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Thanks for posting all the pictures!!!
last unicorn said:
Don't worry, it's only one of several guitars of this kind that Bono has. So I am sure we will be seeing him "wearing" this guitar again.
Alisaura said:
Wow, Adam looks tanned, and surprised!
Thank you for the pics!
rihannsu said:You know I have to say that I think one reason that Bono was not at the auction might be that it is Edge's night and if Bono shows up it would upstage him. We all know how the press and people in general are and I think that Bono would be very sensitive to that. I was struck by how careful Bono was on the night of the Superdome reopening to make sure he stayed back to some extent and didn't steal the limelight from Edge. I felt that he really made an effort to tune down the Bononess except when actually singing and even then I felt during the Saints performance that he was being careful not to overpower Billy Joe. At the very end he redirected everyone's attention to The Edge and practically disappeared off the stage.
Dana
kellyahern said:
dsmith2904 said:Bob Ezrin posted about the auction in the Music Rising blog:
Can you believe what happened last night????
It's been a long time since I posted here, mostly because the elegant and talented Caroline has been here to spread the news. But this is one time that I have to share my excitement with all of our friends.
Last night we witnessed one of the greatest examples of selflessness and pure giving in the history of charitable events. Scores of friends and associates gave us little pieces of themselves - their instruments, clothing, photos and other memorabilia - to auction to a crowd of ardent supporters of Music Rising (and U2). The greatest contributions came from Darren Julien of Julien's Auctions who put this incredible event together at considerable personal expense; from Henry, Caroline and all the folks at Gibson who pulled out all the stops in getting donated instruments and memorabilia from artists from all over the world; from our dear friends and supporters who paid more than anyone could have predicted for all of the items on auction and made it possible for us to sell more than $2.4m worth of stuff IN ONE NIGHT!
But perhaps the greatest thanks has to go to my dear friend and partner, Edge, as well as Bono, Larry and Adam for so generously providing us with the greatest collection of U2 memorabilia ever offered to the public. Sometimes people don't realize this but every item the members of U2 gave us to auction was something that they were personally attached to in a fundamental way. And in the case of the instruments, these were their actual creative tools and extensions of their musical identity. This wasn't just a case of some celebs signing 8x10's or cheap new guitars and putting them up for sale. This was a group of committed, giving artists who put their prized possessions behind their convictions for the benefit of others. How amazingly cool and impressive is that? I have never been more proud to be in the same trench with someone. I told Edge that last night after the sale was over. I'm telling you too because you should know that about the man and his band mates. There are no better people anywhere.
Caroline will no doubt write about the experience of the auction. I couldn't be there because of an illness in the family, but I watched and participated online - plus folks were calling me from the floor of the auction to let me hear what was going on - so I had a small sense of the excitement in the room. The reports were uniformly ecstatic.
This money and the rest that we have been raising through the kindness of Gibson and Musicians Friend by selling the new Epiphone Music Rising Guitar as well as from numerous other sources will give us the wherewithal to make good on our commitment to bring the music back to the Central Gulf by providing instruments for its musicians, churches and schools, and through the music to help the essential process of community building in the region.
There's so much more that I could say about this but I'm going to close with a simple "Thank You" to everyone who participated in, and helped to support, this amazingly successful event.
Think we should do it again? Let us know.
Best wishes to all!
Bob
And did any of you see the Music Rising special on Sundance last night? It was so great.