What’s on your holiday (U2) wish list?
To save myself from getting yet another copy of Rattle and Hum each Christmas, a few years back I began creating a “U2 wish list” for family and friends who buy me holiday gifts. I realize it’s hard for civilians (my term for non-U2-die-hards) to understand that with few exceptions, each time U2 releases something “official” I rush to the store that very day to buy it. That includes magazines that feature them, books they’re in and clothing they’re affiliated with. So the U2 items my kin see on the top shelf at Target are bound to be things I already own.
But that’s not to say I own everything—with the economy like it is, and a tour on the horizon (wink) I’ve scaled back on my collecting and tried to buy only “necessities.” This means that my list this year includes the re-issue of October, the fish shirt that Bono designed for the Hard Rock Café and the Edun organic knit scarf I’ve had my eye on all year.
And that begs the question: what’s on your U2 wish list?
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I’ve been eyeing all of the re-issued early albums, and the Survivor: Gabon shirt that is made by Edun. And if I can ever find it, a cool poster from the Unforgettable Fire era.
Tickets to the next tour for me and all my friends!!
How about a new single? An actual release date for the album would be nice as well.
The album. Plus a live appearance by the band playing Happy Christmas (War is Over) on a late-night talk show.