The Octagon Bar: Been Around the World and Aye yi yi

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

That definitely would have freaked him out, Ewen!

My Dad never has cared much for them, either... I remember us driving to the airport once and having the Las Vegas boot from the show I had gone to in the cd player. When Bono said, "Fuck", my Dad (who basically never watched his language around me when I wa a kid, therefore teaching me how to cuss like a sailor!) said, "Nice language there, Boneo."

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

No - go on. Enlighten me - I don't know a whole lot about that era of U2, to be honest.
What was up with Bono's arrogance?

To be quite honest, Bono bugs the hell out of me during that era. Some of it's funny to look back on now, but I remember hating it whenever he'd come on tv back then. I loved the songs, but could not stand him.

 

[ewen]

No - go on. Enlighten me - I don't know a whole lot about that era of U2, to be honest.
What was up with Bono's arrogance?

I'd rather not. I want to forget about that period. I just pretend that whole time didn't exist and that U2 just 'lost it' for a period. Anyway, it'll just cause arguments with people. I've had a decades worth of arguments in one week.

I do like a lot of the songs from the Rattle and Hum album though. It's just U2 themselves at that time that bug me (but hey, he didn't mean to bug us!) cue Pax with the cymbal.....

 

[U2Girl1978]

To be quite honest, Bono bugs the hell out of me during that era. Some of it's funny to look back on now, but I remember hating it whenever he'd come on tv back then. I loved the songs, but could not stand him.

Blasphemy!!!

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

Blasphemy!!!

 

[pax]

cue Pax with the cymbal.....

Ba-da CHHHHHHHH.

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

Btw, Tara is officially my favorite person in the world for saying I look 23.


*shakes up a dozen or so martinis for the crowd*

 

[U2Girl1978]

I have a headache.

 

[beau2ifulday]

I have a headache.

Just come on suddenly?

 

[U2Girl1978]

Just come on suddenly?

I think I inherited the migraine suffering from my mother.

 

[Merc]

haha, Merc and LMPA - you two are so much more advanced in your musical taste than I was!!

At age 9 I really didn't understand very much English, just thought the music sounded good!

You can call that 'advanced' if you'd like!

 

[pax]

http://www.edinburghshogmanay.org.uk

 

[ewen]

I've just finished listening to my bootleg of the Glasgow show.

Pax,

Bono sang "into the valley" just at the end of Vertigo!! I didn't hear it at the time! give Bono the freedom of the city now!

talking of which, you know how I was at that freedom of the city, tree-planting ceremony for Aung San Suu Kyi last week? Bono dedicated Running To Stand Still to her! To me, that's more fitting than dedicating the song to our service men and women. Umm, that's not saying anything bad about our service men and women before anyone jumps on me for that! My nephew (see a few pages back) is a tank gunner and is going to Iraq in November! I mean, just the words to the song are more fitting for her IMO. It made it a very emotional rendition.

*goes to jukebox and sticks on Spanish Eyes*

no reason, just love it.

 

[pax]

I've just finished listening to my bootleg of the Glasgow show.

Pax,

Bono sang "into the valley" just at the end of Vertigo!! I didn't hear it at the time! give Bono the freedom of the city now!

No WAY! That is so cool! Can't wait to hear it.

talking of which, you know how I was at that freedom of the city, tree-planting ceremony for Aung San Suu Kyi last week? Bono dedicated Running To Stand Still to her! To me, that's more fitting than dedicating the song to our service men and women. Umm, that's not saying anything bad about our service men and women before anyone jumps on me for that! My nephew (see a few pages back) is a tank gunner and is going to Iraq in November! I mean, just the words to the song are more fitting for her IMO. It made it a very emotional rendition.

I don't exactly understand the dedication to the troops (not, as you mention, that there's anything wrong with dedicating a tune to the troops). RTSS would indeed be fitting for Aung San Suu Kyi, I think; surely Bono would have known about the ceremonies in Edinburgh over the weekend, methinks, and maybe that's why he changed it.

