Aunty Donna Podcast - A 3AW Christmas Special 9 - Part 1

Episode Date: December 9, 2025

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If you've come to our world tour already, thank you so much. You've all been, it's really so nice to see you all in person. It means so much to all three of us, whether it's in Glasgow or Seattle or Auckland or Christ, like, it's so nice to see you all out there and it's lovely. I know you say that you're listening to the podcast and you bring up these references from this stupid show and it properly means the world to us. So thank you so much. if you're in adelaide perth or melbourne we are doing the last three final stops of this tour it has been an incredible show i think if you speak to most people in all the cities they they really enjoy it and i think we're probably in the mind frame now where we think it's our best show we've ever done so

please come and see this one we're really really proud of it there's a one show in perth and melbourne at perth and adelaide where there's tickets left for both and melbourne two are sold out we're doing seven, no, three are sold out. We're doing seven palais in total. There's some left for four of them. So please come along this Christmas. It's going to be great. Enjoy this podcast. Just on a side note while I'm here, I think the run we're on now is the best run of podcasts in my personal preference. So enjoy these and we'll see you soon in a show. If not, enjoy the potty. A very exciting episode of the Auntie Donna podcast this week. It's the 3AW, John, John and Graham,

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Christmas time is a magical time of year. Yeah. When it gets a little bit warmer and the shorts come out and we, as a city of Melbourne, enjoy that city glow of Christmas. Yes, you know, it's a beautiful time of year, isn't it? Now I was talking there, John, coming back from the air. Remember, you're getting in your old days. You've got to remember this.

The craft of radio. For example, I'm going to say, quarter past the hour, it's 9pm, Tuesday night. It's like keeping a ball in the air, John. And I'm joined. Wait, you'll turn. Well, I was speaking. Well, Graham, I was doing that right now. That's what I was trying to do.

It's quarter past the hour, 9 p.m., 3AW, Talking Melbourne. and I'm joined as always by two men whose cumulative age is 907. It's my beautiful friend, John. Hello, John, thank you for having me. May I say Merry Christmas. Thank you. And I do have to say this is my last hour for the year.

No. Well, just for the year, because I will have to leave a little bit early. I won't be doing the last four hours of the program today. Why? Because I'm going off again to prepare for the Carol. Carols by Cadillac. There's, you know, Vision Australia. And who's on the bill tonight?

Dave Hobson, maybe. Dave Hobson is on, but there's a lot of... Anthony Collier. Anthony Collier is on. The voice of an angel. What's that song that he sings? The Prayer. The Prayer.

Beautiful song. I remember buying that on CD single from J.B. High Five. My granddaughter, get it up on the internet for me. You can play it at Christmas. time beautiful uh yes and i believe look listen there's a lot of young people they're bringing in a lot of young blood as well um they're you know they they want to appeal to the younger audience i know that they said this year they were mixing it up changing it up they've got they've got a they want the young

people to tune in and watch it with their family so they've got angry anderson on oh from from rose tattoo we love rose tattoo here at this station i've got the living criminal dome what a dome that man They've got the living members of Inexcess on. That's a bald hedge you can slap. That's right, yes. They've got a lot of, and a lot of other artists there to appeal to the young folk. Will Johnny Farnham be singing with In Excess?

No, I don't say. I don't think he has a beautiful voice. Well, he's a great book that came out at Christmas time last year. Great read. You'll curl up on the couch at Anglese. Well, read that from cover to cover. Because, you know, different periods of John Farnham's career, that people just remember the voice and whispering Jack.

I remember... I'm old enough to remember Sadie the Cleaning Lady. That's one. I think of old Farnham. I'll think a Sadie the Cleaning boy. Hey Lindsay, can we get Sadie the Cleaning Lady up? I think people would love to hear a bit of that on the radio.

