Arroe Collins

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 434 with Marty Krofft from Sid and Marty Krofft. Krofft Kon is the FIRST ever con dedicated to the talents of Sid & Marty Krofft. Sid and Marty Krofft will both be attending the amazing day! This will be a 70s kids dream! The historic Orinda Theatre in Orinda, California will be transformed into "Living Island". Also, come meet your favorite stars that you watched each Saturday morning while eating a bowl of cereal from your TV tray. (yes, cereal will be served). The day will include episodes, Q & As, lectures, costume contest, trivia games and allow you to meet the stars from your favorite Krofft shows. Confirmed guests include: Butch Patrick from Lidsville, Wesley Eure and Kathy Coleman from Land of the Lost, Johnny Whitaker from Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, Sharon Baird from H.R. Pufnstuf, Lan of the Lost, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and Lidsville. Plus, special Krofft alumni guest, Christopher Knight from The Brady Bunch Hour! The Pufnstuf movie (1970) will be shown at the end of the evening to close out this fun filled day of nostalgia and fond memories. Admission is only $25 for all day or a VIP Pass $45. Tickets at the door will be $30.

I bet you didn't know that it was being played out right in front of you...

May 19, 2022 The Battle Hymn of the Republic is playing inside my head. I'm not sure why. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord. He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored. I stop in moments like this. Memories of September 11, 2001. It's well documented in my daily writing. While doing so, I was humming Amazing Grace. In the moments after writing the planes hit the towers. When music enters your head and heart look up the lyrics. Get into what the message is. It's the universe using the strength of another person's creativity as a tool in your moment of now. Songs are created to move people even if the lyrics were penned out a thousand years ago.

May 19, 2022 The Battle Hymn of the Republic is playing inside my head. I'm not sure why. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord. He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored. I stop in moments like this. Memories of September 11, 2001. It's well documented in my daily writing. While doing so, I was humming Amazing Grace. In the moments after writing the planes hit the towers. When music enters your head and heart look up the lyrics. Get into what the message is. It's the universe using the strength of another person's creativity as a tool in your moment of now. Songs are created to move people even if the lyrics were penned out a thousand years ago.

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 434 with Marty Krofft from Sid and Marty Krofft. Krofft Kon is the FIRST ever con dedicated to the talents of Sid & Marty Krofft. Sid and Marty Krofft will both be attending the amazing day! This will be a 70s kids dream! The historic Orinda Theatre in Orinda, California will be transformed into "Living Island". Also, come meet your favorite stars that you watched each Saturday morning while eating a bowl of cereal from your TV tray. (yes, cereal will be served). The day will include episodes, Q & As, lectures, costume contest, trivia games and allow you to meet the stars from your favorite Krofft shows. Confirmed guests include: Butch Patrick from Lidsville, Wesley Eure and Kathy Coleman from Land of the Lost, Johnny Whitaker from Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, Sharon Baird from H.R. Pufnstuf, Lan of the Lost, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and Lidsville. Plus, special Krofft alumni guest, Christopher Knight from The Brady Bunch Hour! The Pufnstuf movie (1970) will be shown at the end of the evening to close out this fun filled day of nostalgia and fond memories. Admission is only $25 for all day or a VIP Pass $45. Tickets at the door will be $30.

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 434 with Marty Krofft from Sid and Marty Krofft. Krofft Kon is the FIRST ever con dedicated to the talents of Sid & Marty Krofft. Sid and Marty Krofft will both be attending the amazing day! This will be a 70s kids dream! The historic Orinda Theatre in Orinda, California will be transformed into "Living Island". Also, come meet your favorite stars that you watched each Saturday morning while eating a bowl of cereal from your TV tray. (yes, cereal will be served). The day will include episodes, Q & As, lectures, costume contest, trivia games and allow you to meet the stars from your favorite Krofft shows. Confirmed guests include: Butch Patrick from Lidsville, Wesley Eure and Kathy Coleman from Land of the Lost, Johnny Whitaker from Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, Sharon Baird from H.R. Pufnstuf, Lan of the Lost, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and Lidsville. Plus, special Krofft alumni guest, Christopher Knight from The Brady Bunch Hour! The Pufnstuf movie (1970) will be shown at the end of the evening to close out this fun filled day of nostalgia and fond memories. Admission is only $25 for all day or a VIP Pass $45. Tickets at the door will be $30.

