City of Blinding Lights

Last night (or i guess this morning, as it was about 4am) i saw the video for U2's "City of Blinding Lights". It's cheap and easy video on paper, just a shot of a live performance of the song on the Vertigo tour.

I was mesmerized!

This was shockingly the first time i had seen the Vertigo tour in action. On U2's last tour, i saw seven shows spread across all the legs of the tour, so i was pretty used to what it looked and felt like. This tour however is nearing the second half of the second leg, and this was the first time i saw it in action.

It just looked gorgeous. It flooded my mind of the memories of what it's like to be in that sea of people, moving this way and that on every whim of the band. It's pretty magical.

Im a little over 2 months from seeing my first Vertigo show in Toronto, and a little over 5 months from my second and final Vertigo show in Buffalo. Can't wait...

Speaking of Toronto, im headed there tonight to see The Lost Dogs play. Should be nice. I adore Toronto and am there as often as i can be. I miss New York all the time, but Toronto has its own special charm of its own. It's got a European flair that New York doesnt have, that subtle reminder that you are in a different land everywhere you look.