Originally posted by dougal55:
Hmmm.....heres my penny's worth.....
About that cancellation....If I were you all, I would stay put and wait to hear from the U2 guys themselves not U2.com nor Principle Management to find out what happened......
A very sensible statement
Except....
I'd like to bring up one more point, and that is that I think folks might have to get used to never knowing.
IMO it is VERY unlikely that the band members will address the issue further, or that U2.com or Principle Management will address it either. I very much doubt that there will ever be any offical word from any of them other than, "it didn't work out" or "personal reasons."
They haven't been in the habit of making their reasons for things known lately, and they have been completely silent about all rumors. They never addressed pulling out of the Concert for New York other than citing "personal reasons" even when there were silly rumors circulating. They never addressed all the crazyness after the "beautiful people in Boston" hullabaloo. They've kept pretty quiet really about most everything. (Heck, no one even knows the name of Larry's youngest child, and Bono announce its birth at that club date over a year ago !
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Since they never finalized plans and made an official announcement in the first place, they don't really owe anyone a detailed explanation and I really don't expect to get one. If people find out about certain possibilities and get all worked up, it's not U2's fault if they are dissapointed when it falls through. There's a reason it takes so long to make things "official" (Boston fans learned this the hard way before the 2nd US leg of the tour.)
In the unlikely event that they do address it further it will probably be some vague statement, and that will be that. (Off hand comments by Bono don't count. He's known for saying the first thing that pops into his head.
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Anyway, that's my prediction. It's still good of Elvis to try to get information for us, and more power to him if he actually finds out the real scoop.
