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Archive for September, 2007

Your Expectations for U2 DIARY

By on September 16, 2007 in Researching with 9 Comments

I find it very easy to get lost in the details of this book. I can spend an hour or two hunting down some obscure date or fact before realizing … It’s okay if you don’t solve that mystery. It’s not that important. I force myself to limit those wild goose chases by focusing on […]

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Thank You, Brian Eno

By on September 14, 2007 in Researching with 0 Comments
Thank You, Brian Eno

My account of 1995 just improved tenfold thanks to Brian Eno. I’m in the midst of reading all the old Propaganda magazine articles that we have in the @U2 news archive, and I just got done with this: Eno’s Dear Diary It has a lot more detail on the phone calls and visit from Luciano […]

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Bono/U2 and Luciano Pavarotti

By on September 5, 2007 in Book Samples with 7 Comments
Bono/U2 and Luciano Pavarotti

You’ve probably heard the news that opera legend Luciano Pavarotti died Thursday morning at home in Italy. I thought I would share the U2 DIARY entries that mention Pavarotti; together, they paint a picture of the friendship U2, and particularly Bono, developed with the star tenor. September 12, 1995 Bono and Edge are joined by […]

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Propaganda magazines?

By on September 5, 2007 in Call for Help with 14 Comments

Does anyone have all of the Propaganda magazines? It occurred to me a little while ago that I should at least make a brief mention in the book of the month & year when every edition of U2 Magazine and Propaganda was published. The book, U2 – The Best of Propaganda has a nice spread […]

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U2 and Commercial Endorsements

By on September 2, 2007 in Call for Help with 5 Comments

You know that story about U2 being offered $23 million by a car company to be able to use “Where the Streets Have No Name” in a TV commercial? The band have told the story many times over the years, including this 2004 interview. But something just occurred to me: I have no idea when […]

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