osg4 20080505 IRISH

The Osgood File #4:  Sponsored in part by EMERSON.  WHATEVER THE DEMAND, WHATEVER THE CHALLENGE --- WITH EMERSON, YOU CAN CONSIDER IT SOLVED.  (Toss to Charlie for the spot.)

THIS HAS BEEN A STRANGE YEAR ALREADY ON SO MANY LEVELS -- and now we must report to you that, on the grounds that it is consistently among the 25 most depressing songs ever written, Foley's Pub and Restaurant will prohibit any patron from singing Danny Boy -- for the rest of the month.

While you try to get your mind around that here's a word from Charlie:

(SPOT)

TAPE:

I always liked this song.  Sure it's depressing.  But what do you expect with Carbon Dioxide levels as high as they are.

But no, Shaun Clancy at Foley's Pub has had enough:

CLANCYA

Oh come on.  This is America.  Butchering songs with what we do!

AMERICAN IDOL

But it's his bar, so he's decided to motivate his patrons to widen their musical horizons:

CLANCYD

Well, shouldn't be too hard to find.  All you have to do is go on line and type Irish into teh search box... here we go:  Here's a group called teh Wolf Tones... you'll never beat the Irish.

That could all by itself make soccer popular in America.

Here you go -- some Irish Techno.

Oh I like this one-- 

That's how you feel after a shower with that Irish Bath Soap... 

Clancy E

You'll get no argument from me.  tof