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Baby-Faced U2 Images Go On Display

10 May 2012 7:18 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

Dublin — In the beginning there was Bono. And what a baby face he had.

Photographs documenting the gritty beginnings of U2 in the smoky pubs and clubs of 1970s Dublin are being unveiled Thursday at an exhibition in the band's home city. Much of the exhibition by photographer Patrick Brocklebank has never been seen before.

Brocklebank's black-and-white images capture the teenage Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen in 1978 and 1979 gigs, their vibrant hairdos and fashion missteps, and their clowning around in impromptu shoots and scruffy nighttime hangouts.

At the time, fellow teenager Brocklebank recalls he thought U2 might just be the one local act to reach the big time – not because they sounded better than their rivals, but because they were harder-working.

"I actually preferred a few of the other Dublin bands at the time, the Virgin Prunes and the Blades," Brocklebank said. "But the U2 people really »

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AfterElton Briefs: "Spartacus" Chooses Its Caesar, Barbra's "Gypsy" Is Back On, and The GLAAD Awards Will Be "Glee" Full

13 March 2012 1:13 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »

Happy Birthday to Emile Hirsch (above), who is 27, William H. Macy is 62, Dana Delaney is 56, and Adam Clayton is 52. Time to name your top five U2 songs! Here are my picks: 5. "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" 4. "Sunday Bloody Sunday," 3. "One," 2. "Two Hearts Beat As One," 1. "New Year's Day". Oscar and Emmy-winning writer Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park, Downton Abbey) has been tapped to write the screenplay for Barbra Streisand's big-screen version of Gypsy, which apparently is back on again.In a huge blow to pixelated junk, Discovery Channel has canceled Man Vs. Wild.In ratings news, Smash was down 11%, losing most of the gains it made last week.Game Change has turned out to be HBO's highest rated original movie in eight years.

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