Now, John, I know we said we wouldn't promote each other's books on the program, but I just wanted to say I was reading your book on the drive here. This is my story of being the Chief of Staff to Malcolm Turnbull, was it? Yes. And I have to say, a super. Her book. You've done a wonderful job. You've captured the, you know, the ebb and flow of those Canber offices. The corridors are where the power in this country's made, the corridors of Parliament House. Absolutely. But you've also captured Malcolm's humour, you know, and a lot of people don't

know that about Malcolm. He is a very funny, charming man. Well, yes, and a patron to many arts. I think you'd find, hard to find a venue in this country, whether it's not Dame Murdoch herself or Malcolm who hasn't been a benefactor. You've seen some of the great art in this world. I've gone on the record. You know, people know I don't agree with a lot of Malcolm's more progressive politics. That's on the record. Sure, yes.

But I've always been an admirer of the man. And I think you've captured that beautifully in your book. I just have to say, it's a wonderful book. And if anyone, you know, hasn't got that Christmas present yet, particularly for young people. The young people, they don't understand, you know, the pressures that's on politicians. And they're listening to, they're watching a lot of, You know, the...

But Merry Christmas. The Tictox. It's a Christmas time. Well, this is what I'm saying. A great Christmas present for someone. But on that, with Carols this year, what are you doing to prevent any flag waving, protesting, bloody carry-on on the stage,

going around saying this and that? Are they up security this year? I want Riflemen on the top of the Sydney Mye Music Bowl, just gunning them down. I should hope so. You know, I try to stay out of that sort of thing. But I definitely did say, you know, I'm concerned for my safety up there.

I'm concerned for my safety. Think of my grandchildren. Think of what they had to go through. A three-year-old girl, seeing a flag waved on the stage. Not only that. Imagine what she had to go through for that. Not only that. She was just one of the jingle bells, I believe.

And she had to suffer through the suffrage of my three-year-old grander watching a bloke with a flag. Unbelievable. Not only that, I have to say, you know, I didn't want to get fired up here. But the other day, I had to take a detail, five minutes longer on the journey. Jesus. Because of one of these bloody protests. And I just think to myself, you know, I know that you're upset about the awful, awful things happening in the world. But why do I have to be five minutes later?

And why does that have to affect me? But Merry Christmas. And that's a time. But it's a funny thing you talk about waiting in traffic. I wouldn't be going near any way. of the major shopping centres this year because I'm telling you, I'm thinking right now. I'll think you're going to find out of mine to come.

I want to protest about something. Protest about parking at Chadston. Yes, that's right one. On Christmas Eve, I'll tell you much of that. And even with, we all have the disabled passes, but even with those, not many available seats. No, they're always full up. Where do you sit on these pram parks?

What's this pram? Well, you'll find in a lot of these shopping centres, there's the disabled parking, which is, you know, in very important. But now there's these, I have a pram, so I get a car parker. Right up the front. When a pram has... I pull right into those.

Do you? I do. Well, no, do you know, I'll say... Why? Well, I just think it's disgraceful. Everyone can bloody... And that's your form of protest. That's right, yes, and I think it's right.

I should... I deserve the right to protest that, so I will park in those car parts. So I actually had... I shared your opinion. Okay, man, and I was on my program. last week talking about this, and I thought it was absolutely disgraceful. But then my daughter talked to me, and my daughter

actually needs one of them. So my daughter has a child. Oh, you've had a direct sort of, you've had a direct anecdotes, yeah. And she explained to me why it's important. Having a pram, and now I understand. Now you feel differently about... Yes. Because of a

direct anecdote from a loved one, I know how understand of the issues. And I think they're actually quite helpful. Listen, I know. I We said we wouldn't talk about books, but I've just read volume five of your joke book, Graham, and I have to say, absolutely super. I was cackling on the drive-over.

The driver sent to me. You know, I thought they'd get harder to write as the volumes went on. And they don't. Surprisingly, they're not. They've gotten easier. The more, the more shit you see. All right. All right.

