Cynthia Cano

Alright everybody We were just Hey Skyler. We were just on Facebook live trying to split-screen with the famous Cynthia Kano. We were not able to figure it out But one of our friends told us that Facebook has suspended split-screen so Cynthia if you're on there send a request to be in the video and we'll let you in Okay, there's Cynthia. Oh Stop touching my face. That's the last time I Good no, no more I guess it's like it's Instagram. Tell me how you have been sheltering in place. Don't touch your face I you know, what is it? Okay to touch my face if I'm at home and not with anybody else So it's good been here with my family and We've been going out as little as we can I've been wearing a hat every day. And so I was thinking of going gray like letting my gray hair come out I just yeah, you know, so I have not Had a chance to dye my hair You have gray hair Yes. Yes, I'm gonna be honest I do and so I was yeah, I was thinking of just letting it Grow out and see what that looks like hands down And but it's been good been working been outside a lot really really enjoyed being outside and spending some time I didn't realize how much we were on the road until this last week and a half where I've been home And so I've been trying to catch up on not just work but projects here at home, too So it's been good. Are you at all going stir crazy? too much family time So I like being home but yes a little bit, you know I was thinking of we could all like have a room in the house and everybody has to stay in that room for like two hours of the day because Being around each other all day long is also a little bit challenging, but I'm grateful for it My family's healthy and I feel really really grateful. We have food. We found toilet paper. We had a toilet paper We were out of toilet paper and we went to all the stores and all the stores were telling us Come back tomorrow 5 30 in the morning get in line. So Mauricio was going out in the morning. He would go to one place. I would try to go to another we would get in line no luck, so We struggled a little bit with toilet paper, but we have some toilet paper now We found some good and do you want to disclose your source or protecting that for your supply? No, so we went to Walmart and After we tried every store in El Paso and we just got there at the time where they had a shipment They put you in a line and money soon and I hadn't I didn't go in and he said that You didn't get to pick you didn't get to ask you got in line and they were just handing it out and you grabbed your Toilet paper roll and you you know left with it. And so he was like somebody got an 18 pack roll He only got a nine pack roll, but you know, just grateful that we had toilet paper. Yeah Even on Facebook, you know Don't know I don't see do you guys hear an echo someone's asking to play some records. I'm playing the radio. This is Now You know what a little bit but that started to like after spending so much time with you I kind of like your music now it happened and I do miss you. I miss seeing you I miss you know I feel like I spent the better part of three years with you and now This has been the longest that I've gone without seeing you in person. I told you you would miss me someday I know you were getting sick and tired of traveling me but The distance has made you grow a little bit fun You know what, yes, I do I feel grateful for it and I do miss you So they told me to lower my volume. Does that work? Yeah, I think that's what's happening. You've got We're hearing me twice Maybe okay. All right. Why I turned it down. We have the smartest people that are helping us through this and so I see Is she helping you out? Yeah a lot of them Stephen Groves Wesley a Lot of our good friends jar Butler, which I'm so happy to hear from. Oh jar. We should get jar on a live stream soon Get her perspective is jar in Virginia now, I think she still is. Yeah, I think she's still there So it's your face not even your chin not look there. Yeah hands down. I I do that a lot Okay, so Local restaurant owner in El Paso who like all restaurants in El Paso I think in the state of Texas and in many parts of the country has had to close her restaurant completely and want to talk to her about what that's like want to hear how her Employees and former employees are doing and then I want to hear about a fund that she started for food restaurant bar and hospitality workers in El Paso So there's one of these positive stories of someone who's trying to do her best to help others in the community We'll have her here on on Instagram Late in the week. We're gonna try to have another medical provider this one from El Paso Christina from New York yesterday to tell us what it's like on the front lines where Where they are what they need? What advice they have for the rest of us and then any other ideas that people have we'd love for you to share those With us and we'll do our best to take your questions when we have these guests on But the one thing I want to leave everyone with is My thanks to everyone who's being kind to one another Kind even to some of these trolls that you see Commenting on the Instagram live feed if that's how they have fun when they're cooped up, you know more power to them But especially