NYC 17 March 2011

[Mr. Joyce]

Well done boys. If that's the last time I ever see y'all, I'll be sad but satisfied.

Jeers to the douchebag in front of me who chucked a full drink at Mr. C as he came on stage.

[philipchevron]

Well done boys. If that's the last time I ever see y'all, I'll be sad but satisfied.

Jeers to the douchebag in front of me who chucked a full drink at Mr. C as he came on stage.

None of it actually reached me, which makes him a double douchebag.

[ManniGee]

Hi !

I am curious...Does anybody have an idea why those idiots in the audience throw drinks towards the musicians ? Didn't somebody throw a beer at Terry in Killarney last year and now to Phil ? How sick do they have to be ?

[nyccyn]

To the band, marvelous, many many thanks.
To the nice young couple who came all the way from Nova Scotia, enjoy your stay in NYC.
To Goucher student, I found your id card on floor, you can email me and we'll figure out how to get it to you. (Or I'll phone Student Affairs tomorrow and mail it to them and ask them to hold for you. Email: hcm.email@yahoo)
To the security guard who picked up but then wouldn't give me the Irish penny I saw on the floor: You're a mean one Mr. Grinch. I'm sure whoever in the band tossed it there doesn't give two hoots about getting it back, like you said.

[Queequeg]

I had such a wonderful time during the past three days.
Thank you so much for doing this again. I have bruises up and down my arms (and the joints of my fingers!) from the barricade in the front, but I think that just means it was a successful few days.

Also, I thought "Thousands" was especially beautiful tonight. Actually brought tears to my eyes.

It was such a pleasure to see you, and I hope it wasn't the last time.

[SkaPunkAndOtherJunk]

Well done boys. If that's the last time I ever see y'all, I'll be sad but satisfied.

Jeers to the douchebag in front of me who chucked a full drink at Mr. C as he came on stage.

None of it actually reached me, which makes him a double douchebag.

Plus you had a jacket or shirt thrown at you while playing 1000s on the 15th too. What the hell is with crowds and throwing things?

[Smoz]

The band were all on top form last night, highlights were Thousands are Sailing and The Band Played Waltzing Matilda. Thanks to you all, especially to Philip who looked very dapper.

[mvmartinez]

Yes, he did. I stayed well in the back this time but did manage to get a couple of peeps at Mr. C, so that was good enough for me. Great show, as ever, thanks to all!

[territa]

So many emotions. Thanks to the band for last night and for the last six-plus years of giving me something to look forward to. And thank you DzM for this meeting place.

[NewJerseyRich]

http://twitter.com/spiderstacy#

Spiders tweet last night.

[Lizapallooza]

Saw the guy who actually ended up with Shane's tea tray walking up Tenth Ave after the show last night. I was on the mezz level but couldn't see who had finally got the damned thing.

I was fine through most of the show but when Rainy Night was played I almost lost it. It was me and my husband's wedding song and well it all just hit me. We see The Pogues every year around our anniversary and it was kind of a tradition so the whole night was more emotional than I thought it would be.

Thanks to Phil Chevron for Thousands Are Sailing. I'm a first generation Cuban American so this song has always moved me. It's an anthem for refugees everywhere.

Thanks to The Pogues for so much music. Thanks to The Pogues for so many spring time concerts in NYC. Not sure what to do on St. James Cagney Day now. We'll just keep showing up at Roseland or Terminal 5 or whatever and be disappointed by some band that isn't The Pogues I guess.

[Charles]

I had a wonderful time last night. If it is my last time seeing The Pogues, thanks for the great memories and finishing up New York City on a high note.

Had a nice (crushed) almost front rail center view - missed Spider's getting tray by 2 people.

Might be naive (or never payed attention), but I had always assumed that crowd surfers get ejected from a venue when the bouncers get ahold of them.....but I saw a same bald guy in a Boston Celtics jersey surf up to the front 4 times....once during the opener, 3 times during the Pogues (one of which came over me).

[philipchevron]

I had a wonderful time last night. If it is my last time seeing The Pogues, thanks for the great memories and finishing up New York City on a high note.

Had a nice (crushed) almost front rail center view - missed Spider's getting tray by 2 people.

Might be naive (or never payed attention), but I had always assumed that crowd surfers get ejected from a venue when the bouncers get ahold of them.....but I saw a same bald guy in a Boston Celtics jersey surf up to the front 4 times....once during the opener, 3 times during the Pogues (one of which came over me).

Though the rituals of crowd-surfing remain mysterious to me after 34 years, my understanding is the security guys are complicit only in the safe passage of the surfer to dry land. I don't think they consider crowd-surfing a capital offence, as a rule.

[firehazard]

Might be naive (or never payed attention), but I had always assumed that crowd surfers get ejected from a venue when the bouncers get ahold of them.....but I saw a same bald guy in a Boston Celtics jersey surf up to the front 4 times....once during the opener, 3 times during the Pogues (one of which came over me).

Though the rituals of crowd-surfing remain mysterious to me after 34 years, my understanding is the security guys are complicit only in the safe passage of the surfer to dry land. I don't think they consider crowd-surfing a capital offence, as a rule.

As it happens, I was talking just a couple of days ago to a friend of mine who works security at various of the local venues. (Which has been quite useful to me at times over the years.) He was saying how different venues have different policies on this: one of the local venues here insists that if a crowd-surfer gets to the front a second time, then he/she has to be ejected. Of course this assumes that security recognise him/her, so you can see how a bald guy of a certain age in a suitable shirt at a Pogues gig might well get away with it.

My friend is actually one of the gentlest guys you could meet, at least when he's off duty. His take on it is that whether a surfer gets ejected or not is actually a lot about the surfer's attitude to the security guys. If the surfer is friendly, he/she will probably get to stay in. If the surfer swings a punch or a kick, or does too much in the way of badmouthing, then out he/she will go.

Lawdy I'm feeling jealous of you lot in NY.

[Mr. Joyce]

Of course this assumes that security recognise him/her, so you can see how a bald guy of a certain age in a suitable shirt at a Pogues gig might well get away with it.

Not this guy - he and his pal (green Detroit Lions hat) made sure everyone knew who they were - both built like bowling balls, and spent the evening acting like it. I saw him nearly get in 2 fights, one of which I helped break up. Towards the end of the evening, he vanished though - mayber he did finally get tossed, or just ran out of energy.