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TIME IS, IT IS OUR TWO O'CLOCK.
I'M WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF SPECIAL EVENTS.
I, UH, APPRECIATE EVERYBODY WHO'S HERE TODAY.
WE HAVE A GOOD SERIES OF ANNOUNCEMENTS.
UH, OBVIOUSLY JULY 4TH IS WHAT EVERYBODY'S BEEN WAITING FOR.
MAYOR WILL GIVE THE, UH, ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCEMENT HERE VERY SOON.
BUT, UH, TO START OFF, WE'RE GONNA, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO START THIS YEAR FRESH WITH A NEW LOOK.
WE WANTED TO REVITALIZE THE LOOK OF THE EVENT, AND, UH, THIS YEAR I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA DISAPPOINT, UH, START OFF WITH THE LOOK OF THE NEW LOGO.
SO, UH, THIS YEAR WE DECIDED TO REBRAND THE EVENT WITH SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE MODERN AND, UH, ENERGETIC.
BRING IN SOME OF THAT GREAT LOOK.
UM, BUT, UH, ANYWAYS, TO START, I THANK SOME OF OUR SPONSORS THAT ARE HERE.
UH, AND I THINK WHAT EVERYBODY'S BEEN WAITING FOR, LET ME, UH, INTRODUCE THE MAYOR SO WE CAN COME UP WITH THIS YEAR'S ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP.
AND A LITTLE HOUSEKEEPING BEFORE WE, UH, MAKE A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT THAT'S REALLY EXCITING, UH, HOUSTONIANS ARE GONNA BE THRILLED BY THE ENTERTAINERS THIS WEEKEND BECAUSE THIS FREEDOM OVER TEXAS IS SPECIAL, UH, ACROSS OUR NATION.
IT'S THE 250TH BIRTHDAY OF OUR NATION.
BUT ALSO WE'RE GONNA GET TO DEMONSTRATE AGAIN WHAT A SPECIAL CITY OF THE HOUSTON IS.
ALSO, KEEP IN MIND AS WE KICK OFF FREEDOM OVER TEXAS THAT EVENING, IN CELEBRATION OF JULY 4TH AT NOON, THERE'S GONNA BE A SOCCER PLAYOFF GAME FOR FIFA.
SO GET EXCITED BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE STADIUM FULL OF FOLKS AT NOON WITH EDO AND FAN FEST, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, AND WE FULLY EXPECT THEM AND WANT TO INVITE THEM TO COME OVER TO THE FREEDOM OF TEXAS CELEBRATION.
IN FACT, THERE'LL BE LARGE SCREENS TO WATCH AN AFTERNOON GAME PLAY OFF OF FIFA IN PHILADELPHIA.
SO WHAT A DAY, I PROMISE YOU, UH, IT WILL PROBABLY BE HOT.
SO WE WANT TO TAKE ALL THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, STAY HYDRATED.
I WANT TO THANK AND WE'LL HEAR SHORTLY FROM OUR FIRE CHIEF MUNOZ AND POLICE CHIEF DIAZ ALL HANDS ON DECK.
NOT ONLY BECAUSE WE ARE PREPARED FOR THE WORLD CUP, BUT WE'RE PREPARED FOR HOUSTONIANS.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE ALL HANDS ON DECK.
EVERYONE'S GONNA HAVE A SAFE CELEBRATION.
YOUR TEAM ALWAYS DOES AN OUTSTANDING JOB.
WE APPRECIATE CHANNEL 13 CARRYING IT LIVE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST GREAT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT KEITH URBAN IS GONNA BE THE LEAD ENTERTAINMENT.
KEITH URBAN, YOU KNOW, SOME OF MY, MY GROWN DAUGHTERS AND THEIR FRIENDS HEARD ME TALKING ON THE PHONE ABOUT KEITH URBAN, AND EVERYONE'S EXCITED.
AND ALSO COLLECTIVE SOUL WILL BE PRESENT.
AND THEN THE LOST LONELY BOYS.
SO THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE IN HOUSTON.
