Bono's Birthday Card

The Bono Birthday Well Fundraiser has drawn to a close - thank you very much for your donations and your entries.


Happy birthday Bono and to Jordan! I hope it was great! Well, I don't knwo what to say so I'm just gonna go back to my hole now lol.
Tootles.
Lindsay
I love you!




Dear Bono, I'm sure that thousands of people have said that to you, but I want to thank you 'cos you make my life better. thank you so much for all you do for me without knowing it!
Happy birthday, and have a long and happy life...I hope you and your family will always have whatever they need and be happy together...
hugs, marie-ange, from Belgium.




Bono,

You've done so much to make the world a better place for so many people. Your tireless work on behalf of the world's poorest people is inspirational. Mere words cannot convey how much I admire and respect you.

I hope you have a wonderful birthday. May the coming year bring you abundant health and happiness. God bless you and yours.

Sincerely,
Christine





let your wealth and strength help you providing us with the music we grew with for many, many years to come...
wish you all the best and a 'happy birthday',
silviu, bucharest, romania




Happy, Happy Birthday, Bono!!

Ora cantano tutte insieme le tue melodie nel mondo
E' alta nel cielo la musica che ci hai dato tu
e nessuno puo piu cancellare
e mai piu dimenticare
Corri verso il mare sentirai cantare
questa musica dolce che non morira mai
Resti il sogno che non muore mai...

Bono, Siete un Re!

Con amore ed ammirazione,
Donna
Arizona, USA

(This is my commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you ~ John 15:12)




Happy Birthday Bono! Have a great day :-)

from Robyn, Australia




Dear Bono--I'm doing my best to follow in your footsteps in trying to make the world a better place, but I'll never catch up to you. Besides helping the African people, I wanted to do something that would give you back even a little of the gift you've given to me through your music and your example. U2's music is my lifeline to hope and inspiration--right up there with my family--and is the backbone of the ideas my husband and I want our children to grow up with and practice. We all wish you every happiness on your birthday, and I'll be celebrating it too, because if you didn't have a birthday I don't want to think about what my life would be missing. If my dream of meeting U2 ever comes true, be prepared for the hug of your life--and that goes for Edge, Adam and Larry too! On May 10, know that a mental birthday hug is being sent your way.




Monday morning... thanks for the music, for the big ideas, for the dreams... rock on, Bono!




Bono,
Thank you for your passion and your inspiration!
Happy Birthday!




Dear Bono, Happy Birthday! from the North Shannon Helpers (a charitable organization run by kids).
Isaac, Alison, Anya, Bekah and Eben




Bono, a chara,
Greater grows the light, the further that you fly.
Slán,
Cara




Dear Bono,

God bless you for your generosity as a rock star,
as a man and as a voice for the poor and the beaten down.

Thanks for inspiring our lives.

Happy Birthday! Tanti auguri di Buon Compleanno!

Have a pint also for us!!!

Barbara & Marco Meneghetti




Bono,

Thank you for being an inspiration to so many. I hope you have a wonderful birthday.

Angela
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada




Bono,

You have been an inspiration to us ever since you and your band became U2. Thank you for guiding us and everyone in the world in the direction to help Africa and aids. You are right, "The goal is soul", and we have to elevate Africa.
Your U2 fan always,
Shauna & William




I'm glad to help such a good cause. Your a great guy.

Mary-ellen and Jim Kelly




Happy Birthday to the man, the myth, the legend! Thank you for continuing to serve those in need. Remember that "...whoever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he shall not lose his reward." Have a great year!
~Angela




Bono,
Where there is no vision, the people perish -
Proverbs 29:18

Happy Birthday!

Always, Lisanne




Bono, I think that a day you found two roads it follow... but an angel came from the heaven and he filled his heart of love and light, then in that moment you choose the certain road.. Happy Birthday!!! be a lot very happy




Thanks for all that you do to inspire others. Continued blessings to you.




Dearest Bono,
There is no better way for us who Love and Respect you to commemorate your birthday than to contribute to this endeavor.
We build water wells in Africa, the Mother Continent of humankind, not only to give clean water to the People, but also a remewed sense of Hope for their Future.
Through YOUR efforts, my dear man, the world has come to know the Beauty of Africa's People and has been motivated to help them.
Bono, if ever you doubt for a moment your effectiveness in changing the world for the Good, simply read this Birthday card and the AfricanWellFund website to SEE the fruits of ALL your hard yet magnificent Labor of Love for Africa!
Take VERY good care of yourself, Bono - we need you here with us for as long as possible. And please know - GOD BLESSES YOU ALWAYS!

My Sincerest and Deepest Love,

debbie(ultravioletlove)




HAPPY 44th BIRTHDAY!I hope that you have a really great day. I also just want to say a BIG thanks to you and U2 for the amazing music you create, the meaning in the lyrics as well as your angelic voice is so powerful,it is really inspiring! I also want to thank YOU for the wonderful work that you have done for Africa and the world. I have been a big fan of U2 and you for 3years now and have learnt to appreciate both the music and the work that you do in the world. While you are just another Rock Star to some people in the world, you are an apsolute Saint and Role Model to people like myself. I am only 15 and might not understand fully what is going on in the world around me, but with what you are doing it makes it easier to learn more. Thank You again! The world would be so much better if there were more like yourself.

Thank You so much for the things that you have done for those who are less privelliged than yourself. Always remember to keep your head held high, and carry on no matter what others say.

'Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up - Galatians 6:9

God Bless,
c",)
Heather
Cape Town,SA.

from Heather van Tubbergh




Happy Birthday, Bono!

You encourage all of us to do our best to help
those less fortunate. My children and their friends have joined DATA and have begun to volunteer and speak out. You inspire generations.

God bless you and your family.

~Ruth, Mina, and Sara Dejam




"now is the time for to sound your voice and capture what you're after.."

i know i've got to believe.

thank you bono, and happy birthday.

-courtney
los angeles




Bono,
Thank you for being you. And thank you for all that you've done. Have a wonderful birthday!

Timothy Nelson
Eagan, Minnesota




Happy birthday, Bono! Thank you for helping me believe, through your life and your music, that so much more is possible than I think. Never stop dreaming out loud.

Katrina
Bountiful, Utah, USA




You show us all through your words and actions that we can make a difference in the world...thank you. Have a wonderful birthday.

God Bless,
Julie
South Bend, Indiana




Happy Birthday Bono! Thanks for inspiring us all to do more than just listen to the music!

Lechelle
Melbourne, Australia




HAPPY BIRTHDAY BONO!

I am so pleased, once again, to have the opportunity to donate to the African Well Fund in your honor, and to wish my favorite rock artist of all times, the happiest birthday ever! You certainly deserve it.
Looking forward to seeing you in concert on your next tour.
Have a beautiful day!

Love,
Dale & Mark Prairie
Westford, Vermont, USA




Happy Birthday Bono! I love you and the rest of your band. U2 is my favorite group of all time and you're the coolest guy ever. I admire everything you have done for music and for the people of Africa. The world needs more people like you. Lots of Love and have a wonderful 44th birthday. :o)

Peace and Love,
Phyllis




Bono

Hope you have a great Birthday. You are truely God's Messanger here on Earth. Your hopes and dreams have become mine. You are truely a great inspiration to all. You have taught me so much and you dont even know it. All I can say is THANK YOU from my heart to yours.

Love and Peace and Happy Birthday
Karla
Philadelphia, PA.




Hope you have a happy birthday, Bono!
Cheers from Memphis!
Mimi, Janie, Ann Marie & John




Have a wonderful birthday, you and Jordan.
Thanks for the enlightment and everything else of course. Keep on rocking and we will too.
Sue
In the deep south, USA.




