Welcome to this bonus episode of Sound Opinions. I'm Jim DeWergottis. My co-host is Greg Kott,

and if you want to be the first to hear these bonus podcasts, become a Sound Opinions member

on Patreon. Greg, this is a bonus bonus that we are cutting only a few hours after we learned

of the death of Tina Turner. An iconic figure for decades in rock and roll in soul

died at the age of 83. We're going to pay tribute in just a minute on Sound Opinions.

Hello listeners, it is your friends Jim and Greg coming to you with a throwback to our

public radio days. We're doing a pledge drive. Sort of a pledge drive, mostly not a pledge drive.

We're not taking away any content you would normally get from us. No, yeah, not going to be

20 minutes of us doing this. We're just taking a minute in the podcast to urge you to consider

supporting us on Patreon. You may not be aware, but advertising income for podcasts has been

dismalately and things are tough at public radio on good old terrestrial radio too. We're feeling

the bench. No two ways about it. We lost our cornerstone sponsor of 10 years at the end of 2022

and now we're relying on the support of music fans like you more than ever. You know, if you've

never done Patreon before, don't be intimidated. It's really easy. Just visit patreon.com slash

Sound Opinions. Choose a level you're comfortable with and we'll get your vote of confidence every

month. We love being an independent show. We love not having any bosses. We love being

supported by listeners to whom we mean something. If Patreon seems daunting, you can go to our

website. We have a link to PayPal there too, but we love having you on board because you get also

some extra special content if you're a Patreon member. And great, I am told by our ace producers

that something like only one in 10 of the regular podcast listeners is a Patreon member. Yeah,

we need to have that rate. That would be great. It would be hugely helpful. Any amount, you know,

it should be emphasized. Any amount helps. You know, it doesn't, you don't have to give us a

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