Bob Geldof - a reptilian?

[agelnessdotcom]

Well, I never did like his music anyway - it sounded more like something a reptilian would be able to produce at their very best! Doesn't help licking the arse of lizard queens, shapeshifting presidents and popes either... These guys are nothing short of either derailed reptilians or heavily manipulated by them... There are actually benevolent ones, but they are not here... Don't fall into the trap these guys have set... They are not even themselves... Be well, Per L

[revolutionary_jam]

sorry for self-plugging here but the last part of this video is relevant to bob geldof and bono and what they are doing wrong!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmVEotnLaTA

Bob Geldof DOES NOT appear to be a very pleasant human being some of the time, for example when approaching Tears for Fears to play live aid he told them that if they didn't they, personally, would be responsible for the deaths of thousands of starving africans... nice approach there

[phaid]

'Bob Geldof to back David Davis in 'civil liberties' by-election'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1031618/Bob-Geldof-David-Davis-civil-liberties-election.html

Davis not Icke - what more proof could anyone want of his scaly status?
LOL

[hunger]

Geldolf is a rodent not a reptillian :p A boomtown rat, boom boom!

Seriously the whole thing stinks, but it could work in David ickes favour, I feel more & more positive that people are getting the truth.

Lets hope so
Peace Y'all

[2013]

This always stuck out to me long before schoolyard shootings became the norm this was one of the first incidents to happen in america .The girl in question was aksed why she did it and she said she didnt like mondays .Why silicon chip inside her head ealry mind control program ? In those days it wasnt discussed like now , perhaps he was aware ,always seems the way that they absorb any opposition or maybe he was a part from the start .:D Who knows the secret of the black magic box ?
I Don't Like Mondays Lyrics

The silicon chip inside her head
Gets switched to overload

And nobody’s gonna go to school today
She’s gonna make them stay at home
And daddy doesn’t understand it
He always said she was good as gold
And he can see no reasons
'Cos there are no reasons
What reason do you need to be show-ow-ow-ow-own?

Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
I wanna shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oot the whole day down

The Telex machine is kept so clean
And it types to a waiting world
And mother feels so shocked
Father’s world is rocked
And their thoughts turn to their own little girl
Sweet 16 ain’t that peachy keen
Now that ain’t so neat to admit defeat
They can see no reasons
'Cos there are no reasons
What reasons do you need?
Oh Oh Oh Oh

Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
I wanna shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oot
The whole day down, down, down, shoot it all down

And all the playing's stopped in the playground now
She wants to play with the toys a while
And school's out early and soon we'll be learning
And the lesson today is how to die
And then the bullhorn crackles
And the captain tackles
(With the problems of the how's and why's)
And he can see no reasons
'Cos there are no reasons
What reason do you need to die, die?
Oh Oh Oh

Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don’t like
I don’t like (Tell me why)
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don’t like
I don’t like (Tell me why)
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don't like Mondays
I wanna shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oot the whole day down

[dangermouse]

Well, I never did like his music anyway - it sounded more like something a reptilian would be able to produce at their very best! Doesn't help licking the arse of lizard queens, shapeshifting presidents and popes either... These guys are nothing short of either derailed reptilians or heavily manipulated by them... There are actually benevolent ones, but they are not here... Don't fall into the trap these guys have set... They are not even themselves... Be well, Per L


nah he is just a nwo wanker tosspot :D

any Irish man who bows before an English monarch is not a true Irishman, the oppression caused by the British monarchy on Ireland in past is immense. You know during the famine the Queen dontated some aid to Ireland at the time which was less than a new dog house she had built. I actually found some photographs of documents written by O'Donnovan Rossa to the then US president saying how insane and evil the queen was and needed help freeing some political prisoners .. I was researching the skibbereen phoenix society (http://http://www.discoverireland.ie/DI/resultsengine/IndividualResultTCS.aspx?touristItemID=71163&type=Activity&LocationID=879&SearchString=&FromDate=&ToDate=&SearchByDate=0&CategoryID=1136&LocationName=Republic+Of+Ireland&CountyID=879&Radius=0&rbSelect=&SortBy=1&SubCategoryID=1136)which was a secret society set up in new york by some of the Irish rebels

Michael Collins was also from west cork, they don't call it the Rebel county for nothing :D

[smoking oceanus]

Bob Geldof DOES NOT appear to be a very pleasant human being some of the time, for example when approaching Tears for Fears to play live aid he told them that if they didn't they, personally, would be responsible for the deaths of thousands of starving africans... nice approach there

Got any actual proof that he said that?

