THIN LIZZY: More Photos From PHIL LYNOTT Statue Unveiling Posted Online
August 25, 2005The Thin Lizzy – A Rock Legend web site has uploaded a number of photos from the August 19 unveiling of a life-sized bronze statue of late THIN LIZZY frontman Phillip Lynott in the center of Dublin, Ireland. Check them out at this location. An excerpt from the report posted at the site follows:
"For the THIN LIZZY and Philip Lynott faithful, it was the proudest moment in over 20 years! Over 4000 fans, many who had travelled from around the globe, crammed onto Harry Street & Grafton Street to take part in the event. Philomena Lynott, Phillip's mammy, was there to unveil the statue and she was accompanied by ex-THIN LIZZY members Brian Downey, Eric Bell, Scott Gorham, Brian Robertson and Darren Wharton (John Sykes and Snowey White were the only full-time ex-members missing). And on the following night, the vast Point Depot was crammed full of LIZZY fans who had forked out €60 each for a chance to see the ex-Lizzies playing some of Phillip's classic songs.
"The last five years had seen a momentous campaign, headed by Philomena Lynott and Audry O'Neil, to fund and raise the statue. Dublin City Council was hounded and thousands of fans directly donated funds and/or donated in-directly by attending or organising numerous fund-raising events. The campaign was a rare incidence of unity in the notoriously fragmented and divided world that typifies THIN LIZZY. But now everyone involved can now sit back and soak in the realisation that the staue is there. And what a statue it is!"
Prev 
Comments Disclaimer And Information