Oh, come on, John. Just one little S word here and there is not the worst thing, mate. Well, you're not the one dealing with the phone calls. You've got Lindsay dealing with the phone calls. phone calls. And where's that Sadie the cleaning lady, Lindsay, that John, young Johnny Farnham as he went by in those days. In those days, wasn't the John

whispering jack? No, not the one. It was a young Johnny. Yeah. Where is that was this year, was that Lindsay? Huh? Now look, I apologize. I don't apologize to me. But you know, you know, I mean, in volume five, I did have to cut out all the swearing because I knew that you were very upset with Volume 4.

I dropped the hell and a dam in there, which got you very fired up. Listen, I, I, I, you know, when I'm at the Melbourne club with the rest of the lads, I am just as much happy to use blue language. But this is broadcast. There are children listening in the cars with mum and tradition as old as time. And you don't swear when you're doing broadcast. You have to understand that. It's about protecting children. And I'd just like you to apologize to the listener. I'll deal with the, with the ramifications. I'll deal with the print media tomorrow. I'll deal with the fines, all I need

is a quick apology to the listener. Well, I do apologize. Everyone is, for saying that that naughty word, it's a slip of the tongue when I get on a comedy train. I like to go choo-choo all the way to the station. Well, yes, well, you'll be waiting a while in Melbourne under that Jacinda bloody...

Oh, my God. We'll be waiting for a train here for days. When is this tunnel? This tunnel... Gonna be done. Because me and my grandchildren, we want to catch the train. We're a trainies. We love trains.

We've been waiting day and night. And they've said that it's going to be done at the end of the year, but why isn't it done now? Why isn't it done right now? I'll tell you what they've done. They've built a beautiful home for the rats, and that's about it. That's all that was. Well, it's on that. Now, John, yes.

You've been dead for 10 months now, yes? Yes, so legally. Right, legally and morally and ethically. Based on most perceptions of death. I haven't been dead for 10 months. Yes. Yes. Now, how are you finding Christmas this year?

Listen, it's hard to see the family. The family are upset, obviously, that I've lied. Yeah, yes. But somehow... It was a beautiful service, by the way. Oh, thank you. You know, I wish I could have been there. Obviously, I was there in the coffin.

Yeah. Anthony Collier sung the prayer. Oh, beautiful. A beautiful voice. A wonderful voice. A young fellow... Like a young Johnny Farnham, he reminds me. Very, very...

Very shiny skin on his car. Yeah, plastic fantastic. That's what I used to call him when he was on there. I don't watch that stuff. That reminds. You almost. But that is... He reminds me of a young Johnny Farnham.

Because we remember back in the day, before he was whispering Jack. He was Sadie the cleaning lady. And I think we've got a bit of that right now. It's still on its way, I believe. Still on its way. And when it comes, we will be having... the time of our eyes. So here's what I want to ask you, boys.

Favorite Christmas movies. Oh, that's a good one. Well, I think I'd have to go with It's a Wonderful Life. Ah, yes. It was in that again, that lead actor. Oh, beautiful, a beautiful young lady was the, and then of course, Jimmy, no, not Jimmy Grant, was it Jimmy Grant? No, of course, James Stewart.

James Stewart, yes, Jimmy Stewart, that's what I was thinking of. Donna Reed playing Merry. Hatch Bailey. Now, my favourite part of that movie, if you recall the plot of that film, you see, I watch it every year. But obviously, a man sees what life would be like if he wasn't around,

and he learns it's a wonderful life that he is a part of all. So he's living a life where he thinks everything's gone terribly wrong. The pessimist. His wife, of course, living in an old dilapidated house doing renovations on our own

and looking after a bundle of children while he works large hours and then he goes to an alternative life where he doesn't exist and the poor... Yeah, the poor girl is single, single and working at a library. It's disgusting.

It's awful. Horrific. A waste of life. A waste of a life. Virginia Patton playing Ruth Dacken in that film. And you don't get performances like Virginia's anymore, do you? Virginia wakes for days.

Listen, I haven't seen legs like that since Ronda Birchmore. Oh, right, now, legs are 11. Leggy Ronda. Leggy Ronda. Although I did watch, um, that was that one, uh, watched that one with the, uh, quite good. Red one. Red one. Red one.