[dangermouse]

Got any actual proof that he said that?

I havent heard that but its possible geldof was involved with the murder of michael hutchence. ill throw that out there ...

[revolutionary_jam]

Got any actual proof that he said that?testament from Roland Orzabal is all, Q magazine the yr of the gig

[endlessvista]

I think that Geldof's motives for Live Aid were 100% sincere. He was piss poor after the gig and had to reform the Bootown Rats to make some money. So there was no personal gain in Live Aid for him in a financial sense.

What I will say is that he has a reputation of not being very nice. When they asked Bryan Adams what he thought of Bob Geldof on Irish TV he replied "he's a c**t".

[esse]

This always stuck out to me long before schoolyard shootings became the norm this was one of the first incidents to happen in america .The girl in question was aksed why she did it and she said she didnt like mondays .Why silicon chip inside her head ealry mind control program ? In those days it wasnt discussed like now , perhaps he was aware ,always seems the way that they absorb any opposition or maybe he was a part from the start .:D Who knows the secret of the black magic box ?
I Don't Like Mondays Lyrics

The silicon chip inside her head
Gets switched to overload

And nobody’s gonna go to school today
She’s gonna make them stay at home
And daddy doesn’t understand it
He always said she was good as gold
And he can see no reasons
'Cos there are no reasons
What reason do you need to be show-ow-ow-ow-own?

Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
I wanna shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oot the whole day down

The Telex machine is kept so clean
And it types to a waiting world
And mother feels so shocked
Father’s world is rocked
And their thoughts turn to their own little girl
Sweet 16 ain’t that peachy keen
Now that ain’t so neat to admit defeat
They can see no reasons
'Cos there are no reasons
What reasons do you need?
Oh Oh Oh Oh

Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
I wanna shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oot
The whole day down, down, down, shoot it all down

And all the playing's stopped in the playground now
She wants to play with the toys a while
And school's out early and soon we'll be learning
And the lesson today is how to die
And then the bullhorn crackles
And the captain tackles
(With the problems of the how's and why's)
And he can see no reasons
'Cos there are no reasons
What reason do you need to die, die?
Oh Oh Oh

Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don’t like
I don’t like (Tell me why)
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don’t like
I don’t like (Tell me why)
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don't like Mondays
I wanna shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oot the whole day down

Very interesting, that certainly puts a new spin on things... can you post a link at all for the shooting yr referring to and maybe the girl's quote? That would be hard stuff.

I feel with Bob and Bono, they may well have had good intentions - Live Aid, etc, and early work and just basically got carried away into bad things by people who manipulated those good intentions, but that may not be the case - they could be totally in on things... Hard to say... Good topic though - I do find it hard to believe that they seem to miss the error of their ways with the whole Live8 thing.... seems to have hurt more than it helped - and there is no shortage of dodgy Hollywood and charity "interest" in the African situation - this has been going on for years, while the people there get more and more abused and war torn... Just a cover and a way to raise money and idiocy levels...
Be interested to hear more stuff about Bob though, don't know if he's reptilian or not, maybe just sucked in... but???

[jock1056]

i Think That Geldof's Motives For Live Aid Were 100% Sincere. He Was Piss Poor After The Gig And Had To Reform The Bootown Rats To Make Some Money. So There Was No Personal Gain In Live Aid For Him In A Financial Sense.

What I Will Say Is That He Has A Reputation Of Not Being Very Nice. When They Asked Bryan Adams What He Thought Of Bob Geldof On Irish Tv He Replied "he's A C**t".

