Lux presents Hollywood. Lever Brothers Company, the makers of Lux Flakes, bring you the Lux Radio Theater, starring Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent in My Reputation. Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. William Keely. Things from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. A few years ago when I was in India, I was reminded that primitive society solved the question of what to do with a widow by simply burning her on the funeral pyre beside her husband. Tonight's play from Warner Brothers' recent screen success, My Reputation, shows that today that problem isn't solved so easily, fortunately for the widow. It dramatizes the modern version of the widow who tries to remake her life in the face of critical convention. Our stars are from the original cast, Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent. Barbara making her first radio appearance since returning from three months in Europe. Knowing from personal experience how scarce soap is overseas, I asked Barbara how she ever got along with out Lux Flakes. Well, Bill, she said I didn't. I had several packages in my wardrobe trunk and guarded them as carefully as our passports. Well, I'm sure that's no surprise to the ladies in our audience who have done much traveling. You know from your own experience how helpful Lux Flakes are in keeping nice things fresh and clean in crowded quarters. Here's the curtain for act one of My Reputation, starring Barbara Stanwyck as Jessica Drummond and George Brent as Major Landis. In the late summer of 1944, following a long illness, Paul Drummond died. A comparatively young man, well-to-do, with a lovely wife and two fine boys, Paul Drummond had everything to live for. It's a couple of days after the funeral now, and in a charming home in Lake Forest, Illinois, the widow, Jessica Drummond, is visited by her mother. Come in, Mother. Sorry I'm not dressed. Really, Jessica? Ten o'clock in the morning and still in a dressing gown. Well, Frank dropped by unexpectedly. And you saw Frank dressed like this? It was important, Mother. Something about Paul's will. It doesn't matter if Frank is your lawyer. Making an appearance in a dressing gown is hard. Come upstairs, dear. I'll change now.  You'll need several, but I... Well, what's the matter? The dust on this banner stood really, Mother. When has Anna had time to think about dusting? Oh, hello, Grandma. Keith, my dear. And where's Kim? Hi, Aunt Grandma. Good morning, dear. We're going to have to have some money, Mom. Well, ask Anna. Run along now, boys. Where are you going? To the ball game. The White Sox are playing the game. Ball game? Really, boys? I'd think you'd be ashamed. Mother, please don't. It's okay, Mom. Grandma's right. We shouldn't have even asked. Come on, Kim. Let's go feed the dogs. Allowing your sons to go to a baseball game the very week they're pulled... They love baseball, Mother. They always went with Paul. Besides, they're leaving for school in a few days. I fail to see what school has to do with baseball game. What are you doing for getting dressed? Well, where's your black dress? I'm not going to wear black, Mother. Not wear black.  That doesn't mean having to wear black. To all kind of people, it means exactly that. Don't insist on it, Mother. I know you've always worn it. I suppose you like it. Like it? Have you no respect for the memory of your father? It has been 20 years. I shall wear mourning till the day I die. Don't understand you at all. Getting into women. All right. Call it a whim. A psychologist would call it a phobia because that's just what it is. I've learned to loathe black. The very thought of mourning stifles me. It's right for you, perhaps, but it isn't for me. Now, please, let's not discuss it, Mother. Very well, Jessica. I'm sorry I didn't mean to blow up. You're going to stay for lunch, aren't you? I think not. Getting angry over such a small thing? Obviously, I'm a disturbing influence. Naturally, I expect you and the boys to dinner tonight. Yes, Mother. We'll be there. Hey, Jess, wait a second. Oh, hello, George. You'll come right over here and let me have a good look at you. I just saw a riet in the market. That's right. Bring my wife into the conversation.  Yes, I'm a sight all right, trying to market these days. Now, how about stopping by for a drink tonight? Oh, I can't tonight. I promised the boys I would take them on a picnic. It would break their hearts if I called it off, and by the time we get back it would... Well, if you'll let go of my hand, George, I have to run, really. Sure. Call us real soon. Yes, I will. Market, Mom. What do we have for our picnic? Yes. Bologna and cold ham. Oh, boy, I could eat a bear. Where did you say Keith went? Just over to Gretchen. Oh, I saw her mother and dad at the market. Well, don't worry. Keith will be back all right. He wouldn't miss this picnic for anything. Mrs. Drummond? Mrs. Drummond? Well, that's Gretchen now, isn't it? We're in here, Gretchen. Where's Keith? Where do you think? Hi, Mom. Hello, dear. Gretchen, how about joining us for the picnic? Well, that's what I wanted to ask you about, Mrs. Drummond. Oh, hello, Kim. Hi. You see, I've got a house guest, Mrs. Drummond, and she's terribly cute, and we're all going to have supper at the country club. And I was wondering, couldn't Keith and Kim join us? Oh, please, Mrs. Drummond. Well, of course, if they'd like. Well, we're having a picnic with Mother. That's what I told her, Mom. Oh, nonsense. Run along. Well, after all, Keith and Kim are going away to school, and I thought it'd be simply super... What do you do, Mom? All alone here? Well, I'll go to a movie. Oh, gee, thanks, Mrs. Drummond. Goodbye. Come on, kids, let's go. Bye, Mom. Thanks, Mom. We won't be home late. What time is it? Oh, it's about 10 o'clock, I guess. Yes, Mom isn't home yet. Who says I'm not home? Hey, didn't you go to the show? Oh, I was too tired. Well, did you have fun? I'll say. Well, the whole gang was there, Mom. But if we'd known you were staying home... Oh, it's all right, dear. I'm glad you had a chance to see all your old friends. Two more days in your office school. Just two more days. Do not worry to be leaving them, are you? Oh, sorry. Well, because you can still go to school here if you'd rather. Oh, I'm glad we're going to Dad's old school. Mother, what's the matter? Oh, nothing, dear. You'll write to me once a week at least. Oh, I sure, Mom. Gosh, you won't be lonely? Oh, no, I'll get along fine. After all, Anna's here and Grandma and I... Oh, look, it's late. We still have two whole days to worry about what I'll do when you're gone. Off to bed now. There they go, Jessica. Massachusetts seems an awfully long way from home for two boys who young. Mother, please don't start sentimentalizing. Can't a person say anything to you these days? Jessica, I'd like to talk with you. I can't now. I'm meeting Gin at the Blackmore. But it's important. What is it, Mother? Now, you needn't sigh. It's a thought for your future. When did you see Frank last? That morning he came over about the will. Why? Before I go south for the winter, and since you refuse to go with me, I want to know that my child's future is assured. And I think that, next to Paul, Frank is by far the best man for you. Oh, now, really, Mother? I have a feeling that Frank would like nothing better. And what I think apparently makes no difference. Well, may I remind you that at your age you can't be too particular? I don't want to discuss it now. I mean it. We'll continue the discussion in the car. Mind your fur can drop you off at the Blackmore. Oh, I'd rather walk. It's such a lovely day. Honestly, Jessica, there are times when I could just shake you of all the stuff. All right, Mother. All right. All right. Boys, get him off. All right. Oh, they're gone, Gin. Isn't it awful the way things happen between parents and children?  They depend upon you for everything, but so soon they're changing. They pull away, and you have to sit tight and let them. If you don't, it ends up like my mother and me. Another battle? Oh, I've been terrible to her lately. Oh, look who's at the bar. Phyllis with another man. I haven't seen Phyllis since she got back from Reno. Women on the loose. Oh, Jenna, they can be such a mess. How do I know I won't be like Phyllis in a year or so? Oh, sure. Ever since I was 17, Paul has been my entire life. Before Paul, it was mother, and recently it's been the boys. Now what do I do when I have to start out from scratch? I'm scared, Jenna. I'm scared to death. Well, look who's here. Oh, hello, George. Hello, Rhett with you. All on my own, Jenna. Say, you need a man to liven up the party here. I don't want to disappoint you, but I'm leaving in a few minutes. You disappoint me with that's terrific. I'll drive you home. You know what your wife says about your driving. Oh, take him up, Jess. Anything's better than that train ride to Lake Forest. Even George. Isn't she sweet, huh? Well, I think we have time for another round, haven't we? Oh, waiter, waiter. There you see. I'm safely home, Jess. No bones broken. Thanks a lot, George. Oh, don't go in yet. You, uh, going to be in later this evening? Well, yes, I suppose so. I'll have dinner at home, but I can tell Rhett I have to go somewhere on business. Oh, now wait a minute.  Well, don't be silly, George. Oh, you must be tired after all. Oh, come on. Grow up.  Let me go. George, I mean it. What's the matter with you? Hasn't another man ever kissed you before? Well, I didn't mean to upset you, Jess. No hard feelings. Hello, Jenna, this is Jess. Jess! Jenna, can I come over and see you? I mean right away. Now I've got to. Well, of course, Jess. I just can't stand it here alone. Thanks, Jenna. Coach Jessen, sit down. I made some changes. Oh, Jenna, what's the matter with me? What am I going to do? I seem to be going to pieces. Darling, what is it? I've tried. You know I have. Jenna, the house is closing down on me. That empty room. Everything's closing down on me. Mother and having the boys gone and I... What's the matter with me? I can't seem to stop this crying. Here, Jess, here, have some tea. It's awful to come here like this. I'm so sorry. Stop saying that. And if you don't get out of that house and away from your mother, you'll end up in a sanatorium. I've never been like this in my whole life.  You've got to start being yourself for a change. Your life's not finished. Oh, Jenna, if I could... Listen to me. Carrie and I are going to Los Angeles on business and you're going with us. After the business is over, we're taking a cabinet lake to our home. There'll be snow by then. It'll do us all good skiing. Well, if I go anywhere, I should go south with Mother. All right.  I'm no one who has the faith or not you. Well, I'm glad to see you can stick up for yourself. Oh, I didn't mean to yell at you, darling. Please come with us, Jess. We could have such fun. Oh. All right, Jenna, I'll go. Good. Now, let's put you to bed before you change your mind. Snow skiing. Oh, why I ever came out here. I... Hey. What's the matter? Well, this, I guess I broke one of my skis. Ah, see what you mean. Anyone who could do that to a ski hasn't any business wandering alone in these woods. I know. I'm sorry to bother you. Well, what can I do?  Now, just a second. One thing at a time, please. Oh, yes. Well, I'm staying at the Abbott cabin, and I know it must be somewhere around here, but I can't seem to... Yeah, slow down now. Slow down. Now, to begin with, you're staying at the Abbott cabin. Yes. All right. Now, take a look down there through those trees. No, no, no. Way over to the right. Oh. Well, that's it. Good. Well, now, that's lesson number one. Lesson number two is how to get there. Oh, I can get there, and I'm terribly sorry to have interrupted your ski. And I'm afraid you're going to interrupt it still more. Why? Because it's two miles to that cabin, and a half an hour it's going to be dark, and you'll be wandering around in circles. I am perfectly able to go straight down through those trees. Really? Well, you appointed me your guardian, and I intend to see you safely inside that cabin. Now, take off that other ski. You can ride on the back of mine. Oh, no, I can't. I'm just learning. I'll upset your bell. Well, let me worry about that. Now, hurry up. Well... There, it's off. Now, stand in my skis and hold on to me. No, no, no. Don't just grab my jacket. Put your arms around me. Well, go ahead. Like this? Yeah, sure. Now, relax, and let me do the thinking for the next few minutes. You all set? Yes, I think so. All right. We're off. It's such a steep hill, isn't it? What? Do we have to go so fast? Well, you want to get there, don't you? Oh, yes, very much. Well, then stop complaining. Oh, I'm sorry.  