I was on holiday when I heard the news of JP's death so this has been my first chance to respond. What can I say that others haven't already said? Probably...
MessageThe only time I saw Peelie face to face was during the early 90s while waiting for a train on an otherwise deserted platform at Cambridge. I wanted to...
Amongst the understandable enthusiasm here for making Peel's old works available something needs to be pointed out All Peel's radio shows are copyright. Now...
Thanks to everyone for the great posts/links to old interviews articles and obituaries. It really is astonishing how much love, respect and genuine grief has...
For those who want to see the whole of Parson's pitiful article see http://www.mirror.co.uk/columnists/tonyparsons/ Parsons reckons Peel was "horribly...
Well he's obviously after a reaction. But he is certainly INCORRECT re. Elvis Presley: I can recall him playing Mystery Train, for example, and other Elvis I...
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Nov 1, 2004 2:25 pm
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In message <AA2CFD2CA82E794093389F9684C28DE101050F81@...>, McKINNON Dougal <d.mckinnon@...> writes ... He and Burchill have...
I think he last played elvis on 26th august 2003, twice in 2002.. but then parsons is too much of a lazy and risible little sh*t to actually check any facts....
Thanks for passing that on Tom - deeply upsetting but it contributes to our making some sense of things. I wished they might have spared details of Sheila's...
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<< nobody's actually that much of a dickhead. >> Wanna bet? Rocker...
<< nobody's actually that much of a dickhead. >> Wanna bet? Rocker Quite right! And he's totally missed what Peel was about. He took the time to listen to all...
I listened last night to Andy Kershaw's excellent tribute to Peel on Radio 3. Unless I'm mistaken, most of the clips of John in conversation were taken from a...
further to that on Kershaw played a clip of peelie describing listening to heartbreak hotel for the first time in the fifties and the effect it had on him....
Hi peeps. So, last week was a sad one for all. The shocking death of John Peel has left a massive hole in the lives of those listen and work on Radio One. I...
<< Parsons is clearly betraying that he is one of those sheep. >> Sad and ironic, because he and Burchill really were at the forefront of punk in 1976 - 1977 -...
I know John Played blue Moon of Kentucky more than once. This is my
favourite Elvis track so I notice when it's played. ... From: peel@yahoogroups.com Date:...
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Nov 1, 2004 10:20 pm
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I really hope the BBC re air that series John did about Protest music. I
tihnk it went out in the Eighties. Oh and for the benefit of Tony Parsons he
played...
Mark
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Nov 1, 2004 10:24 pm
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... I have a tape of a show where he plays Elvis ("Tear Your Playhouse Down") - and wasn't the Ronettes "Be My Baby" the last song he ever broadcast according...
Last night ResonanceFM - the Internet radio station broadcast a short speech Peel made to a panel at the last Big Chill Festival as a tribute. It's well worth...
According to the Radio Times Rob Da Bank is standing in for the next 4 weeks Audition maybe? Also there is a 90 minute Peel Tribute on BBC2 next Saturday ...
I could live with Rob. He doesn't have anywhere near the range that John
had but maybe that was always unrealistic to look for. He wont play the same
stuff...
Mark
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Nov 2, 2004 1:48 pm
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is it blasphemous (or something less extreme or religious) to say that Henry Rollins would make a wonderful host? he has a radio show in Los Angeles that i...
Well it maybe I'm too close to John's age but I had already heard far too
much of that playlist. I would expect to know only one or two - three tracks
at the...
Mark
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Nov 3, 2004 3:44 am
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On peeling back the years: I've got the entire series on C90, from back when Radio One used to do that documentary hour on Saturday lunchtimes - I think...
Rob Da Bank says he is there for the next couple of months After that who knows Tonights suggests they are getting to try and keep the Peel show going as to...
