Bee Gees -vs- U2 with Special Guest Frode Apeland

Bee Gees (And Me)

Today is a VERSUS episode where we talk about another music group, or musical act, and sort of compare them to the Bee Gees. I got a chance to talk with a fellow Bee Gees fan who I met through social media thanks to this show. His name is Frode Apeland and is from Norway. It was incredible to talk with someone halfway around the world on the other side of an ocean about our love of the Bee Gees who, without the advent of the internet, I would have never been able to meet. But here we are, almost 4000 miles apart, connected not only thanks to the internet, but more importantly, connected by the songs of the brothers Gibb.

He’s been obsessed with the Bee Gees for the past 5 years, and before that he was a huge U2 fan. So we took this opportunity to talk about the two bands and how they compare. It’s lots of fun, I think you’ll really enjoy it too.

First though, I want to talk about a personal milestone for myself. This past week I got a Bee Gees tattoo!! That’s right, I permanently marked my skin with a tribute to the Bee Gees. It’s the Spirits Having Flown tour logo, I got it on my leg, you may have seen it online. Check out my instagram @bee gees and me; that’s my twitter handle too, @bee gees and me; you’ll see some pics. I’m ridiculously excited about how it turned out. The tattoo artist, my friend Micaela Cottman-Smith did a tremendous job. Right now it’s healing up, i’ve been using lotion and stuff. There’s just a couple touch ups needed before it’s officially done. But i’m so happy. And I’m already thinking about other tattoos that I need to get. I might be addicted. I heard thats a thing.

So here’s my question, listeners, do YOU have a Bee Gees tattoo? If so, I want to see them! Send me pictures to my email address: [e-mail] with the Subject Header MY BEE GEES TATTOO. And let me know if it’s ok to share them on my social media. I think that would be fun for the other fans to see. And if you DON”T have a Bee Gees tattoo, what would you get if decided to get one?

Thank you for listening to this Bee Gees -vs- U2 episode of Bee Gees And Me. And of course, thank you again to Frode Apeland for being my guest on this episode. Look for our Listening Party episode available exclusively on Spotify one week after this episode is published.

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