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Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

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ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Crikey, £65!!! Only £10.50 or so these days...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/detail/offer-listing/-/0352307684/all/026-3359405-4655649

or even less (£5 - £11)

http://www.abebooks-titles.co.uk/Title/67857/THE+BOOMTOWN+RATS.html

It cost £2.95 back in 1980. To be fair, it's rubbish! Just a load of b&w pictures and some pretty bad writing

"Clad in shorts and tee-shirt Bob Geldof strolls the perimeter of the pool, a menacing look in his eye."

And to complete the biblography a couple of sheet music books

-- Edited by ArrGee at 23:24, 2005-03-24

-- Edited by ArrGee at 21:03, 2005-03-25

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

For some reason I can't see those pictures (computer does this occasionally to me).

It is surprising I didn't pick the book up in 1980 - but then on a 48p an hour Saturday job it would have been a lot of money even then!! A whole days wages! I won't be shelling out 0„565 that's for certain.

A pity I can't see Bob walking round the pool with shorts and teeshirt, maybe my computer will be kind to me later

What did the bad bit of writing say about the Rats?

MJ · Tonight

There is one on eBay right now... My copy is on the way

ArrGee, thanks for ruining my excitement!

franna · V Deep

quote:
Originally posted by: Jules
"A pity I can't see Bob walking round the pool with shorts and teeshirt, maybe my computer will be kind to me later"

No worries, Jules. There is no such photo posted. Perhaps you need to buy the book to see that?

MMbullybuddyGP · Drag Me Down

yeah I'm in the middle of bidding on that exact book you listed, MJ!...I found it yesterday midday and plunked my bid down (I'm 'ffwalnut'). so far I'm 'winning' but we'll see how long that lasts

no matter how poor the writing/captions are, I can't get enough pix of BG...and he was so good-looking in the BTR days (and obviously still is

). I don't throw the term 'cute' around loosely at all - it takes a certain type of look in order for me to deem one so - but BG makes the cut lol.

anyway, enough gushing.

Jules, I think what ArrGee meant was just that the writing (such as the pool caption example he used) is not very telling, as in, anyone (BTR fan or not) could look at that pic and say the same thing the author's saying. so it was 'bad' as in, lame/poorly written, not negative. (but maybe that's not even what you were asking lol)

crossing my fingers that I'll win, but obviously you all are free to bid too, no hard feelings

-- Edited by MMbullybuddyGP at 14:17, 2005-04-07

MJ · Tonight

quote:
Originally posted by: MMbullybuddyGP
"yeah I'm in the middle of bidding on that exact book you listed, MJ!...I found it yesterday midday and plunked my bid down (I'm 'ffwalnut'). "

Well that's good to know. I'll try not to bid on the same auctions as you if possible. No sense to raise prices for each other!

I won mine this morning. The seller had not put the title of the book in the auction title, so it was harder to find. I won it with just one bid of 1.49£!

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

I spotted one with 6 bids on with ffwalnut

top bidder. Ah so that's you on that other board then.

I'll keep an eye out again to see if I can get it later at a lower price...

MMbullybuddyGP · Drag Me Down

yes, you've found me out!

an outdated member name but, yeah that's me.

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

You'll know who I am because my signature says Jules (dead giveaway that).

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

Well I;ve now ordered this from Amazon, having been outbid for it on ebay and remembering I had a Â£5 gift voucher. It is only costing me 75p plus p&p, which is about Â£2. So I'll be able to comment further once received :0)

lenair · Mary of the 4th Form

I'd say it's worth having as long as you don't pay too much for it! I picked it up at a used bookstore a couple years ago. Quite a surprise to find, as never knew it existed.

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

I've now got my copy - arrived yesterday. It is like a photo album with comments at the bottom of each photo. Definitely worth having for a few pounds, nothing more.