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07:27in your wildest dreams could uh this is I guess to Vince or either of you um in your wildest
07:34dreams can you have envisioned this being possible um way back when and is this just
07:40a cool way of getting to know Josh Allen? I'm kidding. Go ahead Trace. Yeah this is this is
07:49yeah this is pretty cool but um in my wildest dream yeah because this was a dream um the dreams
07:55to play professional uh basketball and when that dream came a reality um I told my agent that at
08:04some point in my career I wanted to own a sport franchise whether that was you know Major League
08:10Baseball because I'm involved in that whether it's a NBA franchise or NFL um whichever one
08:18you know really uh came to the idea and it really what what made sense for for me and my brand and
08:24um you know having a conversation with Vince you know uh before this happened this is something
08:30that we wanted to do and the Bills came to head and it was just you know the perfect uh match with
08:36our ties being in Toronto for all three of us uh just made sense for us to be a part of the
08:42Bills organization. And I'll say for me um I never imagined I mean I I mean obviously I played
08:50football growing up and everything and yes I wanted to uh to be a part of an ownership group
08:54I've I sat and talked with the commissioner of the NBA uh and had a conversation about my my my
09:02interest in potential ownership group and just being patient and the opportunity I got the phone
09:07call from from from Mack and Tracy and he uh he he ran it to me and I was like
09:15interesting and it kind of went from just a conversation to a phone call with Mr. Pagula to
09:22moving forward and and then meeting the group and waiting and getting that text that it's official
09:28like it's just it's just been an unbelievable ride and and just a great opportunity. I will say the
09:33other thing I've golfed with Josh a couple of times already so uh it's funny when we met him
09:39uh and he saw that the first thing he said what are you doing here I said oh we're just here
09:42visiting uh because obviously we didn't know if we didn't know what would come of this but it's
09:48like hey we're just here visiting and uh we haven't got an opportunity to talk yet but we
09:53play in the golf event in Lake Tahoe each and every year so uh that's that's why I know him
09:58so I'm interested to hear what he has to say now since uh we we met in Buffalo.
10:05And I just um just as a quick follow-up to either to either of you guys um I know your time's tight
10:11um but the Terry talked about the connection your connections to Toronto and the ability to be able
10:16to expand the Bills brand there promote it there I know it's a big there's a big fan base already
10:21but what can you guys what can you guys lend to that? Well I'll start well if you look at the
10:26three guys here we've accomplished a lot in in that market and you know our name is thrown around
10:33it's it's recognized so I think the partnership between the Bills and the part you know and what
10:38we've done in Toronto can now marry and marry this group together and I'm hoping that we we
10:44create new fans for the Bills just because not only just because of you know what we've accomplished
10:49but now they tend to open their eye to the Bills and see what they're doing and what better time
10:55become a Bills fan than right now what Josh is doing what the team is doing you know they're
10:59they're in the they're in the hunt to potentially get that number one seed like great things are
11:04happening right now a new stadium is is around the corner so a lot of great things that can happen
11:10between now and that new stadium. So to elaborate elaborate on that really quick
11:15John do you know how hard it was to change hockey fans into basketball fans? Oh say it again!
11:21That was a challenge my brother I mean we had you know 15, 16,000 in there and you do something
11:30spectacular it's quiet they don't know what the hell that just what just happened you know so
11:35we had to really introduce them to the game of basketball so we had our work cut out for us the
11:41time in Toronto we did a great job of you know igniting that fan base now it's time to do it
11:47on the other side but with a different sport. Thanks so much.
11:54Yeah it's Ryan O'Heller I'm from the Buffalo News for both of you this is a Bills team
11:58chasing a championship you've been in big games Hall of Fame careers what kind of resource do
12:04you think you can be to these players both young and old on this roster?
12:09Well I'll say for me first playing in the league for so long being the the old guy in locker rooms
12:16my my outsider just wanted to play my focus was giving these guys as many tools and dropping
12:24gyms and in whatever I can see to help them become better in the moment to better athletes
12:32be better men that's what I'm excited about the most is just lending a helping hand you know
12:38using my voice and having that that ear to these guys because you know as athletes
12:46you respect another athlete coming to you lending their hand if they see something or kind of just
12:51giving you some direction just saying hey you know maybe that might not be the right thing to
12:55do just because of experiences we've all had we've all had experiences I mean even for Josie. Josie
13:01made it to the to the pinnacle he's won championships so he understands what it
13:05takes as a unit to stay together from start to finish to finish the job so I think you know
13:12all of the the LPs that have come on have has has done great things to get to that point
13:20and it helps the entire organization in general so that's that's what I'm excited about personally.
