motivational tips for daily success. Hey, we all know that motivation is super super important and we all have questions, but the biggest question is how do you get motivated? And more importantly, once you get motivated, how do you stay motivated? That's even more important. In this video, I'm going to show you how to do exactly that. Be motivated, stay motivated, and get more accomplished. And we're starting right now. Hey, I'm JR Fischer. If you're new to my channel, don't forget to subscribe and bring the bell. There's a bell right next to that subscription button. If you ring that bell, you smash it really hard. It's going to make that noise right there and then you've got to turn on all notifications. That way, that way what? I can notify you every single time I do a new video. You're part of the VIP Fischer family and, you know, you're ahead of the line. That's pretty cool. In addition to that, I've got an e-commerce course that you can get below here. All you have to do is click that link and learn. It's super easy to do. No credit card required. Now, I've been selling online since 2009. And we've sold millions of dollars of both digital and physical products. And in doing so, hey, I've picked up a few things. So that's why this channel is here. This channel is here for you so that you can learn these tips and techniques and get ahead of the other people and not have to make all those mistakes that some people make. Okay. So let's talk about motivation, what it is, and how it's going to help you out in your business and in your life. Number one, in a hand, I'm going to give you each of these problems when we run into, but the number one problem with motivation is the fear of failure. I mean, that's really one of the biggest ones there are out there. And if you think about some of these industries, oh my God, look, just take technology. Okay. If you want to jump in technology and come up with something cool and neat, there's so much competition out there. It's so scary. And that fear of failure is the thing that stops most people. You know, they may have a great idea. They may have great motivation and all that, but they're like, oh my gosh, I don't want to spend a lot of time on something only to find out that it's not going to work. But unfortunately, you have to overcome that one. That's not what I can fix. Fear of failure is something that everybody has. But here's the truth about failure. The more times you fail, the closer you are to success. Now, a lot of people don't want to go through that failure.  Okay.  But if you're not trying, basically, you're choosing to fail when you could have possibly succeeded. So number one is fear of failure. You got to get over that.  Now he's a billionaire. And he says that, you know, sometimes I'll get 19 out of 20 successes, but that one failure really bothers me. He said recently that he had lost one and a half million dollars on one of his deals and it was still driving him crazy. So no matter what level you get to, yeah, it's going to bother you. But you just got to understand that going through the process over and over again is going to gain you some successes and doesn't take too many successes to make up for a lot of failures. I know that from products. I know that from marketing. I know that from ads, because every single one of those areas I've had failures in. But I've also had successes in all those areas too. Number two, do what you're passionate about. That is a big thing. Okay, if you are working on a project, if you're working on products or services or whatever, and it's an area that you really enjoy, that's going to be one thing that's going to keep you more motivated. I know my wife is into animal rescue, and she's into dogs and dog training. And she gets frustrated, right? And I get frustrated when I work in too. But the thing that keeps her motivated, and she knows that if she keeps trying, and she keeps putting out good content, she's going to help some people. She's going to help dog owners. She's going to help dogs. And that love for that particular niche is the thing that's going to keep her going. And the reason she'll be successful. So try to pick something that you're passionate about something you care about something that you can actually make a change in the world about. And you'll find that that's going to bring you the motivation to do what you need to do. Now the next thing I'll tell you is passion is great. I think it's awesome. Not all passions are a business. Okay, so if you have a particular passion about a particular thing, and you want to you want to make money doing it, make sure you find somebody out there that's making money doing it. Okay, if there's nobody making money off your passion, whatever it may be, then it may not be something that you want to do. Unfortunately, you may have to keep those things a hobby and find something else. Number three, keep affirmations where you can see them. Okay, now an affirmation, what is it? It's a goal you may have. It's something you may want to achieve. It's maybe a trip you want to take. Right now, there's a ring light right in front of me. Okay, you can't see it because you're on the other side of the camera. But on that ring light, there's a little sticker on the bottom. And it's got one of the affirmations that myself and my wife share. And that's something that we're really going after. So every time I do a video, I have to see it. It's right there, right there. See that? You can't see it. It's there. Okay. And it's on our computers. It's in several different areas so that as we're working through the day, if we get a little discouraged, or we get a little bit down, or we get tired or whatever, we look at that affirmation and go, Oh, yeah, that's why I'm doing this. That's the reason I'm doing this. That's that's why I've had to sit here for three hours and type. That's why I've had to, you know, do this sales page over and over again. It's because of that little affirmation there. And if you have that, that will help you get motivated and stay motivated. Number four, leverage the power of rejection. Okay, now that sounds crazy, but I want to tell you a story real quick. On June 26, 2008, Michael Siebel introduced to seven prominent investors in Silicon Valley. He was attempting to raise $150,000 at a $1.5 million valuation for a little company called Air BNB. This means for $150,000, you could have had 10% of Airbnb. Now the end of that story today, Airbnb is worth $30 billion. Not a bad return on your investment. Now number five is surround yourself with successful people. I don't care how motivated you are. I don't care how hard you work. I don't care what your morals are.  You don't want that you need to go out and find successful people. Now people will say, Well, how do I do that? How do I find successful people? How am I going to get around successful people? And I would say it's the same thing as if you want to pick a mate, okay? If you want to pick the right person, and you have an ideal person, you want somebody who's clean and neat and intelligent and works hard and, you know, does all the right things and is honest, then that's what you've got to become. And that's what you're going to attract. So I see so many people who are trying to meet the love of their life, you know, and they're overweight and they don't exercise and they eat wrong and they're lazy and, you know, they go to happy hour and hang out there and they expect to meet this perfect person who has all these good attributes. It's not going to happen. The first thing you need to change is yourself. If people see you as a successful person, if people see you working hard and treating other people right and being honest and putting out good content and being consistent with what you do, that's the kind of people that are going to want to be around you because they're looking for the same kind of people, right? We're all in this together and we're going to actually match up with people who are like ourselves. So make sure you surround yourself with successful people and you can do that through meetup groups. You can do that through conventions. You can do that through all kinds of means, online videos, contacting people. But the point is you need to be what you want to attract. Number six, never feel sorry for yourself. Okay? That's hard to do, but it really isn't hard to do once you learn the talent of this. Things are going to go wrong. Every single person's life, there's things that go wrong. If you stop and you feel sorry for yourself for five minutes, five minutes, Barbara Corcoran from Shark Tank says five minutes of feeling sorry for yourself can destroy weeks of success. That's crazy, right? So when something bad happens to you, you never know what's going to be around the corner. And this has happened to me so many times in life. It's happened to myself and my wife.  And I'm like, gosh, how could this happen to us? And it actually opened up a door for something else. So I would actually say when something bad happens, get excited because something good is going to come of that. And I don't know what it is. I don't know where it's coming from. But I know your reaction to it can make all the difference in the world. If you sit back and you just feel sorry for yourself and know what was me, then of course that's probably what you're going to attract is more of that stuff. You know, and I hear people talk like that and I know that kind of person because they're going to say, no matter what I do, this happens. Or every time I do this, this happens. It seems like I keep attracting bad luck. And they're actually telling themselves these things. They're actually telling themselves. And you know, as a kid, I didn't participate much in sports. And I would tell myself, well, I'm probably not going to be good at this. I probably won't be the fastest runner. I probably won't do this. But as a grown-up, I go to the gym and I have a different look at it. Now, I look at it and say, well, I could beat that person and I could beat that person. I could lift more weight here and I could run faster or bike faster than that person there. And I tell myself these things and guess what? Those things actually come to light and they actually happen because I've changed my outlook on those things. Number seven is look for inspiration.  