Well, I'm too lazy to post my thoughts on U2 on Letterman twice, so here's what I posted to Wire today:
Well first off, I just want to let you know how much
> I love David
> Letterman, I've loved the guy for years. His
> sarcasm, wit,
> self-deprecating humor, his jabs at himself and at
> CBS, his rappor with
> Paul Shaffer, his mom, his other friends and even
> when he gets emotional
> like
> when he returned from surgery last year and then
> when he returned after
> the terrorism attacks.
>
> So with that being said, it was quite a thrill for
> me to see my favorite
> band on my favorite late night show.
>
> I should have been in bed last night and just taped
> the thing, but I
> wanted to put it on my U2 compilation video lol so I
> stayed up. And I'm
> tired this morning here at work, but it was well
> worth it.
>
> Dave is a class act and I loved his jokes, his stuff
> with Paul and his
> tribute to his set designer.
But of course I
> loved him with our boys.
>
> LOL as far as the intro, Bono and Larry had been on
> the show in '97 during
> PopMart so they have been there before, though this
> was the first time for
> the entire band. So welcoming them back to the show
> again wasn't just out
> of nowhere though knowing Dave it could have been.
>
>
> I thought their performances were really great. The
> lighting was awesome,
> the whole ambiance of it all. They put on a great
> show. Yes Bono's voice
> sounded a bit hoarse. Was it overly bad? Not
> in my humble opinion,
> it's understandable with the schedule they've had as
> of late. And
> actually, I thought the way his voice sounded
> gravelly made him sound
> sexier. LOL but maybe I'm biased.
>
> Okay ladies, how hot was the band? They all were,
> but Bono especially was
> looking good. SIGH. Showing some skin. Hehe,
> drool fest majorly.
>
> I loved the one-on-one between Bono and Dave, for me
> how much more perfect
> could it have been (well of course I'd like the
> *entire* band to be
> interviewed). I thought they got along great. When
> Dave was talking
> about What's Going On and Bono said he was asked to
> do something for the
> cause of AIDS in Africa and he said it would be
> typical or something for
> him to do it, why not get Britney Spears, Jennifer
> Lopez and the rappers
> and pop. Dave and everybody laughed. Hehe. And
> Dave's like, "So you had
> to set up the gig yourself." That brought a grin to
> Bono who was like,
> "yeah had to set up the place and time, that
> ----(expletive) costs a lot,"
> which gained laughter from the audience. Also
> enjoyed him talking about
> the FDNY and NYPD onstage at MSG Saturday night.
> Sweet moment when Bono
> was talking about the guy who came onstage who lost
> his brother.
>
> Sigh, really great show. Paul Shaffer and the Late
> Show band (er, CBS
> Orchestra) were playing U2 songs all night.
>
> I just thought it was excellent and very well-done.
>
>
> tania
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I can't even say the bloody word Achhhhhtung Baby"--Larry
