Submit your questions for Philip Chevron !!!

[FBer]

Facebook page of The Pogues kindly offers fans a unique opportunity:

The upcoming US Pogues tour is on the horizon and we've got a great opportunity for everyone whether you're attending the shows or not.
Philip Chevron has offered fans the unique opportunity of answering your submitted questions!
Depending on the volume of questions received Mr Chevron will try to answer as many as possible.

Post your questions below. Please submit questions by Thurday February 24, 2011

[Low D]

Well, so far those have all been covered - mostly quite heavily, with their own threads, etc. - here on Medusa. Except maybe this one..

Seamus MacGlover Has Medusa got SO boring that you have to resort to FB?

[Seamus MacGlover]

I am curious: what is the deal? Philip, what do you think about this “unique opportunity” NewJerseyRich offers to friends of his facebook page dedicated to The Pogues? I assume he got your “yes” before launching it? You used to answer fans’ questions without any middlemen, on everyday basis. Is it going to change now?
Do you know that offering his services he carefully avoids any mention of Medusa, his usual source of inspiration? He also kept persistently deleting all of my comments where I suggested a direct way of communication with you, via the forum on The Pogues site until he finally blocked me from that page all together. Is it NewJerseyRich who decides who, when and where can ask you questions now?

NewJerseyRich! I hoped to get your answers on the page you run on behalf of the band, but after getting blocked there I‘ll try and repeat it here. You can’t delete posts at Medusa so far, can you?
“Wouldn't it be easier to point all those who have questions straight to the forum on The Pogues site where they would be able to ask Philip 24/7 without any middlemen? And where most of this questions have been answered already, some of them more than once even.”
And
"Why did you delete my comment, Rich? Did it threaten your "exclusiveness"? Stop fooling people! You can't monopolize Philip Chevron! Every guest of the forum at The Pogues site has a unique opportunity to chat with Philip 24/7. Just give them a link: http://pogues.com/forum
It's not peaching, Rich! Fans have the right to chose either to speak directly to Philip whenever they want or resort to the services of a self-appointed mediator."

If I suggested something inappropriate tell me what is wrong. But if I wrote the truth, why did you delete all of my comments and finally blocked me?

[RICHB]

I am curious: what is the deal? Philip, what do you think about this “unique opportunity” NewJerseyRich offers to friends of his facebook page dedicated to The Pogues? I assume he got your “yes” before launching it? You used to answer fans’ questions without any middlemen, on everyday basis. Is it going to change now?
Do you know that offering his services he carefully avoids any mention of Medusa, his usual source of inspiration? He also kept persistently deleting all of my comments where I suggested a direct way of communication with you, via the forum on The Pogues site until he finally blocked me from that page all together. Is it NewJerseyRich who decides who, when and where can ask you questions now?

NewJerseyRich! I hoped to get your answers on the page you run on behalf of the band, but after getting blocked there I‘ll try and repeat it here. You can’t delete posts at Medusa so far, can you?
“Wouldn't it be easier to point all those who have questions straight to the forum on The Pogues site where they would be able to ask Philip 24/7 without any middlemen? And where most of this questions have been answered already, some of them more than once even.”
And
"Why did you delete my comment, Rich? Did it threaten your "exclusiveness"? Stop fooling people! You can't monopolize Philip Chevron! Every guest of the forum at The Pogues site has a unique opportunity to chat with Philip 24/7. Just give them a link: http://pogues.com/forum
It's not peaching, Rich! Fans have the right to chose either to speak directly to Philip whenever they want or resort to the services of a self-appointed mediator."

If I suggested something inappropriate tell me what is wrong. But if I wrote the truth, why did you delete all of my comments and finally blocked me?

