[lbo-talk] Bono

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue Jan 2 07:56:50 PST 2007


Great story, but apparently not true: <http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/bono.asp>.

On Jan 2, 2007, at 10:37 AM, Michael Pugliese wrote:


> Bono, the lead singer of the band U2 is famous throughout the
> entertainment industry for being more than just a little
> self-righteous.
>
> He was playing a U2 concert in Glasgow, Scotland when he asked the
> audience for total quiet.
>
> Then in the silence, he started to slowly clap his hands ... once
> every few seconds.
>
> Holding the audience in total silence, he says into the microphone,
>
> "Every time I clap my hands, a child in Africa dies."
>
> A voice with a broad Scottish accent, from near the front of the
> crowd, pierces the silence ...
>
> ... ... ... ... ... ... "Well, ... stop doin' it then!"
>
> http://kwlarsen.blogspot.com/
> --
> Michael Pugliese
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