anthony wilson is dead
 

cant believe anthony wilson is dead .r.i.p.

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yep a mancunian through n through, TV, Radio,Music,etc etc,will be missed by many.R.I.P.

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Very sad to die so young. He really helped shape the cultural and musical scene in the northwest, especially in Manchester.

Incidentally his partner Yvette Livesey, a former Miss Great Britain, is from Oswaldtwistle.

Anthony Wilson 1950-2007 | News | NME.COM

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Sad news..always ready to support new local bands and was quite an innovator
(I posted a thread about this an hour ago but it says has to be approved by the mods.. is this a new rule on Accyweb??)

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I remember him being Bob Greaves' understudy on Granada Reports in the early seventies. Then he was just 'Tony' Wilson.

In the 80's/90's he came across as arrogant, self opinionated and a bit of a know it all..but...

He knew his stuff..like Mohammed Ali, John McEnroe etc.. if you can do it....aint nothing wrong in gobbing off about it...

Northwest music has lost a fighter today.

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That's weird.:confused:

Perhaps you are on a virtual ASBO.:D

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He did come across as arrogant when on TV, but he was always prepared to put his money were his gob was!
He was just a local Manchester lad I've seen in many times in the 70/80's in the Stretford End at Old Trafford.. dressed scruffy in a very old jacket and wearing a raggy old United scarf.. good lad!

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Only really seen him on granada reports as a presenter many yrs ago.. then pops up on talk shows.. didnt take too much notice of him... however a lot of good stuff and good stories about him appearing on manchester forums...

The general concencus of opinion is.. "he made a difference".. sounds good to me

RIP... Too early:(

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I worked with him for a while in the late 80's, always full of fab ideas but prepared to listen and push others' ideas too

RIP Tony :(

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Used to watch him on Granada reports. R.I.P Tony.

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I'm absolutely distraught.

RIP Tony you git ;)


Forever


Condolences to his family.

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Half of my post didn't appear! but oh well. What is there to say.
The man was a legend, and he'd hate me saying that, but he was.
Absolutely gutted.

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I only met him once, my best friend was a bridesmaid at his wedding (she's his wife's cousins Mother)

RIP Tony.

He did more for the Manc music scene than anyone!!!! Everyone should now watch "24 Hour Party People" classic film!!!!

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The Hacienda on "Pride Of Manchester Site"

The Hacienda Manchester

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great bloke in and out of the
music scene helped many ........ r.i.p.

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Couldn't believe it when I saw it on the news, didn't realise he was fighting cancer, saw him in Accy last year, anyway RIP Tony.

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Very Sad news, Sleep tight Tony X

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RIP Tony.......the world of music and television will be a sadder place without you.

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What a shame, as a teenager I remember him introducing The Stones in the Park Documentary and his first words were,
"Please remember this programme is going out late at night so consider your neighbours and turn your volume to Loud!"

R.I.P. Tony:(

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Was that the free concert they did in Hyde Park, to commemorate Brian Jones, in 1969?

Never knew it was on TV. Cool.

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It was the one that they used Hells Angels for their security and a good time was had by all. :D

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Lol, I have watched it since, but only remembered it because Ossie Clarke made the dress Mick Jagger wore that day.:D

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R.I.P.TONY You will be sadly mist.

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cashy was there.:D,to be honest dont remember him from it,must have been the illegal substances.:D

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I had the pleasure of meeting the man in the Hacienda along with Mark E Smith and his ex-wife Brix many a moon ago,I must admit,I admired what he did for the NW music industry,he gave us Joy Division and New Order,he can keep 'The Happy Mondays' btw,woeful,I still can't forgive him for making the kids cry when he announced(with great joy) that Bill Shankley had resigned


RIP Tony Wilson

Shanks is gonna get yer

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just finished watching a film called '24 hour party people' a bio-pic of Tony Wilson and the Manchester music scene , very interesting , had no real knowledge of the guy before this

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Glad you enjoyed it, its a great film........:)