This is Episode 24 of What's the Deal Grosse Ile seal. The podcast exploring the people places history and events that make rosio unique. I'm your host, Ben fote. If there's one thing that combines the unique people places in history of this island, it's a particular event. Island fest. One of the big early disappointments of 2020 was that the Coronavirus didn't stop spreading as quickly as we'd hoped and events like Island fest had to be cancelled in June. Now that seems a bit silly in retrospect, but but we really didn't know. Island fest is certainly unique in our region. We get to be host to the earliest outdoor celebration and earliest fireworks display downriver. The community turns out and our neighboring communities also show up for the party. My parents even usually come up from Columbus. I was sure that we'd be putting Island fest on the backburner one more year, but no, it's happening. June 4, fifth, and sixth. Let's hear more. Well, if you've ever been to Ireland, faster paint the town red or almost any of Grosse Ile social functions. You either know or know of my guest today. Chad Novak has been a key part of the fun parts of being on grow CEO for decades. Thank you for sharing the stories of Island fest with me Chad.
Absolutely, Baron. I'm excited to be here and talk about all things new things and and things for in the future.
Well, let's start with the most common question on social media. A lot of people are moving to the island and they're asking on gross sale now and probably other places. What is the basic idea behind Island fest?
Well, I would first started I want to say it was in the early 80s the 1980s at West Croft gardens, and it was called Azalea festival. The whole event was based around the blooms of the azaleas and rhododendrons, my good friend in East you will say whose nephew Kyle runs the farms now along with his amazing crew Erica and a whole gang down there. So it started there. They have like small things like a maypole dance that I've never been part of a maypole dance. But I know the whole image and all that. And they did little things like that. Around 1984 the event moved to McComb Street to better utilize the property and the size of the event because it was growing and growing. And that's where the parade came in. And, and we would go around we plug in bouncy houses to businesses and homes with their, their outdoor areas. And it was it was mostly just a one day of that that, you know, it wasn't the whole three days. And over the course until at about 1999 they moved to the airport where it became Island fast because for one we can't shut down the business district McComb Street, that's a Wayne County issue, too. You can't put fireworks down there in the business district and get rise and beverage times and and the hanger was more conducive for vendors because they're out of the elements for three days. You know, I get comments about Thunder fast and water fast and all that mud fast. Well, that
really June that can be that can be trouble.
Absolutely. So you know, it's like things change in the Michigan minute. But you know, everything that we've gone through in the past year with the the COVID. And the challenges makes it even more challenging. Bridges being closed. This is the second Island festival, we have not had the lane county for a bridge to use, you know, we're utilizing the toll bridge. So there's a lot of challenges with that with late restrictions and overloads. And I got it, I got it. And I just want the public to know that we're doing our best. It's a small group of people that make this huge event happen. So, but in a nutshell, Azalea fast because and it happened. It was an early May that they used to do the Azalea festival. I had people say oh, you know, we always try to make it after Memorial weekend. We have contracts with the fireworks company and the parade. I mean, I'm sorry, the fireworks country and the carnival for three years. So we have to have set dates. There were a couple years where it was at the end of May. But the original Azalea festival was when the roadies and azaleas were in bloom, and that was in the early springs.
Sure. And going back to that 1999 that was about the time the township took over the airport property correct.
It was and that is when Tony Krakowski and john Ray thought he was they were like the festival chairman and group that moved the event down there. So you know you get people in the community to say oh, we want it on McComb Street and and this and that and keep the vendors and the crafters on McCombs Street and keep the rise in the beer at the hangar at the airport but the majority of the people are aware that beer chatting those rides are and that's where the vendors and crafters want to be to make their money. So absolutely. That leads us into the paint the town red which was a consumption To do over homecoming weekend tied in with the Go Red, go big red Brazil and give them country businesses and the community something on the chemistry in the fall. And that usually happens around the first weekend of October whenever homecoming weekend.
And I'm sure that if somebody wanted to restart the Azalea festival, they probably could.
