Tuesday, October 26, 2004

Godspeed John Peel

...which would have royally pissed the man off; if memory serves, I think he was a Buddhist. And God knows I've not believed in Him for quite a while and doesn't seem to mind too much. Still, its the thought that counts.

John Peel died suddenly today. If you lived in the UK during the 80s and early 90s, his show on the national radio station, Radio 1, was a beacon of light amongst the flurry of manufactured pop rubbish that filled the airways.

He is an important part of my youth and is now gone. I can't fully articulate why this has upset me so much; I never knew the man and in later years was only an occasional listener. But there you go.

I've had no beer for 18 days. Today would seem to be a good day to fall off the wagon.