Tony Wilson Biography - Launch 30th July
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It's a good read. Thanks Colin (eventually, cunt). The 'big revelation' that I assume most people are alluding to is rather dull and I'm sure wasn't that rare back in those days. More amused by the claims that he never actually attended that first ever Sex Pistols gig in the Lesser Free Trade Hall (and neither did Barney or Hooky). Mind you I'm sure Wilson was a subscriber to the 'don't let the facts get in the way of a great story' philosophy was he not?
ShugZV wrote:
Top man Col, book arrived this morning and personally signed. Superb stuff and good ole David has added The Vikings as Fac 383 in the Fac Numbers at the back of the book :)
Will read this at work next week. Thanks again matey!
Get some work done !
GlasVegas wrote: It's a good read. Thanks Colin (eventually, cunt). The 'big revelation' that I assume most people are alluding to is rather dull and I'm sure wasn't that rare back in those days. More amused by the claims that he never actually attended that first ever Sex Pistols gig in the Lesser Free Trade Hall (and neither did Barney or Hooky). Mind you I'm sure Wilson was a subscriber to the 'don't let the facts get in the way of a great story' philosophy was he not?
I thought that WAS the big revelation 
Missy Jem wrote:
GlasVegas wrote: It's a good read. Thanks Colin (eventually, cunt). The 'big revelation' that I assume most people are alluding to is rather dull and I'm sure wasn't that rare back in those days. More amused by the claims that he never actually attended that first ever Sex Pistols gig in the Lesser Free Trade Hall (and neither did Barney or Hooky). Mind you I'm sure Wilson was a subscriber to the 'don't let the facts get in the way of a great story' philosophy was he not?
I thought that WAS the big revelation
I thought it was that his old feller was gay? Did someone not say the 'big revelation' was in the first chapter?
GlasVegas wrote:
I thought it was that his old feller was gay? Did someone not say the 'big revelation' was in the first chapter?
Well, I wasn't particularly surprised by that for some reason. Maybe I always thought that AHW was a little, shall we say, flamboyant?
To me it was a bigger revelation that he wasn't at THE gig.
Missy Jem wrote:
GlasVegas wrote:
I thought it was that his old feller was gay? Did someone not say the 'big revelation' was in the first chapter?
Well, I wasn't particularly surprised by that for some reason. Maybe I always thought that AHW was a little, shall we say, flamboyant?
To me it was a bigger revelation that he wasn't at THE gig.
I agree. And pretty sure in Middles Torn Apart, they mentioned AHW's dad was gay. whatever. 5% of the population is gay. who cares.
Not being at the first Sex Pistols reveals them all to be a pack of liars, which is far more interesting.
GlasVegas wrote: It's a good read. Thanks Colin (eventually, cunt). The 'big revelation' that I assume most people are alluding to is rather dull and I'm sure wasn't that rare back in those days. More amused by the claims that he never actually attended that first ever Sex Pistols gig in the Lesser Free Trade Hall (and neither did Barney or Hooky). Mind you I'm sure Wilson was a subscriber to the 'don't let the facts get in the way of a great story' philosophy was he not?
Debate rages on whether Tony was at the first gig 
I watched I Swear I Was There only a week or two ago (I think it was aired on C4) and Alan Hempsall claims the only person he can swear that was there was Tony Wilson. Tony himself is interviewed on it, Pete Shelley was on the door but can't remember seeing Wilson though......very confusing 
(I havnae read the book by the same name yet Col)
Diamond 383 wrote: Has anyone read David's other book "I Swear I Was There"?
I wanted to buy that on the night but didn't have enough pennies. I think I'll order it from Amazon when I've finished this one.
Diamond 383 wrote: Has anyone read David's other book "I Swear I Was There"?
I've got a copy.
In fact, I think I bought it at that Nolan / Transmish thing for Barney in Stockport two years back!
I've not read it yet though. I've got a mahusive pile of unread books next to me bed. 
El Jarvo wrote:
Diamond 383 wrote: Has anyone read David's other book "I Swear I Was There"?
I've got a copy.
In fact, I think I bought it at that Nolan / Transmish thing for Barney in Stockport two years back!
I've not read it yet though. I've got a mahusive pile of unread books next to me bed.
Well, there you go. A mahusive backlog of bedtime stories for the nipper when he gets a bit older. Like, y'know, six months older.
Start 'em early I reckon.
PETER COATES'S BELATED REDEMPTION wrote: Start 'em early I reckon.
He's already getting a good grounding in mid-80's Detroit techno: Kevin Saunderson, Juan Atkins, etc.
