doctorwho said:
I know this story VERY well.
I later met Dave at a Providence, RI Elevation concert where again we were both in the heart. But there was no ramp jumping this time. However, Bono remembered Dave and at other concerts, Dave was even able to get Bono to talk to Dave's daughters!
The last I heard, I think Dave was getting married (might be by now). Dave is a decent guy - although he has a bit of a "reputation" here. I won't get into that. Just don't let him stand in front of you at a concert.
Dr Who-
Thanks for your kind words and for setting the record straight.
The internet is a vehicle of both information and misinformation.
Thank you for getting the story right, for historical reasons.
I would not encourage any passionate fan to do what I did. Some fans think that since I made this sort of connection w Bono that evening that I now have some inside track w U2 and Bono. I do not. Again I do not. He treats me no different that all his other fans.
All I get from Bono is an occassional 'hey what's up' look if he ever sees me in a public setting.
And that's the extent of it.
All I can be grateful is for the fact that during my leap up I said to myself ("
ahh shit I SHOULD NOT be doing this.."), but it was too late to change the course of events at that point. (I was very afraid). I was
LUCKY that Bono chose not to let me make a entire fool out of myself that evening.
Here are pics of my night in Boston:
http://members.aol.com/diamondbruno9/index2.html
Here's a fan's account, it was her first U2 show and she posted the way she saw it:
The first riffs of "Walk On" filled the arena after a lovely "One". Anyone who had read any of the setlists from earlier in the show knew this was the last song. Near the end, a fan came running up onto the right side of the stage towards the stage. Adam Clayton quickly made himself scarce as security roughly brought the fan down . The arena was so loud, I couldn't hear anything if anything was being shouted. Bono didn't notice at first. He was looking off to the left of the stage, strumming his guitar and getting set to end the song. But the scuffle couldn't go unnoticed for long as the crowd had tuned in and all eyes were flying to the right of the stage.
The fan reached out to Bono, wordlessly asking for his help. The singer stripped himself of his guitar and chucked it at a stage hand. He covered the distance between the center of the stage and the right corner in a fraction of a second. He pushed off one security guard and then another. He shouted something, but with the din of the screaming crowd and Edge's lead guitar, I didn't hear what he said. One security guard or two persisted in forcibly removing the fan. Bono pulled an arm back, hand all fisted up. He was livid. Security let the fan go and the man got up and went with Bono to the center of the stage. The crowd was ecstatic. It was like a victory for fans everywhere. The fan picked Bono up and swung him around (he towered over the little frontman by a good four to six inches). Then, the fan took a lap around the heart and disappeared into the crowd once more as Bono and U2 finished up the show.
The newspapers the next morning thought the fan wasa plant and the whole incident could have been a set up. This is not true...................
Here's my story I wrote out shortly after that night for Bono:
http://members.aol.com/diamondbruno9/bono/
Later in the tour Bono did interact w my 2 kids in Phx (Nov 2001). He took the Am. Flag from Sydney who was 6 at the time and later he pulled Alexis 8 and Syd up during Walk On. Kneeling down to my children while looking at me, he gave Alexis his red guitar pic, Alexis strummed his guitar while Sydney sang. Bono next had my children handed back to me.
I have the utmost respect for Bono for the indivual that he is:
-A rockstar
-A father
-A philanthropist
-A Philosopher
-A humanitarian
-A poet
-An activist
-A human being like you and me.
Thru out his entertainiment career and humanitarian efforts Bono has sought to help the most vulernable, the weakest and those in the most trouble.
I witnessed his love first hand, and really was the least worthy to recieve it.
I've attended U2 Shows since 1983 and have been a fan since 1981.
I only wished I woulda thought more before making that silly leap knowing now the repercussions that I would encountered then.
peace,
db9
Alexis and Syndey Nov 2001 Phx Show
PS
thx to anne and the other ppl who made kind comments in this thread