Tuesday
Mar072006
Bye bye, Ivor
Tue, March 7, 2006 at 15:57
Comic genius Ivor Cutler died on Friday. John Junkin died today. Oh no, and Linda Smith has gone too.
Ivor's sessions on the John Peel show were a joy. His honesty and economy of language remain refreshing, as does his careful pronunciation. I would always be there with my cassette recorder, possibly missing a night in the pub to catch his latest radio session in the 1970s. I knew where he lived in Camden Town but I never visited.
On my desk is a plastic bird on a spring, labelled with dymo: 'Fremsley' named after one of his poems.
Ivor's entry on Wikipedia is a bit thin. That will probably change in a few days. (Update: it did.)
Ivor on Flickr: the beautiful kindnesses.
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