Lesson number three. When it's a question of risking a broken leg or losing a cap, forget the cap. Now, look at that ski. Now, I know it's going to be dark before we reach that cabin. Well, come on. Don't just sit there. Carry close the door. Darling, I've been frantic. What a slight accident.  I'm sorry. Oh, I don't even know your name myself. Landis, Major Scott Landis. Hello, I'm Abbott. Glad to know you. And Mrs. Abbott. How do you do? Well, sit down. You look frozen. What do you say we all have a hot run, huh? Thanks, I will.  No, I have a 10 days leave, so I thought I'd catch up on my skiing. Oh, my winter sports are intimately tied up with hot run. Well, excuse me. I'll go help Jenna. Now, just for the record, what's your name? Jessica Drummond, but they usually call me Jeff. Oh, suddenly I seem to observe a wedding ring. Is your husband here with you? My husband passed away last summer. I'm sorry. Well, here they are. I hope they're good. Oh, thanks. There, grab one, Jess. Well, here's to your ski list, but safe return. And to the St. Bernard who found her. I'm deeply touched. Now, say put, everybody. I'll see you about something to eat. Well, look at the time. You mean to say that I've been talking ever since dinner? Oh, 10 o'clock. A few good people will excuse me. I'm going to bed. Always the tactful hostess, darling. Hey, uh, little groggy myself. Oh, look out there. It's snowing again. Oh, where are you living, Major? Oh, not far, only about 12 miles from here. Oh, you're not going to try to make it tonight, are you? Well, if you don't mind, I could bunk right here on the couch. I wish you would. See that he has some blankets, will you, Jess? Well, see you in the morning, Major. Good night, and thanks. I want some coffee, Jess. Oh, no, no. I'll be coming up in a minute myself. Sleepy, too? Well, I ought to be. I haven't had so much exercise in months. Did you good? I hate to think of leaving here in four days. Must you? I have responsibilities. I have two boys, Major, 12 and 14. You have. I suppose that's my cue to say you look too young to have boys 12 and 14. You know you have an odd way of catching people on everything. You expect stock phrases? No. No, I don't at all. You know I've been watching you all evening, Jessica. Now confess it.  Well, I suppose so in a way. Well, it's time to change. You're very self-sufficient, aren't you? Well, I never even gave it a thought of it. You see, I've never had much of a chance to express myself. Why, even when I went to Europe, I went with mother. Yes, I know, and you stayed at the correct hotels and spoke French religiously while you were in Paris. Mm-hmm. I've seen hundreds of people like that all over the world, guidebook in hand, walking desperately from cathedral to cathedral. Yes, I'm afraid you'll rise.  Must you sit so close to me, Major Landon? Why, I believe you're serious. Yes, I am. Oh, so you're going to rise to your feet and decide it's time to say good night, huh? Well, yes, it is time. Good night, then, Jessica. In case you're cold, Major Landon, catch. Huh? Oh, oh, blanket. Hey, wait a minute. Good night, then, Major Landon. In a moment, we'll bring you act two of my reputation, starring Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent. Libby, I hear you went to Jack Carson's birthday party. Yes, it was right on the set of Warner Brothers' new musical, Love and Learn. Who was there? Oh, the whole cast. Bob Hutton and Martha Vickers and Janice Page and 300 extras. They'd been shooting a birthday celebration scene for Love and Learn, and when the shooting was over, the cake and the refreshments turned out to be a real party for Jack. Complete with presents, too? Oh, yes, of course. But the nicest thing about the party was that Jack gave presents to his guests. 300? Wow, what were they? Oh, nylon stockings for the girls. Nylons and no luck flakes to go with them? Well, I guess Jack figured most of the girls would have lucks anyway. Martha and Janice said they'd been lots of talk about stocking care because the girls had been dancing for five days straight. That would be hard on stockings if they didn't get lucks every night. Well, girls who work in the studios soon discover that wardrobe departments depend on lucks to keep stockings lovely for a long time. I think you can rest assured that girls who care about their stockings will see, too, that their new nylons get lucks care. Martha Vickers and Janice Page say they wouldn't be without lucks. Well, then that proves they're very smart girls because lucks help stockings to last twice as long. According to those strain tests, we've talked about so often. Silk, nylon, rayon and cotton all showed similar results. If girls could see how quickly stockings ran when they were rubbed with a strong soap and how much longer they lasted when they were washed with lucks, I'm sure they'd never risk strong soap again. Oh, goodness, no. When stockings last twice as long, why, that's just like getting an extra pair every time you buy a pair. A thrifty thought. That's why clever girls luck stockings after every single wearing. We'll return you now to William Keely. Act two of my reputation, starring Barbara Stanwyck as Jessica and George Brent as Scott Landis. Jessica Drummond's stay at Lake Tahoe is almost over. Attracted to major Landis, but still quite uncertain just what to make of him, Jessica spent her last four days almost constantly in his company. It's late at night now and they've just returned from a day's drive through the snow-covered countryside. Oh, this nice warm room. Me for that fire. But where are they? Carrie and Jenna? Getting to sleep, probably. I thought they'd like to go off as we came up the road. Wasn't it a wonderful day? Why do people live in this city? I could stay here forever. Come here. Thanks for today, Scott. You've made a new woman out of me. I feel like a kid. And you look like one. You're lovely, Jessica. I... Why did you do that? Why did you kiss me? We were getting along so well together. Because I thought it was a very fitting ending to a swell four days. I meant what I said. I don't think you did. Why? Can't you understand that I may not want to be kissed? Jessica, just what is your game? Does everyone have to have a game? Well, whatever is on your mind, I certainly don't know what it's all about. I'm afraid we don't understand each other, that's all. I guess we haven't from the beginning. You'd better go. Yes, I guess I'd better. Goodbye, Jessica. My best for the habit. Thank you. Oh, uh, be sure and lock your door, Jessica. You've been home now for two days, and in two days while you haven't eaten enough... Anna, please, I'm just not hungry. I surely thought that you'd eat something tonight. I'll answer it. Jessica, the door was open. Frank, how nice to see you. I was out this way, and I took a chance. Oh, uh, some flowers. Frank, Anna, we've company for dinner. Oh, no, Jess, not dinner.  I'll put these in water right after we eat. They're lovely.  Thanks. Well, it's certainly nice being fussed over. I'm so glad to see you. You look wonderful, Jess. I'm glad now you went with the Abbott. Didn't you want me to go? I wanted you to stay here so I could look after you. Oh, that's sweet of you, Frank. You've no idea how nice this is. Sitting here with you. Oh, it's good to have you here. It's no secret how I feel about you, Jess. You and I know the same people. We like the same things. I think the boy's like me and I... Mrs. Drummond, Mrs. Abbott. I'm sorry, Frank. Oh, uh, say hello for me. What did you say, Jenna? You're where? In the Georgian room at the Blackwater. With you? No, he hasn't even seen us. He's with some other people. Oh, I'd love to. Oh, no, I can't. Frank's here. Well, bring him along. Well, uh, maybe, Jenna. Look, if we're coming, we'll be there in an hour or so. Oh, I wish you would come. Well, I'll see. Thanks for calling, Jenna. Goodbye. Jenna and Carrie are night clubbing. Oh, how are they? They're fine. They, uh, suggested that we join them. Well, would you like to? Oh, if you'd like to, it might be fun. Why don't we? Well, you finish, Jenna, then, and I'll hurry and change. Oh, but you look fine. Oh, this old thing? No, I want to look glamorous. But what about your, Jenna? I'm not hungry. Frank, honestly. Major development. No, not yet, Jenna. Don't give up hope. I think we're being watched. Say, what are you two talking about anyway? Private monkey business, no doubt. It's simply that Jess has something on the fire, but it still isn't definite. Oh, well, that clears up everything. Don't pay any attention to her, please. Well, what would you like to drink with Jenna, Jess? Did you say something, Frank? Hello. Hello. Landis, well, pull up a chair. Major Landis, I'd like you to meet Frank Everett. How do you do? Won't you join us for a drink? I wish I could, but I'm entertaining an old girlfriend. Oh. And her husband. Sounds a little complicated. By the way, if we hadn't parted so hurriedly at all, I would have mentioned that I was going to be stationed here for a while. I'd like to give you a ring, Jessica. That would be very nice. Well, what about giving me your telephone number? It's in the book. Oh, well, thanks. It's nice to have seen you all again, Mr. Everett. Goodbye. Goodbye. Well, sit down, boys. Uh, how about a little toast? Here's to, uh, to, uh... I'll get it, Anna. I'm right here. I... hello? Who? No, thank you. I already have a cookbook. Yes. Goodbye. Now, look, Mrs. Dullin, why don't you let me sell for the Red Cross and you go over to the hawks and play some bridge? Oh, the old crowd's no fun anymore. I feel dreadfully out of it. But you ought to go out more, is it, Jessica? Answer it, Anna. But the way you've been hopping that phone every time from... Well, I thought that maybe... No, it's never anything important. Yes, ma'am. Yes? Yes, I'll see. This time it's a major lander. Oh! Oh, yes! Oh, Anna, would you run upstairs and see if you can find that blue thread? Yes, ma'am. Well, how are you, Scott? Oh, I'm fine. Oh, what? Tomorrow night? The lakeside's six o'clock. Oh, yes, that would be fine. Yes, I'll be there. Thanks for calling. It was? That's funny. Well, what do you want? I'm having dinner with him tomorrow night. Going someplace fancy? I'm meeting him at his apartment. Oh, of course, we'll go directly out somewhere. Well, what are you smirking about? Oh, just thinking what your mother would say. Well, you can stop thinking and hand me that blue thread. You said fifth floor, didn't you, miss? Oh, yes, major lander. That's 503, miss.  Thank you. Mrs. Thompson, how are you? I've just been visiting the Jackson's. My you look lovely. When does Mother return, dear? Well, I really don't know. I imagine it. Jessica, well, right on time. Oh, hello. Well, it's lovely seeing you again, Mrs. Thompson. Goodbye. Goodbye, Jessica. Who was the dragon out there? That's a friend of Mother's.  Except it isn't mine. A friend of mine loaned it to me while I'm being stationed here. Quite a coincidence seeing you in the Georgian room. Yes. You know, I rather like that Frank Everett. Seems like a nice guy. Oh, he's not only a nice guy. He's a gent. I can imagine you having anything in common with him. Oh. Oh, I don't mean it that way. I mean, um...  How is that? Anyway, if you hadn't been poured into that icy mold of conventionality, you'd be a good egg. You know, you're going to hatch one of these days. Am I? Well, let's sit on the couch, shall we? Well, come on. It's not a booby trap. I thought perhaps it was. There. Now, tell me, what did you do today? Well, I went to the Red Cross, and then I did my shopping, and I had lunch with some friends. What did you have for lunch? Consonant and chef salad. No dessert? No, I never eat dessert.  Well, if you'd let me have my hand, I... Oh, well, I... Let me hand it to you. Here. Thank you. Oh, I must make a note of this. Never waste pre-war gin on Mrs. Drummond. Now, let's see. Where were we? Oh, yes. Lunch with friends. Well, I guess I've said all the rest to be said about that.  