Mindy Hargesheimer (00:00:00):
Richard Harper, Teal Man. Yes, ma'am. Welcome
Richard Harper (00:00:02):
To the
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:00:03):
Podcast. I'm glad to
Richard Harper (00:00:04):
Be here.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:00:05):
I mean, and thank you for coming as is. <laugh> We were emailing back and forth and you were like,
"Should I come as me? Should I come as Tealman?" I was like,
"If you can come as Tealman, you have
to. Like, I want people to see you. They know who you are.
" Absolutely. Absolutely. And this, we gotta
be, like, all in on it. So, um, so thank you for coming on. We, I actually came over because you're very
easy to spot, of course, when you're out anywhere. But, um, we were at, I think, the media day for the
Kansas City Diamonds, the new women's professional softball team. And I saw you and I was like,
"I
have to go talk to him.
" And we connected, and here you are.
Richard Harper (00:00:38):
Uh, again, super happy to be here. Uh, I'm just excited to dive in and talk about anything and everything.
Well,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:00:44):
We're gonna talk about it all. So many fun questions. Okay. So let's kinda start with. I always like to start
with two things, like, hit us with who Teal Man is. Then let's go backwards and get into your backstory.
Where you're from and kind of walk us through kind of the evolution of where you are today.
Richard Harper (00:00:58):
Uh, I, I feel like it becomes such a canned, uh, response, so I apologize if anything sounds very repeated,
but like -
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:01:06):
No, you have to get it down so many people asking you. It
Richard Harper (00:01:08):
Really is, uh, it becomes a, an amalgamation of life experiences. It really, as people say different things,
you're like,
"I like that. That sounds right.
" And it, because that truly is what this is. It's a, it's an ama - an
amalgamation of life experiences. Yeah. Almost everything that I have has been gifted to me, given to
me, and I just put it together in a certain flair and do it in a certain way. The, the things that I bring to the
table are just the, maybe not the flashiest, but pretty flashy. The paint and the glitter beard, maybe the
fingernail polish.
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Yeah. <laugh>
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But other than that, like, everything else has been gifted to me and given to me and t - and it's just, I'm a
very sentimental guy, so
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:01:47):
It's just
Richard Harper (00:01:47):
That common, it's just that constant feeling of that community that is always there and has helped get me
here and what is going to help continue to get me forward in life.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:01:56):
Yeah. Yeah. So this all started with the Casey Current. Yes.
Richard Harper (00:02:00):
All of it,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:02:01):
Which was how many years ago that they - Five,
Richard Harper (00:02:03):
I wanna say about
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:02:04):
Five
Richard Harper (00:02:04):
Years ago.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:02:05):
Okay.
Richard Harper (00:02:05):
Uh, it's hard to remember exactly what -
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:02:07):
Yeah.
Richard Harper (00:02:08):
I feel like the last five years have just been a blur of amazing opportunities and excitement. Yeah. Um,
but yeah, about five years ago when they were playing at the Kansas City Monarchs, which is kind ofwhere - Yeah. All this started. I had just moved up to Kansas City with my wife, uh, and was looking to
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find something to make a constant. And I knew I, I love watching sports and athletics, being in marching
band all my life. I always watched athletics, so I,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:02:35):
It's
Richard Harper (00:02:35):
Something that I've always enjoyed. Um, and so was getting around to the different areas, been, you
know, to the Royals, been to a few other things, but Monarchs was, uh, a ni - I love baseball, so it was a
great place to, to go. Uh, not too hard on the, uh, the pocketbooks. So you can definitely just make an
easy night of it anytime. Um, and just a great atmosphere, great, great food, everything about. I can't gush
enough about others. <laugh> But I was there watching a game and they had an announcement over the
speaker, uh, you know, like they do about all kinds of promotions about,
"Hey, uh, the, uh, Kansas City
has the, uh, women's soccer team. They're gonna be playing this next week.
" And I was like,
"I would
love to see that.
" I've always loved supporting the women's sports, uh, while playing in marching band
and while playing in pep bands.
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So it's just always that kind of connection. I grew up in kind of a very feminist household. My, my mother
was the breadwinner of
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:03:28):
The
Richard Harper (00:03:28):
Family. Uh, my, uh, she played sports a lot. I grew up hearing stories about, uh, when my dad was in the
Air Force over in Japan, she played in a softball team over there. Uh, when they moved back after, uh, he
retired from the Air Force. Uh, they were in Arizona and she played in an indoor mixed soccer t - uh,
league because they didn't have just women's soccer teams
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:03:49):
Back
Richard Harper (00:03:49):
Then. Yeah. So, like, hearing these things of how active my mother was, not just hearing it, but seeing, I
mean, my mother is, uh, we'll say in her 70s. Okay.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:03:58):
Uh,
Richard Harper (00:03:58):
And I swear that woman can still out hike me. So I -Mindy Hargesheimer (00:04:01):
Good for her. I,
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I love her. She's one of my biggest, if not my biggest role model in life. Uh, and so - Is
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:04:07):
She here in Kansas City?
Richard Harper (00:04:08):
Uh, she is not. She is, uh, in the homestead I grew up in down in Fort Scott, Kansas. Okay.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:04:13):
Uh,
Richard Harper (00:04:13):
Actually five miles north of that.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:04:15):
Yeah.
Richard Harper (00:04:15):
Uh, but that's where I, I grew up in, is in Southeast Kansas. But she lives there, uh, to this day. Uh, and,
uh, just, just a firecracker. An amazing
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:04:25):
Woman, she sounds like. Yes. Um,
Richard Harper (00:04:27):
Absolutely.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:04:27):
I love that. I was gonna say, where did your love for women's sports come from so early? I almost feel
like that's kind of progressive of you, right? It's, it's just - I mean -
Richard Harper (00:04:36):
A- again, I grew up in a, I will s - I will say a, a progressive household, I think.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:04:41):
I love it. I
Richard Harper (00:04:41):Think that, uh, my, again, my mother was the breadwinner. My, my father, uh, had a small business that
he helped my grandmother run. That's one of the reasons we came to Fort Scott is they were living in, uh,
Phoenix, Arizona when I was born. And then my grandmother was like,
"Hey, son, would you be able to
maybe come back and help me out?" So they said,
"Absolutely. Family's always been very strong for us.
"
So they, he moved back there, helped, uh, my grandmother run the business until she basically retired and
then he took over. But my mother worked basically two jobs all my life. Uh, so she's always been the
breadwinner, but has always been a strong staunch supporter of everything that I do, whether it's the arts,
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uh, athletics, anything and everything, and has always been a strong proponent of equality for, for
everybody.
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I mean,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:05:29):
She sounds like an amazing role model, and I would love to meet her. <laugh> I would,
Richard Harper (00:05:32):
I would love for you
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:05:32):
To talk to her.
'Cause that sounds very much like me. I'm a mom with two daughters. We're all about,
like, I'm driven. I love working. Um - You could sit and
Richard Harper (00:05:41):
Talk with her - Yeah. For
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:05:42):
A week and not get
Richard Harper (00:05:43):
Enough.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:05:44):
I bet.
Richard Harper (00:05:45):
Like, it's, she's filled with stories from back when she, uh, rode, uh, dirt bikes with my dad in, uh, Arizona
in the desert, and she couldn't touch, so she had to go over to the, uh, the side to touch on the side before,
because she couldn't touch on the side, so she had to go over to the curb to, to stop. Is she,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:06:04):
Is she small? Yes, she's very small.
Richard Harper (00:06:06):She's little five two, I wanna say is
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:06:07):
How tall
Richard Harper (00:06:08):
She is.
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Oh, yeah.
Richard Harper (00:06:09):
Uh, but just everything and anything bet - I mean, she, she hunted a pronghorn in Arizona. Wow. She,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:06:15):
Uh,
Richard Harper (00:06:15):
Went overseas to Japan. She, just a small farm girl who was raised with a don't quit, try anything attitude
because she had to. Yeah. And,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:06:25):
Uh,
Richard Harper (00:06:26):
Just, yeah. She's an amazing woman.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:06:28):
So what did she say when you called her or showed up and said,
<laugh>
"Guess what, mom? Teal man is here.
"
Richard Harper (00:06:35):
She just laughed at,
"Oh, just, you're just like your granddaddy. You're ju - oh, you just so, always so
silly. You just always just had such a character just go on and on.
"
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:06:45):
Is that true? Is your grandfather somebody that you remember?
Richard Harper (00:06:48):
My grandfather - You remember? Her, her father, uh, was always a big goof. Uh, I grew up having a
double build hat that he would wear. Uh, he would for, for goofs for like the, uh, for the, uh, uh, not for
the shriners. Well, no, he was also a shriner.Mindy Hargesheimer (00:07:03):
Okay.
Richard Harper (00:07:03):
Uh, he would, uh, dress up like in a dress for, uh, he'd drive around in the little car. He was a big, just a
big lover of life. Yeah. A big goof. A big, just a big lovable goon. Blast to be around.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:07:13):
Yeah. Amazing. Okay, so how did you come up with the concept to do this? Where did the idea start?
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Going back to just all the life experiences. So, uh, growing up, uh, I, I did marching band. I, it, everything
kinda comes back to, uh, those choices that you make in life. Uh -
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:07:30):
I'm, I'm really big on, it's really interesting. The older you get, the more you can look back and connect
the dots. Yeah. It sounds really basic and obvious, but it is really fascinating once you get to that point to
be like,
"Oh, okay. Here it is. That what it is. It makes sense now how I was able to get here.
" Yeah.
Richard Harper (00:07:43):
Exactly.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:07:43):
Yeah.
Richard Harper (00:07:44):
Uh, and you just keep going back and go,
"Oh, fuck, because five-year-old me did that.
" Yeah.
"Oh,
(00:07:48):
Because 12-year-old me did that.
" But I, I made that switch, uh, in, in middle school of like, well, it, it's
sports or, or music. And I grew up listening to music. I, uh, my parents were older when they had me, so
I, I grew up listening to, uh, Glen Miller's orchestra. I watched a lot. I watched, uh, uh, Cary Grant and all
those guys, the real triple threats who could sing, dance and act, all that. Yeah. So that's what I grew up.
So I was like,
"I really wanna, I wanna play music.
" I've always been attracted to music, even with my
hearing disability. Uh, so it's, I chose, I, I wanna play trumpet. And I feel like that's really where
everything has started is that decision to, even with a hearing disability, going into music. Uh, and -
Which by
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:08:31):
The way, I did not know you had a hearing disability. Yeah. I, I wear, uh, do
Richard Harper (00:08:35):
Wear hearing aids. OhMindy Hargesheimer (00:08:35):
Perfect. Uh - I didn't even notice them. Yeah. The camouflage into the paint.
Richard Harper (00:08:39):
They, they really do. They really do. And they, honestly, technology has gotten so much better over the
years. They've gotten a lot smaller. They're not as clunky. They've gotten a lot better. Uh, but with that
decision of going into music, doing marching band, I always love, you know, you see, uh, the rah-rah pep
band and seeing all those super fans that paint their whole bodies and all that. And I was like,
"Man, that
would be so fun to do. I'd always love to do that.
" But being a marching band, you don't always get that
opportunity. Sure. So when I got to college, our, my, uh, hard hitting Doug Whitten, bless his soul, uh, I
miss him. I. Anyway, uh, uh, he had a heart attack a few years ago, so he's no longer with us, but an
amazing man taught me a lot of life lessons.
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But anyway, I was like, he always wanted to, wanted you to make the marching band yours. Like, he's the
director, but it's like, you've got to buy into it. It has to be what you want it to be. Yeah. So
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:09:29):
Make
Richard Harper (00:09:29):
It the band you want it to be. So I, uh, approached him one day. I was like,
"Hey, can I paint my fa - like,
I know I have to wear the whole uniform, but as long as it's school colors, can I just paint my face?" He's
like,
"Is it gonna mess up what you're playing?" I said,
"No.
" Not
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:09:41):
At all? Do
Richard Harper (00:09:41):
It. So I did. And so it, it just started from there. Uh - And this
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:09:45):
Is at what age?
Richard Harper (00:09:46):
Uh, this is, uh, in, in, uh, college. Okay. So about, let's say 2006 to 2014. Um - Okay,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:09:53):
Great. You
Richard Harper (00:09:54):
Know, a lot of people go to college to, for seven years. Most of them are called doctors, but I just really
enjoyed college. Or who?Mindy Hargesheimer (00:09:59):
Van Wilder? Did Van Wilder in the movie?
Richard Harper (00:10:01):
You
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:10:01):
Know, Van- Van
Richard Harper (00:10:02):
Wilder, uh, did, uh, a few others. Uh, Chris Farley's character and Tommy Boy. No
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:10:07):
Doubt.
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Uh, so, you know, that's, uh, but yeah. All
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:10:10):
Great legacies.
Richard Harper (00:10:11):
All great legacies, right.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:10:12):
Join them. <laugh>
Richard Harper (00:10:13):
Uh, but anyway, so in marching band, that's where, so that's where the face painting started coming in. So
I just started doing it in marching band for every parade, every home game. It was a fun way to just -
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:10:21):
School colors or what was it?
Richard Harper (00:10:22):
School colors. Yeah, school colors. Yeah. So it'd always be, uh, crimson and gold with some black
thrown in there, but usually th- those are the, the colors - Yeah. Uh, that I had. And then when I graduated
college, went into teaching, I became a, uh, a, uh, music educator. And I was the assistant director of
bands down in USD 446, uh, Independence, Kansas. Okay. Uh, while I was down there doing marching
band, I, I wanted, uh, the kids to have that buy-in too, and also being a younger guy, trying to connect
with them. You, when you're working with middle schoolers, it's a weird age where it's, as I'm sure you're
aware - Oh, yeah.Mindy Hargesheimer (00:10:59):
Where
Richard Harper (00:10:59):
It's, they really still wanna be your best friend, but at the same time, they're too cool for you and they're
too cool for school. And everything is embarrassing because you don't want to be cringe. And I get that.
Uh-huh. I totally, totally do. As someone who deals with anxiety and stuff, I - Yep.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:11:14):
1000%
Richard Harper (00:11:14):
Understand.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:11:15):
Same.
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Richard Harper (00:11:16):
<laugh> So, but I, so I was like,
"All right, I'll make you a deal. You show up, do your, you know, tinsel
around your instruments, lights. I'll show up even better, I promise you.
" And so I did, and I surprised
them with a big old glitter beard. Uh, and it just became a tradition after that. Every holiday parade, I did
a glitter beard, and I would try to do a different color, different scheme every year just to make it
different. And it ended up with ornaments and all kinds of colors, and I've got the five - Oh my.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:11:42):
Four or five
Richard Harper (00:11:42):
Years of all the different ones I did.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:11:44):
I need pictures of that. It's so
Richard Harper (00:11:45):
Good. I'll have to find them and send
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:11:46):
Them to you. Yes, please do.
Richard Harper (00:11:48):
Um, but -Mindy Hargesheimer (00:11:49):
And so the glitter beard, does this go back like 15, 20 years then? Yeah.
Richard Harper (00:11:53):
Crazy.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:11:53):
Okay.
Richard Harper (00:11:54):
2015, 2016, I would say.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:11:57):
So this has had a life of its own for longer than we ever knew. <laugh> Yeah.
Richard Harper (00:11:59):
I love it. Exactly. And then so after I, I moved up to Kansas City, I, well, I met my, my now wife.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:12:06):
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Mm-hmm.
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Uh, and she is a, uh, a big theater nerd, which I am too. Great. So it's a
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:12:11):
Great
Richard Harper (00:12:11):
Thing for the both of us to be compatible like that.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:12:13):
Uh-huh.
