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Latest topics from “The Medusa Fora” Latest topics from “The Medusa Fora” board. http://pogues.com/forum/index.php Mon, 10 May 2010 05:43:04 -0700 philipchevron Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:08:26 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10926 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10926 Showtimes Corner (Europe 2010)*
Rockhal, Luxembourg

Doors open: 8pm

POGUES: 9.30 pm]]> lavabe Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:00:37 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=10925 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=10925 Pogues special on Berlin radio programm "Radio Eins"
to be continued...i hope...

tracklist

http://www.radioeins.de/programm/sendungen/prime_cuts/playlists/2010/07/100728_2100.html

livestream:(not yet online, but in the next days)

http://www.radioeins.de/programm/sendun ... index.html]]> dave 81 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:07:09 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10924 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10924 Anyone willing and/or able? The great Merch Exchange. So, I'll gladly pay the cost of said shirt, shipping charges, and a little more for your effort. Payment of your choice, (preferably PayPal...quick and easy.) Any takers?

Please PM me if you might be up to this 007 task.

Have fun, be safe, and enjoy!
Dave]]> gimmedanger Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:18:19 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=10922 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=10922 Dr Marten's Covers
Loads of bands have been doing cover versions for Dr Martens 50th anniversary

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club decided to cover "Dirty Old Town"

Not a patch on the original, however they put their own touch to the song, and the video is quite nice too

http://www.youtube.com/user/50YEARSOFDR ... s%20videos]]> RICHB Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:46:13 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=10916 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=10916 BBC4 Show O'Blivion Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:59:09 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=10915 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=10915 July 21 : Day of Retribution July 21

On this day in 356 BC, Herostratus set fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus.
The temple was constructed of marble and considered the most beautiful of some
thirty shrines built by the Greeks to honor their goddess of the hunt, the wild and
childbirth. One hundred and thirty metres long, and supported by columns eighteen
metres high, it was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Far from attempting to evade responsibility for his act of arson, Herostratus proudly
claimed credit in an attempt to immortalise his name in history. To dissuade similar-
minded fame-seekers, the Ephesean authorities not only executed him, but also
condemned him to a legacy of obscurity by forbidding mention of his name under
penalty of death. This did not stop Herostratus from achieving his goal, however,
as the ancient historian Theopompus recorded the event and its perpetrator in his
Hellenics. Today, The English term Herostratic fame relates to Herostratus,
and means, roughly, "fame at any cost". Such men as Mark David Chapman, who
murdered John Lennon — "The result," said Chapman, "would be that I would be
famous; the result would be that my life would change and I would receive a
tremendous amount of attention." — may be considered modern examples of
the Herostratically famous.

The Temple, which itself was a reconstruction of an earlier structure which had been
destroyed by a flood, was rebuilt in 323 BC and was destroyed by Goths in 268 AD.
It was rebuilt yet again The second-century Acts of John includes a story of the
temple's destruction: the apostle John prayed publicly in the very Temple of Artemis,
exorcising its demons and "of a sudden the altar of Artemis split in many pieces...
and half the temple fell down," instantly converting the Ephesians, who wept, prayed
or took flight. Over the course of the fourth century, perhaps the majority of Ephesians
did convert to Christianity; all temples were declared closed by Theodosius I in 391.

In 401, the temple in its last version was finally destroyed by a mob led by St. John
Chrysostom, and the stones were used in construction of other buildings. Some of
the columns in Hagia Sophia originally belonged to the temple of Artemis.

On this day in 1877, after rioting by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers
and the deaths of nine rail workers at the hands of the Maryland militia on
the previous day (see July 20), workers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania staged a
sympathy strike that was met with a deadly assault by the state militia. In
the next two days 26 people were killed and much railroad property destroyed.
U.S. Troops finally ended the strike.

On the morning on July 21, 1918, the German U-Boat SM U-156 positioned
itself off of Nauset Beach, located in Orleans, Massachusetts. Armed with two
torpedo tubes and 18 torpedoes as well as two 105 millimeter deck guns, with
1672 shells. U-156 then surfaced and opened fire on the town with her deck guns,
then with both torpedoes and her deck guns, the 140 foot tugboat, Perth Amboy,
surrounded by four wooden barges.

Men from the nearby Coast Guard station rushed up to their looking tower to see
what all the commotion was about. One of them called Chatham Naval Air Station
to inform them of the ongoing U-boat attack. Reuben Hopkins, a Coast Guard
veteran of the engagement, reached the tower rail in time to see an enemy shell
explode over the tugboat. The tug was quickly sunk and U-156 then started firing
upon the barges. Escaping from the now burning Perth Amboy and barges were 32
merchant sailors and civilians, including the captain's wife and children.

Reuben Hopkins remained behind as other men went to rescue the tugboat survivors
who were coming ashore in lifeboats. Soon, Curtiss HS-2L and R-9 seaplanes arrived
to bomb the U-Boat but the ordnance dropped either were duds or failed to hit the
target and the warplanes had to fly back to Chatham, Massachusetts to reload. That
ended the engagement.

