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I'm going to go ahead and contaminate this thread with some of the most unsettling Hobo Billie pics I could find: Honestly he's barely recognizable in these photos. You can barely find his pretty face under all that scruff. However, I do appreciate the "dadbod display" in these pics.

But he looks so happy being a Replacement though you have to feel happy for him. He was living the dream ❤️

Couldn't have described it better! I'm gonna have nightmares now. Thanks, Mike. Good god, he’s at it again...

Had to (that sass kills me every time I see this part *goes to watch doc)

I'll take this version of Billie as a Replacement instead of plaid, bearded Billie (side note- he wore this jacket at my Longshot show as well).

I don't think I've ever said fuck that to a Billie picture faster in my life than I did here.

I know it's so cute! And the hobo look is like, a disguise so he can fully enjoy it, so can't begrudge him it. Can still see his cute happy face underneath it all

Is there a topic about Green Day Wives FanBoys Confession anywhere ?? 😂 just kidding.

I don't know how you can not see that the long beard is worse. It's long neck beard for god's sake!

Just been watching the TV quiz show The Chase and there was a GD question: Billie Joe Armstrong is the lead singer of which band? The contestants got it right.

Well, next time his IG goes down, we know what picture to put on the flyer.

“Tre Cool rules!” 😂

Billie Joe is hawt.

Piece here from Kerrang - "Tre Cool Remembers The Gig That Made Green Day Famous": https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/tré-cool-remembers-the-gig-that-changed-green-days-lives/ "Following the release of the band’s new Record Store Day vinyl, Green Daydrummer Tré Cool says that the legendary mud-filled gig that the record was taken from – Woodstock ’94 – was one that “changed our whole lives”. Reflecting on the show on the Member Guest podcast (featuring Linkin Parkbassist Dave Farrell), the sticksman fondly remembers how “chaotic” it was, and that the weather conditions “set up really well for Green Day to take the stage and make all hell break loose”. “’94 Woodstock was a complete shit-show,” he says. “It was a Pepsi-sponsored thing, it was, like, worldwide televised pay-per-view and all that stuff, and every band of significance was there. It was crazy. And of course people start going around the fence and sneaking in, and it kind of became mayhem. And then bad weather came and it was raining like crazy and the whole place became a mud pit. It was pretty chaotic, and set up really well for Green Day to take the stage and make all hell break loose. “All of a sudden a mud fight started happening, and they were throwing it onstage and we were throwing it back and it got all chaotic. We kept trying to play, but Billie [Joe Armstrong, frontman] was getting mud hitting his guitar and Mike [Dirnt, bass] was getting it on his bass and hitting him. Luckily my drum set was just far enough back where I was less in harm’s way… It was punk as fuck, and nobody expected that to happen. “Mike actually got tackled [onstage] by a security guard because he was covered in mud and the security guard didn’t know who was who. They tackled Mike and broke his tooth and chipped his elbow! It was pretty gnarly if you see the video – the guy grabs Mike and slams him down, and he’s a big-ass security guy.” And of the actual Record Store Day release artwork, Tré explains: “Billie made his debut as an album cover artist with this thing, and it’s really, really cool. So it’s basically the cover of Dookie with Duct Tape over it, and it says Woodstock ’94 Live Performance, and then he splattered mud on it and wrote, ‘Never trust a hippy.’ That’s the cover. It’s cool – it’s a fun listen. It was a crazy set – a set that changed our whole lives, really. After that day, tons of people were showing up at our shows. That was kind of the pivot moment – that was the green jacket moment for this band. “We have some cool recordings – over the years we’ve recorded stuff, and we’re just sitting on them. And we wanted to do something cool for Record Store Day, and for the 25th anniversary of Dookie it kind of seemed like a fitting release.” There's a link to listen to the full podcast in the article. If you haven’t seen it before, or just fancy a re-watch because it absolutely rules, check out Green Day’s legendary Woodstock set below. The setlist was: 1. Welcome To Paradise 2. One Of My Lies 3. Chump 4. Longview 5. Basket Case 6. When I Come Around 7. Burnout 8. F.O.D. 9. Paper Lanterns

I vote that anybody any gender can fanx here about anyone (and I totally fangirl Adie)

