Wake Up Live W/ Christopher DeSimone Ep. 351 - Jesse Lugo, David Schweikert, Gate Briseno

**Christopher DeSimone** (0:00)
You're listening to Wake Up with Christopher DeSimone on the Live The Dream Media Network, Southern Arizona's premier live talk and online radio.

**Christopher DeSimone** (0:21)
Hello there, you're on Live The Dream Media Network, Christopher DeSimone, Thursday, episode 351 As Socrates once said, I chew on 351 Welcome back, if you missed the show yesterday, it was rocking.
Dr. Dr. Neil was amazing yesterday. If you missed that in the third hour, everything you wanted to know about all of this stuff has been...
He's been amazing. If you want to learn about everything that has to do with wildfires and water, the guy's the man. So we have super terrific guest stars today. Schweikert at seven. We have Korean war vet Gate Briseno here, who's amazing, 95 years old. He's been on the show before in the old days, and he's had some health stuff, but he's feeling good right now. So today is the 76th commemoration anniversary of the start of the Korean War. And of course, we've had Margot and Don Dickinson talking about all the Tucson High guys that went to Korea and just unbelievable stuff they went through. So Gate Briseno, third hour. And then right now, one of my favorite guys on the planet, the master of Rico Suave, the master of the Bam Burger, the man of behind Bike in the Box.

**Jesse Lugo** (1:53)
Well, thank you, Chris.

**Christopher DeSimone** (1:54)
The great Jesse Lugo.

**Jesse Lugo** (1:55)
Good morning to all the wakeies and everybody in international with Tucson Media, international radio, right?

**Christopher DeSimone** (2:05)
I love it, I love it.

**Jesse Lugo** (2:07)
You know, I say that, you know, when we had our last years of fundraising for Bike in the Box, we had international donations actually, you know, being sent in.

**Christopher DeSimone** (2:16)
Really?

**Jesse Lugo** (2:17)
Absolutely. Look at us.

**Christopher DeSimone** (2:19)
Unbelievable.

**Jesse Lugo** (2:20)
Who knew? Yeah. Who knew? Who knew, who knew?
You work for Wal-Mart? I said, who knew, who knew?

**Christopher DeSimone** (2:27)
Of course, our good friend Jesse is, he's one of the true advocates for the average Joe and Mary in Pima County and City of Tucson, right? And if you want to one of the signposts of Tucson's death knell, it's the idea that this man did not win his primary last year for running for office. But thank God, thank God you're on that wall, Jesse Lugo.

**Jesse Lugo** (2:53)
Life goes on, as people say, well, Jesse, we saw you, we're sorry you lost the race. So I didn't lose the race.
I said people in Ward 5 and City of Tucson lost because I said I would have brought to the mayor and council a different type of agenda that are for Tucson at large, not just within Ward 5 But we move on and we continue and hopefully with your election, hopefully you're successful because what I believe, you're going to set a new threshold of how a city should be run.

**Christopher DeSimone** (3:21)
Yeah, that's true.

**Jesse Lugo** (3:22)
And be accountable.

**Christopher DeSimone** (3:24)
Yeah, it's the accountability, it's the how do we look forward, like what's the future look like, right? And what are the forces around us that are working against our town? Because what happens is the problem is a good portion of the current council is everything outside of Oro Valley, there's nothing going on that's working against us. And they have very little comprehension, including staff of state legislature effect, Pima County effect and City of Tucson effect. And so, that's something else that I bring.
The only other person who has anything close to that may be a running for mayor.

**Jesse Lugo** (4:01)
Well, maybe the past administration or current administration has like blinders like horses do, so maybe they're trained by horse trainers.

**Christopher DeSimone** (4:09)
I don't know. I don't want to insult horse trainers like that either. So, good morning to Pat, Bill, Mother Mucker, Jamie, Bob, Keith. Bob Delon was a waste of time last night. I could have told you that two years ago, Keith.
And good morning to John Holden in the great state of Tennessee, intermittent electricity in Raccoon Ranch neighborhood today.

**Jesse Lugo** (4:30)
Wow, yeah.

**Christopher DeSimone** (4:31)
Does the City of Tucson own your grid? Oh, sorry.
So, Jess, I want to start off with this one first, if this is okay.

**Jesse Lugo** (4:46)
Sure, absolutely. That's why he's number one on the list.
And let me give you a reason why you have a copy of the mayor and council members, actually the staff, how many individuals there are employed. And...

**Christopher DeSimone** (5:02)
Shay, we're going to bring that one up, please.