"True religion will not let us fall asleep in the comfort of our freedom. "Love thy neighbor' is not a piece of advise; it's a command!"
"This is not a burden. This is an adventure! ... We can be the generation that ends extreme poverty."
-- Bono
[Acceptance "Preach" at the NAACP* Awards Night last March 2, 2007 where he received the Chairman's Award for his The One Campaign" to Make Poverty History.
*National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Jojo and the kids laugh, smirk, exasperatedly tolerate my preoccupation [bordering on obsession] with this rock idol. Twenty-four years after I bought my first U2 album [I did once burn my sacred collection of LP's and mtv's of this 80's rock band as a declaration of my then newfound allegiance to my Lord, Jesus Christ], I find that the former attraction has turned to inspiration. Whether you agree with this or vehmently retch at the idea, I dare you to watch and see the Passion, Energetic Pursuit, and Deep Sense of mission...
[Video Tribute to Bono given previous to the speech]
All I really wanted to say was, I hope we can all be infected with that "virus" for our own mission.
Beautiful... Bono Rocks!! ITS A BEAUTIFUL DAAAAAAAAYYYY!!!
ReplyDeletedidn't realize you and i both are true blue U2 fans! just these past couple of days, i have 'gloria' on repeat on my ipod. i'm soooo blessed that though i bought it second hand, it came with every single U2 album!
ReplyDeletelike you, my obsession has turned into a deep respect for them, and of course specifically bono.
and in my dreambook is a wish to watch them live in concert someday. sama tayo ha? =]
grabe ida, i am forever grateful to God i did NOT burn my CDs and so...still have them in my CD collection to this day!!!! all original!!! :D
ReplyDeletevery cool! thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteHhaha! Good for you... my were vinyl LP's and MTV VHS tapes, yaaahhhh! Goes to show how old I am!
ReplyDeleteYEEESSSSSS!!!! We'll restrain each other, hehe!
ReplyDeletewhen I grow up, I want to be like Bono! :)
ReplyDeleteI wanna have a kid that grows up to be like Bono, hahahaha! They're well-educated on U2 lore.
ReplyDeleteyou should'nt have burned them!!!! yayaman sana tayo sa ebay niyan hehehehe
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing this. i also know of a U2 fan. he loves Bono.
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