People who overcame things. A number of years ago, I got to meet a gentleman named Sean Stevenson. And his whole goal in life was to wipe out insecurities for people. Now, this is a picture right here of me and Sean Stevenson. And as you can see, he was confined to a wheelchair. He couldn't even go to the bathroom by himself. He had something that was called brittle bone disease and he recently died last year. And he was one of the most inspirational people I think I've ever met because of what he accomplished with all of the obstacles he had. Now, as you look at him, I don't know what your obstacles are. I don't know what your abilities are. I know his were very, very limited and he still overcame them. So, you know, what crutches are you setting on right now? What limitations are you, you know, kind of saying, well, I can't because of this. Stop that. Look for somebody inspiring. Look for somebody who's achieved something that you want to achieve and concentrate on those people, not on the things that you have that are limiting you. Number eight, don't obsess over your vision, okay? So, it's good to have a vision.  In a recent interview with Elon Musk, he said that he only spends about 30 minutes a week on his SpaceX project of colonizing Mars. So, it's on the table and he spends time on it, but he doesn't obsess over it. He says he spends most of his time working on things that he can get immediate results on right now. Number nine, be grateful.  How did you accomplish this? Most of the time I'll tell them it's because I was grateful for what I had. I remember not having much. I remember not living in a nice house. I remember not being able to go to nice restaurants or, you know, have good family relations or whatever it is and now I really appreciate them. And if you can get that appreciation, that will help you so very much towards staying motivated. Gary Pennerchuk says if you want to fuel the win, be grateful. That's what you got to do. If you want to fuel the win, be grateful.  There's always somebody who has less than you, and I guess when you get down to that last person who has the very least in the world, there's the dead people. Okay, so even he or she has more than the dead people. Okay, so if you're listening to this, you're alive. Okay, so that's, that's where you can start off being grateful because whatever situation you're in, whatever problems you're having, you can change. Number 10, this is crazy. Forget about motivation. Forget about it. Now, what do I mean by that?  Okay, motivation doesn't work that way.  Success is fuel motivation, and I'll give you an example about that. If you were to go out, and you were a salesperson, and you make 10 sales calls, and eight of them say no, but the last two say yes. Where is the motivation? Where do you feel the most motivated? Was it in the eight that said no to you, or was it the two that said yes to you? You see, as soon as you accomplish a success, it will fuel you to be more motivated, and the fact is motivation is not success. Success is motivation. So you actually have to achieve some success to feel motivated to keep going. So if you go to the gym, and you go to the gym for two weeks, and you don't see any results, well, you could actually get unmotivated. But what you have to do when you go to the gym is you just got to go every single day until you see some results somewhere. And maybe it's losing five pounds, maybe it's being able to lift more weight. Whatever it is, once you see that success, that is going to give you the motivation. So don't get it backwards. Motivation is not success. Success is motivation. As soon as you get a little bit of success, it'll motivate you to do more, and as you do more, you'll get more successes, and then it's a snowball effect. Now, I hope you enjoyed these 10 tips. They will help you out. You have to put them into play. Don't wait to feel motivated to do these things, okay? You've got to just force yourself to do stuff that you don't feel comfortable doing, that you don't want to do, but that you know is right for you. If you do that, you'll find that motivation will find you and you no longer have to search for motivation. Now, I want to know which one of these do you think is going to help you the most? Or which ones are you going to put into practice? Put your comments below. If you have some questions about motivations and how to get more motivated, put your questions below. I would love to hear them. Now, as I promised at the end of this video, there's a free e-commerce course. All you have to do is click the link and you can get the free course. No credit card required. Don't forget, subscribe to the channel if you haven't already done so and ring the bell. 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Alright guys, what is up? It's me. It's Jacob.  I'm flying out tomorrow being Friday the 12th of February Auckland to Sydney and then I make my way from Sydney to Brisbane and then Brisbane to rockhampton I am moving to rockhampton guys. I'm moving from Christchurch My hometown where I've spent the last 12 months the majority of it to rockhampton, which is a town in central Queensland and I've never been there before but my two Darling daughters are living there at the moment with their mother and I am traveling to visit And slash move. I honestly don't know what I'm going to walk into And I am extremely anxious in fact this whole week You know, I've been not only tying off all my loose ends here packing my shit But also feeling extremely anxious as to what situation I'm going to walk into There were reasons why I left Alice Springs Those 12 months ago There is there are reasons why I left my my kids who deserve their dad to be in their lives And that was because I was no good And if you're no good yourself, then you're certainly going to be no good to anyone else And I'm not going to say that I'm perfect yet But I am going to say that I'm ready to accept that responsibility of being a dad I feel like I'm at a crossroads right now. I feel like I'm 30 years of age and I need to man up I need to man up. I need to become an adult A responsible adult All I've had to worry about this last 12 months is myself. That's it And that is why I've created 450 videos on my youtube channel in the last 12 months I said to myself i'm going to put all of my time into Well, just make getting myself right, but you know throughout doing that. I wanted to create content It's it's been positive for me And I've done that and I hope you guys have enjoyed I know a lot of you have But this is a real transition.  I mean, I've wanted to I've wanted to see my kids since the day I left them You know 12 months ago in Alice Springs. So they're living in rockhampton at the moment. I've never been there Never been there in my life. Uh, it's the 22nd biggest By way of population city in Australia. It's got 75 000 And to put that into perspective the city. I'm in right now. Christchurch has 500 000 the city I lived in in the northern territory. Alice Springs has 28 000 So I was living in a in a far smaller and more remote place than I am going to be but still We'll see And you'll see because i'm taking my camera with me. I told you guys I was going to take a break from youtube and that is exactly what I would do From putting the pressure on myself of getting up from this very bed Okay To this very computer desk and making content every single day and Some days I haven't but most days I have most days. I've done at least something towards bringing out content on my youtube channel Every day for the last 12 months and i'm proud of that But times are changing so anyways look this video has probably gone on too long. I'm going to give you a little tour Um of my room. I'm going to show you my bags that are packed and uh for for for no reason really and just To make this vlog go a little bit longer And then I will be signing off for the night and I'll be with you tomorrow morning because that will be Travel day and the the vlog as per usual is going to be titled Christchurch to Auckland The next one's going to be titled Auckland To Sydney the next one's going to be titled Sydney to Brisbane and the last the fourth and final travel vlog is going to be titled brisbane to rockhampton And then I'll be with my kids sunday morning and I can't wait so My daughter Tate another reason why i'm going at this particular time is because she turns three on february The 20th and i'm going to arrive there on february the 14th. So six days six days are Six days spare You know, but a short six days, you know, those six days are going to go like that You know, if I couldn't get there because of covid I would really start to question Everything you know what I mean, but thank thank god fingers crossed touch wood that nothing happens overnight and I get there safe and sound and quarantine free and and You know, thanks to thanks to the New Zealand government and the way that they've handled covid So anyways, let me turn the camera around and show you guys what i've been working with this whole entire time I mean, you've seen me through you've seen me through through the lens of the camera, but you haven't seen behind the scenes So I may as well show you before we leave I have packed up a fair few things Um, it's a lot tidier than what it has been which is good for my ocd, but this is Well, I mean, this is the chair That I bought recently. This is my desk That's the screen that you guys have seen. I was just watching some rugby believe it or not But that that is mate. That is an absolute beauty, isn't it? Look at it stunning You guys won't know it yet, but I tried to do a tail whip on a scooter. So that's the scooter I also tried to do a kickflip on a skateboard. So that's the skateboard and last but not least I tried to do a dunk on a 10 foot hoop and that is the exact ball that I used That's my helmet, which used to be up there Another thing used to be up there, which was my 100,000 subscriber plaque and I plucked that off the wall And put it into my bag because that is what I do Wherever I go Whoever I'm with I always take my 100,000 subscriber youtube plaque. It is that important to me That important to me, which means that you guys are that important to me now So what you can see down here is some sports gear We have five Sports bags in total five sports bags The bottom one i'm led to believe Is american football then you've got rugby then you've got martial arts Then you've got the gym and then you've got last but not least sprinting Now I would be taking my sprinting shoes To get into some track work In rockhampton, but I've already locked up and they don't have A synthetic track. So I won't be taking My track shoes my spikes, which is you know slightly disappointing, but I'm sure we'll live Anyway, if you're wondering, this is what I'm taking We've got a suitcase with a fair few things Hopefully it shuts tomorrow morning.  