Innocence and Experience, indeed.
It's been a while, LJ. In fact, it's been long enough that my entire LJ site is in German? Is anyone else's in German? At least it's a language I can read and navigate.
So hi.
6 months ago, I was sitting in line for U2 (aren't we always) and having conversation with various friends at various time periods. All separate conversations that had the unifying theme of "we missed lj". We missed the way it let us build relationships and friendships. That you could really have a conversation, without word limit or the hassle of trying to follow the line of thought. We missed how we all came together with a common purpose (mostly U2) and branched out into real world friendships with each other that became so much more.
Another topic of several separate conversations was how different this tour felt to us, how different and personal and intimate these shows were compared to the last 10+ years. How the love many of us have for this band has not been this strong since we all first met each other. It was a little surreal that we were all feeling it, in varying degrees, all at once.
And so, I've journeyed back, to say hi, and I've missed all of you.
And also to say I'm going to Dublin to see U2. Finally. After who knows how long I get to cross that number one thing off my bucket list. I have some wonderful, wonderful people to thank for that. For thinking of me when a ticket became available, and for letting me share their space and their experience with them.
It makes sense that it finally happened on this tour, it had to be this tour. This tour with this lightbulb, and this feeling of life and hope and home and healing.
Because this band has been with me for most of my life, but most importantly, this trip is for that 20 year old girl pulled over to the side of the road, crying too hard to drive, listening to Stuck in a Moment for the first time, and feeling like maybe things could get better if I gave them one more chance.
So hi.
6 months ago, I was sitting in line for U2 (aren't we always) and having conversation with various friends at various time periods. All separate conversations that had the unifying theme of "we missed lj". We missed the way it let us build relationships and friendships. That you could really have a conversation, without word limit or the hassle of trying to follow the line of thought. We missed how we all came together with a common purpose (mostly U2) and branched out into real world friendships with each other that became so much more.
Another topic of several separate conversations was how different this tour felt to us, how different and personal and intimate these shows were compared to the last 10+ years. How the love many of us have for this band has not been this strong since we all first met each other. It was a little surreal that we were all feeling it, in varying degrees, all at once.
And so, I've journeyed back, to say hi, and I've missed all of you.
And also to say I'm going to Dublin to see U2. Finally. After who knows how long I get to cross that number one thing off my bucket list. I have some wonderful, wonderful people to thank for that. For thinking of me when a ticket became available, and for letting me share their space and their experience with them.
It makes sense that it finally happened on this tour, it had to be this tour. This tour with this lightbulb, and this feeling of life and hope and home and healing.
Because this band has been with me for most of my life, but most importantly, this trip is for that 20 year old girl pulled over to the side of the road, crying too hard to drive, listening to Stuck in a Moment for the first time, and feeling like maybe things could get better if I gave them one more chance.