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We'll get you from point A to point B.

But if you're looking for point C, well, buddy, you're on your own.

But if you'll wait right here, in just about two minutes, the bus to point C will be coming right by.

And now here's your Ralph Cramden of the airways, Eric Matt, Texas.

Hey there, folks.

Welcome to what I call Friday.

And you know why I call it Friday?

Because everyone calls it Friday.

And I just go with the crowd.

That's who I am.

This is hour one and it's my privilege in the first hour of today's program to have a dear

friend John Smirak as my guest for the whole hour.

We're going to talk about a lot of stuff.

Now before that, I want to say again,

because I have to say it, we need your help with food for the poor. I don't know how else to say

it except to say we need your help with food for the poor. There are people suffering, if you've

ever suffered, if you've ever lost your home, if you've ever been unable to feed your kids or suffered in that way, you know that anytime anyone helps you, you can't even contain the gratitude.

Folks, that's the situation. Food for the poor is on the ground in countries

where people are suffering. A lot of times we can't handle even thinking about suffering,

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