by philipchevron Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:21 pm
The story of The Pogues and Ecstasy, or rather Andrew Ranken and Ecstasy, is well documented in, among other places, Carol Clerk's book. For myself, I took E twice in my life, once in St Patrick's week 1987 and once on our first Australian tour in 1988. In both instances, it was a horrendous mistake, although I was careful to time them so that gigs were unaffected. There has never been a third occasion. For what it's worth, E was never really a part of Pogues culture, though what people did outside of office hours has always been their own business.
In feeling affronted by Guest's little tall tale about how Joe Strummer was so thrilled to meet him, my main objection is to his notion that there is some generic entity called The Pogues, rather than a group of individuals who make their own informed choices about their recreation. There is only a thing called The Pogues between the hours of 4pm and 11pm on gig days when, with the exception of the Singist, sobriety is observed at all times. I know, boring, isn't it? Your heroes will always let you down.
The story of The Pogues and Ecstasy, or rather Andrew Ranken and Ecstasy, is well documented in, among other places, Carol Clerk's book. For myself, I took E twice in my life, once in St Patrick's week 1987 and once on our first Australian tour in 1988. In both instances, it was a horrendous mistake, although I was careful to time them so that gigs were unaffected. There has never been a third occasion. For what it's worth, E was never really a part of Pogues culture, though what people did outside of office hours has always been their own business.
In feeling affronted by Guest's little tall tale about how Joe Strummer was so thrilled to meet him, my main objection is to his notion that there is some generic entity called The Pogues, rather than a group of individuals who make their own informed choices about their recreation. There is [i]only [/i] a thing called The Pogues between the hours of 4pm and 11pm on gig days when, with the exception of the Singist, sobriety is observed at all times. I know, boring, isn't it? Your heroes will always let you down.
