Thursday, July 28, 2005

........ in Oslo at the moment and want to share a few pix and an experience.

I am with friends here ....... all talk funny!
All of them speak good english and I speak no Norwegian - however!!

I have now been awake for 24 hours - more or less ....... but it is the U2 concert I want to share with you ....... not it all but just a small significant slice.

"Bullit the blue sky" kicked in about 10.05 and it was still rather light.
Images of war flash over the big screen and Bono also slips in a line or two from the song "please" as the guitars continue the gripping sound ...... and Bono staggers around the stage with a blindfold visible ....... then the lyrics flow about "Johnny comes marching home again ....... " a reminder of war again.

He then asks 40000 Norwegians and me to pray about the lost lives in London, Iraq and the middle East.
Yes pray, he said, or pray with your lives ...... then the Edge slips behind the keys and Bono starts to sing "Miss Sarajvo" ´powerful at the best of times + but always with Pavarotti.

The terrible violence and death from that era slip into my mind as Bono himself begins to sing the part usually roared out by the opera voice ......... Bono sings in Italian ....... It is strong and the audience applauds with appreciation ..... and ...

I wept ....



I was blown over ......



I was speechless .......




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