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RIP Blackie Onassis

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Music, Arts, Society & Culture

4.32K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

In this bonus episode, Jim pays tribute to Blackie Onassis of Urge Overkill (aka John Rowan), who recently died at age 57.

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I tell you, little buddy, this whole island is bewitched.

0:04.0

Just because of it, I lost my seat.

0:09.0

But I'm friendin' all my own.

0:15.0

Standin' far from home.

0:20.0

You remember, we were shipwrecked together.

0:23.0

Standin' all my own.

0:26.0

Standin' yeah, my own.

0:29.0

Welcome to this bonus episode of Sound Opinions.

0:31.0

I am Greg Kott.

0:33.0

My co-host is Jim D. Reganis.

0:35.0

And if you want to be the first to hear our bonus podcast,

0:38.0

become a Sound Opinions member on Patreon like Michael Arvin.

0:42.0

Michael, thank you so much for your support.

0:44.0

Jim, we've got loads and loads of tracks that we want to bring to the desert island.

0:48.0

And you've got one for us today.

0:50.0

Give us a hint of what you're going to play for us.

0:52.0

Well, Greg, I have always been fascinated by Cuban culture,

0:55.0

Cuban food, Cuban music, the Cuban people.

0:58.0

You know, I grew up in Hudson County, New Jersey, Union City.

1:01.0

After Miami was the second center of the diaspora from the Cuban boat lift,

1:06.0

the people who escaped Cuba when Castro took over.

1:10.0

So I've always been steeped in Cuba.

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