They absolutely could. It's a lot of work. I mean, I don't like I said, it's a very small group of people doing this.
I'm not gonna ask you to do it.
Now, no, no, I got my hands full. I do a lot of history. I know the business, most of the business owners. And you know, we've, we've worked together on a lot of things, and there's a good amount of them. They have the parade on the country every year, that Saturday morning at 10am let the businesses shine. Let the the restaurants and bars you have specials and and and the real estate people pass up popcorn or balloons and you know, the ideas are endless. I get a lot of phone calls about what can I help recommend or be involved? Because no matter how big or how small the problem is for somebody, it's the biggest thing to them. And I get that there's a lot of hand holding to this process.
Absolutely. Well, we sort of merged into into this next area, which is the different parts of Island fest. We talked about the parade a little bit. Let's let's talk about that. Since it's it's sort of a separate area.
Well, I think what a lot of people don't know is that parade like that. And all parades, they cost money to do. This parade runs about $3,000, which the DDA which is the downtown Development Authority they have graciously the past couple of years picked up the bill for that, because when you have the Shriners and the Lancers, they come in with those little mini cars they drive and the big bicycles and stuff they have to pay to keep those their uniforms and those cars and those bikes and stuff clean and shiny and looking good. So they ask for donations the right word, because it's anywhere from 400 to $700 per group. So it does cost to have a parade. We had some sketchy stuff happen a couple of years ago and we learned our lesson and we will we tweaked our festival parade application somewhat were things that are allowed and aren't allowed. You know people want to people always want to give their opinions and that's fine you know, I'm all I'm all year but but I take it to heart when people are start getting saying silly things. So but yeah, the parade is always that Saturday morning, we line up at 945 at the high school parade leaves at 10 1015. It goes down Gray's drive to East River, goes south to macom St. Buckman calm and it disperses and mccalman already and so and we are I am so excited to say this year we actually have the High School Marching Band back in excellent because they had to skip homecoming last year and everything. So we just got to go ahead from their band director today. We have a couple of the liners of Francis, the Shriners that I mentioned earlier, we have a couple new I dare say political groups because you know they're Yeah, yeah, you know, there's always
you always get the politicians in the convertibles are marching with their fans. So they got
out they got to do something besides pass off pencils. So I mean, a little kid. Oh, my goodness pencil. I'm so excited. But yeah, and what else do we have? I want to leave a few surprises in the parade. And of course the island fest float that myself and Wendy Kearney and some kids will be on Wednesday is like above and beyond for community, you know, involvement. She's our secretary for festival and the recreation commission, which the recreation commission is pretty much running this event this year. And that's how I like it is that recreation is so involved and I want to give a shout out to Kim O'Farrell. Awesome rec director. She's been here for four years now and she hits the ground running. She's not afraid to get her hands dirty, and then go home, put on some lipstick and look like a million bucks. You know, she'll be in the parade too, but I'm not sure where at but we've got some surprises and and once again, that's Saturday, June 5 at 10am on macom Street in the business district.
All right, be there or are you gonna miss? I'll see you'll see the videos on the news. That's the thing.
We always get someone we don't want to be put behind the horses if you have horses in the parade. And be nice.
That's right. That's right. The horses. And since since we're talking about that, applications are due may 8 or may 15. This or I'm sorry, may 14. This episode comes out on May 13.
We're pushing back a week.
Oh, are we okay?
Yeah.