Uh, you're not a, uh... very relaxing person. Uh, these, uh, earrings. Are they family heirlooms?  Yes, they are. They, uh... belong to my mother.  Your mother's, huh? My, well, well. She's, um, she's south. She'll be coming home day after tomorrow. Oh, it's warm in here, isn't it? Yeah, is it? With, uh, with all this interesting talk of Chef Saladin constantly, I'm beginning to get hungry. Where would you like to eat? Oh, any place. Any place at all. Any place but here? Yes. Well, then, suppose we just get up and go? Yes. Yes, yes, yes.  Mother, no, please, dear, you just come home. Must we start an argument?  The whole town's talking. Or just a few gossipy old ladies led by your good friend, Mrs. Thompson. You don't deny she saw you entering a strange man's apartment.  It's the principle of the thing. The world allows considerable liberty to wives. It has never allowed to widows. If you won't think of yourself, at least remember your duty to Paul. Keep Paul's name out of this. I've had enough, Mother. Jessica! You talk about duty.  You talk so much about wanting to help me, but what you really want is to drive me back into your ivory tower. Well, I won't allow you to ever. Where are you going? To see Major Landis to really give those old bitties something to gossip about. Well, come in. They told me at the desk you didn't wish to be disturbed, but I came up anyhow. I'm delighted you did. I just happened to be passing by, so I... Oh, I am disturbing you. No, not at all. What's this? Just a martini. Expecting somebody? No, no. Just took a little time off to have one. Do you mind? Help yourself. You know it's amazing how one can acquire a taste for martinis, like for anchovies. Yes, yes, I guess it is. Well, here we are, aren't we? Yes, yes.  Well, you probably know anyway. You know almost everything. The chicken's beginning to hatch, maybe, huh? Uh-huh. Well, good.  I hope you'll forgive me. Go home, Jessica. Go home right now. Yes, Scott. As a matter of fact, I only stop by to invite you over for Christmas Eve. Oh, sure. I mean it. I mean it.  They'll be home from school Friday. I'd like to meet them. You will come? Sure, reindeer and all. Oh, good. Well, goodbye, Scott. Uh, that's the closet door, Jessica. Oh.  Yes, and that other one is the- Yes, yes, I see, I see. Well, goodbye, and don't forget now, Christmas Eve. I won't. And for heaven's sake, stop grinning. In here, you kids, here in the kitchen. What's the big secret, Anna? You boys got a visitor, that's what. Here they are, Mrs. Kimball. Merry Christmas, boys. Grandma. Hello, Grandma. Oh, gosh, Merry Christmas, Grandma. Why'd you come in the back way? What are you doing here in the kitchen? I have no intention of going inside, Kim. Here, here are some presents for you. Oh, gee. Oh, thanks, Grandma. You can exchange them if you want to. I see so little of you. I know no longer just what you like. Oh, well, I like them, Grandma.  Yeah, Juna and Carrie are here, and Frank, and some new friends of mine. Major Landis. Major Landis? Oh, not really. What do you mean, Grandma? Never mind. Well? Well, since it is Christmas Eve, but just for a minute, mind you. Hey, look, everybody. Look who's here. Mother! Merry Christmas. Don't let me disturb your pleasure. Merry Christmas, everyone. Merry Christmas. Mother, this is Major Landis. Scott, my mother. How do you do? I've heard a great deal about you, Major. Uh, isn't it time for the presents? Well, I'll say it is. Now, remember, kids, just one each till tomorrow. Shall we step into the hall, Major? I understand you'll met my little girl in California. Just where are you stationed? Chicago. Temporarily, of course. Isn't that rather a coincidence? First in California and now Chicago. Oh, entirely a coincidence. And where may I ask, did you meet Jessica? I can't divulge that information. Why? What do you mean? Secret business. Are you joking with me? No, no, no. Here's Jessica. She could tell you if she wishes. Jessica, are you keeping something from me? Oh, Mother, let's not start with that. Not on Christmas Eve. Come, I have a gift for you. That's my fault, Jessica. Madam! Suppose we start all over again from the beginning. No, we shall not. I can see that you're a thoroughgoing scoundrel, young man. I'm delighted to hear you say so, Madam. Kindly stop calling me Madam. Oh, Mother, please. Now, Jessica, I know what I'm doing if you don't. Young man? Please, not young man. I think you're in league with the devil. Good night, Jessica. Mother! Well, there went the spirit of Christmas. Well, I... Shall we try to go on Christmas Eve? Shall we try to go on with the party? Well, we could sing Jingle Bells again. Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the... Well, what's the matter? Come on, it's Christmas Eve. Off to bed now, boys. Sleep well. Come on, Christmas Eve. It's sure nice to be home again, Mom. It's sure nice to have you home. Merry Christmas, darling. Merry Christmas, Mom. Oh, what is Major Landis' thing? I just wanted to talk to him for a minute. Oh. Merry Christmas, Major Landis. Yeah, Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas, boys, and thanks. Well, Scott, now you've seen me as I really am. Home children mother. Of course, mother was more than I'd bargain for. Oh, I'm glad I met her. What a wonderful museum piece. Do you like my boys? Oh, of course I like them. It was nice to have you here tonight. Uh, you didn't invite me here on purpose, by any chance. Well, now that you mentioned it, perhaps I did. Jessica, I've got to talk to you. Yes? We simply cannot go on like this. You want to stop seeing me? Of course not. But I know myself, and I'm beginning to understand you. I'll only make you unhappy, Jessica. It's inevitable. Go on. Well, seeing you here tonight in this house that you once shared with your husband. Don't talk about that now, please. Don't you see that I've got to talk about it. You expect a love affair to lead to marriage. Are you trying to tell me you're not the marrying kind? Well, I've never felt that it was right for me. Ah, Dutch courage. Frank Everett's the type of man for you. I don't love him. There are others, and as long as I'm hanging around, you won't find them. Suppose you let me figure it out for myself. But don't you see there's no future in this for you. I'll cross my bridges when I come to them. Women. Well, I guess I'd better be going. Don't take it so big, Scott. I know what I'm doing. I wonder. Merry Christmas, Jessica. Merry Christmas, Scott. He kissed her. He kissed Mom. Well, that's kind of a mistletoe, probably. You're supposed to do that. Well, she didn't kiss Frank or Kerry. Gosh. Come on to bed, Kim. Mom shouldn't have kissed him, Keith. She shouldn't have. We pause now for station identification. This is CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System. In a moment, we'll bring you act three of my reputation, starring Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent. Hollywood's search for new talent never ends. Our guest tonight is the newest addition to Paramount's roster of lovely starlets, Miss June Harris. How did Paramount find you, June? I sat next to a talent scout at a radio quiz show. He asked me to make a test. And signed you to a long-term contract, I understand. Have you met any famous stars yet? Yes. When Paramount was making Blaze of Noon, I met Anne Baxter on the set. Well, Anne's screen technique is well worth watching if you aspire to the laurel she's already won. I also met William Holden, William Bendix, and Sonny Tuft. They're all in Blaze of Noon, and they make a wonderful trio of their air mail flyers. In the early 20s, when pioneer pilots gambled their lives in their planes against the hazards of night flying and rough weather. While some of the flying scenes were being shot, Anne Baxter and I talked about clothes. And Mr. Kennedy won't be surprised to hear that we soon got around to luck. I'd be more surprised if you didn't. In the picture you see, most of Anne's costumes are suits with simple white blouses or plain dresses with white collars and cups. And she told me how fast they get soiled on the set. And then you discovered that every night the wardrobe people took them away, luxed them, and the next day they were just as fresh as could be. Yes, that's right. And then when I admired the blouse Anne was wearing, she confessed it wasn't new at all. I couldn't believe it until she explained that it always had luxe care. Well, that new look is natural when colors get luxe care, Miss Harris. Because we know from actual tests that luxe care keeps colors lovely up to three times as long. Wrong washing method soon fade colors. Well, Luxe and I have been good friends since my dramatic school days when I just had to make things last. Luxe care is thrifty care for anything safe in water alone. Thank you for coming tonight, June Harris. Back now to your producer, William Keely. Act three of my reputation starring Barbara Stanwick as Jessica and George Brent as Scott. It's just one week later, New Year's Eve. At the Drummond house, Jessica is waiting for Scott Landis to call for her. While a few blocks away, at the home of one of their friends, Keith and Kim are attending a holiday celebration. Well, anyway, Kim Drummond, a few minutes ago you said you were having a swell time. Yeah, well, thanks very much. Hey, Keith, let's go home. Why? Mom said we could stay until 12 o'clock. You should hear the way everybody is talking about, Mom. I mean, the grown-ups inside there. Don't get it. Well, it's true what they're saying, isn't it? Kim, what were they saying? Well, tell you on the way home. Well, after all, your mother always came here for New Year's. And all of a sudden, she doesn't. No wonder people are talking. Well, if that's the way you feel about it, I'm glad we're going home. Yeah, let's go, Kim. Are you home awfully early? Mama, are you going to the Van Ormans party? No, I'm going to Chicago. Well, everybody expected you at the Van Ormans. Well, I didn't know I was so popular. Mom, did you go to the fights with Major Landis? Oh, yes. Boys, if you have anything on your mind, I wish you'd tell me. They made a lot of jokes about her at the party tonight. No, I'd stuff about Lake Tahoe and Major Landis. Have they been telling you these things? No, I just heard them talking. I didn't believe it. Mom, one of what's true, is it? Not their interpretation of it. We kind of hoped you'd say they were all lying. Listen to me. I've done nothing whatever you need to be ashamed of. Will one of you go to the door, please? I'll get it. Mom, you ought to see it from ours. I don't want to talk about it, Keith. Excuse me, dear, I'd better go down. Good evening, Kim. Good evening. May I come in? Sure.  Oh, hello, Jessica. My, are you all dressed up? Hello, Scott. Uh, that tone. Something wrong? No, nothing. I'm sorry I have to run off, boys, and I'm sorry about what happened, but there's nothing more I can say now. Kiss me good night. Good night, boys. Good night. Scott, do you mind if we stop by the Van Allman's? They're having a party. Well, if it won't take too long, they won't hold that reservation for Georgian room after 10. I only want drop in for a moment. Jessica! Hello, everybody. Good morning, dear. Jessica! So you came after all. Everyone, I want you to meet major landers of whom you all have heard so much. I'm very happy to meet all of you. I won't attempt introduction, Scott, but they're all very old friends of mine. Let me take your rhapsody. Thanks, Rieppe, we're not staying. I would like to speak to you alone for a minute. Alone? Well, well, here's the library. Excuse us, everyone. Rieppe, Keith and Kim left the party because they were extremely upset by some things they overheard here. Well, why pick on me? Because it happened in your home. I don't want to know who did the talking, but I'm asking you. I did the talking. I think you've been behaving abominably. Is being seen with a man such a dreadful crime?  Oh, come now, Jer. No wonder the boys distrust me. What right have you, Rieppe? The right of an old friend who hates to see you make a fool of yourself. A friend should come to me first and not allow vicious gossip to circulate. We thought you missed Paul dreadfully. It's obvious you forget pretty quickly. I don't forget.  