Lee, I have got my ticket for Strummer on Tuesday....Are you going? A bit confused by Rick's posting, saying that Mickey and Damien said they were not going to do any more mainland Britain gigs as it keeps the memory of how good they were alive...So what's the difference with Ireland then?

hi what can i say about last night but great thanks vinny for the q&a after the movie felt like a school kid meeting his idol sorry the question were not as good as they could have been but john was very good at answering them great to meet up with arthur next time we will have that drink the film seem to go down very well roll on dublin and cork so talk to lot soon see ya

Could someone post later on and let me know how it went today at Ritzy? Much appreciated.....

Vinny,- Cliff, Lindsay + George phoned me to make me jealous. said it went very well, full house etc. I'm sure theyll give you the full story.

Myself and Henry started in the arranged pub but within a few minutes a DJ or MC or whatever they like to call themselves started playing some 'acid' style music(as if I know what that is)so after a quick boogie we decided to leave.(mind you that Henry cant 'alf break dance).We went a few extra yards to the 'Living Room' an equally 'cool' place.George soon arrived followed by Derek, then Lindsay and Al.Another guy joined us who had travelled down from Northants(Pat cassidy?)...he said he thought he was the only person that still loved The Undertones.Yes, we've all been there until finding this website.Jackie had arranged to meet an Undertones girlfriend in London before the show and they went shopping.

We arrived at the Ritzy, an attractive Victorian type cinema, and Damian arrived around the same time(hope he's not stalking us?).Similar to a football stadium 5 minutes before kick off it was only half full but as the film started I looked around and we were almost at capacity.There was an empty seat behind me but that was filled just as the film started by someone wearing one of my t-shirts.I'd speak to him after, I thought.

This is the third time I'd seen the film but rather than taking it for granted I actually enjoyed it more than my previous viewings.I found the funny bits funnier(Seymour Steins 'pull over pull over' is a gem, and Feargal on TOGWT saying 'this is the last good song on the programme' is a real 'up yours' to whoever was on next...hopefully somebody like Peter Gabriel but I doubt it)and I was more touched by some other bits.I don't really know why but maybe I just picked up on more than I had previously.The songs are also at their best in this sort of venue, 'Teenage Kicks','Get Over You' and all the others booming out,crisp and clear...wonderful.

The ultimate tribute was to follow.After the credits there was a round of applause and I turned to the guy behind to ask who he was.He only just managed to say his name as he was openly crying...and why not? what is it about The Undertones that can have this effect? I was also (unashamedly)in tears at The Nerve Centre(last year)and the Mean Fiddler.Its not just the music, its more than that.Its the fact that all these years many of us thought we were the only ones that still cared, now find we're not, and are so happy to see the band finally get the recognition they should have got first time around.The fact that this film was made in the first place and the response it has recieved, aswell as the response at gigs, must surely show the band how highly they were thought of.

. Derek, George, Henry, Pete and myself went for a drink and listened to fascinating stories from Derek and George about their adventures following the band first time around.Derek once walked from Aylesbury to London to see the next gig!!(approx 20 miles).Hopefully these stories will continue in the mini bus down to Cork

and a special mention to George, Jackie, Lindsay and Al who all made an approx 600 mile round trip to see the film,George and Jackie doing it all in one day.Derek only had to travel 300 miles...but decided against walking!!

Very nice to meet up with everyone today. Rick, you should have made yourself known. One of the things that has struck me is just how funny the film is. Mickey should be given his own comedy show. Damien too comes across as a real natural talker on film. I really really (spot the link) loved the film. Well done Vinny.

CMOS I did want to say to you CF 10767, CF 10770, but I've finally worked out what 10767 was all about!

I eventually arrived home at 1:04am. Thoroughly enjoyable day and great to meet Jackie (after a 16 year absence) Pete the Lurker, Lindsay and Alistair again. I think it is the first time I had met Henry. Best bit in the film is the Terri Hooley comment about the toilets in the Casbah. I think even my children could work that one out. The people in the row behind particularly liked any references to Derry and as Cliff has already mentioned one of them was reduced to tears by the end. The footage from the Vibe concert and the Fleadh last year was brilliantly intertwined. It is not often people get a chance to do work that can be appreciated and enjoyed by others, but I can thoroughly commend Vinny for a wonderful film. And Sunderland surprisingly beat Leeds.

I have just read some of the comments, 2.45am, and it sounds great today. I would just like to say thanks for all the comments and reports and look forward to more from Lindsayn et al and I have to admit myself that there were several times when I watched the film in a cinema at certain points(I won't say when) when I found myself really welling up inside and very tearful!! Sad? I don't think so, they were and still are the greatest live band around, night night and thanks again for the comments, look forward to more...............

I have just read some of the comments, 2.45am, and it sounds great today. I would just like to say thanks for all the comments and reports and look forward to more from Lindsayn et al and I have to admit myself that there were several times when I watched the film in a cinema at certain points(I won't say when) when I found myself really welling up inside and very

Sorry about the last repeat, something wrong with my connection but thanks anyway to everyone who was there today. I was at The Nerve Centre tonight at the close of the Foyle Film Festival Bash, sitting with a very ordinary fella and his wife all night. This fella, DAVE DUGGAN, was nominated for an Oscar a few years back for a drama that he'd written at The Nerve Centre, kinda says it all doesn't it???I also met John O'Neill and Caroline. One of the films that won an award tonight, a short, John did the music for!!!