Oh, those holiday specials! ! . #5

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Trying to be cool . . .

Some people work hard in their attempts to look cool.  Many are unsuccessful.

There's no need for concern . . .

No matter how often previous decades are ridiculed for their style & behavior, never fear; there are always modern-day goofballs to pick up the slack.

Mrs. Wyatt Earp

Wyatt Earp

If you don't know who this is, Kurt Russell played him in a movie twenty years ago.  If you don't know who Kurt Russell is, I can't help you.

Happy St. Patrick's Day from Shane McGowan!

Regarded by some as a self-destructive drunk & by others as a brilliant artist, Shane McGowan is both. As the lead singer & a founding member of The Pogues, McGowan began his career during the heydey of the U.K. Punk movement.  He & his bandmates quickly changed their approach & injected a stronger, more traditional irish sound into their music.  The results were positive: success followed The Pogues, particularly through constant touring.  However, McGowan's substance abuse was a steady dark cloud.  His ups & downs with drugs & alcohol (mostly downs) led to frequent drunk performances.  In 1991, he was booted out of The Pogues, formed a new band, Shane McGowan and The Popes, but then rejoined his original bandmates in 2001.  His heavy use of alcohol continued though, most infamously when he vomited on audience members during a gig soon after he rejoined The Pogues.  Despite his behavior, ear-marked as prime examples of the Rock 'n Roll lifestyle & resulting in health problems, McGowan continues on to this day.  He is widely regarded as an artist who represents & speaks the voice of Ireland.

Great Presidential Quotes!