Jamo's Dad (The Story of Jon Lennon) - #239

This week we had the honour of having my Dad Jon Lennon on the poddy. Jon is the professional voice behind our podcasts intro, segments and outro. We sat down with him to unpack the best stories from his life to date. In his own words, 'I'm just an ordinary person, who's done extraordinary things'. We hope you enjoy this chat as much as we did, cheers guys x (PS. Dylan is currently in Barcelona having the time of his life. We are excited to re-unite in a few weeks time and take this show to the next level in London. Love ya's) Show Notes: His upbringing Playing Footy in the 70s & 80s in WA (Sunday Footy League) Both parents dying in his early 20's Running a News-agency Finding his purpose & planting the seed to an alternative future DJ'ing & MC'ing in the 80's Being nervous before live shows despite doing over 3000 live shows Working as a fitness instructor & a water aerobics instructor Working at Atlantis Marine Park (the best job he ever had) The best Dolphin stories Paying $1200 for a job interview at SeaWorld Driving across the Nullarbor in Australia and picking up hitchhikers  Working at SeaWorld Gold Coast Doing world tours with Manpower (The Thunder From Down Under - chippendale show) Life on the road, best live shows, biggest crowds etc Becoming a Sports Commentator & Announcer Best Moments commentating and announcing Announcing the first ever T20 Cricket game Being a Marriage Celebrant and the quirks involved Being locked up with his best mate Nearly dying in a car crash Being diagnosed with Prostate Cancer and his message to young men out there How he would like to be remembered Rate us 5 stars and leave a nice review please squire. Make sure to subscribe to us for weekly poddies, we're best mates who love to take the piss out of what life has to offer ALL OF OUR LINKS BELOW https://jamoanddylan.komi.io/ BOOK US ON CAMEO https://www.cameo.com/jamoanddylanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.