(07-20-2005) Bono Joins the Mile High Club -- U2.com*

[dsmith2904]

Bono Joins the Mile High Club

Take Me Higher! Listen to this interview with Bono... while he is flying Vertigo Air to the first Dutch show. Bizarre or what ?

On Wednesday Dutch radio station Yorin FM broadcast one of the strangest interviews yet with Bono. The interviewer was a member of Flight Control at Schippol Airport in Amsterdam and Bono was flying Vertigo Air up from Nice for the first Dutch show.

‘Come fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly away...’ sings Bono, clearly not bothered at his latest multi-tasking exercise. ’From the south of France to Amsterdam, there’s no place we’d rather fly.’

Needs to be heard to be believed. U2.com members can listen in here.

--U2.com

A transcript of this encounter was offered some days ago courtesy of Interference.com here.

 

[Dutch Partygirl]

Am I the only one who knows what the Mile High Club is?

Would they know at U2.com?

 

[one4u2]

Am I the only one who knows what the Mile High Club is?

Would they know at U2.com?

I flew into this thread when I saw that title

 

[Bono's Doll]

He joined it with me. Fly the friendly skies!

 

[one4u2]

He joined it with me. Fly the friendly skies!

Me too, on Zooropa air

 

[sami0201]

was Bono physically flying the plane or was he just on it? because the way they word it makes it seem like he's flying it!

 

[DPrinceNY]

I hope his wife was also unboard

 

[nurse chrissi]

well it does say that he was multi-tasking

 

[biff]

was Bono physically flying the plane or was he just on it? because the way they word it makes it seem like he's flying it!

Yes, he was flying it.

 

[ShellBeThere]

are you serious? does he really pilot?
I must say I thought he was joking...it's a big plane innit?
He'd have to have pretty advanced flight credentials...

what a funky interview; he was in a fun mood!

cheers...

 

[nbcrusader]

Am I the only one who knows what the Mile High Club is?

Would they know at U2.com?

No, you are not the only one.

Yes, I'm sure U2.com knew full well of the double meaning.

 

[biff]

No, you are not the only one.

Yes, I'm sure U2.com knew full well of the double meaning.

Yes, and I'm sure he joined that club a very long time ago.

 

[U2girl91289]

Does it mean what I think it means?
And why doesn't the link work?

 

[biff]

Does it mean what I think it means?
And why doesn't the link work?

Are you a U2.com member? It won't work if you're not.

Try this one. Bono comes on at about the two minute mark.

http://av.rtl.nl/web/components/exp..._128K_V9_av.asf

(And what do you think it means?
)

 

[MsGiggles]

Yes, and I'm sure he joined that club a very long time ago.

Who isn't a member????

 

[Dutch Partygirl]

Who isn't a member????

I wish I was...

 

[ShellBeThere]

this whole discussion is making me flash on Robyn Hitchcock's tune Queen Elvis...does 'getting blowjobs from the press' whilst aloft qualify one for the club

cheers...

 

[Carek1230]

No, you are not the only one.

Yes, I'm sure U2.com knew full well of the double meaning.

Yeah DOH!

It was definitely a catchy headline. "IF" Bono was in the cockpit he wasn't alone and he wasn't flying the plane....don't be stupid people. He may be brilliant and he may have been multi tasking, but the whole thing was planned and it was only an interview albeit a very different interview as he said from any he'd ever done.