June 8, 2023
A woman marries.....herself!
Dorothy "Dottie" Fideli is 77 years old and decided this time she'd just marry herself.
Custom caskets can come in Dr. Who or Lego. Hey, why not.
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The Shark Deck. I'm Johnny Mack
with five good news stories. Congratulations to
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Dorothy Fidelli. She's seventy seven.
She got married to herself. Yeah.
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Dottie lives at the O'Bannon Terrace retirement
community in Ohio, and said, you
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know what, I've done everything else, why not, I'm gonna marry myself.
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Rob is the property manager of the
retirement home. He performed the ceremony,
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00:00:28.160 --> 00:00:30.160
and Dotty said, I came in
here and I told Rob. He
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said, Rob, you're gonna marry
me? And he said, You're what.
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Rob performed the ceremony in front of
Fideli's friends and family. Rob told
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Today dot Com she's an incredible woman. She's full of life. She's always
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thought of others. Dottie's daughter,
Donna, thought it was fun and said,
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oh mom, yeah, let's go
do it. I'll go get your
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dress, I'll get you everything.
Her daughter did all the cooking and decorated
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the community room of the retirement home
with a balloon arch and other special touches.
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There was a two tiered white cake
decorated with red roses, as well
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as heart shaped cookies and finger sandwiches
in the shape of wedding bells. Dottie
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said, I was nervis then I
was really happy. Dotty was married once
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before. She and her ex husband
exchanged vows at the Justice of the Peace
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back in nineteen sixty five, and
right after the ceremony he went to work
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and Dottie went home. She added, I wore a black dress, so
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it was doomed before it started.
Congratulations Dotty. Good news if you're a
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migrating bird, Missouris made it a
little safer for you. They've been turning
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off the lights on the Gateway Arch
in Saint Louis at night. Jeremy's Sweat
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is the superintendent of Gateway Arch National
Park and said Saint Louis sits right beneath
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the Mississippi Flyway, a major migration
highway, so they kept the lights off
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in May. They'll do it again, and it's September. This helps minimize
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the possible disorientating effect of the lights
on migrating birds. Good news for Charles
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Jessup. He was reunited with his
work portfolio and five thousand dollars in cash
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thanks to a group of high school
students who were in the right place at
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the right time somewhere on Highway twenty
between each Troy and Waterford. Jessup drove
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off in his pickup truck and has
lost his open portfolio containing several important items,
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including five thousand in cash. He
lost his MacBook, his business records.
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He retraced his steps. He only
found his laptop, but he also
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spotted Waterford Union High School's Future Farmers
of America students doing their spring roadside cleanup.
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He asked the students if they had
tracked down any of the items,
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and sophomore Morgan said, all right, we're probably not going to find it,
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and all of a sudden, I
was like, wait, there's a
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fifty dollars bill right here. We
found money after money after money, and
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then we found his portfolio. Then
we found a bunch of papers with the
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portfolio. Was actually pretty crazy on
much we found in the ditch, Jesseph
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said, and went from having its
terrible day, you know, beating myself
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up for why would it be so
stupid to leave that on the back of
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my truck, to Wow, what
a great kids. I am Patty Callahan,
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Henry, I am Mary kay Andrews, I'm Kristin Harmel, and I'm
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Kristy Woodson. Harvey. Friends in
Fiction is led by four longtime friends,
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the four of us, with more
than seventy five published books between us.
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Through end depth conversations and interviews,
we discussed the books we've written, the
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00:02:57.879 --> 00:03:01.240
books were reading, and the art
of storytelling. We are here with endless
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00:03:01.280 --> 00:03:07.879
stories to support indie bookstores, authors, librarians and readers just like you.
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00:03:07.439 --> 00:03:13.960
We are always seeking innovative ways to
introduce dynamic voices and trends in publishing.
