Entries from November 2008 ↓

I thought I’d seen it all, folks.

I thought I’d seen the true devotion of the creepy Bono fan. I thought I’d seen the pure depravity of a dedicated U2 lover.

I was wrong.

In my surfings for fresh anti-Bono material I came across something… something I’d never even stopped to consider the existence of before.

SEXY BONO FAN FICTION.

It turns out that there’s a plethora of this stuff out there. In fact, there’s a whole forum dedicated to it on this U2 Fansite.

But grand prize for burning a nightmarish scenario into my cerebral cortex goes to Carrie Anderson, author of Heartland Bono Fan Fiction.

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I love The Onion.

News in Brief from Issue 43.11:

Bono Outbids Everyone At Charity Auction For Bono-Autographed Guitar

LOS ANGELES—During a Keep A Child Alive charity auction last Friday, U2 frontman Bono paid $575,000 for a guitar signed by the Irish recording artist, outbidding his nearest competitor by nearly $500,000.

“Not only does this allow me to donate to a cause in which I very deeply believe, but I now own a unique and valuable piece of rock and roll history,” said the singer, who also placed the winning bid on a “once-in-a-lifetime” lunch with Bono at $1 million.

Bono reportedly listed the autographed guitar on eBay the next day to raise money for Amnesty International, and within 20 minutes, had placed the highest bid at $750,000.

Gold.

Nicely done, lads.
Source: www.thechaser.com.au