FOOT IN MOUTH?

“We are a little surprised that the government has asked us to get involved, but we’re happy to dispel any rumours that foot-and-mouth disease has made Ireland unsafe for tourists,” Bono tells American fans, ‘It’s a great place for a vacation and we hope you will continue to visit.’

bono and edge with little andrea and jim

{photo: The Edge and Bono, grazing little Andrea and Jim on Stephen’s Green. The Edge seems to be encouraging little Jim to ‘get the bad Yank!’}

STUCK WITH THE FRENCH

Oh la la, pictures of the French Stuck single in abundance: Daniel at zoonited.net gave us:
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http://www.zoonited.net/stuck_cards/edge1.jpg
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http://www.zoonited.net/stuck_cards/larry1.jpg
http://www.zoonited.net/stuck_cards/larry2.jpg

And Didi at U2archive.com has more. You should be able to order the single from FNAC or EIL.com.

I’M WALKING HERE! I’M WALKING HERE!

Wondering what the tune is U2 are weaving into ‘New York’ since the last few gigs and why Bono’s donning the aul’ Stetson? It’s the theme from John Schlesinger’s Oscar Winnign film ‘Midnight Cowboy’, a great flick about Joe, a naive wannabe cowboy hustler (John Voight) and Ritso, his sickly friend (Dustin Hoffman) surviving on the streets of New York. In essence, a film about friendship – obviously a theme of the current tour.

Many thanks to Michael Plank for reminding us that Jon Voight is the father of Angelina Jolie, star of the forthcoming “Tomb Raider” movie to which U2 has contributed “Elevation.”

ELECTIONEERING

Just a reminder to say that the final U2.com poll has now opened. Vote for your favorite track off POP. At the moment, this reporter is saddened to say that two of the most traditional tracks — ‘Gone’ and ‘Please’ — are holding court. C’mon people, they’re great songs, but why not embrace POP in all its quirks? It was a fun, different time… (Opinions expressed here are not intended to reflect those of the full U2log.com staff, feel free to hold this reporter solely liable for this spurious incitement to rebellion)

TO TALK LIKE THIS, AND ACT LIKE THAT

The Globe and Mail writes about the many faces of the modern protest song and manages a token sneer at “the benefit-mongering ways of Mr. Rainforest (Sting), Mr. World Hunger (Phil Collins) and Mr. Everything (Bono), with their self-serving overtones and passive, we-play-you-pay dynamic”.