U2 Tour Dates - Now Official!- Page 187

[mabel]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 10:11pm

Wait, what? Where's Pat?! Are you bitching about the movie Crazies??

And I don't think Claire got her number. *bites nails*

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 10:15pm

Back again!
Nope, she didn't give me her number. I don't really think she'll bail on us. I wish she checked her email more often, though; it took her a week last time to read and respond to us! It just makes me nervous not actually having the tickets.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 10:18pm

Nah, just someone who was asking Rentheads on their input, and then took it peresonally when no one responded in an hour.

Claire, if I were you, I'd e-mail her tonight, tell her you'd rather meet up with her some time when you get back (or send Nic to do it) a while before the show, and ask for her cell number and provide yours. I'd be really paranoid otherwise. You have more to lose than she does - I already had a hard enough time finding Nic at MSG! (Granted, a weird rush of disorientation hit me when I was there.)

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 10:23pm

She doesn't actually have the tickets right now, her friend does (who can't go now). I don't want to barrage her with emails and seem too desperate, so I'm just gonna wait for her to email me back.

[mabel]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 10:23pm

I think she said that her friend had the tix (the one who was no longer going w/ her). Yeah, the fact that she doesn't even have the tix in hand yet is making me antsy. Must be patient. Hopefully she'll get back to us in a day or so, since she actually knows she has takers. Who only checks their e-mail once a week? I love that she has AOL though, so I can at least keep tabs on her. At least she hasn't opened it yet. I feel slightly better about that, than if she had opened it and then just never got around to replying.

ETA: Yeah, I think for the time being, waiting is the way to go. I did send her a reply this evening, reiterating the situation, and asking her personally if/when she wanted to meet up on Monday, and if she wanted to be line buddies (even though you'd already said that she was planning to do that anyway, Claire). I suppose I should wait a couple of days before I start freaking out.

Updated On: 11/7/05 at 10:23 PM

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 10:51pm

Okay, keep waiting and don't get your hopes up, just in case. But how awful would that be - the day of the concert, to show up at the GA line-up and have her flake out??

Maybe if/when you start to cry there, someone will have pity on you and the scalpers will sell you something at face?

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 11/8/05 at 4:32am

She won't flake out! I trust her. Remove the "when" from that sentence, Tiff! I'm sure it'll all work out. *crosses fingers*

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 11/8/05 at 4:34am

Woohoo! You guys are going to U2 ON THE FLOOR!!

You are! You are! No maybes, baby!

I'm still awake. I've got an interview to be a legislative intern tomorrow, and the guy told me to know my current events. My God. I thought the internship was a dead end and that I'd be stuck being Linda's bitch (the minister I'm currently volunteering for), but apparently she passed on my resume to Victoria (the capital of British Columbia) and they called me a few days ago, telling me they were interested! It's sort of the Canadian equivalent of working for, say, the governor of a state and the capitol.

I think as long as I speak well, I'm okay - just worried I'll be so nervous that I'll ramble and stutter.

Updated On: 11/8/05 at 04:34 AM

[mabel]

Posted: 11/8/05 at 9:21am

Oh, Elphie! How I love your optimism!!! Actually, I think she'll come through. I just think she'll raise my blood pressure and heart rate a few notches in the process.

Tiff-Good luck at your interview!!! I'm sure you'll do just fine! Hey, she sent your resume along to Victoria, so you've got to be a very qualified applicant! You can do it, and just take your time answering questions. It'll be better to pause a little longer and collect your thoughts than to jump right out after a question and find yourself rambling.

Keep us posted! Do good! Go Tiff!

[Patronus]

Posted: 11/8/05 at 9:25am

That Rent thread guy just pissed me off. It's a shame too, because I was seriously going to answer his questions but he was being a jerk.

I totally understand you guys being nervious about the tickets. I am notorious for "over communication" and when I don't get a response I fear the worst has happened...

[mabel]

Posted: 11/8/05 at 1:13pm

I'm in such a pissy mood. There doesn't seem to be a whole hell of a lot on the internship front. Not a whole lot of choices, and NO ONE is getting back to me. I've sent out close to a dozen applications, and the only response I've gotten is that damn independant film company that I've never heard of and have no clue what any of their work is, etc. This is like uber-independant as far as I'm concerned. I think independant, and it's more along the lines of the stuff that I usually like to go see at the movies. "Independant" in the sense that they're still movies w/ the actors I enjoy, just with better scripts/direction, etc. I'm not thinking, "hey, we've scraped up the grants to get a camera, so let's make a movie in the park." I don't think this is that extreme, but I think it's a bit more out there than I was hoping for.

