we have the otis redding foundation and our mission is simple. gress through education and enlightenment through music. and it was founded in 2007 and we're doing very well. and you can always go to otis redding.com to learn more about our foundation and thank you very, very much. this is a beautiful thing. thank you very much. (applause) >> thank you, mr. redding. truly, it is such an inspiration for all of us. seeing all of you here today is also inspirational. so many of you have made today possible. i wish i could name and thank all of you as i look around this amazing crowd. unfortunately i can't. i would be here all day. i do want to take a moment to recognize some of the folks standing behind me. of course, our honorable mayor, mayor ed lee. (applause) >> president of our board of supervisors, david chiu. board supervisor jane kim. representative from leader pelosi's office, dan bernau. (applause) >> larry bobans, director of the bscbc. the port commission president, doreen ruho, port commissioner and former supervisor leslie tack. dbi dire

[laughter] >> and i just want to say thank you, otis redding, for sparing us of that. one of the things so special about that song is it refers to otis reding's experience of coming from thousands of miles away. i suspect it is true for all the officials here, we all came from other parts of the country to this very sacred space called san francisco. and my guess is everyone here, you either came from somewhere else, or you are the child of the grandchild of someone who decided to pick up from another dock from another part of the world to be where we are today. and, in fact, over 160 years ago, this was the embarkation point for thousands of immigrants, particularly the first asian immigrants to this very spot. and i think it's very, very special that we are rededicating it as a community space. it takes a village for us to build a park and i want to very much add the thanks to the so many city staff that came together who monique and mayor lee have already mentioned, but i want to thank in particular the port for your leadership over the many years, all the department

new space for out door recreation. ~ i wish i could be with you on this special day to enjoy otis redding's rendition of his father's dock of the bay. pier 36 was condemned due to deterioration. democrat laytion not only removed environmental hazards in san francisco bay, but opened the door for enhancing the connections between san franciscans and our beautiful waterfront. i have been proud to fight for federal resources to fill fa* sill tate for the south beach neighbors and all of san francisco. today the brannon street wharf with its public space is new park has become another jewel along san francisco's magnificent embarcadaro. the open spaces and plazas will provide a safe and healthy environment for san francisco's families and children to gather and the interpretive exhibits including the beautiful portrait of wong fu yen will help visitors and residents learn about san francisco's rich labor and maritime history and vibrant immigrant communities. thank you again to mayor lee and mayors newsom and brown before him for making this possible and best wishes for memorable celebration. b

. >> but it's about otis redding and the night he died.he story and there is about three minutes of information. >> jay: right. >> but i take about 25 minutes to tell it. >> jay: right, right. [ laughter ] >> it's over and i'm thinking derek is thinking what a great storyteller. this guy is the king. and i'm like, that's my story. i really thought that. >> jay: right. >> the next day he calls me up. he goes, "hey, can i get you really drunk again and film you telling that story." >> jay: yeah. >> and i go, "why?" and he goes, "the whole time i imagined otis redding next to you going, would you shut up you liar?" [ laughter ] so i said, "no." and then we got another buddy, mark, and we filmed the first one. >> jay: so, how many of these have you done? >> you know, i just did my second one. it's coming out on comedy central in a few weeks. but they now have a whole tv show. >> jay: oh, okay. >> so, it's pretty badass. >> jay: got a lot of beer. okay. [ cheers and applause ] now, you've got -- oh, you took the brace off. >> i took the brace o

otis redding just lifted us up with his inspiration.king, the way he played the blues just lifted us up, made us play better. sam and dave on stage, being behind them on stage and just not believing what i'm seeing before my eyes. it was a time of just opportunity and inspiration. tavis: before i get a phone call from somebody, david porter is more than isaac hayes. he is sam and dave. he's anybody and everybody at stax. >> it's true. tavis: david porter had a hand in it years later, so we want to give dave his props. how did you process at that time being on stax versus, say a motown? because for folk who remember that era, motown had its brand and they were out the gate first, but when stax showed up with all that soul, it was a whole different kind of day. >> we were listening to everything that motown did, and we didn't compare. we tried to emulate some. but at the same time, we wanted to keep our individuality. so we thought of ourselves as being the simple, funky musicians, and them being the more sophisticated people, is the way