our thanks to those who are being good to one another in their families their neighborhoods in their communities Those who are staying at home and not infecting others or running the risk of infecting others. I think all of that is You know really positive and so many people are doing that right now across the country So many people are doing that here in El Paso, and I just want to say thanks to everyone doing that It's not something that's immediately rewarded in other words You don't see a dramatic change when you do the right thing In fact, you might not see anything at all, but that's the best thing. We don't want to see rising infections rising hospital stays We don't want to see our medical providers overwhelmed and so by doing the right thing you're making that happen even if it doesn't produce You know a great positive response. Just know that we're grateful and I just wanted to say thank you to you all for doing that And we'll tune back in later this week with Some of these folks from the community here in El Paso and others from different parts of the country look forward to answering your questions and Including you in the conversation if anyone has a question for Cynthia before we go Cynthia I noticed that there is a Comment bar at the bottom of the screen, and then there's a little question icon next to that and I can you know I can Press one of the questions like do you see that question pop up? Yeah favorite class rock classic rock band Yeah, class, what's what's your favorite classic rock bands? Yeah? Beto I'm so bad with music And just can I say really quick they told me to put in your buds and that was supposed to help with the echo That's it. I don't I don't hear the Echo anymore. Okay. So thank you for that feedback now, whoever Instagram suspect it will make sure they have your buds on hand So this is so so bad and I'm gonna take a lot of flack from this But um I I really used to like the new kids on the block. I know that's not plastic I know that's horrible, but Beto don't look away. Just just it was one of the first concerts I went to new kids on the block. I know that's terrible, but I like them I did Sorry Wow sorry, I'm sorry you know I think I think that showed tremendous courage on your part Even more so in response to your favorite classic rock I know Sorry, that's good Next question, okay, I'm gonna check see if there's any more good questions for Cynthia And there's a lot on here Cynthia Well, you're looking through that better Can I just say I really want to thank all of our volunteers that have continued to help us I've reached out to several of them to get their you know help on what we do next with as Far as being able to instead of canvassing and the folks on that are a lot of them that are on right now have just Been so helpful. So super grateful for you guys. Thank you How would you rate Beth is driving on a scale from 1 to 10? So I you know, I have to tell you Beto honestly is a really good driver It he is and and when I drive he always Has Suggestions on how I can do better a good way. Yeah. Yeah. He has strong suggestions I used to drive in the left lane. He told me not to do that. I didn't use my bleep We lost you Cynthia there. There you go. What else Oh driving Okay, so driving too slow too fast. And so, you know I'd have to say that my driving has improved because Beto is he's a pretty good driver. He's a pretty good driver So I would give you a eight And eight, okay, that's not bad And by the way, the left lane is perfectly fine as long as you're passing or you are the fastest car on the road What what gets me is when you're in the left lane? Slowing down traffic behind you. So that's and you also tell me not to pass on the right, right? Yeah, no, don't pass on the right. Don't pass on the right. Okay, Beto Can I ask you what would you rate my driving since I've improved since since you know, we've been on the road what better Shit, I keep touching my face out of habit. Uh, you're driving has gone from a three Six and a half. Ouch Wow, yeah, but if you if you think about it relatively you you have Improved a hundred percent more than a hundred percent So yeah, I did get a speeding ticket a couple times when we were driving but so I see I want to let you know that I'm watching the Comments come in some of them are great. Some of them are funny some of them are political and I'd love to live stream and talk about politics and Presidential politics and campaigns and I promise you I'll do that at some other point now It just does not seem to be the time to do that Right now I want to focus on connecting with the people in our lives and making sure that everyone is okay being good and kind of one another sharing the the best practices when it comes to Flattening the curve as they say ensuring that coronavirus does not spread in this country. That means stay the **** at home Stay away from people do not go out and in those communities like Dallas County in Texas that have Commenced shelter-in-place or that will commence tonight Follow law and stay in place and do not leave the house Be good to everyone that you can be as positive as you can be as hopeful and optimistic As you can it doesn't mean that you have to relent in the pressure that you apply to