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Vincent, Buffy and other family matter.Book 3 in 18 parts, By FinalStand. Listen to the ► Podcast at Explicit Novels. It is selfish to believe that your family will always love you. At some point you will be asked to earn it The main front was stabilizing. The 2nd Army was in tough shape though all three divisions were still in the fight. The 1st Army's 2nd and 9th Divisions had corked up the advances out of Cambodia. As soon as night fell, they would maneuver the majority of the 2nd Division to crush the Alliance forces north of Bangkok. The rioters would be crushed tomorrow morning. They would survive.This realization came too late to them. The rot of fear had infected the 1st Army, 1st Division and the police force commands. Of more importance, a small group of secretive individuals convinced two senior Thai officers that something had to be done before the city fell, or the Prime Minister reasserted control over the city.Those two conspirators had the same problem as the Loyalists, enemy troops and protestors in the street. Those officers had no way to contact the crucial enemy commanders, but they knew who did, the Indian Navy. Surreptitiously, they contacted the Indian Navy's Expeditionary Fleet. The fleet's Admiral quickly put them in touch with the Alliance Command Authority and within two hours, a deal was made.The Great Khan would stop the Alliance offensive if the King of Thailand made a public appeal, no strings attached. This new group of rebels and the Alliance worked out the path they needed to take to reach the King so that the Alliance forces were out of the way and no planes, or helicopter attacked their formations. They even had a TV station that would broadcast the King's speech ending the conflict. All they needed was nightfall.And that was the true story of how the counter-coup was pulled off, how the King of Thailand was able to talk to the Great Khan and how the Thai government was overthrown. In the final analysis, the Loyalist hadn't fallen before the might of the Alliance. They were done in by a tiny number of Black Lotus operative almost no one knew existed, with a small amount of assistance from JIKIT."No wonder the Seven Pillars has never been able to wipe out these guys," Addison yawned. "They are slippery as eels and thrice as lethal. I am glad they are on our side." Several sets of eyes looked at her skeptically. "I mean, I am glad we are currently working toward the same goals."Thus,"I suggest we all get some sleep," Addison declared as she stood up and stretched.Odette was comfortably asleep, so I curled her up and carried her to the elevator. I wanted to go home and forget that I had lost any semblance of a normal life. I didn't know what was worse; me doing the shit I was doing, or me understanding what I was doing. Juanita had gone down ahead of us to pull the car around to the front.Chaz, Pamela, Odette and I went down in the first wave of the exodus from the workplace. The door opened on the ground floor. I wasn't the first person to notice her. My reflexes had improved to the point I had a moment to recognize her before the people around me sprang into action.Pamela side-stepped to the right, pistol mystically appearing in her two-hand grip. Chaz, Chaz bore Odette and me to the ground. His level of dedication astonished me. He was shielding us with his body. From what, I hadn't been able to determine."Deadman switch," one of my aunts stated. "I want to talk with Cáel." The voice had a stressed tenor to it."Back outside," Pamela simmered."No.""Chaz, what is going on?" I asked him. He hadn't moved and wasn't letting me wiggle around to see."Explosive vest," he responded coolly. That's right. Chaz was shielding Odette and me with his body.That is what I found astonishing, his desire to give his life for me. His expectation that Pamela could kill the threat while he was currently occupied was understandable."We seem to be at an impasse," Pamela edged further away.She wasn't avoiding the blast radius. That was impossible in this lobby. No, if it came to firing, she was making it easier for Chaz to get a shot off since the shooter couldn't cover both angles of attack."Let me talk to him," my aunt insisted. This made no sense."Chaz, let me deal with this," I told my bodyguard."Are you sure?" he questioned."Not really. As Pamela said, she's not going to let any of us leave until she talks to me and if you kill her, she kills all of you." Chaz let me stand.Odette was just awakening to the threat. Chaz rose to stand by my side. (Sadly, Odette didn't rate him dying for her.) I prayed I didn't fuck this up."Cáel, is that really you?" the women with green eyes and red hair asked me. She sounded desperate, which would explain the suicide vest."Yeah, which one are, Mom?"{9:10 pm, Tuesday, September 2nd ~ 6 Days to go}"Yes, I'm Sibeal. Are you my son?""Do you mean   No! Grandfather Cáel hasn't supplanted my spirit with his own," I took a deep breath. "I'm not sure how I can convince you of this.""Do you miss your Father?" she queried."Yes," I murmured."Ahh Cáel, you are still my son. Thank all that is divine," she sighed."Care to deactivate the vest now?" Pamela suggested."Do you promise not to shoot me? You two, and the one sneaking up on me from behind." She meant Juanita, who had sensed the danger and exited the car."You are three kinds of crazy, so I'm not making any guarantees," Pamela answered."Pamela   Chaz, I really think she is my mother. And I assume she is here to kill Cáel O'Shea, not me," I interjected. I still wasn't leaving Chaz' side. "Please don't kill her.""No guarantees," Chaz affirmed."She's his mother," Odette chimed in. "If it was anyone else, they would be in a cloud of bodyguards, not alone.""Here is the deal, Mom. You deactivate the vest, then we will talk. Otherwise, I'm taking my security's advice and backing the fuck out of here.""Okay," she nodded. "It's a fake. I'm upset, but not enough to be suicidal. I wanted to see what you would do. Father would have sacrificed everyone else. You got tackled and you obeyed the man who was trying to save your life.""Chaz, what do you think?" Pamela asked him."We could hold her here until Virginia shows up. That would give Cáel a few minutes to reminisce before she gets dragged off to the looney bin." (That would, of course, lead to her death while in Federal custody   so that wasn't happening, period.)"I concur," Pamela agreed. She still had her gun out and aimed. She went to a one-handed grip so she could motion Juanita to come inside.I took the opportunity to walk around Chaz, though I only advanced half way."I think it is asking too much from my bodyguards to walk up to you with that vest lying at your feet," I pointed. "You know   just in case you are lying." She nodded, smiled and came forward. A hug was in the offing. I almost missed Odette coming up behind me."I'm on a timetable," Mom murmured into my shoulder. "You know why.""I am afraid I do," (my pheromones were already affecting her). "What brought this on? How long can you stay?""The kidnapping made it imperative. But this has been my first opportunity to get close enough to you to determine if my father had won, or not," she confessed."I'm not sure how long I can remain ~ maybe a day, or three. I have heard you have an upcoming ordeal you must go through for your Amazons." Odette again by way of Delilah. I decided to give Delilah the benefit of the doubt and just accept that she did what she did because she was worried about me."Oh. Mom, this is Odette Sievert, my roommate and all-around better friend than I deserve." Odette extended her hand. Mom reached past me and shook it."Nice to finally meet you in person," Mom smiled."Nice to realize you aren't as nutty as the rest of the bunch,and considering you came at Pamela and Chaz with a fake suicide vest   that is saying something," Odette grinned."My son is all I have left of Ferko (my dad)," she grew grim. "If my father stole him after killing my husband   I wouldn't know how to carry on.""Aaahh," Odette stammered through this tense family moment. "You are about to be a grandmother in a serious way," she tried to turn things around. "How does a dozen grandkids sound?"Operational security and secret information were concepts Odette was aware of. She simply refused to use either one."Really?" Mom looked from Odette to me. "How serious?""How about we get out of here before the FBI shows up," I began directing my mom out the doors."Cáel?" Chaz questioned."Hey now, I never agreed to hand my mom over to Virginia. The vest was fake. Let's not dwell on this," I urged Mom and Odette out the door."Ishara," Juanita repeatedly prayed, "why do you test me so?"Chaz and Pamela showed their faith in me and my decision-making ability by tagging along. For me, what does a son who hasn't spent any time with his mother since he was seven (because she was supposedly dead for the past fifteen years) ask first?Actually, we waited for Chaz, who had the presence of mind to ensure the vest was truly a dud and then called Virginia so she could clean up one of my messes   yet again."Thank you, Color Sergeant," Mom looked toward Chaz as the GL 550 pulled away from One Mi Ma1 Tower. Unfortunately, the look he sent her way wasn't friendly."Thanks for reminding me," I nodded to Mom. "Chaz, what in the Hell possessed you to jump on Odette and me? I appreciate it,""Me too," Odette chimed in."But please don't do that ever again. Of all the, let's just say I have too many deaths of people I like on my mind. I don't want you added to that list.""Tough.""Well, thanks for considering my request," I groaned."Chaz, three nights ago our boy learned that one of the women he knocked up is going to die and no one will intervene to save her life and they won't tell him where she is," Pamela let him know."Who do we talk to?" he asked me. By 'talk' I assumed he meant torture until they coughed up a viable location/suspect."The Goddess Ishara.""Fuck. I apologize, Cáel. That is hard news for a young man like you to take. As for my jumping on you   suck it up. It is my job to make sure you can do yours.""Juanita," Pamela called out. "Stop driving to Havenstone. Take us back to Cáel's place. He won't let the Amazons take his mother, which means I won't let them, which means Chaz won't let them. Besides, Odette could get killed in the cross-fire and too many people like her for that to be safe for any would-be assassin.""Really?" Odette perked up. Of course she wasn't worried about being killed. Odette was fascinated that people found her valuable   enough to kill anyone who killed her. She'd more fully grasp that curse later on. She was a genuinely nice person. What Pamela left unsaid was that if 'people' thought someone might kill Odette, they would 'proactively' protect her. Too many people she now hung out with were of that stripe of crazy."Pamela, would you miss me if I got killed?" Odette turned to the most dangerous person in the car. (I didn't think Mom was in her league, but then I had never seen her fight, so I was keeping an open mind.)"You bet your ass, Baby-cakes," she grinned at my super-kind sidekick."Me too," Chaz added gruffly. "Of greater importance, Addison would take umbrage. Next to Ms. Love, she's the nastiest bitch I've ever met." He meant that as a compliment."Not Lady Yum   I meant Worthington-Burke?" I inquired."She doesn't take things personally. She'd miss Odette, but not enough to move off-mission," Chaz explained."Let's not forget Buffy," Pamela snorted. "What she lacks in experience she makes up for by being totally psychotic and fanatically loyal to Wakko here. People who piss him off tend to end up as a place holder on the Obituary page.""Unless