Today is not a holiday to me because it’s Halloween. Today is a holiday to me because it’s Larry Mullen Jr’s Birthday! It is also the anniversary of my favorite U2 show ever, Larry’s 40th Birthday show in Providence, Rhode Island on the Elevation Tour October 31, 2001! That [continue reading]
I have written my U2 memoir, On the Road with U2 – my musical journey. It is about my adventures since 1992 on the U2 tours from ZooTV to 360, including all 75 concerts, the people I’ve met, the places I’ve seen and my quest to meet Larry. It has been a wonderful journey, both [continue reading]
Happy Birthday Larry Mullen Jr! And Happy Anniversary of the night we shared a drink – the Elevation Providence show on Larry’s 40th birthday 10.31.01. Here is what I wrote about that night: October 31, 2001 Providence 2 Larry’s 40th Birthday This was the best show ever! There will [continue reading]
I went to the first show and the final show of the Elevation Tour. It is the only time I have ever done this, part of the reason the Elevation Tour will always be so very special to me. The final show of the Elevation Tour at the American Airlines Arena in Miami on December 2, 2001 was just [continue reading]
I chose the Elevation show in Lexington, Kentucky on May 4, 2001 at Rupp Arena as my favorite ‘K‘ U2 concert because I had no other ‘K’ show to choose from. It is not one of my favorite concerts or even one of my favorite Elevation shows. But apparently at the time, I loved [continue reading]
The first show in New Jersey on Elevation was one of my favorites of the tour. It was at that concert I had my first encounter with Larry Mullen Jr. I would have two more great encounters with Larry on the Elevation tour, but you always remember your first. I can’t really remember the actual [continue reading]
I chose the Elevation concert in Philadelphia on June 11, 2001 at the First Union Center as my favorite ‘F‘ U2 show because it was a significant, if not a watershed, show. It was this Elevation show that started the whole “Larry Mullen Band” craze and joined four U2 fan [continue reading]
Since I ranked my favorite U2 albums and songs, I thought I would continue my ranking with tours, eras, lyrics and whatever else I can think of. Today’s post is about my favorite U2 tours, those that I have attended – ZooTv, PopMart, Elevation, Vertigo and 360. I thought about ranking [continue reading]
I love blogging the A to Z Blog Challenge – blogging everyday in April, except Sundays, on a specific theme. I loved doing it last year, and I enjoyed it even more this year. I think I enjoy the challenge so much because I am one who likes to to lists things, rank my favorites. This [continue reading]
For some reason, it is really difficult to write about U2 topics that start with the letter K. Last year when I wrote about my favorite U2 songs from A to Z, I chose Kite for my K choice – even though it isn’t one of my favorite songs. This year I struggled again with picking a K for [continue reading]
U2’s Elevation Tour is my favorite U2 tour and one of the most amazing experiences of my life! From the tour opener on March 24, 2001 in Ft. Lauderdale to the final show of the tour on December 2, 2001 in Miami, I went to 27 U2 shows, had 3 amazing moments with Larry Mullen, traveled to 17 [continue reading]
I had a great time in April blogging each day about my 26 favorite U2 songs in the A to Z challenge. So much fun in fact that I wanted to list my favorite U2 songs (each highlighted with links back to the original posts) in this one blog post with the addition of honorable mentions, so I truly [continue reading]
I can’t believe there are only two more weeks left on my U2 360 tour across America – only 5 shows left. I have been on the road for 60 days and driven over 14,000 miles so far. The time has just flown by. I’ve had such a wonderful time, met so many great people, and visited lots [continue reading]
U2’s Elevation Tour was the most amazing experience of my life! Honestly, the two months I spent in Ireland and this Elevation tour were the two best experiences of my life! From March 24th in Ft. Lauderdale to December 2nd in Miami 27 U2 shows, three amazing moments with Larry, 17 cities, many [continue reading]
December 4, 2001 – the final elevation shows in Tampa and Miami The glorious Elevation Tour has come to an end. Very sad, but what an amazing time we had! Tasha, Jenny and Paola came over Thursday night, and we watched U2 stuff until about 1am. We left Friday morning November 30th at 5am, flew to [continue reading]
November 2, 2001 Philadelphia, PA I drove down from Providence Thursday and arrived in Philadelphia around 4:30pm the day before the show. I was number 21 in the GA line. Tasha and I went to a diner for dinner, then got our pictures developed from Providence and got some snacks for the GA line. By [continue reading]
October 30, 2001 Providence 1 I drove up to Providence Monday morning after the Jersey show. I got in the GA line at Dunkin Donuts Center around 3:30pm the day before the show and was number 12 in line. It was a pretty chill line. I went up to my hotel room around 9pm to eat and watch tv. I went [continue reading]
October 28, 2001 East Rutherford, New Jersey Tasha, Paola and I went to the Continental Airlines Arena right after the New York 3 show. This was to be Paola’s first GA show. We got our numbers (I was 46) and went back to our hotel to sleep. We were back in the GA line at 7am. It was the most [continue reading]
October 24, 2001 New York City 1 at Madison Square Garden Tasha and I arrived in New York City at Madison Square Garden at 5:15am. We were 39 & 40 in the GA line. For whatever reason, I was VERY excited to see Macy’s a block away and then I noticed the Empire State Building. Around 9am, we [continue reading]
Sunday October 21, 2001 Baltimore, MD I started the third leg of the Elevation Tour in my hometown of Baltimore, and am going to the next 7 shows. The U2 show at the Baltimore Arena on October 19, 2001 was absolutely amazing! The best I’ve seen out of ZooTv, Popmart and the first leg of [continue reading]
On the Road With U2 