Takes a writer...

[muninnhuginn]

... like Andrew O'Hagan to produce a good appreciation of John Peel. And no mention of the execrable Home Truths.

We know, days late. But we've not been at the PC much the last few days.

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[the-magician.livejournal.com]

*wipes tear from eyes* ... must remember not to read such things at work ...

... yes, it's a beautiful piece which barely touches on what he did while capturing my image of the man perfectly and raising it yet another notch.

[muninnhuginn]

oops! Sorry. Should've flagged it with a non-worksafe warning.

I like O'Hagan partly because his writing has a similar humanity to Peel's broadcasting.