they never find the bodies," Juanita commented   from her personal experience disposing of people for me. Groan."Cáel, I am so happy I met you," Odette hugged my arm. "My life was going nowhere before you gave me your phone number. Now, I know my life is at risk and I don't care. Being with you has been more wonderful than I ever thought possible."Mom was studying me, both pleased and worried."What?" I asked."You have a lot of your grandfather in you. He did have a gift for inspiring the best out of people. You are like your father in that you care for those people   caring for both their lives and their happiness. Your father inspired that same kind of loyalty because he kept the needs of his people in the forefront of his mind.""Dad was like Grandpa?" I worried."Hell no." That was Pamela."Thank the Divine, no," Mom exhaled at the same time. "How do you know my father?""I killed him," Pamela grinned."You were the one? I'm, I don't know what to think," Mom murmured."Keep that in mind before you try to pull another stunt like you did tonight," Pamela's grin grew feral."Pamela is the best Grandmother I could ever hope for," I explained."Spiritually speaking," Odette tried to lighten the mood (she was a cracker-jack morale officer). "Otherwise it would make Cáel's having sex with her granddaughters rather, suspect.""Odette, you can say 'incestuous'," Mom gave a half-grin. "Do you know much about my family?""Your Pa created you and your sisters to be fuck-toys who also ran errands for him," Odette nodded. "They are all loonies.""Don't share that view with them," Mom cautioned. "When we last met, they had a highly under-developed sense of humor and a well-cultivated mean streak.""Gotcha," Odette giggled. "After dealing with the Slayers of Testicles numbers 1 & 2, I have learned what kind of wacky girls Cáel attracts without even trying.""I really should make sure Mr. Fiennes is okay," I reminded myself."You would do better catching up with that girl down the hall. The Korean takeout girl also asked about you", offered Odette. Yeah, the girl in 3-F baked me some cookies when Dad was murdered."How many grandchildren are we talking about?" Mom looked at me with some serious maternal affection."Who are the Slayers of Testicles?" Juanita wanted to know. My family jewels belonged to House Ishara   at least in her and her sisters' estimation."Oneida's bodyguards," Odette let slip out before she saw the warning look in my eyes."You are sleeping with the apprentice of House Arinniti?" gasped Juanita   I was hoping her questioning wasn't hurting her driving. "What about the 84 day rule?""I'd better not bring up Rhada," Odette nodded thoughtfully."I'm going to spank you," I growled at Odette."Was that aimed at me?" Juanita."Yippee, and we are going home now, too!" Odette squealed."Not you, Juanita   Odette. I want to teach her how to 'not say' whatever pops up in her head," I grumbled."You promised to punish me!" she beamed brightly. "Punish me! Punish me!""Uuuuuuu," I beat my cranium against the headrest in front of me."I thought she was the 'nice' girl," Mom chided me."She was," Pamela smirked. "Unfortunately, she's been totally corrupted by your son.""Yep," Odette agreed. "He's opened up a whole new horizon of things sexual for me.""Son, how many women are you seeing? I thought you were engaged." Mom."Uuuuuuu," I repeated."I'll take care of this," Chaz intervened calmly. "He is as loyal as he can be   within the bounds of his limited moral arsenal   to Hana Sulkanen. So he is sexually and romantically involved with Brooke Lee and Libra Chalmers, civilians he met through contacts at Havenstone. There is Anais Saint-Armour, RCMP, who departed this weekend,""She'll be back," Pamela assured Mom. "They always come back at least once.""Who has only come back just once?" Chaz laconically questioned Pamela."Good point," Pamela acceded. "They keep coming back until he changes the locks, his phone number and address." That made no sense,"I am glad you two are my friends," I groused. "I'd hate to think what you would say about me if you hated me.""You're welcome," Pamela grinned."Ms. Marla Chalmers," Chaz continued without missing a beat, "Libra's younger sibling, who your son indubitably impressed while in college; three teachers at an exclusive school, he met them while body-guarding a group of children; an assistant manager of a hotel he stayed at; six attractive, college-educated European young women,""Don't forget the Macedonian!" Pamela interjected."I have removed her from the list because she has no reliable way to hunt down our boy," he explained."Good point," Pamela nodded."They like busting your chops, don't they?" Mom smiled."As opposed to physically busting my chops   this I can live with.""You have matured nicely. Your father would be very pleased   quietly, of course.""Thank you Mom." She knew the man better than I ever would."We won't count the 189 Amazons who have staked a claim to him for the next nine days," Chaz added."What! 189? When did that happen?""The thirty huntresses and the 159 members of House Ishara," Pamela clued me in."159? When did that happen?" I gasped again. I was repeating myself   not good. I knew I had told Buffy to 'keep up the good work', but still, House Ishara wasn't even two months old yet."They are the best of the roughly 20,000 Runners in the Host and thus, all are serious bad-ass bitches," Pamela assured me. "I think Helena would like you to explore a few more heroic Runners who have since passed.""Passed?" Mom."Cáel sees dead people," Odette beamed."So does his Aunt Baibre," Mom said."Met her, came off a bit, off," I confirmed."That's Baibre. What other ones have you met, besides Deidre and Brianna?"She was asking if I had met others outside of Delilah's watchful eye."Hmm, Imogen, Kelly and Matilda.""Okay. You haven't met the bad ones yet," Mom nodded. I was stunned yet again. Not by what Mom said, but by,"The 'bad ones'?" Pamela inquired. "They come in shades worse than Kelly and Matilda?""I'm with you on that. Those two were unsettling," Chaz agreed. Holy Shit! Pamela and Chaz were agreeing that two of my aunts had them worried on a tactical level. So 'not good' for me, since I couldn't take either of my friends. Bad-bad."Fiona is the worst. She is the second youngest of my generation and by far the most lethal. She was Father's pet.""Oh joy," I sighed."Is she bulletproof?" Chaz inquired."Not quite, but she is definitely hard to kill. She has a greater share of Alal while remaining sane.""Oh, she's the sane one?" Juanita joined in."On that side of his family, sane is a relative term." Thanks, Odette."Relative to how far your cock is into them?" Pamela snorted."Hold on now," I interrupted the jocularity. "What do you mean   'your generation'   'the second youngest'   what happened to the youngest   and when you say 'worst', define 'worst'."Pamela's phone rang."Father created three generations of daughters and sons. Carrig was the 'success' on the male side of the equation."Uncle Lumpy was the 'success'? What had the other uncles been like   idiot cyclops cannibals?"He destroyed all the rest.""Please clarify," Chaz studied my mother. "Your father murdered his own children?""Yes. All but one of the 36 sons. He kept Carrig around as a reminder to not create any more sons. The first generation of daughters were all 'failures'.""You mean dead?" Odette gulped."Yes   dead now, though he viewed all of us as property, not human beings.""Consider Grandad's low opinion of humanity, that's extra tragic," I put an arm around Odette. Pamela was muffling her conversation."Of the second generation of daughters, only Aunt Faoiltiama was kept around. I always had the impression her soul wasn't entirely human. She is rather primitive and predatory. A less horrifically unbalanced Carrig   physically that is. Carrig was somewhat more erudite.""Wow, I don't know what to think of that," I mumbled."Of my generation, eleven of us were allowed to live. Kelly and Maitilda are the most physically dangerous. That was their purpose   killing things.""Trained in combat styles by Cáel's grandfather?" Chaz looked, depressed."Yes. The four of us were. Fiona was the only one I couldn't best.""I would like to spar with you when it is convenient," Chaz requested."Okay. You deserve to know how bad it can be," she nodded. "Of the rest, Una was the youngest, the most human and humane. She was Father's final failure. I was never sure why he kept her alive.""For Cáel to rescue, of course," Odette insisted. Crap. She was right. By the horrified look on my Mother's face, she knew Odette was correct as well.Alal had let Una live as a contingency card, in case I was a soft-hearted sap. In hindsight, it was obvious. The innocent damsel trapped in a madhouse, at the mercy of her fiendish kinfolk, she was a perfect weapon to make me do stupider shit than normal."Damn," Mom muttered. "Anyway, Briana is the most willful and the family's representative to the Illuminati. Deidre is the most sedate, so she handles the normal business interests that we are allowed to know about. Darcie had Alal's hunger for lost and forbidden lore. In her case, it is all-consuming. She has memorized much of Father's collection.""She is rather good at it too   or was when I last saw her. Imogen is our tactician and oversees the O'Shea's bodyguard contingent. She has Father's ability to choose the best men and women, to train them to a razor's edge and to inspire fanatic loyalty.""Sadhbba: she is Father's spy master; with the exceptionally eerie talents of subterfuge, deceit and finding the weakness in others. She and I did not get along. Fiona could do it all, except for my talent.""Which is?" Chaz took over, since Pamela was waving me over for a close, quiet chat concerning her phone call."Fiona was an updated version of me. She was slightly better at everything I could do, except for one thing. I had Father's sixth sense about things. Fiona did not, and that was the reason she hated me so much. Father stoked our internal conflicts to keep us all on edge.""Good to know," Chaz understated his concern. "Do you have any intelligence on how, when and with what your father will come after our boy?" I wasn't insulted by the 'our boy' moniker. He wasn't calling me a child. He was telling Mom that I was 'one of the boys'   on his team. I felt all warm and tingly. My dearth of long-term male friends had meant I had never really been in a fraternity   the close brotherhood of men   before."Problem for you to deal with," Pamela handed me the phone. "It is Tabitha Loire." Tabitha? Vincent's   FBI Special Agent Vincent Lorie's   drop-dead gorgeous daughter. He had taken more than one bullet in Romania. I hadn't heard from him since that morning at the hospital, before being whisked away to the US via Germany. I remained a lousy friend."Hello? Who is this?" the weary, angry voice on the other end of the connection spoke."Cáel Nyilas. Tabitha Loire, what can I do for you?""What can you tell me about my Father?""Oh God! He is not dead, is he?" I grunted. Pause."No. No, Da is okay. He was released from the hospital a week ago. I would like to talk to you about what happened to him overseas.""He won't tell you?""No. Neither will his boss, or any of his acquaintances. Mr. Nyilas, he is down in the dumps and I want to know what I can do to help out. If you are his friend, you should help."I couldn't blame her for being both bitter and exasperated. She had run full tilt into the Great Wall of National Security and been stopped cold."How about I come down and talk to you?" I offered. "What I can tell you shouldn't go out over a phone and I have been remiss in not catching up with your father sooner.""Umm, when?""I'll take the next train down tonight," I