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00:03:14.479 --> 00:03:16.879
On this channel, you will find
hundreds of episodes with some of your favorite
51
00:03:16.879 --> 00:03:21.280
authors, including the four of us, with our new releases. As we
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00:03:21.360 --> 00:03:25.240
reveal the stories behind the stories,
offer writing tips and talk about the creation
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00:03:25.280 --> 00:03:30.639
of novels, memoirs, and nonfiction
titles. So if you love books and
54
00:03:30.680 --> 00:03:36.199
you're curious about the writing world,
you are in the right place. You
55
00:03:36.240 --> 00:03:47.000
can listen to Friends and Fiction on
any major streaming platform. Eighth grader Xavier
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00:03:47.159 --> 00:03:52.520
Jones needed a ride to his graduation
from middle school. Couldn't get one,
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so he asked his friend and brother
to walk along with him. He said,
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if I want it, I gotta
go get it. They walked two
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and a half hours through Saint Louis
Or at the school. When the fourteen
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00:04:00.439 --> 00:04:04.719
year old arrived, Mentor Darren Seals
was speaking at the ceremony. Hearing that
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00:04:04.719 --> 00:04:08.000
one of his students had walked two
hours to be there, he paused,
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00:04:08.000 --> 00:04:10.960
informed the audience. Seals said,
I had to stop my speech and call
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00:04:11.039 --> 00:04:12.960
him on board and was like,
hey, everybody, get off your feet
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and give him a standing obation.
They clap from They were like, whoa
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he walked here? Now as it
happened. The presidents of Harris Stowe State
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University was in attendance that day and
was moved by the perseverance and determination shown
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by young mister Jones. She offered
to give him a ride to college.
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The boy didn't understand what a ride
meant. Mister Seals tells the story.
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She said, you got a full
ride. You know what that means.
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And he said, they're gonna give
me a ride to school. No,
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you're getting a ride to college.
You said, wait a minute, I
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don't have to pay for college.
Then it all started hitting him, and
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good news. If you don't want
a boring coffin after you die. Funeral
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00:04:45.839 --> 00:04:49.600
directors at Go as You Please have
shared some of their most unusual requests,
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00:04:50.079 --> 00:04:55.199
some of them Lego bricks, a
doctor who tartis a bottle of Bell's whiskey,
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00:04:55.399 --> 00:04:58.720
Star Wars, Game of Thrones,
Walking Dead. You can even do
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Betty Boop. The coffins are built
to the needs of each individual customer.
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00:05:02.000 --> 00:05:06.120
General Manager MURDERO Chambers wants to break
the taboo of death and dying with the
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00:05:06.160 --> 00:05:11.720
company's whacking coffins and that you're five
good news stories for today. Follow the
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00:05:11.720 --> 00:05:15.079
show for free on Apple Podcasts or
Spotify or YouTube, wherever you get your
81
00:05:15.079 --> 00:05:15.519
shows. You have a great day.
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00:00:02.520 --> 00:00:09.960
The Shark Deck. I'm Johnny Mack
with five good news stories. Congratulations to
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00:00:10.119 --> 00:00:16.039
Dorothy Fidelli. She's seventy seven.
She got married to herself. Yeah.
3
00:00:16.280 --> 00:00:20.760
Dottie lives at the O'Bannon Terrace retirement
community in Ohio, and said, you
4
00:00:20.839 --> 00:00:23.960
know what, I've done everything else, why not, I'm gonna marry myself.
5
00:00:24.640 --> 00:00:28.079
Rob is the property manager of the
retirement home. He performed the ceremony,
6
00:00:28.160 --> 00:00:30.160
and Dotty said, I came in
here and I told Rob. He
7
00:00:30.199 --> 00:00:32.280
said, Rob, you're gonna marry
me? And he said, You're what.
8
00:00:32.840 --> 00:00:37.320
Rob performed the ceremony in front of
Fideli's friends and family. Rob told
9
00:00:37.359 --> 00:00:40.799
Today dot Com she's an incredible woman. She's full of life. She's always
10
00:00:40.799 --> 00:00:43.840
thought of others. Dottie's daughter,
Donna, thought it was fun and said,
11
00:00:43.920 --> 00:00:45.719
oh mom, yeah, let's go
do it. I'll go get your
12
00:00:45.759 --> 00:00:48.679
dress, I'll get you everything.
