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ed miliband
21st October 2012, 18:49
http://radicalhistorynetwork.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/alan-woodwood-1939-2012.html

when i was a sort of crass-loving anarkiddy i volunteered at housmans, a radical bookstore in london. alan also volunteered and i often worked with him at the till. he was a lovely, funny man and gave me loads of old pamphlets which really set me on a different path politically: clr james, pannekoek and gorter, maurice brinton, and so on. my politics have changed again somewhat since, but reading that stuff really opened my eyes and helped me see things differently. i just sorta stopped volunteering one day, didn't give 'em any notice and then got embarrassed about not going back, so i haven't seen alan in about two years. really, really sad seeing this. :(

bad ideas actualised by alcohol
21st October 2012, 19:32
Kind of forgot to say, sorry for your loss.

Edit: removed joke, because it seemed somewhat inappropriate.

Yuppie Grinder
21st October 2012, 19:35
sounds like a great guy, sorry for your loss

The Douche
21st October 2012, 20:04
Sorry to hear that man. La lotta continua!

Ravachol
22nd October 2012, 00:18
Really sorry to hear that bro, as the douche said: la lotta continua!

Q
23rd October 2012, 07:34
My condolences.

Dennis the 'Bloody Peasant'
23rd October 2012, 09:45
Sincere condolences mate

ed miliband
23rd October 2012, 18:23
thanks for the solidarity, guys.

it's strange, i can't say that it's a personal loss because i only really saw the guy once a week for maybe just over a year, and yet he definitely had a real impact on who i am today.

ed miliband
23rd October 2012, 23:20
link in the original post is dead: http://radicalhistorynetwork.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/alan-woodward-1939-2012.html