decided. "We'll arrange some vehicles at the station. What is your address?" She hesitated. After all, she had Pamela's number, not mine and I was tied into her father being shot   badly. She gave me the address, her desire to know what happened overcoming her caution when dealing with strangers. "I'll give you a call when we arrive in Alexandria.""Train?" Juanita griped. Chaz pulled out his phone and called Agent-86 for both the next train from Penn Station to Alexandria and an update to Virginia and the Homeland Security people for clearance to bring along our ironmongery. Pamela looked at me with pride. So did Mom. Whatever Juanita's opinion of me was, it was concealed by her call to someone else   probably updating Buffy on my itinerary."Vincent was the Federal Agent who was wounded at Miercurea Ciuc?" asked Mom."I need to have a talk with Delilah," Pamela glowered."I want to be in the room when you do," Chaz agreed."Juanita   Penn Station and call someone at Executive Services to pick up our car. Long term parking there is a bitch," I related.Was it? I had no idea, but Alal apparently did. I had been to Penn Station three times; and I never had a vehicle that needed a parking space. All three times, Havenstone sent a car to pick me up. That was for my preliminary and final interviews, plus handling all the paperwork after I got the job.I'd left Bolingbrook in a U-Haul truck (without much in it) a week before starting work. I had an iron-clad belief I could find a place to live within that time span. That was all the time and money I had allotted to that endeavor. My budget had been tight, or so I believed.Unlike the other four chuckleheads who joined the New Directive, I hadn't received a signing bonus. Maybe I should have asked for one. Too late for that now."You taking your mother to meet Vincent?" Odette poked me. I looked from Pamela to Odette then back again.Sneaky-ass bitches. They were introducing my widowed Mother to a really nice, mature guy who was brave, a good father, a widower and all-around stand-up guy. He had a ready-made family, an oldest daughter my age. Beyond some physical similarities, Vincent was not much like Dad. Dad was a quiet, private man.By the nature of his job as a Field Agent, Vincent had to possess superior communication skills. Physically, they were nearly the same height, but Dad was broader in the shoulders. On the other hand, Vincent had both a warrior's spirit and the skills to back it up.But why Mom? Her life was more a disaster than mine, and mine was colossally fucked up."Don't get any ideas," Pamela put out there. Was she talking to me? "Chaz and I don't like you. Your father is a rat-bastard with a mind like a snake. We have no idea if you are yet another one his plots to get at Cáel."They were still taking her with us as we went to see Vincent in Virginia. Since this was going to be a quick trip   I had to be back at Havenstone at 6 a.m.   no clothing was necessary. Chaz received a call from Agent-86 with a follow-up call as we pulled up to the station. I didn't know the nature of the second call until we went to pick up our tickets for the 10:05 Northeast Regional.Waiting there was my old buddy and now sister, Wilma Draper/Ishara. I was at a loss why. It wasn't as if I needed more firepower than Juanita, Chaz and Pamela in the confined environment of a train."Wilma?""Hello Ish   Cáel," she smiled. She was emotionally pumped."What are you doing here?""Oh... Buffy told me that I was to be here on assignment to fulfill an Isharan obligation." This would be Wilma's first mission for House Ishara, no matter how brief and danger-free it might be. She was ecstatic.Huh? I couldn't recall any obligation I owed Buffy, or Vincent. Unlike every other Amazon House, things regularly happened without the Head of House's knowledge. Face facts: I was the least prepared leader the Host had ever had. I compensated by having hyper-competent underlings   the very best of the best Runners-turned-Full-blooded Amazons."Ah," Pamela nodded, sensing my loss of understanding, "A promise to provide Vincent a bodyguard was made in your presence. Being the highest ranking member of the Host present, and failing to pass on that knowledge, it falls to your House to answer that pledge.""Wilma, you are here to be Vincent Loire's bodyguard?""Only temporarily. The current state of affairs at HQ won't allow me to take more than three days leave. Your 'First' is seeking another appropriate Isharan for the task."I had totally dropped the ball.The initiative to bring JIKIT and the Amazons together was my creation. Katrina had approved it, yet it was my status as Chief Diplomat of the Host (as I had redefined that role,) that was responsible for that group, and thus Vincent. There was also another undercurrent to providing Vincent an Amazon bodyguard. I would be sending Vincent the message that he was still a valuable member of the team. His infirmity was simply a temporary difficulty.I gave Javiera a call. I suddenly needed to know Vincent's status with the FBI. A little past Philadelphia, she called back. Vincent was on long-term leave and, barring a positive physical assessment, he would never be going back into the field. They were making him a desk jockey for the rest of his career. That would be a heavy enough blow to the man to put him in the dumps.I made my view clear. As Unpaid Honcho Assigned to Unit L &  U HAUL, I wanted Vincent on my team   JIKIT's field team. I had plenty of lethal shooters. I needed a trained investigator and a veteran lawman to keep us aware of the niceties the world's legal systems wished to live by. I finished that off with a very regal "Make it so!" Javiera, my boss, hung up on me; though I thought I caught a laugh before the connection was cut."Pamela," Chaz turned to Pamela, "I am proud to call him 'brother'.""I think he is coming along nicely, Grandson Charles," Pamela preened. Wha- huh? My family had grown yet again. Grown yet again with people who were better than me."Does that make Aya your niece?" a sleepy Odette smiled."I guess it does," he nodded."Aya will love you," Pamela smiled."I hope Caitlyn loves him too," I smirked."A man could do worse than marrying an Amazon," Chaz blithely retorted. Less I forget, the Tomorrow Clan had its own long warrior tradition."Asking it to be three thousand years long is a bit too much," Pamela agreed with what I had not spoken aloud."On the plus side," I began."He's also getting several frisky sisters-in-law," Pamela finished. Hi-Five."Super Twin Powers Activate!" we proclaimed loudly.Fuck Ishara for taking Tad fi from me. I could be just like my Father. I could bleed off my pain with humor and look at my daughter with untainted love."When I grow up, I want to be just like you," Odette yawned. Which one of us she wanted to emulate wasn't clear.{Wounded, but not forgotten}{2:00 am, Wednesday, September 3rd ~ 5 Days to go}The tickets were one-way. Katrina was having a private jet come down at 4 a.m. to fetch me. We arrived in DC at 1:30. Two bleary-eyed State Department flunkies met us with an S U V and a sedan. We took the S U V ~ we had seven people ~ while they drove the sedan back so they could try to make something of the night that duty had destroyed.They looked curious about what this was all about and were a bit disappointed that no explanation was forthcoming from our crowd. We were polite, and I thanked them for their service. Being a decent human being doesn't cost you much and can pay serious dividends.The drive to Casa de Loire took thirty minutes. Juanita informed me the small airport I would be flying out of was a twenty minute drive, so I had roughly an hour and half with Vincent and his family. When we arrived, Juanita sent Wilma to make a 'walk-around' Vincent's home so she could get the lay of the land as well as keep an eye out for voyeurs.Pamela saved another series of frowns from Juanita by being the first person to the door. Tabitha had called her after all. Tabitha, Vincent's oldest and a Georgetown University senior, clearly didn't know what to make of us, and we weren't making it any easier for her by showing up on her stoop three hours after she had called Pamela.It wasn't going to get better. For starters, Juanita (and the not visible Wilma) had a MP-7A1. Ya know  military-grade weaponry. The door opened halfway. It was Gretchen Loire, the middle daughter."Hello. May I help you?" That wasn't her being uninformed about our imminent arrival. This was the child of an FBI agent allowing a stranger at her door to identify themselves instead of giving them a name to use."I'm Pamela Pile," my mentor answered. "This is Cáel Nyilas, my grandson. The gentleman to his left is my other grandson, Color Sergeant Chaz Tomorrow of the British military. To the left is Juanita Garza, my younger grandson's bodyguard   the one without a gun in his hand. The young lady in back is Odette Sievert, another one of your father's co-workers. The woman beside her is Sibeal Nyilas, Cáel's mother. Don't trust her   long story. A seventh member of our group is checking out your backyard. Her name is Wilma Draper.""You are heavily armed. Is my Da in trouble?""I want to talk to your father, if that is okay with you. I'll let Cáel answer your questions. He's our titular boss."'Thanks Pamela', I groaned inwardly.She was cute, exhausted and emotionally-vulnerable. Eager for answers and for someone to make sense of a world where her anchor   her father   had been nearly killed (not that his wounds had really been life-threatening). I hadn't had sex in over a day and that had only been a tension-breaker quickie with Odette.As we entered, it was obvious that Gretchen and her younger sister, Mariyah, had camped out in the front living room, catching some 'z's' on a recliner and a sofa with light blankets for covers. Mariyah was on the sofa, sitting up on her elbows and struggling to wake up.As Chaz shut the front door, Tabitha came down the stairs."Mr. Nyilas," she greeted me. Well, I was an infamous celebrity. I even had two Facebook pages (Nyilas Nailed Me! and Az  j Magyarorsz g kir lya (The New King of Hungary)) as well as four Instagram accounts devoted to me."Ms. Loire," I met her halfway and shook her hand."Call me Tabitha.""Call me Cabbage-Head," I grinned. That caught her off guard."Oh, kay, not what I expected." (I get that a lot) "We need to talk," she failed to stifle a grin."If you sleep with any of these girls, I will shoot you," Pamela warned me in Hittite."Excuse me?" Tabitha looked her way."Don't worry about it, Tabitha," Pamela gave her a congenial look. "I simply warned the boy that if he acted inappropriately, I would scar him.""Aren't you engaged?" she turned on me."Yes. Yes I am. Hana is a wonderful woman; beautiful, smart, with a big heart and a serious nature. Sadly for her, I'm a lousy human being, untrustworthy cad and perpetually prone to making bad decisions where women are concerned. Very bad decisions.""Miss, since my associate appears to be eminently capable of mangling the English language, let me help you clarify the situation: Cáel can't say 'no' where a woman is concerned. He can't even say, 'no, please don't hurt me', or 'no, not now. I'm talking to my date'.""Hi. I'm Odette. There are four sane people in this room and I'm one of them.""Says the woman who snuck aboard a transatlantic fight and hid in a place in the galley which you couldn't get out of," Pamela snorted."I got to go to Europe for free," she defiantly perked up. "Oh, and ladies," to the Lorie girls, "your father is a wonderful and brave male. (OK, too much time around the Amazons for her.) "He saved my life in Budapest.""He was in Budapest?" Gretchen."When?" Tabitha."Why?" Mariyah."We need to talk to Vincent  

