9 things i learned from seeing U2

1) despite being on stage with 3 of his best friends and in front of an audience of 20,000, adam clayton still seems like the loneliest man on the planet during a concert.

2) bono has a political agenda. who knew?

3) american audiences, while well-meaning, are stupid. upon hearing above agenda the appropriate reaction is NOT to scream like a girl and hold up a lighter.

4) "bad" is still one of the greastest songs ever written, and if need be, can subsitute as a fine altar call.

5) concert merchandise is so over priced now, it was hard to even look let alone buy anything. i said it was hard, not impossible.

6) if you wear a cow suit, you WILL get into the ellipse down front.

7) even the edge makes mistakes (albeit on piano and not guitar, but still.)

8) "running to stand still" makes me cry on record. it absolutely devastates me live.

9) it is indeed, as a friend once told me, a religious experience.

there are more, but i gotta go see a guy about a thing...