13:25Thank you. Hey I'm my question is for Josie I know that you posted saying that you were a long
13:31time Bills fan and that this was a dream come true for you so I was wondering how important
13:38that is to not only have you know that investment probably in the economics and success of the team
13:44there but also to be that uh that fan of the team as we hopefully you know aim for that
13:50top prize. No yeah I mean for me that was a huge thing I moved to Toronto um late 2014-2015 time
13:59and immediately you know as I was introduced to the Toronto sports scene I was immediately
14:05introduced to the to the Buffalo Bills because of just the the closeness and the amount of fans
14:11that I got a you know a clear view that track and field and and and and and and and and and
14:20and and you know I just wanted to be a part of something that event
14:27um that was what made that happen and so you know that event is it it it was
14:32a great experience to you know travel to these games and you know there was a group of fans
14:37I don't forget thousands people that travel that didn't even have tickets that just wanted to be
14:41a part of the tailgate and that was for me realizing wow you know what an organization
14:46and now have it all come to this, it's a dream come true
14:49because I generally got to watch that team grow
14:52through Grit and Bad,
14:54and watch their popularity grow in the Northeast.
14:56And then now with the success I've had in Toronto
15:01to now marry the two, I mean, I'm just, yeah,
15:03I couldn't be happier.
15:05I couldn't be more blessed to have this opportunity
15:07and I'm so grateful for it.
15:08So it's great that it all transpired into the way it has.
15:12And I'm just really lucky because it's two markets
15:15that I've grown to have a lot of affinity for.
15:22Hi, this is Claudine Ewing
15:24from the NBC affiliate here in Buffalo.
15:27For Tracy, I know you always talked
15:29about this being a dream,
15:30but what kind of voice do you wanna have
15:33with this new partnership,
15:34especially in inspiring the next generation
15:38and people of color when it comes to sports?
15:40Because I think that's important
15:41because the players on the field look like you,
15:43but the ownership necessarily doesn't.
15:46And then for Josie and Vince,
15:47if you can then give us your thoughts on Bills Mafia.
15:51Yeah, I think, number one, I think the NFL, Buffalo Bills,
15:55everybody has done a really great job,
15:58especially NFL partnering with organizations
16:02that are dedicated to promoting diversity
16:06and inclusion in sports.
16:08And shout out to the Buffalo Bills and Terry Pagula
16:13and his family for allowing us this opportunity
16:16because this is a big deal.
16:18I mean, although it's cool
16:20that we're investing in Buffalo Bills,
16:22it's cool investing in NFL franchise,
16:26but this is inspiring to so many people that look like us
16:32because of the past history and what's been said in media
16:37and all that stuff about diversity,
16:40inclusion and sports ownership.
16:43I think for us, this is a barometer for us to do our jobs
16:51and be a stand in for the next phase of ownership,
16:56whether it's a minority, whether it's majority,
16:59whether it's individual opponent right out of franchise,
17:03it's up to us to really carry this the right way
17:08and set an example for the next people that's coming along.
17:11And I think that's why we're in positioning
17:13the three of us for that reason.
17:16And this is a great example and an inspiration
17:18for athletes or whoever folks that look like us
17:23that wants to get involved in ownership
17:25and sporting franchises.
17:27It's possible, but it's not just about how you go
17:31and about your career and what you do
17:33from a performance standpoint,
17:35it's how you carry yourself throughout your career,
17:37how professional you are, right?
17:39The integrity that you carry throughout your career.
17:41And that's why some of those doors open for us to have this.
17:45Josie, go ahead.
17:47Yeah, no, I echo the same statements as Tracy.
17:49And I think, I'd be remiss to mention,
17:52and part of all this, Claudine, you mentioned obviously
17:55the representation of us as players, right?
17:58And being in the ownership group,
18:00us as players playing for these organizations,
18:03but it's also a guy that we haven't mentioned yet.
18:06His name is Derek Higgins,
18:07who helped kind of curate this opportunity, right?
18:10Comes from a position where we haven't seen from the past,
18:13where somebody has the ear of the NFL
18:16and also close to a lot of players and athletes
18:20and able to kind of bridge those conversations.
18:22So Derek was a huge piece in all this,
18:25and I'd be remiss to not mention
18:27and thank him for his efforts.
