Mark Aistrope – Bus Driver, Embalmer, Producer & Out Proud JOY Volunteer – Part 1
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In Part 1 of this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks to his very special guest co-host, Mark Aistrope about his mixtape. Mark has worked as a bus driver and an embalmer but is now retired and is a proud JOY volunteer and one of the producers for JOY Breakfast. Mark has been out and proud for many years and married to Richard. His mixtape and story lead us on a journey that explores his life over the years and includes some of his favourite gay songs of the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. And, yes he can sing!
Here’s the list of Mark’s songs but you’ll have to listen to find out more about each song:
| Play Order | Song Title | Song Artist | Year Released |
| 1 | Lost in Space Theme | John Williams | 1965 |
| 2 | Tiptoe Through The Tulips | Tiny Tim | 1968 |
| 3 | Sixteen Going on Seventeen | Sound of Music Soundtrack | 1965 |
| 4 | Delilah | Tom Jones | 1967 |
| 5 | Yellow River | Christie | 1970 |
| 6 | Sweet Transvestite | Soundtrack Rocky Horror Show | 1975 |
| 7 | Bohemian Rhapsody | Queen | 1976 |
| 8 | The Killing of Georgie | Rod Stewart | 1976 |
| 9 | Redondo Beach | Patti Smith | 1976 |
| 10 | When I Need You | Leo Sayer | 1977 |
| 11 | He’s So Fine | The Chiffons | 1963 |
| 12 | Wuthering Heights | Kate Bush | 1977 |
| 13 | I Can’t Stand the Rain | Eruption | 1977 |
| 14 | Are You Old Enough | Dragon | 1978 |
| 15 | Real Men | Joe Jackson | 1982 |
| 16 | Karma Chameleon | Culture Club | 1983 |
| 17 | It’s Raining Men | The Weather Girls | 1983 |
| 18 | Walking On Sunshine | Katrina and the Waves | 1985 |
| 19 | The Crying Game | Boy George | 1987 |
| 20 | California Dreaming | The Mammas and the Pappas | 1965 |
| 21 | Baby You Were Born this Way | Lady Gaga | 2011 |
| 22 | Your Funny Uncle | Petshop Boys | 1988 |
| 23 | Iam King, Iam Queen | Jack Vidgin | 2022 |
| 24 | Wonderful World | Louis Armstrong | 1967 |
| 25 | Purple Zone | Soft Cell & Pet Shop Boys | 2022 |
For One Night Only is a late-night show on JOY 94.9 and a podcast where people from our rainbow communities get to talk through the mixtape of their lives so far.
Note: This podcast is only available to our Australian listeners due to music copyright requirements.
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