So if you're listening to the podcast, you want to be in the parade if you have an organization that wants to be in the parade of business, or for that matter, we'll talk about sponsorships later too but, but get on that now. You know write and write yourself a note take take a moment write a note and and get your application in
I would say may 28. At the latest that we process it because then our girls at the recreation department, they send a confirmation letter and as the lineup in the parade where they're going to fall into place, and there'll be volunteers at the school, lining up the people where they need to be in the parade. So,
all right, so just get it get it in as soon as you can. So,
yes,
so that's what happens on McComb Street. But the the main event is, is down at the airport. It is let's start with I think I think the biggest attraction, at least for families with kids is the Midway,
the Midway that is perfect family carnival. They have been with us for many years now. I've got a good rapport with the owners of that company due to bridges. And this breaks my heart to say it but we can't get a lot of the big rides over this year. So it will be a downsized Carnival there will be kid brought kiddie rides we might have like the scrambler and tilt awhirl. And why no these things I don't but and there's a couple classic things that they're bringing to. But I won't have that information till the end of the week. But if they keep following Brazil Island fest calm, and I'm on all kinds of social media platforms deaky get all the updates there. And the key is that there will be something. Yes, there will be rides there and there I haven't had in a long time. Well, in 2019, we had a big Carnival ran, where you know a lot of the that's something for the teenagers a lot to show the little kids like and some of us older people, but it gives some for the teams to do for 25 bucks, you know, they can ride all day, we are going to be adjusting the daily wristband price because of the limited rides this year. So that's a good thing. But yeah, the LED lights and the smells from a deep fried dough. What are those called?
The old elephant ears are the
Yeah, that was a question. Oh, you know, I'm
a mobile food vendor at heart. So
yeah. Wow. So yeah, they'll be all kinds of good things. So yeah, the carnival will be there last year, or I'm sorry, 2019. We moved it out to the airport one way, because for years and years, it was in that grassy area. And so many times the rain would come in and those trucks would be stuck for days trying to pull out and and, you know, so with the new three year contract, it's with the stipulation that they are out on the runway, we're trying to accommodate new pathways out there that are any gap accessible. You know, we're trying to do our best, you know, I'm moving forward with this. So there will be something out there. Maybe. Well, we're bringing in another music tech for the teenagers too. But we can touch on that. I'm not
sure. Sure. We sort of bled over to to the the food. The food court, if you will. Yeah. How many? How many food vendors show up?
Well, we we usually limited to seven to nine. We have six this year, and I can tell you exactly who they are. One is. Maria, that's EBS. Mon Hey girl, and she does the great year house and the Greek foods and stuff. We have Mr. G's concessions, he does like stuck pizzas and burgers and that we have Frank who is our amazing french fry guy. So he will be there with the french fries and the butter butterflied ships. And we have two new ones that I'm going to just hold off and let people come down and check those out themselves. Excellent. That's not part of the carnival. That's the food vendors that are around
payment. Yes. All right. And so that also leads to the entertainment tab. And so you said two tents this year?
Yes. The big name camp is on the south side of the hangar, which is the waterside has been downsized. It's usually 160 by 60. This year it's 100 feet by 60 feet. Friday night we have 50 amp fuse starting at 8pm which is their huge draw. Everybody loves 50 amp class rock and roll top 40 pop all that. And then Saturday night from the firework show. We have Phoenix theory is the headliner for that night. And then Sunday for the afternoon from one to three we have Brazil's own Holland mercy with Andrew Johnson and company Sunday 123. Excellent. If I could, I would like to give a shout out to some of the other things that were going on in that big time.
Absolutely.
Let me get to my notes here. I don't want to forget anybody. All right. Well, I can tell you for sure. Saturday at 1230 1230 to 130. We have open book theatrical theatrical performances. It's Christy Eubanks through but they are they performed to paint the town red last year and
crystal talked to us about a bout horsehead Festival in December.
Sure. Then so Saturday at 1230 is an open book theatrical performance. from two to four we have something new called the Brazil Islanders, part two talent showcase. That's Pam Ferrucci. I'm Linda Stanko. They are redoing the Islanders, which was a theater performing group for decades and decades and decades. Kind of dwindled down a couple of years ago. So they're trying to make a goal that and they are doing a challenge showcase from two to four on Saturday, that at 8pm Saturday night Phoenix theories takes the stage at 10pm. The fireworks start.
