John Peel

John peel died today, 65 years old. I remember back in the early seventies he had a show on BBC Radio One on a Saturday afternoon. I used to have to wash my father's car for pocket money and John on the radio made it bearable. At that time he was playing late psychedelia and good prog rock. I remember hearing Golf Girl by Caravan and being so impressed I had to buy the album. As the years progressed I spent less time listening to him but on occasion, when I had notice of a good session coming on I would sit down and tune in. He was the same affable and occasionally mistake prone guy (can you play a CD at the wrong speed?). By now he would crop up on the telly and even my mum would know who he was. But I still remembered listening to long, groovy and sometimes unlistenable tunes he had chanced upon. And I won't hear that any longer.
Cheers John, thanks for the education.