u2 at the end of the world

philly80 · 04-14-2008, 03:19 AM

this is going to sound very strange but - in my copy of "u2 at the end of the world" there is no mention of Edge's mushroom experience? can anyone tell me which chapter this was in? ive read the book twice and cant find it - am i mad?

Carek1230 · 04-14-2008, 08:55 AM

Pg 329

39. Under My Skin
the walking tour enters its third day/ how edge lost the secret of the universe/ bono dubs a sinatra duet/ the old fool controversy/ secondhand smokers/ a pub crawl with gavin/ michael jackson loses face

You know, just because I have to hang on Bono's coattail through every gin mill, juke joint, pool hall, and pub in Dublin doesn't mean I have to drag you along with me. Let's skip ahead twenty-four hours, to Thursday of the week of the Dublin concerts. You haven't missed anything. Bono's still coming up with excuses not to go home, he's still in the same clothes he's had on since he got offstage in Cork on Tuesday. We're both still awake and engaged in one of the greatest walking talkathons since Johnson jabbered to Boswell.

"Do you know the story of how Edge lost the Secret of the Universe?" Bono asks. Oh boy, a Hibernian folktale! "No, Bono, tell me."

"It started when Edge got a jar of psychedelic mushrooms," Bono begins, as wise as Uncle Remus. The legend, in summary, goes like this: Being very scientific, Edge decided that if he was going to sample any psychedelic mushrooms at all, he might as well eat the whole jar. Apparently those were potent fungi. Edge's eyes spun around and his hat flew off his head. He figured he'd better not take a chance on any impressionable members of the U2 Fan Club seeing him like this, so he went upstairs and got into his bed. He lay there for a while and then imagined he heard his wife calling him. He went to the door. No one was there. He went back to bed. And then, amid kaleidoscopes of spinning dimensions like an old Dr. Strange comic, Edge was given the Secret of the Universe.

philly80 · 04-14-2008, 07:22 PM

oh thankyou! ill have to look in my copy tonight - i cabt believe i might have missed this (twice!)

Popmartijn · 04-26-2008, 04:55 PM

That part (the mushroom experience) isn't in my copy of At The End Of The World! I've read the book so many times, I know it inside-out. So I was already confused when the question came up (as it isn't in the book). But now it seems there are different versions of the book.
I looked up the chapter in my book and this is what it says:

36. Under My Skin
the walking tour enters its third day/ bono dubs a sinatra duet/ the old fool controversy/ secondhand smokers/ a pub crawl with gavin/ michael jackson loses face

So it seems I'm not only missing a few chapters, but also things inside the chapters. What's going on???

FYI, this is the info of my book:
ISBN: 0 553 40886 2
Published in Great Britain by Bantam (1996)

The book has 56 chapters.
Here's a picture of the cover:

So, basically I want to know: are there different versions of this book?

rihannsu · 04-26-2008, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Popmartijn

That part (the mushroom experience) isn't in my copy of At The End Of The World! I've read the book so many times, I know it inside-out. So I was already confused when the question came up (as it isn't in the book). But now it seems there are different versions of the book.
I looked up the chapter in my book and this is what it says:

36. Under My Skin
the walking tour enters its third day/ bono dubs a sinatra duet/ the old fool controversy/ secondhand smokers/ a pub crawl with gavin/ michael jackson loses face

So it seems I'm not only missing a few chapters, but also things inside the chapters. What's going on???

FYI, this is the info of my book:
ISBN: 0 553 40886 2
Published in Great Britain by Bantam (1996)

The book has 56 chapters.
Here's a picture of the cover:

So, basically I want to know: are there different versions of this book?

Did you buy it used or new? Also there may be differences between versions for different countries. Is it paperback or hardback? Mine is a paperback US printing by Dell Publishing. It has 60 chapters and is 536 pages. The spine is orange and the front just has a really big U2 on it. ISBN #0-385-31157-5.

Looks like the UK version was different.

Dana

last unicorn · 04-28-2008, 05:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by rihannsu

Did you buy it used or new? Also there may be differences between versions for different countries. Is it paperback or hardback? Mine is a paperback US printing by Dell Publishing. It has 60 chapters and is 536 pages. The spine is orange and the front just has a really big U2 on it. ISBN #0-385-31157-5.

Looks like the UK version was different.

Dana

I have that one as well. Including the mushroom part.

philly80 · 04-29-2008, 06:40 AM

ive just checked my copy - it definatley doesnt have the mushroom part! im so bummed out!

U2girl · 05-03-2008, 10:31 AM

I read somewhere the US version is a few chapters longer.

philly80 · 05-06-2008, 02:02 AM

thats interesting - mine is a uk copy i had to get on ebay cause you cant get it in Australia!
can anyone verify that the US copy is longer?

zooropop40 · 07-04-2009, 01:24 AM

Greatest book on U2 ever!

lauramullen · 07-04-2009, 05:31 PM

I have the US version. I bought it in Barnes and Noble about 8 years ago and mine is 60 chapters and about 525 pages(that is not including the index) and it mentions Edge's mushroom experience.

BonoFox1 · 07-05-2009, 02:40 AM

I am re-reading this book again because it is SO AWESOME!

Popmartijn · 07-05-2009, 03:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lauramullen

I have the US version. I bought it in Barnes and Noble about 8 years ago and mine is 60 chapters and about 525 pages(that is not including the index) and it mentions Edge's mushroom experience.