So one thing I'm not gonna miss is Well, sorry one thing I am gonna miss from Christchurch is the the evenings Once the intense sun because the New Zealand sun is extremely intense Especially when there's no clouds Even when there is clouds I get burnt to a crisp, but once the sun goes it's really really nice But I'm going to a place that is probably on average about 60 to 70 humidity And at the moment averaging around about 30 to 32 to 34 degrees Celsius every single day So that's a little hotter than what I've been used to but that's Australia for you And uh, I'm going back. I spent nine nine years and nine months over there from 2010 to 2020 Um, I did a lot of growing up over there I've done a lot of growing up back here for the last 12 months And I'm gonna do even more growing up when I arrive back over there to to be a dad like I've said so I'll show you guys one more thing If you were following along at home One of the last adventures that I took was down south to Queen's town Stayed there for six weeks And this my friends was my mode of transport This one right here so For those that followed along at home, that's it And that is the last thing I'll show you so this is the day before heading back to Australia to be a dad to my kids and I want to welcome you to my trip I don't know when I'm going to be able to edit these and put these up But as long as I shoot them, that's the main thing I'll be kicking myself if I don't shoot this trip because it's a big one So thank you so much for watching And I'll see you on the next one peace out


From Hollywood, the Hollywood Radio Theater. Baybater and Frank Lovejoy in the Glass Menagerie. Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. Irving Cummings. Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. Tonight in Warner Brothers, the Glass Menagerie, we will tell you the story of a young girl whose shyness and sensitivity prevented her enjoying the usual romantic adventures of young people. Until the advent of a gentleman caller, a young man who was to change the life of her frivolous mother and erratic brother as well as her own. When Charles K. Feldman turned this New York Dramatic Critics Circle Award-winning play into an unforgettable motion picture, Jane Wyman played the lovely but timorous daughter and co-starring with her tonight will be two outstanding artists, Faye Bainter and Frank Lovejoy. Now act one of the Glass Menageries starring Jane Wyman as Laura Wingfield, Faye Bainter as Amanda Wingfield and Frank Lovejoy as Tom Wingfield. Far out on the Atlantic Ocean, a lonely little freighter butts her way through the murky seas. It's long past midnight. The decks are deserted except for the young man who stands his watch. These are the quiet hours when a man plays solitaire with a deck of old cards in his heart. He remembers places and people. I remember the city. The washed out weary middle of it and a certain alley and the grimy brick walls concealing furious and desperate living in the dark and shabby rooms we called our place of residence. It was the light on my sister's collection of glass that first caught my eyes when I woke up in the morning. Little glass animals as fragile as Laura herself. Tom, it's time to get up. It's after seven. Rise and shine. I'll rise, but I won't shine. Tom, apologize to Mother. Oh, what for? Well, you made her very angry last night, but if you'll apologize, then she'll start speaking. Her not speaking? That's such a tragedy. Oh, Tom, please. All right. All right. I'll tell her I'm sorry. Little honey, didn't I ask you to go to the delicatessen for some butter? Yes, Mother. Well, just a quarter of a pound of butter and tell him to charge. Mr. Schultz makes such a terrible face when I say that. And honey, try to look like a lady on the street. We don't want to imitate our common neighbor. Don't do we? But I'm not going to meet anyone, Mother. If you take that attitude, Laura, you're never wiggle. I watched Laura from the bathroom window, limping down the street, timid, frightened, hoping no one would see her. She'd been like this always. Maybe it was all because of her leg and the limp. I'm not sure. Your breakfast's ready. You better get up. Oh, I forgot. I'm not talking to you. Mother, I apologize. I'm sorry we quarreled. I make myself hateful to my children. No, you don't. I've had to put up a solitary battle all these years, ever since your father deserted us and went off to see the world. Just promise me one thing, son. Promise me you'll never be a drunkard. I promise I'll never be a drunkard. In these trying times, all we have to cling to is each other. Yes, Mother. Tom, I sent Laura out so I could discuss something with you. Oh? You know how your sister is, so quiet. Oh, but still, water's run deep and she notices things. Just the other day, I came in and she was crying. So what about? About you. She has an idea. You're not happy. Not happy? Me? Whatever gave her that idea? I gave her any idea. Could I have my coffee, Mother? Oh, yes. Now, I'm not criticizing Tom, but you do act strange. And life hasn't been easy for me, son. I know, Mother. With all these falls, I love your father. But when I see you taking on his ways... What's that got to do with Laura? Well, he got to make plans and provisions, that's what. Oh, you've made provisions. You've badged me into taking all my savings and investing them in this business course for Laura. It's a waste, an absolute waste. Why is it waste to prepare her? Because Laura is not cut out for it. I've tried everything else. With only one stone your mother's left unturned. All she does is fool around those pieces of glass and play those worn out phonograph records. I don't know that that's any kind of a life for a pretty young girl to believe in. Well, I guess she's the type that people call homegirls. You're no such type. Oh, I can see the handwriting on the wall. It's terrifying.  Oh, I saw that letter from the merchant, Marina. I saw it. What letter? They accepted your application. Why? You had no right to. Now, give me that letter, Mother. Give it to her. I know just what you're... When did this come? Yesterday, and I haven't had a minute's peace since I opened it. All right? All right, you go.  But not until there's somebody here to take you place. What are you talking about? Responsibility. You can go when your sister's married and you got a home of her own and not until then. But you don't think of anything but yourself. Self, self. Tom, honey. Don't you know of some nice young man who'd come and call on your sister? Mother, are you suggesting that I... Mother. Oh, you should have heard what Mr. Schultz said when I asked him to charge it. Don't you quote that mercenary man to me. I don't want to know what he said now or ever. I was so embarrassed, Mother. Don't you ever get embarrassed, honey. Just you remember that the wind fields were the first white people to settle on the soil, the state of Mississippi. You said it. Laura, where are you going, honey? My glass collection. I haven't dusted it yet. But you'll be late for business college. Yes, Mother. You're right. Not, not just a moment, honey. You can't leave the house without money. Here, for lunch and coffee. Thank you. Goodbye, Mother. Tom. Bye. Now use the streetcar, honey. Our public transportation system should be used liberally. After all we pay for it out of our taxes. Goodbye, honey. Goodbye, Mother. Well? But what do you... Anything else to tell me this morning? Now the thing. Then I'll go to work.  You'll try to find a nice, clean, wholesome boy for your sister. Just take it easy, Mom. See you later. All I ask is of you to try. Well, Laura, Tom, find somebody for Laura. And so our days began. Laura at business college and me at the mid-continental shoe company warehouse. My employment was like a long lingering sickness with each day maybe the last, depending on the boss's patience and mind. And both running out fast. And then at six o'clock I'd be home again. Stoppers ready, Tom? Oh, hmm. What are you looking at?  Something's different, though. Look again. This one, it's new. It's beautiful. I found it today. You found it? I bought it. Everything in the window was half-priced. No lunch, huh? It's a unicorn, like a horse with a horn in the middle of its forehead. It's pretty, Laura. It's real pretty. How was school? All right. All right, I guess. Stoppers ready, Tom. You can do that, Tom.  Yes, Mother. Not animals. They have secretions in their stomach, which enables them to digest their food without chewing. But human beings must chew their food before they swallow it down. I prefer to gulp. Don't you want me to give you a salivary gland, a chance to function? You know what I really want, Mother? I want peace. And peace has got very little to do with my salivary glands. My salivary glands are getting along fine. No, please. Just leave me alone. You are not excused from the table. I'm going to get a cigarette. You smoke too much. I'll bring the coffee, Mother. Oh, no, honey, no. Just resume your chair, little sister. We've got to keep you fresh and pretty for your gentleman callers. I'm not expecting any gentleman callers, Mother. Well, sometimes they arrive when we least expect them. We have to be prepared. Fortunately, when I was your age, I understood the art of conversation. I'll bet she did. I remember one Sunday afternoon in the Blue Mountain. Oh, no, not again. Oh, let her tell it, Tom. We've heard it 500 times. She loves to tell it. I'm listening, Mother. Yeah, what about that Sunday in the Blue Mountain? Only have one Sunday afternoon, mind you. I receive seventeen gentlemen callers. And I entertain them all there at our plantation in the Blue Mountain. I tell you, there was some of the most prominent men in the Mississippi Delta. But it wasn't enough of those days for a girl to have a pretty face and a graceful figure. She had to have a nimble wit and a tongue to meet all occasions. I remember how everyone in our generally called. It went on and on and on. And every time she told it, her eyes would shine and she'd be thrilled and happy just thinking about it.  