Then you admit you're guilty. Oh, that's all you got out of what I've been saying. Look, I'm giving a party in there. Come on.  I'm afraid I don't care anymore. Then why did you bother to come here at all?  Why, Jer, it's so quaint.  No matter how hard it is to strike out on my own, I'm going to do what I think is right for me, even if it means breaking completely with everything in the past. And that includes you, Riet, and all those so-called friends of mine. Well, I'm ready, Scott. If you'd rather stay. No, I want to celebrate, but not here. It's wonderful to really get something off your chest.  Happy New Year, Jessica. I'm so glad we came here. This place has a special sentimental value for me. Do you know why? I think I can guess. Suppose I hadn't been here that night. Jessica. And don't ask me if it was pure coincidence that's brought us together again, because I, uh... Well, I might tell you the truth. Jess, if you don't mind, suppose we order supper now. Well, isn't it early? Well, I... I don't think we should stay too late. You know what it's like driving a New Year's Eve. I have an idea. I have one bottle of good champagne in the ice chest. We could have it when we get home. Yes. I'd like to have a last glass with you. Oh, Scott. You're so serious. Oh, I... I only meant the last glass of New Year's. Now how about a dance, Jessica? Still awake? Uh-huh. Did you hear I noise downstairs before? Front door. I guess Mom's home. Soon as she comes upstairs, let's you a happy New Year. She liked that. Yeah, but I... I guess he's down there with her. The major land is. Yeah. Well, she'll probably be coming upstairs in a couple of minutes. Well, raise your glass, Scott. Here's luck to us. Luck? Oh, this is by far the best. I wish now we'd stayed here by ourselves. You know, I've been thinking... So have I, Jessica. And that's something... I suppose it's foolish of me to plan for the future, but I just can't seem to get out of the habit. Plan? Oh, all the things we can do. It's so lovely here in the spring. We can swim in the pool and have picnics... Listen, Jessica. I've got to give it to you straight. This is our last evening together. I've got my orders today to go to New York. New York? I leave at 7 o'clock this morning. Scott. That's why I brought you home so early. Oh, I suppose I should have told you. Well, this is it then. Yes. I imagine all the shift right out. I'm going to New York too. Jessica, listen. Oh, darling, I knew I'd lose you someday, but now that the time has come, I can't let you go. I can't. You don't think I want to go, do you? I don't know anything except I love you. I was afraid to admit it even to myself. I thought that when you did go away, I could pick up my old life again and forget... That's exactly what you have to do, Jesse. You'd be better off if you'd never know that. Oh, no, no. Don't ever say that. Don't even think it. All I want to hear is that you want me in New York as much as I want to be there. I want you more than anything in the world. Oh, then nothing else matters. Darling, I'll have to hurry and pack in so much you. Take my car. Leave it at your apartment. I'll take a cab and meet you at the train at 7 o'clock. A little before 7, darling, if you can. I won't say goodbye, then. Not yet. No, no, not yet. The Salisbury station, 7 o'clock. Keith and Kim. Mom, are you going away? We heard what you said. Yes, dear. I'm going to New York. But why? Major Landis is going overseas, Kim. I want to see as much of him as possible before he does. You'll be leaving for school tomorrow. Well, Anna will see you off. Oh, try to understand, please. Mom! Excuse me, now please. I have so many things to do. I'll get it, Anna. It's probably Major Landis. Oh, where is that hat box? Hello, mother! What? At your house? Oh, yes. Yes, I'll come over right away. Where are they, mother? Where are the boys? In the drawing room. Jessica, just a moment. I haven't asked them why they came here. But something must be very wrong at home. For them to have to come to me for help. All I beg you is that you think carefully what you say to them.  Now go to your boys, my dear. Keith. Kim. Mother. I don't know what to say or how to begin. But what good does it do to run away? We don't want to live at home anymore. Oh, Keith, what an awful thing to say. You lied to us. We don't know what to believe. No, I told you the truth, Kim. Always. You're going to New York with them. It proves they were right. Oh, Mom, don't you remember Dad at all? Oh, don't say that, please. You know I remember Dad. Nobody remembers Dad but us. Can't you understand that I might learn to care for someone else and still have a place in my heart for Dad? But you belong to Dad. It doesn't make any difference whether he's dead or not. Kim. Keith, will you try for a few minutes to think of me as someone else than your mother? How can we? You are. Well, then just sit down and listen. I don't know whether or not I can make you understand. You don't know how terribly ill Dad was for almost two years. He didn't want you to see him suffer. I knew how he felt so. I kept things away from you. After he died, I tried in every way I could to forget his illness. You see, I wanted to be able to remember the good times when we were all together, but I was so terribly lonely. All I could think of was Dad toward the left. Remember that time we planned the picnic just before you went away to school? You went over to Gretchen's instead. I had to bite my lips to keep you from asking you not to leave me. And then when you were away at school, I got so I dreaded staying home. If I hadn't gone away and met Major Lenders, I don't know what would have happened to me. Mom, does he mean as much to you as Dad used to? Oh, don't say used to, dear. Dad still means just as much to me only in a different way. Maybe when you're older you'll know that you can give all your heart to more than one person and still remain sincere and loyal. The first time you fall in love, it's also wonderful and exciting. It can be like that only once. But second love can be just as true and just as deep. I lost Dad, boys. And now I'm losing Scott. I may never see him again. It's very hard to lose someone you love. Don't cry, please. Mom, I want you to be happy and I tried to understand, but it's so hard. Can we go home now, Mom? Kim, Kim, I'll take a night of grandma for you. Mother. Yes? We're going home, Mother. I knew you'd do the right thing, Jessica. Thank you for helping me. It's hard to recognize what is right sometimes. I know. Funny. I never thought you could do anything else. I haven't always been old, Jessica. Young people resent conventions. But if you grow older, you realize conventions were established because there was a need for them. Now go home and get some rest, my dear. Jessica, over here, darling. Scott! Say, you had me scared. I didn't think you were going to make it. Oh, darling. Darling, I can't go to New York with you. I can't leave my boys. They ran away because they just couldn't understand about us. Ran away? Oh, I got them back. I tried to explain, but they're just too young. If I go now, things will never be the same between them and me. Oh, Scott, please. Please try to realize why I'm letting you down. Please forgive me. There's nothing to forgive, darling. You have to face responsibility. You wouldn't be you if you didn't. I'll always love you. Nothing will ever change that. Scott, this is it. We have to say goodbye. Not even time enough to say what I'd like. You know how I felt about being tied down to anything. Well, I've changed. I'm coming back, darling. I know I'm coming back. Can you wait for me, Jessica? Tell me, darling. Yes or no? Oh, of course, I'll wait. No matter how long, I'll wait. Goodbye then, darling, and you won't be too long. Oh, Scott, no. I'll never be lonely again. Tell me, Sally, what were you and the other girls so excited about before the show? Oh, the girls were looking at some lingerie I just bought. Oh, for a trousseau? Yes, but not mine. I've been shopping for a friend. I found a lovely buttercup yellow satin slip for her and a cornflower blue nightie that's a honey. You sound as if you like shopping. I do. Especially now when the stores have such pretty things again. It's been a long time since we could find such yummy colors in lingerie. Turquoise, buttercup yellow, sea green and rosy pinks. And at last, there are lots of lovely laces again. Of course, if it weren't for Lux, a girl just couldn't afford to have such nice things. That's right, Sally. Lux's care is so gentle it keeps colors lovely much longer. In fact, three times as long. Actual tests prove that slips in nighties washed the wrong way look faded and drab far too soon. Lovely-looking undies do make a girl feel luxurious. And you know, Sally, that with Lux's care you can have three times as many without spending a cent more. How do you figure that out, Mr. Kennedy? Well, with Lux's care, underthings stay colorful three times as long. So instead of replacing faded worn-out undies so often, you can buy extra ones. Have three times as many. That's a swell idea. And it really works. That's why so many millions of girls always use Lux for underthings. It's thrifty. Now, here's Mr. Keely at the microphone. I'd be willing to stake the reputation of this theater on tonight's performance. So let's bring Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent back to the footlights for a curtain call. Before I speak for our 30 million listeners when I say, welcome home. Thank you, Bill. It's wonderful to be home, even though Bob and I wouldn't take a million for the memories of our trip. Did you and Bob meet the king and queen of England, Barbara? No, they were on tour of Africa. I guess they got out when they heard we were coming. But the Londoners were wonderful to us. So I gathered from the news reports. Were you mobbed in France as much as you were in England? No. You see, American players haven't been seen on the screen there in a long time. A few people knew Bing Crosby and a funny dark man he made some pictures with and named Hope. Bing will love that. Now, how about yourself? You were recognized, surely? Well, an American sailor stopped us in Paris and said, aren't you Robert Taylor and aren't you Barbara Stanwyck? And we said we were. And then he yelled across the street to his buddy, hey, Stan, Americans, Americans! Did you buy any clothes in Paris, Barbara? No. We saw only patous showing. His collection was lovely, but, uh, 150,000 francs, $1,400. Oh, no, that's just too much. Well, you know George has often accrued before long, Barbara. And as captain of his own ship. Is that right, George? Yes. I've entered my school in the south wind until the rest of July the 4th. And I'm going on down to Tahiti and South Seas. With all our wishes for a happy sailing, George. Thanks, Bill. And what are your plans for the future or more specifically for next week? The next Monday night in an altogether different vein, we bring our audience a thrilling saga of the early west. It's 20th Century Fox's recent hit My Darling Clementine. And our stars are Henry Fonda and Kathy Downes and her original screen roles. Also that exciting new star, Richard Conte. Based on the life of Wyatt Earp, My Darling Clementine is action-packed, romantic, colorful. One of the greatest westerns yet to reach the screen. Oh, I'm sure your audience won't want to miss that, Bill. Congratulations and good night. Good night. Good night and thanks for my reputation. Leave a brother's company, the makers of Lux Flakes. Join me in inviting you to be with us again next Monday evening The Lux Radio Theatre presents Henry Fonda, Richard Conte, and Kathy Downes in My Darling Clementine. This is William Kealy saying good night to you from Hollywood. Have you heard? Meat dealers are paying the highest prices for used fats since fat salvage started.  America needs that fat to make soap as well as scores of other post-war products for you. The world's supply of fats is still seriously short, so start saving right now all the used fat you can while dealers are paying such high prices. It puts money in your pocket. 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And why not tune in to Joan Davis every Monday night over most of these stations. This is CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System.


