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| 22.05.2008 Shane joining Babyshambles on stage and Pete backstage - 13 May 2008 Photos by James Quinton. 19.05.2008 Sharon Shannon and Guests - Live at D10 Festival, Limerick by Rob Mc Namara 17th May, 2008 RedTrackMusic Not so much a gig by Sharon Shannon but a gathering of like minded and eclectic musicians who were all clearly enjoying the wonderful occasion. Shannon was as ever resplendent and on form. Traditional Irish sonic jams melded with music from around the world has become her staple and along with her band they alone could have stolen the weekend. However, throw in Mundy, Shane McGowan, Seamus Begley, Dessie O’ Halloran and a few more and you’ve got yourself a veritable variety show of Irish talent. Lauded songwriter Mundy was the first to join the band onstage and an electric version of ‘July’ got the crowd jumping. Shane McGowan then ambled on stage to rapturous applause for ‘The Irish Rover’ and ‘Fairytale Of New York’. McGowan’s presence is evident and he played up to his reputation as the showman. Seamus Begley treated the crowd a beautiful version of Gordon Lightfoot’s ‘Early Morning Rain’ before Mundy returned to reprise Steve Earle’s ‘Galway Girl’ with Shannon. Shannon’s band are chameleon like in their ability to shift musical styles with ease. There was Funk, Jazz, Bossa Nova and Rock all thrown into the bag. Brilliant headliners and a superb start to what was to become a fantastic weekend of musical celebration. Pics at www.myspace.com/redtrackmusicreviews 16.05.2008 Shane is on the cover and inside the Vice magazine: POGUE MAHONE MEANS KISS MY ARSE An Interview With Shane MacGowan by Andy Capper We won’t go too much into who Shane MacGowan is here because, for God’s sake, you should know. He’s got our vote for best lyricist of the 20th century, and he’s a singer who can bring grown men to tears with just one well-turned phrase. Is he a drunk and a now-and-then junkie? Sure. But the fans that find amusement in that, the ones who hold him up as some kind of mascot of Irish debauchery, are missing the point entirely. MORE >>> 14.05.2008 On 13th of May Pete Doherty and his Babyshambles palyed at The Forum in Kentish Town, north London. "At one stage he was joined on stage by another notorious musician, Pogues singer Shane MacGowan, for a version of folk legend Ewan MacColl's Dirty Old Town." The Times: "When he <Pete Doherty> hauled the ex-Pogues singer Shane MacGowan up to sing Dirty Old Town, the gravel- throated old gargoyle effortlessly exposed the younger singer’s feeble voice and scrappy songwriting. " Gigwise: "One of the loudest cheers of the night was reserved for Shane McGowan, who clutched a drink as he sang ‘Dirty Old Town’ with the band." Photos by Rockhack.co.uk 12.05.2008 On 8th of May Shane took part in Belvedere Vodka Jagger Dagger launch party, to celebrate an ice dagger that Jade Jagger has designed for Belvedere Vodka: The Sun: " POGUES lord SHANE MacGOWAN was also at the party. He poured an entire bottle of vodka into an ice bucket containing two large blocks of ice then glugged the contents." Night I turned down Jade's party A bash thrown by the glamorous designer with her rock star dad in attendance? Victoria Mary Clarke just didn't want to go Sunday Indepenedent 11 May 2008 JADE JAGGER invited me to a party. I'm quite thrilled. I didn't know Jade liked me. I didn't even know she knew me. We have met, occasionally, but we didn't exchange numbers or anything. So naturally, when I got an email from somebody writing on Jade's behalf to enquire as to whether I might be free to party with her this week, I wondered why. MORE >>> With tons of pics at wenn.com and isifa.com THE NIPS "RE-UNION" 100 Club, London, UK - 6th May 2008 BLOOODY Great photos by Alison Wonderland (myspace registration is needed) Gabrielle (video by CM) The Nips: London, 100 Club by Paul M May 10, 2008 Soundsxp "There are more cue balled bonces than a Kojak convention here tonight but then the band most people are here to see split twenty eight years ago and the vast majority of the audience are old original fans. The Nips (originally known as the Nipple Erectors) were formed by two punk scenesters in the late seventies, put out a mere three singles before going onto form the two central bands in the early 80s cowpunk scene, the Men They Couldn’t Hang and the Pogues. MORE >>> A review