2004 Obit: John Peel [UK Radio Presenter]

Subject: RE: Obit: John Peel [UK Radio Presenter]
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 02 Nov 04 - 07:52 AM

Don't be so modest, Yorkshire Yankee! Your tribute is definitely worth singing, and after hearing you sing it last Friday in Sheffield I'd thought it keen enough to be considering a bit of fine tuning meself. Will keep you posted! Meanwhile, all power to your gift for parody!

Subject: RE: Obit: John Peel [UK Radio Presenter]
From: YorkshireYankee
Date: 02 Nov 04 - 12:37 PM

Very kind MM, thanks. BTW, you may or may not have noted it's changed (slightly) since I sang it Fri night. If you've fine tuned it yourself, I'd be very interested to know how you've tweaked it.

Subject: RE: Obit: John Peel [UK Radio Presenter]
From: GUEST,milk monitor
Date: 02 Nov 04 - 06:55 PM

Just heard this yesterday. Sad, sad news.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio3_aod.shtml?andykershaw

Radio 3 is playing Andy Kershaw's tribute to John Peel on the above unblue link...it will be available until the weekend I think.

As he says, " Instead of a minutes silence lets have an hour and three quarters of noise."

And the Undertones have just confirmed for next yrs Glastonbury. He'll be missed.

Subject: RE: Obit: John Peel [UK Radio Presenter]
From: fat B****rd
Date: 03 Nov 04 - 04:37 AM

Check out the Radio Times for Peel tributes nest week (commencing Saturday 6th November)
My favourite being The Sound of the Suburbs where he visits Robert Wyatt at The Fitties Near Cleethorpes.

Subject: RE: Obit: John Peel [UK Radio Presenter]
From: Folk Form # 1
Date: 03 Nov 04 - 07:05 AM

One of the nice things about the tributes and media coverage of Peel's death is the lack of maudlin sentalmentality. Everyone is sorry to see him gone and they all miss a broadcaster of taste and integrity; but no-one is "crying in the streets," no-one feels that they "can't go on." In short, everyone is behaving rationally, like adults. Surely a worthy tribute to John Peel. I'm sure Boris Johnson approves.

Subject: RE: Obit: John Peel [UK Radio Presenter]
From: GMT
Date: 03 Nov 04 - 07:56 AM

I will miss his voice. He introduced me to REAL music.

RIP John.

Subject: RE: Obit: John Peel [UK Radio Presenter]
From: GUEST,Joe
Date: 03 Nov 04 - 09:58 AM

Before we could afford a telly or a car, John's alt-radio presentations helped us through the worst time of the day (the 30 minutes after dragging our asses out of bed and facing the trek to the bus-stop ready for the tedious journey to work) - a daily injection of real tonic to face the day. After nearly 40 years he somehow seemed part of the family.

David Jacobs (last Sunday night - Radio 2) said that he didn't care too much for John's choice of music. Further endorsement of what a top guy he was.

Bless you John ....... and thanks for the tonics and the memories.

Subject: RE: Obit: John Peel [UK Radio Presenter]
From: Ralphie
Date: 03 Nov 04 - 11:52 AM

Penguin Egg...
Absolutely!!

Did anyone see Gavin Esler on last tuesdays Newsnight, interviewing the bass player of the Undertones, and Mark E Smith of the Fall.
Priceless TV. John would have fallen about laughing!!
Regards
Ralphie

Watch this space for news of a tribute gig....At the moment we're contemplating the Isle of Wight....No, not the festival.....The Isle of Wight......All of it!

Subject: RE: Obit: John Peel [UK Radio Presenter]
From: Ralphie
Date: 03 Nov 04 - 11:57 AM

And also.
What with the re record of Band Aids "Christmas" later in the month..
Releasing "Teenage Kicks" at the same time could really provoke a battle of the bands for the Christmas No 1.
Anything to keep Cliff marginalised
Ralphie (tongue firmly in cheek)

Subject: RE: Obit: John Peel [UK Radio Presenter]
From: Nemesis
Date: 03 Nov 04 - 06:25 PM

Good to see some of the bastards at the BBC doing something...

Subject: RE: Obit: John Peel [UK Radio Presenter]
From: s6k
Date: 03 Nov 04 - 07:28 PM

Undertones will play at the new bands tent at glastonbury next year, which is now renamed the John Peel stage.

Subject: RE: Obit: John Peel [UK Radio Presenter]
From: GUEST
Date: 07 Nov 04 - 02:06 AM

you obviously have a very sad life

Subject: RE: Obit: John Peel [UK Radio Presenter]
From: s6k
Date: 07 Nov 04 - 07:37 AM

shut up you stupid piece of shit, try signing in as your name so we can all see who you are and realise you are a pathetic little twat who has to sign in as guest to post his idiotic opinions.

Subject: RE: Obit: John Peel [UK Radio Presenter]
From: Hand-Pulled Boy
Date: 07 Nov 04 - 10:41 AM

Did you watch the BBC2 tribute last night at 10pm? I am that 'sad' that I also taped it so I can watch it over again. Don't get too upset s6k. You can't expect everyone to feel as strongly as you. The guest's comment was out of order and I'm sure he'll be slated by the rest of this thread, and, of course, it serves him right. JP and LFC are heroes to a big, wide world and so they should be.

Subject: RE: Obit: John Peel [UK Radio Presenter]
From: Mrs_Annie
Date: 07 Nov 04 - 10:57 AM



Me too!

Subject: RE: Obit: John Peel [UK Radio Presenter]
From: s6k
Date: 07 Nov 04 - 12:31 PM

i taped it too!!!

Subject: RE: Obit: John Peel [UK Radio Presenter]
From: GUEST,milk monitor
Date: 07 Nov 04 - 01:20 PM

Me three.

Subject: RE: Obit: John Peel [UK Radio Presenter]
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 07 Nov 04 - 02:37 PM

Just re-entered this thread after a few days - seems really weird, were there really no postings for three whole days between 3rd and 7th? or has part of the thread been glitched in error in cyberspace?>