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Loudmouth

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When Bob turned down a million pounds
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Making the presentation to Eve Branson (Sir RIchard was in India on business), Sir Bob Geldof gave a hilarious speech recalling a meeting with Branson in 1975 in a Dublin pub. Over a game of pool, the young "hippy" (that's Branson) slipped a cheque fo £1m into Geldof's top pocket, hoping to clinch the deal to sign the precocious Irish pop star.

The deal wasn't quite as generous as it first appeared. As the LiveAid founder explained, Branson was already a hard negotiator. For the £1m, he expected Geldof to deliver an album a year for ten years, sign over all rights to his music, and for the band (the Boomtown Rats) to pay for all their touring expenses. "A typical Branson deal!", laughed Saint Bob.

Geldof also revealed that, after LiveAid, Branson had hired a fleet of airlines to deliver grain to Africa - a remarkable gesture for which he had sought no publicity."
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 http://www.realbusiness.co.uk/daily-blog/4946491/richard-bransons-mum.thtml



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I have read Richard Bransons autobiography & he has done a lot of good work in his life. He helped get foreign nationals out of Iraq when the troubles started there. He had managed to get a plane into Baghdad when no other planes were allowed in. Thats just one example of what he has done. As was written in the article Scottie put on he really is a remarkable man.

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