U2 Tour Dates - Now Official! — Page 113

Mabel, you did WW?! You're, like, the skinniest person ever!
Tiff, I admire your efforts, I couldn't last an hour without carbs. Don't feel bad about slipping! I've decided that it really isn't worth it to stress about every single calorie. Life is no fun if you can't enjoy foods you love.
And The Pillowman closes in September, so you wouldn't be able to see it in October anyway.
Lets see...questions on my test: Describe in detail the roles of a personal manager, agent, lawyer, and business manager. Describe their roles in relation to touring. (Those made up a great deal of the test, which is good because I know that stuff). Name 5 departments of a record company and describe what they do (A&R, distribution, etc.). Describe how personal managers, agents, lawyers, and business managers are paid. All that stuff wasn't bad, but I had trouble with the specific New Zealand questions. Like, name and describe two opportunities to unsigned New Zealand artists provided by New Zealand On Air. And more stuff like that, which I wasn't familiar with until I took this course and I'm still a little shaky on. Anyway, I guess it wasn't so bad. And grading is different here: 80%-100% is considered an A. So I'm sure I didn't do all that poorly. It's 20% of my grade, though, so it is pretty important.

Awww, thanks, Elphie! You're a peach! Oddly enough, I slimmed down quite a bit at school (though I never have been, and never will be, a size zero or anything crazy like that!). Especially the past two years, having my own kitchen/doing my own cooking. I like cooking, but not when I have to do it for every meal, every day, and as a result I started eating less. Not like I'm starving myself or anything...far from it, but more like I'm eating what should actually be a portion of chicken and an actual portion of rice, and I'd fill in the rest w/ veggies, because they're so easy to cook w/ this little micro steamer I've got. That, and I walk a hell of a lot more when I'm in the city. I've definitely put on some lbs this summer. I spend so much time just sitting at my desk, and when I get home I just feel like vegging and I've gotten back on the "mmmm, this is good, I think I'll go back for seconds" kick. Bad!

Tiff, I didn't see saw. I'm definitely not one for horror movies. I love a good suspense movie, but I just can't handle the uber-gory. Well, you said this wasn't so gory, but I still don't think I could handle it. I'm a big wimp! I hope The Princess Bride did the trick!

Elphie, that's kind of interesting w/ the grading system! What does it drop to after 80%?? Is 70-80 still a C or do they go crazy and have 60-80 as D? Oh wait, I forgot B...hmmm...Anyway, it sounds like you knew enough of the stuff to feel confident about it! Just the NZ stuff that might have been a bit foggy. You'll be fine!

ETA: From The Boston Globe:

U2 at Fenway in '06?
By Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan, Globe Staff | August 18, 2005

Before Mick Jagger has even set foot on the stage at Fenway Park, the whispering has begun about next summer's boffo shows at the ballpark. How do you follow Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett, and the Rolling Stones? How does U2 sound? Word is the Irish lads, who are on a never-ending tour to promote 'How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," are nearing a deal to occupy the outfield next summer for two nights. Neither the Sox nor Clear Channel would comment yesterday, but the band has demonstrated it's a big fan of Boston. In May, Bono and the boys played three sold-out shows here, and they're returning for two more at TD Banknorth Garden Oct. 3 and 4. But wait, there's more. According to the trade publication Pollstar, U2 is bound for Boston yet again in December, playing shows at the new Garden on Dec. 4 and 5.

EATA: Blech!!!! Word on the street is there are about to be two more support acts announced soon: Super Furry Animals and Kanye West. Who the hell are SFA? Never heard of 'em? And Kanye West? Yeah, rap does zilch for me, so not too thrilled about that. Oh well, looks like happy hour it shall be!!

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Updated On: 8/18/05 at 07:51 AM

Oooh, hooray! I'm bored out of my mind! This gives me a good 5 minutes worth of typing to keep me occupied! I could just ramble on and on, and that'd only leave me w/ a 1/2 hour or so before I have to leave! Goody!

