What is Okay in Finnish. I thought it was kittie? But I must be wrong. Tommi Makinen is cool, Hakinen noooootttttt. He is a poofter, no balls. Comparing to Bono he is nothing.

Oh god.. cool.. Wov... keep up the good work Hans-Peter!!!

.. just look how sweet Edgie is, he's so cute little cutie.. Come to mama, Edgie, I know you want to!!!

man, with those horns I think I would mistake Bono for MacPhisto! awsome picts!

These pictures are made by one of the photographers that were invited on stage by Bono during the last show in Holland.Great pictures

ummmm....ya know I could say something here....ummmm......well Ok...You DO know what they say about men with very large HANDS and FEET ?......Look see Bono is Not wearing big ol boxing gloves THOSE are really his BEAR HANDS.........roaring like a Grizzly in a salmon pond!!!!!!! Bono hun's don't ya feel the luv....grrrrr....( hate to mention how tiny Edgy's little slippered tennies look) ....grrrrrrrrrrr meooow!!!...

Well my dear pussy cat, I've only heard that a big nose means a big.. whummiedummie, and Edge sure has got the nose!!

Ummm lost my train of thought what ya say hun?..well I don't know....Is whummiedummies another name for boooogies ???...well I don't doubt he could pack a few in that schnoozer but I was talking a little more in the southernly direction and my topic Is a hell of alot more interesting!!!!....ha ha ha ha ha ...is the luv starting to take effect yet?...ummm luv ya all grrrr

Now I understand, you meant Bono's knees? Well, I have to say that I'm not an experts on that area...

Well well well....I can't believe you'd actually admit it !!! He IS THAT generously gifted from the heavens!!!!!!! Wow!!!..Hitt'in his knees huh!!!!! .WOWzer!!!....kitties all fired up now....Bono luv really really potent for all honey's buzz'n his garden...grrrr

No wonder he's the Bull in this photo...ummmmmm ..grrrr

Oh shit pussy cat, you get actually aroused, because Bono has big knees?!?Well, we all have our own.. kicks.. Mine is, to all of you who haven't heard yet.. the ever so sweet and awfully cute and dangerously sexy Edgy... and just everything about him.. knees and all..

Hey Hans Peter, niet geheel toevallig. Mijn foto's had ik 1 week geleden al doorgemaild. Ik denk dat Matt nu pas tijd had om onze foto's erbij te zetten. Ik vind je foto's prachtig, vooral op deze ben ik redelijk jaloers. Groet Raphael.

Raphael what? Could you re-arrange the letters U2 guy? kitty needs a translator??????????????? grrrr

We photografers, we speak a different language. We speak Gloggy-language. By the way Anton Corbijn i a Gloggy as well. Take care HAns-Peter

Hello Hans nice photo by the way caught our dolls in an exciting moment...so you photgraphers speak gobble-de-gook do yee?...well us writers speak pig latin when our tongues are busy rapping around something vera vera interesting too hun....grrroooaaar!!!!*psssst thanks for sharing your moments on film*

Hey soul cat girl, i was telling in Dutch to Hans Peter that i like his pics very much, especially this one i\'m jealous about because i wanted to take it by myself. Greetings Raphael.

Hello Raphael...just got back from the other place(sorry Matt I\'m a cheat)and it says U2 is going to be in an all star benefit Oct.20th<<not sure of this date...And a DVD will be available after TV version!!!! Oh this is so great..they\'ll raise so much money for all the disasters....and we\'ll get our boys on more film...I think it said the concert would take place at Madison Square Garden!!!Gosh I got so excited I need to go back and read it again...Say thanks for the translation...so it was Dutch...gaaawd I must say Europeans are a hell of alot more Educated than (please don\'t get mad at me people)Americans....it seems all of you guys can talk 50 languages a piece...what\'s with our schools here? Is english manditory in Europe or were you guys just baby Einstein\'s?...grrr...Listen Raphael I can\'t believe you could possible be jealous of anyone...oh my gaaawd do you know how many of us out here are green with jealousy and envy throwing fits when we see the photos of YOU with Bono in your arms...Oh for crying out loud!!!!! Hans is probably a bit jealous of THAT too even if he does talk gobble-de-gook...If I had Bono in my arms I\'d be babbling gobble-de-gook too!!!grrrr hey Raphael did I tell you lately how much I luv your name????? One of my hero\'s floating in my head stole your name...*winks at Raph* hahahaha grrrrrr

Bono pulled me up the catwalk!!! It felt like a carcrash, couldn\'t think for a moment, but lucky I was I recoverd fast and shoot this picture. By the way, where are you from S.C.Girl??

