That's Me! That's Me! episode 40 with Bob K.

Monica Kaye (0:23)

Hey, everybody, welcome to That's Me, That's Me. I'm Monica Kaye.

Julia Jay (0:27)

And I'm Julia Jay.

Monica Kaye (0:29)

And we are broadcasting from the beautiful Cincinnati Public Radio studios here on That's Me, That's Me. We talk about what brought people back after their first meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous.

We always, often, hear what got us to our first meeting, but we love to listen for what brought people back for their second meeting. What did they see? What did they hear? What did they feel, experience that encouraged them to return to the rooms? Each week, we do invite a guest to join us and talk about their story and what brought them back to their second meeting and the moment they began to relate and say to themselves, that's me, that's me. Well done, Julia.

Julia Jay (1:08)

All right. Hello.

I did, admittedly, she's going to ask me, so I'm just going to go ahead and say it. I did have two shots of espresso before I came. I was really tired this morning with the weather here in Cincinnati. It's been a little, I don't know, gray, I guess. I've been tired. So, but I always perk right up when it's time for the podcast. It's fun. How's your week?

Monica Kaye (1:37)

You know, I had a great week. It is a little lovely and cozy today. We had a nice rain yesterday, but prior to that, we kind of had a little mini Indian summer. And God, it was just lovely. My sister and I got out for a really, really nice long hike out at East Fork Lake, East Fork Park. She knows that area really well. And, you know, we went out for a handful of hours and just walked and walked and walked in the woods, which was fantastic.

And what else did I do? Oh, I mean, there's been a lot going on, but one thing I'd love to talk about is... So my other sister and I, last weekend, you know, we're at Cincinnati Public Radio today, and I do some volunteer work for them, and they did this past weekend was something in Cincinnati that we call Blink, B-L-I-N-K, and it's really impossible to describe unless you experience it, but it's a lot of installations throughout downtown that do light shows on buildings, and people wear clothes that light up, and everybody joins in. And the Cincinnati Public Radio hosted a silent disco down at Finley Market, and oh my god. So my sister and I volunteered. We were just cleaning headphones and handing them back out to people.

But it's something I've heard about and always wanted to experience, and it was so much fun because it's quiet, but people are dancing their asses off because they all have headphones on.

Julia Jay (3:02)

Okay. So somebody comes in and you hand them a pair of headphones and it's music, right?

Monica Kaye (3:06)

Yeah, and there's three different channels, and the headphones light up depending what channel you're listening to. So you can tell what people are listening to when you look around the place. But the funny thing is, it's quiet, except for the music coming through people's headphones. And watching people just step up with a little question mark on their face, like, wait, what's happening? And then they put their headphones on. It was like instant joy. Like every single person, just this big smile. My sister and I were like, we are at the happiest place in town right now. And just like dancing families dancing together, people dancing together, couples listening to two different songs dancing together.

And everybody who left was just like, oh my god, this was so much fun. And people singing at the top of their lungs, because like you put the headphones on and you are seemingly invisible.

Julia Jay (3:53)

You know what I mean?

Monica Kaye (3:54)

Like nobody can see me dancing.

And oh, it's just such a such a blast. So I was thinking like, what a great AA event that would be so like my wheels are turning and I'm doing some investigating but you know, some good family time and good stuff around the house and beautiful weather and really happy to be back in the studio today. What about you, my friend? And I got to meet your mother-in-law this morning.

Julia Jay (4:16)

Yeah.

Monica Kaye (4:16)

That was fun.

Julia Jay (4:17)

My in-laws are in town and I also went to Blink.

And if you're not from this area or if you're from this area, I highly recommend coming in town for Blink. It's really a special, it's a special thing. So look it up. I think it happens every two years. And Covington, across the river from Cincinnati, has gotten in the game in the last couple of years. And I went there for the first time on Friday night. And then, and then we went on Saturday as well. I had kind of an amazing weekend because I planned, I went to a restaurant over in Covington with some friends from AA. And then we walked around and then my in-laws are in town. And we went to a restaurant downtown purposefully, and then walked around after that. That was really fun. And they're in town watching, as everyone knows. And I got great feedback last week from someone saying, I love hearing about your family and your kids. Which I don't realize I talk about them every week, but I do.