![]() ![]() I was doing a radio interview in Atlanta with Fingers and there was a telex machine beside me. The song, written by Bob Geldof, was inspired by the shooting after he heard about it when touring in Atlanta: ![]() It was a number one single in the UK Singles Chart. On July 21st, 1979, the song “I Don’t Like Mondays” was released by the Irish band The Boomtown Rats. This livens up the day.”Īccording to a report written by the police negotiators who spoke with her during the six-hour standoff, she also said, “There was no reason for it, and it was just a lot of fun” “It was just like shooting ducks in a pond” and ” looked like a herd of cows standing around, it was really easy pickings.” On January 29th, 1979, using a rifle her father had given her as a gift, 16-year-old Brenda Ann Spencer killed two people and wounded eight students and a police officer when she opened fire on children arriving at Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego located across the street from her house.ĭuring the standoff, when a reporter asked why she did it, she said, “ I don’t like Mondays. ![]()
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