Hello everyone, I'm Andrew Joyce, EKB sports director and football fan. Welcome to week four of Armchair Quarterback presented by Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches. Armchair Quarterback is a weekly high school and college football show, spotlighting local high school and college football in the mountains. Tonight we'll have a complete recap of last week's high school football round the region, top individual performances, upsets, and blowouts. This edition of Armchair Quarterback will include highlights from Eastridge and Jenkins and one of the coolest touchdowns we've seen all season. Pike Central and Hurley, Velfrey and Newport Catholic, Betsy Lane and McGuffin County, Prestonsburg-Brethick County, and Pikeville and Painesville, Johnson Central and South Charleston. Also tonight, we'll unveil the high school football rankings and the week's AP rankings. As football, the cats are 2-0 and Coach Al Hollen as the U-Pike Bears will celebrate their home opener this Saturday. We've got a lot to get to. As we get started, we look at some of the interesting notes from the weekend, eyebrow raising individual performances. It was a good night for teams that run the football, Velfrey Trio, Derrick Wellman, Tavion Hunter and Peyton Hensley combined for 355 yards. Pike Central duo, Seth Kahn, 261 and Isaac Thacker, 233 combined for 494 yards rushing and five touchdowns. Prestonsburg pair, Ryan Sloan had two touchdowns, Ethan Barney, four touchdowns. They combined for nearly 400 yards and six scores. Johnson Central rolled up 357 yards on the ground, 575 total against South Charleston. Lloyd Central's Dylan Cottle, 241 yards, two touchdowns. Ethan Howard had 19 tackles on the night. Shelby Valley's Seth Johnson, over 200 rushing, two touchdowns. Lawrence County's Noah West did it again, over 200 yards rushing, five touchdowns. Mingo Central quarterback Jeremy Dillon, 269 total offense and accounted for five scores. Taking a look at the score board. It was Velfrey, 54, 29 over Newport Central Catholic. Eastridge defeated Jenkins, 47-16. Floyd Central, 43-14 over Len Camp. In other action, Johnson Central defeated South Charleston, 41-28. Not Central, 42-22 over Shelby Valley. Lawrence County defeated Powell County, 57-34. McGuffin County got by Betsy Lane, 18-16.  The Phelps Hornets still unbeaten after a 49-14 win over Jackson County by County Central, went across the border and defeated Hurley, 42-16. It was Preston's work blowing out Brethit County, 60-26, while Somerset upset Hazard, 20-9 at Daniel Field. Union Virginia blew out Ledger Central, 55-27. Lots of scores, lots of great action. We'll get to the highlights. The Betsy Lane Bobcats have been in some very close games this season and everyone expected another one as the cats hosted McGuffin County. Close indeed. Deep in their own territory, Brad, a bad snap goes over the head of Bradley Woods. He'll be tackled for the safety. Now McGuffin County with the football. That's Ryan Mullins with it and he'll break a big run down the sideline, gets a stiff arm and into the end zone for the McGuffin County score. Here's Woods again looking to throw for Betsy Lane. He'll find the man open in the end zone and the Bobcats get on the board. McGuffin County, however, will defeat Betsy Lane, 18-16. Next up, Harlan will be at McGuffin County, Betsy Lane will be open. Stay tuned. Coming up, many more highlights including Johnson Central, Belfry, Eastridge, Pike Central, Prestonsburg, this week's AP and a highlight you don't want to miss, it's armchair quarterback presented by Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches, Pikeville Commons. I'm Jimmy and this has been my definition of fresh since 1983. Folks at Howard Family Pharmacy grew up right here in Eastern Kentucky. They know this town just as well as they know their customers. You want to be greeted by a friend and a pharmacist you know and trust. Come see Wes Howard, Tiffany Jacobs, and Lauren Mullins at Howard Family Pharmacy, located at Eastern, near Allen Central High School. Call or visit howardfamilyfarmacy.com. Most insurance plans are accepted, late hours and open on Saturday too. Howard Family Pharmacy. If you're looking for a fun, safe, friendly atmosphere to achieve your fitness goals, be sure to check out Heavenly Strong. A Christian fitness group that supports your physical and spiritual journey to wellness. Call<PHONE_NUMBER> for more information. No matter where you are on your journey to physical and spiritual wellness, Heavenly Strong is here for you. Attention nurse practitioners. If you want to spend more time with the family, the perfect position is available as PMC is hiring for school nurse practitioner positions. You can work while kids are in school and be off in the summer, with pay starting at over $38 an hour and an excellent benefit package. To learn more, call Allison Lovely with PMC recruitment services at<PHONE_NUMBER>.<PHONE_NUMBER> Pipeville Medical Center, an equal opportunity employer. Welcome back to Armchair Quarterback presented by Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches. Let's continue with last week's highlights. Pikes Central Hawks took their prolific ground game on the road to Hurley, Virginia, facing the Rebels Friday night. Things get started deep in their own territory. Seth Kahn, bill head left and his signature move cuts back right and he will outrun everyone. Off to the races, Kahn takes it 80 plus yards for a Hawks touchdown. Again, Kahn takes the snap. This time does it with his arm. You'll find Isaac Thacker who gets into the end zone for the Hawks score. Pikes Central moved the ball well all game. This time Thacker takes the hand off around the end. You'll make a man miss and then just outruns everyone 40 yards down the sideline. Six more and the Hawks win this one big. 42-16 over Hurley. Pikes Central now 2-1. Hurley is also 2-1. Thacker and Kahn combined for over 450 yards and 5 scores. Next up, Pikes Central hosts Letcher Central. In other action, it was Preston's bird. Under the Friday night lights as the Blackcats hosted the Bobcats from Brethit County. Both teams looking for their first win. Greg Nunnery with the gift to Ethan Barney. He does a lot for Preston's bird. He'll get the night started with one of his many big runs. Again Nunnery takes a snap. Barney takes the hand off. This time with eyes on the end zone. He'll get in an open field. Wins the foot race as he does many