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 434 with Marty Krofft from Sid and Marty Krofft. Krofft Kon is the FIRST ever con dedicated to the talents of Sid & Marty Krofft. Sid and Marty Krofft will both be attending the amazing day! This will be a 70s kids dream! The historic Orinda Theatre in Orinda, California will be transformed into "Living Island". Also, come meet your favorite stars that you watched each Saturday morning while eating a bowl of cereal from your TV tray. (yes, cereal will be served). The day will include episodes, Q & As, lectures, costume contest, trivia games and allow you to meet the stars from your favorite Krofft shows. Confirmed guests include: Butch Patrick from Lidsville, Wesley Eure and Kathy Coleman from Land of the Lost, Johnny Whitaker from Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, Sharon Baird from H.R. Pufnstuf, Lan of the Lost, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and Lidsville. Plus, special Krofft alumni guest, Christopher Knight from The Brady Bunch Hour! The Pufnstuf movie (1970) will be shown at the end of the evening to close out this fun filled day of nostalgia and fond memories. Admission is only $25 for all day or a VIP Pass $45. Tickets at the door will be $30.

Here we are! Right here! But where is here? Planting your thoughts is a daily exercise that requires less nobility and more humility. I recently read a story about how American's refuse to let the high prices of food and fuel to get in the way of how they're living. People aren't stopping! American nobility is shouting out, "How dare you do this to me!" Humility is humbleness. A can of Ravioli versus Chic Fil A. Buying at Goodwill or Nordstrom. When the Achilles tendon of this nation breaks will we hop into the next day or fall to the floor complaining?

Here we are! Right here! But where is here? Planting your thoughts is a daily exercise that requires less nobility and more humility. I recently read a story about how American's refuse to let the high prices of food and fuel to get in the way of how they're living. People aren't stopping! American nobility is shouting out, "How dare you do this to me!" Humility is humbleness. A can of Ravioli versus Chic Fil A. Buying at Goodwill or Nordstrom. When the Achilles tendon of this nation breaks will we hop into the next day or fall to the floor complaining?

The reimagined global iteration will include hosted segments, live performances, cyphers, lifestyle content, and serve as a comprehensive deep dive into the current state of hip-hop. After its debut 33 years ago on August 6, 1988, YO! MTV RAPS became the premiere destination for all things hip-hop. The advent of the series coincided with the rise in hip-hop and was crucial to the growth in popularity of rap music worldwide, creating a global passion for the genre and greater hip hop culture, which has since become the most dominant force in mainstream music and pop culture worldwide.

The reimagined global iteration will include hosted segments, live performances, cyphers, lifestyle content, and serve as a comprehensive deep dive into the current state of hip-hop. After its debut 33 years ago on August 6, 1988, YO! MTV RAPS became the premiere destination for all things hip-hop. The advent of the series coincided with the rise in hip-hop and was crucial to the growth in popularity of rap music worldwide, creating a global passion for the genre and greater hip hop culture, which has since become the most dominant force in mainstream music and pop culture worldwide.

What are you really planting in this moment of now...

These moments in Ukraine have proven to be some of the darkest experiences in human history. Through the clouds overtaken by billowing smoke from a nation under attack there are real stories about the people and why they remain unforgettably strong. Joe Lindsley is the American Journalist in Ukraine.

A new age and stage for the sights and sounds that changed the planet...

May 18, 2022 I've been to the professionals! There's a real injury. Fixing it is going to be the greater challenge. You can't ignore your Achilles tendon. My average day is 13 to 15,000 steps. The app claims I've walked 2,864,037 steps. That's 1,350 miles. It seems so small! Like my daily writing. 28 years sounds like longtime until you physically see the number of books that've been used. Not as many as you'd think. Has our view of larger than life changed? Look at what we do on social media. If we don't look larger than life then how will someone feel the need to follow? When coworkers complain about having three more hours of work in their day I calmly reply, “That's only 48 songs. Trust me it'll go by quickly.” Numbers. Now that I'm injured how will those numbers affect the way I walk?

