The Medusa Fora

At first I wasn't sure about the way the book was compiled, and the reviews weren't so good. However I am really glad I got it. Its very funny at times, and the anarchic way it has been assembled, is kind of refreshing. You can imagine Shane saying all the things, as if it's just a transcription of a jumbled conversation. This is exactly what it is! I really enjoyed it. Maybe not a literary classic, who cares!

In one word Read It !!!!!
A funny and a biographicall for a whole generation !!!!

whats a great book????

i read the book in 1 day or should i say a few hours.great book

A drink with Shane MacGowan.thats the name of the book.

A drink with... is a good read, though bear in mind its Victoria's book.An autobiography by the man himself would be warmly welcomed by us all.The Lost Decade is a must read for all fans.And dont waste yer time on the crap 5th form essay style book on Shane by Ian O'Doherty.

i've read it, i enjoyed it. some passages (if thats the correct term) were pretty good - other parts of the conversations were a bit dry or too personal with no real explanation. well, thats how I remember it. im glad i read it.

am two-thirds of the way thru the second time round (only another 368 times til i can match MacRua eh?) I have to say i really enjoy the book as i think Shane is less guarded with Victoria than he would be with A.N. Other author/journalist. There are moments where he's definately 'show-boating' or saying something for effect but i think most of us are guilty of that - 'specially apres alcohol.
My Mum borrowed the book at Xmas to read and i forgot to ask her what she thought , must find out.....

what is this book and what's it about???

try THIS

It's entertaining but you can't take it too seriously. His comments on The Pogues demise are interesting reading- though I remember other members of the band were pretty p*ssed off at some of the comments. There's a lot of irrational drunken comments.

p.s. If you want to get an idea of what it's like, read inmyliverpoolhome's posts on this forum- very similar style. inmyliverpoolhome IS Shane MacGowan- which means Shane must be the first person to get banned from his own forum.

Michaelo wrote:inmyliverpoolhome IS Shane MacGowan- which means Shane must be the first person to get banned from his own forum.

IMLH may well be Shane MacGowan, and IMLH is certainly banned. This is not Shane MacGowan's forum however.

I don't believe IMLH is Shane. Shane would not type in that style. There is a difference. IMLH was too wordy.

The possibility reminds me of the time I got a message onscreen on Napster, back around 2000. I'd downloaded everything I could find of Shane's, including the old Nips and Nipple Erectors. There was one track which was labeled as such, but didn't sound like the rest of them. My media player identified it as "Nips - Grogo mix". I didn't rename it.

Out of the blue, here comes the rudest message I'd ever seen. It simply said:

"THIS IS NOT A NIPS SONG, CUNT" just like that, in all caps.

I barred the sender from further messages, but about ten minues later the thought ran through my head that maybe that had been Shane. I could hear him saying it. And I wasn't angry any more.

territa wrote:Out of the blue, here comes the rudest message I'd ever seen.

The Internet is remarkable in that it allows people to become even less civilized to eachother with nearly no effort.

"Yay people!"

DzM wrote:

territa wrote:Out of the blue, here comes the rudest message I'd ever seen.

The Internet is remarkable in that it allows people to become even less civilized to eachother with nearly no effort.

Very true, which leaves the moderator(s) with a difficult job. I'd just like to thank you DzM for the great job you do on this forum. I've been into a few fora over the years and this is the best IMHO.
Slainte.