Song Review: "The Ballad of Mike Moran Is Like an Irish Drinking Song on Crystal Meth"

When that plane crashed into Belle Harbor, I first feared that "that bitch" Osama was indeed taking Firefighter Mike Moran up on his offer to come find him in Rockaway and smooch his posterior. Since his enthusiastic invitation to Osama Bin Laden at last month's Concert For New York, Moran has become a local celebrity, reprising (and further naughtying up) his heartfelt speech at bar room tributes and fundraisers throughout the city. Mike Moran lore has spread faster than that of Mahir, last year's Turkish Web Romeo.

In remembrance of my brothers, who from earthly bonds did pass
Osama, step right up and kiss my royal Irish ass
You'll pay the price, but first you'll kiss my royal Irish ass

Written by Doug Cogan and Christopher Storc, and performed by The Chamber-Made Brigade (a band made up of former firefighters and such) , The Ballad of Mike Moran is like an Irish drinking song on crystal meth.

Net proceeds from U.S. CD sales are being donated to the families of the fallen NY firefighters and rescue workers.

Hey, Doug from Upland and Vetnet!

Perhaps you can LINK to the following article from your website.
As hard as it may be for FReepers to understand, it seems that MANY people have not yet heard the "Mike Moran" story, and Firehouse.com is a VERY well-respected website for professional firefighters.
They have THIS ARTICLE posted at http://firehouse.com/news/2001/10/25_FHkiss.html

From "Kiss My Ass" Quote Comes From The Heart:
Updated: Tuesday, November 6 - 3 PM

HEATHER 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:

Click Here to Hear Michael Moran's Words for Bin Laden

Mike Moran lore has spread faster than that of Mahir, last year's Turkish Web Romeo.

I never heard of this guy, but here is part of a reprint from the San Diego Tribune:

What started as a personal Internet home page filled with broken English and goofy family photos has sent Cagri orbiting into cyberspace stardom. He's become the butt of an international joke and Turkey's most eligible bachelor, hounded by reporters and inundated with thousands of e-mails.
Mahir-mania has spawned online fan clubs and animated spoofs, including one page substituting photos of Clinton, another comparing Cagri's image with the Shroud of Turin and others superimposing Cagri next to famous figures such as David Letterman and Pamela Anderson Lee.
"He's become the Forrest Gump of the Internet," said Rick Jones, a Mahir Cagri fan club member from Carlsbad.
Cagri is the latest instant celebrity -- from gossip-writer Matt Drudge to online pinup Cindy Margolis -- created by the culture of the global computer network.
"This is the first time I've seen a personal page go this far this fast," said Janelle Brown, a senior writer for Salon.com, who has been following the Mahir phenomenon since it began unfolding a few weeks ago.
Cagri's story goes like this: About a year ago, he posted a personal Web page. "Welcome to my Homepage!!!!!!!!! I kiss you!!!!!" it began.
He described himself as a "jurnalist" who likes "sport, swiming, basketball, tenis, volayball, walk . . . " The site included photos of Cagri playing the accordion and lying on the beach in a skimpy, European-style swimsuit. He wanted to "invitate" women to his home.
Something about Cagri's combination of corniness and guilelessness, his misspellings and prominent nose, tickled the global funny bone.
On Nov. 4, Cagri woke to find himself with the leading role in a full-fledged Web craze -- dwarfing even the Hampster Dance and the dancing baby -- as the link to his page was sent via e-mail around the world. No one was more shocked than Cagri. He offered an explanation on-line: Someone in Turkey swiped the page, tinkered with the quotes and added embarrassing proclamations like: "I like sex."
On Oct. 26. when Salon.com's Brown first saw Cagri's page, the online counter registered 11,000 hits. Within 24 hours, it read 100,000. A few days later -- more than 1 million.
Turkish dailies put him on their front pages, and publications from around the world followed..."

from: Web page makes man cyberspace celebrity
Jenifer Hanrahan
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
November 22, 1999

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