Around the World in 760 Days

 GQ`s editor , Dylan Jones, has written  the texts of the   photography (Taken by  Ralph Larmann)  book  of  U2 360 Tour, published by Random House .It will be released in September and it is already advertised by Amazon. For the time being, the book can only be purchased in German (U2: 360° - Um die Welt in 760 Tagen).

some of the photos taken by Larman can be seen in his website: Ralph Larmann Company 

The book includes interviews with  U2, Paul McGuinness, Willie Williams and  Mark Fisher.

Edge´s Mother Passed Away

Gwenda and Garvin Evans  with The Edge

Gwenda Evans  passed away in Dublin on Monday evening after a short illness.

The Edge was said to have been especially close to his artist mother. Bono described her as a key supporter of the band in their early days.

The mother of three, who was in her late seventies, lived in Malahide with her husband Garvin since the 1960s.

Speaking in 2008, proud Gwenda admitted her guitarist son always had an ear for music — because it ran in the family.

She said: “Both my husband and I are very musical, in that we both sing in the local choir.

“Music was always part of our lives. I used to sing to the children, so he had a good ear for music at a very young age.”

And she recalled how she was her son’s first ever roadie when U2 started out, saying: “I was his first roadie! I had an old Beetle and we’d be able to get the equipment in it.”

Our condolecence to the Evans family.

http://www.thesun.co.uk

Adam Clayton 'had 2.8m euro stolen by his trusted PA '

Adam Clayton's former personal assistant is on trial for embezzling 2.8 million euro of his personal funds, a Dublin court heard today.
Carol Hawkins worked for Clayton for 16 years starting as a housekeeper and earning his trust before being promoted to the role, earning up to 48,000 euro a year and living rent free at his home.
She is on trial for 181 counts of stealing cheques from the bass player between 2004 and 2008.
Hawkins was initially employed as a housekeeper at the bassist’s Georgian mansion - Danesmoate - in Rathfarnham, South Dublin, but quickly gained his trust and was promoted over the years to the role of personal assistant.
Prosecution barrister, senior counsel Colm O’Briain, told the jury of seven men and five women  at The Circuit Criminal Court in Dublin that Clayton appointed Ms Hawkins as signatory to a number of his bank accounts.
It was from two particular accounts - known as the Fitzwilliam account and the Danesmoate account - that she is accused of withdrawing a total 2.8 million euro (2.25 million pounds) over four years.
Clayton, dressed in a dark jacket and white shirt, sat intently at the back of the court as the prosecution opened its case

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Mr O’Briain said Ms Hawkins and her then husband John Hawkins, who had also been employed by Clayton as a driver, lived at the musician’s Danesmoate home - where U2 recorded their album The Joshua Tree.

Nancy Pelosi Honored By Bono, Richard Gere For HIV/AIDS Work

Bono, Richard Gere and Reps. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Barney Frank (D-Mass.) honored Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday for her efforts to combat HIV/AIDS and poverty.

WASHINGTON -- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was honored Tuesday by U2 lead singer Bono and actor Richard Gere, among others, at a private event in New York City for her work in fighting poverty and HIV/AIDS over the years.

Bono, a co-founder of the ONE Campaign, a grassroots organization combating world poverty, called Pelosi "indispensable" in the fight on both fronts.

"No one has fought harder than Nancy Pelosi since the day she came into office 25 years ago," Bono said in a statement provided by Pelosi's office. "Millions of people all over the world owe their lives to Nancy and the bipartisan coalition that fought to contain the AIDS epidemic, not just here in America, but in the poorest parts of this planet. She has reached across the aisle in this fight and worked with presidents from left and right, and her leadership has been indispensable."

Pelosi returned the praise for Bono, whom she called "an idealist who inspires, leads and acts to get the job done. We all appreciate Bono's ongoing leadership and will continue to work with him to meet our global humanitarian challenges."

During her time as House speaker, Pelosi worked with President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama to double U.S. funding for global health from $4 billion to $8 billion a year, according to Pelosi's office.

U2 at The Queen`s Diamond Jubilee

Last night a multi spectacular group of artists were on stage to celebrate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee at The Diamond Jubilee Concert. Among others, Paul Mc Cartney, Elton John, Robbie Williams, Will-I-am,  Kylie Minogue, Tom Jones, Jessie J were present to sing for the Queen.

U2 was present indirectly as the BBC orchestra played “Beautufl Day” while images of the  Queen`s 60 years` reign were projected over the wall of the Buckingham Palace .

Two weeks ago, Bono participarted in a homage to the Queen en the London Royal Academy reception.

Here`s a clip of the opening of the concert by  Robbie Williams:

www.u2fanlife.com/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01jqhyf

(RED) RUSH TO ZERO Campaign

Gary Gershoff/Getty Images for (RED)

Bono  and Alison Hewson attended (RED) RUSH TO ZERO Campaign at Beats By Dr. Dre Store on June 2, 2012 in New York City.
(RED) has launched the (RED) RUSH TO ZERO Campaign (from June 1st to June10th) with the aim of reaching AIDS zero  in just born babies by 2015. The mission is to get 1.4 million pregnant women on HIV + medication (a medication that costs 40 cents a day).What can we do? The Campaign presents 10 different ways to help : from buying iconic (RED) brands to gettting tickets to  concerts by Coldplay, The Killers ,Leonard Cohen, and many more artists.Check  (RED) RUSH TO ZERO  website for more!!!

And you can always JOIN (RED) to help!!!

http://www.redrush.com/ http://www.zimbio.com

BONO: U2'S 'BEST 3 WEEKS IN THE STUDIO SINCE 1979'

Bono  appeared on RTE TV tonight in Ireland during the 50th anniversary special for The Late Late Show, and talked  about U2's album progress.


"Looking for the perfect pop song. Edge is in denial of his genius. I'm a little too sure of my own. Larry is suspicious of both and Adam sees merit in both. They're unbelievable. They really want it, though, I will say that. As a band there's no sense of entitlement. I think they're very aware that U2's gotta do something very special to have a reason to exist right now, so that's what we're doing. We're song writing -- you know the process. But it's -- they're amazing men. They really are extraordinary. They really, really want it."

"There won't be a U2 album unless there's something really special. You just gotta go to that place. You gotta dig a deep well and see what you can pull up. We've been through many songs and there's some great stuff. I would say we had the best three weeks in the studio that we've had since, like, 1979. Three weeks is all it should take...."

Later in the interview, he says he knows U2 has a great song "because the band will stop arguing."



You can watch the show online via RTE.

http://www.atu2.com//http://www.rte.ie