times. Barney for a Blackcat touchdown. Preston's bird will look to score again. This time Ryan Sloan takes the hand off. He'll find room around the end and he'll find paper from 25 yards out. The Bobcats do find their way to the red zone. Quarterback Cameron Stacey drops back. He'll lob one to the back of the end zone. Great catch, one handed by Chandler Howard for a Brethit County touchdown. Again the Bobcats in the red zone. This time Stacey rolls to his right. He'll find Brandon Slaughter who shakes off a defender and gets into the end zone for six more Brethit County points. Now Nunnery will look to throw. He drops back, finds Blake Sloan all alone in the end zone, touchdown Blackcats. They went big at home. Preston's bird 60, Brethit County 26. Ethan Barney, 212 yards rushing and four touchdowns on the night. And the Golden Eagles of Johnson Central took their number one ranking in Kentucky 4A on the road to South Charleston Friday night. The Black Eagles got on the board first, took an early lead, but Johnson Central's rushing attack of Blake Gamble and Joe Jackson and Company wore down South Charleston in this one. Johnson Central goes to 3-0 with a 41-28 win over the Black Eagles. Blake Gamble finished with 1-28 rushing and a touchdown. Devon Johnson three touchdowns 113 yards. Next up Johnson Central is at Louisville Moore. And the Belfrey Pirates were back on the road to the northernmost corner of Kentucky at Newport Central Catholic overlooking the Ohio River. Belfrey did what Belfrey does in this one. Run, run, run some more. The Pirates rolled up 355 yards rushing led by Tavion Hunter, Peyton Hensley and Derrick Wellman. There you see Wellman there making men miss, breaking tackles, dragging defenders with him. The Pirates sail past the thoroughbreds in this one. Belfrey 54, Newport Catholic 29. The Pirates now 2-1. Tavion Hunter had 109 yards rushing two touchdowns, Peyton Hensley with 105 yards on the ground. Next up Pikeville is at Belfrey's KM Stadium Friday night. And two Eastern Kentucky football rivals got together for the 86th time Friday night in Painesville in a series dating back to 1925. Pikeville traveled US-23 to battle the host Tigers at Memorial Field. We spoke to Panther head coach Chris McNamey about this game. We have to continue to work to get better and just fundamentally. And it wasn't like we took an extra week to work on Painesville. Last week we took and worked on ourselves and tried to get ourselves better fundamentally. Well, typically we don't play too well coming off of by a week, but we've talked about it all week and that we need to have a good start and come out and play well in all areas of the ball. We know Painesville is going to come out ready to play. They always do and it being down there at their home field, we know that they'll be ready to play. If you want to find a good football game to go to Friday night, this is a place to be then at Painesville and come down and wear your maroon. The Panthers got the first break of the game on the onside kick to open it. There weren't many breaks for the Pikeville after that. The Pikeville recovers the onside kick to open things. Jackson Hensley comes away with it. The Panthers keep possession, but Painesville will move the ball. Well, all night, thanks to Tanner Smith's big night, he gets the drive going, breaking a big run. Remember the name, Tanner Smith, 23. If he plays later, Jake Hyden would play action. He'll throw deep down field, too. That's right, Tanner Smith, touchdown Tigers. Painesville looking to drive after the score.  Tanner Smith makes the catch and outruns everyone to the end zone. Another Painesville touchdown. Pikeville looking for a big stop on fourth down coming up here. Smith this time will look to throw. Now he'll tuck and he'll run, gets a block, gets to the corner. Many a room, down field, Tanner Smith again finds the end zone for the third time, touchdown Tigers. Painesville shuts out Pikeville, 28-nothing. The Panthers fall to one and two, Painesville now three and one. Smith finished with three touchdowns. The series now stands Pikeville 50 wins, Painesville 33 and three ties. Next up, Pikeville at Belfry, Williamsburg will be at Painesville. We saw some great highlights last week with some great matchups. We expect to see even more this week. Let's take a look at highlights around the area and on the schedule this week, Pikeville at Belfry on WDHR N-Head City. The 57th meeting between the Panthers and Pirates. Belfry's won 15 of the last 16 and leads the overall series 34-19. Other action Prestonsburg at Floyd Central on ESPN East Kentucky. It's the first meeting in this sure to be rivalry. Lawrence County goes to Greenup County. Jenkins is at Lincamp. Harlan goes to McOffin County. Sissonville will be at Mingo Central. Both these teams ranked fifth in West Virginia double A. That's right, they're tied for the fifth spot. And Johnson Central is at Louisville more. Williamsburg goes to Painesville. Tug Valley is at Phelps. The Ornates will look to go 4-0. Letcher Central goes to Pike Central. You'll hear it on the Rock 103. Morgan County at Shelby Valley. Complete coverage on Z-107-5. And Eastridge is at Sheldon Clark. We've seen highlights. We've taken a look at the schedule. Stay tuned. We've got this week's rankings from Kentucky's A people and the West Virginia playoff rankings. Also one of the biggest highlights of the season and a preview of the college weekend. It's armchair quarterback presented by Jimmy John. Score makes sandwiches. I go comment. I'm Jimmy. And this has been my definition of fresh since 1983. If you're looking for a fun, safe, friendly atmosphere to achieve your fitness goals, be sure to check out Heavenly Strong, a Christian fitness group that supports your physical and spiritual journey to wellness. Call<PHONE_NUMBER> for more information. No matter where you are on your journey to physical and spiritual wellness, Heavenly Strong is here for you. The good folks at Howard Family Pharmacy grew up right here in Eastern Kentucky. They know this town just as well as they know their customers. You want to be greeted by a friend and a pharmacist you know and trust. Come see Wes Howard, Tiffany Jacobs, and Lauren Mollins at Howard Family Pharmacy, located at Eastern, near Allen Central High School. Call or visit howardfamilyfarmacy.com. Most insurance plans are accepted, laid hours, and open on Saturday too. Howard Family Pharmacy. There's