I have followed Glastonbury on BBC2/BBC3 TV this weekend and was surprised not to hear any sort of reference to the death of John last year, or his contributions to the festival over the years.

I sort of expected there may have been a dedication at least at the end of programming, but no....

It's a big event - did I miss something? Did anyone else hear any sort of dedication to John whilst watching Glasto on the tele?

They did dedicate a stage in his name John Peel stage but little else was said about him.

Mark Radcliffe mentioned him on Friday night, he nearly got a bit teary as last Glasto was the last time he'd met up with Peel.

By the way, was Brian Wilson reading all the lyrics? If not, he's the most immobile man I've ever seen.

they had a tribute to john peel and showed alot of people talking about him.

Originally posted by f_g
they had a tribute to john peel and showed alot of people talking about him.
Thanks f_g thats good enough for me :thumbsup:

cant remember if its was on bbc2 or bbc 3 but it was at the end of one of the broadcasts.

Originally posted by feargal
By the way, was Brian Wilson reading all the lyrics? If not, he's the most immobile man I've ever seen.

Hello Feargal. Yes, Brian does read the lyrics and his keyboard is turned down almost all the time (he usually plays a brief bit in Heroes and Villains). The lyrics are displayed on those two small screens attached to his keyboard. He is a very odd man indeed, but I think he does actually want to be there! The fact is, he seriously impaired himself a long time ago, and he was pretty unusual to start with! I love Brian, but I cannot help agree with (and laugh at) Jonathan Ross' description of him as "a cross between Frankenstein's monster and 'Maureen' from Driving School".

I heard Jo Whiley talking about John Peel, think that was Friday night as well.

She seemed to be holding back the emotions.

I forget the name of the band but the vocalist was a women with blonde hair and she put her heart and soul into her performance. I thought it was quite entertaining to watch. They performed on the John Peel stage I believe.

Originally posted by LordSnooty
Yes, Brian does read the lyrics and his keyboard is turned down almost all the time (he usually plays a brief bit in Heroes and Villains).

That's very sad, and thinking about it he did look a bit embalmed. I'm glad I didn't know that before, while I was listening to all the fawning presenters carping on about how his was the definitive Glaso performance. Ah, the spirit of "live" music!

Originally posted by feargal
That's very sad, and thinking about it he did look a bit embalmed. I'm glad I didn't know that before, while I was listening to all the fawning presenters carping on about how his was the definitive Glaso performance. Ah, the spirit of "live" music!

It is sad, but I do believe he's having a great time! He's just never been any good at 'showbiz'. He used to go through the motions a bit, but has now given up entirely, which is no bad thing. Even now, when things come together, he can write and perform lovely songs. But most of the time, he sounds like he's been shaken awake at 3am by the Gestapo, had a torch shone in his face and told to come up with a three-part harmony on the spot.

I saw him at the Royal Festival Hall a while ago. It was a great night. The oddest 'Brian moment' for me came approximately twenty minutes into the standing ovation which began after 'God Only Knows' (surely a masterpiece) and continued through the next two or three songs. I'm sure everyone must have been secretly wishing that everyone else would sit down again (especially since it cost £60 for the seats!). I laughed out loud when Brian called out, just before starting another song, 'OK, now - everybody stand up!' He didn't seem to have noticed that three thousand people had already been standing up for what felt like a week.

Aw, bless him! He sounds like everyone's favourite mad uncle.

He's a very dotty bloke, but his musical talent is beyond doubt one of the best ever, despite the fact it went unnoticed for such a long time.

http://www.brianwilson.com/brian/

A good read for anyone with little background on this great man.

and from one great man to another, I'm so glad they gave John a bit of a rememberance at glasto, I have had the massive honour of meeting him backstage last year whilst working at glastonbury, and we and a few other shered a pint in the staff tent :D, he was, and always will be a great man, the father of pioneering music.

Big respect to both men. I hope anyone who went to glastonbury got a chance to have a few moments contemplation at the Joe Strummer memorial stone as well

Joel

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Originally posted by spook
that's funny cos she consistently strikes me as the most shallow person going.
'Foxy' Jo Whiley.... no way - she has 'something about her' :thumbsup:

Originally posted by Joelc
...... I'm so glad they gave John a bit of a rememberance at glasto, I have had the massive honour of meeting him backstage last year whilst working at glastonbury, and we and a few other shered a pint in the staff tent :D, he was, and always will be a great man, the father of pioneering music.

A couple of years ago (ish) a friend of a friend who 'works' with stone had a sculpture/installation landscape piece featured in the Sheffield Telegraph.

He was contacted by 'Peely' to construct the same piece for his wife Sheila as a birthday present at the Peel homestead - the work to be undertaken whilst she was away.

He accepted, and went to do the work expecting to be put up in a hotel or bed and breakfast. He was actually invited into the home and stayed as a welcome guest, drinking and eating with the family, and listening to john broadcasting his show from home.

I'm glad to hear that words were said for John at Glastonbury. I thought I saw most of it on BBC3, but It's a big event and sadly
I missed that part of it :(