by Paul 'MadDog' MacGuinness (of The Popes): 1977 Heaven , The Nipple Erectors , The 100 Club The Hottest ticket in town last tueday was for the return of The Nips at one of the oldest punk venues , the 100 Club in Oxford St . I arrived early and the queue was already snaking down the street . As I got inside , the band were mid soundcheck , and although Shane was reading lyrics from scraps of paper , the band was sounding tight . After a short soundcheck I hooked up with Shane in the tiny dressing room and it was fantastic to see him looking so well . The Club filled up in no time and although the main bands were Johnny Moped and , The Cute Lepers , everybody knew they were there to see The Nips . Its been at least 25 years since they played together , but the band and thier music have aged well .. Surprisingly , they were first on , and kicked off about 8.30 .The band were looking a little nervous at first , but Shanes arrival on stage sent up a huge cheer , and the band relaxed and started belting out all the old classics ... they were tight as as a nuns arse , which I can tell you , is pretty tight .. Im So Pissed Off and Gabriel were particularly outstanding .. Shane forgot some of the lyrics at times , but Shanne gave him lots of prompts .. half way through the set they were joined by Shanne's daughter , Eucalypta on vocals .. The set lasted just over half an hour but it was pure magic .. Afterwards ... Shane , Spider , Victoria , myself and assorted friends headed off to Soho for a meal and a drink while the band made thier way to the 12 Bar Club in Denmark St .. We ended up in The Groucho Club till the wee small hours , where Madness frontman Chas Smash gave me some piano lessons ... ahaaa , 1977 Heaven .. catch all the pics of the evening in the pics section , thanks to Lydia for the photographs , and Fi for the editing and effects .... Love ..... MadDog" (originally posted at MadDog's Myspace blog) And gig photos by MadDog After show party - Shane + MadDog at Groucho Club Some news from Limerick: Shane McGowan: 'Limerick is no dirty old town' Limerick Leader 08 May 2008 By Anne Sheridan and Alan Owens LIMERICK'S reputation has frequently been hauled through the mud, but singer Shane McGowan believes it's not such a dirty old town. Speaking exclusively to the Leader prior to his appearance on stage as part of the D-10 festival last weekend, Mr McGowan said he believes the city attracts a disproportionate amount of negative coverage compared to Dublin, Cork and Galway. MORE >>> 07.05.2008 THE NIPS "RE-UNION" 100 Club, London, UK - 6th May 2008 On 6th of May Shane played a secret gig with The Nips @ 100 Club, London, UK: "last night I went to London to see The Cute Lepers at the 100 club. It was amazing, about a week after I bought the tickets The Nipple Erectors; Shane Macgowans original band before the Pogues, were confirmed as one of the openers. Seeing as Shane has a tendency to not show up at gigs that aren't the Pogues, Spider Stacy, also from the Pogues, was there as back up in case he didn't turn up. Well, he did turn up and got to speak with Spider for about 5 minutes, apparently I look just like somebody he knows that he couldn't remember. The Nips were great and Shane sounded great also. " The whole review by Fisherman SHANE MACGOWAN & THE NIPPLE ERECTORS AT THE 100 CLUB Vice by JAMES SHERRY "All the old punks were out in force last night at the rumoured reunion between Shane MacGowan and his first punk band The Nips (aka The Nipple Erectors). Although the gig was being headlined by Seattle punks the Cute Lepers (ex-Briefs) and cult punk icon and Damned prot?g? Johnny Moped, the possibility of seeing the first generation Roxy punks reunited got everyone down the front early. And people could scarcely believe it when Shane suddenly appeared from the side of the stage, decked out in a top hat and clutching a bottle of Bulmers. He staggered up to the microphone, told the crowd to "Fuck off!" as the band fired-up and starting blasting through prime ’77 punk cuts like "Nervous Wreck" and "Gabrielle." The band had rehearsed, but not with Shane and although he forgot many of the words and looked bewildered in parts, he naturally fell into the role of his punk past, slurring and shouting the majority of the words he could remember. Although it was a one-off, never-to-be-repeated event, The Nips looked like they enjoyed themselves