KID, THAT'S WHAT THEY SAME HOME WITH.
>> SHE CAME HOME WITH A WATERMELON RADISH.
>> AND SHE FOUND OUT THAT SHE COULD BUY IT IN A CAN.
>> YEAH. >> YEAH.
>> AND THAT'S WHAT WE ENDED UP EATING.
NOW YOU'RE SAYING GO BACK TO THAT?
>> PRETTY MUCH. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
EVENTS AND EXHIBITS ON, HOMESTEADING SO YOU CAN LEARN
HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN SOAP, YOUR CANDLES, WE'RE GOING TO DO
CANNING CLASSES. AS MUCH AS YOU WANT TO LEARN,
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GIVE YOU THAT INFORMATION.
IF WE DON'T HAVE IT THAT WEEKEND, WE'LL FIND A WAY TO GET
IT TO YOU BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE REALLY -- WE REALLY NEED TO
CHANGE OUR MINDSET AND THE WAY WE THINK BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY,
YOU KNOW, BECOMING SUSTAINABLE IS MORE THAN CHANGING A LIGHT
BULB. IT'S CHANGING YOUR MIND AND YOUR
ATTITUDE. >> IS THAT HAPPENING?
>> I THINK IT IS SLOWLY BUT SURELY, BUT IT NEVER HAPPENS
QUICKLY ENOUGH FOR ME, BUT IT IS HAPPENING, LITTLE BY LITTLE.
>> I MEAN, BECAUSE I LOOK AT MY OWN ENVIRONMENT AND MY DAUGHTERS
ARE REALLY, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE BECOME VEGETARIANS, THEY GO
THROUGH THE VEGAN THING PERIODICALLY AND I THINK THAT'S
JUST THEM, BUT THEN THEIR FRIENDS GO THROUGH IT AND I
THINK THAT'S THEIR FRIENDS, BUT MORE PEOPLE ARE --
>> MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE THINKING ABOUT RECYCLING AND
UNDERSTANDING THE BENEFITS OF THAT, BUT WE CAN'T STOP NOW.
WE HAVE TO KEEP GOING BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE TOO MANY PLASTIC BAGS
OUT THERE. A DISPOSABLE DIAPER, 450 YEARS
IT TAKES TO GO AWAY. >> HELLO.
>> YEAH. AND A GLASS BOTTLE, A MILLION
YEARS, SO WE HAVE SOME WORK TO DO AND WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION
A LITTLE BIT MORE. >> OKAY.
WELL, SO IF YOU GET IT, COME ON --
>> IT'S GOING TO BE FEBRUARY 16th AND 17th AT OLD DOMINION
UNIVERSITY AT WEBB CENTER. WE TAKE OVER ALL OF WEBB CENTER.
>> AND IF YOU ARE ONE THAT DOESN'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN A BLUE CART AND A GREEN CART AND YOU'RE NOT REALLY SURE
WHAT WE'RE EVEN TALKING ABOUT, COME.
>> COME AND IT'S FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
>> THERE'S THE KEY. >> AND IT'S FREE PARKING.
IT DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THAT.
>> THAT IS AWESOME. >> VERY EXCITING.
>> LET ME ASK YOU TOO, I KNOW YOU HAVE A COUPLE THINGS GOING
ON OUTSIDE OF THE MARKETPLACE. >> ALWAYS.
>> YOU HAVE A NEW TRUCK. >> WE HAVE A NEW VAN, OUR MOBILE
MARKET THAT'S GOING INTO FOUR FOOD DESERTS IN THE CITY, WHICH
WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT, AND, OF COURSE, WE'RE LEARNING A LOT
ALWAYS. >> BEV, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING
THAT YOU'RE DOING TO REALLY KEEP US FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE BY
LOOKING AT WHAT'S BEST FOR CONSUMPTION, BUT ALSO FOR
REDOING AND REUSING AND ALL THAT.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANKS A LOT. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, YES, THE
GARDEN IS 75 YEARS OLD. STAY TUNED.
>>> HEY. >> OH, SORRY.
I'M JUST REALLY SURPRISED AT HOW EXPENSIVE FOOD HAS GOTTEN.
WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO PUT ASIDE SOME MONEY TO BUY A HOUSE, BUT
LATELY, WE CAN BARELY MAKE IT FROM ONE PAYCHECK TO THE NEXT.
>> I'M IN THE SAME BOAT, BUT WITH THIS ADDITIONAL MONEY I'M
GETTING FROM THE EITC, THINGS ARE LOOKING BETTER.
>> WHAT? >> IT'S THE EARNED INCOME TACK
CREDIT. I'M GOING TO BE GETTING ALMOST
$2500 BACK. >> WHAT?
>> FOR MORE ON THE EITC AND FREE TAX PREPARATION, CALL OR VISIT
OUR WEBSITE. >>> WELCOME BACK TO NORFOLK
PERSPECTIVES. IF YOU WANT TO GET SUSTAIN A
GOOD PLACE TO GO IS THE GARDEN AND THEY HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR
75 YEARS WITH KELLY WELSH. NO, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THERE 75
YEARS. >> I WASN'T THERE 75 YEARS AGO.
>> IN FACT. YOU WERE PROBABLY ONE OF THEIR
BIGGEST FANS A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO.
>> YEAH. >> YOU SAT ON THE SOFA ABOUT TWO
DAYS AFTER JOINING AND YOU WERE ALL GIDDY ABOUT THE PLACE.
>> I STILL AM. I'LL BE THERE A YEAR IN APRIL,
SO YEAH, IT'S SO NEAT TO SEE ALL FOUR SEASONS AND SO I'M GOING
THROUGH THE WINTER, THOUGH IT DOESN'T REALLY FEEL LIKE WINTER
RIGHT NOW, BUT YEAH. >> OKAY, THE LIGHTS ARE OUT.
THEY'RE TAKING THEM OUT OF THE TREES, RIGHT?
>> YEAH. >> TAKING A BREATHER, TAKING
SOME TIME OFF? >> NO, WE'RE ALWAYS WORKING,
PREPARING FOR THE NEXT SEASON AND THE NEXT BIG EVENT, SO WE'RE
ALWAYS PREPARING. >> I'M GOING TO SIT BACK AND HIT
ME WITH IT. WHAT'S NEXT?
>> WE GOT A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON.
IT'S OUR 75th ANNIVERSARY. >> WOW.
>> OUR MEDIA SPONSOR IS WVEC AND WE'RE DOING TONS OF DIFFERENT
THINGS -- >> WAIT A MINUTE.
DID YOU JUST SAY WVEC? >> YES.
>> A COMPETITOR. >> NO, THEY'RE ALL FRIENDS.
>> OKAY. >> IT'S ALL GOOD.
FEBRUARY FUN MONTH, THE WHOLE MONTH OF FEBRUARY YOU CAN RIDE
YOUR BIKE FOR FIVE DOLLARS ALL DAY EVERY DAY AND IT'S A GREAT
TIME TO DO THAT. WE HAVE ABOUT 12 MILES OF PAVED
PATHWAYS, SO A REALLY GOOD TIME TO COME OUT AND DO THAT.
>> OH, COOL. >> KICK OFF YOUR NEW YEAR'S
RESOLUTION AND GET FIT, SO REALLY --
>> I USED TO LIKE ONE DAY A WEEK COME OUT IN THE EVENING.
>> DURING THE SPRING, WE DO MONDAY, WEDNESDAYS, AND THURSDAY
EVENINGS, YOU CAN DO THAT, BUT THAT'S NOT FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
FOR THE WHOLE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, YOU CAN DO IT ANYTIME YOU WANT
BASICALLY DURING OUR HOURS OF 9:00 TO 5:00, SO THAT'S GREAT.
COMING UP, WE HAVE A TON OF VENTS GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR -- EVENTS GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN
CELEBRATION OF OUR 75th ANNIVERSARY.
MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE, A SPECIAL PAGE FORT
75th ANNIVERSARY. >> WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT 75 YEARS,
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY PLANTED
THAT FIRST AZALEA IN THAT SWAMPY AREA, RIGHT?
