I almost don't want to say this, but...

harmless_little_f***
harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
edited January 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
'My name is Bono and I'm a rockstar.'

WTF? Why is that necessary?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTTqP4r6bgI

Also, 'I don't know who the organisations are but you can find them out.' I could've told the cameras that myself.

And he DOES look like a cartoon hybrid of a skiier and Tim Westwood.
'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

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  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    ...sorta"
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  • in_hiding79
    in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    'My name is Bono and I'm a rockstar.'

    WTF? Why is that necessary?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTTqP4r6bgI

    Also, 'I don't know who the organisations are but you can find them out.' I could've told the cameras that myself.

    And he DOES look like a cartoon hybrid of a skiier and Tim Westwood.

    Bono is a cutie, but with a big EGO!!
    And so the lion fell in love with the lamb...,"
    "What a stupid lamb."
    "What a sick, masochistic lion."
  • sennin
    sennin Posts: 2,146
    Did I ever tell you that I dislike Bono....very much?!

    I mean, yeah, it's great...the work he's doing.

    But, get rid of your $1000 rock star glasses and $750 scarf....and stop "acting"!

    *end rant*
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    sennin wrote:
    Did I ever tell you that I dislike Bono....very much?!

    I mean, yeah, it's great...the work he's doing.

    But, get rid of your $1000 rock star glasses and $750 scarf....and stop "acting"!

    *end rant*

    To be honest, it didn't sound like he was all that knowledgable about the 'work he's doing' - not from the evidence of that clip, anyway. Even if he is, he seems to think he's doing it single-handedly.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    To be honest, it didn't sound like he was all that knowledgable about the 'work he's doing' - not from the evidence of that clip, anyway. Even if he is, he seems to think he's doing it single-handedly.
    Give him a break, He's a "Rock Star" not a missionary worker.
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  • Julien
    Julien Posts: 2,457
    I hate this guy. And this video is another reason for me to hate him.
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  • sennin
    sennin Posts: 2,146
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    To be honest, it didn't sound like he was all that knowledgable about the 'work he's doing' - not from the evidence of that clip, anyway. Even if he is, he seems to think he's doing it single-handedly.

    I'm using the word "work" here loosely. It's good that he's uses his celebrity (and money) to make people aware. I'm sure he doesn't do very much hands on stuff....or even have much knowledge of what is actually happening. He's just the smiling face on the TV.

    The whole glasses thing just gets to me....it seems disrespectful.
  • MattCameronKicksButt
    MattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    sennin wrote:
    Did I ever tell you that I dislike Bono....very much?!

    I mean, yeah, it's great...the work he's doing.

    But, get rid of your $1000 rock star glasses and $750 scarf....and stop "acting"!

    *end rant*

    I agree with you a bit but he did earn that money. He must be rolling it. If he wants to wear expensive glasses, he can. :)
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    sennin wrote:
    I'm using the word "work" here loosely. It's good that he's uses his celebrity (and money) to make people aware. I'm sure he doesn't do very much hands on stuff....or even have much knowledge of what is actually happening. He's just the smiling face on the TV.

    The whole glasses thing just gets to me....it seems disrespectful.

    Yeah. He's talking about extreme poverty whilst wearing layers and layers of bling.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • sennin
    sennin Posts: 2,146
    MattCameronKicksButt wrote:
    I agree with you a bit but he did earn that money. He must be rolling it. If he wants to wear expensive glasses, he can. :)

    I can just imagine him handing a little impoverished kid a sack of $2 rice....while wearing $1000 glasses, a $750 scarf, $800 shoes, $600 jeans and a $4000 leather jacket....and a $400 haircut (with $500 of coloring).
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    one has to be poor to help the poor? that's a new on on me.....:rolleyes:
  • sennin
    sennin Posts: 2,146
    cutback wrote:
    one has to be poor to help the poor? that's a new on on me.....:rolleyes:

    That's not what I'm saying at all.

