Tommy Vance (off topic?)

[thebarguest]

Are these manifestations created by the BBC/media or
the "general public" ? The vast majority of the population
don't follow the alternative music scene and don't
listen to Radio 4. Personally, I prefer Peel as a "cult"
figure .........
Tommy Vance, Alan Freeman, John Peel - will we ever see
(hear) their likes again ? Nostalgia is great.


And perhaps the current manifestations of the public's continuing 
high regard for Peel and his legacy 

--- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "dunelm61" <dunelm@l...> wrote:
>
> The lives and careers of John Peel and Tommy Vance ran parallel for 
> almost half a century. From beginning their broadcasting careers in 
> America, working on pirate radio, joining the BBC . . . through to 
> embarrassing TV voice-overs and even meeting the Grim Reaper within 
> months of each other.
> 
> However, given the current media blitz (the book, the magazine and 
> newspaper articles, TV and radio programmes, you name it) 
> surrounding Peel, it's striking just how differently they are 
> regarded by music fans and by the public in general.
> 
> For me, listening to NWOBHM bands on the Friday Rock Show in the 
> late seventies was something of a guilty pleasure after Peel's 
> Monday to Thursday shows. I suspect that this is true of several 
> members of this group, although perhaps not many of you will admit 
> it publicly!
> 
> The last occasion on which I heard Tommy Vance was when he was 
> interviewed on Radio 5 Live on the day of Peel's death almost a 
year 
> ago. Vance declared his opinion of Peel to be at variance with the 
> warm tributes that had been paid so far. In essence, he accused 
Peel 
> of being a wily opportunist who would jump on any bandwagon seen to 
> be gaining momentum. It sad that such inappropriate and distasteful 
> bitching about John Peel should mark what may well have been 
Tommy's 
> last appearance on the radio.
> 
> And perhaps the current manifestations of the public's continuing 
> high regard for Peel and his legacy simply underline the reasons 
for 
> such resentment.
>