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Show Notes
Special episode – Johnny from Epping joins us in studio
- He’s brought in almond cake, eggs, blood orange juice
- He has always called talkback radio – started calling Rex at 3AW
- When Johnny heard something he didn’t like, he felt he needed to call into the station to fix it!
- When Rex finished, he switched to SEN – calling KB, Harf, Garry and Tim
- He was working for the council and thought he would get in trouble from the boss for calling off the work phone
- Spoke about his days hunting quail
- Growing up in Italy – started working at the age of 9 and did lots of hunting
- He was 9 when his mother passed away – and he stepped up into a guardian role for his siblings
- His youngest sibling was 6 months when his mum passed away – he used to carry his brother around the town and asked other mothers with new borns to breast feed his brother to keep him alive
- They had a donkey which he says they used ‘like a truck’ to help transport things
- Lived in Switzerland for two years
- Came to Australia on a boat – took one month, arrived at Port Melbourne and went to live in Thomastown. Worked in a factory to make doors
- Why he barracks for the Roos – Tom Hafey, Ron Barassi… He watched the 1977 Grand Final and it took off from there
- Used to tell his boss he was sick each week and he’d go watch the Roos train… But got caught on TV one day!
- Doesn’t like all the rule changes in the AFL
- Spoke about getting recognised in public because of his voice
- Advice for Garry – thinks the AFL is paying him under the table
- Advice for Tim – wearing those smart arse glasses
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