RIP Brian Jacques

[Uncle_Meat]

Rather sad to hear of this.

 

Redwall was a cracking series of books, and listening to Jakestown was a constant of my growing up, coming back home on a Sunday teatime after being driven around the arse end of nowhere in my Dads van, with Brian on the radio waxing lyrical in the background about the docks before putting on a bit of Mario Lanza.

[stringvest]

sorry to hear the sentimental old bubbler has gone.

[OmarVizquel]

Very sad. I read his books religiously when I was a kid, and always hoped to write him a letter or bump into him somewhere and say "thanks."

 

Vastly underrated as a Scouse icon....20 million books sold worldwide? I'd say he's more well-known than any local (excepting the Beatles) in recent times. I grew up in the States, and every kid I knew read his books.

 

Thanks for the stories, Mr. Jacques....

[torahboy]

Sad news. A good socialist and an interesting broadcaster. His son, David, has an exhibition on at the Walker Art Gallery; I hope Brian got to see some of the work before he clocked off.

[Carvalho Diablo]

He was boss at Superstars too.

 

Scot thrusts. Or was it the parallel bars dip ?

 

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[Malarkey]

Fuck, I went to see him on a school trip about 13/14 years ago (I think) in the local library.

 

Mad. Eye opener.

[WaltonRed]

My Nan loved him on the wireless.

 

I met him with her when I was about 6, he was boss.

 

Sad news.