June 6, 2025 • 6 mins
A significant milestone happened in Kevin Milnes life recently – or shall we say a Milnestone.
Wednesday marked 50 years since he and his wife Linda went on their first date, and he joined Jack Tame for a chat about marriage, relationships, and anniversaries.
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack team podcast
from News Talks.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
At b Ah and slick me.
Speaker 3 (00:14):
A note to say, Jack, welcome to the asylum to
unquestionably unhinged individuals squabbling in a meglo maniac sandbox. Peter says, Jack,
enjoyed your opening comments this morning. I'm with you, don't
like either Trump or Elon Musk, but if it's a
contest between the two of them, I cannot see Elon
Musk coming out on top. And how about this? Ben
is waking up in Lake Techapol this morning. There for
(00:36):
the weekend.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
Jack.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
It's minus three where snowed in. It's cold, but it's great,
Absolutely loving the snow. Thanks Ben. Send us photo. By
all means I'm deeply envious. I mean, if you're in
that part of the world, that's where you want to
be snowed in. Don't you think someone like Lake Techapaul
somewhere as beautiful as Lake Techapule ninety two ninety two.
If you want to send us a text message, you
can email me as well. Of course. Kevin Meln is
(00:57):
with us this morning.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
Kilder Kevin, Morning Jack, who is that brilliant listener? Who
sends him that first the first comment about the about much.
Can I hear that again?
Speaker 3 (01:09):
Yeah, welcome to the asylum as Ann and his two
unquestionably unhinged individuals squabbling in a megalo maniac sandbox.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
There you go. She ought to be she ought to
be doing my job. Yeah, that's wonderful, wonderfully colorful writing.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
Yeah, this isn't it.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
That is very very good.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Thank you, Anne. I've got plenty more of those messages too,
so I'll get to those in a couple of minutes.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
Kevin.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
A milestone for mister and missus Milne this week, or
should we say a Milne stone.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
Yes, Linda and I had an important milmstone during the week. Yes.
On Wednesday, it was fifty years since our first date.
It was very much on our minds during the day,
but we didn't celebrate much. I posted a photo office
from back in our dating days on Facebook and we
dined out. Unlike birthdays, anniversaries are tricky things. It's still
(02:01):
three years till our fifty years golden wedding anniversary, and
that's when most couple make a fuss. But I think
more about our first date than I do about our
wedding day. It was so much at stake. Our wedding
day was enjoyable, but a process to be gone through.
When the priest said to Linda, do you take this man, etc. Etc.
(02:22):
I knew she'd say yes. But our first date was
risky as hell. When I leaned over to kiss Linda
good night, she could have gone, what the hell? We're
just friends after all. Most first dates don't lead to
a life together. So I reckon for me anyway, our
fifty years since our first date is a more significant
(02:43):
date than our golden wedding will be. I'm not even
sure we'd have got married. If we hadn't, Linda, who's
an English woman or was, would have been thrown out
of the country. It was a kind of a shotgun
wedding with the Ministry of Internal Affairs holding the rifle.
There's a third option, what young people now call I
think making it formal. The day you announce on social
(03:06):
media that you're now a couple. Apparently it's a bigger
deal than your first date together. But without the formality
of an engagement, Will that be the day that those
couples celebrate fifty years later. So you're going to have
a fiftieth anniversary of your first date, or the fiftieth
anniversary of the day you made it formal, or your
(03:27):
golden wedding day. The hope, of course, is just that
you'll last fifty years together. What what event you'd like
that to celebrate? Jack, Well, it's.
Speaker 3 (03:37):
Even more complicated for me, shockingly, Kevin. But first of all, congratulations,
But that is such an achievement. That is like a
really amazing achievement, and you should both be so proud
of that because you know, it's yeah, there aren't many
couples who go fifty years in this day and age.
So do you know the term for when you're launched
it on social media? Do you know what they call it?
Speaker 2 (03:56):
I think is it called something like making it formal?
Speaker 3 (03:59):
It's called it called a hard launch, a hard launch,
So that's it. So yeah, I mean I feel like
you've probably been hard launched in the women's magazines or
something already, so it probably doesn't. But when so, that's
when you go on your social media you put a
photo up. I had to check with my producer Libby,
because of course this isn't something I'd ever be interested in.