Do you know something? I could have married Jade Duncan Fitzhugh. It's a very interesting story, Mother. But what'd I do? I went right out of my way and picked your father. Just think of it. I could have been Mr. Jade Duncan Fitzhugh Junior. I'll clear the table, Mother. You stay fresh and pretty, darling. How many gentlemen callers do you suppose we're going to entertain this evening? I don't think there'll be any, Mother. No, what? Well, you must be joking. My word, there must have been a flood. There must have been a tornado. Oh, there's no flood, Mother. There's no tornado. I'm just not as popular as you were in Blue Mountain. Mother's afraid, Tom. Mother's afraid I'm going to be an old maid. Don't you ever use that expression, honey? I don't care for it. Was that your writing, Tom? Is it an answer to the merchant marine? It's poetry, Mother. Believe it or not, sometimes I write poetry. You think you can sell it? Let me see. No, I'd rather not. Why do you always hide things from me? Because unless I do, there isn't a thing. Not a single thing in this house I can call my own. You just lower your voice. I've got something to say to you. I've had enough. I'm going. Now, you listen to me. I'm at the end of my patience. Well, where do you think I'm at? Don't you think I have any patience to reach the end, Mother? You don't care about us. I'm only your mother, but you should care about your sister a little. That's what you should. All you think of is yourself. Yeah, that's right. Just myself. I'm crazy about that warehouse. I'm in love with mid-continental shoes. I think I want to spend the rest of my life in that ice box and terry with those fluorescent tubes, but I go. And every morning you come in yelling, Rise and shine, rise and shine. I think how lucky dead people are, but I get up and I go.  You see that picture? Father's picture? Well, if self were the only thing I thought of, Mother, I'd be where he is. Go on as far as the system of transportation reaches. Only right now I can only go as far as the movies. I don't believe you go to the movies to talk. You're right. You're absolutely right. I go to opium dens. Dens of vice and criminal hangouts. I'm a hired assassin. I carry a Tommy gun and a violin case. I'm leading a double life. By day I'm a poor warehouse worker, but by night I'm a dynamic czar of the underworld. Mother, my enemies plan to dynamite the place. Oh, no. Oh, yes.  Up on a broomstick with 17 gentlemen callers trailing behind you. There. Now you see what you've done, smashed one of a pretty little animal. Laura, I'm sorry. It was an accident. Oh, yes, I know. It's just an accident. Good night, mother. I'll never speak to you again as long as I live. Do you hear me? Never. Not until you apologize. I went to the show, and then I went to a saloon, and I got drunk. Not very drunk, just high. And when I came home, Laura was still up waiting for me. I was worried. I just went to the movies, and I saw everything twice. They had a magician on that stage. Wonderful. He's amazing. He sold souvenirs, and I bought one for you. It's a scarf. It's a magic scarf. Oh, it's lovely, Tom. He waved it over a cage, and he changed canaries and a goldfish. Isn't that a pretty scarf? It's beautiful.  The world isn't ugly, Tom. While I was waiting for you, I listened to the music. They're still playing. The music? Oh, oh, yeah. Down the street, the dance hall. It was beautiful. The whole world was beautiful. You know that magician? He had the wonderfulest trick on the wall. What was it? They nailed him in a packing bowser, and he got out of it without removing a single nail. There's a trick that came in handy for me. Get me out of that warehouse. Smile!  You'll pay her back for all those rising shines. You know, it doesn't take much intelligence to get yourself nailed up in a box. But who in the world ever got out of one without removing one single nail? Tom. Look at him there on the wall. You got out, didn't you, Father? You got out all right. Sometime I'm going to buy a medal and I'm going to hang it on that picture frame. My father was a hero. He did an heroic deed. Tom. Nothing. Good night, Tom. Back to the glass manager in a moment. All American servicemen stationed around the world have a wonderful opportunity to observe new customs and traditions. And they're finding out that these ideas of other people aren't so strange after all. For instance, the use of masks in various countries is pretty widespread. It's not confined just to the tribes of Africa. In Japan, the actors of the famous no dramas wear masks to indicate the character they're portraying. Olding plays of England are centuries old and the masks worn during these plays are in the strictest tradition. In Spain, Italy and France, masks are worn during certain religious holidays and for local celebrations. Well, all this might sound strange, but as our servicemen have observed, we've made it part of our culture too. We have masquerade parties and masked balls. We have the famous Mardi Gras in New Orleans. In Halloween, our kids wear the masks of witches, skeletons, goblins and ghosts. For the price of one boxed up, our younger generation can also assume the identity of anyone from the Lone Ranger that's Jerry Lewis by putting on a mask. The same is true of other customs and traditions around the world. The way of doing things may be different, but the ideals are the same and they're important to the people who follow them. Our servicemen are helping to maintain goodwill by observing the customs of other people in other lands. Well, our producer, Mr. Cummings. Act two of the Glass Menageries, starring Jane Wyman as Laura, they paint her as Mrs. Wingfield and Frank Lovejoy as Tom, with Tom Brown as Jim O'Connor. The young man thinks about his past. The young man who stands watch on a scrubby little freighter, 3,000 miles away from the scenes that live so vividly in his memory. Laura never told us about her failure at business college. How one day she simply left her class and left out of the building and never returned. It was weeks, however, before our mother discovered it. Is anything the matter? Why are you staring at me? I went to business college today to find out how my daughter was getting along. Oh.  I'm sorry, mother. It isn't the money I care about. It's all my hopes and ambitions for you, just going up the spot. Laura, where were you? When you were supposed to be in your classroom. I just went walking, mother. Just walking, huh? Deliberate like trying to wear yourself out. I didn't walk all the time. Sometimes I went inside places to rest. Inside where? The library and the park. Lately I've been spending my afternoons in the big blast house where they grow tropical flowers. Tropical flowers. Laura, what are we going to do for the rest of our lives? Just get in this room and watch the parades go by. Amuse ourselves with a glass of menagerie. Laura, what is there left for us? Dependency for the rest of our days. Oh, I won't be dependent, mother. I'll go out and find work. Work, what work? I know so well what becomes of unmarried women who aren't prepared to occupy a position in life. They're late tolerated spinsters living on some brother's wife or sister's husband. Stuck away in some little mouse trap of a room. Eating a crust of humility all their lives. Is that the future we've mapped out for ourselves? Oh, no. Well, I declare it's the only alternative I can think of. Of course, some girls get married. Honey, this is what we're going to do. We're going to get you married. But, mother, I'm crippled. Don't use that word. How many times have I told you I never, never to use that word? It just has a slight defect, that's all. Hardly noticeable. People have a slight defect, but they cultivate other things to make up for it. They develop charm and vacity and charm. Girls who aren't cut out for a career in a business world usually end up married to some nice young men. But, mother, who would want to marry... You're not a cripple. Walk, Laura. Why? I want to walk. I want to see you walk. I want to walk around this room. Go on, walk. You're not crippled, you're not... Mother often would say, I feel just like giving up, but this was a lie. Giving up was the last idea that would enter her mind. After Laura's failure at the business college, mother concentrated on her obsession of somehow finding a gentleman caller. Early an evening passed without a frantic appeal to bring home a nice young man from the warehouse to call on my sister. Well, there was a nice young man at the warehouse, fellow named Jim O'Connor. I can eat. I said, Laura, I'll have some cool cuts. Firescape Landon's a pretty poor excuse for the veranda I used to have back home. When I was a girl, we used to do all our entertaining on the veranda in the summer. Tom, you smoke too much. Yeah. A pack a day or 21 cents a pack. How much of that be in a month? Enough to give you a night's gold course at Washington U now wouldn't that be lovely? I'd rather smoke. I know. That's the tragedy of it. What are you looking at? The moon. I'm contemplating the rise of the moon over Schultz's delicatessen. Why, so there is a little silver slipper of a moon. Did you make a wish? Uh-huh. I wish for success and happiness for my two precious children. I get so wary wishing that all the time. I thought perhaps you wished for a gentleman caller. Whatever gave you that idea? You asked me to bring one home often enough? I never asked. I suggest it. Well, I'm going to bring one. I've asked him to come to dinner. Oh, perfectly lovely. It's definite. Yes, very definite. How soon? A Friday night soon enough? That gives me no time, no time at all. No time for what? Well, for preparations, of course. You should have phoned me the minute he accepted. And you don't have to make any fuss. He has very simple tastes.  