POGUES USA WEST COAST OCTOBER 2007

[Union]

I will be in San Fran come hell or high water!

True story,

Seeing the Pogues for me is like an annual rejuvination and and revitalizaton. I went to Boston in March and saw the boys once again. My brother came down and met up with my wife and I and we had a fantastic time. That was the night that Shane tripped and hurt his knee. It was such a great time away from work and stres. And seeing the pogues is a vacation in itself.

The weather in boston was 75 degrees. Spent the last day of the trip down on the harbour soaking up the sun. Flew home to Toronto at 4:00 PM.

I got back to my apartment at about 8:00 PM. The message light on the phone was flashing. Well that made sense as I had been away for 4 days. I decided to check the callers list before listening to messages. I really wanted to go out and buy some Pho Soup and then relax for the nigth after traveling.

The last 5 callers all rang in the last 2 hours and they were all from my family. I thought this was strange as they all knew I was in Boston seeing the pogues. I knew it couldn't be good knews.

Sure enough as I am checking my messages call waiting beeps in. Its my brother. My dad was killed at 2:00 that afternoon in a car crash in dense fog. I felt like I had hit a brick wall.

Needless to say a lot of my good memories from the trip flew out of my mind. The next days and weeks were consumed with grief and dealing with the family.

Time has passed...and I want more happy times with the Pogues.

I'll be there, in the fall, to see old friends, and build new memories!

Cheers guys.

Union

[Eric V]

Just a short hop down the I-5 to Seattle!
San Francisco would be great again, as well.

Fog

[Eric V]

Needless to say a lot of my good memories from the trip flew out of my mind. The next days and weeks were consumed with grief and dealing with the family.

Time has passed...and I want more happy times with the Pogues.

I'll be there, in the fall, to see old friends, and build new memories!

Cheers guys.

Union

Union -- Sad to read your post. Truly. And I hope you grab every bit of fun out of the shows and the experiences surrounding them.

EV

[Eric V]

The Pogues are likely to play 11 shows in the USA between October 17 and November 2. The shows are likely to be in Seattle, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Anaheim and San Diego.

A few months ago I was thinking, maybe I've gotten this Pogues thing out of my system, and maybe I don't need to go see them every time they come to the States. Pfff.....

thinking now of good excuses to drag family across the country.... family near S.F. ..... wife has friend in Seattle .... -- or just go myself....really need to catch up on work near Las Vegas and San Diego. but which angle do I pitch?

[philipchevron]

I will be in San Fran come hell or high water!

True story,

Seeing the Pogues for me is like an annual rejuvination and and revitalizaton. I went to Boston in March and saw the boys once again. My brother came down and met up with my wife and I and we had a fantastic time. That was the night that Shane tripped and hurt his knee. It was such a great time away from work and stres. And seeing the pogues is a vacation in itself.

The weather in boston was 75 degrees. Spent the last day of the trip down on the harbour soaking up the sun. Flew home to Toronto at 4:00 PM.

I got back to my apartment at about 8:00 PM. The message light on the phone was flashing. Well that made sense as I had been away for 4 days. I decided to check the callers list before listening to messages. I really wanted to go out and buy some Pho Soup and then relax for the nigth after traveling.

The last 5 callers all rang in the last 2 hours and they were all from my family. I thought this was strange as they all knew I was in Boston seeing the pogues. I knew it couldn't be good knews.

Sure enough as I am checking my messages call waiting beeps in. Its my brother. My dad was killed at 2:00 that afternoon in a car crash in dense fog. I felt like I had hit a brick wall.

Needless to say a lot of my good memories from the trip flew out of my mind. The next days and weeks were consumed with grief and dealing with the family.

Time has passed...and I want more happy times with the Pogues.

I'll be there, in the fall, to see old friends, and build new memories!

Cheers guys.

Union

Union, please consider yourself especially welcome.

[LittleCupcakes]

thinking now of good excuses to drag family across the country.... family near S.F. ..... wife has friend in Seattle .... -- or just go myself....really need to catch up on work near Las Vegas and San Diego. but which angle do I pitch?