so much that I wouldn't be surprised if they start popping up at pensioner punk gigs near you soon, with or without Shane." MORE (with pics!) >>> GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY Tonight The Nips played the 100 Club It was raw, ragged, loud and brilliant. Small dark sweaty basement room, 20 feet from the stage to the back wall. Shane must've been to the health farm or ahhhhh you're not gonna believe me ... but you will when you see him. He is looking extraordinarily well. Pogues regulation Irish drinking suit had been abandoned in favour of a punk get-up ... It worked, I'm telling ya, on paper this Nips Reunion should perhaps have been a mess, but it was glorious. A dozen numbers including King Of The Bop. Stavourdale Rd N5. So Pissed Off and sure enough we took a 73 to the city, went down to the old west end where we used to go when you were my girlfriend, the delightful Eucalypta took to the stage and sang backing vocals. Mother Shanne was superb, bouncing around on bass, the drummer wasn't born when the Nips last played and the guitarist was behind a pillar so can't tell you about him. And Shane was really enjoying himself. Shane knew all the songs bar one I think, so the lyrics to this unfortunate number went 'don't know the fucking words la la la'; at a pogues gig a big fucking problem, but with the nips? Fine. They'll play more I'm sure, I couldn't stick around for the chat after, had to leave as the last chord was still ringing - hopefully in sweaty basements, anything else would be wrong By CM at PRS guestbook 06.05.2008 Shane was guesting with Nick Cave in Dublin Castle on 3th May: "... He <Nick Cave> only did two encores, which I was hoping for at least one more. But on the second Shane McGowan joined them and sang Lucy. He was ridiculously out of tune and time the way only he can pull off and it was incredible. The Dublin crowd responded so heartwarming for him that he could have belted out a scratchy yodel and it would have been well received." The whole review by zuigiber . "In all, the band played two sets of encores and brought out a surprise special guest in a top-hatted Shane McGowan, who struggled through a number before doffing his hat and disappearing off again, as the crowd provided him some warm applause." The whole review by Longman Oz. "Shane McGowan staggered on to embarrass everyone with a tuneless rendition of Lucy which he got so completely wrong it was pathetic. This parading a once-great man out when he has no fucking idea what's what is just sad, enabling behaviour." By Semperet "He's just fucked really isn't he?! He came on stage with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at the weekend, and although everyone shouted up their love and support, he was just AWFUL! He's only half alive, and had a voice like a drunk mangy dog. My Aussie mate had never seen or heard of him and was just flabbergasted." By Ellefoxx Photo evidence by steeboy (2 pics with Shane). Three pics by Dave Hingerty: pic 1 pic 2 pic 3 Two more by Kodlovka: pic1 pic2 Video evidence (crappy quality) Shane MacGowan attended the private view of 'Paul Simonon: Recent Paintings', at the Thomas Williams Gallery on April 15, 2008 in London, England. 2 photos by Dave M. Benett/Getty Images After East Coat tour with the Pogues Shane peeped to the West. And missed a photosession with Sex Pistols. Ross Halfin tells: March 28: As I'm checking into my hotel a Dickensian figure, half bent over in an old black suit, walks through the lobby to the patio and orders a large vodka and anything - it's Shane McGowan, looking so white in the sun his skin is translucent. Kazuyo - the filthy smelly dirty Japanese thing that works for me - LOVES him. I go and speak to Shane who is quite coherent as he gulps down his drink. I even ring Kazuyo and put him on the phone, 'Konichiwa', Shane slurs. He looks puzzled and can't get off the phone. I finally get the phone back and she is furious, 'WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME, BAKA (Japanese for stupid), I WOULD HAVE COME TO LA! She was meant to come with me and was too lazy for the flight. 