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Answer Guy: What is the 'Red Hill Mining Town' video about?
@U2,
May 11, 2003
From: Larry Can you please tell me what the video to "Red Hill Mining Town" is about, I've never seen it but I know there is one for it. Dear Larry: It's a great video, and a real shame so few eyes have seen it. Here's a recap from my memory:
That's a recap. It's a good video. But there are no elk in this one. Jordan didn't have the prescience that Anton Corbijn showed in "Electrical Storm."
From: Ned I first of all want to say well done on your Answer Guy page. I read it often, and I am amazed at how much you know. SO, I would like to try and stump you. I know that sounds absolutely crazy, but I would like to try. During a recent tour Bono shaved his head completely. Do you know the tour, the city, and the date of when he did this? Dear Ned: C'mon, Ned...you need to try harder than that to stump AG. He shaved his head in between the 2nd PopMart Mexico City show and the Vancouver show.
From: Noelle Watching Rattle and Hum, Larry looks like he is in a lot of pain while doing the heavy drumming during some songs. I have heard he has a problem with his wrists that causes this,has he had this problem before R&H or has he always had it? (Maybe that's why he's a wannabee frontman?) Dear Noelle: Larry's hand problems began in 1985 during the UF tour when he had to be taken to a hospital because of the excruciating pain he was feeling. He was ordered to stop drumming for a couple weeks, but that wasn't about to happen because a) Larry is a certifiable stud, and b) that tour was way too important to cancel two weeks' worth of shows. He ended up getting a plaster that could be removed for the concerts and eventually fought his way through it. Did I mention that Larry is a stud? The issues continue to the present day -- you may have seen Elevation tour pictures where Larry is wearing various arm and wrist supports during the concerts.
From: Jeffy On "Mothers of the Disappeared," what is that effect sound under the intro supposed to be? Is it a rocking chair? A spinning wheel? A loom? Is it Edge's quid-pro-quo to the hair dryer rev a la Eddie Van Halen's 1984 hit, "Panama"? Dear Jeffy: I was honored to be present at the first of only 11 times that it has been played live (San Diego, California). The sound you hear is actually the result of a bet made between Larry and Edge whereby Larry said he could make a compelling rhythm using any object. Edge pointed outside the studio at the telephone pole and the cable holding it up and said "go to it." Larry took his two largest drumsticks outside and began playing the cable. Flood was there to hold the microphone, Edge bowed to Larry's percussive acumen, and Bono found a place for the tear-inducing poem he had written several months before. The result was "Mothers of the Disappeared." Score one for the rhythm section.
[Disclaimer: All questions taken from legitimate emails. Names have been changed to protect the innocent. Legitimate responses are usually sent via private email prior to getting the humorous treatment here. Prices subject to change. Void where prohibited. Objects may be closer than they appear. Parental guidance suggested. Contents under pressure. Your mileage may vary. Do not write below this line. If condition persists, see a doctor.] © @U2, 2003.
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