Columbus Day Festival

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THE COLUMBUS DAY FESTIVAL IS
HAPPENING THIS SUNDAY IN
NEW HAVEN, AND PROMISES TO BE
FILLED WITH GREAT FOOD AND GREAT
FUN, INCLUDING RUBY, MINI YORKY
WHO PLAYS PKER.
WE'LL MEET HER IN A BIT, BUT WE
HAVE ANDY ROSS, THE CHAIRMAN OF
THE FESTIVAL, ALONG WITH DOG
ENTERTAINER RICK CARAN AND HIS
EXCEPTIONAY SMART LITTLE DOG.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.
IT'S A PLEASURE.
ANDY, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE
EVENT.
WELL, IF I FIRST ID LIKE TO N
RECORD TO SAY THAT GIL SIMMONS
HAS PROMISED ME AN ABSOLUTELY
BEAUTIFUL FALL DAY.
WE'RE GOING TO HOLD HIM TO THAT.
THIS IS THE FIRST COLUMBUS DAY
FESTIVAL THAT IS HAPPENING.
IT IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
COLUMBUS DAY PARADE, WHICH
STARTS ALSO AT 12 NOON, AND THAT
STS OFF THE LOWER GREEN, AND
TERMINATES ON WORCESTER SQUARE
PARK, AND THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE
THE FESTIVAL.
WE JUST HAVE LOADS OF FUN THINGS
FOR KIDS TO DO.
WE HAVE TWO LIVE BANDS, ONE
CALLED THE GLAMOUR GIRLS,
ANOTHER ONE CALLED THE
STRANGERRERS, REALLY GREAT
DANCING BANDS, GETTING PEOPLE
MOVING.
WE HAVE ABOUT 11 FOOD VENDORS,
HAND-SELECTED.
WE HAVE OVER 60 ARTS AND CRAFTS
VENDORS.
AND WINE TASTING, BY WINE THIEF,
WHICH IS GOING TO FEATURE WINES
FROM THE VARIOUS PORTS OF CALL
THAT COLUMBUS STOPPED AT.
OH, HOW CLEVER!
I LOVE THAT IDEA!
WINE THEECH IS PUTTING THAT
ON FOR US.
A GREAT WAY TO SPEND THE DAY.
NOT ONLY THAT BUT FOR YOU
GUYS THAT DO NOT WANT TO MISS
THE FOOTBALL GAME, I'VE RENTED A
60-INCH TV, AND WE'RE GOING TO
BE PIPING IN FOOTBALL GAMES.
YOU THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING.
ALSO, WE HAVE TO MENTION THAT
RUBY IS GOING TO BE THERE.
RUBY DOES SOME PRETTY COOL
TRICKS, DOESN'T SHE?
SHE SURE DOE
RUBY DOES A LITTLE BALLET.
DO YOU?
WELL, SHE DOES IT BETTER THAN
I DO.
SHE HAS ONE MOVE, PIOUETTE,
DO YOU SPEAK FRENCH?
I DO NOT.
SHE KNOWS ONE WORT WORD OF
FRENCH T.
PIROUETTE.
PIROUETTE.
GOOD GIRL.
HOW OLD IS RUBY?
RUBY IS THREE YEARS OLD, AND
RUBY IS JILLI DOGS LITTLE
SISTER.
JILLI DOG HAS BEEN IN OUR SHOW.
IT'S A HOBBY THAT TURNED INTO A
CAREER.
I HAVE TRAINED DOGS ALL MY
LIFETIME RUBY LEARNED TO PLAY
POKER THE WAY HER SISTER DOES,
AND THE REST IS HISTORY.
WE'VE DONE AROUND THE COUNTRY,
TO ITALY, TO SWEDEN, WE'RE GOING
TO JAPAN THIS YEAR.
FUNNY ING IS, I'VE NEVER BEEN
ALLERGIC TO Y DOGS.
I'M ALLERGIC TO RUBENY.
JUST THIS ONE DOG.
I LOOKED AT THAT LITTLE, CUTE
FACE, I GET A LITTLE PARTICULAR
NELL MY NOSE.
[ BARKING ]
[ SNEEZING ]
GOOD GIRL!
COME ON!
THAT'S GOOD.
RUBY PLAYS BASKETBALL TOO,
DOESN'T SHE?
YEAH, RUBY PLAYS BASKETBALL.
SHE'S THE SMALLEST BASKETBALL
PLAYER IN THE WORLD.
ACTUALLY I'M NOT SURE, BUT GOTTA
BE CLOSE.
SHE WEIGHS FIVE POUNDS.
THREEPOUNDS.
