Death of an Ultimate 80s Hipster

(((Ever see the movie "24-Hour Party People"? Well worth a look if you'd like to understand why some cities explode with creative vitality while others perish of despair. It's all about hustlers like this guy: Tony Wilson. Not a musician.
Not a businessman. Basically a dodgy, hip empresario who with a good line of gab, equipped with some publicity angles and with really good antennae. Tony Wilson just knew when artists were good and something was happening. And he didn't just talk about it in bars; he would try to jam something together.)))

Link: BBC NEWS | UK | England | Manchester | Anthony Wilson dies from cancer.

'An inspiration'

BBC journalist Kristan Deconinck sought advice from him in the early 1980s on how to launch an independent record label shortly after Wilson had started Factory records.

"He couldn't have been more helpful and more patient," Kristan said.

"That in itself is a great legacy, apart from the vision he had with his label, his shows, his attitude - his contribution to a new culture.

"When I later met him, I found him far more amenable than scurrilous rumours had led me to believe and my esteem for the guy never diminished."

http://www.24hourpartypeople-themovie.com/

*His scene didn't last all that long, but pop scenes never do.