And why doesn't anyone else call me?!?!? Come on people!!! Where are you, Conan? I'm not averse to groveling at this point.

Oh, and I've neglegted to scour my syllabus for that damn women's studies course, and lo and behold, I've got a paper due next Tuesday. The profs in that class have been really anal about taking a jaunt down memory lane and reminding us repeatedly when every little thing is due, well in advance (very middle school, but I'd gotten used to it, dammit!), so at this point, I think I've lost my syllabus in the catastrophe of printed out readings. So, now I've got to write this Lit paper to accompany the history one that I was working on after Tiff left, and I've got to read 2 novels (well, I don't have to read all of them, but at least give them a thorough scanning), read literary criticisms, etc and write the paper by Tuesday.

In addition, I've got to:
Polish off a book for my Brit Lit class.
Catch up on Ulysses (about 75 pages, which in Joycian terms is probably closer to 200 pages!)
Get a jump on a paper on analyzing the cultural significance of "the album."
Finish off a feature article for journalism.
I don't feel like going through any more. It's exhausting just thinking about it. I've still got 2 other classes that I didn't even touch (not to mention this whole internship nonsense).

I think I'm going to have to break out my Post-Its and start making insanely detailed lists again. That's not going to be pretty! *headdesk*

Off to class. I really shouldn't be back later, but I know I will be.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 11/8/05 at 3:02pm

*pets Nic cautiously*

Have you checked entertainment-careers lately? Are there any more opportunities? Are the ones you did apply for (mostly) large corporations that would get a really competitive selection of people? I found when I applied for all of those jobs before coming to NY, I seemed really qualified, until Danny Wise was like, "There are people who have managed and overseen regional productions and are veterans in their own right, and they're fighting for the position you have here, with little to no pay, pushing paper on a desk." And I guess Conan doesn't leave a number for you to call back? Hey, maybe you could stand outside Rockefeller with one of those obnoxious signs that attract attention to yourself and your plight, and Conan will use you as fodder for a segment and then he'll HAVE to hire you!

What ended up happening with the uber-independent film co.? I totally know what you mean - I was giggling reading your description. I totally to an inward-eyeroll whenever someone on set (and it's usually like, a grip or a camera man or electrics guy) talks about financing his own independent movie, because I know it's not exactly going to be Memento here, but more like, "Wow, TWO home video cameras? Nice gig!"

I've got an hour until this interview and I'm gonna throw up. I should probably read today's papers. I think I'm at a disadvantage today. Normally, I can seal the deal at the interview, but since they're based in Victoria, we're doing it by phone. I think I may be making a big mistake by typing up all the current events, politicians' names and answers to potential questions they'll ask me. I just don't want to be going, "Uh...can't think of anything. Come back to that?"

Wow, I feel sick. I really need this internship. I feel ya now, Nic!!

ETA: A real post in its entirety on the main board regarding a Rent clip on some TV channel:

OMG i want Starz please HELP sorry just want to see it but I can't have dish network and all I hate it. It took OLN away so I can;t watch hockey games I mean I can't watch like anything I really want to see this oh well never get my wish

THIS is the reason people hate Rent/Wicked-heads. They're an embarrassment to our generation (and our educational system).

Updated On: 11/8/05 at 03:02 PM

[mabel]

Posted: 11/8/05 at 3:25pm

I can't believe I just typed out "independant," more times than I have the energy to go and correct. I was writing some note in my COM class about interdependence, and I was like "a" or "e"? E, you dolt! I think this sums up my lack of feelings of inadequacy lately!

I'll reply to the rest of your post in a bit, Tiff.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 11/8/05 at 3:31pm

It's okay. What's worse is you just said it "sums up [your] lack of feelings of inadequacy lately", but since you're feeling blue about your internships, you didn't mean to include "lack of".

But we know you're smart! We don't judge! You're just going through a crappy time right now.


Hooray for Nic!

