[kj] OT: Tony Wilson RIP Obit

Brendan bq at soundgardener.co.nz
Sat Aug 11 00:38:20 EDT 2007


My favourite line in that movie (24 hr PP) is when he's talking about
worst band names and comes up with: BARABAS

Laughed my head off :)



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> That's really sad.&nbsp; Though The Durutti Column is <br>

> such a perfect punchline in 24 Hour Party People, I've <br>

> always loved a good deal of what Vini Reilly has done <br>

> (not everything mind you) and I always loved his support <br>

> of him throughout his varied label career, up to and <br>

> including the F4 EP - plus there's his care for quality of <br>

> packaging and presentation....and he signed Crispy Ambulance, <br>

> a band whose name screamed "DO NOT SIGN ME".<br>

> <br>

> Of course he was also a pompous bastard, but most times <br>

> a loveable one (should have been a Gatherer...read that <br>

> sentence and the previous one as a compliment)<br>

> <br>

> LTM's Shadowplayers documentary is a great watch for some<br>

> interestin insight into the early factory story.<br>

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> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"

> href="mailto:LONESTYLE at aol.com">LONESTYLE at aol.com</a> wrote:

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> <div>This is from BBC news. But when I Google it.. It said on Spin

> that he had a heart attack?</div>

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> <div>Spin verison...</div>

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> href="http://www.spin.com/features/news/2007/08/070810_adams_biggie/">http://www.spin.com/features/news/2007/08/070810_adams_biggie/</a></div>

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> <div>~ LB</div>

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> <div>In a message dated 8/10/2007 1:35:10 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

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> href="mailto:vassifer at earthlink.net">vassifer at earthlink.net</a>

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> Tony Wilson is dead. Go put on CLOSER by Joy Division and raise a&nbsp;

> <br>

> pint to the great man.<br>

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> Alex in NYC<br>

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