Bono,

Thank you for nurturing the beauty and genorisity in all of us. Your fans are indeed that best in the world. My donation is a actually my friend's birthday present to me...to you.

I hope that your birthday is wonderfully delicious!

With much love and admiration,
Jocelyn




Keep it going! Best wishes from LITHUANIA ;)




Dear Bono,
I would like to wish you a very happy 44th birthday! I would like to thank you for your continued support in the battle to fight AIDS in Africa. Therefore I have made this contribution in honor of your birthday to do my part.

I can't wait for the new album to come out. Take care of yourself and your family. I have Irish ancestry too, so we Irish have to stick together and support each other. : )

Love,
Martha




PERSONALY FOR BONO!!!

BONO!!!!--WE CARRY ABOUT YOU!!!!----

--SO PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!----

--- STOP DRINKING AND SMOKING!!!!

YOU CARRY ABOUT EVERYBODY---WHITHOUT
YOURSELF!!!

YOU MUST CARRY ABOUT YOURSELF ALSO!!!

PLEASE DON'T FORGETT ABOUT YOURSELF

FOR US!!!-----

WHO LOVES YOU MORE THAN SELF YOURSELF!!!
THANK YOU FOR ALL ELSE!!!

--- SEE YOU!!!--USSUALY IN RUSSIA!!!




HAPPY BIRTHDAY,MY LITTLE BABY-BONO!!!!-THANK YOU FOR COMING IN THIS MATERIAL WORLD-TO HELP GOD AND HIS PEOPLE TO MAKE THE WORLD BETTER AND SAVE IT!!!-WE WILL SAVE THE WORLD!!!-THANK YOU FOR ALL!!!GOD BLESS YOU MY FRIEND!!!-see you!!!




Thank you for helping us so that we can help others! Happy B'day!

Jasmin, Bosnia and Herzegovina




Hey man, happy birthday. People like you restore my faith in human kind.

G.




Happy Birthday Bono!

and Happy Birthday to Jordan too!

Boston Anne & kids -
Danny (12), Nicole (11) & Ryan (4)




Have a wonderful birthday Bono!

Thank you for your music, and for being such an inspiration. This world is definitely a better place for you being in it. God bless you.

Meg, Terre Haute, Indiana




Dear Bono,
Happy, happy birthday!! I've been a U2 fan from the very beginning. What you are doing to help the less fortunate of the world who do not have a voice is wonderful and inspirational. I'm so happy that you have chosen to use your celebrity in this way. P.S. I can't wait for the new album!
Sincerely,
Michelle (M.E.)




Happy Birthday Bono ! !

Thank you for being such an inspiration to us all. Thank you for the music we love & for taking a huge part in making this world a better place.

See you & the boys of the best band on the planet on the next tour! Can't wait for the new albumn ! (Please Hurry ) Keep Rockin'! And wishing you much happiness on your birthday. Cheers !

Much Love,

Jean




Happy Birthday Bono!

Thanks for being a wonderful example of what we have all been called to do. God has used you in our lives, as well as the lives of many other fans and most importantly, the lives of those who are fighting to live without the comforts and resources that we take for granted.

Hope you have a wonderful birthday!

Love,

Tony and Trudi

P.S.
Please hurry up on that new album!




Happy Birthday, Bono!

Bless you for keep pushing for Africa. And thank you for being such an inspiration to me and my life. Have a wonderful birthday! May God bless and keep you and your family!




Happy Birthday!
We need the gift of a new albumn. *wink*




Howdy Bono,

Texas size hugs from San Antonio. Thank you for being my rock star with a giant heart.

Leah




Happy Birthday Bono!!
Thank you for following your path. I am continually reminded through your efforts and your music that we are all connected.
Celebrate and Enjoy!
With love,
Kimberly




Dear Bono,
Lets pray that this year's target will be met and more! You are a constant source of wonder and inspiration for me - God bless you.
Also (please do not take offence) can you please get back into the studio and do some bloody singing! It's been a long time between drinks.
I hope you have a wonderful birthday with family and friends - I'll be thinking of you.
Love Pamela




Dear Bono,
I want to thank you for giving us not only a great band, but also a better world. I wish you have very happy birthday and that whatever you wish while blowing up the candles comes truth.

Have a beautiful life!
Carmen.
Mexico City, Mexico.




Dear Bono,

first of all I hope everything is ok with you and your family and you're enjoying your birthday :-)!

Thanks for the wonderful music and the inspiration and for lightening up my life.

And thanks for trying to make the world a better place.
I really admire you for still keeping on fight for the Africans.
I'm sure this must get really tough at times.
Please never give up doing this.
There are many many people believing in you and you're giving us all a reason to believe that the the world can and will be a better place someday.

I wish you love, joy, and faith.

lots of love & hugs,
Su




Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water,
Jack fell down and broke his crown,
But Jill? she didn't give a fiddlers fart because at last they had a well.

Thanks for your music, it soothes the soul.

Love to you and your wonderful family
May God bless you and give you the strength you need to continue to juggle all your commitments with continued success.

Happy Birthday Bono
Marie - Coventry.




Happy Happy Birthday Mr B! :)

Thank you for your love, your grace, your soul force, and all your hard work... you are an inspiration...

Wishing you love, peace and strength, always...

God bless,

much love,

Rach xoxox




Happy Birthday!!!

Thanks for all you do in music and the world. We need more people like you. Your efforts in Africa inspire me when I think I can't accomplish something in my life. If you can convince the world to get behind this cause then I can overcome my minor obstacles. Like you said "Uncertainty can be a guiding light..."

Lou Majoris




You keep on cracking the door open a bit, so the rest of us can come along and kick it wide. Have a blessed and happy birthday Bono!

Peace,




Dear Bono,
I wish you a wonderful birthday and many more healthy and inspiring years to come!
I take this opportunity to thank you (and the rest of the band) for being their with your great music for about 20 years of my life.
You 'walk your talk' and that's so inspiring for all of us. Keep up the good work, you don't have to do this alone! "To carry each other is not a burden at all but a kind of privilege" you said this month in Berlin. What a wonderful thing to say and -it must be- to experience!
See you next year when you play Holland! I'm looking forward to it!
With love,

Nel Klop
the Netherlands




Keep screaming loud and buggin' the hell outta all the stuffed suits. rock their world, change OUR world!

thanks for the inspiration, passion and optimism




Dear Bono
     Thank you for the getting people to realize by your efforts around the world that we can change our world one person at a time!
  




Thanks for all you do. God bless, and have a happy birthday.




Dear Bono,
Thanks for providing the soundtrack to my life, and the inspiration to dream outloud!
Have a great Birthday and get a bloody move on with the new album!hehe!
Love 'n' Luck in all you do.
Katie.xxx




Dear Bono,

LA MULTI ANI! Many returns to the day!

Please stay tuned to receive all the love the fans are sending you on your birthday and every day! You taught us that every drop counts in the sea of love, so we, a handful of fans from Romania, have gathered our humble forces to add a drop. We thank you for the joy and the lessons the music of U2 has given us and we're eagerly waiting for what's next, hoping the next tour will bring you, at last, to Romania!

With all our love,
Anca, Cristina, Ady, Andi, Costin, Ovidiu, Octav and all at www.u2.ro




Dear Bono,
your birthday is the best reason to say thank you! Thank you for your music, your lyrics, and most of all for touching our hearts and minds. Thank you for giving your voice, your heart and your time to those who need it the most. Thank you for trying to make the world a better place and for inspiring others to follow your path. You've already made the world a better place for many of us.

I hope you'll have the best birthday and a great next 44 years.

