As promised.
When and how did I become a U2 fan�?.
Wow, I hope you have some time on your hands. 
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In 1983 I was just getting into MTV. This was when MTV was worth watching, not like now when it plays one or 2 videos a day. We even had a local video channel as well. There was something about this video that I was watching, not sure if it was the energy I could feel coming from the singer, or the song itself. It was in constant rotation so I saw it quite often but it took me a couple weeks to actually catch the name of it and the name of the band doing it. U2�? Hmm, VERY interesting name for a band. Sunday Bloody Sunday�? I thought the song was fantastic. Wondering about the band, I ended up at a record store and looked for U2’s record. When I found “Under A Blood Red Sky�?I noticed the fantastic price and decided you can’t go wrong with that price. Worth a try, so I bought it, noting that there were 3 other albums (yes, albums, no cd’s in those days).
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Once I put the record on, it was very difficult getting it off the record player, it was a fantastic record! I was totally blown away by the idea that I had never had any record before that had all good songs on it. With a month I owned all of the previous 3 albums as well, and loved every one.
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It wasn’t until September 18, 1987 that I had the chance to finally see U2 in concert at the Boston Garden. That was a show I will never forget. Then I saw them yet again only 4 nights later at the local stadium. To this day, the thoughts of that first concert can bring me out of the most depressed moods.
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U2 has been a constant in my life, having been there musically through much, both good and bad, in my life. Though sometimes my fanaticism faded for a while, through the latter part of the �?0’s especially, my love and respect for U2 has never waned. They are truly the greatest band in the world and I’m glad to be one of the many true fans they have.
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