The U2 concert. I'm still recovering in the best way possible. After a concert fiasco or two this year, I needed this good and loud a show. The tear-inducing moments were, predictably "One" and "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own." Thank heavens they didn't play "Kite" or "Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of" - I was fountain of tears last time I saw them play. I hate being one of
those people...
What can I say that isn't already hidden somewhere in these blurry little pixels? Seeing The Larry Mullen Band U2 live makes me so happy. And surprisingly, the crowd wasn't bad at all. No fights broke out that I was responsible for. A few girls got into a shoving match, but that was amusing. And during the opening act - Bob Marley's son, Damien - someone decided to get in touch with their Jamaican roots. Many other folks got in touch with their, um, Irish roots in a similar fashion through the U2 set. This blitz of red light was during the opener, "Vertigo."
FB loves Larry Mullen, Jr. like no other. He always has. So I tried as hard as I could to get a good shot. This was the best of the bunch. Larry had celebrated his birthday the night before. He's finally starting to show his age, but still has the best arms ever. Oh yeah, and he's one hell of drummer.
Adam always looked the oldest of the boys, but in the many years since his hair went gray, time has stood still. You can't tell from this silhouette, but take my word for it. He looks and plays great (and a little like Leonard Cohen), especially for someone who was best know for his party boy, model-loving antics back in the day. And he had a smile on his face the whole show. Come to think, so did I. :)
This, sadly, is as close to a picture of The Edge as I could get. He was to left most of the show and the four pics I snapped didn't come out at all. So this shot of his hand an guitar on the far left of the screen is as good as it gets. But we really love you Edge - especially since you live in Malibu now! I love how Rattle & Hum the screen shots looked throughout the show.
One hell of a capper to my whirlwind week before returning to my quiet nights in the
BC. Fiction and odd musings resume Monday. Have a good weekend, kids!
-J.
This post was sponsored by the Salt Water Kisses Committee.
3 comments:
At any time,did Bono play that song he did for the Batman Forever soundtrack?
It's called "Hold Me,Kiss Me" and I still remember the video for it-not quite up to Batdance standards but still amusing:)
No, "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" was not on the setlist. I think I recall them doing it on the PopMart tour in '97, though...
It looks like you had pretty good seats -- or at least a good place to stand. I'm glad y'all had a good time.
And with good reason that Topher Grace doesn't expect the VIP treatment. After all, he's never Punk'd anyone, acted like a complete idiot in every movie or TV show he's been on, nor did he marry a woman twice his age with twice his talent. (Although maybe that last part wouldn't be that difficult.)
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