* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:08] OH MY GOSH. WELCOME BACK TO THE TOTALLY TUBULAR CHECK. WELL, SURE IT'S IMPORTANT TO EXERCISE YOUR BODY, BUT IT'S MOSTLY IMPORTANT TO EXERCISE YOUR BRAIN, WHICH IS PRECISELY WHY I'VE INVENTED THE BIBLIO MAGNETOMETER 5,000, WHICH THE CITY HAS INSISTED BE CALLED THE EPIC READS, WHICH IN MY OPINION IS SIMPLY AN INFANTILE AMALGAMATE OF ITS CONTENTS AND ITS LOCATION. BE THAT AS IT MAY, I'D LIKE TO DEMONSTRATE THE MARVELOUS TECHNOLOGICAL WONDER THAT IS THE BIBLIO, UH, I MEAN THE EPIC READS AND IT'S AS EASY AS PIE. THAT'S PI A LITTLE MATH JOKE FOR YOU. AND IT SHOULD BE NOTED. YOU DON'T NEED TO BE A MEMBER OF THE EPIC. YOU JUST NEED YOUR LIBRARY CARD. YOU JUST PRESS CHECKOUT AND ALL ITEMS FIND A BOOK OR MOVIE YOU WANT TO CHECK OUT. HEY, TO TWIST SCIENTIST, HEY, I'M A SCIENTIST. PUT IN YOUR LIBRARY CARD NUMBER AND YOUR PIN NUMBER. REMOVE YOUR BOOK AND ENJOY. IS THAT YOU, PROFESSOR? WELL, YES IT IS. HOW WONDERFUL THAT YOU RECOGNIZE MY VOICE AFTER SO MANY YEARS. I'VE NEVER FORGOTTEN YOU, PROFESSOR OR WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME. OH, COME ON. EPIC READS. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS. I'VE GIVEN YOU PURPOSE. I'VE MADE YOU A VALUABLE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. OH MY GOSH, EPIC READS. HOW COULD YOU SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT? THERE COULD BE CHILDREN AROUND. YOU KNOW WHAT, IF YOU'RE GONNA BE THIS HOSTILE AND IMMATURE, WE'RE DONE TALKING TO YOU. OKAY? UH, WE SEEM TO BE HAVING SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY, SO I THINK IT'S BEST THAT WE JUST SEND IT ON OVER TO PETER. THANKS, ASHLEY. AND BLAIR. NOW Y'ALL HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE EPIC RES, BUT NOW YOU NEED TO HEAR ABOUT THE EPIC ITSELF. THIS IS A ONE OF A KIND FACILITY IN OUR COUNTRY. YOU GOTTA COME AND SEE IT 'CAUSE THERE'S NOTHING LIKE IT. AND HERE'S CHRISTIAN APP, THE GENERAL MANAGER TO TELL US ABOUT ALL THE AMAZING STUFF THAT HAPPENS HERE AND THAT THEY HAVE HERE FOR OUR, UH, CITIZENS. WOW. THANK YOU, PETER. IT IS A BIG MONTH FOR US HERE. WE'RE CELEBRATING OUR FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY. WOW. YES, SIR. AND ALSO THIS YEAR WE HAVE MORE MEMBERS THAN WE'VE EVER HAD BEFORE, SO MORE GRAND PRAIRIE RESIDENTS ARE UTILIZING THE FACILITY EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS BUILT FOR. BUT YES, SIR, THERE'S A TON OF STUFF GOING ON THIS MONTH THAT WE'RE GONNA CELEBRATE. WE'RE GONNA GIVE AWAY $5,000 WORTH OF GIVEAWAYS, INCLUDING RENTAL SPACES, MEMBERSHIP FOR A FAMILY, FOR A FULL YEAR GIVEAWAY, SWAG, BAGS, ALL KINDS OF GOOD STUFF. SO, CHRIS, THIS IS JUST SUCH AN AMAZING PLACE. YOU FEEL LIKE GIVING US A TOUR? ABSOLUTELY. LET'S CHECK IT OUT. NICE. SO, OVER HERE WE'RE LOOKING AT OVER A MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS WORTH OF FITNESS EQUIPMENT. WOW. RIGHT HERE AT THE EPIC MACHINES. YOU WON'T FIND ANYWHERE ELSE IN GRAND PRAIRIE. THE BEST OF THE BEST. WE STAY AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF FITNESS AT ALL TIMES. SO, CHRIS, I SEE THE SIGN THAT SAYS CROSSFIT. SO TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON HERE BEHIND US. ABSOLUTELY. RIGHT HERE BEHIND US, YOU'RE GONNA SEE STATE-OF-THE-ART, CUTTING EDGE CROSSFIT. WE ARE A CROSSFIT AFFILIATE, UH, HERE AT THE EPIC, EPIC 29 60 CROSSFIT. OUR OFFICIAL TITLE. WE ARE A REGIONAL PARTNER HERE. UM, MOST CROSSFITS YOU'LL FIND IN STRIP MALLS. UM, WE HAVE OUR OWN BOX RIGHT HERE. AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR STAFF IS HERE WORKING, UH, WITH OUR MEMBERS. THIS IS A, UH, IT'S A, IT'S ADDITIONAL FEE FOR, UH, TO JOIN THE