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ok, so here is what happened, more or less.on monday, molee and i went to look for u2 at their hotel. somehow we started talking to an extremely odd man who claimed to have worked for u2 for ten
years of his life. he had stories, but he also had tons of random u2 knowledge. he told us that he didn't think u2 were at the hotel that day, but that we should come back the next day at around
the same time. i showed him this record i had (which was given to me) of u2's first single, 'out of control' circa 1979. he freaked out that i had it, told me there were only 1,000 made, and wanted
to buy it from me. but he also really wanted me to get it signed by the entire band and was convinced that if molee and i came back the next, it would happen. so, we walked to the fleetcenter to
the ramp where they drive in, and we saw everyone except edge drive by. that was pretty uneventful.on tuesday, we went back to the hotel as planned, and the u2 guy was there. other people who were
waiting outside the hotel verified that this man actually does know u2, so that gave us a little more faith. after a while of waiting around, bono's bodyguard came out and roped us off into two
sections, said bono would come out and talk to us, and threatened that if we started to get rowdy, he'd just put bono in a car and drive away. shortly after, adam clayton walked out. he came over
to the guy, and it all fell into place. this man actually does know the band. he showed adam my record, adam signed it, etc. yay, that was cool! i thought. after about ten more minutes, bono came
out, and again came over to the guy. he showed bono my record, and bono looked so happy to see it! he told bono, 'look, it's an original of the species'. so bono started joking around about it, and
he wrote on the record, 'an original of the species'. he also wrote something else that i can't understand. then, when he was signing molee's record, he made it out to 'mally'. this is funny on so
many levels. omg, that was the coolest thing ever!after that, we freaked out a bit, waited a while more for edge and larry (which was hopeless), then finally left for the venue.we got a good spot
along the elipse, and i swear, edge smiled at me when he walked by once. the gig itself was perfect. you'd think we'd be sick of it by now, but somehow, when they come on stage, everything in life
starts to make sense. nothing matters anymore. i've never felt that about any other band. not even the manics! they played 'stuck in a moment' acoustic, after which bono gave edge a huge hug.
(seriously, when are they going to snog on stage?) also, at one point, they started singing 'old man river' - am i the only person who finds this hilarious? i was trying so hard not to laugh
because everyone around me looked so serious, but it was hysterical. also, before 'miracle drug', bono told this story about how edge is from another planet. it made me cry! i've never been as
emotional about anything during a u2 gig as i was when he told this story. it went like this:see, edge is from the future. and not from the future of our planet; he's from the future of another
planet. when edge came down from his spaceship, these are the notes that were playing [the opening riff to 'miracle drug']. when he stepped off the spaceship, larry walked up to him and said, 'who
are you?' he said, 'i'm the edge.' then adam said, 'where are you from?' and edge said, 'the future.' so adam asked, 'what's that like?' and edge said, 'it's better.'i have no idea why that made me
so emotional. maybe it was the way bono said 'it's better' - i have no idea. it was the cutest thing ever.that's pretty much it. sorry for the long-winded-ness of it all, and apologies to those of
you who simply don't give a shit (which is probably most of you).editor's note: the whole 'best day of my life' thing is a u2 reference between myself and molee. anytime something great happens
between us and them, it's the best day of our lives. so, we're on part three now. there's still december.
