- [Toddfather] This program is made possible through a grant from the Greater Peoria Leadership Council, a coalition of business and civic leaders working together to shape a stronger, more connected region through the Choose Greater Peoria Initiative.

(upbeat music) ♪ Well, no matter what the question is, we'll say ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ And if wanna find some show ♪ ♪ We'll say yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Whoa ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ You're amazing ♪ ♪ Baby, you're amazing ♪ ♪ You just remember, you just remember ♪ ♪ You're amazing ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ (clanging sound effect) (attendees cheer and clap) - Thank you, thank you, thank you.

What a crowd.

What a crowd here at WTVP once again.

Good evening, friends.

Welcome to "Vibe 309".

I am your host, Blake Wirth.

Listen, I've said it before.

I'll say it again.

This show brings people together, which is fitting because tonight's guest knows a thing or two about bringing people together.

He knows a thing or two about creating good vibes out of thin air.

His fingerprints are all over this city if you're paying attention.

Perhaps you've been driving around Peoria and you saw a billboard that says, hidden in plain sight, and you thought, "What the heck is that?"

I sure did.

Maybe you've crushed a pizza and a couple beers at Brienzo's.

He's also behind that.

There's a chance you've even attended a soiree he's planned and didn't know it.

Listen, there are dreamers and there are doers.

Then there are those who are somehow able to do both.

Tonight's guest is one of those people.

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Beau Landry!

(attendees cheer and clap) Oh.

- Hey.

- How you doing, buddy?

- Blake, thanks for having me.

- You got it, buddy.

- Good to see you.

(attendees clapping) - Look at that jumpsuit.

- Oh yeah.

- You can't get that in Peoria.

- Heck no, you can't.

- Where do you get that from?

- You get this from Chicago.

- You get it from Chicago?

- Yeah.

- You feel like a big city guy, but you're not.

You're from here.

- I love Peoria.

- You're from Peoria.

- From Peoria, born and raised.

- I saw you, actually I saw him yesterday, and you had a mustache.

- And I shaved it right for the show, right before the show.

- Okay.

I'm not... (Beau chuckles) You had a mustache, right?

- Yep.

- Okay.

Looks good either way, but.

- Thank you.

- Okay.

So, when I was writing your intro, trying to describe who you are, what you do, restaurant guy doesn't work anymore, certainly pizza guy doesn't cut it.

When people ask you who are you because you do so much, what do you tell them?

- Mm-hmm.

- Well, I'm Beau Landry and I am an experienced creator.

I'm a hospitality-driven person.

I love bringing people together and I think that the joy that I find in that is what brings everything that I do.

- Uh-huh.

- And from as young as I can remember, I was always the kid that was planning sleepovers, parties, neighborhood get-togethers.

- Did you have itineraries also planned when these people- - Oh, very, very detail-oriented - Mm.

- from a really young age.

- Can you give me an example here of something that- - Yeah.

- Okay.

- So, one of my, I would say my favorite memory growing up was around Halloween time, my dad and my mom when they were still married, - Knute.

- Yep, Knute and Melissa.

- Your dad's name is Knute.

That is the best name I've ever heard.

- Yep.

Named after Knute Rockne, big Notre Dame people.

- Yeah.

- So- - The Gipper?

- What?

- The Gipper?

Is that something?

- I don't know about the Gipper.

- Go on.

- Hall of Famer coach at Notre Dame though.

- Yeah.

- And I remember just loving that season of Halloween because we would all go to the haunted houses - Mm-hmm.

- and we would go down to Three Sisters Park and it became a tradition every year we would go.

But in terms of the itinerary, it would be you get off school, everybody's packing into Mrs.

Jacob's car, she's dropping the kids off at our house, we're having dinner, and then we're on the way packing about 9 to 10 kids (chuckles) in about a 6-seater car.

- Okay.

- So, but- - So, you've always loved pulling together an itinerary and bringing people together, creating experiences is your forte.

- Yeah.

I love seeing people get to forget about what may or they may not be struggling with - Yeah.

- And get to really enjoy themselves.

- I love that, man.

Did you move away for a little bit?

Did you live in Chicago and you came back?

- Yep.

- Talk about that.

- Yeah.

So, after high school and really throughout my upbringing, I never thought I'd stay here.

I always felt a little bit misunderstood and I felt like my creativity wasn't, it wasn't received by my peers at a young age.