Richard Harper (00:12:14):
Uh, need to have somebody that I can just belt with in the car and not care about how I sound. <laugh>
Um, but, uh, so we moved up here for, to give her some more opportunities and, uh, experiences for
theater, uh, here in Kansas City, which there's so many more. Yeah, you had a good experience. Or she.
She has had a great experience. I've had a great experience seeing her have a great experience because of
just the sheer opportunities that are there. Whereas in a small town, I'm not knocking small towns. I'm a
small town boy. Yeah. I grew up in it. I think there are so many good things about small towns. The issue
is just the resources. Sure. When you only have one theater production a year and it's geared towards whois it the children. Mm-hmm. Because we want to get them invested and get them learning.
(00:12:59):
And so it needs to be a safe place for them. Unfortunately, that means the older you get, you kind of age
out and then you start to lose that thing that you become so interested in that's been your drive for years.
Yeah. And as someone who got to do music at the thing I love so passionately - Yeah.
(00:13:17):
Got to do that. I was like, I can't see someone that I care for so deeply n - like just squash that
opportunity. Yeah. So - Good
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:13:25):
For you.
Richard Harper (00:13:26):
Let's move where you can be. Well, that, that, good for my mom. She taught me that. Yes.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:13:29):
Like it's,
Richard Harper (00:13:30):
It's about equality.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:13:31):
Shout out to mom again.
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Richard Harper (00:13:32):
It is, it is about a relationship. It's about conversation. It is about open and honest conversation with two
people deciding what it is that makes it work together. And in letting, I want to give her as many
opportunities as I've had.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:13:47):
Yeah.
Richard Harper (00:13:48):
So getting to get up here, she's had so many opportunities. She's now actually, uh, doing her second music
director position for, uh, uh, she, her first one was Adam's family and now this one she is doing Avenue Q
that she's working on right now which is one of my -
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:14:05):
Avenue Q way back in the day in Ne York. Oh, it's
Richard Harper (00:14:06):
One of my favorite music. Yeah. It's
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:14:07):Probably
Richard Harper (00:14:08):
My second
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:14:08):
Favorite. Well, it makes sense, right? With all the characters - Yes. And the colors and everything.
Richard Harper (00:14:12):
Yeah. So good. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:14:13):
So
Richard Harper (00:14:13):
It's just, yes. And I love, I love characters.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:14:16):
So she's doing that through who? Uh,
Richard Harper (00:14:18):
Oh my gosh. Do you, she would slap me because she's
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:14:21):
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Told me
Richard Harper (00:14:22):
A
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:14:22):
Thousand times.
Richard Harper (00:14:23):
Um, but, but that's because she's done so many different theater opportunities.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:14:26):
Totally fair. But she's doing it from afar essentially because -
Richard Harper (00:14:29):
So she's, uh, yeah, she's doing it down in, I wanna say Shawnee, or no, she's, uh, I mean, she's done
productions in the mall, uh, in that theater in the mall, uh, at Oak Park. She, has done theater in the park
where Adam's family was inmate by Oak Park.Mindy Hargesheimer (00:14:45):
So Avenue Q is here?
Richard Harper (00:14:47):
Avenue Q will be here in Kansas City. I do not remember which theater it is yet. That's
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:14:51):
Okay. We can look it up later. Yes. Yes, yes. Oh, good for her. But that's amazing. Okay. So good. So
good. Shout out for that.
Richard Harper (00:14:56):
But getting her up here, uh, well, not getting her, but getting us up here as an educator, I was like, there's
teaching positions out the wazoo. Yeah. Um, we don't need to get into that. That's a whole, we could have
a whole other conversation about that. <laugh> Um, but, um, with education, I was like,
"I can find a job
up here.
" And I did. I was very fortunate, uh, to land a position, uh, with North Kansas City School
District. Okay. I taught for two years, uh, in the adaptive music program. Okay. So I adapted the music
classroom for, uh, the special ed classrooms, uh -
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:15:28):
Amazing.
Richard Harper (00:15:28):
For a vast and wide range, which was very eye-opening to me as an ed - not just as an educator, but as a
person who also was a part of the, as back then I didn't realize, SPED program. Yeah.
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And
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Seeing what SPED pro - the SPED program is and what incl - it includes these days has just been eye
opening - I bet.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:15:51):
And
Richard Harper (00:15:52):
Very, uh, very emotional and rewarding in so many good ways. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:15:59):
And just
Richard Harper (00:15:59):Also very stressful because it's - Sure.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:16:01):
It's
Richard Harper (00:16:02):
A hard, hard world. Um, but - Did
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:16:04):
You intentionally, did you think you were gonna get into SPED? No. Or did it just land in your lap and
then - That just kind of,
Richard Harper (00:16:10):
It just landed in my lap. The
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:16:11):
Universe knew somehow this is gonna be a good fit for you. Yeah. And your empathy and, yeah.
Richard Harper (00:16:16):
And I, I, in that, it landed me the opportunity to, since I was no longer an assistant director, so I wasn't, I
didn't have a marching band. I was like, I reached out to the, the different high schools and like,
"Hey, I
have a lot of experience. I love doing this. I would love to, let me volunteer some time to help out.
" Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:16:33):
Uh,
Richard Harper (00:16:34):
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And so through then I helped out, uh, with Oak Park High School, uh, the Northmen. Uh, I immensely
enjoyed that experience. Mm-hmm. Uh, but that, again, opened me to other experiences and other things
that opened me to more sports and other things and -
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:16:49):
Yeah. And
Richard Harper (00:16:49):
Just all that led me basically to eventually I have stepped away from education. I now work in
transportation. Okay. Uh, it's been a very much more, uh, I'm, I'm music. You can make your schedule. I
don't words. Yeah, I can make my, my flexibility and the ability to not have the anxiety and the cortisol
levels rise because me wanting to pursue something that is so meaningful to me might be detrimental and
impactful on 30 to potentially 300 students.Mindy Hargesheimer (00:17:23):
Right.
Richard Harper (00:17:24):
Yeah. So
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:17:24):
It's one
Richard Harper (00:17:24):
Of those things where it's like, I've got to pick and choose my priorities. Mm-hmm. I can still do the thing
I love in another way. I'll find that avenue. There are so many ways to approach music, theater, the arts.
Let's just say the arts. The arts,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:17:39):
Yeah. I can
Richard Harper (00:17:40):
Find, especially here in Kansas City.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:17:42):
Yeah.
Richard Harper (00:17:42):
So I was like,
"I'll figure something out.
" So I stepped away from that, stepped into, uh, transportation,
and that has allowed me the flexibility to now really focus on Tealman and now allowed me to want to
make it hopefully a full-time gig. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:17:57):
So. Okay. So you've been in transportation for how long?
Richard Harper (00:18:00):
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Uh, two and a half, three. No, three years now. Three
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Years. Okay. Um, so then that gives you the ability to choose to get to all the games. Yeah. So I, I'm able
to - And any other festivities.
Richard Harper (00:18:10):
Yeah. I've had a lot of amazing bosses over the years. Yeah. I, I, I, it's weird to want to talk about your
boss, but legitimately, the boss I have at this position, he's so great. I text him every week,
"Hey, I'm
available these days.
" And he lets me know,
"Okay.
" Or he'll say,
"Hey, is this a possibility if we're really
weigh down?" But because - Yeah. In transportation, you don't, it is a week to week business. Yeah. So itallows us the, allows me the flexibility and I can't, I can't thank him enough for him allowing me to do
this. Well,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:18:40):
That's amazing. Yeah. I think, yeah, you're right. Not everybody has the best experience. We've had good,
I've had good bosses, I've had bad bosses. I am now my own boss, so I like my boss right now. <laugh>
Um, but, you know, I have been there. So that is great though, to be able to shout out a great boss. Yes. So
good for him or her, whoever that is. So awesome. Yeah. Okay. Let's talk about how long does it take you
to get ready?
Richard Harper (00:19:02):
It, that is a loaded question. Okay.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:19:05):
And the
Richard Harper (00:19:05):
Short answer that I'll tell real quick and then we can get into it. Uh, the short answer is an hour. Okay.
Takes an hour to put everything all together. Uh, the paint, the beard, the makeup, all the stuff. Uh,
basically what I did for you was an hour's worth of putting it together to kind of give - And
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:19:20):
Thank you. An
Richard Harper (00:19:21):
Idea. <laugh> Um, if I'm really getting into it, it takes me anywhere from two to four hours. Wow.
Because I really. It's kinda like getting. Let's just put it like getting ready for a date. Do you wanna feel
rushed to get ready for a date? No. If you're putting that much work into your do - Uh-huh. You wanna
make sure it looks good. The presentation is good and you feel good and confident about what you're
doing. Sure. Because at the end of the day, it is makeup and you're throwing it out for everybody to look
at. Yeah. Then look at you. So, uh, I like to take anywhere from two to four hours, depending on what it
is I'm doing, especially during these hot months. So I, like, I did a, two layers of paint for you. Okay. But
when I'm going out for game day, I'll do anywhere from two to sometimes five layers, depending on
where it needs it, how it sets, uh, b - depending on how, just depending on how everything settles and
everything, because as I'm working, if it's not totally cool, I start to sweat, then you have to work on that.
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Yeah.
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Reset
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The layers that take additional time? It's, yeah. Okay.
Richard Harper (00:20:28):
Basically, it starts off with, uh, Elf Primer. Use that. Uh, I have - Elf
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:20:33):
Cosmetics. Elf Cosmetic
Richard Harper (00:20:34):
Primers.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:20:35):
Do you have a sponsorship? I do
Richard Harper (00:20:36):
Not, but boy -
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:20:37):
We need to get you some sponsorships.u would love one.
Richard Harper (00:20:39):
Yeah. I would love one from Elf. We'll
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:20:40):
Tag Elf.
Richard Harper (00:20:41):
I do have some, uh, I do have a couple partnerships with some amazing groups that - Good.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:20:46):
Love to, to
Richard Harper (00:20:47):
Shout out eventually.
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Please do. Yeah. Uh,
Richard Harper (00:20:49):
But, uh, going back into this. Yeah.Mindy Hargesheimer (00:20:50):
Again,
Richard Harper (00:20:51):
I'm so bad at rambling, so - Oh, so am
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:20:52):
I. Squirrel. Yeah.
Richard Harper (00:20:55):
That's
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:20:55):
What we do. To
Richard Harper (00:20:56):
Tie it to thread. No,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:20:57):
I love it.
Richard Harper (00:20:57):
Wonderful. Awesome. We're with friends.That's
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:21:00):
A joint podcast is we can go all over the place.
Richard Harper (00:21:02):
Yes. Uh, anyway, so I start off with the, the primer. Um, being raised such a feminist, there's still so many
things that I love to learn about my favorite co-partner. Mm-hmm. Uh, which is like just those, essentially
what it is to be a, a, a little girl of going like,
"I really suck at doing nail polish. It's like, oh, how do you.
Whoa.
" Like, and, and just truly having the appre - like, I already appreciate my wife. I appreciate when
people go out of the way to make themselves look good. But boy, does it come over tenfold doing it
myself now and going like,
"Okay.
"
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:21:41):
Uh-huh.
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"Girl, you look great today. I, that's a three hour job if I saw one and you nailed it. Great job.
" Uh, so -
That isMindy Hargesheimer (00:21:50):
Amazing.
Richard Harper (00:21:51):
It just gives me so much more appreciation now. <laugh> Uh, but so yeah, so it starts with the primer and
then I do usually one base layer of the paint across the neck from the back forward because the - Are we
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:22:03):
Brushing? Are we, what are we doing?
Richard Harper (00:22:05):
It's a brush. I didn't bring it with me that I usually have it extra, but, uh, yeah. So I have a little, a little, uh,
little, uh, not a carafe, but a little tin of paint that I use. Yeah. Uh, and, uh, I use that. And it's a, it's a
painting brush that I've kind of trimmed the way I want. I've used s - I've experimented with some
makeup brushes, but those things cost money. Yeah, they sure do. And I don't wanna ruin my wife's and
especially a lot of those get really expensive. Yeah. So I have now just, I've got really one, two
paintbrushes that I've just kind of trimmed that I like very specific. The way just that they work. I'm sure
there are better brushes. If someone wants to sponsor me, I'll use them. We're
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:22:43):
Gonna look for a sponsor. Yep. Yes. Makeup
Richard Harper (00:22:45):
Company.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:22:46):
But,
Richard Harper (00:22:47):
Uh, so, but I use a, a paintbrush and I literally paint it on and it, uh, while that sets and dries - Uh-huh. I
have a red beard. Well, it's a hair wax. Okay. Temporary hair wax. I believe it's Mofa Yang. Um, and I
use that and I'll put a good base layer on for that, uh, for a good undercoat. Once I have a good base layer
of that, I go back to a second layer of paint.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:23:09):
Okay. Uh,
Richard Harper (00:23:10):
And then I go back to the beard. And it's kind of that process of touch up, where does it need, but giving
things a chance to settle and dry - Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:23:17):
So
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I can go,
"Ah, make that better. Ooh, fix that.
" Yep.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:23:21):
And
Richard Harper (00:23:21):
Put it all together. Once everything is the way I like it enough - Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:23:26):
Then I
Richard Harper (00:23:27):
Get, uh, you know, those big tubs of just the cheap hair gel? Oh, yeah. I get one of those and a hair
coloring brush, which is, I found is just works the best. Uh-huh. Uh, and I take that and I put a base layer
of that, almost like a primer for all the guys out there, like you would like with mustard, as mustard for a
binder for barbecue. So like I,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:23:47):
I
Richard Harper (00:23:47):
Use that as just like a primer as a binder. And then I have my own blend of glitter that I have mixed
together of some chunky red hexagons, uh, the, the blue that you see, some lighter teal. And I mix that all
together as just a big chunky blend and I cover the whole beard. And the
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:24:05):
Browse. And the brows.
Richard Harper (00:24:06):
Clearly.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:24:06):
Well,
Richard Harper (00:24:07):
Yeah, the browser actually later, but I do the whole beard. And once the beard is covered with that, I go
back over with ultra fine of two different types of ultra fine, uh, that I've used. One that's a ho - more of a
holographic, one that's just the red. And I go back over with the ultra fine. And then from there,
whatever's sprinkled on la- later because I'm trying to waste not so I - Can imagine. Try to save as much
and u- utilize everything that I can. Uh, and then from there, a little bit of gel on the eyebrows. And then I
use the mix that's already fallen on the sink. Uh-huh. And I use that. I'm not unhygienic. Let's go back. So
before I start -
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To be clear.
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Um, to be clear, before all the glitter goes down, I hear so much all the time, I bet your house is a mess it's
covered with glitter. It can be, but - You like also - I do also clean, but also, uh, like I, there's, there's a
process. I take the sink and I put just a little dab of water. Mm-hmm. Just, just a little bit damp. And then I
take a saran wrap and I cover two layers over the sink. So then as it
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:25:11):
Falls,
Richard Harper (00:25:12):
It all falls onto the saran wrap. Smart. And then when I'm done, I can just wrap it up. That's
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:25:17):
It. Yeah, there you go. Throw it
Richard Harper (00:25:18):
Away. And I have so much. This is from learned experiences. Yeah. I've gone through a few bottles of
Drano. <laugh> You
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:25:24):
Know,
Richard Harper (00:25:24):
You learn, you live and you learn. You
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:25:26):
Can't have a perfect track record of it, so. Exactly. Yeah.
