Bob Geldolf - why the hate?

MadsL · 27-11-2013 03:36AM #1

It always strikes me that there is fair bit of hostility in Ireland towards Bob. Why is that, is it the Banana Republic criticism of Ireland whilst living in London, the "Sir" Bob thing, the silly names for the kids or just the whole "give us yer f*cking money"?

I grew up bopping around the living room to the Rats so he's a hero to me - I'm always suprised to hear him getting dissed.

What gives AH?

Borderfox · 27-11-2013 03:38AM

Hes not as bad as Bono, but thats not saying a lot

Wabbit Ears · 27-11-2013 03:39AM

Ive never heard any thing said negative about bob. He gave his kids stupid names but that's about it.

irishgirl19 · 27-11-2013 03:40AM

Go back to bed MadsL. You're drunk

Borderfox · 27-11-2013 03:42AM

So good ya said it twice

StompToWork · 27-11-2013 03:45AM

MadsL wrote: »

It always strikes me that there is fair bit of hostility in Ireland towards Bob. Why is that, is it the Banana Republic criticism of Ireland whilst living in London, the "Sir" Bob thing, the silly names for the kids or just the whole "give us yer f*cking money"?

I grew up bopping around the living room to the Rats so he's a hero to me - I'm always suprised to hear him getting dissed.

What gives AH?

It's quite simple. The irish like to begrudge. "Jaysus, someone did something with their lives without sitting on their arses and hoping things just land in their laps. What a dcik".

Don't get me wrong. It's part of our loveable charm.

StompToWork · 27-11-2013 03:46AM

Or, it could just be the D4 accent!!

TeddyTedson · 27-11-2013 03:46AM

I like Bob myself but I guess people don't like him because of the perceived notion that he's self righteous and somewhat self absorbed.
Then there's the voice. The fact that this is Ireland too :P
His character would not appeal to certain parts of the country. To them he's just a posh Dub.

An Riabhach · 27-11-2013 03:50AM

The only thing I like about Geldof is the fact that he is an Atheist.
Always hated him for turning his back on Ireland and changing his nationality(then again I hate any Irish person who does that).Apart from that I just can't listen to his constant bitching and moaning.

lahalane · 27-11-2013 03:50AM

He set back the concept of the Monday club by decades

MadsL · 27-11-2013 03:56AM

irishgirl19 wrote: »

Go back to bed MadsL. You're drunk

Bed? It's 7.55pm here and I just poured my first beer of the evening.

TeddyTedson · 27-11-2013 03:58AM

MadsL wrote: »

Bed? It's 7.55pm here and I just poured my first beer of the evening.

It's almost 3am. Please stop drinking

MadsL · 27-11-2013 04:15AM

TeddyTedson wrote: »

It's almost 3am. Please stop drinking

Whoa...I have seriously small window of opportunity.

Thankfully I follow Jimmy Buffett's advice...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPCjC543llU

Bacon and Cabbage · 27-11-2013 04:30AM

It's himself alright!!

dan1895 · 27-11-2013 04:46AM

Not the most pleasant of people to deal with I'm told by a number of people I work with.

Wattle · 27-11-2013 08:36AM

Seasan wrote: »

The only thing I like about Geldof is the fact that he is an Atheist.
Always hated him for turning his back on Ireland and changing his nationality(then again I hate any Irish person who does that).Apart from that I just can't listen to his constant bitching and moaning.

Oh please they went to London like a thousand other bands have because there was fuk all chance that the Rats would break big by staying in Ireland. They tried to play a big gig in Dalymount Park that was nearly banned by the authorities including the church who saw them as a threat to the morals of the country. Those were dark days and I don't blame anyone who tried to get out and make a better life. And I don't think he changed his nationality either.

kneemos · 27-11-2013 08:44AM

Could be the. "Sir"

or our sense of inadequacy.

razorblunt · 27-11-2013 09:54AM

It's the "give us your ****ing money" for me, in the 80s of all places and the daoine bochta in Limerick living in their bins.

anncoates · 27-11-2013 10:01AM

I quite like him. He's intelligent and a narky sarcastic fcuker.

