U2 Tour Dates - Now Official!- Page 165

[Ellie3]

Posted: 10/18/05 at 4:47pm

I did send you an e-mail. And I didn't have all of your contact info. *sniff* Meanie.

Name :

Eleanor Trixibell Santos (nee VonSchitzenscrotum)

D.O.B :

6/6/1966

Home Address :

c/o Connecticut Institution for the Chronically Elusive
Saint Helga's Ward, Bed # 1232
Vaginaville,
CT 10012
USA

Work Address :

c/o The Reddened Ass Niteclub,
88 Clitoris Way,
Stripclub Quarter,
Vaginaville
CT 10012
USA

Home phone number : 555 123456

Cell phone number : 0232 666 666

Work phone number : 1800 SLUTSRUS (Ask for Candy Clit)

Social Security Number : 666

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 10/18/05 at 4:56pm

BREAKING NEWS:


Ellie has just stolen my identity.

[Ellie3]

Posted: 10/18/05 at 4:58pm

Didn't I already get banned for that once?

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 10/18/05 at 4:59pm

So I heard. How's Satan doing, by the way?

[Ellie3]

Posted: 10/18/05 at 5:01pm

Oh, I'm fine, thanks.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 10/18/05 at 5:23pm

#1 and #2Elphie have been quiet as of late. Won't you let them out of their shared cage so they can post once in a while? Or is Saint Helga not having any of it?

[mabel]

Posted: 10/18/05 at 5:33pm

Yeah, where is Elphie?!? I figured she might pop up a smidge more, since she's done w/ her classes. Hopefully she's out running around, enjoying NZ during her time off!!

[Allie]

Posted: 10/18/05 at 5:36pm

I'm popping in for a sec, because I entered a contest in my newspaper to win a trip for two to see U2 in Montreal. *crosses fingers*

[Ellie3]

Posted: 10/18/05 at 5:38pm

And don't forget that you promised to take me if you win, Allie.

*stern look*

[mabel]

Posted: 10/18/05 at 5:38pm

Ooooh, Allie!! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you too. Montreal is going to be A.MA.ZING w/ Arcade Fire opening!!!

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 10/18/05 at 5:59pm

Jesus fleedin' Christ, can I just re-express my bitterness over Arcade Fire in Montreal, Bruce in Philly, and I got stuck with Kings of Leon, K***e and MJB??

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 10/18/05 at 6:57pm

Hey all! I'm alive, just been exploring/having fun/not studying for finals. I haven't seen #2Elphie, but if I do I'll let her know she's missed.

Arg, I wish Arcade Fire were opening at MSG. Or Super Furry Animals (I really like them). I don't know all that much about Patti Smith. I think I would prefer Patty Smyth.

I'm still looking for an 11/22 ticket. Why isn't anyone selling them?!

Mabs, you poor thing! It sounds like you're living like I was at the beginning of the semester! I could see my breath while I was IN BED. No heating, no insulation, single-paned windows that don't fully close...sorry you have to put up with another insane roomie.

[mabel]

Posted: 10/18/05 at 9:42pm

At least you had no control over that Elphie. I think it's much more infuriating when you're living in the cold, due solely to a crazy person! I almost SH*T a brick last night when she was talking to her mother on the phone and I heard "Oh, it's been fine here...kind of cold though." WHAT?!?!?!? WTF?!?!?!? Then why the F*CK are you opening windows and turning the air on?!?!? You looney!

Anyway, I just got back from my make-up floor meeting (because the original was on 10/10...aka, 218 night), and was informed that we'd all be receiving our fines shortly for missing the original meeting. WHAT?! Ummm, Tiff, you shall serve as my witness for when I talked to my RA at the front desk and she said that there would be a make-up meeting, and I'd be fined if I missed THAT! And the fact that the meeting consisted of a rehashing (for the 200th time) of what the alcohol and guest policies are really didn't make things any better. Seriously, that's what the meeting consisted of. We had the EXACT same meeting a month and a half ago...oh, and she did throw in a mention of the ridiculous roommate rule-agreement-contract things that they handed out...A lot of good that does after you've been living together for a month and a half (and my roommate's graduating in December, so yeah...great to have this settled w/ mere weeks to go)...AAAAHHHHH!!!!!

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 10/18/05 at 9:47pm

WHAT??? Did you say anything to the person conducting the meeting about your crazy baby-voiced RA saying you'd only have to pay the fine if you missed the make-up? If you had to pay the fine anyway, why bother going to the make-up?? That's retarded. Take it up with them!!

My eyebrows actually shot up at: "Oh, it's been fine here...kind of cold though." Oh my God, I don't think she even deserves passive-aggressive meanness.

And totally off-topic, but do we NEED 9 Rent threads on the main board (and 3 on the posters???)???