That's a busy day on that stage,
talking about the fire while we used to use to shape stages, the West stage and the East stage or the East stage this this year because we used to do the jazza Palooza and all that it's just a lot of time and involvement for that so but the fireworks 10pm Saturday night for an additional cost. You can go on the sponsorship page at groza Island fest calm, and it's $60 for adults $20 for kids. It's a special menu the gates open at 7pm. The food and adult beverages which are beer and wine are from 730 to 930. And then you have special seating for the fireworks. You can sit anywhere you'd like to watch the fireworks. But if you would like your own special porta potti and your own catered food and a couple of beverages, look at crozer Island fest calm and click on the sponsor tab. There's custom sponsorships there's like I said they're regular tickets are just $60 Robert Sawyer is grotto restaurant over in Trenton. Yeah,
he's really close.
Yeah, all the way down the bridge. He's doing the catering this year. We've used the Roundhouse in the past in different places. And so the Grotto got the gig this year. we're real excited. I know what's Roberts name on that you will be top notch to take care of these wonderful people that pull sponsorships or purchase the tickets individually.
Yeah, and I mentioned to you before that, that my family when when the fires come around, we like to actually park in the parking in the parking lot north of grow. And watch you know we can we can do a we can do a tailgate out there. And I recommend that not a lot of people do that. But you got to be safe. Yeah, there's a lot of a lot of traffic going through there.
We want to remind people to have patience, be courteous. And just you know, I have a good amount of friends that are on our police and fire departments. And some of them are like oh Island, none of us have it off. We all got to work but they all say it with a smile on their face. And and we just want to remind people there will be crosswalks in front of the pilot house on grow road. There will be floodlights, there will be a huge flashing sign down on meridian directing traffic. We used to do a soccer tournament. That was wonderful. And hopefully we'll get to do that again next year, the same week as Ireland fast. But yeah, a lot of traffic. Yeah, a little patience goes along. And we really appreciate that
when if you live on the island, you don't have that far to go.
Right. Exactly. It can take an hour to get out of there. I mean, I'm not going down that road. But it's Yeah, just everybody needs to be patient. I don't expect we're going to draw huge 15,000 people on a Saturday night, which they estimated one year we did that they I don't know how they do it. They flew a drone over the parking lot where the sports fields are and everything. Yeah. And they made it two and a half or three people per car. They times that by how many cars and they came up with almost 15,000 people. So you try to get those people going home at 10 3011 o'clock. There's going to be some congestion, you know, but it's gonna be an amazing show. Everybody needs to keep going that grosses Island fest calm. Check out we've got some very generous sponsors this year. And we're still looking farm.
That's right. We'll definitely we'll talk about that here in a bit. But let's first talk about the exhibition. So we've got an exhibition hall or robably tents outside this year to
well, we have to the vendors are a lot in the hangar, the nuke, the COVID rules, they change every couple of days there. There's a new thing, you know, here and there. 30 people, 300 people, 1000 people and 20 people out. So as of now, we only have maybe 15 people inside the hangar, there was one year we had 106. And that got a little crazy. And you can go to that groza Island fest calm and click on the exhibitor app. And you can fill the forms out there. Obviously, if you need electricity, or you'll want to corner spot, we're pretty lenient this year of how we're doing things, you know, I mean, so they can fill that out. I think one thing that I really would like to get across in this conversation too bad is that in 1999, this township was getting $35,000 to that festival, and it was coming in 35,000 in the rat, you know, sure. last four or five years since I've been Chairman, and I'm not tooting my own horn, but that event actually makes some revenue to flip over for the following year. After that, $35,000 a couple of years later, it went down to 25 to 20,000 to 15,000. I think five years ago it went to 20 $500 that we were getting from the township and then Three years ago, the township cut all funding for that event. There were two areas that got funding cut, and one of them was festival. That being you know, we're trying to be fiscally responsible. And I know people go down there and they spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars between the carnival and the food and the vendors and the crafters, and just having a good time, the beer tents and everything. But let's remember this event is some of the biggest moneymakers for our local nonprofits and organizations. But that being said, we get zero funding from the township to do this event. It's all done on sponsorships, volunteer work, at cetera, et cetera. So I just wanted to put that out there. I know some of our higher ups they cringe when I say that, but it's like, people got to know they come up to me out Chad, I've spent a fortune down there. Well, thank you. We appreciate that. But all in all, we're lucky if we can pay for porta potties the next year.
