U2 in Denver

I, Chris Mundell, had never been to a U2 show until this week. Since a-hole@ebay.com bought up all the tickets, Kevin Grose told me that we should call people with connections. Now, being Chris Mundell has it’s perks, but I can’t just show up at Brad Pitt’s and hitch a ride. I mean, I COULD, but then his people would call the cops… again. The only guy I could come up with was photographer Mike Martin in Denver Colorado. He shoots the Denver Nuggets games. He pulled through with a private press box at the Pepsi center!!! So I spent all my frequent flier miles and joined Kevin and Greg Lawler on a rock and roll adventure! We got a bonus event in the Nuggets vs Trail Blazers game Tuesday night. Good times! It was a cross-cultural experience for Greg. Being from South Africa, he knows ALL about rugby, but not so much with the hoops. OK, back to U2. We’ve had a couple of friends see U2 in LA and San Jose. BOTH groups got to meet Bono before the show. So, naturally, we felt it was our destiny to meet Bono in Denver before the show. Mike confirmed a sound check time of 4pm. We joined about 30 other fans to wait for the band to drive up. After an hour standing in the cold and, eventually, rain the band drove up AND right on by:( We felt like chumps. Then we had pizza. We came back and found our private press box was very private. Kevin immediately dropped his pants to illustrate this fact. It was WAY up at the top of the Pepsi Center. Dang far but it gave us a full view of the whole experience. The show was incredible. U2 really knows how to move a crowd. We were singing along even though, I’m pretty sure, U2 couldn’t hear us. But it felt like they could. We had a great time. Although, I did leave with a new goal of getting closer seats for the Staples show in November. I want to be down in there with the common folk! I did NOT hate this show! Go to One.org to help end poverty. Keep rockin’.

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