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My special guest today is my good friend Andrew Miller. Andrew is a retired police officer and is sharing is experience of his early years on the Grand Bay Police force to his twenty-five years on the Fredericton police force.

Andrew also shares an update on his initiative to have the Westmorland bridge renamed in honour of fallen Fredericton Police Force officers Rob Costello and Sara Burns.

Today's very special guest is my good friend Dr. Mark MacMillan. Dr. Mark talks us through his career from University to his role as a Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist at the Dr. Chalmers Hospital in Fredericton, NB. Dr. Mark is very active in the community with the Walk A Mile In Her Shoes marathon. Dr. Mark is also a Star Wars Lego fan like my son Mason. He has a very extensive Lego collection.

Sara talks about her amazing career in the hospitality industry. She takes us through her journey from law enforcement school to hotel general manager. Her love for the food & beverage industry is now leading her to be a mentor for the next generation and she is launching a podcast for women's empowerment in 2023

Take 5 With The Boss is back after a short hiatus. Thank you to those who have been asking for new episodes!

Tracy and Mason are joining me today and we are talking about Christmas ideas for the ladies and gentlemen. Mason also gives his LEGO Star Wars recommendations for Christmas. Tracy shares her picks for shopping local. My picks for Christmas are new additions to my Royal Barbershop grooming line and of course Royal Barbershop gift cards.

We are also breaking down our favourite Christmas movies. Home Alone, Elf and Rudolph are the Reese Family favourites.

We round out the episode with a discussion about the state of concert touring, Ticket Master and resale sites.

Thank you to my loyal listeners and if you want to find out more about booking an appointment or purchasing my line of men's grooming products check out my website:

www.royalbarbershop.ca

Welcome to Season 2 Episode Two of Take 5 With The Boss.

Tracy and Mason join me today. We’re doing a fall round up covering road trips, football, fall cooking, Kayne West, Black Adam and I’m sharing my recipe for the ultimate fall cocktail.

What an amazing summer we have had! Tracy and Mason join me for today's episode, where we say good bye to our summer activities and say hello to lots of fun fall events.

I'm wrapping up a great summer with my Top DJ's at the Fredericton Delta's Drift Pool & Patio. I wrapped up August with an incredible motorcycle show at my North Side location and now I'm planning an unforgettable spooktacular Halloween event for the South Side location.

With summer patio season coming to a close I will be turning my attention back to photography. I'm also taking Timbaland's music production master class - watch out for my next venture related to that launching Spring 2023.

I will be venturing out to Kings Landing historical village with Tracy and Mason on September 24 and 25 to do some barbering demos and judge a beard contest.

Mason updated us on his Youtube channel, Legendary Gaming 714. Check him out and give him a like and subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2cDxB8pLUW8VE_qebJdJ3A

Tracy is now a Reiki master and has launched a busy practice.

I am thrilled to have this weeks guest on the season 1 finale. Grammy nominated, Jeff Medina is the lead guitarist for The Commodores and is joining us from his home in Miami.

Jeff is a guitarist, arranger, composer, vocalist and producer from Trinidad and Tobago.

He perfected his unique Caribbean-style pop beat by studying great musical masters including Wes Montgomery, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Quincy Jones and Andres Segovia.

Mr. Medina has toured internationally and has performed at some of the hottest major European Jazz festivals: THE MONTREAUX JAZZ FEST in Switzerland, THE NORTH SEA JAZZ in Amsterdam, THE ALTANTIC JAZZ FEST in London, in addition to numerous jazz festivals in Nice, Southern France, Denmark, Sweden, Spain and Belgium.

Nationally Jeff has performed at CARNIGIE HALL, LINCOLN CENTER and RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL in New York City. He has toured North and South America with PRINCE, THE COMMODORES, PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC and RUN-DMC in addition he has toured hundreds of concert halls, arenas and clubs across the continental United States and Canada.

His creative talents has been noted in work with such popular artists as LAURA BRANIGAN (Gloria), THE MAIN INGREDIENTS (Just don’t wanna be lonely), RALPH McDONALD (just the 2 of us), JON LUCIEN and EVELYN “CHAMPAGNE” KING.

On the jazz circuit, Jeff has had the pleasure of playing with noted artists STANLEY TURRENTINE (Sax), ROY HAYNES (Drums), DONALD BYRD (Trumpet), OMAR HAKIM (Drums), MARCUS MILLER (Bass), BUDDY WILLIAMS (Drums) and ERIC GALE (Guitar) who has recorded some of Mr. Medina’s compositions.

Mr. Medina was musical director and Guitarist for the award winning Broadway musical “THE WIZ”. He also co-produced one of the best selling Calypso records of all time “HOT HOT HOT”. He has contributed his talent to top selling Calypso albums recorded by THE MIGHTY SPARROW, LORD NELSON, SHADOW, SUPER BLUE, THE MIGHTY DUKE and numerous others. Jeff has worked at WALT DISNEY in Orlando, FL and also on cruise ships throughout the Caribbean, North America and Alaska.

Jeff studied jazz at the jazz mobile in New York City and privately with TED DUNBAR, Classical guitar at The Classical Guitar Institute, and Calypso guitar with CYRIL GRENIDGE in Trinidad, Arranging, Composing and Improvising at Berklee School of Music in Boston. He has performed at Major 5 Star Resorts throughout the Caribbean and Europe.

We have a very special episode today, my good friends Gord Perry & John Hickey are Taking 5 With The Boss.

Hickey is the head coach of the St.Thomas University men's basketball team and founding member of The Four Leaf Formal in Fredericton, NB. Hickey is sharing some insight on what to expect with STU basketball this season.

Gord is joining us on his way to Scotland for the World Pipe Band competition. Gord is also Fredericton's leading expert in all things Scotch and fills us in on the return of the Spirits Festival happening at the Delta Fredericton this November.

#STUbasketball

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It's a busy summer! Today I'm announcing some exciting events I have coming up this summer and next summer! I'm also giving you my take on Top Gun and Tracy is joining me to talk about what our family is up to this summer.

Drop me a message on IG @thebarbershopboss and let me know what your thoughts are on Top Gun and let me know what other movies I should catch this summer.

Fredericton's Most Interesting Man, Jeremy Gilmer, is Taking 5 With The Boss to review his top fiction and nonfiction must read picks. We also dive into a little philosophy and travel stories.