Evelyn kindly takes one for the team to show them what it's like to be on air. She is a true champion!

The first time DNP has featured 2 legendary artists at once! R&B vocal groups Hi-Five & H-Town have collaborated on a hot new single, and we bring it to you. Their huge hits "I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)" and "Knockin' Da Boots" were gamechangers. Treston and Shazam join us to talk about their fallen brothers Dino & Tony, Being on the shows Soul Train, Arsenio, and playing The Apollo, the book "HIATUS", and some favourite deep cuts.

 It's a new month and we're into the last few weeks of the year.  2024, how have you gone by so quickly?On the show this week I have a new featured artist, as well as having music from Hi-Five, Mary J. Blige, Kubla, Fiertag, The Temptations and much more besides . . . Stop on by and hear what you've been missing . . . Welcome To The Soul ShowHazy - RadixTheRulerDo Better (Terry Smiles Master) - Michon Youngthat! - KublaWhy Don't You Call Me Baby Anymore - Jarrod LawsonTake My Love - Melba MooreI'll Be There - DemetriusDo You Really Love Your Baby - The TemptationsHeaven's Here (feat. Ant Clemons) - Robert GlasperHolding You Remix (Extended Mix) - Zoe KypriShe's Playing Hard To Get - Hi-FiveMy Love - Nao Yoshioka & Jarreau VandalJoyride - Rita SatchEasier To Love - Sister SledgeYou & Me - Glenn JonesStay - Glenn JonesFeels Good - Glenn JonesKeep On Doin' - Glenn JonesBrother of Mine (feat. Vanessa Freeman) - Nathan HainesIs It True? (Peacey Radio Mix) - Ernesto & the Basement GospelLove Hills feat. Nego True - FeiertagWhat Happened to Us - Ellis AaronNeed You More (feat. Jadakiss) - Mary J. BligeHousewife - Raquel RodriguezThis Hotel Is Closed - Gavin HolliganBe Mine (Sunshine) (feat. Chantae Cann) - D MillsThere You Go - Edwin StarrFine As Gold - Christopher WilliamsThank You Thank You - Roy Ayers#dejavufm #souldamnphisticated #thesouldamnphisticatedradioshow #soulfulsunday #streamhowulike #streamwhereyalike #hearwhatyouvebeenmissing #soulfulsundaytrilogy See less

