Quote:Not quite as old school, but I did get a chance to see U2 when they came to town on their first US tour.  They played at the Civic Auditorium.  They came back a couple of years later and played the Coliseum with their opening act, The Alarm.  We went down there to buy tickets for a friend of ours the day of the show, and Bono was sitting on the old brick wall outside of the Coliseum just hanging out. 

 

My friend was a huge U2 fan by that point, and he desperately wanted to get an autograph, but the only thing he had on him at the time was his Algebra book since we were coming right from school.  He had Bono autograph that book, and to this day, it's proudly displayed on his "wall of fame" next to a picture he took with Bono years later when he and his wife sneaked into a private party at a pub in Ireland that turned out to be Bono's birthday party.  Bono bought them a pint and chatted with them for a few minutes before he politely escorted them out.

 

We also had an opportunity to meet The Alarm.  They were actually in the back of the Coliseum selling their own cassettes and tee shirts. 

If something can corrupt you, you're corrupted already.
- Bob Marley