U2 Tour Dates - Now Official! — Page 110

*collapse*

No need to talk. Just let me lie here for a bit and veg.

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No...strength...


...Where is smEllie?

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I don't have the energy to read the last page (nothing against you...I'm just exhausted) and tmrw's the last day for She's The Man, so I think it's gonna be a ridiculously late wrap time. I can't even muster the energy to collapse in bed.

Did Conan call?

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Hey all! I figured we needed a bump. You still alive, Tiff? Ellie's fallen off the face of the earth.
I'm supposed to be working on an essay, but it just feels wrong to be doing that in August.

My mom sent me the Live 8 dvds! The good ones, from when MTV and VH1 aired it the week after the concert with no commercials or commentators, just music. I watched one disc and I'll probably get to the other one tomorrow. It takes a while to get through, because there's no commercials or anything, so I never had to fast forward a thing. And, because I was bored, I paused it to capture that shot (above). I thought we needed SOMETHING U2 related.
Any news on support acts for leg 3? I don't go to any U2 sites anymore because I want to avoid spoilers and basically any U2 concert news whatsoever, but I do want to know who else we'll be seeing!

"Well, I'd imagine it also feels wrong to be wearing a sweater and being able to see your breath in your flat in AUGUST!"

True. It's supposed to snow tomorrow. Snow in August. I'll never get over that.

I'm glad you liked Sweet Charity, Mabs. I really loved it.

Howdy ladies!

1. PMed Ellie, and she responded a couple of days ago. She's alive and...well, not too well, but she's around kicking! I think a care pack to CT is in order, dontcha think, Mabs?

2. Wrap day at She's The Man was the best day I've had on set. Ever. First, our last lunch was spectacular - appetizers were jumbo spring rolls, chicken wraps, and scallop salad; entrees were Cuban lobster tail and NY sirloin!! Dessert was peanut butter and chocolate cheesecake, creme brulee, carrot cake, and banana rum flambe. Second, I finally worked up the courage to talk to Lauren Shuler-Donner, who is sort of my Hollywood idol and the reason I signed up to work on this movie. She was amazing, articulate, intelligent, supportive and gave me some great advice about getting into the producing sector of mainstream Hollywood. Third, when we finally wrapped, the whole cast and crew (including cast who had already wrapped but came back to watch the final shot being filmed) popped the champagne and beer and we all got drunk on the soundstage while noshing on a turkey dinner AND a 3'x3' cake! Finally, the Locations Manager (who was always kind of aloof towards me during filming) presented me with a bottle of wine, as thank you for sticking it out till the end, and told me to drop by the production office this week to pick up Dreamworks goodies! I'm over the moon! I'll really miss this show.

3. #1, so you're seriously going to stick with avoiding the third leg set lists like the plague?? M-M-Mabs? You too?? *pout*

4. New York is on hold again. I've got $1600 in my account at the moment, and $300 of that is to pay off the rest of my credit card bills; $1000 of that is going to my parents to partially pay for the Florida/Carib trip. The rest can go towards New York, but $300 won't even cover my airfare, much less the rest.

5. Can you imagine Arcade Fire opening for U2 at MSG??? So when the "Everyone...Everyone!" part comes on and U2 snakes their way to the stage, Arcade Fire will be introducing them in person! Okay, I just stated the obvious - it just seems so cool!

6. It looks like if things keep up, Lennon tickets may be easier to come by than we thought - likely, we can get them at TKTS on Saturday (assuming other Lennon-heads aren't swarming to go that weekend as part of a Lennon birthday pilgrimage).

7. I wasn't too interested in seeing Sweet Charity, but I like Denis O'Hare. I actually gave him his Canadian work visa when I was working in immigration last year!

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Wow! So much to respond to!

I would LOVE to see Arcade Fire open for them in November. I'd be fine with Franz Ferdinand or The Killers as well, even if they don't look so probable.

Tiff, I'm glad you had such an awesome day on set! That's really great. Now that that's over, what are you up to next? I hope the NYC trip works out for you.

And yes, I'm avoiding anything U2-concert related until November 21st (or 22nd if I manage to find a ticket for that day). The only thing I want to know is who's opening.

Hey Tiff!

My ass is totally grass!!! I committed a cardinal sin of *cough* aquiring funds for footwear *cough* something I swore I'd never do, but I've got that damn Rolling Stones ticket to pay for! So, now I'm having some technical difficulties, and I'm freaking out!!! I'm trying for the third time to get a good copy. No dice.

Hmmm...

Back to the numbers (it's so much more organized!)

1.) Nope, (sm)Ellie politely declined my offer. Pfft. Whatever! ...speaking of care packages...I totally still owe groupie one, and I've got yours just sitting downstairs. I wanted to copy a couple of CDs for you, but the friend I'm living w/ has this machine that only uses Music CDRs, and they're kind of pricey, so I've been dragging my feet on that. I need to get my act together though!

2.) Opted not to have the leftover meatloaf...tomorrow, I suppose. I'm sure it'll be just peachy. How could it not be w/ leftover (Pa)scalloped potatoes?!?!

