Breaking news! Bono, as it turns out, is a human being from Dublin, Ireland born Paul David Hewson in May 1960. Why is this a newsworthy revelation? Because some people, it appears, believe that Bono is their god. I’m not capitalizing “god” here because this is a reference to people (and by “people,” I mean […]
Read MoreU2 FOMO – Do You Have it Yet?
You all know what FOMO is, right? Fear of missing out. Are you experiencing it yet? Unless you’ve been hanging out in New York City for the past 2 weeks, attending as many shows as possible and getting into the ultimate U2 fan party of the century otherwise known as the @U2 20th anniversary bash, […]
Read MoreAre U2 Fans Getting Spoiled? Part One (But Not the Same)
What kind of question is that? Of course we are; our faces are so spoiled by beauty that I’m doing this as a two-part series. Let’s examine the technological evolution U2 fans have been fortunate enough to benefit from over the past few decades, starting with the days when the guys were young, not dumb. […]
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When I first started obsessing over U2
When I first started obsessing over U2—and by that, I mean the point where I actually cared enough about them to know what they look like other than Bono’s sunglasses—I was convinced that I did not want to like Bono. Well, that’s probably too strong of a statement. I wanted to like Bono. I wanted […]
Read MoreI Can See Those Fighter Planes
The latest U2 news this week is that the band is in Vancouver for rehearsals, as it was confirmed that U2 rented out the Coliseum venue for a full month for tour rehearsals. What’s not confirmed is whether the video of the Coliseum door that is circulating around social media, with grainy audio of “Volcano,” […]
Read MoreStuck in a U2 Moment
I had another one of those moments this week – a moment when my U2 fandom shows just a little too much. It can be very isolating when everyone around you cannot for the life of them fathom the concept of seeing the same band multiple nights in a row, much less knowing facts about […]
Read MoreDublin Summer Pilgrimage
Summer is upon us and, unusually, the weather in Dublin has been fantastic. This is a welcome development as the annual Dublin pilgrimage of U2 fans has begun. Year after year they descend upon Dublin in their droves all with one question “Where’s Bono House?” In previous years I was only vaguely aware of this […]
Read MoreWhy U2 – Reason #18
U2 are frequently referred to as “The Biggest Band in the World”, and I suppose that the meaning of that phrase is open to interpretation, but at the end of the day, I’m not sure how true it is. “Best Band in the World”, sure. All day, every day, but “biggest”? I think that it […]
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