by Victor DePasqual

Wow. Extraordinary. So spectacular I can hardly put it into words. I'm from Dickinson, Texas, which is about 45 minutes outside of Houston and made the four hour trip to Dallas to see the greatest band in the world.

We got to the Cotton Bowl around 5 o clock and bought the souvenir shop out. I would recommend the white Bono/Edge shirt. Also, the big "Lemon" balloon is worth it, they ran out after only thirty minutes.

Rage Against the Machine came out and did a decent job. Can't say I'm a big fan, but I'll give them this, they have energy. The twenty minute set of Howie B's DJing was really cool and helped to pass the time.

But, when the strains of "Pop Muzik" began to play, the crowd energized and my heart starting beating five times faster. The Cotton Bowl went dark, the crowd stood on their chairs and Bono slid into "Mofo."

Being on the floor, right in the middle of the stage, the view was fantastic. During the rousing "Bullet the Blue Sky (Remix)" the pyramid light effect was right above us. Stand out performances include, "Gone" and "Please" which were both visually and aurally astounding. "With or Without You" was so hauntingly beautiful it truly moved me to slight tears. "Hold me..." was at once energetic and visually stunning.

The really cool part came when the band emerged from the giant Lemon to rip into "Discotheque" and promptly fell apart. Bono could be heard saying, "C'mon guys, speed up." Missing about four full verses of Discotheque, the band struggled to keep it all together. It made them seem human, and that really made me respect them even more.

Having been to see ZooTV at the Astrodome and Summit in 1993 and 1992, this show was much better. It seemed more intimate, if you could say that about the biggest concert in the world. U2 are still the greatest, Bono is still the coolest, and the songs are still phenomenal. If you have a chance, go see them, you will not be disappointed.

Now, all I have to do is wait until November 28, when they'll be here, and I have 5th row floor. Time just passes to slowly.

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