 Welcome back. Well, finally this hour. She was a Mouseketeer, a teen television star and a survivor now She's a member of the Alhambra family Facts of life star Lisa Welshel is on stage this week in Jacksonville in a revised version of the Tony Award-winning Butterflies are free even more exciting. She'll be playing opposite her own daughter Clancy Cobble Lisa and Clancy are here now in studio. It's a special treat ladies. Good morning. Good morning So exciting to have you both in studio. Hope you're enjoying your visit to Jacksonville so far. So good We've been working off a lot, but we're gonna be here for a while So we we've had had lots of recommendations. So that's great And I looked at your Instagram and Twitter last night. I see you've already been to Clark's fish camp You know we should open up the phones and people can call in and tell you where they think you need to visit while you're in It's 5 4 9 2 9 3 7 to speak with Lisa Welshel and Clancy Cobble First of all, I just have to say this You look exactly the same Lisa as you looked on Facts of Life. It is truly incredible. You look amazing Radio because nobody can actually question that at this point. No, no, no, you look you look the same You have an age today now. Let's talk a little bit about the show How did how did it come to pass that you both decided to do this the show together? It was actually I was asked to do another show for them and I said, yeah, it sounds great be fun And then the director called and said I've got another proposition for you What do you think about the show butterflies are free, which I had never read so I watched the movie and of course the Goldie con character is just I mean, it's my daughter and I called the director and I said well, this looks really great But could my daughter audition for the young woman and he said yes But she really has to audition because I've been burned before and so she'd be put it We filmed a little scene and sent it to him He fell in love and now he's just head over heels in love because she's Excellent so Clancy tell me about your part. Well, it's the Goldie Han characters what they was in the movie She's adorable. I want to be her in real life She's super cute 19 year old free-spirited little hippie and moves in next door to a blind boy and Changes everyone's lives. She she has a big impact on people around her and Lisa. Who do you play in the production? I play the young blind boys Overprotective mother who is not too happy that this young woman's coming in and changing his life because pretty much That's her whole life. And so she has to change as well You must have had Clancy when you were 13 years old How old are you Clancy 22 22? And so Lisa you got your start as a mouse keteer when you were what 12 12 years old But actually I got my start in theater and musical theater at Fort Worth when I was eight And so this is kind of coming back to my roots. I haven't done theater I did a Peter Pan and at Starlight Theater in Kansas City when I was 22, but other than that I haven't done theaters since I was a child. So this is really fun on so many levels I would think it's fun to have that feedback from the live audience Well tomorrow night's our first preview night. So you'll have that so we'll see and it's been kind of nerve-wracking with rehearsals. It really It's it's a complicated show. Well, it's not that it's just been so long I mean, yeah, they say it's like riding a bike But there's one thing when you ride a bike when you're a kid and there's another thing when you ride a bike Well, you know, but you've always performed it and of course many know you from the facts of life Such a popular show you were on that show for almost I didn't realize this almost 10 years Yeah, nine years and then you went on and did survivor. How did that come about and what was that like? Well, I took a little break in between there And I'd been watching survivor with the family the whole time loved it I'm a big game player very competitive. And so this was like the ultimate game I'd always wanted to be on it, but it couldn't I was homeschooling the kids and traveling and speaking There came kind of a conjunction of a perfect storm That enabled me to have the time to go to the shows. So I sent in an audition video and was cast and you did really well I did I made it to the final you did tribal council So what's it like for you? Clancy? Do you hope to are you already in the business? Do you want to follow in Lisa's footsteps and being actress? Yeah, I just moved out to Los Angeles I moved in with my mother and I have an agent now. So this is actually my first Professional job as an actress. It took a picture of my first check. It was very exciting. Oh, wow That's so exciting. So you're both based in california now and but you grew up in in texas, right? Yeah, I was born in los angeles We lived in texas for about 10 years and I just moved back out last year Wow And uh, you know it I know that uh as as someone who has a strong faith Hollywood can maybe not always be the easiest place How do you balance that because you're an icon in the