Bono Arrives In Africa

[kellyahern]

It's supposed to be tonight and tomorrow .

 

[one4u2]

It's supposed to be tonight and tomorrow .

at 6:30?

 

[kellyahern]

at 6:30?

Yes, on the east coast. I don't know what time the nightly news airs in other time zones.

 

[SunBloc]

Can't thank you enough for the photos, the links, and the comments in this thread! They really meant a lot to me as well as many others. There really are good and decent U2 fans around. You've done Interference proud!

 

[bonocomet]

^^It's 5:30 on the west coast.

 

[ruffian]

Thanks everyone for all the great pictures and links.

Here is a link to a web site that I found interesting. Instead of donating money (wich is not really helping) you can buy a family a pig or goat to help make some income. Does anyone know if this is a good way to go about that?

http://www.heifer.org/site/c.edJRKQ..._and_sustainability__Heifer_International.htm

I've done consulting for this organization--absolutely a great way to support sustainable development

On the same topic of giving, there have been many, many successful initiatives in getting insecticide-treated mosquito nets to people in rural areas. You can make a small donation to the UN Foundation (and many other groups, like UNICEF, have done campaigns) and make a real difference in people's lives:

http://www.unfoundation.org/malaria/
The Global Fund (for AIDS, TB, Malaria relief):
http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/

 

[DreamOutLoud13]

5:30 in the central time zone too.

 

[Bono Mot]

It's supposed to be tonight and tomorrow .

Thanks! Didn't know it was tonight too. Gotta set the VCR now!

 

[sami0201]

Thanks guys! It's the NBC news?

 

[kellyahern]

Thanks guys! It's the NBC news?

 

[kellyahern]

In Mali

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060522/wl_nm/africa_bono_cotton_dc_1

 

[BonoFox1]

Sweaty Bono....

 

[evieangelique]

Sweaty Bono....

lol, poor Bono, his hair clumps together when he sweats

Here's a re-up of Bono's video blog in Africa yesterday at the bottom of Mt. Kilimanjaro (thanks to Galeongirl for downloading the stream for me )

http://www.mega upload.com/?d=UJUTHKZS

 

[DreamOutLoud13]

Brian Williams has updated his blog again, with more on Bono:

http://dailynightly.msnbc.com/2006/05/long_days_journ.html#below-fold

If you need a laugh, be sure to read the bit about the sound guy falling into the swimming pool


Also, the Nightly News has finished up here, and I imagine NBC will have a stream of the segment by tomorrow. It was a good segment, and hopefully Americans who don't normally pay attention to this kind of thing, but do watch the Nightly News, will learn a thing or two.
Also, I'm sure I'm not alone in being extremely touched by how happy Bono seems to be around all of the African children he meets. I must say, there's nothing so adorable as Bono playing thumb war with a small child (especially considering that just four days ago, we had Bono-thumb-war captions in the caption thread, thanks to Lemon Grrrrrl)

EDIT: Even better:

NBC NIGHTLY NEWS NETCAST
You can now watch NBC Nightly News on your computer every weeknight after 10 p.m. ET.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/

 

[Thora]

I love that I can come here every day, and get a great recap complete with wonderful articles, pictures, and great posts from all of you about Bono's trip to Africa. Thanks for helping to keep us so well informed!

 

[Lila64]

I love that I can come here every day, and get a great recap complete with wonderful articles, pictures, and great posts from all of you about Bono's trip to Africa. Thanks for helping to keep us so well informed!

 

[one4u2]

 

[evieangelique]

Brian Williams has updated his blog again, with more on Bono:

http://dailynightly.msnbc.com/2006/05/long_days_journ.html#below-fold

If you need a laugh, be sure to read the bit about the sound guy falling into the swimming pool


Also, the Nightly News has finished up here, and I imagine NBC will have a stream of the segment by tomorrow. It was a good segment, and hopefully Americans who don't normally pay attention to this kind of thing, but do watch the Nightly News, will learn a thing or two.
Also, I'm sure I'm not alone in being extremely touched by how happy Bono seems to be around all of the African children he meets. I must say, there's nothing so adorable as Bono playing thumb war with a small child (especially considering that just four days ago, we had Bono-thumb-war captions in the caption thread, thanks to Lemon Grrrrrl)

EDIT: Even better:

Thanks for that! I couldn't resist leaving a comment on that blog, but it'll take a while to appear from the moderation queue

 

[kellyahern]

Thanks for that! I couldn't resist leaving a comment on that blog, but it'll take a while to appear from the moderation queue

Your post made it . As did mine, complete with a grammatical error I just spotted .

These posts are moderated?

Seems to me they need mass sterilazation and a good civil war to over throw the government that has squandered the money we have sent them.

ugh


Oh, I see you saw that one too. Great response and post, Evie .

 

[evieangelique]

Ugh, I know I feel like whapping some of those commenters with every press release that ONE has ever done before they make any more comments like that. And yeah, if the posts are moderated, god knows how THAT one made it

Thanks Kelly! I sometimes get on my soapbox if provoked

 

[Ms. M]

^^It's 5:30 on the west coast.

and its 6:00 p.m. in the Pacific Northwest

 

[u2granny]

and its 6:00 p.m. in the Pacific Northwest

Best everyone check their local listings because here near Portland it is on at 5:30.

 

[BonoFox1]

^^ Damn I missed it

I'll catch it tomorrow for sure!

 

[ruffian]

Your post made it . As did mine, complete with a grammatical error I just spotted .

i saw your post!

 

[kellyahern]

^^ Damn I missed it

Earlier in the thread there is a link where you can watch it online (after 10 p.m. ).

 

[nurse chrissi]

Good posts everyone

I hate the “sure it’s nice what Bono is doing over there but charity begins at home”
Such a lame excuse to do nothing - not to mention the “us vs. them” argument is a bit counterproductive to a global community

 

[evieangelique]

Earlier in the thread there is a link where you can watch it online (after 10 p.m. ).

I'm trying to get the url of the stream so Gg or someone with a streaming downloader can nab it for us, lol. My uni internet connection isn't allowing me to do that anymore

 

[evieangelique]

Good posts everyone

I hate the “sure it’s nice what Bono is doing over there but charity begins at home”
Such a lame excuse to do nothing - not to mention the “us vs. them” argument is a bit counterproductive to a global community

I agree. That argument angers me the most.

 

[kellyahern]

I'm trying to get the url of the stream so Gg or someone with a streaming downloader can nab it for us, lol. My uni internet connection isn't allowing me to do that anymore

I think it still has about 30 minutes before they post tonight's program.

 

[one4u2]

It has been a long day -- two nations, one flight, many tribal chiefs and rainfall here tonight of Biblical proportions. All the while I've had my first exposure to a 46-year-old Irish rock star who moves with great ease through this world and has devoted so much of his life of late to this cause.