That's one. With, um, with that professional wrestler. The professional wrestler, yes. The rock. The rock. Now, he's, he's not, he's not got anything to do with Hulk Hogan, does he? No, no. Similar profession, I believe, but God rest it.

He's gone the way of you, John. Oh, has he gone? He passed away. Yeah, well, Hulk Hogan, I know. He used to come on our program in the 80s whenever he came to Australia. I'll talk about muscles on muscles. And just the ability to talk and to communicate it, I never cared for the violence of the form,

but he was an admirable man. And I liked his politics. You know, he didn't, he spoke power to truth. I agree with everything Hulk Hogan ever said. Mm. Desone his daughter, I think. Oh, yes, he said a lot of things, and I agree with all of them.

But I have to say this red one, have you seen this red one, Graham? No, no, I have it. I'm too busy watching Miracle on 37th Street. Oh, beautiful. 34th Street, is assuming, yeah. Not the one I watch. I've watched it so many times.

It's turned into 37th Street. Well, can you explain that to that? No. No, I'd rather not, if that's okay. Absolutely. And that reminds me of a very young and cherub-like Natalie Wood. Natalie Wood, Beauty. Beauty from Westside Story as well.

Yes, yes. I want a boat, man. Yes, murdered on a boat. Slaughter, yeah, no one ever think the murder had got away with it. Oh, yes. Cold case. So you've seen the red one, Graham? No, I have not seen the road.

Now, I didn't think I'd like it. I haven't liked a movie since 1977. But they put it on, and it was a lot of fun. Have you seen it now? I told you to watch it. I think the grandkids like it with the sort of high-tech adventure. He makes a toy. He can turn a toy into a big car and lots of visually inventive moments.

I didn't really watch it. I just sat on the couch and looked at the grandkids' eyes. I asked my grandchild, what's your favourite Christmas movie? I put this question to them. You know what they said to me? Oh, no. Die hard.

Die hard. Oh, yes, that's that new action film. This is Moonlight, Moonlight. The man from Moonlight, yes. Bruce Willis. I liked him in Moonlighting. Yes, yeah. Moonlighting.

Is that the one with, who was he in with Moonlight? Sybil. Oh, Sybil. Sibble. No, I don't think so. Sybil Shepard? Or, Sybil Shepard? Some sort of Sybil.

Funny, funny. What? No, I don't think so. Moonlight? Yeah, no, no. Oh, no, no, no, no. I'm thinking of moonlighting. Moonlighting.

Oh, right. I've not seen moon, moonlighting. Your favourite film is Moonlight. I love Moonlight here. I don't understand. The story of generational aggression in masculinity. Yes, right, right, right. Sure, sure, sure.

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We've got quite distressing news, actually. No, what have we got there, John? Now, John, of course. John, not neither of us, but John who worked for the program for 83 years. We've just got news that he has, the appeal has come through. and he won't be, he is it now going to be in jail for a long time. So that is a shame. It's a young life wasted.

Yes, yes. It's just, it's an indictment on our court system. It feels like he just got here. Because these vandals and car themes, they're out and they're out the next day. Absolutely, they are. Listen, I just wanted to say something, boys. Now it's hard for men to talk about their feelings. Oh, yes.

But since I've died, I've really started to, um, Think a lot about how I lived my life. What have you found? Well, I've found a few things. One, I wish I didn't give any money to the children. They need to make their own way. I wish I'd given it all to that Institute that Tony Abbott runs. Two, I wish I'd spent more time here at the station, working hard.

And three, you're the two best friends I've ever had. Oh, that's lovely. Thank you, mate. That's a very lovely. Good on you, mate. That mateship that we, that was forged in Gallipoli in World War I, that mateship, that how you're going nature that we have, the laricanism. Absolutely, Glippily, Gliolipoli is a beautiful moment in Australia.

The hard time. Well, listen, Graeme, you were there. Oh, yes, of course, yeah, I was one of the few that are... What was it like on those beaches in 1950? A lot of ducking, a lot of wiener. Well, I imagine from the Turk bullets. Yeah. Now, this must have been hard for you, Grah.

