that you have a team behind you.
We have the resources,
and we have the focus,
and so, if St. Jude doesn't
do it, who will?
♪♪
AND CULTURE FESTIVAL. PATRICK
PRESSLEY WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS JOINS
US TONIGHT.
PATRICK: YES SIR.
WESS: SECOND ANNUAL EVENT.
AND I GOT TO THINK IT'S ONLY
GOING TO BE BIGGER AND BETTER.
PATRICK: ONLY BIGGER AND
BETTER. WESS, I CANNOT BELIEVE
HOW THIS HAS GROWN IN ONLY ONE
YEAR. I CAN'T WAIT FOR ALL THE
PEOPLE, ALL THE VIEWERS OUT
THERE TO SEE WHO WERE THERE LAST
YEAR. THE GROWTH IN JUST ONE
YEAR. THE LAST WEEK IN APRIL,
EVERYONE IS ITALIAN IN CENTRAL
ARKANSAS.
(LAUGHING)
COLORS. THE FLAG, THE TRICOLORE,
THE ITALIAN FLAG, THESE YARD
SIGNS. THIS ONE WILL SOON BE IN
TICKETS RIGHT NOW. APRIL 26TH
THROUGH THE 28TH, YOU DON'T WANT
TO MISS THIS.
WESS: OKAY, SO WHAT IS THE
ITALIAN FOOD AND CULTURE
FESTIVAL? FOR THOSE WHO DIDN'T
MAKE IT OUT LAST YEAR.
PATRICK: YES
WESS: SUM IT UP. BECAUSE I
KNOW THERE'S A LOT TO IT.
PATRICK: IT'S A LOT.
WESS: IT'S NOT SIMPLE TO
DESCRIBE.
PATRICK: OH MY GOODNESS. IT'S
TOUGH.
WESS: WHAT IS IT?
CENTRAL ARKANSAS. SO I WENT TO
JUSTIN AIKRY, WHO ALSO HAS
ITALIAN ANCESTRY. YOU KNOW MR.
AIKRY VERY WELL.
WESS: HE LOVES HIS ITALIAN
HISTORY. DOESN'T IT?
PATRICK: YES HE DOES. YES HE
DOES. AND SO IT WAS THE EASIEST
PITCH I'VE EVER BEEN A PART OF.
AND SO, WE HAVEN'T LOOKED BACK
SINCE THEN. AND WESS, WHAT WE
WANTED TO DO IS SHARE TOP-NOTCH,
BIGGER PART OF AN ITALIAN FAMILY
WHEN YOU'RE AT THE ITALIAN FOOD
FESTIVAL. AND I THINK THAT'S
WHAT WE'VE DONE AND I WANT
EVERYBODY TO EXPERIENCE THAT
WITH US.
WESS: OKAY, WHAT WERE WE JUST
WATCHING? THEY WERE STOMPING ON
GRAPES?
PATRICK: THAT WAS THE GRAPE
STOMP. THAT WAS THE GRAPE STUMP,
WHICH LAST YEAR, I GOTTA TELL
YA, WESS, IT STOLE THE SHOW. THE
LAST YEAR. THE CELEBRITY GRAPE
STOMP, WE HAVE A CELEBRITY T.V.
OCCASIONS.
(LAUGHING)
PATRICK: BOTH WITH FOX, WITH
T.V. AND WITH THE BUZZ ON THE
RADIO. SO, ALL I'M SAYING, I
THINK ALL YOUR FANS OUT THERE
WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT.
WESS: THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE
GETTING TIRED.
PATRICK: THAT'S A CARIO. IT
IS PURE CARDIO. NOW, I GOTTA
TELL YOU THIS, HERE'S ANOTHER
THING. ALL YOU-, YOU TALL GUYS
HAVE ALL THE ADVANTAGES EXCEPT
FOR ONE AREA, STOMPING GRAPES.
'CAUSE IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO GET
THOSE LONG LEGS GOING IN THAT
BARREL AS YOU SEE RIGHT THERE.
BUT SOME OF US, WHO ARE A LITTLE
MORE VERTICALLY CHALLENGED, WE
CAN GET THOSE LEGS TURNING AND
BURNING MAN REAL QUICK. SO, I
WANT TO SEE YOU IN THAT PIT
WESS.
WESS: YEAH, BUT I GOT BIG
FEET, SO THAT SHOULD BE KNOCKING
OUT A BUNCH MORE GRAPES AT ONE
TIME AND I DON'T HAVE TO GO AS
FAST.
PATRICK: THAT MAY PULL YOU
OUT. BUT I WANT TO SEE IT IN
REAL TIME.
(LAUGHING)
PATRICK: I WANT TO SEE IT IN
REAL TIME.
WESS: OKAY, SO THERE'S GONNA
BE GREAT FOOD, GREAT WINE, GREAT
EVENTS LIKE WE JUST SAW THERE.
GOING ON?
PATRICK: INCREDIBLE. YES, WE
GOT A GREAT SOCCER TOURNAMENT AS
WELL. COACH STEVE, LAST YEAR,
HE'S DONE A REMARKABLE JOB WITH
THAT. WE'RE URGING EVERYBODY, IF
YOU WANT TO COMPETE IN SOCCER.
AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS.
EVERYTHING IS ALMOST SOLD OUT.
BUT WE'RE DRIVING PEOPLE.
FESTIVAL DOT COM FOR SOCCER.