What is real faith and do you have it? I was asked today what is real faith that kind of give a description of what real faith is and how does that look? The kind of faith that saves us.  We can believe that. But clearly that sort of faith, that basic faith, that generic faith, that's not the kind of faith that we're told is the one that saves us. Sometimes though people need to have it maybe drawn out, having a vivid picture painted before them, an illustration to see exactly what it means to have that sort of saving faith. Now before I go to that, before I give an illustration, I think there's going to kind of make the point. Let's go and look at what the Bible says about faith. Let's go to of all places, none other than Hebrews chapter 11. It says, now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. This word here, this elekos, which is the Greek word that means conviction. There's this proof. You are you, no matter what, you have this conviction about you that what you believe in is true. So it says faith is the assurance of things hoped for. Not just a basic hope. I hope it would rain tomorrow. I hope it's sunny tomorrow. I hope my team wins. No, this is an assurance. I'm fully confident. I'm fully persuaded. That's what this assurance says. It says the conviction of the things I've not seen. So I don't see it, but I'm fully convinced of it. Look what it says for, buy it, the people of old receive their commendation. And so it goes through who received this commendation, the people who had faith, people of old. We're not going to look at all of them, but just to kind of get an understanding and you'll see if maybe perhaps there's something in them that you can see in yourself or you can kind of get a good understanding or idea of what it means to have actual faith. The word that we're speaking of faith, trust, belief, same word. So let's go ahead and look into it. It says verse three, by faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. This is not saying that God needed faith. That's not the point. The point that's being made here is that we have faith. After all, we weren't there. So we have faith. By faith we are assured, we know for a fact that the universe was created by the word of God. Let's keep going. Verse four, by faith able offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain through which he was commended as righteous. Let's stop there for a second. So by faith, God tells them to do something. We know God tells them to do something because there is a right way and a wrong way. Able, according to this passage and according to Genesis, he obeyed correctly. By faith he did. So in other words, he was told to do something to gain God's favor or gain God's delight. And he did so. Able, I'm sorry, Cain did not. Why? Well, apparently Cain just didn't have the same level of faith, but able did. Able believed that if you do this, then it would be pleasing to the Lord. And I want to please the Lord. So let me do that. Let's continue. He says that this God commending him by accepting his gifts and through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. In other words, Able's faith is still commended. Even though he died, all we know about Able is two things. One, he died, but he died as a result of his faithfulness being carried out. His brother was jealous, but two things we know. He was faithful and he died. But even now, what's in the annals of history, according to the scripture, is his faithfulness. That speaks volumes. Let's continue. He said, and through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. Verse five, by faith, Enoch was taken up so that he should not taste death. In other words, Enoch trusted God. Remember, guys, we're speaking to people who don't even have a cross to look to, but they trusted God. And because of that, God said that he was a person who, he was a noble person. He was a faithful person. He honored Enoch and so that Enoch never tasted death. He took him. He took Enoch. Look what he says, because God had taken him now before he was taken, he was commended as having pleased God. So God found favor, delight in Enoch. Look what he says. And here it is. And without faith, it is impossible to please him. For whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists, that he is God, and that he rewards those who seek him. I was getting ready to say it in kind of the way that I understood it, the way that I've memorized it, that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. And I think that's an appropriate translation as well. But he says that without faith, without trusting him, it is impossible to please him. In other words, if you have no faith in God, and how do I determine if I have faith in God or not? Well, faith is borne out by what we do. If I've got faith that the weatherman is telling the truth and that is going to rain tomorrow and I'm leaving the house, what will my faith in the weatherman's word do for me? Cause me to take my umbrella. If I've got faith that it's going to be 110 degrees, then my faith in that is going to cause me not to wear a sweater, not to wear a big wool coat, but I'm going to dress appropriately. We do that all the time. The problem is though we have faith in other things more so than we have faith in God, because if we know that God means what he says, if we trust it, then we will obey, we will walk accordingly. Now let me give you an example. And some of you have heard me give this example in the past, but let's say I have faith in this chair and I'm weary, my legs are tired, my feet hurt, I need rest and I see this chair. The chair looks like it can hold me. I believe I have faith, I trust that this chair can hold me. How do I demonstrate faith in this chair? I sit down. But more than just sitting down. I don't just sit down and what I don't do is I don't brace my feet on the ground just in case the chair can't hold me. I don't brace my feet on the ground. I don't grab a hold of the desk just in case the chair falls. So if it falls, I'm ready with my feet and my hands can hold me up. I don't add an extra brace. I don't hang wires or chains from the ceiling attached to the chair just in case the legs get out, get out. No, I have complete confidence in this chair. And so what I do, I rest in it. I let it bear my entire weight and I'm at ease. I give no thought to the chair being able to sustain me. I just trust in it. And so I can work confidently. I can work comfortably doing my work knowing that this chair is holding my way. It's the same thing with God because I believe that God will sustain me because I believe what He has done for me on the cross. I trust in that. I trust in Him implicitly. And so I abide in Him. I relax in Him. I'm just comfortable in Him. And so when He leads me to do this or to say that, then guess what? I do that. When He says something in His Word, I trust that His Word is true. When He says, just keep holding on to me, I keep holding on to Him. Here's my test one. You all have heard it. At my very worst, at my very worst in prison, even when things got bad, my mother passed away while I was in prison. They took me out of the general population and put me in what we call the shoe, the hole. Some places may call it solitary confinement. Hadn't done anything, just some kind of way I got mixed up in somebody's computer system and they thought that I needed to be taken off the compound. That was rectified, but I spent several months back in the shoe by myself. My mother just passed away. I'm in the shoe. Hadn't done anything wrong. I had been serving God faithfully. I asked her one thing. Can I at least get my Bible out of my property? They let me get my Bible. Had my Bible. And then I received a letter from the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals telling me that my legal course of action was now defeated. I had no way even out of the course to leave this prison. I at least held some sort of hope that through the laws, through the courts, that they'll see my explanation in this charge and realize that I'm not guilty of the charge. What have you? I won't go into that, but I thought I had a good chance of winning. You know what happened? The letter came back and said your appeal has been denied. And so all of these things are happening all at once. At the worst possible moment, I'm as alone because in the shoe, you don't get to make phone calls. Now you get one phone call per month for 15 minutes. That's all you get. And because of that, you would have thought that all of these things happening that I would have just lost it. But no, my faith carried me through. You know what I did? I smiled.  It doesn't matter, God. I've got you. I've got you. I've got your word. That's good enough. No, things aren't working the way that I want them to. Things aren't going the way that I would like them to, but I've got you. That's what faith looks like, ladies and gentlemen, that if throughout, in spite of the odds, I've got faith that God is going to see me through. Not necessarily to where I want him to take me to, but faith to know that wherever I'm going, he's with me. And so I smile. I take comfort in him being with me. And the same thing with these men. He says that he is, if you approach him, whoever draws near to God, look what he says, whoever draws near to God, that he must believe that person drawing near must believe that he is God. Very important.  I'm using the version that I'm used to and I've memorized, but he says that he rewards those who seek him, a rewarder of them that diligently seek him, constantly seek him, even though things are not going right. Lord, that doesn't matter. I'm still coming to you. I'm not seeking. As we say, I'm not seeking his hand.  That's the kind of faith that I have in you. Not in the things that you can give me. You can give me what you want or not give me anything. But as long as I've got the first thing from you, which is your blood sacrifice and now your presence, I'm good. Ladies and gentlemen, that's how our faith ought to be. One, that it doesn't matter what the circumstances are. As a matter of fact, our faith looks past the circumstances into what he says. That is saving faith, not an intellectual faith, but a saving faith. Amen.


