Journal of Two Superfans

This Guy......

ya this guy 

decided to travel down to Anaheim 

on Thursday night for a mini Vaca.....

We're talking bout fly by the seat of

our pants trip leaving Walnut Creek at 3:30 in 

the p.m. and arriving in SoCal at 11:00 at night.

Some of you may remember the crazy trip down to AZ that

my sister Susannah, my brother Aaron and I took in 09.

 (detailed here http://goodbuthard.blogspot.com/2009/11/u2.html)

Well I thought that was a crazy trip.

This one might might label us  Legit U2 Superfans.

*For details please read on*

 We decided to check in with the U2

government the night before at 11:00 pm while adding our name on the daunting,unofficial U2 list of G/A crazies. As we checked in we found out that 202 people had checked in before us?!? People we are talking about 18 hours before the show actually starts.

Crazy!

This began the long wait from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm when

they decided to let us enter the field level,vying for position 

in and around the stage.As much as the show has become a massive

production with an enormous Claw structure and HD video screens

I have really only been a Fanatic for one position. 

Left Side.

Front Row.

5 Feet from The Edge.

I enjoy with my entire heart being able to share

the feeling of the back support of *front row metal* as we

rest our tired backs against it.

Once rested for that two hours before and after

Lenny Kravitz it was time to welcome the boys back

to the stage! 

Bono

 Edge

 Adam

The feeling that these guys exude is electric.

The venue was alive.

70,000 people on their feet singing 

along to almost every word.

Bono is such a showman.

A Rock Star through and through.

He knows how to get the fans going

yet underneath the rose colored glasses

he has a message to each and every fan that

comes to a show.

Edge on the other hand 

is the humble surgeon.

Creating amazing sounds with each and every note bringing the fans to their feet at each song. I've never been to a U2 concert when I've sat down. The sound is addictive. Aaron and I have been right in front of him enough times to know that this is the best spot in the entire stadium during the concert. Friday night was a great night. Why??? for many reasons. I could spend time with my wonderful brother for almost 36 hours. I felt that we needed some time to catch up from the missed time away. Both with the band and with each other.

At the end
of the night Aaron and I walked away with 

another *setlist, 2 yes 2 picks from Edge (via Dallas Schoo, Edge's guitar tech) and a great memory of another successful concert listening to our favorite band.

 Great Memories never to be forgotten.

Smiles always tell the truth.

Great Song to Continue the day with

If I could stay...
Then the night would give you up
Stay... and the day would keep its trust
Stay... and the night would be enough....

Three o'clock in the morning
It's quiet and there's no one around
Just the bang and the clatter
As an angel runs to ground

I have a painting for you.

Paul Mitchell Salon.

I have a painting for you.

It has purple, gray/silver, and black oil paints.

It is really beautiful.

One of my favorites by far.

I hope that you enjoy it.

The creativity is pushing my boundaries to the limit.

Thank you for inspiring me to do new things.

It's all about the fashion, ya know.

And vertical lines, right?

The beginning of an addiction

Ruby Adelia Prinz
 You are so perfect in every way,
 I need your smile by my side,

Your smile brightens up my day
Much more than the sun’s warm rays
And all the myriad of stars in the sky,
Nothing can comes close to your beautiful eyes

I wish I could tell you how I feel
But words cannot express;
The depth of love I have for you
And each day is no less

I want to show you how I feel
And this is where I’ll start
I hope that you’ll take care of it;
I give you my heart

JR  6/14

U2 U2 U2 U2 U2 U2 U2

What would a proper U2 be without the 3 Musketeers? That's all I've really known since the 1990's. So I'm going to include some pics of Aaron enjoying this concert with us front row from AZ. We were very fortunate this time around because Rebecca and her Husband Mark were present also to enjoy this amazing Set!!!               Like I talked about before, seeing U2 in concert is an experience. To me.... there are concerts and then there are U2 concerts. Without these two musketeers the experience would not be the same. Such a great time out with these two guys at the concerts over the years. When I go through the motions of staying in line all day and devoting an entire day and a half towards this group, I expect to get something back other than a great performance, right?
I mean come on be serious, if we really call ourselves Superfans 1-3 we have to try and gain everything we can, while we can that U2 is around right? There are a few items that I like to collect at the concert while I'm there if I'm lucky enough to get front row. The first is a set list. The second is I try to get a pick from The Edge or Bono. Those are pretty difficult. But the easiest of them all are pictures that I can take of the band from a great location. This time around I was unable to bring my camera and I relied on the guy next to me to take a few shots with his digital camera. I actually lucked out, because they turned out really well. Before checking out the pictures below check out the awesome new technology U2 put in place at this link that can allow you to locate yourself in the stadium and tag yourself within a High resolution picture!
http://www.u2.com/gigapixelfancam/110607/138138-jonathan-ruff

 
 

And this part was for her

This one's for the lonely
The ones that seek and find
Only to be let down
Time after time

This one's for the torn down
The experts at the fall
Come on friends get up now
You're not alone at all

And this part was for her
This part was for her
This part was for her
Does she remember?

It comes and goes in waves, i....

This one's for the faithless
The ones that are surprised
They are only where they are now
Regardless of their fight

This one's for believing
If only for it's sake
Come on friends get up now
Love is to be made

And this part was for her
This part was for her
This part was for her
Does she remember?

It comes and goes in waves,
I am only led to wonder why
It comes and goes in waves
I am only led to wonder why
Why I try

This is for the ones who stand
For the ones who try again
For the ones who need a hand
For the ones who think they can

It comes and goes in waves,
I am only led to wonder why
It comes and goes in waves
I am only led to wonder why
Why I try

Greg Laswell

When Inspiration flows freely

 I've always told myself....

Get that nasty feeling out of your system as quickly

as you can so that you don't regret it down the line.

Also, that you don't carry that burden with you the next day,

so that you may transfer that nasty feeling toward another soul.

This is why I enjoy the brush stroke, the smell, the texture

of oil paint late at night. For me, it's a calming and soothing rehabilitating feeling for me. Also when I paint for others I feel that that satisfaction feeling of their happiness of loving a piece that I made.

Art was never on my radar growing up.

I was always looking up to my sister in awe of everything

that she created. But through her inspiration and guidance I can

add some pointers to my feeble attempts towards my inspiration.

As I move forward in life inspiration is key with transition.

Growing up I might have looked to the wrong inspiration as I molded my life. However I feel that new inspiration is such a blessing at a very key point in my life. Whether it's through guidance, my painting, or my walk in life, I feel that inspiration is 

a key part of my maturation. 

"Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely."

~ Karen Kaiser Clark