Introspect: My Big Bono Moment* - Page 3

the soul waits · 08-05-2005, 05:33 AM

I agree with Beli

I've been biting my tongue about this very topic.

beli · 08-05-2005, 05:59 AM

We could let Bono speak for himself......

http://s9.ysi.com/d.aspx?id=3VFP2821GFE711N7W62AITC5DD

Please replace the ysi with the secret word, the name of the website that is abbreviated to ysi.

Ageeth · 08-05-2005, 06:30 AM

thanks Beli

MissMaCo · 08-05-2005, 06:44 AM

Bono is funny

Chizip · 08-05-2005, 10:38 AM

im sorry, it's great you got to meet bono and give him a gift, but the whole tone and arrogance of the story just makes me want to

Souly · 08-05-2005, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by beli
Jamila, I don't believe it's appropriate to be building yourself up by belittling other U2 fans.
You may perceive you received an "inordinate" amount of Bonos time. Others may perceive you as pushing in the way of other fans. Others again may perceive Bonos/Bonos bodyguards request to take a photo of you as taking a photo for the stalker file. Who knows? Only Bono (and his bodyguard.)

What I would like to say is that I personally find your observations of your meeting Bono to be patronising and rude to other U2 fans.

All U2 fans are equal. Every last one of them. There is no hierarchy.
The fan who does charity work is not more important than any other fan.
The fan who has many albums is not more important than any other fan.
The fan who has been to many concerts is not more important than any other fan.
The fan who believes in the Christian God is not more important than any other fan.

peace

Lila64 · 08-05-2005, 06:07 PM

wondering what big expensive gift I could find

(re: clip)

beezd26 · 08-05-2005, 08:32 PM

For some reason I feel the need to step in here. I was mentioned in Debbie's experience with Bono and after reading some of the self-righteous posts I really feel used and I don't even want to have an association with the experience. In a way I feel slightly wounded. I didn't do what I did for the story but I did what I did because its who I am. At the time I didn't know it would be flaunted on the internet. I shared my story with others in another thread not because I wanted 'recognition' but because I thought it was a great experience and really showed what kind of a person Bono is.

Jamila · 08-05-2005, 08:44 PM

May I just ask why when the article by "Party Girl" from Chicago ran as an article here, no one else had this reaction?

That was a very self-centered article too.

I'm not putting that article down - she had the right to have it posted on the front page of Interference but what makes that article any different than this one? Nothing I can see.

Blair, you brought me up in your original post about that incident without my knowledge so I thought it was acceptable for me to bring you back up now.

I think you're a wonderful person and HARBOR NO ONE ANY ILL NOW.

Life will give us all what we deserve no matter what others say.

Please live in LOVE AND PEACE....

Queen Bee · 08-05-2005, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jamila
May I just ask why when the article by "Party Girl" from Chicago ran as an article here, no one else had this reaction?

That was a very self-centered article too.

I'm not putting that article down - she had the right to have it posted on the front page of Interference but what makes that article any different than this one? Nothing I can see.

Nobody had this kind of reaction because the article wasn't remotely self-centered. It was a simple interview, not a monologue that read like a cheesy romance novel. I don't recall Stories for Boys ("Party Girl") saying things like "I think that this particular encounter with Bono was SO SPECIAL and different than the regular 'fan' encounter that I'm trying to see if I can get my story as a feature on Interference's homepage" before her story got published here.

To be honest, your meeting wasn't anymore special than the meetings thousands of other fans have had with Bono.

Stories for Boys · 08-05-2005, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jamila
May I just ask why when the article by "Party Girl" from Chicago ran as an article here, no one else had this reaction?

That was a very self-centered article too.

I'm not putting that article down - she had the right to have it posted on the front page of Interference but what makes that article any different than this one? Nothing I can see.

Blair, you brought me up in your original post about that incident without my knowledge so I thought it was acceptable for me to bring you back up now.

I think you're a wonderful person and HARBOR NO ONE ANY ILL NOW.

Life will give us all what we deserve no matter what others say.

Please live in LOVE AND PEACE....

someone from interference contacted me requesting the interview. if granting that request and sharing with others the pure joy i felt is self-centered, then i guess i am. sorry.

beezd26 · 08-05-2005, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jamila

Blair, you brought me up in your original post about that incident without my knowledge so I thought it was acceptable for me to bring you back up now.

I had no problem with you mentioning me in what you wrote. I just don't want to be associated with the attitude you portrayed in subsequent posts.