Tiff, you dolt! Kanye West is a rapper!! Or were you being facetious and that went right over my head?!? Though rap is right up there w/ country on my "avoid like the plague" music.

And the Boston/Fenway gig isn't supposed to be until next summer. There are some people thinking that they may be recording a new album quickly, a la Zooropa, and they'll release that w/in the next year, and that leg will be a US stadium tour to support the new album. Frankly, I have my doubts that any of that will happen. I predict Australia, then maybe South America and then they take another 5 year hiatus before we see anything from them again...well, other than Bono politicing, of course!

Anything else?...Nope! I think that's it...How's day 4 on Atkins? It is day 4, right? Go, Tiff, GO! You can do it!

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Hmmm...I think the side of pasta would do you in, my friend! Seriously, while I give you props, I just don't know how you do it?!

Well, I never know when you're pulling my leg, so I figured I'd double check on the Kanye West thing. He seems kind of pompous and obnoxious to me, but it takes all kinds, I suppose. So it looks like it could be him or the Fabu Furry Critters or whoever the hell they are. ZZZZZZZZZZ...hardly seems fair when other folks got such good openers.

I'm pretty bored at work...shock! I've got 20,000 thingies and some change to type up in the next week. Don't think it's going to happen. No one's really going to care if I don't finish it, but I would have liked to have finished this file.

I was toodling around travelocity, and saw some flights from Vancouver to NY for around $500. Nothing stellar, but still better than the $800 you were mentioning before.

Be sure to post some pix from Europe!!! YAY!

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UGH! It was .com...blast! I guess that'd bump it up to around $600. How impossible would Seattle be? Because I just looked that up and it's in the $250-300 US range. How far is it for you? Could you finangle a ride?...Do you still have a student ID that you could use? I was looking at www.quickcoach.com and they have a round trip bus to the airport in Seattle for students for $52 (US, I'm assuming, since it's .com) It's $74 for adults, btw.


I work at West Point (Military Academy). Ooooh, and I may be working/interning at All My Children in the fall, if all else fails. *knock on wood*...not that I want to work on a soap! Blech! But beggars can't be choosers, right?!

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Updated On: 8/18/05 at 04:29 PM

Ok, here's my little find for the afternoon...I edited my last post, putting it in...www.quickcoach.com

They have shuttles that get to Seattle's airport at 7:30 and 10:30 PM. The cheapest flight to NY is an overnight flight that leaves Thursday at midnight in Seattle and arrives in NYC the next morning around 10 am. That way, you could sleep on the flight and get a whole day in the city on Friday, rather than leaving Friday morning and wasting most of a day (and paying $100++ more) I haven't checked return flights, but this one's $233 US.

The shuttle is $54 US w/ a student ID. Does yours have a date on it?? Could you still use it?

*continues scheming away*


Oh, and West Point is in NY state (an hour train ride from NYC)

New Line Cinema fell through entirely, but they said they'd hold my resume for future reference (yeah right!)

All My Children is a US soap opera on ABC...which means discounts at Disney (dunno if that includes interns as well) and there'd be an outside chance that I could go to the Daytime Emmys if the show was nominated for writing, since that's the dept I'd be in (I believe my friend who works there says they've brought their interns in the past...or maybe I'm just making that up!)

ETA: Still at the $233 US price, they have a flight leaving Tuesday at noon, that'd get you into Seattle at 5 pm...the last shuttle to Vancouver leaves at 7pm...that'd be doable, right? Assuming everything runs on time! Or there's a flight at 5pm that gets into Seattle at 10:20, and the first shuttle back to Vancouver is at midnight, so that wouldn't be so ridiculous either...Just a thought!

EATA: That'd put you in under $400 CA, w/ airfare and the shuttle!!!

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Updated On: 8/18/05 at 05:26 PM

Oh well, I've (sort of) caught up...

Super Furry Animals are a slightly eccentric Welsh rock band who actually aren't half bad, but I suppose you were hoping for at least someone you've heard of! Anyway, I'm sure they'll put on a good show and they're lively enough.