Updated On: 11/8/05 at 03:31 PM

[mabel]

Posted: 11/8/05 at 3:36pm

AAAAHHHHHHH!!!! At least I got "inadequacy" right though. It's the little things. I'm taking each little victory in stride.

Anyway, yeah, I've been checking entertainmentcareers (spelt it enertainment the first time, btw) and there are a couple of new postings that I'll probably send out for.

I still haven't read all of your post. I'll be back...I can't concentrate, Crazy's playing video games w/ the sound so loud I could hear it out in the hallway, but I'm too tired to deal w/ it.

[mabel]

Posted: 11/8/05 at 3:40pm

Good luck w/ your interview. I think it's good to have some stuff handy, but don't rely on them. It's probably better that you have them, if for no other reason than by typing them out, you've gotten yourself more familiar w/ them, you know?

I'm sure you'll do good! Just take your time, and try your best not to get flustered.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 11/8/05 at 3:45pm

Oh my god. 17 minutes. I'm actually more nervous about this one than I was about the Rent one. Dunno if it's because I'm over-prepared or under-prepared. The worst would be if they're like, "What can you contribute to the Legislative Assembly?" and I'm all, "Oh, right. Hang on, let me find the page."

Chin up, Nic! You may be feeling blue today, but someone's seeing U2 on the floor next week!

[mabel]

Posted: 11/8/05 at 3:53pm

I seriously think that I've lost any ability I may have had to spell. MS Word has ruined me! Ruined me, I tell you!!!

Do good, Tiff!

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 11/8/05 at 3:58pm

Oh God, I'm trembling now. I haven't been this nervous since my Immigration interview. Okay. Okay. *breath* This could be a career for me! Oh lord. *inhale* *exhale*

Okay, they're gonna call me any minute now. Gonna log off so I can read the newspaper and be more intelligently verbal since I'll feel smarter and know my issues.

Oh my God.

[Allie]

Posted: 11/8/05 at 4:01pm

HAPPY THOUGHTS, TIFF!!! Much love!

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 11/8/05 at 4:16pm

I hope it went well, Tiff! I'm sure it did. You seem like a confident, well-spoken person and I bet you dazzled 'em!

Here's something that's U2 AND Broadway related! Y'all may have seen it already, but I haven't. My grandmother sends me tons of magazine articles and she sent me one today with this in it:

Q (to Edge): Will we ever see "U2: the Musical"?
A: "I'm open to it, as long as we got to write and produce it. I'm interested in that form because it's so bad. So at some point, maybe. Thing is, we do cool, great things. That's it. We're not cheesy."
Discuss.

[mabel]

Posted: 11/8/05 at 4:25pm

Oh, Edge! "I'm interested in that form because it's so bad." That's a touch harsh, isn't it? *Thinks of IML*...Well, maybe not! And hey, U2 was featured in IML! They had an October album in the trashy chick's apartment, and I'd stare at Adam's fro whenever I got bored. I spent and awful lot of time starting at Adam's early-80s fro, lemme tell ya!

I think that Bono and Edge could write an interesting original musical. I wouldn't want the U2-catalogue-jukebox-musical. Though, I think that if they wrote an original score/book, it could be an interesting project.

And, Tiff, I wish I could have gotten here before you signed off, to say: Well, you may not have been this nervous since your immigration interview, but you got that job!!! You can do it!...Sorry this is going to be kind of after the fact, but still.

ETA: There was more Broadway/U2 related business on that Jake Gyllenhall likes showtunes thread, Elphie. You can't watch videos at school, but he was chatting about being at the U2 show at MSG and Bono singing part of Send in the Clowns, etc. He got a little giddy over A Little Night Music, let me tell ya!

Updated On: 11/8/05 at 04:25 PM

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 11/8/05 at 4:33pm

Yeah, in this thread someone mentioned Jake G. talking about U2, but I stayed away from that Jake thread because I didn't want to see any song spoilers.

And I agree that an original musical by U2 might work but I wouldn't want to see a musical with their existing songs. Edge's comments seemed harsh to me, too. By "that form" did he mean jukebox musicals or musicals in general? I'm hoping jukebox musicals.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 11/8/05 at 4:41pm

F*CK!

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 11/8/05 at 4:43pm

Aw, I'm sure it wasn't that bad!