Staring at the Sun

Move!

2009-03-06T23:36:00.002+01:00

Yep, I'm leaving Blogger to join Wordpress!!!
My blog is now here:
http://u2isdebest.wordpress.com/
It is (going to be) very beautiful :D so I hope that you shall stop by ;) and express your delights so loud, that I can hear them here XD

Breathe!

2009-02-24T16:37:00.001+01:00

I'm busy writing an album review...
So you can enjoy your time waiting while listening to Breathe!

How I became a U2 fan

2009-02-16T14:54:00.004+01:00

(I also posted this on last.fm, where you can also hear previews of the songs: click)

Prepare yourself for a long list...
This is a timeline, without dates, but with songs! and it illustrates how I came to love U2. All (well all... all that I can remember) the songs that I liked/loved before (and some after) I became a U2 fan are listed here.
It is sorted! so the first mentioned are the first that I liked :)
I shall not list all the U2 songs and albums, only the important ones...

U2? Never heard of them
Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
Bon Jovi - It's My Life
-->U2 - New Year's Day
Patti Smith - Because the Night
The Mamas & the Papas - California Dreamin'
The Cure - A Forest
Drs. P - Dodenrit
The Beach Boys - I Get Around
Bob Seger - Turn the Page
-->U2 - With or Without You
The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
The Eagles - Hotel California I really hate this song now!
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Deep Purple - Child in Time
Pink Floyd - Brain Damage
+Nirvana - Nirvana
The Rolling Stones - Angie
Meat Loaf - Paradise by the Dashboard Light
+Live - The Distance to Here
+Avril Lavigne - Let Go My first cd
Radiohead - Creep
Melissa Etheridge - Like The Way I Do
Nickelback - How You Remind Me

I begin to like U2
-->+U2 - Elevation Tour Live from Boston
-->U2 - Bullet the Blue Sky (Live From Boston)
This was and is my favourite song from Boston :)
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
+Wishbone Ash - Live Dates
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Overground
Pearl Jam - Black
Sinéad O'Conner - Troy
Eminem - Sing for the Moment
Linkin Park - Somewhere I Belong
Bruce Springsteen - The River
Procol Harum - A Salty Dog
Japan - Nightporter
Cockney Rebel - Sebastian
Therapy? - Diane
Ten Years After - I Can't Keep From Crying, Sometimes
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing
Peter Gabriel - Biko

I begin to buy ‘new’ U2 albums
R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Around the World
Uriah Heep - Gypsy
Deep Purple - Lazy
Radiohead - Karma Police
Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
The Doors - Unknown Soldier
Tom Petty - Breakdown

U2 Fan
Gary Jules - Mad World
Mark & Clark Band - Worn down piano
Metallica - Frantic
Metallica - St. Anger
Enya - May It Be
Green Day - Holiday
The Dubliners - Sick Note
Di-rect- Blind for You

Real U2 fan
+Passengers - Original Soundtracks 1
+The Who - Tommy
Arcade Fire - Wake Up
Foo Fighters - The Pretender
Bruce Springsteen - Pay Me My Money Down

-->+U2 - No Line on the Horizon?

Conlusion:
The more I love U2, the less I listen to other songs...
Well I don't mind! I LOVE U2! :D

No!

2009-02-09T18:35:00.003+01:00

No Line On The Horizon!

I've listened to the 30 seconds clips of all the songs...
I doubted for a moment if I wanted to wait for the album or hear bits of it now... It took only a couple of seconds to realise that it was impossible for me to wait any longer...
They are now taken down from the site and on YouTube, so I'm sorry for you if you have not heard them (yet)
I have experienced one disadvantage from listening to the clips:
The song No Line On The Horizon is now stuck in my head! Every time it comes back: No... No line on the horizon *drums! and things...*
I usually don't mind (at all) if there's a U2 song stuck in my head, but now I really want to know how it goes on!!!
All the songs sounded very good...
And I'm not going to try and review them :P (I'm not that crazy)

Let me in the video

2009-02-07T18:09:00.037+01:00

Surprise! Surprise! The new video is here!
Well if your an U2 fan there is an 0.567359% chance you have not seen it before.