And my dad, he started Brienzo's when I was in grade school.

- Okay.

- He lost his job and he started with a brick oven pizza or a pizza brick oven - Yeah.

- and he did not have any money to start a brick and mortar.

So, he used the portable trailer because he didn't have any money.

He went to the bank and asked them for money, and they said, "What do you have to collateralize it with?"

And he said, "Well, I don't have anything.

That's why I'm here at the bank."

And so, he saved up (Blake laughing) as much as he could and he made the portable oven, but really throughout that time, he wasn't present.

He wasn't around.

And I didn't understand that whole time, he was building something for me.

- [Blake] Mm.

- So, our dynamic has completely shifted - Yeah.

- and we're closer than we've ever been.

- Can I get closer than they've ever been?

That's awesome, man.

- Yeah.

- Love that.

That's great.

(attendees cheer and clap) I heard Knute speak about you at an event you threw several weeks back, which was incredible, by the way.

He had some very lovely words to say about you and everything you're doing.

I do want to get into VAULT, - Mm-hmm.

- this culture room.

You see the billboard.

Has anyone seen the billboards hiding in plain sight?

Yeah?

Hidden in plain sight.

- Yeah.

- Talk to me about that.

- So, I think I gotta backpedal a little bit - Okay.

- to answer this question.

But yeah, I never thought that I'd stay in Peoria.

And so, after college, I moved to Chicago.

I worked for NBC Universal for a couple years - Oh wow.

- in digital ads.

And I had a job offer that was lining me up to either move to New York or to Miami.

And in between that point in 2021, my mom, she was diagnosed with cancer.

And so, I had to make a decision, was I gonna come home and be with her throughout that journey or was I gonna see through what I thought was gonna be my life and my dream?

And I made the decision to come home.

And I am in no way regretful of that decision.

I know exactly that I'm here for a reason - Yeah.

- and I'm happy about it.

But I couldn't help but get my hands dirty in the restaurant while I was working remotely for NBC.

And I'm like, dang, this is fun.

I love serving.

If I could do anything all day and not have to worry about money, I'd be a server - Okay.

- because I love that.

It's like you get to put on a show and you get to delight people.

- Yeah.

- But yeah, as I was getting my hands dirty, I started thinking to myself, hey, I'm good at this.

This is my thing and I can do a lot of the other things that I wanted to do in the future - Yeah.

- and build this platform.

So, now my vision and the goal is to bring big city sophistication to people who need it.

- Okay.

- And some people in Peoria don't even know that they need it.

- They need it though.

- But they need it.

(attendees laughing) - Why do they need it?

I need it.

- I think we see a lot of younger folks leaving and not coming back because they're craving experiences that they can't get here.

And my goal is to bring those experiences here so that, one, people can stay here that want to, have those experiences.

And two, so that people can get excited that aren't here, about what we're doing and come back.

- Yeah.

I love that, man.

So, okay, you are investing a lot of money in downtown, in VAULT in this project.

Talk a little bit about the project and why do you believe in Peoria and downtown so much in order to do that?

- So, the VAULT vision really stems from a lot of different areas of my life.

Music is a very important factor.

- [Blake] You got quite the voice, by the way.

- Oh, thank you.

- We're not gonna ask him to sing, but he's got some pipes.

- Music's always been an outlet for me.

So, the concept will be driven around music, culture, and experiences.

And growing up, I was very fortunate to go to a private school.

My parents really sacrificed a lot to send me there.

And I know you had the same experience.

We connected about that.

But I always saw myself as different from the other kids because I didn't have the luxury cars and mom picking me up from school right at 3:00 - Yeah.

- I was in the aftercare.

And so, at a young age, you don't really see those things as things that are gonna build you into who you are.

- Mm-hmm.

- You see them as, "What's wrong with me?

Or why don't I have that?"

And now, it's like the material stuff, it doesn't mean anything to me, but it motivated me - Yeah.

- to this point of like, okay, we need to create something that everyone can be a part of and a specific type of person.

So- - What's the criteria, real quickly before we go to the next segment, what is the criteria for VAULT?

- So, yeah, with the country club stuff is what I was gonna get to.

I was like, you got to be rich to belong to a country club, but why don't we have something here that caters towards people who are creative and people who love Peoria?

So, the VAULT is a private member's club by day, and then at nighttime it's a chef-driven dinner experience that turns into a nightlife concept.

