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fleam on January 26, 2008 - 5:50pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Yep the last thing they want to be is accessable to the great unwashed. If they could meet at a place that's only helicopter-accessible they'd do it. There's probably a reason they're meeting in the winter when the snow's thick on the ground - some protesters know a healthy person can get to some pretty remote places by bicycle as long as the weather's decent.

French Revolution II is definately coming too. Bono and the rest of his ilk are Example #1 of why being rich makes you evil even if you didn't start out that way. Bono was probably a pretty nice guy once upon a time. Ran Prieur has some good observations about this today.

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oldhippie on January 26, 2008 - 9:25pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

I remember getting free tickets to see U2 at the Park West, Chicago, way back some time in the 80's. Most in the audience were there free too. General opinion was B+ R&R, and where is the money coming from, why should we care? There was never any soul or energy in that band. A little professionalism, a lotta noise, nothing else.
Bono is a ponce. Always.

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hightrekker on January 26, 2008 - 10:17pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

oldhippy--
That christian U2 think made me a bit nauseous also.
But they always played in the shallow end of the pool.
Bono believes the market will save us.

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the_rage on January 26, 2008 - 10:19pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

No soul or energy? Watch the Red Rocks video from 1983 ;).

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hightrekker on January 26, 2008 - 11:39pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

the_rage----
Not to say U2 is not entertaining sometimes, but please, something a bit more chewy.
A sign of the times I guess. Homogeneous pabulum fed to the entire planet.

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oldhippie on January 27, 2008 - 12:08am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Going direct to stardom before ever having a hit record or song or even fans was kinda creepy. Woulda been early 80's when I saw them. Woulda been an empty house if tiks were not being given away and pushed. A good part of the audience walked out. Next tour they're bigtime. What's that about?

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Dryki on January 26, 2008 - 10:35pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

I suggested to a carpenter friend a good post-peak, non-discretionary job: building guillotines.

cfm in Gray, ME

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