Among the numerous Shane MacGowan stories being shared since his death, one of the best has come from a recent interview with his wife Victoria Mary Clarke.
The pair met in 1984 when Clarke was 16, before entering into a relationship and an 11 year long engagement, prior to their marriage in 2018.
Clarke was a constant by his side in his recent stay in hospital and spoke of how MacGowan made use of one of the nation's favourite shows to pass the time.
So he wouldn’t get bored we brought a little DVD player into Shane and friends have been giving him presents of classic movies on DVD.
But the thing he won’t stop playing is the ‘Father Ted; boxset. Shane watches that all day long and can’t stop laughing.
Sometimes I get a takeaway and we watch a film together — that’s if I can stop him watching Father Ted!
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Ah, the blessings of the cursed.
Shane McGowan’s torrid and mighty voice is mud and roses punched out with swaggering stagger, ancient longing that is blasted all to hell. A Bard’s bard, may he cast his spell upon us all forevermore. pic.twitter.com/Xpc1wYnkhv— Tom Waits (ANTI-) (@tomwaits) December 1, 2023
"Another visitor came in with a present of a recording device which Shane started using," she added.
"He’s actually managed to write a song on it by singing into it. He’s been singing the song to people who’ve come in to see him."
Among MacGowan's visitors were Daniel O'Donnell, Imelda May, and Spider Stacy.
"Shane would never think of these people as celebrities," Clarke said.
"He just sees them as friends. You can get quite bored in hospital so it’s nice to have visitors."
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