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As Bob says, what was the point of it all? Not only that - what about the all the energy used to stage it all, all the rubbish generated from it, all the unnecessary travel people did to get there (cars/planes/buses/trains etc)?????
Funny who you meet on myspace. I have been chatting to a major Boomtown Rats' fan in Latvia. He also happens to be the country's biggest music promoter. I dont know how easy or hard that is, to be Latvia's biggest( or only) music promoter. He is desparate to put on a Geldof concert and has promised excelle...
I came accross this lovely article about Phil Lynott's mum, Philomena in a local newspaper. It is 21 years since Phil died, at the young age of 36. A guy from Berwick, called Steve is a massive fan and does a Lynott tribute act. Earlier this year, he visited Lynott's grave in Dublin's St Fintan's cemetry...
MoinMoin! In one of the sequels to the best-selling series The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency author Alexander McCall Smith made a sweet reference to Bob. Its quite ridden, but - then again - knowing Bob, I think it is rather obvious all the same: Heres the quote from the book: How slowly the hours ca...
Dont be put off by the intro. It is BRs and "Dave" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRRJi4-Iixs -- Edited by Scottie at 16:22, 2007-07-02-- Edited by Scottie at 16:23, 2007-07-02
I went to see the best tribute band/artist I have ever seen last night. If you put this band on the radio you would truly think that you were listening to Meatloaf, Ringer is that good. The set is a story told by Meat loaf songs and a few others drawn in to piece it together. There are 4 female 'backing' si...
This is hilarious. The video for "Room 19". Bob in the circus and riding unicycles ,if you believe what you see. A younger, thinner Vince, Alan with a mop of hair and a few other stars. Also lots of people from his other videos. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1qMlB1beSPs
Fantastic news that Alan Johnston was finally freed yesterday. He wrote this for today's Independent. His last paragraph really makes you think: In his own words: Alan Johnston on his release 'You have to have been a prisoner to know how good freedom is' Published: 05 July 2007 The past 16 weeks we...
Sorry, if I am repeating these videos. "Like Clockwork" Simon Crowe was a good looking boy then, wasn't he? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IfQ72KHOQs Also a good version of Rat Trap from the Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95fjmQ_tmmc Rats Live Minnesota 1981 Banana Re...
Bob has appeared in an ad for Australian mobile phone company Telstra. He is shown being ejected from a plane after refusing to turn off his mobile phone. The MD of the company says that one of the reasons Bob agreed to do it is because he was once banned from a Canadian airline after twice been thrown off a...
I see that Istanbul is cancelled next week by the promoter. The ticket agency is now advertising Geldof at the Istanbul Arena on Friday 7 September, which is the same week that he is in Poland. This has not been confirmed by geldof.info,I must stress, but is on the ticket agency site.
I thought you might be interested in this. Christine, or also known as Celtic Christine was a much respected member of the old Geldof forum. She was also on Myspace for a while and some of you came across her there. Unfortunately these days she doesn't get the time to get involved in this forum due to he...
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/book_reviews/article1382601.ece TONY VISCONTI: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Bowie, Bolan and the Brooklyn Boy by Tony Visconti, Foreword by Morrissey -- Ed...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/06/25/ccprof125.xml&DCMP=ILC-traffdrv07053100Bob Geldof is reminiscing about his childhood, and a day which changed his life forever. "I remember standing ou...
Sorry, do not like the new layout, mainly because there are no dates on show. So you can't tell if you have read the post already. I feel I am wasting time re reading posts and navigating the board. Sorry to be so negative. Why were the changes made, out of interest.
Proclaimers back appeal for Darfur CALUM MacDONALD June 18 2007 The Proclaimers yesterday backed a plea for desperately needed donations that would allow the continuation of disaster relief for the thousands affected by the conflict in Sudan. Twins Craig and Charlie Reid lent their support to th...
Woah........so true...... You may need to cut n paste these websites into your browser Publication:Waiting for Herb reissue Geldof essay on ireland...go here first http://www.pogues.com/Print/geldof_essay_2005.html We all know The Pogues http://www.pogues.com So heres a few pe...
