Scattered Thoughts: This Is What Dorks Do
I was in San Francisco last week and for some reason, I felt that spending part of an afternoon visting the scene of Bono’s Rattle and Hum “Rock ‘N’ Roll Stops The Traffic” graffiti incident would be just a totally rad idea. I even took a video. Upon reflection, I realize this was a very dorky thing to do. And so it goes …
Here’s Bono spray painting the Vaillancourt Fountain at Justin Herman Plaza:
Er, here’s me:
Listen: U2Source.com has audio of a 1987 interview in which Bono discusses/defends/regrets the graffiti. (The best part is the very, very end of that interview where Bono mentions what his father thought of the incident.)
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From one dork to another, your story made me smile. I have done similar visits to places U2 has been when I travel. And each time my family visits SF and we are near Justin Herman Plaza, we always stop by the fountain for the very reason you were there.