Richard Harper (00:25:29):
But through working with that, uh, uh, so yeah, I put the saran wrap. And that way that's where all the
glitter falls. It's not just falling into the sink going down the drain. Yeah. So
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:25:37):
That way
Richard Harper (00:25:37):
I collect a lot of it. And I actually recycle quite a bit of it for other projects, things like that. Yeah.
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Because I know glitter is not necessarily the most biodegradable. Sure. I have used biodegradable glitter
and it just, it unfortunately just does not do - Yeah. The same
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:25:52):
Thing. Until somebody makes that. Until
Richard Harper (00:25:53):
Somebody gets that.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:25:54):
You got something that, yeah, works. Yeah. Yeah. And edible glitter is - How do you get into every
crevals? I mean, like, how, like, you are like Blue Man group. I was telling my daughter - Pretty much
pretty Blue Man
Richard Harper (00:26:04):
Group.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:26:05):
I showed her a picture yesterday of Blue Man Group, and she, because I told her that you were coming
on, and she was like,
"Who's Blue Man Group?" I'm like,
"Of course you're nine. You don't know who
that is. Pull them up and she's like,
" Oh my gosh.
"She couldn't believe it. <laugh> I was like,
" They get it
down to, like, the f - the tiniest corner of eyes in the ears.
"I don't have it quite all the
Richard Harper (00:26:21):
Way, but I do it pretty much all
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:26:22):
The way
Richard Harper (00:26:22):
Around.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:26:23):
You know, I mean, I would chalk that up to being, like, 99.9%. Yeah. I would never know any different
that you could get any closer, so.
Richard Harper (00:26:28):
It's, it's, it's, uh, you know, again, learned experiences. I've gotten some paint in the eyes. I've had to throw
away some contacts. Yeah. You know, you, you live and you learn. You, you experience things and
hopefully you go,
"That didn't work.
" You know, the defin - the definition of insanity is doing the same
thing over and over, not changing anything, e- expecting different results. Right. So trying to change
something and do something a little bit different every time and see what works and repeat the processeswhen I can. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:26:56):
Yeah. Um -
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How many
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Times do you think you have done this now?
Richard Harper (00:27:00):
Well, I do it for every home match. Which there's
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:27:03):
How many home matches?
Richard Harper (00:27:04):
Uh, there are this season - I should know this. 14. Um, but we started with, I wanna say 12 home matches
per season. Okay. So let's say 12, let's just say for maybe, because I did miss one or two for, like, illnesses
until I
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:27:19):
Had
Richard Harper (00:27:20):
Season tickets for sure. But yada, yada. Let's just say 12 matches a year. So that's 12, 24, uh, 48 plus
another 1252. Sure.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:27:30):
And then you, you've done this for other events, right? And other
Richard Harper (00:27:33):
Events too. Yeah. So
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:27:34):
Let's
Richard Harper (00:27:34):
Say, uh, a cool 75, almost 100 times.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:27:37):
Yeah. Yeah. Amazing. Okay, so it started with this. Mm-hmm. Then when did you add in, what, you have
a kilt on? It's a,Richard Harper (00:27:43):
Yeah, the kilt, it all just - The sneakers,
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The bracelets. Yeah, the sneakers,
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The bracelets, everything. Uh, so I just started showing up in jeans and, like, the colors. And then I
actually, I actually have it. Oh my gosh. Uh, the first thing I actually bought for, uh, Casey Currant was
this shirt. You got the
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:27:59):
Scarf over here that people
Richard Harper (00:28:01):
Can't see. I
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:28:01):
Got,
Richard Harper (00:28:02):
Got the scarves - Yeah. And all that, the red scarves and the - Yeah, there you go. Blue scarves. But this
was the first, uh - Oh. First kit that I bouht. Yep. The blue shirt. And then it just started getting faded and
worn down. So it has now been retired, and now I use it to get autographs. Oh, perfect. So I try to keep it
on me all the time because you never know when, who you're gonna see, when you're gonna see them.
Yeah,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:28:22):
That's right. So
Richard Harper (00:28:23):
I try to keep it on me all the time. How did the
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:28:24):
Kilt come into play? Uh, the
Richard Harper (00:28:26):
Kilt came to play be - uh, because of my mom. Oh.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:28:28):
Um,Richard Harper (00:28:29):
Uh, my mother's maiden name is Johnston. Okay.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:28:32):
Uh,
Richard Harper (00:28:33):
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With a T. Uh, and our family heritage is my mother and my sister did all the work, not me, credit, all to
them. Uh, but my family background heritage is mostly Irish and a little bit of Scottish. Okay.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:28:44):
Uh,
Richard Harper (00:28:44):
And so we loved coming up to Kansas City to go to Irish Fest. So a big birthday presents in September,
which my birthday's in September. So - Happy
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:28:52):
Early birthday.
Richard Harper (00:28:53):
Thank you very much. <laugh> Um, uh, so a, a, a early birthday present one year was this kilt before I
moved up. And I just never really had a good reason to bust it out and wear it. Yeah. Sure. And so it's,
after going to a year's worth of games in sh - uh, shorts or jeans, it was like, I just need to be a little bit
more easy, breezy, beautiful cover girl. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:29:16):
So
Richard Harper (00:29:16):
I was like,
"Let's bust out the kilt. It's by the river. Like this is the...
" Well, I found out later by the river.
Like it's, it's the perfect time to bust it out. They have the Kansas City Irish Festival. There's a lot of Irish,
uh, heritage that is here in Kansas City. There
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:29:31):
Really is. Yeah. It's
Richard Harper (00:29:32):
A perfect place to wear it. So I was like,
"Let's add that to it.
" Perfect. So it was this shirt, the kilt. I
started buying, uh, scarves, little things here and there. I started getting bracelets from people that would
give me stuff. Is that? Uh, this right here, this is a ta - uh, a, uh, not a tag. What am I trying to say? Uh,
something that's been sewn on. Oh,Mindy Hargesheimer (00:29:54):
Okay. Uh, that I
Richard Harper (00:29:55):
Got from, uh -
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:29:57):
You have
Richard Harper (00:29:57):
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A pen? I've got a pen And -
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Oh yeah, so Casey, shout out to
Richard Harper (00:30:02):
Them. I've got, I mean, the pins that they give you at the games.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:30:05):
Yep. I,
Richard Harper (00:30:06):
So I, I put a whole bunch of different stuff on, but the socks I got through Mazuma Credit Union, the
shoes. Sweet. Uh - Yeah,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:30:14):
Those are killer.
Richard Harper (00:30:15):
I, a, uh, my, my manager who helps me with, I, I'm not the greatest - Oh, you have a manager. I, I, I say a
man - <laugh> I don't know what to call her, manager, an agent. We're still figuring out exactly what a, a
name, but she helps me with, like, going through contracts - Yep. Doing all the, a lot of executive stuff -
Oh yeah. That I'm
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:30:33):
Just,
Richard Harper (00:30:33):
I'm a great face. I'm not a great executive person sometimes.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:30:37):
No, those are completely differentRichard Harper (00:30:39):
Jobs. Yeah. Uh,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:30:40):
But her - Those
Richard Harper (00:30:40):
Are awesome. Her nephew made these shoes for me when I went to San Diego to, uh, do s - a surprise
presentation for the awards, the NWSL Awards
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:30:50):
Presentation
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This past year.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:30:52):
Amazing. So
Richard Harper (00:30:53):
That was a lot of fun. Yeah,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:30:55):
We'll have to talk about that.
Richard Harper (00:30:56):
Um, so yeah, all of it is just, it, little things piece by piece coming together and it all becomes its own
story. And it's - Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:31:04):
It's
Richard Harper (00:31:05):
Now it's everyone, someone sees me, it's, oh, it's what I've always had, but it's not. It's all slowly come
together. The people that see me all the time that's kind of become this little family where I stand in the
stands - Yeah. They give me a hard time every now
(00:31:18):
And then I was like,
"Barrow, watch it. Your belt's gonna fall.
" 'Cause I keep adding more and more stuff
and I'm like, I know eventually I'm gonna have to retire. There is going to be an official retirement of a
whole bunch of stuff and I'm going to have to purchase new things. Sure. Like I, I've reti - Kansas City
Current has been amazing to me. The players have been amazing to me. The ownership's been amazing to
me. I can't gush enough about it. But like they've given me so many things that I just, I've had to retire
over the years. Yeah. I've had that big foam necklace that people have seen me with on the chain. It just, Ijump around, it gets bent, it gets dinged, it gets a lot of stuff - Yeah. Gets covered in glitter. So I've retired
both of those. I retired my, uh, original Teal Man glasses that were given to me, uh -
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:31:58):
Do these end up on display in your house somewhere or - They, they do.
Richard Harper (00:32:01):
Okay. I, I'm eventually - I would hope so. I'm slowly getting into the streaming. Yeah. So I'm, I'm
figuring out that whole, I feel so old just talking about it that way. That's okay. You can try that one. But
I'm still getting into the technological side of things of wanting to make e- essentially a streaming booth
so when I do online interviews and stuff - Yeah. I can have a place that shows all the things.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:32:21):
You do. You need like the Teal Man Museum. Well, I've got - If it'll just keep building.
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I've got multiple paintings that have been done for me. Oh, sweet. I've got a caricature. Like basically
everything that I've done, like all the armbands I've gotten for when I went to the, the championship when
they had the championship here, uh, at, uh, CPKC, I still
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:32:39):
Have
Richard Harper (00:32:39):
The, all those armbands. I keep almost everything given to me.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:32:43):
Do people, like, where do, where do you get the caricatures and paintings? Do people bring them to a
game and give it to you? Do people mail them to you?
Richard Harper (00:32:50):
I've gotten them as gifts. I've gotten them, like, uh, the caricature, uh, Amazon, uh, flew me down to, uh,
Orlando - Nice. Uh, for a, uh, a - I think I saw you
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:33:00):
There. A stint
Richard Harper (00:33:00):
That they were
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:33:01):
Doing.Richard Harper (00:33:01):
Yeah. Uh, I can't remember which, it wasn't no matter how you fan, but it was, again, I've worked with
Prime for a few years. Okay.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:33:07):
Uh,
Richard Harper (00:33:08):
Uh, but they flew me down there and so they just let me go do a lot of fun things on their dime and -
That's
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:33:14):
A great partnership.
Richard Harper (00:33:15):
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Yeah. And, and, and they're like,
"Hey, would you like...
" I was like,
"Yeah, I would love to get
caricature.
" Uh-huh. So like, uh, the, uh, the painting, uh, one painting was given to me as a gift. Another
one is, uh, a, a friend of mine, a former student that is just an amazing artist.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:33:31):
Aw. And
Richard Harper (00:33:32):
I was like,
"Hey, is there any way to do, like, a cool, like, old-fashioned picture of me with a glitter
beard?" And she goes,
"I'll figure it out.
" Oh, you bet. Yeah. And so, uh, it was, like, one of the first
names that was thrown out there before I officially settled on Teal Man was, like, K- Kansas City Current
kind of threw out there like a King Richard. Yeah. Uh, and so for a while, there was just kinda like that
whole, like,
"Well, maybe King Richard might be away.
" So I, it's essentially, it's me sitting on a throne
with a big old glitter beard, and it's, it's amazing, amazing painting. I love
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:34:02):
That. Is that, like, above your mantle or something? It, it's
Richard Harper (00:34:05):
In that corner of
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:34:06):
All
Richard Harper (00:34:06):My Casey Currant stuff.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:34:08):
So good. So good. Um,
Richard Harper (00:34:09):
But yeah. So just all these different things I get from, from everywhere.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:34:13):
Okay. So walk me through the very first time you went to a game like this. What was the reaction? What
was that experience like for you and seemingly for other people around you?
Richard Harper (00:34:24):
My, I still, like, that day, as someone who suffers from anxiety - Uh-huh. I still look back and go,
did I do that?" Yeah. But it's, it just also goes back to, like, all the other things like -
"How
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:34:35):
You can do hard things, right?
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It's, yeah. You can do hard things. You are a regular guy. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:34:40):
You
Richard Harper (00:34:40):
Can do stuff. Well,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:34:41):
You can join my anxiety club, so I'm right there with you. <laugh>
Richard Harper (00:34:44):
Uh, but, like, just, like, it's fun. It's fun to be goofy. Yeah. And what's
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:34:49):
The
Richard Harper (00:34:49):
Word everyone's using these? It's whimsical. It's fun to be whimsical.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:34:52):
Love it.Richard Harper (00:34:52):
There's enough seriousness in the world. Yeah. I wanna
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:34:56):
Add
Richard Harper (00:34:56):
A little bit more whimsy where I can.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:34:58):
Love that.
Richard Harper (00:34:59):
Uh, so it's like,
like -
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:35:05):
Yeah. Make it
Richard Harper (00:35:06):
"I wanna be fun. I wanna be a super fan.
" And it was like, this was my chance to finally,
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Or break it. We're trying. I didn't have a glitter beard for that first one. I just had the red, uh, beard wax
and the blue paint. And was
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:35:13):
This - And that's what I did. At, um -
Richard Harper (00:35:15):
Children's Mercy. Children's
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:35:16):
Mercy. I was gonna say where Monarch's played,
Richard Harper (00:35:19):
But - They were there. No, so that was at Children's Mercy. That's where I went to, uh, it started just
going to, I think, two games at, uh, the Monarchs Legends Field. Mm-hmm. Went to, I wanna say, seven
games that first year at Children's Mercy's and I was like,
"Okay, we, we. I want...
" I begged my wife. I
was like,
"We, I know we gotta work it into the budget. Can we please get season tickets? Yes, let's do it.
"
Yeah. So we got season tickets so I could get to every game. I missed a few games due to some, like,
teaching things and stuff. Sure. But, like, I got to go to almost every match. And so it's just - Pretty
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:35:51):Near perfect track record, I'msure.
Richard Harper (00:35:52):
But that, but so, but that's that first match though, walking in at C - at Children's Mercy and just seeing
the looks of, like,
"What was that? Whoa.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:36:02):
Do you see that?" There's probably a lot of envy going on, like -
Richard Harper (00:36:06):
I don't know about that. But it definitely. I still see that look every game of people just like,
"Oh, but
what?" Like, not even a double, a triple take sometimes. And the kids are. I. Kids have no filter and
sometimes that's the worst, but also sometimes the best. <laugh> So you just see a kid, like, just holding.
Lid on, just holding something and. <laugh> Dad,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:36:27):
Did
Richard Harper (00:36:27):
You
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:36:27):
See? Any, any funny things that kid, the, the darnest things that kids say, is there anything stand out that
you remember any kids saying?
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Uh, my favorite one, it's always just the, uh, the point in,
"He's blue.
" <laugh> Like, you just, like, it -
You're like, uh, is he really? Teal. Yeah. Yeah. And yeah, that's usually, like, it's teal, but it is in the blue
family. Thank you. Right, right. Thank you. Yeah. Uh, primary color is great. We'll talk about the others.
Lesson about
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:36:52):
That.
Richard Harper (00:36:52):
Yes. Uh, but no, I, it's my favorite one is just, yeah, the, the. And then the ins - the, the shock and the
quickly into,
"Hi.
" And I'm like,
"Hi.
" Yeah.
"You had a good day?" "Yeah, good. Have fun. Bye.
"Well,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:37:05):
They. I'm sure a lot of people though you were like in some sort of official mascot too, or probably still
do, but - I still
Richard Harper (00:37:10):Get that. It's like,
" Oh, are you the, are you the, like, the mascot? "I'm like,
" No, I'm, I'm just a diehard
super fan. Uh, just wants to do my part.