On this day in 1919, the dirigible Wingfoot Air Express
crashed into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in
Chicago, killing 12 people.

On this day in 1944, Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg and fellow conspirators
were executed in Berlin, Germany for the July 20 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
In what turned out to be a futile attempt to save his own life, co-conspirator
Generaloberst Friedrich Fromm, Commander-in-Chief of the Replacement Army
present in the Bendlerblock (Headquarters of the Army), charged other conspirators
in an impromptu court martial and condemned the ringleaders of the conspiracy to
death. Stauffenberg and fellow officers Colonel General Olbricht, Lieutenant von
Haeften, and Oberst (Colonel) Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim were shot before
1:00 a.m. that night (21 July 1944) by a makeshift firing squad in the courtyard
of the Bendlerblock, which was lit by the headlights of a truck.

Von Stauffenberg was portrayed by Tom Cruise in the film Valkyrie.

Born This Day:

Hart Crane, who wrote:

As silent as a mirror is believed
Realities plunge in silence by . . .

I am not ready for repentance;
Nor to match regrets. For the moth
Bends no more than the still
Imploring flame. And tremorous
In the white falling flakes
Kisses are,--
The only worth all granting.

It is to be learned--
This cleaving and this burning,
But only by the one who
Spends out himself again.

Twice and twice
(Again the smoking souvenir,
Bleeding eidolon!) and yet again.
Until the bright logic is won
Unwhispering as a mirror
Is believed.

Then, drop by caustic drop, a perfect cry
Shall string some constant harmony,--
Relentless caper for all those who step
The legend of their youth into the noon.

Ernest Hemingway, who said:

Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep
your mouth shut.

Marshall McLuhan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpIYz8tfGjY

Don Knotts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inDf6-TUq5s

Jonathan Miller

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxdRq15ySDA

Paul Wellstone

Died This Day:

Robert Burns

Basil Rathbone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TutkD-RYL-I

Arshile Gorky (l, with his mother), who painted this:

Ruth St. Denis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8XvHX1FKsY

Long John Baldry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eroobdCORsI]]> MacRua Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:54:53 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=10914 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=10914 DATES: July - August - September 2010 Sunday, July 25, 2010 - Merriman Festival

Address: Canny's, Killanena, Co.Clare , Ireland
Phone: 061 925148

Each year for the last 13 years, the festival attracts visitors from all over and has gone from being an event that was solely focused on set dancing and céilí bands to one that is open to popular mainstream acts, as well as alternative acts. Sharon Shannon with Shane McGowan and Dessie O’Halloran will headline on Sunday night. For further information or to book tickets for the Sharon Shannon gig, contact Canny’s on 061 925148.

Thursday, August 12, 2010 - Bulmers Live

Address: Leopardstown Racecourse, Foxrock, Dublin 18, Ireland
Phone: 01 2890500
Web: http://www.leopardstown.com
E-mail: info@leopardstown.com
Tickets: €15

Bulmers Live at Leopardstown - summer evenings with a difference: superb horse racing and live music. The event runs eight Thursday evenings through June/July/August. Its €15 in. Get your night at the races, which start at 5:30pm, and see a top act following it.

Sunday, August 15, 2010 - Ceili Culture

Address: Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland.
Web: http://www.ceiliculture.com
E-mail: info@ceiliculture.com
Tickets: €35

Ceili Culture a unique new event for Ireland. A 2 day festival that celebrates the roots and future of Irish music taking place on Saturday 14 August and Sunday 15 August at 8pm til late in Meeting House Square Temple bar which will be covered and host a full bar.
Sunday headline acts include Sharon Shannon Big Band with Shane MacGowan and Damien Dempsey, who will perform together and apart for the first time live on the same stage in Dublin.

Saturday, September 18, 2010 - Navan Live

Address: Teach na Teamhrach, Trim Rd., Navan, Co.Meath, Ireland
Web: http://www.navanlive.com/
E-mail: navanlive@gmail.com
Tickets: €34

Navan Live is Co. Meath’s latest Music Event. Held on Friday 17th & Saturday 18th September 2010 with Sharon Shannon & The Big Band (Shane MacGowan & Guests) headlining Sat 18th Sept. Both shows being held in Teach Na Teamhrach (formerly Balreask Arms), Trim Rd, Navan, Co. Meath. Limited capacity!]]> MissWalshy Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:34:49 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=10913 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=10913 **Concert for Kirsty** http://aconcertforkirsty.com/

Friends and musicians come together in tribute to
KIRSTY MACCOLL

FEATURING ARTISTS PERFORMING KIRSTY’S SONGS ON HER BIRTHDAY 10|10|10

Alison Moyet, Amy MacDonald, Andrea Corr, Billy Bragg, Catherine Tate, Clare Maguire, David Gray, Eddi Reader, Ellie Goulding, James Walsh, Johnny Marr, Jackie Clune, Kim Wilde, Phill Jupitus, Omar Puente, Shane MacGowan
Plus special guests

Sunday 10th October
O2 Shepherds Bush Empire

Tickets on sale 9am Friday 23rd July
Click here to buy your tickets or call
0844 477 2000 | 0844 811 0051 | 020 7734 8932 All profits will be donated to Kirsty MacColl’s own charity, the Music Fund for Cuba | musicfundforcuba.org.uk

Could you please put this on the front page DzM? - a fitting tribute for someone much missed !]]> O'Blivion Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:44:39 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=10912 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=10912 July 20 : Emma Peel Day July 20

On this day in 1877, rioting in Baltimore, Maryland by
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers was put down
by the state militia, resulting in nine deaths.

