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TWI #7 If I'm Still Single at 40: A Promise Made in 1999
Connections formed decades ago sometimes have a way of circling back into our lives in the most unexpected ways. This episode opens a window into the web of relationships that shape our everyday experiences, from work friendships to romantic partnerships.
Ever made a drunken promise at a wedding back in 1999? Dave shares the surprising story of how he and his girlfriend Leanne first met as children, drifted in and out of each other's lives for thirty years, and made a marriage pact during a smoke break at her sister's wedding decades ago. Fast forward to reconnecting via social media last August, and that casual promise made between friends has transformed into something neither of them expected.
The podcast takes listeners through Dave's recent adventures, from getting "dressed up" (which he compares to "putting mag wheels on a rubbish bin") for a 21st birthday party to the momentous meeting between his girlfriend and his misunderstood workplace friendship with his "work wife." There's a refreshing authenticity to Dave's storytelling as he discusses his lease renewal, his shared bachelor pad with its Viking flags and "girly touches," and his appreciation for the international listeners tuning in from America and Ireland.
Listen to this episode for a genuine glimpse into the sometimes messy, often funny ways our paths intertwine with others. And stay tuned for future episodes where Dave promises to bring Leanne on as a guest to correct his admittedly spotty memory of their shared history. Subscribe now and join the Team Winget community for more stories that remind us how beautifully unpredictable life can be.
Hello, good evening, good morning. I don't know what time you're listening to this, but hello, I am Dave Morgan. This is the Team Winget Podcast and we're up episode seven and it's been one of those days. So, first of all, I would like to say hello to my international listeners, and I actually have some. It's ridiculous. I didn't think anyone would. Now I checked the statistics 25% of my listeners are from America, which is crazy for me. There's Oregon, California, michigan yeah, there's a few different places and Ireland is 5% of my listeners. So thank you all for listening wherever you are in the world. 75% are from Melbourne, which hopefully it's my friends supporting this somewhat silly endeavor. But you know what? I still have fun. And thanks to the subordinate, welcome to the shit show.
Speaker 1:Every single day, A new flavor of fuckery cause. Everybody sucks, you see, and they're dumber than a bag of swaps. Monday, bullshit, tuesday, bullshit, wednesday hey, what the fuck? And then four more days of increasingly stupid, ridiculous, ignorant, boulder-d poppycock, bollocks and fuckery. We'll have it all over again. Ooh.
Speaker 1:So recently, leanne and I got dressed up and went out. It's one of her best friend's daughters, 21st and it was. I'd never actually met Leanne's best friend. I've heard a lot about her and the husband and the family and everything, but Leanne's, like this, is a perfect opportunity for you to meet. So, ta-da, it was a fun night. They didn't play music I would have really liked, but you know what? It wasn't my 21st. I'm not a 21-year-old girl, so you know what you get, what you get at these things, but it was fun. I got to meet a whole bunch of different people and I'm sure I'm not going to remember most of their names, but I do remember Kelly. I met the Kelly, which is not my sister Kelly, but Kelly, which is not my sister Kelly, but, yes, leanne's best friend, and her hubby, graham, and yeah, so yeah, it was actually fun to get dressed up and go out. I put the photos up on Facebook. I'm sure people would have seen that and gone.
Speaker 1:When the fuck does that happen, dave, not very often, is the answer. It's a case of, yeah, very, very rarely, but it was a bit of fun. Leanne got dressed up. She looked great. I got dressed up and I looked mediocre. It's like putting mag wheels on a rubbish bin, really.
Speaker 1:Now, I know Leanne's gonna say something about that one, but it was meant to be funny. So, please, that's how you should take it. But you, one person in particular, was an asshole. But some of you are an asshole. And then that's when you know, like Joey Mercury elbows me and I'm like, hmm, and he like wigs out. He's like, yes, you're an asshole, and I was just like, well, fuck you.
Speaker 1:Another thing that happened that Leanne and I went and did. See, this seems to be the story of Leanne and Dave. This episode there's a lot of it, don't get me wrong. Josh was involved too, just not on these ones.
Speaker 1:So Leanne met Viv and anyone that knows me Viv is a nurse at my work. She was a nurse at the last place I worked too, and she's the one that I followed across to the new place or the now place I work, and everyone sort of thought we were dating for some stupid fucking reason, because it's not like a guy and a girl can be friends just for no fucking reason. So, yes, we all call the work wife. She just sees me as a pain in the ass or a punching bag or something like that. But but, yes, viv, leanne and I had joked separately because Viv and Leanne hadn't met yet, but it's like we will have to get these two to meet. So we thought, yes, the first one sort of failed. We planned it and then life got in the way and shit happened. So it was a case of all right. Oops, we're going to have to reschedule this and I think it sort of got put on the back burner for a while. And then we remembered about it and we organised Excellent Last Friday Sporting Globe. This should be fun. And Leanne joked well, you know, if the work wife did not approve of me, we're going to have to split up, you're going to have to divorce her and get yourself a new work wife. It's like why can't we all just get along? So they did.
Speaker 1:We went out for lunch and Jason, who's Viv's partner, he came too. So it was like, yeah, actually really cool. Leanne and Viv had a few cocktails between them. Jason was a good boy, he was driving. I had Jack Daniels, I was happy. I had a burger. Yeah, the food's always good there.
Speaker 1:But the best thing is the work wife and the girlfriend get along, so there is peace in the village. So I don't have to worry. But maybe I should worry because maybe they're going to get together, because they actually did team up on me a little bit there. But yeah, if they got to know each other better, this could turn out bad. Ah well, I guess that's what I signed up for. Eh, doesn't matter. There are only four rules you need to remember Make the plan, execute the plan, expect the plan to go off the rails, throw away the plan. So just let's interrupt that story just for a second. I just got an email. I got my lease renewal.
