Comments on: Tuesday 26 October http://planbmag.com/blogs/staff/2004/10/26/tuesday-26-october/ Plan B writers' blog Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:45:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Alex Giles http://planbmag.com/blogs/staff/2004/10/26/tuesday-26-october/#comment-687 Mon, 01 Nov 2004 17:11:30 +0000 http://planbmag.com/blogs/staff/2004/10/26/tuesday-26-october/#comment-687 its an utter tragedy to lose such a diversely influential figurehead, and i find it sickening to hear the bbc pay tributes after they shifted his slot to half one in the morning, unwilling to move it back, regardless of him explaining that this was 'killing him'. the bbc killed John Peel. utter fuckers. its an utter tragedy to lose such a diversely influential figurehead, and i find it sickening to hear the bbc pay tributes after they shifted his slot to half one in the morning, unwilling to move it back, regardless of him explaining that this was ‘killing him’.
the bbc killed John Peel.
utter fuckers.

]]> by: adam gill http://planbmag.com/blogs/staff/2004/10/26/tuesday-26-october/#comment-686 Thu, 28 Oct 2004 10:15:39 +0000 http://planbmag.com/blogs/staff/2004/10/26/tuesday-26-october/#comment-686 I have never felt so deeply touched by the death of a celebrity in my entire life, peelie never felt like a celebrity but like a close friend always there always comforting, a true pioneer, someone who inspired us all. I'll never let his memory fade... I have never felt so deeply touched by the death of a celebrity in my entire life, peelie never felt like a celebrity but like a close friend always there always comforting, a true pioneer, someone who inspired us all.

I’ll never let his memory fade…

]]> by: Sarah http://planbmag.com/blogs/staff/2004/10/26/tuesday-26-october/#comment-685 Tue, 26 Oct 2004 21:13:23 +0000 http://planbmag.com/blogs/staff/2004/10/26/tuesday-26-october/#comment-685 ouch! ouch!

]]> by: Spazzy Bystander http://planbmag.com/blogs/staff/2004/10/26/tuesday-26-october/#comment-684 Tue, 26 Oct 2004 17:33:00 +0000 http://planbmag.com/blogs/staff/2004/10/26/tuesday-26-october/#comment-684 I really can't say how gutted I am. I've been crying on & off these last couple of hours. John Peel shaped the whole way I listen to music, what I'm looking for. I can remember listening to him with my radio under the covers when I was about 7 - yes, really - and being scared by some of the music he played and then reassured by his voice in-between them... The amount of new & old music I've found through his show. I was thinking a while back about what Radio 1 would do if he retired, and there's noone I can see filling that role. Worse, I can think of a whole load of good bands that owe their livelihood to exposure on his show - what hope have we got for their successors. The only person left that I really respected in public life after Johnny Cash... I really can’t say how gutted I am. I’ve been crying on & off these last couple of hours.

John Peel shaped the whole way I listen to music, what I’m looking for. I can remember listening to him with my radio under the covers when I was about 7 - yes, really - and being scared by some of the music he played and then reassured by his voice in-between them… The amount of new & old music I’ve found through his show. I was thinking a while back about what Radio 1 would do if he retired, and there’s noone I can see filling that role.

Worse, I can think of a whole load of good bands that owe their livelihood to exposure on his show - what hope have we got for their successors.

The only person left that I really respected in public life after Johnny Cash…

]]> by: Mark Connelly http://planbmag.com/blogs/staff/2004/10/26/tuesday-26-october/#comment-683 Tue, 26 Oct 2004 15:10:38 +0000 http://planbmag.com/blogs/staff/2004/10/26/tuesday-26-october/#comment-683 This is the saddest moment in radio in my lifetime. This is the saddest moment in radio in my lifetime.

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