Pere Marquette Railway Disaster

On July 20, 1907 an excursion train of 800 passengers from Ionia to Detroit collided near Salem with a freight train, killing 31 and injuring 101. The accident apparently happened because of a hand-written schedule on unlined paper whose columns did not line up, and were misread by the freight crew. The Interstate Commerce Commission investigation also cited various safety violations including use of pine instead of oak for car walls and an omission of steel plates required for mail cars. This remains Michigan's worst rail disaster.

On this day in 1932, in Washington, D.C., police fired tear gas on World War I
veterans, part of the Bonus Expeditionary Force who were attempting to march
to the White House. The protesters had hoped that they could convince Congress
to make payments that would be granted to veterans immediately, which would
have provided relief for the marchers who were unemployed due to the Depression.
The bill had passed the House of Representatives on June 15 but was blocked in the
Senate - much like Unemployment extensions today.

On this day in 1933, Two hundred Jewish merchants were arrested in Nuremberg
and paraded through the streets. At the same time, in London, 500,000 marched
against anti-semitism.

On this day in 1934, Labor unrest in the US was widespread. Police in Minneapolis
fired upon striking truck drivers during the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934,
killing two and wounding sixty-seven. In Seattle, police fired tear gas on and clubbed
2,000 striking longshoremen. The governor of Oregon called out the National Guard to
break a strike on the Portland docks.

On this day in 1944, Adolf Hitler survived an assassination attempt
(known as the 20 July plot) led by German Army Colonel Claus von
Stauffenberg.

On the same day, Franklin D. Roosevelt won the
Democratic Party nomination for the fourth and
final time at the 1944 Democratic National Convention
in Chicago, Illinois.

Born this day in 356 BC:

Alexander the Great, who said:

I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is
excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.

Born this day in 1918:

Cindy Walker, who wrote:

you give your hand to me
and then you say hello
and I can hardly speak
my heart is beating so
and anyone can tell
you think you know me well
but you don't know me

No, you don't know the one
who dreams of you each night
and longs to kiss your lips
and longs to hold you tight
to you I am just a friend
that's all I've ever been
no you don't know me

Born this day in 1932:

Nam June Paik

Born this day, in 1938:

Dame Diana Rigg

Also born this day, in 1956:

Paul Cook

Died this day in 1923:

Pancho Villa, whose last words were
reported to be: "Don't let it end like this.
Tell them I said something".

Above is his death mask. His skull was
stolen from his grave in 1926.

Died this day in 2007:

Tammy Faye Bakker Messner]]> philipchevron Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:04:35 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=10911 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=10911 Shakespeare. Were his plays really written by Sarah Palin? is a living language. Why then is she so determined to kill it? So much for pro-life.

And to the "Washington Democrat" quoted, the least dangerous thing about the half-governor is her intellectual laziness. Her intellectual laziness need not trouble the world, one way or the other.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

There are not many people who would liken Sarah Palin to William Shakespeare — except perhaps herself.

Mrs Palin made the claim on Twitter after two attempts to write a word correctly. She first posted a message calling on Muslims to “refudiate” a mosque planned as part of an Islamic cultural centre near Ground Zero in New York.

Six minutes later Mrs Palin tried again.

The former governor of Alaska and vice-presidential candidate changed the word to “refute” but then after seemingly being told that it, too, did not make any sense, she called on Muslims to “reject” the mosque.

Finally giving up, Mrs Palin decided to make light of her malapropism, writing: “English is a living language. Shakespeare liked to coin new words too. Got to celebrate it!”

A Washington Democrat said: “For someone who maybe wants to run the country, to be so careless with her use of language shows an intellectual laziness that is a little bit dangerous.”]]> RoddyRuddy Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:03:41 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=10909 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=10909 Tour de France 2010: my hell in heaven
Rod Gilmour attempts to ride five stages of the 2010 Tour de France route on an epic journey across the Massif Central to the Pyrenees.
Stage 12: Bourg-de-Péage to Mende 210.5 km .......

The facts are laid bare on the third day, a stage running through the Ardèche, with seven climbs and a total gain of 5243 metres of ascending. I'm dropped on the second climb of the day and I soon adopt my own pace. An hour riding solo does funny things with the mind, too. Will I survive two more days of this? What do riders think about all day? Just don't think how long there is to go. All I am focusing on is The Pogues's back catalogue in my bid to reach the top. Further down the climb one of the riders aiming to complete every stage is left emotionally shattered.

