A U2 Thread (1 Viewer)

[Jerry Twig]

End of silence is fine,but the records before that are amazing. Still very much stand up.

unlike his actual stand up.

singing on some good records does not absolve you of being a dickhead.

 

[Unknown Convict]

Yuppers
Anyone that has forged a creative life out of whole cloth would be interesting to talk to .

They don't talk about mortgages or jobs or commuting or whatever.
Not that these things aren't important, but they have a whole different perspective.

Once found myself having drinks with Don Baker, RTE's John Kelly, actor Philip O'Sullivan and Chamber Orchestra (and ex-Engine Alley) violinist Kenneth Rice. Surreal situation but the conversation was quite mundane. I need to go a few rungs up the ladder.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

unlike his actual stand up.

singing on some good records does not absolve you of being a dickhead.

I've liked his spoken word any time I've seen it

 

[ernesto]

Same

 

[dudley]

oh, is this just some TV moment that my brother decided to embellish into his own little story? the cad.

I've always been familiar with the Kehoes version of this story

 

[ann post]

thumped challenge to get some celeb to take a photo of you with someone less famous

 

[magicbastarder]

The one related on the Graham Norton show starts 5 minutes into this video

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[therealjohnny]

Rollins has been a Bono-esque figure in punk / DIY music circles for decades.
The lunkhead is not taken seriously and is often mocked.

A mate was DJing at a venue where Rollins was playing, somewhere in America, sometime in the '90s. Rollins came into the booth and changed whatever music my mate was playing. My mate changed it back and Rollins got all aggressive; threatening to take him out to the car park to kick his ass saying that it was HIS gig so he gets to choose the music etc.

 

[nuke terrorist]

maybe time to bring up this again.
1984 Black Flag interview which quickly degenerates into Rollins bullying the high school kid interviewer.
is Bill Stevenson the guy in the background after Greg and Kira split?

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the end is cut off. this is absolutely appalling.

Rollins' take on this interview:

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now unfortunately I am going to get loads of Rollins suggestions in my youtube feed after this.

as far as the regular talking heads in documentaries go, I like listening to Dave Grohl, Steve Albini, Thurston Moore and Ian MacKaye, even if they are heavily overused. Rollins is the only one of those who has very little of worth to say.
EDIT: fixed several typos - as usual for me.

 

[ernesto]

A mate was DJing at a venue where Rollins was playing, somewhere in America, sometime in the '90s. Rollins came into the booth and changed whatever music my mate was playing. My mate changed it back and Rollins got all aggressive; threatening to take him out to the car park to kick his ass saying that it was HIS gig so he gets to choose the music etc.

Was your mate playing The Corrs?

 

[Jerry Twig]

I've liked his spoken word any time I've seen it

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[therealjohnny]

Bono eviscerated

The Frontman of Empire: How Bono’s “Activism” Serves the Powerful

Alan Maclead uncovers U2 lead singer Bono's ties to war criminals, murky government-funded think-tanks and megacorporations.

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[ernesto]

Bono eviscerated

The Frontman of Empire: How Bono’s “Activism” Serves the Powerful

Alan Maclead uncovers U2 lead singer Bono's ties to war criminals, murky government-funded think-tanks and megacorporations.

www.mintpressnews.com

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[therealjohnny]

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I tried to read your reply @ernesto , but I still haven't found what I'm looking for

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

I tried to read your reply @ernesto , but I still haven't found what I'm looking forView attachment 17748

Where the tweets have no name.

 

[therealjohnny]

Where the tweets have no name.

There's always one

 

[magicbastarder]

Yeah, that was bad.

 

[therealjohnny]

I would not take pride in it

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

Oh boy!

 

[ernesto]

Oh boy!

This means war