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Justbychance · M
Boomtown Rats wrote 'I don't like Mondays'. The inspiration from Geldof is as follows:
[i]According to Geldof, he wrote the song after reading a telex report at Georgia State University's campus radio station, WRAS, on the shooting spree of 16-year-old [b]Brenda Ann Spencer[/b], who fired at children in a school playground at Grover Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego, California, US on 29 January 1979, killing two adults and injuring eight children and one police officer. Spencer showed no remorse for her crime and her full explanation for her actions was "I don't like Mondays. This livens up the day[/i]
[i]According to Geldof, he wrote the song after reading a telex report at Georgia State University's campus radio station, WRAS, on the shooting spree of 16-year-old [b]Brenda Ann Spencer[/b], who fired at children in a school playground at Grover Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego, California, US on 29 January 1979, killing two adults and injuring eight children and one police officer. Spencer showed no remorse for her crime and her full explanation for her actions was "I don't like Mondays. This livens up the day[/i]
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GerOttman · 61-69, M
And she is still in prison!!
Graylight · 51-55, F
😢 Yep, I'm a dork.
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Spitbak · 56-60, M