I'm physically drained at lunch. After a carb-loading 45 minutes, I latch on to a small group, which includes a brother who is heroically helping his sister get through nausea. I know my parents, who live close by, are somewhere on the road to Mende and sure enough they are waiting and soon waving joyfully on the roadside. I can barely lift my hand off the bars. We ride on until the start of an epic last climb of the day in Mende where riders' names have already been etched into the road in anticipation of this year's Tour. I crack, the 10 per cent gradients proving too much as I try to zig-zag my bike up the inclines.

Stage 13: Rodez to Revel 196 km

'Doctor Death', our resident tour GP, comes..............."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/others ... eaven.html

Sounds like he is a Pogues fan , ....."All I am focusing on is The Pogues's back catalogue..."]]> Mike from Boston Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:41:18 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=10908 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=10908 Lockerbie Bomber
Release of Lockerbie bomber was a mistake, British government says
Don't let a mass murderer get in the way of business. Where's the Mossad when you need them??

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/07 ... google_cnn]]> O'Blivion Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:09:22 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=10907 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=10907 July 15: When Adam delved and Eve span July 15

On this day in 1381, John Ball, a renegade English Lollard priest
who took a prominent part in the Peasants' Revolt,was hung, drawn
and quartered in the presence of King Richard II. His head was
subsequently stuck on a pike on London Bridge.

Ball, who was called by French chronicler Froissart "the mad priest of Kent,"
seems to have possessed the gift of rhyme. He voiced the feelings of a
section of the discontented lower orders of society at that time. His most
famous sermon included these lines:

When Adam delved and Eve span, Who was then
the gentleman? From the beginning all men by nature
were created alike, and our bondage or servitude
came in by the unjust oppression of naughty men.
For if God would have had any bondmen from the
beginning, he would have appointed who should be
bond, and who free. And therefore I exhort you to
consider that now the time is come, appointed to
us by God, in which ye may (if ye will) cast off the
yoke of bondage, and recover liberty.

On this day in 1799, the Rosetta Stone was found in the Egyptian village of
Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian
Campaign.

On this day in 1838, Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered the Divinity School
Address at Harvard Divinity School, discounting Biblical miracles and declaring
Jesus a great man, but not God. The Protestant community reacted with outrage.

http://www.emersoncentral.com/divaddr.htm

On this day in 1979, Jimmy Carter gave his "malaise" speech.
In it he characterized the greatest threat to the country as
"this crisis in the growing doubt about the meaning of our
own lives and in the loss of a unity of purpose for our nation."

Born This Day:

Inigo Jones, 1573 (self portrait)

Rembrandt,1606 (self portrait)

Jacques Derrida, 1930

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgwOjjoY ... re=related

Former Governor Jesse Ventura, 1951

http://www.youtube.com/user/MeliJacobs? ... TEptdFtaBU

Johnny Thunders, 1952

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctg5FCS1wCM

Ian Curtis, 1956

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ii8m1jgn_M

Marky Ramone, 1956

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vk2PnJbZHw

Joe Satriani, 1956

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOsgv_X_cV8

Died This Day:

Anton Chekov, 1904]]> O'Blivion Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:38:12 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=8878 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=8878 July 14 Bastille Day July 14

(1789) Citizens of Paris storm the Bastille.

Representative Matthew Lyon of Vermont, arrested under the Sedition Act
of 1798, attacking a fellow congressman

(1798)- The Sedition Act becomes United States law, making it
a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious
statements about the United States government.

"Finding fault with men in office was already an old American custom,"
writes one historian; "indeed, it had become an essential part of the
pursuit of happiness." Supreme Court Justices presided at trials on
circuit and sent Republican journalists to jail for sedition. But the Republicans
(the Democrats of the day, followers of Thomas Jefferson who wanted to give
the people more of a voice in government and praised the ideals of the French
Revolution) kept on criticizing, and shouting "Tyranny!" The Federalists
("the good, the wise, and the rich,") answered with furious cries of "Treason!"

In the 1800 elections the "Lock Jaw"
Federalists were routed - "Mad Tom"
Jefferson would be President, his
followers would control Congress.

Yay!

Born This Day:

Gustav Klimt

Woody Guthrie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZoGOLvd ... re=related

Ingmar Bergman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M3AQMHRufY

Jerry Rubin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgeonR275aA]]> neworder88 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:18:35 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10906 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10906 Winter tour 2010
Saw The Pogues for the first time last year at the Apollo in Manchester (forgive me, I'm 22) and it was an amazing night

Just hoping for another UK tour this year. Should I get my hopes up?]]> RoddyRuddy Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:56:58 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=10899 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=10899 Depp Launches Record label http://new.uk.music.yahoo.com/blogs/pop ... ord-label/

"..Depp has long had a hand in the world of music, playing slide guitar on the Oasis track 'Fade In-Out', performing with Pogues legend Shane MacGowan and ..."end quote]]> RoddyRuddy Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:53:27 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=10898 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=10898 London The Fleadh Return ? http://www.finsburyparkpeople.co.uk/gro ... story.html
".....Promoter Vince Power has suggested that the popular Irish music festival The Fleadh may make a return to Finsbury Park.

