I've called him out, to his face, the ridiculousness and ludicrous nature of the entire "I put my name on the list but I don't have to show up" thing.
His answer was that he knows and agrees, but if nobody actually enforces a real sit your ass down line, why would he sit his ass down all day?
I can't really argue with that.
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See, I have no issue with signs that are (i) on the rail; (ii) displayed judiciously; or (iii) for an awesome rarity. That sign yesterday met none of these requirements, so I was very pleased with the brave woman next to me who did her part for the public good.
So, as long as you know you can get away with cutting in front of people who have waited longer than you have, why would you not do it? Nice.
I don't get into this whole thing much and probably won't again after this, because like mentioned before, I don't care who gets up on stage. But as to taking up close spots that other non-in the know fans might wait all day for, while others can walk up and cut in front of them at 5pm because they or their friends have a list... that's the real sucky part.
(Edit to say yeah I know that's not so much a point this tour, as there are tons of rail spots this time around.)
I heard he got hit in the eye with a foul ball. His retina is/was detached and he had/needs surgery. The sunglasses might have something to do with it. Poor guy. Couldn't have happened to a nicer person.
And Deena(ontheroadwithu2) is insane.
Every breath you take, every move you make.....
Fair enough. Good to hear that you've told him it was stupid at least - haha. But that's why he's getting some backlash about being up on stage, because he's one of the people who does it, and people know it. Playing the game doesn't make you immune from criticism just because you didn't invent the game. I *WISH* U2 would do something about it - I think what's really sticking in our teeth is that not only that they HAVEN'T, it's that they are actually bringing people who had to be on that list to get the spots they were in to get up there in the first place.
Has anyone with Red Zone tickets been up on stage yet? I mean, if they really ARE taking ALL of the good GA spots, you'd think they would have been by now....
She sounds like a total weirdo, saw that drama yesterday (God help Larry if he lets another fan have his drumsticks in front of her). Good thing that because she is in her 40s and a total grown up she acts like the better person -her words-... And then goes and keeps on ranting in Twitter using the #U2ieTour hashtag for maximum visibility
Is it time for the European leg? I hope none of those line nazis or "weird" U2 fans cross the pond to create havoc.
She sounds like a total weirdo, saw that drama yesterday (God help Larry if he lets another fan have his drumsticks in front of her). Good thing that because she is in her 40s and a total grown up she acts like the better person -her words-... And then goes and keeps on ranting in Twitter using the #U2ieTour hashtag for maximum visibility
You know what to do.
And Cobl, that Jeff Reinhart guy is one of them . Saw a tweet of his yesterday getting excited about meeting Sil and Vid...
I also Have tried to figure it out and from what I can gather it is 2 different things...box office line and cancellation "pens"? and I believe it is MSG staff that have the list...but..I also could be completely wrong. It is just how I have understood it from all I have read
I can't believe that this whole "OH NOES, HE/SHE GOT ON STAGE AGAIN!!!" thing is happening again, it's a total retread of Vertigo. I used to laugh to myself, and keep count of the top two people (some of you will know who they are...) and wonder who would reign supreme for Bono's Top Stage Entertainer, and if it ended up in a tie at the end of the tour, if they would have to battle it out in a cage match.
A few key points for the dears waiting around the e-stage rail to remember: if Bono didn't pull up Amp AGAIN, you would just end up being one of 500 or so who are standing several rows out from the rail, so your odds would still not be great.
Also, Bono has a type. For women, unless you're not much older than mid-20s and meet other specifications, shall we say, your odds will be considerably lower.
Bottom line - Amp is not the thing preventing you from getting on stage.
Haha, actually, I am not one of the hot messes. At least I don't think I was.
Hey, can someone elaborate on the Deena Twitter rant? What was going on there?
at the last line. That is a true story.
And while yes, he has pulled up some veeeeeeeeery young girls and I am still creeped out he pulled up the little girl from the Cleveland Vertigo show knowing full well who she was, in looking at some of the pictures, he has pulled up several women in their late 30s and 40s. So yay-ish.
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I am sure you were just fine. From what I gathered, someone posted indicating she had gotten drumsticks from Larry last night. The counter argument was that no she didn't because Larry didn't give drumsticks to anyone personally. Turns out they were delivered via road tech. Then people took sides. I ate my lunch and read along.
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