The Pogues @ Showbox, Seattle - 17&18 Oct 2007

[DzM]

It's 1:00am. The show's been over for a few hours.

How the hell was it? Come on gang - don't tell me that you're so caught up in the moment that you're enjoying eachother's company all night rather than jumping onto teh intarwebs to tell us stories!

[mats]

We´re waiting in Europe as well to hear about the US shows. Setlist please

[JamesFearnley]

Oh, I'm obviously stepping into Philip's shoes here, if I'm to post before everyone else.

All our suits were red from the lighting, that's one thing I noticed. I played Lullaby of London, thinking it was - I can't think of the fucking title, freeborn man of the usa, in any case. Spider yelped at the end of the wrong verse in Greenland Whale Fisheries. Terry got lobster-claw cramp in his hand in Sickbed and played jazz chords. Jem didn't play the signature banjo figure at the end of Boys From The County Hell. It was hot. I put a hole in the pants of my new suit - a new suit from a shop in Pike St Market somewhere, which I bought today. A bum note or two from Darryl. Shane in a top hat, but the next time I see him, he's in a baseball cap. 'This one's for Kurt', but I don't remember which one.

Seattle's a lovely place, but I'm from Manchester where it rains all the fucking time, and I live in Los Angeles, so it's a relief to see leaves actually falling from the trees and to walk about in the rain.

All in all, not a bad kick off for the west coast sally, but my legs are feeling it.

[Johan From Sweden]

Thanks James.

Sounds.....Interesting

Keep up the good work.

Cheers from Sweden
Johan

[mats]

Thank you James.

Shane in a baseball cap, love to see a picture of that

Hope that Greenland Whale Fisheries will remain in the set for the Christmas shows.

[Zuzana]

Before the Pogues in action materialize in pics (baseball caps and pants with holes included) , at least a couple of posters:

[firehazard]

Thanks, Mr F. Greenland Whale Fisheries, eh? Would love to hear that in December. Don't even mind where the yelps are.

And thanks for, erm, posting the posters, Ms Z.

[Mick Molloy]

Thanks, Mr F. Greenland Whale Fisheries, eh? Would love to hear that in December. Don't even mind where the yelps are.

Me too, I was listening to Red Roses this week and was thinking how cool that would be

[Johan From Sweden]

Thanks, Mr F. Greenland Whale Fisheries, eh? Would love to hear that in December. Don't even mind where the yelps are.

Me too, I was listening to Red Roses this week and was thinking how cool that would be

Thats also one of my favorite songs.

Please, Please keep it in the set for X-mas.

Johan

[Eric V]

Please to be reporting on the show.

[jennylois]

Oh, I'm obviously stepping into Philip's shoes here, if I'm to post before everyone else.

All our suits were red from the lighting, that's one thing I noticed. I played Lullaby of London, thinking it was - I can't think of the fucking title, freeborn man of the usa, in any case. Spider yelped at the end of the wrong verse in Greenland Whale Fisheries. Terry got lobster-claw cramp in his hand in Sickbed and played jazz chords. Jem didn't play the signature banjo figure at the end of Boys From The County Hell. It was hot. I put a hole in the pants of my new suit - a new suit from a shop in Pike St Market somewhere, which I bought today. A bum note or two from Darryl. Shane in a top hat, but the next time I see him, he's in a baseball cap. 'This one's for Kurt', but I don't remember which one.

Seattle's a lovely place, but I'm from Manchester where it rains all the fucking time, and I live in Los Angeles, so it's a relief to see leaves actually falling from the trees and to walk about in the rain.

All in all, not a bad kick off for the west coast sally, but my legs are feeling it.

siighhhhh.....

[Guest]

Driving up from Portland tonight for the second show. Thanks for the words about last night. Flying to San Diego next week for the Friday night gig. Will miss San Francisco-sadness.
Portland loves you. My teachers salary doesn't. Come visit The City of Roses!!!
Scott Fitzpatrick

[Guest]

I wrote down the set list as it went. It has holes so feel free to fill them in if you can.

Streams of Whiskey
If I should Fall from Grace with God
The Broad Majestic Shannon
Turkish Song of the Damned
Young Ned of the Hill
A Pair of Brown Eyes
Boys from the County Hell
Tuesday Morning
?
Sayonara
? (instrumental that Spider wrote)
Sunnyside of the Street
?
?
Greenland Whale Fisheries
Dirty Old Town
Bottle of Smoke
Sickbed of Cuchulainn
Sally MacLennane
?
Irish Rover

I didn't stay for the second encore so I can't help there.

[neudl]

I don't know how I am going to make it through work today, So excited about the show tonight. The Pogues have been my favorite band since '86, when a high school friend turned me on to them. Saw them live for the first time at Tipitinas in New Orleans in the spring of 1990. Shane passed out after forgetting the words to Bottle of Smoke, and the show went on without him, and was f-in' great nonetheless. I've dragged my wife to see Shane and the Popes a couple of times, but this will be her first time seeing the Pogues.

My 3-year old son has also become a big fan of Shane. Instead of kiddie albums, he demands that I put on "rolling stone man" (Crock of Gold being his first exposure) - doesn't matter which album so long as there is a lot of screaming (obviously Red Roses is his favorite from this prospective, especially "bells song" - Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go.) I'm just sorry he's not old enough to share the live show.

[Clash Cadillac]

I didn't stay for the second encore so I can't help there.

I can't even think of an excuse for that...

Come on Medusans. Lets here some news from the show. I am guessing no reports thus far means everyone got liquored up after a great show and you are all still laying by your dish licking your wounds from last night.