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I'm Bill Ferdinand, and here is your host at the Bush Nell Center for the Performing Arts in

the Heartbird. Peter Segal. Thank you, guys. Thank you, everybody.

We do have a great show for you today because Connecticut demands nothing less from us.

Later on, we are going to be talking to James Patterson, the best-selling author in the entire world,

not the best-selling author in his genre, not in a particular week, but the best-selling author

period. You can think about it. It's weird, but if you think about it, there has to be one,

and it's him. It's like finding out there is actually one person somewhere in the world who

really is most likely to succeed. But you're no slouch yourself. Give us a call. The number is

one, triple eight, wait, wait. That's one, 888-924-8924. Now, let's welcome our first listener

contest and hire him. Wait, wait, don't tell me. Hey, Peter, this is Jeremy from Baltimore.

Hey, Jeremy, how are things in Baltimore? The greatest city in America.

You're just laying that out. And you're saying, hold on, hold on. This guy, this guy,

he is saying that in the face of Hartford. That is bold, sir. That is right.

Let's just say, hold on. That's not just me. All the city benches say that as well.

Really, the benches, that's very nice. That's how you can remember that it is.

Welcome to the show, Jeremy. Let me introduce you to our panel. First up, it's award-winning

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