I Can Die Now
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- mattyd
I got a call at 5:30 in the morning this morning from a buddy of mine who works at the Prudential Center in Boston telling me that Bono was going to be making a hush-hush appearance to sign a book that was written about him with the author. He told me it was going to be exclusive and to get there early. So I wake up at 8, run some errands and make my way over, sure enough, they were handing out bracelets to meet him so I secured mine and waited in line.
After a little bit, we made our way towards him. Then the time came and I walked up to him, he signed my book, I shook his hand and then shot the shit with him for a bit. It was fucking awesome seeing as I am a massive U2 fan, have been since I was 7.
He showed up half drunk with wine stained teeth and reeking of butts. I wouldnt have wanted it any other way. It was everything I expected: he was the fucking man!
Sorry, I'm grinning ear-to-ear and just had to share.
- Tara0
aww, sweet. good for you. really great feeling
- brandelec0
awesome! pics??
- gruntt0
very cool.
- Rand0
haha-awesome
- mogwai0
do you suppose he was drunk all nighter from the night before?
thats very inspirational from a man his age!
- grayhood0
i had a similar experience with Brian Wilson but he does not have nearly the bravado of Bono, i was still star struck though.
- lifeinbinary0
wow, lucky bastard. what book was it?
- mattyd0
ill take a pic of the signature, but they wouldnt allow cameras of any kind while we were in his presence. wasn't his thing, it was fucking store policy, which was lame.
- gruntt0
i've seen Andi McDowell 5 times in the last year and a half.
so there!
=)
- mayo0
that's awesome! most people don't get to meet any of their celebrity heroes! i'm happy it happened to you. just don't go dying on us :P
- jocks0
That's funny because when I woke up this morning after a heavy night of wine drinking, this buddy calls me up and he goes like "hey man, you're sort of a bono look-alike, what do you say we make a few bucks outta it?" and I go like "sure!". So he says "all you gotta do is come down here, put on some bono threads, yellow shades and sign some stupid stuff or whatever". And I'm like "sure!".
- mattyd0
here is the book:
- TheTick0
I want to go drinking with Bono and that Kofi guy from the UN. And the Dalai Lama.
- designerror0
fuck, i'll pick Wilson anyday over anyone.. lucky man grayhood
and i hate Bono.. but i'm happy on your behalf matty
- mattyd0
hahaha, DE, i think ive feuded over you about bono's greatness.
he was the fucking man though. giving the ladies kisses, shooting the shit with the guys, fucking with the media there. good times.
- grayhood0
i agree designerror, though i do think it would be fun to run into a walking ego like bono in real life.
- designerror0
glade you enjoyed it matty, always nice to meet a rockstar you like.. meet Slash once in Copenhagen, i can die in peace with you anytime
- grayhood0
slash?!?! that would be awesome. hahahahaha..
- designerror0
Slash is fucking king of cool
he uses JD as aftershave