[Press Conference: "2024 Shell Freedom Over Texas Details"]
[00:00:18]
YOU KNOW, SHELL, FREEDOM OVER TEXAS IS ICONIC.
WE, EVERY YEAR WE BRING IN REMARKABLE ENTERTAINMENT.
WE HAVE FOUR ENTERTAINMENT, UH, STAGES, FIVE ENTERTAINMENT ZONES, AND JUST A SPECTACULAR FIREWORK SHOW.
BUT BEFORE WE GET INTO ALL OF THAT, I WANNA WELCOME TO THE PODIUM, UH, THE MAYOR WHO HAS BEEN TO THIS SHOW MANY TIMES, I'M SURE, BUT NEVER AS MAYOR.
SO PLEASE HELP ME GIVE A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO OUR MAYOR, JOHN WHITMEYER.
I HAVE BEEN TO THE SHELL FREEDOM OVER TEXAS NUMEROUS TIMES.
YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BELIEVE IT, I'M JUST A REGULAR GUY AND I LIVE NEAR MEMORIAL PARK, BUT I'VE LIVED IN OAK FOREST IN THE HEIGHTS, WHEREVER YOU LIVE IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON, I KNOW WHERE YOU WANNA BE ON JULY 4TH.
I'VE BEEN INVITED BY, UH, SPONSORS TO ENJOY THEIR HOSPITALITY, BUT I'VE ALSO BEEN THAT REGULAR GUY THAT AT THE LAST MINUTE GETS IN MY PICKUP WITH A COUPLE OF NEIGHBORS.
GO DOWN TO MEMORIAL AS CLOSE TO THE EVENT AS YOU CAN GET.
THOMAS, GET ON AN OVERPASS OR GET UP ON THE CURB, THE ESPLANADE IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, FIGHT THE MOSQUITOES AND ENJOY IT, AND TRY TO AVOID THE TRAFFIC.
I'VE ALSO BEEN AT THE FIRE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE ON DART AND WE'LL ALL WALK TOGETHER.
SO I'VE EXPERIENCED THE WALK, THE ENTERTAINMENT, THE HOSPITALITY.
SUSAN, YOU NEVER DISAPPOINT US.
SO I THINK THIS ONE WILL BE BIGGER AND BETTER.
AS THE MAYOR, I GET TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME THANKING PEOPLE, AND CERTAINLY COMING OUT OF THE STORM, I'VE GOT IT DOWN TO AND PERFECTED.
I CAN'T THANK HOUSTONIANS OUR CITY EMPLOYEES ENOUGH.
SO NOW WE'VE, IN RECOVERY, WE NOW GET TO MOVE FORWARD AND HAVE ONE OF OUR MORE ENJOYABLE EVENTS, I GUESS THE EVENT OF THE YEAR THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER.
WE CELEBRATE OUR DIVERSITY IN OUR GREAT CITY, BUT THIS IS GONNA BE A DAY.
WE'RE ALL HOUSTONIANS AND WE HAVE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS SAFE, INCLUSIVE, EVERYONE, I DON'T CARE WHAT COMMUNITY YOU COME FROM, HOW NEW YOU ARE TO OUR GREAT CITY, YOU'RE WELCOME TO THE JULY 4TH FREEDOM OVER TEXAS EVENT.
I GET, AGAIN, TO USE THOSE, THAT SKILL SET OF THANKING PEOPLE THAT I'VE GOT SO PERFECTED COMING OUTTA THE STORM.
AND THANK SHELL FOR BEING THE NAME BRAND SPONSOR THAT NEVER DISAPPOINTS US.
SHE AND I WENT TO SCHOOL ON HER HOW TO PRONOUNCE HER NAME, AND I DID FLUNK THE FIRST GRADE.
SO I, SO I PROBABLY NEED TO TRY AGAIN, BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING THE SPONSOR AND THAT WE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM EACH YEAR.
UH, STEVE SSON WITH THE, UH, DR.
I SAW HIM WALKING AROUND WITH A DR.
THERE'S A LONG LIST OF OTHER SPONSORS.
WE HAVE DIFFERENT STAGES AND TENTS WHERE THEY GET TO BRING THEIR, THEIR FAVORITE, UH, SHOW TO THE HOUSTON.
I WANT TO THANK, UH, MY COUNCIL MEMBER, TWILA CARTER.