Why Am I Starting To Like Bryan Adams Lol

[mikey mikey]

nah he is just a nwo wanker tosspot :D

any Irish man who bows before an English monarch is not a true Irishman, the oppression caused by the British monarchy on Ireland in past is immense. You know during the famine the Queen dontated some aid to Ireland at the time which was less than a new dog house she had built. I actually found some photographs of documents written by O'Donnovan Rossa to the then US president saying how insane and evil the queen was and needed help freeing some political prisoners .. I was researching the skibbereen phoenix society (http://http://www.discoverireland.ie/DI/resultsengine/IndividualResultTCS.aspx?touristItemID=71163&type=Activity&LocationID=879&SearchString=&FromDate=&ToDate=&SearchByDate=0&CategoryID=1136&LocationName=Republic+Of+Ireland&CountyID=879&Radius=0&rbSelect=&SortBy=1&SubCategoryID=1136)which was a secret society set up in new york by some of the Irish rebels

Michael Collins was also from west cork, they don't call it the Rebel county for nothing :D



I am from Jarrow Do you know that place? Stop with the broadstrokes. Read Dickens.

I am no "langer" because I come from England. I studied at Cork university and heard all this before.

Tell me DM, have you ever called someone a "noree"? Prejudice abounds ovunque!

The english suffered under the Brirish empire too. and fuck Mel Gibson.

Remember these sacred words

An independent Ireland would see its own independence in jeopardy the moment it saw the independence of Britain seriously threatened. Mutual self-interest would make the people of these two islands, if both independent, the closest of allies in a moment of real national danger to either

[phaid]

This thread (!) has now appeared as part of a reader's comments on this page @ This Is Hull & East Riding.co.uk

#
I agree, in principle, nobody should be banned from a public meeting on civil liberties. BUT......Go to David Icke's website. On the forum there is a thread called
"Bob Geldof, a reptilian?"
Some of Icke's supporters, and maybe Icke himself ,believe he may be "one of them" and even had prior knowledge of that "silicon chip inside her head" , all a conspiracy you see, to propel him to fame and power, which is where "they" want hin.
So, in hindsight, it maybe was the right thing to do, to ban him. If Bob had got hold of him, all hell would have broken loose. It would have taken the focus away from the main business.
Irene Clayton, Scotland
commented on 05-Jul-2008 11:01

http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/news/Sir-Bob-Geldof-proud-Davis-campaign/article-207070-detail/article.html#continueNews

Irene, are you posting on this forum?
Show yourself!
:p

[agelnessdotcom]

For heavens sake, if the people who put Sir in front of Bob Geldof really wanted to end poverty, starvation and the rest of it, don't you think they both could and would? Think again. There you go. It's all about control - of everything! Put a picture up on a starving child in Africa and people start opening their wallets, unfortunately to people who couldn't care less, and if they do they give them "vaccines" and mind control! How lovely! They really must care, right? And yes, I do want people in public who are not mainstream, but then again, that would really be too much, wouldn't it? I mean things are really quite ok, so why make grandmother choke on her afternoon tea? We can't have that, can we?

[thankyoudave]

Never was a fan of Geldofs music, "tell me why I dont like mondays" pretty bloody obvious innit Bob. ;)

Big fan of U2's music though.

[dangermouse]

I am from Jarrow Do you know that place? Stop with the broadstrokes. Read Dickens.

I am no "langer" because I come from England. I studied at Cork university and heard all this before.

Tell me DM, have you ever called someone a "noree"? Prejudice abounds ovunque!

The english suffered under the British empire too. and fuck Mel Gibson.

Remember these sacred words
Well I think you may have misread my intentions, I am not anti- english some of my best friends are english. Yeah I do know that the same oppression was going in England at the time. And in fact I have called people noree's . To understand what a noree is for the rest of the people here . A noree is a cork city version of a chav basically. You know like to wear tracksuits and chains and ridiculous hats and generally come from working class areas.

[2013]

Very interesting, that certainly puts a new spin on things... can you post a link at all for the shooting yr referring to and maybe the girl's quote? That would be hard stuff.