May 18, 2022 I've been to the professionals! There's a real injury. Fixing it is going to be the greater challenge. You can't ignore your Achilles tendon. My average day is 13 to 15,000 steps. The app claims I've walked 2,864,037 steps. That's 1,350 miles. It seems so small! Like my daily writing. 28 years sounds like longtime until you physically see the number of books that've been used. Not as many as you'd think. Has our view of larger than life changed? Look at what we do on social media. If we don't look larger than life then how will someone feel the need to follow? When coworkers complain about having three more hours of work in their day I calmly reply, “That's only 48 songs. Trust me it'll go by quickly.” Numbers. Now that I'm injured how will those numbers affect the way I walk?

These moments in Ukraine have proven to be some of the darkest experiences in human history. Through the clouds overtaken by billowing smoke from a nation under attack there are real stories about the people and why they remain unforgettably strong. Joe Lindsley is the American Journalist in Ukraine.

These moments in Ukraine have proven to be some of the darkest experiences in human history. Through the clouds overtaken by billowing smoke from a nation under attack there are real stories about the people and why they remain unforgettably strong. Joe Lindsley is the American Journalist in Ukraine.

Junk mail! Has anybody purchased an item because it was featured in junk mail? Digital junk mail is no different. How do they convince advertisers that their Email blast is going to bring them business success? Block! Unsubscribe! How about these job websites? Monster and Indeed are hosts for smart phone viruses. They bait you with a job that sounds fantastic then it's not there when you double click. The phone rings with someone asking about furthering your education. Junk mail! My mailbox and trash can are forty feet apart. Look at how your hard earned money is working for you. It gets no love or attention. The people buying this form of outreach are real people trying to get consumers to purchase their product. Only to have people like me line the bottom of their birdcage. Billions of dollars are spent! There's always a sales rep driving around in a prettier car because somehow some way they convinced a business to make the investment.

Junk mail! Has anybody purchased an item because it was featured in junk mail? Digital junk mail is no different. How do they convince advertisers that their Email blast is going to bring them business success? Block! Unsubscribe! How about these job websites? Monster and Indeed are hosts for smart phone viruses. They bait you with a job that sounds fantastic then it's not there when you double click. The phone rings with someone asking about furthering your education. Junk mail! My mailbox and trash can are forty feet apart. Look at how your hard earned money is working for you. It gets no love or attention. The people buying this form of outreach are real people trying to get consumers to purchase their product. Only to have people like me line the bottom of their birdcage. Billions of dollars are spent! There's always a sales rep driving around in a prettier car because somehow some way they convinced a business to make the investment.

Learning to swim is a very serious issue in the Black community. Longstanding issues of race and class have meant that pools are either not present in Black communities or are poorly maintained. Parents who can't swim are less likely to have children who can swim or encourage their children to learn. Johnnie's inspiration for SWIM TEAM was to encourage young African American children to get in the pool and learn to swim. In SWIM TEAM, a splashy, contemporary middle grade graphic novel from bestselling comics creator Johnnie Christmas, we meet Bree, a smart yet anxious kid who comes face to face with one of her biggest fears. Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Manatees—until she's stuck with the only elective that fits her schedule, the dreaded Swim 101. The thought of swimming makes Bree more than a little queasy, yet she's forced to dive headfirst into one of her greatest fears. Lucky for her, Etta, an elderly occupant of her apartment building and former swim team captain, is willing to help. With Etta's training and a lot of hard work, Bree suddenly finds her swim-crazed community counting on her to turn the school's failing team around. But that's easier said than done, especially when their rival, the prestigious Holyoke Prep, has everything they need to leave the Mighty Manatees in their wake. Can Bree defy the odds and guide her team to a state championship, or have the Manatees swum their last lap—for good?

