Another Reason Why I Love Living in This Age
I just got a bootleg copy of the U2 360 concert in Barcelona last night and I’m listening to it while I work.
Good times.
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North Texas and Oklahoma City Need Viagra
When waiting to get a haircut yesterday I flipped through a Men’s Health magazine and ran across this list, and made me wonder why north Texas and Oklahoma City ranked so high.
I think I actually have a friend that lived in Tulsa, moved to DFW, and then moved to Lubbock.
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U2 open world tour with a bang in Barcelona
Yes, I’m pretty darn excited to see this concert.
BARCELONA, June 30 (Reuters) – U2 kicked off their first tour in three years on Tuesday, rocking a raucous Barcelona crowd of around 90,000 and reaching for the stars with a live link-up to the International Space Station.
Featuring one of the biggest concert stages ever built, the U2 360 Tour will visit 31 cities across Europe and North America and entertain an estimated three million people. More dates are expected to be announced in 2010.
Fans surrounded the circular platform inside Barcelona’s Nou Camp stadium, allowing for a bigger audience and lower average ticket prices during the global recession.
They also dedicated a song to Michael Jackson, and if you are a fan of U2, I’m sure you can guess the song.
U2 mixed old songs and new, playing classics including “Beautiful Day” and “Sunday Bloody Sunday” as well as “Angel of Harlem”, which the band dedicated to U.S. pop star Michael Jackson, who died suddenly last week aged 50.
“We wrote this one for Billie Holiday but we are going to play it tonight for Michael Jackson,” said Bono. “Unspeakable talent, that’s all there is to say, really,” he added, and the song morphed into Jackson hits “Man in the Mirror” and “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough”.
I’m awfully interested in how the band sounded singing those two Michael Jackson songs. My guess was no matter the intent, the songs were probably butchered. I just don’t think Bono has the voice to carry those songs.
I also learned that this tour is expensive
The tour is reported to be the group’s most expensive to date, costing an estimated $100 million, but industry experts suggest it could be money well spent.
and big, very, very big.
The stage, which takes 120 trucks to transport, is another grand statement from U2, which has won more Grammy awards than any other band.
Heck, I would be interested just seeing the convoy.
Here are more photos from the concert. I noticed that Edge is not wearing a numbered shirt.
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College Dorm Light Show – Knight Rider Inspired
Pop-Culture-Nerdy-Cool brought to you by the students at Wroclaw University of Technology.
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The Story Behind U2’s Song “Magnificent”
U2 Song “Magnificent” from new album “No line on the Horizon” inspired by the Blessed Virgin Mary
In a recent Rolling Stone interview Brian Hiatt quotes Bono as saying “Magnificent was inspired by the Magnificat, a passage from the Gospel of Luke in the voice of the Virgin Mary that was previously set to music by Bach. “There’s this theme running through the album of surrender and devotion and all the things I find really difficult,” Bono says. “All music for me is worship of one kind or another.”
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Cat Lady
I share my home with 11 cats – four cheetahs, five lions and two tigers
She forgot to add that she also had two dogs, and that was the one picture that got my attention.
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Run Governor Grandma Run
If you look over her right shoulder, you can see Russia.
Is there another politician that craves the spotlight more than her?
In the photo slideshow she poses with her youngest child. I can’t decide if that’s a good thing or a bad thing.
On one hand, she’s a proud parent of a special needs child and is encouraging mothers of newborns to exercise. On the other hand, she can be portrayed as exploiting her child. Different strokes for different folks I suppose.
[Waiting for Obama bashing comments that are sure to come from the anti-Obama crowd . . .]
Question: Is she the most attractive celebrity grandmother?
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Man jumps out of Helicopter to catch a marlin
The good stuff starts around the 1:14 mark . . .
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Origins of the Moonwalk
Dancers (in alphabetical order):
Fred Astaire, Bill Bailey, Buck and Bubbles, Cab Calloway, Clark Brothers, Sammy Davis Jr., Daniel L. Haynes, Rubberneck Holmes, Patterson and Jackson, Eleanor Powell, Bill Robinson, Three Chefs (only the feet), Tip Tap and Toe (feat. Ray Winfield), Earl Snakehips Tucker
I actually saw a lot of these dances watching classic movies with my father growing up.
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Fred Astaire in Smooth Criminal
The intro is a bit long, so you may want to fast forward to the 1:30 mark.
But if you just want to see the most similar stuff compared to the Michael Jackson video, click on over to the 5:00 mark.
And if you are interested, the Michael Jackson version. As I mentioned, this is my favorite of all his videos. I love that lean.
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Racing Car Runs On Chocolate, Vegetable Oil
Are you ready for engines filled with chocolate, carrot steering wheels and soybean oil foam seats? Well, this is motor racing’s new, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly car series of the future.
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Bag of Randomness
- WifeGeeding has a pretty sweet summer gig, she gets paid as a pizza test taker. That’s right, she gets paid to eat and to voice her opinion.
- While watching SNL in my teenage years I never thought that one of the cast members would actually become a senator. But then again, I’m sure people watching Bedtime for Bonzo never thought the guy acting with a chimp would become a highly regarding president of the U.S.
- I think they could have come up with a better name than Nigaz.
- There is a person currently living in GeedingManor that will be taking an FBI physical pretty soon.
- I typed in the word “governor” into TheGoogle the other day just to see what the first result would be. Hint: It’s not the governor from Alaska.
- I’m not sure if this i’s going to prevent all bribes.
- I have to test a company’s redesigned website on a Mac for about a week. I’m definitely a PC kind of guy, but I bet most of you would think I have more of an Apple personality.
- People who have bought a ticket for one of those Michael Jackson shows will have the option of a refund or a souvenir ticket. To me, that’s a no brainer, choose the souvenir ticket, those things will only appreciate and sell for a killing on eBay.
- Joe Jackson isn’t going to be up for any Father of the Year awards.
- Interesting quote of the day:
“This was a whole lot more than a simple affair, this was a love story. A forbidden one, a tragic one, but a love story at the end of the day.” — Luv Gov. (and Promise Keeper) Mark Sanford Link - Ronald Reagan wrote Michael Jackson a get well letter after the hair on fire incident.
- Conan is already showing re-runs. I’m sure it’s because of Wimbleton, but I’m not sure that’s a good move on his part. But then again, he may not have a choice.
- I think it’s time I turn on the sprinklers.
- There was a “cold front” that hit the area. Even though it’s not that much of a cold front, it did make mowing the lawn more tolerable.
- I’m looking forward to this three day weekend.
- Grace
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