Death, Sex & Money - From Indie Rockers to Full-Time Caregivers
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šļø 14 March 2018
ā±ļø 28 minutes
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Summary
When musician Johnny Solomon hit rock bottom, he turned to his mom for help. Now, as his mom'sĀ health declines, he and his wifeāand bandmateāhave movedĀ in withĀ herĀ to reciprocate.Ā
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| 0:00.0 | When I asked for help, my mom dropped everything. |
| 0:03.8 | And so when my mom had said that they were having trouble and they needed help, |
| 0:08.8 | I figured it would be better for us to just be here and make a life here. |
| 0:16.4 | This is death, sex, and money. |
| 0:19.6 | You're a virgin who can't drive. |
| 0:22.2 | The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot. |
| 0:25.3 | You don't care. They're counting on your tips to live. |
| 0:27.4 | And need to talk about more. |
| 0:29.1 | If you don't give me one good reason to keep living, I'm going to do this. |
| 0:33.3 | I'm on a sale. |
| 0:37.2 | Just a year ago, the Minnesota-based band Communist Daughter was on the road. |
| 0:42.2 | They were promoting their second full-length album, |
| 0:44.7 | stopping at clubs, radio stations, and festivals across the country. |
| 0:48.0 | Until I fall. |
| 0:51.0 | Till I fall. |
| 0:55.7 | Till I fall. Till I fall. |
| 1:06.7 | But driving from gig to gig, their lead singer, Johnny Solomon, was worried. |
| 1:11.5 | A few months earlier, he'd gone to visit his mom and her husband outside San Diego. |
| 1:13.4 | His wife, Molly, came too. |
| 1:14.8 | She also sings in the band. |
| 1:19.8 | It was just, it became more and more evident that they really did need somebody close by. |
| 1:26.4 | She said, like, half crying that, yeah, that they needed help. |
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