Now, look, if you don't stop this nonsense, I'll tell him not to come. Don't tell anyone. People hate broken engagement. Well, they got no place to go. Where'd you meet him? At the warehouse. What's his name, son? Jim O'Connor. O'Connor? Ashwish. Coming on Friday. Fish. Does he drink? No, no, mother. Not that I know of. Nothing I want less for my daughter than a man who drinks. Aren't you being just a little bit premature? How much does he make, son? A salary. Well, I'd judge it to be approximately two hundred and ten dollars a month. Well, sir, that's not princely now, is it? Well, it's twenty more than I make. I don't know. But for a family man... Mr. O'Connor is not a family man. Well, he might be sometime. You're sure he doesn't drink, son? I'll call him on the phone and ask...  These things have to be investigated discreetly to save a girl from making a tragic mistake. How did you happen to make such a tragic mistake, mother? Why? That innocent look on your father's face had everybody fooled. I declare that man, good job on the tail feathered off a J-bird.  No, mother. I didn't let on that we had a dark ulterior motive. Man, he sees how sweet and pretty and lovely she is. You just think his lucky star, that's what he'll do. Mother, don't expect too much of Laura. And guess what do you mean by that? Well, she seems all those things to you and me because she's ours and we love her. We don't even notice anymore that she's crippled. Don't use that word. Well, she is. She's different from other girls. You have to face the facts. She's terribly shy.  She plays old phonograph records. Well, you just be quiet. She's coming now. I'm going in and lie down. You'll warm me out, mother. Let me know what's stopping you. Laura? Hurry, honey. I got news. I got the best news ever. I've got the cold-cut, mother. I'm sorry I took so long at the store. Come on. Now you just come up and step for a minute, Laura, honey. Come Friday night. Where'd I have a gentleman caller? Mother. You might look a little pleased about it, honey. Now come on and make a wish on the moon. A wish? Look over there. A silver slipper of a moon. What do I wish for? Happiness and good fortune. Just a little happiness, Laura. Then a little good fortune. That was Tuesday. And from Tuesday to Friday, mother never stopped. Her preparations for the gentleman caller included, of course, a new dress for Laura. And mother made the dress herself. There. All finished, Laura.  It's lovely, and thank you, mother. Well, honey, I believe you're trembling.  Now how do I make you nervous? Well, all this fuss, you make it seem so important. I don't understand your talk. Every time I try to do anything, the leash's a bit different for you. You always seem to set yourself again. I'm sorry, mother. That's better. Now go look at yourself in the mirror. No. No, wait. What are you doing? Improvements, honey.  Well, I won't wear them. You will. Well, why should I? You make it seem as though we were setting a trap. We are. Oh, pretty girls? The traps. Pretty traps. Men expect them to be. And now, young lady, go look at yourself. Pretty as an angel on a postcard. I still wish we didn't have to fuss so much. What's his name, mother? O'Connor. Jim O'Connor. I declare I never knew a Jim that wasn't nice. I knew a Jim O'Connor in high school. Did you? If it's the same one, you'll have to excuse me. I won't come to the table. Won't come to the table? What nonsense is this? Whether it's him or not, you won't be excused from this particular table. Well, I have to be. I am not going to humor your silliness, Laura. I've had just about enough from you and your brotherhood. Now, honey, you just compose yourself and let the maiden when they arrive. Please don't make me open the door. Why, you'll be in the kitchen busy, making the dressing for the salmon. Oh, this silliness of a one gentleman caller. What would you do if there were seven keys? Tom must have forgotten his key.  Why have you chosen this moment to lose your mind? Oh, please, Mother, please. I can't. I'm sick. Just a second, Tom, honey. Law Wingfield, you march right to that door and let the man not do as I tell you. Yes, Mother. Wow. Hello, Laura. This is Jim. Jim, this is my sister, Laura. Oh, I didn't know you had a sister. Well, pleased to meet you. How do you do? Hey, your hands are cold, Laura. Yes, I've been playing the Victrola. Excuse me. What's the matter, Laura? Oh, she's very shy. Oh, shy, huh? You never mentioned you had a sister. Tom? Yes, Mother. Is that you and Mr. O'Connor? Yes, Mother. Now, you just make yourselves comfortable. Ask Mr. O'Connor if he'd like to wash his hands. Oh, well, thanks, but I took her out at the warehouse. Hey, who's that, the fancy photograph? Oh, that's my father. He used to work for the telephone company, and he fell in love with Long Distance. He's been absent for 16 years. He's smiling. Picture, I mean. He's laughing at us. Jim, I just assumed you didn't mention any of my mother about my plans, you know, the merchant marine? Whatever you say, Shakespeare. I paid my dues this month instead of the light bill. Oh, he'll be sorry when they turn the lights off. I won't be here. How could you do a thing like that? Take it easy. Here's my mother. Good evening, gentlemen. My mother, you look so pretty. Thank you, son. But I wish you'd look pleasant when you're going to say something pleasant, so I could expect it. So this is Mr. O'Connor. Well, how do you do, Mrs. Wingsham? There's so much about you from a boy. I finally said, Tom, I said, good gracious, why don't you invite this, this paragon to supper? My mother. It's been warm. I do hope the rain's gone to cool things off. Oh, I, I think it will. Uh, supper about ready, mother? It is, sister. You just tell her that you two big hungry men are waiting for her. You met Laura, Mr. O'Connor? Oh, yes, ma'am. She... She's very pretty. Oh, yes, ma'am. I do. Very rare to find a girl as sweet and pretty and lovely as Laura, and so domesticated. I never was at all. Oh, no. No, I wasn't now. I never could make a thing but an angel-food cake. But then, of course, in the South, we had so many servants. Gone, gone, gone. All vestiges of gracious living just gone completely. Well, it's, uh, well, I mean... Are you prepared for what the future dealt me, Mr. O'Connor? Yeah, yes. I married a man who worked for the telephone company. He fell in love with Long Distance. Yes, I know. Tom... He started to travel and just kept on traveling. Looks like supper's on the table, mother. Is it? Oh, where, sister? Well, Laura isn't feeling well. She thinks she better not come to the table. What? Nothing. Laura, honey, we can't be seated until you come to the table. Yes, mother. Laura, honey, you're keeping us waiting. Mother, I... Laura, you are sick. Oh, I'm so sorry. Tom, take your sister into the living room.  Standing over a hot stove, Mr. O'Connor made us sick. Oh? She normally such a healthy girl. I told her it was too warm this evening. This rain ought to make things fresh and cool. Oh, yeah. She'll be all right, mother. Well, I think we may have grace now. Tom, honey, stay grace. Say what? Son, what do we usually do before we eat a meal? Argue. A bit comical, Tom. I'm sorry. For that which we are about to receive, we thank the old Lord, amen. Amen. Oh, my goodness! Now, what's happened to the electric light? Hmm? Oh, they've gone out. Yeah. What do you suppose has happened, Tom? Well, I declare, where was Moses when the lights went out? What? You never answered about one, Mr. O'Connor. I heard it once, but it wasn't very nice. Well, now, it appears they'll have to dine by candlelight. Well, that's fine with me. That's because you're romantic, Mr. O'Connor. I'll go fetch the candle. Mother knew why the lights went out, but a little matter like an unpaid electricity bill wasn't going to spoil her plans. After dinner, she assigned me to help her with the dishes. And it's for Jim. Well, I'll buy herself in the parlor, Mr. O'Connor. Why don't you just go in and keep her company? Oh, sure, I'd like to. Laura. Hello, Laura. Hello. Feeling better? Yes, thank you. Where'll I put the candle? Oh, anywhere. How's this? It's fine. Oh, but now I can't see your way over there. I can see you. But that's not fair. I'll just have to come over there to you. Do you mind if I sit on the floor? No. Well, how about you? Don't you like to sit on the floor? Yes, I do. Why don't you? I will. Here, take a pillow. How's that? Comfortable? Yes, thank you. I'm comfortable as an old cow. Would you like some gum? No, thank you. You sure? I think I'll indulge with your permission, that is. Tom tells me you're shy, Laura. Is that right? I don't know. I judge you to be an old-fashioned type of a girl, and that's a pretty good type to be. Oh, I hope you don't think I'm being too personal, do you? Oh, good. I think I'll have a piece of chewing gum now if you don't mind. Oh, sure. Well, Mother, how are they getting along in there? How should I know? Because you were just listening to them behind the porters. I couldn't hear a thing.  I don't consider that any more new than you are not paying the light bill. All I know, this is the first young man we've introduced to your sister. I want it to be a success. Oh, I do so much want it to be a success. For Act 3 of the Glass Menagerie, shortly. When a sailor by the name of Patty Mosier was in Busan, Korea, he saw a little boy collapse on a road because of malnutrition. He found many youngsters and old people dying for lack of nourishment. Having been brought up on a Virginia farm, Patty observed that the Korean soil looked good. Why? No vegetables. The answer he found was lack of seeds. So he did something about it. He drew all his cash from the bank, $1,500, bought seeds, and distributed them with the aid of religious missions in the area. Soon his crusade began to spread, and he was helped by contributions from people in the United States who heard about his project. There's no doubt that hundreds of hungry people owe their very lives to this sailor with a heart. Such acts by you and your friends today are shaping our world of tomorrow. Now for Station Identification. The curtain rises on Act 3 of the Glass Menagerie, starring Jane Wyman as Laura, Faye Bainter as Mrs. Wingfield, and Frank Lovejoy as Tom, with Tom Brown as Jim O'Connor. I was telling you about the night Jim O'Connor came to dinner. The night the lights went out because I hadn't paid the bill, and how Jim and Laura were talking there in the living room. You know, Laura, I have an idea I've seen you before. By as soon as you opened the door, it seemed like I was... I was just about to remember your name only. Only what? Well, the