Following on from main thread in Current Affairs about Tubs in general (now closed and mod suggestion that Entertainment category is more suitable).
Indeed, entertainment in certain respects is what Tubs has provided, albeit perhaps in a way not intended. And still awaiting 150k payback to the licence fee holder.
And of course, his new career in Virgin Radio which is imminent.
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That article is pure trash. As bad as any Daily Mail article
Paul Henderson thats who:
The tale of The Emperor's New Clothes 2024 rolls on....
Even if you were to believe these stories about people stopping him on the street and wishing him well (and I don't), what sort of narcissistic maniac thinks that is something people would want to read or are interested in?
Why doesn't he just order online if he wants buy Jayne an Aran sweater. https://standun.com/ No need to wait until he's in Connemara and winter is over.
and I'm not sure its the most unbelievable part of the article. I'd find it hard work to have the life he pretends to have.
For the amount of times I disembarked the tube at St. John's Wood and Swiss Cottage, I often thought to myself What are the chances of meeting Paul or Ringo?
Never happened. Probably greater chances of winning the Irish lotto🙂
Of course, not impossible but highly unlikely.
I think there is a close to 0% chance that Tubridy sat down and typed that shite out. Not that he isn't capable of being that boring, but its so manicured to reflect his media persona that it can only come from a PR intern, on the phone to Ryan (or his agent)
Intern: What will we say this week?
Ryan: I couldn't tell you. Some old Beatle anecdote
Intern: And something about how London is a home away from home...getting recognised....
Ryan: Perfect. How about some family visit. A lot of my fans have family. Tell me I went for pints. People like pints.
Intern: Leave it with me.
How does he know it was macca anyways, had a face mask on walking beside an elegant lady, could have been a normal joe soap, hey Paul and got a hey back..
If I walk past the English language school on the way to work tomorrow and say hey neymar I'd get a few Brazilian lads saying hey back for the laugh..
No way of knowing whether it's true or bullshit, much like the sinead phone call
It wouldn't surprise me at all if the whole Paul McCartney encounter was fabricated tbh.
McCartney leaves a retirement message for Tubs on leaving the late late yet doesn't acknowledge him other than 'hey' when passing in the park.
Makes a mockery of the farewell message.
His piece in the mail is very strange. Much like last week, pushing the whole idea of being recognised everywhere, having loads of friends, and getting on famously with other presenters at the radio station.
It would be more believable if he wrote that he was slowly finding his feet over there.
The books a prop he keeps for paper and magazine photoshoots!
War and Peace dust cover hiding a copy of Terry Wogan's autobiography!
I heard a snippet of Bass on the news when in the car earlier, saying something like "If we don't want to be a 51st-state american clone, and want to create quality, Irish-centric programming, we need a public-service broadcaster paid for by the public". Bass's list of credits on IMDB, talking about 'homegrown quality irish programming':
Jez, that article is embarrassing. Who would find that insightful writing?
Does anyone really believe a bus driver shouted "How's it going Tubs" to him?
And get a photo taken with a book in his hand. Pathetic. And a chunky looking book too, so maybe he has started reading books over 400 pages?
Debate on Newstalk this morning about a possible €15 levy on everyone's broadband service to replace the license fee. Also a possible increase to the cost of the main streaming services to pay for Irish content. Crux of the argument in favour is that if we want a proper homegrown media that can reflect our unique Irishness, we need to pay for it. The man pushing the agenda was Larry Bass, head of the production company that gave us such riveting and essential "Irish" television as Home of the Year and Strictly Come Dancing.
I wonder would paying €700k a year to the man who shat out that foundation Junior Cert level excrement in the Mail on Sunday, come under the remit of supporting homegrown Irish content and homegrown talent. I'm going to bet RTE top brass certainly thinks it does.
In an ideal world, a modest levy on broadband services to pay for top class public service broadcasting is a no brainer. In reality, what we will in fact be paying for is hugely costly Irish versions of established US n' UK reality TV shows and the enormous salaries of mediocre "personalities" that wouldn't make a dent in any other media environment outside D4.
For all of the expense and time on his education as a young man, for all the years of immersion in literature... for all his years of experience in media and comminications: he turns in that guff for print?
Spoofer.
Do any previous "fans" feel fooled?
Paul might remember the clown
When has reality ever effected how he thinks though. The MoS ad I referenced a few posts up was nauseating. He truly lives in his own little bubble.
If he is so well "connected" then why any need to stalk the stars home or the road he walks on or lives on?
Surely all these folks he constantly namedrops such as Rod Stewart, Bono and those of that level can just make a call to arrange a proper meeting?
Perhaps he should spend more time preparing his show and planning out his speech breaks in advance as it sounds EVERY time like he is developing a stutter falling over himself and getting lost on several tangents in every long, painful speech break that he is making be it pre recorded or live. To think his lower than hospital or college radio style on air was "valued" at the excessive salaries he was overpaid on for decades in RTE where what passes for talent and skill is mind numbing.
As for the article and writing style each week: Is there any way to determine has the readership of IMOS gone up or down since his column began?
I can just imagine how that encounter went.
Ryan: Hi Paul
Paul: Hey
Woman: Who's was that guy?
Paul: No idea babe
Paul McCartney & his missus will be driving out to other parts for their walks
Jaysus that is just c r I n g e
It's on evoke website (are Evoke linked to the Mail?), painful to read, like a child's writing.
What are the odds of him seeing McCartney? Probably staked out the place for hours!
An Alan Partridge version of him prancing up and down the length of the train asking people “do you know who I am?” would be good.
Will tubridy be the face of the internet bill rte levy like sean quinn was the face of the insurance levy ?
Think that RTE already tried a programme like that with Enda Kenny. Not sure that "Trainspotting with Tubridy" would work either in the UK or here.
Regards...jmcc
As an aside, I went onto the Mail's website to see if I could find the article. I'd forgotten how awful the layout it on it, it's like going back 25 years - all it's missing is a hit counter. I gave up on trying to find the article.
The he irony of them invariably being off for public holidays is that there is a lost opportunity for new listenership, when many workers who don’t often get listening to radio are free to have the radio on. They might even then make the effort to listen at work during break time if they like the slot.
Haven't seen the article.... where's, he off to?
He’ll milk this trip to death on his show next week
He's got the "humiliating televised end to act one of the career" anyway
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