those Who are in positions of power who we need to do the right thing when literally all our lives are counting on it But but there's a way to be kind and to be good in a way that we do it if you want to Debate or argue or fight or **** with me on on politics. I'll take it all day long later. Okay Right now let's focus on on the task and the crisis at hand and meet it both with the kindness and the urgency That it truly deserves. So that's where everyone asking political questions right now, you know me I never shy away from answering them taking on the tough fights Being as honest as I possibly can and I promise you I'll do that I'll continue to do that. But if if you want to know why we're spending time catching up or talking about coronavirus That's because that's what's on our mind. And those are the most important things to do right now. So Thanks, Tim Yeah so Good to see everybody on here. I am loath to leave the Instagram live story because we're seeing all these great people that I haven't seen in person like Jacqueline out in in California who I believe is part of or leading an effort to sew face masks Because for some reason our government has been incapable of getting that done and we can stockpile every manner of Weapon known to man and yet we're unable to stockpile all the things that will literally save mankind And so you have people like Jacqueline and others working on that Debjit our friend in the Washington DC metro area who as a health care providers on the front lines of this who is helping to organize a call for Personal protective equipment PPE like the gloves the masks the visors The stuff that you wear around your body to prevent from getting infected and sharing infections He's leading the effort in doing that. So I see a lot of really good people in here who are doing great work I see Steven Groves jr. Talk about driving No better driver Unless you have any good driving stories of when Steven Groves did not drive well But I think he drove pretty well almost every single time. He was pretty awesome ACDC yeah, no No, no, why are you kids on the block before ACDC? Because I went to a concert they were one of my first concerts that I went to and you know I it was a boy band. Hey, you know, they were cute. So Mine was I didn't my first concert did not have the same lasting impact on me. It was quiet riot Okay, El Paso County Coliseum with Johnny Galvin and his mom who is His mom is Amy's and Johnny Galvin is is her his is my wife's first cousin This was decades before I ever met Amy and So anyhow, just interesting. I keep touching my face. I got us. I gotta stop doing that You know who I went to go see better when they came to El Paso. It was The DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. So this will Smith was called the Fresh Prince and he came to Fort Bliss Here in El Paso, and he was also one of the first concerts, but it was a long long time ago Okay, I've got one for you Connell. Okay, as we're crowdsourcing ideas for people that we have on So Jay Klayberg who I notice is on the stream right now is about He's about to run the Leadville 50. I hope I have that right Jay and He's gonna run a Kind of a practice run. I think it's this weekend Jay You're gonna have to give us the details on this stream and then he's gonna I think and I hope I'm not giving anything Away Jay, and if I am I'm sorry But I think he's gonna live stream the run and he's gonna split screen the stream with his coach So on one part of the screen, you're gonna see Jay's Perspective on where he's running and the other part of the screen It's gonna be his coach telling you what you're looking at and how Jay is doing Jay's idea What if either before or after that we have Jay on to tell us about how he's able to train and race So he's gonna have to do this race virtually because you cannot congregate anymore, of course And so runners are gonna have to individually run the race Not next to each other time themselves. I don't know if there's an honor system or some way to validate this but Jay if you're up for it, we would love to share that and then have you on here The giddy gardeners saw the clash at the Majestic in San Antonio in 83 Joe Ely showed up did a few songs of Joe Ely who was in the Flatlanders? Maybe still is in the Flatlanders who's one of the absolute treasures we have here in Texas Who basically showed Joe Strummer and the clash their way around this state including El Paso played with them in London? That's a great first show in 1983 Missy Nichols is on And she asked will we see him hurl? So that would be impressive if we could see that Jay there's a lot of love here for the live stream of your run Type something up here. So we know what you're gonna do and how we follow it He does he does so many triathlons and different Competitions I just have so much respect for him I went to do stadiums for the first time in a long time a day before yesterday and it is hard. It's hard to do anything physical outside running and I know you do a lot of running as well, but do my hats off to you. I wish I was a better runner Ali says my first concert was at the hemisphere in San Antonio Rolling Stones were the opening act for Bobby V and Ali says that's all that is that is old Joe Strummer