This week, the 'MOC Old Skool Mix Party' returns with Metro Beatz spinning old school bangers from Main Source, Chubb Rock, Alexander O'Neal, Prince Markie Dee, Troop, Hi-Five, Bobby Brown and more!! Listen live every Saturday at 6pm (EST) on mocradio.com

This week, the 'MOC Old Skool Mix Party' returns with Metro Beatz spinning old school music from Hi-Five, Sleepy Brown x Outkast, Mos Def, Boogie Down Productions, LL Cool J, Missy Elliott, Barry White, Mind Over Matter, Original Flavor and more!! Listen live every Saturday at 6pm (EST) on mocradio.com

Get ready for the hottest beats on the 'MOC Mix Party'! Join Metro Beatz as he takes you on a crazy musical journey every Friday afternoon. This week Metro Beatz spins tracks from Big Sean, Dria Thornton, Odeal, Tinashe, Sean Paul x Kes, Hi Five, Jorja Smith and a whole lot more. This is the ultimate party you don't want to miss! Tune in and turn up the volume every Friday afternoon at 2pm as we unleash the energy of the 'MOC Mix Party' exclusively on mocradio.com. Feel the beats as Metro Beatz creates an electrifying atmosphere that will keep you grooving all day long!

Menace 2 Society was not only one of the best films in its genre, the soundtrack became one of the best hip-hop movie soundtracks of all time. Featuring some of hip-hops' finest such as Spice 1, MC Eiht, Too $hort, KRS-One, DJ Quik, Da Lench Mob, and Brand Nubian, this soundtrack is a certified classic from 1993. https://www.instagram.com/str8_the_clippa?igsh=cTBzNnFhenRkN3Nl&utm_source=qr https://www.tiktok.com/@brandonhetzel996?_t=8nc1oBJ62pi&_r=1 https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086006336425&mibextid=LQQJ4d

Steve recounts his recent travels through Ohio and Michigan, with insights into the evolving nature of joke witting. When the subject of death is brought up you will get an insight into the psyche of both Steve and Captain Evil. Wanna guess who instantly writes a joke about death? 

Ryan Rosmann welcomes us into Hi-Five Studio in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he shares his journey from a career as a chef in a kitchen to being a chef in the studio. Video By: More Than Media - www.morethan.media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morethan.media/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@morethan.media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@morethanmedia_ The S.O.U.N.D. Project Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sound-project/id1680525959 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6dkk1s642VFjZGsdYGyxBP Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kZTBiZGNlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLghfvh2wd7A9MnVKr44jtPEg0qcZ1esTF Keep up with us on our Socials: - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@haverstickdesigns - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haverstickdesigns/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HaverstickDesigns - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@haverstickdesigns - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/haverstick-designs/ - Linktree: https://linktr.ee/haverstickdesigns - Website: https://www.haverstickdesigns.com/

Blue Wire, Shock Jock, Road Rage, Hi-Five, National Days, Disappointment BONUS CONTENT: Dilemma Street…Mandisa and Grief   Quotes: “I will admit I have overhyped in the past by accident.” “Am I some kind of hero? I don't know.” “Stay calm and be ready to move in unison.” “Anger is a fundamental human problem.”

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Vor genau zehn Jahren gelingt Angel Olsen mit dem Album „Burn Your Fire For No Witness“ der Durchbruch als Solokünstlerin. Wir werfen im Popfilter einen Blick auf ihre musikalischen Anfänge. Hier entlang geht's zu den Links unserer Werbepartner. >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/musik/popfilter-angel-olsen-hi-five

Vor genau zehn Jahren gelingt Angel Olsen mit dem Album „Burn Your Fire For No Witness“ der Durchbruch als Solokünstlerin. Wir werfen im Popfilter einen Blick auf ihre musikalischen Anfänge. Hier entlang geht's zu den Links unserer Werbepartner. >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/musik/popfilter-angel-olsen-hi-five

Vor genau zehn Jahren gelingt Angel Olsen mit dem Album „Burn Your Fire For No Witness“ der Durchbruch als Solokünstlerin. Wir werfen im Popfilter einen Blick auf ihre musikalischen Anfänge. Hier entlang geht's zu den Links unserer Werbepartner. >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/musik/popfilter-angel-olsen-hi-five

Vor genau zehn Jahren gelingt Angel Olsen mit dem Album „Burn Your Fire For No Witness“ der Durchbruch als Solokünstlerin. Wir werfen im Popfilter einen Blick auf ihre musikalischen Anfänge. Hier entlang geht's zu den Links unserer Werbepartner. >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/musik/popfilter-angel-olsen-hi-five

Vor genau zehn Jahren gelingt Angel Olsen mit dem Album „Burn Your Fire For No Witness“ der Durchbruch als Solokünstlerin. Wir werfen im Popfilter einen Blick auf ihre musikalischen Anfänge. Hier entlang geht's zu den Links unserer Werbepartner. >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/musik/popfilter-angel-olsen-hi-five

Show: Death By FameEpisode: The Killing GameSpecial series: Celebrities that murder their wives. Russell Neal, once a singer in the group Hi-Five, became a "music producer" in 2008.  It was then he met beautiful model, Catherine Martinez. They had two children together but the relationship went bad 5 year later.  Russell would still see his kids when he would "babysit" them, as he put it.  Things went tragic in 2014 when Russell walked into a Houston sheriff department admitting that he did something horrible. Support the showCheck out our website: https://www.buzzsprout.com/837988 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/itsalwaysthehusbandpodcast Like our Facebook page and join our group!! Instagram: @itsalwaysthehusbandpodcast Twitter: @alwaysthehubs Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ItsAlwaysTheHusband?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=776055218 Theme song by Jamie "I'm Gonna Kill You, Bitch" Nelson

In July 2014, ​Catherine Martinez, a rising fitness model and mother-of-two, was brutally murdered in her ​Houston apartment. Her husband, ​Russell Neal, who was a member of the ​R&B group ​Hi-Five, voluntarily walked into the police department and confessed to the crime, claiming that she needed medical attention. Catherine's body was found with multiple blunt force injuries to her head and numerous stab wounds to her back and shoulder. The murder weapons, a tire jack and a knife, were found in the apartment. The couple's two young sons were present in the house at the time of the murder. Source Material : The episode "The Killing Game" of the show "Death by Fame" delves further into Catherine Martinez's case, offering new insights into the tragic events that unfolded on that fateful day in her Houston apartment. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- KEEP UP WITH US: INSTAGRAM : MURDER IN THE BLACK FCBK: MURDER IN THE BLACK PODCAST TIKTOK: MURDER IN THE BLACK PAID SUBSCRIBER::https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murderintheblack/subscribe SHARE IF YOU CARE, THIS EPISODE WITH FRIENDS & FAMILY --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murderintheblack/message

Breeze and Tony Thompson from the group Hi Five discuss Jada Pinkett's mean ass, the BET awards happened, is Drake's album good or nah, and an asshole is clean at least once a day?

McLaren promised updates, they delivered, and everyone at McLaren paid the price in the form of stinging hands delivered by CEO Zak Brown. Yet another year at silverstone where the on track and off track action did not disappoint.