I saw The Pillowman when I was in the US last month, and I totally understand your obsession (?) with it. Martin McDonough is one of the best playwrights around (He's Irish y'know!), and the acting was superb all round. I'm sorry to hear it's closing.

For the sake of conversation...

I've got that Franz Ferdinand/Scissor Sisters/Maroon 5 concert I think I told you about next Wednesday which should be amazing!
I had a ticket to see Eminem at Slane (as in the U2 DVD), which was cancelled today, but I'm not too pissed off as I never really wanted to go anyway...but ssh! I'm also going to see Arthur Miller's play 'A View from the Bridge' tomorrow night, starring Chris Meloni of Law and Order fame. It's a terrific play and I watch Law and Order religiously, so that should be fun.

Good luck with all your planning and scheming, Mabel & Tiff!

Oh yeah, I must give you a full account of that show! I'm not sure if I've been here since, but needless to say it was AMAZING!

We have a concert Monday, you dolt! You'd have to leave Tuesday!

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Yeah, October's the U2 fest...I don't know if SFA is opening there or not though. They're supposed to support for 5 dates (though it hasn't been announced where yet) and Kanye West is supposed to be supporting several dates as well. Ech...doesn't do much for me, to be perfectly honest, but whatever. Tiff and I are going on 10/8 (and Ellie and her friends have seats that night as well in a different, much better section) and 10/10. I also went crazy and bought a pair (all three dates are behind the stage) for 10/14. *blush*

Tiff, here's what I've got (for a potential option):

Thursday 10/6/05, Departs SEA at 11:55 pm (there's a shuttle that gets to SEA at either 7:30 or 10:30...dunno if 10:30 would be cutting it close??) United, Flight 307/670, Arrives in NYC (LGA) at 10:04am on 10/7 (1 change in Chicago)



Flight from SEA to LGA

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Then, you've got 2 choices on Tuesday:

1.) United Flight 679/535, which leaves LGA at noon and arrives in Seattle at 5:07pm (change in Chicago)...there's a shuttle to Vancouver from the airport at 7pm

2.) United Flight 689/943, leaves LGA at 5:05pm, arrives in Seattle at 10:19pm (also, change in Chicago)...shuttle to Vancouver at midnight.


Flights from LGA to SEA

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Good to know about SFA, should they open at MSG. "Eccentric Welsh rock band" sounds interesting!

I managed the first two dates manning multiple computers in the lab in my dorm. I was only planning on buying one pair, so I got 10/8, the first date that came up, and just after I put in my cc info, 10/10 popped up w/ a pair of 218 (much closer than the 409s for 10/ and I just couldn't resist. Then I found the 10/14 tix on interference, and bought them for me and my mom, since she really, really wanted to go in Boston, but I couldn't find any extras...but, come to find out, the folks booked a vacation in FL a couple days before I bought the U2 tix, leaving the same day as the concert. Oh well, it's the 5th of 5 shows at MSG in one week, it should be an exciting show!

I've got a very busy few weeks there...U2x3, The Rolling Stones, Coldplay (I know, I know...everyone but me and Elphie seem to think they suck, but I like them!) and I would have bought tix for Franz Ferdinand for a friend and I (they're playing The Theater at MSG on 10/16 and 10/17) but the tix were almost twice as much as the other dates on their tour, so I decided to pass...can't bring myself to pay almost as much for FF as I paid for U2. Oh well, I think I'll be concert'd out. I swear, I'd gone to like 1/year for the past 5 years. I guess I'm making up for lost time now!

And wasn't The Pillowman AMAZING?!?!? I'd read some of McDonagh's plays, but this was the first I've actually seen.

ETA: Bye, Jez! I'd love to hear about View! I wish I'd seen it when they revived it a few seasons ago w/ Anthony Lapaglia and Alison Janey. Kicking myself for missing The Iceman Cometh w/ Kevin Spacey too. ARG!


EATA: Link to travelocity.ca (277 CA)
SEA to LGA travelocity.ca

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Updated On: 8/18/05 at 06:31 PM

I'm back! I'm back!


Aww...is everyone gone?

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