[mabel]

Posted: 10/18/05 at 9:56pm

I've stopped looking at the main board for the most part. I can't even imagine what that place'll look like after the movie actually opens! Yikes!

The chick doing this meeting was seriously just as annoyingly-voiced as my RA...though she was more faux-perky than pierced-baby. A bunch of other people bitched about it, and then she gave us all the e-mail of who to write to to appeal it, so I just sent her a 3 paragraph monstrosity stating my case and if it comes to it, I think I'm going to start bitching about how that would have been the second time they would have royally F*CKed up my evening for a 10 minute (though this stretched closer to 1/2 hour, because of the excessive bitching, and the fact that she made several people scout out chairs from another room, becasuse "people standing make her nervous" ) meeting telling me to get my ass out of the building if there's a fire. No, sorry. If they pull this again in November, w/ the same SH*T, I think I'm seriously going to have to submit some sort of formal complaint. Having 8 hours of class, and running around from 9am to 9pm, only to get home and then listen to their bullSH*T is just too much pour moi! I swear, if I'd come back to the room to find the windows open, they may have had to cart me out of here strapped into my happy white coat.



ETA: Elphie, I've been keeping my eyes peeled for tix to 11/21-22 as well...If you can find a pair of cheapies (that are quasi-decent) I may be tempted to join you on 11/22. I wouldn't be able to see Patti Smith, but considering they didn't start until 9:30 at any of the MSG shows, I should be able to make it there after my class, no problem. I'm quite determined to hear a certain something that we missed at our 3 shows (of course they played it at the other 2!!) so I'll be tempted to try my luck again. And seeing the video clip they had online for the Chicago DVD just makes me want to go see them all over again. God, they're addicting! Damn you, U2!!!...Apparently they've been dropping tix for Boston, and I read on interference that someone even snagged a pair of GA!!!

Updated On: 10/18/05 at 09:56 PM

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 10/19/05 at 2:31pm

Any news back on the RA front?

So I've thought that as my little goodwill act for today, I'm going to advertise my LV tickets on Craigslist and say I'm willing to trade for two singles or one pair in similar seats for 11/21 or 11/22, and you guys can pay me back in the slim chance that this happens. Sound good?

(I don't know why October tickets were so easy to come by, but Nov.'s looking sparse! And how come no one's biting for my freakin' FACE VALUE OFFER on Interference??)

[mabel]

Posted: 10/19/05 at 3:40pm

Ooooh, Tiff! You're a peach and a half!! Don't let it go too long before you try to sell them though...and I'd re-post on interference so you can put the date/city in the subject line (or ask a mod to fix it!)

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 10/19/05 at 7:35pm

*running to stand still and vomit*

I get it. Bono's pan-political. He's not right. He's not left. He's where ever the poor people need him most. So he needs to pay at least a bit of lip service to Bush. Whatever. It's such a crappy article anyway, I don't know why it's rated 3.5/5 stars. And the most brilliant question is: Is Bono being considered for an administration job? Are they F*CKing kidding me? Yeah, I'm sure Bono's give up his lucrative multi-million dollar career and hot nights of Adam lovin' to go work for the B-man.

(This is a pretty empty rant. I just don't like seeing photo ops of Bono and Bush unless the former has his hands wrapped around the neck of the latter.)




ETA: Reading another article, I choose to believe the little luncheon was a bit tenser than McLellan let on, given this assertion from Bono to Rolling Stone shortly before the meeting: "They should be afraid, because they will be held accountable for what happened on their watch," said the singer. "I'm representing the poorest and the most vulnerable people. On a spiritual level, I have that with me. I'm throwing a punch, and the fist belongs to people who can't be in the room, whose rage, whose anger, whose hurt I represent."
Bush hosts Bono at the White House

Updated On: 10/19/05 at 07:35 PM

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 10/19/05 at 7:43pm

Hey, do you guy know if U2's on the cover of an upcoming Rolling Stone issue? Geez, when was the last time there was an in-depth interview/story with them?

Just found this on Scotman.com - the reason for the sunglasses obsession. I'm sure it's more vanity than he's letting on, but whatever. They're Bulgari.

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2116192005

Bono speaks out on secret of shades


U2 frontman Bono has finally revealed the reason behind those ever-present sunglasses.

"Very sensitive eyes to light," he said.


"If somebody takes my photograph, I will see the flash for the rest of the day. My right eye swells up."

The Irish rocker said he had a blockage which leaves his eyes red.

"It's part vanity, it's part privacy and part sensitivity," he admitted.

Bono dubbed himself the "Imelda Marcos of sunglasses" in the upcoming issue of Rolling Stone magazine.

As for where the shades come from: "Bulgari," he confided. "A lot of people think that, when they see a 'B' on the side, that it's just my own megalomania. Only half the time it is."

