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(PHOTO) Bono’s Letter to President Lula da Silva

By on November 17, 2011 in Bono, Video/Audio/Photo

Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva is recovering from cancer treatment at the moment, and Bono recently sent him a letter of support that Brazilian media have published. The article says that Bono sent the handwritten note via email on November 10th, which means the Hewson’s must have a scanner at home. One of the [...]

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Thank You To Bono: Hand In The Darkness

By on October 14, 2011 in Bono, Causes & Charities, In the News..., On TV & Radio, U2 Fans

Fans might recall Adam Bevell’s excitement as he got pulled up by Bono to join U2 on stage in Nashville on July 2. He played “All I Want Is You” for his wife, Andrea, and the full band played along. Many in the stadium did not realize that Bevell was blind. At the end of [...]

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Videos of Comfort on This Day of Remembrance

By on September 11, 2011 in Bono, Causes & Charities, Video/Audio/Photo

The folks at All Media Daily have revealed their top five picks for videos that “Consoled the 9/11 Generation.” On their list at No. 5 is the Bono-produced “What’s Going On?” Their complete list is here. What videos would you include?

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Oprah Winfrey: Converted U2 Fan

By on August 15, 2011 in Bono, Edge

During the last episode of Season 25: Oprah Behind The Scenes, Oprah shared that she had never listened to U2’s music prior to interviewing Bono. She said that while taping her shows in Australia last year, she and her producers received texts inviting them to a party hosted by Bono. Despite the event’s midnight start [...]

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Sesame Street Does Spider-Man: Grover, Bono and SpiderMonster

By on June 14, 2011 in Bono, On TV & Radio

In honor of opening night for Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, Sesame Street’s “SpiderMonster, The Musical” has been making its rounds. In it, Grover claims it’s “Bono’s first show ever.” Bono Monster even has the signature shades. Enjoy.

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Super Producer Scott Rudin says Spider-Man “Hugely Improved”

By on May 26, 2011 in Bono, Edge

It was nice to hear today from someone who knows what Broadway and Hollywood success looks like that Bono and Edge’s decision to put on the brakes for a while for Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark was a good thing.  Scott Rudin has won seven Tony Awards already as a Broadway producer, and he’s behind The [...]

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