My gosh, are you serious? Well, welcome back to the channel y'all. It's a fresh new day and new opportunities a Little bit breezy a little hard to give it a dangle today or hunt or do anything That's something interesting that happened last night or early this morning one of my dreams came true And we've got this house and we started seeing all the wildlife and Just kind of fell in love with that man that would be cool to just be able to see deer in the yard and Slowly they've been coming in randomly. We started seeing them and then I put up a feeder and I was hoping one day We'll be downstairs eating breakfast and then They will come out and Amy will get to grow up with these deer in the yard. Well early this morning It actually happened. Oh, yes. She came came to me this morning. She said honey. There's a deer There's a deer.  That was that gummit But good news is they're here They're here, and I'm hoping after all the rutting is over Which it should be winding down that we're gonna be able to see more of them So starting outdoor day off right with some dear goodness. We've got our card in let's take a look and see Who was roaming around there's usually the same three deer. That's not even a deer. That is Ricky out there Just giving it a munch Probably gonna have to trap him one of these days.    Well for some reason It didn't show up on that card. I pulled another car and It looks like they were on there. I don't know why that other one wasn't working I like these these new trocams. I got the brownings. There's these three does They're pretty much There are they're almost here every day There they are in the rain That is an old dough right there in front. There. They are at the feeder. They're always here So they didn't come out until 7 13 in the morning So you can actually see Steph was able to see them They like my ryegrass See that one over there Planted some winter ryegrass and they love it. I think this is where the pooch comes in here. Oh, yeah, the classic whitetail Jumping off into the woods. Well, at least they were here.  That's actually hog right there Hog roots the three ladies Maybe one day they'll bring in old date buck into the yard Who knows but I just I just think it's cool that Amy will get to see that growing up and guess what? The dear bell, I guess it worked. They saw it. They were called in. I'm just gonna forget about the other thing that I saw Don't really want to know what that was weird weird. I'm sure there's some Super weird things that get caught on trail cameras. They're probably freak people out I'm kind of scared to watch those videos, but if you've ever seen anything crazy Let me know in the comments what's the craziest thing you've ever seen ghost alien chupacabra One thing I really want to show you guys today is the warehouse that we've been working on planning the layout The innards the guts we're doing all that stuff right now and it's been a while since I've been up there and scoped it out So we're gonna go up there and take a gander and check on the progress And a couple things I need to do here. I got one of these sick Guggen baits, uh boat carpet decals. I need to put that on The silver bullet Put that stamp on there, baby Guggen baits Getting bigger and bigger by the day. They're awesome. It's been awesome to watch it grow Um, another thing is the power pole. It is it is not working. One of them is not So I talked to the the folks at fun and sun I thought it might be an easy fix. It sounds like it is So I got to take a part of the part of the back deck apart here And we're going to get into one of the pumps and we're going to sink that up You probably won't ever run into this issue. It's probably just me. I will tell you Here's what happens. No matter how new your boat is What year it is whatever Um, there's always issues with boats This is my uh my fifth one And every single one of them has some sort of issues from the day you get it all the way up until The day you sell it there's just always things with pumps. That's why they stand for Breakout another thousand, but this fix is going to be free. It just requires a little bit of power tools And some noggin knowledge. Thanks to the guys at fun and sun. They know what they're doing So I'm going to get in here and I want to fix this pump. Okay Never done this before Don't know what I'm doing. I'm just going on basic Manuals if you know what I'm saying No manuals required. I'm just looking at parts and we're going to do some digging I do need a special hex screws Found the right one One of the things that I don't like about the boat, but It's not a not a terrible inconvenience, but the access back here with all the batteries is tough But once you take that off you got Tons of room inside here, and I'll show you guys the pump. This is the right pump right here and then there's Some of the batteries. There's actually a lot of moisture in there And that happens that happens with these boats while that moisture just sits there Sometimes I like to just leave the lid open in the back while I'm charging it if I can Let some of that moisture get out. But as you can see this Me trying to reach my arm through there all the way up on here, and I'm not LeBron James. I don't have that kind of Wingspan so it'd be really tough So this is much easier And I'll just get in here and give it a dangle And sync up the remote and hopefully it works There's a red button on the very top and I'm going to hold that in for about three seconds I don't want to turn my power on first Oh, whoa, whoa, we are working now. What okay? Well, I don't know what just happened Oh wait now it's not working. Okay working. What the deuce, man. What did I do? I literally just looked at it and it started working. I love it when that happens Hashtag magic sauce figured out the problem There was still some mess up in the sauce there if I go to the control panel the main button over here I go down No working. So like I was saying a little red button right here. I'm gonna hold that down for a few seconds come over here hit it Yeah, I'm still still not working hold The beep press any button here boot function What the dealio is happening here? Okay, I can manually put it down There goes synced up You're gonna have to hold it. I think this is the job for OSG there's a button On that right side there. It's got some red on it. It looks like a oval shape. Okay. I'm gonna need you to hold Either up or down the gray button one of those go Okay, let go Let's sync with this remote I need to sync with both remotes. Oh, I'm trying to get my uh My power poles to go down sounds good Thank you, mr. Fane Sounds like that was I was totally not planned, but um the The guy that hooked me up with this boat mr. Fane at fun and sun he was uh, he was calling to say that my tags were in and Literally, I was doing everything right and it's probably the fob and it happens every once in a while. So Y'all know y'all know what's not my fault. I mean, I know my way around a boat. This is my Fifth one gosh darn it. I I know all the ins and outs. I'm practically a certified Mechanic sweetheart. Thank you for your help my little girls. I think we did too much. Oh, well, you you uh, you figured out the problem We figured it out together. We're supervised. Yeah, how do you think she would do in the basketball to see? Slide right off slide right off. Do you think there's a lot of armor all on that sucker? Too early Maybe one day you'll be ready to dangle. Well, you guys have a good day You too stay out of my cave. You know what we'll be doing all day Oh, I don't Okay, sounds good. Looks like we need to go get our tags and a new fobby thing. Those are called fobs Fabs no workie Just one workie. Well task number one is semi-complete. They're working with the other remote It's just uh, the other fob. It didn't really get it done. Gosh, are you serious? There it goes I think it might be a fluid issue as well. I gotta run some fluid in there Hey, come on Let's get up Head for the heels, baby Can't get it. I'm gonna have to manually pump you up Look at that Comes right up on the man pump. So Maybe there's a greater issue. I don't know. Like I said always something It's starting to sprinkle that beautiful gel coat just getting drizzled on So I gotta hurry up and get this sticker on and then put the cover back on And then we're gonna figure this thing out together. I might just take the whole boat in Get it figured because when it's time to dangle Don't have time to be dealing with that stuff.  Except not It's a pretty one right here Boom That's where I'm thinking too many Mondos on Guggenbates 2019 Okay, it is time to show you guys this magical warehouse that we have been working on And get a key fob We're about to roll up to fun and sun It's not a whole lot of fun and sun though today It's more like just preparation work and clouds and rain Necessary though. I actually got a big trip tomorrow planned Heading down to do some overnight Stay fishing and it's gonna be traveling hours To go to some lakes. So I want to make sure all my ducks Are all in their school to use more of a fishing freak reference. I like that just exiting Fun and sun you know what I love going in there I treat you like family. It's fantastic. And uh, I got some specially made rigs New technique that's hot on the market Tokyo rig I got hooked up with not only the Uh, regular controls for the power pole that I needed Some new ones that'll work, but I also got the foot jammers So you put your toe on there and then you can do it up on the front deck So we are hooked up ready to go. We're gonna get those babies rigged And we'll be ready to unfortunately My boy's called and uh while I was getting all that stuff down in there. They're already at the warehouse. So I'm not sure if they're still gonna be there When it's time to roll over there for us because we have a long drive now So I just exited off the highway. It's just down here about five miles And I was just talking to Rob and Matt seems like they've made some good changes so far We've been just watching this thing Come together. So I'm excited. I'm excited to see how how the progress is so far It's huge guys so our current house that we're in right now is Um, you know, it's it's a house and we've done a lot of stuff in it This is going to be a content creation center. Cannot get up there on the hill monster white building up there On the hill 20,000 square feet almost. Eventually we're gonna have Probably a giant sign out front. So you're gonna see a huge gs on this building, but It's kind of hard to miss the building on the highway as it is right now Can't feel on the inside I feel on the outside just a tad but nothing on the inside. I can't show it yet y'all They're working on it right now, but look at this All that space going from a house to all that space I know you got to be excited Oh, man, our minds have just been churning churning for everything on the inside We're gonna have some really cool stuff. This is going to be the ultimate meet-up place Guys are gonna love it now. I can't take you on the inside just yet. So Pause for a minute. So many phrases can be put on this building so much space so much real estate GS squad up Mondos everything. Oh my gosh been working on this place a while It's been a concept. It's been an idea in our minds for quite a long time But it's going to be a cool place for you guys to come hang out and for us to do work and create And just be more of a team unit. I like your new shades Happy dangling. I'll see you tomorrow on our adventure Me and rob are doing a team venture tomorrow on some fishing. So you guys want to make sure to Stay tuned for that Next mission. I got to go install this stuff for the uh the power poles Um and just get the uh get the get the boat ready. I'm sure everything's legal. I got my my tags in So state of texas knows that i'm legal to dangle, baby But seriously you guys are gonna enjoy what's coming here Uh starting in March, I believe we'll probably have a giant meet-up to uh to kick this thing off So until then all those uh workers up there are gonna keep it working And make it good Okay, now that they hooked me up with some new equipment. Let's just see what we're twerking with here This is the new dash remote that i'm gonna need to uh probably install so Let's try to sink this bad boy up Beep There we go. Well, that's just one I'm gonna have to take off the other lid Then gum it. Okay. I've been twerking with it And I think I found like I had it figured out both deals Double down on me right now. That would not be both. What about up? down Okay, there there there it goes there goes It's it's only like half the time and what at least now they're both programmed It's like this one's delayed down all the way Up Okay, that's