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1 posted on 08/16/2009 3:21:44 AM PDT by beaversmom
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2 posted on 08/16/2009 3:22:17 AM PDT by beaversmom
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To: beaversmom
Is David Byrne, Byrning Down The House?
3 posted on 08/16/2009 3:28:22 AM PDT by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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I wonder how many kids in Africa Bono could have saved with that money. Or is it only American tax dollars that Bono thinks will save lives?


4 posted on 08/16/2009 3:29:38 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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What next? Only acoustic sets because of the carbon footprint produced by the electric guitar? These nut jobs get sillier every day.
7 posted on 08/16/2009 3:57:01 AM PDT by RU88 (Bow to no man)
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All that? For ME??? You guys rock!!1!


8 posted on 08/16/2009 3:57:14 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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"We're spending the money on our fans."

It's your money, my man. Spend it on whatever you like and don't let the collectivist fascists have any say.

11 posted on 08/16/2009 4:03:53 AM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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It's okay, it's just a stage they are going through.

Too bad they don't load the equipment on wagons and hire illegals to push the wagons from gig to gig. Think of the positive publicity that would gather.

12 posted on 08/16/2009 4:12:38 AM PDT by Bernard
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Limo liberals!!!


13 posted on 08/16/2009 4:17:13 AM PDT by RoshYisrael
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Could it be that members of U2 are setting up their own little ‘estates’ onstage? You have the lead vocalist estate, the drummer estate, the bass player estate and the lead guitar estate...it’s like their own little neighborhood or universe.

However, it’s acreage seems to be expanding. Could it be that they can no longer stand the sight of each other? To an enthusiastic audience it looks like they’re oh-so cozy and hunky-dory up there...

“Ahhh, we should ALL live so ‘togetherly’...Imagine the music WE could make, changing the world as we bring to it a generously spread harmonious magic throughout the global community.”

Yeah, right! Even when it’s supposed to be just business as usual, there’s a point at which the working man and his closest associates’ relationships begin to change...I would not be surprised to learn that some members of bands like U2 actually hire bodyguards and lawyers to protect themselves from each other.

It is striking to then realize the “going under”, however willing or unwittingly, of audiences who can’t imagine the possibility of there being trouble in “Paradise”.

Save your money. Don’t go to the show.


14 posted on 08/16/2009 4:17:23 AM PDT by equaviator ("There's a (datum) plane on the horizon coming in...see it?")
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Neat stage. Looks like it would increase visibility, not obstruct.

'No Line on The Horizon' started at number 1 and after 23 weeks is currently dipping down to number 87 on the Billboard 200. I know they are still a popular band, and probably have no problem selling tickets, but I don't hear them very much on the radio- could just be that I'm not listening to the right stations. Still, it seems like David Byrne is doing them a favor by taking a couple of shots at them in this article.

15 posted on 08/16/2009 4:36:30 AM PDT by new cruelty (Shoot your TV. Torch your newspaper.)
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To: beaversmom

How long before they lip synch?


16 posted on 08/16/2009 4:47:13 AM PDT by blackminorca
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Don't you get it? We're all supposed forego air conditioning, shiver in the dark, and drive around in cars like this --> http://www.smartusa.com/
because of our "carbon footprint."

Meanwhile the elite fly around the world in private jets and take limos to their multimillion dollar, gigawatt-hour-consuming stage to play cool music.

18 posted on 08/16/2009 6:15:57 AM PDT by rockprof
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1) Who cares? It’s their stage, their money, etc.

2) How can people listen to such bland, boring dreck anyway?


21 posted on 08/16/2009 9:03:31 AM PDT by VoiceOfBruck (Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns)
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just a wee bit out of balance given all the starving people in Africa and all,"

says oddball Byrne from his 10 million dollar apartment on Manhattan's posh but cool upper west side or from his estate near Brewster.

i know he has a kid but I bet he's gay

24 posted on 08/16/2009 2:13:27 PM PDT by wardaddy (Aint it hard when you discover that He really wasnt where its at ....Bro.)
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