# How many times have you seen The Pogues?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-seen-the-pogues/565327>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 25, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-seen-the-pogues/565327 "2010-12-25T01:04:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![kim\_jung\_il](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@kim\_jung\_il](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kim_jung_il)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2010, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-seen-the-pogues/565327/21 "2010-12-27T04:21:37Z")

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There’s about as much chance of me going to see the Pogues as there is of Shane McGowan ever owning a winning smile.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-seen-the-pogues/565327/22 "2010-12-28T05:00:38Z")

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Also never. Just not a fan.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-seen-the-pogues/565327/23 "2010-12-28T05:08:10Z")

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> [@kim\_jung\_il](#):
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> There’s about as much chance of me going to see the Pogues as there is of Shane McGowan ever owning a winning smile.

[He did get new teeth](http://www.last.fm/music/Shane+MacGowan/+images/36533315).

At least they’re [better than the old ones](http://www.artlurker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/37.jpg).

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**Author:** ![villa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-seen-the-pogues/565327/24 "2010-12-28T05:20:21Z")

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> [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#):
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> His drunken antics may amuse some, (tortured artiste, afterall) but I can’t respect a so-called musician who obviously dosent give a fuck about the fans who have paid to see them perform.

I saw them once at the 9.30 Club in DC, about the perfect venue for them. It was a couple of years ago, and I regret not having seen them before, when Shane was more capable.

I don’t think it is a lack of respect for the fans, he’s just a drunk who can’t control himself. If you go to see Shane, you know what you are getting. That doesn’t alter that Shane’s complete decline might be a very good reason not to see them, but accusing him of disrespecting the fans isn’t quite there. It’s like watching Ali at the end of his career, when the phenomenal gifts had deserted him for medical reasons.

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