name I started, that Claudia wasn't the name at all, so I didn't... The name? Was it Blue Roses? Blue Roses? Oh my gosh, yes, Blue Roses. I didn't even connect you with high school, but that's where it was high school. Say, how'd I ever get to call you Blue Roses? I was absent from school for a while with Roses. And when I came back, you asked me what was the matter. You thought I said Blue Roses. Oh, yeah. You know this is sure funny. Yes, it is. Yes, sure, sure. You were the girl who was always late. It was very hard for me to get up the stairs. I had a brace on my leg then, and it clumped so loud. I never heard any clumping. To me, it sounded like thunder. I used to have to go clumping up the aisle while everyone was watching, because my desk was on the far side. You should have been so self-conscious. Oh, I know, but I was. So that's why you sort of stuck by yourself, huh? Well, I've never had much luck making friends. You know, Laura, people aren't so dreadful when you get to know them. Everybody's got problems. Oh, there are lots of people just as disappointed as you are. Well, it would take me, for instance. You? Are you disappointed? Well, I sure thought that by now I'd be further along in the world than I am. You remember that wonderful write-up I had in the school yearbook? Oh, yes, and you were so popular. Everybody liked you. Including you? Yes, I did, too. How is Emily Meisenbach getting along, Jim? What? That not him? Well, why do you call her that? That's what she wants. You mean you're not going with her anymore? Well, I have never even seen her. But it said in the personal section that you were engaged. I know, but I wasn't impressed by that propaganda. It wasn't true. Only in Emily's optimistic opinion. Oh, but Emily was so pretty that she always seemed to... Mother! Mother, now take it easy. Oh, what a nice young man. I do hope he appreciates, Laura. Such a pity she had the collapse of the table.  Don't know, notice at all. Calm yourself, money. Remember what you always say. Possess your soul and patience. Oh, but in me, the thing is you remember. Now, Shosh, how are we? Did you finish high school, Laura? No, I didn't go back. Well, what have you done since? Well, I took a business course at business college. How'd that work out? I couldn't keep up with the others. So I dropped out. You know what?  I know, I had it too. You didn't. Yes, sir, a lack of confidence in yourself. For instance, that, that clumping you thought was so awful in high school, you see what it did. You gave up an education all because of a little clump, which is practically non-existent. Oh, but that's not true. You've seen me walk. You know what my strong advice is to you? Think of yourself as superior in some way. I'll just look around. Isn't there something you're more interested in, superior in than anything else? Well, I do have my glass collection. Glass? What kind is it? Little ornaments, animals mostly. They're right in back of you on the table. Oh, yeah. Here's an example of one if you'd like to see it. Sure. Be careful. If you breathe, it breaks. There. Now you're holding it gently. What is it? It's a unicorn. Oh, yeah, sure. Unicorn. Do you see how the candlelight shines through him? Yeah. Yeah, say it sure does shine. I shouldn't be partial, but he's my favorite one. Unicorn. Say, aren't they extinct in the modern world? Well, yes, but he doesn't complain about it. He stays with the other horses that don't have horns. They seem to get along very nicely together. How do you know? Well, I haven't heard any arguments among them. Well, it's a pretty good sign. Let's see if it stopped raining, huh? Looks to me like it stopped. No care if I open the window? I wish you would. The air is nice after a rain. Rosie, say, that must be coming from over at the Paradise. Yes, I listen to the band lots of times. Well, Miss Wingfield, how about cutting a rug? Oh, no. No, I can't dance. Oh, there you go again, that inferiority stuff. But I've never danced in my whole life. I don't need step on you. Oh, come on, Laura, try it. Look, just hold up your arms a little. Now a little bit higher. There, that's right. But you don't understand that. No, no, don't tighten up. The main thing is to let yourself go. Now, come on. I'm trying. That's it. Easy does it. Now just loosen the backbone. There. Now you're getting it. Am I? Sure, that's lots better. In my opinion, the waltz is one of the most beautiful... The unicorn. I bumped into the table, Laura. It's broken. It's just the horn. The horn snapped off. Gee, your favorite piece of glass, too. Oh, it doesn't matter. Maybe it's a blessing in disguise. I'm sorry, Laura. Well, I'll imagine that he's had an operation. It'll make him feel less freakish. Now he'll be more at home with the other horses. Well, it's sure nice you have a sense of humor about it. Say, how about us going dancing at the paradise? Oh, no. Yeah, well, why not? Well, I've never been there. Well, it's all the more reason you should go. No, I couldn't. Oh, there you go again. Oh, Laura, you're going to have confidence in yourself, and I'm going to give it to you. But what about Mother and Tom? Oh, I'll take care of that. Oh, Mrs. Wingfield. Mr. Conner, get your call. I didn't know you were so close. Pardon me for shouting. Laura and I have decided to go dancing. Do you mind? Do I mind? Well, I know. Indeed, I don't mind. Oh, thank you. And when you come back, I'll have refreshments waiting for you. Well, Mrs. Wingfield, may I have the first dance? Tom, you've done it. All right, Mother. What have I done this time? He's taken a dance, and he's holding her on. Oh? Oh, I dreamt and worried and prayed for this day. You'll have two, son. I know you have. But Tom, it's all come true. It's all come true. Well, this is it, Laura. You know what it's like in here. Shall we dance? Well, couldn't. Couldn't we wait a little while? What's another waltz? Well, all right. We'll show them how easy does it. See? See, that's good. Having fun? Here you are. Hey, what's the matter? You've got tears in your eyes. Oh, no, no, no. It's just smoke, cigarette smoke.  Doesn't everybody? Oh, no, not at all. Most people just smile with their lips. It doesn't mean a thing. Well, you're doing great, Laura. How do you think we ought to rest for a while? All right, Jim. You changed, Laura. Since high school? Since just an hour ago. You stopped being bashful? Oh, honestly, I wish you could have seen your face just now in the last one. Well, you're just as pretty and timid as... Blue roses. You're just saying that. Besides, blue is wrong for roses. Well, it's right for you. You are pretty. In what way am I pretty? In everywhere. Believe me. Somebody needs to build up your confidence, that's all, and make you proud instead of shy and turning away and blushing.  I guess I shouldn't have done that.   Oh, Laura, no, no, no. Of course not. Would you care for a cigarette? No, you don't smile. Well, how about a mint? My pocket's a regular drug storage. Like a mint? Thank you. Well, shall we go? Yes, let's go back home.  What's that? The same as Tom? Well, I'd bring fellas home to meet you. The type to appreciate you. Only... Only Tom made a mistake about me. A mistake? Well, yeah, you see, I... Well, I can't take your phone number and I can't call you up next week and ask you for a date. I... Well, I just thought I'd better explain in case you misunderstood and I... I hurt your feelings. I'm glad you told me. Yes, Mother. I'll be right in with something cool to drink. You won't call again? I can't, Laura. I'm going steady with a girl named Betty. Oh. Yeah, yeah. I met her last summer on a moonlight boat trip up on the river on the steam of Majestic. You know, being in love has made a new man of me. Well... Anyway, Betty's aunt took sick and... Well, Betty had to go to Sintrailia, so when Tom asked me to dinner, I... I've made you children some nice liquid refreshments. Do you know that song about lemonade, Mr. Connor? Lemonade, lemonade, made in a shade, stirred with a spade, good enough for an old maid. Well... No, no, I... I never heard it, Ms. Wingfield. Oh. Why are you so serious, Laura? Oh, we were just having a serious conversation. Well, I know my place when young people are having a serious conversation. Oh, don't go on, Ms. Wingfield. You see, I've got to be leaving. Leave it where you must be joking. It's only the shank of the evening. Well, you know how it is. You mean you're a young working man and have to keep working man's hours. Well, hey, it's not work, man. It's Betty. Betty? Yeah, she's the girl I go steady with. Oh. Is it serious? Well, gonna be married the second Sunday in June. How nice. Well, it's been a wonderful evening, Mrs. Wingfield. And I guess this is what they mean by Southern hospitality. There was nothing. There was nothing at all. Yeah, I promised Betty I'd pick her up at the Warbash Depot. I'm pretty upset if you keep waiting. I know all about the tyranny of women. Goodbye, Mr. Connor. I wish you happiness and good fortune. Oh, thank you. You wish it in that too, don't you, Laura? Yes, I do. Well, thanks again, Ms. Wingfield. So long, Shakespeare. Goodbye, Laura. Don't forget the good advice I gave you. Here. Well, what are you doing that for? I want you to have him, the unicorn, as a souvenir. Laura, I'm going to treasure this. And sometime if you and Betty have a free evening, we'd like for you to visit us. Thank you, Laura. Why are you smiling as though something good had happened? I've had a lovely evening, Mother. It makes you happy when I entertain a man who's already engaged to another girl. But, Mother, I danced tonight. I danced for the first time. I'm so glad I saw Jim. And where's Jim now? I'm killing it down to the Warbash Depot to pick up Betty. Tom! Yes, Mother? Oh! The gentleman called her going already? That was a fine joke you played on her. How do you mean? I really forgot to mention that Mr. O'Connor was engaged to a man. Jim's engaged? So he just informed us? Well, I didn't know that. You don't know anything. You live in a green manufacturer illusion. Laura, believe me. I didn't realize. I believe you, Tom. You had to make fools of ourselves. Effort, the preparation, the experience, all for one. Mother, it isn't Tom's fault. I just don't understand either. I never understood my children. Then as for you, young man, are you going to make up for what you've done to your sister? Where are you going? I'm going out. That's right. Don't let me end up here with your selfish pleasures. You know, the more you shout to me about my selfishness, the quicker I'll go, and it won't be to the movie. I don't care where you go. Walk out just the way your father did. We'll manage without you. I'm strong enough to take care of Laura. You've got to the moon, your selfish dreamer. Tom, wait. Forgive me, Laura. For what? Well, for running away and leaving you behind. I understand, Tom. Do what you've always wanted to do. Travel and write. Thank you, Laura. Where will you go, Tom? Oh, far away. To the moon, maybe. Goodbye, Tom. I didn't go to the moon, but sometimes I think I went much further. I might have stopped traveling long ago, but I have the feeling that something's pursuing me. It comes on me unaware as it takes me by surprise. And all at once, it's just like my sister is touching me on the shoulder, and I turn around and I look into her eyes. Laura, I tried to leave you behind me, but I'm more faithful than I intended to be. I can see you, Laura. You and Mother. And I can hear you talking. Laura, Laura. Yes, Mother.  