I'm 40 but I look 20.
Ok, maybe more like 35.
I still sort of hold out hope of being pulled on stage. But not enough to wait in line and deal with the politics.
Well, and anyway, I met Bono in Vancouver the night before the first show and had 90 seconds of bliss in which we exchanged a few words and he hugged me. So really I think that was worth any moment of getting pulled on stage (in which I would probably be terrified anyway).
So I'll just enjoy the show from further back. Haha.
Complain about the other one all you want, I suppose. It's not going to change Bono's fascination with him, and I still maintain that I don't get why people care so damn much.
I know the other "fine gent," I'm from the Toronto area.
Because seeing mean people get something amazing fucking blows? Pretty easy to understand, no?
Damn it, VP! You posted that FB thread and now everyone in this thread knows I have special hoedown shoes.
It was. To be honest, if that's all I get the rest of my life, then fine. I suppose that's the difference between me and some of the rail rats. I'm good with my one experience. I don't now need to meet Bono 100 more times. (Frankly, I don't want to taint or ruin this memory!)
Your statement about standing back from the e-stage because you were afraid you'd get accused of trying to get on stage again (for a 3rd time, I take it?) reminds me of what happened to me the day of the second show in Vancouver. I was in the GA line (we waited day of from 1pm until doors open) and I left to go drop something off at my hotel. And on the the way to the hotel, at the spot where U2 was getting into and out of the venue, there was Bono on the sidewalk talking with another group of chill fans (not a huge crowd).
You know what I did? I continued walking to my hotel!! Why? I was afraid I would be too much of a hog of his attention if I tried to go there again. And I actually thought, "Well, this gives other people a chance like I had the day before yesterday."
I also did kind of wonder what people would think, too, if they found out I'd met him a second time in one trip like that.... Yeah, it was my last thought. I hope, though, that someone else got to meet him who never had before, like me. Cuz it was awesome and I will have it the rest of my life.
Again, it's not something you or anyone else can control. I wouldn't spare the mental energy to give it a second thought. U2 drama can be amusing from a distance, but I don't get all worked up about it, and walk away when I tire of it. Just my point of view.
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on all counts.
The #U2ieTour hashtag can also result in hours of cringeworthy lulz.On the Road With U2 | My Musical Journey
Hours of cringeworthy lulz. And her lurking in the background while he takes a picture with another fan. Creepiest thing I've ever seen.
A short work of fiction, from my daughter, who has also been enjoying the over the top drama. What I wouldn't have given to have had this prepared last night to post in the FB group.
One day Bono gets a letter from the Saddest Little U2 Fan saying that it hurts them whenever Amp gets pulled onstage because he's a meanie and gets into lines early and goes to a lot of shows and is sometimes rude and also someone saw him steal medicine from children with AIDS in Africa whereas Saddest Little U2 Fan has never done anything bad or mistreated anyone and doesn't WANT to go onstage but nonetheless feels that they are responsible for Righting This Wrong. Bono, realizing how wrong he's been this tour, breaks down crying. Then him and the Edge get into their U2mobile, defeat Amp in epic combat, and at the next show they pull up Saddest Little U2 Fan, who (spoiler alert) was You, The Person Reading This Right Now. And they beg your forgiveness, and serenade you with obscure b-sides and rarities, and establish a new, just Line Protocol, and throw out copies of Songs of Experience (which Amp had stolen from them!!!) to the loving crowd, who recognize how you have saved all of U2 fandom, and they hoist you up and declare you their monarch, and finally, yes finally, Larry Mullen Jr. smiles.
A short work of fiction, from my daughter, who has also been enjoying the over the top drama. What I wouldn't have given to have had this prepared last night to post in the FB group.
Do not read if you're anti-Amp and/or easily offended.
One day Bono gets a letter from the Saddest Little U2 Fan saying that it hurts them whenever Amp gets pulled onstage because he's a meanie and gets into lines early and goes to a lot of shows and is sometimes rude and also someone saw him steal medicine from children with AIDS in Africa whereas Saddest Little U2 Fan has never done anything bad or mistreated anyone and doesn't WANT to go onstage but nonetheless feels that they are responsible for Righting This Wrong. Bono, realizing how wrong he's been this tour, breaks down crying. Then him and the Edge get into their U2mobile, defeat Amp in epic combat, and at the next show they pull up Saddest Little U2 Fan, who (spoiler alert) was You, The Person Reading This Right Now. And they beg your forgiveness, and serenade you with obscure b-sides and rarities, and establish a new, just Line Protocol, and throw out copies of Songs of Experience (which Amp had stolen from them!!!) to the loving crowd, who recognize how you have saved all of U2 fandom, and they hoist you up and declare you their monarch, and finally, yes finally, Larry Mullen Jr. smiles.
Just for this, you and Sarah are bumped to #'s 2 and 3 on the list.
You know what? You had an epic adventure on Vertigo. You were at a time and place in your life where you could do that, and good for you! My Vertigo adventure wasn't quite so epic, I saw 8 shows that tour, but again, I was at a time and place and circumstance where I could, and I doubt I will be able to repeat that any time soon, nor do I really feel the need to. And that tour, I met 3 of the 4 of them...just an amazing meeting (actually got to chat with each of them for a few minutes!), that I don't think anything else will live up to, so I've never tried again since. Not that I never will again, but like you, I'm more than content with what I've had, and would prefer that others have that experience, rather than me having it again and again and again, and it becoming less special to me. I would eventually like to have Adam sign the print that the three others did, so I can finally get the damn thing framed and up on a wall, but like you mentioned, I haven't been bothered enough about it to actually go to the effort of hauling a cardboard tube all around outside of concert venues.