>> YEAH AND WE'RE CELEBRATING THE WPA WORKERS, 200 AFRICAN
AMERICAN WOMEN AND 20 AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN WHO STARTED THE
GROUNDWORK AND PLANTED THE FIRST AZALEA, SO WE'RE CERTAINLY
CELEBRATING THEM. >> THEY'RE KIND OF FEISTY STILL.
>> YEAH, THERE'S ONE PARTICULAR WOMAN, SHE'S SO CUTE, MS. MARY,
AND YEAH, SHE WILL BE AT THE CEREMONY IN APRIL AND THEN
APRIL, OH, MY GOODNESS, ARE YOU READY FOR THIS ONE?
>> NO, HIT ME WITH IT. >> MAYA ANGELOU IS COMING TO
HAMPTON ROADS. >> YOU'RE KIDDING?
>> NO, SHE'S GOING TO BE AT THE CHRYSLER HALL AND HELPING US
CELEBRATE OUR 75th ANNIVERSARY, SO WE'RE SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
SPONSORED BY TOWNE BANK AND WE JUST -- I'M JUST SO AMAZED THAT
SHE'S COMING, I CAN'T WAIT. >> TICKETS GO ON SALE PRETTY
SOON. >> TICKETS GO ON SALE FEBRUARY
11th AND YOU CAN PURCHASE TICKETS THROUGH TICKET MASTER OR
THE BOX OFFICE AT CHRYSLER HALL. >> THAT IS SO COOL.
>> THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON AND OUR $20,000 WEDDING GIVEAWAY
TOO. >> I WAS GOING TO GO, YOU
MENTIONED THAT, I THINK HAVING HER HERE AND NOW THE WEDDING
SHOWS THAT IT'S MORE THAN JUST A GARDEN.
IT'S A REAL EXPERIENCE AND IT HAS BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER,
HASN'T IT? >> YEAH, I THINK ALL THESE
THINGS BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND MAYBE PEOPLE THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE
BEEN TO THE GARDEN MAY COME OUT FOR DIFFERENT REASONS AND
EXPERIENCE THE GARDEN AND I PROMISE ONCE YOU GET INTO THE
GARDEN, YOU'RE HOOKED. YOU WANT TO COME BACK.
YOU KNOW, FOR ALL FOUR SEASONS, THERE'S THINGS TO SEE ALL YEAR
LONG, SO IT'S REALLY AN EXCITING TIME FOR US.
>> THE BEST WAY TO DO IT IS ACTUALLY BECOME A MEMBER, RIGHT?
>> ABSOLUTELY, YEAH. >> HOW DOES THAT WORK?
>> IT $85 FOR THE YEAR AND THAT IS FOR YOURSELF AND FIVE OTHER
FAMILY MEMBERS. SO IF YOU COME A COUPLE OF
TIMES, YOU'VE PRACTICALLY PAID FOR IT.
>> OKAY. SO IF YOU DRIVE IN AND YOU GOT
FOUR OR FIVE OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR CAR --
>> COME ON! COME ON IN.
>> COOL. >> SO YOU DON'T EVER HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT BRINGING CASH TO PAY.
>> YOU MENTIONED THE WEDDING THING.
I'VE BEEN MARRIED 35 YEARS, IT DOESN'T APPLY TO ME, BUT THAT'S
COOL STUFF GOING ON. >> YEAH, IT'S THE LARGEST
GIVEAWAY IN THE GARDEN'S HISTORY, SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED.
WE HAVE CREATIVE SERVICES OF VIRGINIA, MONICA TORRES
PARTICIPATING. IT'S JUST GREAT AND WE DWINDLED
IT DOWN TO THREE FINALISTS AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE ON THE
HAMPTON ROADS SHOW. >> WHICH IS ON?
>> CHANNEL 10. >> THAT'S RIGHT, WAVE.
YOU COVER THEM ALL. >> WE'RE ALL FRIENDS, YEAH.
>> BECAUSE THERE'S A WHOLE LOT GOING ON IN THE GARDEN AND CHECK
OUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A MEMBER BECAUSE I HAVE A FEELING
THERE'S GOING TO BE EVEN A LOT MORE GOING ON AT THE GARDEN FOR
THE 75th. >> YEAH, I'LL HAVE TO COME BACK.
