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I keep hearing it in trendy clothes shops - not that I ever buy clothes from them.
At the time of release I didn't think much of the song, but it still sounds modern and fresh even today. It's very different to any other song I've ever heard.
What's think?
I received an email, which ended up in my junk mail. When I clicked on it to get rid of it, it had no sender but there was a message asking for help with an avatar. This person has a picture of them with Bob and wants help with using it as their avatar. Clearly that isn't spam! They had the right email (obviousl...
I just discovered that Bob is talking at the Cheltenham Literature Festival in October (Sunday 8 October) talking about Geldof in Africa. Rather late in the day, I booked tickets and managed to get Block Q. That looks fairly central to the stage but back a bit. How excited am I?
Hi,
This is a chance for someone to provide a natty header.
It should be about 400mm wide * 25mm high (wide and short), and somehow encapsulate the Boomtown Rats and Geldof.
It could just all the record covers in a line, pictures of all the Rats (like the b/w ones in the Mondo poster),...
This forum is listed in the Activeboard directory.
Use the link below to link through and give it 5/5!
Bob Geldof & The Boomtown Rats
A forum covering the career of Bob Geldof from his days in the Boomtown Rats. Primariliy focusing on his music career and his humanitarian work.
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Now, 2-5.30 Friday
FOR THE LAST HOUR,4-5 , TALKING ABOUT HIS BOOK. DON'T KNOW WHETHER HE WILL TALK ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE.
Listen live www.bbc.co.uk/radio2 -- Edited by Scottie at 14:15, 2006-07-28-- Edited by Scottie at 14:18, 2006-07-28-- Edited by Scottie at 16:32, 2006-07-28
I just heard She's So Modern on TV - Top Gear. So excited I had to mention it. They were looking at the Vauxhall Chevette and talking about the 70s and punk explosion. Cool!
I've just watched the German video posted by Scottie in the 'Favour needed from German Fans' thread, which includes some footage of Bob performing. It was brilliant to see - quite different to photos.
Does anyone out there have any links to video of Bob performing?
Has anyone uncovered the lyrics to the bonus tracks? I've looked but they are not there.
Got my copy of the anthology yesterday, and I must admit it is very impressively packaged.
I read the booklet and found some of the lyrics very interesting.....
Neatly packaged politics For a...
Greetings & Salutations to one an' all here in 'Caislean Geldof'(Geldof's Castle^),
Ever so curious,and hopefully many-a-fan here will be more 'In the Know' about it than me'self and can offer a wee bit of info -- how many Rats bootlegs,or,Radio Shows,are available? I'...
Is there any Rat's/Geldof fans out there who speak italian? I would like to chat whilst learning the language - that is if you have the patience to help me along. I can speak a bit, but would like to improve further.
I would welcome any english speakers too. I have been a Rats fan forever & was...
Well the time has come round for me to go to Amsterdam to see the Stones. Leaving tomorrow morning and the gig is on Sunday. This week I'll have some time to see the city too! We aren't flying back until Tuesday.
I'll tell you all about it when I get back. But as my usual luck would have it I have a sore thro...
Some of you may have seen this ABC interview already, but I make no apologies for putting it here. Very moving,funny, (shades of Father Ted with the nun ) honest and soul searching. I was almost in tears when he was talking about his loneliness and love.
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/eno...
Hi everyone,
I have an idea that could bring the members of this forum, and the people of the website back together again. Because after all, despite our differences of opinion, quoting oshora, “most of us have a common thread - we like the music and the man in some form or another.”
...
You may ahve seen this already, but this Japanese site has some interesting pictures of the rats tour of Japan in 1980. 4 different sets. I had forgotten Bob could ride a motorbike. Unfortunately I can't use them for my site. now on http://www.flickr.com/photos/geldofstory/
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Considering the recent reissues were on Universal, this could mean lots of rare Rats stuff like Rock Goes to College, the Peel sessions, Top of the Pops appearances and other stuff broadcast on the BBC will be available
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5165184...
Have you guys seen the article by George Monbiot about Geldof? It's really harsh and accuses Geldof of all sorts of Betrayal. But Monbiot is usually such a clever honest writer! I reckon readers should make up their own mind. Please read it and tell me what you reckon!
[url=http://www.monbiot.com...
Caption competition
My guess-"What a load of bollocks"
PS I hope nobody on this forum is taking THAT kind of picture It wasnae me, honest. -- Edited by ArrGee at 08:57, 2006-08-08-- Edited by Scottie at 10:54, 2006-08-08
Hi,
The bobgeldof.info site has removed links to the forum as it is now purely an information site on Bob Geldof's music career and not a fan website. We have been informed by forum members that they have had problems finding the forum since these links were removed, so we are broadcasting thi...