I feel with Bob and Bono, they may well have had good intentions - Live Aid, etc, and early work and just basically got carried away into bad things by people who manipulated those good intentions, but that may not be the case - they could be totally in on things... Hard to say... Good topic though - I do find it hard to believe that they seem to miss the error of their ways with the whole Live8 thing.... seems to have hurt more than it helped - and there is no shortage of dodgy Hollywood and charity "interest" in the African situation - this has been going on for years, while the people there get more and more abused and war torn... Just a cover and a way to raise money and idiocy levels...
Be interested to hear more stuff about Bob though, don't know if he's reptilian or not, maybe just sucked in... but???

just one reference to the shooting
http://www.jeremiahproject.com/prophecy/schoolyard.html

January 1979: Sixteen-year-old Brenda Ann Spencer used a rifle to wound eight children and one police officer at Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego, and to kill the principal Burton Wragg and the custonian Mike Suchar. Her reason for the shooting she said was because, "I don't like Mondays. This livens up the day."
http://www.disobey.com/ghostsites/netslaves/comments/984018997.shtml

By Steve Gilliard

One of the first school shootings to capture the public imagination happened in Oakland, where a 20 year old girl set up outside a school and started shooting. When caught, Brenda Spencer said "I don't like Mondays."

It seems that American high schools have had a lot of Mondays over the last few years.

Before geldof did live aid he was apparently broke but he is very rich now thanks to media company i believe . Anyway he is not so stupid as to think that he actually made a difference as the situation is worse than ever .That alone is damning enough. A Knight of the crown indeed and now he is older he looks more like bill clinton to me ?.They are always more than one step ahead of the game .you dont need to be rich to play it you can appear poor and besides there are a lot more things young people want than money if they are given the girls the drugs the lifestyle etc .The rest can follow They put these people into situations where they can use them at a later date .bono the same , give them some street cred and eventually when the disaffected youth grow up and want to be heard we will give them their old heroes to speak for them .Isn't Jon bon (giovani) jovi flirting with politics now .he only got into the music business on the say so of his mafia connected family so we can see what is coming next .Just some ideas

[esse]

Thanks 2013 - cheers for the info!

[agelnessdotcom]

Throwing in Bob Geldof is kind of like a test. David Icke is up on stage here now so let's see if we can distort that with good old Bob.

Guys, as you know the movie The Matrix is not really a movie but more a documentary. Everything is a state of mind and the Illuminati know this of course. They know physical reality is really an illusion. So, in the illusion they create an illusion. They'll say they do what God-mind does. This is an illusion created by your mind-pattern, so we're taking it and making it into another illusion. So that's their justification. That's how programming and mind control works - they can only take what you already have and then they enhance it to be used against you. For them it's their religion - something that needs to be done.

Why are we here at all? This solar system has the most intense control of anywhere known. Nowhere else is it as bad as here. So we decided to go here since there is no other place in existence which has the same opportunity to OVERCOME VICTIMIZATION MENTALITY!

See the expansions website on David's links page for more info.

[agelnessdotcom]

So what's next? Bob Geldof on Big Brother Band Aid Tour? I can just imagine, and of course on ancient ritualistic sites where a mass of subconsciously connected symbolism and ritualistic patterns will be shown and take place on stage. Guys, it's not just the election that's a sham - everything around you is! They have done this for thousands of years! Get out of it! Now!

[Jane643]

Tin Tin has posted the links to Bob Geldof and Paula Yates on his News behind the News thread today. I can just feel the truth bursting out that will set us free........................

[helloperator]

All of these dudes are not part of the soap opera of my mind. Lizards, public figures....turn to page 10 for a revealing photo essay.

Bar humbug

[carlperkins]

I checked out Gob Beldof on Wiki. Amongst many things he appears to own a company that has produced documentaries/films about 911 and flight 93.

Wealth
Ten Alps, a PR, broadcast and television company, was founded by Alex Connock, Bob Geldof and Des Shaw. Connock bought Planet 24 Radio for £1, on the day that Carlton Television acquired Geldof's previous company Planet 24 for a reported £15 million. Ten Alps posted profits of £600,000 in 2005, on a turnover of £37,000,000.

Brook Lapping, a part of the Ten Alps Empire, were the first to produce a 'documentary' on Flight 93, 'The flight that fought back' as well as producing '9/11: The Twin Towers' which was screened on BBC to 6.4 million viewers. Both are considered works of dramatic fiction.

Geldof's wealth was estimated by Broadcast magazine, in 2001, to be £30 million [7], a position of 18th in a list of UK broadcasters. How much of his earnings he donates to charity is not known. He is currently embroiled in a legal wrangle with his former bandmates in the Boomtown Rats, who accuse him of withholding substantial profits from the band's recordings from them.



Is this guy in their pocket or what?

