Re: a question on what bono says in mexico

Silvina Sironi wrote:
>
> does anybody have an idea why bono says, "we nearly lost a brother
> last night" in the MEXICO gig
>
> Well, this refers to an incident that happened in Mexico before the
> show. The Mexican president's son wanted to get backstage and when a
> member of the U2 crew asked him where were they going, who they were,
> etc. Apparently, some of the kid "bodyguards" attacked this U2 crew
> member and beat him up.
> It was quite a serious thing, since they considered cancelling the show.
>
> Love to u all
>
> Silvina,
> Rosario, Argentina

To add a little more to the information.
As I remember, the president's son was heading into a dangerous
area with a lot of cables where nobody was suppose to go except
trained crew. Some of the crew was trying to keep them from going
there without much luck. I think it was Adam's personal bodyguard
that went over to see what was going on and help out. The son's
bodyguard pistolwhipped him. This was one of U2's full-time personal
security staff and a good friend. He had to have about 20 stitches
and had to be sent home to recover. Paul McGuinness raised hell
about it with the government and they promised an investigation.
(knowing how things work, I doubt if it happen)

Robbie