And the membership criteria is that you have to love Peoria, you have to actively be participating and investing real dollars into making our community better, or you're contributing in a positive way through either community engagement or through charities.

- I love that.

I love it.

A club, it's not a club.

It's a culture room.

It's not a club.

It's a culture room for people who love Peoria.

I am so excited for it to open up.

- Yeah.

- Other people who love Peoria, everyone at Soul Fest, the Toddfather and I went to Soul Fest.

It was one of the best nights of my life.

I had so much fun.

I danced.

I'm still a little sore from that.

But go ahead and check the vibes for yourself.

Run it.

(whooshing sound effect) You like this move, Todd?

- [Toddfather] Yeah.

We're rolling, by the way.

- We're rolling?

- Yeah.

- Welcome to the River City Soul Fest, the 27th Annual River City Soul Fest, the sold out Soul Fest here on the Peoria Riverfront.

Many people whom I trust say there is no greater vibe in the city than this event.

Cannot wait to check it out, Toddfather.

So, let's go ahead.

(upbeat music) We are here with Soul Fest host, Lexii.

Lexii, describe the vibes if you could.

- The vibes are lit.

They're dope.

They're great.

They're "309".

(upbeat music) So many people from Peoria come out our community.

It's an amazing event that happens every year.

And the more people come, the more we can invest and the more we can do things like this.

- A true "309" vibe!

It's really great.

It's full of energy.

Everybody's excited.

It's a beautiful day here in Greater Peoria.

We're excited for the entertainment.

We're excited for the music.

We're excited to have a great time here in the "309".

- Whoa!

- [Blake] Describe the vibes here at Soul Fest.

- Huh, fire.

Sold out vibes, actually.

Sold out is the third time we sold out in a row.

And this is a track that we haven't seen before in the history of this event.

So, it's going down.

Obviously we're under the bridge.

Beautiful night, beautiful vibe.

Hey, we finna do what it do, man.

(upbeat music) - This event has been going on, I think, 20 plus years.

And look, Peoria has a beautiful waterfront.

You can't find a place where you can have a view like this and have a night like this and have music like this for a cost like this of less than $25.

Come on.

It's a vibe in "309".

It's a vibe.

- Woo!

Okay.

(upbeat music) So, for people who have never been to Soul Fest, what do they need to know?

Why should they be here?

(upbeat music) - It is good community love.

Everybody is having fun.

Good music, good food, just a good time.

- They missing Peoria's fondness.

They missing camaraderie, community, music, fun, laughter, life.

- You can get out your soul, - Yeah.

- be pretty, be you.

- You could be happy.

- You don't got to fight.

It's just loving.

- Yeah.

Come out and enjoy yourself.

- Yeah, yeah.

- Eat some good food, have a nice little drink, get a good little buzz, and it's all good.

- Hey, hey, talk to me about Soul Fest, baby.

(Stephen laughing) How's Soul Fest going?

- What's going on, Blake, man?

How you doing?

I'm so excited to be here at Soul Fest this year.

This is an incredible season, an incredible venue, incredible artist, and it's really good to be here tonight.

- Pleasure to be here with Marquise, one of the artists tonight.

Marquise, describe the vibes for us.

- Man, the vibes are immaculate.

It's sexy.

It's R&B.

It's Peoria.

It's River City.

It's love.

It's magic.

(camera snaps) ♪ I just wanna take it nice and slow ♪ ♪ See, I've been waiting for this for so long ♪ ♪ Making love until the sun comes up ♪ ♪ Baby, I just wanna take it nice and slow ♪ There you go.

- Woo-hoo.

(whooshing sound effect) (attendees cheer and clap) - Yes.

(attendees cheer and clap) Hmm!

Love that Soul Fest, baby.

- Yeah.

- You got some soul.

Have been to Soul Fest?

- You know, I haven't, but I need to get there.

- You need to get there.

It is one of the best events, if not the best event on the riverfront.

It's incredible.

But anyway, welcome back to "Vibe 309".

Our next guest is an advanced practice nurse, the founder of Artemis Aesthetics & Wellness, and a WTVP 40 Leaders Under 40 honoree.

She's also a breast cancer survivor.

Rather than let her experience define her, she turned one of the hardest chapters of her life into hope for others.

Let's get her up here so she can tell us all about it.