"I, I feel like if I were to put a name on it these days, it's, it's more
like ambassador or something.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:37:25):
Okay, yeah.
Richard Harper (00:37:26):
That's
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:37:26):
A good word.
Richard Harper (00:37:27):
I, I just, I want to, as I found though, not just Kansas City, I wanna help support Kansas Current and get
out there and support them and spread the news as best I can, but I found now I just really wanna just
support women's sports in general.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:37:42):
Well, and obviously you can't quantify it in any way, shape or form, but there's no doubt you have helped
the fandom of the Kansas City Current with what you have done. I appreciate that. Thank you. Obviously,
you know that. But I mean, that, that would be incredible if you could really measure, like, what you've
done, because it's huge. Oh,
Richard Harper (00:37:58):
And it's, it's just seeing the impact through the, the, uh, the years of, you know, I, I wanna stay humble
and I don't wanna get a big head of it, you know. Sure. Head in the cloud's feet on the ground, try to stay
real to everything. Uh, just, like, I've had parents come up to me showing me, uh, one child has dressed
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up for me as Halloween. I've seen other people dress up as me. Like, there are things out there where
people have -
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:38:22):
That's when you know you've made it,
Richard Harper (00:38:23):
Right? <laugh> Yeah. And it's like, ah, I'm there. Yeah. I did it. <laugh> I, and it's just, I, I love it. I
absolutely love it because it, it's, it, I don't feel like it's taking away from me at all. It's just, it's adding, it's
basically saying,
"Hey, it's okay to be a weirdo sometimes. It's okay to have whimsy.
" Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:38:42):
I
Richard Harper (00:38:42):Feel like we've been shoved these stereotypes down our throats for so long. Yeah. And it's just like, I was
told for so, so long, my mother still gets onto me,
"Why do you paint your nails?" I'm like,
"'Cause I like
it.
" <laugh> Because I like shiny things. I like pretty things. I've always liked pretty things, mother. I've
loved flowers. I've loved singing. I've loved dancing. I've loved the arts. I've loved painting. Uh-huh. I
love pretty things.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:39:06):
Yep.
Richard Harper (00:39:06):
So that's just really what it comes down to. So I like to see shiny things. And it's another way to be like,
"Hey, guess what? I love this team.
" <laugh> So it's, it may not always be the colors, but it, it's just
shining and giving that pop of, hey, I'm a big, loud, bright, shining character. Can
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:39:21):
You paint your own nails? I
Richard Harper (00:39:22):
Do. I, the, so I do paint my own nails. They very -
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:39:24):
I cannot even paint my own nails. They're very special. I am very impressed.
Richard Harper (00:39:28):
Uh, the - I'd
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:39:29):
Have to ask you to come over and paint my nails for a good.
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The left hand looks great. <laugh> The right hand is lots of - So you are
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:39:36):
Right-handed. Lots
Richard Harper (00:39:37):
Of. I am right-handed.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:39:38):
Yeah. There you
Richard Harper (00:39:38):
Go. I, I'm ambidextrous some ways. Sure. AndMindy Hargesheimer (00:39:40):
I
Richard Harper (00:39:40):
Try to work on it, but for the most part, I am right-handed.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:39:43):
Okay. So do people recognize you when you're not made up? Does anyone have any idea what you look
like? Sometimes.
Richard Harper (00:39:51):
I've done a few things now. A, the big beard and wearing a lot of current stuff, because even when I'm not
at a current game, I have a lot of Casey current stuff, and I tend to wear it when I'm just - Well,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:40:02):
And you have a distinct beard too.
Richard Harper (00:40:03):
Yeah. I've got a pretty big beard. Yeah. I am, I am bald. But for the most part, like, when I'm out in
public, I'm wearing, like, wearing hat and glasses. I'm just another bald-headed, bearded, red-blooded
American you can see walking down any street in middle America. Yeah. So it does allow me a little bit
of, of anonymity. Whew, I said it.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:40:24):
Anonymity. Anonymity.
Richard Harper (00:40:26):
Don't hurt yourself, kid. <laugh> Um, but yeah, so it does allow me a little bit of anonymity there. Uh, but
I still get recognized sometimes. Uh, not where I'm living now, but the previous apartment - uh-huh.
When my wife and I were actually applying, it, I was wearing Casey Curran stuff. I had a shirt that I was
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wearing, but again, a hat, beard. All of a sudden, the, the couple next to me turn and go,
don't mean to. I, I have to know. Are you tealman, that teal guy?" I'm like,
"I-
"
"I'm so sorry. I
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:40:56):
Are you him?
Richard Harper (00:40:56):
I am. I am him. Thanks if that helps me with my apartment application. Thank you very much. Uh, but
no, I am.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:41:03):But you like my autograph.
Richard Harper (00:41:04):
Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:41:05):
And a picture.
Richard Harper (00:41:06):
Uh, but, uh, but no. So I, I, every now and then I do get recognized. Uh, but also just because I have a lot
of friends, I, I, I, I want everyone who meets me to feel welcomed and feel like they matter in my bubble.
Yeah. So that way, you know, there's enough hatred in the world. I feel like if anybody can love, or if
every. Words are hard. I music again. <laugh> I count to four mostly. Word
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:41:32):
Solid.
Richard Harper (00:41:32):
Yes. Um, if people can hate people for no reason in the world, let me be one little person who can love
people for no reason in the world. Yeah. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:41:42):
So, like,
Richard Harper (00:41:43):
I don't need to know your life story. I know that you are not your worst decisions. I know you've probably
had a couple bad ones. I made a few doozies myself. <laugh> Everybody has. But in the end, we're all
just people. I, I, there's really only two people on this planet, in my opinion, and that's mothers and
children. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:42:01):
That
Richard Harper (00:42:01):
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You're one or the other. You may grow into another form, but you're either a mother or a child. Yeah.
That's
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:42:07):
It. Well, and I know you don't have children. You would make an incredible dad or uncle. Like I
Richard Harper (00:42:12):
Feel - Uncle P Richard. I feel like I am, I am Uncle, Uncle Richard. I go by Uncle Dick by, uh, my
nephews. Okay. Uh, uh, well, I, I, uh, because of Band of Brothers, I loved the, uh, Dick Winters. Okay.Mindy Hargesheimer (00:42:25):
Uh,
Richard Harper (00:42:25):
I h- held him and I still hold him to such high regard and everything he did with Easy Company during
World War II. But I grew up also with Dick Van Dyke. A lot of those older names.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:42:36):
Yeah.
Richard Harper (00:42:36):
So it's one of those things where, you know, people have names like Billy becomes Will or something.
And I wanted to change my name. And so I was like, I love Dick Van Dyke. Yeah. I love Dick Winters.
I'm like, I know that Dick is also a name for Richard, so we're going to go with that. And so it's really
helped me also. Like it helps me distinguish by who it is that wants to talk to me when I hear, I hear
Richard. Uh-huh. It's family, close family, or really maybe a super close friend of mine. When you're in
trouble. Yeah. Or I'm in trouble. If I hear, uh, Mr. Harper, that's, oh, that's from teaching days. Mm-hmm.
Ah, I need to be a teacher for a second. If I hear, hey Dick, that's a close college friend, someone that I've
known for a very long time who knows like my preferences and how I feel about myself.
(00:43:21):
So - Got it.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:43:22):
Those
Richard Harper (00:43:22):
People who tend to call me Dick usually know me and my truest self and that's, so that's, so it's nice to
have those different ways of knowing me as. Here's
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:43:29):
A question I didn't know I was gonna ask today. Yeah. How did Dick become the nickname for Richard?
Richard Harper (00:43:34):
I do not know.
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Nobody knows.
Richard Harper (00:43:36):
I don't know. And it's a, uh, but like there's, I'm sure etymo- etymology? Through etymology? Is that the,
is that, is that words or is that insects? Anyway. You can look up real quick study of words. Yeah. I mean,
you can probably look up. But like, I'm sure it's some of the, there are so many things of, of words andwhere origins come from, uh, that who knows where exactly it is off the top of my head, but I just, I know
it's been a name. Like who gets Billy from William? Right.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:44:05):
Yeah. Like it's just,
Richard Harper (00:44:06):
You never know.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:44:07):
Well, you know what? My birth name my parents gave me was Melinda with the nickname Mindy. Those
are not at all the same. Yeah. Now I'm legally Mindy because I never ended up using Melinda, ironically.
<laugh> Even though that's the name they gave me. Um, but that's another one where it's like, where did
that come from? Yeah. So. Yeah.
Richard Harper (00:44:26):
Well good. I
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:44:27):
Don't even remember
Richard Harper (00:44:27):
What we were talking about. I'm sorry Mindy.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:44:28):
I don't either because we're quirks. Yes. We go all over the place. Um, okay. So I wanna know what, what
is your relationship like with the Casey current team? You talked about having a great relationship. Mm
hmm. Have you met all the players? Have you, like what has that grown to be like over the years? Um,
it's,
Richard Harper (00:44:43):
You know - And
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:44:43):
Shout out to Danny Welniak. I told you that she came on the podcast. I adore her. She's a VP of
communications. She's done so much for the current. Um, and- And just
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An amazing person too.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:44:52):
Amazing person.Richard Harper (00:44:53):
I don't think. Okay, no, I can't say. I was like, I don't think I've ever not seen her smile, but I've seen her
not smile one or two times, but that's when things need to get done. Sure. And I'm glad I wasn't the one
she was telling people to get them done.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:45:06):
She gets stuff done.
Richard Harper (00:45:07):
She gets stuff done. Yeah. And I respect the heck out of her. But no, I, absolutely. The KC Current,
Kansas City Current, uh, you know, it's still a, a budding relationship. Mm-hmm. Uh, I mean, just
NWSO, women's soccer is still just a budding enterprise as it is.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:45:23):
Totally.
Richard Harper (00:45:24):
Uh, so, but my relationship with Kansas City Current has been, I feel like, very fruitful. A, a little bit
staggered from time to time. Sure.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:45:33):
Hit
Richard Harper (00:45:34):
Or miss. But with that being said, there are so many different avenues, so many different people, so many
different groups to work with, thank, that are amazing entities within themselves. So I understand them
not focusing entirely on me. But all the things that I've done with them so far moving forward have been
great, have been positive. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:45:55):
I,
Richard Harper (00:45:56):
I enjoy the longs. I respect the heck out of them. Yeah. But I know at the end of the day, it's also a
business. It's not a work with your friends day. Mm-hmm. And in order for this business to succeed, they
have to make strategies and priorities that may not always include me, who is always going to be one of
their top fans in my opinion. Front and center. Yeah. So with that being said - <laugh>. Um, we do not
have an official contract, an official contract yet, but we have had contracts in the past where I show up
and I do appearances with them. Uh, I've gone to Comic-Con for them. Oh,
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I've done tours, a few tours for them. I, I've shown up to, for events with them, uh, holiday parties, and I
absolutely -
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:46:39):
Amazing.
Richard Harper (00:46:40):
Love getting to do that. I've met the players, uh, quite a few of the players. Uh, not so much through
Kansas City Current, but through my main partnership who I would absolutely love to shout out right
now - Please do. Is, uh, United Way. Amazing.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:46:53):
Absolutely.
Richard Harper (00:46:54):
Absolutely.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:46:55):
We are Sporting United Way. We are
Richard Harper (00:46:56):
Sporting United Way.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:46:57):
Sorry, not Sporting, that's the other soccer team. That's sporting. We are repping and wearing Unity.
Richard Harper (00:47:01):
We are repping and wearing United Way. And I absolutely love be - the more and more that I have gotten
to be involved with United Way, the more and more I want to be involved. And that's a hard thing when
I'm also trying to, I wanna try everything. I wanna do everything. Yep.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:47:18):
Uh,
Richard Harper (00:47:18):
But they've really helped me shape my ideas of what Tealman can potentially be and go,
"Can I make
Teal Man a full-time gig?" And they're, they are one of the first people, first groups that have say, said,
"We think it can be. Let's have a partnership. Let's have, you know, a contract where we can work out
how many times you're, you're utilized and things you can do.
" Through them, I've gotten, I've gotten to
meet so many amazing peoples, people, got to hear so many amazing stories. Yeah. Uh, w - the place
itself.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:47:54):
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Richard Harper (00:47:58):
So United Way is, I, the best way I feel like describing them is they are a library of nonprofits. Okay. I
mean, they, there are better ways to describe them, but I feel like they are the librarians of nonprofit. And
they help funnel people who may not know how they, how to best help people - uh-huh. But know that
they want to. Whether that is financially, whether that is through volunteering, whether that is through
promotion,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:48:26):
The - So it's multiple organizations, multiple nonprofits.
Richard Harper (00:48:31):
Is
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:48:31):
That right?
Richard Harper (00:48:32):
United Way is one entity. Right.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:48:34):
But
Richard Harper (00:48:35):
They themselves help funnel - Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:48:37):
The
Richard Harper (00:48:38):
Monies and, not just monies, but monies and peoples and the things that it takes to work the nonprofits.
Mm-hmm. They help organize. Uh, they just had, uh, the Waymaker Awards, uh, which I got to go
present for. That's one of the things I get to do.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:48:52):
Amazing.
Richard Harper (00:48:53):
Uh, which one of the best, if not, one of the best award ceremonies I've ever got to go to. Yeah, I
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:48:59):
Need to hear more about that. So cool. I'm not familiar.
Richard Harper (00:49:01):
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Um, if you ever get the opportunity, please go. Okay. Uh,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:49:04):
But the
Richard Harper (00:49:04):
Waymaker Awards, I got to go and present for that. Uh, and they, uh, it's an award ceremony for the, the,
the companies who have, you know, done the most. The, the people who have gone out and ma - and it, it
helps highlight all the hard work that goes into what it takes to be a volunteer - uh-huh. To put the money
in, the time and the energy. You know, time, money, energy, the three things that nobody has all three of.
Yeah. United Way is, again, the librarians of going,
"Here's how we're going to put it all together and
make it work.
" Uniting
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It together. Uniting
Richard Harper (00:49:38):
It together. Yeah. Making that United Way of - Yeah. Helping everybody together. If nothing else, please
look up United Way 211. It is a great resource to
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:49:48):
Help
Richard Harper (00:49:48):
People out, uh, for so many different things. I'll be
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:49:51):
Sure to, like, link or tag that too. Yes. Um, okay, so what is your partnership with them? What do they
have you do? Uh,
Richard Harper (00:49:58):
We have a contract where, uh, I have so many, uh, uh, events that I am a part of and they can utilize me,
uh, for certain things. I can, you know, give a veto a yes or no, but I love everything they do. So I'm
absolutely like, yes, get me to more things. Anything you want me at, let me know. Um, but it's, uh, going
out to, uh, like, uh, I can't remember all the places, but like the, uh, drum farm, uh, and whether it's, uh,
helping plant trees, uh, seeing how, uh, they help out families, things like that. Or going and presenting to
kids. I've shown up, uh, as, uh, Teal Santa Claus, uh, and as Teal Man of Santa Claus and I've read to kids,
uh, visiting kids, helping set up, uh, holiday essentially shopping areas so, uh, parents can come in and
still get gifts for their children during those hard times of the year - Yeah.
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And still have that holiday magic. Uh, so they've allowed me to help out and volunteer and still, uh, do a
lot while still supporting me and saying,
"Here, let's also finance you a little bit.
" Yeah.
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Some money in your pocket so you can start doing the things you wanna do.
" Yeah.
"It
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:51:07):
Seems
Richard Harper (00:51:07):
Like you've got a lot of great ideas.
" Yes.
people.
" Yeah.