Hey soul cat girl, no.. there\'s only one Einstein. For us (normal) Dutch people there is only one possibility to learn English or German or French and that is in school and study very hard. But is is a long time ago now and i have to think hard to put these sentens on the screen. I will say to my mom that you like my name. 34 years ago she saw a pianist playing on tv and his name was Raphael. How about yours???? Why Soul Cat girl???Your right, i\'m lucky as hell with the pic of Bono and me. There was one female photographer who made this pic. She was to small (i think 1.50 meter) to jump on the catwalk and so she had to stay down. But at the and of the GREAT song \"Until the end of the World\' Bono and i went down and ended before her camera and BANG there was her shot. She was so kind to mail me a pic. 2 days later i said to a Dutch newspaper that this moment felt better than my weddingday (so to speak). The pic is my biggest treasure you can imagin.See ya. Raphael.

Well Raphael I hope you didn\'t mention that to your wife! Though I guess telling it in a newspaper sort of let the kitty out of the bag..Was she there with you? I hope to gaawd you didn\'t leave her at home! Your Mom has awesome taste...My hero *Raphael* was a half Mexican half White American in the the mid-late 1800\'s and he was a spy....anyway thats sweet about the little photographer and nice of her to do that for you but she paid you back for the nice thing you two did too...did Bono talk to either one of you two or could you hear?....Hans a car crash oh I can dig it...Hans, do we have a photo of you here? Told this somewhere before but I am a California kitty seal cruis\'n the Pacific dodging the Great White\'s Jaws...though this is a sad time for my plot of dirt on this planet as I think it is for everyone elses too...but coming here helps to take ones mind off the horrible mess were all in...still keep my CNN on as I write......but anyway Raphael I\'ve had my name for awhile...I\'ve always called people cool cats so I wanted *cat* then because I do love the older soul singers James Brown,Otis Redding,Buddy Guy,JanisJoplin,Righteous Brothers,etc. I had to have *soul*..then I had to be sure my fem whiskers were showing so SOUL CAT GIRL was born.... it\'s a very sweet and nice thing that U2\'s goal is soul on this tour...I luv it.. Well I still don\'t know meter-icks but I think I\'m still a pygmy no matter what kind of measuring stick you use! And your tall tall tall just like Matt...Hey Hans what happened to the gobble-de-gook you sound like you could live next door to me!!!! Hans if you want a part in our U2 babes fantasy you\'re gonna have to give me something to go on here...how tall,hair & eye color,interests besides photography, shirt,shoe and hat size!!!hahahaha girls am I out of control? Hans just kidding but the fantasy story is real.....stay tuned...grrrr

SCG, you can meet Hans-Peter at:http://62.16.152.29/~u2concert/index.php?display=2001-08-03%20Arnhem%20%28pictures%20by%20Matthias%20Muehlbradt%29%2Fp8030552.jpgAnyway, interesting stories I can see..

The pic/article from the dutch newspaper Raphael mentioned can be found here: http://www.muehlbradt.com/dutch_newspaper.jpg I don\'t have the english translation by hand but i remember the \"this was better than my wedding\" :)

Hello Soul Cat Girl, I am just as tall as Raphael. No curly hair and two lovely girls(10 month and 3 years old). I love to play music like guitar and didgeridoo. The rest is a bit clichee, I am totaly nuts about car-racing. But anyway I speak 7 languages and love to be all over the place. MAYBE, MAYBE MAYBE I go to Australia to shoot the Solar-challange. But be are still talking about it, so till now no facts!

hans-peter, 7 languages???? which ones???