3.) I figure w/ 5 shows in that week in NYC there's not really going to be much rhyme or reason in predicting the setlists (other than the first show, maybe) so if they'd been playing, say Bad and Gloria at all the second shows like they did on the first leg, I'd be sitting there waiting for them the whole show on Sat, and I'd be crushed if they didn't play 'em. I must hear Bad!!! AAARRRGGG!!! I've got a lenghty list of "must hear" songs that've been played thus far. Skip this next bit, Elph!






I really want to hear the following: Bad, Gloria, Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses, New Year's Day, All I Want Is You, Until the End of the World, With or Without You, Miss Sarajevo, Party Girl and (even though I've heard them in Brooklyn, so they're slightly less "must hear" since I've already heard them once) I Will Follow and Out of Control. That's a hell of a lot of songs that have all been played at least a couple of times...Hell, I want to hear everything!...I can't believe they've replaced Running to Stand Still w/ Miss Sarajevo! I'd like to hear that once, but that better not be a fixture on the 3rd leg!




Basically, I'm just being spoiled and I want to hear EVERYTHING!!!

4.) Tis up to you on the swankified hotel. Are you going to have enough cash? Let's get you on the plane first! Also, do we have any semblance of a tally of who's (potentially, theoretically) going to be joining us that weekend? How many people who could (potentially, theoretically) chip in for a fancy shmancy room?? I'd LOVE to have the cash to treat you to it for your BDay (well, our Bdays) but alas...w/ PU's swiping of my grant, etc. That's not in the cards.

5.) If there's a quasi-decent opener, I'm all for going, but if it's Kings of Leon Part II, I have zero desire to sit through it twice. There are too many places that have deals on drinks...some place has $1 mararita Mondays! That's the definite plan B, in case of crap opener!

6.) Lennon is student rush, I think...2/ID, so I'd have us covered. I think it's in the front row, and I've heard the view is great, and they're easy to get.

7.) I think Elphie comes back November 20th? 19th or 20th? Correct me if I'm wrong, m'dear!'

Oh, and Tiff, did you get fun goodies from Dreamworks?!?!?

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Updated On: 8/9/05 at 09:24 PM

Oh sweetie, it won't only be U2 and bar-hopping...



...They'll be bed-hopping as well! (Mr. Clayton best watch out!)


(PS. Mabs, woohoo! You accepted money for bootlegs? Now I don't feel so badly about selling my U2 tickets on eBay! Meanie!)

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Hm...that's an interesting theory about Adam. I never thought about it before, and I haven't seen that video. I'll keep the theory in mind now, though. Interesting.

I'm missing bed-hopping, too?! That just makes me even more depressed!

Let me know if you hear anything else about added NJ dates. Now I'm not even so sure I'll try for the second MSG date because I'm going through money pretty quickly here (groceries, electricity, etc. are expensive!). And I plan on catching up on a lot of theatre when I get back. So we'll see! I would definitely be tempted to buy a NJ ticket, though, especially if it would mean I wouldn't have to stand outside waiting at the box office that day.

Arg, Elphie! Why'd ya have to go to New Zealand?!?!?!

There's this 2 day music fest on Staten Island on Oct. 1-2 w/ The Killers, Interpol, Oasis, Doves, The Redwalls (my band from that Housing Works benefit) and bunches of others! I'd be tempted to go, but I'd have to go solo, and I really don't want to (no one else would pony up the cash to go...though really, for two days, and a dozen or so artists...I actually put all my info in for 1 ticket to day one w/ The Killers, but deleted it all...it ended up being $69 w/ all the damn fees (almost $15) and I just couldn't bring myself to do it. It wouldn't be any fun to go by myself (and I can't blame my friends for not wanting to spend $70 for the concert...geez, the face for 2 night package was only $30 more (before fees).

Dammit!!! Why couldn't The Killers have played somewhere other than Long Island for their NYC stint (that's another one that goes from being a $35 ticket to $60 by the time you pay for fees, subway, and LIRR, etc). I like them a lot, but I can't see paying as much to see them as I paid to see U2 or The Rolling Stones! Arg!!!

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Updated On: 8/12/05 at 10:51 AM

I initially typed that out as a PM to Elphie, and then I changed my mind and decided to copy it here...I was going to add a bit about damn you, Tiff for coming a week later, but I totally forgot...so yeah. DAMMIT TIFF! You wench! What's wrong w/ you?!?!....Better?


ETA: Just googled this for dates...

May 31, 1993






Naomi Campbell, British super model who was the first Black to grace the covers of the British and French editions of Vogue fashion magazine, announced recently she'll exchange wedding vows with Irish rocker Adam Clayton of the band U2.
The 23-year-old cover girl said he proposed over the telephone while she was in New York and he was in England and according to news accounts she has been flashing a dazzling engagement ring.
Wheels for the love match were set into motion when music-meister Quincy Jones sent Campbell a newspaper clipping of an interview with Clayton, who is 33.
In the interview, when asked if there was anything in the world that he desired but didn't have, he responded: a date with Naomi Campbell. While she was flattered, Campbell thought nothing else of it until she bumped into Clayton on a flight to the Grammy ceremonies in Los Angeles earlier this year.

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Updated On: 8/12/05 at 01:49 PM

I always liked Edge more anyway.

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