"Let's help get you off the ground so you can help more
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:51:12):
Yeah. Well, we were talking earlier about how you're an ideas guy, right? What are the current, like, what
is on your mood board, vision board, horizon? What, right now, what is it that you're wanting to do? What
are the biggest, boldest ideas that you would love to work on?
Richard Harper (00:51:28):
Top three is an official contract with the Kansas City Current - Yes. Where we just write down, uh, like a
minimum salary that I show up for everything Kansas City Current and everything CPKC. And basically
anything that the Longs are, sorry, and the Mahomes. Fair.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:51:44):
Most people
Richard Harper (00:51:45):
Know the Mahomes. Yep. But the Longs and the Mahomes would like to utilize me for. Uh, I would like
to be at every Kansas City current match, every Kansas City two match as well. Mm, yeah. Um, and then
also that would support me so I can go to every away match. I wanna be at every Kansas City current
event. Yeah. As well as all the K - CPKC events, whether that's supporting women's rugby, the lacrosse,
uh, championships they've had. They have so many amazing things that are also supporting women's
sports that - Yeah. Being
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:52:13):
Busy
Richard Harper (00:52:13):
At, with another full-time job - Sure. It's
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:52:15):
Hard
Richard Harper (00:52:15):
To get to everything, but I just, I wanna be there. So I, that's, goal number one is getting some kind ofpartnership. And
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That's ultimately to grow the awareness, the fandom - Yes. The support, the all of it. Anything that - I
wanna be the guy
Richard Harper (00:52:27):
That kinda call to action. Everyone goes,
of what he's a part of.
"What on earth is he doing? Why was he there?" I wanna be part
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:52:32):
What's
Richard Harper (00:52:32):
He doing? Oh, cool. I wanna be that s - the sparkly thing that gets your attention. Yeah. I wanna be that,
that, yeah, the, yes, yes. Sparkly,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:52:39):
Spot on. Okay. Sparkly
Richard Harper (00:52:41):
Spotlight. Uh, so that's the, the first one. The second one is, I've worked with Amazon enough to now. I
would like - How
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:52:46):
Did you get, how did that start?
Richard Harper (00:52:48):
Someone saw me on a, on, uh, on a, on TV . Yeah. And was like,
"Hey, we're wanting to do this. No
matter how you fan thing, I feel like he would be great. He's a super fan. He clearly loves the, the team.
"
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:53:00):
Yeah. And
Richard Harper (00:53:00):
So someone reached out to me. I was very hes - this is before I had anybody that was even helping me,
like, talk to people - Yeah. Navigate all this stuff. So I was like,
"Sure, I'll shoot a - Tell me more.
Commercial for you. Yeah. Pull my other leg. Is this real?" And then go,
"Oh no, this is real. Oh, I need a
passport. You wanna take me to Canada? Oh.
" So you
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:53:21):
Went? I did.Richard Harper (00:53:22):
I went.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:53:23):
I went
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To Canada for a week. Um, Amazon paid for everything. They flew me up there, had me in an amazing
hotel right in the middle of Montreal. I was, I was there during PoutineFestival. Montreal is great. And let
me tell you as a boy who loves potatoes. That was amazing. But Montreal, let me tell you, I ca - Montreal
is just a bigger, cleaner Kansas City. Oh,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:53:47):
Okay. I
Richard Harper (00:53:48):
Loved it. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:53:49):
I loved
Richard Harper (00:53:49):
It. I loved
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:53:50):
Montreal too. I
Richard Harper (00:53:51):
Loved it. Well, uh,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:53:53):
So they just did filming there. I'm sure that was, like, one of the ways that they
Richard Harper (00:53:55):
Were, yeah, we went to a, I can't remember which stadium, but it was a privately owned soccer stadium.
Okay. Uh, that was mostly in blue, so they didn't have to do much color change of things. Okay. Uh,
yeah, we were out there for a week. I went and I had my, my video time. I got to see how a commercial
was made. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:54:11):
Uh, I still
Richard Harper (00:54:12):Have - And
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:54:12):
You had a ru - you spoke, you, what did you do? I spoke.
Richard Harper (00:54:14):
So it's the, uh, it's the no matter
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How you
Richard Harper (00:54:17):
Fan commercial there. So there's a small little clip that I d - well, yeah, small, uh, like a shorts, a video
shorts. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:54:22):
Where
Richard Harper (00:54:23):
It's just, uh, me screaming, no matter how you fan like 20 different ways, and then me with the box. Okay.
No matter how you fan, it's on Prime. And then they have a longer commercial that it starts with, uh, me
on my phone and it's scrolling through the makeup. And then it shows different people supporting Kansas
City Current. Then it cuts to me, the makeup showing up, me putting the make - starting to put the
makeup on. More stuff shows a lot of Kansas City current stuff, Kansas City current stuff. Uh, and then it
shows me wa - or shows me walking into a match. Yep.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:54:51):
Uh,
Richard Harper (00:54:51):
Which is at that stadium. Uh, shows the match, shows a goal, uh, shows a shot on goal and me,
"Oh,
" then
they miss an,
"Oh, come on.
" <laugh> Then a goal, they go again and go again. And then another one, a
shot, and then girl. Just me screaming goal. And that's, that's in the commercial.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:55:09):
And is that really you at the game? That's really me. Like that's what somebody could expect if they sit
next to you.
Richard Harper (00:55:13):
Oh, yes. I, pe - it's people when they get around me, I have a very close-knit group and I appreciate them
because I get a little excited, a little loud, a little messy sometimes. It can be a little bit of flying here and
there. There's glitter. There may be some drinks.
'Cause I, I - Yeah. It does. If we have a great play, I'm, I,
I just forget. Sure. I forget I have a drink in my hand. I forget I have food. I've just. <laugh> Like I just, Ijust - We're
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:55:41):
Going, this will come out after I go, but we're going to the eight, the August 22nd game. So - Yes. And
we're going with a couple families, so I'm gonna look for you. Yes. And I'll come find you too, but I
wanna watch you in action, so.
Richard Harper (00:55:50):
Absolutely. Yeah. I love
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It. Where are you gonna
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Be sitting? Are you gonna be sitting on east or west side?
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:55:55):
We are doing. We're gonna be closest to the river. So on the east side. On the, on the
Richard Harper (00:55:59):
East side? So
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:56:00):
I think I'm opposite of where you are. So, yeah.
Richard Harper (00:56:02):
What
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:56:02):
Is your section called?
Richard Harper (00:56:03):
I am. So it's a supporter section. Uh, but it's like, it's that blue crew section. Well, not just a blue crew, but
it's a supporter section. Blue
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:56:09):
Crew. Um,
Richard Harper (00:56:09):
But that's where the blue cruise, uh, goes. Um, but, uh, yeah, you're kinda ca- catty-corner. Actually, we'll
be able to see each other perfectly. Okay. Because yeah, you're, you are just to the right of the video
board. You'll, you won't be able to see the beautiful bridge, but you'll be able to see the sun setting and
you'll have the scoreboard right there. ToMindy Hargesheimer (00:56:27):
That point, um, the first game that we ever went to, my husband and our two daughters who are nine and
12, but this is a couple years ago, we had a picture perfect day on the west side looking at the bridge. Like
it's one of my favorite family photos ever. It is so, like, I never - With the peaches and the
Richard Harper (00:56:40):
Orange and the pinks and the blues and the
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:56:42):
Purples. Oh my gosh. So amazing. It wasn't too hot. It wasn't too cold. I'm like, you couldn't replicate that
day if we tried. Um, I've never met the Longs. I would love to meet them. I know they're extremely busy
people. I listened to Chris Long on Frank Bowles podcast to hear all about it because they have such a
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cool story of how the KC Current came together and how they're expanding. What are they, what's the,
they're expanding by like -
Richard Harper (00:57:03):
So I, I don't know all. Yeah. I'm sure it's kind of take everything I say with a grain of salt. Yeah. But from
the deaf man's ears, um - <laugh>. We have, so we, Kansas City Current has now expanded to a, a lower
vision. Y should say we
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:57:17):
Just keep manifesting it. Yeah.
Richard Harper (00:57:18):
So Kansas City Current, we have not only the starting, essentially, the starting group, but we have KC
Current two now, which is, think of it as the minor leagues. It's that youth league - That's
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:57:27):
Right.
Richard Harper (00:57:28):
Allowing people to work their way up. We can, and I think we just did sign, uh, I can't remember the
name of an Italian, uh, gal. She moved up from KC2 up to - Okay. She
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:57:38):
Just signed
Richard Harper (00:57:38):
To a short term contract for Kansas City Current.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:57:40):
Nice.Richard Harper (00:57:41):
Um, but it's that way to help get more players invested and involved. But not only do they have Kansas
City Current too, but they've now, uh, the Longs have purchased a - You need to go to Brazil. A Dutch, a
Sweden team. I want to, so bad. That would be fine. Don't even get me started. <laugh> Uh, but, uh, I
believe it's a Dutch team. They're blue. Dutch team. Okay. Um, it starts with an H. It's like Hoff
something. But anyway - I'll look
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:58:03):
It up.
Richard Harper (00:58:03):
Uh, I just haven't had the opportunity to really dive into that yet. Yeah. But yeah, so they, they've now got
three, essentially three women's soccer teams. Yeah. Um, which - I
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Mean, they're just geniuses. They're smart business people. Yes.
Richard Harper (00:58:15):
But
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:58:16):
Also building the culture that they build. Yes. They've - Have you met the Longs? I've
Richard Harper (00:58:20):
Met the Longs. I've met Chris and Angie, uh, both. I've seen Angie more than Chris. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:58:25):
Uh,
Richard Harper (00:58:25):
Which nothing against Chris, but I just, again, I'm a, I'm a feminist. I'm, I'm
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:58:29):
A -
Richard Harper (00:58:30):
Yeah. I prefer being around women more than I prefer being around men. Sure. It's just
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:58:34):
I
Richard Harper (00:58:34):Grew up in that matriarchal society. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:58:36):
Uh,
Richard Harper (00:58:36):
But no, An- Angie's also just a firecracker. She's just bubbly. She's fun. I, it's hard to see her without a
smile too.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:58:43):
Yeah.
Richard Harper (00:58:43):
Uh, but both great people, uh, able to clearly be very savvy and very business and proficient - Yeah. And
money-minded. But at the same time, okay with just being people, stopping to have two minutes to just
have a conversation. I love that.That's important. How are you doing? Are you having a good time? Are
you, do you, do you need anything? Do you know where everything's at? Like no, no, no. Like just a
quick second to have a moment with you instead of just blowing you off, which - Well, and
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So many people admire them, respect them, look up to them. Like they don't owe that to us, but that will
go so far for them to do that. Especially in a place like Kansas City where we're all like Midwest, you
know, nice, but we love Kansas City and everything. Like that's huge for them to have that demeanor.
Richard Harper (00:59:25):
Well, I'm not gonna say that they, all this is done for their daughter. But with that being said, my
goodness gracious. Yeah. What an amazing gift that a parent can give to a child to say,
"What's your
dream?" Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:59:36):
"Here.
"
Richard Harper (00:59:37):
Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:59:37):
"Try to
Richard Harper (00:59:38):
Do your best at it.
" Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:59:39):
From what I understand, they've got some powerhouse sports kids, so. <laugh> Yeah. Have you met them
at homes before? I haveRichard Harper (00:59:45):
Not officially met them at homes. I've seen
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:59:47):
Them at a distance. We gotta check off your bucket list.
Richard Harper (00:59:49):
Oh, I would love to meet them. And
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:59:50):
Then invite me over too and I'll meet them as well.
Richard Harper (00:59:53):
I would love to, uh, it's the educator in me. I would love to do something with. Kids and go like take them
and like, I don't know. I would love, anyway, I would just love to go do something with that and just
make it a family day and do something with them, but - Yeah. I, no, the Mahomes, I know they're both
also very busy, but - Slightly
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Busy.
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Kudos to Brittany - Oh, big time. For saying, you know,
platform. This is what I'm gonna use
"Hey, this is what I wanted to do. I have a
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:00:23):
It for.
"
Richard Harper (01:00:23):
Mm-hmm. Shout out to you, Brittany. Like kudos to you for supporting women's sports. You may not be
physically playing it anymore. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:00:30):
But
Richard Harper (01:00:30):
That doesn't mean you're not still a huge part of it. So -
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:00:32):
No, I echo that. And when I had Dani on, we talked about that. I don't think a lot of people even realized
that she had a history playing soccer. And there's so much credibility there. Iceland. Iceland. Yeah. Yeah.
I, I mean, that's a big thing and she is, she's so smart to be a part of that. And she is literally gonna godown in history alongside, you know, so many other team members behind this for like changing history
for women's sports. So props to them. Have you met Jason Sudakis? Have you met any of the others that
have made their way in? That's gotta be up next too.
Richard Harper (01:01:02):
I have not officially met them, but I was from Me to You to them as I filed on, filmed on Ted Lasso with
them.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:01:09):
You did?
Richard Harper (01:01:10):
I didn't get to officially be Tealman on there. Uh, it was another thing that I, while I was still working
with getting this manager person - Uh-huh. I just got a random email from a random company that I'd
never heard before said,
"Hey, would you like to be an extra on this?" And I was like,
"Sure.
" Yeah. Of
course.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:01:27):
Uh-huh.
Richard Harper (01:01:28):
And then found out the day that they were shooting that I would've been great for, I missed out on. But
they did - Oh, so you didn't get to do it? I didn't get to do Tealman there, but I did get to show up as an
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extra, uh, uh, I can't say what it is they were doing. Sure. But, uh, I did get to show up as an extra in the
background. So while I may not be tealed out for that, I did get to actually show up and be a background
actor on, uh, Ted Lasso. Uh, but I do think that they did get a picture of me or at least some action shots
of me during an actual game as Tealman. So - Oh, okay,
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:01:59):
Good.
Richard Harper (01:01:59):
Well, it may not have been like actually officially shooting for Ted Lasso. Sure. I do think that they got
video footage of me as Teal Man for Ted Lasso, but we'll see. Hopefully in, in - Two
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:02:10):
Days. Two days.
Richard Harper (01:02:11):
I was gonna
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:02:11):
Say today's August 3rd. And it comes out August 5th, so that's gonna be - Yeah, so I'm very excitedRichard Harper (01:02:15):
For that.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:02:15):
Exciting. Okay. Um, all right. Let's go to who is Richard? I wanna go, who is Richard when all of this is
off, daily life? What do we need to know about Richard Harper?
Richard Harper (01:02:28):
Richard is the same as everybody else, but his own individual too. Like, I have all the things that I love
and I have a lot of people that I care about, and I wanna make sure that I have a good life moving
forward. Essentially, what it comes down to is I try to be the best person I can. I try to learn and grow
from my experiences because I know I'm a hard-headed individual and I know I don't always learn things
on the first try, but I feel like the only way that we can truly grow as people is to have sometimes those
hard interactions, those hard experiences. The more you open yourself up to the world, the more you
realize, while every culture is different - uh-huh.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:03:13):
And
Richard Harper (01:03:13):
Everybody is different. At the same time, we're all the same. You know, well, while I didn't necessarily
growing up knowing what a hot comb smells like on a Sunday morning, I still love watching Dragon Ball
Z. And so, like, having those shared experiences with certain people of different cultures and different
backgrounds, knowing that deep down, we're still all the same. We want to be loved, we want to be cared
for, and we want to love, you know? So - uh-huh.
