U2 (going by the name U2 Minus 1) played at Times Square for World AIDS Day with Chris Martin from Coldplay filling in for Bono. I got a kick out of the shirt he wore that said “SUBSTITU2”. He sang “Beautiful Day” and “With or Without You” which had a cool Coldplay/U2 vibe to it, duh.
I was surprised at the number of friends that contacted me during Martin’s performace. It was nice to be thought of and be part of watching an event together. I wonder if (RED) will start selling different versions of Martin’s shirt to help raise funds.
Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr actually spoke and introduced Kanye, and I ever seen Larry so animated. There’s a U2 podcast I listen to and they only refer to him as Larry Mullen, Sr’s son, which cracks me up.
Springsteen came on stage wearing a jacket that Bono would have worn to finish out the event with U2 Minus 1 singing “Streets” and “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”. I think I liked Martin’s performance better, but overall I have a better appreciation for Bono.
I wonder if Bono was there would the band have mixed in one of their new songs.
To much controversy, Rolling Stone has named U2’s latest album the best of 2014. They must like older rock because Springsteen’s new album came in second.
I wonder how much alcohol Bono the Irishman has consumed during his recuperation.
I think the last season of ‘House of Cards’ were released on Valentine’s Day, the upcoming season will be released on February 27, 2015. Man, 2015 . . . how time flies.
SpaceX is looking to hire a farmer in McGregor , TX.
My dad use to tell me stories of growing up in Cincinnati and people doing crazy things on frozen lakes and rivers like driving a car on them. Being so far south, I have no concept what any of that is like.
The first gay marriage in Texas happened in 1972 in Houston.
This website uses clips from ‘Seinfeld’ to explain basic economic concepts. The name cracks me up – YadaYadaYadaEcon.com. I needed this when I was in college as I made nothing but a C in all my econ classes, in both undergrad and graduate school. However, I made A’s in all my accounting classes. Perhaps I should have majored in that instead of finance, but then again, I now work in software QA as a business analyst.
Here’s a somewhat current picture of the blonde girl in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Alison Doody who is now 47.
Confessions of a mortician – Caleb Wilde is a sixth-generation funeral director who wants to reacquaint us all with the uncomfortable, eye-opening realities of death. It’ll make us more human, he says. If it doesn’t kill him first. – I think this part of the article stood out the most, “Of all the white lies of the funeral industry, the airtight coffin seemed perhaps the most absurd: Even dead and artificially colored, pumped full of chemicals, we need to pretend we’re special. We’re different from the dirt! We’re not dust in the wind, or pushing up daisies, or going into the fertilizer business. We’re tourists flying home in a spotless vessel.”
When recording video with a phone and holding it vertically, a message like “For optimal recording, turn phone horizontal.” should appear.
Yesterday the CIA had a series of tweets about the President’s Daily Brief. It now comes delivered on a tablet, an iPad I suspect.
If the Cowboys make the playoffs, I’d prefer all games to be on the road. They just play better away from the Deathstar.
Last night Stephen Colbert had Senator John McCain on as a guest. With just 12 shows remaining, McCain joked that Colbert must be scraping the bottom of the barrel, and Colbert retorted that he’s saved the best for last, paraphrasing from the Gospel. McCain laughed at Colbert and asked him, “What chapter in the Bible is that?” Colbert then, with a bit of seriousness on his face, talked about the marriage in Cana and Jesus turning the water into wine and saving the best for last, referencing John 2:10. Even though I knew he taught Sunday school, I was most impressed. He joked with McCain that he’s not going to appeal to Christian conservatives if he doesn’t know his gospel.
In that last bullet point, I decided to capitalize the first use of “gospel” because I was referencing a story from the four Gospels. I didn’t capitalize the latter use because it was used in more of a general term, but I’m still not sure I used them quite correctly.
I watched that McCain interview and Stephen nailed McCain with his comeback. I don't think it was a planned bit, either. Colbert is sharp as a tack on religion.
I spent some time in Michigan back in the 80's. I worked with a guy that had a family cabin on a lake. He invited me to go ice fishing with him several times. I can tell you, the first time your foot leaves hard ground and steps on to a frozen lake is a really strange feeling.
McGregor is the site of an old rocket factory that is accused of having poisoned groundwater and caused other contaminants to leech into the water table and affect crops. My guess is that they're using the guy to grow crops for testing against future litigation.
I once did a history project at Baylor on McGregor and how it was affected by WWII. That bomb (later rocket, now SpaceX) facility is both a huge economic driver, and a huge burden to that area.
I just had the chance to watch the U2 performances from last night. Here are my thoughts:
I absolutely loved the Bruce Springsteen versions. He really had the Spirit with him and believed the lyrics. He must understand Bono better than Chris Martin does, or Martin was nervous.
Halfway through the second Springsteen one, I began crying. Call me sentimental, call me a fanboy, but I realized for the first time that there will be a day when Bono is no longer with us. His prophetic voice has spoken to me for so many years, I grieve the day when he is gone.
Boo…hiss! Bruce is my man, so you've gotta talk him up just a little. Not used to seeing him without a guitar, harmonica, or flat on his back crowdsurfing.
Looks like you nailed it, at least according to this source:
https://moodyweb.wikispaces.com/Capitalization+of…
I watched that McCain interview and Stephen nailed McCain with his comeback. I don't think it was a planned bit, either. Colbert is sharp as a tack on religion.
RE: Frozen lake
I spent some time in Michigan back in the 80's. I worked with a guy that had a family cabin on a lake. He invited me to go ice fishing with him several times. I can tell you, the first time your foot leaves hard ground and steps on to a frozen lake is a really strange feeling.
McGregor is the site of an old rocket factory that is accused of having poisoned groundwater and caused other contaminants to leech into the water table and affect crops. My guess is that they're using the guy to grow crops for testing against future litigation.
I once did a history project at Baylor on McGregor and how it was affected by WWII. That bomb (later rocket, now SpaceX) facility is both a huge economic driver, and a huge burden to that area.
I just had the chance to watch the U2 performances from last night. Here are my thoughts:
I absolutely loved the Bruce Springsteen versions. He really had the Spirit with him and believed the lyrics. He must understand Bono better than Chris Martin does, or Martin was nervous.
Halfway through the second Springsteen one, I began crying. Call me sentimental, call me a fanboy, but I realized for the first time that there will be a day when Bono is no longer with us. His prophetic voice has spoken to me for so many years, I grieve the day when he is gone.
Boo…hiss! Bruce is my man, so you've gotta talk him up just a little. Not used to seeing him without a guitar, harmonica, or flat on his back crowdsurfing.
Bruuuuuuuuce!