The Man who almost took Larry's place in the band......

[Maoilbheannacht]

......Eric Briggs. Here is his Myspace Page. He goes into a little more detail about the story Bono mentioned in U2 By U2 as well as discussing his life since then.

Eric Briggs | MySpace

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

What a loser.

 

[U2girl]

U2 might have made more interesting music with a less conservative drummer !

 

[nielsgov]

Well, Larry was the one who started so he couldn't have been kicked out.

 

[Catman]

What a loser.

Don't be mean

 

[nirniva]

Heh, I had no idea U2 had their own "fifth Beatle" of sorts. Interesting find...

 

[scottyT]

Great story!

[poor eric].

 

[indra]

Damn, Frank Kearns shows up everywhere!

 

[Axver]

Well, Larry was the one who started so he couldn't have been kicked out.

Of course he could've. Examples are plentiful of bands who ousted a founding member.

Hell, there are many bands out there without a single founding member left.

 

[dan_smee]

What a loser.

WTF is this comment about??? He was gracious, humble and informative. Not once did he express displeasure over missing his chance.

I really don't get that comment in the slightest

 

[Jorinde]

Thank god they didn't kick Larry out, U2 needs a hot drummer

 

[Galeongirl]

Heh, I had no idea U2 had their own "fifth Beatle" of sorts. Interesting find...

Well, if there was one I'd say Dik Evans counts more than this guy. Dik was actually in the band, even though it wasn't called U2 back then.

 

[blueeyedgirl]

Damn, Frank Kearns shows up everywhere!

Bugger Larry, I want the Frank Kearns story!

 

[Rob33]

he looks like he wants to hurt someone