The Daily Swarm

Miami Herald:

Pseudo Bono borrowed the restaurant owner’s acoustic guitar for four songs, including With or Without You. ’‘At first, it was really quiet,’’ recalled Sandra Novas, a Miami event planner there with friends. “Then the entire restaurant was singing along.’’

Afterward, when somebody asked him, Pseudo Bono explained that the song was very personal, about Jesus.

A woman said she’d lost her virginity while the song was playing. ’‘Well, you put it to good use,’’ he said.

“How do you keep a group together for so long?’’

’‘It’s about your vision,’’ Pseudo Bono answered.

Novas simply thanked him. “It’s incredible what you do in the world with your humanitarian efforts. You spread so much love and peace!’’

’‘You’d be surprised,’’ Pseudo Bono answered, the Irish lilt there but barely discernible. “There’s so much love in this room right now.’’

’‘His words were well chosen,’’ said Bin No. 18 owner Alfredo Patiño. “Very mellow, very elegant.’’

Around midnight, Pseudo Bono and his companions paid a $400 bill and left a mediocre tip. He wrote Todo es posible con Jesus—Everything is possible with Jesus—on Patiño’s guitar, autographed the chef’s Rattle and Hum CD, and disappeared.

Bono’s also been seen recently at Sushi Doraku, Meat Market and Michy’s, but the real U2 frontman wasn’t in town any of those times, according to his press agent. So who was it?