It's 20 years since the first Fleadh came to N4. Over the years the festival, which promotes Irish and other music, has featured performances from The Pogues, Bob Dylan, The Wonderstuff, Neil Young, Counting Crows and the Charlatans. The Fleadh has been on hiatus for a few years, but Power suggests the time may be ripe for a return.
..................." end quote]]> MacPaddy Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:03:41 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=10897 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=10897 Last.fm http://www.last.fm? My profile is http://www.last.fm/user/TommyIndep. I think it's a pretty great site.

]]> confused Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:15:55 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=10895 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=10895 Irish Speakers ? RoddyRuddy Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:23:00 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=10894 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=10894 Niall MacMaon /Shocking Stockings page http://niallmacmahon.com/

Just came accross this]]> Trundler Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:16:22 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=10893 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=10893 Accordion newbie, Pogues track recomendation
I am just starting out on the accordion (have a little 32 base Stella) and have started on a 'teach yourself' course so learning scales etc from scratch (I can play the guitar).

I'm really keen to learn some Pogues songs, so to get me through the boredom of three bind mice (the first song you learn using the course) I wanted to start learning a Pogues song.

I have bought the Pogues Best Of song book so are there any specific songs in there that you would recommend for for a new accordian player ?

All the songs in there are for the piano but am I okay to use those for the accordion keyboard ?

Thanks for your help]]> Simon Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:06:17 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=10892 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=10892 Drammen 2010 jennylois Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:29:40 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=10891 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=10891 The New Prime Minister of Oz
Already there's talk in the media of PM's being puppets, funny how that pops up now that the PM is a woman. There's been too much testosterone in Australian politics, so unless Julia turns out to have as much testosterone as Margaret Thatcher, it should be a good change.]]> Dead Rabbit Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:01:02 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=10890 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=10890 Andrew Ranken and The Mysterious Wheels - Live
JULY 23 - POGUES DRUMMER BACK AT MAMA LIZ'S VOODOO LOUNGE - STAMFORD - LINCOLNSHIRE. www.mamaliz.co.uk

120 capacity - great little venue in a Victorian cellar.

Andrew Ranken with his band the Mysterious Wheels returns to the area at the popular music venue Voodoo Lounge, after an amazing debut gig at the venue in April of this year, in North Street, Stamford. Michael Houlihan, part owner of Voodoo Lounge, Randall Rootz committee member and whistler player with The Dead Rabbits, said, “We’re really excited about having Andrew come to play again, this time with his own band. He’s the frontman of the Mysterious Wheels, playing blues rock with a country twist.

http://www.myspace.com/andrewrankenmysteriouswheels

You Tube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB8J5UND-BI

Doors open at 9pm and tickets cost £7 on the door, £5 in advance. To advance tickets mail voodoolounge@mamaliz.co.uk]]> Dead Rabbit Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:53:56 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10889 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10889 Andrew Ranken and The Mysterious Wheels - Live
Andrew is performing with his band Mysterious Wheels. More info is here:

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=10890]]> John C Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:56:46 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=10887 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=10887 Whist watching the World Cup...

Peace & love,
John C.]]> O'Blivion Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:11:12 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=10088 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=10088 June 23 Bannockburn
Blàr Allt a' Bhonnaich

The first day of the Battle of Bannockburn took place on this date
in 1314. It was the decisive battle in the First War of Scottish Independence,
and pitted Robert The Bruce, King of Scotland, with a force of perhaps 6,500,
against Edward II, King of England. Edward had marshaled a massive feudal
army comprised of two thousand horse and sixteen thousand foot, at least two
or three times the size of the army Bruce had been able to gather.

The actions on the 23rd were a preliminary to the main battle the next day.

Sir Henry de Bohun
was riding ahead of his
companions in the van-
guard of the English army
when he caught sight of
the Scottish king himself.
De Bohun lowered his lance
and began a charge that
carried him out of history
and into legend.

King Robert was mounted on a small palfrey and armed only with a
battle-axe. He had no armor on. As de Bohun's great war-horse
thundered towards him he stood his ground, watched with mounting
anxiety by his own army. With the Englishman only feet away Bruce
turned aside, stood in his stirrups and hit the knight so hard with his
axe that he split his helmet and head in two.

This small incident became in a larger sense a symbol of the war itself:
the one side heavily armed but lacking agility; the other highly mobile
and open to opportunity.

Rebuked by his commanders for the enormous risk he had taken,
the King only expressed regret that he had broken the shaft of his
axe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6q6Pm8i250

William Penn, founder of my own home commonwealth Pennsylvania,
was atypical among the early European settlers of the New World. He befriended
the local Indians (primarily of the Lenni Lenape, which Europeans referred to as the
'Delaware' tribe), and ensured that they were paid fairly for their lands. Penn even
learned several different Indian dialects in order to communicate in negotiations
without interpreters. Penn introduced laws saying that if a European did an Indian
wrong, there would be a fair trial, with an equal number of people from both groups
deciding the matter. His measures in this matter proved successful: even though
later colonists did not treat the Indians as fairly as Penn and his first group of colonists
had done, colonists and Indians remained at peace in Pennsylvania much longer than
in the other English colonies.

