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My Peelgrimage: The Pictures

Peelspotter | 17.11.2004 01:16 | Cambridge | London

As promised, here are the pictures to illustrate the article I posted on the Newswire earlier.

TV Vans
TV Vans

The Swarming Papparazzi..!
The Swarming Papparazzi..!

Filming for the evening news.
Filming for the evening news.

D.I.Y. Fanciers' Convention!!
D.I.Y. Fanciers' Convention!!

Floral tributes - under 'heavy' gaurd.
Floral tributes - under 'heavy' gaurd.

Not everyone dressed in black!
Not everyone dressed in black!

Even the builders downed tools.
Even the builders downed tools.

The Churchyard.
The Churchyard.

There were hundreds of people in attendance...
There were hundreds of people in attendance...

...everywhere you looked...
...everywhere you looked...

...you were surrounded on all sides...
...you were surrounded on all sides...

...by so many people, who had come from all over the land...
...by so many people, who had come from all over the land...

...to pay their respects to someone they admired so much.
...to pay their respects to someone they admired so much.

Even the streets outside were packed!
Even the streets outside were packed!

Respectful silence during the service.
Respectful silence during the service.

His final appointment...and final broadcast.
His final appointment...and final broadcast.

Portrait of an Artist as The Man.
Portrait of an Artist as The Man.


I think that the best final summary of the man should be a quote from the Funeral Programme...

******

When we trod this land, we walk for one reason.
...to try to help another man think for himself.
The music of our hearts is roots music,
music which recalls history,
because without the knowledge of your history,
you cannot determine your destiny: the music about the present,
because if you're not conscious about the present,
you're like a cabbage in this society.

Misty in Roots 1979

******

Nuff Sed.

This is Peelspotter signing off for the last time,
and saying goodbye to a great human being.

R.I.P.

John Peel

1939 - 2004

Peelspotter

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nice report

17.11.2004 02:21

doesn't compensate for that shocking pun tho!

RIP John :(

djome


More Here...

17.11.2004 03:26

...If you follow the link below, to the accompanying text:

 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/cambridge/2004/11/301058.html

The Linkmaster


thanks

17.11.2004 12:30

thanks for that nice report :)
RIP JOHN

may his musical legacy live on

hey in others it does on the hardcore/political front
check out Skidmark Bob  http://www.radio4all.net/ search by producer
but even he dosnt come close in other areas outside his musical sphere

zcat