Song of the Day: April 09, 2016 - "My Chinchilla" by CUB
As many people probably know, Christine and I know each other through the CBC Radio 3 community. In the almost-ten years that I've been listening to R3, it has lead directly to meeting a lot of cool people. From all over the country, but also here in Vancouver. Six years ago I was at the Museum of Vancouver for an event that Grant Lawrence and Dan Mangan were a part of when a guy came up to me and tentatively asked "Are you.... kirkofdoom?". I was, he admitted to recognising me from the R3 blog, and introduced himself. His name was Neil van Paridon, or nvp on the blog.
On March 27, Neil passed away after a four month battle with cancer. His memorial service is today, and that's why the Song of the Day is one of his favourites. Christine and I also wanted to share some words Grant Lawrence wrote on his instagram:
“RIP to the great Neil “NVP” van Paridon (centre) who tragically passed away on Easter Weekend in Vancouver from a brain tumour. Neil was one of the many amazing people who I have met through CBC Radio 3. He was a passionate listener and supporter, and an active, smart, kind, and very funny member of our unique and welcoming blog community. Neil was also an amateur CBC archivist, having more memorabilia and “merch” that we do at the station! Neil’s love and listening stretched all the way back to Brave New Waves, Nightlines, Realtime, RadioSonic, and eventually Radio 3, where he listened actively right up until our final day of live hosting a year ago (and beyond). NVP managed to beat “The System”, figuring out when songs would be played on R3 and for how often, and was a great member of the “YVR3” welcoming committee whenever anyone came to town. His friendship and kindness will be deeply missed and not forgotten. NVP is pictured here (wearing his homemade R3 Rock ‘n’ Roll Movie Club shirt “Dogs Wolves Noise Kick Ass” - a ridiculous Kim Fowley quote he blurted out on our show when Fowley attempted to describe rock ‘n’ roll) alongside friends and fellow Radio 3 listeners. Great times. Thanks for the friendship and support, NVP.”