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[camperman]

NHL star Gilbert Brule was staggered when he picked up a hitchhiker at the weekend only to discover that he was giving a lift to U2 frontman Bono.
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The Edmonton Oilers player was driving along with his girlfriend to take their German Shepherd for a walk when they spotted two figures desperately thumbing for a lift in heavy rain.

Brule's other half Kelsey Nichols was going to speed straight past, but the player thought that the hitchhiker looked strangely familiar and persuaded her to stop.

And the hockey player's hunch was right: the hitchhiker turned out to be legendary Irish rock star Bono, who had got stuck in a rainstorm that he couldn't get out of while out for a walk in the countryside with his assistant.

Bono jumped in the back of the car and talked about ice hockey for the rest of the trip back to Edmonton before offering the charitable duo backstage passes for his show - during which he regaled the audience with the full story.

"I like ice hockey because people who play ice hockey are the kind of people who pick up hitchhikers," Bono told the crowd.

"I'm ever so grateful. I've decided that I want to be Gilbert Brule!"


Best keep your eyes open driving to glasto this year  you never know who you may pick up.

Edited by camperman, 04 June 2011 - 07:24 AM.

[FunkyDenz]

If I picked Bono up on route to Glasto, I might consider turning round and dropping him off in Glasgow

[ivan]

camperman, on 04 June 2011 - 07:18 AM, said:

NHL star Gilbert Brule was staggered when he picked up a hitchhiker at the weekend only to discover that he was giving a lift to U2 frontman Bono.
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The Edmonton Oilers player was driving along with his girlfriend to take their German Shepherd for a walk when they spotted two figures desperately thumbing for a lift in heavy rain.

Brule's other half Kelsey Nichols was going to speed straight past, but the player thought that the hitchhiker looked strangely familiar and persuaded her to stop.

And the hockey player's hunch was right: the hitchhiker turned out to be legendary Irish rock star Bono, who had got stuck in a moment that he couldn't get out of while out for a walk in the countryside with his assistant.

Bono jumped in the back of the car and talked about ice hockey for the rest of the trip back to Edmonton before offering the charitable duo backstage passes for his show - during which he regaled the audience with the full story.

"I like ice hockey because people who play ice hockey are the kind of people who pick up hitchhikers," Bono told the crowd.

"I'm ever so grateful. I've decided that I want to be Gilbert Brule!"


Best keep your eyes open driving to glasto this year  you never know who you may pick up.

[ivan]

There are some unanswered questions here !

Did the assistant get fired for the balls up ?

With Bono's money surely a helicopter could have been called within minutes

Why did he not ring the Pope and ask for divine intervention in the form of the rain cloud moving to
Africa ?

[camperman]

ivan, on 04 June 2011 - 08:49 AM, said:

There are some unanswered questions here !

Did the assistant get fired for the balls up ?

With Bono's money surely a helicopter could have been called within minutes

Why did he not ring the Pope and ask for divine intervention in the form of the rain cloud moving to
Africa ?

He's skint tax mans had all his money  

Edited by camperman, 04 June 2011 - 10:10 AM.

[redmosquito]

ivan, on 04 June 2011 - 08:49 AM, said:

There are some unanswered questions here !

Did the assistant get fired for the balls up ?

With Bono's money surely a helicopter could have been called within minutes

Why did he not ring the Pope and ask for divine intervention in the form of the rain cloud moving to
Africa ?

The pope is a busy man. Maybe his phone was engaged. Maybe he did call him, the pope asked asked to move the rain but because god does't exist nothing happened.