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06-02-2011, 06:31 PM
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What if it was Bono?! http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puc...urn=nhl-wp6266 Quote:
On Tuesday, Gilbert Brule(notes) of the Edmonton Oilers and his girlfriend went out to walk their German shepherd. They ended up taking in an Irish singer.
As strange and surreal as it seems, this is the story about how one NHL player picked up Bono on the side of the road, and ended up backstage at a U2 show.
According to writer Ben Gelinas of the Edmonton Journal, Brule and Kelsey Nichols were driving in West Vancouver when Brule was convinced he had seen Bono hitchhiking. Nichols had her doubts, but Brule persuaded her to turn the car around and … well, it was Bono and his assistant, looking to hitch a ride because they had gone for a walk on a Beautiful Day, had been caught in the rain and were stuck in a moment they couldn't get out of. (We promise those are the only U2 song puns here.)
From the Edmonton Journal:
On the drive to Horseshoe Bay, Bono and his assistant sat in the back with the couple's dog. The four chatted about Brule's hockey career, about Dublin and Bono's apparent love for Vancouver. Bono mentioned that his band was playing a show in Edmonton on Wednesday and asked if they'd like to go.
So Brule and Nichols sold their tickets for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals, bought plane tickets (three, so Brule's mom could come too) and flew back to Edmonton, where Brule is a forward for the Oilers.
Bono got them backstage passes to say thanks for the ride. On Nichols's pass, he wrote: "Thanks for the ride." On Brule's pass, he wrote: "My hero Gilbert."
Oh, it doesn't stop there, as Bono included the random act of kindness in his stage banter on Wednesday night. David Staples of the Journal said that Bono told the crowd: "I like ice hockey because people who like ice hockey pick up hitchhikers." He also said he wanted to be Gilbert Brule, while Adam Clayton is Grant Fuhr, Larry Mullen Jr. is Mark Messier and The Edge is Wayne Gretzky.
| Although I am sure I would not give up game 1 tickets to go to Edmonton to watch him..
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06-02-2011, 06:35 PM
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lol, he got lucky he got picked up by someone with money.
what if it was some nutjob who held bono ransom for some cash?
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06-02-2011, 06:38 PM
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This was the poll question on 1040 today: would you go to the show, or the game?
I'm thinking, trade the tix for game 2 and go to the show: WIN-WIN!
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06-02-2011, 06:52 PM
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he didn't really party with bono did he?
he just got back stage passes?
if it was partying with him then yeah I would go. If not. I'd rather just watch the nucks game..i'm not a huge bono fan though..
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06-02-2011, 07:05 PM
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I want to the see the follow-up article: Quote: |
Kelsey Nichols, wife of Edmonton Oilers forward Gilbert Brule, who had admitted to picking up a hitchhiker was sentenced to 6 months in jail today. Nichols, who famouly spotted U2 front man Bono on the side of the road, had offered the rockstar along with his assistant a ride on a rainy Vancouver day. BC Attorney General Brian Penner reportedly stated, "Hitchhiking is illegal in this province, and we have a zero-tolerance policy on this matter". Brule could not be reached for comment, but according to those close to the couple, he is deeply devastated.
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U2 concert over the stanley cup finals in your hometown?? whats he thinking
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06-02-2011, 09:00 PM
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Maybe he has tickets to Game 2?
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06-02-2011, 09:02 PM
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I picked up a hitch hiker before....
Stole all the change from my ashtray -____-
NEVER AGAIN
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06-02-2011, 09:28 PM
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Depends more on the hitchhiker  | |
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I've picked one up, learned about some cool backroads stuff in the Whistler area when I did.
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06-02-2011, 10:12 PM
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I wouldn't mind picking up hitch hikers as long as they dont look like they're serial killers or prostitutes
so far i haven't seen any that dont meet that description
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06-02-2011, 10:36 PM
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I used to hitch hike all the time up and down between nanaimo and victoria during my high school years. You would definitely meet a lot of "interesting" people. I had a few scary moments, including a guy with multiple personalities, and a driver and his passenger playing a joke on me, scaring the shit out of me as they talked about "nobody rides for free"  | |
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06-03-2011, 02:02 AM
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I heard the bill gates car got a flat tire before and somebody picked up him.. he paid off the mortgage on their house. dunno how true it is though.
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06-03-2011, 02:19 AM
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Originally Posted by StylinRed I wouldn't mind picking up hitch hikers as long as they dont look like they're serial killers or prostitutes
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Here's CNN's piece:
http://cnn.com/video/?/video/showbiz/2011/06/03/dnt.bono.hitches.ride.ctv
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I have before, I'd do it again but not if my son or wife was with me.
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