Where the Streets Have No Name

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Tears started to well up in my eyes as I gazed upon the big screen. Not a flood of ‘em, mind you. But there was a definite rise in the moisture level. And this was no tragic narrative playing out before me. It was a concert documentary – albeit one of a high order.Have I succumbed to severe wussification? Has time dulled the Knife? I don’t think so. I think it was a fairly normal reaction, c

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When my brother and I were in high school we bought a 1967 Chevy Impala with a 283 V8 and 4 barrel carb, complete leaky fuel line and a hole in the roof above the rear view mirror, paying $25 for it. We promptly went to the Fisher Big Wheel (a sorta low-rent K-Mart) and bought a tape deck and two small speakers for $35. At this point we were broke, and proceeded to make some sweet cassette ta...

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This past weekend U2 premiered their first 3D feature film, U23D, at a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival. Before the early-cut screening of U23D at the Palais des Festivals, U2, who arrived with their manager Paul McGuinness and director Catherine Owens performed a two-song set. You can watch it here:Part 1, “Vertigo”:Part 2, “Where The Streets Have No Name”:According to the ba

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Do you know what my all time favorite song in the whole wide world is?Where the Streets Have No Name.Do you know what's even better than listening to Streets?Listening to a live version of Streets.Do you know what will enhance your listening pleasure even more?When Bono sings, "I wanna feel sunlight on my face" and at that moment the sun finally breaks thru the clouds.Good morning indeed.

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