no better time than now to get the Android smartphone of your choice from Appalachian Wireless. All androids up to $50 off regular price all this month. The Samsung GS8 was $149.99. Now just $99.99. The LG G6, normally $99.99, is now only $49.99. And believe it or not, you can get the Galaxy S7 for only one penny, with two-year agreement while supplies last. Better service, bigger savings. That's today's Appalachian Wireless, an East Kentucky network company. Welcome back to Armchair Quarterback, presented by Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches, Pikeville Commons. We've seen highlights. We've taken a look at the schedule. The West Virginia High School football season, now three weeks old, and they determine playoff seeds based on playoff rankings. We saw the first of those from West Virginia. In Triple-A, it's Muscleman and University tied at the top spot. Huntington High, 3rd, Martinsburg, 4th, and Capitone Riverside tied for 5th in Triple-A. In West Virginia, double-A, the Bluefield Beavers at number one, then Bridgeport and Weir tied for the second spot. Fairmont Senior 4th and Mingo Central and Sissonville, they play this Friday tied for 5th. In Single-A in West Virginia, Fayetteville number one, followed by St. Mary's, East Hardy, Midland Trail tied for number three, and a local mention, Tug Valley and Van tied for the 13th spot. They're in the playoffs as it stands after three weeks. And the Kentucky High School football season. Now four weeks old, the Associated Press released its weekly rankings in each class. In Single-A, Beachwood at number one, followed by Paintsville, then Country Day, Hazard 4th, Raceland 5th, Pikeville still at number six with a one and two record, just outside the top 10, Phelps ranked 11th. In double-A, it's Christian Academy of Louisville, then Mayfield, Danville, the salesman, Lexington Christian, in triple-A, Belfrey at number one, then Corbett, Louisville Central, Boyle County, E-Town, Bell County at number six, receiving votes outside the top 10, Floyd Central, non-Central, and Lawrence County, in 4A, Johnson Central at number one, followed by Collins, Rock Castle County, Wayne County, and Mercer County. In 5A, Covecat at number one, then Bowling Green in Christian County, Perry Central at number 10, they got a first place vote. And in 6A, Trinity, then St. X, and PRP.  Tonight, we have an update to that story. He's an inspiration to his family, his friends, and his community, all while being a man of few words. At birth, Tombo suffered a stroke without explanation, and since, he has been diagnosed with autism. There's a gentleness in Thomas that's not in everybody. There's an onriness in him too, though, and he's petted, he's spoiled, but there's, he's just Tombo. And yeah, he's just amazing. He has made us so proud. He was small, and he had a very little hamstring braces. Everybody could do any of this. The thriving 17-year-old gets the full high school experience, he runs out on the football field every Friday night with the Warriors, and most recently, he made a couple trips around the baseball diamond.  When you saw it look on his face, you can't describe the feeling, I mean, it's just overwhelming. That's the coolest part about running on the football field. And everything. Everything. He leads by example. He does a lot by example. He's a man of few words, but he works really hard, and he's a good leader with the other boys because he shows them hard work and dedication and what it means to persist and to keep working hard for his dreams and his goals. Tombo is special to everyone he meets, giving all those around him hope that you can overcome any obstacle. Never dreamed that it would be like this. You know, with my older two, they both graduated from here. They were both in the sports and popular. And I never dreamed that I would have a chance with Thomas too, but these kids, simply amazing. He's the best person I know. He always looked up to me, but he's better now than I could ever be. Reporting from Lit Creek, I'm McKay LaCauley for EKB Sports. Friday night, the Eastridge Warriors traveled to Jenkins to brought home their first win of the season, 47 to 16. There were many highlights in the game, but one that stood out was at the start of the second half when Tombo Looney ran off the sideline onto the field for a warrior touchdown. Let's see the highlight of the night. There's Tombo with the football at midfield. He's got a wall of blockers in front of him and a complete community in school behind him. Tombo Looney into the end zone, touchdown Eastridge. His teammates swarm him and celebrate. He gets carried off the field as he should. We spoke to warrior head coach Brad Allen about the play and his player, Tombo Thomas Looney. We didn't plan on doing anything like that, that game. And just so happened, it worked out in our favor at a halftime, we were up on Jenkins and we went to the locker room and I went and talked to their coach at halftime and asked him if they'd be willing to be able to give us a play like that for our young man. And they obliged and we were able to execute that play in the second half and give Tombo the ball, let him score a touchdown. And he ran hard and we were proud of him and he's definitely earned it. While being an inspiration to his team, Tombo, his Eastridge teammates and the Jenkins team have shown us again what high school sports are truly all about. Competition, character and sportsmanship. We'll take a quick break when we come back. We'll preview the university of Figo Bears. They'll finally celebrate their home opener. We'll talk Kentucky football and more. It's armchair quarterback presented by Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches. And this has been my definition of fresh since 1983. Attention nurse practitioners. If you want to spend more time with the family, the perfect position is available as PMC is hiring for school nurse practitioner positions. You can work while kids are in school and be off in the summer with pay starting at over $38 an hour and an excellent benefit package to learn more. Call Allison Lovely with PMC recruitment services at<PHONE_NUMBER>.