>> YEAH, COME ON BACK AND WE'LL HAVE YOUR CENTERPIECE HERE.
>> YES, I PROMISE TO BRING A CENTERPIECE.
>> THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO EAT MAYBE.
THANKS A LOT FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING.
>> THANK YOU. >> I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE STILL
EXCITED ABOUT BEING OUT THERE EVERY DAY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. IT'S A FUN PLACE TO BE.
>> HANG AROUND BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME KIDS DO SOME
REALLY COOL STUFF. >> ALL RIGHT.
>> STAY TUNED FOR IT. >>> I AM FOR THE CHILD WHO'S HAD
SEVEN ADDRESSES IN A SINGLE YEAR BECAUSE SHE'S IN FOSTER CARE,
BECAUSE HER FATHER ABUSED HER, AND HER MOTHER?
HER MOTHER COULDN'T BELIEVE HER. >> SHE IS THE CHILD I AM FOR.
I'M A CASA VOLUNTEER, I AM YOU. >>> WELCOME BACK TO NORFOLK
PERSPECTIVES. IT'S REALLY COOL, THERE'S ALL
KINDS OF NEW ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE IN NORFOLK WHERE YOU CAN
RIDE A BIKE AND GET EXERCISE AND ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO DO IT
IS AT THE NORFOLK FITNESS AND WELLNESS CENTER.
AND CHRIS, YOU'RE A FITNESS SUPERVISOR.
>> I AM. >> AND FOR SOME REASON I'M
FEELING KIND OF GUILTY, BUT I FIGURED I GOT ALL THESE TAE KWON
DO GUYS AROUND ME, SO I'M OKAY. WHY SHOULD I BE FEELING GUILTY
WHEN I SEE YOU? >> I BELIEVE WE'RE WAITING FOR
YOU TO COME DOWN AND SEE US. >> YEAH, YEAH, I -- I CONFESS, I
DID MAKE ONE OF THOSE COMMITMENTS.
I GOT WRAPPED UP IN THE ENTHUSIASM OF YOUR TRAINERS
BECAUSE YOU HAVE SOME GREAT TRAINERS.
>> WE DO. >> AND WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO A
FITNESS PROGRAM, BUT I HAVEN'T QUITE GOTTEN AROUND TO IT.
>> THAT'S OKAY. NEVER TOO LATE TO START.
>> THAT'S PART OF -- I MEAN I'VE BEEN WATCHING ALL THOSE
COMMERCIALS WHERE I CAN PUT FAIRY DUST ON MY FOOD AND LOSE
WEIGHT JUST LIKE THAT AND READ BOOKS AND IT WILL -- IT DOESN'T
WORK THAT WAY, DOES IT? >> NO, IT DOESN'T.
THERE ARE SOME ITEMS ON THE MARKETS THAT ARE SUPPLEMENTS
THAT CAN AID, BUT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, IT'S GOING TO TAKE
YOU PHYSICALLY PUT YOUR BODY IN NOTION AND EATING PROPER --
MOTION AND EATING PROPERLY. >> EVERY TIME I TIE MY SHOES, I
MAKE A COMMITMENT I'M GOING TO COME DOWN.
WE'RE GOING TO FILM IT, I'M GOING TO LOSE WEIGHT, GET FIT
AND BE HAPPIER? >> YES, SIR.
>> NOW, DO I GET TO WEAR A BLACK BELT IN.
>> THAT'S UP TO MARK. >> NOT FOR A COUPLE YEARS OF
HARD WORK. >> PART OF THE WHOLE FITNESS
PROGRAM, TAE KWON DO, RIGHT? >> IT IS ONE OF MANY PROGRAMS
THEY HAVE THERE AT THE FITNESS AND WELLNESS CENTER.
WE'VE HAD THE PROGRAM SINCE 1988.
I'VE BEEN TEACHING THERE SINCE 1988, AND WHEN THE CITY
PURCHASED THE WELLNESS CENTER, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS AGO
NOW, SIX OR SO YEARS AGO, WE MOVED ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS --
>> YOU CAME WITH IT. >> AND CONSOLIDATED ALL OUR
PROGRAMS. WE USED TO BE AT INDIVIDUAL
RECREATION CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
>> SO NOW IT'S INCORPORATING INTO YOUR PROGRAM THERE.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> WE'RE GOING TO REALLY BE
WATCHING THIS BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE THIS SEGMENT AN ACTION
SEGMENT BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TOLD I CAN'T DO IT.