We start with Dutch then German, English, French, Italian, Spanish and Portugees

Hmmm...português??? Hmmm...i'm portuguese, y'know?? Could you say something nice in portuguese?? ***

Hmmm...português??? Hmmm...i'm portuguese, y'know?? Could you say something nice in portuguese?? ***

Oh dammit, repeated comments...again???????? ***

hans-peter, I am begeistert !!!! so you are very intelligent and you take great pics and you have two beautiful girls and you travel a lot...you must be a very happy person! :)

Tanja, you forgot the fact that he gets to see U2, not everybody gets the chance to take great photos of God, y'know?! Hans-Peter, you gotta be a very happy person!! ***

Ola, tudo beim??? Eu vala melhor. Writing is fu..ing hard to learn, but I am trying. The reason I talk Portugees is becaus i lived in Nazare for 6 months.Adeus linda

Oh, i'm impressed, obrigado!! Nazaré is really a beautiful place, i've been there on vacations once...really loved it!! Beijos ***

I still have a lot of friends in Alcobaca. Just think............ walking on the boulevard of Nazare in your left hand a glass of amendoa with ice and the rest you can fill in your self . Ta logo Beijinhos

Hello Hans once again...so you have a tiny baby and toddler you definately have your hands full...when your daughters grow up they are going to be thrilled with their Daddy...I do believe there's a part for you in our Rock 'n Roll fantasy U2 Guy...What think you girls?...ummmm so your tall too and you love race cars...what are you into formula or stockcar? My Daddy has a rebuilt 32 Ford Roadster that he reconditioned himself....silver interior and black body...it's fun we cruise the beach together in it...by the way this photo is clever...you are a professionaly lucky U2 guy...grrr

OOOps you all snuck up on me....!

You know soul cat, you're right, hans-peter, you're now officially recognised as being a part of our lah lah lah u2world!! And the man speaks portuguese!!Man, you're great!! Have you ever been to Porto? It's the 2nd capital of the country, and it's the most beautiful city!! This year mi dear town is the european capital of culture, hi, hi!! god damn i'm a proud little pocahontas!!!! ***

Sure I've been to Oporto. I've been all over my favorite country, from north to south. I miss it every-day. I don't know how to wright it but it sounds like saodadje.......

Yeah...saudade...missing...i get it!! It's incredible, you are my new hero, Hans-Peter, really, hmm, not forgetting my dearest U2, of course, and Matt!But, really, i love my town better than the whole country, but i love the whole land anyway and i'm happy to know you luv it too!!! Well, you have to come here again, some day, then!!!!Lots of luv... ***

I've just missed the chance to go to Portugal. They were looking for me to take pictures in the North of Portugal but they couldn't find me. They build a very big WAVE-SWING, and they wanted some pictures of everything. Ta logo.By the way, S C G I love Formula 1 and Rally.

So Hans-Peter, now we get to business..being a Finn and all, don't you think Räikkönen is a talented driver?? Even Häkkinen is, he's just always had this amazingly bad luck.. poor thing. Anyway, thumbs up for Räikkönen for the next season, I say!!And thumbs up, for your pictures too!! As you can see, right from the start you're pictures has left me quite speechless.. says someone, who've always wanted to become a photographer and never done anything about it...

Well talking about drivers from Finland, for me there are only 5 drivers I am really impressed by; Ari Vatanen, Timo Salonen, MArcu Alen, Juha Kankunen and last(rest in peace) Henri Toivonen. I spoke to Ari and Timo during Paris-Dakar, they are really cool. Thanks for all the complements. Is it true that "KITTIE" means oke(or something like that) in Finnisch?Take care Hans-Peter

What is oke ? Hans?

Yes Hans-Peter, the Finnish Rally men are the ones, really.. I just have this habit of not reading everything before I answer.. so didn't see the Rally thing..But, Tommi Mäkinen, isn't he anything??I suppose these men are more down to earth than the F1-guys.. or at least that's how they appear. Haven't met anyone, have seen Kankkunen though, in Las Palmas, but no words were changed!I'm sorry about the Kittie and oke thing, none of them is finnish and I'm quite not sure now.. did you mean okey?? Or did you mean kittie as.. cat? .. I'm sorry, but I'm confused and can't help you with that.. but if a Finn told you that, do not believe!! We have this bad habit in teaching wrong words to people, and so if someone has told you that 'you're welcome' is 'vedä käteen', in Finnish, I avidce you not to tell that to a drunken Finn who thanks you for pulling him up from the gutter..