[agelnessdotcom]

Wow! Interesting stuff coming out of this one! Even if you like Bono and U2 for example, no matter what - anyone who's associated with the Illuminati in any way, by accepting a Sir title for example, or bowing to the pope, is lost. The Beatles for example were what is called "Hierarchy" slaves to the Windsor's. The Beatles songs were programming triggers, as so many other songs are. They play on the words for example. What the heck is a "Yellow Submarine" and why is "Lucy in the sky with diamonds"? Think about that! Does anyone think Britney Spears is normal or is in control of her music production? Get it guys, they are totally programmed and out of control, but all of us are to a certain extent and we perform actions to the benefit of the Illuminati on a daily basis. Don't vote for anyone or anything and don't go to any concert or movie etc. and see where that goes! You don't need that stuff! You are the most interesting person you know! Not some mind controlled and programmed Illuminati slave! Don't waste any more time - explore yourself! Check the Expansions website on David's links page for example!

[supertzar]

I havent heard that but its possible geldof was involved with the murder of michael hutchence. ill throw that out there ...

Whoah! Once I had a dream where a woman told me that Michael Hutchence's death was NOT a suicide. Thanks for the tip.

[schaff]

For a while now i have been looking into to bob geldof. He is just another multi millionare doing what the illuminati want him to. He willingly accepts their money and then he does there deeds. As usual he has been cleverly marketed. Say bob geldof to most people and they will mention africa, live aid and how he personally saved millions from starving. I could never make out why bono (another puppet) was saying in an interview that he had to beg geldof to do live 8.
Does geldof have the patent on charity events or something? All he managed to do with live 8 was what the illuminati scum wanted which was to side track the masses from the g8 summit. They knew that most people would just be into the music and forget about everything else no matter what geldof said. It was all just another game. He even got to sing his song on stage , but just before he said he didn't really want to do it but.......
Well bob, you don't like mondays, but you couldn't possibly not like them as much as i don't like you! I'm glad he was at davis's public, no sorry private meeting as he has shown what a twat he is. He is just another stooge who pretends to help the poor when his main interest is himself and money. He has used those horrible images of starving african children to further his career. Tosser!
Also regarding micheal hutchence: http://www.exposay.com/sir-bob-geldof-called-satan-by-michael-hutchences-mother/v/13741/
And this http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19971125/ai_n14141293

[bendelapidate]

I Don't Like Mondays Lyrics

The silicon chip inside her head
Gets switched to overload



The question you must ask is how, in the early 1980s did a pop musician make the connection between implants and random Hungerfordesque shootings? Sounds like inside knowledge to me.

[earthsong]

And the other questions one must ask are:

How did a tuneless 'one hit wonder' become a political consultant of such credibility?

Why do politicians value this geezers opinion so much just because he got mad one day after seeing a news report on Ethiopia and said 'fuck' a few times in front of the TV cameras... without bothering to put a comb through his hair first? And we the 'sheeple' had our emotions tampered with and coughed up millions to make this unkempt tuneless geezer rich and famous beyond his wildest dreams... whilst those poor Ethiopians are still hungry!

Many charities have been working tirelessly to help the poor and starving children.... so why didn't the media film one of their spokesmen at that time?

And why are pictures of his party-loving daughters, 'Pixie' and 'Peaches' (LOL!) in the press so much... for no other reason than partying and taking drugs under age??

Why would David Davis think that having 'Sir Bob' on board would give him brownie points???

As David Icke so eloquently says - it's all BOLLOCKS!! You've got to laugh really haven't you? What tossers!!

[schaff]

And the other questions one must ask are:

How did a tuneless 'one hit wonder' become a political consultant of such credibility?

Why do politicians value this geezers opinion so much just because he got mad one day after seeing a news report on Ethiopia and said 'fuck' a few times in front of the TV cameras... without bothering to put a comb through his hair first? And we the 'sheeple' had our emotions tampered with and coughed up millions to make this unkempt tuneless geezer rich and famous beyond his wildest dreams... whilst those poor Ethiopians are still hungry!

Many charities have been working tirelessly to help the poor and starving children.... so why didn't the media film one of their spokesmen at that time?

And why are pictures of his party-loving daughters, 'Pixie' and 'Peaches' (LOL!) in the press so much... for no other reason than partying and taking drugs under age??

