Twist Of Fate

Twist Of Fate

Today, I am wearing a bit of my hero around my wrist.

Those of you who follow me on Twitter know that in addition to my own musings about one David Howell Evans, I also enjoy retweeting some of the other gems I come across...

Jokes aside, I obviously endeavour to retweet the important things as well, so in one of my searches near the end of April, I came across a tweet from the “Filament Project” – they were auctioning off bracelets made from guitar strings to benefit the Sweet Relief Musician’s Fund.  I had heard of Sweet Relief in the past, as a lot of high-profile musicians support their cause; they offer financial assistance to musicians who have been affected by personal hardship.  Their philosophy is to give something back to the people who have given us beautiful music… rather like Edge’s 
Music Rising.

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Thoughts on Moncton

Thoughts on Moncton

A lot has been said about the disappointment that U2 fans have felt over being told that the show they hold tickets to (and in a lot of cases the reason they bought tickets) is the ‘last show of the 360 tour’.  Now whether that is of the tour LEG or the actual TOUR is yet to be seen, but right now, that’s the reality of it.  We just don’t know.

I personally held tickets for the ‘last show’ (at the time) twice – NYC in 2010 on the original date (understandable, we all know what happened there) and Minneapolis in 2011 (I can even understand this, because they never actually said it was the last show, I just was happy to see that it was likely going to be at the time).  When they announced Pittsburgh, of course I was upset knowing I couldn’t make it due to a lack of vacation days, even though I’d be spending the majority of my July a mere 3 hours down the road in Cleveland.  However, I soon became complacent after the original announcement, knowing that several good friends in Ohio would still be going and was happy for them.  And really, sometimes I have to sit back and be happy that I’m going to 9 shows.  That’s what a lot of U2 fans can only dream of!

 

 

 

 

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