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Just
Richard Harper (01:03:43):
Sharing those good life experiences that we can. Uh, I've been asked a couple times, uh, you know, like,
"Well, what do you wanna do?" I still necessarily wanna know what I wanna do in life when I grow up,
even though I'm al- almost 40. Sure. But I know that I want to be happy. And that's really all that it comes
down to. I know that there's a million life experiences out there - uh-huh. And I'm gonna experience as
many as, of them as I can, but as long as I can focus on being happy, the rest of it will work itself out.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:04:14):
Yeah. Are there any, as we talk about looking back and connecting the dots, any other major life
experiences that you think contributed, that we haven't talked about, that contribute to who you are today
as Richard?
Richard Harper (01:04:26):
As Richard? I mean, I don't knowMindy Hargesheimer (01:04:29):
What I can
Richard Harper (01:04:30):
And can't say.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:04:31):
You can say anything you want.
Richard Harper (01:04:32):
Uh, you know, I, I grew up with a lot of experiences that I, I, again, I go back to that I'm a very
sentimental guy. Yeah. I cry very easily. I've always been very emotional. I, I'm one of those people. I
didn't know that not everybody gets goosebumps when they hear music. Oh.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:04:47):
Which
Richard Harper (01:04:48):
Is
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:04:48):
Wild to me. Interesting fact. Yeah. Yeah. I totally do. Uh,
Richard Harper (01:04:50):
Yeah. Definitely in my club. It's because, uh, it's that connection that you have. Yeah. It's the, the
connection you have to your emotions. But, like, I'm a very sentimental person and I get very attached to
phrases and people. And then one thing that my father, bless his heart, rest in peace, always taught me
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was, you know, you gotta endure the shit to enjoy the shine. Mm-hmm. You gotta have the bad in life to
enjoy the good. Like, you're gonna have - Absolutely. Bad days, you're gonna have worse days, and
there's gonna be one that's gonna be even worse later on. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:05:18):
Later
Richard Harper (01:05:18):
On in life though, you're gonna be able to look back on it and laugh on it. So just have some patience.
Mm-hmm. So you gotta endure the shit to enjoy the shine. Another one is patience. That's an, a big reason
why I have a beard, is it's a constant reminder of patience. I get, I get anxious. I get worked up. Mm-hmm.
I feel like I'm dying.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:05:37):
Sure. You're not alone in that, that's for sure. I'mRichard Harper (01:05:41):
Alone. So, you know, I, I, I've got the beard right there. Like, I don't know if this is gonna work out. I'm
really scared. I got the beard, you know? Yeah. The beard has taught me that you're gonna go through
some shit stages. Yep. You gotta have the beard. It's gonna look bad. Like right now, I'm not very happy
with it, the way it's growing right up here.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:05:57):
I would never know.
Richard Harper (01:05:57):
I'm letting it grow out and I'm working on more of it being not so much the point, but get a little bit more
fuller. So things that I'm learning as I'm growing the beard. But
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:06:05):
Also going back to like you being harder on yourself like all of us are, right? Yeah. Like no one would
ever know the difference of what you're even talking about. So yeah.
Richard Harper (01:06:12):
So just, you know, patience, kindness, and, and spreading as much love as I can because there is too much
hatred in the world and there's too many people. There's still learned unknown biases that I have - Sure.
That I
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:06:30):
Know
Richard Harper (01:06:30):
I've not even explored yet.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:06:31):
Yeah. That
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I still have to break down and explore why it is I feel that way. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:06:36):
Um -
Richard Harper (01:06:36):
I think
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:06:36):
That's everybody.Richard Harper (01:06:37):
But wanting to. I don't, I just, I want to be, I just want to be happy and I want to spread happiness. Yeah.
Is
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:06:45):
Really
Richard Harper (01:06:46):
What it comes down to.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:06:47):
I love that. Um, let's go back to the, what makes the Kansas City Current so distinct? The experience of a
Kansas City current game at the stadium. For people, because a lot of people still have not been. How do
you sum up the experience, not even just as you, but anybody going to this game in Kansas City with this
team and that whole experience?
Richard Harper (01:07:10):
It all just comes into community and buy-in.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:07:13):
Mm-hmm.
Richard Harper (01:07:14):
The fact that there's already, I mean, there's already been a community that's chomp - been chomping at
the bit to have some kind of women something to support. Mm-hmm. I feel like we've had an amazing
women's movement meant in the last 10, 20 - Big time. Five years. Yeah. Kudos. Uh, but the, the
community, the culture and the buy-in that you have and you walk in there, everybody's excited. I mean,
there's, you're gonna have grumpy people for every day of the week for any reason of the week. <laugh>
It gets hot. We get a little grumpy. We all wanna get in, get in the shade, get a drink. I understand that.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:07:50):
Yeah.
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But 98% of the people there are there because we're all there to support women's sports. And the fact that
we have a place to do it, not a place that we are borrowing, a place that is our own. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:08:05):
That
Richard Harper (01:08:05):
Alone gives you that ownership. While you may not be the one that paid into it and bought it, it isownership of your city's team has invested in women's sports enough - uh-huh. To buy a stadium. Didn't
even ask the people. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:08:20):
This isn't
Richard Harper (01:08:21):
Funded. This-That's true. We're not gonna get into the chiefs and royals of all that. <laugh> Not funded
by the people. Funded by the owners. Yeah. Private. That, again, that gives you a huge investment of, oh,
you really care. It's not just you're here for the money. Mm-hmm. Obviously, they're here for a little bit of
money. Of course. That's a business. It is a business. Yeah. Capitalism has its finest. Mm-hmm. Anyways.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:08:44):
Yeah. <laugh>
Richard Harper (01:08:45):
I'll get off my soapbox. That'll
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:08:46):
Be three episode 3.0.
Richard Harper (01:08:48):
Yeah, yeah. Uh, but looking at all these things and it's all the communities coming together, you have, it's
not just, it's not McDonald's Subways. It, you have Lulus, you have High Hopes Ice Cream. You've got,
uh, the Z-Man Barbecue. Like you've got all these different things that are amazing, smaller vendors. And
it shows like, hey, we truly support the, the underdogs, the little guy, because they have just as much fight
and just as much want to drive desire as anybody else. They just need a platform and a chance to shine.
Mm-hmm. And I feel like CPKC has done that. It is a platform to say, here you go. For lack of a better
term, build, if you build it, they will come. Yeah. They built it. We've come.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:09:34):
Yeah. Yeah. How do you think that it, from your perspective, how do you think that that has impacted
Kansas City overall? Like, what do you think it's done to, um, people's love they already had for Kansas
City? Or what, what have you seen from your perspective that it's done to them? It has
Richard Harper (01:09:50):
Already increased th- that feeling of that Kansas City is the soccer capital of the world. Yeah.
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And we
Richard Harper (01:09:57):
May be a little bit biased on that, but - Sure. I, I love having that feeling and that mentality. Uh, but also it
feels like. It feels safe.Mindy Hargesheimer (01:10:15):
Mm.
Richard Harper (01:10:17):
It feels like a place where you as an individual can come be your truest self and be seen and be
acknowledged and accepted and loved for who you are because you deserve the stage just as much as
anybody.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:10:34):
That's awesome. I love that. So true. So inclusive. So
Richard Harper (01:10:38):
Supportive. So hospitable. In a world, again, trying not to stay off the soapbox, but in a world that seems
to becoming more and more and more divided - Yeah. We have a place where inclusivity is not just
accepted. It is thriving. Yeah. It
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:10:54):
Is
Richard Harper (01:10:55):
Flourishing.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:10:55):
Yep.
Richard Harper (01:10:56):
Diversity, equity and inclusion, this shows that it's not only possible, but it is, I think, the humane and
correct way to do it. I
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:11:08):
Remembered something I wanted to say because you were talk - you've made such a good, passionate
point about we all know we're living in a chaotic, crazy world, but like you're doing something to bring
joy. You're proactively making the decision to do something that's whimsical and, you know, really fun. I
actually this morning had coffee with, um, a friend from Community Blood Center. And we were just,
just talking about, like, there's this massive need for blood donation right now. Yes. And it's a whole
thing. And so we're kind of talking about, like, what we can do together to help spread the word on that.
But we were also just talking about, like, the number of people who don't donate blood is quite a lot, and
for all kinds of reasons. But when you live in a world that you feel like is so negative and so crazy or
whatever, if you can remind yourself that you can make one decision, whether it's to show up and, you
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know, be a positive light and spirit or to literally save a life, like, there are things that we can all be doing
that are proactively changing the world for the better.
(01:12:06):But so many of us, for whatever reason, just kind of sit back. Maybe it's fear, maybe it's the unknown, but
it's all these little things. Hot take.
Richard Harper (01:12:12):
Play a part.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:12:13):
Yeah. Hot take. It's
Richard Harper (01:12:14):
Social media. Sure. It is, it has shifted the focus of instead of us realizing that we are not always the main
character. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:12:22):
And
Richard Harper (01:12:22):
Has made us all be the focus of, no, I am the main character. Yeah. And while it is good for you to have a
platform and a place for your voice, you are not always the main character all the time. Yes. And not
enough people have had enough ID, id death, uh, ego death, all those things. We, we don't need to get into
psychology, but enough people have, we, we've just gotten sucked into I am the main character and
feeling - Exactly
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:12:46):
What we talked about. Gratification. There's such a, well, what's in it for me? And why? Why
Richard Harper (01:12:52):
Does there have to be
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:12:53):
Something in it for you? We have to mature out of that. You know, like, I was even talking about, like, I
didn't know much about blood donation when I was, you know, 25 or whatever. But, like, at the end of
the day, we've got to find the. Yeah. What's in it for me? It doesn't matter. Why? That's the point of life,
you know, like, overall. And that's so
Richard Harper (01:13:08):
Whatever.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:13:09):
It's
Richard Harper (01:13:09):
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In it for me. It's what can I do for them? Yeah.Mindy Hargesheimer (01:13:11):
Yeah. I know.
Richard Harper (01:13:12):
Because, and it's just because of people that have done things for me in my times. It's because I've had
enough hard times - uh-huh. With enough people who had no reason to help me and nothing to gain.
Yeah. Who risked life and limbs sometimes to do everything they could to put me in a better position.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:13:30):
Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely.
Richard Harper (01:13:32):
That alone, it make, I mean, if that doesn't make you go, well, maybe, maybe I can pay it forward a little
bit. Like, it, it just, I don't know. But everybody is different. Everybody is unique and has different life
experiences. I wouldn't necessarily change anything about the way I was raised and how I grew up. With
that being said, I don't know if everybody would love being raised by parents who were in their 40s when
they were three and four - Sure. Having a hearing disability, having all. I have a thousand reasons why I
could be upset and hate the world - Sure. And just give up. But I also have 1,001 reasons why I could also
do it anyway. So - And
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:14:10):
Choose to live your, your best life to live my best
Richard Harper (01:14:13):
Life.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:14:14):
Um, can you talk about your hearing? Yeah.
Richard Harper (01:14:16):
Were
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:14:16):
You born with it?
Richard Harper (01:14:17):
I was born with it.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:14:18):
Okay.
Richard Harper (01:14:18):
Uh, no Maybelline. I was born with it. Um, but- But I'm good. So I grew up, uh,
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As a you - a, a young child, uh, as a toddler, about three years old, I think is where everything really
started connecting. Mm-hmm. Uh, parents were trying, you know, talking to me, yelling at me, and I
wasn't responding. And it's - Mm. He's not just ignoring us. Like, okay, he is a little stubborn, but this isn't
just him ignoring us. Yeah. So took me to the doctor and the doctor would talk to me. And then while he
would talk to me, I would respond as best as a three-year-old could. And then he'd, I would talk, he took
his clipboard and he put it over his mouth and I would stop responding.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:14:51):
Mm. And
Richard Harper (01:14:52):
Then he would take it away and I would start responding. Yeah. So, and then that was the diagnosis of
your son is clearly hard of hearing, but he's already reading lips at a young age. Mm-hmm. And that's how
he is responding is not by hearing, by looking. Yeah. Um, so from there, I, I don't remember what hospital
it is my mother's told me, but, uh, we came up to Kansas City, uh, and I had, uh, surgery, had tubes put in
my ears. Mm-hmm. Uh, I think somewhere by Westport. I think it was in Westport. Okay. Uh, anyway,
uh, had tubes put in my ears. That clearly didn't take. I'll put that anywhere. Mm-hmm. Um, but, uh, after
that, then I was fitted, uh, with hearing aids. Had the big old plastic molds made. Uh, all the grandparents
will probably have an understanding of what that whole process is.
(01:15:38):
Sure. Doing all the auditory tests. Uh, uh, but then had hearing aids. And I've had hearing aids pretty
much since I was, I wanna say, around four-ish to now. So I've grown up with hearing aids. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:15:50):
I,
Richard Harper (01:15:51):
I made that switch from, uh, uh, whatever it was over to digital. Uh, life's so much better now that we're
in the digital age with hearing and, and hearing devices have gotten so much better. But again, my, my
mother, my parents, uh, taught me that, you know, just because I'm different doesn't mean that I am less
than anybody else. Mm-hmm. I just made up a little bit differently. Um, so I, you know, I just, I always
viewed it as my, like I always explain to people hear - these hearing aids are just glasses for my ears. Yep.
So they bring my hearing up to 100%. But the best thing I like, I've been asked plenty of times before,
like, well, if you could, would you fix it? No.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:16:34):
Yeah.
Richard Harper (01:16:34):
I, again, I'm biased. I think everyone should have a hearing disability, or at least have hearing aids. Maybe
not fully deaf, but man, having a volume remote to the world has been so helpful. It's also been rough
sometimes, but - Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:16:49):
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Richard Harper (01:16:51):
That's gotten me out of so many social interactions as well. <laugh> Legitimately, that helps me too. But
like, the fire alarm going off, it's loud. I just turn, I, when I go hunting, I wear my hearing aid, just turn off
my hearing aids. Yeah. They, they become earplugs at that point. Um, but, like, being able to turn things
up, lower them, like, it really is a nice, uh, a nice ability that I had. Uh, back when, uh, analog, I always
forget that word. Back when I still had
(01:17:18):
Analog hearing aids, uh, it was a great feature that I had that even if I couldn't hear my phone, I could still
pick up the transmission of the phone going off. Yeah. It got a little frustrating, like, if I was taking a test
in class and somebody's phone was going off and I was hearing the - <laugh> But it was nice to kinda had
that. Uh, but then switching now over to the digital hearing aids, these are so much better, so much more
amazing. Uh, I had, like, four bands of different channels that you could pick to, like, high mi - essentially
high mids, lows, like
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:17:49):
Speakers.
Richard Harper (01:17:50):
Yeah. Uh, the more bands, the more depth, the more channels, the more things you can hear. Um,
essentially, it's like having a piano keyboard. I only had five keys for a little bit. Okay. Now that I'm
older, this has, let's call it 25 keys. So I can play and hear so much more now. Mm-hmm. Uh, but also,
like, they've adjusted things to where, uh, I can use. These are Bluetooth cables. So now I, I don't have -
Oh. I always struggle talking on the phone with my hearing aids because I either had to take off my
hearing aid to hold it up or hold it in a certain way or I'd be getting interference, but now I have
Bluetooth, so I can utilize that. Uh, the fact that these are so much more waterproof. I, as a kid, had a few
incidents and ruined a few $3,000 hearing aids -
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:18:33):
Oh
Richard Harper (01:18:33):
Boy. By getting into the shower, jumping into the pool. So like- Like
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:18:36):
Losing your retainer. Exactly. Yeah. Throwing it away at lunch. <laugh>
Richard Harper (01:18:40):
Yes. I lost a hearing aid at a movie theater once because it was loud and I took them out and I was little
and I just forgot. Yeah. And
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:18:46):
So,Richard Harper (01:18:47):
Because everything was loud until we left and I was in the car and we were already, we was in Pittsburgh,
Kansas. We'd already almost dri- driven home. And I was like,
"I forgot my hearing aids.