Love you
Christine




Dear Mr.Paul Hewson (BONO-VOX)

Well,I will start off with saying a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY!Enjoy being 44! I really hope you enjoy that special day. I also just want to thank you so much for opening my eyes to the troubles in the world around us. I live in Cape Town,SA. I have been a BIG fan for 3years, and really appreciate all you have done for our country and the world. I am only 15 and might not understand all that goes on, but with all the things that you do for others has really motivated me to learn and understand more about what you do. The music that you and U2 create is so unbelievably amazing that I will listen to a cd for an entire afternoon and only turn it off when my mother begs me to.

Thank you for your good heart, and your Angelic voice. The world really needs more people like yourself.
Keep your head held high,and have a Beautiful Day.

'Every good gift is from above,
coming down from the Father'
James 1:17

A BIG BIRTHDAY HUG
God Bless,c",)

from Heather,Cape Town,SA.




BONO! ..*raises a glass*.. here's wishing you a bright, bright sun-shiny day! :-)

.. you once thanked your fans for giving you (+U2) a great life.. well, thanks for giving us a great life :-) .. over the years you have touched many hearts and have helped to save so many lives (mine being one of them).. you truly are an amazing, wonderful + beautiful person, and i thank you with all my heart.. always forever now..

' one heart .. one hope .. one love '

.. may all your dreams come true..

- all the love in the world, many happy returns + many, many hugs.. audrey - aon .. *reaches over to Dublin to give Bono a HUGE BIRTHDAY HUG* :)




It's a beautiful day! The best is yet to come!




Happy Birthday Bono!

Thank you for so graciously allowing us to co-opt your birthday in our quest to bring clean water to all.

Hope you have a great day and year! Looking forward to the next album and tour.

Diane





....a heart of gold, the voice of an angel, the soul of human kindness. Thank you Bono.

love, katie




Thank you for making me part of the world!
Enjoy your birthday, Bono!

Love to you, guys and your family!

Tihana
Croatia




hi im adi from israel
happy birthday thank u for your great
music and your great love




Happy Birthday Bono...
It's hard to put into words what U2 have given me for over 20 years. Now that I have the chance, I wanted to say "THANK YOU" from the bottom of my soul for the inspiration, strength & happiness you have brought to my life as well as to millions of others. I pray that God will continue to bless you, the band & your family in all you do.
Stay strong in Christ & continue to follow your heart...Love, Cindy




Happy Birthday to Ali's Husband!

Bono, may you continue to be a grain of salt to the earth! God bless you on your birthday, and may you continue to drink from the Water of Life!

-D. Plunkett




Happy Birthday B-Man. I give this gift in your honor; for leading by example.

Over the years you've taught us to be aware (spiritually and politically). You've taught us that tolerance is not a bad word. You've taught us that giving, caring, sharing and love are the best things we can do for one another. I thank you. The world thanks you.

I bid you a happy birthday and great health to you and yours. Cheers!

Jeffrey Ball
Los Angeles, CA




HAPPY BIRTHDAY BONO
Donating to the African Well Fund is a great way to help the African people. I donated last year and this year.
Keep doing what you're doing. You have a right and a duty to speak out. We fans are getting the message, hopefully others will, as well.

From one of your older fans
Candace Bullock
Healdsburg, CA USA




Bono-

Happy Birthday! Hope it fits!

Love,
Jamie Stuart
Bowling Green,OH




May God grant you many years to live,
For sure he must be knowing
The earth has angels all to few
And Heaven is overflowing.

Happy birthday Bono! May it be a merry one and may all your dreams come true on this wonderful day.

Love,
Kim S, Stockholm, Sweden




Bono,

I'm so happy to be giving this gift again this year for your birthday. I want to thank you for inspiring me to do something like this. Through the years I have culled much inspriration and emotions from the music that you, Larry, Edge and Adam make and the lyrics that you write. I don't know what I'd do without your music. You are all beautiful people. I wish you and your family well and Have a WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY!

Cheers,
Alicia Parman, 19
Louisville, Kentucky, USA




Happy birthday, Bono

(I'm french so, please, excuse my mistakes)I just want to say you that you are a fantastic person, a kind of god for me. Your songs and your messages are wonderful. The humanity needs you. Continue !! I wish you health and happiness. Bon anniversaire!

Alexis, 18 years
Lyon, France




Happy Birthday, Bono!

You are truly a special and wonderful person, an inspiration to us all! Thank you for all the music and the messages through all the years. I wish you health, happiness, peace and love for many years to come. Have a beautiful and blessed day!

Tina
Durham, NC




Bono, I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate your birthday. My very first U2 show was on May 10, 2001 - so I guess that's a close second! Have a wonderful birthday. Much love, Suzannah




Some people in this world really can make a difference, people from the past and people in the present. Bono, you are one of those people who have made a difference! Not only in the music business, being the singer of the best band in the world but also your work for Africa and showing people what one person can do for the world.
I read some messages from last year on the birthday card what was sent to you and how fantastic it is to see that many U2 fans feel the same way as I do; thanking you for the music of U2 and thanking you for what you have done for the world. I hope you will continue your work for Africa because you are an example to so many people and U2 stands for making a difference in the world besides beautiful songs which hit you straight into your heart. And of course I hope U2 will keep on rocking for another 20 years or so.
I am glad I read about this birthday present and that I can do something for Africa.
I am looking forward to the new U2 album, curious what U2 is going to do next and hopefully see you in the Netherlands again in 2005?!
Happy birthday to you or as we say in the Netherlands: Van harte gefeliciteerd!

Love from Lia Rijneveld
The Netherlands




The example and music you have given me is something I will be eternally grateful for. Thank you for speaking up for Who and What you believe in. You have helped me see more clearly and truely. You and your music reflected light when I was stumbling in the night. My continued prayers will be with you and the people of Africa whom you are laboring for. Thank you and have a wonderful forty-fourth birthday!




"The heart very seldom leads the head but it can and should obey it"C.S.Lewis Happy Birthday Bono!Kindest regards,Jo Sanchez




I couldn't wish you only an happy birthday but also a great life 'cause I know that your life it's really a wonderful life! U2's music, melody and lyrics have changed my life, now I can't spend my life without it and trough your music I found the way to reach the Truth hidden in the infinitely beauty of reality. In the beauty I can find the Truth, yes now I know who I am, only in You I'm completed.
Reality is always the same, the music doesn’t change it, but the mind could be changed by the music, and as you know the goal is the soul. Reality is very hard as you teach me, but life is something positive ‘cause I’m aware that there’s a positive presence in the life that I can feel every second of my existence.
Thanks a lot for lovin’ human beings and go on in the way you know!
Thank you for the great gift that you give us in every song…
it's Paul [Paolo] :)
ITALY




Happy Birthday Bono!
All the best for the upcoming year. Keep up the great work in campaigning for what you truly believe in.

Adriana
Ottawa, Canada




dear Bono,

I just want to ask you one thing:
Never stop doing it; never stop following your heart
that's all I have to say




It's not often a person views a contemporary as his "hero". Yet, through your artistic integrity, political vision, heart-felt endeavors and deeply appreciated perseverance, you have been my hero for over two decades. Thank you, dear Bono, for showing the world that a rock star can truly “f*ck up the mainstream”. Your philanthropy has served as my inspiration to “do something”. I now hope that my actions inspire another, who in turn inspires another, who in turn inspires another… As a person who joins you in his 40’s this year, I think this type of world-wide benevolence truly would be a most outstanding gift. Happy Birthday, Bono!





Happy birthday, God bless you.

Lou, x




Bono, may God bless you on your birthday and all year long! Happy Birthday and Sto Lat!!!




