Disclaimer: I’m not a collectable guy and now that we have that tidbit out of the way, a simple question: ARE YOU PEOPLE ON DOPE? Seriously, are you smoking the pipe? It’s a F*CKING WALL! Apparently, part of the dismantled wall from the infamous Windmill Lane, where U2 rehearsed, will be auctioned off for charity […]
Read MoreU2101 – City of Blinding Lights
Whenever I think of the song “City of Blinding Lights”, I can’t help but think of the “surprise” concert that U2 put on beneath the Brooklyn Bridge back in 2004. To celebrate the North American release of How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, U2 paraded through the city of New York on the back of […]
Read MoreMerry X-MAS!?
When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. When Dallas Schoo throws tidbits of a possible new U2 release by Christmas, I AM THAT SEAGULL and will follow his words into any sea, ocean, tributary, puddle or bathtub with a leaky faucet. Even the hint […]
Read MoreKnow Your Bonoisms, Part 18: Switching it Up for Europe
If you listen to as many shows as possible online – and let’s be honest, we all are – then you pretty much have the script memorized by now. On the U.S. leg, you knew when to pipe in and say, “Don’t shoot; I’m an American. I can’t breathe.” You knew (a little) about Bono’s […]
Read MoreVERY EPIC!?
Not just Epic….VERY EPIC! That is what the king of hyperbole is calling U2’s next CD, Songs of Experience…VERY EPIC! Let’s add that to the list of catch paraphrases that Bono has used for past U2 releases, such as: “It’s an experiment in experimentation” for Pop to “Emmmm, we’re not too sure how this will […]
Read MoreU2101 – Spanish Eyes
Much like “Mothers of the Disappeared” always gets played whenever U2 is in Argentina, another song that always gets played when the geography is right is “Spanish Eyes”, which usually makes an appearance when the band is in – yep, you guessed it – Spain.
Read MoreAmerica’s an Idea?
“America’s not a country, America’s an idea!” Interestingly enough, when Bono yells these words through his megaphone as more and more bullets are flying through our red, white and blue skies, he’s sitting comfortably behind his barricade of wealth. I can see his private planes red, orange glow, as I’m running scared in the valley […]
Read MoreOctober 10, 2015 – Barcelona, Spain – Palau Sant Jordi
Setlist The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) Gloria Vertigo I Will Follow Iris (Hold Me Close) Cedarwood Road Song For Someone Sunday Bloody Sunday Raised By Wolves Until The End Of The World (Intermission) Invisible Even Better Than The Real Thing Mysterious Ways Desire Spanish Eyes Every Breaking Wave October Bullet The Blue Sky Zooropa Where […]
Read MoreKnow Your Bonoisms, Part 17: One But Not the Same
It’s been so long since I’ve written a Bonoisms column that I actually had to look up what number I was on. Okay, 17. Two more until I can do some fun Bono word play with that. “Sa-sa-sa-sa-seventeen” doesn’t really work, so I’d better wait it out. But here’s why I’m reprising my Bonoisms column […]
Read MoreActivist Fans, Really?
Unless you are a mole living in a hole, let me clue you into something…..AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM WITH GUNS! BIG TIME! Bono often says, that he’s proud of his activist fans, well fans, what have you done for Bono, lately? You’ve joined One. You buy from Red. You’ll spend half the day trolling Facebook […]
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