Everybody else, thanks for your kind words and support.

Everybody else, thanks for your kind words and support.

Personally the “tangential” stuff is a large reason why I keep coming back to this site (it’s really the only u2 news site I visit regularly). There’s a (for me) very refreshing mix of deep appreciation and irreverence that keeps things interesting.

Bono will be the first to tell how ridiculous the “spectacle” of U2 is – he spent the first decade trying to come to terms with that as it emerged and the last two finding ways to embrace it. This site seems to reflects the “fun” side of the band without getting into trainspotting.

Personally the “tangential” stuff is a large reason why I keep coming back to this site (it’s really the only u2 news site I visit regularly). There’s a (for me) very refreshing mix of deep appreciation and irreverence that keeps things interesting.

Bono will be the first to tell how ridiculous the “spectacle” of U2 is – he spent the first decade trying to come to terms with that as it emerged and the last two finding ways to embrace it. This site seems to reflects the “fun” side of the band without getting into trainspotting.

I value all the work you do — is there a way to donate to the site?

I value all the work you do — is there a way to donate to the site?

I loved the Gavin Friday concert at Carnegie Hall. I feel privileged to have been there because so much musical magic happened on stage. Gavin’s duet with Eric Mingus was spectacular! Their lyrical exchange was like a sword duel — back and forth and up and down. I was mesmerized by the performance. I was equally mesmerized by Martha Wainwright’s performance of “You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart.” There were so many special moments in the show. Every performance was testament to what a talented artist and songwriter Gavin Friday is.

As a U2 fan, I appreciate how the concert forced U2 to play something outside their comfortable repertoire of songs. I love U2. I love their songs. I love going to their shows. I do not criticize their setlists (I believe in being thankful for what you get, not what you don’t get) but, hell yeah, I’d like to hear them play something different. That’s exactly what I got from U2 at the Gavin Friday concert. Bono’s performance of “The Last Song I’ll Ever Sing” brought me to tears because it was so beautiful. It was the ultimate musical moment of my U2 fandom, replacing the performance of “We Love You” in Antwerp during the Elevation tour.

If you are an educated U2 fan, you know that Gavin Friday has significantly influenced U2′s work. I know I’m not alone in my wish to learn how Gavin influences U2. There is only one person in the fan community who is qualified to speak on that topic, and that person is Caroline. I hope that negative comments about Gavin from an ignorant U2 “fan” does not affect Caroline’s decision to share things with the U2 fan community in the future. It would be a shame.

Regarding the editorial content of U2log.com: Readers do not have input on what is published at U2log.com; the owner and editors of U2log.com chose what is published. As an editor of U2log.com, I support articles about Gavin Friday being published at the site. Frankly, I think U2log.com should have MORE articles about Gavin.

I loved the Gavin Friday concert at Carnegie Hall. I feel privileged to have been there because so much musical magic happened on stage. Gavin’s duet with Eric Mingus was spectacular! Their lyrical exchange was like a sword duel — back and forth and up and down. I was mesmerized by the performance. I was equally mesmerized by Martha Wainwright’s performance of “You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart.” There were so many special moments in the show. Every performance was testament to what a talented artist and songwriter Gavin Friday is.

As a U2 fan, I appreciate how the concert forced U2 to play something outside their comfortable repertoire of songs. I love U2. I love their songs. I love going to their shows. I do not criticize their setlists (I believe in being thankful for what you get, not what you don’t get) but, hell yeah, I’d like to hear them play something different. That’s exactly what I got from U2 at the Gavin Friday concert. Bono’s performance of “The Last Song I’ll Ever Sing” brought me to tears because it was so beautiful. It was the ultimate musical moment of my U2 fandom, replacing the performance of “We Love You” in Antwerp during the Elevation tour.

If you are an educated U2 fan, you know that Gavin Friday has significantly influenced U2′s work. I know I’m not alone in my wish to learn how Gavin influences U2. There is only one person in the fan community who is qualified to speak on that topic, and that person is Caroline. I hope that negative comments about Gavin from an ignorant U2 “fan” does not affect Caroline’s decision to share things with the U2 fan community in the future. It would be a shame.

Regarding the editorial content of U2log.com: Readers do not have input on what is published at U2log.com; the owner and editors of U2log.com chose what is published. As an editor of U2log.com, I support articles about Gavin Friday being published at the site. Frankly, I think U2log.com should have MORE articles about Gavin.