BUT THERE ARE WAYS OF SIGNING UP THROUGH THE FITNESS CENTER?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. PHONE NUMBER 823-4300.
THEY WILL CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION IF THEY NEED IT, BUT
TO ACTUALLY REGISTER AND PHYSICALLY COME TO THE NORFOLK
FITNESS AND WELLNESS CENTER. >> AND WHEN I SIT DOWN WITH MY
PERSONAL TRAINER IN THE NEXT WEEKS OR SO.
>> YES, SIR, I'LL SEE YOU THERE. >> WE COULD INCORPORATE THAT.
>> WE CERTAINLY COULD. >> MARK, WHEN I SET UP THIS
SEGMENT, I SAID IT'S NOT NECESSARILY ABOUT KIDS FIGHTING.
IS THIS SELF DEFENSE? IS IT DISCIPLINE?
WHAT IS TAE KWON DO? >> IT'S EVERYTHING.
IT'S SELF DEFENSE, IT'S DISCIPLINE, A MAJORITY OF THE
STUDENTS WE HAVE THERE ARE CHILDREN AND CHILDREN'S
PROGRAMS, AND CHILDREN OBVIOUSLY HAVE A MOTIVATION FOR SIGNING
UP. THEY'RE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT IT,
EXCITED ABOUT MARTIAL ARTS AND TAE KWON DO.
PARENTS ALSO HAVE MOTIVATIONS, WHETHER IT'S GETTING THEIR
CHILDREN TO FOCUS BETTER IN SCHOOL OR HAVE DISCIPLINE AND --
OR MAYBE PERHAPS THEY'RE BEING BULL LID AT SCHOOL -- BULLIED AT
SCHOOL, SO A WHOLE HOST OF REASONS FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND
SIGN UP. >> I DON'T NORMALLY DO THIS, BUT
I'VE SEEN THE KIDS, THEY'RE READY TO ROCK AND ROLL, SO LET'S
SHUT DOWN, COME BACK, YOU'RE IN CHARGE OF THE SEGMENT.
MARK, SINCE I FEEL LIKE I'M IN A WEDDING RECEPTION, GO FOR IT,
BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
>> ALL RIGHT. EVERYBODY FACE EACH OTHER.
LET'S HAVE THE BLUE BELTS UP FIRST.
WE'RE GOING TO DO A VERY QUICK DEMONSTRATION FOR YOU, KIND OF
SPEED THROUGH THIS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SHERRY AND
JO LYNN FIRST DEMONSTRATE WHAT WE CALL A FORM, SOMETIMES KNOWN
AS A CADA. FORMS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF
THE MARTIAL ARTS SO YOU LEARN NEW FORMS AT EVERY BELT LEVEL.
IT'S AN EXERCISE OF DIFFERENT MOVEMENTS, BLOCKS, PUNCHES AND
STRIKES, PUT TOGETHER AND CHOREOGRAPHED INTO A ROUTINE AND
THEY'RE GOING TO DO THE FIRST ONE.
LADIES? BEGIN.
>> HUH! >> HUH!
>> AND -- VERY NICE. NEXT THING WE'RE GOING TO DO AND
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE BROWN BELTS COME OUT.
I THINK A BLACK BELT, AND DO SOMETHING CALLED ONE STEP
SPARRING. FOUR STUDENTS ACTUALLY START
SPARRING, LEARNING THE REAL SELF DEFENSE ASPECT OF THE MARTIAL
ARTS AND THEY DO ONE-STEP SPARRING, WHICH IS LEARNING THE
BASIC BLOCKS, PUNCHES, AND STRIKING TECHNIQUES.
AND BEGIN. ATTACK.
IN THIS PART, ONE PERSON PLAYS THE ROLE OF THE ATTACKER AND
THEY WILL BE PUNCHING THE OTHER PERSON AND THE OTHER PERSON WILL
BE PLAYING THE ROLE OF THE DEFENDER WHERE THEY STEP OUT OF
THE WAY. ATTACKERS, DOWN BLOCK.