His music, with the exception of Banana Republic, is pretty awful though.

April O Neill II · 27-11-2013 10:04AM

Not hate really, he always just struck me as quite self-serving with the whole Live Aid thing, not to mention patronising towards the people he was raising money for. I mean, he's articulate and all, but meh, slightly annoying.

kfallon · 27-11-2013 10:17AM

lahalane wrote: »

He set back the concept of the Monday club by decades

Classic, wish I could thank this twice!!!

Merkin · 27-11-2013 10:24AM

I love him. He's extremely articulate, intelligent and doesn't suffer fools gladly. His music is sh1te but I wouldn't hold that against the chap.

Hoop66 · 27-11-2013 10:26AM

I met him at a Mercury Rev gig in London in the late 90s, he couldn't have been nicer. He took my calling him "Sir Bob" and trying to make him smoke a joint in good humour.

April O Neill II · 27-11-2013 10:32AM

Hoop66 wrote: »

I met him at a Mercury Rev gig in London in the late 90s, he couldn't have been nicer. He took my calling him "Sir Bob" and trying to make him smoke a joint in good humour.

I hope you called him Sir in an ironic way...

anncoates · 27-11-2013 10:48AM

kfallon wrote: »

Classic, wish I could thank this twice!!!

Tell me why?

Canis Lupus · 27-11-2013 10:58AM

He named his children Pixie, Peaches and Fifi Trixibelle.... That's enough for me.

foxyboxer · 27-11-2013 11:16AM

People know perfectly well that money must go to feed the poor and destitute.

It pisses people off when a multi millionaire reminds them of this.

It's like those CEO's of charities on whopper salaries. Bob is in the same league. I'm sure he's trousered a pretty penny from Live Aid onwards.

force eleven · 27-11-2013 11:18AM

He's always looking after Number 1.

paddydriver · 27-11-2013 11:19AM

Canis Lupus wrote: »

He named his children Pixie, Peaches and Fifi Trixibelle.... That's enough for me.

Was it not the nut he was married to at the time who named the kids weird names.. blame her, she isn't around to defend herself anymore:P

27-11-2013 11:28AM

Canis Lupus wrote: »

He named his children Pixie, Peaches and Fifi Trixibelle.... That's enough for me.

Their mother was apparently a bit of an attention seeking flake , so I'd be more inclined to hold her responsible for that mess.

I like BG, heard a very lengthy interview with him on the radio a year or so ago and was impressed by his knowledge of developing world issues, his integrity, and his own self awareness. He can certainly express himself very well.

He didn't earn a penny for years while raising money for the poorest people in the world. He's racked with doubt about how certain things were done, but the genuine sincerity behind his actions was unmistakeable. At the very least, he's a guy who's spent his life trying to do the right thing, not just talking about it.

Not a Rats fan generally, but I like Rat Trap and I Don't Like Mondays, and I like knowing Banana Republic upset the establishment of the time.

ETA: One of the things I liked most about him is that he's aware he's not always liked, and he really doesn't care. He's very contained in that way.

So yeah, no hate here.

anncoates · 27-11-2013 11:33AM

foxyboxer wrote: »

People know perfectly well that money must go to feed the poor and destitute.

It pisses people off when a multi millionaire reminds them of this.

It's like those CEO's of charities on whopper salaries. Bob is in the same league. I'm sure he's trousered a pretty penny from Live Aid onwards.

Always in two minds about this.

There's something profoundly irritating about being lectured by a millionaires and tax dodgers on world poverty but part of me also thinks that for all the self-serving cringe of Live Aid, it did far more - in a bottom line sense - for famine victims than all the hot air in the pub or AH (of which I absolutely am a part of) could ever hope to do.

Plus I'm also ironically aware that if millionaires shouldn't have views on the plight of the developing world, then you and me probably shouldn't either seeing as we - while not being rich - enjoy a standard of life that is inconceivable to the people of the developing world.

Bob Geldolf - why the hate?

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