Paul, i reckon if anyone had a right to say it how it is..it's you and maybe folks on here have been waiting for someone to make a statement, who knew him best, you'd fit the bill in every way.
I heard the news early Saturday afternoon, as Andy Dyson messaged Tim Brown during the coutse of his function at the Golden Lion in Tod...out of respect Tim felt it inappropriate at that moment to say owt....other than yourself and Barry Maleedy amongst the few, no one knew Kev better.
I'm sure everyone on here will gratefully thank you for saying the words you have....and Kev definitely would.
I thing you summed up to a tee , if you broke kev's exterior down, underneath he was a genuine, honest, likeable hard working bloke...on another level as a dj, with a record collection second to none....held in such high esteem, he was always the go-to guy for the last hour anywhere, and folk waited for his sets because they knew they were always on-the-money.
There's an almighty void been left, because he was a proper promoter as well, resident at the Lowton revival for 7 years and resident at Culcheth, as well as many other places...no one can fill his shoes in the same way.
God bless Kev Murphy, we will miss you more than you'll ever know, and many thanks Paul.