Shane MacGowan Has Shuffled Off This Mortal Coil..

coltsnsox07 · 11-30-2023, 10:31 AM

That clever song writer and handsome devil crammed a lot of life into his 65 years. Make some time to listen to The Pogues today.

jdandns · 11-30-2023, 11:43 AM

One of a kind, surely.

Here's Shane and the late great Kristy MacColl with a performance of a classic Cole Porter song as part of the "Red Hot And..." charity campaign:

Comprehensive British coverage:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...y-maccoll.html

Corporal Lance · 11-30-2023, 12:24 PM

Sigh.

I saw the Pogues at the 9:30 in DC maybe 15 years ago. My bar tab was around $400. I have no idea how I made it home.

But I'd like to tell you a little story:

I was raised Catholic, up until about the age of 10 when my mother decided the hellfire and brimstone wasn't how she wanted us raised.

So we were given a choice: Go to Mass or read O. Henry's "Gift of the Magi". It was a wise decision by a lady, a professor, and a doctor, and my hero.

When I got a good deal older I started substuting in my mind "Fairytale of New York". There was something about it that invoked the gritty O. Henry, and yet the gentleness of life. It's a truly amazing song.

Thanks for listening. You have my permission to open a bottle of whiskey.

Athey49 · 12-01-2023, 06:19 AM

Had a pretty strong drink and put "The Body of an American" on the record player last night. That guy was something else, can't believe he made it to his 60s

11-30-2023, 10:31 AM	#1
coltsnsox07 Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 21,939	Shane MacGowan Has Shuffled Off This Mortal Coil.. That clever song writer and handsome devil crammed a lot of life into his 65 years. Make some time to listen to The Pogues today.

11-30-2023, 11:43 AM	#2
jdandns Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,535	One of a kind, surely. Here's Shane and the late great Kristy MacColl with a performance of a classic Cole Porter song as part of the "Red Hot And..." charity campaign: Comprehensive British coverage: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...y-maccoll.html __________________ Unlike the Hammer, unlike the Humpty, When you're doin' the Bart, you've gotta get funky!

12-01-2023, 06:19 AM	#4
Athey49 Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Minnesota Posts: 8,751 bradathey Athey49	Had a pretty strong drink and put "The Body of an American" on the record player last night. That guy was something else, can't believe he made it to his 60s __________________ San Fran Football Fan Bring me your Royce Lewis! LISTEN TO DYLAN

11-30-2023, 12:24 PM	#3
Corporal Lance Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 612	Sigh. I saw the Pogues at the 9:30 in DC maybe 15 years ago. My bar tab was around $400. I have no idea how I made it home. But I'd like to tell you a little story: I was raised Catholic, up until about the age of 10 when my mother decided the hellfire and brimstone wasn't how she wanted us raised. So we were given a choice: Go to Mass or read O. Henry's "Gift of the Magi". It was a wise decision by a lady, a professor, and a doctor, and my hero. When I got a good deal older I started substuting in my mind "Fairytale of New York". There was something about it that invoked the gritty O. Henry, and yet the gentleness of life. It's a truly amazing song. Thanks for listening. You have my permission to open a bottle of whiskey.