Water

Everything on the earth bristled, the bramble
pricked and the green thread
nibbled away, the petal fell, falling
until the only flower was the falling itself.
Water is another matter,
has no direction but its own bright grace,
runs through all imaginable colors,
takes limpid lessons
from stone,
and in those functionings plays out
the unrealized ambitions of the foam.

~Pablo Neruda

Thank you for your inspiration and for your ongoing commitment to help realize the ambitions of the less fortunate among us.

Happy Birthday! ¡Feliz cumpleaños! Joyeux anniversaire!

God bless...

With love and admiration,
T




Mon cher Bono,
au nom de tous ceux qui se battent pour un monde meilleur,
ceux qui se battent pour notre chère terre,
ceux qui restent dans l'ignorance la plus totale,
je te souhaite un Joyeux Anniversaire.Que le bonheur et l'amour remplisse ton coeur et ceux de ta famille.
Surtout reste toi même,ne change rien.
Encore MERCI pour tout ce que tu donnes pour aider les personnes dans le besoin.Tu es un exemple à suivre. Si seulement tous les grands de ce monde pouvaient ouvrir les yeux...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BONO!!and see you soon in FRANCE!
May God continue to bless You an your family,
Love

Malika Nuckhir,France




Thanks a lot for what you are

Jane,
NANTES, FRANCE




Another Present to Bono

Because of you…more spirits have been lifted to higher awareness
Because of you…more hearts have been opened to generosity and caring
Because of you…more minds have been taught the needs of a bigger world
Because of you…more lives will be saved
Because of you…we are facing in the right direction.

Africa is so lucky to have your love.

Thank you for your compassion.
Thank you for your action.
Thank you for your VOICE.

Teach us more, Bono.

Happy Birthday

Your inner beauty is always showing through………..
Let your poetry continue to guide us.


Love you, Love you, and STILL Admire you so
Gratefully yours,
Arlene Patry, Oakville, Ontario, Canada




Dear Bono,
I want to take this opportunity to thank you for all your creativity, generosity and dermination, but mostly for your strength of character and your great heart. Thank you also for your willingness to share so much of yourself with others, to encourage all of us to see that the Light within us can shine brighter than the sun.

"And now, let us welcome in the new year
Full of things that have never been..."
Rainer Maria Wilke

Oh, the excitement of possibility!
Happy birthday and God bless,
Melissa (Australia)




Dear Bono,

Your dedication and love of humanity have been an inspiration to me for years. God bless you and your family and have a wonderful birthday. :)

Love,
Jocelyn




Dear Bono, thank you for your inspiration and for your love for humanity. You are my hero second to Jesus. Have a wonderful birthday,may God bless you and your family.




Happy Birthday Bono!
Thanks for everything you have done.You have made such an impact on my life and everyone elses. Thanks! Happy 44th Birthday.
Love yah always
Abby




Happy Birthday Bono.

All the best to you always.

Rosa
Houston, TX




Happy Birthday Bono! Thank you for continuing to inspire me, not just through your music, but through your actions as well. Thank You for everything you do to make the world a better place. God Bless.




Bono, I have you to thank for helping me see that thousands of our African brothers and sisters are dying every day from lack of clean water - something easily taken for granted here in the U.S. While watching the video diary of your tour with Paul O'NeilI I was touched by the dignity and beauty of people living in extremely adverse conditions. You proved that money used honestly and effectively can give these precious people a future. It's an honor to donate toward the well fund in your name again, because you are a HERO! Happy Birthday!

Laurie Mayhew, Arizona




Dear Bono,

You've helped us to pack our suitcases for places that have to be believed to be seen. (like Killiney beach... ;) and serving Methodist Churches in the UK)

Thanks for being an instrument of God's grace and peace in our lives and for the world. Keep kicking at the darkness, and we will too. It's all we can do... with God's help.

Just do us a favor, and have us a *FCC-ing* brilliant album on the shelves by OUR birthday in November! Thanks.




HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM SAN SEBASTIAN!
WE WISH YOU HAVEA GREAT DAY WITH THE ONES YOU LOVE!!
GOOD LUCK WITH THE NEW ALBUM!
ALL THE BEST ALWAYS,

IULEN & BLANCA
SAN SEBASTIAN




Happy Birthday Bono!

I think it is great that the U2 community can pull together for such a worthwhile endeavor. U2's music and the way the band members choose to live your lives has been truly an inspiration in my own.

I live in Rochester, NY where there is exciting work being done on a HIV/AIDS Vaccine at the University of Rochester/Strong Hospital. I invite you to come visit sometime!




HAPPY BIRTHDAY BONO! I WISH YOU ALL THE LOVE OF THE WORLD..THANKS FOR YOUR WONDERFUL MUSIC,I HOPE YOU'LL COME BACK SOON IN ITALY AND THAT ONE DAY MY DREAM ABOUT MEETING YOU AND TALKING TO YOU WILL COME TRUE! TI VOGLIO BENE,SIMO




Happy Birthday, dear Bono!

You are an inspiration. Thank you.

*hugs*

Pia




Happy Birthday Bono!

Thank you again for continuing your hard work that inspires us all.

peace, love, SOUL!




Bono,

Happy Birthday!

Thank you for your music.
Thank you for doing what others can't.
Thank you for your inspiration.
Thank you from my heart.

God Bless you.

Daniel.




Bono,
The attention that you have brought to Africa is invaluable. It is this reason that I have become aware of the opportunity to help build a well in Africa. You have encouraged millions to dream out loud, and, well, now I'm dreaming at full volume! I am proud to donate in your name, and I wish you and yours all the best.

"Let's look out for each other."

Fraser Kerr, from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada




Walk on, stay safe tonight. Best wishes, Leslie Perrine, Madison, Wisconsin.




Dear Paul Hewson
Happy birthday bono,:P you deserve to have great day and also thank you for changing my life with your words and your knowledge.Thank you for open my eyse to the world
Joyeux anniversaire
Feliz Cumpleanos
From the anarchist to the punk
Happy Birthday
You already save the world

Have a Guinness on me




Happy Birthday Bono! You have done so much for our Mother Earth!May you and your family and friends be blessed. I'm looking forward to seeing U2 very soon. Keep rockin'!

Your #1 Fan in USA

Love, Renee




Bono,
I want to wish you a very happy birthday,hope you have a great time.I hope you get what you want cuz you deserve it.I'm looking forward to seeing you in concert,it'll be my first time going to see you and the band.I've been a fan of yours since 1982,but never had the chance to see a U2 concert.May God continue to bless you.You are a very special person and I love you.Please stay healthy and please try to stop smoking.I only say that because my father died from lung cancer from smoking 15 years ago and I don't want to see that happen to you.Alot of people care about you and worry about you.Stay safe.

Love,
Lynne(BonosLady)
Massachusetts,U.S.A.




Happy birthday Bono! Your words and music have opened my eyes to the world, touched my heart, and inspired me to try to help. I could never repay you and U2 for all the hope your music has brought me. I hope you have a wonderful day, and continue to be a source of light and love for the world.

Love Emily
Massachusetts




May your life continue to be blessed and may we continue to be blessed by your presence. Thank you for everything you have done and continue to do. Keep up the good work.
God bless you and keep you and your family.
Happy Birthday Bono

Sherri Breen
Attleboro, MA




Dear Bono, wishing you a wonderful birthday!

Thank you for all of your fantastic music and for your hard work towards making the world a better place. Your confidence and hope shine through everything you do - you make it look achievable.

Much love & respect,

Louise
Melbourne, Australia




Happy birthday, Bono, and God bless you!




Dear Bono,

Thx for the music and sharing your heart with the world!




