John Peel RIP

[floppybootstomp]

I feel like a part of me’s just gone missing. This guy was with me from my teens until very recently. I last saw him when I was lucky enough to win tickets to a recording session for the Magic band at London’s Maida Vale studios, in July.

He was very amiable to all of us who went along for the session and very witty.

I listened to his radio station most every evening he was broadcasting.

He was also the only DJ to reply with a handwritten letter when I made enquiries about a band, in the seventies.

He attended our school in my sixth year there and spoke to us for a couple of hours about anything we wanted to.

He was truly one of the good guys. His loss, to me, right now is immeasurable.

I’m dumbstruck.

News

Obituary

 

[ChristopherP]

sucks. poor guy, only 65

 

[Ian]

A forum to leave some messages : http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/h2/h2.cgi?state=threads&board=radio1.rock&&sort=T

Its always sad to see such a nice guy pass away

 

[pikakilla]

R.I.P. JOHN PEEL
he will be sorely missed
a top bloke

 

[Becky]

It's such a shame that we don't see more guys like him, and even more of a shame that such wonderful people always seem to die before their time.

 

[Matt Jason H]

I was really, and I think still am, shocked by this news.

We have lost a great guy. RIP.

 

[floppybootstomp]

Just had another memory sortta John Peel related.

It was around '73, he used to play the sounds every Sunday evening in a hall over the top of a pub called the Bull in East Sheen, that's between Putney & Richmond (SW london).

I was on an agency at the time and when Peely went on holiday, they chose me to replace him for two Sundays. I went down OK as well, which made me rather chuffed

The equipment I was using then was kinda archaic, but it sounded OK: a pair of 4 x 12 Orange Columns, a 200 watt Selmer Valve Mixer Amp, 3 x turntables with crystal cartridges, all in glorius mono. Plugged the Mic straight into the amp. Probably had a few lights as well, can't remember. And a battered old Transit van.

*sigh*

It's going to be odd turning on the radio and not hearing him anymore

 

[Me__2001]

just wanted to tell everyone that from 7pm tommorow (13th) Radio 1 is doing a 6 hour show dedicated to him

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/johnpeelday/2005/onr1/

 

[muckshifter]

... and fortuatly for me, I can listen off the web.