" They were
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long gone by then. Ugh. So, but yeah. And so I, I've grown up with them and I've, I, so I'm used to them.
They're just part of life. Yep. They're a
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:19:03):
Part
Richard Harper (01:19:03):
Of my natural life. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:19:04):
Okay. I was just curious. Yeah. God to know. Like I said, I literally can't see them anyway. Yeah. Your
painted, um, head. So yeah. But,
Richard Harper (01:19:10):
And it's, the crazy part is, even through that though, even with all my hearing disabilities, I still had that
passion for music because I just feel, I feel music more than I hear music. Clearly you listen to music, you
hear it. Yeah. But especially when it's a real true live music is about that feeling of feeling. When you
hear a true dominant chord in tune resonating through your body, it's just, whew, it's a whole other
experience. So
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:19:40):
At this stage of life, what is the most moving or impactful music that you like to listen to, that you feel the
most? Uh,
Richard Harper (01:19:49):
It's a lot of, a lot of Disney type music. Okay. Uh, like legitimately I, I had to catch myself because I was
on the way here and listening to some good music and I was like,
"Oh no, no stop, stop, stop, talk, top.
Don't cry.
" Uh - <laugh> Really? Oh yeah. Uh, just again, I'm a very emotional, sentimental guy. Yeah,
never changed that. Uh, so the, the song, uh, De La by, I think it's Jameson Clegg. Okay. Uh, it was
played in, uh, Georgia the Jungle. Yeah, yeah,
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:20:15):
Yeah. I know what you're talking about.
Richard Harper (01:20:17):
Um, I love that song. Okay.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:20:18):
Uh,Richard Harper (01:20:19):
That, uh, you know, this, the, the feelings that he's talking about in the song really hits me. And then after
that, it was the, uh, the song from Brave. Mm-hmm. Uh, but anyway, just the, the, again, the lyrics and
the music all, like, uh, uh, as strong as a Caesar Stormy or as proud as an Eagle screen, like, uh, like, uh -
Sounds
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Like we need to figure out how to get you, like, a Disney partnership, too, maybe. Don't get me started
Richard Harper (01:20:45):
On that. I, have you, have you watched. We'll get onto that for second. Pixar for two seconds. Have you
watched Elemental?
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:20:51):
Uh, yeah. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. So good. Yes. We, we,
Richard Harper (01:20:55):
Especially having two kids in the house. We watched movies - We watch a lot. That they've come out in
the last. A- and I'm saying this over encounter. Over every. As far as, like, hit you in your feels - Yeah.
Make you the moment where she turns around to her father and, oh. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:21:09):
Well, I thought, I also think, when I think of you, I would think, um, what is it, Inside Out? I love
Richard Harper (01:21:16):
Inside Out.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:21:16):
That's a great one too.
Richard Harper (01:21:18):
Especially
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:21:19):
All the
Richard Harper (01:21:19):
Feelings. <laugh> Disney's gotten so good the last. Anyway, it has helped. So many children become so
much more psychologically, uh, uh, literate and - Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:21:31):
BeingRichard Harper (01:21:33):
Understanding their emotions and because so many kids just shut down because - uh-huh. Uh, and
anyway, that's soapboxes. No, that's really - We could talk about multiple things, but yes.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:21:42):
Yeah, I was gonna say that's really important to me too, because, like, the whole world of, like, health and
wellness, um, there's so many people I wanna bring on this podcast to talk about that, because I listen to
so many that have helped me, and there's so many people here in KC that can, that are accessible to
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people, um, you know, for a variety of things that - uh-huh. I wanna keep bringing that topic up, because
that's really important to me, too, so I love that. Okay, when you leave here - uh-huh. And let's, or
whenever you go home, h - walk me through how long this takes to.
Richard Harper (01:22:08):
Gotcha. Uh, quick answer is about 30 minutes. Okay.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:22:13):
It
Richard Harper (01:22:13):
Takes me longer to put everything on than it does check it off. Sure. So, when I get, again, learned
experiences, I've gone through a few bottles of Drano. Okay.
(01:22:22):
You do not put this over the sink. You do not shake it out. You do not do it in the, in the shower. You get
home, you stand over a big trash can because there's gonna be some flingage. Mm-hmm. And you shake
out as much as you can. Yeah. And you get, you can get almost all of it, but there's still, you know, the
good hard parts that are, the hard to reach places. And you get as much of the loose glitter out as you can.
Uh-huh. Uh, from there, uh, I don't think we ever finished talking about how I put everything on. Did we
not?
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:22:50):
Were we squirreling it? I don't think we did. We
Richard Harper (01:22:51):
Did.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:22:52):
We squirred it. Let's do that then.
Richard Harper (01:22:54):
So, going back, putting everything on. So I start with the, uh, oh. I start with the primer. Yeah. Uh, the,
and from Elf, and I go from there, and I do the paint, uh, the beard, paint, beard. Uh, and then I do. We
did talk about how I do the binder, the gel.Mindy Hargesheimer (01:23:11):
Yeah.
Richard Harper (01:23:12):
Thick glitter, fine glitter. I do the eyebrows. When I'm done with everything now, after I've put everything
on - uh-huh.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:23:20):
I
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Use, uh, Swav, uh, Ultrahold, the eight, number eight. That's the one I use. Number eight. Number
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:23:26):
Eight. Okay.
Richard Harper (01:23:26):
Uh, the swab hairspray, and that's essentially a setting spray - Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:23:30):
For
Richard Harper (01:23:30):
The beard and all the glitter as one last touch. And then I now have, because I'm still, I'm learning. Every
time I try to do better - uh-huh. I use a setting powder that I use as well that's called, uh, it's, it's twilight,
but it's also got some glitter in it too. I didn't use it for today, but for the games, it also
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:23:47):
Adds.
Richard Harper (01:23:48):
So it's just the whole thing is glittery. Oh my
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:23:50):
Gosh. Have you ever done a Get Ready with Me? I've done
Richard Harper (01:23:53):
A couple
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:23:53):
Of them.Richard Harper (01:23:53):
Okay.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:23:54):
And I'm starting to do, uh,
Richard Harper (01:23:55):
Like just a - Perfect candidate
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:23:56):
For that. Before games.
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I'm starting to do that, like, on TikTok and Instagram, figuring out that old thing, so yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:24:01):
Yeah. Okay. Um, and then did, did we finish also talking about the dream partnerships that you. We
talked about Amazon. Did you have another point?
Richard Harper (01:24:10):
I don't think we finished all of them, but to finish taking it off. Oh. Yeah,
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:24:13):
Here we go again. Let's finish off.
Richard Harper (01:24:15):
Take it off. Go home, uh, and shake it all off over a trash can. And then, uh, everything else is just water
soggy below. Yeah. So I'm able to just stand under the shower, wash it all off. Like, every now and then,
the hard to read around the nose, the neck. Sure. So, like, I'll have to use maybe, like, some Don disc
soap. Yeah. I'll be like, I like to say if it's good enough for Ducky's, it's good enough for me. Aw. Um, but
-
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:24:36):
Everybody knows that reference.
Richard Harper (01:24:37):
But I, uh, I like to use that. I know, I love it. Uh, I, uh, I, I'll use that, but for the most part, it all comes off.
I have started using, like, an airbrushing technique to experiment on some of the hotter gains. Uh-huh. It's
hard to get the correct color, and it's just a little bit different. So I'm still experimenting that, but as far as
my regular paint, about 30 minutes in the shower, and I'm all done.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:24:58):Have you ever been at a game and it started sweating? Oh,
Richard Harper (01:25:00):
All the time. Okay.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:25:01):
<laugh>
Richard Harper (01:25:02):
So with the, with the new, uh, airspray, uh, that I've been using, I turn green though. Oh, interesting. With
this, with this, when I start to sweat, I become paler and it just kinda all filters. And I kinda look like a, an
Easter egg a little bit. That's funny. Kinda like modeled and it blended, but - <laugh>. Uh, but yeah, it
just, it, and in a way though, it's kind of like a ba - I, I used to get upset about it. I'm like,
"Oh, it's
messing, my makeup's winning. I don't look as good, but I kinda wear it like a badge of honor now.
"
Yeah. Like, it was a hot game. I was really excited. We did, like, oh, all that's really left is around my
eyes. Man, I was really getting in it. So in it. Yeah. Exactly. So.
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Mindy Hargesheimer (01:25:37):
What is the weirdest place you've ever found glitter leftover anywhere on your body? Does it make its
way? Or have you ever been, like, driving out to dinner with friends and you've said someone's like,
got some teal back here.
" I was
"You
Richard Harper (01:25:49):
Gonna say inside the ears and the neck, like, at, like, what do you have there? Yeah. Or, like, the weirdest
one is sneezing glitter or paint. Oh, there you go. Like that for me is the weirdest. It's being like, huh? Oh.
It's like
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:26:01):
Magic. You'd be like a, a cartoon character. I'm a
Richard Harper (01:26:04):
Genie. Yeah. <laugh> A
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:26:05):
Genie. Exactly. Yeah,
Richard Harper (01:26:07):
Exactly. I just, just poof. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:26:08):
Uh,
Richard Harper (01:26:09):
But that's pretty much the most. But for the most part, like, I do a pretty good job of keeping everythingcontained to just the bathroom, and I clean regularly, but so - And your wife, I'm
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:26:16):
Sure, appreciates that too.
Richard Harper (01:26:18):
Yes.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:26:19):
Yeah.
Richard Harper (01:26:19):
Uh, again, learning through going,
house and both of us going like,
"Oh, it's all right.
" And it, and it getting tracked all throughout the
"Okay, it's enough. I need to-
"
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:26:27):
Speaking of that, do you live down by the Berkeley Riverfront? I used
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To.okay. So I lived by, that was a big seller, is when Core was first being built. We moved in before they
were even finished. Okay.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:26:38):
Uh,
Richard Harper (01:26:39):
But it was just that big selling point of being right next to the, uh, stadium. Yeah. So I did live at Core for
a year and a half. A little more than a year and a half. Uh, but an amazing, amazing, uh, complex.
Eventually though, as they were building that new set in front of me - uh-huh. I was like,
"I don't wanna
pay more.
" Yeah. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:26:57):
Uh, because
Richard Harper (01:26:58):
Every year rank goes up. Of course. I was like,
"I don't wanna pay more and lose my view.
" So I was like,
"I'll hopefully come back sometime, but let's see what else Kansas City has to offer.
" And I'm glad I've
moved because I've experienced more of Kansas City. Yeah. Yeah. Now these days though, I, I've moved
down to Fountain View on the Plaza. Oh, okay. Uh, gorgeous area. I abs - it's, I've always, I grew up in
downtown Fort Scott. I've grown up with walking as a kid. Yeah, I love that. I love having a walkable
environment. Yeah. And this is what I've wanted. I lived in the downtown area enough. I used to live by
the Qua for a while. Mm-hmm. And it's nice. I like that vibe, but this is everything I want.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:27:32):I lived on the Plaza right after I graduated from KU, a building called Lacarno, and it's just on the other
side of the river, and I loved that. I ended up moving to Chicago. Like
Richard Harper (01:27:41):
By UMKC? Uh,
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:27:42):
No. Lacarno is, um - Like just right,
Richard Harper (01:27:46):
Like -
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:27:46):
Just across Bush Creek.
Richard Harper (01:27:47):
Is that what you're talking about?
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Yeah. Rig across from Brush Creek. It's right by the Raphael. Okay.
Richard Harper (01:27:50):
Directly
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:27:51):
Next. I don't even know if it's still called that, but it was called that back in the day. I don't think it is
Richard Harper (01:27:54):
That anymore.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:27:54):
Yeah, maybe it's something different. But I loved that. And then moved to Chicago, walked everywhere,
clearly. Then we decided to move here. We moved close to family. Mm-hmm. So we're way out south. I
know OP cannot walk anywhere. Can't walk anywhere. That's the one sacrifice we had to make - Yeah.
Because we love where we live. Um, but I do appreciate that. And like, yeah, I'm with you there. Oh, I,
Richard Harper (01:28:12):
See, I would love that too as the, or I, I love the walkability. Being at like - Yeah. The, uh, the museums
right there, so I can go to Nelson Atkins. So many
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:28:21):
Things. Uh,Richard Harper (01:28:21):
Wednesday's literally right there. Even South
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:28:23):
Plaza, like there's so much over there.
Richard Harper (01:28:25):
There's so. I'm still exploring. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:28:27):
I've
Richard Harper (01:28:27):
Only been where I'm at for, I think this is my fourth month now. Yeah. There's so many new things to
explore every day. Well, I
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:28:33):
Was asking about, um, the riverfront because I didn't know if you had any, like. I, I know they're building
it out, but, like, if there was anything to talk about there in terms of, like - There's gonna be. What's gonna
be paired with that experience.
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I, I will go ahead and say, get in the comments if you need to. I understand the frustration in losing a little
bit of green space. Sure. A lot of people have a lot of good memories about that down there. Mm-hmm.
With that being said, I feel like Kansas Ci - I feel like the port, Kansas, what, Port Authority, whatever it
is. Yeah. But the, the riverfront has done a great job of preserving a lot of green space, re-utilizing it a
little bit better - Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:29:09):
And
Richard Harper (01:29:10):
Bringing more people to it. Mm-hmm.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:29:12):
So
Richard Harper (01:29:13):
Instead of just being kind of, oh, a pretty big open park, like, just an open park with not a lot to do,
they've revamped it. They've moved the volleyball pits. Oh, yeah. Uh, they moved those down actually
right next to where the, uh, rail stop is now. Okay. Uh, so they've, uh, uh, two birds and one stone is down
there now. I have yet to actually officially go there, but I've walked by it seen enough. It's a gorgeousvenue. It looks like it. Uh, looks like everybody's having a great time there. Uh, all the shops that they're
building up down there, there's gonna be more apartments. So it's gonna be an amazing - Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:29:43):
Walkable
Richard Harper (01:29:44):
Community. I would put it almost like a, I don't wanna rank it, but almost like a Strawberry Hill or
something like a - Yeah. A well-known little - Yeah. Community right there that includes the stadium.
Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:29:55):
Um, but the
Richard Harper (01:29:55):
Great thing is having that rail car though, it makes it accessible to. From almost anywhere as long as you
can get within five blocks of a rail car. So- So true.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:30:05):
I, if I was in a different stage of life, I've always said I would wanna live in the river market or just down
in that vicinity.
Richard Harper (01:30:10):
River market too. And see, I, I. Yeah, living in the area, the river market area is such a, especially the
weekends, like it's just - Yeah. It's that, it's because you've got city market with the farmer's market,
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you've got such a lovely little shopping area with, that's also so diverse for so many - I love international
vibes, yeah. Yes, the international cultural vibes that you get. Yeah. Oh, it's so good. Amazing.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:30:29):
Um, okay. Before we get into some rapid fire questions, because you and I could keep talking forever.
Richard Harper (01:30:34):
Literally, we could. There
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:30:35):
Are so many people that come on that I'm like,
"We're gonna have to do a 2.0 because we could keep
going.
" What else do we need to know about you, about Teal Man, about King Richard, about, um, your
whole identity and brand here that we can engage with, interact with, support you, et cetera?
Richard Harper (01:30:53):
I appreciate that. Yeah. I feel like my big four things are that obviously I, I drive, so that's full-time job.