LET'S SEE, COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ.
WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER AND I'M EXCITED TO BE THE MAYOR AND IT WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THAT I GET TO WELCOME EVERYONE.
TELL EVERYONE TO ENJOY THEMSELF, BE SAFE.
WATCH YOUR ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, YOUR DRIVING AND TRAFFIC.
AND IT'S JUST ONE HECK OF AN EVENT, AND I'M EXCITED NOT ONLY TO ANNOUNCE IT, ENDORSE IT, BUT I'LL BE THERE, GET THERE EARLY AND STAY LATE.
THE CITY EMPLOYEES, SUSAN, YOUR, UH, DIVISION THAT I KNOW WILL NOT MISS A BEAT.
WATCH OUT FOR THE MOSQUITOES, WHICH I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER.
BUT, UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GREAT TIME.
THANK Y'ALL FOR BEING HERE TO COVER THIS EVENT.
A GREAT EVENT NEEDS GREAT SPONSORS, AS THE MAYOR WAS SAYING.
AND, UH, IN MY ALMOST 39 YEARS, UH, WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON, UH, WHAT WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT SHELL WAS THE FIRST CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP THAT I HAD EVER WORKED ON SOME 30, ALMOST 39 YEARS AGO, OR WORKED WITH.
[00:05:01]
PROGRAMS ARE REMARKABLE.THEIR CARE FOR THE CITY OF HOUSTON IS REMARKABLE, AND WE COULD NOT BE PROUDER FOR THEM TO BE SERVE AS TITLE SPONSOR FOR SHELL FREEDOM OVER TEXAS.
PLEASE WELCOME, UH, TO MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE ENTERTAINMENT.
MS. BARBARA STOICO, SHE'S THE VICE PRESIDENT OF MOBILITY AMERICA.
UH, IT'S A, A, A PROUD MOMENT TO BE HERE REPRESENTING SHELL USA, AND WE ARE SO PLEASED TO ONCE AGAIN BE THE TITLE SPONSOR FOR THE SHELL FREEDOM OVER TEXAS.
IT'S A CHANCE FOR US TO CELEBRATE, UH, INDEPENDENCE DAY, BUT ALSO A CHANCE FOR US TO CELEBRATE THE COMMUNITY THAT WE CALL HOME.
UM, YOU KNOW, OVER 250 YEARS AGO, A GROUP OF PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER TO MAKE SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL HAPPEN, TO CREATE A NEW NATION AND A MORE PERFECT UNION.
AND IN THAT SAME SPIRIT OF PROGRESS, WE ARE JUST SO HONORED TO BE PART OF A COMMUNITY THAT IS AN, A GROUP OF AMAZING PEOPLE, SO DIVERSE AND ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT HOW CAN WE COME TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY BETTER FOR EVERYONE AND TO MOVE EVERYONE FORWARD.
SO IN SHELL, WHAT ARE WE FOCUSED ON? WE'RE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING MORE AND CLEANER ENERGY TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, WHETHER THAT'S OIL AND GAS OUT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO, BIOFUELS, SUSTAINABLE AVIATION, RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY FROM WIND AND SOLAR, OR EVEN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING.
WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME RELIABLE, SECURE, AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR TODAY AND FOR TOMORROW.
AND THAT'S ESPECIALLY TRUE HERE IN HOUSTON, TEXAS.
UM, SO IT IS OUR HONOR TO BE CELEBRATING THIS EVENT.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE KIND WORDS.
WE HAVE BEEN COMMITTED TO THE HOUSTON COMMUNITY AND IN TO TEXAS, UH, FOR MANY, MANY DECADES.
AND WE REALLY TRY TO FOCUS NOT ONLY ON MORE AND CLEANER ENERGY SOLUTIONS, BUT ALSO EDUCATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, UH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS. SO THIS IS A GREAT WAY FOR US TO SHOWCASE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ARE SO PROUD TO BE THE TITLE SPONSOR.
UH, IT'S A CHANCE FOR US TO COME TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE THE COMMUNITY THAT WE CALL HOME.
AND IT'S ALSO, BY THE WAY, A GREAT TIME, AS MAYOR WHITMEYER SAID, TO ACTUALLY JUST HAVE A GREAT TIME.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME FANTASTIC LIVE MUSIC, WONDERFUL FOOD, AND IT'S JUST A CHANCE FOR US TO GET TOGETHER WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND REALLY ENJOY OURSELVES AND CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY.
