1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 1: I think we're done as a couple, and that's hurts 2 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: me to say that. List It's a really weird work, 3 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: isn't it. Don't look at you stop, don't look at me? 4 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: Sounds like a David Lynch movie, Doesn't it? 5 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 2: One more time? 6 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: Bring me back by Lisa. I have a particular set 7 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: of skills that's pretty bad. You're right, Oh no, yesterday. 8 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: I feel very lucky and very privileged right to sit 9 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 1: here today after forty two and a half years of radio, 10 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: and there's a lot of things I'd like to say. 11 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:32,559 Speaker 1: I won't fit it all in, but I've got I'm 12 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 1: very very thankful. One thing that's not happening is I'm 13 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:37,839 Speaker 1: not actually retiring from it. Will still work. I've got 14 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 1: bills to pay and all the rest of it, like everybody. 15 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: But I just don't want to get up at three 16 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:45,839 Speaker 1: thirty anymore, which, Lisa, you're a champion at really blame you. Yeah, man, 17 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 1: I got to sixty and I went, you know what, 18 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: instead of like keep pushing and pushing and pushing when 19 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: I feel like it's the right thing to doing, a 20 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: lot of planning's going into it. You calling me sensible 21 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: man and Captain sensible, so I went, why not do 22 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: this and have a lifestyle change at sixty and Laura 23 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: and I are going to do other things and I'll 24 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: still work and that as well. She has told me 25 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 1: not to work, as I've said a barrow this morning 26 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 1: for a couple of weeks. But I'm working, which I 27 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 1: love working for the Dockers and being at the footage. 28 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: But I do want to thank a lot of people, 29 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 1: and I'll start with family, and Laurie's standing out there, 30 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: so I'm just gonna make me cry. Laurie's standing out there. 31 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 1: So Lury and my kids and her girls have heard 32 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:22,680 Speaker 1: me winge about getting up early for twelve years this 33 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: time because I've done break here two or three times 34 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 1: in my career. But yeah, thanks to my family and 35 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: all of that. Love to the ninety six a FM 36 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:31,199 Speaker 1: team and not everyone I've worked with in the past, 37 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:33,039 Speaker 1: but I must have been. There was a time when 38 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:35,320 Speaker 1: I left Mix and they gave me a lovely sendoff, 39 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 1: and I listened and was watching what was going on 40 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:40,759 Speaker 1: at ninety six and I could see my old friends 41 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,320 Speaker 1: Lisa and Smiley and Russell working over here. And I've 42 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: got a bit of work envy and then Gary Roberts, 43 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 1: the Great Gary Robarts, called me and said, do you 44 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 1: want to come over? Fred's retiring? Fred Bodica, the Great 45 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 1: Fred Bodica, And I went, what do you reckon? So 46 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: I took the opportunity to come back. So that's my 47 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 1: FANSI list of comebacks. It was one and it was 48 00:01:57,520 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: great joy for me, as you know, being the fifteen 49 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: a half year old kid who always wanted to work 50 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 1: at ninety six. To come and work at ninety six, 51 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: it was very very cool to come and do that. 52 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: And I said to Gary, I'll come for a couple 53 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: of years and we'll see what happens. And I've lasted 54 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:10,799 Speaker 1: four and a half and you know why, because there 55 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: doesn't get anything better than living out a dream. But 56 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: also the chemistry that you and I have, that banter. 57 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: I'm really going to miss that one thing I will do. 58 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: Allison from Bedfordale just said, Clazy, you're going to grow 59 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 1: your bullock back. No, I won't be doing that. So 60 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:27,080 Speaker 1: to come and work with mates, and that's how we 61 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 1: did that, in that secretive way for me to come 62 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: back here. And the day I walked in and there 63 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: was a whole lot of staff here and that surprise 64 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty one. So to the team at ninety six, 65 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 1: I thank you in our inner circle, our close team 66 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: of Daniel as the contact director who brought me back, 67 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: and of course to yourself and Susie and Greg and 68 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 1: now Liz joining us. Wu's a real talent. And I 69 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:50,359 Speaker 1: can't underestimate how incredible Susie's efforts this week have been 70 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: just so amazing to get those names and those people up, 71 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: and that takes a hell of a lot of work, 72 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 1: and she is an incredible, incredible workhorse. And thanks for that, 73 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: says you appreciate that. Like I said, I'm still going 74 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: to be working still, you see me around town and 75 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: doing stuff. I might even Greg's even said I might 76 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: even get some fillion shifts here at ninety six, So 77 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 1: you never know. You might hear this guy pop up, 78 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 1: so you can say if you're like, he's making another comeback. 79 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:15,519 Speaker 1: But I I just love radio, so I don't say 80 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: that will be the last thing. I'm not going to 81 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 1: another full time job. But to the listeners, just incredible 82 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: the support I get around town. How lucky am I 83 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: to get positive interaction with people everywhere I go. I'm 84 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:31,079 Speaker 1: very lucky like that, and the worst thing anyone said 85 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: about me even this week was oh, he's making it. 86 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: He made a comeback before. I mean, you're pretty lucky. 87 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: If you're not getting slagged in the public, it's pretty good. 88 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: I do want to say one other thing, because I 89 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: care about radio people, and there's someone I want to 90 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: say hello to, and let's just call him En and 91 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 1: I will say n I'm thinking of him, mate and 92 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: sending love. And the people in radio are know who 93 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: I'm talking about. And I do want to say thanks 94 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: again for all of the support. And I'm so stoked 95 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: that Russell Clark is joining Lisa Maxine Shaw next week 96 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: from Monday morning at six o'clock. There's so much love 97 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 1: coming through that fills my heart with joy. Speaking of joy, 98 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 1: all I want to say is thank you once again. 99 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 1: I'm very privileged to have lived out the radio dream, 100 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: but it's also a life and a work dream. And 101 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: keep minding every joy because there's enough crap in the 102 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 1: world out there, So keep searching for the joy and 103 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:19,480 Speaker 1: plan joy and then chase it and then enjoy it 104 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 1: in the moment and have yourself a great day. 105 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:26,040 Speaker 2: May I say something, Yeah, of course, of course you may. 106 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 2: You are one of a handful of people that I 107 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 2: have known for a long time. We joke about having 108 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:35,919 Speaker 2: a relationship like siblings, but we really do. We go 109 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 2: back to have said, you know, we always say we 110 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 2: were kids when we were twenty one and twenty three 111 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 2: or whatever it is, because you're older than me and 112 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:45,720 Speaker 2: you always will be. But I truly, truly love you, 113 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 2: and I always knew that one day we would do this, 114 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:54,159 Speaker 2: and it's been an absolute pleasure. And like I said, 115 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 2: Laurie is a beautiful person and she's made you so happy. 116 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 2: You're right that you spend this time early in the 117 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 2: morning and all day long doing her long list of chores. 118 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 1: But she has for you. I haven't seen it yet, 119 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: and I will miss you. Yeah, I miss you too, 120 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: But good luck, saver, and look after her