Billboard.com asked me to put up this amusing U2 3D video from the Sundance festival on @U2. It’s short, but amusing; and I like Bono’s Russian accent.

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/video/index.jsp?bclid=1276249299

Tassoula posted a few days ago about the @U2 U2 3D event in Seattle last weekend, and she included a few photos from the night. This is just a quick post to say I’ve finally caught up and added another handful of pix from the evening to our Flickr account. Our mini-set (8 photos) is at the link below:

@U2 Hosts U2 3D in Seattle

Enjoy!

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Pacific Science Center and Jillian’s for the West Coast party last night. We all had a wonderful time and enjoyed meeting you (special shout-out to our guests from Pittsburgh—it was amazing you came all that way for us)!

Here are just a few photos from the evening:

(Above) A U2 fan helps Matt hang our @U2 banner before the film.

(Above) Portland fans Melly, Scott and Kim play a game of pool with @U2’s Matt McGee during the afterparty at Jillian’s.

(Above) Portland fan Melly takes a break at Jillian’s with @U2’s Matt McGee and
Tassoula Kokkoris.

@U2 Reader Heather Romney was one of the lucky 100 people allowed in for the screening and Q&A with the band at Sundance last night. She was kind enough to share some of her photos with us and with fellow readers. U2’s 3D glasses look way cooler than the ones we have here!

Heather also shared some thoughts about the experience:
“One question that was asked was whether or not the band had any new material, or whether they would be coming out with an album soon. They responded that they were working on it, and hoped to release it in 2008. But no solid new information, unfortunately. Before the film they welcomed everyone and Bono joked that Edge indeed does not appear as big on screen as he does in real life. The Q & A was fairly short, unfortunately. The whole band looked really tired and pretty jet lagged the entire time, so Bono did most of the talking until Adam spoke up and mentioned that they’d have to go. Someone else asked whether or not there would be any more 3D concert movies that U23D in the future with a deeper narrative, such as “Yellow Submarine”, etc. and Bono stepped up and jokingly told him to “Fuck off, my narratives are better than Yellow Submarine.” During the movie, however, people were singing, holding up their cell phones, the whole thing. It really was like being there. I think that any non-U2 fan would be impressed by the movie too.”

Thanks, Heather!

First, I have to give props to my friend Scott for alerting me to something U2-related that I was unaware of. Not many people can do that, though many try.

And here’s the scoop: Indy Hub has scheduled a free sneak preview of “U2 3D” for 7:25 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, at the Indiana State Museum IMAX theater in downtown Indianapolis.

Indy Hub is an organization for young professionals that promotes involvement in the Indianapolis community. And there’s certainly no better way to get me involved in the community than to invite me to a free U2 event!

Visit Indy Hub to RSVP; there’s room for 404 people. Sure, it’s a school/work night. But it’s U2! For free! Leaping out of the screen at you!

Hope to see you Hoosiers there! Now maybe I’ll find out just how many @U2 readers are in my midst. But if you can’t make it to the preview, you can still see “U2 3D” at the Indy IMAX (for a fee, of course) starting Jan. 23, according to their Web site.

It was the best dressed general admission line I had ever stood in as a few thousand mortgage bankers and associates filled the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts today to hear Bono give the keynote address at their annual convention. The buzz was going through the building about Bono’s appearance very early on.

The doors to the general session room did not open until 8:15 a.m., and yet people were lining up well before the sun came out around 7 a.m. One woman standing in line said she received a phone call from a colleague at 7:15 a.m. who said that there were already 20 people in line waiting for the doors to open. As people were arriving and lining up for the doors to open, there was that same, familiar vibe in the room as if it was a concert and those in GA weren’t sure if they’d be able to get the position they wanted. The only things missing were sharpie numbers on hands and wristbands. Well, we all had to wear a namebadge, so I suppose that’s similar.

Bono’s remarks to the Mortgage Bankers Association can be seen as another opportunity to tell the story of what’s going on in Africa. The hardest sell was to convince mortgage bankers to forgive the loans - you think asking governments to do that is hard? Try mortgage bankers! Over Bono’s 45 minutes, he kept on message and dazzled (as he usually does) those with the thickest skin on issues that impact everyone in one way or another.

It was just surreal being in a room with roughly 2000 people in their business suits holding out their cell phones and cameras as if it was a U2 show - snapping photos throughout the remarks. There were a few people wearing their ONE Campaign or (RED) shirts, but the majority of the room was dressed in either black or navy blue.

Even Bono was in a black suit with his trademark shades, thick-soled shoes, mild 5 o’clock shadow, and deep greenish blue business shirt (half buttoned, mind you).

I was fortunate enough to get a question asked and answered at the end of the Q&A session - you’ll be able to hear that in our October podcast.