So definitely look at that sponsorship,
ads,
what kind of sponsorships are available? Oh, I
know, you're gonna throw this at me. I have a packet right here. And I can tell you, of course, we have different levels like the gold, bronze and platinum. And then we can do a custom sponsorship for your business or a person itself
in all these forms are available on the website on grossi.
Yes. So yeah, for like, Oh, you can't see. That's right. We're on zoom. But this is gonna be a podcast. That's right. Sure. Yeah, we have a feed from a wall of fame sponsor for $100 a patron sponsors 250, that comes with two VIP tickets for special seating, and you get a shout out on our social media. So everything from the $250 ones up to the 5000. They're all included. They all have social media postings, they all have some level of VIP tickets included. We could quit doing the banners, because that got really crazy. Oh, and then if you go with the 15 $100, and it comes with a 10 by 10 vendor space inside the marketplace to promote your business or organization. This year, it's going to be every 30 feet or we will have a vendor space. So not 30 feet be big, but every 30 feet, they'll be a different vendor because of the COVID restrictions. So yeah, like I said, they can look on there and or they can call 73467 by 2364.
All right, and we'll make sure you have that in the Episode Notes, too. Yeah, we talked about some things costing money. So the the festival itself is free. Right?
Correct. You know, all the past few years, some of the commissioners and some other people have said, Well, why don't you try to make revenue by charging for parking. As long as I'm the chairman or involved with this, I'm never going to bring up that chair, in part, you know, charge for parking. I think that's absurd. First of all, there's so many entrances back to that parking space. And we have trouble getting volunteers to just help direct traffic in and out of there. So to have somebody with a little change purse on their belt or something and trying to, you know, sell spots for parking. I just don't see it. What is there to make a couple bucks. That's, and I'm the type that I think if we can afford it and put it in a budget, there shouldn't be additional charges for things when you walk in some place. The helicopters? Yes, the helicopters is a private entity that's max flight on by can charter. And you know, the rides start at $35 per person. They go up from the back of the chat behind the hangar, they fly around the south end of the island and go up a little bit. And then they come back down. It's a really unique experience. I'd rather be on a ride than a helicopter, but I've done the helicopter ride twice. And it's pretty cool. I mean, just to take the kids or mom and dad or grandma and grandpa or anybody just yourself to go up in those helicopter rides $35 per person. And they started that.
And they were before the the post hit Facebook. That is a helicopter that's going all day weekend.
Like at noon, it goes till dusk. Of course. You can put those helicopters down here at the airport for private events and they'll fly up and to Detroit and around the city in different areas. But that's to max flight and the owners can charter but yeah,
so this is a good, good chance to preview that and see what it's like. Absolutely. Excellent. Usually
about butterflies in your belly, that's for sure. Yeah. Sometimes they'll take off and do a whole sideways chair and you're like, Huh, I want to be up there. It's so quiet and so peaceful. Yeah, everyone has their headphones on and it's really cool. It's a cool experience. So
yeah, so everything everything that is like everything on the stages, all the exhibitors everything's free, unless you want to buy something to eat, drink or take home. Correct. Or write a helicopter.
That's right. And well,
I will get prices I'm sure prices for the rides won't be out by this week.
Now they're on the website. Oh, I
mean, no as far as as far as what the wristbands are gonna cost.
