From Chris Palmer
I got to know James mainly when i was home from uni in the summers
and holidays from 94 to 96, I was Ultimate mad and would always go
down to practises provided i was'nt injured (about half the time). He
was always there, and it was comical to hear his school stories. As
many others have said, James was a comedian, he was often cracking
jokes or taking the piss, often out of me, although i like to think i
gave him better than i got.
He also had very good skills and playing with/or against him was
always excellent fun because he was always trying to have the best
time by doing absurd things with a disc.
James was friends with everybody and i remember when a really good
american dude with a beard (i can't remember his name) who played
with us for a summmer or so was leaving town; he'd really improved
james game and he gave james his cap that he always wore as a leaving
gift, I know this meant a lot to james.
I swapped cambridge for edinburgh in 96 and didn't see james again
till last year, at one of the tours, i almost didn't recognize him as
he'd grown so much, his face was much leaner than i remembered. We
chatted for a time, it was good to see him again after those few
years, he still seemed to have the same sparkle and charisma i
remembered from before. It upsets me deeply that i won't see him
again.
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