I'm sorry Anna I'm sorry...
What? What's happened?
You said, hihi, you said 0.567359
Oh no I didn't!
Yes! haha It should be 0.567395
Oh I don't believe it! Oh no!!![1]

So...
Here is the video!
If you've watched it before you'll see that not only the words Getty Images are removed, but that some other bits have changed too.

I like the video very much!
Look Bono doing crazy between 0:00 and 0:01 :D
And Bono bowing like that at 3:23 :)
*sigh* I love this band... :)

I heard the new U2 album!

2009-02-04T22:20:00.004+01:00

Really?! Well, no at least not as you might think...
I heard it in my dreams :P
and when I said album I actually should have said the first 10 seconds, because it was no more than that...

Recap:
It was 27 February and I was racing home to hear the new album. I got there really late (around 18:00)(how on earth did I manage to need 4 hours to get home?) I went to my room, put the cd in the cd-player and pressed the play button... The song started with a heavy bass line and some drums where added after that. It reminded me a little of 'Sixty Seconds In Kingdom Come' I was really excited and it sounded very VERY great, but then my dad comes in my room and asks a silly question. I give an answer and he goes away. A few seconds later he's interrupting me again and again and again, so that's the reason why I could not hear more than the first 10 seconds...

Analysis:
I think my dream tries to tell me that the new album is going to be amazing! and that I can't wait to hear it, but I already knew that :D (who didn't? :P)

Getting On Your Boots

2009-01-27T15:27:00.007+01:00

This could be a very short entry, because my personal experience with Getting On Boots is very small: I haven't had boots (just shoes) for a long long time... Now that we're (or just me) are (am) talking about Boots, it puts me in mind of a song called Get On Your Boots by the famous Irish band U2. Luck would have it that I'm an enormous fan of them so I could tell you a lot about it and their song...

I dreamt about it! Twice! In the first dream (13 January) I heard it in my dream and when I woke up a tried to put it into words and I described it as: Quick! Very U2ish and similar to Vertigo. I remember that I really liked it. But in the second dream I heard it again (about 2 days later) and I didn't like it any more, so I did not know what to expect after all...

Now the title, I think it is similar to I Threw A Brick Through A Window. Both are things that you can do, and yet they are not so very clear, because I Threw A Brick Through A Window is not about throwing a brick through a window, but seeing your reflection in a window and wanting to smash it. This is what Edge said about Get On Your Boots (in Hot Press)

"It's based around the idea that men have fucked things up so badly, politically, economically and socially that it's really time we handed things over to women. We had our doubts when we saw a rough cut – but the finished video is brilliant. He's [director Alex Courtes] really nailed it."

"Women of the future
Hold the big revelations"

I've read comments on how people (U2 fans) don't like the lyrics, but I think they're great. Look at this:
"I got a submarine
You got gasoline"
If men have the submarines they wouldn't get very far if they don't have gasoline. Luckily for them the women have it (would be very unlucky if no one had it...) and so they have to work together to get the submarine working. So the submarine could also stand for the Earth (weirdest metaphor for the Earth I've ever heard, but hey! this is U2, they can do anything). So what have we learned from this?
Earth = a Submarine! :D
Ok, and that we, not only men and women (aliens are not excluded), but everyone has to work together to get our planet functioning properly :) And this are only 7 words from the whole song... XD

I now realise that I have not yet mentioned that I really like this song (you could have guessed)... It is very catchy and although it is different from the classic U2 (ATYCLB) it is still very U2ish. When I first heard it, it put me in mind of Vertigo and Xanax And Wine (not bad :P)

Maybe I'll post ((my thoughts on) the video)) in three days...

