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Off Topic Tony Blackburn

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  1. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    ElTigre Well-Known Member

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    He's no Saville.
     
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  3. Happy Tiger

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    He's been stitched up and no mistake.

    Easier than blaming the ****s in charge and the politicians.
     
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    As Nina Myskov said today all morning they have been discussing Tony Blackburn. Attention diverted from the deprevations of Savile and the ignoring of what was happening by the bigwigs. Job done.
    The girl withdrew her allegation about Blackburn but because he was mentioned alongside Savile suspicions had been aroused. The girl's mother said Blackburn had nothing to do,with the girl's suicide. This decision by the BBC seems to hinge on the fact he doesn't agree with their version of events.
    A good article about it on the Telegraph website. Can't link to it as I have run out of my viewing allowance.
     
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    very disappointing. the voice of radio 1. should always present pick of the pops.
     
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  6. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    I'm hoping he's innocent. Looking at the picture of the girl, christ she looks a lot older than 15. You certainly wouldnt have asked her age.
     
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    I thought he was on Viking 2 these days, not that I'd ever admit to having heard his show
     
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  8. Charlie1

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    John Peel and Bowie seem to still be hero worshipped despite their appetite for the younger female. Wonder why some are allowed to escape the wrath and others then seem to take their share as well.
     
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    The Beeb had lots of opportunities to nip this in the bud much earlier. Unfortunately a culture of fear and bullying prevented that from happening. I hope events like this are never allowed to happen again, shameful from the Beeb.
     
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  10. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    didnt know about Bowie but i agree Peel got away with it.
    Jimmy Page is another one who liked early teens.
     
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    Barchullona Well-Known Member

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    Not to mention Jimmy Page. And not forgetting Bill Wyman...
     
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  12. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    Not saying Linekers done owt like this but they've certainly hushed up a lot of his doings.
     
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    Doubt Adam Johnson will be remembered as fondly as Bowie is. Amazing what singing a few popular tunes can do for you.
     
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    Apparently Blackburn's defence had 4000 holes in it.
     
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    I didn't know that about Bowie either. Just googled it and you're right. What a ****ing sick ****.
     
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    He has a show on an independent network as well as the one he had on BBC R2.
    Maybe they'll sack him too?
     
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  17. John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.

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    This sort of thing was rife in the sixties, I went to a weekend in Bilton where they had amongst some good bands playing a beer drinking world championship. A well known DJ was in attendance and girls were throwing themselves at him.
     
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    as i recall from his book, peel wasn't much older than a lot of the girls when he was in the usa and they were queuing at the door for him. later he had a long relationship with a girl that started when she was 15 but she said she definitely pursued him. technically wrong, but with none of the force and control freakery savile imposed on his victims. peel had himself been abused and although it isn't an excuse it appears to be a factor in many such cases.
     
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    My daughter in law worked with Tony Blackburn and a few others at KCFM when it first opened, and she always said he was the perfect gentleman to everyone, leopards rarely change their spots, that's why all the recent names jailed have carried on abusing woman and kids for many years 40 or more in same cases.

    The police always name sex abusers in the hope more victims come forward, that's why Harris, Clifford, Hall and the rest have gone to prison, but it's backfired on a few like Cliff, Freddie Starr and even though Dr Fox got acquitted I doubt he will work again.
     
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  20. look_back_in_amber

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    There appears to be witch hunts galore nowadays, some like DLT totally undeservedly so. My hope is that Tony Blackburn falls into the same category as I've always liked the bloke, he's such a Smashy & Nicey style DJ and has always appeared a decent fella, unlike cretins like Saville.
     
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