look out over this diverse crowd and survey the guests on this platform, i seemed to realize what otis reddingying about wha, and wt reverend martin luther king spoke about, this time in history has been a long time coming, but a change has come. plucome. [applause] >> we're standing in the shadow of abraham lincoln, only 50 years after the historic march on washington for jobs and freedom. we've come a great distance in this country in the 50 years we still have a great distance to go before we fulfill the dream of martin luther king jr. sometime i hear people saying, nothing has changed, but for someone to grow up the way i grew up in the cotton fields of alabama, to now be serving in the united states congress makes me want to tell them come and walk in my shoes. come and, walk in the shoes of those who the police fought with fire hoses and night sticks and arrested and took to jail. i first came to washington the same year that president barack obama was born to participate in the freedom ride. in 1961 black and white people could not be seated together on the greyhound bus. so we decided

look out over this diverse crowd and survey the guests on this platform, i seemed to realize what otis reddinging about, and what dr. king preached about, this moment has been a long time coming but a change has come. >>> good thursday morning, right now on "first look" is a u.s. military strike on syria imminent? we're live in the region. >> four major illnesses tied to a lack of sleep and 9 million americans taking prescription pills? the results of a five year sleep study. >>> send a text to a driver and you could be held responsible if there's a car accident. i'll talk to colonel jack jacobs. plus as fast food workers across america prepare to strike today, taking in the dream 50 years later. a classified payload heads to space and an albino alligator gets acupuncture for ba

look out over this diverse crowd and survey the guests on this platform, i seemed to realize what otis reddinger king jr. preached about, this moment in our history has been a long-time coming, but a change has come. we are standing here in the shadow of abraham lincoln 150 years after he issued the emancipation proclamation, and only 50 years after the historic march on washington for jobs and freedom. we have come a great distance in this country in the 50 years, but we still have a great distance to go before we fulfill the dream of martin luther king jr. sometimes i hear people saying nothing has changed, but for someone to grow up the way i grew up in alabama, to now be serving in the united states congress, makes me want to tell them, come and walk in my shoes. come walk in the shoes of those who were attacked by police dogs, fire hoses, and night sticks, arrested and taken to jail. i first came to washington in the same year that president barack obama was born to participate in a freedom ride. in 1961 black and white people could not be seated together on a greyhound bus. so we decided

look out over this diverse crowd and survey the guests on this platform, i seemed to realize what otis redding is talking about, and what dr. king preached about, this moment has been a long time coming but a change has come. >> now, it is time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell, thank you for joining us, have a great night. >>> 50 years ago tonight, reporters filing stories on a demonstration in washington noted three things. it was peaceful, it was far larger than anyone expected. and a young preacher departed from his planned text. those unplanned sentences have never been forgotten. >> nbc news presents the march on washington. >> i have a dream. >> 50 years later, the dream lives on. >> it was in the middle of battles to break down the walls of apartheid in america. >> martin luther king jr. made a speech, but he also delivered a sermon. >> my father watched from the white house as dr. king and y thousands of others recommitted us to higher ideals. >> injustice is injustice everywhere. >> he gazed at the wall of segme segregation and saw that the power of love could bring it down

over this diverse crowd and survey the guest guests on this platform j it seems to realize what otis reddingartin luther king, jr. preached about. this moment in our history has been a long time coming but a change has come. we are standing here in the shadow of abraham lincoln. 150 years after he issued the emancipation proclamation and only 50 years after the historic march on washington for jobs and freedom. we have come a great distance in this country, in the 50 years, but we still have a great distance to go before we fulfill the dream of martin luther king, jr. sometimes i hear people saying nothing has changed, but for someone to grow up the way i grew up in the cotton fields of alaba alabama, to now be serving in the united states congress, makes me want to tell them, come and walk in my shoes. come walk in the shoes of those who were tracked by police dogs, by hoses and nightsticks, arrested and taken to jail. i first came to washington in the same year that president barack obama was born to participate in a freedom ride. in 1961, black and white people could not be seated togethe