Those are on the website to buy. Okay, perfect family and we are probably going to do a party. adjustment. Yeah, it's like 20 bucks Friday and Sunday and then 25 on Saturday to ride all day. But like I said, we're missing a good amount of those big rides. Which will lead me to my next thing I want to talk about is the techno chat. Oh, yeah. Like I said, we've been trying to find something for the teenagers to do. A couple years ago, we were just we decided that we were going to bring in tandem truckloads of sand and throw them down at the airport in the parking lot. And I thought it was a great idea. Somebody sponsor the sand, so it didn't cost anything. Of course, we had some pilots that were hemming and hawing about, oh, my goodness, that seems gonna get in my way. And you'll walk in that hanger ban and there's kitty litter soaking up oil. No. But it's true. So you know, you get around some of those crotchety old pilots and my brother's one of those crotchety old pilots. And it was a great event, we put a ton out there we had extra DJs sound, the lighting, you know, me being a semi retired disc jockey. I know a little thing about sub bass speakers and tweeters, and, and laser lights and stuff. So that being said, we're going to do that, again, for the kids this year, the teenagers, we're trying to get some for the 1419 year olds, that will be on the north side of the hangar, there won't be a sander beach, but it will be a nice sized town with some good music and stuff that the kids can go hang out. I'm working on a coffee truck they have over there so that kids can get their fancy, you know, frappuccinos and all that stuff, get them all caffeined up before they go home. Yeah. And once again, let's just let the kids be kids up there and have fun. We don't need to be worried about anything that they might be doing that they're not doing somewhere else, or that their mom and dad didn't do in the 80s or 70s or 90s now, so they just need a space. And that's good. So the techno chat. We'll be coming back. There was something else. Oh, the phone party. We're not doing the phone party. But that was something we came up with. And we thought wow, that'd be a great idea for the teenagers. Well, it turned out to be the four or five year olds log the phone party I can imagine. But $4,000 to do that phone party is a lot of money to spend and and
in those toddlers just don't have it.
The year we tried the hot air balloons, that was a challenge. We got on well, Barry McGarry tried to get we got these pilots to come down beautiful hot air balloons. It took a lot of work to get them down there. And we got them all inflated. Of course some rain came in. They ended up getting one off at about maybe for 20 minutes It was off the ground. But due to the wind of that airport, it was not good damn hot air balloons down there. But we tried. So we've tried different things over the years. I'm sorry to hear people say oh, bring it back to macom Street. Oh, get some hot air balloons are those try to try to try to Oh, there's a good idea in house. Three.
Yeah, some things that have been tried in the past. I know there was an exotic car company that you could drive on the airport back then I don't think that company's around anymore.
Yeah, I was fast track. It is not around. That was a good thing to you. That was where you could think was like 50 bucks to do a lap and you could pick a Porsche or a Lamborghini or they had all these different exotic, exotic cars. And yeah, they would take you down. That was another thing that I didn't care to do. I went in the test drive, because they take you in a truck so you can go around the course. Well, that truck guys doing 6070 miles an hour on that runway. And to me that was just not big enough. Yeah, that was silly enough. I didn't need to do it at 100 miles an hour and a racecar so but yeah, that was always fun. I mean, that was kind of a step up from the donkey races when they used to do the donkey right
back in the day. And if I remember a 2019 I think Ford brought out some vehicles and did some tests, test drives
that was set up through I can't
one of the school groups. So
it was one of the school groups set that up. Yes. And they did an outside the fence up Island fest. during the festival itself. The only people we like to get through those gates are like the bands to set up or food vendors to drop things off. At one time that parking lot around that hanger was nothing but a parking lot. And over a few years I said myself I don't want the whole visual. To me a lot of it is visual to like you and I talked before we went live here about cords hanging all over and stuff like that and the rain coming in in the hangar they did fix the roof on the hanger and there's no big puddles I help anymore. So but yeah, that was done by a school group. And it was a test drive. One of the newer board vehicles that he said about I mean I like when they people think outside of the box.
So there's some there's a variety of things that happen at Island fest over the years. So
what many have put this out there Marina kiya mo CCA, he called me the other day he said, we want to bring a racecar in for the kids. And we want to park it by the hangar in the hangar and we're going to let the kids draw in the hood. They're going to be able to write their names on the hood. Then the following weekend. They're going to race that card the flat rock Speedway. All right. Great idea. The kids will love autographic manhood but Of course, we have to make sure the logistics are good that the car doesn't have gas in it, etc, etc, etc. But yeah, so that's an exciting thing. So shout out to Marina. We're glad that you are Austin. It's Austin. I'm sorry, Marino's brother, Austin and his landscaping company is the one sponsoring that. So that'll be something to look forward to in the hangar. Oh, that's a race car and then watch a race the next week.