Who cares about the angle? Stop dithering, and just haul it over here!

[Benno]

i'm going to ask my friends if they want to road trip
would be a few days drive

also, would like to see paris in jail XXX
what a romp!

[Grievous Angel]

OK, looks like Phoenix is a day's drive from the southern California locations, and I've got cousins in Arizona. I can probably talk at least one of them into making a road trip with me, so it's looking promising. On the down side, I've got a industry trade show taking place October 24-27, and that might get inconvenient. Still, there's at least a chance I could make it to San Diego, Anaheim or LA, at least.

Fingers crossed!

[neilinseattle]

SEATTLE!!!!!!!

Thanks, Philip! I know you arranged that just for me?

CdnSteve, I'll meet you halfway! Just a 3 hour drive up from the Rose City.

[Johan From Sweden]

Needless to say a lot of my good memories from the trip flew out of my mind. The next days and weeks were consumed with grief and dealing with the family.

Time has passed...and I want more happy times with the Pogues.

I'll be there, in the fall, to see old friends, and build new memories!

Cheers guys.

Union

Union -- Sad to read your post. Truly. And I hope you grab every bit of fun out of the shows and the experiences surrounding them.

EV

I´ll second that, very sad news to hear.

Have a great summer and shows in October Union

[Esther]

My dad was killed at 2:00 that afternoon in a car crash in dense fog. I felt like I had hit a brick wall.

Union,
Wow...my heart goes out to you. I lost my dad and my sister in sudden ways as well. Hitting a brick wall doesn't even begin to describe the complete agony of such losses.

My struggle has been made more tolerable through music, and I hope the same for you.

Caring thoughts,
Esther

[Cdn Steve]

SEATTLE!!!!!!!

Thanks, Philip! I know you arranged that just for me?

CdnSteve, I'll meet you halfway! Just a 3 hour drive up from the Rose City.

Alright, neil! Sounds like a great day out. Now, we just have to convince those pampered Californians to brave the great northwest, and turn it into an epic event!

kathleenwithak? DzM? are you in?

[anfield boy]

Fan-fucking-tastic! The party will be at mine after!

Should I start a "Guess the Venue" contest? I'm saying The Showbox.

[paddy garcia808]

I'm attending a conference in Anaheim between 20th & 23 rd October.

Dear God - please let the Pogues play Anaheim on or around these dates.

Also looking forward to the local gig in Brixton at Christmas.

Phil - thanks for the few minutes you game me at Heathrow on my return from Ireland after Christmas - it was great to meet you.

[Clash Cadillac]

I was really hoping that Denver might make the "West Coast Tour" this year since Chicago made it in the east. Us poor Pogues fans here in the midwest will have to settle for another long road trip. I find myself singing the following song (replacing "here my love" with "playing here Pogues"). Damn I need to win the lottery so I can put on a midwest Pogues event...

Out Here in the Middle


They broke into your car last night,
took the stereo
Now you say you don't know why
you even live there anymore
The garage man didn't see a thing,
so you guess it was an inside job
You made a reservation, a table for three
They said you'd have to wait,
somebody must have bribed the maitre'd
Boss got mad and he blamed it all on you
Food was bad and the deal fell through

(chorus)
Well out here in the middle
you can park it on the street
Step up to the counter;
you nearly always get a seat
Nobody steals. Nobody cheats
Wish you were here my love
Wish you here my love

We got tractor pulls and Red Man chew Corporate relo refugees that need love too
we ain't seen Elvis in a year or two
we got justification for wealth and greed~
Amber waves of grain and bathtub speed
We even got Starbucks
what else you need?

(chorus)
Out here in the middle
Where the center's on the right
And the ghost of William Jennings Bryan preaches every night
To save the lonely souls
in the dashboard lights
Wish you were here my love
Wish you were here my love

(chorus)
Out here in the middle
Where the buffalo roam
We're putting up towers for your cell phones
And we screen all applicants
With a fine tooth comb
Wish you were here my love
Wish you were here my love