I flicked this on last night for a few mins. As I turned it on Mary Robinson was being introduced. Within 2 mins I was fast asleep on the couch.
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Makes sense
For me, the biggest problem I have with Geldof is the contempt he shows for the country in which he was born.
He went off and did the Band Aid/Live Aid thing. A worthy cause, yes, but it was also an ego trip. Being the guy who organised all these music stars to come together and have the Christmas single, the live gigs, the publicity. His right hand man on the project Midge Ure doesnât seem to talk to him anymore because of a stroke he pulled to rearrange the schedule so the Boomtown Rats played in front of Charles and Di.
There were many causes in his own country which were less sexy but which he never even mentions. The violence in the North, the heroin epidemic in Dublin even the Church. But he wasnât interested in that. Ireland was just a shithole in his view in comparison to the wonderful Britain where things were being done right. As if that was the case.
He is the ultimate West Brit. Which is fine to be but spare is the faux morality vibe he expels as if he is able to criticise. He simply despises this country and has absolutely no problem in telling us all the time. In my opinion he is not a man to like.
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Midge Ure was on the show last night and actually in the studio talking to Bob.
I didnât watch it. They must have made up so.
I just hate the 50 and 60 year old wankers constantly sucking his dick. If no-one liked him I wouldnât give a shit about him.
It must have been a lovely show. One Blackrock old boy eulogising another.
Either it was a great show or lads actually didnât even watch it, which seems incomprehensible
Unfortunately I had a dinner appointment so I was unable to watch it.
Thereâs aleays the RTE player
I watched Hector then put it on. It was as bland as Tubs could manage.
The lads getting upset about there not being enough lads getting upset about it last night are flat out here
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Itâs fascinating to watch
He was right in many ways to treat Ireland with contempt, we were a contemptible country, ruled by FF and the Church, with a population happy to fall in with their doctrines. How could you not hold that in contempt? He shone a light on it, and then fucked off, and made something of himself, good luck to him.
He also came back and did things like Self Aid. Whatever his reasons for Band Aid, he did some good there, more than many.
Hes no saint, but shur who the fuck is.
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Did he specifically mention the wrongs of the country in terms of Church etc? I thought it was a more general Ireland is a shithole and Britain is great type stance.
Potted crab to start and then ray wing.
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Yes, famously
The Late Late Show
In 1977, The Boomtown Rats made their first appearance on The Late Late Show, seeing the start of Bob Geldofâs reputation as an outspoken and colourful interviewee.
Bob used the chance to speak with Gay Byrne on the national chat show to call out the Catholic Church, engaging in an argument with some nuns who were in the audience. He also criticised Irish politicians and Blackrock College, his alma mater.
The interview was heavily criticised by the Irish public, and The Boomtown Rats didnât play in Ireland for a number of years as a result.
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