Livin' In America

God! I love Brendan Behan. Unrepentant Fenian Bastard! I don't admire his politics, but I have to admire his good humor, and his faith. And that's the best thing about being Irish: we're happy warriors.

Here's a song inspired by his time in prison, from the play "The Quare Fella" (Americans should read: "The Strange Guy." In Ireland, the gay guy is "The Other Fella.")



But you already knew that.


UPDATE: Being an American of Irish birth in the UK, I feel myself to have won about 99.9999999999999999999999% of life's race on 9/2/1962.