Mm-hmm. Uh, Teal Man is a very, very big thing. Uh, I'm a conductor. I love music, so I conduct the, uh,
Social Symphony, Kansas City, also affectionately known as the Drunk Orchestra. That's what they
startedMindy Hargesheimer (01:31:14):
As. Great. I don't even think we
Richard Harper (01:31:15):
Touched on that. Oh, we didn't even touch on that. But so yeah, I'm the, uh, the, uh, director for that.
Okay. Getting music finalized this week for it, actually today for it.
(01:31:23):
Amazing. Uh, and then, uh, so I love music, but also I, I'm big into games. I, I'm a big D&D player. Okay.
Uh, I'm a, uh, a DM, a GM myself. Uh, but right now I'm just playing a character. But I love, I love
community. I love people. I just, I love love and I want people to. When it comes down to Teal is an
embodiment of an anagram that I feel like as a teacher works out best for me. Mm-hmm. Uh, is, you
know, T-E-A-L. T stands for trust. When you see me and I see you, I know I'm an outla - an outrageous,
loud character. I know sometimes I can be scary for some people. I have scared a few people. <laugh>
Um, but when you see me, T stands for trust. You should be, you should trust me to feel safe around me.
(01:32:09):
That you don't need to worry about anything. I'm going to treat you with di- dignity and respect. E stands
for entertainment. I think that's pretty self-explanatory. Yeah. Exciting, entertainment, education. A lot of
things we could put in there. A stands for accepting, kind of goes back to that T. Uh, I want anybody that
walks next to me from any walk of life. I don't care what
(01:32:32):
Culture you're from, what background you have, you know, what it is about yourself that makes you
maybe different from everybody else. Mm-hmm. I want you to feel accepted by me because everybody is
a unique individual with their own life choices and decisions and things that have made them who they
are. Yep. Um, and then that last one is just L, love.
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Yeah.
Richard Harper (01:32:52):
Giving it back to love.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:32:53):
And I wanna say, going back to, um, when I saw you at the Diamonds Media Day and I knew I wanted to
talk to you, of course, people could be intimidated by this look, right? Yeah. You don't know who is
behind this and what their personality is like. Yeah. You immediately stood up, said hi. I mean, you were
so friendly. And I didn't know, I didn't have any expectation because I didn't, other than just knowing who
you were, but you immediately just were so warm.
Richard Harper (01:33:21):
Well, it's that education
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:33:22):Background. It's so everyone. Getting to
Richard Harper (01:33:23):
Work with people - Yeah. And
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:33:24):
Getting
Richard Harper (01:33:24):
To talk to pe - and learning how to talk to people when we're having a shouting match at each other.
Yeah. All the way down to having to be soft, outspoken because some child is having a completely
understandable but outrageous tantrum because of something. Yeah. Like
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:33:40):
Learning
Richard Harper (01:33:41):
How to work everything and everything in between. And just having those tools in my pocket. Being an
educator has been one of the biggest learning experiences in my life. But knowing how to, even though I
have a lot of social anxiety and talking to people, putting on Teal Man allows me to. It was kind of like
being a teacher. It allows me to put on a, a hat, a ca -
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:34:01):
Yeah.
Richard Harper (01:34:01):
A, a, a character. And I get to be that character and I don't have to worry about, well, what about Richard?
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:34:07):
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Yeah. It's
Richard Harper (01:34:08):
Teal Man is a loving, accepting, warm character. So Teal Man is going to make sure that if it's a small
child, I get down on my knees to talk at their level so they feel respected. Yeah. Uh, you know, talking to
people, uh, just talk, treating people with respect and kindness.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:34:22):
Teal Man is like Beyonce's Sasha Fierce. It's like your, your stage personality.
Richard Harper (01:34:28):
I love Beyonce. <laugh>
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:34:29):I know.
Richard Harper (01:34:29):
Levi -
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:34:29):
Have you ever seen your concert?
Richard Harper (01:34:31):
No.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:34:32):
I haven't either. I need to. Yeah.
Richard Harper (01:34:34):
Controversial, but I think Levi Jeans is one of her best songs she's ever created.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:34:38):
Okay.
Richard Harper (01:34:38):
As far as one of her newer songs, but I, I love Beyonce.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:34:41):
Okay. Good. Good stuff. Okay. So of course, this is the Kansas City Bucket List podcast. What is on your
Kansas City bucket list? What do you wanna do that you have not checked off your list yet?
Richard Harper (01:34:55):
Oh my gosh. Uh, where do I s -
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:34:57):
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Yeah.
Richard Harper (01:34:58):
Where do I start? I, I wanna experience everything and anything. Unfortunately, uh, being a, you know,
someone with a smaller pocketbook that has, uh -
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:35:14):
Only for now.
Richard Harper (01:35:14):
OnlyMindy Hargesheimer (01:35:15):
For now. We're getting those sponsorships
Richard Harper (01:35:16):
Coming. That, that, that has led me, um, from, I don't wanna say the finer things in life, but has kept me
away from some certain experiences in life that, unfortunately, financial, uh, fiscal ability has, uh, you
know, it, it helps you with. Mm-hmm. Um, but like just experiences of. I've got so many things of like
getting to be on the field for Casey Currant and getting to do all that, but little things of I, I wanna sit front
center stage for an amazing Broadway show. Uh, well, you know, that's a, a show visiting Kan- Kansas
City. Yeah. So an amazing theater show. I want to, uh, you know, try, I wanna try food I've never tried
before. And I know that there's amazing chefs, some amazing places in town that I've not been to.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:36:04):
Yeah.
Richard Harper (01:36:04):
That I'm like, mm, maybe someday we'll get
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:36:07):
There. Any in particular you wanna name?
Richard Harper (01:36:08):
Uh, I wanna go try, uh, Travis and, uh, Patrick's.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:36:13):
1587.
Richard Harper (01:36:14):
1587. I wanna go there. Uh, I have gotten to go to Grunauer. Yeah. It's down, I love Grunauur. That's a
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:36:21):
Great spot.
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Richard Harper (01:36:22):
Um, uh, I, there's three or four. I, I can't off the top of my head remember. Sure. Uh, but on the, that you
take on the rail - Yeah. Before you go over the bridge. It, it's a, it's a black, uh, building. Mm-hmm. On
the right hand side. Oh my gosh, there's, uh, uh, the, but, uh, the Regers Restaurant. I haven't gone there.
There's so many -
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:36:41):
Yep.Richard Harper (01:36:41):
So many amazing places that I still haven't gone. I have had the opportunity to do a lot of great things, but
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:36:46):
Yes.
Richard Harper (01:36:46):
Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:36:47):
Okay. Back to the Broadway show, is there a certain show that you'd wanna see in sit front and center? Or
you just, like, do you wanna go to the music hall or do you wanna go to Kaufman? Or, like, what do you
Richard Harper (01:36:55):
Have in mind? Yes, yes, yes. Uh, my favorite. Let's just go with some of my favorites. Yeah. My favorite
ballet is, uh, again, sentimental, is The Nutcracker. Yeah. It's one of the first things that really got, set it
all off. Um, I, so I love Ballet. I love Tap. I wish I could see more tap, but it's such a dying art, I feel like.
Yeah. It's hard to see it. Uh, but, uh -
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:37:15):
Have you seen The Nutcracker here?
Richard Harper (01:37:16):
Yes.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:37:17):
Okay.
Richard Harper (01:37:17):
I, I drug my wife to it one year, but I try to go at least once every five years. I- It's a must. I love it. Yeah.
I absolutely love it. Uh, well, because being hearing impaired, there was no words. You didn't have to
worry. The story is what you got to see. That's true. And you basically get to make your own story if you
want to. Yeah. Uh, but so, uh, yeah, getting to watch, uh, ballet, getting to watch KC Symphony
Orchestra play. Yeah. Oh, I would love to watch, like, uh, uh, them playing along live with a movie. I
haven't got to do that
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One yet. Oh yeah. In a Helsberg Hall?
Richard Harper (01:37:45):
Yes.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:37:46):We did that with, um, I think we did a Harry Potter movie long time ago. That's a really good thing. They,
they've done, they've
Richard Harper (01:37:50):
Been doing a whole bunch of the Harr Potters.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:37:52):
Oh, we did Hocus Pocus. I forgot. I did that. Yeah, that was an Instagram feature that I did. I love Pocus
Richard Harper (01:37:55):
Pocus. Oh.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:37:56):
Yeah.
Richard Harper (01:37:56):
But yes, so I would love to do that. Okay. Uh, my favorite. Well, right now, my favorite show is Six,
which is weird. It's just a one act show, but
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:38:04):
So
Richard Harper (01:38:05):
Good. I
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:38:05):
Don't even know what that is. You
Richard Harper (01:38:06):
Don't. Oh, it's about
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:38:07):
The six - I'm gonna go
Richard Harper (01:38:08):
Look up. It's about the Six Wives of Henry VIII. Oh,
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:38:10):
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Okay. Okay. All right.
Richard Harper (01:38:12):
So good.Mindy Hargesheimer (01:38:12):
Heart of Stone. That probably will add
Richard Harper (01:38:14):
That to my list. Heart of Stone, I ba - I, I cry every time I listen to Heart of Stone.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:38:19):
Okay.
Richard Harper (01:38:19):
It is amazing. Six, one of the best musicals I've. Uh, Beetlejuice, uh, is great. Uh, uh, Falsettos, uh, but
that's more like an operata. The whole thing is singing, but, uh -
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:38:29):
Yeah. Are you into, like, Phantom of the Opera and stuff like that?
Richard Harper (01:38:32):
Oh, yeah. Okay. Phantom of the Opera and Rent were the two things that got me into theater as far as,
like, the, the big shows that, that got me there.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:38:39):
Yeah. So,
Richard Harper (01:38:39):
Yes. Okay.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:38:39):
Very cool.
Richard Harper (01:38:40):
So,
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:38:40):
Yeah.
Richard Harper (01:38:41):
That was also my intro- introduction to G- Gerard Butler, who's one of my
favorite Mindy Hargesheimer (01:38:44):
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Actors. Oh, he's so great. Yes. Okay, great. Um, uh, what's a perfect day like for you in Kansas City when
you are not Teal Man? 'Cause that's clearly your perfect day.Richard Harper (01:38:55):
Okay. So a perfect day is, I've had a couple real close ones lately, is I'm going to sleep in till. Sleep in for
me is till, like, eight, maybe nine at the most. That'd
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:39:08):
Be sleeping in for me too.
Richard Harper (01:39:09):
Um, I'm going to get up, have a cinnamon raisin bagel, probably, or an egg sandwich, something like that,
but a kind of, some kind of hearty breakfast. Delicious. And then I'm going to take my dog on a walk. Uh,
Diego full-blooded Sheba, you know? I love him with all my heart. Bless his soul. So cute. Uh, go on. I
should
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:39:28):
Have told you to bring your dog today. Real dog friendly around here.
Richard Harper (01:39:31):
Oh. He, uh, such. He is, he is the dumbest, smartest dog I've ever had. Aw. <laugh> Um, but I love him
so much. Uh, I don't understand how he can be so smart and so. But kids are that way too. I don'
understand how he can be so smart and so stupid at the same time. <laugh> But, uh -
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:39:48):
Maybe he's, he's not fully developed in the pencil.
Richard Harper (01:39:50):
But take him on, uh, uh, an hour long walk usually, because that's just a good, about a good hour long
walk. Uh, I like to go walk by the, uh, the Kaufman Memorial Center. Gar, the Memorial Garden's
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:40:03):
Beautiful.
Richard Harper (01:40:03):
Beautiful. Take that over to the free orchard that they have just passed there.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:40:07):
Oh. I don't know
Richard Harper (01:40:08):
About that. Free apples for the picking, free pears, all kinds of. It's an amazing. I'll have to shoot, send,
send you the picture. Please do. Amazing community garden. I love going. They, they have community
gardens over there. Yep. Uh, but anyway, hour long walk by there. Another perfect wedding where you
live. Yep. Yeah. Uh, wa - take an hour long walk, uh, finish up by Brush Creek. Uh, and then I would like
to go have lunch at Milwaukee Delicatessen.
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What do you get there?
Richard Harper (01:40:32):
Um, I get, if you can get it, uh, one of the, the, uh, four brots, or the four sausages that they have
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:40:38):
On,
Richard Harper (01:40:38):
Um, the, I think it's the vice versed.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:40:41):
Okay.
Richard Harper (01:40:41):
Is, I think is the one. There's, but there's a lot to go.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:40:44):
You must be into German food.
Richard Harper (01:40:45):
I do. I like Germa - You mentioned Grunaur and all that. I love food. I love food in general. I, there's a lot
of holics out there. I'm pretty sure I'm a foodaholic. Yeah, that's fair. That's a good halic to do. I'll try
anything once, twice if I like it. Yeah. <laugh> Uh, but German food's just so rich and so filling and just a
lot of heavy stuff. Yeah. Um, but no, I would go, I would go to Milwaukee Delicatessen and get a, a huge,
uh, slice and a brot. And then from there, I would go right next door, visit my, my, my girlfriends over at
the dub.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:41:17):
Oh,
Richard Harper (01:41:17):
Nice. Uh, get a, get a drink or something. I still have to get
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:41:19):
Over there.
Richard Harper (01:41:19):
It's so great. Yeah, you have to. Monica and Rachel, the owners are amazing. Shout out to them. Uh,
they've truly have done a great job and continue to act
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:41:27):
There. That was another void that they filled. Yes. In Kan- Kansas City. Yes. That's good for
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Richard Harper (01:41:54):
If you haven't aunt had them on, you should. They're
Richard Harper (01:41:31):
Them. Yeah. I, I'm, I know, like, they're, we're
getting the sports bra in St. Louis. Okay.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:41:35):
Uh, so
Richard Harper (01:41:36):
They're building a, another, a sports, the sports
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:41:38):
Bra. Oh, they are?
Richard Harper (01:41:38):
No, they aren't, but
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:41:39):
They're - Oh, okay. The
Richard Harper (01:41:40):
Sports bra, which is a -
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:41:41):
Yeah.
Richard Harper (01:41:42):
Women, all women's sports bar. I know
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:41:43):
What you're talking about. I got you. St. Louis.
Okay. But
Richard Harper (01:41:45):
The fact that we have an all women's sports bar now,
The Dub.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:41:49):
Yeah.
Richard Harper (01:41:49):
Kudos, love them to death. I can't say enough good
things about them.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:41:53):
Love that.
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This transcript was exported on Aug 16, 2026 - view latest version here.Mindy Hargesheimer (01:41:56):
Thank you for the refer - the idea. Yeah.
Richard Harper (01:41:59):
But I would go visit The Dub for a drink or two, have a little chat, uh, uh, enjoy one of their, uh, adult
Capri sons. Love
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:42:07):
It.
Richard Harper (01:42:08):
Um, from there, I would want to go somewhere for fun. If I could go to a Casey Currant match, honestly.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:42:16):
Okay. Of course. Is really
Richard Harper (01:42:17):
What it would be. Go to a
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:42:18):
Casey Currant match. An authentic passion right there. Yes.
Richard Harper (01:42:20):
Right there.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:42:21):
Yep.
Richard Harper (01:42:21):
A day in the sun watching my girls play hard. <laugh> Preferably with a win.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:42:26):
Yeah.
Richard Harper (01:42:27):
Um, and then for evening, oh my gosh, there's just too many places to go.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:42:33):
Yeah.
Richard Harper (01:42:33):
Uh, it's, you either go to, uh, Kobe Q. Yeah. Um - For