You lied about your age. Of course, yes, I see I, uh, you have to be 18 to win this. I was, uh, seven years old, but, uh, could fire a shot like no one else. Yes, and what was it like battling the Ottoman Empire as they stood atop the hills? Well, I dug mostly trenches. Yeah, trench together. They didn't let me see action once they found out my true age, but they were, they were proud of my ability to do. Just get in there and get stuck into it.

I'm sure the incentive in Anzac Biggie at the end of the day kept you going and digging. Yes, it did. Yes, indeed it did. And I dug more trenches than you could believe. Not enough to save a lot of the boys, but enough to keep that Aussie spirit alive. But tell me, tell me, Graham. I think you hinted at this, John, and I think it's a great question.

What was it like fighting those hordes of Ottoman soldiers as they tried to invade Australia from the beaches of the Ottoman Empire? Well, well, well, trying to invade Australia from their beaches. Yes. Well, you know, it wasn't an easy time. It wasn't a particularly hard time either. It was nice to get a break from working the factories. Well, you've only seen the farm before you then saw Egypt and London. It must have been a wonderful and exciting time in your life.

And I haven't left the country since. So a very great time to travel and see the world. and, yes, get a couple of kills on the way, knock a couple of boys off the other end. But you did your honour to king and country. Yes, and that's why you do it. And the reason we are allowed to sit here and talk on these microphones. Freedom of speech.

Say what we want to say. That's right. It was because of some European interpolitical fighting had very little to do with England, let alone Australia. The things every single one of my friends died for. Yes. But the Larrickon was born that day. Australia was born on the beaches of that Ottoman beach

as the British Empire for the Ottoman Empire. Over some sort of... Oh, I'm not, yeah. Maybe, yeah, some... But the Larrickin was born, and we see it today in things like Kath and Kim and Sharon and... You wouldn't have had Sharon. You would have...

Con, uncle... You wouldn't have a young schoolgirler. And you wouldn't have... Rove? What's that schoolgirl? The school girl. Oh, Ginele. Oh, Jermaine.

Oh, funny. No, no, I don't care for that filth. Oh, from comedy company. Oh, she goes, she goes, she goes, she goes. Oh, funny, funny, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. I don't care for that one until... Poitre? Poitre, yes.

No, a little bit too much. About Acropolis now. Oh, no. No, you didn't like the, uh... I don't understand why you have to make a thing of it. Well, you know... I think you're referring before to Kylie Moll, the schoolgirl character. But he has a point.

It was a bit much. It was a bit much from the migrants. We get it. We get it. You hear. Graham. You speak a little different. Your hair's a little bigger.

But they don't they come out in droves down to the forum theatre to see those shows. I don't. Yeah, there's there. Well, that just goes to show immigration does not work. Oh, that's an interesting opinion. Well, if you go down Ligon Street, we'll go down there for a pizza. It's the only good thing they've bought pizza pie. When I came here, because I do have issues with immigration, I won't go too far into it because I don't think I have the...

Well, you're dead. Well, I'm dead, and also I don't think the man performing me has the improvisational skills to nail the satire with tact. But I will say one thing. I will say one thing. I will say that this country is a beautiful place. And when I came here at the age of 15 from England, I knew this was home. And I just think, I don't understand why people...

It's gone. It's gone. But I was a 10-pound pom. I said, where's my figgy put? And there was no fig-y-put. And I said, well, there's got to be fig-y-pud. And I went to the local shop, and I said, make sure you get some fig-y-put next Christmas.

And they did. They got the fig-y-put that next Christmas. You know, Chris was putting it, find a nickel. I changed that shop to benefit me. Yes, but when you moved here, yes, you changed the culture and the things, but for the better. Yes. In a way, we can all enjoy. But these...

