Re: (TV) U2 / Superbowl (OT)

["Andy Ferguson" <afne04343@blueyonder.co.uk>]

Phillip ,

I dig everything you say there .
I'm a massive U2 fan , have been for 20 years , and I'm well aware of how
they're ways are clumsy and can appear bloated .

All I can say in their defence is that I know they always mean well , and
that there was no irony meant in the SB performance .
I believe they were trying to lift people with their performance .

Maybe above their station and what's it got to do with them are both valid
arguments but let's face it they come from a country with enough misery of
it's own , so they know how to deal with it .

That's all I ever say on the subject of U2's big gestures - They mean well !

As for the guitar level in the mix , I had my TV up so loud that didn't
matter :-)
As an Englishman I love American Football and was pleased I managed to stay
up until 3.30am to see a tight finish . Great game - congrats Pats !

Cheers
Andy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip P. Obbard" <pobbard@yahoo.com>
> I agree about the Messiah complex. I thought the whole Sept. 11 tribute
playing
> second fiddle to Bono dancing around was in poor taste, but I recognize
that
> different people remember and grieve in different ways. My complaint is
that I
> chafe when I see pure entertainment events (like the Superbowl) try to
remind
> me of the suffering in the world, and consequently imply their own
importance
> and social conciousness in bringing these issues to my attention. I *know*
> there's suffering in the world. I don't need the Superbowl to remind me. A
> tribute to the military or people at home who risk their lives to protect
us
> wouldn't have bothered me at all (like the tributes when Mariah sang the
> national anthem), but the individual civilian names being run Vietnam
> Wall-style behind Bono... I don't know.
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