On this day in 1683, Penn made a treaty with the Indians at Shackamaxon (near
Kensington in Philadelphia) under an elm tree. Penn chose to acquire lands for his
colony through business rather than conquest. He paid the Indians 1200 pounds for
their land under the treaty, an amount considered fair. Voltaire praised this "Great
Treaty" as "the only treaty between those people [Indians and Europeans] that was
not ratified by an oath, and that was never infringed."

Many regard the Great Treaty as a myth
that sprung up around Penn. However, the
story has had enduring power.

The event has taken iconic status and is commemorated in a frieze on the
United States Capitol.

On this day in 1865, Confederate General Stand Watie
surrendered the last significant rebel army (Robert E. Lee
had surrendered in April) at Fort Towson in Oklahoma Territory .
It was one of the final military acts of the American Civil War.

Stand Watie was the only Native American to attain the rank of Brigadier General
during the Civil War, and was the last Confederate General to surrender. He was
born in Georgia in 1806. When the federal government began urging Cherokees to
move from Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina to a home west of the Mississippi,
Stand Watie was one of those who believed it best for Cherokees to make such a move.
As a signer of the treaty of New Echota in 1836, which provided for removal of Cherokees
to the west, Stand Watie gained enmity of those opposed.

Among the battles in which he participated were Wilson Creek, Bird Creek, Pea Ridge,
and Cabin Creek. He attained the rank of Brigadier General on May 10, 1864. At the
battle of Cabin Creek, the Confederates routed the Federals and captured about three
hundred wagons loaded with supplies, thus, for a time, enabling the destitute Indian
Confederates to continue in the war. At the urging of influential Choctaw chief Peter
Pitchlynn, Stand Watie surrendered his command at Doaksville near Fort Towson
on June 23, 1865.

This depiction of the event, painted by Dennis Parker , Peter Pitchlynn
is on display at the Oklahoma State Senate, 4th Floor,
outside the Senate Lounge.

On this dark day in 1972, U.S. President Richard
M. Nixon and White House chief of staff
H. R. Haldeman were taped talking about
using the Central Intelligence Agency to obstruct
the Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation
into the Watergate break-ins.

Born This Day

Pharoah Ptolemy XV, known as Caesarion (or "Little Caesar"),
son of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar.

Dean of jazz bass players Milt Hinton

http://www.morethings.com/music/june_carter_johnny_cash/Johnny-and-June-carter-cash-autograph.jpg

June Carter Cash

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arde9psKcYY

Stuart Sutcliffe

Died This Day:

Ed McMahon]]> FAY Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:46:36 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=10885 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=10885 Summer Solstice 2010
Happy Summer 2010!]]> firehazard Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:15:04 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=10881 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=10881 Happy birthday A mention in the Guardian's birthday list today: "singer, songwriter, guitarist".

]]> DzM Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:47:13 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=10880 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=10880 Minor outage on June 16
Any PMs made since 18:30 PST on June 15 have disappeared into the ether. Sorry about that too.]]> phro37 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:53:28 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=10879 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=10879 UK reports British troops at fault for Bloody Sunday
The 1972 shootings at a civil rights march in Londonderry hardened anti-British sentiments in Northern Ireland, according to analysts, and led to many fresh recruits to the Irish Republican Army. Three decades of violence followed, known as The Troubles, in which almost 3,000 people died.

There was some provocation by the Irish Republican Army in Derry on that day, but nothing that justified the shootings of civilians, the report found.

British paratroopers on that day had no reason to believe they were under threat from the victims, gave no warnings before firing, and lied to the far-reaching official inquiry into the seminal event, the inquiry concluded.

Only one casualty was associated with the IRA, and he was probably not posing a threat when he was shot fatally, the report found.

http://www.bloody-sunday-inquiry.org/

Members of the British Army fired more than 100 rounds in violation of orders issued to every British soldier serving in Northern Ireland at the time, the report found.

"Some members of our armed forces acted wrongly ... and for that, on behalf of the government, indeed on behalf of our country, I am deeply sorry," British Prime Minister David Cameron said after the release of the long-awaited report

The crowd in Londonderry that gathered to hear the verdict of the inquiry cheered when Cameron announced that the first shot was fired by British soldiers, and that none of the victims had been armed.

Tony Doherty, the son of one of the victims, told the crowd "the truth has been brought home at last."

"It can now be proclaimed to the world that the dead and the wounded of Bloody Sunday -- civil rights marchers, one and all -- were innocent, one and all, gunned down in their own streets by soldiers who'd been given to believe that they could kill with perfect impunity," he said.

Bloody Sunday has been considered by many as one of the greatest injustices of Northern Ireland's troubled history. Even the name of the city is disputed, with pro-Irish nationalists calling it Derry and pro-British unionists calling it Londonderry.

Tuesday's report found no indication the soldiers were firing at people they thought were posing a threat or that they missed, the report said.

"All the casualties were either the intended target of the soldiers or the result of shots fired indiscriminately," it states.

And the soldiers in Derry that day who were interviewed by the inquiry lied in their testimony, the report added.