 

[ewen]

At age 9 I really didn't understand very much English, just thought the music sounded good!

nothing wrong with that, that's what got me into them when I was 10. I'm not going to pretend I understood what Bono was singing about. It was all about the music for me to begin with. In fact no U2 song made me cry until SYCMIOYO. But then again I might be going through my mid-life crisis since I'm an old fart.

 

[ewen]

surely Bono would have known about the ceremonies in Edinburgh over the weekend, methinks, and maybe that's why he changed it.

no, nothing to do with the ceremony, it is her 60th birthday this week. he sang happy birthday and a bit of Walk On.

 

[Merc]

*goes to jukebox and sticks on Spanish Eyes*

no reason, just love it.

Ewen, have you ever head of a Norwegian band called 'Madrugada'? I don't know how know they are in the rest of Europe...

They just have a song that, in the live version, reminds me of 'Spanish Eyes'...

 

[U2Girl1978]

Running to Stand Still has brought tears to my eyes. And Miracle Drug made me cry on May 28th.

 

[pax]

no, nothing to do with the ceremony, it is her 60th birthday this week. he sang happy birthday and a bit of Walk On.

Oh, that's right.

 

[Merc]

nothing wrong with that, that's what got me into them when I was 10. I'm not going to pretend I understood what Bono was singing about. It was all about the music for me to begin with. In fact no U2 song made me cry until SYCMIOYO. But then again I might be going through my mid-life crisis since I'm an old fart.

Sometimes, I'm still not sure I understand the lyrics to some of the songs...

R.E.M. and U2 that is, not Queen!



...and the next bar title will definately be something with 'old farts'!

 

[beau2ifulday]

Running to Stand Still has brought tears to my eyes.

It choked me up a little too - it was just so perfect.
The atmosphere was electric - if there was one song in which the entire audience was united, it was that one.
Just amazing.

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

RTSS made me cry at my first U2 show, and it made me cry at the last one in Philly, too. Miracle Drug and Sometimes also made me cry, but it's hard not to get emotional at those two songs.

 

[Merc]

I'll probably be in the good way in...

36 days!!!

 

[Diemen]

Strangely enough, Sometimes was more powerful for me in Philly than in San Jose, even though I was only 15 feet away from Bono in San Jose. Just watching it with the cameras all on Bono clearly showing how much he puts into that song is amazing. I still need to get a boot of the Philly show...













*cough*birthdaypresent*cough*

 

[pax]

i'll birthday present your face






























:: hands Diemen a birthday bottle of wine, since there's no point in just pouring a glass ::

 

[Merc]

Strangely enough, Sometimes was more powerful for me in Philly than in San Jose, even though I was only 15 feet away from Bono in San Jose. Just watching it with the cameras all on Bono clearly showing how much he puts into that song is amazing. I still need to get a boot of the Philly show...*cough*birthdaypresent*cough*

Adam!

**Hides in gigantic birthday cake**



**Jumps out of gigantic birthday cake**

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

he was talking to me but i can't help since the boot is m.i.a

I'll cough your face, Adam.

 

[ewen]

Strangely enough, Sometimes was more powerful for me in Philly than in San Jose, even though I was only 15 feet away from Bono in San Jose. Just watching it with the cameras all on Bono clearly showing how much he puts into that song is amazing. I still need to get a boot of the Philly show...



*cough*birthdaypresent*cough*

It's the only show that I can't get a lossless version of so far. If you want the mp3s though let me know and I can send them to you via an electronic method and you can then choose if you want to burn to CD.

It's a brilliant show, performance and sound, and so glad I was there in person. In that 23 years as a fan I have to say it's the best version of "40" I think I've ever heard! The show was made 1,000 x better because I was with Pax. Pisser that I had extremely bad toothache that night.




*realises the bar has turned into a U2 thread!*

whoops

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

When was the last time we even talked about U2 so much in the bar? When tickets went onsale, maybe?

 

[pax]

The show was made 1,000 x better because I was with Pax.

I'm so glad you were there.