by Low D Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:36 pm
Anonymous wrote:The Popes currently exist without MacGowan, but did they exist before MacGowan joined them or did he form the band?
The popes were assembled by/for Shane. Mad Dog had been a Pogues roadie/guitar tech prior to his gig with the Popes, and i think the late Tom McManamon had worked in a similar capacity, as well as once filling in on bass. Also, he had been a duo with a later-to-be-a-Pogues James MacNally,
Storm, that had opened for the Pogues a bunch.
Everybody got head-hunted!
[quote="Anonymous"]The Popes currently exist without MacGowan, but did they exist before MacGowan joined them or did he form the band?[/quote]
The popes were assembled by/for Shane. Mad Dog had been a Pogues roadie/guitar tech prior to his gig with the Popes, and i think the late Tom McManamon had worked in a similar capacity, as well as once filling in on bass. Also, he had been a duo with a later-to-be-a-Pogues James MacNally, [i]Storm[/i], that had opened for the Pogues a bunch.
Everybody got head-hunted!
