Rhett Miller
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Re: 2005: U2-mania
November 22, 2004 at 08:13 PM UTC
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Why does Bono need gloves?
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by lily1:
oh i saw it…and i nearly cried myself when they started in on "i will follow".
http://homepage.mac.com/elevationusa/iMovieTheater15.html (Quicktime required)
skeeter
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Re: 2005: U2-mania
November 22, 2004 at 08:14 PM UTC
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Is "I Will Follow" a rarity for them these days? I was very surprised for them to pick that to close the show. I agree that it was very cool to watch the cast standing there a bit awestruck. The lap dance was a little disturbing though.
I may have to go see them when they come around. It's been a long time. Unless they play FedEx or RFK. Ugh.
eros
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Re: 2005: U2-mania
November 22, 2004 at 08:25 PM UTC
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"I Will Follow" got played on the last tour (I think I remember it on PopMart in 97 too).
Shouldn't be a stadium this time around - I understand they are doing arenas in the States.
Venerable Bede
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Re: 2005: U2-mania
November 22, 2004 at 08:46 PM UTC
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Originally posted by eros:
"I Will Follow" got played on the last tour (I think I remember it on PopMart in 97 too).
yeah, they played it during the popmart tour.
Rhett Miller
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Re: 2005: U2-mania
November 22, 2004 at 08:55 PM UTC
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So why is Bono wearing gloves?
Rhett Miller
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Re: 2005: U2-mania
November 22, 2004 at 09:01 PM UTC
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In the I Will Follow video from SNL that Vansmack posted. Fingerless gloves.
Originally posted by Arlette:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
So why is Bono wearing gloves?
He's not, where are you seeing gloves?
vansmack
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Re: 2005: U2-mania
November 22, 2004 at 10:07 PM UTC
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U2 Take New Album to the Streets of New York
1 hour, 59 minutes ago Entertainment - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Irish rockstar Bono brought traffic to a standstill at the heart of New York on Monday, blasting out songs from U2's latest album as the band cruised down Broadway on a flatbed truck.
Office workers on their lunch-breaks whipped out their camera phones to catch the surprise appearance by the band whose album "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" is released in Britain on Monday and in the United States on Tuesday.
"I can't believe it. I have to call my mom right now," said one tourist in a crowd of hundreds as Bono sang Christmas favorite "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" in Times Square.
The stunt was filmed for the video of the forthcoming single "All Because of You" and the band was due to make another free appearance in Brooklyn later in the day.
Slideshow available here:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20041122/en_nm/people_u2_dc
vansmack
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Re: 2005: U2-mania
November 22, 2004 at 10:34 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
So why is Bono wearing gloves?
Why do you need to repeat yourself when you're clearly being ignored?
He's not wearing gloves. The appropriate question is "why are the jacket sleeves so long on Bono's jacket?" and that's a question I think only Bono can answer.
kurosawa-b/w
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Re: 2005: U2-mania
November 23, 2004 at 02:54 AM UTC
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Originally posted by lily1:
smackie, i think you, and our respective partners, should meet up when they play red rocks. i've always wanted to see them there.
I'm in! I've been a fan for a long time and am really looking forward to seeing them again. It's hard to imagine how they will top the intimacy of the Elevation tour, but then they surprise me every time.
lily1
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Re: 2005: U2-mania
November 23, 2004 at 03:36 AM UTC
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bunnyman and i were discussing that last week actually. with the way the stage was set up on that tour and the general admission seating, it felt like you were never more than 50 feet from a band member, provided you were in the general admission area.
yay, one more for red rocks!
Originally posted by kurosawa-b/w:
I'm in! I've been a fan for a long time and am really looking forward to seeing them again. It's hard to imagine how they will top the intimacy of the Elevation tour, but then they surprise me every time. [/QB]
evilsanta
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Re: 2005: U2-mania
November 23, 2004 at 03:51 PM UTC
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so i went to my local best buy today to buy the new u2 super deluxe version cd+dvd+book and they only charged me 16.99 which is the price for the deluxe edition. i saved me 8 bucks! worth looking into in case it ain't a fluke :)
ratioci nation
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Re: 2005: U2-mania
November 23, 2004 at 03:55 PM UTC
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Originally posted by evildraftboardmember:
so i went to my local best buy today to buy the new u2 super deluxe version cd+dvd+book and they only charged me 16.99 which is the price for the deluxe edition. i saved me 8 bucks! worth looking into in case it ain't a fluke :)
you got ripped off, they are supposed to pay YOU to take the u2 cd
Rhett Miller
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Re: 2005: U2-mania
November 23, 2004 at 03:59 PM UTC
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Sorry, my 17" monitor screen the gov't loans me must be inferior to your jumbo screen. Uopn closer scrutiny, y'all are right, his jacket is too big. No gloves at all. Thought maybe he was doing a Michael Jackson tribute, but guess not.
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
So why is Bono wearing gloves?
Why do you need to repeat yourself when you're clearly being ignored?
He's not wearing gloves. The appropriate question is "why are the jacket sleeves so long on Bono's jacket?" and that's a question I think only Bono can answer.
ratioci nation
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Re: 2005: U2-mania
November 23, 2004 at 04:03 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Random Citizen:
You, of all people, should sit down and shuddup. :D
ratioci nation
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Re: 2005: U2-mania
November 23, 2004 at 04:10 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Random Citizen:
U2 isn't my favorite band…that would be the Afghan Whigs, who to their credit (despite fan sadness), knew when to call it a day.
I stand by my statement, in other terms
GBV > every other band –> my favorite is better than yours ;)