June 06, 2005
Is Bob Geldof dead?
A couple of weeks ago, some scruffy Irish rock star (no, not Bono) announced a series of concerts to coincide with the G8 Summit in Gleneagles, with the intention of increasing his profile on the lucrative after-dinner speaking circuit.
What's interesting about this is that, 2 weeks before the announcement, in a Times article of May 9th, Geldof said such an event would take place only over his dead body.
Mr Geldof said: “To try and artificially reproduce Live Aid would almost be a disaster. I wouldn’t do it and I can’t see a point to it. We already have high awareness of the issue in Britain. Live Aid II happens over my dead f****** body — nor can they use the name Live Aid, because it is a copyrighted brand.”
The record industry and broadcasters are pushing for a 20th anniversary Live Aid concert, which would achieve massive international exposure, but Mr Geldof will not be bullied into participating. He said: “They want Geldof to ring bands up and say, ‘Will you do it?’ Is that going to achieve anything? I didn’t do Live Aid so I could sit there and watch Queen. People don’t want to revisit Bob’ s greatest hits, either.”
So, my question to you is this: does this prove that Bob Geldof has been dead for some time, and his media presence/image is being sustained only by the latest in special effects technology? We should be told.
Update: Bob Geldof is, of course, not dead at all. He's just completely insane.
Posted by James at 14:55
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