My review is the one out on the main page
I did want to share this story I just received via email from the awesome woman who bought my extra tickets. I only got to meet her briefly on Friday, but she was one of the coolest people I've met on tour all year, so I was thrilled to receive this report:
"So Jen and I met Maggie who was so generous...
and we asked security where to go to try and meet
the band. We waited by the loading docks. We met
some people from Montreal and another couple who
was older. There were just a handful of people at
first... not surprising because it was so @@#U@U
cold. We began strategizing and discovered we
should move across the driveway because that
would be the passenger's side to the SUV's.
Security was nice. We met a few more people, all
teachers, and a girl who worked for the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame who was Bono's personal
friend... which was strange considering she was
waiting out in the cold with us to meet him. We
froze for three hours but it felt a lot shorter
because everyone we met was really cool... except
for a particular blonde who kept on coming and
going and budding into other people's spots. Then
finally around 6:10 pm- the cops showed and so
did Bono...
At first he just drove in and we figured we
wouldn't meet him but then he walked back to meet
us. I was totally frozen, literally and
figuratively... Jen was panicking too trying to
make sure she had the camera ready. The blonde
kept rushing him which threatened to shut the
whole thing down. He signed a little boy's shirt
and the security kept standing in front of me
because of the blonde. Bono didn't seem to notice
her somehow. Then all of the sudden, he was right
in front of me. I totally forgot about my record
or getting anything signed which in a way, was
good because he went for physical contact
instead. He said something to us like "Hi, I'm
Bono" and he took my hands into his. It sounds
crazy but he looks directly at you, it is direct,
unsettling eye contact. As Jen put it, you don't
expect to see his eyes behind the shades. I
managed to say "Elena" back to him. It was so
incredible. Then I tried to get my prepared
speech out but just said "You know... thank you"
and he said something like "you're welcome or
okay", I can't even remember. Then he moved on to
the next person because he was being rushed along
by security. They were totally late because they
had been grounded in Boston due to the snow and
he was late. He also said that he was "feeling a
little under the weather and had to get in
because of his voice". He moved on to the next
girl and I continued to hold on to his arm, until
I realized I should probably let the man go. Jen
and I had a good laugh about this later...my
obsessive petting of the man...
Then the girl beside me said, "He's already
moving on" and "Do something". So I started to
yell to him that Jen and I drove three hours just
to meet him and we'd been scammed on tickets. I
later found out from another fan's post that
unbeknowst to us, he had heard our "yelling" and
found it entertaining. He told that person we
were "crazy". He had already said we were "crazy"
earlier for waiting in the cold.
After he left, we walked to warm up where my
excitement changed to fear that my feet were
totally and forever frostbitten. They hurt so
badly I could barely walk. We tried to get in the
arena from the side door but met some Vertigo
tour security who wouldn't let us.
We went back to meet Gavin Rossdale, who was
there with Institute, and the Edge but found out
they wouldn't be back until just before the show
due to the storm. We went and had drinks and food
instead. On the way back we met a very confused
and busy scalper who wanted to exchange tickets
with us. He didn't realize he was exchanging 300
level tickets worth 50 bucks each for 100 level
tickets just off the stage, valued at 160 bucks
each. We made the very uneven trade with him but
I made him wait until I saw that Jen got it
without issue first. I didn't want counterfeit
tickets. We had no problem and sat just off the
elipse in the 100 level, a few rows off the
floor.
It was as always, an amazing show. I wasn't fond
of the bellydancer but she at least could dance.
Bono seemed a bit too into her though... Aargh...
I'm glad you had fun Maggie- you had a great view
by the sounds of it..."
I'm a little disappointed that he didn't have time to stop to sign autographs, only because Elena promised to get me one if she was able to for helping her be able to see the show. But I'm always thrilled to hear when a die-hard fan gets to meet Bono!