Happy Pride and African American Music Appreciation Month! In today's episode, we discuss Hi-Five,  an R&B group that was formed in 1989 in Waco, Texas. The original members are Tony Thompson, Roderick “Pooh” Clark, Marcus Sanders, Russell Neal, and Toriano Easley. Please follow us on Instagram @itsastrangeworldpodcast,Twitter@PodStrangeWorld, and on Facebook and TikTok @ It's A Strange World After All! If you love the show, give us a 5 star rating and write a review. We would love to hear from you! What did you think of this week's episode? If there is anything in the world of strange or true crime cases that you would like us to cover, let us know. If you have any personal stories involving true crime or the supernatural, we want you on the show. If you have any movie or documentary suggestions of the horror, thriller, slasher, and true crime genre that you would like us to review, email your submissions to itsastrangeworldafterall@gmail.com or DM us at any other social media platforms. Sources: https://www.blackenterprise.com/roderick-pooh-clark-of-90s-rb-boy-band-hi-five-passes-away-at-49/ https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/hi-fives-tony-thompson-dies-at-31-1051748/amp/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi-Five https://datvegasgyrl.com/hi-five/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/its-a-strange-world-after-all/support

This week on the 'Chillmode' With Metro Beatz, Chill with music from Ginuwine, Hi-Five, Ellison Kendrick, Coco Jones, Michael Jackson, Summer Walker and more!!..Listen every Sunday night 10pm on mocradio.com

Back at it with part three of the 50 greatest rap groups. Also, they talk about the recent NBA trades, whether is Hi-Five underrated, chivalry, and BPD asking for help. Mitch gives his review of Big Freedia's new album. Top Five: Cookout songs Follow the show: @areyouserious_podcast

This week on the 'MOC Old Skool Mix Party', Metro Beatz takes you back with music from Big Bub, Janet Jackson, Blackstreet, Hi-Five, K-Solo, Black Box, Robin S and more!! Listen live every Saturday at 6pm (EST) on mocradio.com

Multi-platinum R&B Superstars Hi-Five, The Violators Unlimited's Chris "Ali" Arlee and Julie Rogers Pomilia (the granddaughter of the iconic and legendary western tv and movie stars Roy Rogers and Dale Evans) join us on this episode of The Jimmy Star Show with Ron Russell broadcast live from the W4CY studios on Wednesday, April 19th, 2023.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-jimmy-star-show-with-ron-russell9600/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ned Keating is joined by Patrick Austen-Hardy and Tom Victor to digest all of the talking points from another busy week in football. On this episode: + Liverpool exit Champions League + Haaland's hi-five + FIFA's World Cup plans + FA Cup reaches quarter-finals + Premier League preview #football #sport #soccer #premierleague #championsleague #worldcup #facup #liverpool #manchestercity #chelsea #manchesterunited #arsenal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Carr returns, new info on the University of Alabama basketball shooting, angry Alec Baldwin, Netflix's 'Murdaugh Murders', Trump visits East Palestine, Ted Williams Clip of the Day, Rashone's History of 'No Homo', and a Drew & Mike Show Classic: interview with Jimmy Carter. Politricks: Donald Trump showed up to East Palestine, Ohio and passed out food and water. Pete Buttigieg does not want to answer a softball question while walking with his husband. Joe Biden fell up the stairs of Air Force One again. Some people are saying Dr. Jill Biden may leave Joe if he decides to run again in 2024. Former WJBK and WDIV personality Jason Carr is BACK with a brand-new Facebook Live Show. We check-in with our friend Rashone for a History of No Homo. Don Lemon is back at CNN following his "sensitivity training". Fox News is battling a lawsuit after election fraud claims. Russell Simmons and Kanye West spend a lovely Valentine's Day together. The Rolling Stones and Beatles are "collaborating", but some people are saying it's not what it seems. The Ted Williams Clip of the Day features a long and unfunny old school joke. RIP Jeff Charles- Drew's former boss and the voice of East Carolina sports. Taylor Lewan has been cut by the Tennessee Titans. He has Bussin' with the Boys to fall back on. Drew Crime: Dan Wetzel has the best information about the Alabama basketball shooting debacle. Drew has new favorite true crime shows called 'Calls from the Inside' and 'Death by Fame'. Netflix has a new Murdaugh Murders documentary. Drew tells the tale of Hi-Five and a murder surrounding the band. Bryan Kohberger has fans now. A key charge was dropped against Alec Baldwin. Instead of facing 5 years, he now faces 18 months for manslaughter. That doesn't stop Alec from yelling at complete strangers while trying to get into the wrong car. Britney Spears is unhinged and the normal media is finally picking up on it. SLOW DOWN! Meyers Leonard is back in the NBA after 'doing the work' following his antisemitic slur. NYT: Mask mandates don't work. MSU basketball was victorious in their first game back in East Lansing since the mass shooting. Victim Nate Statly was the latest victim to be named and there is a GoFundMe you can donate to here. Avril Lavigne dumped Mod Sun for Tyga, but didn't tell Mod Sun they were breaking up. More pics of TJ Holmes and Amy Robach on their sex vacation. We leave you with our old interview with former president Jimmy Carter and the Mike Clark/Rosalynn Carter fallout. Visit Our Presenting Sponsor Hall Financial – Michigan's highest rated mortgage company Social media is dumb, but we're on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew and Mike Show, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels and BranDon).

What an honor this is! We have NYC, Rice HS, Texas Longhorn and Overseas legend Reggie Freeman on the podcast! Also known as “High Five”, Reggie shares his hoops story from beginning to end for an episode we know you'll love. Reggie Freeman is one of the most exciting players from his era. He starred at Rice High School in one of the most electric times for high school hoops in NYC. He played for the Texas Longhorns where he earned First-Team All-SWC, First-Team All-Big 12 and AP Honorable-Mention All American honors along with four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. He went on to have stints with the Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas Mavericks and had an incredible career overseas where he won multiple championships and had his jersey retired. Reggie shares great stories about his time at Texas, Coach Tom Penders, Felipe Lopez, Terrence Rencher, Ray Allen, Glenn Robinson, God Shammgod, Rucker Park, experiences overseas, coaching and MUCH more!BIG thanks to Reggie Freeman for taking the time to share his experiences with us today. The era he played in was a special time and it was a joy to hear all about it. As much of a joy he was to watch during his playing days, what he is doing to give back to the young hoopers coming up is something we truly admire. We have a feeling that he's going to continue to have a huge impact on this game. Thank you Reggie Freeman!You can find this episode on Apple, Spotify or any source for podcasts.Follow us on social media for news, updates and highlight reels!Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notin.myhouse.79Instagram- @Not_in_my_house_podcastTwitter - @NOTINMYHOUSEpc

A bitter GOP losing candidate was arrested for shooting at democratic leaders. Republicans are justifying their attacks on social security by saying people want to work longer. Biden's document scandal intensifies ad more and more documents are being recovered. Host: Ana Kasparian, Emma Vigeland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Five teenagers from Waco, Texas form a R&B Group called Hi-Five. Their music went platinum, they signed with big record labels and put out number one hit singles. But tragedy stuck so early. Tune in to find out how a couple of 15 year old could start off so lucky and famous and end in so much death and murder. We are keeping it in Waco. Grab a drink lets sip on some murder and hear a little R&B.  Sources: Unsung Episode https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/03/02/hi-five-member-russell-neal-claims-insanity-in-girlfriends-murder/ https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/both-hi-five-singer-and-his-brother-in-prison-for-murder-of-their-wives-tragic-details/ SUPPORT US & BUY A HAPPY HOUR ROUND: VENMO // @BloodyHappyHour CASHAPP // $BloodyHappyHour LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS // Bloody Happy Hour on Apple Podcasts LISTEN ON SPOTIFY // Bloody Happy Hour | Podcast on Spotify FOLLOW US: INSTAGRAM // https://www.instagram.com/bloodyhappyhour/ FACEBOOK // https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067023384473 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have a great show. We are meeting with Ryan Tuchman, CEO and Founder of Hi-Five Sports Franchising. Hi-Five's mission is to enrich the lives of children through team sports in a fun and non-intimidating manner. They emphasize fun and entertainment that provides children with an unparalleled youth sports experience. Every Business Has A Story Founded in Chicago's North Shore by Marvin Tuchman in 1990, Hi-Five Sports has since been handed down to his sons, Ryan and Danny, making it a business run by families for families. Hi-Five's commitment to changing the mindset around youth sports programs has resonated with families nationwide because their kids leave each session feeling more confident and ambitious than before.  

