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mysteriousaliwaysLess than nineteen and a half hours till my very first U2 gig!
I can't believe I'm finally going to see them. I've loved them ever since I heard 'A Celebration' on the radio back in 1982 and went out and bought the single (one of the few who did - I only found out recently that it's one of the rarest of U2's singles, as it got deleted after 6 months - copies are now worth about £30 each! Not that I would ever sell.)
When I was living over in France for a year in 1983/84, I would listen to 'October' and 'Under a Blood Red Sky' whenever I felt lonely (I remember going into a record shop over there and asking for the latest album by 'Ooh-Deux', only to be told they pronounced it the same way as in English, lol!) I used 'New Year's Day' as lesson material.
'Achtung Baby' gave me a lot of spiritual support when I was going through a tough time and something of a personal struggle. The album just bleeds with the raw pain of Edge's divorce (as we now know in retrospect), but its honesty and struggle and pain were a great source of strength for me.
I lay on the sofa cuddling my baby daughter and sang along to Joshua Tree with her. Both my kids can now sing along to U2 albums. I must be doing something right as a parent *g*
Mysterious Ways may have had a hand in my taking up bellydance - now my second job. (The exact circumstances around my starting bellydance are now lost in the mists of time!) The Zooromancer remix of Salome was certainly the first bellydance solo that I choreographed.
And if it hadn't been for the old 'Zoo' on the original U2.com, I'd never have found my twin, Owl (who I may just possibly meet for the first time tomorrow - keeping my fingers crossed for you m'dear!).
And had it not been for the sexiness that is The Edge, I would never have known the joys of writing erotic fiction ;D
Is it any wonder I'm hyper at the prospect of actually seeing them in person in a mere matter of hours?
(Please keep me away from any caffeine or anything remotely resembling a stimulant, or Alan might just have to scrape me off the walls, since I could well essplode with the excitement.)
*practises deep breathing*
I can't believe I'm finally going to see them. I've loved them ever since I heard 'A Celebration' on the radio back in 1982 and went out and bought the single (one of the few who did - I only found out recently that it's one of the rarest of U2's singles, as it got deleted after 6 months - copies are now worth about £30 each! Not that I would ever sell.)
When I was living over in France for a year in 1983/84, I would listen to 'October' and 'Under a Blood Red Sky' whenever I felt lonely (I remember going into a record shop over there and asking for the latest album by 'Ooh-Deux', only to be told they pronounced it the same way as in English, lol!) I used 'New Year's Day' as lesson material.
'Achtung Baby' gave me a lot of spiritual support when I was going through a tough time and something of a personal struggle. The album just bleeds with the raw pain of Edge's divorce (as we now know in retrospect), but its honesty and struggle and pain were a great source of strength for me.
I lay on the sofa cuddling my baby daughter and sang along to Joshua Tree with her. Both my kids can now sing along to U2 albums. I must be doing something right as a parent *g*
Mysterious Ways may have had a hand in my taking up bellydance - now my second job. (The exact circumstances around my starting bellydance are now lost in the mists of time!) The Zooromancer remix of Salome was certainly the first bellydance solo that I choreographed.
And if it hadn't been for the old 'Zoo' on the original U2.com, I'd never have found my twin, Owl (who I may just possibly meet for the first time tomorrow - keeping my fingers crossed for you m'dear!).
And had it not been for the sexiness that is The Edge, I would never have known the joys of writing erotic fiction ;D
Is it any wonder I'm hyper at the prospect of actually seeing them in person in a mere matter of hours?
(Please keep me away from any caffeine or anything remotely resembling a stimulant, or Alan might just have to scrape me off the walls, since I could well essplode with the excitement.)
*practises deep breathing*
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Date: Tuesday, 14 June 2005 07:19 (UTC)no subject
Date: Wednesday, 15 June 2005 21:12 (UTC)Yup, you'll have to gradually get Scott used to the idea that your lusting after Bono is an unchangeable fact of life. After all these years Alan seems to have accepted my Edge crush with equanimity (he even lifted me up so that I could see Edge on the B-stage better, bless him).
Saturday! Whereabouts are we sitting? Side? Far end? Up high or near the ground? It hasn't sunk in that I'm going to see them again so soon, I'm still on a high from last night.
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Date: Tuesday, 14 June 2005 10:25 (UTC)no subject
Date: Wednesday, 15 June 2005 21:12 (UTC)Thanks, it was fantastic!
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Date: Tuesday, 14 June 2005 21:14 (UTC)I can't wait for my first gig.
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Date: Wednesday, 15 June 2005 21:18 (UTC)Can't wait for my second now :D
Enjoy The Gig!
Date: Wednesday, 15 June 2005 01:43 (UTC)Have a great time, and remember to give us a full report of the gig ASAP- remember, some of us know where you live...
Hugs,
Mel xxx
Re: Enjoy The Gig!
Date: Wednesday, 15 June 2005 21:20 (UTC)I'm sure you'll hear all about it (I still haven't come back down to earth yet after the gig - it was euphoric) :D