gonna have to do One last thing. We'll just put our sticky stuff On our uh console power pull remote that I had right here I should probably put some screws in the actual console But i'm just gonna use the sticky stuff for now and we're gonna go right there It's pretty good. Get rid of the old tent squeeze Well, maybe one of y'all could help me out here in the comments because Uh When I use this remote They're both going down And sometimes I go up Sometimes I don't want to go up I'm thoroughly confused Something's up. Something's not right. I found it's always better to do your preparations The night beforehand before he head out And we are going to check on these power poles make sure they're working right before we take off and And now we're legal. We got all our paperwork We're ready to fish with freedom This new cover on the FX is really phenomenal too It's got some extra vents up top just to keep it drier on the inside And it covers all the way to the tailbone This is going to be a great cover for all the storms and everything that I'm sure are gonna occur in spring That's just how it happens in texas. You want to fish in texas in spring for a big bass You're gonna get a nice day, but most of the time what you're gonna deal with is high winds And nasty weather you can always count on that, but sometimes the big ones bite during those fronts Gotta be ready to dangle the rain is starting to come in fishing rigs. So I must leave you here But if you want to stay tuned for the next dangle, we've made our preparations We're ready to go We're getting the heck out of north texas because it's been so tough up here lately And we're heading to another part of texas where I think the bite might be better Different part of the the world part of texas We're gonna have to fix some things out, but I can't wait to use the new electronics And maybe dial in some deep fish. I don't know. Maybe the shallow. I don't know these changing conditions though Always leaves something to figure out Thanks for staying tuned guys subscribe right here if you want more action And I'll see you guys on the next one


There we go, I got him, oh yeah. I got him in the tree, I got her, I got her, I got her. Oh my gosh. All right boys and girls, the springtime fishing has been popping and we're at a pond today that I am praying that these fish are on bed because if they are, we're gonna have an absolute tear at this pond. We're gonna be hitting a lot of different places today traveling around searching for these giants and we're gonna go ahead and hop into it guys. So the last time that we came out to this pond we actually filmed a live bait video. By the way, if you guys wanna go check that out you should. It was an insane video, we caught some massive ones and that bird just scared the heck out of me. Holy cow, I didn't know what I was about to see man. I thought that was gonna be a big bass jumping out of the water, what in the world? Before we get deeper into this video only 27% of you all watching these videos are actually subscribed, so if you could take the time hit the subscribe button, really helps the channel. I'd appreciate it. I'm ready to see a dang eight to 10 pounder now. Last time we went out fishing we caught a five and a six and a half. And I think we have an opportunity today to hook one of those eight to 10 pounders now.  I literally stopped the GoPro, as I stopped it I felt him go dum-dum. Bro, that is unreal man. Maybe that fish will bite here in a little bit. There is a ridiculous boil on the other side of this bridge and we have to go over here and throw at it. I'm talking a monster boil. Gosh, that was insane. We're gonna throw a couple up here. All right, we're gonna walk back over where we miss that fish. By the way, I didn't even talk about it. I got a mock crawl on the Texas rig. This is my favorite thing to throw in the springtime. It's a simple Texas rig with a crawl on it. If you guys wanna check out the new mock crawl you can check it out on Tackle Warehouse. There's a link to be in my description box down below. Got it paired up on my Kicking the Bass TV Xluse combo. If you guys wanna check them out, KickingtheBass.com, they'll be linked down below. The springtime's here guys. The fishing's only gonna get better.  But we're gonna go down this bank first. I think the pocket in this back corner is probably gonna be best. But this pocket back here could be ridiculous as well. Oh, big boil right there. Might as speak that fish off. Dude, there's another boil. Maybe he's all the way up on that bed. Okay, hold on. This fish might be really territorial. Yeah, another boil, look at that. I can't even see the fish. He got it. Oh, here we go. Fish 100% on bed. Look at him, took one of my pinchers. This fish be biting so weird, man. See if we'll eat it again. Come on, baby. Be aggressive for me. There she is. She took my craw all the way. No. Hopefully that does not stop this fish from biting me. It's two bites from that one fish. Well, we got one that seems aggressive. Right here, baby, come on. Dude, look at that big boil right there. This is it. That's a carp. Oh my gosh, man. I thought that was a giant bass. Oh gosh, there's a huge grass carp right there.  Dude, I got him in the tree. He's stuck, he's stuck. Oh, come on. Oh my, dude, I don't know what to do here. He's still on. And I got him stuck inside that tree, guys. I don't know what to do here. And it seems like a pretty nice one. And that tree's just not moving. We're gonna have to figure out how to walk all the way around here. Oh my God. Yeah, she's still hooked. I think she's hooked pretty good. I mean, I don't even, how do I, maybe I go around this way. Hold on, I can't even believe this, man.  I got her, I got her, I got her. Let's go, dude. Oh my gosh, we're skating her in, dude. Straight up skating her in. Let's go, dude. Not a biggie, man, but that is sick. Holy cow. What a way to catch our first fish of the day. So I was over this tree on the other side of the bank and all I felt was pressure. And I'm like, I think this is a fish, but I'm not sure. All of a sudden I felt her pull back, dude. So I hooked and she just got stuck in that tree.  But that is the start to today's video. And that was a hectic catch right there, man. Thank you so much, baby. I'm glad I could get her out of that tree. There she goes. Oh my goodness, man. What a catch to start off the video. I was waiting this whole time, guys. I'm like, I can't believe I haven't caught a fish in this pocket. I was like, you know what? We're going to make a couple more casts across the bank. And sure enough, we get that puppy to bite. Good thing I went on the other side of the tree and walked this way instead of trying to go in that mess because I got one, I got a big one. I can't tell if she's big or not. I'm lying. I'm a liar, guys. Not a big one. That is the smallest fish. What in the world? Okay, that's embarrassing. That is embarrassing. Not a big one. He's a little squirty, but that bank might be loaded, boys. There's two casts over there and we got two bites. Beautiful fish though. Look at that little green marking on them. Super pretty, fat and healthy. All right, we are on the run, guys. We are getting some bites. All it took was a hectic fish catch to get the blood pumping, to get us moving, and to get these fish biting. And this is just the start, boys. It's about to get crazy. There's something special about that bank over there. I feel like we're about to get another one. They are up there. They're not big, but they're up there. And that second fish, guys, felt big as heck. I don't know if I'm stuck in a tree. I like hook set and I straight couldn't move them. If you're else small that fish is, I don't even know how I could think of that was a good one. He felt like it. Let me tell you, God, Lee, we about to get sniped again. If you guys saw one of the recent videos, I pulled my dang crow out of a tree and I about got bopped now. Oh my gosh. Little too close for comfort, boys. All right, I'm kind of done fishing this pocket. We're gonna walk up here and a few of those bites that we've got, we're gonna fish and then we're just gonna get onto the other side because that's where those big ones are gonna be right now. All right, this is the area of the pond where I think it's gonna turn out. Get ready for a fish, boys. Yep. Yee! Smoked that thing and started running, spit it out. Yeah, there's gonna be a good bit of fish in this corner. It's prime. All I did was hit that thing one hard time. If I got a fish for this fish for a second, I will. They're not being ultra aggressive today as far as like if they see the bait on their bed, they're just eating it right away. There's no reason for that fish to hit it the way he just did and not hit it again. Get up here, boy. Another buck bass. We have not found those females yet, but at least we're catching some. Get a little high one pounder there. Right on the edge of that grass. It's a good thing I flipped right there because if I would have caught that other fish, this one probably wouldn't have bit. Beautiful colors on that fish. It's really healthy too, super fat. Thank you, buddy. Oh my, that was just, that was rude, man. That was rude. Well, there's fish number three, man. He was not happy. He gave me the perfect little tail swipe. Could be another one up on this grass. I'm hoping we find some of these big females guys. I'm hoping they didn't pull off.  See this little grass patch on the left here? There should be fish bedding there. It's a prime spot. Yeah, he's got it. That's a better one. Come on, that one's above two pounds. There we go. Oh, about two. Oh, another buck bass, man. Another buck bass. It could be how this pond's setting up two guys, but I'm not gonna make any bold statements without hitting this back pocket, but that's a pretty high one pounder right there. Another male bass though. There she goes. She was excited. We got an Okeechobee crawl right here. Got red and black on top, green pumpkin on the bottom. This is a fire color.  It's a little windy back there. That's the only thing. There's a lot of fish in this corner. Just hoping we see a female here. Another male bass, man. She was right on bed around that corner. These big ones aren't pushed up right here in this pond. Mm-mm-mm. The most basic setups too. I mean, you look anywhere in between this grass, started to figure out how these fish want it. You just throw it up there. You don't do much. You just let it sit. You can wiggle it a little bit, but those fish are grabbing it and they're just walking it off the bed. That's all they're doing. Hence the why that fish didn't really get hooked. I mean, sometimes they don't have it all the way. They kind of just have the back of it. This spot's loaded. It's just, I don't know where the females are. That does not mean that the other ponds, females are not pushed up. All these ponds fish different. And that's one thing you always gotta keep in mind. You know, we can be at a pond today and they're on bed, you go to another pond, they're not even on bed yet. Or maybe the females are pushed up on another pond. You know, there's so many factors that play in and a lot of these ponds are just fish different than each other. All right, boys and girls, we're at the new spot now. That first pond, I was excited to fish, but it was just all male bass biting. I mean, the only fish that were pushed up were males, so we're gonna try it out in this pond and see what we can get into. Hopefully we'll find some big females.  No, seems like a pretty good one right there. I got him, I got him.  Not a big one, but that was crazy. He was so aggressive. Let's go. That's the biggest one today. That's 100% of the two pounder.  Beautiful fish there, super healthy and fat. And there's another one right there. There's another one, that wasn't even the one. Oh my gosh, we're gonna put him back. That fish that swirled off the bank is literally sitting there and I can see him. Here we go, here's our first sight fish of the day, guys, right here, it's about to happen. Dude, she's literally just sitting there. Get ready, guys, we're about to catch this fish right here. This is what we live for in the springtime. Oh my gosh. Dude, I tried a through pasture and I tried to put it right up in front of her. I think I see another fish on bed deep, too. This is a perfect little corner, guys, with these cypress trees. Picture perfect for some fish to be bedding on. I just can't believe that fish that we caught wasn't even the one that we spooked. What was that? Oh, she's pulling back up now. She's super skittish, though. That one actually looks bigger than the first one I caught.  She locked.   