John Peel 1939-2004

[Wigan Dave]

I owe everything to this man, thankyou for bringing The Smiths to us all.
You are a genuine music legend and the world will be a far less eclectic mix without your contribution. Rest in peace for you and thans from all Morrissey fans.

 

[stux]

Dave, I had hoped that this was just some idiots idea of a joke.

I'm gutted to find this is actually true.

I'm absolutely gutted.

Nuff respect to the man.

 

[freeyourself]

Re: John Peel & I

> Dave, I had hoped that this was just some idiots idea of a joke.

> I'm gutted to find this is actually true.

> I'm absolutely gutted.

> Nuff respect to the man.

A band I was in briefly, called 1919 (very Killing Joke), did 2 sessions for Peel in the early 80's.

A few weeks prior to our first session, he arranged to meet us in a pub near our rehearsal room, as, coincidentally, his mother lived near there & he was up visiting her.

We spent the whole night drinking & chatting with him & he was great company & happy to get his round in. That was when he offered us our first session ( & also did an interview in his car with our drummer, which he also broadcasted on the same night as our session).

It's a real shame he's gone. The World is worse off for having lost him.

I don't usually approve of the phrase 'nuff respect', but it would be churlish to complain about that on such a sad occasion.

 

[Uncleskinny]

Re: John Peel & I

> A band I was in briefly, called 1919 (very Killing Joke), did 2 sessions
> for Peel in the early 80's.

> A few weeks prior to our first session, he arranged to meet us in a pub
> near our rehearsal room, as, coincidentally, his mother lived near there
> & he was up visiting her.

> We spent the whole night drinking & chatting with him & he was
> great company & happy to get his round in. That was when he offered us
> our first session ( & also did an interview in his car with our
> drummer, which he also broadcasted on the same night as our session).

> It's a real shame he's gone. The World is worse off for having lost him.

> I don't usually approve of the phrase 'nuff respect', but it would be
> churlish to complain about that on such a sad occasion.

His mother lived in Shipley I believe. I only met him once, at a Heresy/Concrete Sox/Heibel/L'Arm gig at the Metropole in Bradford. He was staying over at his Mother's house. Like everyone else has said, he was a charming friendly and indulgent chap. I was one of those who'd stay in and listen to the Festive 50 rather than go to the pub. Two memories stick out for me - when he played the Cocteau Twins' Pearly Dew-Drops Drops - he was so struck emotionally by it he had to punch himself in the chest to keep going. The other is when Sidewalking by The Jesus And Mary Chain came out - he hadn't layed it before, took a flyer, and played it. He played it 3 times in the same show. I was always srtruck by the sheer eclecticism of the shows - one minute it would be Extreme Noise Terror, the next Half Man Half Biscuit. And then of course The Smiths. Nuff said. R.I.P John.

Sk.

 

[freeyourself]

Re: John Peel & I

> His mother lived in Shipley I believe. I only met him once, at a
> Heresy/Concrete Sox/Heibel/L'Arm gig at the Metropole in Bradford. He was
> staying over at his Mother's house. Like everyone else has said, he was a
> charming friendly and indulgent chap. I was one of those who'd stay in and
> listen to the Festive 50 rather than go to the pub. Two memories stick out
> for me - when he played the Cocteau Twins' Pearly Dew-Drops Drops - he was
> so struck emotionally by it he had to punch himself in the chest to keep
> going. The other is when Sidewalking by The Jesus And Mary Chain came out
> - he hadn't layed it before, took a flyer, and played it. He played it 3
> times in the same show. I was always srtruck by the sheer eclecticism of
> the shows - one minute it would be Extreme Noise Terror, the next Half Man
> Half Biscuit. And then of course The Smiths. Nuff said. R.I.P John.

> Sk.

It was in Shipley where we met him yeah( we rehearsed in Bradford), in a pub called 'The Ring O' Bells' (or something like that).

I listened to his show religiously from late '77 til the late 80's, always with a tape player poised, ready to record stuff I'd never have got to hear anywhere else, stuff that later inspired me to learn how to play Bass, which in turn led to so many great times I'll always remember.

 

[Uncleskinny]

Re: John Peel & I

> It was in Shipley where we met him yeah( we rehearsed in Bradford), in a
> pub called 'The Ring O' Bells' (or something like that).

> I listened to his show religiously from late '77 til the late 80's, always
> with a tape player poised, ready to record stuff I'd never have got to
> hear anywhere else, stuff that later inspired me to learn how to play
> Bass, which in turn led to so many great times I'll always remember.

One other thing I should mention, John Peel last year opened the Shipley Branch of the radio station I volunteer for, BCB. My co-presenter Pete got him to sign a Bogshed EP.

Sk.

 

[seriously flawed-not right in the head.]

Re: John Peel & I

> His mother lived in Shipley I believe. I only met him once, at a
> Heresy/Concrete Sox/Heibel/L'Arm gig at the Metropole in Bradford. He was
> staying over at his Mother's house. Like everyone else has said, he was a
> charming friendly and indulgent chap. I was one of those who'd stay in and
> listen to the Festive 50 rather than go to the pub. Two memories stick out
> for me - when he played the Cocteau Twins' Pearly Dew-Drops Drops - he was
> so struck emotionally by it he had to punch himself in the chest to keep
> going. The other is when Sidewalking by The Jesus And Mary Chain came out
> - he hadn't layed it before, took a flyer, and played it. He played it 3
> times in the same show. I was always srtruck by the sheer eclecticism of
> the shows - one minute it would be Extreme Noise Terror, the next Half Man
> Half Biscuit. And then of course The Smiths. Nuff said. R.I.P John.

> Sk.

Yeah. I met him in the "Flying Picket" in Liverpool when it was reopened around 1997. Great guy, he was from these parts you know, and always held a deep affection for Liverpool....He adored the football club..God Bless You John!