But when you go and when you go and put
(04:19):
a photo of you and your and your partner up
on social media, and inevitably all your friends immediately make
comments after underneath saying like ooh. But the reason it's
more complicated for me is because so we had the
first date, but then we also got married twice. Yes, yeah,
so it's like, so even even celebrating our wedding anniversary
(04:43):
is difficult because I always think we had a we
had a marriage, and then we had a wedding. That's
how I tell myself, because we got married at the
kitchen table because my wife's aid behind and it was
really important for us to be married before we lived together.
So we got married at the kitchen table, and then
eight months later or whatever, we had a wedding, so
we sort of have multiple anniversaries. And then of course
we have the first date as well, so it's like
(05:05):
getting a bit over the top.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
To be perfectly, you're left to select one of the two.
Speaker 3 (05:10):
Yeah, exactly exactly, So it's.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
Yeah, it is a bit fifty years. It's just great.
It's what your hope, what your dream will happen, you know,
and you know it might not and and so yeah.
Speaker 3 (05:23):
Well it's always a punch because you're a sector effectively
selecting someone that you hope you will grow with, don't
you Because because the person you are today is inevitably
in some way is going to be different to the
person you were fifty years ago. But you sort of
hope that you're underlying values and your underlying persona or
character is such that you'll both grow in the same
(05:43):
direction and be able to kind of support each other
to flourish in that time. Yes, yeah, exactly, it's really
lovely Kevin. Congratulations and please pass on our congrats to
your better half as well. Thanks again for your feedback
this morning. Jack, Neither Elon Musk or Donald Trump are winners.
They're the biggest losers ever America in the world deserve
better than this horrible, horrible circus.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
Jack.
Speaker 3 (06:05):
The longer the wobble goes on, the better And Jack
very typical of mainstream media to spread a negative narrative
about Elon Musk. He's the most brilliant person in the world.
I certainly think that he's brilliant, but I just think
he's an incredibly flawed character as well. And yeah, when
it comes to you know two, arguably somewhat brilliant and
(06:26):
arguably flawed characters having a public feud of this magnitude.
I just think that Donald Trump is likely to come
out on top.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, listen live
to News Talks B from nine am Saturday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack team podcast
from News Talks.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
At b Ah and slick me.
Speaker 3 (00:14):
A note to say, Jack, welcome to the asylum to
unquestionably unhinged individuals squabbling in a meglo maniac sandbox. Peter says, Jack,
enjoyed your opening comments this morning. I'm with you, don't
like either Trump or Elon Musk, but if it's a
contest between the two of them, I cannot see Elon
Musk coming out on top. And how about this? Ben
is waking up in Lake Techapol this morning. There for
(00:36):
the weekend.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
Jack.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
It's minus three where snowed in. It's cold, but it's great,
Absolutely loving the snow. Thanks Ben. Send us photo. By
all means I'm deeply envious. I mean, if you're in
that part of the world, that's where you want to
be snowed in. Don't you think someone like Lake Techapaul
somewhere as beautiful as Lake Techapule ninety two ninety two.
If you want to send us a text message, you
can email me as well. Of course. Kevin Meln is
(00:57):
with us this morning.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
Kilder Kevin, Morning Jack, who is that brilliant listener? Who
sends him that first the first comment about the about much.
Can I hear that again?
Speaker 3 (01:09):
Yeah, welcome to the asylum as Ann and his two
unquestionably unhinged individuals squabbling in a megalo maniac sandbox.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
There you go. She ought to be she ought to
be doing my job. Yeah, that's wonderful, wonderfully colorful writing.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
Yeah, this isn't it.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
That is very very good.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Thank you, Anne. I've got plenty more of those messages too,
so I'll get to those in a couple of minutes.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
Kevin.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
A milestone for mister and missus Milne this week, or
should we say a Milne stone.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
Yes, Linda and I had an important milmstone during the week. Yes.
On Wednesday, it was fifty years since our first date.
It was very much on our minds during the day,
but we didn't celebrate much. I posted a photo office
from back in our dating days on Facebook and we
dined out. Unlike birthdays, anniversaries are tricky things. It's still
(02:01):
three years till our fifty years golden wedding anniversary, and
that's when most couple make a fuss. But I think
more about our first date than I do about our
wedding day. It was so much at stake. Our wedding
day was enjoyable, but a process to be gone through.