18:28And so it's incredibly important, as Tracy said,
18:31that not only we look at this from the business acumen
18:34and the business standpoint,
18:36but also character.
18:37Being able to have this opportunity comes from also
18:40making sure you conduct yourself off the court or field
18:43in a manner where these opportunities
18:45can come to your disposal later on in life.
18:47So I think that's important to mention
18:50and also important to follow that.
18:53The actions that you do off a court or a field
18:55are gonna be followed just as closely.
18:57So to have an eye on that,
18:58and that's for all the younger professionals
19:00and entrepreneurs out there
19:01that are looking to do similar things.
19:04And I'll just piggyback and just say that,
19:06look, Josie just finished it right there.
19:08Like for the younger generation,
19:10obviously piggybacking on everything both of them said,
19:12I echo the same,
19:13but for the younger generation
19:15who are familiar with our names,
19:18now get to look at us in a different light.
19:21You're fans of ours for the sport and what we accomplish,
19:24but now you can also see the other side of it.
19:27And for me, in doing basketball camps,
19:31this is the way you can use,
19:33this is what I can use as examples.
19:34Like, look, doing things the right way
19:37means something down the line, okay?
19:39Because when you walk away from the sport
19:41or all of these opportunities,
19:43yeah, you may have a lot of money in your pocket,
19:45but when you want to move forward
19:46and join organizations like this,
19:49they look at the other side of that also,
19:51not just what you accomplished,
19:52what Max said, as well as Josie.
19:54So this is what I'm excited about.
19:56Like I said, helping the team and the organization
19:59any way I can,
19:59but actually the youth under us
20:03who are aspiring to be owners
20:06and leaders of their community,
20:10these are the steps that you need to take.
20:12And now we can actually stand in front of them
20:15and speak honestly,
20:17and you could actually see it.
20:19It's organic, it's right there in front of you.
20:20So I'm excited about that.
20:24Good morning, everybody.
20:25Thank you for taking the time.
20:27Matt Perino, Syracuse Post Standard.
20:29Tracy, on the good morning football just now,
20:32Bill's fans were watching
20:33and heard you talk about one of the players
20:36introducing themselves to you
20:37and asking if you were Carl Malone.
20:40Who was that player?
20:41Everybody's dying to know.
20:42Don't do it.
20:46I can't throw him under the bus like that.
20:49But I will add to that though,
20:51one of the couple of the players
20:54actually brought him over there to embarrass him.
20:59But we'll later on, we're just-
21:01Carl Malone?
21:02Yeah.
21:03Carl Malone?
21:05They said, he literally said,
21:07hey, I look like Vince Carter.
21:09That's Carl Malone.
21:11That's crazy.
21:12Yeah, that's crazy.
21:15I wanted to ask, how weird is it,
21:18like you two were such icons in the NBA for so many years
21:22to have that kind of moment
21:24where somebody comes up to you
21:25and maybe the next generation
21:28doesn't know.
21:29Is that kind of weird, strange at all?
21:31No, man, it's-
21:32It happens in our sport.
21:35It happens in our sport.
21:37Yeah.
21:37But I mean, I think that's-
21:39Go ahead, go ahead, T-Man.
21:41You gotta understand,
21:42the younger generation is not watching basketball,
21:45not watching, like these guys don't do their history
21:48like we did, man.
21:49They don't know their history of sports like we know.
21:52So I don't hold them to fault for that.
21:56Yeah, I mean, it's just,
21:57for me, I've always told young guys,
21:59I said, look, regardless if you didn't learn,
22:01you don't learn the history of your sport,
22:03learn the history of the team that you play for.
22:04And sometimes it's like, hey, okay, cool.
22:06So when it happens, sometimes I'm just like,
22:09ah, okay, yeah.
22:10Yo, wait, you played?
22:11Oh yeah, you played?
22:12Yes, I did, yeah.
22:13You did this?
22:14So it happens, man.
22:16It's all good.
22:18Thanks, guys.
22:21Hey y'all, my name's Catherine Fitzgerald.
22:23I'm with the Buffalo News.
22:24Thanks for taking the time.
22:26Vince, I had a question for you first.
22:28We had seen you at NFL owners meetings last March
22:31when you were there.
22:32Was this kind of already in progress there
22:34or were you just learning more about it at that point?
22:37What was that like?
22:38Yes, Catherine, I was just poking around,
22:40just poking around.