 JChosen dubbed “The Chosen One” because the man's vocals are so cold is a veteran singer, songwriter, and actor from Albany Georgia. JChosen was a contestant on Season 12 of the NBC series, “The Voice” and was a member of Team Gwen. His blind audition of the Marvin Gaye song, “Sexual Healing” turned all four chairs from the judges. His voice left everyone speechless and it electrified the crowd. Alicia Keys told him “Marvin Gaye is clapping from heaven”. His blind audition video had the most views of any contestant in Season 12 on The Voice YouTube page. It currently has 2.7 million views. Since competing on the voice, JChosen has opened up for some amazing R&B artists including Hi-Five, Mya, Tank, and Jagged Edge. He has also headlined his own shows. He has also acted in 3 movies: “Ace”, “Pressure”, and “Project Heat” with a cameo in the short film “Mad As Hell”. Prior to performing and recording music, JChosen was a talented college basketball player at Appalachian State University with lofty NBA goals. As his basketball career excelled, it created a conflict between sports and music.  Life would intervene and decide for JChosen. At the height of his collegiate career, he suffered a career-ending injury which ended his dreams of a spot in the NBA. This was a devastating period of time for JChosen. It was during this adversity that he picked up the mic and allowed music to heal him and reignite his passion for singing forever. He released two current singles ,”Dirty Diana” & “Novacane”that is available on all digital platforms. Support the show

JChosen dubbed “The Chosen One” because the man's vocals are so cold is a veteran singer, songwriter, and actor from Albany Georgia. JChosen was a contestant on Season 12 of the NBC series, “The Voice” and was a member of Team Gwen. His blind audition of the Marvin Gaye song, “Sexual Healing” turned all four chairs from the judges. His voice left everyone speechless and it electrified the crowd. Alicia Keys told him “Marvin Gaye is clapping from heaven”. His blind audition video had the most views of any contestant in Season 12 on The Voice YouTube page. It currently has 2.7 million views. Since competing on the voice, JChosen has opened up for some amazing R&B artists including Hi-Five, Mya, Tank, and Jagged Edge. He has also headlined his own shows. He has also acted in 3 movies: “Ace”, “Pressure”, and “Project Heat” with a cameo in the short film “Mad As Hell”. Prior to performing and recording music, JChosen was a talented college basketball player at Appalachian State University with lofty NBA goals. As his basketball career excelled, it created a conflict between sports and music.  Life would intervene and decide for JChosen. At the height of his collegiate career, he suffered a career-ending injury which ended his dreams of a spot in the NBA. This was a devastating period of time for JChosen. It was during this adversity that he picked up the mic and allowed music to heal him and reignite his passion for singing forever. He released two current singles ,”Dirty Diana” & “Novacane”that is available on all digital platforms.

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This mix and going forward in the 2-Step Series, I'm gonna show you where the name Smoove came from and why folk used to ask in the club:"Are you recording tonight"? This set is for the Grown Folk sippin' their favorite drink during Happy Hour and chillin' til the 9:45pm crowd comes before a Cover Charge is asked at the door. Remember, I was a Club Dj in the beginning. We gonna get back to that for a hot minute. Cool? If you dig what you hear, feel free to download it for free, and send it to your friends, family, and especially your Aunts, and Uncles that used to Hand Dance at every event they attended. This mix is Featuring: Deniece Williams, Bobby Caldwell, Robert Palmer, Michael McDonald, Surface, S.O.S. Band, Color Me Badd, Ideal, Stephanie Mills, Pattie LaBelle, Teddy Pendergrass, Kleer, Loose Ends, Maxwell, and everyone's favorite by Hi-Five. This is just a sample of what's to come during Winter. Stay Tuned Ladies and Gentlemen, and I hope you enjoy  the mix! Peace.  #ForGrownFolkOnly #HappyHourVibes

Oh! I should say (and this is not paid promo) I mention two songs: My Back Pages - Bob Dylan...The version of the song that is my favorite is actually The Byrds cover of the song. And I mention Hi-Five - I Can't Wait Another Minute. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR and check these out! ugh two incredible songs. Also the Hi-Five song was old when I was in highschool...I didn't distinguish this, but you know how sometimes on the weekend radio stations play an old school mix...yeah that's what happened... it wasn't a current hit when we were in HS. Thank you. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bjbrooks/support

Alayah Benavidez returns with Dean and Jared to hang with Alexis and Joyce from the new dating show “Five Guys a Week”. What would you do if you met your man after he moved in… as a complete stranger… with 4 other random guys??? Hear about the drama that went down between “music man” and “beans”, and discover how to survive the mess that comes with living with single dudes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Even if you weren't old enough to play the “Kissing Game,” chances are you've heard Hi-Five's single of the same name on any number of urban, R&B stations around the world. The Kissing Game and many other Hi-Five hits are still in rotation today years later. Hi-Five debuted on Jive in 1990 with their self-titled hit album, which spawned singles like “Just Can't Handle It”, “Unconditional Love” and their biggest single, “I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)” which hit #1 on both the pop and R&B charts. Original Waco, TX members Marcus Sanders and Shannon Gill are still holding down the original Texas roots, with Bronx New York's Treston Irby featuring the group on his Bronx Most Wanted record label. New members Faruq Evans and Billy Covington both New York natives now complete the quintet. https://bxmostwanted.com/

As the Lunkerdog nears the end of his tarpon season he compares fishing guides to other professional athletes . How practice is the key to execute high levels for fisherman. Pain is no excuse for lack of performance or missed days during the fishing season. How to and why you should develop a team to help you accomplish goals. 5 factoids about pro athletes 1) Fisherman like other pro atheletes do not smell good after work 2) Really bad hair cuts are common among pro atheletes fisherman 3) All Pros sport a calisis somewhere 4) Work schedules often are socially awkward. 5) Professional fishing guides Hi Five each other less than any other sport ( Except on Wicked Tuna ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The classic book Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis finds its power in showing us a simple faith. A plain faith. One that leaves an immense impact without a lot of noise and fanfare. That's one way to describe Nashville singer-songwriter, Andy Gullahorn. Andy's music and life are purposely quiet and understated, but they are no less powerful. He speaks to us as a close friend. One who helps us relax. To laugh. To feel the joy of community and counsel. But he also shows us a way to discover holiness in the most common, everyday things, broadening our view of how to live eternally in the here-and-now. Join us for this first in a series of Unto Life Interviews: an in-depth conversation with Andy Gullahorn on his life, focus, and mission. (Music courtesy of Andy Gullahorn and Coma-Media from Pixabay.) Andy's Website, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Andy's Patreon Support Page  ***** JOHN MICHALAK'S NEWSLETTER, WEBSITE, BOOK, AND OTHER WRITINGS: http://linktr.ee/johnmichalak

I'm going to be playing your favorite youth groups/artists from back in the day.You'll be hearing selections from The Jackson 5,The Osmonds,The Sylvers,New Edition,Stacy Lattisaw,Johnny Gill,DeBarge,Shanice Wilson a.k.a. Shanice,The 5 Stairsteps,Tracie Spencer,Hi-Five and others. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/samuel-wilsonjr/message

