Congrats to a couple of Micks:
Bob Geldof and Bono are both nominated for 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.
They probably won't win, as one guy said it's kind of the celebrity nomination that you see, but it's still very cool from my point of view.
Both men act from their beliefs, putting their money and efforts where their mouth is when they wouldn't need to. Bob Geldof frickin INVENTED the rock benefit show with Live Aid.
Interestingly enough, both bands, the Boomtown Rats and U2, were gigging around Dublin at the same time; The Rats hit faster, but burned out on the shores of America, U2, who always took themselves seriously, took longer to get big, but maybe did it more carefully.
Geldof's autobiography, he tells of Bono swaggering over, trying to impress a girl Geldof was with; she shut him down. eventually became Geldof's wife and a large part of the beginnings of Live Aid. And in truly ironic fashion, she left him for Michael Hutchence of INXS.
Very cool, and more people should emulate this pair of lousy rockers.
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