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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.

We had no television in the house growing up.

September 13, 2010
by Eric
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Seriously, in this day and age I commend those who can do it. In the 70’s when I was growing up it was easier. Upon return from our sabbatical in England, my parents literally threw the television out the window. It was an old set that my mom inherited from the divorce and it was dyin
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What’s it like to grow up in an academic household?

September 13, 2010
by Eric
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I would say tough. With two PhDs roaming the house, I lived under the intelligence microscope. It started when my parents expunged the word “ain’t” from my vocabulary during first grade. Then in second grade, I had to stay in my room for an hour after school and read. I usually read t
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Did I ever plan on writing a memoir about U2?

September 13, 2010
by Eric
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No, I never had any intention of writing about my U2 fandom. You’d think I would because the band has been an integral part of my musical interest for a good sum of my life and I do have some interesting stories to tell about them. However, I wanted to keep those tales to myself and o
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Welcome

August 21, 2010
by Eric
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Welcome to the Web site dedicated to my U2 memoir: I’m a Fan: How I married U2 into my life without going to the altar. Five years ago, an idea was spawned at a lunch gathering about documenting all of my U2 shenanigans. I felt my U2 stories were too personal and I wanted to kee
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