00:00Hey, hey, Essence Live. I'm Dana Blair and I'm here joined by the beautiful and talented
00:09Ms. Cheryl Lee Ralph. How are you? Look at me. I mean, that Roland Martin, I mean, you
00:16cannot keep a good man down. How are you doing this evening? I am great this evening. I'm
00:21here at Essence Fest. The vibe is just all the way live. Everybody's enjoying the music.
00:30They're enjoying the company. Anybody who is, anybody is here and they're just out with
00:35the people. That's the greatest thing. Who are you looking forward to seeing this evening?
00:40Everybody. I heard that baby face right now is killing it on the scene. Baby face has been
00:46killing it. I mean, it's just a great night when you go to all the super lounges around.
00:52You know, there's talent on this main stage, but there's talent surrounding us. I mean,
00:58it doesn't get better than that. Do you get a chance to come to New Orleans often?
01:01I really only come when it's Essence Fest. Now, what do you love to do when you're in
01:07the city? Eat. Eat. I love beignets and great coffee. I love all the seafood. I love to eat.
01:17When you're in a city and even the hotels have great food, I love it. I'm a Louisiana girl.
01:24I'm living in New York. As soon as I come back, I have a list. I got to do this, this,
01:27this, this, this, this. That's it. I had a catfish taco today that I was like, well, well,
01:34well. It took you to the mountaintop. I'm telling you, I was like, what? Yeah. And not,
01:42you know, not like in California. It was, yeah. Yeah. And where can our Essence Live fans find you
01:49this weekend? Where can you find me this weekend? Well, believe it or not, you can tune in to TV
01:54One and catch Unsung Cheryl Lee Ralph Wednesday, July 6th at 8 p.m. Eastern, 5 p.m. Pacific.
02:04Right. Thank you so very much. Enjoy the rest of the show. Thank you so very much for stopping by
02:07Essence Live. Thank you. And thank you for the tip to help my hearing out. Thank you so very much.
02:14Now, as Cheryl Lee said, there's so much talent here in the Superdome.
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