Kristin Machina
War Child
doctorwho said:
At the time I bought this, I believe the young lady was in her late teens or very early 20's - which was about 10 years ago. She went by the moniker of Aingeal on WIRE (the old U2 forum - this was THE place to be before Interference, U2.com, @U2 and any other site). WIRE members did a lot of things - we organized charity drives, bought new servers and even made a huge banner that travelled around the world with the POPMart tour! It was signed by many WIRE members (myself included) and even the band members! It was "lost" somewhere in Europe. The person who lost it claimed she felt horrible and she doesn't understand how it got lost...I personally believe it was stolen. I don't know if this person was involved or not, but with U2's signatures (and even Paul McGuinness) on it, suddenly that banner was worth $$. I'm waiting for it to magically appear online one day.
Anyway, Aingeal, whose real name is Anne-Louise Hight, was a big fan and a WIRE member. Given that she'd be nearing or in her 30's by now, I'm not sure what has happened to her. It appears she hasn't done any more of these cartoon strips in a while. She may not even be a U2 fan anymore. But at least she had her fun travelling the country in 1997 seeing U2. She'd work setting up the stadium and such to get a ticket and live with whomever. Aaaah, the life of youth.
Actually, she goes by the name "Moony" on Livejournal's U2 community. She wrote me a comment when I posted her pics there. Yes, she's still a U2 fan.
