THANK YOU GLASGOW - (NO SETLIST IN THIS THREAD PLEASE!!!)

[imamanyoudontmeeteveryday]

The show was amazing, i stood right at the front (gettin crushed against the barrier) and even though it took 3 hours in the car to get there it was well worth it. Shane had his bottle of gin and was swinging his microphone about. I was covered in fake snow after fairytale of newyork and then spider and shane started hittin them selves in the head with trays in fiesta.
What a hero

anyway if you went tell me what you thought

[philipchevron]

... string vests (I kid you not).

eh???

How is Spider's Bday celebrated this year, btw? Glasgow, it must be Spider's birthday, right?

String vests are, I think, a rather British phenomenon. When men stopped wearing them, the Empire died. Spider's birthday will be in Nottingham this year.

[Eric V]

... string vests (I kid you not).

eh???

How is Spider's Bday celebrated this year, btw? Glasgow, it must be Spider's birthday, right?

String vests are, I think, a rather British phenomenon. When men stopped wearing them, the Empire died. Spider's birthday will be in Nottingham this year.

Ok. I'm sure someone can post a sample pic. And for Spider, a Bday in a new city ..... Yay!

[Fionn MacCool]

It's like chain-mail... but for homosexuals.

Suppsoed to keep you mighty warm if you wear a t-shirt over it, alas I can't say I've ever owned such a vest.

[fluke]

Ah, you can tell its Christmas again. Not because of the decorations and Tree’s up, or the cards being passed around or the music on the radio or even the impending dreadful TV schedule but because we’ve now got a week long review of Shane’s health to come!

You said it. And none of them even remotely accurate. For the record (though I scarcely know why I bother anymore) Shane was drinking wine, not whiskey. Shane remains for these people a blank canvas on which they paint a dissolute version of themselves. Bit sad really.

and that's why I want to thank you on my knees for correcting this. Otherwise I probably would believe these nonsense just like many people do.
I'll keep spreading the word

[Eric V]

Thanks man!

[MissWalshy]

... string vests (I kid you not).

eh???

How is Spider's Bday celebrated this year, btw? Glasgow, it must be Spider's birthday, right?

String vests are, I think, a rather British phenomenon. When men stopped wearing them, the Empire died. Spider's birthday will be in Nottingham this year.

I think they're known in the old day as wifebeaters - I might be wrong. Oh and I'm not talking about Stella.

Philip I'm being extra good (for a nice change) not looking at that other thread.. is it worth me depriving myself? What I'm asking is.. Will the set hold til Brixton?

Cheers-

[firehazard]

String vests are, I think, a rather British phenomenon...

I think they're known in the old day as wifebeaters

Nah... I don't claim any expertise here, but I think that there's a subtle difference between a wifebeater and a string vest. A wifebeater, I think, is a vest without the string element.

Ah, sweaty string vests thrown at the stage. What lucky Pogues you are.

I didn't know you could still get string vests, by the way. Don't think I've worn one since me mum stopped making me do so.

[philipchevron]

Will the set hold til Brixton?

Cheers-

Oh, y'know....who knows?

[Niall]

String vests are, I think, a rather British phenomenon...

I think they're known in the old day as wifebeaters

Nah... I don't claim any expertise here, but I think that there's a subtle difference between a wifebeater and a string vest. A wifebeater, I think, is a vest without the string element.
Ah, sweaty string vests thrown at the stage. What lucky Pogues you are.

I didn't know you could still get string vests, by the way. Don't think I've worn one since me mum stopped making me do so.

i think you are right on that one FH

[firehazard]

i think you are right on that one FH

If it's true, Niall, then it's not knowledge of which I'm particularly proud, believe me.

[MissWalshy]

Will the set hold til Brixton?

Cheers-

Oh, y'know....who knows?

Don't be a tease.



Btw Firehazard.. what makes you think that wifebeaters didn't have a stringy hole affect after constant wear

[firehazard]

Btw Firehazard.. what makes you think that wifebeaters didn't have a stringy hole affect after constant wear

Of course, you may well be right, Walshy.

Btw, perhaps that's how Stella gets its nickname? As part of the brewing process, it's strained through the holes in string vests. Ugh, I'll never drink it again.

[Balthazar]

As a longtime fan, I'd been really looking forward to this - the first time I'd actually heard the band play live - but I have to say it was truly woeful. The band themselves were fine - it was a good setlist and they were up for it but the sound setup was without doubt the worst I've ever heard in over 20 years worth of concerts.

I can't believe somebody did a soundcheck on the set and passed it as fit to play - the bass was racked up so high for the drums it drowned out just about everything else, the instruments sounded like you were listening to them through crap earphones - v shrill and tinny - and the settings for the mikes were such that at 50 feet from the stage you couldn't make out a word that was being said/sung because of the distortion.

In fact, woeful doesn't get near how piss poor the sound was and there were plainly a lot of other people around me who were as hacked off as we were about it. True, there were also plenty of people jumping about and clearly having a great time but I suspect a lot of time at the bar in advance was helping.

[imamanyoudontmeeteveryday]

what an amazing gig, shane had his bottle of gin and managed to do his balancing act.

if anyone went on monday tell me what you though.