Walt Davidson wrote:
On 23 Dec 2005 05:23:20 -0800, "Mr W Z Boson"
wrote:
I'm reminded of the words of that great Irish poet, songwriter and
drunkard, Shane MacGowan ...
Quite. Except that Shane is not Irish. Despite false claims that he
is a native of Co. Tipperary, in fact he was born on Christmas Day
1957 in Tunbridge Wells! (Which, by coincidence, is not a million
miles from Gillingham ...)
He won a scholarship to the posh Westminster School, which he attended
for a year until he was expelled (in the interests of street cred, you
understand).
;-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_McGowan
When I used to meet him "out on the town" in 1976-77, he spoke with a
strong North London accent.
73 de G3NYY
--
Walt Davidson Email: g3nyy @despammed.com
Well, you live and learn.
Great song nonetheless.
I don't understand the Gillingham reference though.