How did he sign the card you gave him?RinglingRingling wrote:it would seem, according to the experts on "The Zoo", U2s equivalent of BN, that the person I saw in Midway was not Bono. A remarkably-close look-alike. Seems that Bono was in Chicago earlier in the week; but the guy I saw is the lead singer in a cover/tribute band.
My apologies for having stirred up excitement falsely; and for having what could have been a great surprise go sideways.
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BonerToplessRideFL wrote:How did he sign the card you gave him?RinglingRingling wrote:it would seem, according to the experts on "The Zoo", U2s equivalent of BN, that the person I saw in Midway was not Bono. A remarkably-close look-alike. Seems that Bono was in Chicago earlier in the week; but the guy I saw is the lead singer in a cover/tribute band.
My apologies for having stirred up excitement falsely; and for having what could have been a great surprise go sideways.
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He ain't wrong he's just different
but his pride won't let him do things to make you think he's right
He ain't wrong he's just different
but his pride won't let him do things to make you think he's right
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In an illegible scrawl, tho there was what looked like a B at the start. I don't know. Never saw his sig before.ToplessRideFL wrote:How did he sign the card you gave him?RinglingRingling wrote:it would seem, according to the experts on "The Zoo", U2s equivalent of BN, that the person I saw in Midway was not Bono. A remarkably-close look-alike. Seems that Bono was in Chicago earlier in the week; but the guy I saw is the lead singer in a cover/tribute band.
My apologies for having stirred up excitement falsely; and for having what could have been a great surprise go sideways.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pODJMJgSJWw
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I was a lifeguard until that blue kid got me fired.
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I want to say it was Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Chris Blackwell, but I'm not sure.ToplessRideFL wrote:The was also a record company big wig with them as well if memory serves me correctly.CaptainAmerica wrote:Ok, the newb in me can't help but ask.... Bono was really in the plane when Jimmy was shot at in Jamaica? I love that song, but never knew that. It's really true?
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That's correct. Chris Blackwell is the head of Island Records (the label U2 is on), Margaritaville Records was a label started under the auspices of Island.LIPH wrote:I want to say it was Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Chris Blackwell, but I'm not sure.ToplessRideFL wrote:The was also a record company big wig with them as well if memory serves me correctly.CaptainAmerica wrote:Ok, the newb in me can't help but ask.... Bono was really in the plane when Jimmy was shot at in Jamaica? I love that song, but never knew that. It's really true?
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RinglingRingling wrote:it would seem, according to the experts on "The Zoo", U2s equivalent of BN, that the person I saw in Midway was not Bono. A remarkably-close look-alike. Seems that Bono was in Chicago earlier in the week; but the guy I saw is the lead singer in a cover/tribute band.
My apologies for having stirred up excitement falsely; and for having what could have been a great surprise go sideways.
No apologies necessary.
Doesn't matter...for me...
it truly is the thought that
counts.
'Think where mans glory most begins and ends,
and say my glory was I had such friends.'
Thank you for the awesome gesture, my dear
friend.
*smooches*
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