Lundagin Mo Baby!
One of our favorite radio programs during the 1970s was the late Johnny de Leon's radio program with the title of "Lundagin Mo Baby." Johnny De Leon's assistant or sidekick during that time was a guy named Ngongo who of course had a speech impediment which Johnny exploited to no end to the delight of the listeners. For example, he would ask Ngongo to say, "Bataan Matamis!" Ngongo would reply with " Baaan Maamis!". Or Johnny would have Ngongo say "Aji No Moto" which was the brand name of a popular vetsin or food seasoning. Ngongo would end up saying "Ayi no moto." Another thing that I miss about this program is the time check which would be accompanied by the banging sound of pots and pans. During that time, digitized sound effects were still unknown. We also enjoyed listening to the call sign that Johnny and the field reporters used. 'Beke 1 Beke2! Ang lalaki ng Beke ninyong tatlo!" Above all I anticipated the angelus which ended with the story "The Deck of Cards." This was a story about a young soldier who used a deck of cards as his bible and prayer book much to the dismay of his superiors. We would listen to Johhny's radio program usually at 6:00 in the evening
