Originally posted by miryclay:If you worked with Pimm in the past, that would give you a leg up.
Originally posted by miryclay:To maintain the original vision. It would require plenty of support and approval from the 'U2 online live community'
Originally posted by u2wanderer1:[..]
I was involved in the third edition, writing up some of the dates on the Elevation tour, as well as assisting with some of the fixes which are included at the end of the book. The decision was made to keep Pimm's original book intact and that lead to the addition of the appendix for updated information rather than altering any of the content Pimm had put in place.
Pimm did an incredible amount of research which often involved going back to original sources, and searching out reviews, information from fans, recordings, and press sources from around the world. Since that time, more information has come to light, including a tour of Ireland in early 1980 that had not been mentioned in any of the three editions of the book.
Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
I still find it amazing that he did most of the work himself. It's really impressive specially considering it all goes back to the pre-internet era. He should have been an incredible man.
Do we know if the band (or their circle, like Willie Williams) ever reached out and got in touch with him in any way? I seem to recall there was some anecdote but can't really remember any details.
Originally posted by ELIZIUM:[..]
https://www.atu2.com/news/pimm-jal-de-la-parra-1966-2002.html
Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
Ahhh yeah now I remember. Declining having dinner with U2 and their crew, well, that's some extra level of humbleness. What a man.
Originally posted by u2wanderer1:[..]
I was involved in the third edition, writing up some of the dates on the Elevation tour, as well as assisting with some of the fixes which are included at the end of the book. The decision was made to keep Pimm's original book intact and that lead to the addition of the appendix for updated information rather than altering any of the content Pimm had put in place.
Pimm did an incredible amount of research which often involved going back to original sources, and searching out reviews, information from fans, recordings, and press sources from around the world. Since that time, more information has come to light, including a tour of Ireland in early 1980 that had not been mentioned in any of the three editions of the book.
Originally posted by popmarter:[..]
Wasn't there talk by his family and friends to continue to update the books? at this point they would be better off just putting out a completely new book post Elevation tour as there have been so many tours since then.