Only on Saturday, I was listening to David Stafford do Home Truths and thinking "What would they do if John was gone for good? No-one else quite has it." I feel genuinely sad in the way that I can't ever remember feeling about a public figure. Home Truths made John feel like a friend to me, in a way. Perhaps I'll email the programme - I expect next week will be nothing but tributes.
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I've been sitting here snivelling all afternoon
Date: October 26th, 2004 04:23 pm (UTC)From:I'd just started listening to him again, too - I could pick up his Friday lunchtime prog on the World Service on the car DAB radio while going to let the dogs out.
A few years ago he gave an interview where he said he reckoned he had around five years left. Clearly he was on the money there :(
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Date: October 26th, 2004 04:25 pm (UTC)From:I wouldn't be too surprised if Home Truths dies with him/in the near future:-(
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Date: October 26th, 2004 06:59 pm (UTC)From:I'm just glad in a way that his wife was with him - its the kids you have to feel sorry for :(
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Date: October 26th, 2004 11:10 pm (UTC)From:And yep, I do feel particularly sorry for his kids:-(