| People went nuts to see and hear Bono. He was in the Big O' for two days, and here is another good reason as to why he stayed for the 2nd day, and what we can learn and do is this subject for doing good in our humanity in this journey we call life. Bono mixes music with a message BY CHRISTINE LAUE AND DANE STICKNEY WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITERS RELATED STORIES » Entertainment News & Notes: U2 campaign seeks support » U2 trivia quiz » Rainbow Rowell: Kanye not just the 'too' part of U2 bill » Review: U2 rocks Omaha with atomic force One night in Omaha wasn't enough for U2 frontman Bono. A day after U2's concert, Bono was still in Omaha, attending a board meeting for DATA (Debt, Aids, Trade, Africa) at the Joslyn Art Museum. With Bono, from left, are Erin Thornton, Doug Varley and Susan Buffett. Following the band's sold-out Thursday night concert at the Qwest Center Omaha, Bono remained in town Friday to meet with board members of DATA, the group he co-founded in 2002 to raise awareness about and spark responses to the crises plaguing Africa. Omahan Susan A. Buffett, daughter of Omaha investor Warren Buffett, serves on the board of DATA, an acronym for Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa. The Buffetts and Bono have become close in recent years as they've worked for similar causes. Bono, Susan Buffett and her brother, Howard Buffett, were among about 16 people who met Friday in the Omaha Steaks Conference Room at Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St. Bono, wearing his signature tinted glasses, scrawled notes on a white legal pad as the board huddled at a table decorated with red poinsettias. Extra security guards hovered outside the boardroom door and museum. "We were thrilled to have Bono there," said Michael Yanney, chairman of Joslyn's board of directors. During Thursday night's concert, Bono foreshadowed the meeting. While soliciting support from the crowd for the ONE Campaign to combat global AIDS and poverty, Bono said he was taking part in a Christmas party Friday in Omaha. Also during the show, he dedicated "Original of the Species" to Susan T. Buffett, the late wife of Warren Buffett. Bono is one of the celebrities who helped launch the ONE Campaign. He also visited Lincoln in 2002 to raise awareness of the African AIDS epidemic. The rock singer was in Omaha in August 2004 to sing at the elder Susan Buffett's funeral. Bono also thanks her in the liner notes of the 2004 CD, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb." According to the DATA Web site, the board of directors also includes David Lane of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Jamie Drummond of DATA; Morton H. Halperin of the Open Society Institute; Ned Jannotta of GTCR Golder Rauner, LLC; Richard Kiphart of William Blair & Co; Trevor Neilson of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS; Edward W. Scott Jr. of the Center for Global Development; Bobby S. Shriver, DATA chairman; and Amre A. Youness, private investor. World-Herald photographer James R. Burnett contributed to this report. |
In life, no one knows what's just around the corner. We all face the unknown. But we're not the only ones. As we look forward to Christmas and this weekend, Fellowship will take a unique look into the life of Mary, Jesus' mother. And we will discover her responses to the uncertainties of life, we will see some powerful ways we can respond to our own GREAT UNKNOWN.
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