If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know. RIP, Dad.
Cadillac Jack - My Second Act
Hans Appen
2.4 • 530 Ratings
🗓️ 29 November 2022
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Caddy opens today's episode of the Cadillac Jack - My Second Act podcast by informing listeners that his dad passed away this last Wednesday, November 23rd, after a long illness.
Fortunately, Caddy was able to be by his side as he took his last breath. He went his way – on his own terms – and we are thankful for that. Caddy and Donna talk about his life, and he what he meant to the entire family as a father, father-in-law, grandpa and so much more. Caddy recounts his father' love for jazz music and art, and Donna talks about his role in her life, and the memories they shared that she will cherish forever.
They talk more generally about the loss of loved ones, and how we handle and manage the grief. It's never easy – but remembering all the good times helps get us through it. In fact, Caddy takes us back to May 27, 2020 and the now infamous "Zoom in on the wooly booger" episode, which recounts his "take-your-son-to-work" experience on the road, with his traveling salesman father. If you've never heard it, it's worth a listen.
For only the second time in their 300+ episode run, Caddy and Donna will not have a Thursday show this week. They will be traveling to North Carolina for memorial services. They do however, give listeners a little preview of what's coming up in the next episode: an homage to some of the greatest TV theme songs of all time. Those jingles that as soon as you hear that first note – you instantly know what the show is. Some of them, bring with them a flood of memories, too.
What theme song takes you back more than any other? Leave us a message and let us know. We'll share some of your favorites on the next show, December 6th. Text or call 770-464-6024.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | All right, upload day Tuesday, November 29th, episode 321. |
| 0:06.5 | Blinkos, here we go in three, two. |
| 0:13.8 | My name is Cadillac Jack. |
| 0:19.4 | I joined Atlanta Radio when I was 19 years old, put in a loyal 26 years. Welcome to my second act. It's a podcast where we talk about things you're already talking about with your family and your friends, conversations about current events and pop culture, music, country music, social media, whatever you're talking about. Plus, often endearing and revealing stories about marriage, parenting, and personal growth. If you're listening on Upload Day, today is Tuesday, November 29th, this is episode 321 of Cadillac. Jack My Second Act. And Donna is in as well, Donna. Hi. Hello, I'm Caddy's wife, Donna. Hi, Donna. How are you? I'm doing all right. |
| 0:55.0 | I'm doing all right. This will be the only episode of this podcast this week. There will not be a |
| 1:00.9 | Thursday, December 1st episode. For only the second time in 321 episodes, we will skip an episode, |
| 1:09.5 | just like we did nearly a year ago when my mother passed. |
| 1:13.1 | My father passed on Wednesday, November 23rd. |
| 1:18.9 | And I use jazz music, but behind the segment we're getting ready to do for this reason. |
| 1:25.5 | My dad was so many things, an artist, musician, entrepreneur, business owner, |
| 1:31.2 | salesman, dad, son, |
| 1:33.3 | grandfather, grandfather, husband. |
| 1:35.7 | Father-in-law? |
| 1:36.6 | Father-in-law. |
| 1:38.6 | My dad loved music, |
| 1:41.1 | and that's where I got my love for music. |
| 1:43.9 | And there was a show on a radio station in Atlanta, I'm sorry, in Charlotte, where I grew up. |
| 1:52.3 | It was called Jazz Flavors. |
| 1:53.7 | And it came on every Sunday night from 7 to 10. |
| 1:56.5 | And Dad wouldn't miss it. |
| 1:57.9 | Dad would not miss jazz flavors. |
| 1:59.7 | And it was like Charles, you know, Sir Brother Charles, something, Stanley. Not Charles Stanley. He's a preacher here in Atlanta, I think. I think we had a jazz flavors here, too. But it was like, laid back and cool. It's all African-American gentlemen. Yeah. The reason I know all of this is because jazz flavors aired on the same radio station where I got my first job in radio |
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