DEFENDERS. AND AGAIN, ATTACKERS, DOWN
BLOCK. AND DEFENDER.
VERY GOOD. ONE MORE TIME.
AND ATTACKERS, DOWN BLOCK. AND -- VERY NICE.
FACE EACH OTHER. FALL OUT AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE JESSE AND JERRELL COME BACK WITH MARTIAL ARTS, TAE KWON DO
IN PARTICULAR, WE'RE GOING TO DO A COUPLE QUICK BASIC KICKS.
THIS IS A ROUND KICK. GO AHEAD.
STUDENTS LEARN THIS, ACTUALLY THIS IS A WHITE BELT KICK AND AS
THEY PROGRESS, THEY LEARN MORE AND MORE ADVANCED VERSIONS OF
THAT KICK. ALL RIGHT, JERRELL WILL
DEMONSTRATE A BACK KICK, ONCE AGAIN, A VERY BASIC KICK.
JESSE COMES IN TOWARDS HIM AND ONE MORE.
VERY NICE. AND NEXT, I THINK WHEEL KICK.
A VERY QUICK WHEEL KICK. ACTUALLY, HE'S GOING TO BREAK
BOARDS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE, I
THINK. JUST BECAUSE WE'RE -- I THINK WE
SHOULD TAKE COVER JUST FOR A MOMENT AND --
GO AHEAD, JESSE. JESSE WILL -- YOU MIGHT WANT TO
GET A LITTLE BIT MORE. YEAH, YOU NEVER KNOW.
>> TRY ONE MORE. TAKE TWO, REAL QUICK.
THERE YOU GO. >> I THINK IT'S ONLY APPROPRIATE
THAT WE CLOSE OUT WITH THIS. THANKS A LOT.
FITNESS CENTER, GO ONLINE, CHECK OUT CLASSES.
WE GOT A RETIRED MARINE COMING UP JUST IN TIME.
STAY TUNED. >>> WELCOME BACK TO NORFOLK
PERSPECTIVES. I GOT TO SAY, WE'VE NEVER HAD
SHRAPNEL ON NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES BEFORE AND I MADE THE COMMENT
THAT WE HAVE A RETIRED MARINE WHO HAPPENS TO BE ON THE SHOW
QUITE A BIT TO TALK ABOUT THE MacARTHUR CENTER.
I GOT TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU AS MY GIFT.
>> THANK YOU, BOB. I WILL TREASURE.
>> HOW DID IT MAKE YOU FEEL WHEN I SAID TAKE COVER?
>> IT BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES, BUT WE WON'T GO THERE.
>> ACTUALLY, I'M NOT EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE TALKING TO HIM
BECAUSE SHERI SEARING, YOU ARE THE CHAIRMAN FOR THE EVENING AT
ST. PATRICK'S. >> FOR THE PUBLICITY, YES.
>> SO -- AND I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO THIS BECAUSE YOU
ALWAYS HAVE THESE REALLY SPECIAL GUESTS AND YOU DO HAVE A SPECIAL
GUY HERE. >> ABSOLUTELY.
THIS IS ONE OF OUR INSTRUCTORS, THIS IS COLONEL DAVIS WITH THE
MacARTHUR MEMORIAL AND ALSO MY FATHER.
>> ALL RIGHT. >> WHICH BRINGS UP THE POINT OF
WE HAVE OVER 100 CLASSES OFFERED WITH EVENINGS AT ST. PATRICK AND
EVERY SINGLE INSTRUCTOR IS VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME TO COME
TOGETHER WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO WOULD LIKE TO
TAKE THE COURSE TO EITHER LEARN MORE ABOUT A SKILL THAT THEY
WOULD LIKE TO LEARN OR SHARE A PASSION FOR HISTORY OR COOKING
OR WHATEVER. WE HAVE, AGAIN, WE HAVE OVER 100
COURSES SO THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY.
>> YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE REASONS I LIKE HAVING THESE INTERVIEWS,
SHERI IS BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE TO FOLKS, THIS IS REALLY ON
GETTING PEOPLE TOGETHER, LEARNING, BUT CONNECTING WITH
EACH OTHER AND HAVING FUN. >> RIGHT, RIGHT.
>> YOU'VE HAD CHEFS ON, FORMER CONGRESSMAN ON TO TALK ABOUT --
I THINK HIS WAS COMMUNIST INFILTRATION OR SOMETHING.
>> MR. WHITEHURST WILL BE BACK. HE'S TEACHING A CLASS I THINK IN
THE NEXT TWO DAYS. THE CLASSES STARTED LAST NIGHT,
LAST NIGHT WAS THE FIRST, AND THEY GO THROUGH MARCH 9th, SO
THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME TO SIGN UP.
>> OKAY. BILL, ARE YOU BRINGING GENERAL
DOUGLAS MacARTHUR TO THE SCHOOL OR HOW DOES THAT WORK?
>> NO, THE GUESTS WILL BE COMING TO THE MEMORIAL AND IT WILL BE
AN AFTER-HOURS TOUR OF THE MacARTHUR MEMORIAL, INCLUDING
THE NEW VISITORS CENTER. >> AND YOU ARE PREPARED FOR ANY
QUESTION THAT COULD BE ASKED? >> MOST, AND IF I DON'T KNOW THE
ANSWER, I'LL FIND OUT THE ANSWER.
>> OR MAKE IT UP. >> OR MAKE IT UP, YEAH.
>> YOU'RE NOT JUST CONNECTED WITH SHERI, YOU'VE GOT -- YOU'RE
DOING THIS BECAUSE -- >> I HAD THREE GRANDDAUGHTERS AT
ST. PATRICK. >> I'M NOT GOING TO ASK HIM WHAT
HIS FAVORITE ONE IS. >> NO, I'M SMARTER THAN THAT.
I WOULD NEVER GO THERE. >> AND IT WOULD BE TOTALLY
INAPPROPRIATE IF I TOLD YOU THAT I FEEL LIKE I KNOW YOU BECAUSE
HE'S TOLD ME SO MUCH ABOUT YOU. >> RIGHT.
>> WE WON'T GO THERE EITHER. YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR EIGHT
YEARS? >> YES, EIGHT YEARS AND THE NICE
THING ABOUT EVENINGS AT ST. PATRICK IS WE REALLY DO FEEL
LIKE IT'S A COMMUNITY EVENT. WE HAVE INSTRUCTORS WHO
VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME. WE HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO
COME INTO THE SCHOOL AND LEARN A NEW SKILL AND MEET LIKE-MINDED
PEOPLE TO SHARE IDEAS AND LEARN MORE.
IT REALLY IS FUN. IT'S A TWO-HOUR COURSE ONE NIGHT
A WEEK. MOST OF THE COURSES TAKE PLACE
ON TUESDAYS OR THURSDAYS, SOME ARE ON SATURDAYS.
WE HAVE EVERYTHING FROM COOKING WITH KIDS, SOME OF THE COURSES
ARE GEARED TOWARDS KIDS. WE HAVE TRAINING FOR A
TRIATHLON. >> SO YOU LOOKED AT HIM LIKE
HE'S GETTING READY TO DO THAT. IS HE?
>> NO, NO, I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT.
>> HOW ABOUT BAGPIPES, DRUMS, AND CELTICS?
>> I'D LIKE TO LISTEN, BUT I DON'T THINK I'D BE GOOD AT
LEARNING HOW TO DO IT. >> SEE, I --
>> AND THE UKULELE. >> FUNNY YOU MENTION, THAT
BECAUSE I'M STILL DUE ONE MORE CHRISTMAS PRESENT TO BUY.
MY WIFE BOUGHT IT, GOT A UKULELE FOR CHRISTMAS AND I PROMISED TO
BUY HER -- HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING LESSONS?
>> IF YOU GO TO THE ST. PATRICK'S WEBSITE, THERE IS
A PAGE THERE THAT HAS THE EVENINGS AT ST. PATRICK LOGO.
