Ronnie Drew Tribute/Statue?

ynotdu · 14-08-2009 07:40PM

Dave! wrote: »

I threw up a little when I saw that originally

Jayzus that's the worst tribute ever

Jayzus You threw up

in mitigation though the sight of Ronnie and Sinead O,Connors baldy head could cause nausea to Dell boys seafaring uncle Albert!:D

brummytom · 14-08-2009 07:58PM

humanji wrote: »

I have an image of John and Barney unveiling a Dubliners Statue with two empty spaces, for when they die.

I can't decide whether that would be quite nice or horrible

stovelid · 14-08-2009 08:12PM

I like the idea.

Have a sculpture of himself and Luke Kelly at a pub table, drinking pints, waving smokes about and talking away.

I'd glady divert a bit of tax to this.

OPENROAD · 14-08-2009 08:56PM

stovelid wrote: »

I like the idea.

Have a sculpture of himself and Luke Kelly at a pub table, drinking pints, waving smokes about and talking away.

I'd glady divert a bit of tax to this.

The way things are going in this country, I'm not sure the funds will be there.

Quint · 14-08-2009 09:51PM

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

i dont think there should be a statue. Luke kelly, Thin Lizzy even has a statue and he had only 2 or 3 crap songs. Doesn't Pierce Brosnan have a statue somewhere? Richard Harris too? So any musician/artist that is mildly successful gets a statue now?
I wonder will S Mumba and Boyzone get statues when they die (soon hopefully).

You should be banned for comparing Samantha Mumba and Boyzone with The Dubliners

ynotdu · 14-08-2009 10:08PM

Quint wrote: »

You should be banned for comparing Samantha Mumba and Boyzone with The Dubliners

Aye as Banned as the seven drunken nights was!:D

brummytom · 16-08-2009 12:49AM

Apologies for bumping a thread; but it's Ronnie's 1st Anniversary today.
Just thought I'd mention it without starting a new thread

galwayrush · 16-08-2009 12:50AM

brummytom wrote: »

Apologies for bumping a thread; but it's Ronnie's 1st Anniversary today.
Just thought I'd mention it without starting a new thread

Wow what a fast year.:eek:

brummytom · 16-08-2009 12:59AM

I know! It's amazing it's gone so fast.
Little video I uploaded onto youtube just over a year ago (weirdly, the day before he died) apologies for it being slightly out of sync

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrLHyQLdYrc

Jeanious · 16-08-2009 01:26AM

As far as i remember they used to have the Dubs in the oul Wax Museum....i reckon they should get Ronnie's model out of storage and stick it on a barshtool in O'Donoghues!! That'd be cool and eh....unnerving at the same time!

Failing that, isnt there some hape of gunk "modern art" garbage at the corner of Stephen Green there? They should do away with that and turn it into "Dubliners' Corner". Jaysus if Rory Gallagher can get a "Corner" named after him, why not the Dubs? Also, its the closest convenient place to Baggot Street and indeed O'Donoghues itself that I can think of.

Who's with me?!!

ynotdu · 16-08-2009 04:39AM

brummytom wrote: »

Apologies for bumping a thread; but it's Ronnie's 1st Anniversary today.
Just thought I'd mention it without starting a new thread

thanks for the reminder brummytom.

hope THIS video not make Dave throw up:D

Coyle Waxwork Ronnie would not be able to sit in O,Doun,s for long without springing back to life DEMANDING a pint!:D

Barney sings this(All the other Dubs must have been pissed as they normally kept him on a leash wearing a muzzle!:D)

Anyways the song title is as accurate a description of Ronnie i can think of.

Jeanious · 16-08-2009 04:53AM

Id say there'd be more pints bought for the fcukin dummy than real people!

ynotdu · 16-08-2009 05:11AM

coyle wrote: »

Id say there'd be more pints bought for the fcukin dummy than real people!

LOL coyle

Zebra3 · 16-08-2009 09:19AM

Ronnie was a bogger.

brummytom · 16-08-2009 09:24AM

That's a great song ydotnu.

I know this was Luke's song, but I think Ronnie did it justice too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2hqQ-fxWqk

McArmalite · 16-08-2009 12:01PM

Totally agree with it, Ronnie was a great character.

Jeanious · 16-08-2009 02:00PM

Zebra3 wrote: »

Ronnie was a bogger.

Take that back, you heretic! He was born in bleedin Dun Laoghaire and if that's the bog ill ate me socks!

DoireNod · 16-08-2009 02:49PM

Can't see the harm in it. Ronnie Drew was a character and has his place in modern Irish history, contributing to Irish music. It's a nice gesture.

