Brandenburg Gate setlist predictions - Page 26

AnnRKeyintheUSA · 11-07-2009, 05:40 PM

Anything that gets the lead story on Yahoo is going to get a lot of attention.

coolian2 · 11-07-2009, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by AnnRKeyintheUSA

Anything that gets the lead story on Yahoo is going to get a lot of attention.

yahoo are well known for their journalistic brilliance with fully researched stories including correcting errors.

AnnRKeyintheUSA · 11-07-2009, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by coolian2

how dare they want to avoid the risk of crushing people to death!

what bastards.

This is quite the bullshit lame excuse. When I was at the UVA concert with some friends and none of us got tickets, what did we do but sit up on the hill where we could see inside the stadium. Lots of people did it but nobody got crushed. I do not believe this is the reason the fence was erected. If it were, even more would be crushed if they pressed against the fence and it collapsed, causing those who got knocked down to be stampeded by those who were pushing from behind. So no I don't believe that was the reason.

corianderstem · 11-07-2009, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by AnnRKeyintheUSA

Anything that gets the lead story on Yahoo is going to get a lot of attention.

Well, of course. It's just that most sources failed to follow-up on the story to say "Oh, they took it down" because then they have nothing to clutch their pearls and yell ONOZ OMG about.

coolian2 · 11-07-2009, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by AnnRKeyintheUSA

This is quite the bullshit lame excuse. When I was at the UVA concert with some friends and none of us got tickets, what did we do but sit up on the hill where we could see inside the stadium. Lots of people did it but nobody got crushed. Okay U2 is perfect never mind!

yeah, because that's totally the same thing.

and where did i say u2 were perfect? maybe you should go back to, you know, not posting. i see you're completely ignoring the other posts on the issue which provide even more reasonable explanations. i guess anything more than a paragraph is too difficult to respond to?

Vincent Vega · 11-07-2009, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by AnnRKeyintheUSA

So, if George W. Bush did it, and this was FYM, you would whine for days about it, but since it was U2, you just want it to go away because you like them and you don't want to hear about it?

Could you back up your assuming here with actual quotes of me ever doing that? No? Oh, well then...
But thanks. I don't know where you get that from, but it's nice to hear.

When Bush came to Germany the protection measures were insane. But it wasn't Bush, it was the Secret Service that requested that. Back then, I certainly voiced my contempt with turning a city into a high security prison for his short visit. I didn't whine and complain about it back then, though. Just said it was ridiculous. Same when news came out how helicopters were surprised to fly over Sydney to use some technic which would block every cell phone for the area around his limousine.
I don't care that it was U2. Especially since this silly blinded fence was put up by MTV, not U2. And they were responsible for the gig. I just tell you the third time: Here in Berlin, or Germany in general, we don't fucking care about this stupid issue. We do not. Period.
Where would I want it to go anyway? As I said, it's a non-issue over here. That means, it is not even present. If something is not present, it cannot go away.

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And Keith Olbermann is an irritating blowhard who thinks he's the new Edward R. Murrow, so I can't even spare the effort of rolling my eyes at him.

Oh my goodness, don't say he dedicated a special comment to this nonsense or something.

Was MTV named the worst person on earth?

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Originally Posted by AnnRKeyintheUSA

This is quite the bullshit lame excuse. When I was at the UVA concert with some friends and none of us got tickets, what did we do but sit up on the hill where we could see inside the stadium. Lots of people did it but nobody got crushed. I do not believe this is the reason the fence was erected. If it were, even more would be crushed if they pressed against the fence and it collapsed, causing those who got knocked down to be stampeded by those who were pushing from behind. So no I don't believe that was the reason.

The blinding was only at the side of the bakery, Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts. Up to when the gig started. Official excuse was otherwise people would block the entrances to those shops. So to avoid that the fence got blinded on that side and that side only. When U2 did the soundcheck in the afternoon people used the chairs of the Starbucks to look over the fence.
What do you believe to be the reason, then?

Axver · 11-07-2009, 09:37 PM

Vincent, be quiet and let people who've never been to Germany tell you how Germans such as yourself should feel.

That's the way this is meant to work.

corianderstem · 11-07-2009, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Vincent Vega

Oh my goodness, don't say he dedicated a special comment to this nonsense or something.

Was MTV named the worst person on earth?

Oh, no. It was U2 who got ol' Olbie's wrath. They were one of the worst people in the world that day!

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Originally Posted by Vincent Vega

When U2 did the soundcheck in the afternoon people used the chairs of the Starbucks to look over the fence.
What do you believe to be the reason, then?

ZOMG U2 hates Starbucks! U2 hates corporate America!

Rosebud · 11-08-2009, 12:32 AM

^To be fair, Olbermann did give this bronze medal for "Worst Person in the World" to U2 and MTV.

Of course, he did say, "U2 and MTV. That's right. Bono, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen - even the Edge."

So.....nevermind.

last unicorn · 11-08-2009, 02:41 AM

I can't believe this discussion is still going on.

**KhanadaRhodes** · 11-08-2009, 02:45 AM

yeah, can we please keep the thread on topic? this thread is only to discuss the gig's setlist. one or two posts is okay of course but this thread is starting to stray. thanks.

achtung_girl · 11-08-2009, 04:21 PM

I only read few posts but omg

Vincent Vega · 11-08-2009, 04:24 PM

Glad your trains were on time.

achtung_girl · 11-08-2009, 04:26 PM

^yes what a weekend...

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AnnRKeyintheUSA War Child Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: not coming down Posts: 563 Local Time: 09:47 AM	Anything that gets the lead story on Yahoo is going to get a lot of attention.

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Rosebud Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: in the enchanted forest of dreams and wonderment...or else at my computer. Posts: 7,043 Local Time: 06:47 AM	^To be fair, Olbermann did give this bronze medal for "Worst Person in the World" to U2 and MTV. Of course, he did say, "U2 and MTV. That's right. Bono, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen - even the Edge." So.....nevermind.

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achtung_girl New Yorker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: a hell of a show Posts: 2,804 Local Time: 03:47 PM	I only read few posts but omg

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