It's taken me a few days to post anything on this very sad thread as I feel like I've lost a best friend, like Dave, Neil, Gilly, Steve Whittle and others I knew and loved the man, lost contact in recent years but he will always be in my heart, remember a record trip to the States back in 1990 with my good friend Kevin Cox we stopped off to see Popcorn one afternoon and I was amazed and very honoured to see that he had many photographs on the walls of his living room of various people connected with the UK soul scene including one of I think Gilly, Steve Whittle, Popcorn and myself, Kevin took a couple of photos of myself and Popcorn which are now in a montage type framed picture above my turntable at home, he was a gentle soul, kind and very humble, his contribution to this music of ours is huge, few can even come close, like others I had the pleasure of seeing him perform several times in Dunstable, Mancheter, Great Yarmouth and more importantly I had the pleasure of his company, friendship, tenderness, smile and huge talent, there is a very big hole in the soul world now, as a small way of saying thank to you Richard I'm putting a two hour show together on Starpoint dedicted to the life and work of our friend which will broadcast on Sunday 21st September, I really want to get this right and do him justice so any ideas for tracks etc. please contact bicknellmark@aol.com, already have a big list of records but all and any help or suggestions will be most helpful.....good night Richard sleep well.
Regards - Mark Bicknell.