Unbelievable! Who reads this board? 2005-07-28 Peaches Geldof's 'Inside the Teenage Mind'28752007-03-17 Spice World28422006-06-24 pictures28372005-12-02 Bushisms18532007-04-18 Another pic of Bob-sex on legs!17962005-05-29 Live 8 - Will it happen?15232006-05-11 Your favorite rats...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Boomtown-Rats-Remastered/dp/B00076SJNMthere are two problems. First, you'll notice that the running order is not that of th...
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers toured the UK in 1977, with a little known Irish band in tow, who blew them off the stage! Terminal Romance UK Tour June 16, 1977 Birmingham Town Hall June 17, 1977 Cardiff University June 18, 1977 Aylesbury Friars Club June 19, 1977 Rainbow Theatre, London June 20, 19...
After the G8 party on Thursday in Rostock, Bob was in a TV-show (Mabrit Illner) on 23.00 hr. as talk guest. You can see the whole show - often Bob speaking (and translated of course in German), a very furious Bob sometimes.... as not all things were like he wished to have seen it. Try this link, if it does no...
Not me, nor Jules, no one here. Rob Smyth apparently.... http://sport.guardian.co.uk/cricket/story/0,,2089787,00.html"Happy Mondays, Rob," says John Starbuck, not realizing that he's talking to the world's biggest Boomtown Rats fan.
So, maybe you've thrashed this out before, i'm new to this forum, but why does bob wear a badge with his name spelt wrong? 'Best of..' inlay sleeve.. there it is..'Bob Geldoff is cool' ?? I mean when I first heard the word I had trouble.. I was going around saying Jeldof, as in Jelly, until I was corrected....
Interview with Lisa Robinson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA1WgkObkSMA clip from The Wall: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-rCJFpquf8Someone's film of Bob being interviewed(shut phone off): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYjRxSLpxxkHere is a fan made anime thing feat...
I am now receiving posts from the Rat Chat group, but I can't post myself, my messages are being bounced back.
I meant to send this days ago. Anybody from Rat Chat shed any light on this?
What did Gary Moore do with Geldof ? I know Geldof was on stage with him for Self Aid ( they did Whiskey in the Jar), but did the collaborate on anything? The article is predominately about Phil Lynott, but had little snippets on Bono & Dylan as well. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/enterta...
I am posting this because it is very close to home. My husband works for Edinburgh University and my sister was a student there. Robert Mugabe is the first known international figure to be stripped of an honourary degree by a university , after a campaign in Scotland by the media, students past and pres...
If you have a possibillity to get the German newspaper "Bild" tomorrow, 01.06.07, then buy it !!!! Bob is today as "chief editor" with this newspaper and will design and create the edition for tomorrow ! I am so curious what he will write, his main topic will be Africa and the G8 in...
Well, you know you are somebody when three of the world's most famous authors mention you in their novels. We had Alexander McCall Smith describing Geldof as "that man with the untidy hair, who sang to help the hungry" in Blue Shoes and Happiness, Ian Rankin including geldof and Bono in his...
.. Don't know when I'll be back again (err well maybe in a couple of hours!) http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/live-earth-useful-as-a-green-bracelet/2007...
Daltrey said that unlike the original Live Aid in 1985, where the money went directly to famine relief, its successor had no realistic aims. "What did we really achieve at Live 8? he asked. We got loads of platitudes and no action.http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/page/classicrock?ent...
Damn, I dont get Sky! I don't know what day he will be on, presumably the 29th or 30th. For 10 days from Thursday, Frostrup, 44, will be presenting hour-long programmes from the Hay Festival for Sky Arts, conducting interviews with, among others, Gordon Brown, Bob Geldof and Vivienne Westwood. She is...
On 6th May 1977, the Boomtown Rats played their first ever U.K. gig at the Lodestar at Ribchester. Apparently Geldof, and presumably the rest of the band, stayed at the Victoria Hotel in Clitheroe and charmed the locals in his inimatible manner! www.oldclitheroe.co.uk/page49.htmA very little kn...
