I had a strange encounter on Tuesday, March 25th on a flight out of Boston that I thought I’d share.
At around 9:30 AM, a man wearing black jeans, a blue button up shirt, a black jacket, boots, and black framed glasses (but not really tinted) appeared standing not to far from the boarding area. He was standing apart from everyone, and gabbing away (not too loudly, but in a very animated manner) into a very discreet earpiece/blue-tooth type device. He had a black carry on and computer type case as if he were on a short trip. What made me think at first it was Bono was his gait, though I was thrown off by the hair, which seemed a bit longer than I have seen in photos. I tried to get closer to hear him speak, but he kept walking. He boarded with the first class call, but it wasn’t a large plane, and I actually had a premium seat up front (you’ve got to love on-line check in which releases these seats at the last minute). When I boarded, I noticed he was seated two rows behind me. He had the row to himself. He was still talking and talking away, and I couldn’t help but look very hard at him while I was putting my case in the overhead bin. From the front, the resemblance was uncanny—eyes, smile, facial structure, facial hair. After my long stare, he smiled at me, nodded, and said hello, and I did the same, and realized I had better take my seat because I was blocking the aisle. My intuition told me it WAS him.
So it was hard to refrain from looking back at him once we took off. For the first part of the flight, he was engrossed in USA Today. When I saw his eyes look straight ahead I was convinced—but the hair was troubling. It was clearly colored, maybe even highlighted a little (a wig?). He seemed to fit in with the nerdy/hip business crowd, but he still stood out. During the latter part of the flight he dozed a little, and I could see that he had three piercings in his left ear. (He was not wearing any earrings or rings). I also noticed he had a bit of a tan, like he had been abroad somewhere sunny recently. What really convinced me it was him, was when he was waking up upon landing, I noticed a huge cross/rosary hanging out of his shirt.
I tried to accost him when deplaning, but I got very awkward…when I tried to turn to him he said “pardon me” and proceeded ahead to get his gate checked luggage. At that point, I got flustered, and moved along to get my own luggage…
So was this Bono? Or was it a complete phantasm or delusion? Does he ever travel solo on commercial airlines?(Does he go out incognito?) It’s driving me crazy that I will never know.
At around 9:30 AM, a man wearing black jeans, a blue button up shirt, a black jacket, boots, and black framed glasses (but not really tinted) appeared standing not to far from the boarding area. He was standing apart from everyone, and gabbing away (not too loudly, but in a very animated manner) into a very discreet earpiece/blue-tooth type device. He had a black carry on and computer type case as if he were on a short trip. What made me think at first it was Bono was his gait, though I was thrown off by the hair, which seemed a bit longer than I have seen in photos. I tried to get closer to hear him speak, but he kept walking. He boarded with the first class call, but it wasn’t a large plane, and I actually had a premium seat up front (you’ve got to love on-line check in which releases these seats at the last minute). When I boarded, I noticed he was seated two rows behind me. He had the row to himself. He was still talking and talking away, and I couldn’t help but look very hard at him while I was putting my case in the overhead bin. From the front, the resemblance was uncanny—eyes, smile, facial structure, facial hair. After my long stare, he smiled at me, nodded, and said hello, and I did the same, and realized I had better take my seat because I was blocking the aisle. My intuition told me it WAS him.
So it was hard to refrain from looking back at him once we took off. For the first part of the flight, he was engrossed in USA Today. When I saw his eyes look straight ahead I was convinced—but the hair was troubling. It was clearly colored, maybe even highlighted a little (a wig?). He seemed to fit in with the nerdy/hip business crowd, but he still stood out. During the latter part of the flight he dozed a little, and I could see that he had three piercings in his left ear. (He was not wearing any earrings or rings). I also noticed he had a bit of a tan, like he had been abroad somewhere sunny recently. What really convinced me it was him, was when he was waking up upon landing, I noticed a huge cross/rosary hanging out of his shirt.
I tried to accost him when deplaning, but I got very awkward…when I tried to turn to him he said “pardon me” and proceeded ahead to get his gate checked luggage. At that point, I got flustered, and moved along to get my own luggage…
So was this Bono? Or was it a complete phantasm or delusion? Does he ever travel solo on commercial airlines?(Does he go out incognito?) It’s driving me crazy that I will never know.
Bono doesn't tan... he burns! just like the rest of us with whiter than whtie skin and light hair!