All of the new ones. These greasy Sicilian are sped. No, nothing but the law of tooth and nail, I'll tell you that much for a right now. Tooth and nail. I'm, will you be going to... Oh, you did. I was there. Steps of Town Hall protesting the opening of Pallagrinis.

Yes, I was. Which is a true story. Which is a true story. Mark told me that recently. What's that? Mark my, my, uh, I was there. I was on the front line of that picket line. There were protests for Pallegreni.

Yeah, well, get that. In Sydney. In Sydney. The Italian grocery store. There were protests. Oh, yeah, I think I was at that, actually. Yes. At town hall in Sydney.

About the Melbourne. about the opening of Pallegrenies in Melbourne in Sydney. In Sydney. And I was there. I wasn't there. I wasn't there, but I did try to incite it into a riot. Yeah. And we didn't.

We weren't successful, but every year I try to set that place on fire. Look, I've just got some night news through on the, on the, some grim news. Oh, sure. And people feel both ways about this. And so you've got to be very careful talking about this, but I've just had some press come through that, Premier Balti has confirmed that Ronald Ryan will be hanged this week and he will be hanged at the Pentridge

Prison. Now, John... Will it be public? No, we don't be public, but he... You know, despite protests, the Ronald Ryan will be hanged this week. John, John, mate. There hasn't been a public hanging

in this country for over 50 years and be sure you've got your facts right there. No, I'm sorry, that is from... Sorry, that is from... that is from 1968. I think you're a little bit confused, right? My mistake, so. And yet, still quite early. We were doing whaling in this country

until the 70s I believe Yeah I'm sorry I thought it was 1967 Absolutely disgraceful that we ever stopped the whaling industry I was down Where are we going to get all that blubber from now? Should we be talking about Christmas? Well we should be

But first I just want to say one thing I just want to say one thing I was working at the radio down in the town in Perth When they finished whaling in the 70s And all the good whaling men and women. Well, the people, big balls out begging for blubber.

Yes. Yes, blubber. Where are we going to get our blubber from? You have to get your blubber from Japan now. We're going to have to get our blubber from the Nordic countries. That Robin Williams film isn't going to do anything to bring blubber back. Well, that's because that's about flubber. It's a different product.

Exactly. Exactly. We used to make our own blubber here in Australia. Robin Williams made a new goo. Robin Williams, I'm talking about Jerry Lewis, you absolutely. Is that a re-off? Yes, it is a remake of Jerry Lewis. Now that's comedy.

Now, Jerry Lewis, a way of just making me laugh. He's the only nutty professor in my books. Oh, yes, I don't know of this. Eddie Murphy, multiple characters and overweight. Fat man. What we saw with Jerry Lewis, what we saw, yes, he did play a fat man. That was funny, but what we saw with Jerry Lewis, was that with the nutty professor

was that he could do the Dean King. And I always thought that was interesting. Jerry can do Dean. But we never saw if Dean could do Jerry. And that's what we want to hear from you. Great dynamic. Do you think Dean could have done Jerry? Let us know.

Dean and Jerry. Could you flip it around? Who was the better actor? Could Dean do Jerry? Give us a call. Let us know what you're doing. What are you getting the kids for Christmas this year? Or do you want presents?

Do you want you prefer just, I want no presents? Call in. And how's that, how are we going for Sadie, the cleaning lady? Is he coming down? I think we've got a caller. Oh, we've got a caller coming in. Hello, you're up here. Hello.

Hello, there, my boy. Here you go. Hello, darling, who's this? My name is Jean. Oh, hello, Jean. How are you? Young Gun. I wanted to call in, and I used to watch Dean and Jerry,

and Jerry, the old cinema. You go down to the cinema. What was your local cinema, Gene? We were called the Sunshine Cinema. Oh, a classic cinema. Out in the West, I imagine. No, it was just a name. I grew up in, I grew up in, out in Yacandanda.