Another Two for One Podcast: Happy Eradication Day, Seven's the President, Rios is avoiding scrambled balls, Raffi's caught Elnor, Elnor's a Rebel, Jurarti has a cat, Meow, and Q brings Picard the Bullshit. Also, Discovery meets Species Ten-C. -Brought to you by Section 31- 00:00 Episode 114 00:30 Practical Joking DOT 01:00 Dick-Mox vs Beer Mox 01:50 Special Guest! 02:45 We're On! 03:00 NO KIDS! 03:20 Get Trunked! 04:00 Thanks Patreons! https://patreon.com/starfleetunderground 04:15 Wiz on the Walls - Not OK 05:16 Like Beer 05:55 Happy Eradication Day! 06:10 Right Time, Wrong Universe 06:40 Welcome back guest: Patty Robinson 07:15 Self-Corrupting 08:30 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds teaser trailer dropped: https://youtu.be/nxuyzk5DUFc 10:16 RIP Mitchell Ryan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Ryan 10:51 Confirmed: Picard Season 3 wrapped. 12:45 Trekkies Movie coming to BluRay in 4K - https://trekmovie.com/2022/03/08/trekkies-documentary-coming-to-blu-ray-for-25th-anniversary-edition-in-may/ 13:45 Cosplay Curious 15:10 Transferred to Space Force! 15:30 Going to Ten Forward 16:00 Star Trek: Chicago - Get Scanned with Shatner! https://www.dailystartreknews.com/read/minikin-and-william-shatner-to-offer-limited-3d-printed-fan-experience-at-star-trek-mission-chicago 19:00 Star Trek: Picard S2E2 "Penance" 20:40 Humans Only! 21:49 President Seven 22:20 When Disney Takes Over 22:50 General Sisko 23:53 Easter Egg Skulls 24:00 Gul D'kut? They aren't fucking around! 24:40 Q-Slapped 25:30 Is Q alright? 27:00 Colombian. Black. 27:18 The Watcher - https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/star-trek-picard-how-one-easter-egg-is-the-key-to-season-2/ 28:20 The View 28:54 Picard: BTS in Accounting? 33:30 Adapting 35:00 Seven's Wake Up 35:30 Hey Shorty 35:50 Jon Jon Briones 37:00 Jurati is Axel Foley 37:30 Spot 73. Meow. 38:40 Thanks for Facial Rec 39:00 You want to do this now? 39:50 Meld your brain and scramble your balls 40:22 Cliffhanger! 41:41 Time Travel? Kirk did it! 42:36 Picard! Picard! 43:00 Badges! 43:30 Elnor: I'm a Rebel now! 44:20 Patty Melt 47:00 Are you done already? That's it? 48:00 Futurama is coming back 49:00 Star Trek: Discovery S4E12 "Species Ten-C" 52:15 Turd-ka 52:40 What happened to Jett 53:03 It's a bad idea to kidnap McGyver 53:20 Close Encounters 53:30 Bring the Bridge Crew 54:00 Hi-Five to Detmer 54:15 Ship takeover 55:45 Tarka's in it for himself 55:20 Heather's linking Den of Geeks: https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/star-trek-discovery-season-4-episode-12-review-species-10-c/ 56:30 Social Interaction Issues 57:15 General Ndoye 58:30 Is it connected? Crossovers? 59:00 Ten-C. Un-see-able 1:00:00 Communication thru Mathematics 1:01:30 So long! And Thanks for all the Fish! 1:02:30 And then Tarka ruins it all 1:03:00 That was really huge 1:03:30 Flow Chart 1:04:00 Eyes 1:04:30 FX are nice 1:07:00 Black Licorice 1:08:15 Like the Dread Pirate Roberts 1:09:00 Tarka - Redeeming? 1:10:00 Beard? Thanks for listening! Now on Patreon! https://patreon.com/starfleetunderground Email: thecollective@starfleetunderground.com Website: starfleetunderground.com Twitter: twitter.com/StarfleetUnderG Instagram: instagram.com/starfleetunderground Facebook: facebook.com/starfleetunderground YouTube: www.youtube.com/Qtsy16 #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #StarTrekPicard Explicit

This week Levi & Mike discuss S03E06, “P.S., I Love You”. They talk about the differences in Aunt Viv's stance on Uncle Phil and Will as well as Sherman Hemsley's performance. The guys ramble about streaming apps UI and Girl Scout Cookies.

In this episode I'll be discussing the career of 90's R&B group Hi-five --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/inthemixx/support

This week Michael & Kirk discuss if men need to tell each other we are proud of them more often and if we say it enough currently. They also ask when to give encouragement and how to go about it. Next they ask who they've wanted encouragement from wonder why don't we give encouragement to one another even tho we all want it. Lastly they explore if it's based in fear of being vulnerable. They randomly end up talking about the the “Oedipus Complex” from Baby Boy. And of course… they ramble. Email - noseywithgoodintentions@gmail.com IG - @noseywithgoodintentions, TikTok - noseywithgoodintentions, Twitter - @noseygood and check out our sister pod @pettywithgoodintentions --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nwgi/message

In today's FIVE MINUTE FRIDAY, I ask: Do you want to be happier now? Tips from two best-selling books I'm currently reading could make your week much happier or change your life for good.The two books I'm referring to are The Gap and the Gain by Dan Sullivan, coauthored with Dr. Benjamin Hardy, and from Mel Robbins, The High Five Habit. They're both high on the best-selling lists at the moment as I'm recording this at the end of October 2021. Let's look at them. And see what happens in the next week if you follow what I describe to you from these books.  Number one, high-five yourself in the mirror, encouragingly every morning. According to Mel Robbins, author of The High Five Habit you are cheering yourself in a way that you usually reserve for others - yet it's crucial in stressful times to root for yourself. As you look into the mirror, and high-five yourself something magical happens. Instead of seeking love and support outside yourself from others. As you go through your day you realise you've given it to yourself, you sent yourself a message "I believe in you, I see you, you've got this!"Number two book is The Gap and the Gain. Understanding the difference between living in the gap versus the gain can make all the difference to your happiness. And the way to do that is to not look at how far you've got to go. But how far you've come. Stop harping on where you fall short of your goals and ideals. And instead, notice and applaud yourself for how far you've come. How much wisdom and growth you've gained in the game of life.That's the powerful message in this book - a true gem of inspiration from authors Dan Sullivan, and Dr. Benjamin Hardy. Living in the gap is stressful and leads you to wanting external validation while grasping at material goals to fulfill you. Instead, aim to measure your progress backward against where you started, not against the ideal, says Dan Sullivan. Embrace an attitude of gratitude for where you are right now. SPONSOR ANNOUNCEMENTAnd now an announcement from Break-Free Fast Publishing, today's sponsor: "I'm driving with Nick - wanting to announce that my book You can Break-Free Fast is now available on Amazon, ACX/Audible. So anyone who's interested can hear me reading the book and it's been a big step for me while taking quite a few months since I started recording it and announced I was recording it to the day that my sound guy engineer okayed it and tweaked it and now it's up and ready. So celebrate with me. Hi Five! Ready to write your book - or think of outlining it? Download my free "5 Book Hook tips to Kickstart your Book Writing Journey" here: https://www.writethebookinsideyou.com/freegiftAmazon links to the books in this episode:You Can Break-Free Fast EFT ✅ Recommended - get my FREE CHECKLIST:5 Book Hooks you must have to Captivate non-fiction Readers: Checklist (Free): https://www.writethebookinsideyou.com/freegift ✅ Connect with Caryl Westmore on social media! https://www.facebook.com/carylwestmoreauthorhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/bookinsideyouhttps://twitter.com/carylwestmoreukShow Sponsors: Books for Writers by Caryl Westmore: Bust Writer's Block Forever www.bustwritersblock.com and The Inner Path of Writing, Make Love not War to the Writer Within . Details here: https://www.ipwbook.com

“Quality time with youuuuuu, I'll be right there for youuuuuu!” You guessed it, we're in our Hi-Five bag today!

Today We Interview Treston "Trus" Irby from the R&b Group Hi-Five, you know the hit songs "I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)", and "She's Playing Hard To Get". Today we talk about how Hi-Five came together as a. group, trying to navigate a music career as a group and so much more. Facebook.com/officialhifive insatgram.com/officialhifive website: bxmostwanted.com instagram.com/ladimiz insatgram.com/bronx_navyboy facebook.com/FromDaGroundupProductions facebook.com/Ladimizmusic #Podcast #Fromdagroundupproductionspodcast #Fromdagroundup #ladimiz #bronxNavyboy

In this episode of The JCC Podcast, Bucky and Micah discuss the extraordinary life of Jesus. The guys also talk about how we need to Be the Church and one of the ways is through a program called "Hi Five."