look out over this diverse crowd and survey the guests on this platform, i seemed to realize what otis redding, and what dr. king preached about, this moment has been a long time coming but a change has come. >> now, it is time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell, thank you for joining us, have a great night. >>> 50 years ago tonight, reporters filing stories on a demonstration in washington noted three things. it was peaceful, it was far larger than anyone expected. and a young preacher departed from his planned text. those unplanned sentences have never been

look out over this diverse crowd and survey the guests on this platform, i seem to realize what otis reddingr. preached about. this moment in our history has been a long time coming, but the change has come. we are standing here in the shadow of abraham lincoln. 150 years after he issued the emancipation proclamation. and only 50 years after the historic march on washington for jobs and freedom. we have come a great distance in this country in the 50 years. but we still have a great distance to go before we fulfill the dream of martin luther king jr. sometime i hear people saying, nothing has changed. but for someone to grow up the way i grew up in the cotton fields of alabama, to now be serving in the united states congress, makes me want to tell them, come and walk in my shoes. come walk in the shoes of those that were attacked by police dogs, fire hoses and night sticks, arrested and taken to jail. i first came to washington in the same year that president barack obama was born to participate in a freedom ride. in 1961, black and white people could not be seated together on a greyhound bu

look out over this diverse crowd and survey the guests on this platform, it seems to realize what otis reddinge.[applause] we are standing here in the shadow of abraham lincoln 150 years after he issued the emancipation proclamation, and only 50 years after the historic march on washington for jobs and freedom. we have come a great distance in this country in the 50 years, but we still have a great distance to go before we fulfill the dream of martin luther king. sometimes i hear people saying nothing has changed, but for someone to grow up the way i grew up in the cotton fields of alabama to now be serving in the united states congress makes me want to tell them come and walk in my shoes. come walk in the shoes of those who were attacked by police dogs, by hoses and night sticks, arrested and taken to jail. i first came to washington in the same year that president obama was born to participate in the freedom rides. in 1961 black and white people could not be seated together on a greyhound bus. so we decided to take on integrated fashion rides from here to new orleans. but we never made it th

look out over this diverse crowd and survey the guests on this platform, it seems to realize what otis reddings has been a long time coming but a change has come. we are standing here in the shadow of abraham lincoln 150 years after he issued the emancipation proclamation, and only 50 years after the historic march on washington for jobs and freedom. we have come a great distance in this country in the 50 years, but we still have a great distance to go before we fulfill the dream of martin luther king. sometimes i hear people saying nothing has changed, but for someone to grow up the way i grew up in the cotton fields of alabama to now be serving in the united states congress makes me want to tell them come and walk in my shoes. come walk in the shoes of those who were attacked by police dogs, by hoses and night sticks, arrested and taken to jail. i first came to washington in the same year that president obama was born to participate in the freedom rides. in 1961 black and white people could not be seated together on a greyhound bus. so we decided to take on integrated fashion rides from here

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the city of san francisco and the mayor and all of you great people for keeping the legacy of otis redding alive. and a quick thing about the song. my mother said my father was in california and done some shows in los angeles. and he came home and he told her he wanted to be a new otis redding, not the begging and pleading, he wanted to do something totally different. he came home and started putting bits and pieces of a song together. it goes like this. ♪ ♪ >> you can sing along if you want to. it goes like this. ♪ in the morning sun i'll be sitting till the evening comes watching the ships roll in and then watch them roll away again yeah just gonna sit on the dock of the bay watching the tide roll away ooh-ee sitting on the dock of the bay wasting time... ime i left my home in georgia headed for the frisco bay i have nothing to live for and look like nothing's gonna come my way so i'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay watching the tide roll away ooh-ee sitting on the dock of the bay wasting time ah-ah look like nothing's gonna change everything still remains the same i can't do what