Why would David Davis think that having 'Sir Bob' on board would give him brownie points???

As David Icke so eloquently says - it's all BOLLOCKS!! You've got to laugh really haven't you? What tossers!!

Well said.

[endlessvista]

Oh one more thing about Geldof. He claims to come from some poor Irish background and I have seen a documentary about this life where they show stock footage of Irish rustic peasants in small town life barely surviving off limited supplies of butter milk and potatoes.

What a crock. Bob Geldof grew up in a posh street in a Victorian mansion in the Dublin suburb of Dun laoghaire (Kingstown) - he attend the posh private school of Blackrock College and later cultivate this false image of him being a "punk" from the mean streets. He family arrived in Ireland from Belguim at the turn of the century - all merchants and money types.

[skyline]

Geldof and the rats used to shoplift in my dads shop years ago off topic I know.They always wore PJ's!

He is just a puppet in my opinion same as Bono,not sure if he is a reptilian not sure if anyone is a reptilian, still on the fence

[bendelapidate]

He family arrived in Ireland from Belguim at the turn of the century - all merchants and money types.
I think that's the answer. Probably Merovingian bloodline. They are shrewd operators with good connections.

[phaid]

Both Geldof and Bono have been made an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire by eLizardBeth II.

Not exactly rock'n'roll rebels, eh? And they're Irish citizens - what with the history of Eire vs Britain.....http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/confused/confused0006.gif (http://www.mysmiley.net/free-adult-smileys.php)

[agelnessdotcom]

When I watch David's talk in Hull, it strikes me that this is actually what I thought Bob Geldof was and would be all about in the 80's... Kind of ironic... Probably why I have this reaction to it all... :-) Anyway - thanks for all the replies and views here! You rock!

[northern_light]

Nope, no reptilian. Just another confused human being. And there's a lot of them.

[Ian2day]

I know who wrote the lyrics for Feed the World.

[diamond dogs]

And the other questions one must ask are:

How did a tuneless 'one hit wonder' become a political consultant of such credibility?



Not quite a one hit wonder I recall 7 of these...from The Greatest Hits Album

1 She's So Modern
2. Mary of the 4th Form
3. Rat Trap
4. Lookin' After No. 1
5. When the Night Comes
6. Someone's Looking at You
7. Joey's on the Street Again
8. Banana Republic
9. Dave
10. I Don't Like Mondays
11. Like Clockwork
12. (I Never Loved) Eva Braun
13. Neon Heart
14. Never in a Million Years
15. Diamond Smiles
16. Drag Me Down
17. I Can Make It (If You Can)
18. Elephants Graveyard, The
19. Fall Down

How bout the first verse from Someone's Looking at you..?

On a night like this I deserve to get kissed at least once or twice
You come over to my place screaming blue murder, needing someplace to hide.
Well, I wish you'd keep quiet,
Imaginations run riot,
In these paper-thin walls.
And when the place comes ablaze with a thousand dropped names
I don't know who to call.
But I got a friend over there in the government block
And he knows the situation and he's taking stock,
I think I'll call him up now
Put him on the spot, tonight.

[qasrose]

hey guys

I've moved this to where it should be.

Lee

[endlessvista]

An interesting side line to the Geldof power and influence enigma considering he is pretty talenteless. I was looking over a book on the history of Irish rock written by a guy called Mark Prendegast in 1988 and it lists the history of Irish bands in the British UK singles and album charts in the appendix.

What struck me about the Boomtown Rats is how oddly high in the UK charts their singles entered. When compared to other Irish bands who were big at the time such as Thin Lizzy, Stiff Little Fingers, The Undertones and U2. These bands had real trouble getting high up in the UK singles charts compared to the Boomtown Rats who seemed to just only have to release a record and bingo - straight into the UK top 10 and often number 1. Then I compared that to the album charts and the situation was reverse. Thin Lizzy, U2 and the other Irish groups album charted WAY higher than the Boomtown Rats albums.

So what am I getting at? Album sales back in the 80's were a real measure of a band's fanbase. Singles were not. So comparing the two charts the Boomtown Rats had almost no fans but were hardly ever out of the UK singles charts during the late 70's and early 80s and as a result collassal airplay. Many of their songs were really bad. No way would anyone buy them, certainly not pop fans.