And last but not least, in case you have momentarily forgotten it and need a reminder... Only 1 month more to go!!! (Well if you live here, it could also be 3 or 4 days later (poor you))

More Hearts

2009-01-14T17:31:00.003+01:00

As you may remember I was going to post some stats from my Hearts games online soon and Here I Am :P

Rules:
When someone wins they get one point and if you lose you lose one point and if you do not win or lose you get no points at all! The one who loses gets replaced by the one waiting and when I lose I ask a rematch

I have played ten games, but U2 less, Larry have played 9 and Adam, Bono and Edge 7

This are the results:
Me: 0 (2W 2L)
Adam: -3 (3L)
Bono: -2 (1W 3L)
Edge: 1 (3W 2L)
Larry: 4 (4W)

As you can see Larry is the biggest winner and Adam has not (yet) won any games.

Average scores:
Me: 68
Adam: 89
Bono: 82
Edge: 66
Larry: 39

Larry has won with the lowest score: 6
Bono lost with the biggest score: 110

This reminds me to keep track from now on of how many turns each game has (if you understand what I mean)

Another thing that I have keeped track of is where everyone sits. I always thought (before I was collecting this stats) that Edge was always sitting in front of me and well, here are the stats of that

Adam: 4 Left, 2 Middle, 1 Right
Bono: 5 Left, 2 Middle
Edge; 1 Left, 6 Middle
Larry: 9 Right

You will get more stats when I have played more games or something interesting has happenend :)

I doubt it...

2009-01-13T19:09:00.003+01:00

But what do I doubt?
Not much really, I have no doubts on U2 whatsoever (always wanted to use that word :P)
So why have I got this title for my blog...
It sounds good, but I think I shall change it soon to something more U2 related. Probably not U2 is de best (the username I often use), but something else...

I'll let you know... *pang*

Not funny?... well then you have obviously not seen The Killer Joke from Monty Python!

Two Hearts Beat As One

2009-01-11T12:22:00.003+01:00

Phew! I can finally write a new post! I wanted to write earlier, but everytime Blogger took too long to react... and I have been fairly busy with school, so maybe it is good that Blogger did not react so that I could learn Chemistry.

In the last post I wrote that I wanted to finish reading LOTR and I can now say that I have finished The Fellowship of the Ring and am now in the third chapter of The Two Towers :)

And now for something completely different: U2 ;D

You might think I am a little weird (haha only a tiny little bit... *pointing with her fingers to show how tiny*) when you learn that I play Hearts against Bono, Edge, Larry and Adam on the computer :D You can only play against three others, so the one who loses is replaced with the other member (when I lose, I ask for a rematch :P). I have done this for some months and I got the feeling that Edge was always seated in front of me and won the most games. So about a week ago I decided to keep the stats from the games.
I have now played about 6 games and I was right until now about Edge being always seated in front of me :)
More stats are to follow ;)

I can't resist not two think of Two Hearts Beat As One when I talk/think of playing Hearts, so here is the video:

I have been there! :)

Things To Make And Do

2008-12-29T16:47:00.003+01:00

What am I going to do in 2009, or what do I want to do in 2009... Here's a list :)

Thing To Make And Do in 1981

Thing To Make And Do in 2009
- Waiting for the new album
- Listening to the new album!!! :D
- Hope for a U2 concert in The Netherlands
- Finish reading LOTR (I'm now in the first book at +/- chapter 10)
- Read U2 - a Diary
- Finish school and going to University!
- Rereading U2 By U2
- Increase my U2 knowledge ;)
- Hopefully seeing It Might Get Loud
- Having more U2 dreams :D

That's all I can think of now...

Favourite...

