Interesting article about Bullet The blue Sky

[Seconds]

http://www.laprensagrafica.com/fama/347297.asp

For those that don't understand Spanish, here is are the highlights

- August 1986, Bono visits Chalatenango, a town near the capital of El Salvador. The hotbed of the war.
- He was accompanied by Ali
- The trip was setup by Amnesty International
- Bono can see and hear mortars and bombs near his location
- The reporter assumes that "Rattle and Hum" is the sound that Mortars and Bombs make.
- The campesinos (farmers) guide him to safety. He was scared for his life, for the town folk, it was nothing new
- He also visits Nicaragua during his trip
- The song was written to protest the U.S government's involvement in the wars in Central America
- Local myths : he did not join the Guerillas in the front line and he did not get drunk in a local bar
- No one took pictures, some Guerilla leaders don't even remember the encounter, no immigrations records
exist because those papers were lost in an Earthquake

Its interesting to see how Bono has changed from a "hands on" activist to a more "political" activist.
I prefer his old way, since I found he wrote most passionate lyrics back then.

But it’s great to see that to this day, he still puts so much energy and compassion into helping those less fortunate.

 

[BVS]

Its interesting to see how Bono has changed from a "hands on" activist to a more "political" activist.
I prefer his old way, since I found he wrote most passionate lyrics back then.

How is he not hands on now? That's ridiculous.

 

[GibsonGirl]

Re: Re: Interesting article about Bullet The blue Sky

How is he not hands on now? That's ridiculous.

What are you talking about? Bono has never set foot in Africa!

 

[Seconds]

Re: Re: Interesting article about Bullet The blue Sky

How is he not hands on now? That's ridiculous.

I just meant that he no longer goes to war zones and hangs out with rebels.

But like GibsonGirl said, he still visits africa often.

I guess I just didnt' think about it when I wrote it.

 

[LJT]

Hanging out with rebels etc does not really help him get things done where they need to be done..as has been said he still meets with the ground level people in Africa, he is still very much hands on...just he has realised the way to achieve it all.

 

[Lemonfix]

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I just meant that he no longer goes to war zones and hangs out with rebels.

He did this once, and I don't know think that meeting rebels was the intention of his trip. He went to see what was going on. I don't think there is any time in U2's career that Bono would have ever hung out with soldiers/rebels involved in a violent conflict. That seems very much at odds with what has, and does, stand for.

 

[BVS]

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[david]

I thinking shaking hands with President Bush is as hands on as you can get.