Speaker 1:So I'm going to be in Killside for another year, which is pretty cool, because I do like this place, I like the neighbours, I like the neighbours' dogs, so I'm quite happy here. Josh and I have got it nicely set up. We have a Viking flag on the wall, we have our little knickknacks, dust collectors and all sorts of stuff all over the house. It is a proper boy's house, don't be wrong. There are some girly touches here and there, like cushions on the couch and couch blankets on the couch to cover it, and I'm sure there are other little pretty things around here that I'm missing. But yes, I'm happy, josh is happy. We will be here for another year after that.
Speaker 1:Who knows what the future holds? It may be time to uproot and move. I may go into the witness protection program. You know with me, you never can tell. I mean, I remember telling some people just some of the stupid things that happened in my life. Are you making this shit up? I couldn't. If I tried, so who knows where I could land. This place has actually been the most stable place I've had for a while. Something different why have a civilization anymore if we no longer are interested in being civilized?
Speaker 1:So let's go back to the Leanne and Viv story for a second. I don't remember how it happened, like who asked or if it was asked or if it was offered, but somehow we got onto. How did Leanne and I meet, or not how we met? But just a funny story because, let's face it, it Leanne and I actually met way, way, way, way, way back when both of our sisters were in kindergarten, apparently, and my mom and her mom were friends, and then we all went to the same primary school. Leanne was a little older. Then it went Jane, who was her sister, and Kelly, my. They're in the same year level. Then I was one year above them and I think Leanne's two or three years above that, I don't remember, but anyway. So we all knew of each other. Jane was more my age group but I knew Leanne would say hello, I guess.
Speaker 1:And then years and years later, high school. I think I remember her from there, I may not. Ah man, I'm going to have to get Leanne on one of these just to correct all of this stupid shit, because I have no memory whatsoever. And she actually has great memories On the right day she does. But anyway, jane and myself were really good friends through high school when I was at Furniture College, secondary College, and we hung out a lot and we did our Deb Bowl together, which was fun. But nothing ever happened between Jane and myself. We were just friends. That was all good. Then I worked for Coles and Leanne had a job at a coffee shop near Roval Coles where I worked, so I'd be seeing her five days a week and have a house sitting for her. I think, yeah, I did with Jane Dan. We would sort of drift in and out of each other's lives, on and off.
Speaker 1:And then in 1999, it was mid to late 99, I know I've been told the dates, I don't remember at some castle in Cockatoo, I believe, Jane got married to her husband, andrew, and on this night Leanne and I were ducking out, hiding from people going out for a smoke, and apparently in our drunken stupor, we both agreed that if I was still single at 40, we would get married. Now, we don't really remember a whole lot of that night. We don't remember much of the wedding Well, I don't. I don't know how much Leanne remembers, but we both remember that. We both remember that conversation, which is pretty fucking funny to me because when we first got in touch again oh, I think it was August last year because I posted a Snapchat of me climbing the thousand steps when I was training to climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge Leanne and I started talking and I remembered this conversation because I sent her a message saying are you ready for your fourth husband yet, which she to this day thinks is pretty fucking funny. And yeah, so Leanne and I had this conversation back in 1999. Apparently we were going to marry each other if I was single at 40, which I wasn't.
Speaker 1:And yeah, ever since then we sort of drift in and out of each other's lives. We'd talk a little online like comment on each other's stuff, but we'd see each other in person maybe every five to eight years. It's not very often, and so this time it was, yeah, august last year, I'm pretty sure. Goddamn, I don't even remember what month it was, and that was only last year. Leanne, yeah, you're really going to have to come onto a show and fucking remind me of this.
Speaker 1:So the funny thing is, yeah, we told Viv that story and Viv was horrified because she's a very big commitment-a-phobe and any mention of the word marriage she's climbing the walls and she's just like nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope. That's like swearing around her. Nope, does not happen, but yeah. So for those of my friends who all of a sudden have come to me and there have been a couple going, who's Leanne and why haven't we heard of her before? Well, we sort of drift in and out of each other's lives for like 30 years. It happens, and then we start hanging out again and go, oh, all right, I, like you, you'll do. Let's keep each other because, let's face it, there's obviously more to this story and it will be told next time because, to tell you the truth, this bit's going on too long already. So let's break this up.
Speaker 1:People think that because I wear glasses, that I'm automatically smart. I failed a fucking eye test and the answers are in front of me, lower your expectations, heh. So we've almost gone. Twelve and a half minutes already and it's about time I wrap this up. And I couldn't think of a song and, to tell you the truth, I'm in no mood to look for one now. So next time I promise I'll find a song, because the one song I did want to put I don't have and I couldn't be bothered finding it, downloading it, converting it, doing all that sort of stuff. So hopefully next time.
Speaker 1:So yeah, on that note, next show we'll talk about the B2W show I just did a while back, with the great Moody coming out and the international hardcore guys. And yeah, the stuff I talked about last time I'll talk about next time, because I've run out of time, because I'm pretty time poor and I've spent a lot of time talking about Leanne and you'll probably hear a lot more of her and chances are I'm trying to get her on the podcast because one day I will tell the full story of how we actually got together and she's going to come on the next episode and correct me because I would have forgotten things and left out details and all sorts of crazy stuff, because she has a much better memory than I do, but then again, most people do. I blame it on the alcohol and too many hits to the head. But you know what? I've had a good life. I regret nothing, goddammit.
Speaker 1:So until next time. Thank you for listening. Don't forget. Videos are up on the YouTube, podcasts are here and everywhere else you find them. I'm on Instagram, facebook Threads X Not that I really do anything on anything besides Facebook and Instagram, really. So, yes, on that note, I'll stop waffling on and yeah, see you next time.