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Speaker 1: This is jem Nation with Jones and John Farnham, two

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Speaker 1: strong hearts. We're thinking of John Farnham right now because

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Speaker 1: when you think about it.

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Speaker 2: Poor Ol Farnham, he's a He's in a world of

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Speaker 2: trouble at the Moby.

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Speaker 3: Well, yes he is. And here's an updated statement just

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Speaker 3: released this morning regarding his health from his family. The

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Speaker 3: Farnham family wanted to acknowledge and thank everyone for their

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Speaker 3: ongoing messages and well wishes that have been shared throughout

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Speaker 3: the last week. It really lifts our spirits knowing everyone's

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Speaker 3: thinking of John. Jill Farnham has provided this brief update

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Speaker 3: this morning. John remains in a stable condition in icee

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Speaker 3: you following the removal of a cancer's tumor in his

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Speaker 3: mouth on Tuesday. He's awake and responding well to the

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Speaker 3: care he's receiving. No further comment is available at this

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Speaker 3: time and the family appreciates the media It's continued.

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Speaker 2: Respect for privacy.

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Speaker 3: But Peter Ford, along with Angela Bishop and Richard Wilkins,

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Speaker 3: have set up an email address where people can send

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Speaker 3: messages to John Farnham and his family. There's been so

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Speaker 3: much love floating around online it seemed a shame that

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Speaker 3: it was just not going to be seen. So this

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Speaker 3: is with permission from John's wife, Jill. This email has

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Speaker 3: been set up. It's not a fundraiser and no database

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Speaker 3: is being put together. This is just for all your

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Speaker 3: well wishes for John. I'll just give you that address,

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Speaker 3: thinking of you John at gmail dot com.

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Speaker 1: Because he's such a great performing I always think of

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Speaker 1: many years ago when I was walking B and I

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Speaker 1: five in Brisbane doing late night radio. They had me

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Speaker 1: introduce him at a Karendale shopping setup and the Romeo's

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Speaker 1: Hard album had just come out, and you know Krendale

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Speaker 1: shopping centers just a big glass elevator that comes down.

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Speaker 2: So I'm on set of stage, ladies, do who have

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Speaker 2: you come to see?

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Speaker 3: Big dramatic opening.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, and then John's coming down the elevator. My daughter

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Speaker 1: had just been born about two days before, so she's

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Speaker 1: twenty five now, I think yeah.

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Speaker 2: So he comes down the lift and he walks out

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Speaker 2: onto the stage and I said.

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Speaker 1: John Farnham and he goes, hey, Jonesy, how how's little

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Speaker 1: baby Romany?

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Speaker 2: How's Helen going?

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Speaker 1: And then it was great, he did this whole We

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Speaker 1: had this whole chat on stage, and it was funny.

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Speaker 1: People came up to me later and said, are you

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Speaker 1: really good mates with Farmer? And I didn't want to

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Speaker 1: ruin the magic because that was the first time i'd

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Speaker 1: met him. But this is the sort of guy who

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Speaker 1: was as he's coming down the elevator, says to the

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Speaker 1: record company guy, what's this guy's story, and Mike the

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Speaker 1: record company goes, it's Jonesy.

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Speaker 2: His wife just had a baby two days ago. It's

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Speaker 2: it's that sort of stuff, and that's that kind of guy.

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Speaker 1: And over the years, I've met John many times in

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Speaker 1: an interview capacity, but he always gives the best interview.

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Speaker 1: He always The thing about this sometimes or you want

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Speaker 1: when you do in an interview with someone is have chemistry.

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Speaker 1: So it sounds like a great show. You know, you

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Speaker 1: don't want someone that's a butthole. Farnum is not that.

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Speaker 1: He was just always John is just always present, always professional,

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Speaker 1: and always goes that extra mile. So by sending a

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Speaker 1: little message of support to him, it's a nice thing.

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Speaker 3: Well, here's that guy. He is, as real as he

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Speaker 3: seems to bolish and as all of Australia loves him.

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Speaker 3: So that address thinking of you John at gmail dot com,