Every Rock Hall of Fame All-Star Jam, Ranked by Epicness Tier 3: “Epic? Quite” https://www.vulture.com/article/best-rock-hall-of-fame-allstar-super-jams.html 15 most-streamed Spotify songs that might surprise you https://www.altpress.com/features/most-streamed-spotify-songs-alternative-rock/ 5. Green Day – “Basket Case” (325.2 million) Yes, “Basket Case” is one of Green Day’s most iconic songs, breaking them into the mainstream along with the rest of Dookie. However, we guessed one of the premier tracks off the mid-2000’s dominating American Idiot would take the streaming throne. Nonetheless, this is a situation where you really can’t go wrong. They’re all classics. Other top tracks: “American Idiot” (269 million), “Wake Me Up When September Ends” (249 million), “Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)” (220.6 million), “21 Guns” (213 million)

@maryjanewhatsername The first time I saw those pictures, I spent hours trying to convince myself that it couldn't possibly be Billie under all that fluff and scruff. I thought "Who's this crazy hobo and why did he pop up when I googled 'Billie Joe Armstrong'?"

I would need to edit the photo and only keep the top half, I too love the sunnies and hair, but then the beard (almost literally) creeps up his face and spoils the moment!

😂😂😂 “Have you seen this man? Last spotted from six to midnight”

I think it looks like he had a "Ross from Friends" experience in a spray tan booth.

Billies new Instagram photo looks like a missing persons photo 🤣

There’s nothing inherently bad about the photo but I just realize it looks like his passport or driver’s license photo after waiting all day at the dmv 😂

Loving Billies dad selfie

The only thing that I find to slightly disserve him is the suit, but considering the whole picture, it doesn't look so weird . I kinda like the beard. But in that type of context. Not to be the next GD album look I know this must be a photo taken without Billie being aware (although he does look like he's afraid of that), but I think it's one of my fave from the previous Hobo Billie era. And that's some DadBod™

Smile on your next selfie, Billie!

Sorry to be a killjoy but we do need to keep fangirling/discussion to the band members and not their family, cheers

This selfie reminds me of his mugshot

I need one for my crushes on Adie and Sara (not kidding!)

Those replacements pictures make me so conflicted. He looks so happy but the hair, beard and then the badly fitted suit- too much to bear for a fan girl 😪

I feel like I need brain bleach after seeing all those beard pictures. That last one is like a nice palate cleanser.

It’s true. He seemed so genuinely thrilled to be performing with them. After all, he’s kind of a fanboy for the Replacements.

😁

Blue needs a seatbelt on. That’s precious cargo, Hans. 💙

Longshot was the best thing Billie’s done since Breakdown imo

So. Hobo Billie or... did we name the other Billie? Mountain man Billie? (Yeah, I'm evil.)

Just been watching Tattoo Fixers Extreme and they played Favourite Son when this women showed her tattoo of her eldest son peeing on her back 😂😂

Every song Billie writes must have its importance to him, maybe not always appreciable by whether they put it on GD or on a side project. I love The Longshot and it's hard to compare it to Green Day stuff, it's different. Although I listen more often to LIFL than some GD albums (notably because I find more joyful so it's easier to listen, in that way), most of my fave songs lie in GD. The Longshot may be missed by casual GD fans, but even among the GD songs, some of them could mean a lot to Billie and still not be very popular, so... It's still good that whatever he puts out, he'll always have people listening to it and play in places accordingly to that, such as clubs for The Longshot that has a smaller audience, since it allows him to alternate clubs and arenas, and get his share of it whatever the amount of fans into it.

Yes, it's not his best emo selfie but at least he tried

The emo selfie look without emo hair

DUDE

Songs for Assholes sounds much more tongue-in-cheek than political.

Can’t wait to here the answers in interviews if that’s what this is. 😂😂

^ Hopefully Billie has been able to channel the positive vibes from the Longshot tour into GDs new album.

Every morning I drive past Oakland Rd, one day I'm going to crash, as I kinda do a little nod to it, almost saying 'good morning boys'

I agree with @The Insider. Don't get anything even remotely related to Hobo Billie™ started.

He's always cute. Even as a hobo.

His reply...

I really should stop drinking coffee while I'm coming on here. One day I'll spit it all on my computer