Zebra3 · 16-08-2009 03:42PM

coyle wrote: »

Take that back, you heretic! He was born in bleedin Dun Laoghaire and if that's the bog ill ate me socks!

It was back then, and sure didn't he grow up in Greystones anyway.

rubadub · 16-08-2009 04:23PM

Zebra3 wrote: »

sure didn't he grow up in Greystones anyway.

No, he lived there much later on in life, and is buried there.

brummytom · 16-08-2009 08:27PM

rubadub wrote: »

No, he lived there much later on in life, and is buried there.

Yep, was born in Dun Laoghaire and lived there with his grandparents during his childhood as far as I know

ynotdu · 16-08-2009 09:41PM

Brummy,enjoyed that video,Ronnie does indeed do the song justice!
John Shean aint half bad on the thin whistle on it either is he?
Have them playing on a CD at the moment along with a few cans.
Bliss!:)

Ronnie and Luke had a much deeper side to them than a casual observor would know.

They actually made a pact that they would not sing songs to inspire or encourage violence during the *troubles*.

it cost them dearly in terms of earnings as the Wolfe Tones were cleaning up on the back of *lets kill the fcukers*type ballads.

So Yayyyyyyyyy to ya Ronnie one year on,the twinkle in your eye is now a twinkle in the Heavens:)

brummytom · 16-08-2009 09:48PM

Yep John Sheahan's a great tin-whistler (and fiddler/mandolin player - man of many talents), my favourite of his whistle tunes is this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2iHNSlJMfc

I heard some interview with Ronnie where he said something like "When children are getting killed, that's when I stopped supporting it. From that day I vowed never to sing another rebel song".
Too bloody right aswell; always seemed to me a man of great substance - you read his biography at all?

I realise I'm rambling, but once I'm started on the Dubs there's no shutting me up :P

I'm sure Ronnie Luke and Ciaran are up there tonight having a good old session

ynotdu · 16-08-2009 09:53PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7quXT5K9zg

ynotdu · 16-08-2009 10:07PM

brummytom wrote: »

Yep John Sheahan's a great tin-whistler (and fiddler/mandolin player - man of many talents), my favourite of his whistle tunes is this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2iHNSlJMfc

I heard some interview with Ronnie where he said something like "When children are getting killed, that's when I stopped supporting it. From that day I vowed never to sing another rebel song".
Too bloody right aswell; always seemed to me a man of great substance - you read his biography at all?

I realise I'm rambling, but once I'm started on the Dubs there's no shutting me up :P

I'm sure Ronnie Luke and Ciaran are up there tonight having a good old session

No did not read his biography.but i drank with him twice,once it was just me and him for an hour before he was due to play,he had stage fright and he had a piece of paper with the first line of each verse of each song he intended to sing,he told me he had stagefright all his career!

He seemed so relaxed on TV it is hard to believe aint it?but i swear its true!

Oh btw You are not rambling its just called enthusism:)

brummytom · 18-08-2009 12:12AM

ynotdu wrote: »

No did not read his biography.but i drank with him twice,once it was just me and him for an hour before he was due to play,he had stage fright and he had a piece of paper with the first line of each verse of each song he intended to sing,he told me he had stagefright all his career!

He seemed so relaxed on TV it is hard to believe aint it?but i swear its true!

Oh btw You are not rambling its just called enthusism:)

Oh wow - I'm very jealous! It's weird to think of Ronnie having nerves, he always seemed so confident and relaxed on stage! Really interesting, thanks

3hn2givr7mx1sc · 18-08-2009 12:19AM

brummytom wrote: »

****in hell, I spent ages looking to find the 'add poll' option! Google's ****.
Anyway, Poll added.. considering there's so many Dubs on here, I'd be interested hearing what they think.

You don't have to be from Dublin to like Ronnie Drew or The Dubliners, you should know that better than anyone.

brummytom · 18-08-2009 12:21AM

Alani Massive Mourner wrote: »

You don't have to be from Dublin to like Ronnie Drew or The Dubliners, you should know that better than anyone.

Fair point, I just meant because the proposed statue would be in Dublin, so it'd be Dublin residents ultimately paying for it.

Four-Percent · 18-08-2009 12:35AM

Jaysus, I had my first pint in a pub in O'Donoghue's, didn't know that it was the Dubliner's old haunt:eek:

AnonoBoy · 18-08-2009 12:43AM

Four-Percent wrote: »

Jaysus, I had my first pint in a pub in O'Donoghue's, didn't know that it was the Dubliner's old haunt:eek:

There's another pub inside O'Donoghue's? Jaysus - did O'Donoghue's go on a mad pub eating rampage or something and devour a load of other watering holes? :eek:

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