SO WITHOUT DELAY, I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF ANNOUNCING THE HEADLINER FOR THE EVENT FOR THE 2024 SHELL FREEDOM OVER TEXAS.
THE HEADLINER WILL BE RUSSELL DICKERSON.
HE'LL BE JOINED BY SPECIAL GUEST JODY MESSINA AND ALSO FEATURED ARTIST CHAPEL HEART.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE ENTERTAINERS FOR SPENDING THEIR 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATING WITH US.
WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL THERE.
SO WE'RE GETTING BACK TO COUNTRY ON THAT MAIN STAGE.
IF YOU DIDN'T NOTICE CHAPEL HEART, OF COURSE, THEY, THEY GOT ALL THE GLITTER FROM AMERICA'S GOT TALENT.
UH, THEY'LL BE RIGHT BEFORE THEM WILL BE, UH, LOCAL ZYDECO.
THEY ORIGINALLY GREW UP IN MISSISSIPPI, AND, UH, THEY HAVE THEIR STAR JUST HIT, UH, SOARING, UH, ABILITY DURING AMERICA'S GOT TALENT.
SO IF YOU'LL RECALL NOW, I'M NOT GONNA SING IT, BUT THEY ARE THE ONES THAT TOOK JOLENE DOLLY'S SONG AND CAME UP WITH A VERSION, THE NEXT VERSION OF JOLENE'S LIFE.
YOU CAN HAVE HIM, JOLENE AND DOLLY.
PARDON? SAID, OH MY GOD, I LOVE IT.
UH, AND IN FACT, MAYOR, BEFORE LORETTA LYNN DIED, SHE CALLED CHAPEL HEART AND SAID, COULD Y'ALL DO ONE OF MY SONGS? ISN'T THAT COOL? REALLY COOL.
SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE GOING TO BE THE FIRST COUNTRY ARTIST ON THE STAGE.
AND OF COURSE, JO DEAN MESSINA.
HOW MANY, HOW MANY AWARDS HAS JO DEAN WON? IN FACT, SHE'S PLAYED THIS, THIS STAGE BEFORE TEAM.
SHE PLAYED IT BACK IN THE EARLY TWO THOUSANDS WITH HER CO HEADLINERS, UH, MIRANDA LAMBERT, AND, UM, OH, ANOTHER, WHO WAS IT? I'M LOSING THAT ONE.
BUT ANYWAY, SHE'S BEEN HERE BEFORE.
AND IN FACT, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH JODIE AND SO MANY OTHER LEGENDARY FEMALE ARTISTS IS THEY ARE BACK ON CHARTING, UH, SONGS AGAIN.
SHE HAS, UH, IN HER NEW ALBUM, SHE HAS A NUMBER ONE, HER, UH, ONE OF HER SONGS HIT NUMBER ONE.
SO YEAH, I'M EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH JOLIE, UH, WITH, UH, JODI'S TEAM AGAIN.
AND THEN OF COURSE, RUSSELL DICKERSON.
YOU MAY NOT KNOW RUSSELL DICKERSON'S NAME, BUT YOU KNOW HIS MUSIC.
AND IF YOU DON'T GOOGLE AND THEN YOU'LL BE, I MEAN, HE IS A PERFORMER.
AND YOU'LL SEE HE'LL LEAVE IT EVERY,
[00:10:01]
EVERY BIT OF IT OUT THERE ON THE STAGE.SO LISTEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US ALL OF THIS INCREDIBLE TALENT.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM, UH, OUR ANCHOR SPONSORS AS WELL.
UH, YOU KNOW, I GREW UP IN CENTRAL TEXAS, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS MILK FROM MY DADDY'S FARM AND DAIRY FARM, OR IF IT WAS DR.
PEPPER THAT HIT MY BOTTLE FIRST, BECAUSE IN CENTRAL TEXAS, YOU DRINK DR.
THEY'VE BEEN A SPONSOR OF THIS EVENT.
PEPPER STAGE, BY THE WAY, IS ALWAYS ROCKING, BUT THEY'VE BEEN A SPONSOR OF THIS EVENT FOR MANY YEARS.
PLEASE WELCOME, UM, STEVEN TOSON, UH, IMMEDIATE CONSUMPTION MANAGER FROM DR.
