BAW
The Flower
But after 20 years of seeing him only in pictures and far, far away on the stage, I finally got within a few feet of him!!!!
Yesterday we decided to go the arena a few hours early to hang around the GA line and hopefully meet some other Interference people. When we drove into the back entrance, we saw one of our very good friends standing on the corner and she tipped us off that Larry, Edge and Adam were already inside at souncheck but Bono had not been through yet. Knowing he habitually runs late, everyone was fully expecting him to pull up any minute. We hurried up and parked, got ourselves over to the guard gate area and within 20 minutes, it happened.
A black GMC Yukon SUV approached and started coasting very slowly along the curb. I could see Bono sitting in the front passenger seat and I could not believe he was right in front of me. There were probably 10 or 15 others standing behind the barricade and we were all hoping he would actually stop. The driver rounded a little curve in the driveway and stopped. And here is where it goes kind of bad.
The second Bono stepped from the SUV, several girls/women went completely nuts and started screaching "BONO, BONO, omg, BONO!!!" Someone who has met the band several times was begging them to settle down and stop screaming but they got even worse and almost knocked the barricades over. They were pushing and trying to run behind security and I think they made John Sampson nervous because he got Bono back in the truck right away.
Bono did manage to shake a few hands we all got pictures but it could have been so much better if people hadn't mobbed him. They just didn't understand that he probably would have stayed and actually posed with some of us if they had shown a little self control and treated Bono with a little more respect.
Anyway...he looked GREAT. He is really thin and in great shape, he was clean shaven and best of all, he was wearing THE PURPLE SHIRT!!!!
His smile was dazzling and I was shocked at how small he really is. I never noticed what great bone structure he has in his face lol
I wish I could have gotten close enough to shake his hand but I am just thrilled to have caught a glimpse. And it only took 20 years!!!
(pics in next post)
Yesterday we decided to go the arena a few hours early to hang around the GA line and hopefully meet some other Interference people. When we drove into the back entrance, we saw one of our very good friends standing on the corner and she tipped us off that Larry, Edge and Adam were already inside at souncheck but Bono had not been through yet. Knowing he habitually runs late, everyone was fully expecting him to pull up any minute. We hurried up and parked, got ourselves over to the guard gate area and within 20 minutes, it happened.
A black GMC Yukon SUV approached and started coasting very slowly along the curb. I could see Bono sitting in the front passenger seat and I could not believe he was right in front of me. There were probably 10 or 15 others standing behind the barricade and we were all hoping he would actually stop. The driver rounded a little curve in the driveway and stopped. And here is where it goes kind of bad.
The second Bono stepped from the SUV, several girls/women went completely nuts and started screaching "BONO, BONO, omg, BONO!!!" Someone who has met the band several times was begging them to settle down and stop screaming but they got even worse and almost knocked the barricades over. They were pushing and trying to run behind security and I think they made John Sampson nervous because he got Bono back in the truck right away.
Bono did manage to shake a few hands we all got pictures but it could have been so much better if people hadn't mobbed him. They just didn't understand that he probably would have stayed and actually posed with some of us if they had shown a little self control and treated Bono with a little more respect.
Anyway...he looked GREAT. He is really thin and in great shape, he was clean shaven and best of all, he was wearing THE PURPLE SHIRT!!!!
His smile was dazzling and I was shocked at how small he really is. I never noticed what great bone structure he has in his face lol
I wish I could have gotten close enough to shake his hand but I am just thrilled to have caught a glimpse. And it only took 20 years!!! (pics in next post)
to my sweetie Mr. BAW for taking the pics while I swooned!!! 
In GA and these back packers( whose nationality won't be mentioned as i don't want to offend anyone) did nothing but complain
, the only time by the way and it took 12 years!)