Learning to swim is a very serious issue in the Black community. Longstanding issues of race and class have meant that pools are either not present in Black communities or are poorly maintained. Parents who can't swim are less likely to have children who can swim or encourage their children to learn. Johnnie's inspiration for SWIM TEAM was to encourage young African American children to get in the pool and learn to swim. In SWIM TEAM, a splashy, contemporary middle grade graphic novel from bestselling comics creator Johnnie Christmas, we meet Bree, a smart yet anxious kid who comes face to face with one of her biggest fears. Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Manatees—until she's stuck with the only elective that fits her schedule, the dreaded Swim 101. The thought of swimming makes Bree more than a little queasy, yet she's forced to dive headfirst into one of her greatest fears. Lucky for her, Etta, an elderly occupant of her apartment building and former swim team captain, is willing to help. With Etta's training and a lot of hard work, Bree suddenly finds her swim-crazed community counting on her to turn the school's failing team around. But that's easier said than done, especially when their rival, the prestigious Holyoke Prep, has everything they need to leave the Mighty Manatees in their wake. Can Bree defy the odds and guide her team to a state championship, or have the Manatees swum their last lap—for good?

What we plant is done so by decision... Is it because of a need or an outreach?

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 433 with actor Johnny Whitaker. Krofft Kon is the FIRST ever con dedicated to the talents of Sid & Marty Krofft. Sid and Marty Krofft will both be attending the amazing day! This will be a 70s kids dream! The historic Orinda Theatre in Orinda, California will be transformed into "Living Island". Also, come meet your favorite stars that you watched each Saturday morning while eating a bowl of cereal from your TV tray. (yes, cereal will be served). The day will include episodes, Q & As, lectures, costume contest, trivia games and allow you to meet the stars from your favorite Krofft shows. Confirmed guests include: Butch Patrick from Lidsville, Wesley Eure and Kathy Coleman from Land of the Lost, Johnny Whitaker from Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, Sharon Baird from H.R. Pufnstuf, Lan of the Lost, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and Lidsville. Plus, special Krofft alumni guest, Christopher Knight from The Brady Bunch Hour!

Garrick is one. He finds great joy in pointing at the black bear statue in my forest. On Christmas Eve I placed a black bear statue on his side of the forest. I didn't want to tell him where to locate it. That's part of the excitement of life. Locating things that others have put on your path and not telling you about it until your heart and eyes find it. The same is true about conversations. Just like the bear in the forest people endlessly say things that go unnoticed. The moment you locate the bear in the conversation things get deeper and more meaningful.

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 433 with actor Johnny Whitaker. Krofft Kon is the FIRST ever con dedicated to the talents of Sid & Marty Krofft. Sid and Marty Krofft will both be attending the amazing day! This will be a 70s kids dream! The historic Orinda Theatre in Orinda, California will be transformed into "Living Island". Also, come meet your favorite stars that you watched each Saturday morning while eating a bowl of cereal from your TV tray. (yes, cereal will be served). The day will include episodes, Q & As, lectures, costume contest, trivia games and allow you to meet the stars from your favorite Krofft shows. Confirmed guests include: Butch Patrick from Lidsville, Wesley Eure and Kathy Coleman from Land of the Lost, Johnny Whitaker from Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, Sharon Baird from H.R. Pufnstuf, Lan of the Lost, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and Lidsville. Plus, special Krofft alumni guest, Christopher Knight from The Brady Bunch Hour!

May 17, 2022 That feeling of being blocked in. Nowhere to turn. Invisible walls that keep moving inward. Your mind wants to collapse. Your sky carries no color. The ideas are almost nothing which makes writing or creating a greater challenge. The choice is to call it out. Writing about that feeling of being blocked. Get in its face. The edge of the universe. Darkness meeting light. Sight with no sound. Only the voices in your head. If they could be heard outside the mind there would have to be a reply. So I write. It now has to react. You're feeling blocked but you aren't blacked out. No image. No footprint. No shadow to follow. Blocked in but not blacked out. It's too easy to ask why. We end up making up an answer based on truth. Blocked in and can't get out. Face the walls. Make noise. I happen to create ink stains on a page. Now it has to react.