Coincidentally, I have the book lying in front of me. It's a UK paperback version and has 56 chapters and about 480 pages. I'm missing some stuff, apparently.

lauramullen · 07-05-2009, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BonoFox1

I am re-reading this book again because it is SO AWESOME!

I am too and coincidentially I just got done the part about Edge and the mushrooms right before I saw this post

digitize · 07-11-2009, 09:09 PM

I love U2ATEOTW, and that chapter is hilarious.

04-14-2008, 03:19 AM	#1
philly80 computer dumb arse Premium Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sydney Australia - 19 weeks pregnant!! Posts: 577 Local Time: 12:04 PM	u2 at the end of the world this is going to sound very strange but - in my copy of "u2 at the end of the world" there is no mention of Edge's mushroom experience? can anyone tell me which chapter this was in? ive read the book twice and cant find it - am i mad?

04-14-2008, 08:55 AM	#2
Carek1230 Blue Crack Distributor Premium Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Punctuation Valley Posts: 61,002 Local Time: 05:04 PM	Pg 329 39. Under My Skin the walking tour enters its third day/ how edge lost the secret of the universe/ bono dubs a sinatra duet/ the old fool controversy/ secondhand smokers/ a pub crawl with gavin/ michael jackson loses face You know, just because I have to hang on Bono's coattail through every gin mill, juke joint, pool hall, and pub in Dublin doesn't mean I have to drag you along with me. Let's skip ahead twenty-four hours, to Thursday of the week of the Dublin concerts. You haven't missed anything. Bono's still coming up with excuses not to go home, he's still in the same clothes he's had on since he got offstage in Cork on Tuesday. We're both still awake and engaged in one of the greatest walking talkathons since Johnson jabbered to Boswell. "Do you know the story of how Edge lost the Secret of the Universe?" Bono asks. Oh boy, a Hibernian folktale! "No, Bono, tell me." "It started when Edge got a jar of psychedelic mushrooms," Bono begins, as wise as Uncle Remus. The legend, in summary, goes like this: Being very scientific, Edge decided that if he was going to sample any psychedelic mushrooms at all, he might as well eat the whole jar. Apparently those were potent fungi. Edge's eyes spun around and his hat flew off his head. He figured he'd better not take a chance on any impressionable members of the U2 Fan Club seeing him like this, so he went upstairs and got into his bed. He lay there for a while and then imagined he heard his wife calling him. He went to the door. No one was there. He went back to bed. And then, amid kaleidoscopes of spinning dimensions like an old Dr. Strange comic, Edge was given the Secret of the Universe. __________________ Join in on the fun!!! Holiday card Exchange 2009 - http://u2.interference.com/f234/pleb...-a-203129.html

07-04-2009, 05:31 PM	#11
lauramullen Jersey Girl who loves U2 Premium Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In my own little world Posts: 25,050 Local Time: 08:04 PM	I have the US version. I bought it in Barnes and Noble about 8 years ago and mine is 60 chapters and about 525 pages(that is not including the index) and it mentions Edge's mushroom experience. __________________ 2010 Tour: Anaheim 6/6/10, 6/7/09, Denver 6/12/10, Oakland- June 6/16/10, Philly 7/12/09, East Rutherford- 7/19/10

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04-14-2008, 07:22 PM	#3
philly80 computer dumb arse Premium Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sydney Australia - 19 weeks pregnant!! Posts: 577 Local Time: 12:04 PM	oh thankyou! ill have to look in my copy tonight - i cabt believe i might have missed this (twice!)

04-26-2008, 04:55 PM	#4
Popmartijn Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Netherlands Posts: 26,651 Local Time: 02:04 AM	That part (the mushroom experience) isn't in my copy of At The End Of The World! I've read the book so many times, I know it inside-out. So I was already confused when the question came up (as it isn't in the book). But now it seems there are different versions of the book. I looked up the chapter in my book and this is what it says: 36. Under My Skin the walking tour enters its third day/ bono dubs a sinatra duet/ the old fool controversy/ secondhand smokers/ a pub crawl with gavin/ michael jackson loses face So it seems I'm not only missing a few chapters, but also things inside the chapters. What's going on??? FYI, this is the info of my book: ISBN: 0 553 40886 2 Published in Great Britain by Bantam (1996) The book has 56 chapters. Here's a picture of the cover: So, basically I want to know: are there different versions of this book?

04-29-2008, 06:40 AM	#7
philly80 computer dumb arse Premium Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sydney Australia - 19 weeks pregnant!! Posts: 577 Local Time: 12:04 PM	ive just checked my copy - it definatley doesnt have the mushroom part! im so bummed out!

05-03-2008, 10:31 AM	#8
U2girl Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: slovenija Posts: 17,170 Local Time: 02:04 AM	I read somewhere the US version is a few chapters longer.

05-06-2008, 02:02 AM	#9
philly80 computer dumb arse Premium Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sydney Australia - 19 weeks pregnant!! Posts: 577 Local Time: 12:04 PM	thats interesting - mine is a uk copy i had to get on ebay cause you cant get it in Australia! can anyone verify that the US copy is longer?

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zooropop40 Refugee Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Interference is called Interference because it interferes on my ability to live a normal life... Posts: 1,239 Local Time: 08:04 PM	Greatest book on U2 ever!

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digitize Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Doing His Disappearing Act (actual: Austin, Texas) Posts: 7,042 Local Time: 07:04 PM	I love U2ATEOTW, and that chapter is hilarious.