HW: Its A Laugh (becoming more sombre )postscript

[CWarburton at OAG.COM]

> Date:    Tue, 26 Oct 2004 14:38:57 +0100
> From:    Mark Von Bargen <atnr63 at DSL.PIPEX.COM>
>
> Oh dear; WHO was it who dies??
> Sorry Roger!!

Adrian Henri, who was anthologised with McGough & Brian Patten in "The Mersey Sound" (probably the most successful of all of the "Penguin Modern Poets" anthologies) and was a member of "The Liverpool Scene" who more successfully combined music and poetry than most.  A sweet guy.

http://www.andyrobertsmusic.com/poetry.html

http://home.luna.nl/~poetry/part/41/

And more besides if you go and stick his name into google. Rather splendidly, and unusually these days, the google results really DO have a high signal-to-noise ratio for this search!

Also (I guess comments are already in, but I only get the digest)

R.I.P. John Peel (né Ravenscroft)

I shed some tears.  Peel's been part of my soundscape for about 35 years, it's hard to believe that if I hear his voice again it will only be a "ghost in the machine".  Except when on holiday I haven't heard his Radio 1 show too much in recent years, but it was always a refuge, it was great to know that it was there.  I have, however, been an aficionado of his Radio 4 "Home Truths" programme since its inception - true "human interest" broadcasting, untainted by tabloid sleaze or any kind of high-minded looking down.

A true public service broadcaster.

Rock on, John!

ChrisW
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