Dear Bono,
Happy Birthday! It's wonderful that you are using your fame to support people who cannot so easily get their voices heard. I admire your compassion as well as your talent. U2 are not only doing reat things for music but for the people of the world.
I hope that your music and compassion live for many years to come!
May your wishes come true on your birthday

Kara
Melbourne, Australia




Bono,
Congratulations or your birthday. I am a big fan of U2's music and I have always admired your gift to voice your concerns about the state of the world. It's so refreshing to know that rockstars and celebrities do still care about the important things in life instead of their bank balance. I have some friends who are also u2 fans, and we heavily admire your work.
Please keep up the good work and keep on challenging the views so many countries have on the third world. You have a tribe of fans who listen to you, and respect what you do and will try to follow and help.
Once again, happy birthday-hope you get what you want!

Robyn :) XxXxXxXxXxXxXx




Dear Bono,
to be able to wish you Happy Birthday once again in this way - to help the African Well Fund to carry out a concrete action for Africa and to make it in your name - it’s really good. I’m very proud to be your fan, because with your words and your actions you are a rare light in the night of this dirty world.
Thanks in order to have fed my anger and my knowledge as regards what happens in a continent that dies in nearly absolute indifference and in the ignorance of those who has all. And thanks for your songs. They have given a lot to me, have made me to grow, taught me to dream, rendered me more strong. Thanks finally for your sweetness, the infinite kindness you have showed me the times in which I have met you, the last year in Dublin. I shall never forget it!
So I’d like to tell you are wonderful, incredible, amazing; but words do not exist in order to describe you. You are too much great!

I hope with all one’s heart that every day of your life is full of joy and serenity, forever.

BUON COMPLEANNO, BONO, TI VOGLIO BENE.

Maria




HOWDY BONO AND HAPPY 44TH BIRTHDAY!!!!

This year will be my second time to give to the African Well Fund, and I plan to give each and every year. Not only can I see the progress of the wells being built on a monthly basis, but I know it is the gift that keeps on giving. For this reason, this is why I give to this special charity in your honor. Also, you have shown us that one man can make a difference and help save the world. I am very proud to say that I am both a huge U2 and Bono fan. If it wasn't for you and the guys, I would have never known how easy it is to give a little bit of oneself to help others in need.

I wish you, your family, and the band another year of joy and happiness!

Love,

Allegra - Dallas, Texas




Bono,
It's such an honor to be part of something so dear to you.
Have a great Birthday!!
Cindy
Medina, Ohio




your generous use of you life is an inspiration that we are honored to be wittness to. happy birthday from your biggest and littlest fan, Lynn and Lily De Leon




You are my inspiration. You have a complicated life and no one would blame you for just staying home and enjoying the fruits of your labor whenever you could. But instead, leading by example, you have shown the world what it means to live a Christian life of selfless service to others. If you can make time to do this, then I have no excuse. Thank you for inspiring me to Dream Out Loud.

Happy Birtday! Love, Bonnie




If I could describe how much you mean to me in full Bono, then this message would cover a lot of pages. But there isn't room for that. What I'm trying to say is, I don't know what I'd do if not for you. Every time I know that there's going to be difficult times ahead, I always think to myself, "What would Bono do?" Just listening to your voice brings comfort to me. Thank you so much for doing your best, through your music and your humanitarian work, to ease human misery all over the world. Thank you also for making me a better person and inspiring me to(I like to think) help try and make the world a better place. You're an angel, a wonderful human being, and an inspiration to us all. You've done so much to keep our hopes alive. Bless you.

I love you,

Maddy
Oxfordshire, England
P.S. I think I speak for all of your fans when I say congratulations on the Law degree.




Hey man-

CONTINUE TO HOWL LIKE A LION THAT HAS HAD A ROCK ROLL ON HIS FOOT!!!

Keep Jammin't 'til the Jammin's through-
I got your back.....

Greg




As long as there is Love in this world, there is an opportunity for Peace to thrive. You may see yourself as a humble man but that is what we need: more humility and less dreams of immortality. You are an inspiration to the world (and myself) as a man of Compassion and Spirit. God Bless you for your continuous efforts!
May you have a marvelous birthday full of Love and Laughter!

Lá Breithe Sona dhuit

Lifetime U2 fan,
Kristin
Texas, USA




Happy Birthday Bono!

I am so pleased to give this gift in honor of your day.




HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR BONO!! Can`t wait to see you next year in Charlotte,North Carolina and Atlanta!! I`m so excited about the new album coming up and a new single coming out soon!! I`ve been trying come up with the new stage design,being I`m an artist! Got a V,W,Z,TRIANGLE,STAR and Diamond design! Lot of points you can walk down to,my man!! Again, I WISH YOU THE HAPPIEST B-DAY AND WELL, A BUNCH OF WELLS!!! LUV YA ALWAYS, MARY CLINARD




BUON COMPLEANNO

BONO!!!!!!!!!




Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday, dearest Bono
Happy birthday to you

Thank you for all you've done, all you're doing right now, and all that you will do in the future. You are forever an inspiration. God bless you and your family.

Sending love and peace your way,
Courtney Redd




Happy Birthday Bono! I worked on wildlife conservation projects in East Africa for five years in the 1990s -- living there really taught me the value of water. Thanks for everything -- the music *and* the inspiration and leadership regarding the well-being of the peoples of Africa.
Fiona




Keep on keepin' on Bono! We're behind you but YOU are in front. Have a blessed and happy birthday (and best wishes to Jordan too!) See you next year!!!!!!




Joyeux anniversaire!!
Keep singing and talking for the poor who can't be listened!
Santé et amour pour cette nouvelle année!
Pierre from Orleans (France)




Thank you for all that you do, and all that you are. Have a wonderful birthday
peace




Happy Birthday and thanks for 20 years of inspiration!

XXOO,
Matilde




To Bono

I wish you a great and happy birthday. Don't stop to make great music with true lyrics. A lot of artists and people should follow your example.
Thanks for giving us all this hope.

Priscilla




Happy Bday to the man with the big heart.

Cheers,

Julie




Tres cher BONO!!!!
Nous te souhaitons du fond du coeur un tres joyeux anniversaire. Merci pour ta musique, tu apporte, toi, Larry, Adam et The Edges, baucoup de bonheur dans notre vie et chacune de tes chanson evoque un merveilleux souvenir. Merci pour les message que tu passe au trevers de tes chanson et surtout merci d'etre toi meme et de ne pas changer au fil des années.
vous etes les meilleurs continuer on vous adore.
Gros bisous.
AURORE ET VINCENT




Happy Birthday Bono!
At 18, I have worked with an NGO for 2 years and have made (I like to think) a difference to peoples lives and the person I have to thank for that is you.
Through your kindness and relentless campaign work, you have managed to persuade me that "Its my world and I can change it"
As much as I'd like to, I can't give you Peace On Earth for your birthday today but I can give you something to be very proud of.
I'd like to take this oportunity to Thank You for the music which has touched my soul and the belief that prevents me from giving up no matter how bleak the big picture can sometimes get.
With this message, I send every ounce of my love and my eternal thanks
Happy Birthday, gorgeous. Have a Guinness on me.

Ali xxxxxxx




Happy birthday Bono ! May only happiness and health come through your door, and thank you for what you are, and what you do.
Lots of thoughts from France
Claire-Marie




We wish you a very happy birthday and much good health, happiness, success, joy and love! You are a wonderful man who we admire and respect. We hope that you can continue your amazing humanitarian work and keep writing and singing those beautiful songs.




I could never give enough to equal what U2's music has given me.

Have a wonderful 44th birthday Bono!