I'm with Triple what are you asking Hans? Do you mean kittie like kittie cat or Okey like hey yeah thats OK..? Or do you mean hey kittie thats ok but if your okey then its kittie come here? You see what I see?..grrrr

Say Hans I agree with you no one compares to BONO....*winkswithmybellybutton*...hahaha ..grrr

Soul Cat Girl.. you're making it even more strange..hihhih.. anyway, I've got to try something.Okay as alright, is in Finnish.. the real word is, "selvä". But most of us would say okay, which we'd write, "okei".Kittie, I could see that you mean "kiitti", which would be thanks. Thank you, would be "kiitos", but thanks is "kiitti" .So I suppose, someone could say thanks, to something someone else would say okay too?? What would you think?? Do you accept this explanation Hans-Peter? ..and hey, lol, I really would never ever compare Häkkinen to Bono, LOL!!! Oh my gawd!!!

Thanks for the explanation. Kiiti is what the girl said when I kissed her. So I can be sure she liked it? The 25th of November there will be a exposition of all my U2 pics. Where?? in Holland in Urtecht in a Pub called stair way to heaven. Kiiti for learning me finnish. HP

Oh HP, bring the exposition to Helsinki and I'll spend all my breaks and pauses there, surrounded by all your beautiful U2 pictures.. no, I'll move in there!! But then again, you would need to show a bit more of the Edge, I mean nothing compares to him.And HP, what were you thinking?? Kissing a Finnish girl? Boys, boys..

I'm so relieved thats all cleared up okei..come here kittie kitti kiitos..I knew this all along Triple ! Hey Hans good luck to ya...psst why are you smootching Finnish babes? Why wouldn't she like it photo guy? Did you bite her?...we have a word oakeydokey but I think a better word is selva .. < see those little eyes that are watching you Hans they belong on top of the A...grrr

I have to stop now, my wife is comming upstairs!!!!!!!

See I had to cover up my beedy little eyes..@: with a hat...nobody sees now...your a rascal Hans..grrrr

What is a rascal????????

an endearment for ^ see up there....a little devil...haha..its not bad just a tweek on your cheek hun(guess which one?).oolala...did you see my hat? I was still peeking at you...haha grrr

I was joking aswell. Do you like David Sylvian?? If so ,I just took pictures during his performance in Utrecht( Netherlands) So wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You'll have to give me a clue...the name isn't hitting me up side the head...is he in a band or is he a circus fire eater?..Where is he from?.uumm..I think I'll rename you the rogue and tweek all your cheeks!haha...grrrr

Ever heard of Japan?! He was the lead-singer, went solo in 1984. Works together with Riuichi Sakomoto etc etc etc etc

I've just discovered this page. After checking them out I'm wondering why these pictures are sooooo different from the rest??? This is really something special!

HP is the Devil in disguise, not Bono, he's whimp but HP makes him look good.

Oh, eff off stevo...........

well, stevo, i guess that depend on what you would call a wimp.. If you think that some one who helps to provide a better future for little kids in 3rd word countrys, is a wimp, then i would say it wos the perfect word to describe bono.....

Zdravo,Stevo!

pegs!!? i hope you get this message... sorry i haven't been able to email you, but my e mail thig has been changed my manx.net, so i've lost all your emails, and your email address, so please, please email me!!!! thanks a lot hun!

PEGS!!!!! where are you??! talk to me............. :(

Kat come down,it's o.k!if you got problem with e-mail,you can call me on [email protected]

Hehe,my sweet Kat!