JILLI IS FIVE POUNDS, THIS IS
HER LITTLE SISTER, SHE'S HALF
JILLI'S SIZE.
IF SHE HITS THE SHOT, HERE.
IF HAD HE MISSES, SAY REBOUND.
THAT'S A GOOD PASSMENTS SEE IF
WE CAN GET THREE N A YES!
WAY TO GO!
LAST ONE.
SHE'S SMART.
GOO GIRL, GOOD GIRL.
SHE KNOWS SHE'S PLAYING
POKER.
SHE'S FAMOUS FOR PLAYING
POKER.
EIGHT YEARS AGO HER SISTER WAS
ON A SCHOE ON THE WEST COAST
THAT ASKED IF SHE COULD DO A
CARD TRICK.
AND I SAID, WELL, I DIDN'T HAVE
ANY.
SO I GOT OUT A BOOK AND TAUHT
HER A CARD TRICK.
I SAW HOW NICELY SHE HANDLED THE
CARDS, SO I STARTED TEACHING A
SIMPLE GAME OF POKER.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU NOW.
AND WE HAVE DOLLAR ILLS, NOT
MONOPOLY MONEY.
HER COLLEGE MONEY,
ACTUALLYMENT SOMETIMES SHE WINS
AND SOMETIMES SHE LOSES, IT'S A
GAME OF CHANCE.
COME OVER HERE, HONEY.
I LOVE THAT RHINESTONE
COLLAR, IT'S SO CUTE.
THANK YOU.
A FRIEND OF MINE, LUCY, MADE
THAT.
SHE'S IN CANADA.IT'S GOT RUBIESS
HER NAME.
I'LL EXPLAIN THE GAME TO YOU AND
RUBY AT THE SAME TIME.
THE GAME IS FIVE-CARD NO PEEK
POKER.
YOU GET FIVE BUT YOU ONLY PLAY
THREE.
DON'T LOOK AT YOUR CARDS.
WE'RE READY.
TURN OVER THE FIRST CARD.
FIRST CARD IS NINE OF SPADES.
YOU PICK A CARD.
MAKE IT A GOOD OE.
ALL RIGHT, RUBY PICKS.
OH, NOT SO HARD.
THAT'S TWO OF HEARTS.
PRESS YOUR DOLLAR.
CAN YOU PUT IT RIGHT HERE IN THE
PILE?
THAT THE A GIRL.
OKAY.
NEXT CARD I HAVE, NOT DOING SO
WELL HERE, I HAVE A PAVER
SPADES.
YOU PICK A CAR.
PICK A CARD.
OKAY.
THEN BRING IT RIGHT OVER HERE,
BUDDY.
THAT THE A GIRL.
RUBY HAS A 2-3, WORKING ON A
POSSIBLE STRAIGHT, NOT LOOKG
THAT GOOD, SO I'M GOING TO HE
BET YOU TWO DOLLARS ON THAT ONE.
RAISING IT, RIG?
TWO DOLLARS.
CAN YOU GET UP TWO?
OH!
I SAW YOU ONLY PUT ONE DOWN.
YOU OWE ANOTHER DOLLAR.
I WOULD RAISE IF I WAS YOU.
SUCKER!
OH!
THERE'S TWO DOLLARS.
L RIGHT, I'LL SEE THAT TWO
DOLLARS AND I'LL RAISE YOU ONE
MORE, LAST ENZYME WHEN CAN WE
SEE RUBY AT THE FESTIVAL?
RUBY WILL BE THERE E WHOLE
DAY FROM 12 TO 5.
SHE'LL BE THERE THE WHOLE DAY.
PICK YOUR LAST CARD, HERE IT IS.
I WIN!
GIVE ME FIVE.
ATTA GIRL.
YOU'RE STILL FRIENDS.
WE ARE, WE HAVE AN AREA SET
UP FOR JILLI DOG AREA, 10-MINUTE
SHOWS, AND I GIVE LESSONS AND
TIPS ON MY FUNNY WAYS, TELL
PEOPL TEACH YOUR DOG TO DO
TRICKS, THEY CAN MAKE YOU HAPPY.
THE SPHOARGS ON THE SCREEN,
SUNDAY OCTOBER 7, 12 TO 5,
WORCESTER SQUARE PARK IN
NEW HAVEN.
FOR INFORMATION GO TO CD
FESTIVAL.COM.
THANKS, SO MUCH.
ONE MORE THING, 6:30, RIGHT
AFTER THE FESTIVAL, WE ARE
SHOWING CHARLIE AND THE
CHOCOLATE FACTORY OUTDOO.
VERY NICE.