Fixes it back.

. . . many years ago, before it was "The Malibu". So sad to see people with too much money ruin such a beautiful place on this planet.

.... you would not expect better of "U2", especially Bono.

He's a fucking fraud.

I like some of U2's music, a few of their songs even approach the level of greatness. While I think their musical abilities are highly overrated, they are certainly not bad musically. As people though they are complete frauds, acting as spokespeople for the poor while simultaneously doing everything they can to make themselves look superior to the people they set out for photo ops with. Don't get me wrong they have done some good things, but they do plenty of harm as well. Roger Waters and David Gilmour have also done a lot of really great things and given huge amounts of money to charity and don't suck up to the right-wing while they do it, their music is also a hell of a lot better than U2. Their work may not grab the headlines like Bono's does, but it has been far more admirable.

U2 sux

U2 - pretentious frauds, and every damn song sounds the same. And amen to Waters and Gilmore - hell, I believe Waters' own mother was a registered socialist.

On the other hand, I think the other douchecanoes who live in Malibu deserve them. Somebody approve the guitarist with a stage name so stupid I can't bear to type it, on the condition that he builds next to Mel Gibson's spread. I'll make popcorn.

How did that happen?

and people head up higher and higher into those fire-prone hills .....

not to mention mudslides and earthquakes.

edit to add:

The Malibu coastline is 27 miles long. I just looked it up.

I just have an impression of unlimited urban sprawl, which doesn't attract me. Good to know there's some space left.

I finally went to LA for the first time at age 42. I was quite surprised how beautiful it is. There is a considerable amount of open space and undeveloped land, within LA city limits.

I also had this vision of unlimited urban sprawl, but was pleased to find lots of nice hikes and open space.

A lot of that terrain in upper Malibu is almost unreachable, so when there are brushfires, it's just really shitty.

What the fuck does this dude need five mansions for? It's funny - their public image doesn't suggest living so lavishly, in such obscene opulence. I've always had issues with celebrities, especially rock stars, who "title" themselves with these pretentious names. What's so wrong with the name yer mama gave you? Oooooh, Mr. Edge. Ooooooh. I'm impressed.





NOT.

Visitors from other parts of the country who come to visit me on the California coast are often amazed at how relatively undeveloped things are. Given the growing trend toward rapacious privatization and so-called "austerity measures," I don't know how much longer our coastline will survive.

next rich asshole from being able to move in.

That is when they're not begging the state for emergency funds to rebuild their mansions at taxpayer expense when the ocean washes them out to sea.

I've lost count of the suits/counter-suits of Mel Gibson alone. OTOH, it is a pretty entertaining diversion for those of us outside looking in.

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if i was wealthy i would travel around the world. maybe even buy a small home in various places. why the need to have these huge things, especially when it could hurt the land ?

If you were made a multi-millionaire today, do you think it would change who you are, over time? Rhetorical question, not an accusation.

in Ireland just begging to be ruined forever?

Their music is horrible too.