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Re: Peter Jones

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Dean BedfordMay 19, 2007
 

 
Peter was not a big star in the UK and his looks and voice were very
"average" compared with say Kenneth's distinctive looks and sound. It's
surprising how often I'm watching someone in a bit part in an old TV
series or movie and I think "he is so familiar" and eventually it dawns
on me that it's Peter.

I think the befuddlement is partly an act - but only partly!

On Sunday, May 20, 2007, at 12:22 PM, Miriam wrote:

> ( sorry crazy work schedule interferring with my JAM time arggh!)
> I really enjoy Peter Jones on JAM-now I only started listening to
> the show in the late 90's so what I had heard of Peter was the last few
> yrs of his life so maybe my conception is abit off ( and add the fact
> that I am an american and so other than the Hitchiker's guide I had not
> been exposed to his other work )-- so when I listen to Peter in those
> last yrs I can't help but picture the character of Mr Granger from Are
> You Being Served-he had that kind of delivery and befuddlement that
> Peter often had on JAM. I like that towards the end of his life the
> other players would be easy on him with his 'ers' as what he had to say
> was often quite funny.
> After listening to more of "early" days of JAMS I can apprecitate his
> humor even more. Strangely I think the first time I actually Saw peter
> perform was on Paul Merton's Galton & Simpsons- "The Lift". Miriam
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