22:41It was in my backyard here in Orlando
22:44and I was presented the opportunity,
22:48just wanted to go like introduce myself.
22:50Like I said, I got the call from Tracy
22:52as far as asking would I be interested in it.
22:57Get the phone call.
22:58Here's an opportunity to just go out there
22:59and see what happens and met a lot of great people
23:02and actually met Mr. Terry Pagula there
23:06and had a very cool conversation with him
23:10as well as his daughter, Laura.
23:12And it kind of went from that
23:13to a couple of phone conversations
23:15to that phone call to where we were asked
23:18to come up to Buffalo
23:19and just to see where it goes from there
23:21and just great things happened.
23:23It's been an unbelievable ride since then.
23:25And I'm truly glad because I will tell you,
23:28as soon as I took those first steps
23:30into the owners meeting everybody around,
23:33it was just like, whoa.
23:35It's like, oh yeah, there are football teams.
23:36There's football teams and football teams.
23:38It's like not basketball and not basketball people.
23:40So it was a little change of pace.
23:44It was a little weird.
23:45But like I said, meeting Terry
23:48and getting this opportunity has been awesome so far.
23:52Awesome, thank you.
23:53And then Josie, one for you.
23:55I know it's so early in this process,
23:57but is there anything you've learned
23:58about yourself during this?
24:03Interesting question.
24:05I think that, I mean, more so for all of us,
24:08for young kids watching that you're capable.
24:10I think that that's what I've definitely learned.
24:13You know, when I think somebody on the last call
24:16we had the analyst mentioned about, you know,
24:20the representation of what it means.
24:22And I think that's the biggest thing
24:23because I think when you don't see it a lot,
24:25you don't know if you can do it.
24:26And I think seeing Tracy, seeing Vince now,
24:29seeing myself, I think,
24:31I hope that inspires other people watching
24:33and young kids to say, man, I can do it too.
24:35And so I think that's a huge takeaway from all this.
24:38I think for all of us, you know,
24:39wanting to do this and visualizing all that,
24:42you know, it's different than it happening.
24:44And so having it happen and getting that reassurance
24:47that, hey, you can do this, this is possible,
24:49I think is a cool message to pass on to young kids
24:51who are gonna watch what we're doing
24:53and wanna do more, right?
24:55And I think the biggest part is knowing that you're capable.
24:57So I'm really excited about that.
24:59And I'm really excited about hopefully, you know,
25:02in my own way, trailblazing a new opportunity
25:05for football meeting football, right?
25:07I think there's a lot of soccer fans that play football
25:12and a lot of football fans that play soccer.
25:14So I think being able to bridge both of those markets
25:17and add more to that is something really cool for me.
25:21Can I add one thing to that?
25:22I wanna give a shout out to Venus and Serena,
25:25first and foremost,
25:26because they were, you know, many years ago,
25:27they started this and it kind of was a thing
25:30and it kind of got pushed aside,
25:31but they kind of, you know, broke that barrier,
25:34you know, for tennis athletes.
25:35And I think now full circle,
25:38we're getting that opportunity as male black athletes
25:42that are from a different sport.
25:43So I just think it's just a cool opportunity,
25:47you know, diversity inclusion is a thing
25:48and something that, you know,
25:50organizations and businesses are trying to accomplish.
25:55And we were kind of in the forefront of that on this side.
25:59So it's like Josie said, this is a great opportunity, man.
26:02And to let all kids, I mean,
26:03it's not just young black kids and black girls or whatever,
26:06it's for all kids.
26:07It's possible if you do it the right way,
26:09you have to go about it the right way
26:10and get young kids to understand, to look in the future,
26:13you set your goals and how do you go about it
26:15and asking questions and doing things the right way,
26:18which Tracy has said, you know, numerous times all morning
26:22is just doing it right at a young age
26:24because the money is gonna be there.
26:26What these guys are getting now,
26:27that's the easy thing, if you would,
26:30for these young athletes now,
26:31it's the other side of it, marrying the two together
26:34to really get these opportunities.
26:37Awesome, thank y'all.
26:39Well, hi guys, Tim Graham from The Athletic.
26:43You perfectly roll right into my next question here, Vince.
26:46I could ask this to all three of you,
26:48but I wanna ask it to Tracy
26:49because I happened to be around a Mount Zion superstar
26:54out in Las Vegas when you won the MVP of that tournament
26:57out there around Christmas.
26:58I was out there covering you then.