2008-12-19T21:58:00.002+01:00

Here's a list of all my favourite things of U2 (There are 39 questions!). If you miss something, want to fill in the same list, have an opinion or simply read it... feel free to leave something in the comments :)

Favourite album
No Line On The Horizon!! ;D No I love them all...
Favourite song
Aargh! Why on earth did I make this list!
Favourite dvd
I can answer this one! My favourite dvd is Popmart Live from Mexico. "Do something funky The Edge!"
Favourite concert you've been to
I haven't been to an U2 concert :'(
Favourite member
The man who's not ready to re-enter earth’s atmosphere until he’s taken a slice of the moon!
Favourite soundtrack
The Hands That Build America... I have seen Gangs of New York and thought it was a very good movie and although I really like Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me I have seen better movies than that...
Favourite album art
Achtung Baby, but that's also because I have a lot of HUGE Achtung Baby posters, so I see it everyday :D
Favourite quote (1 or from every member 1)
The Mirrorball Man/Bono: "I HAVE A VISION I HAVVE A VISION" What's the vision? "TELEVISION TELEVISION!"
Adam: "In the early days our ambition was just to end the song together!"
Larry: "It's a musical journey"
Edge: "Bass players get the weirdest fans. I tend to get the bespectacled M.I.T. students. Bono gets the poets. And Larry, unfortunately, gets the girls. We should have gotten a Ringo."
and also from Edge: "What ever you do, do not get into a car with Bono. He's not great at the old driving."
Favourite opening track (album)
Zoo Station
Favourite last track (album)
40
Favourite track to wake up with
Zooropa, it sounds to me like a city slowly waking up :)
Favourite opening track (tour)
Wake Up by Arcade Fire
Favourite song to end a concert with
How long... to sing this song.... HOW LONG.... to sing this song... HOW LONG... HOW LONG... HOW LONG TO SING THIS SONG
Favourite live song
Love Is Blindness (Live from ZooTV Sydney is brilliant)
Favourite bootleg
2001-07-31 Arnhem, Netherlands - Gelredome
Bono speaking Dutch!!! Alles goed? Prettige dag verder!
Favourite U2 site
U2.com and AtU2.com
Favourite U2 thing you own
My favourite things from U2 are my posters :) Second is my promo cd I won at @U2 with my blogpost! :D And third is my Elevation T-shirt
Favourite book
U2 By U2
Favourite Dalton Brothers song
Lucille (Lost Highway is a close second :P)
Favourite Dalton Brothers member
Alton Dalton
Favourite Passengers song
Slug (What!? you didn't already know that?! *getting suspicious* Hmmm, you haven't read all my previous posts have you?)
Favourite song you can play on piano or guitar
October! I can play the whole song on piano :) It's the only song I can play from beginning to end. Other song I can play bits of on piano are: Sunday Bloody Sunday, Streets, The Sweetest Thing, One, Love Is Blindness, All I Want Is You and New Year's Day. On guitar I can also play a bit of 40 :)
Favourite duet
U2 and Bruce Springsteen with Stand By Me
Favourite funny non-music video from U2
Difficult question! There's A Day In The Life Of The Edge, The Maffia Sketch, Edge doing a trick with his hat and many more....
Favourite music video
Possible answers: Elevation, Stuck In A Moment, Lemon, Beautiful Day, If God Will Send His Angels; Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me; One (Berlin), Electrical Storm, Numb, Window In The Skies, New Year's Day, Original Of The Species, Discothèque or Please... (and now I'm surely forgetting others!)
Favourite overall lyrics
Walk To The Water
Favourite haircut
The mullet!! ehh, well not really... My favourite is ehm... Let's put it this way: it's not Bono's mullet and it is not Larry with long hair
Favourite alter ego
Mr Macphisto
Favourite cover (song)
Happy Birthday!
Favourite karaoke from Edge
I Love You Love!
Favourite Drum part
The Refugee
Favourite Guitar part
Sorry folks, but I can't answer this question
Favourite Bass part
That has to be With Or Without You!
Favourite Piano part
October :P
Favourite opera part
Miss Sarajevo (Live From Milan), it's so beautiful... :')
Favourite U2 joke
Why did Bono fall of the stage?

