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U2's Bono rallies Midwest
By Daily News Wire Services
Irish rock star Bono urged Teamsters to begin hauling a new kind of freight -- support in the fight against the spread of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.
The U2 lead singer made a brief stop at the giant Iowa 80 truck stop west of Davenport, Iowa, on Tuesday as part of his seven-day bus tour through seven Midwestern states to raise awareness of the epidemic in Africa.
Bono said truckers can play a vital role in improving the delivery of drugs and vaccines and reducing the rate of HIV among African truck drivers, half of whom he said have tested positive for the HIV virus.
"I always had a sense that this (the Midwest) was a place that sets the moral course for America," the 42-year-old singer told the drivers. "There is a decency here. But the politicians in Washington don't think people out here care."
The "Heart of America Tour: Africa's Future and Ours" entourage, which includes actress Ashley Judd and African dancers and musicians, also planned stops in Davenport and Dubuque.
Bono spoke briefly with workers at the truck stop, which handles an estimated 3,500 customers per day, ordered a peanut butter-Oreo cookie milkshake and reboarded the bus.
Truck-stop manager Jack Horan said he didn't know if the store's music section had any U2 in stock.
"I'm afraid to look ... they might be next to Tammy Wynette or something like it," Horan said.
U2's Bono rallies Midwest
By Daily News Wire Services
Irish rock star Bono urged Teamsters to begin hauling a new kind of freight -- support in the fight against the spread of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.
The U2 lead singer made a brief stop at the giant Iowa 80 truck stop west of Davenport, Iowa, on Tuesday as part of his seven-day bus tour through seven Midwestern states to raise awareness of the epidemic in Africa.
Bono said truckers can play a vital role in improving the delivery of drugs and vaccines and reducing the rate of HIV among African truck drivers, half of whom he said have tested positive for the HIV virus.
"I always had a sense that this (the Midwest) was a place that sets the moral course for America," the 42-year-old singer told the drivers. "There is a decency here. But the politicians in Washington don't think people out here care."
The "Heart of America Tour: Africa's Future and Ours" entourage, which includes actress Ashley Judd and African dancers and musicians, also planned stops in Davenport and Dubuque.
Bono spoke briefly with workers at the truck stop, which handles an estimated 3,500 customers per day, ordered a peanut butter-Oreo cookie milkshake and reboarded the bus.
Truck-stop manager Jack Horan said he didn't know if the store's music section had any U2 in stock.
"I'm afraid to look ... they might be next to Tammy Wynette or something like it," Horan said.