'MAKE SURE YOU GET PHOTOS OF HIM!' I say sayonara and leave her to drown in her tears. I suggest to Shane the idea of a photo of him and John Lydon tomorrow in the hotel. I think he says yes but his accent is so thick and garbled he could be talking Martian. March 29: The Sex Pistols went well. I started at 10am, they were on time and got on with it (very rock'n'roll). They were asked to wear black so John Lydon turned up in light blue. John is very funny, he described hip hop with 'How would you like to walk around with a toilet seat covered in diamonds around your neck.' He pointed out all the bass and drums are lifted from the first Pil album. John hung out for most of the day, I got Karen to drive us to his house in Venice after he consumed about ten seabreezes (vodka and cranberry). 'I'm off to lunch, ' he declared at 4pm, stopping at a liquor store to stock up on beer. Shane McGowan's tour manager rang at 8pm, 'Are the lads (Sex Pistols) still around, we've just got up...' 20.03.2008 Shane MacGowan with Sharon Shannon & Big Band, Mundy and Dessie O Halloran dates (May-Aug, 2008): 2nd May, Fri - Dolan's Warehouse Festival, Limerick, Ireland - tickets on sale! Address: Music Festival on the Docks, Dock Road, Limerick, Republic Of Ireland Telephone: +353 (0)61 314483 Fax: +353 (0)61 312963 E-mail: info@dolanspub.com Web: http://www.dolanspub.com/dfest10.htm 20th July, Sun - Killarney Festival, INEC, Ireland Address: Killarney, Co. Kerry, Republic of Ireland Telephone: +353 (0)64 71560 Fax: +353 (0)64 71565 E-mail: manager@killarneysummerfest.com Web: http://www.killarneysummerfest.com 25th July, Fri - WOMAD, Charlton Park, near Malmesbury in Wiltshire, UK - tickets on sale! Web: http://womad.org 1st August, Fri - World Fleadh Portlaoise, Ireland - tickets on sale! Address: The World Fleadh, Portlaoise, County Laois, Republic Of Ireland Telephone: +353 (0)57 8681155 E-mail: Portlaois@theworldfleadh.com Web: http://www.theworldfleadh.com POGUES' EAST COAST TOUR Orpheum, Boston, MA, USA 15-17 March 2008 Pulled-together Pogues impress By Christopher Blagg Boston Herald March 20, 2008 With The Pogues, a show’s success or failure always comes down to their infamous frontman’s level of sobriety. Will it be the near-incomprehensible falling down drunk Shane MacGowan, or the only slightly slurred speech version? Last night at the Orpheum, Pogue fans thankfully got the latter, as the Irish-punk veteran gleefully howled through a marathon set of classics with surprising lucidity. MORE >>> Celtic punk rockers the Pogues still have it Show the crowd they have plenty of power, elan JAY N. MILLER The Patriot Ledger Mar 20, 2008 QUINCY — The Pogues had begun in 1982, broken up in 1996, and re-formed in 2001. Wednesday night’s show indicated the vintage lineup still has plenty of power and elan. This year’s tour ads boast of eight original Pogues in the lineup, and if MacGowan’s drinking makes him the most tenuous member at any given moment, the comeback of guitarist Philip Chevron, who battled throat cancer in June, makes him the most inspirational. MORE >>> Hoist a pint! The Pogues return again! By Jim Sullivan ( http://www.jimsullivanink.com ) Wednesday, 19 March 2008 St. Patrick's Day approaches in Boston - so you know if the Pogues are healthy they'll be among us. (As will the Chieftains, Saw Doctors and Dropkick Murphys.) The Pogues, fronted by singer-songwriter Shane MacGowan, is the band that started the whole Celtic/punk fusion in 1982, making music that was poetic, soothing, and angry. They were hellbent for destruction and romantically bittersweet. MORE >>> POGUES' EAST COAST TOUR Roseland, New York, NY, USA 15-17 March 2008 Pogues Can Never, Ever Retire! By Mike Farragher March 19, 2008 Irish Voice ROSELAND Ballroom hosted the biggest and baddest Irish party this past weekend as the Pogues settled in for a string of sold-out shows in midtown. After 15 years in limbo, the lads have been doing annual pilgrimages to the States since 2002. While none of us thought they would ever reform, it is now incomprehensible to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on the East Coast without Shane and the boys! MORE >>> 13.03.2008 POGUES' EAST COAST TOUR Rams Head, Baltimore, MD, USA 12 March 2008 The Pogues 13 Mar 2008 By Financenerd went to see the Pogues last night. The real Pogues, which is to say all of them, on stage, together. I have in the past seen parts of the Pogues before. I saw them in the early nineties sans Shane (sadly without Joe Strummer, whom I have never gotten to see perform live). and I have seen Shane and the Popes, which is essentially Shane covering Pogues tunes with a backing band, but never the full