Came accross this video of the finale of Self Aid, Dublin, 1986, with I think the Rats' last performance. Bob is in there, a young Bono, Chris De burgh among others. Quite good quality http://youtube.com/watch?v=rvb5C9GyImY No prizes, but who can name the most stars, past and present? -- Edited by S...
Seemingly Bono's brother does, or did, rock n roll tours of Dublin. Sounds good. Would need further investigation though. http://66.148.29.58/tripping/dublin.html
Anyone need a bit of nip n'tuck? Or their ples seeing to? Just ask our man. Bob Geldof is to be honoured by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI).The campaigner, musician and businessman will receive an honorary fellowship at a RCSI function on May 24.Geldof was awarded the honour, RCSI says...
I have been going through a stage of reading books based around the 2nd world war. There are two I'd highly recommend to people who might be interested in this topic. The first is a novel but is extremely well written & researched. It's called Kommadants Girl by Pam Jenoff (I think I've spelt that ri...
Hi, Can I ask everyone to take a minute to vote for my school choir in the BBC Joseph choir competition. The winners get to sing at the Diana memorial concert in London with the winner of the BBC Joseph competition. Voting has been suspended till Monday, but you can see sing them on http://www.josephch...
I saw an absolutely brilliant show last night. "Sunshine on Leith" (Leith is a dockland area and suburb of Edinburgh, but used to be a separate town ). The show was written around the music of The Proclaimers from the last 20 Years. Hits like "Letter To America, 500 Miles, Sunshine on L...
This is now on youtube. 8 minutes of Geldof and Gilmour http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTj79x-tlWQ This is the World calling http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLkdmeUaeco -- Edited by Scottie at 16:59, 2007-05-19
I love this story, from Hay Festival by Peter Florence. Its the after-hours stories that often resonate longest with me. Take Bank Holiday Monday in 1999, which was to end with Bob Geldof playing his rootsy folk-rock concert, after Norman Mailer had been holding court earlier that day.Mailer had ya...
A good 4 page colour spread in this week's (22 May) Hello magazine. Some new pictures. A moving interview, when Bob talks about losing his girls, among other things. Page 84. Well worth buying. Includes one of the nicest pictures I have seen of Bob. -- Edited by Scottie at 20:28, 2007-05-16
Last weekend, Bob gave an interview to a Dutch newspaper. You might have read about how he critisized Al Gore and Live Earth. The complete interview was published today, I have translated the interesting bit: Q. Are you writing songs at the moment? A. I feel there is something coming. I hear melodies i...
Listen to this podcast of Tony Blair and Bob Geldof in converstaion about Africa. From 10 Downing Street. You can play it on windows media too, if you click on the mp3 player link. 24 minutes, quite heavy going. http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page10617.asp
This was posred on youtube a couple of weeks ago http://youtube.com/watch?v=VgYjNEoINPU -- Edited by Scottie at 21:46, 2007-05-13-- Edited by ArrGee1991 at 16:58, 2007-06-15
I have been looking for this for ages. A clip from Bob's appearance on Have I GOt news For you, about 11-12 years ago, I reckon. he does not say very much, except he find George Michael sexy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xfUP1hPlLw
http://bpfallon.com/about_bp.html After all, few on the showband circuit shared the resourcefulness of the Rats' publicist, BPFallon. Would there have been a more inventive way of introducing DJs and journalists to the BoomtownRats than by sending them a parcel with a dead laboratory rat dous...
Picture for Pete
Utrecht, Holland 1979.
Looks like he is going to be driving a formula 1 car.
Jeroen (Buffel) Meijerink | Pete Briquette, Boomtown Rats 1979
-- Edited by Scottie at 20:38, 2006-07-25-- Edited by Scottie at 13:01, 2006-07-26 __________________ Chee...
From Boomtown to Live 8 Sir Bob Geldof is set to address the annual conference of Hay Group, the HR company in May in Budapest, Hungary. Geldof's subject will be "From The Boomtown Rats to Live8: Lessons For Business and Life", where he'll be talking about how his experiences wit...
