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My phone just reminded me yesterday was the 5 year anniversary of the first time I saw these guys.

From reddit: StevieRed80

I was also at that show!! Ah...just...good fucking times. Still one of the best shows I've ever been to.

That is the question, all the odder with Mike in USA. Did anyone ask the guys who tweeted meeting Billie Joe if was on his own? Just seen an update, he was eating with Adrienne and “a few other people” goddam amateurs, who were the otters?? 😂😂

I wish the RevRad era never ended, damn..

He looks so meanacing in the 4th one 😆

The Green Day store has some puzzles and other enticing items. Yummy.

From @batmansmom Tre pushing Mickey in his pram from @bubukittyfk And lots from Kevin

It will break my heart if somehow there's a secret show and I can't go because of my health 💔

I also wondered about Abbey Road 🤣 BBC session wise I was thinking promo. But it can't only be a small thing for them to have come over in person, and I don't imagine Mickey would be brought if only for a one or two day trip....what is up their sleeves?

We all do

A few of these are old ones from Billie's Instagram (I'm glad at least someone saved them)

Jools Holland could be a good call, as ever, we just need to wait and see. I don’t see it would have anything to do with the BBC session recordings being released though. Hopefully something to get excited about!

Probably. Don't know if Jools Holland still does his New Year TV bash but it's recorded up front so could be something like that So when Tre posted this he was on his way to London

Me thinks something is going on!

Camden yesterday

Hopefully something! I’m so excited! I’m jumping to conclusions! But a lot of us are feeling like something is up and it’s been like that for a couple of weeks… Hopefully this is something! Isn’t it a pain to travel from the US to the UK right now? Seems too much of a coincidence.

I just hate it because I don't see how emos posing around, being abusive to their parents for no reason, vandalising stores and cutting their wrists to be cool reflects anything about Billie's youth/the Bay Area punk scene that seemed to actually have worthwhile values which the song refers to. Like, youth rebellion can be shown without being super cringe. I think it was the first Green Day video I waited for and I was very disappointed by it lol. Director's fault though not the actors.

To me JOS is just cringe edgy emo teens acting like posers and spoiled brats. With bonus "self harm is so cool!!!11". I was a teenager myself when it came out and cringed then as well. The message of the WMUWSE one is good but again with the cringe emo melodrama at the beginning . Not my cup of tea. Yeah I remember the way they described the concept of it (them playing rockstar characters doing the "sex drugs and rock n roll" thing) was better than the finished result. I think the main problem was the band members were awkward , and the director just didn't really manage to make it look like they and the models were having a fun time. The uncensored Playboy version (which isn't just uncensored but an entirely differently cut video with different footage from the shoot) was a bit better because they looked like they were enjoying themselves a bit more.

American Idiot era RevRad club tour Trilogy era - Montreux Jazz Festival

According to Google, the NYE hootenanny is recorded early December, but of course this year they may be spreading out having the guests over. Why would it have anything to do with the BBC sessions though, surely by this time they are done and dusted, even the lawyers and management would be done by now? AbbeyRoad is very near Camden Town, just saying. 😉

I think most likely. TV appearance or radio interview?

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVa1qbHrocG/?utm_medium=copy_link So Tre and family are in London, now Chris Dugan posted this, I saw someone say Mike was in London but I don’t know why they thought that, what’s going on I wonder? Could be something or nothing.

Agreed, in some ways it’s great, just weird in others. Cartooning is very difficult to get right!

The only number I usually notice on my devices' batteries is 69. 😅

The illustration is really good, but I don't like the weird proportions. It just makes it unsettling imo. I guess that's just his style, but it's not my cup of tea.

So curly in that first one

I think I’m going to need this for collectors purposes even though it’s an Epiphone rather than a Gibson. I wish they were rereleasing another run of the original Gibson Billie Joe Les Paul Juniors. I am glad for this though and I like how it’s complete with an amp. It’s kinda really rad. Really nice starter piece for anyone wanting to get started or for us crazy Green Day fans who like to collect.

Here's a lovely smile/laugh

Obssessed with the fact that Billie filmed himself mouthing the lyrics in public. People must have been like “what is this man doing???”

I loved both Troubled Times videos, the lyric one, and the "where did it come from" one (which I remember someone here was putting out the theory that someone must have hacked Billie's phone ).

Even more random Billie photos

I agree but am sure the first one has been enhanced, or maybe better to say altered. He ‘s so beautiful there is no need to fake it, this one looks OTT to me.

Here you go

Look what a walking contradiction I am, because here I go engaging in an internet debate! I think the way you view the video is very creative and interesting. What makes most of us understand it the other way around is the way it’s filmed with the focus on women’s bodies, their scant clothing etc... aka the so-called male gaze. It seems to me that this way of filming takes the focus away from the fact that it’s the women who are actually watching (quite literally, considering that we’re having this conversation in a thread dedicated to talking about men’s bodies - I think that’s an interesting aspect of fan culture but that’s for another time), but you could very well argue that it’s an interesting juxtaposition (even though I think that’s way too smart from Sam Beyer and he probably did it accidentally while all he wanted to portay were rockstars and The Boobs ). You reminded me of this video Lindsay Ellis made about the way Megan Fox’s character is portrayed in the Transformers movies vs. the way it’s written in the script. Here it is if you’re interested.

I also hate WMUWSE video. I have never liked it. Sure, the story is important but it's just boring. And I hate the acting at the beginning. I have no qualms about JOS. Then again I had a huge crush on the guy playing St Jimmy so.... I'd much rather this JOS than WMUWSE or HCTS and especially Oh love. As for which is worse, Oh Love or HCTS...that's sooo hard. Oh Love actually has Green Day but makes me cringe. HCTS is just boring. Honestly I think I could tolerate HCTS more. Oh Love is way too cringe and just weird. HCTS is at least more within their wheelhouse.

More random Billie photos

I was in front of Billie at that show and was absolutely covered in sweat and spit (he was literally raining sweat as I'm sure we all were) and had to fly back to the UK early the next morning so I reckon it was a few days until I was able to shower

Smile for Monday morning

What is it about his eyes….in that bottom pic they are half shut and his hair is over them and still they are striking! ❤️❤️

Some more random Billie photos for the weekend

Yes, 19th but that was the look ❤️❤️❤️ It was awesome, ruined me for any other band live for life, I couldn’t believe how good they were.

Manchester Evening News Arena - 30 October 2009 @jengd your first show was shortly before this I think?

It’s the “I’m a mess” pin for me. From one of the coverups gigs

Update from Jake on his Instagram story (forgot to post a couple of days ago)

Emirates Stadium - June 2013 All photos from the Getty Images website

Some photos from the Denver show https://greeblehaus.com/2021/09/hella-mega-denver-green-day-fall-out-boy-weezer.html

Update from Jake on his Instagram story

Hella Mega posted "Just sitting here waiting for Hella Mega 2.0 to happen in the UK/Europe"

Oh man, so it took me a loooong time, but I finally got all my RAW photos edited. Here are some of my favorites and I'll also link to the whole collection: I'll spoiler some more: Here's the link to the whole album: https://imgur.com/a/AGKfdFG