Oh My Gosh! I can not believe it!
Guess What!???! I MET BOB!!!!!!!!!
I was sooooo nervous! But I kept control! Only after I had met him I started crying! I couldn't tell him how I feel about him, but I wrote a long letter explaining how much I love him! I hope he reads it! He said he...
Oooh Matron!
A fan club is a group of people who tell an artist he's not alone in the way he feels about himself.
I wonder if anyone will ever know the emptiness of my life. Personal Diary -- Last entry "Oh what's the point?" and I take full responsibility for my actions and whatever cons...
Wow! I never thought I see that!
http://www.nme.com/news/happy-mondays/23803
Happy Mondays complete first album in 14 years
The baggy revivalists get a little help from Howie B
Happy Mondays have completed recording sessions on their first album in 14 years. The baggy veterans...
Who's got a homepage.I was wondering cos, well I'm bored and thought it would be cool to have a look at some. mine are www.xanga.com/rats_fan and www.xanga.com/Geldof_gallery
As I was driving home from work just before 5pm I heard it said that Bob was to be a guest on Radio 2 tomorrow afternoon. I checked out the Radio 2 web site but see no mention of this.....I presume it's the show before Chris Evans' show. Anyone know anything about this?
Ok, you may notice a change to the look and feel of this forum, but there has also been a change in ownership. As the folks at nogeldof.info have cast this forum adrift along with any other official/unofficial fan sites, we have reciprocated.
Anyway to start the new uncensored w...
Have a look at Eddy's site. It must be bad. He has announced the death of Geldof the "artist". Nearly gave me a heart attack. He has given up the site for good. He says he does not care about his music and about himself any more. VERY worrying. -- Edited by Scottie at 22:23, 2006-07-22-- Edited by Scottie at...
Please dont get a fright when you read Eddy's website. I thought Geldof was dead at first! Eddy has washed his hands of him and is giving up the site. He is really upset. Something bad has happened. He says he does not care about his music, his official fansites, or himself any more. Very wor...
I meet Bob
Although the concertwas cancelled, I managed to sneek backstage.
I arrived to Arena Civica about 5.30 pm and after collecting the tickets Iaskedone of t...
Well they are calling it "Milano Grunge" and seemingly Bob is the instigator. A new business opportunity here? His own fashion chain.
Sir Bod Geldof Fashion - is it Milano Grunge?
From New York to London, from Paris to Milan, fashionistas are talking about a nascent fashion trend dubbed Milan...
Bob & the Vegetarians had a gig in 1990-1992 i guess which was releases on VHS. It was in Englad in June i think. Does anyone know some facts about that gig. A Tracklist or so. I can't remember the name of the place, but i'm looking forward to get a copy of that gig.
I really need to find so...
I'm getting a little nervour about the concert.
Please,those of you who have alredy meet Bob, could you give me some advices or calming words like you did when Jackie had the same problem.
Thank you.
From insite magazine. Enough said!Thank You Sir Bob InSITE editor Sean Wyer argues why we should support Sir Bob Geldof in his campaign, instead of criticising him.
Image: Kate Williams - InSITE
It would be almost impossible not to acknowledge sir Bob Geldof in his fight for third world justi...
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10391495Sir Bob Geldof was quick to condemn New Zealand's foreign aid contribution - but he was happy to fly home with a healthy appearance fee and a CD of copied New Zealand bands' music. Geldof appeared thrilled to recei...
While I am still getting over the shock of finding out through the newspaper that Geldof is planning to be in Australia next week, I'm also trying to fathom that I won't hear a musical note from him. He'll be in a different role, as explained in this article, though it s...
It seems to me most singers lose their regional accent when singing and somehow gain an American accent. Why this is the case? I can think of few bands/singers which retain their regional accent:
The Proclaimers
The Arctic Monkeys
Robbie Williams
sometimes Bob Geldof
What do you thi...
Sad to see the death of one of the founding members of Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett at the age of 60. He wrote many of their early hits. Thoughts with his family and the rest of the band.
Midge Ure has been awarded an honourary Doctor of Music degree from Edinburgh University, in recognition to his contribution to music and his work with Live 8, Band Aid etc. The ceremony takes place on the 21 June in Edinburgh. Many congratulations to him, but what he really wants and de...
A review, automatically translated by google.
Bob Geldof can until have left anteontem of the Atlantic Pavilion, in Lisbon, without much money for the campaign of `Poverty Zero' (of which she is activista), but went up to palco, before an embarrassing plateia of little more than a thous...