on, Pogues. It was quite an experience I have to say. MORE >>> The Pogues @ Rams Head Live Midnight Sun MS commenter/correspondent Mike Williams saw Irish punk rockers the Pogues at Rams Head Live last night. Here is his report ... At last night’s show, the Pogues’ songs about whiskey, rum, and spirited characters seemed like a perfect fit for Baltimore’s hard-drinking blue collar heritage. After a lively — if not largely ignored — opening set by ska veterans The Pietasters, lead singer Shane MacGowan and his band mates played for almost two hours. MORE >>> 12.03.2008 POGUES' EAST COAST TOUR 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA 10 & 11 March 2008 What Are You Laughing At? Bethany Shaffer 11 Mar 2008 I had heard the stories. I had heard the live recordings-the ones where he forgets the words and slurs his way through the chorus hoping the all-knowing loyal-to-the-end audience will fill in the blanks. I had even seen the pictures, but not until you see it in person will you ever know the true nature of a Shane McGowan performance. MORE >>> Shane MacGowan: Fallen From Grace of God, Still Knows All the Words Posted by Jule Banville 10 Mar, 2008 OK, to get this out of the way: The Pogues at 9:30 last night was the best show I have ever seen in my life. It was fucking religious. And although I’ve no idea how Shane MacGowan has kept his liver from sliding down his pantleg after all these years, he has and he was upright and it was enough. MORE >>> PERFORMING ARTS: The Pogues by Chris Klimek Washington Post 10 Mar 2008 You know that feeling when the singer reaches the second verse of the national anthem, and the crowd switches from bellowing every syllable to awkwardly slurring the melody? That's what the vocals at a Pogues gig sound like. And we're not just talking about the crush of Guinness-sweating punters waiting impatiently to howl the chorus of "Sally MacLennane" or "The Body of an American." It's Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan, too -- especially him. Even back in the Irish trad-punk ensemble's Thatcher-era heyday, he disguised his poignant, funny lyrics beneath an unintelligible delivery. MORE >>> POGUES' EAST COAST TOUR Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA, 5 & 6 March 2008 Lightning strikes twice in Chicago with The Pogues The Pogues, Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL 6 Mar, 2008 Concertlivewire.com Story by Tony Bonyata, Photos by Phil Bonyata With a rare two-night stint at Chicago's Riviera Theatre last week, The Pogues proved not only the lasting legacy of their music, but also that after a quarter-decade of making music together they're still as relevant as ever, even without any new material. MORE >>> An energetic and spirited set of hits from the troubled legends by Bob Nanna UR Chicago Magazine Online 6 MAR 6 2008 I was probably 10 or so when I first heard the Pogues. I was going through a U.K. magazine phase, highlighted with such classy mags as Smash Hits, wherein I could be informed of Robert Smith’s favorite lipstick or perhaps the most recent late-night shenanigans of Simon Le Bon. Every one of the new wave stars seemed to live such a glamorous and fashionable life. That is, except for Shane MacGowan. MORE >>> Pogues late to the party, but don't disappoint The SouthTownStar 6 Mar 2008 BY Robert Loerzel By 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, the crowd at Chicago's Riviera Theatre was getting restless, with impatient Pogues fans clapping rhythmically and wondering when the band would come out. The group was running about an hour late, and the word among the security guards was that Pogues lead singer Shane MacGowan - who has a well-deserved reputation for drinking heavily - had not even shown up. Finally, with a sense of relief, the word came: Shane was in the building. MORE >>> Pogues' lead singer delivers a bumpy night OVERNIGHT REVIEW | Bandmates can't head off train wreck 6 Mar 2008 Chicago Sun-Times BY DAVE HOEKSTRA The Pogues' reunion tour with lead singer-raconteur Shane MacGowan rolled into the Riviera Theatre on Wednesday night like a drive through Chicago potholes. The band didn't hit the stage until 9:40 p.m. because MacGowan was missing in action, according to several sources. MORE >>> Came on all you rambling boys of pleasure, and ladies of easy leisure by Boy from the County Hell 7 March 2008 Wow. Got back from Chicago at 4 this morning. That was an awesome show. Got some great seats on the balcony, two rows from the front. Show was supposed to come on at 7:30. 