Irish Lingo & Million Dollar Baby

[Wilson Gray]

My memory is a bit fuzzy on this. But, now that you mention it,
"Clancy" does seem to be the correct name. I'm probably mixing up the
boom-lowerer with "Casey, Crime Photographer," also of radio days.

-Wilson Gray

On Feb 28, 2005, at 10:15 AM, Jim Parish wrote:

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> Wilson Gray mentions:
>> Casey Lowered The Boom
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> Is it Casey? I remember it as Clancy: "Whenever he gets his irish up /
> Clancy lowers the boom!"
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> Jim Parish
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