Who's the bloke with Peter Saville in the picture on about page 12 of the Retro booklet? Is it Alan Erasmus or Alexei Sayle or somebody else?
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It's certainly NOT Alan Erasmus.
This is annoying me, I have been surfing fer ages on Yahoo Images.
I'm taking a stab in the dark at John McCready, at the chance of looking foolish......no change there then:D
I think Al Jarvis started a thread a long time ago on this.. did anyone find out? 
Somebody said it's Rob Gretton if I remember right, but nobody was sure.
It's Alan Wise, the promoter who ran the Factory night at the Russel club in the 70s. You can hear him doing the intermission on the live disc.
Originally posted by Lucian It's Alan Wise, the promoter who ran the Factory night at the Russel club in the 70s. You can hear him doing the intermission on the live disc.
I knew that'd happen, ach well at least I was being helpful. Cannae believe I din't recognise him, mind you, I've never been sober at a gig, and we're usually booing Wisey, or calling him a fat bastard.......which he loves:D
Thanks for the info
Has anybody got a pic of Alan Erasmus (for interest....not anything else!)
Originally posted by Simon Atkinson Who's the bloke with Peter Saville in the picture on about page 12 of the Retro booklet? Is it Alan Erasmus or Alexei Sayle or somebody else?
i know i havent seen a picture of erasmus in a while but i dont think he could ever be mistaken for alexei sayle!,lol and he is alive but missing in action
"I think that Alan Erasmus is the best kept secret in Manchester. He is a legend, actually. It's been interesting playing somebody that everybody has such various opinions about. I've drawn my performance from other people's impression of him. Sounds dangerous but actually it's quite good fun cos it then means you're constantly being somebody else to each different character."
Original partner in Factory with Tony, Alan remains an enigmatic character today. Erstwhile actor, Alan ran a lot of the Factory behind the scenes, and mostly from his flat.
Blatantly stolen from one of the 24hr Party People sites, I hope they don't mind;)
I hope this makes up for my earlier faux pas
I know what Alan Erasmus looks like, I saw him on the Wired episode on Joy Division. Unfortunately, I don't have the video anymore, so I can't post a picture nor a clip.
Originally posted by Julijana Zitnjak I know what Alan Erasmus looks like, I saw him on the Wired episode on Joy Division. Unfortunately, I don't have the video anymore, so I can't post a picture nor a clip.
I can't find a decent picture anywhere to post, they're all too small to put on here, the best I can do is find a picture of the actor Lennie James who played Alan in 24HPP (see above)
Originally posted by ShugZV© < I can't find a decent picture anywhere to post, they're all too small to put on here, the best I can do is find a picture of the actor Lennie James who played Alan in 24HPP (see above)
..."above" being...?
Originally posted by Monsieur Round&Round > Originally posted by ShugZV© < I can't find a decent picture anywhere to post, they're all too small to put on here, the best I can do is find a picture of the actor Lennie James who played Alan in 24HPP (see above)
..."above" being...?
Go two posts up Jorge.....I meant that it was Lenny James talking about ole Al, if you want a picture....go find it yerself;) :D
Originally posted by ShugZV©
> Originally posted by Monsieur Round&Round > Originally posted by ShugZV© < I can't find a decent picture anywhere to post, they're all too small to put on here, the best I can do is find a picture of the actor Lennie James who played Alan in 24HPP (see above)
..."above" being...?
Go two posts up Jorge.....I meant that it was Lenny James talking about ole Al, if you want a picture....go find it yerself;) :D
Awright, guv :D
