by Winthrop

I found tonight's Providence show much better than Tuesday's. The crowd seemed a lot peppier. Birthday celebrations right from the start. Bono led the crowd in "Happy Birthday" twice (before Party Girl) and after Walk On. Party Girl and Slow Dancing were totally unplanned. The setlist did not list either song. On Tuesday, the setlist had "Please (B+E) in black marker, indicating that it wasn't as unplanned as may have appeared. Bono asked for champagne and a bottle made its way to the heart. Bono shook it up, sprayed the crowd, and handed it to Larry, who enjoyed two birthday plugs of champagne. Edge made his way over for a sip too. During Pride Bono brought three women on stage who were all wearing American flag shirts. The girls danced at the tip of the heart until the show ended and everyone loved it. During Until the End of the World's ending, a fan got on stage and snapped off a series of photos while Bono and Edge hammed it up (Edge of course continuing the epic solo). Thus, no bullfight. Interestingly, a crew member was on stage during the final ten songs filming with a handheld digital camcorder. In all: great show. Slow Dancing seemed like the highlight, and Larry's little birthday celebration was loved by all. The birthday boy mentioned that it took him until 40 before he was comfortable talking to the whole crowd. While Larry was speaking, Bono slid into the drummer's chair and started tapping on the cymbals. Larry said, "Well, we're lucky because Bono can't play the drums!" Our hopes of hearing Larry sing were quickly dashed! Anybody with photos of Bono on drums should def. post them on the internet for all to enjoy. See you in Austin and LA. Perry Papadopolous is the business.

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