So, I’m starting to get the hang of this bloggin thing. I have to say, that it feels great to put my thoughts down in a place where I can get some critical feedback and hopefully not anger anyone in the process. I will keep it brief, but I wanted to add some more color to the week…here we go…
I saw U2 this past Sunday night with the wife. Also in attendance was my ex and our 12 year old son Jacob. Jacob is learning the guitar and is getting pretty good at it. He has the Slash signed model of a Les Paul along with a Mexican built Stratocaster. He will get the US version after he proves he will stick with it. Anyhow, so he and his mom are at U2, the wife and I are there but sitting pretty far back. Jacob and his mom are in GA/Field and standing near the stage. The Black Eyed Peas get on stage and were amazing. Most of the U2 fans where thinking, “wait, there are black/asian/hispanic people on the stage singing hip hop, will there be a riot?” They didn’t dance, they just watched and told themselves to be patient, U2 would be on soon. Then Slash walks onto the stage. Remember, my son has a Slash guitar. He had to be going nuts (later I found out he was) and Fergie and Slash sang “Sweet Child of Mine.” Epic moment in our lives. I was happier for Jacob than for myself (at least that’s the story I’m telling).
After a great performance by BEP and long wait in the line at the bathroom, a beer, some chicken strips and fries, U2 shows up and really got the place going. This is why most had come. As a long time U2 fan, I thought BEP was pretty amazing and actually enjoyed it as much if not more than U2. Now let me clarify my position. I’ve been a U2 fan since I was a kid, from their first MTV video “Gloria” and every song and album since (except the latest one, bleh). I saw U2 24 years ago in a tiny theater of 3,000 people in downtown Cleveland. They returned to sell out the Richfield Coliseum only a few months later. This is when they went from small underground new wave band, to top 40 icon in the making. I was lucky to see them then. I saw the Pop tour 10 years or so ago and now the 360 degree tour. Both were amazing, but more of a production than a concert. Don’t get me wrong, I loved it, but the rocket ship and the shear size of the stage and speaker stacks were over the top. The music however was still fantastic.
After the concert, we walked two miles to our car in Old Town Pasadena. We stopped and had a midnight pizza at a great little spot on the way. Then, we hopped in the car and drove to the Ritz-Carlton in Marina Del Rey to get some sleep before the Perfect Pitch Conference the next morning with Sir Richard Branson as the keynoter and Christian Audigier (Von Dutch/Ed Hardy) as the closing speaker. It was quite a day.
To The Moon!
-Eric Greenspan
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