Hi, I just thought I would share with you a great U2 experience I
was able to take part of.


A Beautiful Day for U2 in Houston




Bono, lead singer of the world famous Irish Rock group
U2 and well known advocate for the relief of world poverty, has
received many awards and accolades through the last twenty years
from world leaders and international organizations (including his
several nominations over the last few years for the Nobel Peace
Prize) but even Bono probably was not expecting to receive another
award in Houston, Texas.

On October 28, 2005, the day that U2 performed at the
Toyota Center in Houston, a small group of devoted fans stood
waiting for Bono outside the arena in a "meet and greet" line for
the band with an official Proclamation from Mayor White of Houston
declaring the day as "U2 Day" in Houston.

The Proclamation was the end result of the collaboration
of two Texas women (Martha Class of Houston and Debbie Kreuser of
Austin) who worked together on the project for several months. The
motivation for their efforts was simply to honor U2. As Martha
Class said, "Ever since U2 got into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,
I had been thinking of some way to honor them and to thank them for
all the wonderful music they have made through the years and their
charitable activities, especially Bono."

The two women, accompanied by Sue Sadkwoski from
Chicago, waited in a group of about fifty or so devoted U2 fans at
the Toyota Center all afternoon for the band's arrival. Finally, at
about 6p.m., the band arrived at the Toyota Center. Bono got out of
his vehicle and immediately came over to the location where the
three women were standing, (the women were standing behind a huge
banner calling for the end of world poverty). He greeted the
devoted fans warmly, and then listened intently as the Proclamation
was presented to him. Bono then thanked the women for all their
efforts and proceeded down the fan line, Proclamation in hand.

For the three women, a sense of gratitude at being able
to present U2 with this honor was satisfaction enough for all their
effort. As Debbie Kreuser emphasized "We wanted to show u2 how much
they are appreciated and respected all over the world and especially
in Texas and to reaffirm that the connection between U2 and their
fans remain as strong today as it was 25 years ago."

As Bono says, it was a beautiful day.



By Martha Class and Debbie Kreuser

Here are some photos taken by sue sadkowski and a guy name Brian (
sorry don't know his last name ) of the event.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/goldenbaby30200/my_photos