Her daughter did all the cooking and decorated
13
00:00:48.679 --> 00:00:52.079
the community room of the retirement home
with a balloon arch and other special touches.
14
00:00:52.119 --> 00:00:55.320
There was a two tiered white cake
decorated with red roses, as well
15
00:00:55.359 --> 00:00:59.200
as heart shaped cookies and finger sandwiches
in the shape of wedding bells. Dottie
16
00:00:59.240 --> 00:01:02.840
said, I was nervis then I
was really happy. Dotty was married once
17
00:01:02.920 --> 00:01:06.840
before. She and her ex husband
exchanged vows at the Justice of the Peace
18
00:01:06.879 --> 00:01:10.359
back in nineteen sixty five, and
right after the ceremony he went to work
19
00:01:10.400 --> 00:01:12.000
and Dottie went home. She added, I wore a black dress, so
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00:01:12.040 --> 00:01:18.239
it was doomed before it started.
Congratulations Dotty. Good news if you're a
21
00:01:18.280 --> 00:01:21.840
migrating bird, Missouris made it a
little safer for you. They've been turning
22
00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:25.799
off the lights on the Gateway Arch
in Saint Louis at night. Jeremy's Sweat
23
00:01:25.920 --> 00:01:30.280
is the superintendent of Gateway Arch National
Park and said Saint Louis sits right beneath
24
00:01:30.280 --> 00:01:34.280
the Mississippi Flyway, a major migration
highway, so they kept the lights off
25
00:01:34.280 --> 00:01:36.680
in May. They'll do it again, and it's September. This helps minimize
26
00:01:36.680 --> 00:01:41.359
the possible disorientating effect of the lights
on migrating birds. Good news for Charles
27
00:01:41.439 --> 00:01:45.599
Jessup. He was reunited with his
work portfolio and five thousand dollars in cash
28
00:01:45.640 --> 00:01:48.200
thanks to a group of high school
students who were in the right place at
29
00:01:48.200 --> 00:01:53.640
the right time somewhere on Highway twenty
between each Troy and Waterford. Jessup drove
30
00:01:53.680 --> 00:01:57.840
off in his pickup truck and has
lost his open portfolio containing several important items,
31
00:01:57.840 --> 00:02:00.560
including five thousand in cash. He
lost his MacBook, his business records.
32
00:02:00.920 --> 00:02:05.120
He retraced his steps. He only
found his laptop, but he also
33
00:02:05.120 --> 00:02:09.800
spotted Waterford Union High School's Future Farmers
of America students doing their spring roadside cleanup.
34
00:02:10.159 --> 00:02:13.759
He asked the students if they had
tracked down any of the items,
35
00:02:13.800 --> 00:02:15.719
and sophomore Morgan said, all right, we're probably not going to find it,
36
00:02:15.759 --> 00:02:17.039
and all of a sudden, I
was like, wait, there's a
37
00:02:17.039 --> 00:02:21.080
fifty dollars bill right here. We
found money after money after money, and
38
00:02:21.080 --> 00:02:23.000
then we found his portfolio. Then
we found a bunch of papers with the
39
00:02:23.039 --> 00:02:27.360
portfolio. Was actually pretty crazy on
much we found in the ditch, Jesseph
40
00:02:27.400 --> 00:02:29.840
said, and went from having its
terrible day, you know, beating myself
41
00:02:29.879 --> 00:02:31.039
up for why would it be so
stupid to leave that on the back of
42
00:02:31.080 --> 00:02:39.360
my truck, to Wow, what
a great kids. I am Patty Callahan,
43
00:02:39.479 --> 00:02:44.439
Henry, I am Mary kay Andrews, I'm Kristin Harmel, and I'm
44
00:02:44.520 --> 00:02:49.199
Kristy Woodson. Harvey. Friends in
Fiction is led by four longtime friends,
45
00:02:49.319 --> 00:02:53.199
the four of us, with more
than seventy five published books between us.