You've got to stay fresh and pretty for your gentleman caller. What did you tell me, young man's name is? Richard Richard. I've never known a Richard that wasn't nice. What time do you expect, Mother? Right now, Mother. Now? Look out the window. He's coming up the street. Wow, that's so weird. It's such a nice looking young man. It's a long delay, but always expected something that we live for. Hello, Laura. And that's how I remember them. My mother and my sister. Here's a return of the moment. Up in Newfoundland, there's an Air Force base called Fort McAndrew. Two tech sergeants were out on the field one day and noticed a nine-year-old girl hobbling around on a pair of crutches. She was a polio victim and a cripple. Her father, whom they finally located after much questioning of the girl, was a civilian employee on the field. He had eight children and simply couldn't afford the costly treatments that would be necessary to help his little girl. Well, that was enough for the two sergeants. They got up entertainments, collected donations, and, well, soon every enlisted man, officer, and civilian worker around the place was in on the project. They raised $4,300, enough to fly the little girl to the United States and provide treatments at Warm Springs, Georgia. Such acts by you and your friends today are shaping our world of tomorrow. Now, Mr. Cummings with our stars. And here they are, stepping forward to receive your applause. Jane Wyman, Faye Bader, Frank Lovejoy, and Tom Godd. Who's about to make the play for next week, Erving? Next week, we really have a spine-jilling drama. One that'll keep you in constant suspense. The dramatic story of a woman who has only a few hours in which to save her husband's life. But she spends those hours in the hands of a desperate stranger. It's Metro-Goldwyn Mair's thrilling picture, Jeopardy. And starring in their original roles will be handsome and talented, Barry Sullivan. And one of the finest actresses of the screen, Barbara Stanwyck. That will be an exciting evening. And good night. Good night. Good night. You gave us a wonderful evening.


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Okay, welcome to John Furrier, SiliconANGLE.com, SiliconANGLE.tv, a daily program called The Extraction Point, where we are at the center of all the data flowing around the web. And from start to finish, from the morning till the afternoon, a lot of stuff happening. We will be there extracting all the signal from the noise here at four o'clock every day. That's going to be our format. We're going to have a lot of fun with it. I'm really excited by really the idea of bringing a lot of people in to SiliconANGLE.tv and focusing on knowledge, extracting that knowledge out from the data out there and from the opinions. So it's going to be opinions. It's going to be facts. It's going to be a discussion around what's happening. Last Friday, for example, we had a great conversation with Doug Garland and Ramin Darbahar from Finland, talking about Nokia and Microsoft, and it was a very good conversation and it hit us that that's a format we want to expand on. So we're going to try to do it every day at four o'clock. We're going to talk about the key things that need to be extracted out of the marketplace. A lot of bloggers out there, a lot of noise in the marketplace talking about news, what does it mean, and the data is going to be at the center of it, and we're going to extract that data and bring in our friends and people that we follow in Silicon Valley and beyond to get their opinions, to talk about it, and to extract out the detail so that you know what it means. For example, today there's been some big news about the HP buying a company called Vertica, an area close to our space in the cloud software market, and we have a lot of information on that because that's obviously impacts the big data market, and obviously we're here at Cloudera, the home of big data, where our office is in Cloudera Labs, where SiliconANGLE Labs is located, and so HP bought a company today, a pretty big deal called Vertica, which is backed by Kleina Perkins, Bessemer, NEA, and Highland Capital. The CEO is Chris Lynch, and it's a company that's about six years old, based in Billericka, Massachusetts, and it's interesting that HP is now going after the big data market. We've seen, you know, Hadoop, Rise Up, and companies like Cloudera, the hottest startup in Silicon Valley, established their leadership in big data, and now the big guys are coming in. We see EMC buy Green Plum, a very fast-growing startup, now part of EMC. IBM is doing a lot of work in big data, and now HP buying Vertica is a huge deal because HP had a huge investment with PDW, which is Parallel Data Warehouse, and that has now been eliminated with this acquisition, so it shows that HP is changing their strategy to be a big data player, and we're going to bring in some folks tomorrow to talk about that in detail, so tomorrow we'll find some folks here in the big data market that have experience in that. We'll drill down on it, but that's what this show's about. We want to get to the heart of the issue, and really the extraction point is this show at four o'clock every day, and we're going to talk about all the things that need to be extracted out and discussed. You want to follow us on Twitter? It's SiliconANGLE, at SiliconANGLE, or at Furrier's My Handle, and looking for some folks who want to just send some comments in and send them in. Now this week we have some interesting guests we have tomorrow. We're going to have Omar Trajman from Cloudera, who used to work at Vertica. I was going to comment on the big data scene from HP and kind of what that means to the marketplace. On Wednesday we're going to have Andy Kessler, author, famous hedge fund manager, Silicon Valley Guru. He writes for the Wall Street Journal of New York Times. He's flying in from LA from his trip down there, and recently wrote another book called Eat People, and we're going to talk to him about entrepreneurship and key lessons. And then on Thursday we're going to have Rich Scranton come in. He's the CEO of Bleco, a very well-funded, big-hyped startup that's in the search engine space, and we're going to drill down on them and talk about some of their value. It's pretty hard on Bleco when they launch. Didn't really like the product at first, but we're going to drill down and get an update from Rich and give them a chance to talk about some of their innovations. I've been a little bit bullish lately on Bleco, mainly because they didn't feed into the hype, and I think the marketplace gave them a lot of the hype, and I'm going to give them a pass on that on my critical comments, because what they're doing is very interesting. They're attacking these content farms, and they're looking at spam in a new way. So we're going to hear from Rich Scranton on that on Thursday. And then Friday we might take a day off on Friday or have a guest host because I'm going away on vacation. Our kids have a five-day weekend, so that's going to be probably a no-go on Friday. We'll see. We'll let you know as the week comes on. So, Ricky, who do we have? Do we have Bala come in the house yet? We have a guest coming in here. We have a guest that's coming in. His name is Bala. He's a new hire here at Cloudera. He's in the management space. We're talking in detail about management. Looks like we'll fix the coming out of meetings right now. We'll see if we can get him in. Let's take a look at what's going on the web today. So the big news today, in my opinion, is a couple things. One, in the spirit of extraction, extracting out the signal is the reality of the bubble that we're living in. Zynga is looking at taking in about, you know, a quarter million to $300 million in new financing at a $7 billion valuation. I heard from my sources that the number is close to $9 billion. I also have some friends who are angel investors in Zynga and first-round investors. So I could not be thrilled for my friend Paul Martino and Rich Levendorff who may have a massive exit in that company. I hope they sold some shares and paid back their funds 10 times over. So those guys are sitting pretty. And for Mark Pincus, who is the CEO, is about my age, really made it big and put his mark on the tech industry. He's been an entrepreneur for years going back to his career. He's had some startups. He's had some successes, but nothing to this level. So I like Zynga. I like the valuation. I like the cash flow. And I think they deserve to have that kind of valuation. But to me, that's the big story is these valuations. And I wrote a blog post on Friday talking about the bubble. And I had some interesting comments. Matt Eastwood, who's an IDC analyst, said it's a market cap bubble, not an IT bubble. Well, I think a bubble is a bubble. And I think the market cap bubble is one that has some collateral damage. I think, you know, in my post, I agreed with Brad O'Neill, who runs Tech Validate that there is a bubble and it's going to burst. I also agreed with this guy, Roger, who's a VC angel investor that some of the mega brands do deserve the valuation. I would agree that Twitter deserves a high valuation. I mean, this