Hi Everyone, Since moving to israel a few years ago, people here have highly recommended that I use products made from the special minerals of the dead sea. The minerals are used in cosmetics as wonderful moisturizers and also in other products that are geared to treat special skin conditions like ps...
I think, if this goes ahead, it would make interesting viewing. "Sir Mick Jagger won't be too thrilled to learn of his ex-wife Jerry Hall's latest starring role.Hall has agreed to appear in a new series of live webcasts dubbed "Rock Chick Café" alongside Bill Wyman's wife Suzanne, S...
Have a go! :
www.eden-project-insight.tk
Team Kernow-- Edited by TeamKernow at 23:05, 2005-12-04-- Edited by TeamKernow at 03:19, 2005-12-05-- Edited by TeamKernow at 00:27, 2005-12-28
Bob in Japan with the Rats 1980. Nakano Sun plaza, Tokyo. Pic by Chet King. " Used with permission from the Stars and Stripes. c Stars and Stripes 2007 To buy a copy of this photo or other photos please visit http://www.stripes.com/webpages.asp?id=32 -- Edited by Scottie at 17:21, 2007-04-28
I was talking to a friend last night and they shared these 4 music video links with me. I thought I'd post it for all of you to see as well. Love Like a Rocket: http://www.ifilm.com/video/2789113This is the World Calling: http://www.ifilm.com/video/2791913Love or Something: http://www.ifil...
Bono alredy had the chance to be the editor of a newspaper it look liike it's Bob's turn this time. Geldof to run Germany's top selling Bild for a day BERLIN (Reuters Life!) - Irish rocker and anti-poverty campaigner Bob Geldof will run Germany's most powerful best-selling daily Bild newspaper for a d...
From today's Times. Director Alan Parker's views on "The Wall" The least enjoyable was Pink Floyd: The Wall. Just a miserable experience. I was never meant to direct it. It was shot in 1981, and he had already made Shoot the Moon that year. That is the film he is closest to on a personal level b...
I just saw that Bob Geldof is in Berlin today alongside the other members of the newly founded Africa Progress Panel. 'When One Promises, One Has To Deliver'Updated: 15:47, Tuesday April 24, 2007 World leaders are coming together in Berlin today to discuss progress in helping Africa.The Africa Pro...
Gigs up for Switzerland and Poland. Hmm, Poland it's a weekend. Can I??? Will have to think about. Just before I go on holiday. Come on Bob get some more UK festivals up there in the South East. So where was my mailing to say that the gigs were going up?
Apparently Geldof has been planning this for 20 years... No need for me to write that's the projected gestation period for his next album, is there? Ah, I did anyway! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6564377.stm Bob Geldof and the BBC have unveiled plans for a website and television series that aim...
name of event: reaching out for freddie time / date :thursday 24th november from 7pm place: owston Park - Doncaster Road - Doncaster - what will be happing DJ + Dancefloor + Karaoke + Exchanging collector materials + Showing of rare and unseen dvd's all + Talking about what we could organize for the 15t...
My local radio station, Radio Forth1, has produced a silly, but funny dance video with all the DJs and producers. I know Mr Pants, (aka Grant Stott), as I taught his children. Have a look and please add your comments. http://www.forth2.com/Article.asp?id=388121 -- Edited by Scottie at 15:43, 20...
Bob's guitarist John Turnbull will be hitting the road with World Party in Sept .World Party will be opening for Steely Dan on their Australian and New Zealand tour.See live show dates here .. tickets go no sale Monday April 24th. http://premier.ticketek.co.nz/
Hi to all!!
I'm a new member of this forum!
for manyyear I surfed the official fan club fansite (www.happyfancub.it) now it's closed!! I'm very sad... I wrote many times to the fan club but I didn't received any replay... yesterday I found some Eddy pics on this site (www.ciscovox.it). Cisco is a g...
I have been making plans to go this year's Hay festival with a friend (she loves english literature, I love Bob, we both love Britain and festivals). But unfortunately, there seems to be no accomodation left in the area ... There are campsites, but we've decided we are a bit too old for that Do any o...
I meant to send this days ago. Anybody from Rat Chat shed any light on this?