Please welcome Lindsey Swischuck.

(attendees cheer and clap) - Yeah!

Welcome.

- How are you doing?

Thanks.

- Welcome, Lindsey.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

Thank you so much for coming.

- Thanks for having me.

- Please have a seat.

(Beau exhales) You like that couch?

- Yeah, it's cozy.

(hand taps) - It's a Roche Bobois.

(Lindsey chuckles) It's Italian.

No, it's from IKEA.

It's like the fifth time I've made that joke.

(Beau chuckles) No one laughs.

So, we're probably (attendees laughing) gonna put that joke on ice.

But anyway, Lindsey, (attendee coughing) thank you for joining us.

- Thank you for having me.

- So, the event I was talking about, of course, that you took one of the hardest chapters of your life and turned into, is Pink Boots & Country Roots.

Can you tell us - Yeah.

- [Blake] about that please?

- So, it's a charity country concert that helps raise funds for the OSF Cancer Institute, specifically breast cancer patients and the support services department.

So, when I was going through treatment, my interaction with the Cancer Support Services was that I really wanted to do something to preserve my hair during chemotherapy.

- Mm.

- And through normal avenues, I ran into some obstacles.

We didn't really have a lot of options and through the normal cancer centers, they didn't offer anything.

So, my nurse navigator through the Cancer Support Services hooked me up with an external company that sent me everything I needed to perform that task and I hardly lost any hair.

So, as someone with... I was a mom or I am a mom with young kids, - Yeah.

- that was very important to me.

- Sure.

- And so, I'm just forever grateful for them for listening to me and providing me with those things.

So, that's why that department is really important and why we want to support - Yeah.

- that particular cause - For sure.

- this time, so.

- When were you diagnosed?

- I think about four years ago.

- Okay.

- Kind of blocked it out, but about four years ago.

- Yeah.

So, you were obviously, - Yeah.

- you were a nurse, you were established.

- Yeah.

- You were already at Artemis.

You already opened that?

- Yes.

Yeah, I owned... No, actually, I was co-owner of another practice back then.

- Okay.

- And then, after my diagnosis, I kind of just wanted to branch out and do things my way.

You realize life's short - Yeah.

- and you just kind of want to take the wheel a little bit more.

- Yeah.

- So, that's when we started Artemis Aesthetics & Wellness and moved to Peoria Heights, and it's been great ever since.

- In a minute, I want to transition, because I know Beau has a hand and he's helping you with the event, but I do want to know, tell the people a little bit about Artemis, because it's a beautiful building in the Heights, you see it.

Some people don't necessarily know what it is.

So, what do you do there?

- Yeah.

We're a full service med spa, essentially.

So, we have all the common things like facials, Botox, fillers, but we also have pretty much every type of laser treatment out there as well.

Laser hair removal, CO2.

- Laser tag.

- Yeah, exactly.

- Mm-hmm.

- We do a little of that too.

Yeah.

(attendees laughing) We have it all.

(chuckles) (attendees laughing) So.

- Anyway.

So, Pink Boots, Country Roots.

Beau is the mastermind behind the aesthetic, the decor, right?

- We kind of both do that, but wat like Beau said- - We both do this.

Actually, I'll interrupt you - Go ahead.

- because - Yeah, go ahead, Beau.

- she is the one that... I mean, it's her baby.

- Mm-hmm.

- I just help her.

I get to bring it to life.

- Of course.

- I'm the country Western one.

- She is the country girl.

- Yeah.

(laughs) - Do you like country music?

- I'm from Indiana.

I love country music.

- Okay.

- Yeah.

- Beau likes all music.

What I was gonna say is that before he was mentioning how planned and organized he is, which is great, because I'm like, I have an idea and it's just floating around and he schedules it and gets it done - It's- - and makes your vision come to life.

- Yeah.

Okay.

Tell me about this event.

What year is it?

What can people expect?

- Yeah, this is year two.

We're moving it to right downtown Peoria Heights, behind the Pabst building, if you know where that is, just trying to expand things a little bit.

And we're really taking over that space.

We're really truly going to transform it into trying to make it like you just walked into Montana or something.

- Mm-hmm.

- We're bringing in these massive Nordic tepees.

It's gonna be great, you know?

- We're basically creating a venue out of a grassy area.

So, it's really impressive.

One that just when we get to talking, it's like I can see it in her mind.

And then, - Yeah.

