Does he have an official name: Astro baby... ?

dr. zooeuss · 10-31-2009, 08:20 AM

You know the little guy I'm talking about. Originally seen during ZooTV and on the cover of Zooropa, now he's back on the 360 tour reciting Space Oddity and talking about spacejunk, usually right before "Ultraviolet" is played.

Does he have an official name? I've never quite known. Seems I've heard him referred to as Astro Baby or Astro Boy, but I know Astro Boy is also the name of an old Japanese cartoon...

Thanks

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Axver · 10-31-2009, 08:25 AM

I've always called it the Zoobaby. Not sure I'd ever heard "Astro Baby" until U2.com randomly used it this tour.

dr. zooeuss · 10-31-2009, 08:30 AM

Cheers. Maybe his name changes with the tour he's brought along on. In any case, it's good to see him back. Wish they'd do more with him.

The Sad Punk · 10-31-2009, 09:33 AM

His name is Horatio Thaddeus Stub.

**Sicy** · 10-31-2009, 12:17 PM

I dont know but I

him.

Galeongirl · 10-31-2009, 12:26 PM

I think the official is Zoobaby, that's what my Zooropa t-shirt was named in the U2.com store.

And that's the only name I heard until U2.com started the Astro Baby stuff this year.

BVS · 10-31-2009, 02:16 PM

I don't know but he hasn't age a bit over the years, good for him

Zoots · 10-31-2009, 04:07 PM

Zoo Baby

An Cat Gav · 10-31-2009, 04:09 PM

It's the Zoo baby, Christ, everything from Zoo TV was so classy.

BVS · 10-31-2009, 04:59 PM

I'm not sure "classy" is the right word. There was a lot of decadence, trash, throw away, etc... that was kind of the point.

Zoots · 10-31-2009, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BVS

I'm not sure "classy" is the right word. There was a lot of decadence, trash, throw away, etc... that was kind of the point.

But I think Gav was referring to how pretty much everything during Zoo TV sounded and looked cool and stylish! I don't think "classy" is that bad an adjective to use in this context.

Now if you call Popmart trash and throwaway, I can kinda see it. But of course it was all drenched in irony. And Popmart was cool as heck too but not quite as classy as Zoo TV. In my humble opinion.

cobl04 · 10-31-2009, 06:17 PM

It's Zoobabeh.

And he was on the Vertigo Tour as well

arw · 10-31-2009, 07:14 PM

I

him. I think if I ever break down and get a tattoo it's going to be him with the stars around.

bonocomet · 10-31-2009, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arw

I

him. I think if I ever break down and get a tattoo it's going to be him with the stars around.

I've always called him the achtung baby.

LemonMelon · 10-31-2009, 08:10 PM

Should I make a thread about this?

Astro Boy reviews at Metacritic.com

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Sicy Sizzlin' Sicilian Forum Administrator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: runnin' down the road like loose electricity Posts: 62,574 Local Time: 04:55 PM	I dont know but I him. __________________ sicy[at]interference.com

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