I once, a long, long time ago, had the dubious pleasure of being introduced, courtesy of an also pretty dubious ex (or was that a dubious pretty ex;)), to MacGowan at Filthy MacNasty's in Islington. Ironically, bearing in mind his own birthplace, he told me, amongst one or two other things, he didn't think "I sounded the way Irish are supposed to sound". This reminds of not specifically of that occasion, but more of the very many enjoyable times I had in The Smoke and his undoubted lyrical talent.
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>>he didn't think "I sounded the way Irish are supposed to sound".<<
*chuckles* Don't tell me you speak with one of those strangulated north Down/Belfast accents..........hoy noy broyn coy. Hilarious! Ffs be proud of what ye are man!
Anyhow, just for having met the man I am now in awe of you sir, seriously! would love to hear much, much more about it. I remember reading the excuse for a bio that his burd wrote. I never do bio's and that only re-inforced why.
Just enjoyed listening to my all time favourite "thousands are sailing" which was my speciality to sing drunkenly and tearfully in the Honest Irishman on parramata road in Sydney back in the 90's. The roughest dive that I have ever had the pleasure to drink in with culchies brawling as regular as clockwork every sunday night.
Also the wildest night I have ever had was seeing the pogues at the Palais in St. kilda when I was 16. The innocence of youth, too scared to wake my ma up as I was skint and steamin havin got split up from those I was with so had to jog/walk 20k's home. Of course I was 2 or 3 stones lighter at the time.
It was a very short one way conversation unfortunately. He was in a pretty bad shape, physically and mentally, with the drink at the time and I've used that as an excuse ever since for him acting as a bit of an arsehole.
I also got to watch Man Utd in the Selhurst Pk Executive boxes onetime and meet Lee Sharpe through the same woman. A genuinely funny lad and,for me anyway, a much more pleasant character although his songwriting wasn't as good as Shane's;)
Re the accent, most definitely not Gold Coast but it's one of the reasons why I didn't the Blog Tv thing- fear of what the maggo...er esteemed commentators on Slugger would have made of it!
log Tv, ffs I've heard them I'm sure you couldn't come close to being the worst. Yir pal Chekov makes I.M. Jolly seem ultra exciting.
"I've heard them I'm sure you couldn't come close to being the worst."
Trust me, I would!
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