27:00So I can actually, I was around you at a time
27:02when your life was in front of you
27:04and writing stories about this guy
27:06who might jump right to the NBA.
27:08How can you put yourself in those shoes of that kid
27:14and what now he has accomplished here,
27:17not only as the NBA,
27:18but something that you probably couldn't even have had
27:20on your, in your head at all, being a part of the NFL?
27:24Oh man, little snotty, lanky, nose kid,
27:3117 years old back in them days,
27:33just trying to figure it out, man.
27:35You're talking about a kid that's come
27:38from some challenging upbringings, right?
27:43As a elementary school kid,
27:45had to get my, wake myself up in the morning,
27:47get myself dressed and make my own breakfast
27:50and then walk to school.
27:52And then when I came home from school,
27:54there was no one home
27:55because everybody had to leave for work.
27:58And that was like that, you know, for my whole childhood,
28:01just really raising myself really in those days,
28:06but sports kept me alive, man,
28:08and it kept me out of a lot of situations.
28:11And that's what my life was built around.
28:13So to be in this position, you know,
28:16now it's like looking back, like, you know,
28:19I'm so proud of, you know,
28:22what I had to overcome and being able to do that,
28:28to set that example for a lot of kids that look like me.
28:31And I'm sure Josie and Vince could tell that same story,
28:35but this is pretty freaking cool, man.
28:39I mean, at the end of the day,
28:42this is freaking cool, man,
28:43that, you know, you played 15 years in the NBA
28:46and have an opportunity to invest into a NFL franchise,
28:50which is really unheard of, right?
28:52Because only player that can say that is Magic Johnson
28:55that has played our sport.
28:57And for, you know, cousins,
29:01it makes it even crazier to go in and investing
29:05in this franchise is, you know, to look back,
29:09God had a path for me.
29:10And, you know, I think all those tests
29:13and the challenges that I went through,
29:15I passed every last one of them,
29:17is the reason why I think I'm in this position
29:19because he, you know, granted me this,
29:22knowing that I can handle that and set an example
29:24for the next, you know, generation to come behind me
29:28to be, you know, have this opportunity.
29:32And then I just wanted to ask,
29:33where were you guys in the process
29:35when you were on the sidelines
29:37for that Bill's Jaguars game?
29:39How, where, in terms of, did you know then?
29:42Were you, was it-
29:43No.
29:44What was the process like?
29:45That was just a formal introduction
29:47to meet Terry Pagula and the family,
29:49the staff and everybody.
29:51We were far away from, you know, closing anything.
29:55It was just an introduction.
29:57And then my final question,
29:58any examples that you guys have
30:00or ideas that you have about what actually can be done
30:02in Toronto or what you'd like to maybe introduce there?
30:06Josie.
30:07Yeah, I think that'll be,
30:09that'll be the next step in all this.
30:11And I think that'll be the really fun part.
30:12I mean, the cool thing about the Toronto market is if,
30:15you know, these guys know,
30:16you guys go to Raptors games,
30:18you know, the fanfare is second to none.
30:20You go to Toronto FC game, the fanfare is second to none.
30:23So to be honest, I think it's going to be a real fun part,
30:26reintroducing ourselves in that market
30:28because we all had wonderful memories there.
30:30And now with a different, you know, end game,
30:32which will be the Buffalo Bills,
30:33which will be the Buffalo Bills.
30:34And then, you know, I, you know,
30:36from leaving there, I can already tell you
30:38that there's a ton of Buffalo Bill fans
30:40that come to Toronto FC games,
30:42a ton that go to Raptors games.
30:43So I think we're going to have a lot of fun
30:45kind of tying it all into one.
30:47And I think, you know, the Buffalo Bills
30:49and the Buffalo Bill Mafia is going to explain,
30:50expand into the Northeast in a big way.
30:53Thanks guys.
30:54And Tim, I'll say this real quick.
30:55You know, back in the day,
30:57Thurman Thomas and Bruce Smith used to come to our games
31:00and sit courtside and watch us.
31:02And I think now it's just tying,
31:04because dare you say, you know,
31:05you understand what the Argos means to Toronto.
31:09But at the same time,
31:10and like I mentioned to the Pagoula family,
31:12it's just now, if you just get those fans to feel wanted
31:15and you make them aware of the Bills,
31:18it's, you now pique the interest of more people
31:21to now pay more attention.
31:23Because yeah, I agree.
31:24There always has been Bills fans there,
31:25but we're just trying to get the masses now.
31:27And so you just have to pique the interest.