is so revolutionary, that product. It's so disruptive. Zynga, Facebook, and these are new mega franchises. And I think they're going to command the kind of valuations that will allow them to earn a lot of future cash flow. So those brands I agree with the things I don't agree with is the the valuation of Quora and these other companies that are kind of on second tier mega brands, not even close to even being mega brands, they're hyped up management teams with a unproven product. I think these are the kinds of companies that are going to be very frothy and bubble-ish that will ultimately burst. I don't know if it's been out there, but I do know the valuation of Quora. I'm going to try to see if the valuation, the valuation of Quora is out there. And not sure if I want to break it on this program, but if Arrington is breaking it yet, because normally Arrington, Mike Arrington breaks all of his scoops. If Arrington, you're watching this, if you the valuation, then if you know the valuation of Quora or you don't, then you're bummed because I know the valuation of Quora and what they're like asking for. So it's outrageous the valuation that Quora is demanding right now for some young guys who are good guys building good products. I just I just don't buy that that's going to be the kind of valuation. I think that's what the damage is going to be. And the collateral damage will be in this failed, in the case of failed startups. So to me, that's a major problem is those failed startups. The other hot thing that I'm finding is big data. The big data hype is key. And one of the things that really exciting about Silicon angle Silicon angle TV and the cube and the extraction point this show is that we're sitting at ground zero for big data. The Silicon angle offices is at the space of Cloudera, which is the company that's commercializing Hadoop. Cloudera is the hottest startup in Silicon Valley. And not a lot of people know about it.  In fact, in a post by Sarah Lacey of AOL Tech Crunch, she wrote a post about the Facebook mafia. She can barely mention Hadoop because I don't think she really understands Hadoop. And I think that Hadoop and Cloudera are very relevant and next Facebook alumni is the founder of Cloudera, as well as ex-Yahoo with Amar Awadallah. But Cloudera is open source. It's about open source, about the smartest minds in the industry working on a really game changing technology. And that's really powerful. And we have a front row seat of that here at Silicon angle. So that's super exciting. Our studio is going to be here capturing it live. We're excited to have Ricky and Michael help out with the studio. We're going to try to get that up and running. The other notable things is a conversation we had, I had privately with a bunch of investors and VCs and executives privately, but then publicly we talked about Netflix. People were so down on Netflix. I think there's a Twitter debate that went on. I stood firm on long position on Netflix. People were arguing the stock price, but Netflix is definitely along on my mind. You know, they can be a game changer. I think Hulu might get caught in the net a little bit on this whole licensing thing, but I think Netflix has the answer. I'm really bullish that they're going to be a major player in the mobile space for content. The Intel investment today was an interesting story that they invested 26 million in a bunch of cloud, mobile cloud companies. You know, I think Intel is really groping at this point for relevance, and I think, you know, the Mego thing is a real shining example of how Intel really just seems to be missing a lot. I mean, they're very smart. I just think Intel might be moving a little bit too slow for the marketplace, and I think the Mego Nokia thing and then this recent patch of investments doesn't really show me anything from Intel. So I'm going to have to evaluate that a little further, but my opinion is Intel just seems to be slowly becoming closer to irrelevant and more and more in these conversations around being the Intel monopoly that they once had, and HP's big announcement this past week was, you know, a sign that they're moving from Intel. So Intel really is losing out in my mind. I think we're going to watch Intel closely. I'm sure that they cut expenses. Their earnings would look good, but ultimately from a product standpoint, I'm just not seeing it. So we're going to keep an eye on Intel. Ricky, how we doing on our guest Bala? Is he coming in here yet? He's stuck in a meeting. Some other top stories today. It's Valentine's Day. It's my daughter Jacqueline's 14th birthday. Jacqueline, if you watch, it's a shout out for you, and happy birthday. She's 14 on the 14th, and I'm going to go take care of the ladies in my life today. Jacqueline and my wife Linda. So we're going to have a good time with that, and we're going to end the show early today. Ricky, what do you think? Let's see if we got any questions from the group here. We're here in Silicon Angle.TV's headquarters. We're going to reset and bring back Ricky and our guest. We're going to find out where he's at, but we're at the SiliconAngle.TV studio where I'm John Furrier, founder of Silicon Angle, and we're going to start a daily show called The Extraction Point, and it's going to be a fun show as we highly opinionated for the folks that don't know me. I'm very opinionated, not afraid to share my opinion. Out there, I'm old enough where I can, not have to worry about it, and got a lot of experience to share there, so I'm looking forward to that. But more importantly, we're going to have some great guests, and we're going to have a lot of fun talking about the top news, and really extracting out the signal from the noise. So we right back, we're going to take a real quick break, and we'll come right back with more extraction point. Prepare for the extraction point. We've been briefed on all the important stories and events in the world of emerging information. Now, it's time to extract the data and turn it into action. Live from the SiliconAngle studios in the heart of Silicon Valley, this is extraction point with John Furrier.


Alrighty, I got a construction update for you guys today, so Snoopy's Racing Railway is literally, why did I say it like that?  We are down to literally, um, probably like a week. I have a feeling that this will be ready for May 5th, it will not be ready for this weekend or media day, but it will be ready for May 5th, so definitely super excited about that because this is a really cool addition, honestly again I keep saying it, but Wonderland knocked it out of the park with Snoopy's Racing Railway, so I'm really excited to see the area completely finished. I'm telling you it looks like it's got a lot of work done, but I remember Yukon Stryker, those of you that remember Yukon Stryker when it looked like this, it's merely days away from being complete, I can promise you that. More work going on with Behemoth, I totally forgot the name of the part now, oh my goodness, I'm recording this at like one in the morning, okay shh, one in the morning, I'm sorry guys, it was a really busy day with Strada, but yeah, more work on Behemoth's Lift Hill, so that's really exciting, Tundra Twister is just finishing up attaching all of the restraints, again, I need to know where this op booth is to know how far along this project is, if the op booth is in then this is days away from testing, so I've been looking, I'm gonna have to look this weekend at the park, but I'm seeing no signs of there being an op booth, I haven't seen the floor move, so again I'm going to assume the op booth isn't in yet, which is bad news because that means we're still maybe more than a week out from this ride being even running, so we'll have to keep an eye on that, they're working on landscaping as well, I caught in the drone the little EVAC platform, so that was really cool for Windseeker to catch, they were training a lot of their maintenance team, which was also really cool to catch as well, so that was fun, what else did I see today while flying, oh oh yes, Leviathan's first train that had a lot of refurbishments done to it was on the track and I've heard it is flying, I've heard really good news about that so I can't wait to get on that, they have painted the turn out of the station to the lift hill and they are painting the station of Dragonfire as well, I am hearing actually that is all they're going to paint, so don't expect the rest of Dragonfire to be painted, they are just working on a lot of the areas that customers can actually see, Riptide also had a lot of refurbishments done to it, so this is it actually commissioning, so you're seeing it do a really weird cycle, that is not it testing, that is it commissioning, so yes they're gonna cycle the ride like that and then they'll start training this weekend, so I don't expect Riptide to be open this weekend, but who knows Wonderland can get this ride up and ready tomorrow Friday, today Friday, and then have it ready for the weekend, Wonderland always is just like, it's hit or miss, like they either are going to blow you out of the water and it's something that doesn't look like it's ready is going to be ready or it's just not going to be ready, but Wonderland is definitely one of the strongest parks in the industry right now in terms of having their park ready for opening, so definitely got to give it to the maintenance team, that is definitely like a maintenance team thing, very strong, in terms of that the front gate fast lane booth is moving along quickly, but yeah super exciting, Super Soaker is officially done other than the walls, so some of the walls just need to go up, but very few left, but yeah that's it for construction update today, Tundra Twister is getting pretty close, Snoopy's Racing Railway is days away from being finished, so we should definitely see a test cycle while the park is open this media day, and that could possibly be the media surprise, but I don't think there's much to media day, outside of that I know the park might do a separate little thing on the side, but yeah here are some of the service roads under Timber Wolf now, and yeah there's the work on Timber Wolf Falls as you can see looks really good, they put a lot of money into that guys, it shows, but thanks for watching today's update, hope you have an amazing day, see you this weekend, bye!