Another One Gone

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30-11-23, 12:04
splott parker

Another One Gone

Shane McGowan, I wonder what the Christmas No.1 will be?
30-11-23, 12:15
Jordi Culé

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Shane McGowan, I wonder what the Christmas No.1 will be?

'Rainy Night in Soho' if there was a god.
30-11-23, 12:22
MacAdder

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Originally Posted by splott parker

Shane McGowan, I wonder what the Christmas No.1 will be?

Shane McGone :hide:
30-11-23, 12:23
MacAdder

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Originally Posted by Jordi Culé

'Rainy Night in Soho' if there was a god.

Dirty Ol' Town for me
30-11-23, 12:52
jon1959

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It is a miracle that he lived so long. He seems to have had one foot in the grave for over 40 years!

One of my favourite songwriters ever. A one off.
30-11-23, 12:55
Jordi Culé

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Originally Posted by MacAdder

Dirty Ol' Town for me

Great song, written by Kirsty MacColls father so I voted for a MacGowan song.
30-11-23, 13:00
Jordi Culé

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Originally Posted by jon1959

It is a miracle that he lived so long. He seems to have had one foot in the grave for over 40 years!

One of my favourite songwriters ever. A one off.

A mate has just WhatsApped "it's a shame but he's been a dead pool coupon buster for years. Just waiting on someone to put on twatter a pic of him and Kirsty MacColl with the words 'Back together for Christmas" to round it all off.

Great stories in his songs.

Broad Majestic Shannon is a favourite for that.
30-11-23, 13:03
MacAdder

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Originally Posted by jon1959

It is a miracle that he lived so long. He seems to have had one foot in the grave for over 40 years!

One of my favourite songwriters ever. A one off.

It says on Twitter he'd "been ill for some time" so you might not be far off, he never looked well.

65 is way too young normally but the way he lived his life, not too bad an innings.

Keeping with the cricketing analogy, he certainly was no Geoff Boycott, more of an Ian Botham.

RIP Shane.
30-11-23, 13:42
SLUDGE FACTORY

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Kirsty was a looker with that red hair
30-11-23, 13:48
the other bob wilson

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Originally Posted by MacAdder

It says on Twitter he'd "been ill for some time" so you might not be far off, he never looked well.

65 is way too young normally but the way he lived his life, not too bad an innings.

Keeping with the cricketing analogy, he certainly was no Geoff Boycott, more of an Ian Botham.

RIP Shane.

Agreed, amazing he made it to sixty five - used to love the Pogues.

RIP
30-11-23, 16:04
Canton Kev

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Fantastic lyricist and a fascinating life. The biography written by his wife (I believe?) is well worth picking up.
30-11-23, 21:08
MacAdder

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Originally Posted by Jordi Culé

Great song, written by Kirsty MacColls father so I voted for a MacGowan song.

Well I never knew that, and the Kirsty McColl connection too.

Your choice is a good un too :thumbup:
30-11-23, 21:31
MacAdder

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A few tributes floating about today, this one popped up.
This one from Justin Hawkins from whom I learnt something else today, the origin of the Pogues band name...

https://youtu.be/z1Mn0vNUAd8?si=lCKyb4JEUdxQHfSY
30-11-23, 22:46
Divine Wright

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Originally Posted by MacAdder

A few tributes floating about today, this one popped up.
This one from Justin Hawkins from whom I learnt something else today, the origin of the Pogues band name...

https://youtu.be/z1Mn0vNUAd8?si=lCKyb4JEUdxQHfSY

I find Justin Hawkins a tiresome watch.
30-11-23, 23:04
SLUDGE FACTORY

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I find Justin Hawkins a tiresome watch.

Great guitarist but a one trick pony

Darkness were superb live were a party band but difficult to take them seriously which is what he wanted
30-11-23, 23:14
jon1959

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Originally Posted by MacAdder

A few tributes floating about today, this one popped up.
This one from Justin Hawkins from whom I learnt something else today, the origin of the Pogues band name...

https://youtu.be/z1Mn0vNUAd8?si=lCKyb4JEUdxQHfSY

In the early 1980s, he joined with Peter “Spider” Stacy and other members of a punk band called the Millwall Chainsaws to form Pogue Mahone, a corruption of the Gaelic insult “póg mo thóin,” or “kiss my arse.” They changed the band's name to the Pogues to avoid confronting censorship rules by the BBC and others.
01-12-23, 08:09
Robin Friday's Ghost

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Originally Posted by jon1959

In the early 1980s, he joined with Peter “Spider” Stacy and other members of a punk band called the Millwall Chainsaws to form Pogue Mahone, a corruption of the Gaelic insult “póg mo thóin,” or “kiss my arse.” They changed the band's name to the Pogues to avoid confronting censorship rules by the BBC and others.

Philip Chevron was formerly in the Irish punk band The Radiators from Space. I saw them support Thin Lizzy in the Capitol December 1977. I'd say my favourite Pogues song was actually written by him - Thousands Are Sailing - but it's a tough choice, they had so many classics. I only saw them with Shane once, and once with Joe Strummer on vocals. It's a huge shame he has died but he really was in an awful state over recent years. I can't see how he could have had any quality of life.
01-12-23, 10:46
JamesWales

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One of my favourite bands, particularly anything they did with the Dubliners, who are also one of my favourite bands.