in the christian community? You really are well You know, I think you can find your pocket of community anywhere And hopefully the biggest pocket is in your heart. So no matter where you are there's just that solid sense of the presence of god and the love of god and so therefore That can just flow out of you know of you wherever you are in whatever a group you are You find yourself and so it really hasn't been it doesn't matter where I am really And I'm amazed we're not getting calls. Uh, if you're just tuning in, uh, lisa welshall You might remember her from the facts of life survivor and more is in studio now with her daughter clancy cobble They're performing at the alhambra theaters butterflies are free opening later this week We want you to call us right now. Let us know where they should visit when they're in jacksonville Five four nine two nine three seven now you went to clark's fish camp You can tell so maybe that's why the calls aren't coming in because once you've been to clark's fish camp Where do you go from there really give me your reactions? What did you think? Well? I'm a vegetarian It was a little overwhelming. Oh, that's funny, but they have really really tasty veggie pasta Did you have any gator meat? Did you try that? We did we had gator toes gator tail. Yes, we did I mean, hey, I I just figure you know, you just need to just experience everything and so I was just sad We didn't get any ostrich or hyphen. They've got it all there. So what else is on your agenda while you're here? What else do you hope to do? Well, we're going to disney world And you know, I I guess we're waiting for Call in to tell us where we should go or if you know what if you can call and ask any question I guess but here we have sandy and sane august. Oh lots of calls now sandy and sane augustine. Hi sandy go ahead Hey melissa, I like the player from flax of life. You were like the girl. I wanted to be so bad Thank you But you all have to come up to sane augustine. You have to eat a collage Okay collage. Yeah, that's a great tip. Somebody taking notes here. Yeah, sane augustine in general is worth the trip It's beautiful. Okay. Uh, absolutely beautiful It's about a half hour down the road. Maybe 40 minutes the oldest city in the country The nation's oldest city hundreds of years old Beautiful very spanish french architect. Well really more spanish, but gorgeous It's about to celebrate its 450th year and the calls are coming in so fast It's going to take them just a second to get them in the queue Let's go now to quish in jacksonville quish. Good morning Good morning. I have a location for the two young ladies up there. Okay A place in five points called cozy tea Oh, yeah, that's a good idea. Is it like a tea room? Yes. Oh, I love it. I walked by it and I thought this is a place We need to go. Okay. It is. It's like an old-fashioned british. Yeah, that's a great idea. Thank you It's an old school british tea room, you know, you can get tea and scones and my favorite Yes, it's and you know, uh, he raises a great point. Just the five you went you've already been to five points I saw a movie there. Oh, what'd you see? I saw bird man. Oh, what'd you think of it? Oh my gosh? I just enjoyed it. So good. All right. Donna in riverside. Go ahead. Donna. You're on the air Hi, melissa. It's so exciting to hear from lisa winter and her daughter. I uh, enjoy I'm a big fan from facts of life And loved her own survivor I just a big fan from survivor And I want to invite you both to come to riverside sometime We have many different restaurants and places to uh, eat and uh, have a drink or or take walk in the park And i'm just going to uh, to her and invite her over sometime. Please do. Yes, definitely send it to my twitter That'd be great. Uh, I noticed you were getting a lot of tweets last night And when did you how long have you guys been in town? Just a week just a week. Uh, eric and jacksonville. Hey, eric. Thanks for holding. Go ahead Good morning. Yes. I have some suggestions to go to eat. Good. That's our favorite thing to do I know palm valley fish camp. Oh another fish camp. All right I do like a good hush puppy. So there you go. There you go, dude. And then i'm taverna, which is in san marco Also a great suggestion. Yeah, spistro x is excellent. Okay. Yeah, are you making notes for me? Okay. Thanks, eric. Mary and san marco. Hey, mary Yes, go ahead, mary. Yes, go ahead Okay, she can't hear you because here's because she had a radio up but there you go lots of calls and ideas This is gonna be such a I know well, it's exciting. It's exciting to have you both enjoy your time in several weeks to go see butterflies are free with stars Lisa Welshel and her daughter clancy cobble alhambra jacks dot com for tickets The preview is tomorrow night. Uh, and uh, I hope you really enjoy it. It's a pleasure So nice to meet both of you. Thanks for being with us. Thank you. Thank you again That's alhambra jacks dot com for tickets to butterflies are free and that's our show Thanks to all of our guests and callers today. 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