david
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What was the reason for missing Glastonbury initially?
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david
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Seems there's a curse when they get set to play shows like these..
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Eight week rehab for his back surgery was the first report I believe, and that was about a month before Glasto.
david
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Yeah, maybe you're right. I don't know. Not to be mean, or anything, but he doesn't have to do much, and the show's a month away. I would think he could go out there for a couple hours and be ok, but this isn't exactly a thing I'm familiar with. I last had surgery when I was 8 and that was for something way, way more severe, so I was in the hospital for a month, altogether, nevermind the at home stuff afterwards.
The injury's pretty bad, definitely worse than I think anyone here expected, but I doubt it would put him out of action for Almost Acoustic Christmas. Plenty of recovery time and it wouldn't affect his singing.
Bloody lucky it wasn't any of the other band members though. Bands have been put out of action for months thanks to lesser injuries; the New Zealand post-rock band Jakob were basically on hold for about two years when one member was in a car crash that damaged his arm.
On the upside, this may mean Bono won't inflict his guitar playing/wearing on us for a while!
Bloody lucky it wasn't any of the other band members though. Bands have been put out of action for months thanks to lesser injuries; the New Zealand post-rock band Jakob were basically on hold for about two years when one member was in a car crash that damaged his arm.
On the upside, this may mean Bono won't inflict his guitar playing/wearing on us for a while!
cobl04
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Holy shit, that really does sound horrible. But I am trying to figure out how you can injure yourself that badly by falling off a bike after trying to avoid another collision..? Like I've fallen off a bike a few times and gotten hurt but how does your arm bone break into six pieces AND pierce the skin? Yikes.
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bono_212
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I applaud you, but Cobbler is never, ever going to get that reference.
cobl04
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looks like Stephen from Django Unchained.
lazarus
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Man, that sounds brutal.
Bone coming out through the skin?
Bone coming out through the skin?
cobl04
45:33
Guess the people who mispronounce his name Bone-o won't be that far off the mark anymore...
Kieran McConville
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Maybe Edge went to town on him after the tumble. That does seem like an awful lot of smashed bone otherwise.
elevated_u2_fan
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this is what happens when you are over 50, falls and spills cause way more damage then when you were 20 or 30... Unless you are Harrison Ford of course...
gvox
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Yeah...Compound fractures as you get older are no joke. If it was his leg he'd be down a good while. I hate the sound of that eye socket fracture too. The thing about multiple fractures in various places is almost assuredly he will need painkillers for a few days maybe even weeks. That's what does you in imo, both while on them and the aftermath coming off. I'm 3.5 weeks out of a relatively less serious facial day surgery and I still have days where i feel like an absolute sack of shit. And weird bursts of major pain that I thought were over. I feel for the guy, not because he's Bono but just because he's got a few things going on there that are going to be pretty painful. I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't do the Xmas show at all, especially if he will be doing therapy during that time.
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also, I forgot:
THEY CALLED ME MR GLASS!
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Hewson
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Man, that sounds brutal.
Bone coming out through the skin?
And in 6 pieces?
Was he riding his bike at 110 MPH?
Those are some serious injuries from a bike accident.
elevated_u2_fan
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how's everybody feeling about those bike jokes in that Bono get well thread now? 
martha
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Holy shit. Those injuries soynd awful. He's only a little older than me, and that would put me out of commision for several months.
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My concern is that he is 54. Injuries don't heal as quickly at this age.
I injured my shoulder blade when I was 19 and was able to recover relatively quickly through a mix of pain killers, a sling, and luck. I don't think he will have that luxury.
Bono hates calcium.
I broke my pinky too, and it's still crooked. We r teh twinz!1
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My pinky has been crooked for 17 years! Cool shit. I like to fuck with people who don't know it and pretend that they broke it when it seems possible for that to have happened.
elevated_u2_fan
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apparently Bono just needs a smack habit and all this will sort itself out in a month or so...
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I thought cheese (as in pizza) was loaded with calcium.
corianderstem
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how's everybody feeling about those bike jokes in that Bono get well thread now?
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One of the funniest 'lost in translation' things I've ever seen.
(I mean, I'm assuming he meant oxycontin or whatever other opiate they give as painkillers these days. Maybe heroin IS the new go-to drug preferred by 9 out of 10 physicians.)
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I know you're joking, but heroin is considered a Schedule I Controlled Substance (no currently accepted medical use, lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision, high potential for abuse) by the DEA.
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I used it for two days so that I could sleep. Once I could sleep without it I stopped using it. Not something you want to use more than necessary.
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My boyfriend had similar injuries from a bike accident when he was 28. He was out of commission for six months. At 54, these injuries are very serious. I think the doctor's statement of "intensive and progressive therapy" speaks to that. I wonder if it's his dominant arm.
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