RIP John Cushnie

[Globalti]

Was he the first celebrity to die in 2010? What a shame, I loved hearing his dry, funny explanations on GQT delivered in that rich Norn Iron accent.

 

[dan_bo]

Shame. He (and the rest of the GQT team) used to keep me company on long drives back from doon sooth. I hope they plant a Leylandii in his honour- that'd really piss him off.

 

[Arch]

Sad of course, but I never liked him. I thought he never missed an opportunity to get a laugh at someone else's expense and to make questioners feel small. Of course he's being sanctified now and that nasty, wee-minded sense of "humour" is being redefined as some sort of towering intellect.

Good lord, I never ever thought of him in that way. I thought his replies were completely within the level of banter people (including the questioners!) would have expected. It's a refreshing part of GQT that the panelists and questioners don't take themselves or even gardening, too seriously. I listened and enjoyed long before and after I actually had any land to garden on.

I like the fact that the BBC piece says he was "believed to be in his late 60's". Do they not know for sure? If not, I like that; in this age of facts and figures, it doesn't matter a jot exactly how old he was, and presumably he thought that too, if he never gave his age....

 

[porteous]

A wonderful practical gardener, I shall miss his robust advice and sharp wit. We are the poorer for his passing.

 

[redcogs]

A sad loss to the gqt panel and to listeners. Nice man with non 'pc' directness - and a lovely regional accent.

 

[Twenty Inch]

Good lord, I never ever thought of him in that way. I thought his replies were completely within the level of banter people (including the questioners!) would have expected. It's a refreshing part of GQT that the panelists and questioners don't take themselves or even gardening, too seriously. I listened and enjoyed long before and after I actually had any land to garden on.

I like the fact that the BBC piece says he was "believed to be in his late 60's". Do they not know for sure? If not, I like that; in this age of facts and figures, it doesn't matter a jot exactly how old he was, and presumably he thought that too, if he never gave his age....

On reflection, I was probably reacting to the part of my own character that I like the least and have struggled with the most. GQT won't be the same, that is for certain.