All this week at the gym, there has been a new trainer. I finally spoke to him to find out who he was, it was all very hush, hush. His client looked very familiar to me but I thought I knew him from the neighborhood. He seemed like a nice enough guy, he said he traveled with his client when his client was traveling. I didn't give it a second thought. Today one of my fellow trainers told me that Adam Clayton from U2 had been training all week......It clicked finally...I can be so asleep sometimes. He looked so familiar but the gym was so out of context for me. Anyway..5 minutes later Adam and his trainer walked in to train. He was just like any other dude struggling in the gym. So....at some point while he was lying on the mat being stretched I went up to him to interrupt his session, very politely of course...and tell him a story. In 1985 (I think it was 85') John (JAE) was in NYC for some reason and we were hanging out, we were rather close friends. He surprised me by getting tickets to U2 for myself, my boyfriend and best friend. We went backstage after the show and hung out with U2, which was lots of fun. After so many years I don't really remember the details of meeting Bono but my friend Beth says I was sitting at a table with him at some after party..deep in conversation. What I do remember very vividly was John being really impressed with the show and that was a big deal because he was not easily impressed. So.........I shared this story with Adam Clayton, who seemed really pleased to hear it. He then asked me my name and told me his was Adam and went to shake my hand. It was nice to remember John (aka big Johnnie Twinkle or as I refferred to him "the Stove") to another Rock Bass player. Later....I googled Adam Clayton to make sure I was spelling his name right and all that. I found out that he stopped drinking and drugging, got sober and changed his life around some time ago. I could not help feeling sad that John did not do the same.