Just to let you all know, they have put up the wrong times for the Jonathan Ross show on Saturday on the main site. The show is from 10.00am to 13.00 pm ,(BST) not 10pm as it states. Again you can listen live on www.bbc.co.uk/radio2
Edited. It has been corrected now, Thanks. -- Edited by Scottie at 15:44...
http://www.nme.com/news/pulp/23506
myspace.com/jarvspace.
With the refrain "Cnuts are still running the world", it's unlikely the song will be played widely on the radio, something ****er noted.
"I apologise for all the swearing but sometimes that's the only thing that seems appropr...
This Goth has a secret liking for Bob I think. This site is hilarious, especially the Goth Commandments. And who is in the "on the road", section, Bob of course!
http://www.gothicrevue.com/GCommandments.html
This is a bit of a laugh. This Goth site is hilarious, especially the Goth Commandements. And who is in the "on the road" section alongside other bands, just Bob Geldof of course. I would never have though of anyone thinking of him as a GOTH now.
this was a follow up to the one she did last year called teenage brain.there was some fairly interesting stuff in there but i just had to grin all over when she started talking about the way Catholic schools and lessons are like brainwashing.
I go to a Catholic school here in the U.K. and although they'...
hey :D
i was just looking on bobi G's profile out of interest and was looking on the threads he had started. one of them was called "i iz blogged" . so i clicked on it and it told me that the thread was on a private forum.
i have a couple of questions:
1. what is discussed in that forum?
2....
I'm posting this here, since I thought it sort of related to Bob Blaming the Media. This is a question & my thoughts which I posted on another board and I'd love to hear your thoughts:
I've always thought it must be very difficult to be a famous person. Everyone needs to have so...
a little game to amuse you all...Pretty easy to play (well so I thought! I have clarified the rules and removed posts that may confuse - I appreciate I wasn't as clear as I should have been).
Rules
Name a act and a track
Then name another act with an identically named track (but not a...
hey
i was just wondering.... what did ponchus pilot do to get themselves banned?
ps. sorry i didn't knnow what other section to put this thread in >.< you can delete it i you want xx
catherine
What Boomtown Rats or Bob Geldof song lyric do you like, get a kick out of, or relate to?
"She's a rose that blooms at night" - This song expresses truths.
I really get a kick out of "I was despaerately searching/For my feminine side/But my feminine side/Was on a morning coffee break" -...
Hello:
I don't know if any of you have seen these (most of you probably have), but since some of these were new to me (being in the US and all), I thought I'd post them here.
I've found some Boomtown Rats videos on YouTube.
Elephant's Graveyard (A great sendup of beach a...
If anyone attended Live 8 Hyde Park, London, please can you fill out the following questionnaire and email it back to me, it is for my dissertation on customer satisfaction at events. I need 100 people to answer them, so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take a few mins to let me know what you thought. Thankyou Stace...
thank bob ive found you guys and girls again what happened i go on holliday for couple of weeks and bingo no forum i dont like mondays tue, wed, thur, frid sat, sun anyway good to be back who,s going spain september ha !ha!&nbs...
I caught Romantica a few weeks ago and thought they were really good. I bought their CD & the songs are excellent. I wrote a review of the show on my MySpace page - if anyone is interested, I'll send you a link.
Here is their MySpace page:
http://www.myspace.com/romantica...
I've never heard of them but I've just checked the Rolling Stones website and they are going to be the support band when I see them in Amsterdam. Wouldn't you just believe it, the other bands supporting (only a few days before) are:
Razorlight
Kasabian
The Charlatans
Simple Minds
Feeder...
So whos everyones favourite politician then?im personally fond of tony blair myself and until he showed uncertainty about helping africa i liked george bush aswell and i do believe the war in iraq was a righteous cause.
Hello:I was wondering if any of you had read "X-Ray" the unauthorized autobiography by Ray Davies? If so, what did you think of it? I just finished reading it this weekend and I really liked it. It really made me appreciate The Kinks music even more than I did befo...
They are always considered/categorised as Punk. Bob says they aren't. As much as I love punk, most of it was pretty much talentless noise and the only talented bands of that (supposed genre) were Blondie, The Stranglers and The Boomtown Rats. Personally I'd say all these bands were more contemporar...
http://static.flickr.com/41/74423849_6515a3ac65_o.jpg
It wasnae me, honest. -- Edited by ArrGee at 08:57, 2006-08-08 -- Edited by Scottie at 10:54, 2006-08-08
Guess What!???! I MET BOB!!!!!!!!!
Please,those of you who have alredy meet Bob, could you give me some advices or calming words like you did when Jackie had the same problem.
Thank you.
close the door but don't lock it.
Who's next? 
