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Jimmy Buffett Falls Off Stage and Into Concert Mishap Fraternity [VIDEO]

Roughly 40 years into his music career, Jimmy Buffett completed a painful rite of passage when he tumbled off the stage after closing a recent show in Sydney, Australia. The "Margaritaville" singer, who shocked his audience when he suffered a large gash on the head from the fall, is reportedly recovering and "doing well"...

Mourners Recall Sarge Shriver's Charity, Idealism

POTOMAC, Md. -- R. Sargent Shriver was always an optimist, pioneering the Peace Corps and running the War on Poverty during the turbulent 1960s - an idealist even as the running mate on a Democratic presidential ticket doomed for failure. At his funeral Mass on Saturday, mourners from philanthropist and musician Bono to...

'Spider-Man' Cancels Performances to Enact Strict Safety Measures

Broadway's ill-fated 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' will indeed go dark Wednesday night in order to make its set safer after a performer in a Spider-Man costume plunged 30 feet on Monday night when a cable snapped during an aerial stunt -- the musical's fourth accident since October. An investigation into the fall...

Spider-Man Left Dangling in Broadway Debacle

(Nov. 29) -- The Spider-Man musical has been the talk of Broadway, and not all of it good. Costing $65 million, it's the most expensive show ever created, and the high-flying production has been beset by delays and injuries. "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" took off Sunday night with its first preview performance, and...

The Dugout: Vancouver Marlins

According to the Sun Sentinel, which is either a Florida newspaper or some kind of monstrous new solar powered robot designed by Dr. Bolivar Trask, the Florida Marlins are considering relocating a 2011 series against the Seattle Mariners from their home in South Florida to Vancouver, British Columbia. Once they arrive in...

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Bono To Present Amnesty Award To Aung San Suu Kyi

Organizers of an Irish tribute concert for Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi say Bono will present her with Amnesty International's highest honor when she's in Dublin next month as part of her first international tour in 24 years.

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Jason Wojciechowski: Bono, Occupy And The Challenge Of Following The Jesus Of The Oppressed

I was sitting in Rwandan coffee shop Bourbon in New York, when Kristi York Wooten and Joshua Case's post entitled " Bono, Facebook and the Challenge of Following the Jesus of the Poor " appeared in my e-mail.

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Kristi York Wooten: Bono, Facebook And The Challenge Of Following The Jesus Of The Poor

"Bono will be richer than a Beatle,""It's a 'Beautiful Day' for Bono," etc.

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Bono 'Not a Billionaire' After Facebook IPO, Still Trails Paul McCartney on Money List

Were every rock star in the world to line up according to net worth, Bono would still have to look at one man's butt.

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Regina Weinreich: Bono Rocks the Apollo

The U2 frontman joined the festivities somewhere in the middle of the Jazz Foundation of America's annual benefit singing "Angel in Harlem," assuredly an anthem to the Apollo theater.

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06/02/12 U2 gets its due in Dublin photo show Source: USA Today [Travel] In the beginning there was Bono. And what a baby face he had.
06/02/12 Bono in awe after meeting 'amazing' queen Source: Irish Newspaper ROCK star Bono and his wife Ali Hewson are still in awe after meeting Queen Elizabeth II.
06/02/12 Taymor weaves web for more Spidey dough Source: New York Post - New York NY Taymor says the 2 1/2-page treatment she wrote for "Spider-Man" in 2004 â and which was approved by the show's producers, who include Bono and the Edge â entitles her to royalties because it remains the basis for the show.
06/01/12 Justin Bieber knocks himself out by walking into glass... Source: Holy Moly! Apparently both Justin Timberlake and Usher were present at Justin Bieber 's popstar conception ( popstar conception), and if MTV is to Bieberlieved (see what we did there?), Timberlake was within a hair's breadth of gaining a controlling stake in the precocious little ratbag before finally being outdone by Usher.
06/01/12 Bono to present Suu Kyi Amnesty International award Source: Mizzima When Aung San Suu Kyi appears in Dublin on June 18, U2 singer Bono, a longtime, staunch supporter of Suu Kyi, will present her with Amnesty International's highest honor.

Background on bono

Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), most commonly known by his stage name Bono ( ), is an Irish singer, musician, and humanitarian best known for being the main vocalist of the Dublin-based rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Alison Stewart, and the future members of U2. Bono writes almost all U2 lyrics, often using political, social, and religious themes.

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