WHAT'S UP!!!
I'm from Birmingham, too! I'm a senior at Auburn (and I'm at school most of the time), but I still live in Centerpoint, and I couldn't agree more: the Birmingham music scene is pathetic.
(The Tiger, a radio station in Auburn, wipes the floor with the X. They actually play U2, they play old songs -- including non-singles like "Until the End of the World" -- and they have a much better variety overall.)
So, you've been a fan for 17 years. Damn. I have an old cassette of the Joshua Tree from way back, but I didn't really become a fan until '93 (I just got turned on to MTV, and they actually played videos, including "Wild Horses", "Numb", "Lemon", and "Stay").
And I didn't become a fanatic until "Discotheque", but I've made up for lost time.
Anyway, finding other fanatics is tough. Most of the kids in my dorm have one or two MP3s, and one or two guys have a few CDs. But none of them like the band enough to visit this site or obsess over singles.
So, it's good to see another U2 fanatic from Birmingham.
What part of B'ham are you from? And have you seen any good U2 shows?
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- Achtung Bubba