31:29And this is a great way to start with the three of us.
31:33Thanks guys.
31:36Hi everyone.
31:37My name is Elena Gessenberg.
31:38I'm with ESPN.
31:39I first had a question for Josie.
31:40I was curious,
31:41is your wife's connection to Jessie Pagoula
31:43in the tennis world, did that help at all with this?
31:46Did that kind of get you connected a bit more?
31:48What was that side of it like for you?
31:51Yeah, great question.
31:52You know, obviously, you know,
31:53Jessie, she's a great tennis player.
31:55She's had a great season.
31:56There was no, there was no connection there though
31:59with this happening.
32:01But obviously that's, it's good to know
32:03because when I did have questions,
32:05she sang the family's praises.
32:07So it was all good there in terms of getting,
32:09you know, initial understanding
32:11about what the Pagoula family was about and all that.
32:14She provided a lot of good background there.
32:16And then just one last question for any of you.
32:18I think there was obviously a time when the Bills
32:20had a playoff drought
32:21and maybe weren't the most popular team,
32:23but now obviously they're winning
32:25and there's a lot of good things happening.
32:26What was kind of the reaction to this news coming out?
32:28Were you like at all surprised by any, you know,
32:31were people very excited for you?
32:32What was kind of like,
32:33obviously the Bills are like a very popular team right now.
32:36So like, what was the reaction kind of like
32:37when the news came out?
32:39T-Mac, go ahead real quick before you go.
32:42Elena, I'm so pissed that I didn't get to feel
32:47the emotion, the energy of the release.
32:50I was in China.
32:51Oh, that's right.
32:56I was in China doing an announcement.
32:58I didn't get to feel it.
33:00And I'm so jealous, but I was getting a lot of calls,
33:03a lot of emails and everything.
33:04And everybody was ecstatic about the announcement,
33:07but I wanted to be on US soil to really feel that energy.
33:11And I had to get it through my cousin and Josie.
33:14Hey, that's what's crazy.
33:15Cause I did get a text.
33:15He was like, yo, what was the feeling like?
33:17What was going on?
33:17What people say?
33:18Like, I forgot that he was so far removed from it.
33:24That's crazy.
33:25I gotta log off.
33:26Thank you guys.
33:26All right, man.
33:28He had to kind of live through us.
33:30And that was crazy.
33:31Cause I didn't realize it.
33:32Cause I was working doing the NBA cup,
33:36but I hadn't mentioned it to anyone just yet.
33:39And I was on set the day before it.
33:41I knew the meeting was coming.
33:42We're just waiting.
33:43So I was just, and then walk in the next day
33:45and everybody looks at me like,
33:49Bills didn't mention anything.
33:51And I was like, I'm just one of those things.
33:53Like, it's one of those, I was so excited about it,
33:55but like, it's nothing like hearing it for real
33:59when it's official.
34:00And I remember texting the group.
34:01I was like, man, like everybody's texting,
34:03but we text the group like, man,
34:05you know who you are now?
34:06You are a Bills owner.
34:08And it was pretty cool to finally say that
34:09and be a part of it.
34:10So yeah.
34:11But Mac didn't even get a chance to enjoy it
34:13until a week later almost.
34:16And to echo that, it's funny.
34:18Like, do not disturb.
34:19I put it to good use.
34:20I'm never a big fan of that, but I had to.
34:23Like, I had to because it was insane.
34:26Because it's like Tracy and Vince says,
34:28it's something that it just, you realize it then.
34:31You know, during this whole process,
34:32I don't think myself, you know,
34:34it's almost like, you know, we're all investors.
34:36It's like, you know, the world of investing
34:38and deal flow and all that.
34:40But the announcement itself and kind of the effect after,
34:44yeah, definitely had to go on do not disturb
34:46because, you know, I have a 10 year old son.
34:47I got stuff I gotta still do.
34:49And the phone just went off, you know,
34:50still to be honest, you know, going off.
34:53But all in good ways, all congratulatory
34:55and everybody extremely happy.
34:57So it was cool to feel that love for sure.
34:59But that effect was, yeah, phone was on do not disturb.
35:03So I can get through the day for sure.
35:06Awesome, thank you guys.
35:08That's all we have for you today, guys.
35:10Once again, thank you for your time and congratulations.
35:13Look forward to seeing you guys for years to come.
35:15Awesome. Thank you guys.
35:16Appreciate your time. Go Bills, baby.
35:18Go Bills.