Comments on: The Monkey Grinder http://realfake.org/blog/2007/06/the-monkey-grinder/ Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:21:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Ezra http://realfake.org/blog/2007/06/the-monkey-grinder/comment-page-1/#comment-1386 Ezra Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:44:48 +0000 http://realfake.org/blog/2007/06/07/the-monkey-grinder/#comment-1386 Tim, I was just too drunk to remember your pantomime. Tim, I was just too drunk to remember your pantomime.

]]> By: Tim http://realfake.org/blog/2007/06/the-monkey-grinder/comment-page-1/#comment-1382 Tim Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:03:52 +0000 http://realfake.org/blog/2007/06/07/the-monkey-grinder/#comment-1382 But it's not like the alcoholism is entirely the point. The point is, or should be at least, to see The Pogues with Shane singing. The fact that he will be drunk, for this is his way of operating in the world is more a sideshow than anything else. I went to see the show merely as a way to see music that I truly enjoy performed live. If Shane had been too soused to perform with any sort of competence then I would have felt shortchanged for a subpar performance. As it stands, yes he was drunk, but not enough to send the show flying off the rails. It's a fine line to walk, or totter in this case, but the band has seemed to come to grips with how best to handle it and I agree with Terri's take that it's better he be drunk and sharing the music than merely drunk. All that being said, you didn't mention my monkey pantomime, you old poop. But it’s not like the alcoholism is entirely the point. The point is, or should be at least, to see The Pogues with Shane singing. The fact that he will be drunk, for this is his way of operating in the world is more a sideshow than anything else. I went to see the show merely as a way to see music that I truly enjoy performed live. If Shane had been too soused to perform with any sort of competence then I would have felt shortchanged for a subpar performance. As it stands, yes he was drunk, but not enough to send the show flying off the rails. It’s a fine line to walk, or totter in this case, but the band has seemed to come to grips with how best to handle it and I agree with Terri’s take that it’s better he be drunk and sharing the music than merely drunk.

All that being said, you didn’t mention my monkey pantomime, you old poop.

]]> By: Ezra http://realfake.org/blog/2007/06/the-monkey-grinder/comment-page-1/#comment-1384 Ezra Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:49:29 +0000 http://realfake.org/blog/2007/06/07/the-monkey-grinder/#comment-1384 John, I think Shane's alcoholism is real (it broke up the band multiple times), but it's become part of his image and the legend and his schtick. I think it's the idea of alcoholism-as-entertainment that gave me a little pause. John, I think Shane’s alcoholism is real (it broke up the band multiple times), but it’s become part of his image and the legend and his schtick.

I think it’s the idea of alcoholism-as-entertainment that gave me a little pause.

]]> By: Terri http://realfake.org/blog/2007/06/the-monkey-grinder/comment-page-1/#comment-1383 Terri Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:41:32 +0000 http://realfake.org/blog/2007/06/07/the-monkey-grinder/#comment-1383 And better that he should be drunk and share his music with the world than just be drunk. And better that he should be drunk and share his music with the world than just be drunk.

]]> By: John Cowan http://realfake.org/blog/2007/06/the-monkey-grinder/comment-page-1/#comment-1385 John Cowan Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:06:32 +0000 http://realfake.org/blog/2007/06/07/the-monkey-grinder/#comment-1385 I know absolutely nothing about any of these people, but I wonder: might he be partly (or entirely) acting? Strange are the ways of publicity. I know absolutely nothing about any of these people, but I wonder: might he be partly (or entirely) acting? Strange are the ways of publicity.

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