That's great. So two more questions. These these are these are more about you. So what is your favorite food or drink at Island fest? That's That's it.
I'm not a skinny many like I used to be and I'm thinking I love all the foods but my go to food at a hot french fries. Yeah, I had french fries. And you can't go wrong with vodka. I mean, Coca Cola. Yeah.
And so is the, the the pineapple drink that stand? It doesn't sound like they're here this year.
Now the big watermelons where they cut them out? Yeah, yeah. I thought the whole novelty was trying to cool. There will be the beer time. The VFW is not running it this year, because they don't have the manpower. And that's sad to hear. But I had told you what we're going to do with some of those funds. And that will that's not going to be spoken about just yet. But I think some of the sports groups are going to be very excited. And that's all say, there will be we had done the Buddha bar a couple years, which was a tropical themed boot up, please. We will have adult liquor too. So there's the beer wine, what are those white claw things that, that all that. So that's all going to be there. So just come down, drink responsibly, have some of those hot greasy fries and a euros and Turkey on a stick or whatever those things are? You know, and it'll take years.
And I'm sure Rob won't be disappointed if a bunch of people need gi lift that night?
I he will not there's multiple companies. And yes, gi lift is great to get people to where they need to go.
So this means it's the word to the last question. And the last question I asked in every interview has to do with a wish. So if you had a wish you could give the you could grant for the island, either for the community for the island itself. Maybe just for Island fest? What what kind of wish, would you would you want to grant,
you asked me this question. When we talked about doing the interview, I want you to get prepared for it. I wish for everyone to just come and have a good time be responsible. Appreciate each other. We need this. I'm going to get emotional because I'm one of those guys. We are so many of us have been stuck in our homes, we haven't been able to get out and do something. So I just wish everybody to be safe, be well have fun. And enjoy this festival. If you're not don't feel comfortable coming. That's okay. That's all right. You know, we respect that. Most of us respect that, you know, but I just wish for a good time for everybody on June for five and six and 2021. As corny as that sounds,
that's Oh, it's perfect. It's perfect. Well, thank you for making room in your incredibly busy schedule to talk about Island fest today. Hopefully in in the next season. We'll talk about your home, which is amazing. And the history and the legend of it.
Yeah. And Chad,
I want I want you to know that I appreciate you. And I appreciate the whole team that goes together to get Island fest. And I want you to know that. We all see how far you've gone out of your way to give the island that extra bit of fun. And thank you so much.
It doesn't take a village it takes an island band so you would first of all, buddy. All right.
You definitely Absolutely. I'll tell you this. I'm really disappointed. It's taken me this long to meet Chad. While we were doing the interview, he had Platinum records hanging on the wall right behind him. And we'll definitely get into that and next time we talk. Now that you've got the scoop on Island fast. I'll see you there. So I'm gonna try to set up some sort of live event or activity for podcast listeners. Watch facebook.com slash wt DGI for updates. We have one more episode left in season one. And if you want to be more involved in making suggestions for season two, or do you want to hear episodes early sign up for the Facebook group. What's the Deal Grosse Ile co What's the Deal Grosse Ile is recorded and produced by me then you can keep in touch with me through the What's the Deal, Grosse Ile Facebook page, or email me at what's the deal gi@gmail.com you can share episodes from Facebook or hear them from the website what's the deal gi COMM And of course it never hurts to subscribe so you can get the latest episodes through your favorite podcast delivery tool like Spotify, Apple podcasts, pocket casts, and so many others. Our intro and credit music is mocktails morain by Auntie Ludo, which is used through creative commons license, find more of his music on soundclick calm as Anthony's instrumentals. Thanks for listening to What's the Deal. Grosse Ile
