bob’s your uncle
Well, no he’s not and he’s not quite our own Mother Teresa either. Just the other week in the pre-referendum hoo-ha, Bob Geldof was filmed ‘feffing & jeffing’ and showing his discourteous two-finger displeasure with those unwilling to go-along with his ‘remain’ views. This is perfectly fine, and I’ve no truck with it at all, in fact, if more of us were as open and communicative with our beliefs, and respected those in opposition, then maybe we’d all be in a better place. But poor Bob appears to be someone who’s more than able to hold a bit of a grudge.
Taking to the stage at Essex’s Brentwood Festival, the Boomtown Rats’ singer apparently took an instant dislike to the gathered throng and lambasted them for being incorrectly turned-out for such an event. In his own inimitable words “We are mega, and you are Brentwood. How do I know? Because I am wearing a f**k-off pretend snakeskin suit and you, on the other hand are wearing wall-to-wall f*****g Primark. This is a rock n roll festival ferchristsakes. When you come to a rock n roll festival you dress for a f*****g rock n roll festival!”
Whoa Bob. Now, I concede it could have all been a bit tongue-in-cheek, but, at the risk of stating the bleedin’ obvious, firstly, Brentwood certainly isn’t Woodstock and secondly, you ain’t no Jim Morrison bruv (the original Lizard King), who wouldn’t have been seen dead in faux snakeskin. A little perspective wouldn’t go amiss me-thinks, Robert.
The cynic in me could even point out that bohemian-clad-shabby-chic elite appear to celebrate their working-class roots in song, verse & lyric at every populist turn, until that is, they are faced with having to actually share their time, space & bonhomie with the crop-topped masses. Upon which they turn on their heels and high-tail it to their Notting Hill clique of Reiki healers, avant garde installation artists and doyens of the press & PR industry. I suspect King Rat has grown quite fond of Monday’s now each and every one represents something of a bank holiday and it appears he’s been ‘Lookin’ after No 1’ for some time. If this really is the case, Mr multi-millionaire, international corporate investor & share dealer Geldof, you need to take a good, long, hard look at yourself in the mirror. Suitably attired in a Primark outfit.
