I reckon we should leave him alone with his family and friends - may be
just get all the radio stations and TV channels to play Teenage Kicks
at the same time.
Martin
On 27 Oct 2004, at 13:38, Odeluga, Ken wrote:
Yeah, I think we need to remember, that we here on 313 and similar
communities are in a bit of a bubble which is finite. In the UK, I
would
say more people appreciated John Peel for his broadcasting in *later*
life, especially the 'Home Truths' programme, and others, not for his
broadcasting about music. He *was* famous in the UK, but most people
even whilst liking him, thought he was more or less an eccentric or an
over-grown teenager (still stuck on 'teenage kicks') even if they
regarded him with affection.
I suspect that the only reason we've got so much acreage of coverage in
the uk press and media is because by and large, these organizations are
staffed by people like you and me, they might not like the same music,
but they're certainly not your average middle-Englader (or
middle-American.) Journos and media people in general I would expect to
be people who would have genuine respect and affection for John Peel.
