Phil Lynott

baresi41 wrote: BohsinMunich wrote: I was at the RDS gig in 1980 when The Lookalikes were the support - (we often went to The Crofton of a Friday night to see them). Year I did my Leaving. - so did I.. Saw the Lookalikes in the National stadium with Stryder as support.. I did my leaving in 1980 and couldn't wait to leave school. Went with a few lads from school. I remember traffic lights either side of the stage. When it went from red to orange was the last we saw of each other. I remember having a mirror Thin Lizzy badge - sadly no idea what became of it. We used to drink in The Neptune.- - Ah ffs. So did I - the Flowing Tide or the North Star -  Went on Holidays to Ballybunion in 1980 and the "Renegade Tour" was coming to Newcastlewest. So a few of us thumbed our way to the gig, slept in a barn afterwards and thumbed back to Ballybunion. I can still remember the big red flags on stage, and the great Snowy White. Really enjoyed the documentary last night. Me too.. Lizzy shirt in Alvor next week.

baresi41 wrote: BohsinMunich wrote: baresi41 wrote: BohsinMunich wrote: I was at the RDS gig in 1980 when The Lookalikes were the support - (we often went to The Crofton of a Friday night to see them). Year I did my Leaving. - so did I.. Saw the Lookalikes in the National stadium with Stryder as support.. I did my leaving in 1980 and couldn't wait to leave school. Went with a few lads from school. I remember traffic lights either side of the stage. When it went from red to orange was the last we saw of each other. I remember having a mirror Thin Lizzy badge - sadly no idea what became of it. We used to drink in The Neptune.- - Ah ffs. So did I - the Flowing Tide or the North Star -  Went on Holidays to Ballybunion in 1980 and the "Renegade Tour" was coming to Newcastlewest. So a few of us thumbed our way to the gig, slept in a barn afterwards and thumbed back to Ballybunion. I can still remember the big red flags on stage, and the great Snowy White. Really enjoyed the documentary last night. Me too.. Lizzy shirt in Alvor next week. Small world . Went to O'Connells CBS The Neptune was the downstairs of the Flowing Tide. Also went to the pub across the road sometimes. Name escapes me but think it closed down. The Plough.. it was a 'RA kip.

baresi41 wrote: BohsinMunich wrote: baresi41 wrote: BohsinMunich wrote: I was at the RDS gig in 1980 when The Lookalikes were the support - (we often went to The Crofton of a Friday night to see them). Year I did my Leaving. - so did I.. Saw the Lookalikes in the National stadium with Stryder as support.. I did my leaving in 1980 and couldn't wait to leave school. Went with a few lads from school. I remember traffic lights either side of the stage. When it went from red to orange was the last we saw of each other. I remember having a mirror Thin Lizzy badge - sadly no idea what became of it. We used to drink in The Neptune.- - Ah ffs. So did I - the Flowing Tide or the North Star -  Went on Holidays to Ballybunion in 1980 and the "Renegade Tour" was coming to Newcastlewest. So a few of us thumbed our way to the gig, slept in a barn afterwards and thumbed back to Ballybunion. I can still remember the big red flags on stage, and the great Snowy White. Really enjoyed the documentary last night. Me too.. Lizzy shirt in Alvor next week. Small world . Went to O'Connells CBS The Neptune was the downstairs of the Flowing Tide. Also went to the pub across the road sometimes. Name escapes me but think it closed down. The Plough.. it was a 'RA kip.

They had buses in those days? 

The Plough..  that's the spot. We had our undersge places.

Was in the Plough in late 90s, was 16/17 at the time and got f**ked out for being a bit too messy. Went outside and swapped me jacket with a homeless fella and rocked back in 5 minutes later

Watched the documentary last night.  Maybe I'm in the minority, and maybe I missed the concept they were going for, but I thought it was no more than decent.  I know it was more about Phil than Lizzy -- and their interviews about his early life were the one part that I thought exceeded previous documentaries I'd seen -- but it seemed to me they were more concerned about "myth-making" than giving an honest portrayal.  No Brian Downey (very strange as he was both a childhood friend and the one other constant in the band), no Brian Robertson (and no mention of his role in their carousel of guitarists or drug use), and hardly a mention of Phil's own drug use towards the end.  There is an interview available online shortly before Phil's death where he talks very openly and honestly about that that I think should be fundamental to any story about Phil.  Also no mention of his son that they discovered a few years back who was given up for adoption, which I do think is noteworthy, simply because of Phil's own background.  Clearly, I'm a massive of fan of both the man and the band, but to leave all of these things out really doesn't give a proper account, at least in my opinion.

Edited by theworm2345 - 29 Aug 2021 at 2:50pm