Aidan Walsh (1 Viewer)

[MDR]

I did a gig with Aidan Walsh before. We were between two boy bands on the bill, both of whom played two songs (one was a cover of boyzone's cover of 'when the going gets tough'). He's definitely daft, but not stupid. The worst thing I could say about him is that he's a bad listener.

Did anyone see his film? It's quite sad really; he was pretty messed up after his time in Lota (a kids home which has since become embroiled in sex abuse scandals). Altough It didn't say if anything happened him there.

He has been at a few gigs of mine where he took some photos and then left. You lot have made me worried about that now. If I ever see a picture of me by his bedsaide along with stacks of porn, I swear to God...

 

[dotdotdot]

Aidan w stories! Too many!! When he was forming The emperors eagles Mk. 2 I was in with a shout to be one of the bassists. He was quite adamant that I could play in a Gorilla outfit with a bucket on my head! Happily, I never joined. His flat is a strange place, bread everywhere! He's been living in the same flat for as long as I can remember - that's about 15 year or so.

 

[portrid]

I find the notion of him having a massive porn collection really, really upsetting. Just.....WRONG. Unless it was teddybear porn. Or those 18's adult videos you pretend not to notice in Movie Magic.

 

[Wilbert]

A friend of mine worked on the AW documentary and told me this story which I don't know whether it made it into the finished film.
AW wanted to buy the building that used to be the Virgin Megastore on the quays. He went to the bank manager to borrow a couple of million and told the poor man that he wanted to turn the building into a hotel for celebrities only. He also wanted to create a tunnel from Dublin Airport straight through to the underground carpark of the hotel, so the celebrities would be able to arrive unbothered by the public. The bank manager asked him if he had any collateral, at which point an exasperated AW left his office.

 

[dudley]

that's my fave aw story

to recap

virgin entered bidding for the building the same time as aidan, and aidan's offer led to the building value being raised and some lengthy delays before virgin got the premises.
so aidan applies for a loan of 3million and naturally enough, with a loan that big, has to meet a loan committee.
Bank: so, mr walsh, you want to borrow 3 million pounds
AW: Yessh, yessh.
Bank: That's brilliant. Ok, well how much can you put up against the loan?
AW: whatsh dat, ladsh?
Bank: Well, if we're loaning you that sort of money, we need to know much money or collateral of your own you'll be putting into the project? have you got at least a million?
AW:....IF I HAD A MILLIONSH QUIDSH, WHAT WOULD I BE DOON TALKINSH TO YOU!!!!!

so, that was the end of his bid. on the day virgin finally opened gerry ryan led aidan on a horse into the store, live on air, and the horse proceeded to shite everywhere

part of the rock hotel plans were that simon carmody would be manager/receptionist, that the reception would be in the basement so rock stars could avoid their fans, that there would be recording and video making facilities, and lastly, that there would be a nuclear bunker under the liffey for the impending nuclear war...;;

there were actual blue prints drawn up for the hotel too

 

[Unclealo]

Back in my old DARC fm days (where I was possibly the shittest DJ ever) A W used to be a DJ. Half of the meetings would be spent on actuall meeting stuff, the other half would be spent explaining things to/ taking the piss out of said man. Strange strange days....

 

[pete]

Originally posted by dudley

part of the rock hotel plans were that simon carmody would be manager/receptionist, that the reception would be in the basement so rock stars could avoid their fans, that there would be recording and video making facilities, and lastly, that there would be a nuclear bunker under the liffey for the impending nuclear war...;;

there were actual blue prints drawn up for the hotel too

don't forget the swimming pool on the fourth floor.

 

[Monkey]

I saw him in town yesterday and a friend of mine says that he's never got any film in his camera. Apparently he just goes around pretending to take photos at gigs.

 

[Ed]

"Apparently he just goes around pretending to take photos at gigs"

I think that's even better than actually taking photos

 

[#10-7]

he took loads of shit photos of us one time, we didn't really know him and he pretended to get upset when we wouldn't buy them. we paid a tenner for five shots of the drummer zoomed in and out...

 

[Syb]

Aidan called me about gettin one of the bands to play one of his gig and when i said that they had bigger palns of touring the states(just an excuse to get him off my ass) he was like "you think you can come into our country and take our bands .....please, if i had the opportunity to promote blink182 and make millions on it i wouldnt ...id stay true to my local bands"

ill admit it i was scared im sure he means well but as soon as we went to hang up he says "im really a nice guy, go look at my website, www.aidanwalsh.com, youll see im a really nice guy....

and he sat in the corner at some band meetings and listened into our ideas and stuff .... so yea thats my 2 cents

 

[W.]

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hey Syb .. i Got on a bus to Kildare (dont ask) and there was a dim looking blonde girl with "popstar" written on her bag - It was you right ? it had to be ..



!cheezy

 

[Ed]

Re: ...

Originally posted by help
hey Syb .. i Got on a bus to Kildare (dont ask) and there was a dim looking blonde girl with "popstar" written on her bag - It was you right ? it had to be ..



!cheezy

"A dim looking blonde girl" , well that narrows it down(sorry had to be done)

 

[pee pee]

Re: ...

Originally posted by help
hey Syb .. i Got on a bus to Kildare (dont ask) and there was a dim looking blonde girl with "popstar" written on her bag - It was you right ? it had to be ..



!cheezy

thats just mean.
whats the point like?

normally im all for intolerance......but........its gone too far or something.
i've obviously spent too much time with herv

 

[Ed]

mmmmm

 

[Syb]

help, prolly was me pathetic why didnt yousay hi? i have brown hair now for the record.....anyway, were you with a girl? cuz i saw some guy looking at me as if he knew me...

anyone going to bad manners tonight?

 

[Pantone247]

Originally posted by Syb
anyone going to bad manners tonight?

my parents

 

[Wilbert]

Originally posted by Pantone247


my parents

Brilliant!

The abiding memory I have of Aidan Walsh from my one meeting with him was looking at him as he practically had one of my band (Rumpus for those of you who know him) pinned to the wall as he said over and over "Now what can you shay about me, ladsshhh?"
Rumpus replied in a weak voice (because he knew what AW wanted to hear) "You look after your bands?"
AW: "Thash Right! I look after me Bandsshh!"

AW was wearing a baseball cap but it was one of those really plastic ones and it was really....... tall. He also had big sideburns that made him look like one of the werewolves in carry on screaming.

 

[Wilbert]

Just had a thought: What if AW is reading all these posts?

 

[hop]

Originally posted by Wilbert
Just had a thought: What if AW is reading all these posts?

...then may God help us all...