While Dragging Our Hearts Behind Us
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Twenty-Two People Who Changed The City
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Local author and journalist Colin Blaney has spent the past decade or so interviewing personalities from Manchester and Salford as a reporter for various local news organisations. Famous as the author of 'Grafters', the best-selling true crime hit which told the tale of his years as the leader of a gang of thieves who operated throughout Europe during the 70s and 80s, Colin could be described as a maverick himself; that is, someone untamed by the need to conform to the nine-to-five lifestyle. His interest in these kindred spirits led him to interview some famous and not so famous people who have had an impact on the cultural, sporting and political life of Manchester. Among them are writers, musicians, teddy boys, mods and rockers, a woman who worked at the Midland Hotel and the man behind the Strangeways riot. Some of them are no longer with us while others played a small but vital role in the city and displayed the Mancunian spirit regularly described as 'not kow-towing to anyone'. Some are Mancs by birth others have been welcomed with open arms by a city well known as a magnet for immigrants from all four corners of the globe.
Colin's career as a writer began when he was asked to contribute a few words to Richard Kurt's 'Red Army Years' while in a Swiss jail in the late 90s. Thrilled with seeing his work in print, Colin took 5 years to write the critically acclaimed "Grafters". Subsequently the author has written for many football fanzines and contributed to several other books on the subject. He has also researched and co-written many series for television including 'The UK's Toughest Seaside Town' and 'The UK's Toughest Pub'. More recently Colin has taken to the camera contributing still photographs to the 'A Day On The Lens' exhibition at Manchester's Royal Exchange as well as capturing film of Timperley legend Frank Sidebottom's final performance. He has even appeared in theatre in "Up On The Roof" at Manchester's Royal Exchange and has a new film about Harold Riley in the pipeline.
- ISBN-13
- 9781909360648
- Publisher
- Empire Publications
- Imprint
- Empire Publications (UK)
- Publication date
- 8 May 2019
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 280
- Language
- English
