Mad for Manc poetry?
Read on.
Sandy writes:
Something for your readers. Next Tuesday, Mancunian writer and poet Mike Garry will be appearing in the Workman’s Club [Wellington Quay, Dublin 2] for a free show, with support from Bohemians poet-in-residence Lewis Kenny.
An evening of Poetry from Mike Garry (Workman’s Club)
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I love poetry.
All my favourite bands come from Manchester.
But it’s still very difficult to say, ‘Hey, do you fancy going to a place called the Workman’s Club for a bit of poetry, darling?’
It just doesn’t sound right.
Wait a moment…
I played the video. It’s brilliant.
The Fall get a mention, and then Mark E Smith gets a mention… Sean Ryder is in it, without Bez… But the ice-cream on the meringue has to be John Cooper Clarke turning up without the Honey Monster and reminding me of why I love poetry in the first place.
Excuse while I watch it again.
You don’t know your manc.
Wilson proclaimed Shaun Ryder on a par a WB Yeats in 24 Hour Party People.
Saw Mike Garry at the Pavilion Theatre last year leading in for John Cooper Clarke. Garry’s stuff is a little too bathos for me, and delivery kinda itchy, but the Ode to Saint Anthony is worth it.
Millennials won’t have a clue about the references.
Good.
Where would you rather bring your squeeze for an evening of poetry? Your cellar?
Only an evening?
It’s okay dylad.
Afterwards you can stay in my gaff for as long as you like, listening to The Fall at full blast.
The neighbours complain sometimes, but I can’t play it any louder.
You’re welcome.
A couple of weeks ago I bragged to a friend of mine that I had 50 albums by The Fall saved on my phone. He took me at my word, but later on I counted them and there was only 49.
I immediately downloaded another one, as you do…
But I still think I should send him a text message, just to say I made a genuine mistake and that I’m really sorry. What do you think? Why aren’t you sleeping?
I’d forgotten that Tony Wilson had died, almost 10yrs ago.
If I ever die I’d like everyone to think I was still alive, especially the people who dont like me.
He made Madchester possible. I’ll always love him for that.
Does anyone know: Is “RADIATOR” that dude Trev who used to organise very bad gigs years ago in Eamon Doran’s? Bands used to get something like a euro for every person they got to bring in to the gig holding a “RADIATOR” flyer.
I miss Eamon Dorans. It’s now a tourist trap diddly-eye bar/restaurant. But it was great. Some awful gigs, but memorable nights.
The guy who used to run it I often see roaming the streets of Dublin looking awfully worse for wear.