CROSSFIT. UM, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S A, A, A REGIONAL AFFILIATION THAT WE HAVE WITH GUN. WHAT IS THIS MACHINE BACK HERE AND WHAT ARE THESE GUYS DOING WITH IT? HEY, THIS IS THE GUN MAN. THE GUN. THE GUN. IT'S CALLED THE GUN. THIS IS WHAT UNIVERSITIES AND HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE TO PRACTICE THEIR JUMP SHOTS AT THREE POINT SHOTS. YOU GO AHEAD AND SET IT FOR HOW YOU'D LIKE TO AND IT'LL PASS BALLS TO YOU ALL DAY LONG. WOW. SO CHRIS, WHAT AM I HOLDING HERE? OH, THAT'S A PICKLEBALL PADDLE. REALLY? YES, SIR. PICKLEBALL IS VERY COOL. SO CAN I LEARN HOW TO PLAY PICKLEBALL HERE? ABSOLUTELY. YOU SURE CAN. [00:05:01] VERY GOOD. PICKLEBALL IS THE NA THE NATION'S FASTEST GROWING SPORT. AND WE ARE, WE ARE GROWING IN THIS SPORT HERE DAILY, HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE. SO WE KNOW YOU CAN LIFT WEIGHTS AT THE EPIC, BUT CAN OBVIOUSLY I CAN SWIM HERE TOO. OH MAN. WE GOT FITNESS SWIM. WE ALSO HAVE FAMILY SWIM BOOK. YOUR NEXT SWIM PARTY HERE, PETE. WOW. SO CHRIS, ALMOST EVERYBODY IN THIS COUNTRY LISTEN TO A PODCAST OF SOME KIND, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY. ARE YOU TELLING ME PEOPLE CAN COME TO THE EPIC TO RECORD THEIR PODCAST? YES, SIR. WE HAVE A STATE-OF-THE-ART PODCAST BOOTH, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE. WE CALL IT EPIC LIVE. WE PRODUCE OUR OWN PODCAST AS WELL. IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR FOLKS TO TELL THEIR STORY TOO. BUT YES, ABSOLUTELY THEY COULD RENT THIS SPACE. NOT ONLY CAN I SWIM, WORKOUT, PLAY BASKETBALL, PICKLEBALL, BUT IF I WANTED TO HAVE A BIG EVENT, LIKE A CORPORATE EVENT OR A BIG FAMILY REUNION TYPE EVENT, COULD I DO THAT HERE? ABSOLUTELY, BROTHER. WE DO IT ALL. WELCOME TO THE WAREHOUSE. NICE. HOLDS 120 PEOPLE. WOW. EXECUTIVE VIEW TO DALLAS EXECUTIVE VIEW OF EPIC CENTRAL PARK HERE. GREAT VIEW OF THE ALLUVIAL WATER SHOW. WE HOST ALL KINDS OF EVENTS IN HERE, FROM WEDDINGS TO BABY SHOWERS, NEW YORK CITY STYLE FASHION SHOWS. WE DO IT ALL. CHRIS, A LOT OF PEOPLE, A LOT OF FACILITIES HAVE A WALKING TRACK, BUT NOT LIKE THIS. WHAT AM I LOOKING AT BACK HERE? NO, ABSOLUTELY. WE DO HAVE A NORMAL WALKING TRACK THAT'S ONE SEVENTH OF A MILE. BUT WE DO HAVE THIS STEEP INCLINE ADVENTURE TRACK AS WELL. YOU CAN SEE IT'S STEEP GRADE. YEAH. IT'S SUPPOSED TO INQUIRE A, UH, VIGOROUS WORKOUT. NICE. ALRIGHT. YOU READY? RACE YOU TO THE TOP. OKAY. THAT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN. , ASHLEY AND BLAIR BACK TO YOU. WORKING OUT IS HARD. THAT WAS A LOT. I'M REALLY TIRED. YEAH. I NEED A NAP. YEAH. WAIT, DON'T WE HAVE PROGRAMS? OF COURSE. WE HAVE PROGRAMS. OH, OKAY. ROLL THE PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS, FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS FOR SWIFTIES. COME MAKE FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS AND HANG OUT WITH FELLOW FANS OF OUR FAVORITE ARTIST. WEAR YOUR FAVORITE ARROWS OUTFIT FOR A CHANCE AT A PRIZE TO REGISTER. EMAIL ANN MARIE ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH AT 6:00 PM AT THE WARMACK LIBRARY. COME AND FIND OUT THE BASICS OF FOSTER CARE ADOPTION FROM FOSTER CARE AND INFANT ADOPTION. FROM OUR LIBRARY SOCIAL WORKER. EMAIL ANN MARIE TO REGISTER. THIS IS SO EPIC. THE CITY IS EPIC. THE EPIC IS EPIC. EPIC READS IS EPIC. THE LIBRARY IS EPIC. COME ON, LET'S GO BLAIR. I'M READY. LET'S GO. LET'S GO. WORK OUT SOME MORE. I'M TIRED. NO. COME ON. COME ON, COME ON. YOU CAN DO IT. COME ON. HI. HI. I'M BLAIR. AND I'M ASHLEY. AND WE, AND WE WANT YOU TO CHECK IT OUT. CHECK OUT. OKAY. NOW COME ON. WE HAVEN'T EVEN CHECKED OUT THE POLL YET. COME ON, COME ON, COME ON. 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