Having recently seen If I Should Fall From Grace, it's difficult to imagine what led to Shane McGowan being being beaten with a metal rod. This article describes him as "wild-living," which might have been true in the early eighties, but the documentary paints a different picture of McGowan today -- as hopeless alcoholic unable to live without the constant intervention of friends and family. He's basically incomprehensible, has difficulty walking, and, all in all, makes Ozzy look like Bruce Jenner. In short, hardly a threat worthy of a metal rod.

That he refused to stay at the hospital for treatment of the broken cheekbone he suffered in the beating is easier to imagine.


Get well, Shane.

Analogcabin @ 6:57 AM
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