by Alex Thu Dec 13, 2007 6:04 pm
From Shane's New Romantic Buttler's blog:
http://dickonedwards.co.uk/diary/
Last Sunday evening was Shane MacGowan’s 50th birthday party at the Boogaloo. Mr MacGowan’s actual birthday is on the 25th, which he shares with Quentin Crisp and Jesus Christ, but given the Pogues are on tour till Christmas, I assume this was the most convenient date for all concerned. Like The Queen, it always helps to have more than one birthday. I was invited, and it was great to see the Boogaloo extended family assembled, including John & Sharon, Ms Red, Eddie, Jemima, Bernie, Sophie, The General, Ronnie, and Ms Lou.
Shane sang Van Morrison’s ‘Gloria’, though the backing band (Bap Kennedy and co) rather cunningly turned it into the Nips’ ‘Gabrielle’ halfway through. Spider Stacy (Pogues) also performed a couple of numbers.
At the pub I also recognised: Jem and Darryl (Pogues), Shanne Bradley (from The Nips), Kevin Rowland (Dexy’s - pencil moustache), Tim Burgess (Charlatans - glasses and stubble), and Chas Smash (Madness).
There were also a few striking young men in eyeliner, deliberate hairdos and skinny black attire. If they weren’t in some famous band, they dressed like they were. Some papers said members of The View and Arctic Monkeys were there, but although I’m aware that these groups exist and are popular with today’s loose children, my passing interest stops short of identifying their members’ countenances in a dark room full of similar young things.
Maybe I could just about recognise the Arctic Monkeys singer. He reminds me vaguely of Chris Gentry from Menswear. Ask your Britpop dad.
Ms Kate Moss sang Happy Birthday to Mr MacGowan, via Ms Victoria Clarke’s mobile phone. And there was a proper cake, with candles, which he duly extinguished before the happy gathering.
From Shane's New Romantic Buttler's blog:
[url]http://dickonedwards.co.uk/diary/[/url]
[quote]Last Sunday evening was Shane MacGowan’s 50th birthday party at the Boogaloo. Mr MacGowan’s actual birthday is on the 25th, which he shares with Quentin Crisp and Jesus Christ, but given the Pogues are on tour till Christmas, I assume this was the most convenient date for all concerned. Like The Queen, it always helps to have more than one birthday. I was invited, and it was great to see the Boogaloo extended family assembled, including John & Sharon, Ms Red, Eddie, Jemima, Bernie, Sophie, The General, Ronnie, and Ms Lou.
Shane sang Van Morrison’s ‘Gloria’, though the backing band (Bap Kennedy and co) rather cunningly turned it into the Nips’ ‘Gabrielle’ halfway through. Spider Stacy (Pogues) also performed a couple of numbers.
At the pub I also recognised: Jem and Darryl (Pogues), Shanne Bradley (from The Nips), Kevin Rowland (Dexy’s - pencil moustache), Tim Burgess (Charlatans - glasses and stubble), and Chas Smash (Madness).
There were also a few striking young men in eyeliner, deliberate hairdos and skinny black attire. If they weren’t in some famous band, they dressed like they were. Some papers said members of The View and Arctic Monkeys were there, but although I’m aware that these groups exist and are popular with today’s loose children, my passing interest stops short of identifying their members’ countenances in a dark room full of similar young things.
Maybe I could just about recognise the Arctic Monkeys singer. He reminds me vaguely of Chris Gentry from Menswear. Ask your Britpop dad.
Ms Kate Moss sang Happy Birthday to Mr MacGowan, via Ms Victoria Clarke’s mobile phone. And there was a proper cake, with candles, which he duly extinguished before the happy gathering.[/quote]
