When I think of the Pogues, I think back to my days at St. Bonaventure University. I ran in many different circles of friends there, each of whom frequented a different bar. The Pogues are a band that remind me of Hickey Tavern, in Allegany, NY - the smaller of the two towns that bordered St. Bonaventure, which was not legally in Olean, either.
I don't really have a particular reason why I associate the Pogues with the Hickey, but I do.
I do know that there was one friend I have, who passed away several years ago, to whom a lot of our mutual friends will dedicate the first play of the season of "Fairytale of New York". That friend was Jonathan Fabian.
Jon was a really kind soul, who I got to be a better friend to after the days of SBU and as Facebook came to be. He announced the deaths of celebrities with "*celebrity* is dead. Long live *celebrity"!" So, when I heard of Shane McGowan's passing, there was only one thing to say.
"Shane McGowan is dead. Long live Shane McGowan!"
Well, since Scott posted "Fairytale" 11 years ago, I felt this was an appropriate song for today. McGowan will be missed by those he touched, as is our friend by those he touched.
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