Newsgroup: it.fan.musica.u2
Titolo: What U2 has meant to me...

I know that I am not alone here, but I had to get this out.  If any of you
agree with me, I'd sure love to see your posts follow.
I understand that I have an ordinary life, and that everyone's got their bad
days and set of problems to deal with.
But, I know for a fact....there have been days and weeks that passed me by
when the only smile that came to my face happened when I heard a U2 song, or
heard some "news"...new album, new release...CONCERT DATES.....
I know that we are all bonded as fans, that we all share this feeling...
I just wanted to personally thank the band and their support staff...for
giving me smiles through my darkest hours.  For making the senseless days
have meaning.  For letting me be a kid of sorts and to have the moment of
freedom.
Can I have a HALLELUJAH?
Ok, well, I have seen Rattle and Hum.
I have all the CD's.
I watch the news groups.
I have seen you in concert.
I am a FAN.
Thank you for giving me an identity.
*and thank the rest of you for your time, and the chance to belong with
you!!!!*
SEE YOU IN MEMPHIS
--
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"Till you make your peace with yesterday, you'll never build a future, I
swear by what I say."
-- Natalie Merchant
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Every Artist is a Cannibal, Every Poet is a Thief
All Kill Their Inspiration and Sing About the Grief.....
-Bono
The Fly
"It is weak and despicable to go on wanting
things and not trying to get them."
                        ---Joanna Field

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Misty wrote:
<< But, I know for a fact....there have been days and weeks that passed me by when the
only smile that came to my face happened when I heard a U2 song, or heard some
"news"...new album, new release...CONCERT DATES..... >>
"...when the only smile came to my face happened when I heard a U2 song or heard some
news"...?"
I know that too!! You should've seen me yesterday, when I went to the newsagent to buy the
Sunday Times with the CD!! I looked radiant, happy like no other person on Earth, my eyes
were sparkling like diamonds, and glistening due to the teardrops that were about to roll
down my cheeks. And I had only bought a newspaper with a U2 CD!! What I'm trying to say is
that joy may come from the most unexpected places. Even having been able to buy the paper
made me soooo happy! On my way to the newsagent I was hoping (or praying) that the paper
wouldn't have sold out by the moment I got there... When I went to pick one, I saw all the
pile of papers there and grabbed one at once! "I got it! I got it!", was my cry of joy. So
you see, these four guys who have again won the title of "the best band of rock in the
planet" are always there for me, they make me happy even with the tiniest and simplest
things like buying a newspaper.
--
Andrea, The Proud U2 Fan
"Oh great ocean
Oh great sea
Run to the ocean
Run to the sea". - One Tree Hill

Misty wrote:
<< I know that I am not alone here, but I had to get this out.  If any of you agree with
me, I'd sure love to see your posts follow. I understand that I have an ordinary life, and
that everyone's got their bad days and set of problems to deal with. But, I know for a
fact....there have been days and weeks that passed me by when the only smile that came to
my face happened when I heard a U2 song, or heard some "news"...new album, new
release...CONCERT DATES..... I know that we are all bonded as fans, that we all share this
feeling... I just wanted to personally thank the band and their support staff...for giving
me smiles through my darkest hours.  For making the senseless days have meaning.  For
letting me be a kid of sorts and to have the moment of freedom. Can I have a HALLELUJAH?
Ok, well, I have seen Rattle and Hum. I have all the CD's. I watch the news groups. I have
seen you in concert. I am a FAN. Thank you for giving me an identity. *and thank the rest
of you for your time, and the chance to belong with you!!!!* SEE YOU IN MEMPHIS >>
Hi Misty,
I would rename the subject title of this post "what U2 *means* to me" and not "has meant"
to me, since what they make me feel is not gone. U2 are still there, they're still making
me feel incredible things all the time. I have almost no recollection at all of a moment I
could refer to in which I had felt so much joy when talking about a rock group. Obviously,
there were other moments like that throughout my life, unforgettable moments, under other
circumstances of course. But U2 is the ONLY band that had such an incredible effect on me,
at least as regards spiritual issues. I can't describe it. I guess that all this comes
from my childhood, from the fact that I felt empty inside, that I needed love and I didn't
get enough from my parents. I know for certain this is where all my spiritual needs come
from. It also happened when I was a teen, so I turned to poetry (I began to write) and art
as a whole (painting, sculpture, literature, music, etc.), in order to feel spiritually
fulfilled and complete as a person. What U2 do is art, they express musically and visually
all their emotions feel and thoughts. They share with the world all their sensations,
emotions and feelings through their music. I strongly believe that someone who is
sensitive to artistic or spiritual issues can't ignore a band like them. So this is what
they mean to me. They made me feel more aware about certain issues than before. Reading
news about them or just listening to their songs makes me feel different inside. It makes
me wonder about the world, about myself. They're four human beings who tell us the world
could be a better place, and I thank them for that. They made me feel closer to hope,
which I will never lose. I think that losing all hope means losing one's own spirit, as if
one would lock the door to one's heart forever, as if there was nothing left there to hold
on to (like in "Red Hill Mining Town"). That moment will be very sad. Hope is everything
we can hold on to. It's the light inside ourselves. It's what keeps us going. And U2 has a
lot to do with that, and I thank them with all my heart. I thank them for showing me that
hope is inside us and will always be, unless we banish it from our lives. Undoubtedly, my
life would be dark and sad if I didn't know them, if I had never listened to their music,
if I never got their message of hope, love and peace.
Thanks boys, I love you!
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I am so proud to be a u2 fan.
I have been a massive fan for about six years.
One of the things that im most proud of is that
when my friends think of me, they tink of u2 and when they
think of u2 they think of me.
im extremely proud to be associated with them.
samantha wall
www.myprotova.com/samwall

I'll add a new twist to this post - "why I can't get over U2".  Been a
fan since about 1983, right at the War Tour - a snot nosed 15 year
old.  Like many others, U2 helped shape my impressionable teenage
years, in a very positive way.  It was the darkest period of my life
and their music helped pull me through.
I wrote them off in '88, thinking they were too "country".  Hoped they
would go back to what they were.  Then came AB, and they grabbed me
again - it was not the same, but they still had that "something" that
I couldn't explain.  Then I drifted away again until their latest and
greatest(?).  I feel like Al Pacino in GFII - "..they keep sucking me
back in!".
I have so many other things to occupy my mind besides being a fan.  I
don't think I'm fan, at least not in the usual way.  I read these
newsgroups once in a while, then drift away for awhile. I don't always
go to their concerts (only a few under my belt). All I know is that,
generally, we all strive for a high, a feeling a euphoria - be it in
your work, in love, in sports, or in music.  Be it the classic songs
of old or the newest ones fresh out of the studio, to live tracks that
I've heard over the years, to the unforgettable concerts I've been to.
They've missed the mark plenty of times for me, but they're hit the
mark plenty, too - there are few bands that have even come close to
this, for me.  And I always wonder what I'll hear next from them - can
they top what they've already done?
Brian
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