I spent the afternoon watching Vertigo ‘05 (again), and marveling at how great U2 is in concert. (Wish I could hear them in person!) I’ve also picked up Bono again, determined to finish reading it (lack of time, certainly not lack of interest! Finding it fascinating.) I’m still working on U2 by U2, but the [...]

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When I read about U2’s 11/29 concert in Tokyo, I found myself fangirling (as usual) at the band’s personal touch:
” ‘Vertigo’ began not in Spanish but in Japanese tonight. But on an evening when Bono routinely slipped between English and Japanese, the enthusiasm of this Tokyo audience would have been clear in any country [...]

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Bono in vinyl pants = riveting, to say the least. @_@; I watched the U2: Zoo TV DVD last night, and it was, in a word, amazing. Their acoustic version of Stay (Faraway, So Close!) absolutely melted me from the inside out. (Bono’s sweet, low Unchained Melodies cover was also, um, yeah. Much better than [...]

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Ended up forsaking work yesterday and spending the day in Medford, where I finally cashed in my birthday gift card at the Bead Studio, bought a number of books at Barnes and Noble (some in the sidebar), bought The End (conquered it this morning, le sigh) and was bought…en… the Zoo TV Sydney concert DVD, [...]

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OMFG. The band is SO playing the Mos Eisley Cantina theme. XDDDDDDDDDDD [dies laughing]
(And it sounds GREAT as jazz!)

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Updated my currently lists (OMGz0rsU2tourdvdatlastlonglast… saw it in the Amsterdam airport but alas, region lockouts ;_; ) and updated Unshelved to reflect what I’m reading (or trying to read, heh) and what I read on the plane trips. (What else? Classic science fiction.) Long day of shopping and spending probably too much money, heh. Picked [...]

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As iTunes 6 launched today with the much-anticipated video capability (as well as brand-new iPods capable of handling said videos), naturally I found myself browsing the iTunes Music Store and purchased two music videos from U2’s Chicago show (which is coming out on DVD next month, thank goodness.) When I manage to find my keyboard [...]

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