The Medusa Fora

hiya phil hows that musical you and declan are writeing getting on?and who is the irish american boxer its based on? not old smoke john morrissey is it? now that would be an interesting broadway show! good luck for the up and coming shows and thanks again for the poster you got me 4 me brother last year i have just had it framed up for his birthday and it looks ace on his wall at home all the best.

$luGZ wrote:hiya phil hows that musical you and declan are writeing getting on?and who is the irish american boxer its based on? not old smoke john morrissey is it? now that would be an interesting broadway show! good luck for the up and coming shows and thanks again for the poster you got me 4 me brother last year i have just had it framed up for his birthday and it looks ace on his wall at home all the best.

"Jack Rooney In Person" has been in recess while Declan got on with the business of writing the Great Irish Novel ("The Rooms") and I turned my sights back to the Radiators and forward to my long-a-birthing solo album. One song "Manhattan Moon" has appeared, in Kirsty MacColl's version (on "From Croydon To Cuba", Virgin/EMI). But I expect Dec and I will get back to it next Summer, or at least pretend to, while watching the World Cup.

Jack is a composite of a number of Irish-Americans, not just boxers like Tunney, Dempsey, Sullivan, Doyle, Braddock etc, but also Eugene O'Neill (and his brothers) and Jack Kennedy (and his brothers).

Thanks for your support!

philipchevron wrote:sights back to the Radiators and forward to my long-a-birthing solo album.

Brillant. I was about to post enquiring about a collective release from yourself. I've a lot of your material, but its scattered over 7"'s, compliations etc and I'd love it all on CD. How about a double CD - new solo album and retrospective ?

Thank you. Looks like it's destined to remain scattered a while longer, as numerous record companies have stakes in it.