May 17, 2022 That feeling of being blocked in. Nowhere to turn. Invisible walls that keep moving inward. Your mind wants to collapse. Your sky carries no color. The ideas are almost nothing which makes writing or creating a greater challenge. The choice is to call it out. Writing about that feeling of being blocked. Get in its face. The edge of the universe. Darkness meeting light. Sight with no sound. Only the voices in your head. If they could be heard outside the mind there would have to be a reply. So I write. It now has to react. You're feeling blocked but you aren't blacked out. No image. No footprint. No shadow to follow. Blocked in but not blacked out. It's too easy to ask why. We end up making up an answer based on truth. Blocked in and can't get out. Face the walls. Make noise. I happen to create ink stains on a page. Now it has to react.

I'm C.T. When I'm not hosting podcasts I'm in the real world. Everybody has to work. My job is C.S. Customer Service. Solutions, relationships and generating motivation to keep my team pumped and connected to every guest who chose to stop in to pick up a few things or large baskets with everything. This is C.T.C.S. Episode 35 The Adventure

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 433 with actor Johnny Whitaker. Krofft Kon is the FIRST ever con dedicated to the talents of Sid & Marty Krofft. Sid and Marty Krofft will both be attending the amazing day! This will be a 70s kids dream! The historic Orinda Theatre in Orinda, California will be transformed into "Living Island". Also, come meet your favorite stars that you watched each Saturday morning while eating a bowl of cereal from your TV tray. (yes, cereal will be served). The day will include episodes, Q & As, lectures, costume contest, trivia games and allow you to meet the stars from your favorite Krofft shows. Confirmed guests include: Butch Patrick from Lidsville, Wesley Eure and Kathy Coleman from Land of the Lost, Johnny Whitaker from Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, Sharon Baird from H.R. Pufnstuf, Lan of the Lost, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and Lidsville. Plus, special Krofft alumni guest, Christopher Knight from The Brady Bunch Hour!

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 433 with actor Johnny Whitaker. Krofft Kon is the FIRST ever con dedicated to the talents of Sid & Marty Krofft. Sid and Marty Krofft will both be attending the amazing day! This will be a 70s kids dream! The historic Orinda Theatre in Orinda, California will be transformed into "Living Island". Also, come meet your favorite stars that you watched each Saturday morning while eating a bowl of cereal from your TV tray. (yes, cereal will be served). The day will include episodes, Q & As, lectures, costume contest, trivia games and allow you to meet the stars from your favorite Krofft shows. Confirmed guests include: Butch Patrick from Lidsville, Wesley Eure and Kathy Coleman from Land of the Lost, Johnny Whitaker from Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, Sharon Baird from H.R. Pufnstuf, Lan of the Lost, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and Lidsville. Plus, special Krofft alumni guest, Christopher Knight from The Brady Bunch Hour!

I'm C.T. When I'm not hosting podcasts I'm in the real world. Everybody has to work. My job is C.S. Customer Service. Solutions, relationships and generating motivation to keep my team pumped and connected to every guest who chose to stop in to pick up a few things or large baskets with everything. This is C.T.C.S. Episode 35 The Adventure

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 433 with actor Johnny Whitaker. Krofft Kon is the FIRST ever con dedicated to the talents of Sid & Marty Krofft. Sid and Marty Krofft will both be attending the amazing day! This will be a 70s kids dream! The historic Orinda Theatre in Orinda, California will be transformed into "Living Island". Also, come meet your favorite stars that you watched each Saturday morning while eating a bowl of cereal from your TV tray. (yes, cereal will be served). The day will include episodes, Q & As, lectures, costume contest, trivia games and allow you to meet the stars from your favorite Krofft shows. Confirmed guests include: Butch Patrick from Lidsville, Wesley Eure and Kathy Coleman from Land of the Lost, Johnny Whitaker from Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, Sharon Baird from H.R. Pufnstuf, Lan of the Lost, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and Lidsville. Plus, special Krofft alumni guest, Christopher Knight from The Brady Bunch Hour!

Garrick is one. He finds great joy in pointing at the black bear statue in my forest. On Christmas Eve I placed a black bear statue on his side of the forest. I didn't want to tell him where to locate it. That's part of the excitement of life. Locating things that others have put on your path and not telling you about it until your heart and eyes find it. The same is true about conversations. Just like the bear in the forest people endlessly say things that go unnoticed. The moment you locate the bear in the conversation things get deeper and more meaningful.