Some people say that bowling alleys have big lanes

Thank you John Prine for the last title--from "illegal smile" get to know John Prine if you don't know.

U2 is ready to rock you--are you ready to pony up the big bucks? Here is the info so far:

24.01.05 U2 Take 'Vertigo' On The Road
The dates, cities, venues and ticket information on the tour we've all been waiting for!
U2 will begin the first leg of their Vertigo//2005 world tour in San Diego on March, 28th 2005.Vertigo//2005 will visit 13 cities in North America before arriving in Brussels on June 10th for the first of 24 scheduled European performances, finishing up in Lisbon in the middle of August.
Here's the detail - get ready to book!NORTH AMERICA DATES AND TICKETING INFORMATION
March 28th San Diego, CA - Sports Arena
April 1st Anaheim, CA - Arrowhead Pond
April 5th Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
April 9th San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
April 14th Phoenix, AZ - Glendale Arena
April 20th Denver, CO - Pepsi CenterApril
24th Seattle, WA - Key Arena
April 28th Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
May 7th & May 9th Chicago, IL - United Center
May 14 Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
May 17 & May 18 East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena
May 21 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
May 24 & May 26 Boston, MA - Fleet Center
Tickets for performances in Boston, Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia and San Diego will go on sale this Saturday, January 29th.Tickets for performances in Los Angeles, Anaheim and San Jose go on sale this Sunday, January 30th and tickets for New York and East Rutherford go on sale next Monday, January 31st. (All additional on sale dates will be announced in the next few weeks.)Once again, U2 will offer General Admission floor tickets giving fans the best view in the house for the lowest ticket price. Reserved seat tickets in the stands will also be available.
In North America, general admission floor tickets will be $49.50 (plus applicable service fees). Additional ticket prices will vary per market. There will be an 8 ticket limit per person with a maximum purchase of 2 general admission floor tickets.
EUROPEAN DATES AND TICKETING INFORMATION
June 10th Brussels - King Baudouin Stadium
June 12th Gelsenkirchen - Schalke Stadium
June 14th Manchester - City of Manchester Stadium
June 18th London - Twickenham Stadium
June 21st Glasgow - Hampden Park
June 24th Dublin - Croke Park
June 29th Cardiff - Millenium Stadium
2nd July Vienna - Ernst Happel Stadium
5th July Katowice - Slaski Stadium
7th July Berlin - Olympic Stadium
9th July Paris - Stade de France
11th July Zurich – Letzigrund Stadium
13th July Amsterdam – Arena
19th July Milan - San Siro
23rd July Rome - Olympic Stadium
27th July Oslo - Vallehovin Stadium;
29th July Gothenburg - Ullevi Stadium
31st July Copenhagen - Parken
3rd August Munich - Olympic Stadium
5th August Nice - Parc des Sports Charles Ehrmann
7th August Barcelona – Camp Nou
9th August San Sebastian - Anoeta Stadium
11th August Madrid - Estadio Vicente Calderon
14th August Lisbon - Alvalade
Tickets for the UK shows go on sale at 9am Friday, January 28th; tickets forBrussels go on sale Saturday, January 29th and tickets for Dublin go on sale on Friday 4th February. (All additional on sale dates will be announced in the coming weeks.)
Paid-up subscribers to U2.Com http://www.u2.com/subscribe can takepart in a presale of tour tickets which begins on Tuesday 25th January, four days ahead of the general onsale - they will receive an e-mail about this direct with booking information.
More news on Vertigo//2005 as we get it.
Thanks for the info Helper Monkey you truly are helpful. This tour info also comes from Helper Monkey. Thanks man.

Kings of Leon is opening for U2 another band to get to know if you don't already. I loved their first cd. Here is a review of their second. Aha Shake Heartbreak.


Queens of the Stone Age tour dates
A wealth of North American dates for the Queens Of The Stone Age have now been announced, here's where you can see them:
March 15th Austin, TX - Stubb's Barbeque
March 16th Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room
March 19th Atlanta, GA - Earthlink Live
March 20th Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
March 24th New York, NY - Webster Hall
March 26th Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre / Underground
March 27th Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
March 28th Boston, MA - The Roxy
March 30th Toronto, ON - Kool Haus
March 31st Montreal, QC - Metropolis
April 02nd Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues
April 03rd Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
April 05th Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
April 06th Minneapolis, MN - Quest Club
April 08th Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Th. For Perf. Arts
April 10th Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall
April 11th Edmonton, AB - Red's
April 13th Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
April 14th Seattle, WA - The Premier
April 16th San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
April 18th Los Angeles, CA - Music Box At The Fonda
The groups newest effort "Lullabies To Paralyze" will see a release via Interscope on March 22nd
according to http://www.theprp.com/

Thanks again Helper Monkey.

Elvis Costello does opera.

New Beck sounds like the old Beck. Yes it has leaked to the web.

another concert for tsunami victims. This one in the UK. Performer are Clapton, Snow Patrol, Keane and many many more.

What's wrong with this photo--and no that is not Pezman in the background. Although I am sure there are similar photos out there of him.

Art with Nature. I guess I needed to class up this blog a bit.

Funny Flaps. flash.

Beer for women.

Alrighty more later. Thanks for reading
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