Jay and Nate
There’s an old saying: “when one brings back a show to a podcast network, one must turn it up and bring the noise”. I’m lying, that’s an Anthrax song featuring Public Enemy.
It’s been a while since Binge Media has had a Monday Morning Moreno show but the podcast gods have aligned. For its return, I tapped one of Binge Media’s favorite listeners, callers and friends to tell a heartbreaking story for the masses. Jay Black has been in the Binge and old site community for a while, always providing laughs via his call in characters but now, he’s returned to the Binge airwaves for something completely different. Jay’s wife, Bibi, passed away from lung cancer some time ago and he abruptly went dark on social media. When I caught wind of Bibi’s passing, I reached out to Jay to lend my condolences, for which he was appreciative but still understandably short and concise with his words.
Jay, Lance and Art
Fast forward to our yearly event, Lawlapalooza 2018, and to my surprise Jay showed up to the city of Chicago to hang for some much needed bonding time with friends. I remember seeing him and giving him a giant hug filled with happiness and sadness. Jay and I had some somewhat “serious” conversations over the years that wasn’t about movies or tv or anything like that. It was about life. I’m sure to most he was the same ol’ Jay but I could see the loss in him. He was there, but he wasn’t. There was a giant hole in him, and his once vibrant and smirking eyes that always led to some mischief or funny one liners were black holes. One thing we have in common is that we both deal with emotions through laughter. And that summer, he was there, but he wasn’t. I knew why, but there was no way I was sharing his story. It was his story to tell not mine.
Chad D, Me, Law, Jay, Chad C, Pete
Over the last few months, Jay and I reconnected and he was ready to talk about what he was and is still going through. It took some time to get here, to the point of recording, but here it is finally. One of my biggest takeaways from this show is that while it took time for Jay to talk about his life and the final months of Bibi’s life, and though that in itself is a catharsis, the devastating hole in his heart from Bibi’s passing may never be filled. He’ll be dealing with this loss the rest of his life, as will his girls. But all we can do is move forward and Jay is, day by day.
This wasn’t an easy show to record, and it’s not an easy listen. But if you know Jay, you’ll want to hear his story. And if you don’t know Jay, here he is at his most honest self.
In the show we discuss music that helped Jay deal with things. RIGHT HERE is a Spotify playlist.
Here’s Jay Black’s story of feeling left behind.
Thank you, Jay.
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With Season 7 of Game of Thrones quickly approaching, I was once again torn between watching the show and holding out for The Winds of Winter. Since it’s unlikely we’ll get both TWOW and A Dream of Spring before the entire series ends (hoping to jinx myself here), I resigned myself to watching Season 7 and eventually, Season 8.
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