canadanne:
Tonight marks the 20th anniversary of the start of the Zooropa tour - the U2 era that made me a fan and will always remain my favourite. :) Just wish I could have been there! Slightly terrifying to realise that when I first got into the band, the tour was only 6 years ago, which means I've been on this train for 14 years now... where has all that time gone?!

Sadly it wouldn't let me upload Desire to my DM account, but here is the encore speech and Ultra Violet from the opening night...



Amazing times. So, so envious of anyone who got to see this tour in person!

canadanne:
Hahaha, a quiz show asked for the man's name missing from the film title "_______ Clayton", and all of the contestants thought it was Adam! Nice that he's so well-known, despite being one of "the other two". ;)

Here's a video of Bono performing I've Got You Under My Skin at the weekend. Sadly it's cut off before the end.

canadanne:
I may as well share this here, since the community is so deathly quiet... not sure if anyone watched the TV show Due South in the '90s, but I made a fanvid for this episode set to Love Is Blindness, as I thought it would be a perfect fit. I'm pleased with how it turned out!



Has anyone else used U2 songs in fan videos for anything?

volare:
Look who I found!





OMG EVE ALL GROWN UP



(Courtesy of ONTD)

Edit: More here!

canadanne:
Merry Christmas u2ers! :)



Thanks to those of you who are still around. Maybe we'll have a bit more to discuss in 2013!

mmmmjournal:
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rational_twists:

Due to school and work and hating life for awhile and then finally figuring out my life and trying to organize it, I took a long hiatus from U2 and their music. Which, in retrospect, probably could have protected me from a LOT of depression, but nevertheless, I'm back and my love for the band is stronger than ever.

Seeing this community dwindle into practically non-existent makes me sad. Does anybody know of any active forums to discuss the magic that is this band? I'm also getting back into reading fan-fiction, but there seems to be VERY slim pickings for that.

Or perhaps any chance of attempting to breathe some life back into this forum? :)

canadanne:
As Google informs me that today is Eadweard Muybridge's birthday, it seems a good excuse to post my favourite U2 video!

canadanne:
@U2 are doing another one of their fan surveys, if you haven't already seen it...

reecord2:
http://www.spin.com/articles/fake-bono-fools-reporter-inquiring-about-u2s-taxes?utm_source=spinfacebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=spinfacebook




Ahahahahhaah

canadanne:
Bono busking again! Love how he does this every year!

canadanne:
What fun to hear Bono singing this song again!



Have a very Merry Christmas, u2ers. :)

films:
So I was in best buy looking around I tend to go near the music since i have a projector to screen movies and concerts on and I come across the dvd/blu rays and i am looking and I see Achtung Baby listed as $14.99 but its empty. I say they must have sold out and I look closer Achtung Baby (Super Deluxe Edition) [Box Set] $14.99 and I went over to the box sets and picked up the box set copy price listed at $139.99. Went back to the sticker and looked once more Achtung Baby (Super Deluxe Edition) [Box Set] $14.99 reg listed $139.99. In shock I find someone to see if they see what I see. They do. Go to the checkout it rings up full price. Tell them about the sticker I walk with them to show them. Long story short got the super box set for $16.09! that will be tucked away for my birthday gift.

amy_119:
Bono was on Ellen today to talk about World AIDS Day.

canadanne:
Haha, I've seen people comment on a resemblance between Bono and Robin Williams (they did look similar in their youth) but I never knew Robin wore a pair of fly shades in an episode of Mork & Mindy! It's around the 3 minute mark in this part. :D  Hilariously he even does some Bono-esque kneeling by the mic stand and harmonica playing, years before Bono himself would be known for such things.

reecord2:

http://www.u2.com/news/title/achtung-baby-covered

Ummm.... AWESOME!!

canadanne:

canadanne:
I just discovered these covers as one of them is being used on a TV trailer at the moment. Can't remember if anyone's posted them here before. It's a Belgian girls' choir called Scala & Kolacny Brothers.

With Or Without You - from 2004 album Dream On

Wake Up Dead Man - from 2006 album It All Leads To This

Bad - from 2010 album Circle

canadanne:
I quite enjoy the gameshow Pointless but I didn't see this one last month! Oh dear oh dear!



Can't believe not one of the first four contestants could name a U2 single, either classic or recent! They're not exactly an obscure band... and one guy even owns some U2 albums but couldn't remember any of their song titles?!

"Bob, you just made The Edge cry." LOL

(The survey results are equally surprising and depressing - only 19 out of 100 people thought of Beautiful Day, 18 mentioned WOWY, 6 for Vertigo and 3 for Pride?? Had most of them recently arrived from another planet or something?)

hbpen:
Maybe I'm the only one who didn't know, but Adam's mum died. I don't know if he still doesn't believe in any higher power, but I do & my prayers go out for him & his family during this painful time. :(