On St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2006, Cherish the Ladies were musical guests on the Imus in the Morning radio program, broadcast from Boston and simulcast on MSNBC television. The Ladies came to play. In the course of a three-hour program they were able to perform three songs.
The first performance was “The Cat’s Meow,” their uptempo signature piece which featured a trio of fine Irish dancers.
After that performance, Imus said to the band “ix-nay on the instrumentals and dancing.”
In an effort to meet the needs of the radio curmudgeon, Cherish the Ladies performed a vocal. No dancing.
Imus’ response:
“I must say the singer looks great.” (Just about the only thing he got right). Imus continued, “That said, don’t dance, and don’t play your dopey instruments. And don’t play something that sounds like a funeral dirge. We’re not drunk. It’s morning.”
At that point, Joanie Madden bounded over a table at which was seated Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, and beat Don Imus to death. Later, Imus’ body was removed, with Joanie’s O’Riordan whistle still lodged in Imus’ esophogas.
Ok, she really didn’t, but she should have.
Note also that the large live audience received the Ladies very warmly. Don Imus: Enemy of Irish Music.
I’ve only seen snippets of this guy, and I haven’t figured
him out. Seems very big on veterans benefits, which
is a plus, but that’s so far the only thing I like.
Must be missing the Big Picture.
I feel Don Imus is more entertaining than Joannie Madden. He also helps kids with cancer (here is the MSNBC site detailing the Imus Ranch and what it does: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3359675/ ).
You mean this guy said those things so that everyone could hear them? I mean I guess that must be the case. You heard him say these things on TV? I am trying to control myself by making sure I understand this.
Yeah, he did. It was rude but, in fairness, that’s the guy’s thing. So, if someone’s going to be on the show, they have to understand what they are getting.
Admittely, I am very drunk. Paddys night and all that.
Joannie Maden should not, in all reality, be mentioned in the same sentence as Mary Bergin.
Now I know that Mary Bergin has not been mentioned here, but I just thought that I’d throw it in.
When push comes to shove, La Bergin stands out there all on her own.
No disrespect to Joannie, she can play a bit, but she is not anywhere near La Bergin. It never fails to amaze me how much respect Joannie gets on the Chiff but she, in all honesty,cannot hold a candle to Bergin.
Well, gee, I wonder why that is. Could it have to do with his foul behavior?
Okay, that is nice. He could be worse. He could be better too.
I know that probably he has an act and this is what draws his audience. All the same, I find him disgusting. He is quite free to feel the same about me.
Dubh, I have been pretty much listening to dead Irish musicians for quite awhile so I don’t have any knowledge about the particular performers being discussed. I would smack him just on general principles no matter who he was rude to. Hope that head isn’t too bad tomorrow.
Dub notwithstanding, I like CTL and Don Imus and I agree that Mary Bergin is in a class by herself.
Imus is a grouchy, self-absorded curmudgeon. Still he has some unusual traits among drive time talk show hosts. When he has writers on, he’s usually read their books or has had his staff do it and fakes it well. He’s hard to pidgeon-hole politically but has always refused to join the right wing ratings winners. He seems willing to talk about serious issues and have political guests from across the spectrum. I think he likes to consider himself a humorous shock jock, but he seems a little too sincere to match the younger shockers. I don’t listen to him much anymore as I’m not in the car when he’s on. Annoying, rude, but has some redeeming values. If Joannie were to do him in with an O’Riodan, she should take it with her, clean it up and send it to Dub. Sort of a curmudgeonly hello.
Also, I’d think the Pogues would be more suitable for Imus on St. Pats. There touring, and were in Boston Wed. night.
Imus is simply an ass, no if and or buts about it. There really isn’t anything even remotely socially redeemable about his program. Why my father is fond of it is way beyond me. Perhaps it has the same appeal as that other low brow show, Jerry Springer.
