Goodbye John Laws

Well, today was the last day of the John Laws show. Now I started off listening to John when Abetha was born as our portable stereo is in our room ready for soft classical tunes to sooth our daughter at night if required. I turned to Dons 1980 Ghetto Blaster that has been sitting on our kitchen bench having no helpfull role until then apart from holding my hat (on the arial) and collecting dust. I think Don is quite attached to it and it has a record player (which requires a needle) but it had not been touched since we moved. Kind of like an ornamental candle you buy but dont use, it just sits there creating dust until one day in a heat wave the wick melts into it leaving it useless and out of shape but you still keep it in case of an emergency as it cost you a lot. But getting back to the topic at hand.

FM did not work and AM the only radio station was the local one which broadcasts JL Show. You can imagine my suprise having never heard the man before when he told someone they were an idiot or was it Moron. Love him or hate him, he sure entertained me and I am sad he is no longer on the radio as every weekday morning at 9am I switched him on, for some reason I seem to get motivated more easily too.

Now I have no right to miss him as I only listened to him for 2 months. What broke my heart is all the listeners who have tuned in for years - 45 years one person said. What a hole it would leave in your life. I mean I found him comforting as Im sure most of his listeners did, I did not agree with him sometimes , sometimes a lot! but he let everyone have their own opinion and loudly told everyone his. Now what are they going to listen to when for so long they could rely on that voice in the morning to cheer them up, take their mind off their own troubles or for people who live alone feel like they have someone to talk to/debate with/curse or agree with when no one else is there to discuss anything.

I was actually coming on my blog to fix it up a little, well enough to be able to give out the address. I know no one will be reading this, but it has been on my mind and I just wanted to say that about JL. As for 9am monday morning - I'll let you know.