<PHONE_NUMBER> Pikeville Medical Center, an equal opportunity employer. It's the high school football game of the week presented by Paul Howard Jr. Attorney at Law and the Golden Corral Restaurant in Pikeville. This week it's the annual matchup everyone waits for. The Pikeville Panthers travel to Cam Stadium to meet the Belfry Pirates. The game of the week airs Saturdays at seven and Sunday at four and 8.30 only on EKB TV. And this has been my definition of fresh since 1983. Welcome back to Armchair Quarterback presented by Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches. The University of Pikeville Bears finally will celebrate their home opener this Saturday at the Hambly Complex in Pikeville facing Kentucky Christian University. We spoke to Bears head coach Al Holland about the week off and what fans can expect to see Saturday. Having a week off has been a positive for us and might have been a blessing in disguise. Being able to move that game to getting two or three players back this week for Kentucky Christian will be big for us. Getting our kids back on the home turf. So that's big for us and being able to sleep in our own beds and get ready to go and not traveling everywhere and getting in a routine schedule. And that's big for all of our guys. And let's work together as a unit and let's have big plays and put a bunch of points on the scoreboard and make it fun for all of our fans. Kentucky Christian is at U-Pike. The Hambly Complex in Pikeville Saturday at 1.30 kickoff. And you'll have coverage on Z107-5. And Steven Johnson accounted for two touchdowns. Benny Snell rushed for the go ahead touchdown late in the third quarter to rally Kentucky past Eastern Kentucky 27-16 last Saturday. Nearly two years after rallying late to eventually beat the FCS kernels 34-27 in overtime the Wildcats overcame the ineffective play on both sides of the ball that created a 13-3 second quarter deficit. Johnson rebounded from a shaky start hit, CJ Conrad for a 23 yard score. Blake Bohn then from 43 yards in the third, Snell's 25 yard touchdown run on the next play provided a 17-16 lead. On the next possession, Johnson spun past several defenders down the right sideline for a 21 yard touchdown run. He finished 15 of 22 passing 224 yards and rushed for 48 to Kentucky out game. Eastern 4-36 to 3-18 in its home opener and improved to five and 0 all time against the kernels. It was Kentucky 27 Eastern 16. Next up the Cats are at South Carolina 7-30 kickoff Saturday night. Another week coming gone now we prepare for another huge weekend of high school and college football. There's some great matchups this week. Will the undefeated remain unbeaten? Will the windless find their first win? We'll find out and it's the home opener for the U-Pike Bears. We look forward to a great weekend of football and bringing you the recap next week on Armchair Quarterback. It's presented by Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches in the Pikeville Commons. Thanks for tuning in. Jimmy John's of Pikeville.


The first outfit is all dystopian vibes. Top layer piece comes from Reindilusion, and yes, this item was sent to me for free by Uniden.  If you guys ever had an Indeedus tracksuit, this is the same type of material, very bouncy and has a good weight to it. And this piece does focus more so on the aesthetics rather than the functionality side of techwear, quote unquote techwear I should say. However, it does have some nice touches to it. If you guys ever get the chance, try and pick up a jacket with a double zipper. This is gonna allow you to zip up and unzip the bottom allowing for more exposure for the under layer pieces. That way you can utilize this for a pop of color or to show off the fabric or to expose a belt or a key chain. At least that's what I do. Not too many people do this with their normal outfits. I definitely recommend it though if you guys can find a jacket like this. The shirt is from Respect Women. I really dig this piece because of the wash of the shirts and the message behind it obviously. This vintage dyed almost acid wash shirt is something I like to pick up more of. Fortunately, this shirt does have some extra length because I went with the size large, allowing for the exposure of the Respect Women quote and the capsule information. It's a pretty cool touch. Topping the top off with an Orbit Gear bag. I really dig this one because it has kind of a tote bag vibe, which is what I've been feeling a lot lately. I do wish the handles were a little bit longer. That way I can wear it just like a tote bag, but it's not really a big deal because it has a sling. If I do make a recent pickups video, I'll talk more about the functionality of this. Just know that it's weatherproof and has many ways of clipping other items to it and a ton of storage as well. This is definitely a backpack replacement. And again, that tote bag vibe is something I like to rock a lot. And with this item, you got two ways of wearing it.  And I don't think I need to talk about these pants because I have plenty of times, but real quick, it's the Nike Lab ACG Fall, Winter, 18 deploy cargoes. Weatherproof, plenty of storage, great design language by Aeroson Hue. And finishing the fit is my new favorite pickup in a long, long time. And that's a collaboration between Converse and a cold wall. The cold wall has always had beautiful designs and these are no different. Very minimalistic, kind of has that military boot look that's also weatherproof and perfect for inclement weather or hiking. I felt it was a necessary pop of color along with the sling to complete an otherwise all black look. They just released the black ones as well, but the grays are still my favorite. Almost pulled the trigger on the black ones, but I knew I shouldn't. Also, another thing that makes this useful and is good for fit picks as well is to take off the jacket and then letting it drape on the sling or tote bag, whatever you want to call it. That's a pro tip for you guys. And it's not going to fall off because half of it is pressing against your body. So if it gets too hot during the day, this is totally something you can do. The last item that I forgot to mention is the Erasm Face Mask from Uniqlo just so I can keep myself safe from the Rona. And just like you can keep yourself safe with the sponsor of today's video, Surfshark.  And that's where a VPN comes in, virtual private network like Surfshark. Just open Surfshark on your computer or the app on your phone and you just gotta hit one button and it's like you have your own private network at home while you're in public. And there's a ton of public Wi-Fi where I live. I'm always connected to one and have been a customer with Surfshark for some time now. VPNs are also a great solution to any internet censorship in other countries that could be certain social medias or contents. Like let's just say you're in a country with no access to Disney Plus. How are you gonna see Ahsoka and Darth Maul duke it out? That's where Surfshark comes in. Just change your country and you'll virtually be back in that specific country or any other country where you want to access their curated contents. They also have very useful features like Blind Search. So there's no ads, no tracking, no more social dilemma documentaries happening to you and there is a 30 day money back guarantee.  Three free months. And once again, thank you Surfshark for sponsoring this video. This next one is a simple outfit that anybody can rock. The concept behind this was to focus on the accent pieces. That is why this fit is almost all black with a few pops of colors or accessories. Let's start off with the pants. As you can see I've been wearing these a lot and for good reason, it's black denim. Not only that, it's a straight cut, relaxed fit that's extra stretchy, making them easy to throw on daily. When you cuff these, it does have a gradient type of look because the inside of the pants are gray instead of black so it makes for a great transition to the sneakers. Got these for only 1990 and it's the best value for pants I've seen in a long while. Looks like 1490 now. I picked these up if you get the chance to. So I kept with that gray gradient transition with an even lighter gray crew sock leading to the Niger twos. I would skate these more but I actually just like the look of these and they're also more pricier than vans. I'd much rather skate those until I'm no longer broke but I'll skate these once in a while. Highly recommend these for lifestyle wear since I know a lot of you guys don't skate. I hope you guys do try it out but it's a great switch up sneaker wise to incorporate in your wardrobe. Top is a car heart long sleeve. Really enjoy this piece because of the minimal branding up front. You do get it on the left sleeve but since this is a more oversized look the sleeves do bunch up anyways so the logo isn't so pronounced. This is a size large by the way and it does have extra length because that's what happens when you size up. The piece isn't made to be boxy for shorter dudes but I don't mind. This does give me more options. I can leave it normally or I can tuck it for a different look. Got on a few rings, a minimal bar necklace and I find the orange mustard beanie really adds a necessary splash of color to the outfits and of course the last accessory is a tote bag from Oray NYC. If you guys watch Ray Maya or Ray Mia you'll know about Oray. Great channel by the way. Just had to show love because they make some pretty clean pieces and including this key chain as well has a nice you know beat up look that I really appreciate. Nice switch up from that Lulu lemon one that I had earlier and that is fit number two. More of my everyday wear. Super simple, easy to throw on and one of my favorites.  So starting off with the beanie which does come from Amazon. Link in the description by the way. I like this beanie because it's cheap and when it comes to headwear don't go too crazy with it. Of course to go with fall it's an olive-ish color. I do wish that it did have more gray tones to it. Right now it's a little too green for my taste but hey it's olive. The top is a brown Uniclo pocket long sleeve. I'll try and find it and link it down below. I finally have Uniclo's where I live so I've just been shopping in person lately so I don't know the name of some items but yeah if I find it I'll link it down below. The fit of this shirt is more so a slim relaxed look. Definitely not oversized, definitely not skin tight. It's a good middle ground. And this is made from cotton and has a lot of weight to it. So this alone is good to rock outside during the cooler fall temperatures. And if I do need a little more warmth I'll wear some heat tech underneath or a puffer vest. Pants are the Carhartt Dungarees. I've talked about these in another look book. These pants are very similar to the Dickies 874 work pants only these are more comfortable and not so stiff. I do feel quite mobile in these. Incredibly versatile and definitely one of my favorite pants as of late. Of course I've gotta cuff three times whenever I'm standing that way you can see the crew socks I'm wearing underneath. Whenever I do take a seat I do uncuff it by one because sometimes it can ride up a little bit too high. I don't do it every time though it's mainly for photo shoots. Now I threw on some heathered light brown crew socks to kind of match the brown color palette that I have going on right now. That way it kind of has a monochromatic look in a way. Obviously it's not because the pants are black and beanies olive but you get what I mean. And the kicks come from Oliver Cabell. I highly recommend their sneaks over common projects. A lot of my friends have CP's and I'm telling you these are the same exact thing just half the price. I've tried on their sneakers it feels exactly the same. And to be transparent they did send these to me for free although I was about to pick some up for myself but luckily they hooked me up. Finally topping off the fit a pair of frames. Like with hats it's hard to get used to at first but you just gotta find a frame that you find yourself the most confident in. There's no face shape rules like I may have said in the past. If you feel as complimenting your bone structure or whatever that's all that really matters. What I like most about this SmartStreetwear outfit is that it can easily become another quote unquote aesthetic you know the poser aesthetic to be exact to satisfy all those kids that comment poser on any skater fashion video. Swap the white leather sneakers for the Vans Chukka Pros and take off the glasses and you my friend have a comfortable and durable outfit to rock whenever you're skating that'll also make you feel good so you can just skate better and learn your tricks better. Some wear and tear will occur on your clothes if you do skates but I kinda like that. It's the difference between a clean crisp piece of furniture or one that has seen some usage like this one that I found on the street. And that was the last outfit guys let me know what your favorite was in the comments down below. Follow me on Instagram at Flo with Johnny Tai and subscribe to this channel.