[mabel]

Posted: 10/19/05 at 7:48pm

There's a PLEBA thread on interference that has a bigger version of the photo of Bono and Dubya, and it's really quite amusing. W looks kind of doofy and lost (shock!) and B looks like he's really staring him down...like "This is it pal! I've put up w/ your bullSH*T for long enough. It's time to put up or shut up, and I'm going to tear you a new one if you don't get your act together!"

Anyway, I'm off to finish my paper. I'm just about done...oh, and Crazy came in this evening. I said "Hi," and she proceeded to plow right by me, grab her stuff, and leave, slamming the door behind her. Ooookay. Yeah. I'm pretty much done with her.

Oh, and I saw something about Bono being interviewed/photographed for Rolling Stone. Not sure if it's going to be a cover or not...and there was something in the same article (I think it was U2.com's report on one of our MSG shows) about Adam and Larry being interviewed for an upcoming piece on 60 Minutes.

Bono giving Dub the stink eye.

Updated On: 10/19/05 at 07:48 PM

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 10/19/05 at 7:56pm

Seriously, what happened in the last 6 days that sent her in a downward-er spiral?? At least she was greeting and saying good-bye to us before leaving last week! WTF?? Really?

Just had a look at the larger photo - is Bono THAT much shorter than Dubya??? And yeah, that most certainly looks like the stink eye. Unless it's just him having a sensitive reaction to all the camera flashes going off.

And now I've forgotten why I was copying and pasting this URL, but maybe when you click on it, it'll be self-explanatory.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/16/wbono16.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/10/16/ixworld.html


ETA: Oh, okay, it was because of what you were telling me before about Hillary pissing Bono off with the fund-raising at concerts. At least he's equally pissed at her and Rick Santorum! I'm surprised she dared show her face at one of the MSG shows and decided to proceed with the DC fundraiser, knowing full well he didn't approve! Well, I suppose a dollar is a dollar.

Updated On: 10/19/05 at 07:56 PM

[mabel]

Posted: 10/19/05 at 8:07pm

Yeah, I don't know what her problem is. The only thing I can think of was my post-it about the window...though she's never here (and when she can't even be bothered to eek out a half-hearted "hey" in response, I really don't feel like making an effort to talk to here either...what a vicious cycle!). But whatever, it was seriously below 50 out, and she even told her mother on the phone that it was cold out, so...she's just one big puzzle. I do not get her, and frankly, she's going to be moving out at the end of the semester, so whatever it is, it is. Though I'm anticipating a confrontation of sorts, because she's usually at least pleasent to me. *shrug* So, I don't like the jostling of their spooning on the bottom bunk, and I'm not keen on wearing jackets and scarves in my room (Elphie, I don't know how you dealt with it...at least it wasn't so bad I could see by breath!) I don't think I'm the crazy one here!...for once.

And I'm glad Bono bitched both Hil and Santorum out equally. You've gotta give him credit there. He doesn't play favorites. If something pisses him off, he'll let you know...Same thing w/ Dubya. He knows he's not going to get much accomplished w/o him, so he does what he wants to do. At the NYU lecture, I think he made it pretty clear that he doesn't agree w/ his politics, but nothing's going to get done if they don't put aside differences and try to work some stuffo out. Pity more politicians couldn't do that!

Updated On: 10/19/05 at 08:07 PM

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 10/19/05 at 8:16pm

So after gulping a coffee, I FINALLY ventured onto the "Why did U2 play it safe for 5 nights?" thread for the first time. Woman, did you write a novel??? Is that the window I accidentally closed the night earlier?

What I'm trying to get to is - what did you really think?



ETA: Well, we've already discussed ad nauseum which songs we're totally sick of now (a.k.a. the "now's the best time to try and get some pretty photos!" segments), but I see what that guy means about this being a promotional tour for HTDAAB, therefore HTDAAB songs need to be there. I suppose a core group of 3 (COBL, Vertigo and LAPOE) doesn't suffice?

Updated On: 10/19/05 at 08:16 PM

[mabel]

Posted: 10/19/05 at 8:19pm

I really think I didn't want to do any of my homework, so that massive post was the result of my procrastinating! That's what I really think!

Oh, and may I suggest popping onto the Tour Audio and Video board and check out the Conan "Secrets" clips...they are tres amusant!!!

*less than a page to go!!*...I told you I usually get this SH*T done in time to avoid pulling an all-nighter.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 10/19/05 at 8:29pm

Good God, you overachieving ass-wipe. Close MS-Word and have fun the rest of tonight! You've got all tomorrow morning! [pets small pile of l*w s****l r*******n l*****s and blank MS-Word screen that should contain the future l*w s****l personal statements that I've yet to write]

So it appears not too many people were thrilled with Vertigo2 at MSGV. Can't say I blame them. I swear it was mind-blowing in Seattle2! Honest!