Posted on 12/14/2001, 7:58:27 PM by RonDog
THIS JUST IN, from the message board at www.FiremanSong.com:
"I hope that everyone notices the wonderful new artwork
for our CD covers and posters this week!
The artist is the very talented Greg High
from Southern California
and he is in the process of painting the master
for a series of posters work and plaques
that will soon be available on the website..."Posted by Christopher
December 13, 2001 08:56 AM
(FReeper Cacique helped Vetnet create the www.FiremanSong.com website.)Search Free Republic for recent Articles containing "Moran" - to see how BUSY they have been!
(And Mike Moran himself is now registered to post here as royal IA
See also:
Two Freepers Make The NY Press with their song dedicated to 9-11
Posted on 11/28/01 2:50 AM Pacific by Cacique
(note the CD cover in this enlargement). ZING-SONG MAN:Firefighter Mike Moran
[aka FReeper "royal IA"]
plugs the CD inspired by his "Kiss my royal Irish ass" remark
at the Concert for the City of New York last month.
He says proceeds will go to the relief effort.
- New York Post (11/28/01): Mary McLoughlinFrom www.FiremanSong.com
The Ballad of Mike Moran
"The Fireman Song"Written by Doug Cogan & Christopher Storc
"The Fireman Song, also known as The Ballad of Mike Moran
is a song that pays tribute to all of the brave men
who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
As songwriters, we hope that it also offers
a sense of empowerment to those who hear it."
(If you want OFF - or ON - my "Hugh Hewitt PING list" - please let me know.)
What do you think of the new AVENGING angel?
Tough-lookin' dude...wouldn't want to get on his bad side...LOL!!
FReegards...MUD
and the NEW image, specially commissioned for this project:
While they BOTH are wonderful, the NEW one certainly captures the defiant spirit of Mike Moran's words, don't you think?
Yeah. But there's no comparison with the original for its artistic quality and sense of reverence for those who perished. I prefer the original.
"Kiss My Ass" Quote Comes From The HeartHEATHER CASPI
Firehouse.Com News
FDNY firefighter Michael Moran touched more people than he could know with his words to Osama bin Laden at last weekend's benefit Concert for New York.
He summed it up for everybody when he spoke his message to bin Laden:
"Kiss my royal Irish ass!"Moran's words drew wild applause from the crowd, and have continued to draw attention from others as the media spreads his story.
The firefighter said he was sitting in the audience at Madison Square Garden,shortly before his turn to go up on stage to introduce a band. While he waited, he kept thinking about how much he wanted to say something for those that he lost in the September 11 attacks: his brother Battalion Chief John Moran, 12 firefighters from his own Ladder 3 and Battalion 6, and about 20 players from the fire department's football team.
He said his now famous quote comes from an old expression used in his neighborhood of Rockaway, Queens, which he hasn't spoken in a very long time. But the phrase popped into his head Saturday, when the time was right.
Before he went on stage, Moran spoke with actors Adam Sandler and former FDNY firefighter Steve Buscemi about his plans.
"I asked them if I could get away with saying that. They laughed hysterically," Moran said, and Steve Buscemi pointed at Adam Sandler and said, "Didn't you hear what he said?"
After his comments the crowd went wild, and as Moran tried to walk off stage the stage manager pushed him back out. So, he said, he went back over to the microphone and took off his hat, and said, "This is so you can see my face," and called Bin Laden a bitch.
The crowd responded by chanting USA.
Moran, a firefighter for over 16 years, said he had never done anything like that before. The only other speeches he has ever given were the toast at his friend's wedding, and the eulogy at his brother's recent funeral.
"Those are the two times I've spoken in public in my life," he said.
Related:
Yeah. But there's no comparison with the original for its artistic quality and sense of reverence for those who perished. I prefer the original.Perhaps. But I do not think that continuing to use the original image was an option.
I have the CD and the audio cassette of the song.It is so good.
You'll have your CD's by the end of this week. Let us know how your customers like them!
As to the artistic quality, though the angel in the original was a fine painting, the fireman and all the landscape was actually a photograph, and we wanted more of an artist's touch, as opposed to another photographer taking a crack at it.
We are very confident in the artist and that his painting will be well received.
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