There's no them only us.




Happy Birthday Bono! You have a heart as big as the world, God bless you and your family and thankyou for your music.
Tracy, England.




Bono, birthdays should be celebrated with food and drink, with joy and people and love. I hope yours is. I know that thousands of people will drink clean water today because of you and your work, and that's a different kind of party. Happy birthday. Here's to life.




I am honored to give to such a worthy cause in your name. On your special day, please know that you are an inspiration to so many people. Your music, and your life, have touched me in so many ways, i only hope that you can fully realize how positive of a force in this world you are. Always remember that Bono. Thank you for saving my life and being my inspiration.
May God bless you and your family.
Mark Allen - Canada




No one is more deserving of this honor than you. It is only right with all you and the other members of U2 have done for worthy causes in this world. You with U2 and it's fans accomplish so much, that I feel honored to be in that group for taking part in worthy causes in the past and now and will continue to do so....Always.




In the name of love...We bring to you the gift of life for Africans. Your dedication, spirit and will-power show all your fans just how great we all need to be someday. If you walk away....We will follow!




I wish you an happy birthday and I hope you will come early in Belgium for a concert. You are the best! I love you!
Amélie from Belgium.




Happy Birthday Bono!
Do you know that God had send his angels
and it's you! You very helped me to stay
alive and I thank you! You are like a big
brother for me and I love you!
I hope that I will meet you someday!
See ya!




On your birthday I pray that you are blessed with inner peace, vitality,great success and that you receive as much as you have given. I also pray that the great spiritual beauty of the African people can been seen throughout the world so that all people in every nation are awaken to the plight of the continent of Africa and are moved to action. If we all give just a little, many miracles will occur.




Definition of grace:
The exercise of love, kindness, mercy, favor; disposition to benefit or serve another.
That seems to describe you and your actions. Thank you for all that you do and keep inspiring us TO do. We will try to "pay it forward"
I hope you have a beautiful Birthday surrounded by your family and friends. Blessings.
Love,
Shari S.- Milwaukee, WI




"When you stop seeing beauty
you start growing old
the lines on your face
are a map to your soul..."
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY BIG BONO!!
See you in Italy....I hope!!
BIG U2...4ever
-FEDE-




"Tu es la passion de ma vie. Don't laugh, it's true. First time that I saw you and heard you, I fell in love. Almost 25 years later, you are still on my mind, you are still in my heart...I have been totally out of control since 1980....
You're my best
Happy Birthday to you Bono"




Happy Birthday Bono!
Keep dreaming out loud.

With love always,
Jennie




Happy birtday Bono!
I hope to meet you in Dublin this summer!
You are the best!




Dear Bono,
I wish U a happy birthday...
Love from Estelle, France




Mon cher Bono, je te souhaite un joyeux anniversaire et du fond du coeur je souhaite que tu restes mon père spirituel encore de nombreuses années. Tu fais preuve de beaucoup de dévouement, tu ne te laisses pas abattre malgré la pression qui s'exerce sur toi. Si seulement plus de personnes pouvaient te ressembler. Si seulement le monde dans lequel on vit réagissait et levait les yeux une bonne fois pour toute. Heureusement qu'il existe des gens comme toi...

Merci pour ton courage, ta générosité.merci pour tout.

Merci à U2, au rock que vous nous donnez avec tant de coeur et de puissance.
Continuez à nous transmettre tant de vibrations.

Longue vie à U2 et encore une fois
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BONO !!!!

Love,
Sandra.




We wish you all the best for you and your family!
Keep inspiring us!!!

With love

Maria & Nasos
Athens
Greece




Bono,

live you've sang to us Psalm 116 which starts, as you know, with the question, "What can I give back to God for the blessings he's poured out on me?"

I deeply believe helping to build wells in Africa is, in part, the answer.

Thank you Bono for inspiring people around the world to no longer be silent about things that matter.

May your Birthday be spent surrounded by the warmth, love, and comfort of your family and friends.

Happy 44th Bono!


Jenny Sermas

PS. This might not be the most appropriate time to say this but thanks for "Kite" and thanks for pulling me on stage during "New York" in NYC at The Garden. It was a small act, but it meant more to me than you will ever know. NYC Pride Forever! I Love NY!




Bono,

You are an inspiration to us all and I hope you persevere with the hard work you are doing for Africa. God bless.

Tom McKee
Inverness, Scotland




Dear Bono, you crystallize love from thin air! Reading all the e-wishes from others on this card brought tears to my eyes, in the same way that your music does, from joy. Bless you for being here for us now, and showing us the way. Let the love we feel for U2 and the people of Africa spread to others around the world!
Love to you, Tracy




Roch'n'roll...
peace...
love...
BONO !




Happy Birthday Bono!!!

Merci, milles fois merci d'essayer de rendre ce monde meilleur!! tu es un exemple pour nous tous, et tu as à jamais marqué l'histoire du Rock'n'Roll!!!!!
Longue vie à toi Bono, et continue à faire chavirer nos âmes!!!!!
lemon addiction




Thank you not only for your music, but also for being an example of how one person can make a huge difference in the world. You are inspiring!




I hope and pray that this day will be filled with all of the happiness and joy that you and your family deserve. May God fullfill all of the dreams and desires hidden in your heart...I thank God for you everyday.
You are a constant source of inspiration...I cannot wait to see U2 on tour again next year.

Thanks for being bravely unique, *lily Percy




Happy Birthday Bono!

"Let the words of my mouth,
and the meditation of my heart,
be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord,
my strength and my redeemer." Psalm 19:14

THANK YOU BONO for your words and your heart. Thank you for inspiring us to do good with your actions, and for bringing us joy with your music.

HAVE A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
On May 10th we'll have a Guinness in your name!!
Love, Love, Love. Kerry




Happy Birthday to you Bono!
I love you, i am a big fan of U2 and if i could, i would follow you "where the streets have no name".

You are the best,
from Virginie (France)




dear bono,
i hope you had a great b'day i hope you got a lot of things for your b'day & i hope allthe peoplein africa get a lot of thing out of you what you are doing for africa. I am a big fan of u2 i love all your song i hope you come to Australia next year god beiss you all.

from
brooke arbery
of perth western australia




Hello bono im fan of U2 since 1997, in you presentation of POPMART in Mexico.
Thanks for your music, your lyrics.

GRACIAS X TODO LO QUE TU MUSICA ME HA AYUDADO EN ESTOS ULTIMOS MESES Y NO ME KEDA MAS QUE DESEARTE UN HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND GOOD LOOK FOR YOU !!!!

ZOOERTE!!!
DE RATO
LA MOFAU2




Love!




Much love to you on your birthday... You've inspired millions to do something - for that you must be very proud!

With joy,
Rachel




Happy Birthday Bono!!
Thank you very much for your music and inspiration, it has been of great help during difficult times. Now it's time to pay back.

Mexico City, Mexico




i hope to bono a happy birthday.i hope bono continue his actions in the world.when you 'll see U2 in france?you're the best group for me of rock.it's my birthday so.bono must have the peace nobel price next year.. bye everybody




Happy Birthday Bono! You have given so much of yourself to make other people's lives better. You are an inspiration to us all. Our world IS a better place because of you! God bless you! Love, Linda Alfieri Michigan, USA




BONNE CONTINUATION ET A TRES VITE EN FRANCE....




Happy Birthday Bono. What an excellent way to celebrate not only your birthday but my own (5/1/61). You and the band have always been there for me so it feels good to finally give something back. God Bless You.

