Shane MacGowan.
He's basically a rich, talented tramp really isn't he?

But he's not the eccentric one. His girlfriend is.


(apeloverage committed the vile act of onanism on, Fri 31 Oct 2008, 16:25, 10 replies)

A life in Wikipedia entries
1. History
2. Fame
3. Self-destructive behaviour
4. Dental problems
(cannonfodder fodder for cannons on, Fri 31 Oct 2008, 16:29, closed)

No, she's not eccentric
she simply likes money talent.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Fri 31 Oct 2008, 16:55, closed)

I'm not sure
which one would be scarier to kiss.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Fri 31 Oct 2008, 16:58, closed)

Is she wearing
his missing teeth?


...and cat?
(posthumous mince is tiptoeing through the tulips, Fri 31 Oct 2008, 17:03, closed)

Love it
At first glance I thought it was her real hair...
(Adamish Time of death, Fri 31 Oct 2008, 23:22, closed)

maybe
she's just found the secret to looking good - stand next to Shane MacGowan.
(apeloverage committed the vile act of onanism on, Fri 31 Oct 2008, 19:13, closed)

He's certainly a rich tramp, that's true.

(Seance Trumpet has got no beef with a man enjoying a croissant, Fri 31 Oct 2008, 20:02, closed)

My mum
asked me to download Fairy Tale of New York for her.

Still haven't got round to it.
( stopmeandslapme Cometh the hour, cometh your mum, Sat 1 Nov 2008, 18:23, closed)

You beat me too it!
I was going to write about Shane!!!

My mum is an artist, and very good friends with fellow artist Marcia Farquhar who happens to be married to Jem Finer (other founding member of The Pogues, and who writes the songs).

So, I have been to many a Christmas/New Years party chez Jem/Shane since I was about 14.

Shane is a great bloke! Eccentric, yes, but a standardly decent guy. He's really into discussing music and having a laugh.
One of my favorite memories of him is at a Christmas party when I was about 15 and everyone had those cracker-prize whistles that all have a different pitch, the point being to stand in a line and have a director with the 'music' point in turn for people to blow, and so a tune emerges (this is really hard to explain...)
Shane was director and got frustrated at the lack of melody, so he took all the whistles, shoved them in his mouth and made what can only be described as avant-garde noise for a few minutes, then exclaiming 'that's how you do it you useless wankers'.

Yes he does like a drink, but in recent years I think he's actually calmed down a lot. And his lack of teeth is caused by a bacterial thing, he's always had problems even before the skag. The lack of dentures is just an aspect of his eccentricness I think!

And by the way, his wife is mint. She really does love him and she's successful in the arts in her own right too so pffftt to gold digging comments!
(little fawn, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 1:01, closed)

The only man in the world...
...who flosses with rope.
(Ktulu O'Ryleh float like a turd, sting like chlamydia, Mon 3 Nov 2008, 13:06, closed)