He was to close to The Edge XD
Favourite Achtoon Baby
November 2007, L'il U2 and the Secret of the Tower
Favourite U2 dream
Hmm, I have now had 20 U2 dreams :D so it's difficult to pick just one... I think I'll take the one in which I had a major breakthrough :D
(the dream was longer, but this is a little bit of it)
I was making a 'math' test, but all the questions were about U2 :D I could answer all the questions except the last one. The question was: U2 already have a poet what else do they need? I pictured U2 on an deserted island (with Eno and Lanois :P) and tried to imagine what they would need. I could think of nothing, but in the last minute I came up with what I thought was the best answer in the world: 'Time' (I was so happy when I thought of that!)
Favourite U2 questionnaire I have filled in
That has to be this one ;D

Well I hope you enjoyed it :D

Unos, Dos, Edge?!

2008-12-07T22:49:00.004+01:00

What have I been doing lately?
Well I've been busy with school (still am actually)
AND I've been enjoying the U2 Ipod commercial :D
ohhh that brings back so much fond memories of having a new U2 album!!!

I can't wait any longer
I can't wait till I'm stronger
I can't wait any longer
To hear what you hear
When you hear the new U2 album
doesn't beat the original, but completely reflects how I feel :D

I LOVE Edge in this video!
Look at him:
here: 0:18
there: 1:01
everywhere! 1:08, 1:29, 1:34 and 1:40

I didn't know that...

2008-11-23T19:32:00.003+01:00

Did you know that there's also a band called U2, but made out of cats?
No?
Want to see pictures?

Here they are:

From left to right: Edge, Larry and Adam and Bono is at the front :)

There you are!
Learned something new today ;)

Spot the difference

2008-11-21T14:43:00.003+01:00

Do you notice anything different since my last post?
I don't mean the fact that it is now 17 days later
or that this does not have a fact of the day
... or that this post has no video in it

Well, the difference is, that I'm a year older! Hurrah! :D

Anyway I do admit that I've been neglecting you and in exchange for that I'm going to post something special in a few days time :D

Don't want to be a slug

2008-11-03T17:21:00.005+01:00

Aargh! I was writing a post for today, but then it said ERROR! could not blah blah blah....

Anyway Who said that?!, here's a new fact of the day:
56% of my post contain video's (hmmm 56%... think think EUREKA!!! that's 5/9!)
If you did not have this EUREKA moment, don't worry, that's perfectly normall.
If you did have it, you should consider that shouting EUREKA!!! out loud, might be a little weird for other people if they are in the room... (or building, depending on how big you're EUREKA moment was)

Anyway Who said that?! (don't get it? Watch more Monty Python!) I stumbled upon this video about two days ago. It's Slug by Passengers and it's set to Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. I have not seen that movie (yet), but what the clip shows is very beautiful...

And if you want to surprise everyone in the room with your beautiful voice here's the lyrics of Slug:

Don't want to lose my shirt
Don't want to dig the dirt
Don't want you to get hurt
Can't help that I'm a flirt
Don't want to take your drugs
Don't want to be a slug
Don't want to overdress
Don't want to make a mess
Don't want you to confess
Not under duress
Don't want to be untrue
I want to be with you
Don't want to lose my nerve
Don't want to throw the curve
Don't want to make you swerve
Don't want what I deserve
Don't want to change the frame
Don't want to be a pain
Don't want to stay the same

!!!

2008-11-01T19:28:00.002+01:00

Interessting fact of the day:
Research has showed that 50% of my blogposts has exlamationmarks(!) in the title!

And now for something completly different... (yes I like Monty Python :P)
For those of you who don't really know Monthy Python here's one of my all time favourites:

Happy Birthday Larry!

2008-10-31T22:50:00.002+01:00

In honour of the birthday of our favourite, most beloved drummer:

Happy Birthday Larry!

Top Rock!

2008-10-29T15:58:00.004+01:00

Another funny video!
This time it is when U2 won an award in 2001 (Top Rock Act from Top of the Pops):

Hat Trick!

2008-10-27T19:06:00.007+01:00

Hello blog readers!
Whaah I've switched to the lighter version of the lay-out... Don't Panic ;)
I have decided that I'm going to update my blog more often... Hurrah!
To start here's a very funny video from who other than THE EDGE:

hihi I love you Edge!!

