24 hour Party People. Ch4

I'm in two minds about it. I love the music/history of the music of the
era, but it seems to me that Steve Coogan is thoroughly enjoying playing
himself and not the part of Tony Wilson. Apart from the sight of a
reasonable pair of tits in the back of a Transit, I'm a little
disappointed.

 

You had to be there.

 

SteveH said...

Quite possibly. I missed out on living in Manchester, will my life ever
be complete?

 

I wasn't, and I still think it's fucking great.

Never was really that keen on the Mondays though.

 

I lived in Salford for a time in the late eighties then moved to
Aberystwyth.

Consequentially I missed out on the whole thing as I was working shifts
and more interested in travelling around Stalinist Europe and having sex
with East German girls.

Incidentally the girl who owned/ran the food concession with Fiona Allen
[1] at the Hacienda was yet another of my unrequited loves.

That aside I think I got the better deal.


[1] Who I'm led to believe is an "up her own arse bitch".

 

That's not something you should brag about!

You reckon?

:^D

Dave

 

Of course it will, Lozzo.
You lived in Worskop[1] for a bit.

:^D

[1] If the Gods gave the World an enema, Worksop is where the tube
would go in.

Dave

 

The whole Factory records thing was a little more than the rise and fall
of everyone's favourite glam band.

As a tiny label it had a great deal of influence on the contemporary and
subsequent music scene. The Hacienda club (now flats) also had a huge
impact on popular culture of the day.

 

I'm not sure you're capable of understanding the 80s...