    I see showing up to help the poor while wearing J-Lo sunglasses a designer cashmere scarf, and 35 TV cameras, a bit much.
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    best thing about Bono is that he's on someone's sig here...

    somthing like this:-

    Bono (at Glasgow gig): "*click* .... *click* ... see every time i click my fingers a child in Africa dies"

    guy in crowd: "stop fucking doing it then"
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    sennin wrote:
    That's not what I'm saying at all.

    I see showing up to help the poor while wearing J-Lo sunglasses a designer cashmire scarf, and 35 TV cameras, a bit much.


    but does it matter? isn't the important thing that he is using his fame to try to stop famine or aids or whatever?....it's one thing if one doesn't like u2 but to take that dislike to criticize him for trying to help the world seems wacky to me...:)
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    sennin wrote:
    That's not what I'm saying at all.

    I see showing up to help the poor while wearing J-Lo sunglasses a designer cashmere scarf, and 35 TV cameras, a bit much.


    proportionately speaking he gives away a bigger percentage of his money away to charity than you or I. He also raises more money than you or i... he is naturally ginger haired however... and therein lies his major fault. ;)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • GreenTeaDisease
    GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    cutback wrote:
    one has to be poor to help the poor? that's a new on on me.....:rolleyes:

    exactly. this is bono we're talking about. he's not new news. he's an aging rock star who has shifted his career into more of the charity field. does he have a huge ego? of course. but he has to be who he is and do what he does. he's not hurting anyone, and he is helping. the fact is that bono has done a lot more for the developing world than probably any of us have. I mean I give my donations once a year at christmas but bono really is in a position to do a lot, and he has. think of all the obscenely rich people who don't care or help at all? I think bono is really genuine in his concern. how can you bash someone for HELPING even if it's not the same way you would go about it?
  • sennin
    sennin Posts: 2,146
    cutback wrote:
    but does it matter? isn't the important thing that he is using his fame to try to stop famine or aids or whatever?....it's one thing if one doesn't like u2 but to take that dislike to criticize him for trying to help the world seems wacky to me...:)

    I think it does matter. And please don't get me wrong....as I've stated before....I'm not criticizing his donations (of his celebrity, time and money...it's incredible what he's done). I am criticizing the way he does it. There are plenty of "questionable" people who donate to "good" causes....I think Bono is one of them.
  • GreenTeaDisease
    GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    sennin wrote:
    I think it does matter. And please don't get me wrong....as I've stated before....I'm not criticizing his donations (of his celebrity, time and money...it's incedible what he's done). I am criticizing the way he does it. There are plenty of "questionable" people who donate to "good" causes....I think Bono is one of them.

    well that's your opinion, I don't find bono to be "questionable" at all. do you mean questionable in terms of his motives? I don't think anyone could be as involved as bono has been throughout his entire career, and have questionable motives. he really has gone above and beyond in some cases. Bono has actually done some hard core shit. a lot of it is the book "u2 at the end of the world" (which is an awesome book no matter how much you like or dislike u2). He's gone into war zones when everyone else was evacuating, he's gone on greenpeace missions...I really can't question him given he's done so much more than I ever will.
  • sennin
    sennin Posts: 2,146
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    well that's your opinion, I don't find bono to be "questionable" at all. do you mean questionable in terms of his motives? I don't think anyone could be as involved as bono has been throughout his entire career, and have questionable motives. he really has gone above and beyond in some cases. Bono has actually done some hard core shit. a lot of it is the book "u2 at the end of the world" (which is an awesome book no matter how much you like or dislike u2). He's gone into war zones when everyone else was evacuating, he's gone on greenpeace missions...I really can't question him given he's done so much more than I ever will.

    Once again, I'm not criticizing what he's done.

    but...take off the glasses! and the rolex!

    http://www.africahit.com/news/images/articles/2006_05/197/bono2.jpg

    :p
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    sennin wrote:
    Once again, I'm not criticizing what he's done.

    but...take off the glasses! and the rolex!

    http://www.africahit.com/news/images/articles/2006_05/197/bono2.jpg

    :p


    yea but do you think that girl really cares what he's wearing? if i was poor, i wouldn't give a shit what the person that gave me help (money, food etc) was wearing.....but i see what you're saying......and the sunglasses to bug me too mostly because they're shitty looking glasses...:p :)

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