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Welcome to the blog about my book: I’m a Fan: How I married U2 into my life without going to the altar. I invite you to sit back and read the insights, general discussion and of course a good sum of U2 here on the blog page. Thank you for stopping by.

This Week in U2 History – Nov. 21, 2011 Podcast

November 21, 2011
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November 21, 2011: On this week's show, I will dig into U2's concert on May 15, 1981 at California Hall in San Francisco, just released for viewing pleasure at wolfgangsvault.com. I will get to some U2 news and of course, end the show with gig of the week.
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Along Came a Baby

November 20, 2011
by Eric
Achtung Baby, Bono, U2
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With a mouth full of Novocaine, I walked into Rose Records on Achtung Baby’s release day, close to mid-afternoon. One side of Jamie’s store was plastered in photos of U2 while the other was covered with a displaced Garth Brooks promo poster from an earlier fall release.
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This Week in U2 History – Nov. 14, 2011 Podcast

November 16, 2011
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November 14, 2011: Welcome to this week's podcast of This Week in U2 History where I will discuss the highlights, and low lights, of the video portion of the 20th Anniversary Super Deluxe release of Achtung Baby, plus a look at AMP Visual's designer Shaughn McGrath's blog about creati
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This Week in U2 History – Nov. 7, 2011 Podcast

November 09, 2011
by Eric
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November 7, 2011: Welcome to this week's podcast of This Week in U2 History where I will discuss the audio portion of the 20th Anniversary Super Deluxe release of Achtung Baby, headlines around the U2 globe, including Neil McCormick's blog about the band's status, and of course, gig o
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This Week in U2 History – Nov. 1, 2011 Podcast

November 09, 2011
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November 1, 2011: Welcome to this week's podcast of This Week in U2 History where I will discuss the year of great records released in 1991, headlines around the U2 globe and of course, gig of the week.
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Hermann Hesse’s Wild Influence on Bono

October 27, 2011
by Eric
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I always knew that if you wanted to become great at your craft, you had to know the masters, or were lucky enough to be a prodigy. I will say it straight out that I’m no prodigy, therefore, I had to learn my craft of being an art director from the ground up. That’s right, watching Sat
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Bono: The never ending thought leader

October 20, 2011
by Eric
Bono, U2
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I am sitting at my desk with our dog curled up on his bed, lying next to me, as I write this brief blog today. I’m safe. No one is knocking on my door bothering me. I have no child in my house crying because of lack of food. All of my family are in pretty good health. Lastly, my wife
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The story between their eyes

October 17, 2011
by Eric
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I found this photo on-line the other night and have been enamored with it ever since. I think it’s the look, that one split second, between these two great people, which makes the image. If we didn’t know who these two individuals were we would think it was older brother congratulatin
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1991 – The year Achtung Baby broke

October 12, 2011
by Eric
Achtung Baby, Bono, U2.com
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Music is my lifeblood. It’s a plain and simple fact. From Bowie to The Cure to Nirvana to U2 and well beyond, I listen to a very eclectic group of genres. However, I’m no longer a consumer of music like I was in my post-college years. I still “listen” to newer bands, but have not been
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