- when we do it together, it's so magical.

- Yeah.

- Well, and now, getting to learn a little bit about you both, obviously you were a cancer survivor.

I just learned that your mother went through it as well.

So, there's got to be a connection there that you guys bond over as well, right?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

I think when I first got back to Peoria, I was trying to be a part of other things.

I really wanted to help and I love charities.

St.

Jude was always something that was really special to me growing up.

I had friends that went to St.

Jude, got treatment.

But when I got back to Peoria, I tried to do a lot of different charities.

And so, I had to cut some out because I really like to give 110%.

And so, this is the one - Yeah.

- I'm really focused on - Yeah.

- with her.

- And last year, when we started the event, we had started planning and Beau had heard about it, and he approached me and he's like, "I don't want anything in return.

I just want to help."

- Wow.

- Yeah.

- Give it up for Beau maybe?

What do we think?

(attendees cheer and clap) He's one of the good guys.

He's one of the good guys.

(attendees clapping) He's one of the good guys.

So, okay, we've got a couple different avenues we can go now.

We've got, I want to play a game with you guys, a little segment here.

Have some fun.

What do you think?

(hands tap) We can do a would you rather, or we can do rapid fire section, a rapid fire segment.

What do you want to do?

- You pick.

- You pick.

- You pick.

- You know what?

I'll pick.

- Okay.

- Okay, perfect.

- How about that?

We're gonna do would you rather.

Never done it here.

Just some would you rathers, a little fun.

You know what?

Let's do a rapid fire just real quickly for two minutes and then we will transition to do would you rather.

These are good sound bites.

This is a lot of fun.

You guys ready?

- Okay.

- You might want to get a drink.

- Oh.

- Okay.

All right.

- This is intense here.

- Let's prep ourselves.

- All right.

- Favorite... We're gonna start with you, Beau.

- Mm-hmm.

- We're gonna start with you.

- Yeah, I'll take the heat.

- Favorite place to get Botox.

- Favorite place to eat besides Brienzo's in the "309".

- Favorite place to eat in the "309".

- [Blake] You can name multiple.

- Jim's Bistro.

- [Blake] Love it.

- Connected.

- Love it.

- Jalapenos.

- Love it.

- Casa Agave.

- Love it.

You just get to name every restaurant?

- Agatucci's.

- Okay.

- Agatucci's, actually, I do support other pizza.

Aggie's is awesome.

- They just celebrated 100 years - Aggie's is great.

- for the second year in a row.

- I get extreme nostalgia every time I'm in there.

I got to do the tiger sauce in the whole nine yards.

- The tiger sauce is where it's at.

Okay, go ahead.

- I have some overlapping ones.

Jim's Bistro.

- It's okay.

Yeah.

- We always are going there on date night.

- Sure.

- Casa Agave, pretty much any place in Peoria Heights.

And I do have to give a shout-out to the newest edition, Rosie's in the Heights.

It's a new wine bar and it's our neighbor at Artemis, so.

- Yeah.

- And of course, if my kids were voting to Brienzo's, of course, after every single game that we have.

- Let me ask you this one.

One local business you think deserves more love?

Hmm.

(fingers tapping) - Go ahead.

- I don't know.

(Lindsey chuckles) (attendees laughing) I don't know.

- One local business that I think deserves more love, Fired Up.

- [Blake] Okay.

I like that.

- I love Fired Up.

- That's a great call.

- I used to go there and I'd paint, and I'd bake the thing and pick it up two weeks later with my mom.

And Fired Up's awesome.

Everybody should go - Yeah.

- do pottery.

- That is fun.

- That's a great call.

- I think shopping more retail, like clothing stores - Yeah.

- and everything.

Like we need to support- - We got any of the Heights we can shout-out right now?

- Yeah.

Love + Lavender.

She's here.

- Love + Lavender.

She's in the house.

- A Perfect Pear boutique.

- Perfect Pear boutique.

- Perfect Pear boutique.

Yeah.

We got to... - Mm-hmm.

- The Heights is loaded with obviously great restaurants, great boutiques, whatnot.

Instead of doing would you rather... Nah, we'll do a couple would you rathers here.

You ready?

(hand taps) Beau, we'll start with you.

Would you rather have unlimited money but no free time or unlimited free time but just enough money to get by?

You could not wear that tracksuit.

