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Do you have a 10-year goal for this production or are you rolling with it however it comes? My marker is every day, every week, every year, I want to grow. I don’t have a real 10-year. If I made one it would be to have my own TV special (let’s go Universe!) I want to produce and film it. I would also want to do it in Oklahoma City. (Me: )
What venue would you perform in if you could choose
nothing will stop me.
Mr. Deason: That is my mission. I have been blessed to
see what life can be like for some really successful peers and I have been trying to connect the dots. It is import- ant to give back. You don’t want any kids out here feel- ing like basketball is the only way. The struggle and the pain, all of those things, I try to always share the reality,
JanyUICE
the fact we all still interact with each other. We still talk He has the Juice, the more people who hear about him, regularly. It is a constant reminder to me and our oth- the better off they will be. Laughter and good food will er friends, the Why Not; we can always achieve and do always be the best medicines, hands down!
auditorium? Chesapeake
We laughed about cow tipping assumptions and his
appreciation of the cows being on the side of the road.
Honestly, it made my born and raised Oklahoma soul what it is. When I win, I’m going to celebrate because beam with pride. I am winning. When I lose, you going to see me losing
Arena (Me:
)
even
my downfalls. There are days that I feel like giving up myself. Everybody feels like that. People like to only show the glamorous side. I like to show it for exactly
Mr. Deason: “Oklahoma City is the first city that I did but when I win again, you will remember I got here be- a big show with over 500 people. I am a loyal person so cause of the loss.
I would be in LA, but I would definitely be in OKC too.” What is one thing you would tell the kids to inspire them
How does it feel to have a friend with such a huge fol- to keep after their dream? “Don’t be scared to fail. Don’t lowing when you knew him in the just learning to dribble be scared to take risk and better yourself. In order to be middle school days? It is humbling and inspirational, successful, you have to put yourself in a situation where
just
things at the highest level if we put our hearts into it.
Your path is going to inspire so many kids, you will be an example to the youth to say, nothing can stop me, nothing will stop me.
seeing his day by day. To
see where
ould fail.” he is now and you c
If you are in the Tulsa, OK area or want to take a trip to Oklahoma as a cover excuse to check out the cows; do it on July 11th, 2019 and support LayUps2StandUp’s Deme- trius “Juice” Deason for the Why Not Pop Up Comedy show!
Cain’s Ballroom – 423 Main St. Tulsa, OK 74103 – 8:30pm Tickets are available for purchase at www.TicketFly.com!
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