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Now playing: U2 - Love Is Blindness
via FoxyTunes

A U2 contest at JamsBio

2008-10-05T12:56:00.007+02:00

At JamsBio.com (a social community to share your life through music) their holding a U2 contest. First prize? 4 tickets to see U2 in concert on the band's upcoming tour! Three runners up will receive the entire U2 reissue catalog. To win you can share U2 stories, add U2 lists and play U2 games (guess from what album the song is) from now until October 14 at http://jamsbio.com/contest/u2.

This is what the site says:
In celebration of the DVD release of U2's first concert video, Live From Red Rocks, and its accompanying remastered live album, Under a Blood Red Sky, JamsBio.com partners with Universal Music Group to present U2: AN INTERACTIVE CELEBRATION. JamsBio is a new website dedicated to sharing your life through music.

Starting on September 30th, visit http://jamsbio.com/contest/U2 to share memories and reviews or create lists about one of the planet's greatest bands. U2 fans are also invited to play U2 SongBlitz, a custom game designed to test your memory of U2's complete discography. Share a U2 memory, add a U2 list or score 5,000 points on U2 SongBlitz for a chance to win 4 tickets to see the band in concert on its upcoming tour. Three runners up will receive the entire U2 reissue catalog. The more you share, the better your chances.

We're also featuring some exclusive editorial content including photos of U2's show at Red Rocks, a special video podcast featuring memories told by attendees of the show, and reviews of the Live at Red Rocks DVD and the entire re-issue catalog.

If you are entering this contest I wish you Good Luck!

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Now playing: The Blues Brothers - She Caught the Katy
via FoxyTunes

Interview with U2 - a Diary writer Matt McGee

2008-10-05T12:53:00.003+02:00

On 13 October 2008 a new U2 book will be published called: U2 – a Diary. The book is written by @U2 founder Matt McGee. To promote his book Matt McGee organised a contest on the site of the book (www.u2diary.com). To enter you had to ask him 5 questions and post them on the internet.

This is what the book is about (from www.u2diary.com):

U2 is the biggest band in the world. They’re loved by millions of fans. Dozens of books and thousands of articles have been written about U2. Everything they do is news. Yet, there is no single, comprehensive resource that details all the relevant day-to-day history that has shaped U2 into the band it is today.

U2 - A Diary is that book. It’s a book that will present the complete history of U2 — from 1950s Dublin when Bono’s parents were married, to the birth of the band, and all the way to the present — told as it happened in an easy-to-use diary format.

But it’s more than just a timeline of dates and facts. U2 - A Diary will provide the important stories behind the “who, what, when, and where,” including stories and insights about key moments in U2’s development that have never been told before.

The interview with Matt McGee:

1 Do you keep a diary yourself (ever tried to)?
What an awesome question! I really have to jog my memory here ... I'm pretty sure that there was a period of time in my childhood that I did keep a diary/journal. I remember I used to do a lot of writing when I was a kid. It was probably not as organized as most diary-keepers, in the sense that I never wrote on a daily basis or anything like that. But I vaguely recall having sheets of paper in a desk drawer that had personal writings. Mind you -- I'm sure it wasn't anything incredibly deep or revealing. It was probably me keeping track of favorite songs, favorite sports teams, making lists of things I wanted to do when I grew up, and boy stuff like that.

2 What do you think about the cover and design of the book?
Overall, I love the design. If it were completely up to me, the cover would not show the band in concert like it does; I think concert shots should be reserved for U2 Live - A Concert Documentary, which Omnibus also publishes. So, I'd prefer a non-concert shot for the cover. But I'm glad we all managed to get the cover changed so that all four band members are on there, not just Bono and Edge as the first cover had. As far as the interior design, what I've seen is fantastic. I think the pages look great. I love the fonts they used, the way some of the quotes are pulled out and enlarged for effect, the way the photos are placed, and so forth. I can't wait to get my hands on the real thing and see it in person. The proofs I've seen look great.

