I’m going through my notes from San Diego and catching up on email, and I thought I’d share some updates with you:

1) When asked if U2 would perform the banjo version of Vertigo, Paul McGuinness gave a good, hearty laugh and said, “I don’t think so”. Bummer - that would be a fun mid-show thing for the Chicago or Boston audience!

2) In that same conversation with Paul, I asked if we’d ever see the Dalton Brothers ride again. He said, “Probably not.” I still hold out hope that they’ll have the urge to do two kinds of music - country and western

3) I caught up with Neil McCormick to see how things are going since the Doppelganger book hit bookshelves in the US. Here’s what he had to say:

“Someone did turn up at a very rare gig I played with a copy of the book to sign, which was nice. The book is already in its third print in the US, which is great and it will come out as a mass market paperback in the Uk this summer, where Penguin books have high hopes for it (it was previously released as a large format trade paperback). I’ve sold the film rights too, although I have doubts about whether it will ever actually be made. It is kind of a hard to film story. And who would play Bono? And yes, I plan to do more recording. I have so many albums in my head … it is all about finding the time (and the budget) to get them out of my head and into the world. I expect The Ghost will be back next year”

So…here’s the question to the readers: Who should play Bono? My guesses: Bono himself, Robin Williams, or Colin Farrell. What do you think?