IT'S, IT'S JUST A GREAT CELEBRATION AND I CAN'T LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
UH, LOOK OUT FOR YOUR NEIGHBOR, YOUR CHILDREN, UH, BE SAFE.
AND RICARDO, ARE YOU READY TO UNVEIL OUR NEW POSTER FREEDOM OVER TEXAS POSTER? SO LET'S ENJOY IT.
AND THEN, THEN OF COURSE WE GO BACK TO WORK.
REALLY APPRECIATE THE, THE SUPPORT, THE TRUST MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN WORKING SINCE, LITERALLY SINCE A MONTH AFTER LAST YEAR'S PROGRAM TO PLAN FOR THIS YEAR, KNOWING THAT IT'S A BIG CELEBRATION, BOTH CELEBRATING THE 39TH YEAR BIRTHDAY OF THE EVENT AND THE 250TH BIRTHDAY OF THE, OF THE NATION.
UH, NOW I INTRODUCE, UH, OUR SPONSOR, UH, WITH DR.
UH, BEEN A PARTNER WITH US FOR OVER 13 YEARS, STEPHEN, IT'S ALWAYS, UH, AMAZING AND FUN TO WORK WITH YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
WE'RE INCREDIBLY PROUD AND EXCITED TO CELEBRATE OUR 13TH YEAR PARTNERING WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON FOR FREEDOM OVER TEXAS.
THE PARTNERSHIP TRULY MEANS A LOT TO US, AND WE JUST LOOK FORWARD TO IT EVERY YEAR.
WE WANT TO THANK, UH, SAY A HUGE THANK YOU TO MAYOR WHITMEYER, UH, TO RICARDO, JEREMY, SEAN, AND THE ENTIRE SPECIAL EVENTS
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TEAM FOR MAKING THIS CELEBRATION ONE OF A KIND.THIS YEAR WE'RE BRINGING THE FLAVOR AND THE FUN TO THE DR.
UH, WE'RE EXCITED ONCE AGAIN TO BRING OUR FAN FAVORITE, UH, DR.
UH, WE INVITE EVERYONE OUT TO CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY WITH US IN THE FLAVOR ZONE WHERE WE'LL BE SAMPLING A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF OUR BEVERAGES AS WELL.
UH, AND YES, WE WILL DEFINITELY HAVE DR.
PEPPER FLOATS AVAILABLE OUT THERE AS WELL.
SO COME OUT AND ENJOY THE LIVE MUSIC, THE GAMES, GREAT VIBES, AND OF COURSE AN ICE COLD DR.
PEPPER, UH, AS WE CELEBRATE THE 4TH OF JULY IN AMERICA'S 250TH BIRTHDAY TOGETHER.
AND, UH, I SAID IT EARLIER, UH, THE EVENTS BIRTHDAY IS 39 YEARS, AND, YOU KNOW, THOSE 39 YEARS, THERE WAS ONE COMPANY IN HOUSTON'S BEEN A PARTNER SINCE THE INCEPTION.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, IT'S ALWAYS A FAN.
IT'S FASCINATING TO WORK WITH THEM.
BUT BEFORE I MENTION THAT AND BRING A, AN OLD FRIEND OF MINE, UH, I DO WANT TO THANK THIS YEAR WE HAVE A, UH, NEW FIREWORKS SPONSOR, TJH THOMAS J. HENRY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH WITHOUT YOU GUYS.
AND THIS IS THEIR SECOND YEAR IN THE EVENT.
SO I'M JUST REALLY CURIOUS WHAT THE THIRD YEAR'S GONNA BRING YOU.
WERE JUST A, A SITE SPONSOR LAST YEAR, AND THIS YEAR YOU WANTED TO SPONSOR THE FIREWORKS AND MAYOR, WE'RE DOING SOMETHING GOOD.
SO NOW 39 YEARS, EVEN THOUGH HE DOESN'T, LOOKS LIKE HE'S 39 YEARS OLD.
BUT, UH, WANNA INTRODUCE CAMILO ROJAS, VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING SILVER EAGLE DISTRIBUTORS.