Melissa Rudden
New York, NY




Happy birthday Bono! WE ALL LOVE YOU!!!XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO!!!!! ^_^

from: Krystel (Fort Wayne, IN, United States)




I decided to give $40 to the African Well Fund in honor of Psalm 40 & U2’s song 40, which so aptly denotes what could be a prayer for Africa:

I waited patiently for the Lord.
He inclined and heard my cry.
He brought me up out of the pit
Out of the miry clay.

May we answer their prayers and save an entire continent by all of us helping even in the smallest way.

Happy Birthday Bono, I believe in you.

Blessings,
-Mel




Happy Birthday Paul Hewson !!!!!

Je te souhaite un heureux et joyeux anniversaire, bravo pour ton travail formidable en Afrique ! Tu resteras à jamais comme le plus grand chanteur du plus grand groupe de Rock au monde, un homme généreux, et fidèle à ses principes...

encore bravo et merci pour tous et encore joyeux anniversaire Bono




Happy birthday to youuuuu!!
Never forget...I love you

Lucia from Alghero(Sardinia,Italy)




Bonne Fête Bono,
Merci pour ta générosité et ton grand coeur XXXX




Happy B-day B-Man

God bless you
JOSH




AUGURI PER IL TUO PROSSIMO COMPLEANNO BONO E CHE DIO TI BENEDICA CONTINUA COSI ,SEI UNA GRANDE PERSONA ,MOLTI DOVREBBERO PRENDERE IL TUO ESEMPIO NELL'AIUTARE CHI è MENO FORTUNAYO DI NOI GRAZIE UN BACIO E SPERIAMO DI VEDERTI PRESTO IN ITALIA IN CONCERTO!!




HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU BONO!

SEE YOU NEXT TIME IN PARIS!!

PEACE AND LOVE FOR YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR BAND!!!

WE ARE VERY OLD FANS OF YOU, ME AND MY WIFE SINCE 20 YEARS!

STEPHANE,KARIN,SINEAD AND TARA FROM PARIS




Bravo pour ton travail en Afrique, bravo à toi chanteur du plus grand groupe de rock du monde, fais nous rêver à un monde meilleur, à bientot pour un nouveau concert en France.

Vince Boulogne-sur-mer France




Hello Bono

Happy birthday and please don't change.

Thank you to U2 to all joy they bring to us

See you soon in Switzerland

Vanessa, Switzerland




we all have to thank you for what you've done. i guess people can do a lot more but we are on the right way. and people like you mr BONO make this real . happy birthday !




Thank you Mr Bono to have made me love the music which became my trade, thank you to have learned to me the tolerance, thank you to be you. Happy birthday and god blesses all people who are expensive to you.
your French friend,
Fred.




Bravo pour ce que vous représentez dans ce monde qui devient fou.
Bon anniversaire de Lyon (France).
Maryse




"I can not change the world, but we can."

Lead on, Bono! I will follow. I've got my soul and I'm ready to go.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for keeping the love flowing and for countless sighs, cries, and heady highs. On stage and off, you rock. Happy birthday 2U.

Love and peace from Virginia, USA,
BJ




hello bono.
my name is alex i'm french i'm 16.
i would like to say that i love you. you are a very cool man.
i once my life to you.
ilove you
alex




Since you are millionaires. Why not give the benefit of your albums and concerts to associations which you defend ?

Happy Birthday.

Jiri from Belgium




Dear Bono, I wish you a happy birthday.
Thank you for all you have done and all you will do. Thank you for reminding me that goodness does exists.




hy,i'm anna...you don't know me but i love you and i dream of meet you in your concert(and u2)...then i wish you HAPPY BIRTHDAY and thank you for all emotion which you give me every day!!!
PS:sorry for the linguage but i am italian!
anna.from sud of italy




I wish you Happy Birthday and I hope seeing you and the band soon in France.
Love. Alexandra




we'll never let down africa, it is 1 of the issues of this century, and together we have to make more and more people everyday more aware and more concerned about that !!!!!
Walk on bono, you'll never walk alone !!!!

golum from marseille




Happy birthady BONO !!!
Vous êtes une personne hors norme, vous faites parti du plus grand groupe de rock au monde, vous prenez beaucoup de votre temps pour aider des personnes dans la misère. Ca, c'est une star!!(certains devraient prendre exemple sur vous).

Continuez votre combats, mais déjà votre nom est gravé à jamais dans l'histoire de l'humanité.

GOD BLESS YOU !!

Anthony from FRANCE




Happy birthday Bono!!!!
i hope you have a nice day with your treasure....your family!!
thanks for the beatiful moments passed to listen your music!!!god bless you,the U2 and Ireland
P.S.have a pint for me too!!!
Carlo Capanna Pesaro Italy




Happy B-Day Mr Bono!!
Thanks 4 all!!

"I went into the woods
because I want to live
wisely and deeply
suck the marrow of life
as sweep away all that wasn't life
and not to discover
when I come to die
that I hadn't lived!"




HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU PAUL

AND THANKS FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE !!!!!
FOR AFRICA ! FOR ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD !!!!

YOU ARE A DREAM MAKER !!!!

CONTINUEZ LE COMBAT !!!!! JE CROIS EN VOUS ET SUIS PRET A VOUS SUIVRE DANS VOS DEMARCHES !!!

NICO FROM FRANCE




Buon compleanno Bono...




Happy Birthday Bono.
Hope you will go on doing what you've always done : helping people and making them happy all over the world with your music and your charisma.

Thank you so much.

Nathalie C.




Happy Birthday Bono!
Among all the great things you do, I'd just like to highlight 2 things:
- yor involvment with the ones who need it, your everyday commitment, leaving you with few rest and family time, which makes of you a great personality,
- your music and the one of your 3 folks, that makes me feel better everytime I hear it.

What's more precious than that ?

Happy Birthday, and please, never stop.
Alex,




salut bono, moi c yassine et je suis votre grand fan ,meme je peux dire des milliers de fois que je suis votre grand fan sur cette planete et je trouve ce que vous fetes comme travail est genereux et beau mais continuez comme ca....! dieu est toujours avec toi et il vous protege toujours. I love you bono
your brother yassine




Each time I have to do this kind of thing for May 10, I spend a lot of energy, tryin to think of what I will write, tell or ask you. And the only thing that comes up to me is 'Happy Birthday'.

So... Happy Birthday !

It's very simple, but it works !




Happy Birthday Bono ... Joyeux Anniversaire !
One love, one blood, one life, you got to do what you should
One life with each other : sisters, brothers
One life, but we're not the same
We get to carry each other, carry each other
One, one...

You are a very great man ... I just want to thank you to give us a great life ... really .. thank you ... La France t'aime ... We love you Bono ... We love you U2 ....

Sebsystem (www.u2achtung.com)




Hey Mr Bono !

Happy Beautiful B'day ! May all the wish that you have for this world come true !
Continue your lead for all the action for the 3rd world so often forgotten by all of us.
You are not only a Great Singer, you are not just part of a Great Band, you are a Great Man for all that you do in addition of U2, things that you are not oblige to do.

See you on next tour !!!




Joyeux anniversaire Bono !
Thanks for all the things you do as an artist and a man.It shows that you've got HEART as big as your SOUL ;o).
I'm gonna finish with an irish rock'n' roll leader's lyrics:
"One life with each other : sisters, brothers
One life, but we're not the same
We get to carry each other, carry each other
One, one..." :o)




Happy birhday Bono!

now get "fad for it!"

Alan Geoghegan
Columbia SC USA




Hi Bono... Happy Birthday!!!!!!
Just one word RESPECT. You give us the choice but we will follow you everywhere. I believe in you, you are our road, our brother, our friend.
You have still haven't found what you are looking for... Many people on earth have found what they were looking for... YOU
God bless you. God bless your family.
IT'S OUR WORLD WE CAN CHANGE IT! AFRICA, WE WILL CHANGE THE FUTURE...