I love this grainy, short video of them in a a a French bar somewhere. Nothing to it really, but that's the point I guess.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UJx5GJ...ZW5jaCBiYXI%3D
01-12-23, 10:50
SLUDGE FACTORY

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Originally Posted by Robin Friday's Ghost

Philip Chevron was formerly in the Irish punk band The Radiators from Space. I saw them support Thin Lizzy in the Capitol December 1977. I'd say my favourite Pogues song was actually written by him - Thousands Are Sailing - but it's a tough choice, they had so many classics. I only saw them with Shane once, and once with Joe Strummer on vocals. It's a huge shame he has died but he really was in an awful state over recent years. I can't see how he could have had any quality of life.

I was there
01-12-23, 11:27
NYCBlue

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Originally Posted by MacAdder

Dirty Ol' Town for me

:thumbup:

If it's anything it'll be that Christmas song, which I'm frankly sick of.
01-12-23, 12:02
cityhammer

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:thumbup:

If it's anything it'll be that Christmas song, which I'm frankly sick of.

Last time i saw them live was in the Roseland on St.Patrick's day 2008!
01-12-23, 23:56
Armitage Shanks

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-actress.html

And again tonight
02-12-23, 00:43
MacAdder

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Originally Posted by Armitage Shanks

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-actress.html

And again tonight

Ah Brigit Forsyth.
She was hot.
02-12-23, 05:35
splott parker

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Ah Brigit Forsyth.
She was hot.

Forever Thelma, hard to think of her as being in her 80s. RIP
02-12-23, 07:01
the other bob wilson

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Forever Thelma, hard to think of her as being in her 80s. RIP

Never was much of a fan of Open All Hours as proven by the fact that I didn't know she was in it until this morning.

RIP
02-12-23, 08:06
splott parker

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Never was much of a fan of Open All Hours as proven by the fact that I didn't know she was in it until this morning.

RIP

It wasn’t Ronnie Barker at his finest was it. His finest hours were the Two Ronnies & Porridge in my opinion. Going Straight certainly didn’t hit the heights and Clarence was poor. Back to Thelma, I don’t remember her in Open All Hours due to stopping watching it by then I s’pose.
02-12-23, 10:25
Enoch Mort

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Forever Thelma, hard to think of her as being in her 80s. RIP

Absolutely :thumbup:

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads has to be one of the greatest sitcoms ever.
02-12-23, 10:27
Cleve van Leef

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Absolutely :thumbup:

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads has to be one of the greatest sitcoms ever.

:thumbup: without doubt.
02-12-23, 11:40
SLUDGE FACTORY

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Originally Posted by splott parker

It wasn’t Ronnie Barker at his finest was it. His finest hours were the Two Ronnies & Porridge in my opinion. Going Straight certainly didn’t hit the heights and Clarence was poor. Back to Thelma, I don’t remember her in Open All Hours due to stopping watching it by then I s’pose.

Open All Hours was rubbish
02-12-23, 11:43
Cleve van Leef

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Originally Posted by splott parker

It wasn’t Ronnie Barker at his finest was it. His finest hours were the Two Ronnies & Porridge in my opinion. Going Straight certainly didn’t hit the heights and Clarence was poor. Back to Thelma, I don’t remember her in Open All Hours due to stopping watching it by then I s’pose.

She was in the follow up load of tosh Still Open All Hours.
02-12-23, 14:37
RichardM

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

I was there

I was there when Joe Strummer was on lead vocals. At the CIA I think.
02-12-23, 14:39
Robin Friday's Ghost

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I was there when Joe Strummer was on lead vocals. At the CIA I think.

Pretty sure I saw the Newport Centre gig.
02-12-23, 15:41
SLUDGE FACTORY

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I was there when Joe Strummer was on lead vocals. At the CIA I think.

Thin Lizzy gig , capitol
02-12-23, 16:09
the other bob wilson

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Originally Posted by splott parker

It wasn’t Ronnie Barker at his finest was it. His finest hours were the Two Ronnies & Porridge in my opinion. Going Straight certainly didn’t hit the heights and Clarence was poor. Back to Thelma, I don’t remember her in Open All Hours due to stopping watching it by then I s’pose.

I’d agree with your verdict on all of those series - Going Straight was okay I suppose, but a big step down from Porridge.
02-12-23, 17:15
RichardM

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Originally Posted by Robin Friday's Ghost

Pretty sure I saw the Newport Centre gig.

The only gig I ever saw there was Motörhead
02-12-23, 18:46
SLUDGE FACTORY

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Originally Posted by RichardM

The only gig I ever saw there was Motörhead

Slayer
Fear Factory
Motor head
Pantera
Alice In Chains
Deftones
Judas Priest
Trivium

And plenty more but that's off my head
03-12-23, 17:17
the other bob wilson

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Glenys Kinnock gone now.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67606751

RIP
03-12-23, 17:38
tforturton

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Glenys Kinnock gone now.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67606751

RIP

Ah, the great left wing socialist Lady Kinnock. Couldn't wait to grab her tiara, and marry her son off to a princess.

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