This is the “Behind 360″ calendar and there also might be a separate, non-360 calendar, too. Not sure about that. But this one looks pretty nice.

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PHOTOS: Official U2 Calendar 2012 – Behind 360

It is owned by Jay-Z, Michael Stipe, Fatboy Slim and none other than our beloved Bono. If you are lucky enough to be seated on the brownstone’s ultra exclusive third floor where the owners dine, you may see celebrities such as Sarah Jessica Parker, Matt Damon, Beyonce, and Rihanna on any given day. The list goes on and on. The burgers are famous for being smothered in Roquefort cheese.

Well, what about the price? It states a meal is about the same as “one ticket to Spider-Man : Turn Off The Dark on Broadway ($150.00), though Bono’s burger is better than his score.”  Ouch…that last statement hurt! The magazine gives it a grade of B+ .

If you are in the New York City area or are visiting and would like to try a burger, the address is 314 West 11th Street. Here is the website if you’d like more information.

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Bono’s Burger

Where are the U2 glasses? A set of four — one with each band member. It’s perfect! I’d totally buy a set. Admit it … you would, too.

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Where are the U2 pint glasses?

The images weren’t playing nice with the blog, so we’ve uploaded them to the @U2 flickr stream.

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Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Merchandise

I looked it up on Amazon and got a touch of heartache when I saw the hardcover version marked down to their bargain price of $5.20.  Sigh … this should not be.

But maybe the silver lining is that if you haven’t yet purchased one for yourself or are already doing your holiday shopping for family and friends, how could you go wrong with this book, this topic, this author AND this price? (And there are even lower prices for new ones in Amazon’s secondary market sellers.)

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On The Move: Apparently Not Fast Enough for Amazon

After you download the app and install it, it will open up to the “Home” tab — it looks like this:

“Home” is one of five tabs along the bottom, and this tab is showing you the same content on our home page — www.atu2.com. It’s our Bits & Bytes content. The “Originals” tab will include all of our original articles, columns, essays, interviews, etc. — like OTR, Question of the Month, U2 Lists, and things like Tassoula’s recent interview with Robert Hilburn. The “Blog” tab shows all of our blog posts (what you’re reading now), and the “Forum” tab shows a feed of recent posts in the @U2 Forum. On each of these screens, you can click the icon in the upper right to refresh the screen and check if there’s anything new.

When you click on an article from the Home or Originals tab, you’ll see a screen like this:

This will show a portion of the full article (unless it’s a really short article, which might show in full). If you click the arrow in the upper right, the app will give you three choices: View in Browser, Share on Twitter, Send in Email. Click “View in Browser” to read the full article, or use the other two options to share the article with friends. The “Blog” tab will include the full text of our blog posts.

The left and right arrows in the upper middle of all these tabs lets you go from one article to the next without having to go back to the main tab screen.

The “More” tab is where you’ll find access to our Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr accounts.

And clicking any of those will lead you to our messages, videos, or photos on each site. The YouTube section, for example, looks like this:

From there you can click to watch any of the videos we’ve uploaded.

So that’s a quick guide to what all the tabs and buttons do. We sure hope you iPhone and iPod Touch users like the app and will use it to keep up with all the latest U2 news. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment below.

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How to Use @U2′s iPhone App

We’re all very excited to launch this line of branded @U2 products. We think this will allow us to revolutinize dynamic marketing channels and create bleeding-edge, dot-com synergy to build on the global mindshare of @U2. It’s our way of harnessing integrated solutions to enhance the distribution channels that people use every day. We’re always thinking out-of-the-box and trying to redefine holistic relationships with our readers.

Okay, that’s all a bunch of B.S. (sorry for the foul language) This is actually a funny/gag birthday gift that Sherry and Steve sent me, no doubt inspired by my frequent use of the word “awesomesauce.”

I love it. I’ll never, ever open this bottle of ketchup.

PS – you can make your own Heinz ketchup bottle, too: http://www.myheinz.com/home.asp

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Would You Like Some @U2 Ketchup With That?

That’s what happened to me a few months ago when I was adding yet another one to the pile and my dresser wouldn’t shut completely. Me being somewhat of a neat freak, this bugged me to the point of taking many of them to Goodwill and sorting the rest into piles (travel, concerts, etc.). The pile that was the largest was easily the U2 pile (21 shirts in all).

So, I decided to do what I did a few years ago when I had the same problem: hire someone to craft a quilt of those memories. It’s a practical way to recycle, a space saver (in my drawers, at least), and an easy conversation starter when hosting visitors.

Said quilt arrived in the mail today. Though I didn’t only use concert shirts (or even all the U2 shirts I have), all of the ones shown below have something to do with the band (i.e. in the bottom left corner is my first ONE shirt from volunteering for the campaign). I can’t stop looking at it, remembering all of the good times I had.

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U2, Keeping Me Warm at Night

The starting price for the smallest Mini is $249. But if you want the (RED) version, it’s $40 more. (Other colors also cost $40 extra.) And of that $289 price, $5 goes to the Global Fund. It’s a nice thought, Dell, but color me unimpressed.

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(RED) Mini, with mini donation

Like, this cool INSPI(RED) men’s long-sleeve t-shirt, which usually goes for $30, is only $10.

You’ll find this t-shirt and some other stuff for guys and dolls on this page at the Gap’s web site.

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(RED) Stuff on Sale