No Rock And Roll Fun

DO YOU KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO BE UNLOVED?: We're quite happy with who we are and what we do, and we don't spend much time wishing we were somebody else. However, we would have quite liked to have been the person who works for the NFL who got to say "Sorry, Mr. Bono, we don't really want you to do the half-time show at the Superbowl. Have you tried the NHL?" Of course, it would be typical of Bono to think he can just call up the football people and land a slot on the entertainment, so it's quite amusing to see him being told he's not wanted. His plan was to do some song about Aids killing people to raise awareness of what a great bloke he is ("the humanitarian crisis"); something judged by the NFL to be a bit inappropriate in the context of the half-time show at a football match. Now, if Bono was really desperate to get his message across, why doesn't he just take an advertising slot during the match on the telly? He's rich enough to be able to afford it.

Also feeling rejected and unloved are Blue, upset at not being nominated for any Brit awards this year. While it's true that they haven't done anything worthy of any sort of recognition in the last twelve months (and that's being generous), it hasn't stopped a dozen other equally lightweight acts from getting a come-on from the judges.