PEPPER ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE GOING INTO OUR 11TH YEAR PARTNERING WITH SHELL FREEDOM OVER TEXAS WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
THANK YOU MAYOR SUSAN, DEBBIE, AND ALL THE SPECIAL EVENTS TEAM FOR MAKING THIS EVENT ONE OF A KIND WITH DR.
PEPPER IN THE FLAVOR ZONE, YOU CAN EXPECT TO TRY OUR NEW DR.
PEPPER CREAMY COCONUT, A ONE OF A KIND TASTE DR.
PEPPER BLENDED WITH CREAMY TOASTED COCONUT FLAVOR.
WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US TO CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY IN THE DR.
PEPPER FLAVOR ZONE, WHERE WE WILL BE SAMPLING AN ASSORTMENT OF DRINKS LIKE C FOUR, THE OFFICIAL ENERGY DRINK OF SUMMER CORE WATER AND ELECTRO LIT TO KEEP YOU HYDRATED.
PEPPER FLOATS WILL ALSO BE SERVED IN THE ZONE, AND YOU CAN FIND DR.
PEPPER AS WELL AS THE NEW A AND W BLUE BILL FLOAT ICE CREAM WOO HOO.
ENJOY THE LIVE MUSIC, THE GAMES, AND A GOOD OLD ICE COLD DR.
PEPPER WITH US ON THE 4TH OF JULY.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR SPONSORSHIP.
AND LEMME TELL YOU ABOUT THIS NEXT ANCHOR SPONSOR, BUT FOR HIS COMPANY, SHELL FREEDOM OVER TEXAS.
OOH, SHE'S GOING, WHAT ARE YOU ABOUT TO SAY?
END OF STORY, EXCLAMATION POINT.
I'M TELLING YOU WHAT SILVER EAGLE DISTRIBUTORS DOES FOR ALL OF OUR CIVIC EVENTS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS IS NOTHING BUT REMARKABLE.
IF THERE'S AN EVENT, YOU'RE GONNA BE SEEING BUD, YOU'RE GONNA BE SEEING ULTRALIGHT, YOU'RE GONNA BE SEEING A MULTITUDE OF THEIR BRANDS.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY'RE ABOUT COMMUNITY AND THEY'RE ABOUT PARTNERSHIP.
AND I WANT TO WELCOME MY DEAR, DEAR FRIEND, KALO ROJAS, THE THIRD VICE PRESIDENT MARKETING BUD LIGHT, SILVER EAGLE DISTRIBUTORS, HOUSTON, TEXAS.
JUST BECAUSE IT'S HIS FIRST EVENT DOESN'T MEAN HE DOESN'T HAVE INTEL.
HE JUST PULLED ME ASIDE AND SAID IT WAS MILK, DR.
PEPPER, AND A BUDWEISER THAT WERE IN THEIR BOTTLE THE VERY FIRST TIME.
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AGAIN.
37 YEARS, RIGHT, MY FRIEND? YES, SIR.
MR. MAYOR WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE WILL BE HERE AT MINIMUM THROUGH 2027.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE ANNOUNCED IT.
SO HOPE I STILL HAVE A JOB NEXT WEEK WHEN I GO BACK,
BUT IT JUST SHOWS YOU HOW IMPORTANT OUR COMMUNITY IS, NOT JUST FOR EVENTS, SAFETY IS IMPORTANT TO US AND TO OUR COMMUNITY.
SO ON, ON JULY 4TH, ANYBODY WHO HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUY A COLD BEVERAGE, WE'LL ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET AN UBER VOUCHER WORTH $15 ALL NIGHT LONG.
AND THEN THE LAST THING I'LL SAY, AND IF YOU FOLLOW US, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE 2013.
THESE ARE THE BUDWEISER FOLDS OF HONOR CANS THAT WE WILL HAVE AT THE FESTIVAL.
EVERY TIME YOU WIPE ONE OF THESE, YOU BUY ONE OF THESE, OR WE BUY ONE OF THESE.
IT CONTRIBUTES TO THE FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION.
IT'S A NONPROFIT THAT PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS FOR US MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS, FAMILIES THAT WERE INJURED OR KILLED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY.
SILVER EAGLE HAS BEEN CONTRIBUTING TO THE FOLDS OF HONOR SINCE 2013.
