The Pogues & George Pelecanos, secret gig 23 July

[Mark_Wafc]

Its rare nights like that that make me wish i lived in London. That, and some of the pubs.


Looked a cracking gig, most of it being here;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEATVC_kF60
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKXV08G0l2M


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlixF3MxsvU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zDsZvQQIuU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD97tSMELSw

[KathleenwithaK]

It seems the topic "secroit goig" has been locked to deter any further discussion, but I want to say I think we did a great job keeping it quiet. Although Philip had mentioned on this site there might be some pogues involvement (where there is one you will usually find another not far away), there's a big difference between hinting on here that some of the band might show and what actually happened. It was the first time we've played anywhere that size since the band started in '82 and we all had a blast. George Pelecanos, The jesse james Horns, James Walbourne & the intimacy of the venue, all helped make it one of the most exiting show we've done for fucking years. You really had to be there.

Big thanks to everyone at the Boogaloo esp Lou, Gerry, and all Shane's Girls. Our very own Tony Bateman, DJ Scratchy, Eddie, Richard Thomas and the lucky 200 who managed to get in.

Wow Spider, thanks for posting that. I would have given my left something-or-other to have been there but a whirlwind trip to London from San Diego just wasn't in the cards for me See you in October, cheers!

p.s. That was very cool, what you did for Trashcity

[territa]

Nice horn section. Will they be accompanying the band this October?

[philipchevron]

Nice horn section. Will they be accompanying the band this October?

i shouldn't think so. They wilt when taken out of England.

[IrishRover]

George Pelecanos, The jesse james Horns, James Walbourne & the intimacy of the venue, all helped make it one of the most exiting show we've done for fucking years. You really had to be there.

the very ointoimacy of the venue, atmoisphere of a small pub, George's ointro read aboiut em' yoiung proisoiners, and Pogues' perfect rockoin' throiughoiut, truly feels rare, unoique noight, woith a magoic toiuch; oi woish oi was there !

Its rare nights like that that make me wish i lived in London. That, and some of the pubs.

gooid point Mark,
woish oi was at least oin geoigraphoical terms soimewhat near aroiund,
oid travel moiles foir a noight loike that !

Philip, ye're beeoin' moissed oin the voideo, Terry too !

[phro37]

what a night that would've been! jesus.....

Nice horn section. Will they be accompanying the band this October?

i shouldn't think so. They wilt when taken out of England.

you know, mr. c., i play a mean alto sax. if you need any extra wind in texas just get your people to fax my people the sheet music (my people, of course, being me. also i don't have a fax. hand written and signed to yours truly will do) and lemme know when and where rehearsals will be. i'll see if i can fit it in my schedule.

[DownInTheGround]

Does Down In The Hole constitute a new Pogues song, maybe the theme to Season 6!

[El Pablo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD97tSME ... re=related

Enjoy folks!

[NewJerseyRich]

Had Facebook poster posted this link....some really great photos.

http://mandymac.smugmug.com/gallery/903 ... 6981_7fWqr

followed by this commentary....

"What a unique and wonderful night that was. You might like to know that my friend Amanda always makes her work available free of charge to all of the bands and artists she works with, for use without restriction in any medium. If the band, record company or individual musicians would like access to downloadable high-res versions of any of the photographs Amanda took last night, please do contact her and let her know.
Of course, that goes for Mr Pelecanos and his publisher also.
Amanda's thanks and mine go out to Spider for all of his help and kindness to us on the night. If he or the band can use any of these images, it would be a great way to repay that favour."

[theCOOP]

unfuckinbelieveable!!!

Ranks up there with the Terry Woods/Phil Chevron tour w/ the Mahones in 2003.
Is Shane's mic intentionally muffled? Everything else instrumentally comes out crystal clear, but the vocals are all muffled.

[trashcity]

. Opening for the Pogues: George Pelecanos


Earlier this year, when the Pogues played Washington, D.C., bestselling novelist and writer/producer on The Wire George Pelecanos was in the audience, and he went backstage after the show: "The band were fans of The Wire (we had used several of their songs, memorably, on the show)," he recalls, "and we were all fans of their music going back to the 80s, when I was buying their vinyl imports at records stores like Phantasmagoria in Wheaton, Maryland." A few weeks later, when band member Spider Stacey came through town, they met again:

" Over a meal in Chinatown, on H Street, (Full Kee, my spot for Chinese) I told Spider that I would like to do a pub event in London when I came over in July, and asked him if he would be interested in playing a set after I did a reading. He agreed and through Gaby Young hooked it up at Boogaloo on Archway Road in Highgate, run by a fellow named Richard who used to book the old Filthy McNasty's. The gig was set for Thursday, July 23. To my surprise, it wasn't just Spider and a couple of friends on the bill, as I had understood it would be. It was The Pogues, who had come to play their first pub date since 1983. In other words, it was history."

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/le ... 123067.asp