AFTER 39 YEARS, THE FONTS JUST GET GETTING BIGGER, RIGHT? SO FORGIVE ME FOR THAT SILVER EAGLE, HOUSTON AND BUDWEISER.
WE ARE SO PROUD AND HONORED TO JOIN THE CITY AGAIN FOR THE OFFICIAL 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION AS A FOUNDING SPONSOR OF FREEDOM OVER TEXAS.
WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD TO BE HERE FOR 39 YEARS.
39 YEARS, I THINK WE'RE THE LAST FOUNDING SPONSORS STILL STANDING.
SO IF YOU'LL TAKE US, WE'LL KEEP GOING.
AND HE SAID IT
AMERICA'S 250TH BIRTHDAY FREEDOM OVER TEXAS 39TH BIRTHDAY.
BUT THERE'S A LITTLE BRAND OUT THERE THAT COULD, THAT STARTED IN 1876.
BUDWEISER STARTING 150 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR.
SO THERE'S ANOTHER HERITAGE BRAND THAT PAIRS EXTREMELY WELL WITH FREEDOM OVER TEXAS.
WE'RE DELIGHTED TO HOST THOUSANDS OF HOUSTONIANS, AGAIN AT THE BUDWEISER BAYOU BEER GARDEN WHERE THEY CAN HAVE A COLD BEVERAGE, BUT IT IS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST PLACE TO WATCH FIREWORKS, MUSIC AND FUN.
SO PLEASE BRING YOUR FAMILIES THERE.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ON BEHALF OF SILVER EAGLE, HOUSTON AND BUDWEISER AND OUR 1000 EMPLOYEES, WE WANT TO STRESS THAT WE WANT EVERYBODY TO GET HOME SAFE THAT NIGHT.
SO AT EVERY BEVERAGE STAND, WE WILL HAVE QR CODES AGAIN THIS YEAR.
AND WE HAD A LOT OF TAKERS LAST YEAR WHERE THEY SCAN THE QR CODE, THEY GET AN UBER VOUCHER THAT DAY.
THAT'S OUR GIFT TO OUR CITIZEN, BECAUSE WE WANT YOU TO GET HOME SAFE.
SO WE'LL SEE YOU ALL ON JULY 4TH.
I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO AND YOUR WHOLE TEAM.
UH, NOW I JUST WANNA GO THIS PART OF THE PROGRAMS, GO OVER SOME OF OUR CITY PARTNERS.
WE CANNOT DO, OR, YOU KNOW, DO ANYTHING, ANY OF OUR EVENTS THAT, UH, WE MANAGE OUT OF THE OFFICE WITHOUT GREAT FRIENDS LIKE PUBLIC WORKS, HPD, FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, OEMI CAN GO ON FOREVER SOLID WAYS.
IT TAKES EVERYBODY, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, EVERYBODY WHO IS SOMEBODY WITH THE CITY THAT WE WORK WITH, MY OFFICE REACHES OUT TO.
THAT'S HOW WE MAKE THESE EVENTS HAPPEN.
UH, OUR OUR SPONSORS ARE OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, FANTASTIC COURT, YOU KNOW, PARTICIPANTS.
UH, WITHOUT THAT CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP, WE CANNOT, CANNOT MAKE THESE EVENTS HAPPEN.
AND, UH, WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE BOTH CHIEF NO DIAZ, HPD, AND CHIEF MUNOZ WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO GO OVER SOME OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH AS ALWAYS.
UM, I WAS EXCITED TO SEE THE LINEUP, UH, AMAZING LINEUP.
I WAS THINKING THAT I PROBABLY GONNA GET A LOT OF PHONE CALLS TODAY, A LOT OF FRIENDS THAT ARE GONNA BE CALLING ME.
SO, BUT IS THAT, AS THE MAYOR HAS MENTIONED, THE MAYOR WHITMEYER HAS ALWAYS MENTIONED PUBLIC SAFETY, A HIGH PRIORITY.
JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER WITH, UH, WITH H-P-D-O-E-M, ALL THE PARTNERS THAT, UH, HAS BEEN MENTIONED.