Conclusion. The Boomtown Rats popularity in the UK had to of been fixed. They were shoved in people's faces by the BBC etc and the question is why? What had Geldof got that the media want to push in our faces. It's certainly wasn't good music.

[diamond dogs]

What struck me about the Boomtown Rats is how oddly high in the UK charts their singles entered. When compared to other Irish bands who were big at the time such as Thin Lizzy, Stiff Little Fingers, The Undertones and U2. These bands had real trouble getting high up in the UK singles charts compared to the Boomtown Rats who seemed to just only have to release a record and bingo - straight into the UK top 10 and often number 1. Then I compared that to the album charts and the situation was reverse. Thin Lizzy, U2 and the other Irish groups album charted WAY higher than the Boomtown Rats albums.
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Two No 1's I don't like Mon and Rat Trap..

Lookin' After No. 1 // Born to Burn / Barefootin' (live) (Ensign ENY-4) 9/77 (highest chart position in UK: 11)
** LP ** The Boomtown Rats (Ensing ENVY-1) 9/77 (highest chart position in UK: 18)
Mary of the Fourth Form / Do the Rat (Ensign ENY-9) 12/77 (highest chart position in UK: 15)
She's so Modern / Lying Again (Ensign ENY-13) 5/78 (highest chart position in UK: 12)
Like Clockwork / How Do You Do ? (Ensign ENY-14) 7/78 (highest chart position in UK: 6)
** LP ** A Tonic for the Troops (Ensign ENVY-3) 7/78 (highest chart position in UK: 8, 44 weeks in the charts!)
Rat Trap / So Strange (Ensign ENY-16) 11/78 (highest chart position in UK: 1)
I Don't Like Mondays / It's All the Rage (Ensing ENY-30) 7/79 (highest chart position in UK: 1)
** LP ** The Fine Art of Surfacing (Ensign ENROX-11) 11/79 (highest chart position in UK: 7)
Diamond Smiles / Late Last Night (Ensign ENY-33) 12/79 (highest chart position in UK: 13)
Someone's Looking at You / ??? (Ensign ENY-34, also as 12" ENY-3412) 2/80 (highest chart position in UK: 4)
Banana Republic / Man at the Top (Ensign BONGO-1) 12/80 (highest chart position in UK: 3)
Elephants Graveyard / Real Different (Mercury BONGO-2) 2/81 (highest chart position in UK: 26)
** LP ** Mondo Bongo (Mercury 6359-042) 2/81 (highest chart position in UK: 6)
Never in a Million Years / Don’t Talk to Me (Mercury MER-87) 12/81 (highest chart position in UK: 62)
House on Fire / Europe Looked Ugly (Mercury MER-91) 4/82 (highest chart position in UK: 24)
House on Fire // Dub Mix / Europe Looked Ugly (12") (Mercury MERX-91) 4/82
** LP ** V Deep (Mercury 6359-082) 4/82 (highest chart position in UK: 64)
Charmed Lives / No Hiding Place (Mercury MER-106) 8/82 (didn't chart)
Charmed Lives / House On Fire // Skin On Skin / Storm Breaks (Mercury MERX-1062) 8/82
** LP ** In the Long Grass (Mercury MERL-38) -84

I am not too sure if he was originally part of the agenda or because of his songs they 'struck a deal' with him??

Rat Trap Lyrics

It's a rat trap Judy and we've been caught
Rat trap, you've been caught in a rat trap
You've been caught in a rat trap
You've been caught in a rat trap

[diamond dogs]

I found this on a Boomtown Rats Blog...From The Geldof Appreciatiuon Society..pass the sick bag pleas..

I make sure that everybody knows that it is just a fan site, nothing more. I have chatted to people like Nigel Grainge, Chris Birkett, who was very concerned for Bob after the car accident, and BP Fallon, who won't talk back to me. Most of the people are just ordinary folk, whose lives have been touched by Bob in some way. Some of the comments left on the page are really heartwarming. Some people admire him for his music, some are Rats fans and some admire him for his humanitarian work. But we all have one thing in common,- Geldof. I have had my share of nutters of course, including one guy who was desperate to prove that Bob was very high up in the Freemasons. .