SO WE'D ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME OUT, MR. MAYOR, YOU PROBABLY KNOW THIS, BUT THE BUD LIGHT BY YOU BEER GARDEN IS THE BEST PLACE TO TAKE IN THE SHOW.
WE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF COLD BEVERAGES THERE.
YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE FOLDS OF HONOR.
AND IF YOU FEEL THE NEED TO GET HOME SAFELY, SCAN THE QR CODES AT ANY OF THE BEVERAGE STANDS, AND WE'LL THROW IN A $15 UBER ACCOUNT, UH, VOUCHER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
LOOK FORWARD TO SEE YOU ON JULY 4TH.
[00:15:01]
THANK YOU SO MUCH.UH, OUR SPONSORSHIP IS SHEDDING A TEAR OVER THERE BECAUSE, UH, TRULY THIS WAS A SURPRISE FOR US TODAY.
I DIDN'T EVEN TELL HIM HE WHISPERED IT TO ME EARLIER, BUT I DO LOVE THAT MAN.
HE, I LOVE EVERYONE OVER AT SILVER EAGLE.
YOU KNOW, UH, WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TODAY TO HAVE WITH US, UH, ANNA CARPENTER, WHO'S GOING TO PROVIDE SPANISH INTERPRETATION.
I'D ASK FOR HER TO PLEASE COME UP AND, UH, HELP OUR FRIENDS WITH SPANISH MEDIA.
FREEDOM OVER TEXAS, A 13 CHRONICLE HYATT REGENCY HOUSTON FOOD BANK, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, JULIO PARKWAY.
ELEANOR TINSLEY IS HOUSTON, THE COUNTRY.
POP DICKERSON, HEART, LOS DYNAMO SCENARIOS IN FREEDOM OVER TEXAS.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WELCOME ABOARD.
I I'VE KNOWN YOU FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU HERE.
UH, AND TO INTERPRET PART, PART OF WHAT SHE SAID, UH, I WANTED TO THANK OUR OTHER SPONSORS.
OF COURSE, WE HAVE OUR ANCHOR SPONSORS, OUR TITLE SPONSORS HERE IN THE KID ZONE.
I KNOW ALL OF YOU THAT HAVE KIDS.
IF YOU THINK THE KIDS ZONE, UH, EVERY YEAR IS HARD TO GET THE KIDS OUT OF.
UH, BUT ANYWAY, LEGO, OUR TELEVISION SPONSOR IS A BC 13.
UH, THEY PRODUCE ALL THE TELEVISION, THREE HOUR LIVE, UH, BROADCAST, LIVE STREAMING, UH, SYNDICATED AUDIENCES ABOUT, UH, 2 MILLION PEOPLE.
UH, AND THEN OUR OFFICIAL RADIO SPONSOR, RADIO ONE HOUSTON, AND ALL THEIR ASSETS, I TELL YOU, 93 Q IS, UH, DJS ARE GONNA BE ON THAT MAIN STAGE, BUT ALL THREE OF OUR STAGES WILL, UH, HOST THEIR, UH, THEIR DJS, PRINT PARTNER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE.
AND OUR HOTEL SPONSOR IS HYATT REGENCY DOWNTOWN.
THE COMMUNITY BENEFICIARY IS THE HOUSTON FOOD BANK.
SO WHEN YOU BUY A TICKET, LOOK, TICKETS ARE $10 A PIECE.
CHILDREN FIVE AND UNDER ARE ALWAYS FREE.
BUT WHEN YOU BUY A TICKET, PART OF THAT PROCEED FROM CONCESSIONS, BEVERAGE AND CONCESSIONS GOES TO THE HOUSTON FOOD BANK.
AND MAYOR, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW OF A TIME, UH, IN NEED MORE THAN WHAT WE ARE FACING RIGHT NOW AND WHAT THEY ARE FACING RIGHT NOW.
UH, SO I WANNA THANK ALL OF THEM.
I WANNA ALSO REMIND YOU THAT SHELL FREEDOM OVER TEXAS.
WE HAVE THE TRADITION SPOT, UH, AT ELEANOR TINSLEY AND SAM HOUSTON PARKS,
[00:20:01]
OF COURSE, UH, ALLEN PARKWAY FROM BAGBY STREET, ALL THE WAY OUT TO TAF STREET.UH, JUST AGAIN, FIVE ENTERTAINMENT ZONES.
UH, MAIN STAGE, OF COURSE, WHICH HAS BEEN, UH, DETAILED.
