But the Irish republic is not part of Britain: Eire is …

This is probably too late to engender discussion
But weren't they meant to be 'smaller than life': Dave is clearly out of his depth, even by his own admission.

If they wanted it to say anything, they'd have done it in English in the first place…

Yep, it's just over to the right, above that picture of Lindsay Lohan in Mean Girls: You'll see a strange woman in glasses pointing and waving - wave back - she thinks you're Russia…

Apparently so: Levon's a hardarse, sure - but he's got a great sense of humour. I wasn't there, but I heard it from someone who knows him.

'Costello' is an Irish name? So, don't feed the trolls…

Abbott and Costello… Bishop….

I thought mean girls was a good film and Lohan was terrific in it.

and no-one has mentioned Tina Turner doing Acid Queen…

@John Barleycorn: apparently Levon roared with laughter when he heard it some years back…

@Bucky - thanks! You're right.

Send Lawyers, Guns and Money
Dad, get me out of this…

Tom Green relished it. So did Bill Cosby for 'Leonard Part 6'.

Seconding the comment on 'Excitable Boy': With Jennifer Warne and Linda Ronstadt (has there ever been a greater white female bakcing vox combo?) oohing in the background, it sounds like Jackson Browne (which is cool enough). But I remember singing to a female friend of mine ('and he raped her and killed her/put her…

Get 'Genius': a greatest hits collection with liner notes by Will Self: there's a more extensive one, which is probably better, but 'Genius' will whet your appetite.

I thought you were an actress
Yes I believed you are
I yi yi thought you'd be a star
So I drank up all the money (Yes I drank up all the money)
With these phonies in a Hollywood Bar
These friends of mine, A Hollywood bar

Also -
Enjoy every sandwich…

I heard he married The Band's Drummer
who became known as Levon Zevon…

Only an idiot hasn't listened to Zevon: I was an idiot until about 18 months ago - the guy is awesome: seriously - do yourself a favour - listen to all of these, and then hop onto iTunes… or buy Cds, or LPs… or listen to late night radio with a tape recorder - however you do it… get you some Zevon.

Seconded, despite my reservations about McLaren.