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And since I haven't been on here for awhile, my other thought is that I am very excited to see Billie on the AI cast letter-writing thing on the 16th, and even though I'm agnostic I'll be praying daily that he doesn't show up looking like something the cat dragged in.

Hmm. Billie has always struck me as someone who comes across as a "bad boy", but is in reality pretty much the opposite. Yes he'll occasionally do naughty things because he likes to have fun and doesn't take himself too seriously, but his true nature is a very sweet, humble, shy, and private boy. His charismatic, cocky stage presence when he's in rock star mode is mostly just for show.

I don't think it was ever mentioned on here, but I noticed today that Manic Monday had also charted on two Billboard charts. Peaks, both on June 12- Alternative Digital Sales- 14 Rock Digital Sales- 15

Surely if Tre was going to get hair plugs he'd get those areas on each side filled in a bit lol? Looks like the same hairline to me, just the edge happens to look a bit weird in the photo. The photo is super cute!

If that cat dragged in a 🔥 looking Billie (clean shaven, hair cut and colored) I won’t be complaining...

Surely he knows we are desperate for sight of him, he’ll be presentable if not suited and booted 🤞🏼🤞🏼

This one made me giggle:

And now for something completely different. Tre has lost weight, is obviously working out, and I think he got hair plugs.

I’m rubbish at deciding favourites or not cos yeah, Panic Song is great and unique, Stuart is great, BS/Jaded is great and I love it when they do that with two songs, how can you pick?? I’ve been trying to join the best and worst song from each album thread but it’s killing me 😁

I really love Insomniac, thinking about it since I first saw the anniversary stuff, I’ve realised it’s possibly my no 1 and I certainly play it tons. I agree with @Q-Man , every single track is a belter, I love spitting, angry Billie but the whole band sound so tight, it’s perfect. Not being into vinyl, I wish they would release a re-mastered CD but maybe it wouldn’t sound much different.

No but I agree. The video is great. I love the Prague footage. I was wondering about that Berlin show that they almost cancelled (or did they?) because the venue was a mess or something. It looked like they went home after that but didn’t they cancel the rest of that tour and go home because they were all homesick and unhappy? Hard to tell that was what happened here. Also the incident with the camera man and the strobe light was wild. That was back in the day before you had to warn audiences about the use of strobes.

I just like Tre's oops you caught me pose 🤣

I can’t believe we’ve reached the hair plug territory, but then again, it’s the logical next step after botox/fillers

One thing I noticed about Insomniac that I never thought about until just now is how hard it is for me to pick a favorite song from this album. Over the years I've come to love this album more and more and even though it isn't even in my top 5 Green Day albums, it is the only one where I can't pick a definitive favorite track, nearly every single song is of the same quality and they're all great. Really glad they're giving it this release.

I think you are spot on, Billie seems like he might be a bad boy but really isn’t so we can think we want a bad boy but in reality don’t, he’s really a sweetie.

Billie's look in that 6th photo! 🤤🔥

Just in case anyone hasn’t read this before

Research the loudness war of the 90’s because in all likelihood this is why it’s getting remastered. If done properly, it should sound amazing and will almost be like hearing it for the first time all over again.

I’d like to gripe about their web store not offering a free shipping threshold. Total trash.

1234 Go Records now has the CD available for pre-order: https://1234gorecords.com/preorders/billie-joe-armstrong-no-fun-mondays-lp-baby-blue-vinyl

Well I was inspired by someone else who used to wear them a lot

Billie knows what we want to see

Man has an enigmatic ass. Flat at times. But he knows how to make it pop.

Wait, Green Day re-signed with Warner? What happened to finally getting away from that and being able to do whatever the hell they want independently? That's disappointing.

Here's some maximum floofage for you all. This is an interesting look. If his hair weren't flat ironed here it'd be floofy. Reminds me of AI era.

The songs on FOAM that I liked back in February I still like. The FOAM songs that weren't my cup of tea in February are still not my cup of tea. However, I find it difficult to listen to the album (and enjoy the album) without being reminded of the horrific year that 2020 🖕has become (though I am pleased that a few people here have got through difficult times through listening to the album). It seems so long ago that I listened to FOAM in happier times when I thought that 2020 was going to be a great year for me. 2016 and 2017 were fantastic years for me and every time I listen to Rev Rad it reminds me of those wonderful memories.