Tania · 08-05-2005, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jamila

That was a very self-centered article too.

I think that your statement there says it all...

Axver · 08-05-2005, 09:58 PM

Jamila, you are hysterical. Considering the absolutely repulsive arrogance and superiority in your article - and in your general posting on the forum - you're in utterly no position to be accusing anyone else of self-centredness, and certainly not someone as genuinely lucky as Stories For Boys.

Please stop wearing masks. All of us can see through your fake humility, cheesy catchphrases, and excessive smileys.

Cassis · 08-06-2005, 03:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Axver
Jamila, you are hysterical. Considering the absolutely repulsive arrogance and superiority in your article - and in your general posting on the forum - you're in utterly no position to be accusing anyone else of self-centredness, and certainly not someone as genuinely lucky as Stories For Boys.

Please stop wearing masks. All of us can see through your fake humility, cheesy catchphrases, and excessive smileys.

08-05-2005, 06:07 PM	#37
Lila64 ►Smiley Queen◄ Premium Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: who wants to know? Posts: 39,269 Local Time: 10:38 PM	wondering what big expensive gift I could find (re: clip) __________________

08-05-2005, 09:58 PM	#44
Axver Assver, Setlist Antichrist Premium Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: A Melbourne tram departing Wellington Posts: 88,886 Local Time: 05:38 PM	Jamila, you are hysterical. Considering the absolutely repulsive arrogance and superiority in your article - and in your general posting on the forum - you're in utterly no position to be accusing anyone else of self-centredness, and certainly not someone as genuinely lucky as Stories For Boys. Please stop wearing masks. All of us can see through your fake humility, cheesy catchphrases, and excessive smileys. __________________ "Mediocrity is never so dangerous as when it is dressed up as sincerity." - Søren Kierkegaard “Who buys U2 records anyway? It's just music for plumbers and bricklayers. Bono, what a slob. You'd think with all that climbing about he does, he'd look real fit and that. But he's real fat, y'know. Reminds me of a soddin' mountain goat.” - Ian McCulloch U2gigs.com: The most comprehensive U2 setlist database on the web! Contradiction is balance: Axver's blog \| Axver's crappy photography

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08-05-2005, 05:33 AM	#31
the soul waits New Yorker Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: belgium Posts: 2,529 Local Time: 07:38 AM	I agree with Beli I've been biting my tongue about this very topic.

08-05-2005, 05:59 AM	#32
beli Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In a frock in Western Australia Posts: 15,223 Local Time: 01:38 PM	We could let Bono speak for himself...... http://s9.ysi.com/d.aspx?id=3VFP2821GFE711N7W62AITC5DD Please replace the ysi with the secret word, the name of the website that is abbreviated to ysi.

08-05-2005, 06:30 AM	#33
Ageeth The Fly Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: netherlands Posts: 205 Local Time: 06:38 AM	thanks Beli

08-05-2005, 06:44 AM	#34
MissMaCo Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: May 2004 Location: France - North West Coast Posts: 3,823 Local Time: 07:38 AM	Bono is funny

08-05-2005, 10:38 AM	#35
Chizip Blue Crack Addict Join Date: May 2001 Location: love not hate Posts: 17,471 Local Time: 10:38 PM Images: 47	im sorry, it's great you got to meet bono and give him a gift, but the whole tone and arrogance of the story just makes me want to

08-05-2005, 08:32 PM	#38
beezd26 The Fly Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 148 Local Time: 12:38 AM	For some reason I feel the need to step in here. I was mentioned in Debbie's experience with Bono and after reading some of the self-righteous posts I really feel used and I don't even want to have an association with the experience. In a way I feel slightly wounded. I didn't do what I did for the story but I did what I did because its who I am. At the time I didn't know it would be flaunted on the internet. I shared my story with others in another thread not because I wanted 'recognition' but because I thought it was a great experience and really showed what kind of a person Bono is.

08-05-2005, 08:44 PM	#39
Jamila Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 5,297 Local Time: 12:38 AM	May I just ask why when the article by "Party Girl" from Chicago ran as an article here, no one else had this reaction? That was a very self-centered article too. I'm not putting that article down - she had the right to have it posted on the front page of Interference but what makes that article any different than this one? Nothing I can see. Blair, you brought me up in your original post about that incident without my knowledge so I thought it was acceptable for me to bring you back up now. I think you're a wonderful person and HARBOR NO ONE ANY ILL NOW. Life will give us all what we deserve no matter what others say. Please live in LOVE AND PEACE....