JUST CLICK ON THAT AND IT'S THE FULL CATALOG OF ALL THE COURSES
AND HOW TO SIGN UP. YOU CAN ALSO -- WE HAVE THESE
GREEN REGISTRATION BOOKS AND THEY'RE IN MULTIPLE PLACES
AROUND TOWN, LIKE FELINI'S, AT BALLET VIRGINIA, SO IF YOU SEE
THESE LITTLE COURSE BOOKS, PICK ONE UP, AND EITHER CALL OR GO TO
THE WEBSITE TO SIGN UP. >> SO BILL, YOU'RE GOING TO DO
100 YEARS IN -- >> I MAY LISTEN TO EITHER
BREAKFAST WITH CAESAR OR GO TO BREAKFAST WITH CAESAR BY JULIE,
WHICH MIGHT BE INTERESTING. >> OKAY.
ARTS AND MUSIC, JUST IN GENERAL, THERE'S ALL KINDS OF ARTS AND
MUSIC? >> RIGHT, RIGHT.
THERE'S SELF DEFENSE, ARTS AND MUSIC, MUSIC IN THE MOVIES.
YOU NAME IT, WE GOT IT. >> AND THEN THERE'S THE
MacARTHUR TOUR BECAUSE YOU GOT A NEW VISITORS CENTER.
>> WE DO. AND WE'RE GOING TO BE
HIGHLIGHTING THAT WITH THE PARTICIPANTS WHO WILL BE COMING
FOR THIS PROGRAM. >> AND IT'S GOT A NEW MOVIE?
>> ONE OF THE NEW THINGS WE DID IS WE HAVE A HIGH-DEFINITION
MOVIE, THE MacARTHUR STORY, THAT WE PREMIERED AND SHOWED SINCE
OCTOBER AND WE'LL BE REVIEWING THAT, SEEING THAT FOR THOSE
COMING TO THE CLASS. >> OKAY.
GIVE US A -- I GOT ABOUT A MINUTE LEFT.
WHAT'S ONE OF THE LITTLE NUGGETS YOU'RE GOING TO SHARE THAT ONLY
YOU CAN HEAR IN THE CLASS? >> ONE OF THE NUGGETS WOULD
PROBABLY BE TO SEE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT MacARTHUR USED, FOR
EXAMPLE, THE RAYBAN SUNGLASSES, AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF
WORKING WITH RAYBAN TO DO SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL.
>> OKAY. SUPER.
SEE, I THINK YOU GOT MORE TALKING IN THAN BILL, WHAT DO
YOU THINK? >> EXACTLY.
I THINK SO TOO. >> BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE
BILL ON AGAIN TO TALK ABOUT THE MacARTHUR MEMORIAL BECAUSE
YOU'RE RETIRING. >> THE FIRST OF MARCH.
>> AND I'M NOT GOING TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU, BECAUSE
WE ARE GOING TO MISS YOU, BUT I THINK WE'LL KEEP SEEING YOU.
>> WE WILL. >> WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE CLASS
COMING UP? >> MARTINIS WITH DON TUCKER.
YES, YES, MY HUSBAND AND I ARE DOING THAT ONE AND THERE
ACTUALLY IS -- IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE REGISTRANTS, IF YOU
SIGN UP TWO AT A TIME, FOUR AT A TIME, YOU GET DISCOUNTED
REGISTRATION FEES. IT'S ALL ON THE WEBSITE.
>> AND THE REASON FOR DOING THIS?
>> JUST TO HAVE FUN AND ALL OF THE PROCEEDS, THE INSTRUCTORS
ARE VOLUNTEERS AND THE $30 REGISTRATION FEE GOES DIRECTLY
TO THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR ST. PATRICK CATHOLIC SCHOOL.
>> THAT'S AWESOME. SHERI, THANKS FOR BRINGING THE
PROGRAM TO US AND THANKS FOR HAVING YOUR DAD ON.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> I THINK HE'S A SPECIAL GUY.
>> YES. >> ENJOY YOUR SHRAPNEL FROM
NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES. >> THANKS, BOD.
>> THANKS FOR JOINING US AND WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU WHAT YOU'D
LIKE TO SEE ON TV-48, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT'S GOING ON IN
YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AS USUAL, IT'S A WONDERFUL TIME
TO BE IN NORFOLK JUST BECAUSE OF YOU AND YOU AND YOU.
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