Old cover: http://www.u2diary.com/tentative-cover-for-u2-a-diary/101/
Final cover: http://www.u2diary.com/final-cover-for-u2-a-diary/113/

3 What is the most interesting thing you've learned because of this book?
The most interesting U2-related factoid I learned is this: On July 3, 1986, the date of Greg Carroll's death in Dublin, Bono was in Texas and scheduled to appear the next day at the Farm Aid II concert organized by Willie Nelson. I'd never heard anything about Bono showing up at any of the Farm Aid concerts.

4 What U2 song, lyric would best describe this book?
What a fun question! I guess the most obvious choice would be "I'm documenting every detail / Every conversation" from Fast Cars. :-)

What I would say is October (the 13th) =)

5 Why should we buy this book?
Because it's the best U2 book ever written? By a fellow U2 fan?
Published in 2008? :-)
Seriously, if I'm a casual fan, I'd buy it because it'll be a great way to learn more about the band and the events that shaped them along the way. If I'm a diehard fan, I'd buy it because it'll make a great reference source to get quick information about anything and everything U2's ever done. I hope it appeals to fans at all levels of interest and knowledge about the band.

THE END (Thanks Matt!)

For more information about “U2” a Diary (book samples, where to buy etc.) go to: www.u2diary.com

If you liked my interview you can vote for me --> Anna (on Last.fm) HERE

Thanks for reading!
Anna

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Now playing: Leonard Cohen, U2 - Tower Of Song
via FoxyTunes

Happy Birthday!

2008-08-26T16:55:00.003+02:00

This song always makes me happy when I listen to it. It's Happy Birthday from U2. 2 of U2.

Not with the annoying German voice in the beginning...

Top 10 things I love about @U2

2008-08-26T09:24:00.006+02:00

At first I thought: "Let's make a list about all the things I love about U2! Wait. That's not about @U2..." And then chemistry happened :D (yes my holiday is over, back to school...):
"@U2" + "Make a list about the things I love about U2" --> "Make a list about the things I love about @U2" + "U2"
I took the single "U2" for writing it while listening to U2. So here I am writing the post while currently listening to Rain (Live) by U2.

Enough of the chit chat :)
Here's my top 10 things I love about @U2:

1. Achtoon Baby!!! This is definetly my favourite part of @U2. It's beautifully drawn and very funny. My favourite quote: "These kitties are hungry" from Li'l Bono (But you already knew that of course :D) Even my brother (not a U2 fan) really likes Achtoon Baby (stories with Bun and Li'l U2 are his favourites)

2. The "Your U2 dreams" thread at the forum (Personal Stories --> your U2 dreams). I love to remember dreams! (remembering dreams is about the only thing that I like doing early in the morning :P) I now had 14 U2 dreams in total of which 13 are in the forum. The 14th is just Edge playing a double guitar for a few seconds.

3. This is something that is very brilliant: The U2 album news, everything about it that has been said, rumored or otherwise about the next album. The first site I visited after a holiday (no internet) was @U2 quickly scanning the main page and then straight to the album news feature. Second thing I did after checking the news was watching the Happy Birthday song from Edge and Bono on YouTube (Absolutely Brilliant!!!)

4. Number four: Boots?! Boots!! That's right :D it's the @U2 Blog

5. The Lyrics @U2, what other site has U2 lyrics sorted by colour?

6. The yearly fan survey. This is always fun to do AND it reminds me of my birthday which is also in November "Mmm any U2 presents on my birthday?"

7. The Lay-Out. It's simple and well organised. I wrote a poem about it:

It's White...
It's Blue...
It's @U2

8. The Dublin Guide. I have never been to Ireland, but really want to (I already have a book titled Dublin about all the sights etc. There's also a picture of Bono in it (Popmart era, Bono with muscles))

9. I think this is worth mentioning: The Dalton Brothers site. I simply love them...

10. Last is the Voting Booth. It's not very regular but I like it anyway :)

Signed,
An (@)U2 fan