Steve Wright and serious jockin on radio 2

[Gargamel]

I will miss being able to hear Abracadabra twice a week.

[nuyorican]

Magikarp said:

I was subjected to his The Big Show and its hideous theme for years, and it made my teeth itch. He seemed an integral part of the working day - even a bit comfortable. I won't miss the crawling obsequiousness of his idiot crew though. The overwhelming response from people who knew him is one of genuine sadness and by all accounts he was a very nice bloke. Sad, and shocking.

This. Used to swear at the radio when it was on. And then there was Scott Mills. If ever the saying 'be careful what you wish for' was more prescient. I feel genuinely sad about Steve Wright.

[Blackpuddin]

Gargamel said:

I will miss being able to hear Abracadabra twice a week.

[Blackpuddin]

speedking31 said:

Essarell said:

... bringing an irrelevant, fantastical humour to an era that in all fairness needed a laugh.

You probably meant "irreverant", no doubt SW would smile at that one.

Go on then, in the absence of anybody else doing it – you probably meant 'irreverent'.

[Legacywr]

Blackpuddin said:

speedking31 said:

Essarell said:

... bringing an irrelevant, fantastical humour to an era that in all fairness needed a laugh.

You probably meant "irreverant", no doubt SW would smile at that one.

Go on then, in the absence of anybody else doing it – you probably meant 'irreverent'.

Serious bhin

No g

[paulguitar]

Blackpuddin said:

speedking31 said:

Essarell said:

... bringing an irrelevant, fantastical humour to an era that in all fairness needed a laugh.

You probably meant "irreverant", no doubt SW would smile at that one.

Go on then, in the absence of anybody else doing it – you probably meant 'irreverent'.

speedking31 said:

you probably meant "irreverant"

ETA Bonus spelling mistake.

[Legacywr]

You know, it’s sadder and more touching than I expected.

I guess my greatest memory is the late, dark months of 1981. I had a driving job, and I have fond memories of SW in the times approaching Christmas, a time when romance was still in my life.

Although I didn’t like it at the time, he seemed to play this every hour… he obviously didn’t.

Thanks for the memories Wrighty.

[Blackpuddin]

Legacywr said:

Blackpuddin said:

speedking31 said:

Essarell said:

... bringing an irrelevant, fantastical humour to an era that in all fairness needed a laugh.

You probably meant "irreverant", no doubt SW would smile at that one.

Go on then, in the absence of anybody else doing it – you probably meant 'irreverent'.

Serious bhin

No g

[Blackpuddin]

paulguitar said:

Blackpuddin said:

speedking31 said:

Essarell said:

... bringing an irrelevant, fantastical humour to an era that in all fairness needed a laugh.

You probably meant "irreverant", no doubt SW would smile at that one.

Go on then, in the absence of anybody else doing it – you probably meant 'irreverent'.

speedking31 said:

you probably meant "irreverant"

ETA Bonus spelling mistake.

you probably meant spellin

[LuS1fer]

Blackpuddin said:

paulguitar said:

Blackpuddin said:

speedking31 said:

Essarell said:

... bringing an irrelevant, fantastical humour to an era that in all fairness needed a laugh.

You probably meant "irreverant", no doubt SW would smile at that one.

Go on then, in the absence of anybody else doing it – you probably meant 'irreverent'.

speedking31 said:

you probably meant "irreverant"

ETA Bonus spelling mistake.

you probably meant spellin

It's all reverendistential hipoautocracy.

[standards]

scorcher said:

Serious dyin…….. no g

Matt when I see you out and about on your constitutional
Still got one from my refereeing days

[romft123]

smn159 said:

Young age to go.

Believe that Smashie and Nicey were drawn partly from his presenting style in the 90s

errrrrrr no.

[DickyC]

romft123 said:

smn159 said:

Young age to go.

Believe that Smashie and Nicey were drawn partly from his presenting style in the 90s

errrrrrr no.

More Alan Freeman and Tony Blackburn, I reckon.

Nodarf.

[Escort3500]

DickyC said:

romft123 said:

smn159 said:

Young age to go.

Believe that Smashie and Nicey were drawn partly from his presenting style in the 90s

errrrrrr no.

More Alan Freeman and Tony Blackburn, I reckon.

Nodarf.

[Legacywr]

Escort3500 said:

DickyC said:

romft123 said:

smn159 said:

Young age to go.

Believe that Smashie and Nicey were drawn partly from his presenting style in the 90s

errrrrrr no.

More Alan Freeman and Tony Blackburn, I reckon.

Nodarf.

Gary Davies too IIRC?

[Deranged Rover]

DickyC said:

More Alan Freeman and Tony Blackburn, I reckon.

Nodarf.

I think there was a fair amount of Dave Lee Travis in there, too, which apparently pissed him off royally!

[coppice]

Talk of Alan Freeman reminds me that R4 'Great Lives ' series featured Fluff in the last couple of weeks. He was the soundtrack to my teenage years and the programme was fascinating . On BBC Sounds .

[anonymoususer]

Steve Wright: Friend of radio DJ says he 'died of a broken heart' after his show was axed by BBC

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/tv/steve-w...

[paulguitar]

anonymoususer said:

Steve Wright: Friend of radio DJ says he 'died of a broken heart' after his show was axed by BBC

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/tv/steve-w...

I thought we'd be hearing this view before very long.

[Red9zero]

paulguitar said:

anonymoususer said:

Steve Wright: Friend of radio DJ says he 'died of a broken heart' after his show was axed by BBC

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/tv/steve-w...

I thought we'd be hearing this view before very long.

I guess it didn't help, but he still had Sunday love songs and I saw RS were planning an R2 Extra station that he was to be involved with. Although, I have heard of people that lived to work and then as soon as they start to wind down, they keel over.