I got my tickets, did you?

Granted, they're in the nosebleeds, but I'm still going! I absolutely can not wait. You know, they had some tickets on sale for $250 each. Now, U2 has been my favorite band since I was in 6th grade, but come on. For that money, I'd expect a chair right up on the stage. Or a private serenade with songs chosen by me and a lengthy conversation. Plus, I've been to U2 concerts before and really, you get a pretty good view anywhere.

5 months
2 weeks and
6 days to go!

feeling: I can't wait!
listening to: U2 (Heartland) <-- aww, it's too bad I can't pick out their playlist. I'd like to hear this live.

idol . . . .again

It's no secret that I really like watching American Idol. I do. It's also not a secret that I've gotten poor Rodrigo to watch it right along with me all the time. I don't feel so bad anymore because I'm sure he enjoys it. Lately, we've been laughing a lot at the show. You know how Kermit, I mean, Ryan always says dumb things when telling the contestants the results? Sort of like "I'm sorry . . . . but you have to wait until after the break." So, what we've been doing is making up our own more riduculous phrases. One time Ryan told someone "have a seat . . . ", and I said "on a plane . . . to go home." I know these things are silly but we're cracking up throughout the show. Another we said last night was "You sang If You Really Love Me, America voted and they don't really love you?" It adds to it that we immitate Ryan at those times.
Oh, and did you hear, Saint Bono has a hand in everything now. I bet they're going to raise a LOT of money. I know the show has been promising a big announcement. I just didn't think it was this big.

feeling: busy
listening to: Pixies (Gouge Away)

"classic" yvett

Here is yet another reason as to why I'm old . . . I LOVE watching VH1 Classic. I first started watching when I caught The Alternative. If you love alternative music from the late 80's - early 90's, you have to watch this. I also love that they show the old pop-up video shows. I was watching last night and caught a Classic Albums show. I watched U2 explain the making of The Joshua Tree. For being such a U2 fan, I have to admit that I'd never seen this before. I learned some things that I didn't know. It sort of made me wish I still played "U2 trivia".

Anyway, I can't believe a lot of what they show here is considered "classic". You know they just mean "old". I would understand some of the things from the 70's that they play, but Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, and Sonic Youth? Really? Am I that old?

feeling: old, I guess
listening to: Gomez (See The World)

yet another Incubus/U2 post

This past December, Incubus asked fans to create a video for their song Dig. We were given files of band footage (singing Dig). The whole band and individual member shots. Rodrigo dabbled with it for a bit, but neither one of us really made anything. We kept looking at the entries and thought this whole contest was really cool. I know they're not the first band to do this, and I am absolutely sure many more will soon begin to do the same. I'm sure you've all seen this kind of thing on YouTube. People take a song they like and add a compilation of pictures. Either that or they upload their own take on the video. I'm glad that Incubus recognizes that fans are paying tribute to them by doing this. Anyway, they've now announced the five finalists. The winning video will be the official video for Dig. Cool, huh? You can see the band announcing the finalists here. (Note: Brandon was wearing that same hat when I MET HIM.) You can also vote for your favorite video here. I like video #2 because I like how they took the art from the Light Grenades CD and animated it. I also like #4 just because I like it. Take a look.
Is it just me or do you also think this concept is really cool? (yes, I've typed "cool" again. I need a thesaurus.) I know I'd love to make a video for a band I love. I think it's interesting how people have different interpretations of a same song. I'd remake almost the whole Joshua Tree album with videos of footage taken here in Arizona. "In God's Country" especially. Check out the video here. I was about to type "check out the original" like if I've really remade the video other than in my mind. Notice how young Saint Bono looks.

feeling: loving this weather!
listening to: U2 songs on YouTube