"Many of these soldiers have knowingly put forward false accounts in order to seek to justify their firing," it said.

Addressing the question of how high responsibility for the massacre should go, the report overwhelmingly placed it with the soldiers who were on the ground, along with their commander, who decided to launch the incursion. The report said there is no evidence that either the British or Northern Irish governments "intended, planned, or foresaw" the events of that day, or that either government tolerated or encouraged the use of "unjustified" lethal force.

Northern Ireland's Public Prosecution Service said it would review the report to determine whether any criminal case would be launched as a result.

"It is not practical, at this stage, to say when such decisions will be taken other than to indicate that the matter will be considered as expeditiously as possible," prosecutors said in a statement issued after the report.

Doherty and other victims' family members took to the stage in Derry and one by one declared their relatives officially innocent of any crime.

One of the relatives was Kate Nash, sister of William Nash, who the report found was not carrying any weapon that day. Their father, Alex, was wounded while tending to his son, who was killed.

"My brother William -- we know he was innocent. We've always known. Now, the world knows," she told the cheering crowd.

The investigation, which cost more than $280 million and heard from 2,500 witnesses, lasted more than a dozen years -- making it the longest-running such probe in British history.

The soldiers who opened fire on Bloody Sunday insisted they were threatened by people with weapons. That's what they told the first inquiry, which came out 11 weeks after Bloody Sunday, and they were largely cleared of wrongdoing.

But ever since, the truth about Bloody Sunday has been disputed. Relatives of the victims have long maintained their family members were innocent and were not armed.

Tony Blair announced the new investigation in 1998, less than a year after he became prime minister, saying the original government probe had been too hasty and that new evidence had come to light in the decades since the killings.

The aim was not to place blame, but to find the truth about what happened that day, Blair said.

Investigators heard from current and former members of the British military and paramilitary, forensic experts, journalists, priests and police. Some military witnesses gave their testimony anonymously.

No one was given immunity from prosecution in exchange for their testimony, but if anyone does face prosecution as a result of the investigation, their testimony to the Bloody Sunday probe cannot be used against them.

The investigation was conducted by Mark Saville, a British law lord; William L. Hoyt, the former chief justice of New Brunswick, Canada; and John L. Toohey, a former justice of the High Court of Australia.

The findings raise the possibility of soldiers being prosecuted, which could reopen bitter divisions between Northern Ireland's largely Protestant unionists, who want to remain part of the United Kingdom, and largely Catholic republicans, who want to join the Republic of Ireland.

Northern Ireland now enjoys peace because the former enemies share political power -- the result of a deal brokered partly by Tony Blair himself.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/06 ... index.html]]> DzM Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:10:29 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=10878 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=10878 Cranky George in June, 2010
11th June
at the
Bootleg Theater
2220 Beverly Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90057
10.15pm

~and~

26th June
at
Molly Malone’s
6th and Fairfax, Los Angeles
10.00pm

Sorry for the lateness of the notice.]]> richarddnn Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:01:43 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=10875 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=10875 Puzzled about changed Paul Weller lyrics
A song that means a great deal to me is 'Hung up'.

The lyrics on the recordings on these CD's seem to have one changed sentence - which makes all the difference. In lyrics recorded on web sites they all state differently to these recordings too.

On the recordings I have, he clearly sings:

Waiting for the moment
That will take me by surprise

but on lyrics sites and other recordings he sings

Waiting for the moment
Keep on looking for a sign

Just wondered why this is, did he change it and why or are there two versions?]]> richarddnn Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:43:12 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=10873 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=10873 Upcoming Shows Thread for 2010
So far I got Richy Nix, and We Are The Fallen.

Both are on tour right now, dates on their myspaces:

myspace.com/richynix

myspace.com/wearethefallen

When it seems all is lost, just keep truckin, you're bound to find somethin]]> fluke Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:17:32 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=10871 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=10871 Dutch elections This is like an American spectacle, they're talking about 'too close to call' at this moment.
I'm too excited to go to sleep now so I thought I'd share this with you all.

Mick, your "root part of Netherlands" made a swing to the PVV, the right.. Didn't you talk any sence into your family? :roll:

(just kidding..!)]]> DzM Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:53:51 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=10870 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=10870 Those Summer spirits return dublinrambler Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:48:15 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=10869 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=10869 Shanes Like An Old Bluesman... http://www.hotpress.com/Alabama%203/new ... 38114.html]]> moose Wed, 02 Jun 2010 05:02:09 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=10868 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=10868 Israel Analintruder Mon, 31 May 2010 11:06:02 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=10866 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=10866 Hamburg 2010
C'mon lads,it's the city with the Reeperbahn.... :mrgreen:

, and there are a lots of places to have a
drink or two after the show....]]> Low D Sun, 30 May 2010 10:56:21 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=10865 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=10865 Who do YOU want to cover The Pogues? The Old Main Drag", piano-ballad style. And it's sweeeeet.]]> Ingrid Knetsch PRS Fri, 28 May 2010 09:12:39 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=10863 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=10863 new song that features Shane !!! hope you both are well!