LOL....well i did have you mixed up on the babies with Hans Peter!.....sorry about that.. ;)) ....This took me forever to find ...I went through all your old photos and I still say you and Hans came up with some really creative photos for Elevation..... For anyone out there interested go to www.fotodrent.nland check out Raphael's web site ......GUESS WHAT I FOUND THERE?????? PHOTOS OF BILLY IDOL!!!!!! *kitty hoops and hollers* ....made me so happy.....you got some vera vera nice photos of him..... ;))) ..... Be sure and take some sweet ones of those two new babies cause when you blink they will be half grown...*yes its true they grow too fast*.... take care Raphael ...hope you picked as beautiful names as your mama did... ;))) ...grrr

Just to bump it up.Lots of nice pics Raphi....esp the wedding ones..really good..you know your job!!!!To Kitty:What was that????????? The Billy pics...on some he looked like of wax....strange...ordered the tix....I am going.... Nov. 24th...............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So sweeeeety....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Woot woot.....damn I wish I was going with you.... ;( ..... You know the only explanation I could think of it was all the sweat dripping off his forehead down onto his rock hard abs and it made him look a little slippery...!!!! :)))) *believe me when he's live and working the stage in front of you girl your going to remember what you said to me and kick yours self in the butt !!!!!..hihihi......have to say the water marks across his bicep was a little disappointing but I squinted around it........here's a big grrrrrrrr back to you........lol

Hey you out there... Billy was fucking great. Almost ( a tiny ) better was U2 but not that much. He played in 'the' rocktempel of Holland named PARADISO and is was fabulous. The concert took more than 2,5 ours and he played all is old succes-songs but also tracks from his new album Devils Playground wich is a great record. Also tyhey played LA Women from the Doors and i went really crazy because that is my all time favourite song from the Doors. At the end i got a signed playlist from Billy ( i was standing in front and behind me only 1000 fans more so it was a very intimate concert ) witch was awesome. So, one advise...when there is a possibilty YOU HAVE TO GO TO BILLY "FUCKING" IDOL!!!!

ps. the names of my sons are Sven and Yuri

OMG ...lol ...its so true he is awesome ....!!!! I've seen him twice in San Francisco and once in San Jose and very intimate just like you say.....such great shows made me a Billy*effing*Idol believer thats for sure!!!! LOL.....Boomie is going and she is in for one hell uva show!!! Woot!woot! ....Raphael I do have his new album and I totally love it ....At our last show not only did he do La woman *grrr* he did Elvis' ... Heartbreak Hotel..*groaning*...oh what a great version very cool...but then they also did the Who's ....Who are You! ....OMG it was kick your ass and take names later version.!!!! Steve Stevens and the whole band just nailed it.....I was stoked to heaven!!!! The energy was out of this world I know what you mean!!!!! That is bitchen you got a playlist signed....somebody brought a Rebel Yell album and Billy held it up to his face and the crowd went ape sh--! He looked the same!!! hahaha...anyway he signed it too.....so very cool is Billy....So yes anybody out there if you get a chance Gooooo Goooo see Billy you will love him......grrrr....when I saw those photos on your site I almost croaked... ;}~ squeee!......... pssst.. Oh my dear man the names of your children are absolutely darling what a wonderful blessing.... :)))) .......happy grrrr

Awww you guys make me go crazy already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Now that THE MEN have left me I cant wait to see "BILLY EFFING HOW HOT CAN IT GET IDOL"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And with your comments.....OMG!!!!!!! "Change subject"The pope Benedikt XVI has arrived in Germany!!! His plane has safely landed in Cologne.....The city is burning I can tell you. Thousands of young happy people celebrating their believe. Isnt that awesome with all the s**t happening in the world?? I love it!!!!!!!!!

*bussies to Boomie*... :)) ..... sounds nice for a change instead of so much horror.....thank you for that... :D

Cologne is not that far away from my home ( 1,5 drive ) but i'm not going to see him. I'm a believer but on my conditions. Well Soulcatgirl.... take care and maybe we speak to eachother when U2 is coming back for new concerts in our beautifull country. Bye........... Raphaël.

You take care Raphael and yes we will see each other again... ;)) U2 will always bring us back....*waves*..........give those babies lots of kiss' and snuggles and always let people view the world from your camera lens you do it do well... :))) ..... *bussie's from a Soulcat*......grrrrr