- I think that I would rather (Lindsey chuckles) have the unlimited money and no free time.

- Okay.

What about you?

(attendees laughing) - I'll say the opposite, I guess.

- The opposite?

- Yeah.

- You want to have - I'd love some free time.

- your free time?

Yeah, you need some free time.

- I don't have any of that these days.

- Would you rather have the ability to read minds or the ability to make people forget anything you ever said?

- Forget, for sure.

I don't want to know - You've said some- - what people are thinking, but I would like for them to forget.

- Yeah.

- [Blake] But you said some hurtful things that you don't- - No, just like say stupid stuff.

- Okay.

- Yeah.

- What about you, Beau?

- Like I'm gonna regret this answer later.

- I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I actually lost.

My complete attention span went away.

What was the question?

(attendees laughing) - Would you rather have the ability to read minds or the ability to make people forget anything you said?

- I like the second one because I can already do number one.

- You can read minds?

- Pretty much.

(attendees laughing) - Okay.

Just casual?

Yeah.

Pretty much.

- Just kidding.

- I'm really good with intuition and the staff.

The staff, they give off- - You have to read a lot of people.

- All right, we're gonna do a quick fun one and then serious one.

Fun one, Lindsey, we'll start with you.

- Okay.

- Would you rather have permanently wet socks or always feel like - Oh.

- there's a popcorn kernel stuck in your teeth?

(attendees laughing) - And I have to choose one of those.

- Yeah.

Would you rather?

- I would say probably, I would rather have like the popcorn kernel maybe.

I just went fishing and I had wet socks the whole time because my Waders had a hole in them.

And I'm like, this is awful.

- Yeah.

- Wet socks suck.

- I'll do the popcorn kernel.

- Yeah.

Wet socks suck.

- Every day.

- What doesn't suck are you too.

I appreciate you both so much.

I want to give you a "Vibe 309" hat.

Real quickly, where can people learn more - Thank you.

- about Pink Roots - Thank you.

- and where can people learn more about the NOW Group and VAULT?

- So, you can go online at pinkbootsandcountryroots.com and find out everything about it.

The tickets, our mission, everything.

And also on social media, of course, Facebook and Instagram.

- Okay.

Beau, what about you?

- You can go online to- - Yeah, it looks good.

It's your color scheme too.

- Heck yeah.

All black, baby.

- Yes, sir.

- the-now-group.com.

That covers pretty much everything that we do.

- Okay.

Awesome.

- And Instagram handle, @thenowgroupco.

- Love it.

I want to thank you both for everything you guys do in the community.

I appreciate you both.

Give it up for Beau and Lindsey, please.

(attendees cheer and clap) - Thank you.

(whooshing sound effect) (attendees clapping) - I came across something on social media recently called the train theory.

Has anyone heard of the train theory?

Anybody?

No?

Well, the idea is simple.

You are the train.

People climb aboard at different stops throughout your life.

Some ride with you for years, other are only there for a brief moment in time.

Some leave before you're ready, and sometimes people even leave without saying goodbye.

I think most of us think it's our job to keep everyone on board at all times in life, but according to the train theory, our job is to keep moving, keep living.

Relationships do end, friendships do fade.

People you thought would be on your train for the long haul end up getting off early, for whatever reason.

Obviously that stuff hurts and we've all experienced it.

(clears throat) But instead of asking, why did they leave?

I think we should ask, what did they leave with me?

A lesson, (upbeat music) a few cherished memories perhaps, a different perspective.

I used to think it was the length of the ride that matters.

I don't anymore.

I think it's about what we give each other while our paths do overlap.

The more I sat with this, the more I realized this applies to communities as well.

Some of us were born here.

Some came here for school.

Some came here for a job.

Some of us will spend the rest of our lives here.

Others are just passing through.

So, here's my take.

Don't spend so much time grieving the people who stepped off, that you forget to appreciate the time they were on the ride in the first place.

(upbeat music) Listen, I'll be the first to admit, I've lost a lot of time wondering why I lost some passengers along the way.

But this train theory thing, it helped me look at it from a different perspective.

Everyone's on their own journey.

We all are, so wish them well.

Try not to hold onto icky feelings.

And who knows, maybe somewhere farther down the track, your paths will cross again.

But even if they don't, be grateful they crossed it all.

That is my take.

Thank you for tuning in.

Ladies and gentlemen, it has most definitely been a vibe.

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