DEATH IS A STAR

Amidst the celebratory nature of The Pogues show a couple of weeks back, there were various opportunities for remorse and regret. It was a typical Irish funeral, I suppose…

The one pointed item that has remained with me, though, is this: I miss Joe Strummer.

I was speculating with brain coral before the show that Joe’s death was just a cosmic fuck up. Like the Blaggard of Rock Death sharpened his scythe and went to lay a finger on the lead singer of The Pogues, but didn’t realize Joe was only a fill-in...