There and back again

As noted 2 posts before U2 Rocks. To explain this seemingly random post let me explain.
Back in February tickets for U2’s Virtigo ‘05 tour went on sale. A friend of mine, Catherine, and I got up early on a Saturday to get tickets. We tried the website and they were sold out to web users. We grabbed another friend’s car and drove to HyVee (the nearest Ticketmaster location). We stood in line behind a woman trying to buy 15 tickets. We probably stood there for 20 minuets. We could hear the tickets selling for what we thought were only 2 shows.
When we eventually got our turn we were elated to find out that there was now 4 shows, and that they were all close to being sold out. We asked for the best 3 tickets she could get us and she printed them out, we paid and we were on our way with tickets. 3 months pass, the tour announces another 3 shows in the area; 2 more for a total of 6 in Chicago (all sold out), and one in Omaha (also sold out). More importantly the day of the concert comes up. Cat’s Mom wanted to see a relative and was nice enough to drive us to Chicago.

The show was nothing short of amazing.  It's really hard to describe it. It was a little unbelievable being not that far away from a group that has been making amazing music for over 25 years.  

In summation, U2 ROCKS!