Good afternoon, my name is Greg Christerson, I'm an Operations Officer from District 8. I'm here at the factory fire that we've had in Dandenong South on the day shift incident controller. As you can see behind me we've had a significant factory fire which was reported last night, approximately 1800 hours. It was quite evident to the responding crews from the direct line call that they received that there was a significant fire which had originated in the premise behind. Senior Station Officer Rick Owen was the first responding officer and it was quite evident on route that he was attending a call of quite some significance. His initial call on route was to make Pumpers 10 and Aerial Pinesers 3. Soon after arrival it was evident that the fire had taken hold of the factory which was approximately 100 metres by 40 and his call soon after that was for make Pumpers 15 and Aerial Pinesers 5. With such a large resourcing request we had support from our sister agency the MFB who supplied a number of Aerial Pinesers plus additional supporting specialist gear. The hose laying pods from the MFB and Scoresby were both responded in addition to Frankston's BA van and also Bayswater BA van. A multi-agency firefight ensued and unfortunately the building behind us was a little worse for wear. The structural collapse was very soon after the initial responding crews booked on scene and a red flag warning was initiated to alert all crews on scene that the building was suffering collapse. Community warning and advice messages were put out very early on to alert all members of the community that there was a significant fire in the area of Dandenong and that they were to stay indoors and monitor the CFA website for any further information. We're now some 18 hours into the incident it has been heavily supported by District 8 and surrounding brigades to ensure that not only did we have a successful firefight but we've also been able to commence overhaul operations and moving to the recovery phase. We've had a number of specialist people on scene who've assisted us from fire investigation, the CIE unit from the local Dandenong division. We've had the local building surveyors providing specialist advice. We've also had the building tenants and the building owners here who've been assisting us in the recovery efforts. At this point we've still got a number of appliances on scene and at approximately 12.30 today we had a fire which broke out in the office area just behind me. The office area being approximately 20 by 20 meters and we had to move into BA stage one operations. The operations commander for the day shift, the station officer Booth from Dandenong fire station has been able to effectively suppress and contain the fire to the structure of origin and we've been able to implement salvage operations to ensure that all the personal effects of the occupants have been removed from the building. In addition to the specialist appliances from MMP we had the ultra large pumper which was there to support their aerial appliances. We've engaged the EPA and also the water company to assist in managing the firewater runoff. We believe that Boons have been placed in Dandenong Creek to ensure that any firewater runoff has been captured and we don't further contaminate any of the surrounding waterways. One of the critical things that we like to maintain at an incident of such large complexity is a health and welfare monitoring team from the ambulance who are primarily there to look after the welfare of our firefighters. They were activated very early on in the piece and are still here today still maintaining the welfare of our people. Without their valuable assistance our firefighters wouldn't be able to operate in the harsh conditions that they have been at. Unfortunately due to the severity of the fire we've been able to contain it to the structure of origin however it has suffered some substantial loss. The night shift incident control of senior station officer Rick Owen assisted by senior station officer Devon is able to set the foundations for an extremely effective firefight. One of the main priorities of their firefighters has been protecting the exposures and all surrounding buildings have been protected sufficiently well. Some of the buildings only suffering some smoke damage. All in all it's been a massive effort by all agencies on scene police, Fire Brigade, MFB, Ambulance Victoria, all their cancer representatives and all members on scene should be congratulated for the hard work that has not only gone on throughout the evening but also well into today.


Hello and welcome to Think Tech Hawaii and It Never Got Quiet. This is a half hour program that explores the Hawaiian connection with the Vietnam War. I'm your host, Vic Kraft. Our guest today has a remarkable record not only of service while in uniform but as a public servant and one who has committed much of his personal time to volunteer activities. He is Michael Lilly and was commissioned in the U.S. Navy in 1968, subsequently serving aboard the USS Waddell and held other positions on shore after sea duty. While aboard the Waddell, he did a tour on the gunfire line or the gunline off the coast of Vietnam, providing fire support to troops engaged with the enemy or conducting interdiction operations to prevent more material from entering the south from North Vietnam. Michael left active duty but remained in the Naval Reserve, retiring as a captain. This dress uniform displays his accomplishments with allegiance of merit, defense meritorious service, and meritorious service medals, along with a host of other decorations. During both active duty and reserve time, he served in a number of functions that most people outside of the Navy would call alphabet soup. The one job I found the longest attempt by the Navy for a job title was, I'm going to give this a shot, ComNav surf group mid-pack for Commander Naval Surface Group Mid-Pacific. There are probably more that are much longer, but maybe not as tug-twisting. Michael Lilly is a licensed attorney in Hawaii. He served as our Attorney General and First Deputy Attorney General of Hawaii. He has been the state's Chief Law Enforcement and Legal Officer in serving as chairman of the Governor's Crime Committee. After returning to private practice, Michael pushed for a number of issues that earned him the 1999 Outstanding Community Service Award from the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Helen Kinnell Wilder Fellowship Award or Friendship Award from the Hawaiians Humane Society. Michael is currently a member of the State of the Hawaii Veterans Advisory Board, which recommends programs for veterans, their dependents, and or their survivors and provides advocacy on behalf of Hawaii's 120,000 veterans. Their objective is to inform veterans about state and federal programs and entitlements. He was a past president of the Navy League's Pacific Region and Honolulu Council, a national director of the Navy League, and president of the Naval Reserve Association's Pearl Harbor Chapter. He is also fundraising chair of Guide Dogs of Hawaii and has served on the boards of other charities, including Diamondhead Theater. He is currently vice-chair of the Honolulu City Ethics Commission. Aloha and welcome, Michael. Welcome to the program. Good to be here, Vic. Nice to be. How did you have time to breathe through all of these things? My grandmother always said the grass didn't grow under my feet, so I don't know, I just have a storehouse of energy. I find it interesting, your roots in Hawaii go back many generations. The time of this generation, keiki oka aina. And with relatives that had served in the royal government as well. And I was just kind of curious as to what made you join the Navy, why that branch as opposed to any of the others. Was there a family history? That's the easiest one of all. My dad was a retired Navy captain. So when I came into this