where the streets have no name

Remember way back in June last year when I was so upset that the U2 concert was postponed? In the true spirit of never being satisfied, this June I'm upset because the concert is over! It was on Wednesday night, and my, how fabulous it was. Beautiful evening, beautiful music and a few great stories - this one about Bono hitchhiking is just so fantastic. Only in Canada would an Edmonton Oiler pick up a rock star on the side of the road.

I then spent the 3 hour drive back to Calgary listening to all the U2 songs on my ipod. The one below will I think always be my favourite:

I should also point out that while U2 is obviously a big-time band, they are also a sentimental favourite. My brother had both October and War before they were big and so the fact that I got to go to their concert 30 years later is one of those things that kind of throws me for a loop. But it also makes me thankful to be able to enjoy such fabulous things like good live music and singing at the top of my lungs on the open road.

not such a beautiful day

So yesterday I discussed the trauma of a cancelled Depeche Mode concert that still haunts me 20 years later ... well today was supposed to be A Beautiful Day in more ways than one because I was supposed to see U2 tonight. But then Bono - who I thought was invincible seeing as he is saving the world and all - proved himself to be an actual aging rock star by throwing out his back rehearsing for the tour. This means that the show has been "postponed" most likely until sometime in 2011. This saddens me to no end. So to make myself feel better, I found this early U2 video for I Will Follow ... the dancing is priceless.