BOCCI, WE'VE GOT SOME BOCCI
SLOTS OPEN. HERE'S THE COOL
THING ABOUT BOCCI. I DON'T KNOW
OF A SPORT THAT IS BETTER ON THE
PLANET EARTH BECAUSE YOU CAN
PLAY IT WHILE YOU HOLD A DRINK
IN YOUR HAND.
(LAUGHING)
PATRICK: THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD
DAY OUT IN THE SUN, MAN. ITALIAN
FOOD AND WINE.
WESS: YEAH.
PATRICK: YA KNOW, AND PLAYING
BOCCI. AND, FOR THE WINNER THIS
DOT COM. YOU WANT TO GET IN THAT
BEST SAUCE COMPETITION. IT'S
ONLY $50.00 AND YOU GOT A CHANCE
TO WALK AWAY WITH $500 DOLLARS
AND BRAGGING RIGHTS.
WESS: AND IT'S IN A NEW
LOCATION THIS YEAR.
PATRICK: IT'S IN A NEW
LOCATION. WE MOVED TO THE
PRESIDENTIAL CENTER, THE
PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY. APRIL
26TH, 27TH AND 28TH. WE'RE SO
GRATEFUL TO OUR GREAT FRIENDS
OVER AT CAPALE, WE HAVE A VIP
SPONSORED DINNER ON APRIL 25TH
TO KIND OF KICK THINGS OFF. AND
THANKS TO CAPALE FOR THAT. BUT
THE ACTUAL FESTIVAL OPENS APRIL
FIRST EVER WAITERS RACE IN
LITTLE ROCK HISTORY AT 2:00 PM
ON SUNDAY THE 28TH. YOU DON'T
WANT TO MISS THAT.
WESS: MOVING LOCATIONS, WHAT
DOES IT MEAN FOR THE FESTIVAL?
PATRICK: WELL I THINK IT'S
PROBABLY A LITTLE EASY-, IT'S
PROBABLY A LITTLE MORE EASY
ACCESS FOR SOME PEOPLE OR AT
LEAST THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HEARING.
UM, I LOVE IT. I THINK IT'S A
FANTASTIC VENUE AND I THINK A
AND I, WHEN YOU LEAVE, WE WANT
YOU TO FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHAT IT
FEELS LIKE TO BE APART OF AN
ITALIAN FAMILY. THAT'S WHY THEY
ALWAYS TALK ABOUT IT. WHAT WE
WANT YOU TO EXPERIENCE THAT AND
FEEL THAT AND IF YOU GO TO THE
WEBSITE YOU'LL SEE ALL THE FOOD
VENDORS THAT WE HAVE. I DON'T
WANT TO LEAVE ANYONE OUT. SO GO
WE HAVE. BUT WE HAVE REMARKABLE
PEOPLE. AND IT IS TRUE BLUE
AUTHENTIC ITALIAN FOOD AND WINE.
WESS: THIS FESTIVAL IS GOING
TO RUIN AIKRY'S REPUTATION
BECAUSE ON THE RADIO, HE LIKES
TO PLAY YA KNOW, TOUGH GUY, MEAN
GUY.
PATRICK: I'VE HEARD THIS.
WESS: CANTANKEROUS. YA KNOW.
PATRICK: I'VE HEARD THIS.
WESS: YA KNOW, HE'S GONNA BE
IN SUCH A GOOD MOOD, EVERYBODY'S
LIKE WHAT'S THE DEAL? YOU'RE
BAD AS YOU SEEM ON THE RADIO.
OKAY? THAT'S WHAT WE MAY OPEN UP
THE FESTIVAL WITH. BY THE WAY,
WE HAVE GREAT ITALIAN MUSIC ALL
WEEKEND LONG. AS WELL AS OTHER
MUSIC TOO. NERD EYE BLIND, THE
BIG DAMN HORNS, YOU NAME IT. BUT
ONE JUSTIN AIKRY MIGHT, JUST
JUST FOR THAT.
WESS: THIS IS A HUGE EVENT
FOR CENTRAL ARKANSAS, FOR THE
ITALIAN CULTURE. BUT IT'S EVEN
BIGGER FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB, WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CENTRAL
ARKANSAS?
PATRICK: YOU GOT IT WESS,
THAT'S WHY WE DO THIS. I CAN'T
THINK OF A BETTER WAY TO SPEND A
WEEKEND WITH YOUR FAMILY WITH
GREAT ITALIAN FOOD AND GREAT
ITALIAN WINE AND GREAT
ATMOSPHERE AND KNOWING YOU'RE
TOUCHING AND CHANGING THE LIVES
OF YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE BETTER.
MEAN ANYTHING IF THE DOORS
AREN'T OPEN. SO A FESTIVAL LIKE
THIS HELPS US DO THAT AND
ACHIEVE OUR GOALS AT THE BOYS
AND GIRLS CLUBS.
WESS: SO YOU'RE HAVING A GOOD
TIME, GOOD FOOD, GOOD DRINKS,
AND YOU'RE HELPING A GREAT
CAUSE.
PATRICK: I CAN'T THINK OF A
BETTER WAY TO SPEND A WEEKEND
THAN THAT.
WESS: WIN, WIN, WIN, WIN.
ITALIAN FOOD AND CULTURAL
FESTIVAL, APRIL 26TH, 27TH AND
28TH. PATRICK, THANK YOU.
PATRICK: WESS, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
WESS: IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF
FUN.
PATRICK: I CANNOT WAIT.
WESS: I'LL BE OUT THERE. YEP.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE
OUT THERE. STICK AROUND, MUCH
MORE TO COME ON THE FINAL SCORE.
