U2 from the Outside

Hey all,

Just a quick post as I'm getting ready to leave work. It's been a whirlwind of a week and there are a bunch of things I want to write about but in the interest of time, I'll have to just tell you about the loveliness that was U2 the other night. And no, I didn't suddenly get tickets to the sold out shows. That would have been amazing... but Katie, Abbie and I decided to walk over to Croke Park (which is in my neighborhood) on the night of the show. We managed to get past the guards by pretending to be with another group of ticketholding people and made our way right to the edge of the park where we were able to hear (with pretty, damn good clarity) the whole concert from outside. A ton of other people had the same idea we did so it was almost like being in the stadium...people clapping and lighting lighters and making out...haha...just like the people in Croke were probably doing. A big black sheet had been draped over the entrance to try and block out our view of the screen but it was a windy night and when the sheet would blow up, everyone would start cheering, as we got a glimpse of Bono and The Edge on stage. The Irish love their U2 and it was just a high-energy night. Good fun.

More later. Gotta go catch the train.

D.