Oh, yes. And you'd go into town and see a picture. Yes, and back then they had to get the reels, and it was often years after the film had come out. Yes. I'd heard about it in the schoolyard, and then I'd go and see Dean and Jerry and I had quite the crash on Dean. Oh, yes, well, he was a looker in those days, wasn't he,

and great voice, a smooth, smoky voice. Like that young Johnny Farnham. But I went... I believe we've got a bit of Sadie to play. But a Sadie coming up soon. I went back to Yacandanda recently, and it didn't look like the place I grew up. No, yes. Well, what's it changed has it?

Yes, it's changed a lot. Now, now, what was your... name? Who's your name? Gene. Jane. Jane. Now, we're getting people to call up. Of course, Jerry could do Dean or something. Yes, do you think Dean could do Jerry Jane. But could Dean do Jerry Jane. I thought Dean was just fabulous. I actually wrote a letter to him and he replied. That's wonderful. But what we're asking, what we're asking, Jane, Jane, Jerry, in the nutty professor, could do you do dean? Oh. I met a man. But could Dean, do you think, in your opinion? Could he do Jerry?

Could have he done Jerry if the tables were turned? I met an American soldier. I met an American soldier back from Vietnam. Gene. And he was a beautiful man. I hadn't married. I was in my 30s at the time. I hadn't married.

And I fell in love with this man. But he was American. He had to go home. Oh, yes. It was a different time then, wasn't it? My mother didn't approve marrying an American. So you let him go. This American soldier here and fighting in the Pacific?

But I've been in a love. marriage now for 50 years and it's wonderful. Okay, well, thanks for your call there, James, Jim. Thanks, thank you, Judge. You've got another call coming through here. This is from Gladys in Falkner Park. Hello, Gladys. Good morning, boy, how are you?

Very well, thank you. Gladys, now we are talking about Jerry Lewis and Dean. Jerry could do Dean, we saw in the Nutty Professor, but could Dean do Jerry? I didn't really go for those films in my time. We didn't really go to the pictures, but I just calling to say, I've been widowed now for 15 years.

Oh, I'm very sorry to hear that. I recently widowed my wife when I'm just away ten months ago. But it's my birthday today. I'm 86 years old. Wow. How old. And I thought, I'm not going to be sad this year. I'm going to paint the town red. Oh, yes. I went, I went down to the church this morning. A happy story. This isn't making our listeners feel sad at all. No. So I went down to the church this morning and the gardener gave me a rose. from the garden. It was so lovely.

Oh, God. I got a... So happy. I got a letter from a friend who lives in Adelaide, and she'd be a happy birthday card, and that was just lovely. I'm going to have...

I'm going to... I had a lovely dinner by myself. What a thrill. The kids couldn't make it? No, the kids, I haven't seen the kids in a while. But it was a while... I painted... I put on a nice red dress, and I'd love it.

Wow. This is the happiest story of it. Thank you for keeping me. company on my birthday. Happy to. Any time. Wow. Well, that's lovely.

Thank you, Gwales, for calling you. I hope she doesn't go too crazy. Yeah, no, she's doing well. I've never felt happier in my life. Gladys, we're thinking of you, darling. And happy birthday, happy 86th, and here's to many more. Yeah. But coming up soon, Johnny Farnham.

Of course, I'll be singing, I'll be revealing, and what song I'll be singing at the carols by candlelight a little bit later coming up in the next. couple of minutes. Well, while we Phil, while we John, and while we Tim and Graham,

what did we talk about? I feel like, well, this is what I'm thinking, I think this has got two episodes this year in it, just I can roll on for another one of these. Sure, sure. I may need to go to the toilet. Okay, well, why don't we go to the top of the hour toilet and you come back and after the top of the hour? Go to the next episode.

I'll sing in the next session. We'll get a little bit of a of a teaser, maybe a little bit of maybe we'll get to hear a little bit of that music. So we're going to go to the new news now, the top of the hour, and when we get back from the news, we'll do the... But that'll be next week. And we'll see you soon. We'll see you at the other news.

Merry Christmas, which you should be able to say. You've been listening to the Auntie Donna podcast. Thanks for joining us for another rip episode brought to you by Auntie Donner Club.com. See you next week. Thank you.