world, I came into a Navy family and that was going to be my history. There was no question I was going to be in the Navy as did my brother. So that was destined for me. That's great. You went to school here, of course, and then I don't know if the term is barred or if you were licensed attorney prior to going into the service or after coming out? No, after college I didn't want to study anymore, so I decided that was the time to go in the Navy. And of course then when I went to Officer Candidate School, which is the Navy's officer boot camp, I never studied harder in my whole life. So I wound up studying harder and harder, but by the time that I had served in Vietnam and left active service, I really wanted to do something meaningful and the law called to me. And I went to law school after that. And then of course all my friends that became lawyers said, oh, you have to become a JAG officer. I said I'm not interested in being a lawyer on the weekends. I want to drive ships. So I stayed in the reserve so I could drive ships and be operational and not do law stuff. You went ahead and let's see, you did your OCS time and we were just talking about it. You put in for destroyer duty. The Greyhounds of the Ocean or the Greyhounds of the Sea? Off Vietnam. Off Vietnam. Being in a confining situation like that when you're on station, you're surrounded by your crew members all the time, it's unlike shore duty where at least you can get out and grab a bite to eat at a restaurant once in a while. What was it like going on the gunline and doing the active fire support? Enable ship is a city unto its own. Everybody works together to a common goal and keeping that ship alive and functioning. When you're doing that, you talk about the band of brothers, that's the way we were on that ship. We were all one cohesive unit. It was the most marvelous sense of fellowship and purpose that anyone could ever experience. Then in Vietnam, we were on the gunline and what we were doing there was supporting the troops ashore, the Marines and the Army. The most satisfying thing for me was when we were called up by Marine units or Army units at the top of a hill being overrun by Viet Cong surrounding them. We were able to be their mobile artillery and they would spot our rounds and many times we were able to save the lives of units by being their artillery, which was a very satisfying, obviously a very satisfying experience. So it was a very purposeful experience and it was one of tremendous fellowship. That's great. It's one of the things that I think we're missing in society today is that sense of duty and togetherness as far as working together. Well you're carrying the flag and you're carrying the honor of generations before you out there doing the country's business so it's a very satisfying, it was a very satisfying experience. After sea duty, you had a number of shore assignments, one of which was calm to have grew. Can you tell us a little bit about your shore duty? I was fortunate, my dad always said command, command, command. So I always aspired to have command so I was fortunate to have five reserve commands in my career, which to me was, other than being a board of ship that was the most satisfying thing for me as an officer but we were in a new world of the Naval Reserve. The Naval Reserve was transditing into supporting the active services and doing their jobs. So instead of drilling on the weekends in a classroom somewhere, we were actually at SinkPak Fleet or at SinkPak or ComNavSurfGrew, MidPak, doing the active duty work alongside of them or we would be on a ship and we would be doing everything that an active duty person would do on that ship or on that shore command, only we were helping them do their job. And so this was a new world for the Reserve. Instead of just being trainees, we were actually hands-on doing the work that was necessary so that those commands, whether it's highest command like SinkPak or one of the lower commands like ComNavSurfGrew, MidPak, we were helping them achieve their mission, their active duty mission as a Reservist. That's a bit different from just giving some of the other services as far as in the Air Force, there are aircraft dedicated to the Reserves, Air Guard, there are assets that are dedicated to those particular units as opposed to being active duty. We had some of those in the Navy but primarily when I got off active duty they were doing our training in classrooms. We've got a Pearl Harbor's full of ships and commands and we were in a classroom. Fortunately that changed pretty quickly and the idea of the Reserve being able to not only do work alongside the active duty but to help them do their jobs was very satisfactory and very successful. Something just occurred to me, you were in the service of probably active duty and Reserves at a transition time not only from active duty to Reserves but also from more time to peacetime and I know I was part of that in the mid-70s when we were transitioning from being warfighters into garrison. And you remember how you were treated when you came back? Oh my goodness, yes. Rocks thrown at us, cars very badly. Sure, we were treated very poorly. Did you have that similar experience here? Very much so. Really? I had a lot of negative experiences especially on weekends when I put on my uniform and if I happen to be in the civilian world I got some very negative reactions to that and it's kind of an interesting experience. And when I first went to work at the Attorney General's office in the 70s I was a deputy. And I would I would be invited to give a speech or a rotary or business club or wherever and I always put down in my resume Vietnam veteran we are combat veteran and no one ever would introduce me as having anything to do with the military or having been a Vietnam vet. Never happened. It was just bizarre like it wasn't there on my resume. And then in the early 80s when I became first deputy attorney general and I got to do a lot of more speeches in those days. This was when Reagan came in and it was like things changed. There's a whole feeling about it changed and suddenly I would be introduced not only as you know this is my job but he's a Vietnam combat veteran off the coast all that stuff. So suddenly it was not shameful to be a Vietnam vet and we were actually being recognized for that. Today it's so much even more different. Today they thank you for your service and that was unheard of in our day right that anyone would thank you for we you we may not you may not agree with why we were there but we were there serving our country we're doing our duty we saluted and and carried it out the best of our ability but we weren't making the decision where to go we were just doing our job. Today if you disagree with us being in other war zones in Afghanistan the general feeling is thank you for your service and that's wonderful. I think it's a real change. Yes it is a change and I think it's a it's a feeling of togetherness. I wish we could can and sell. Yes but have more of it. Let's have more of it. We're gonna take a break here and for some messages and we'll be right back. I'm good. I'm good. But I have a story and I don't know where to start. I still have night prayers. I feel overwhelmed. I can't live like this anymore. I'm really not so good but are you ready to listen? Research says reading from birth accelerates the baby's brain development. And you're doing that now? Oh yeah. This is the starting line. Posh. This is over. You're dead. Read a loud 15 minutes. Every child. Every parent. Every day. Michael Lilly and we're discussing his experiences in Vietnam and post Vietnam and I kind of like to get right into that Michael and that is right now just as of today there are an awful lot of homeless veterans. I'd kind of like to know can you explain to me what the state is doing? I know that we're building some communities out there using temporary sea vans and