BUT THE ONE THING I WANT TO EMPHASIZE IS THAT I KNOW WE HAVE FIFA, BUT WE'RE STILL SIMULTANEOUSLY WORKING AND PLANNING FOR THE 4TH OF JULY TO ENSURE
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A SAFE AND FUN, UH, UH, CONCERT AND HOLIDAY.AND WITH THAT SAID, OUR TEAMS ARE PREPARED.
WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING READY TO GO FOR BOTH EVENTS.
WE'RE GONNA SWITCH FROM ONE TO THE OTHER.
SO WE'VE BEEN PLANNING THIS FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, WORKING TOGETHER ALL STAGE PARTNERS, AND AGAIN, LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER GREAT JULY 4TH.
I'LL BE BRIEF FIRST, UH, THE SPONSORS, THANK YOU, THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS STEPPING UP.
AGAIN, IT SHOULD BE HOT, BUT BE PREPARED.
UH, BUG SPRAY, SUN SPRAY, ALL THOSE THINGS.
AND PEOPLE THAT TRANSITION FROM FIFA, THEY'LL BE TIRED, WORTHY, APPROPRIATE SHOES.
KEEP UP WITH YOUR LITTLE ONES.
EVERYONE AT THE OFFICE WILL BE WORKING THE ENTIRE, UH, FIFA EVENT FOR THE 30 DAYS.
SO WE'RE EXPECTING GREAT THINGS, A LOT OF FUN.
UH, 250 YEARS AND 150 YEARS OF BUDWEISER.
BUT THANK YOU, THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY TO HELP.
THAT HELPS US DO THIS JOB ON EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO AN INCREDIBLE CELEBRATION.
ONE THING THAT I MUST STRESS, NO CELEBRATORY GUNFIRE, IT'S AGAINST THE LAW.
PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT DO THAT AGAIN.
BUDWEISER'S ALREADY STEPPED UP WITH A QR CODE.
IF YOU'VE HAD TOO MUCH TO DRINK, PLEASE MAKE THE RESPONSIBLE CHOICE.
LET'S GET EVERYBODY HOME SAFELY.
THANK YOU AGAIN, I WANNA THANK EVERYBODY, OUR PARTNERS AT THE CITY OF HOUSTON THAT DO AN INCREDIBLE JOB ON A DAILY BASIS.
UH, NOW I'M GONNA GO OVER JUST SOME OF THE BASIC, UH, UH, FACTS OF THE EVENT.
UH, MENTIONED MAYOR MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A SOCCER ZONE.
THIS IS NEW FOR THIS YEAR TO ADD TO SOME OF THE FESTIVITIES GOING ON WITH THE WORLD CUP.
AND, UH, TO ECHO IN HIS ME HIS MESSAGE TO THE, THE COMMUNITY AND THOSE VISITORS THAT ARE COMING AFTER THAT NOON GAME, COME ON OVER.
YOU KNOW, THEY'LL BE DONE BY 2 30, 3 O'CLOCK.
WE EXPECT TO HAVE A LOT OF INTERNATIONAL FOLKS IN TOWN TO FANTASTIC, UH, UH, TEAMS THAT ARE GONNA BE VISITING HOUSTON.
WE DON'T KNOW WHO THEY'RE GONNA BE YET, BUT EXCITED TO KNOW WHO THEY ARE.
BUT THEY'RE WELCOME TO COME OVER TO THE EVENT.
OUR GATES DO OPEN AT THREE O'CLOCK.
UH, YOU KNOW, TICKET PRICES ARE $15, UH, FOR ENTRY AND, UH, CHILDREN UNDER 12 OR FREE.
NOW, WHAT'S FANTASTIC FOR $15 SEEING THIS KIND OF LINEUP, THESE ARE, THESE ARE HEADLINERS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT.
EACH BAND HAS BEEN A HEADLINER ONCE UPON A TIME IN THEIR LIVES.
AND, UH, SO THIS IS A FANTASTIC SHOW FOR $15.