46
00:02:53.639 --> 00:02:57.879
Through end depth conversations and interviews,
we discussed the books we've written, the
47
00:02:57.879 --> 00:03:01.240
books were reading, and the art
of storytelling. We are here with endless
48
00:03:01.280 --> 00:03:07.879
stories to support indie bookstores, authors, librarians and readers just like you.
49
00:03:07.439 --> 00:03:13.960
We are always seeking innovative ways to
introduce dynamic voices and trends in publishing.
50
00:03:14.479 --> 00:03:16.879
On this channel, you will find
hundreds of episodes with some of your favorite
51
00:03:16.879 --> 00:03:21.280
authors, including the four of us, with our new releases. As we
52
00:03:21.360 --> 00:03:25.240
reveal the stories behind the stories,
offer writing tips and talk about the creation
53
00:03:25.280 --> 00:03:30.639
of novels, memoirs, and nonfiction
titles. So if you love books and
54
00:03:30.680 --> 00:03:36.199
you're curious about the writing world,
you are in the right place. You
55
00:03:36.240 --> 00:03:47.000
can listen to Friends and Fiction on
any major streaming platform. Eighth grader Xavier
56
00:03:47.159 --> 00:03:52.520
Jones needed a ride to his graduation
from middle school. Couldn't get one,
57
00:03:52.560 --> 00:03:54.319
so he asked his friend and brother
to walk along with him. He said,
58
00:03:54.360 --> 00:03:58.120
if I want it, I gotta
go get it. They walked two
59
00:03:58.159 --> 00:04:00.400
and a half hours through Saint Louis
Or at the school. When the fourteen
60
00:04:00.439 --> 00:04:04.719
year old arrived, Mentor Darren Seals
was speaking at the ceremony. Hearing that
61
00:04:04.719 --> 00:04:08.000
one of his students had walked two
hours to be there, he paused,
62
00:04:08.000 --> 00:04:10.960
informed the audience. Seals said,
I had to stop my speech and call
63
00:04:11.039 --> 00:04:12.960
him on board and was like,
hey, everybody, get off your feet
64
00:04:12.960 --> 00:04:15.599
and give him a standing obation.
They clap from They were like, whoa
65
00:04:15.639 --> 00:04:18.560
he walked here? Now as it
happened. The presidents of Harris Stowe State
66
00:04:18.680 --> 00:04:24.079
University was in attendance that day and
was moved by the perseverance and determination shown
67
00:04:24.079 --> 00:04:28.399
by young mister Jones. She offered
to give him a ride to college.
68
00:04:28.639 --> 00:04:31.000
The boy didn't understand what a ride
meant. Mister Seals tells the story.
69
00:04:31.120 --> 00:04:33.959
She said, you got a full
ride. You know what that means.
70
00:04:34.000 --> 00:04:36.040
And he said, they're gonna give
me a ride to school. No,
71
00:04:36.360 --> 00:04:39.360
you're getting a ride to college.
You said, wait a minute, I
72
00:04:39.399 --> 00:04:42.160
don't have to pay for college.
Then it all started hitting him, and
73
00:04:42.240 --> 00:04:45.839
good news. If you don't want
a boring coffin after you die. Funeral
74
00:04:45.839 --> 00:04:49.600
directors at Go as You Please have
shared some of their most unusual requests,
75
00:04:50.079 --> 00:04:55.199
some of them Lego bricks, a
doctor who tartis a bottle of Bell's whiskey,
76
00:04:55.399 --> 00:04:58.720
Star Wars, Game of Thrones,
Walking Dead. You can even do
77
00:04:58.800 --> 00:05:01.519
Betty Boop. The coffins are built
to the needs of each individual customer.
78
00:05:02.000 --> 00:05:06.120
General Manager MURDERO Chambers wants to break
the taboo of death and dying with the
79
00:05:06.160 --> 00:05:11.720
company's whacking coffins and that you're five
good news stories for today. Follow the
80
00:05:11.720 --> 00:05:15.079
show for free on Apple Podcasts or
Spotify or YouTube, wherever you get your
81
00:05:15.079 --> 00:05:15.519
shows. You have a great day.