Bono the Graduate

[souLnation2002]

 

[ramblin rose]

This picture says it all. He makes everyone around him smile.

 

[u2philly]

I WAS THERE!!! BONO ROCKED WITH THAT SPEECH HE GAVE TO THE STUDENTS.. I AM SO HAPPY THAT PENN PICKED BONO TO SPEAK. IT LIVEN UP THE GRADUATION. HES SO DOWN TO EARTH IT WAS UNREAL. ANYONE GET TO SEE HIM OUTSIDE?? I SEEN HE DIDNT COME OUT WITH THE OTHERS THAT WERE ON STAGE WITH HIM. I DID SEE THE POLICE ESCORT A CAR, I KNEW THAT WAS BMAN. =( SO SAD REALLY THOUGHT THIS TIME I WAS TO MEET HIM 21 YEARS WHEN WILL IT BE MY TURN????

 

[ramblin rose]

Has anyone looked to see if the webcast works?

I can't check until I get home.

 

[oliveu2cm]

He looks so great! I can't get used to the hair yet but he does look so good.

yay bono!

 

[martha]

I would have helped him study for his biology final.

 

[ladylardence]

Congrats to our graduate, he deserves it! And he's looking so good too!

 

[agentmissa]

Has anyone been watching CNN to see if they covered it?

 

[U2Kitten]

I WAS THERE!!! BONO ROCKED WITH THAT SPEECH HE GAVE TO THE STUDENTS.. I AM SO HAPPY THAT PENN PICKED BONO TO SPEAK. IT LIVEN UP THE GRADUATION. HES SO DOWN TO EARTH IT WAS UNREAL. ANYONE GET TO SEE HIM OUTSIDE?? I SEEN HE DIDNT COME OUT WITH THE OTHERS THAT WERE ON STAGE WITH HIM. I DID SEE THE POLICE ESCORT A CAR, I KNEW THAT WAS BMAN. =( SO SAD REALLY THOUGHT THIS TIME I WAS TO MEET HIM 21 YEARS WHEN WILL IT BE MY TURN????

I was really hoping you'd meet him Karla 21 years and no Bono meeting for me too. Maybe we are cursed. But maybe we'll find him on the next tour


But it's cool you were there and got to see and hear him!

 

[TheBrazilianFly]

Are those boots or just his usual shoes he's been wearing for the last years? I wish he could start using his boots again like in the 80's. Like the ones from JT and R&H!!! Cowboy boots are awesome for rock stars!!!! But I guess those must be more confortable for him or just more fashionable or whatever....



Awesome pics by the way, kinda weird but cool.

 

[u2bonogirl]

those shoes are to make his feet look bigger. he has issues with that. "my legs just end" how adorable he is!

 

[TheBrazilianFly]

Yeah I know, Larry uses them too. They're funny shoes.

 

[ladylardence]

Are those boots or just his usual shoes he's been wearing for the last years? I wish he could start using his boots again like in the 80's. Like the ones from JT and R&H!!! Cowboy boots are awesome for rock stars!!!! But I guess those must be more confortable for him or just more fashionable or whatever....

Actually, I was thinking the shoes look a lot like a pair Larry wore during the last tour. You can see them in some of the pictures. Maybe Bono didn't have any dress shoes and he borrowed them from Larry!

 

[ladylardence]

Yeah I know, Larry uses them too. They're funny shoes.

Hahahahaha, we had the same thought!

 

[seajewel]

His shoes are PRADA!!!!!!!

 

[seajewel]

He also had PRADA sandals on yesterday in Philly - so stylish!!

 

[TheBrazilianFly]

Actually, I was thinking the shoes look a lot like a pair Larry wore during the last tour. You can see them in some of the pictures. Maybe Bono didn't have any dress shoes and he borrowed them from Larry!

I think in the Oscars they both had those shoes. Kinda funny see them both using it at the same time....

 

[kellyahern]

 

[kellyahern]

edit: found some w/o the watermark

 

[Supernova]

Great pics!!
I'd love to read his speech.Where can we find it?

 

[kellyahern]

 

[forbonou2]

Ahh! Bono looks good as a Grad! Again-he is inspiring me on to MY cap n' gown! Bono is the Man!!

 

[forbonou2]

Ahh! kelly-those 2 pics of Bono are soo adorable!! He looks so happy!!

 

[forbonou2]

lol! Is it just me-or are the other grads around Bono really happy to be there-around him? lol! Funny, i was scrolling down that one pic of Bono-only to get to his shoes-and I just started laughing! See! the influence hangin' around all us women has done to the man? He wears high-heels-like us!!lol sorry-I must be tired, I'm just giggling over this thread!! lol!

 

[Kariann]

All I can say is how ! He pulls of the cap and gown look very well.

 

[madonna's child]

Dude, those shoes may be Prada but their real purpose is that they are PLATFORMS! The man has height issues. It's okay Bono, your height is perfect for me!

Anyway, Bono looks GREAT in that cap and gown! You earned it, Bono, great job!

 

[Schmeg]

I can't wait to watch the webcast tomorrow!

 

[Diane L]

This photo....

 

[ladylardence]

Great pics again, Kelly. Thank you!

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

Wow, this is really bringing back memories of my high school graduation (it's just hit me that it's been almost a full year since that happened already. Man. Time really does fly).

The whole ensemble really works on him. . There's a couple of pictures in here in particular that definitely prove he's getting that whole JT/R&H era look back (and Diane, in the one you quoted on this last page here, he actually even has some of his early 80s look in his face there, too!). He looks fantastic.

And I love the smile on his face here! So cute!

...see! He really has a thing with putting stuff around or over his eyes! . That's so cute. .

Also, I would kill to have him give the speech for my college graduation. That'd be awesome. As of now, I'm looking at a college in a nearby town...should I wind up going there, when the time comes for my class to graduate, think Bono'd mind taking another swing through the Midwest? He really seemed to like this area the last time he stopped here, so...why not? LOL.

And I'm sorry you didn't get a chance to meet him, u2philly. . But that's still very cool that you actually got to hear him speak. .

Angela