MixTape #083 (Chris McAvoy Tribute)

Unfortunately, See Never Dry by Gods Little Monkeys is not on Spotify - you can listen to it here.

As a footnote, Chris' friend John Gresty sent me an email that went into my spam folder so I didn't see it until after I'd recorded the episode. I thought it would be nice to include it here, as it captures many of the things we loved about Chrissie Mac:

I met Chris on Thursday 9th October 1986. It was the first day of pre-university – the week of arrival before freshers week started in full. Our rooms were directly opposite each other. We were youthful 18-year-olds. Wonderful tunes constantly emanated from Chris’ room. You can pick any track from any of: New Order’s Brotherhood, Billy Bragg’s Talking with the Taxman About Poetry, The Smiths’ The World Won’t Listen, Echo & The Bunnymen’s Ocean Rain, The The’s Soul Mining... They will all always remind me of those early days of finding our feet at the University of York. There were many more, and it was certain destiny that Chris would be big in Student Ents.

I don’t remember a lot about our studies in Mathematics at York, but I will never forget the education that Chris gave me in all things music. I love new music. For ever afterwards, every time I hear something I like, my first thought is always, “Would Chris like that?” It always will be.