Bono on TheRockFM NZ this afternoon

[evieangelique]

I haven't seen this posted anywhere yet, but TheRockFM in NZ are due to interview Bono at some point this afternoon.

http://www.therock.net.nz

I would hazard a guess that this may be the official announcement of new dates for us all.

 

[Carek1230]

 

[MacHat]

I posted about this in the Enoguh Rope/November thread, I didn't think anybody payed attention


The interview's on at 4:05pm NZ time, which is about 1 hour 20 minutes from now, if my calculations are correct (I suck at maths)

 

[timothius]

I saw it MacHat.

What is it about NZ naming it's FM radio stations after celebrities... The Rock, The Edge?

For me if it's not on ZB or RadioSport I don't want to know about it!

 

[MacHat]

Haha true, crazy radio station names

They keep playing a clip of the interview on The Rock, it's Bono basically saying thanks heaps to everyone for their patience.

 

[evieangelique]

I posted about this in the Enoguh Rope/November thread, I didn't think anybody payed attention


The interview's on at 4:05pm NZ time, which is about 1 hour 20 minutes from now, if my calculations are correct (I suck at maths)

I missed it, sorry.

There doesn't appear to be audio streaming on their site? At least we've got someone with their ear to the radio over there

 

[Lila64]

I posted about this in the Enoguh Rope/November thread, I didn't think anybody payed attention


The interview's on at 4:05pm NZ time, which is about 1 hour 20 minutes from now, if my calculations are correct (I suck at maths)

I made a note of the website (thanks), but didn't have time to join up until now. Listening to 'Elevation'

I didn't bother to check the timezones, so no clue if/when it will start. I know you said between 3-7PM

The ROCK!

they just said Bono would be on about 4:05 NZ time, whenever that is here (off to check the timezone clock). So I think that's in an hour from now. Too bad the website is constantly BUFFERING

 

[U2Fanatic4ever]

fyi...
right now it's 3:08pm on tuesday, march 14th in NZ...

here's the link: http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_NZ.aspx

 

[MacHat]

No worries evieangelique , I'll be grocery shopping when the interview's on , but I'll have my portable radio on and I'll be straight onto the computer when I get home

It's just under an hour the interview will be on .

 

[U2Fanatic4ever]

listening to Midnight Oil right now...

 

[nurse chrissi]

you can listen online - you just have to click join - fill int he information and they'll email you a passcode
then return to the site - login and then click listen online

 

[evieangelique]

Eek. Thanks nurse chrissi! I'm out of it today after spending all last night dubbing the denton interview to DVD

 

[evieangelique]

Gah, I can't hear it on this computer anyway! Stupid obsolete uni lab computers.

 

[MacHat]

Uni computers suck

 

[U2Fanatic4ever]

35 minutes to go...

 

[MacHat]

 

[Bono in Sydney]

It will be just another paid advertisement for the Bono "No Debt" Party.

Vote 1 now.

NZ gives 0.028% of the GDP to African Aid, Bono wants it at 0.07%. If it gets to 0.05% by 2010, he will be happy.

He will say something like New Zealand can lead the way for countries like Australia. He makes it sound like a big competition.

 

[weinerdog]

Is a promoter going to be involved? I can't see Bono being the one to rattle off specific dates(at least concerning all the postponed shows). Seems like someone else's gig.

 

[evieangelique]

Perhaps you should tune out if you're suddenly so sour about Bono these days, B_I_S?

 

[ruffian]

It will be just another paid advertisement for the Bono "No Debt" Party.

Vote 1 now.

NZ gives 0.028% of the GDP to African Aid, Bono wants it at 0.07%. If it gets to 0.05% by 2010, he will be happy.

He will say something like New Zealand can lead the way for countries like Australia. He makes it sound like a big competition.

well, it *should* be a competition and a priority for wealthy nations of the world. Debt relief is Bono's passion, so he tends to talk about it...no surprise there. One of the reasons he's succeeded in persuading governments to forgive millions of foreign debt is because he's persuasive and he's repeating the message to anyone who will listen. i don't know about you, but he's certainly done more than i have in the last 24 hours to relieve suffering in the third world.

 

[Bono in Sydney]

Bono likes to do one interview in every country that he goes to. Mainly to sell his idea of “No Debt, More money for Africa” and a few funny voices. But Bono only does it if he sees the questions before hand and has control of the interview at all times.

After the Denton interview, it was Bono’s expectation that there would be a few cuts made in reference to his comments about some of the US senators but We ran the whole thing anyway. Nothing Bono said was too bad but Bono categorically does not want to be seen to be slagging anyone in the world off cause he thinks that will get his work offisde with certain political groups.

 

[cg]

It will be just another paid advertisement for the Bono "No Debt" Party.

Vote 1 now.

NZ gives 0.028% of the GDP to African Aid, Bono wants it at 0.07%. If it gets to 0.05% by 2010, he will be happy.

He will say something like New Zealand can lead the way for countries like Australia. He makes it sound like a big competition.

those are australia's figures you are stating, no?

and the figures are .28, .5 and .7 ; you have too many zeroes in there.

 

[timothius]

those are australia's figures you are stating, no?

and the figures are .28, .5 and .7 ; you have too many zeroes in there.

From what I understand NZ's figures are pretty close to Australias, if not a little behind.

 

[Pop Artist]

It will be just another paid advertisement for the Bono "No Debt" Party.

Vote 1 now.

NZ gives 0.028% of the GDP to African Aid, Bono wants it at 0.07%. If it gets to 0.05% by 2010, he will be happy.

He will say something like New Zealand can lead the way for countries like Australia. He makes it sound like a big competition.

But Coppel is supposedly announcing all the dates at the same time so Bono can say the dates, he can at least remember the two NZ dates.

 

[evieangelique]

Bono likes to do one interview in every country that he goes to. Mainly to sell his idea of “No Debt, More money for Africa” and a few funny voices.

...but Bono categorically does not want to be seen to be slagging anyone in the world off cause he thinks that will get his work offisde with certain political groups.

And these would be bad things...why? I think people forget that Enough Rope was an interview with Bono, not an interview with U2.

 

[U2Fanatic4ever]

And these would be bad things...why? I think people forget that Enough Rope was an interview with Bono, not an interview with U2.

 

[cg]

Bono likes to do one interview in every country that he goes to. Mainly to sell his idea of “No Debt, More money for Africa” and a few funny voices. But Bono only does it if he sees the questions before hand and has control of the interview at all times.

After the Denton interview, it was Bono’s expectation that there would be a few cuts made in reference to his comments about some of the US senators but We ran the whole thing anyway. Nothing Bono said was too bad but Bono categorically does not want to be seen to be slagging anyone in the world off cause he thinks that will get his work offisde with certain political groups.

do you think this is a revelation?

 

[nurse chrissi]

I'm so disturbed that I actually kind of like this song

of course it could be that it sound a little like they borrowed a little from U2 - possibly a bit of ISHFWILF

 

[MacHat]

Bah stupid ads, hurry up!

 

[U2Fanatic4ever]

heheehe... i didn't recognize the song.. Lila asked who it was and I was like: " music"...i dont know... come to find out its INXS!