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Speaker 1: This is the Fitsy and With with Cake Richie podcast

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Speaker 1: celebrating the life and the passing of John Laws, ninety

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Speaker 1: years old, Australia's most famous broadcast. He'd say, the Golden Tonsils,

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Speaker 1: we love the man who's on the front page of

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Speaker 1: the paper today and so many great stories, especially a

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Speaker 1: life that's been lived by John Laws. I believe he

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Speaker 1: traveled to Europe, got back in September and then only

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Speaker 1: recently for the past couple of weeks he was in

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Speaker 1: hospital and then returned home and has passed away. In

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Speaker 1: the industry for over seventy years.

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Speaker 2: We've only had him on the show once and it

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Speaker 2: was when I think it was around the time that

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Speaker 2: you went into the Jungle Whip for Arma Celebrity and

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Speaker 2: Steve Price was in there as well.

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Speaker 3: Surprised he was having a crack at John Law's.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, caught him a green head freak or something, a monster.

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Speaker 3: Called John Laws Agreen.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, got a crack at him and I think, Tommy,

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Speaker 2: you did this on the fly just to see I

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Speaker 2: don't think you get him because it's John Laws.

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Speaker 3: But he decided to come on the show and leave

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Speaker 3: a message for STEA am I doing or Whipper well.

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Speaker 1: City.

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Speaker 2: John, Okay, so you're both you're both there anyway, Well,

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Speaker 2: thank you very much for inviting me on the program.

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Speaker 3: It's very nice of you.

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Speaker 2: John. It could be an opportunity Whipper went into the

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Speaker 2: jungle just for a couple of days last year. Could

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Speaker 2: be an opportunity that we could send some audio to

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Speaker 2: to Steve. I mean, if there was anything that you

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Speaker 2: wanted to say to Steve right now, we could we

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Speaker 2: can maybe pass it on mister Law's.

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Speaker 3: Okay, are you ready?

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Speaker 2: Yep, yeah, go for it.

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Speaker 3: It's Steve.

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Speaker 2: If you happen to be listening yourself.

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Speaker 1: At at your request, I'll send that to South Africa. John,

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Speaker 1: what a moment. Can I just see you too? Because

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Speaker 1: of course he lived Willablo Wharf, and so does Russell Crowe.

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Speaker 2: I saw him.

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Speaker 3: That was the only time I ever crossed paths with

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Speaker 3: John Laws, seeing at him at his regular table at Auto.

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Speaker 1: I went round to Russell Crowe's house one time and

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Speaker 1: Russell had said to John Laws our whippers coming over.

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Speaker 1: John said to Russell, well, why don't you come down

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Speaker 1: for a drink When he arrives, I'd like to meet

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Speaker 1: him because I've never met him either. Anyone thinks, so

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Speaker 1: I don't think John Laws said I'd like to meet Whip.

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Speaker 2: Okay, let's protect Let's pretend.

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Speaker 1: I couldn't tell the story yesterday. So anyway we go.

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Speaker 1: I arrive at Russell Crow's place. He says, let's go

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Speaker 1: down Laws. He wants us to drop him. So we

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Speaker 1: go down a level. Knock on the door at the

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Speaker 1: end of the hallway, big solid door, ring the doorbell,

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Speaker 1: and then Russell turns to me and says, must be

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Speaker 1: sleeping again. I think it's a regular thing that he says,

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Speaker 1: come round, And then John would just just gone.

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Speaker 3: How's Russell's tribute? He said he was a wise mentor,

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Speaker 3: a mischievous mate, fun and a very good friend. I

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Speaker 3: am deeply SAand by his passing, however, I am boyed,

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Speaker 3: but in the shore and certain knowledge that he led

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Speaker 3: a magnificent life of achievement and adventure, and he lived

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Speaker 3: every moment. He worked hard, played harder, and loved completely.

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Speaker 3: A legend in the very best, most Australian sense of

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Speaker 3: the word.

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Speaker 1: Do you know, beautiful to think too? If you've got

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Speaker 1: to go? He's had done a trip overseas?

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Speaker 3: Where did he go?

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Speaker 2: Do we know how lovely.

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Speaker 1: And then he's come back and he's hit some bad

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Speaker 1: health and he's passed away like quick end. Unbelievable life

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Speaker 1: and what a service. Seventy years in the broadcast industry.

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Speaker 2: Amazing.

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