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Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King [VIDEO]

Jon Michaels — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:00:17 +0000

April 4th 1968, "They took your life but they couldn't take your pride!" In the name of love, what more in the name of love? Always admired the fact Bono sang sweetly of Dr. King.

U2′s Bono Goes to Hospital for Routine Checkup, Not Chest Pains

Chris M. Junior — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:50:14 +0000

Last year, Bono‘s emergency back surgery in Germany had the U2 fan base worried about his welfare.

There was an entirely different kind of concern for Bono over the weekend, when reports circulated that he was treated for chest pains last week at a hospital in Monaco. U2 fans can rest easy, though: It was just a routine checkup, according to a spokeswoman for the 51-year-old singer.

Bono Brings Blind Guitarist From Crowd Onstage at U2 Concert [VIDEO]

Grace Niemitalo — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:00:08 +0000

Adam Bevell is a huge U2 fan. He's been to a dozen of the Irish band's concerts, and danced with his wife to U2 favorite 'All I Want Is You' during their wedding.

The 32-year old father of four is also blind. At the U2 concert in Nashville, Tennessee he attended last Saturday he held up a sign advertising his services as a "blind guitar player."

Bono Shares Spotlight With A Fan In Nashville [Video]

Jon Michaels — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:30:40 +0000

At the end of their Saturday show in Nashville, Bono shared the spotlight with a fan. During the show Bono noticed a blind fan holding a sign asking to play a song for his wife. After pulling the young man onstage Bono said “dude is gonna play some guitar.” The fan replies “I’m really nervous!’ Bono [...]

NHL Player Picks Up Hitchhiking Bono in Canada

Jon Michaels — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:30:36 +0000

Edmonton Oilers' center Gilbert Brule could have sworn he saw U2 frontman Bono hitchhiking on the side of a Canadian road Tuesday.

Kelsey Nichols, his girlfriend and the driver of the car that had allegedly just whizzed past the rock icon, had her

Bono Does Talking Heads Karaoke In Brazil [VIDEO]

Jon Michaels — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:31:44 +0000

Do you have tickets for their show at Invesco At Mile High in Denver? Neither do I, so here’s some Karaoke work done Bono by and guys in Brazil. May 21st is the date for the Denver show, good luck trying to find good seats at a descent price. This date kicks off the remaining [...]

Thank You Dr. King

Jon Michaels — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 01:46:52 +0000

Having spent a large portion of my life in Alabama, I would like to take a moment and say “Thank You,” to the late Dr. King. The South was a different place “back in the day!” I remember a couple of years back my daughter was studying the “Civil Rights” movement in High School. She [...]