Eno tells the amazing story to the New Yorker here.

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Larry Mullen’s Millisecond Timing

What caught my attention was the detail that a co-star of Mr. Sutherland’s is none other than U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr.

I wouldn’t have believed it unless they provided a photo, but they did on this page (scroll to page 4 to see a smiling Larry). I can’t say that I’m a huge fan of his new facial hair, but I’m intrigued at the thought of staring at him on the big screen doing something other than playing drums.

I always thought his appearance in the “Electrical Storm” video would open doors…

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Larry Mullen, Movie Star?

If you didn’t see it, Ovation TV has put one of the segments with Larry on YouTube. This is the white t-shirt discussion.

Larry also appeared in segments that discussed blue jeans and sunglasses, but I haven’t seen those available from OvationTV just yet.

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Larry Mullen: U2′s Fashion Guru

My friend, Ayaz, has been following U2 around on the 360 tour and snapped this photo. You’ll see from the photo and the one just after it that there is a support bandage on the back of Larry’s neck. It’s much like the support bandages Larry wore on the last tour.

Anyone out there know what may be the issue with our lad Mullen? It’s a bit too big to be a nicotine patch and a bit too even to be an area he missed with sunblock. And, it’s too far down to be pulling the skin from his face back to make him look even younger than he already looks. Thoughts?

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Supporting Larry On Tour

Larry Mullen, Jr. is listed as a member of the National Geographic Society Council of Advisors. This is the mission of the Council from the National Geographic website:

“The Council of Advisors comprises industry leaders and influential community members. This group is charged with forging connections and building relationships that will result in increased broad-based philanthropic support for, and awareness of, the activities of the National Geographic Society.”

National Geographic was the distributor for U23D, which might explain the Mullen connection on the Council. However, given Larry’s latest video on U2.com…one might think there’s a bit of nature lover in him after all. All I know is that I keep hoping to see him come out of the water dragging a bathtub, but that would mean that Samantha Morton would be in the picture…and for *this* Larry fan, I’m glad I don’t see her

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Larry Goes National Geographic

According to the Irish Independent yesterday, drummers are more fit than footballers because “it was found that the drummers’ heart rates were raised to as high as 190 beats per minute and they could burn off 600 calories in a performance.”

It goes on to say:

But while footballers play only about 50 games a year, the 46-year-old U2 drummer gets sweaty in front of a drum kit far more often.

Dr Marcus Smith from Chichester University in England, who helped to carry out the research, said: “They (footballers) find playing a Champions League game once every two weeks a drain, but musicians are doing it every day when they are on tour. Their fitness levels need to be outstanding.”

There’s so much more to Mr. Mullen that’s outstanding…glad to know that we can count fitness levels as one area

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Larry Mullen Beats David Beckham…

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Give Me A Beat

I know the ladies out there have a crush on our Hitman, but more and more guys are coming out and admitting they have a crush on him too – and it’s not just Boy George this time!

In Sunday’s Irish Independent, Brendan O’Connor admitted that he has a man crush on Larry as well. Here’s what he had to say about spotting him this past Saturday:

A LARRY MULLEN spotting in Eden. While the ignorant among you may think, “Jesus, O’Connor, give us a proper spot. He’s only the drummer. What about a spotting of Bono, or the other fellah, the Edge,” that’s where you’d be wrong. A spotting of the lesser-spotted Larry is the ultimate. You’d catch Bono out on the town any night between Wednesday and Sunday and the Edge is fairly common too. Adam Clayton and Larry are the real exclusives. And there’s also the fact that God, Larry looks good. If Irishmen were to admit to a slight man-crush, most of them would probably say Larry.

If nothing else, he gives great hope for Irish guys. He shows we can be good-looking in an old-fashioned, handsome, movie-star way. If Irish guys are attractive, it’s usually in the rugged or interesting-looking way, boxers’ noses and big jaws and stuff, or we have a great personality or something else useless like that. Larry just looks good like Brad Pitt looks good. Larry is eye candy.

And age isn’t diminishing him. And he always had the dignity to appear troubled by the worst excesses of U2 — like the Pop album.

I love the line “Larry is eye candy.”

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Man Crushes

Note: if one of you came up with this, good job, and if you know who wrote this, could you send that person my way? I wish I would have thought of it! Cartoon possiblities abound.

Larry Mullen Jr does not play drums, he beats them.
The real reason Larry couldn’t be the leader of the band was his 17 different kinds of awesome caused fans’ heads to explode during concerts. To balance out the situation the lamest was selected.
Larry Mullen Jr CHOOSES when to grow wrinkles.
Larry Mullen Jr’s body naturally produces his own styling gel.
Once at a press conference, Larry Mullen Jr. was asked what he thought about drum machines. There were no survivors.
Larry Mullen Jr does not run. Instead the ground beneath his feet rotates faster.
Larry Mullen Jr’s rhythm keeps the rotation of the Solar System in balance.
Larry Mullen Jr does not need to adjust for tempo. Time adjusts itself out of fear.
Larry Mullen Jr owns Norway.
When asked why he never gets to solo Larry Mullen Jr replied “I don’t want to shatter your perception of reality.”
When Larry Mullen Jr gets drunk he actually gains braincells.
Larry Mullen Jr once met Chuck Norris and it was declared a “draw.”
When the Grim Reaper dies Larry Mullen Jr. will come to collect him.
Larry Mullen Jr has two settings. Drum, and be annoyed at Bono.
NATO made Larry Mullen Jr grow his hair to produce air drag to slow him down. Be glad it does.
Larry Mullen Jr’s *glare* cannot be photographed by man-made cameras.
The British retain possession of Northern Ireland only because Larry Mullen Jr. lets them.
Larry Mullen Jr’s heart is a smallblock V8 engine.
Larry Mullen Jr. will never die. The only way he can die is if you kill him. Larry Mullen Jr. would like to see you try.
Larry Mullen Jr challenges statues to staring contests. The score so far?
LARRY MULLEN JR – 1,345,147
STATUES – 0

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Larry Mullen Jr. Facts!

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Larry has a “mangled” foot?