Inspiring story to pass along as a lesson. We constantly see the people that we admire put out the wrong examples, but some of them are beyond greatness. Every summer I come to the south of France to meet with my family, my favorite time of the year. Everyday we cruise the coast visiting every little town and enjoying their exquisite food. Tonight, we went to a little town in between Nice and Monaco called Beaulieu. There is an amazing restaurant that has been opened for more than 20 years called the African Queen. I was enjoying my first glass of wine when Bono from U2 walks in the restaurant, greets the owner, kisses the host and follows the waiter to his table. He seemed to know everyone that works there. He was there with his wife and children. A few years ago we also saw him having dinner at the African Queen with his family. When i heard that we where going there for dinner, I grabbed a few Merlinmoon digital records and took them with me. Sometimes the constellations push the energy to the right place and we find ourselves standing in the middle of the explosion. I said to myself that it wasn't a coincidence, he was there for a reason, so when he walked out, I said hi and he invited me to walk with him. Probably he didn't want people to notice that he was there. I had the chance to talk to him about Merlinmoon. He listened carefully and i passed him my digital album card, he grabbed it saw it and placed it in his pocket. i didn't want to take more of his time, even though he was enjoying the conversation, I stopped and thanked him for the walk, he thanked me for the record and shook my hand strongly. What a humble person, after all the success and fame he remains a simple human being, not high by the hype. He is one of the greatest rock stars in history and he had no body guards or fancy cars, he was one of us. I'll will let this experience anchor me to the ground so every time immaturity makes me feel more than I am, I'll remember the night when I first met Bono. I will meet him again soon, and i'll invite him a drink to thank him for the experience that made me understand that it doesn't matter who we are, we are all the same. Now i am going to watch True Blood with my brother and wait until the sandman makes me fall asleep.
Great story. I hope he gets a chance to check out the music and digs it.
Posted by: Ronan Chris Murphy | Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 10:26 AM