Anyone from Cork?

Originally posted by jimslyp69
Rory's dead? 😲

No one told me! :'(

Cor! He died TEN years ago.

(Too much alcohol.)

Originally posted by Bowmann
(Too much alcohol.)

The closest we'll ever get to a cry for help from Bowmann.

Originally posted by ivangrice
The closest we'll ever get to a cry for help from Bowmann.

I went down on 31st Street,
To pick up a jug of alcohol,
Well, I went down on 31st Street,
To pick up a jug of alcohol.

Ahhh.........

Told the man to put in some water,
But he wouldn't put in a drop at all.

I was drinking my straight alcy,
And I went walking on down the street,
Well, I was drinking my straight alcy,
And I went walking on down the street.

Yeahhh....

Well, my eyes got so heavy,
I nearly fell half asleep.

Well, I like sherry brandy,
My baby sure like gin,
Well, that little girl I got,
Sure put me in the,
Spin I'm in.

Well, I went down on 31st Street,
To pick up a jug of alcohol.

Yeahhh....

I told the man to put in some water,
But he wouldn't put in a drop at all.

Whisky make me drowsey,
And gin can make you think,
Well, a common cold can kill ya,
But, my baby tell me to drink,

I went down on 31st Street,
To pick up a jug of alcohol,

Yeahhh....

I told the guy to put in some water,
But he wouldn't put in a drop at all,
One hundred per cent alcohol,
Well, let me have some.

Well, I like sherry and brandy,
My baby sure likes gin,
And that little girl I got,
Sure put me in,
The spin I'm in.

I went down on 31st Street,
To pick up, pick up a jug of alcohol,

Yeahhh....

I told the man to put in some water,
But he won't put in a drop at all.

Ninety one per cent,
Better make it ninety two,
Ninety three per cent,
Ninety four, that'll do,
Ninety five,
Ninety six,
Ninety seven per cent,
Ninetyeight,
Bartender that's ninety nine,
Make it one hundred per cent,
One hundred per cent,
One hundred per cent,
Wanna try some,
I wanna try some,
One hundred per cent,
Then I won't feel a thing at all.


Bold highlights one of the greatest verses ever composed and performed...

Originally posted by sjeg
Bold highlights one of the greatest verses ever composed and performed...

Those were the days, eh? Crap songs and great guitar playing.

Originally posted by Bowmann
Those were the days, eh? Crap songs and great guitar playing.

Ah, back when the lyrics touched on the poignant issues of cheap women and booze, and boozy cheap women, and acquiring booze for cheap women. The possibilities and permutations were virtually endless.

Nowadays it's all 'emotions' and 'relationships', and 'sensitivity' and any w@nker with a guitar think he can inflict his whining upon us.

For this is the era of pu$$y rock. Alas and alack.

Originally posted by sjeg
Ah, back when the lyrics touched on the poignant issues of cheap women and booze, and boozy cheap women, and aquiring booze for cheap women. The possibilities and permutations were virtually endless.

Nowadays it's all 'emotions' and 'relationships', and 'sensitivity' and any w@nker with a guitar think he can inflict his whining upon us.

For this is the era of pu$$y rock. Alas and alack.

I blame America. Again.

Originally posted by Bowmann
I blame America. Again.

so do i

Originally posted by wucky3
so do i

oh, I'm all in favour of blaming the US for most things, as it seems to be well founded in most cases. But Radiohead and Cold Play have something to answer for too.

(And then the Americans for buying their records)

Originally posted by T140
A brilliant guitarist & one of the most genuine friendliest guys this world has seen,RIP Rory😉

speaking of Rory, anyone seen the "wheels within wheels" album?
Also speaking of Rory, sorry to throw the thread off, but
anyone ever heard of another Rory, Rory Block.
Just as good if not better guitarist, she made her debut at carnegie
hall at the age of 14! She had an incredible upbringing, her father
was Alan Block, owned Alan Blocks Sandle shop, but it was a
gathering place for a lot of the blues greats like Rev. Gary Davis,
Muddy Waters, Skip James to name a few. They would hang out
and play there and little rory got lessons from the age of about 5
direct from the masters of acoustic blues. She later got lessons
from another blues maven, Stephan Grossman, who lived nearby
and got weekly lessons from Rev Gary Davis. So it was as a duo
with Stephan Grossman at Carnegie hall she had her debut.
She was only supposed to play a nice tune or three but in the middle
of one burst out singing with a lot of passion, the audience went nuts!
Nice debut, eh. Check out one: Last Fair Deal Gone Down.
She is an incredible blues virtuoso.

Originally posted by sjeg
I don't want to shock you, but I fear both Brian Jones and Keith Moon might also have passed on.

And things don't look good health-wise for Jimi Hendrix either.

I'll keep you posted.

Hey, I saw Janis Joplin just the other day....

Originally posted by sonhouse
speaking of Rory, anyone seen the "wheels within wheels" album?
Also speaking of Rory, sorry to throw the thread off, but
anyone ever heard of another Rory, Rory Block.
Just as good if not better guitarist, she made her debut at carnegie
hall at the age of 14! She had an incredible upbringing, her father
was Alan Block, owned Alan Blocks Sandle shop, ...[text shortened]...
Nice debut, eh. Check out one: Last Fair Deal Gone Down.
She is an incredible blues virtuoso.

Thanks for the tip- but I have to say I find a bird named Rory who plays the blues a little disconcerting...

Originally posted by sonhouse
Hey, I saw Janis Joplin just the other day....

Funny you should say that... she was around this way last week. She cleaned my windows.

Originally posted by sonhouse
speaking of Rory, anyone seen the "wheels within wheels" album?
Also speaking of Rory, sorry to throw the thread off, but
anyone ever heard of another Rory, Rory Block.
Just as good if not better guitarist, she made her debut at carnegie
hall at the age of 14! She had an incredible upbringing, her father
was Alan Block, owned Alan Blocks Sandle shop, ...[text shortened]...
Nice debut, eh. Check out one: Last Fair Deal Gone Down.
She is an incredible blues virtuoso.

It's acoustic material. Don't think I fancy that.


Rory Block? Do me a favour...

Originally posted by sjeg
Thanks for the tip- but I have to say I find a [b]bird named Rory who plays the blues a little disconcerting...[/b]

I recently downloaded a DVD of Rory's last concert (1994).

😛

Originally posted by sjeg
Funny you should say that... she was around this way last week. She cleaned my windows.

Mine too! really needs to trim her beard abit,looking quite shabby.