I was hoping she was just gonna eat right away. I need to put a new curl on. This one's a little messed up. That's sick. That's why you keep on moving ponds, guys. You know that first one we were catching some males up on the bank. And this one, I mean, both these fish seem like males, but we can actually sight fish them. It's why it's good to just always move around and always be proactive. It doesn't matter the time of year, but especially right now in the springtime, if a pond's just not having it, just move spots, man. You never know what you're gonna find. Yeah, she's right there, man. Oh, that's, dude, that fish looks pretty good, man. Yeah, she's bigger than that other one. Like, look how, she's so spooky, man, and she just keeps pulling up. You would think that fish would get aggressive, but maybe she's just not because of that other fish. And to be honest with you, that could be a female. The one I just caught could be the male. I think me catching that herb fish definitely made this fish just get super spooky. Broke me off. Gosh. That's why we got a retie right there. Gosh. I can't believe that. It's a new fishing line, too. I put on yesterday, I just not having a retie today, man, and when you're getting these fish to eat it the way that we are, I mean, you got a retie. You have to retie. And I'll tell you, we were just fishing down this bank and these rocks possibly freight our line there. Dang it, dude.  Man, it broke me so clean.  Finally, it's happened to be at the wrong time. Well, I mean, there's a possibility we can still catch her. She's still there, dude. She's literally still there. If I catch her, I can get the hook out of her mouth. Who knows, it might not even be in there. Dude, she's just sitting there, dude. We can go back in there and try to catch her. I mean, it could have been a different fish that bit us. She's so close to the bank. She's like out of the water. She's just sitting there. She's still interested in the bait. I don't see a hook in her mouth, by the way, guys. Unless she just got it so deep, I mean, I like to catch this fish. And if she does have a hook, just get it out, you know. I'm gonna fish a little bit longer. Okay, we're gonna have to come back for her. I don't think she has my hook though, but that's a good thing. Unless it was just a different fish that broke me off, because that fish felt heavy. That one's definitely our biggest today, but when I hooked it, it felt so heavy. The fish is still up there, dude. There's two. There's two, and there's one coming up to me. Oh, there's three. Yeah, there's a lot of fish right here. We've only caught one. We broke one off. Oh, he's looking at it. He's actually looking at it. Oh, he's about to eat it. Come on. He doesn't like it. Oh, we're catching this fish. Here she goes. She ate it. Got her. Oh yeah, that's a good one. Oh, it's a beautiful fish, too. Like a three pounder. Oh yeah. Yeah, it's a nice one. Thank you, man. I appreciate that. He's got a couple. They're not too many, but I have a good one. There we go, boys. This is the one that's been way up on the bank there. So I broke off one of the other fish. I actually saw three of them there. So if I had to guess, there's probably four fish that are bedding up on this bank. She got a good man. She wasn't coming off. That's a good close to, it's a high two pounder, close to three. Definitely our biggest today. We finally got her to eat, man. Let's go. Beautiful fish, man. Thank you for biting, baby. I was working on you for a minute.  Thank you. Let me go back. There she goes. I still want to catch that fish that broke off. Who knows, that could have been the one. I should have looked for hook marks. I wasn't even going to hit this pond, guys. Happened to have a random thaw, and I was like, you know what? We're going to hit it. And that dude pulling up in the car. He was surprised, man. He was like, oh my gosh. All right, guys, yeah, we're going to move. We're going to leave this fish alone. Let them continue to do their thing. But that was sick. Two really good fish, two good bites. More importantly, we actually sight-fishing. All right, well, this is a pond you guys probably haven't seen on the videos in probably five years. I mean, it's been a very long time. I came out and hit this place about a year ago, and I don't know what was happening. But I wasn't getting any bites. Almost like the fish died off or something, but I decided to come out today and see if anything's changed. This spot used to be really good, too, man. Had some monsters in it. I don't know what happened. Let's have a hard time believing that this place is totally dead. Like there's nothing in here. So we're going to give it about 10 minutes. If we don't have any bites, we'll keep moving. I got a lot of spots in mind today. Oh my gosh. I really didn't think there was fish in here, guys, but I just got bopped. I was starting to give up on this place.  That was a good bite. That was a prime spot back in the day, right here. Such an awkward position right there. I think that was a bite, but I wasn't gonna take any chances. Monster, dude. Monster. Let's go, dude. They're in here. It is a tank. Oh my gosh. Come on, baby. Stay pinned. Stay pinned for me. It is an absolute freak. Let's go. I haven't caught a big one all day. We come out here and that is just the best sign I could ever see, man. Good four pounder. I had her good too, man. We might be on something, boys. That might be a high three. I don't even know if she quite hits it. That's a freaking good fish, man. Let's go, baby. Thank you for biting, buddy. I really thought all the fish died off in here. We just got two bites in this pocket. That's a great sign. Oh my goodness. We might be on something here, guys. Let's keep on casting in this corner. You might've just found something special. Dude, when I hook said that fish, guys, I couldn't even move her. Straight up just hooks it, couldn't move a lick. Let's go, boys. That's why you never give up and you keep on punching away. After a couple casts in this pond, I was gonna leave, happened to get a bite through back over under that tree and just caught our biggest fish of the day. And our size is getting better, guys. We're searching for these monsters today. And it's coming together. We're upgrading every pond that we go to. We're getting bigger and bigger and bigger. And this corner might be something special. I mean, that's two bites. I'm just more importantly, I'm glad that there's a fish in here, man. Like, I really thought this pond was done. I can't even believe I came out to it today, but I'm like, you know what? It's been a year and we're gonna at least try it. Sure enough, there's still fish in here and there's probably a fish right where I just casted. That looks so good. I'm pretty sure I see a big fish right there. Dude, that's gotta be a big bass. It looks like a big bass. I don't know why she didn't wanna eat this effect that I could see her in this dirty water. Pretty crazy. She was way up in that pocket. Oh, ice got hit. That was right where I just caught that other fish, man. Oh, there you go. Here we go. Another fish, guys.  Pretty markings on it, but not the size we're looking for. But I appreciate the bite, buddy. I appreciate it. There we go. That's our second fish in here, third bite. She was right up on that little crevice where that grass is. Wubbing was happening in this pond. I didn't expect anything. Let's go and try it and we're putting together a decent little deal here in this pocket. We fished that whole lane to that corner, but we didn't fish this side. So once we fished this corner out, it might not be a bad idea to run over there. This pond's fishing a little different than what we were doing earlier. You know, we were in some pretty clear water bed fishing. Now we're in some chocolate milk, possibly bed fishing. I can't tell you if they're on better or not. And there was a big boil over there where I casted. I need to get a little further.  It's like if you get the right cast, you can get bop. Right there. That's right where he swirled. Oh, no, dude.  So there's some concrete right here, guys. And I was popping over the concrete and all of a sudden he just destroyed it. Just happened to not have him all the way. Gosh. All right, we need to hunker in right here. That one actually felt like a big fish. I was not expecting that. I was expecting to walk all the way over here and start throwing on that grass and get bites. I didn't expect to get slammed right up in this. There we go. Right on that concrete. I don't think that's the one that bit me the first time. They might be loaded here. Holy cow, what are we fine, guys? There's three fish in this pond now. That is the tiniest one. We are onto something here. Just got to bite a couple casts before we're moving. Keep on throwing. There's like big concrete blocks in the water here and I'm feeling them hopping in a crawl right over them. I started to feel them about 15 foot back there. Maybe this whole stretch might be pretty good. Just walk back a little bit and cover some of this water. There's two bites on that concrete. Another small one, I think it's tiny. Smallest fish of the day. They're on this concrete right here. I'm just so happy that these fish seem healthy. It's a breath of fresh air right there, man. I am mind blown at the amount of fish right here. Pretty crazy, man. I literally walked over here two fish this corner and I just can't stop fishing this concrete here. I mean, there's loaded. It's like it's a matter of time before it ain't five pounder hops on us. There we go. They were just stacked up. Do not think this pond was gonna be the one that was stacked with them today. Straight up loaded. Dude, I mean, they're just stacked. That one's a little better. Not a big one. That one's a little better. I mean, that one had it before it even, before I started hopping it. Pretty one. Made a pounder. So pretty much to show you guys how I'm working this.  And all I'm doing is I'm taking this Texas rig, throwing it out there, let it hit the bottom. And I'm just slightly popping it just like this. So all I'm doing is making contact with that concrete and popping it right off. So we let that bait sit too long and get in those crevices. You know, we'll end up getting hung up and breaking off. So all I'm doing is slightly moving it. I'm not working it slow at all. And these fish are just reacting to it.  What is that? Looks like a snail. That's where I was hoping to get a bite. Let's see if there's one under here. Looks so good. Yeah, really? That is, that sucks, man. Come on. Say goodbye to this pond, guys. I was wanting to make some more casts, but we did some work here. Caught one really good one.  But I say that's a success. Let's keep on moving. Alrighty, at another spot. Let's see what we can get after in here, man. Let's see if we can find us some big old girthy girls. The whole moral of the story today is this big fish from a couple of days ago seem to be pulled off now. It seems to be a lot of male bass. I mean, almost every single spot has been pretty much males. We've been catching, we've caught a few females like that last spot. I mean, we caught that good one that was close to four pounds, but one, I don't even think she was on bed. And two, it wasn't like an absolute freak of a female that we're looking at. There's a boil right there. So shady in this corner. So shady, I can't see nothing. Dude, okay, that was a big in on bed. Hold on. Dang. Wish the sun was out right here. Probably would have been able to see that fish. See how easy she got spooked too? Dude, oh my gosh, there's so many boils. Dude, they're actually on that grass. It means we need to throw down this bank really good here. We can let this fish pull back up here in a second. I might be able to catch them. Oh my gosh. Holy cow. How about send him to another universe? Poor guy. This is a future lunker. Look at this bad boy, man. Oh my gosh. It felt like I just pulled up my craw. I didn't even feel like there was a fish on there. Well, that's officially the smallest fish in a long time. Probably my smallest fish all year. What was that, man? They'll send him to the moon.  This one actually does two coming up here. Might be able to do the same deal we were doing in that pond and get a bit pretty good. There's just so much nasty slop up on the bank. It's hard for me to fish any of it. That feels like a nice one. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. That's our biggest one today, guys. Come on. Come on. Oh yeah. Gosh. Second biggest. She ain't as big as that other one. That thing smoked it. Dude, I threw that crawl right in there. And she ate it right off those rocks instantly. Beautiful fish, man. I might get lucky with some more bites here. Thank you, buddy. Holy cow, that was sick.