UH, THEN WE HAVE, UH, LIBERTY PARK MAYOR.
WE HAVE ALL FIVE MILITARY BRANCHES IN, UH, THAT ARE, THAT WILL BE WITH US WITH VARIOUS ASSETS.
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TELL NOT ONLY VETERANS, BUT ACTIVE MILITARY.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THEY HAVE DONE.
UH, SO THAT WE ENJOY THE FREEDOMS THAT, THAT WE DO EVERY DAY IN THIS GREAT COUNTRY OF AMERICA.
UH, WE'LL ALSO HAVE HPD AND HFD DOING RECRUIT RECRUITMENT THERE, MAYOR.
AND IT'S JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY THERE.
LIBERTY PARK STAGE, UH, UH, UH, IN THAT ZONE, UH, AS WELL.
UH, I WANNA TALK JUST A MOMENT ABOUT FIREWORKS.
OUR FIREWORKS DISPLAY IS PRODUCED BY PYROTECHNICAL.
THEY ARE A, UM, INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED, UH, PYROTECHNICAL COMPANY, UH, WINNING MANY INTERNATIONAL AWARDS.
THEY ARE BACK WITH US NOW FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS.
EVERY YEAR WE WORK DILIGENTLY ON THE MUSIC.
UH, WE THEMATICALLY, OF COURSE, IT INCORPORATES PATRIOTIC MUSIC, WHICH WE SHOULD BECAUSE OF THE FREEDOM, BECAUSE OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE FOUGHT AND DIED AND PAID THE UL ULTIMATE SACRIFICES FOR US.
BUT WE ALSO DO A VERY, UH, DIVERSE GENRE OF MUSIC WITHIN OUR 17 MINUTE FIREWORKS DISPLAY.
BUT TODAY, UH, I WANT TO ANNOUNCE ON BEHALF OF ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT THE MAYOR HAS DONE, ALONG WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND HOUSTONIANS THAT WE'RE DEDICATING THE FIREWORKS SHOW TO HOUSTONIANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS FOR THEIR SELFLESS ACTS OVER THE LAST MANY WEEKS.
AND, UM, I, I HOPE THAT YOU'LL ENJOY THE SHOW.
I REALLY BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL.
BUT YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THIS INFORMATION AT, UH, WWW.FREEDOMOVERTEXAS.ORG.
AND I, I THINK THAT WILL WRAP UP, UH, THE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR JULY 4TH.
I HOPE YOU'RE AS EXCITED AS I AM.
IT'S A GREAT TIME TO MAKE MEMORIES WITH YOUR FAMILY.
CAN I SAY THE SPANISH THING ABOUT BUDWEISER? OH, WOULD YOU PLEASE? YES.
AND, UH, I, IT WOULD BE A MISTAKE IF I DIDN'T MENTION OUR PARTNERS.
WHAT, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT I CALL THE CITYWIDE EVENTS TEAM, HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, HOUSTON, UH, PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING, HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, HOUSTON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, UH, AIRPORTS.
UH, WE HAVE LITERALLY EVERY DEPARTMENT THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH ANY PERMITTING, UH, THAT ARE, THAT ARE OUR PARTNERS.
THE REASON OUR EVENTS, OUR CIVIC EVENTS IN HOUSTON ARE SO GREAT IS BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE PARTNERS THAT WE BRING TOGETHER TO ENSURE OUR SAFETY, TO ENSURE OUR CREATIVITY, UH, AND TO ENSURE OUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
THANK YOU AGAIN, SPONSORS WITH THAT, UH, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY OF THOSE FROM THE MEDIA.
SUSAN, I GOT A QUICK QUESTION.
UH, WHERE CAN YOU BUY TICKETS ONLINE AT THE GATE? WHERE CAN THEY GET TICKETS? ONLINE? YOU CAN FIND ALL OF OUR INFORMATION, UH, AT WWW UH, FREEDOM OVER TEXAS.ORG.
ALSO, AT THE GATE, YOU CAN, UH, PURCHASE TICKETS AS WELL.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, PLEASE, AGAIN, IT'S $10 PER PERSON, KIDS, FIVE AND UNDER.
COME SUPPORT OUR, UH, OUR VETERANS AND OUR ACTIVE MILITARY, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, BUT MOST OF ALL, SHOW YOUR PRESENCE AND SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY.