Tuesday, October 26

So sad. Grumpy old man John Peel just died. What a loss. Memories of taping his show on a mono cassette recorder under the bed clothes (he was on late and I was at school). Finger on the pause button. Durutti Column, Joy Division and The Fall sessions. The festive 50. Crazy dub records from Jamaica. Calling his wife 'the pig' and his home 'peel acres'. Seeing him in the flesh at Young Marble Giants gigs and Futurama festivals. And then seeing him again 10 years later at Jesus and Mary Chain and 18th Dye gigs (and still carrying his vinyl geek record bag and a handful of fanzines).

Heaven has a decent DJ now.

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