The suggestion that the NY Irish American community is too conservative for Larry's politics is just plain silly. There are plenty of Irish American musicians and music fans involved in radical left politics in NY. The fact that Larry hasn't been able to penetrate this community may say something about the clannishness of the community, certainly. But the politics? No way. There are plenty of radical left, left over left, lukewarm left, and liberals in the NY Irish American music community. Think Sinead O'Connor, Black 47, and Luka Bloom. All of those very progressive musicians have been welcomed at the center of the NY Irish American music scene, as have their politics.

Politics isn't the problem. Maybe clannishness is (but I'm only saying maybe, as I don't know any of the people involved in Larry's drama), and as Rick suggests, Larry's personality (ie too intense) is much more likely the reason.