The Tommy Tiernan Show Thread - Mod warning, see OP

mgn

Gods Gift wrote: »

Imagine been stuck between geldof and bono on a plane. Long haul.

I would rather sit on the wing.

donkeykong5

Two hunch backs.

Atlantic Dawn

Will he ask him about the Band Aid gigs?

Michelinextra.

Reminds me I need a rat trap

Notions..

TheRiverman

No matter what people think of him he has always been straight talking and saying it as he sees it.
An interviewer will never have to drag words out of him.

walshb

I don’t like Geldof, but one of the most articulate speakers I have heard. Not necessarily tonight. Just generally..

jam83

I think Geldof gets praised too much for interviews, as if we've all learnt something insightful from them. But if he could give a few straight answers in the manner he speaks I think he'd be very interesting.

take everything

Strikes me as a guy who hasn't really grown up

Naggdefy

I wouldn't criticise this interview Tiernan is conducting.

You won't get anything but preachy, definitive thinking with plenty of angst from Geldof.

A nightmare to lighten up. It's all deep stuff.

paleoperson

68? This would be ok if he was about 90 years old. Surely he can pull himself together better than this. Look at your hair for **** sake.

Michelinextra.

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Will he ask him about the Band Aid gigs?

About the money

jammiedodgers

Bob's the type of person that talks a lot but doesn't say much

castletownman

paleoperson wrote: »

68? This would be ok if he was about 90 years old. Surely he can pull himself together better than this. Look at your hair for **** sake.

Thats the thing with ageing rock-stars. They never dress appropriate for their age and think they are still the young bucks they once were.

Michelinextra.

jammiedodgers wrote: »

Bob's the type of person that talks a lot but doesn't say much

Are u saying he's full of sh1t

take everything

take everything wrote: »

Strikes me as a guy who hasn't really grown up

I was about to say the same thing..

He's a 70 year old angsty teenager..

But this seems to happen to those who become famous..they get stuck in a kind of state of arrested development..

walshb

What is the crack with Tiernan and sex talk? Every interview he tries to bring it up, usually vulgarily..

Where did he even pull this question from??

physioman

Michelinextra. wrote: »

About the money

Exactly. He's such a hypocrite. Invested in start up companies in Mauritius for tax avoidance purposes which essentially screwed over the local government. Ask him about his allegiance with Tony Blair and Gordon Brown...I put him in the same league as bono.

Welsh Megaman

“How’s Johnny Fingers nowadays?”

paleoperson

You're rambling again Bob.

sligojoek

There just happens to be a Boomtown Rats documentary on RTE during the week.

Coincidence or what?

Naggdefy

Johnny Logan, 65, had the very same gear on the Late a few weeks ago, black leather etc.

Michelinextra.

Bob is like a children's version of Plato

walshb

One of history’s most bland interviews ever!!

take everything

This fella is worth 150 million.
You'd think he'd cheer up a bit

AndrewJRenko

Michelinextra. wrote: »

"They changed Ireland forever and they eventually changed the world"

Or so he says atm on tv

Naggdefy wrote: »

He really over rates himself as an artist. About 2 good songs. He's no Bob Dylan.

2 good songs is slightly underrating, but don't underestimate the impact of the Rats on Ireland in the late 70s. The absolute buzz of Rat Trap getting to number one in the UK charts and being on Top of the Pops was more than a bit special. In those days, Irish performers in the UK were Val Doonican and Terry Wogan. Lizzy had done their thing but were in decline at that stage. To see someone who was 'our generation' getting to the peak of popular success, at the forefront of the exciting and emerging New Wave movement was very special.



And then there was Live Aid.



I don't like Bob, even more so since I heard he was partying with B. Johnson after the UK election.


But don't underplay his importance in his day.


Great interview, probably absolutely unique in all the thousands of interviews that Geldof has done over the years.

paleoperson

Naggdefy wrote: »

Johnny Logan, 65, had the very same gear on the Late a few weeks ago, black leather etc.

When he does it it's cool though, Johnny Logan is a legend.

harr

He is going to get it hard to shut this lad up... question about sex and now he waffling on about something I can’t even make out ...

Ol' Donie

Well, I suppose...

At least he's not singing.

I suppose.

tayto lover

If he paid tax here I’d listen to him.