Yeah, and so Cynthia you suggested that we do some live stream tomorrow of the O'Rourke home school for the gifted I think you should absolutely do that But do and it would be cool if you were also teaching what you guys were doing some of that lecture I'd like I'd be interested to see that I did the first lesson today and it was so bad Amy's were so good Amy's taking on math arts and music Spanish and reading Language arts and my only responsibilities are PE lunch and history and so I'm gonna get and Jay may have a line on these but I'm gonna get some some Masita elementary PE coaches shorts the ones that have the belt loop and they're kind of a you know what I'm talking about. Oh, yeah Yeah, and the high tube socks and the tucked in kind of polo ish shirt, I'm that's gonna be my look for PE tomorrow, but On the history lesson, I was so bad at keeping their attention and and keeping you know a flow going through The the lesson plan. I just I just did not have command of the material in order to have command of the classroom. So hats off to every educator out You were an educator at one point Yes I was a special ed teacher and then an administrator of an elementary school for a little bit So it is extremely tough and teachers really really are amazing. We're so lucky to have them So, can I ask you a question when you're because all your kids are different in different grades. Are you? adjusting The you know your lesson for all three kids are all getting the same lesson or is it different for each one? this is probably The way that they taught school You know in what what's the the book Laura Ingalls Wilder Little house in the prairie little house on the prairie where you just have all the kids doesn't matter how old they are What grade they're supposed to be and you're just all in the same classroom Basically covering the same material. So Amy again, who's amazing has Organized the curriculum, so I'm focusing on Native American history and So she has all the kids in the reading part of the day reading books about Native Americans So, you know fictional accounts or maybe even histories and then we bring all that into the history class that I teach Which just crossed the Bering Strait we just got across it took us an hour to get out of Africa and across the Bering Strait and Down to the tip of Patagonia 10,000 years ago And that's where we are. And then we're gonna start and Jay. I Jay and I've talked about this book 1491 I'm gonna use 1491 is my textbook with the kids. So it's it's gonna be intense cool Somebody this is a really nice comment I was talking about how bad I am at all this stuff and someone writes. So what are you good at that? That's a good question This has me wondering Thank You Aaron All right, Cynthia any parting words. We'll be back on tomorrow with Our friend Maggie who is the owner of salt and honey here in El Paso. We started a fund for out-of-work food and restaurant and bar and hospitality service workers You know We don't know when The House the Senate the president are gonna get on the same page for a relief package or a stimulus package She's not waiting for that. She's gonna take action now. So we want to have her on and hear about that my friend Gwen says that She's got some suggestions for who we interviewed Gwen would love to hear suggestions Gwen is associated with the El Paso ins fighting hunger food bank and Encouraged us to volunteer there last week and it was the best three hours We've had since we've been on lockdown One because we got to see people at a distance and two because we had some purpose and function our lives we were doing something that we knew was going to help other people and as Jays and my mutual friend Noah says it's hard to be sad when you're useful when you're doing something that is helpful and productive You feel alive and you feel like you have purpose and so Might be nice to talk to Gwen or somebody who works at the food bank to talk about What they're doing there. So keep your suggestions coming Jay, we're looking forward to watching the run in real time And Cynthia good to see you again after not having seen you in in 10 days and We'll see you in person Maybe in August Yeah, when and you may have gray hair then right not because you will have gotten older But because you will have allowed it to grow up going natural you're gonna let it all grow out natural Thanks for doing this really appreciate it. I miss you so much I miss everybody on the live stream and I think in a time right now where it's really scary and You know, it feels good to have this family You know together again, and so thank you for doing it great And we'll try to put out the the time that we're gonna be on so that that people can be prepared I want you all to meet Maggie I think you're gonna love her and her story and then we're gonna bring on some other interesting people from Around the country and around the world over the coming days. Just a good way for us to catch up see each other Learn something become smarter Maybe we can split screen someone in who can do the history lesson for my kids When it's history hour tomorrow, which I believe is 1 p.m. Mountain Time So if you're interested in helping me with that I could use the help, okay, Cynthia, okay Adios