Happy Birthday. You're a young man. The best years is in front of you. Thank you for everything. Your music is a pleasure for me and when a have some problems, I listen this and everything is fine. So, happy birthay. Have a nice day.

Martin Lapointe
Montreal, Quebec.




Happy Birthday to you darling Bono.
love
HUGS
God Bless
love
Heather
Dorset
UK
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My Dear Bono,
Your music has made me experience the most treasured moments of my life. I will be eternally grateful to you for having been so sweet with my friends and me every time we had the chance to meet you.
Hope you have a wonderful birthday!!!
God bless you...
Rosana.
Uruguay.




Happy Birthday Bono




Thanks for stirring my conscience and my heart.




Bono,

"And girls they make children
Not like this one".

Certainly not!

Have a wonderful day with your family or wherever you may be.

Stephen
'a working class hero from dublin'




Silly me... all I can think of is 'Happy Birthday'.

Thanks for everything. God bless you and yours.

Alicia Navarrete
Viva Mexico.




Bono,

You are a huge inspiration to me. Keep up the good work! Happy Birthday!

Michael

P.S.
Get the damn album out already I'm going crazy. Rock and Roll Doggie!




To my dearest Bono'
I would like to take this moment to wish you a very warm and wonderful birthday and may one day all the world may live free and in peace and harmony with each other and thank you for openning our eyes to all the less fortunate people out there that need all our help. Once again have a very happy birthday you are indeed one of a kind and never change for anyone.
All my love and admiration,
Stacey
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo




Thank you for your song, your gift of words and insight. Thank you for sharing your gift and inspiration with the world.

And thank you for the music that saved my life.

Happy Birthday, may God watch over you and keep you safe always.

Kelley Rhodes




You're a truly beautiful person and an inspiration to all of us. Thank you for opening our eyes.

Kelly E
@U2.com




Happy Birthday Bono :)

I hope you have a great day! Thank you and the band for all your inspiring work and music.

Sincerely,
Kelly
(or "former owner of the dude pen" as Emilie would say :)
Florida, U.S.A.




Happy Birthday Baked Bean Boy!!!
Bono, you have touched so many lives, especially mine. Thank you for your great example, your music, and your inspiration. All of your fans are ANXIOUSLY awaiting the next U2 masterpiece, please, PLEASE! our knees hurt.
God Bless You,
Michelle Llewellyn
Utah, U.S.A.




Happy Birthday, Obi-wan Bono! You're an inspiration (and a guru) to us all!




Dear Bono,
Let me just say that I love you. I love your music. I love everything you do for Africa/Africans and charities. And i believe in you. I believe that one person can make a diffrence. I believe the situations in Africa are a crisis. I thank you for everything you do. I also wanted to let you know my birthday is May 7th, i'll be 13!
Love,
Kara
Ohio, U.S.A.




ACHTUNG BONO,

MAY your DREAMS---may OUR DREAMS be REALIZED. WATER and JUSTICE for AFRICA and for us ALL.

HAPPY BDAY and THANKS FROM OHIO USA-Kevin RainH2O




Happy Birthday to Da Man! As stated in the other messages, you are an inspiration and a great humanitarian. I wish you and the guys all the best life has to offer. Hey...how about a tour of Newfoundland, Canada someday! It is a dream of mine to see you guys in concert. Besides this province is mostly of Irish decent!

Cheers,
Ron Churchill
Newfoundland, Canada




Thanks for the inspiration to make a difference in this world. We take so much for granted and a well can make such a difference in a life which we'll probably never even know.

Happy birthday and hope to see you soon on the next tour!!!




From all in the city of Derby, England.




Bono -
Your strength and commitment to the African people is nothing short of inspirational. Never stray from your peaceful approach - you set a marvelous example for us all.

Thank you for allowing us to be a part of the journey. Together we'll see the cause through to a solution, providing hope and saving lives.

Happy Birthday! I'll see you on the next U2 tour...




Dear Bono I want to wish you a very happy birthday, you are the best, you are an inspiration to all of us. Thank you for the incredable music, that change my life. Edge, Larry, Adam and you sweetest Bono are a gift from God to us. You have made my life a better life in so many way, thank you, I love you Bono. I wish you a very happy birthday and to Jordan to. God Bless you and you re family and U2.




Hey dude. Keep on rocking for those without a voice. You're an inspiration.
Spike.




bono

you are the greatest person in the whole world no I`ll make that the universe.

i will continue to be inspired by your lyrics, music and all the continus `ard work that you do just remember were not getting any younger are we

hope you and jordan have a wonderful birthday
and relax for a day and

ENJOY YOURSELF UR NOT 44 EVERY DAY

god bless you and keep you safe

all the way from sunny rhyl , wales

becky




Happy birthday Bono, and have a beautiful day!! Good luck with the well fund.
God bless you,
Janet




Happy Birthday Bono,
May your days be filled joy!
Peace and love,
Carolyn




Dear Bono

Thank you for bringing so much joy into my life and the lives of so many others. May your life too be full of joy and love and I wish the same for your family and friends and of course Edge, Larry and Adam.

Together you create music to live by and make the world a happier and more beautiful place. Thank you all and keep up the wonderful work!

Through your voice you reach out to so many, through the songs and through your activism. Thank you for being strong enough to continue spreading hope and love in today's often cynical world and for being brave enough to express what you feel. Thank you also for your engagement in the practical problems of an unjust world. Many would like to solve the problems but not everyone tries. You lead by example. "Torn in two, we can be one." You are an inspiration to me.

Wishing you a very Happy Birthday

Rejoice!

much love,
Aoife

p.s. keep a hold of those glasses, I see some funky pontiffs about!




Happy birthday to you Bono,
God bless you, your family and the band.
Alexane
France




Dear Bono,
Best wishes to you on your birthday.
Thank you for the best music in the world you make.
God bless you and your family.
Lena
Russia




Dear Bono,
The very happiest of birthdays to you!

Take care,
Marcy Gannon
U2 Fan Writer




B MAN,

You are the texture of "joy" for us.




Best wishes to you on your birthday. May God bless you. All your work is greatly appreciated and admired by your many fans. Keep up the good work!




Happy Birthday. You are loved and respected and admired by so many. You touch my soul every day with your music and your courageous acts. I'm going to work for you some day...or Ali; she's pretty wonderful too! Your devoted fan and faithful sister, jessi




Happy Birthday Mr. B,

Thanks so much for your leading us in this endeavour. Thanks to you and the band for music that has oftentimes been all that's kept me going. Thanks to Ali for being the amazing woman she is. In short, THANKS!

God Bless and Happy Birthday,
Aisling




I have a photo of you on my fridge - one of you meeting George Bush. When my voluntary work seems hard, when I don't feel like making yet another phone call, I look at the photo and think "How hard was THAT? If Bono could do that, surely I can manage this."

And if that doesn't work I turn on the stereo and listen to your beautiful voice.

Keep smiling, keep crying,
keep singing, keep trying.

Janet Jackson,
Parkerville, Western Australia.




Best wishes to you on your 44th B-Day. You inspire us to try to change the world for the better, so that we become better. We are in awe of your courage and strength in showing us how one person can change the world and make a difference. You have touched my heart and changed my life forever. May God keep you in his care and continue to guide you on your journey.
Thank you for all the goodness you have brought to our world.

Sincerely

Maria Kallen




Dear Bono,

Your music has brought me closer to god, and has given me direction and guidance.

Thank you for being one of the best influences in my life.

God bless,

Mark Galardo
Montreal,Canada