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Originally posted by wangmaster:what is it with the general public and their dislike of U2? apart from the usual "bono's a self righteous nob" accusation that often comes their way, of course. but even so, i don't understand it.

Because Bono is the only one in the band, therefore he recieves all criticism.

Seriously - I've never understood why.

Andrew_C

14 years

yeh i duno how sum of those dicks can write (and actually believe) some of those things. Surely there has to be atleast one song they can connect with, considering the bands massive and varied catologue. I think most of em have just jumped on the U2-haters bandwagon, if they went to 360 show most of em would shut up pretty quickly

bartajax

14 years

Originally posted by Andrew_C:yeh i duno how sum of those dicks can write (and actually believe) some of those things. Surely there has to be atleast one song they can connect with, considering the bands massive and varied catologue. I think most of em have just jumped on the U2-haters bandwagon, if they went to 360 show most of em would shut up pretty quickly

They think its ''cool''' to complain about something big like U2.
Let him do that, they dont know what they are missing

Andrew_C

14 years

Originally posted by bartajax:[..]

They think its ''cool''' to complain about something big like U2.
Let him do that, they dont know what they are missing

haha good point, U2 tickets are already hard enough to get

wangmaster

14 years

i had a conversation about bono with a U2 hater once. i asked why he dislikes him so much, to which he replied "coz of all that charity shit he does."

i mean, wow.

Andrew_C

14 years

Originally posted by wangmaster:i had a conversation about bono with a U2 hater once. i asked why he dislikes him so much, to which he replied "coz of all that charity shit he does."

i mean, wow.

geez, what kind of person dissproves of charity work. I think what bono does is amazing, like he says, it isnt right in this day and age for someone to die from a mosquito bite.

KieranU2

14 years

Originally posted by wangmaster:i had a conversation about bono with a U2 hater once. i asked why he dislikes him so much, to which he replied "coz of all that charity shit he does."

i mean, wow.

I've had that exact answer before! It's ridiculous.

I know someone who hates Bono, I asked him why he hates him, his answer - "Cos he's a wank". Such a stupid answer. Really. A proper reason is needed to actually hate him.

clover68

14 years

it's incredible for me too .. someone told me also that he shouldn't do what he does cause he's rich and live in luxury (heard it from some U2 "fans" too) .. dummy arguement .. only a poor can make charity? absurd

He's got lots of critics for what he does but important and respectable thing is that he goes on doing what he believes not caring what some say
i will always be grateful admired and proud of him

kris_smith87

14 years

Oiler Brule gave lift to hitchhiking Bono

By Ben Gelinas, edmontonjournal.comJune 2, 2011

Kelsey Nichols, right, Gilbert Brule and Brule’s mom Lori Johnson at Wednesday’s U2 concert in Commonwealth.
Photograph by: Ben Gelinas, edmontonjournal.com

EDMONTON - Edmonton Oiler Gilbert Brule and his girlfriend picked up an unusual hitchhiker in West Vancouver on Tuesday — U2 frontman Bono.

Brule and girlfriend Kelsey Nichols were driving to a park to walk Bella, their German shepherd, on Tuesday afternoon near the West Vancouver Yacht club when they spotted a couple of hitchhikers on the side of the road.

Brule, watching out the window, was sure one of them was Bono.

Nichols, who was driving, didn’t believe him, because, really, why would Bono be hitchhiking in West Van?

“I didn’t want to stop, but they waved and G yelled ‘that’s Bono’,” Nichols said Wednesday night at Commonwealth Stadium. “I didn’t believe him so I kept driving.”

The couple went on, a short distance anyway, all the while Brule trying to convince Nichols to turn around. Eventually, she agreed.

The hitchhikers were still there when they drove up, so they yelled out: “Bono!”

He waved and walked over to their truck.

The Irishman, who indeed was Bono, asked if they could give him and his assistant a lift to Horseshoe Bay. Of course, Brule and Nichols obliged.

Turns out, he and his assistant had gone out for a walk when it started to rain, just before Brule and Nichols happened upon them.

On the drive to Horseshoe Bay, Bono and his assistant sat in the back with the couple’s dog. The four chatted about Brule’s hockey career, about Dublin and Bono’s apparent love for Vancouver.

Bono mentioned that his band was playing a show in Edmonton on Wednesday and asked if they’d like to go.

So Brule and Nichols sold their tickets for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals, bought plane tickets (three, so Brule’s mom could come too) and flew back to Edmonton, where Brule is a forward for the Oilers.

Bono got them backstage passes to say thanks for the ride.

On Nichols’s pass, he wrote: “Thanks for the ride.”

On Brule’s pass, he wrote: “My hero Gilbert.”

It was the strangest thing.

“We go to walk our dog and Bono ends up in our car,” Brule said.

Bono paid tribute to the favour onstage during Wednesday’s concert.

“I like ice hockey because people who play ice hockey are the kind of people who pick up hitchhikers,” Bono told the crowd.

“I’m ever so grateful. I’ve decided that I want to be Gilbert Brule.”

djrlewis

14 years