prof_peabody
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I caught this post over at Zootopia (by member Chewy):
Why Fast Cars Was Played!
#1500742 - 09/13/05 04:23 PM
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This is my story of what happened yesterday. You can believe me or not but I swear it is the truth-ON MY PARENTS LIFE- I Swear It Is The Truth.
My brother, my cousin and myself decided to head down early to the ACC to see if we could catch the band coming in for soundcheck. We got down there about 12:30 and made our way to the entrance ramp where they enter for soundcheck. We asked one of the guys if they already arrived yet but they hadn't. Around 2:00 we made our way to the front of the curb as more people started coming over. I can't remember exact times but around 2:30ish Edge's car drove right by us and stopped halfway down the ramp for about 30 seconds. I guess he was debating whether to come out or not. We were disappointed when he decided to drive on in. Then a few minutes later my cousin yelled to me look who's walking up the ramp. It was the Edge. It all of a sudden became chaotic. Security started yeliing please stay on the curb. He will come to you. When he got to us I couldn't believe he was literally standing right in front of me.. I said "hi edge." Then I said "Great shows at Croke" as I pulled out my Croke Park ticket stub for him to sign. He said "Wow cool ticket as he signed it. I shook his hand and said have a great show tonight. Then he went to my brother and he got a group picture signed. Then he went further up to the start of the line and then made his way back and then my cousin got him to sign his white vertigo t-shirt that I bought him from San Diego show. Then he made his way back down signing autographs as far as he could. Then things got crazy. Everything happened so fast. Bono's car pulls up and he gets out. I flash out my book-Bono-In Conversation with Micka Assayas and he heads right to me. He grabbed my marker and signed my book and said have a great show tonight and gave him a pat on the shoulder as he made his way to the start of the line. Someone yelled out the Edge already went by. He said "I guess I'm late for work then." As he made his way back down the line my brother got him to sign two pictures-1 group picture and 1 of just Bono. Then I asked him if he could sign my Croke Park ticket and told him great shows as he signed the ticket right below the Edge's signature. Then my cousin got him to sign his vertigo shirt the one the Edge just signed. As he passed my cousin I yelled out "Any chance for Fast Cars tonight." He then turned around to me while still signing pictures and said "Fast Cars hey" with a kind of a look that would suggest he would think about it. Then he said maybe we should play a 3 hour show and post something on the website to what songs people would liked dropped and added. I said I can't argue with that and then I yelled out because of the noise "How about opening with Vertigo and closing with Native Son. Then he turned to me again and said "close with what" I said "Native son" Then he looked right at me and said "very interesting". Then he made his way to as many people he could. Then got back in his car and drove on in. I then told my cousin to take of his shirt as it had both Bono and Edge's signature and gave him another shirt to put on. Then we looked at each other and couldn't believe what just happened.
I don't know if this is the reason they played Fast Cars or whether it was just a coincidence and that it was already scheduled in for the setlist. I guess there is no way of knowing.
That's the truth. I only got my brother and my cousin as witnesses. I have been a fan since 1983 and I first seen them live during the Unforgettable Fire Tour when I was 15 and seen every tour since. I'm 35 now and consider myself a hardcore fan and wouldn't bullshit anyone on this forum especially when it comes to U2.
Sorry for the late post!
It was a long night last night!
Why Fast Cars Was Played!
#1500742 - 09/13/05 04:23 PM
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This is my story of what happened yesterday. You can believe me or not but I swear it is the truth-ON MY PARENTS LIFE- I Swear It Is The Truth.
My brother, my cousin and myself decided to head down early to the ACC to see if we could catch the band coming in for soundcheck. We got down there about 12:30 and made our way to the entrance ramp where they enter for soundcheck. We asked one of the guys if they already arrived yet but they hadn't. Around 2:00 we made our way to the front of the curb as more people started coming over. I can't remember exact times but around 2:30ish Edge's car drove right by us and stopped halfway down the ramp for about 30 seconds. I guess he was debating whether to come out or not. We were disappointed when he decided to drive on in. Then a few minutes later my cousin yelled to me look who's walking up the ramp. It was the Edge. It all of a sudden became chaotic. Security started yeliing please stay on the curb. He will come to you. When he got to us I couldn't believe he was literally standing right in front of me.. I said "hi edge." Then I said "Great shows at Croke" as I pulled out my Croke Park ticket stub for him to sign. He said "Wow cool ticket as he signed it. I shook his hand and said have a great show tonight. Then he went to my brother and he got a group picture signed. Then he went further up to the start of the line and then made his way back and then my cousin got him to sign his white vertigo t-shirt that I bought him from San Diego show. Then he made his way back down signing autographs as far as he could. Then things got crazy. Everything happened so fast. Bono's car pulls up and he gets out. I flash out my book-Bono-In Conversation with Micka Assayas and he heads right to me. He grabbed my marker and signed my book and said have a great show tonight and gave him a pat on the shoulder as he made his way to the start of the line. Someone yelled out the Edge already went by. He said "I guess I'm late for work then." As he made his way back down the line my brother got him to sign two pictures-1 group picture and 1 of just Bono. Then I asked him if he could sign my Croke Park ticket and told him great shows as he signed the ticket right below the Edge's signature. Then my cousin got him to sign his vertigo shirt the one the Edge just signed. As he passed my cousin I yelled out "Any chance for Fast Cars tonight." He then turned around to me while still signing pictures and said "Fast Cars hey" with a kind of a look that would suggest he would think about it. Then he said maybe we should play a 3 hour show and post something on the website to what songs people would liked dropped and added. I said I can't argue with that and then I yelled out because of the noise "How about opening with Vertigo and closing with Native Son. Then he turned to me again and said "close with what" I said "Native son" Then he looked right at me and said "very interesting". Then he made his way to as many people he could. Then got back in his car and drove on in. I then told my cousin to take of his shirt as it had both Bono and Edge's signature and gave him another shirt to put on. Then we looked at each other and couldn't believe what just happened.
I don't know if this is the reason they played Fast Cars or whether it was just a coincidence and that it was already scheduled in for the setlist. I guess there is no way of knowing.
That's the truth. I only got my brother and my cousin as witnesses. I have been a fan since 1983 and I first seen them live during the Unforgettable Fire Tour when I was 15 and seen every tour since. I'm 35 now and consider myself a hardcore fan and wouldn't bullshit anyone on this forum especially when it comes to U2.
Sorry for the late post!
It was a long night last night!
however his pal Bruce does.....