To be fair I think Rich's page is really good. Hes just doing his own thing wich is cool. Everything doenst have to come through Medusa and some facebook posters may not want to board the good ship Medusa. Ive been on his page on FB quite a few times and there are links to Medusa so its not as if he is trying divert people away from here is it. Some people may end up signing up here anyway. Finally, I couldnt imagine for one minute Phil Chevron being monopolized by anyone

[philipchevron]

For heaven's sake! I really don't understand your ire, Seamus. I take no more than a passing interest in Rich's Facebook page, because it's not a social medium I pretend to understand or value, though I have a number of friends and colleagues and family members who feel otherwise about Facebook. Nor is it a medium I feel I have much to contribute to. But I am appreciative of the fact that Rich takes the trouble to do it so, when he asked if he could "interview" me for it, my immediate response was to suggest that it might be more suitable to the unique qualities of the medium if "everybody", in theory at least, interviewed me, and I suggested he solicit questions from which he could then select the most interesting or pertinent, which I would answer, by email, over a short period of time.

I should mention that I am not a regular Medusan because I wish to make myself freely available for the answering of questions. I enjoy Medusa for much the same variety of reasons everyone else does, an opportunity to hold forth on anything and everything. But I also recognise that many people who visit Facebook never or rarely check in here and, when they do, they know that as often as not, I'm likely to be expounding on matters other than the Pogues, for whatever it's worth. This seemed like an opportunity to answer in a more focussed manner. I'm also mindful that however many questions any musician or band member fields, whether from professional interrogators or curious fans, there is liable to be a small and finite number of corresponding answers to redistribute. But people who like the Pogues also tend to be people who can take a slightly sideways view of things, so it's unwise to try to predict the questions of Pogues fans, and it occurred to me this might potentially be interesting. Equally, it might not, but we'll see.

[Seamus MacGlover]

Thanks, Philip, for your reply! Another fan site (or a page) and he was trying to arrange an "exclusive" interview for it. That's it

I am not sure if "ire" is a right word to describe my feelings about it but if you insist then my "ire" is provoked by two things:
- he copies and pastes things he finds on Medusa (or due to it) and hardly elsewhere
- at the same time he tries to make an impression of specially close and exclusive contacts with the band, so many believe the page is run by The Pogues.

I'd like to hear NewJerseyRich of course, but looks like it's the only logical explanation why he couldn't stand my offer to point those fans who'd like to talk with you directly to Medusa. If every fan has such opportunity what will remain of his "exclusiveness"... If he had another reason for preventing me from mentioning Medusa on his page I'll gladly listen to it!

[NewJerseyRich]

[answered and comment removed by me]

after rereading my comment I didn't like it.

[RICHB]

Maybe im missing somethng here but I cant see were Rich is trying to claim an exclusive interview? Its just putting what happens here on a different medium. Also I think most medusians (is that right??) relationship with Phil is a lot more than him fielding off questions about the band (although he kindly does thos). A trip over to Speakers Corner reveals a treasure trest of subjects.

[soulfinger]

This is what happens with facebook all the time. People falling out and name calling. Never happens on Medusa!

[RICHB]

Ha ha. Soulfinger, one question? The Pogues. Folk with punk attitude? Discuss.....

[RICHB]

[answered and comment removed by me]

after rereading my comment I didn't like it.

Apart from the bit about taking Seamus comments off (wich I dont agree with) I thought it was spot on mate. Put i back on ha ha

[RoddyRuddy]

[Fr. McGreer]

[answered and comment removed by me]

after rereading my comment I didn't like it.

Apart from the bit about taking Seamus comments off (wich I dont agree with) I thought it was spot on mate. Put i back on ha ha

Yeah, put your comment back up. It was grand. Publish and be damned!

[soulfinger]

Ha ha. Soulfinger, one question? The Pogues. Folk with punk attitude? Discuss.....

Folk with punk attitude? I have no opinion on this. I acknowledge that I am wrong to have no opinion on this. I also accept that I am wrong to acknowledge that I am wrong to have no opinion....

[RICHB]

Ha ha. Soulfinger, one question? The Pogues. Folk with punk attitude? Discuss.....

Folk with punk attitude? I have no opinion on this. I acknowledge that I am wrong to have no opinion on this. I also accept that I am wrong to acknowledge that I am wrong to have no opinion....

Well I think your wrong