Bono, a world-wide pop star with the band U2, is known for his views on AIDS in Africa. He is considered by those who have
dealt with him as a little more than just a little self-righteous.
At a recent concert in Belfast, Ireland, he
asked the audience for total quiet. Then, in the silence, he
started to slowly clap his hands, once every few seconds. Holding
the audience in total silence, he said into the microphone, "Every
time I clap my hands, a child in Africa dies from AIDS."
A heavily Irish brogue, slightly slurred,
from the front of the crowd pierced the quiet. "Well, stop clapping then, you fookin' evil b*stard!"
