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Tim Hudson and his wife Maxi in the Canalside Community Radio studios
Why Lord Tim is a breath of fresh air in a world of spin
Vic Barlow28/ 5/2008
WELL, well, well, Lord Tim Hudson, the Prestbury born 1960s California DJ, will be back on air with his own radio show on Canalside Community Radio in October. I can’t wait. Tim’s a walking, talking Technicolor tornado.
I’m never too sure what he’s banging on about, and I don’t really care. In a world of spin, obfuscation and double-talk, Tim’s not so much a breath of fresh air as a hurricane.
He once sent me a postcard written in his own blood. I have no idea why, and that’s the point – Lord Tim doesn’t need a reason to do anything: he’s just Tim.
It’s impossible to know whether the self-styled Lord is a millionaire, as he claims, or a pauper, and God knows who actually stayed and played at his Birtles Bowl home. Ian Botham certainly did, and lived to regret it, as for Viv Richards, Mick Jagger, Joy Division, Paul McCartney, Tom Jones etc, who knows?
Where Lord Tim is concerned there’s a very faint line between fact and fantasy, but I wouldn’t be shocked if he turned up with Madonna; Tim’s that kind of guy.
If you do nothing else this Autumn, tune into Lord Tim’s radio show. Who knows what he’ll do, he won’t know himself until he’s done it but if you listen carefully, you’ll probably hear station manager Nick Wright having a nervous breakdown in the background.
The views expressed on this page are Vic Barlow's and not necessarily those of the Express
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Oh, lets not forget 12 listeners, big time again eh?
26/06/2008 at 10:48
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One thing he is not full of is BS. Read his book 'FROM THE BEATLES TO BOTHAM and all the b..s..in between'.
I am looking forward to his radio show as I know he WILL be refreshingly different.
Hippie'ish? Yup. Great artist? Yup. Eccentric? Yup. Neat couple? Yup. Millionaire? Yup. I hope he gets back to high profile radio if that's what he wants. We could do with more like him in the public eye, worldwide.
7/07/2008 at 12:16