OT: RIP Shane MacGowan

[MaroonBells]

To hell with Kissinger. A true genius has passed. I saw Shane play a little theater in Denver post-Pogues. He literally had to be guided to the microphone and used the mic stand as a crutch until the show was over, when his handlers came out and guided him backstage. And that was 20 years ago. It really is amazing he lasted this long. 

https://twitter.com/JamesAHogg2/status/1...70417?s=20

[Guest]

"People have given Shane six months to live every year since he's been 19," Pogues guitarist Philip Chevron told NPR in 2006.

This dude hit the booze and drugs as hard anyone ever. Its amazing what your body can put up with when younger, but it will catch up to you.