THE, WE WILL HAVE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT IN DR.
PEPPER ZONE STARTING AROUND FOUR O'CLOCK.
UH, AND, UH, AGAIN, WE'RE GONNA DO THE SAME THING WE STARTED LAST YEAR.
IT'S A QR CODE CASHLESS SYSTEM AT TWO GATES.
THE ONLY GATE ACCEPTING CASH WILL BE THE EAST GATE.
THAT'S, UH, RIGHT AT BAGBY AT LAMAR STREET.
WE WILL HAVE ALL THE AMENITIES, UH, TICKET, UH, BOOTH AVAILABLE AND, UH, IN A, IN A CHECK-IN AREA THERE FOR, UH, TO GET ACCESS THE SITE.
THE OTHER TWO LOCATIONS ARE GONNA HAVE QR CODES, WHICH NOWADAYS EVERYBODY'S USING THEIR CELL PHONES, UH, TO BUY FOR A TICKET AND TO USE IT FOR ENTRIES.
UH, OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK WE'VE COVERED ALL THE MAJOR POINTS OF THE EVENT.
AGAIN, I WANTED TO THANK ALL OUR SPONSORS, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT THEM, WE JUST CAN'T MAKE THIS THING HAPPEN.
OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH CHANNEL 13 A BC, UH, YOU GUYS ARE FANTASTIC TO WORK WITH.
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, MCDONALD'S, UH, VERIZON, SHAKE SHACK, BUFFALO BIO PARTNERSHIP, WORKING GREAT WITH THEM.
ACCESS TO THE, UH, UH, THE WATERWORKS WHERE THE FIREWORKS ACTUALLY SHOT FROM.
UH, METRO, WORKING WITH METRO, THEY'RE GONNA PROMOTE, UH, UM, RIDE, UH, OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE FOLKS COMING FROM THE STADIUM OVER TO THE SITE AT ELEANOR TINSLEY TO USE THE METRO RAIL.
AND, UH, RADIO ONE, WHICH THEY'RE HERE NOW.
UH, APPRECIATE RADIO ONE OUTLAW.
DAVE, I SAW YOU, YOU KNOW, OVER WHAT, 40 YEARS OF KNOWING YOU.
UH, LOVE WORKING WITH THE HYATT REGENCY.
UH, AND WE ALWAYS EXPECT A GREAT FUTURE WITH YOU.
IF I HAVEN'T, IF I'VE MISSED OUT ON ANY MORE SPONSORS, I KNOW THERE'S A FEW, UH, SIGNATURES THAT NEED TO BE WRITTEN ON PAPER YET, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
UH, YOU KNOW, A A RP, WE LOVE WORKING WITH YOU, SO WE WELCOME YOU TO THE, TO THE FAMILY.
UM, I AM WELCOME FOR ANY SPANISH STATION THAT'S HERE TO SPEAK OFF, UH, CAMERA IF YOU'D LIKE.
BUT, UH, RIGHT NOW I'D ASK FOR THE SPONSORS TO COME UP, UH, AND TAKE A QUICK PHOTO WITH EVERYBODY.
AND, UH, AND THAT WOULD BE IT FOR THE PROGRAM.
OH, UH, I DO WANNA MENTION THAT.
DO WANNA MENTION, BECAUSE OF THE HEAT, OBVIOUSLY WE DO, YOU KNOW, IT'S FINE TO COME IN WITH, UH, CARRIAGES, YOU KNOW, LITTLE CARTS A CHAIR.
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INCHES ARE, ARE PERMISSIBLE.UH, YOU CAN COME IN WITH A CONTAINER AS LONG AS IT'S EMPTY.
UH, YOU KNOW, WATER IS AVAILABLE ON SITE.
WE WILL HAVE WATER MONSTERS AT EVERY ENTRANCE SO YOU CAN FILL YOUR CONTAINER, UH, AS YOU COME IN.
ALRIGHT, CARLOS, IF WE CAN, THANK YOU.
I DIDN'T SAY MY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
BRIAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AS ALWAYS.
IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU AND YOUR TEAM.