Today is October 12th. In the week I will have been to four gigs, it seems apt that today is John Peel Day. I bought Margrave of the Marshes when I went to Nottingham for the Panthers ice hockey game. I had wanted it for some time because I couldn't believe how little I knew about the legend that is John Peel. In my head I wanted to have it read by today; I have about thirty pages left*. The book is eye opening and possibly just goes to prove that Peel is the greatest DJ in the world** and how much he loved the music he played and the passion he had for it. A true pioneer*** of new music. It's inspiring whilst showing his sense of humour.


This is the part where I confess to never having heard any of John Peel's shows. I only started listening to Radio 1 about two years ago...was it two? Well whenever Edith was on Celebrity Fame Academy. Then. And in the 90s, well I was a proper pop princess and will admit to you now that I do actually own the whole Steps back catalogue. Hmm, I can't end on that note. I reckon I've probably made up for that by the amount of hours I've spent listening to Radio 1 though. I am going to go finish my book now and will report back on whether I cried when I got to the end, how's that? Though I nearly cried earlier when I realised I was born one day before the tragedy of Heysel. Maybe I just need sleep.

Happy John Peel Day.


*I would have had it done by now but somehow my addiction to MySpace is back thanks namely to Chris Cox and Colin Murray.
**As if it needed proving.
***Pioneer in the proper sense of the word, not like, 'this is a song we pioneered in Germany..."