I wanted to let you know that my cd has been released on itunes that has Shane on the track from a recording session we did in Whelan's studio. he did the liner notes for the physical album which will be released in July.

It's called Four Leaf Lover Boy- thought i'd let you know in case you think it's newsworthy enough for the website or message board.

The link is: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ooh-la ... d372574778

Not sure if the US itunes opens for you guys? you can just search Ooh La Baby- Galia Arad on your itunes.

Him and Joey are also in the intro of the song full of shit.

Thanks so much, hope you guys like the track- people are going crazy over his part.
Galia

--
galiaarad.com
myspace.com/songsfromthedogpound
twitter.com/GaliaArad]]> NewJerseyRich Thu, 27 May 2010 07:03:51 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=10860 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=10860 Stirring that ol' oil pot Not that I thought there'd be mention of the inactivity, inablility and incestuous relationship of the administration with BP.]]> phro37 Mon, 24 May 2010 02:47:17 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=10855 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=10855 liquor?! i don't even know 'er!
how's THAT for an amateur drunken wine review?! to being drunk!......]]> TheNarrowbacksNYC Wed, 19 May 2010 19:32:30 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=10854 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=10854 The Narrowbacks: American First, Irish Always!!

nar·row·back /ˈnæroʊˌbæk/ [nar-oh-bak]
–noun Slang.
1. Disparaging. an Irish-American.
2. a person of slight build who is unfit for hard labor.

The brain child of a future banker and a drop out bartender, The Narrowbacks are a fresh voice for songs and stories old and new. After some late night sing songs, a couple whiskeys and a few lost jobs we came up with a young punk attitude that found itself running through the veins of an old time folk band. The Narrowbacks: American First, Irish Always.

The Pogues are the biggest inspiration for any young irish music in the irish "diaspora" being London, Liverpool, Boston or in this case New York. Check the Narrowbacks out!!!

http://www.myspace.com/thenarrowbacks
http://www.facebook.com/thenarrowbacks]]> eddymcpre Sat, 15 May 2010 16:16:11 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10853 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10853 Pogues Still my ALL time Legends in the Business, But...
I remember buying the Very Best of CD which sparked off buying the whole collection and as for still enjoying 80% of them which won't ever get boring and that obviously 1 or 2 of them will be played at my funeral lol. I only get to see you once a year which is at Manchester (let's forget 2008 tho lol, go on shane lad legend) and I've bin sat here just skimming thru some events and it's just repetative same line up constantly, we need to ave bit more variety like (My view).

And it's just mental how u haven't got on with new stuff as your an inspirational band to the highest level, I ain't asking for you to do so as I've red peviously that u don't have any plans to but... god know's all i do know is that when bands have been thru there peak they need a comeback, i know u've done the big comeback tour a few year back but we cud wi an album surely thats how one is????

PLEASE don't get pissed off with me as I am in no way being sarcastic or being a dickhead towards u lot, i just love your music and would seriously love to hear or know that there is a future of new projects with the band..

And Mr Chevron how about a remix of thousands are sailing haha, only messing u own that song without a shadow of a doubt.

Shane - Waxies Dargle on your next tour, i dare ye lol, i'll write a cheque for 4.5 million. if u do.

Andrew - Star of the county down needs no change to the song, Star being the keyword there!!! love it.

Mr Finer - If you ever leave the pogues (never do like) or you out live the rest of the band please lend a hand with Mumford and Sons, you wud be an excellent addition.

Terry Woods - Terry Woods. Master Magician

James Fearnley - The Sideways piano mastermind, your a pro pal proper legend just be careful tho when u throw that fing around, we aint in the 80's no more ure gonna injure urself and we need u for future tours as u hold the rest of the band togeather!!!!

Spider - You might not be 8 legged but you are the originater along with shane!!! Seriously buzz off you, shud meet me for a drink, need to lend me ten pounds tho!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahaha

Darrel - Bring on the Best replacement money can buy........................]]> Villajohn Sat, 15 May 2010 03:07:21 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=10852 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=10852 Amsterdam meet ]]> Another Sam Thu, 13 May 2010 09:12:40 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=10851 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=10851 Facebook page devoted to Shane http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shane-Mac ... 1191165022 - a brand new page that covers Shane MacGowan’s solo projects: collaborations on others’ albums as well as his DJ sets, guest appearances, tours with Sharon Shannon and her Big Band, etc.]]> Doktor Avalanche Mon, 10 May 2010 17:49:54 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=10850 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=10850 Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHKuB85EgnI

Live on the David Letterman Show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb9jY8yAxgs]]> harbals Mon, 10 May 2010 12:18:17 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=10849 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=10849 New Pogues Tribute Band in Galway We are setting up a new Pogues Tribute Band in Galway!
We are called the Bogus Pogues (http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bogus ... 523?ref=ts)
Is there anything we need to do (besides rehearse!) or protocol we should follow before we start gigging?]]> Mark_Wafc Mon, 10 May 2010 05:43:04 -0700 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=10848 http://pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=10848 Meeting Pogues in random places
I’ve not idea why he was there but I’m sure I read somewhere he was from not to far from there?]]>