Bono of U2: HOCKEY SHOCKER – Breaking News
By Kevin Nelson
On Tuesday in West Vancouver, Gilbert Brule NHL forward for the Edmonton Oilers was with his girlfriend when he discovered a hitchhiker that looked a lot like Bono. Brule had said as they drove by that looks like Bono. After driving passed the hitchhiker, they decided after a couple of minutes of driving to turn around and pick him up. As it turn out the hitchhiker was Bono and his assistant went for a walk when it started to rain. They talked about hockey, Dublin and Bono’s apparent love of Vancouver.
Bono invited Brule to the Edmonton U2 show and during the concert he acknowledged Brule by saying at the concert “I like ice hockey because people who play ice hockey are the kind of people who pick up hitchhikers.”