S2 Ep 22 - John From Epping

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices