Jonathan Goldstein
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3,732 appearances
21 recordings
7 series
first heard Sep 2025
last heard 3 Sep
Jonathan Goldstein’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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On his deathbed, he issued an unexpected final request.
Each of Douglas' kids was handed a different task regarding the estate.
James was put in charge of the ashes.
I was there.
Douglas was nearing the end and urgently needed to sign his will.
And James, who lived out of town, couldn't make it in time.
So he asked me and our other good friend, Howard, to go to his father's bedside and bear legal witness to the signing of the will.
To this day, James still carries around a lot of regret about not being able to be there.
Although I know it's unlikely, my memory of that day is of Douglas wearing an ascot tucked into his hospital robe.
Regardless of whether he actually was, Douglas was the kind of man who always gave the impression of wearing an ascot.
As always, he was gentlemanly and cordial.
This in spite of the fact that he would pass away within the next 48 hours.
Douglas was born an illegitimate child in a poor part of England and raised by a single mom.
As a young man, he felt judged and carried with him the feeling of always having to prove himself, even going so far as to affect a posh, upper-class accent.
For Douglas, golf was the domain of the wealthy and sophisticated, and having his ashes placed on the 18th hole of his beloved golf course, an event that James says he probably envisioned being accompanied by bagpipes and artillery, would mean finally receiving his due.
But James is yet to honor his father's request.
It's now been 16 years.
Is it just procrastination?
No.
And so, the urn moved from mantles to closets.
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