Early jobs, school days, and the origin of "Catman"

So when you know, you've talked about your mom on the morning show quite a bit, but did she what did she instill in you the ways to just to be a good parent and to work hard? I mean, she was a hardworking person, no question about it.

But what is it that you got from her that you have used in your adult life in terms of parenting and just as a person?

I learned from my mother, and this is, I think, the reason that in the record business and then in the voiceover business and then in the radio business, the whole thing was always about don't let anything get to you, don't give up, just keep moving forward and do the best job you possibly can, right?

Well, I mean, those are good lessons to take.

Now, did you, when you, was there ever any downtime? Because you had, I mean, she had seven kids.

Did you have a lot of one-on-one time with your mom? I mean, did you go to, there was no Camp Snoopy or whatever the heck they call it at the mall, but did you have things you did with her? Just you and her or maybe you and some of your siblings?

Yeah, I mean, it was, but it was all a very close neighborhood thing.

There were stores, no department stores or anything like that.

We had to walk down to Dayton's and Donaldson's back there.

It was only about a mile and a half walk, something like that, so it wasn't bad.

But we'd go downtown very rarely because it was too expensive for my mother.

But a lot of great stores along Plymouth Avenue and up and down Lindale and Penn Avenue and all that.

It was, yeah, I would go shopping with her or a few of us would.

All of it, to tell you the truth, was about supporting my mother.

That's what it was all about.

From my oldest brother, Terry, who we just lost about a month ago, to my youngest brother, Troy, who we just lost, what, about ten, eight years ago.

It's been that long already.

Wow.

Has

it been that long already, Andy? Eight years? I think it's been like four.

I think he died in 2020.

Oh, 2020.

So

that would be six years.

It's still a while.

So when you know, you've talked about your mom on the morning show quite a bit, but did she what did she instill in you the ways to just to be a good parent and to work hard? I mean, she was a hardworking person, no question about it.

But what is it that you got from her that you have used in your adult life in terms of parenting and just as a person?

I learned from my mother, and this is, I think, the reason that in the record business and then in the voiceover business and then in the radio business, the whole thing was always about don't let anything get to you, don't give up, just keep moving forward and do the best job you possibly can, right?

Well, I mean, those are good lessons to take.

Now, did you, when you, was there ever any downtime? Because you had, I mean, she had seven kids.

Did you have a lot of one-on-one time with your mom? I mean, did you go to, there was no Camp Snoopy or whatever the heck they call it at the mall, but did you have things you did with her? Just you and her or maybe you and some of your siblings?

Yeah, I mean, it was, but it was all a very close neighborhood thing.

There were stores, no department stores or anything like that.

We had to walk down to Dayton's and Donaldson's back there.

It was only about a mile and a half walk, something like that, so it wasn't bad.

But we'd go downtown very rarely because it was too expensive for my mother.

But a lot of great stores along Plymouth Avenue and up and down Lindale and Penn Avenue and all that.

It was, yeah, I would go shopping with her or a few of us would.

All of it, to tell you the truth, was about supporting my mother.

That's what it was all about.

From my oldest brother, Terry, who we just lost about a month ago, to my youngest brother, Troy, who we just lost, what, about ten, eight years ago.

It's been that long already.

Wow.

Has

it been that long already, Andy? Eight years? I think it's been like four.

I think he died in 2020.

Oh, 2020.

So

that would be six years.

It's still a while.