When the priest said to Linda, do you take this man, etc. Etc.
(02:22):
I knew she'd say yes. But our first date was
risky as hell. When I leaned over to kiss Linda
good night, she could have gone, what the hell? We're
just friends after all. Most first dates don't lead to
a life together. So I reckon for me anyway, our
fifty years since our first date is a more significant
(02:43):
date than our golden wedding will be. I'm not even
sure we'd have got married. If we hadn't, Linda, who's
an English woman or was, would have been thrown out
of the country. It was a kind of a shotgun
wedding with the Ministry of Internal Affairs holding the rifle.
There's a third option, what young people now call I
think making it formal. The day you announce on social
(03:06):
media that you're now a couple. Apparently it's a bigger
deal than your first date together. But without the formality
of an engagement, Will that be the day that those
couples celebrate fifty years later. So you're going to have
a fiftieth anniversary of your first date, or the fiftieth
anniversary of the day you made it formal, or your
(03:27):
golden wedding day. The hope, of course, is just that
you'll last fifty years together. What what event you'd like
that to celebrate? Jack, Well, it's.
Speaker 3 (03:37):
Even more complicated for me, shockingly, Kevin. But first of all, congratulations,
But that is such an achievement. That is like a
really amazing achievement, and you should both be so proud
of that because you know, it's yeah, there aren't many
couples who go fifty years in this day and age.
So do you know the term for when you're launched
it on social media? Do you know what they call it?
Speaker 2 (03:56):
I think is it called something like making it formal?
Speaker 3 (03:59):
It's called it called a hard launch, a hard launch,
So that's it. So yeah, I mean I feel like
you've probably been hard launched in the women's magazines or
something already, so it probably doesn't. But when so, that's
when you go on your social media you put a
photo up. I had to check with my producer Libby,
because of course this isn't something I'd ever be interested in.
But when you go and when you go and put
(04:19):
a photo of you and your and your partner up
on social media, and inevitably all your friends immediately make
comments after underneath saying like ooh. But the reason it's
more complicated for me is because so we had the
first date, but then we also got married twice. Yes, yeah,
so it's like, so even even celebrating our wedding anniversary
(04:43):
is difficult because I always think we had a we
had a marriage, and then we had a wedding. That's
how I tell myself, because we got married at the
kitchen table because my wife's aid behind and it was
really important for us to be married before we lived together.
So we got married at the kitchen table, and then
eight months later or whatever, we had a wedding, so
we sort of have multiple anniversaries. And then of course
we have the first date as well, so it's like
(05:05):
getting a bit over the top.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
To be perfectly, you're left to select one of the two.
Speaker 3 (05:10):
Yeah, exactly exactly, So it's.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
Yeah, it is a bit fifty years. It's just great.
It's what your hope, what your dream will happen, you know,
and you know it might not and and so yeah.
Speaker 3 (05:23):
Well it's always a punch because you're a sector effectively
selecting someone that you hope you will grow with, don't
you Because because the person you are today is inevitably
in some way is going to be different to the
person you were fifty years ago. But you sort of
hope that you're underlying values and your underlying persona or
character is such that you'll both grow in the same
(05:43):
direction and be able to kind of support each other
to flourish in that time. Yes, yeah, exactly, it's really
lovely Kevin. Congratulations and please pass on our congrats to
your better half as well. Thanks again for your feedback
this morning. Jack, Neither Elon Musk or Donald Trump are winners.
They're the biggest losers ever America in the world deserve
better than this horrible, horrible circus.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
Jack.
Speaker 3 (06:05):
The longer the wobble goes on, the better And Jack
very typical of mainstream media to spread a negative narrative
about Elon Musk. He's the most brilliant person in the world.
I certainly think that he's brilliant, but I just think
he's an incredibly flawed character as well. And yeah, when
it comes to you know two, arguably somewhat brilliant and
(06:26):
arguably flawed characters having a public feud of this magnitude.
I just think that Donald Trump is likely to come
out on top.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, listen live
to News Talks B from nine am Saturday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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