putting them on pads but I think it's angered an awful lot of veterans who feel that some of these folks haven't really done their duty. They're being given something for nothing. Basically a lot of them I don't want to broad brush the whole community but perhaps maybe through their life's choices they ended up here whereas an awful lot of veterans seem to have been kind of pushed out of the way. Falling through the crack. Is there anything that the state's doing as far as screening people or finding those folks and trying to do something for them? I think that's a good news story. As you know I'm on the Hawaii Governor's Advisory Board to Veteran Services and at the state level we work with the Veterans Administration on all programs both state and federal for veterans and the homeless area we're in Hawaii we're among the lowest and we've had a good news getting veterans off the streets and into homes into temporary facilities getting the treatment they need. The difficulty a lot of times is is an outreach finding them but we're out there working on that. They come and get get serviced by the Veterans Administration that's one way we get get the word and we can we can help them. We help them with counseling. Sometimes they just they need a hand out they need a friend a friendly face they have somebody they can talk to and somebody can help them with what programs there are out there both state and federal levels that can help these folks because by and large as you know a veteran is someone who's done the job demonstrated they can do it they're hard-working some of them have had difficulty financially or with drugs or sometimes PSPT and things like post-traumatic stress. So we're out there working in that area and I just say that the number of homeless among veterans in Hawaii is among the lowest in the nation and going in the right direction we're getting fewer veterans out there on the streets. That's great I know that retired colonel Ron Han who's the director of the veteran services here is up in the E wing of Tripler and actively working towards these projects. But we report to him he's the he's the state side of our board so we meet with him every month and go over these very issues because we are the state advocates we on the board governor put us there to add be the advocates for the 120,000 veterans in Hawaii and their families so it's more than just the veterans it's their it's their wives their husbands their children their relatives all the services were their advocates in the state. Curiously I know the state of California has what's called CalVets and they offer low interest housing loans various other programs if you're a California veteran or that was your home of registry or home of record does Hawaii have anything similar? We have similar programs you can you can get funds for example to remodel your house if you're a disabled vet so that it's you can use your house you're disabled to be able to use it so there are a variety of programs like that out there and a lot of times veterans don't even know what they are in fact when I became a member of the advisory board I found out about programs I didn't even know about and here you know this is something that we're trying to get the word out to the vets and outreach is a major part of our task. I know that from the the VA side where the rubber meets the road they're very dependent upon the vet centers and the mobile vet center and I don't I don't know if the state has budgeted anything like that or something similar to that I would think that in order to get out there as far as the outreach just walking around sometimes might do it going through some of these homeless parks that we have and start talking to people yeah some of that's going on yeah so it's it's a difficult task it's an enormous task. One of the things that I discovered and I ran into a vet one time a homeless vet I offered to take him to the vet center and let's go get in the car let's go down there so we can see what we can do for you he said no I've got a bad conduct discharge. There are an awful lot of these veterans who got into situations where third tour, fourth tour from Afghanistan or Iraq got involved in a DUI or got into some article 15 problems or disciplinary issues subsequently getting a bad conduct discharge. Is the state doing anything as far as helping some of these guys? Some advocacy for them? Yes we do. Super. How do they get a hold of them? How does well that's well there there's a lot of ways in which they can get a hold of us either on the internet or by phone or through these vet centers the difficult task is us to go out and find these people you know so that's and you know budgeting and personnel those are difficult issues but they're ones that we're challenged by and we're working Super. Wow. And you know the whole array of VA benefits is also open to all vets and getting the word out to them in a way you know the the new choice program is making it simpler for a vet to be able to get medical services whereas before it was very difficult to be able to get a medical service and now it's a little more seamless and so we think all the trajectories are in the right direction. That's super. Excuse me I don't know it's given your life's example and what you've done and what you've accomplished not only in service but also service to community in government and in private sector I kind of feel that you offer up one heck of an example to the population. Thank you for that but it's it's amazing that you've put these goals in front of you do you think that that's part of what we need to instill in people? Well I think the the military provides you with the kind of values in discipline and attention to detail that can be and help drive you in whatever direction you want to go. So a lot of what I've done I attribute to my time in the military which I always say my going into the Navy and going to Vietnam was transformational in a hugely positive way. I was not the same person going in that I came out when I left Vietnam I was light years and what I was as a college graduate going to Vietnam and I mean in a very positive way and my life everything I say everything that I have been able to do I traced back to that transformational experience and I always get a little bit of chicken skin right now. I get so much more reward being able to do things for others and for as many people as I can than I ever get as a lawyer making money so you know you make money fine but there's there's it's that's transitory that's really illusory. What really motivates me and what I feel is my own reward is the things that I've been able to do for others whether as a reserve captain as a captain reserve unit I was mentoring my subordinate enlisted personnel and officers so that they could advance and excel in their lives or now on the advisory board trying to help the homeless veterans and other veterans out there that don't even know what programs are out there available for them to deal with their issues I tell you those are more rewarding than anything else in life other than my kids and my wife. It's funny because before my son went into the service I told him I said you'll never have another job that's satisfying yeah and it's I don't know if he agrees with me still but I bet he will. I bet he will. I hope so I hope so. We would love to have some feedback and we were also looking for people to interview if you have some comments or would like to appear on the program please send us an email at 808VietnamVets at gmail.com I'm especially looking forward to speaking with pilots particularly Huey pilots if I can find some their view on the war would be something to take a look at I would like to thank the staff here at Think Tech Hawaii for all their support and assistance truly without them this program would not be possible please come back again next week for another issue of it never got quiet. Mahalo.