Bono phones in to last ever Mystery Train
‘God bless you and the babies too!’
Bono paid tribute to radio DJ John Kelly on the last ever Mystery Train on RTE radio 1 on Thursday evening. Phoning in from France ‘under an orange moon, thinking of Enniskillen’, he talked to Kelly about the — wait for it — ‘extraordinary’ show, which has been prematurely axed in a recent RTE programming shake up, as well as congratulating him on the imminent birth of his twins.
Listen to Bono’s call. (mp3)
Later on during the show Bono rang in again (as did The Edge), off air, to request ‘Death is not the End’ by Dylan, or Gavin Friday, but Kelly didn’t have it on him. However, he had played the track earlier in the week in memory of Paschal Hanvey (Gavin’s father), who passed away a year ago this Wednesday.
We’re very sad to see a great, eclectic and unpredictable show like gentleman John’s go off air and wish him the best of luck, wherever the tracks may take him.
The good news is, John Kelly announced he will be back on air in October, on Lyric FM (1.30 – 2.30pm, Monday to Friday), with a different type of show. He encourages listeners to join him there.
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Bono: Are we on the air by the way?
John Kelly: Yes, we are.
Bono: Oh, sh–…
haha!
Bono: Are we on the air by the way?
John Kelly: Yes, we are.
Bono: Oh, sh–…
haha!
Wow, RTE have gone bonkers. Mystery Train was a gem of a show. There seem to be very few DJs these days (I’d prefer the term hosts, as DJ seems to be associated which spinning lots of electronicy, metallicy, bubbly sounding records), who actually know what they’re talking about. Shame we live in a world where actual musical knowledge seems to be less desired than commercial drivel.
But hey, good for Lyric FM. RTE plonkers.
Wow, RTE have gone bonkers. Mystery Train was a gem of a show. There seem to be very few DJs these days (I’d prefer the term hosts, as DJ seems to be associated which spinning lots of electronicy, metallicy, bubbly sounding records), who actually know what they’re talking about. Shame we live in a world where actual musical knowledge seems to be less desired than commercial drivel.
But hey, good for Lyric FM. RTE plonkers.