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Life is just, just everything, wonderful and happy And those kind of things And some of the things that we go through in this life They never know or never get a chance to see, you know? There were times when we were hungry There were times when things were happening in the theaters and those kinds of things That made us afraid because it wasn't something that, um Wouldn't hurt us Right, right You know, you got people fighting and cussing Right And all that kind of stuff, you know You're so right And, and we have to be very very very, um Aware of those things They think this is all just fun and games Trust me, it's not We love what we do We're in love with what we do We're in love with what we do We do, I mean Girl, do you realize these seven months we've been off Do you know how I'm crying? Yeah That's why I have my shoes and my stage stuff up here Like I used to do for real on stage when I'm on tour, I have a whole Yeah All my shoes and stuff I remember On the piano I don't have a piano but I have my trunks Uh-huh So I pretend I'm doing a show tonight I remember Like you are I mean, it's like the closest we've gotten since COVID to performing Absolutely And this is such a blessing for us to do these two hours or three hours or whatever long we're gonna do Yes Because it's like stage Yeah It's like a concert And I hope that the music we're delivering them, uh, right now Is something positive Yes We're talking and we're singing about love Mhm We're talking about sisters and family and all of those kinds of things and Yes I think those are the things First of all Him That we need to focus on Mhm No you're right Rather than some of the other stuff that's happening because it kills me It hurts It just, it just wears me out I know it does You know? I know And what's happening to our kids? I know how we raised our kids, okay Oh my goodness, yeah It's so, it's really sad, it's like crazy sometimes You look and you see what's happening Mhm And you just pray for somebody to watch over them Absolutely That's that song "It's So Real" It's like we all need someone to watch over us Especially the babies Absolutely Who are out there with like, just, buck wild That's right You know, they don't know anything else to do That's, that's for real And when they see things like, that are so ugly and bad and nasty Mhm You know It enters into your spirit without your realizing it And the people who are doing it aren't realizing it So what kind of, uh, people are we raising? You're right It comes from us We have to set the example We have to do it, you're right Yes we do And we all can do it Yes I know why your son is like he is Because of you and your husband And I know why your, your kids are the way they are Because my son Zuri and my adopted kids They're all really nice people Yeah, you know But it comes from you Guess what, Zuri does not like to let people know he's my son No, for real It's like when we do a show and the promoter comes in to meet me after the show and he said This is my son Zuri, he said "Zuri is your son?" Yeah I said, "Yeah, Zuri, you didn't tell him?" He said, "No, ma" He don't bang like that He don't tell nobody he's my blood Yeah And I love that You know, like Shanga and all your kids Right They don't wanna sometime be Gladys Knight's babies That's true To tell people to get extra points and stuff That's very true You know 'Cause they want to be their own man Go on your own, boo Yes They don't wanna ride you And that's the way they are He doesn't wanna ride you He doesn't wanna ride me Never would they But we have things that we can help them with Of course And that's when we should step in And that's what we do And we do He won't let me, honey, unless he begs me I know "Okay, ma, I need a favor" Really Zuri? You're asking me to help you? I know, I know, yeah, Zuri Come on wit' it Come on, Shanga It's so good Yeah He used to wear raggedy pants and shoes Yeah And I would say when I'd come home from tour because his father would watch him I said, "Let mommy go buy you some shoes" He said, "Ma, these are perfect" Yeah When the limousine came for him he rode in the baggage truck See Which I loved, with raggedy shoes and high water pants 'cause they were so old and short Absolutely But that's my boo Yeah, and, and my son Shanga He was the one that called me about this show Really? Absolutely Oh And I had, excuse me, y'all And forgive me please Say it 'Cause I didn't know what the heck it was he was talkin' about? You didn't know? He said, "Mom You got to try to get on this show" I said, "What are you talking about Shanga?" What show? Yeah Oh really? This show where we would sit down and And do music and people could hear us and talk about Things that we feel in our hearts and that kind of thing Right? You know They know a lot more than we do Yeah, they do They be on top of stuff Okay, let me be honest Let me say something, Gladys I have a flip phone Yeah I don't have a iPhone, a payphone, or a talk phone I have a flip phone for about twelve years Yeah That's how I roll So when real calls come in I use Zuri's phone or Kim's phone or somebody's phone Their real phones Yeah But I love my flip Yeah Yeah, I'm very low-key Ain't nothing wrong with what happened yesterday Right, and you all missed out on your flip I tell you Okay I tell you, you're missing out on your, on your, on your flips Oh my God, girl, he had a story Yeah, he called me up, he said, "Mom, you gotta do this" Shanga Shanga called me And, and yeah Well, see And told me all about this show That's what they're for To remind us what's hot And they get into things And what's happening Or they see things That we don't see That we don't see You're right And they into it Very much And I am so Very much into it I am so glad he made that call to me I am too And I called and told him that I was gon' do it Right, and then somebody called me Yeah And said, "Would you do Verzuz?" Yeah And I said, "With who?" I said, "Because you know you have to have a partner" Yeah They said Gladys Knight I said, "The best person in the world for me to do this with is you" That's what I told Shanga Really? You know? He said, "Mom, you gotta call Patti" Oh, he did? I swear I know he did He said, "You gotta call Patti" "And you gotta call Dionne" Auntie Dionne too, you know? Oh gosh And this, this is what This is what it is I hope, I hope you're proud of us, sons Yeah, please be proud of us I hope you are I think they are Proud of us I know they are Yeah 'Cause I asked Zuri this morning was he excited Very low-key, "Yeah, ma" Yeah You know Right, but he is excited for this for us Of course he is Good Oh wow Yep Okay