8 went by, and I started getting antsy. Finally, the opening act came on. Not impressed. They were called the Ike Reilly Assassination. Ike Reilly is like John Dylan, if John Dylan only had a fraction of his normal talent, and sold out to do pop songs. After they were done, it took 45 minutes to change the instruments out. By the time they were done, I was getting pretty pissed, and impatient. MORE >>> Bring on the Guinness--yes, The Pogues are in town Chicago Tribune By Chris McNamara | SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE 29 Feb 2008 The Pogues are a band of contradictions. They marry traditional Irish tunes with punk aggression. The band roster is a mix of English and Irish musicians. And their frontman is living proof that a lead singer need not be charming for a band to succeed. (Hell, he doesn't even have teeth.) But the music is inspiring. Romantic even. Accordions, tin whistles and banjos will do that, along with poetic lyrics full of wistful characters, beautiful belles and blurry recollections of high times and hardship. MORE >>> 29.02.2008 Shane to perform at Womad festival. WOMAD stands for World of Music, Arts and Dance. The festival again takes place at Charlton Park, near Malmesbury in Wiltshire. The dates are confirmed as Friday 25th to Sunday 27th July. Shane is to perform on Friday night's (25th July) Irish Ceilidh in the Siam Tent. The artists who will be playing that evening include Sharon Shannon and Damien Dempsey. Sharon will be singing and playing the accordion and will be joined by an assortment of top musicians who’ve played with the very best. Damien Dempsey and Shane MacGowan will also be stopping by to give her a hand. The night of Irish Ceilidh runs from 11pm – 1am. More details here Ronnie Drew Tribute: SOME of the biggest names in Irish music staged a special tribute to legendary folk musician Ronnie Drew on tonight's Late Late Show. U2, Shane MacGowan, Sinead O'Connor, Andrea Corr and Kila joined with Ronnie's former group, the Dubliners, to perform the speciallyn composed 'Ballad of Ronnie Drew' on the show. Fri, 22 Feb, 9:30 pm, RT?: http://youtube.com/watch?v=FS5JE3OG07A And some pre-show photos of Shane: here and here 18.02.2008 Pogues Once Again, Straight Up February 14, 2008 By Mike Farragher Irish Voice EVER since the Pogues reunited back in 2001 after a hiatus of almost 17 years, their annual tours have been the hottest tickets of the St. Patrick’s Day season. Thankfully band member Philip Chevron has just successfully beat throat cancer, and he will be packing his guitar to join original members James Fearnley on accordion, Jem Finer on guitar, banjo and saxophone, Darryl Hunt on bass, Shane MacGowan on vocals, Andrew Ranken on drums, Spider Stacy on tin whistle and Terry Woods on mandolin and cittern. MORE >>> 17.01.2008 WORLD EXCLUSIVE: U2 and Kila collaborate on Ronnie Drew tribute Hotpress 17 Jan 2008 U2, Simon Carmody and Kila have led a collaboration on a special tribute to Ronnie Drew, which was recorded in Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, over the past few days. A huge number of high profile artists have pitched in to participate in the recording, which features the cream of Irish rock and folk music, as well as a number of international names. In addition to members of U2 and Kila among those who streamed into Windmill Lane to contribute over the two days of recording were Sinead O'Connor, Christy Moore, Andrea Corr, Shane MacGowan, Bob Geldof, Damien Dempsey, Gavin Friday, Jerry Fish, Paul Brady, Paddy Casey, Mick Pyro (of Republic of Loose), Mundy, Chris de Burgh, Ronan Keating, Eleanor Shanley and Mary Coughlan, as well as The Dubliners and The Chieftains. MORE >>> 11.01.2007 An electrifying performance by Shane, Sharon and friends By: Evelyn Moran Laois Nationalist 10 Jan 2008 SHANE McGowan, Mundy, Sharon Shannon and the Renegade band rang in the new year in serious style with their Laois fans in the Heritage Hotel. Plenty of suit jackets and top hats were sported on the stage for the night. What a show. On a night like this queues are a reality, wherever you dare venture. The biggest night of the year brings out the biggest numbers, this is not a new phenomenon for the younger members of the audience. MORE >>> |
