Month: August 2006

Amazon has the new U2 autobiography, U2 by U2 available for pre-order. The book will be released on Sept 26.
Hopefully I’ll be able to snag a copy somewhere before I head to Nigeria.

5. Stranger in a Strange Land
4. Original of the Species
3. With a Shout (Jerusalem)
2. Wake up Dead Man
1. Walk On

5. I wanna go to the foot of the Messiah – to the foot of He who made me see
4. Gloria…in te domine, Gloria…exultate, Gloria…Gloria, Oh Lord, loosen my lips
3. And I can’t tell the difference between ABC News, Hill Street Blues and a preacher on the old time gospel hour – stealing money from the sick and the old. Well the God I believe in isn’t short of cash – Mister!
2. Where you live should not determine whether you live of whether you die.
1. Grace, its a name for a girl. It’s also a thought that changed the world.

Mike Gallagher said on this week on Fox News, that we should have a special line for Muslims at our nation’s airports.

“It’s time to have a Muslims check point line in American airports and have Muslims be scrutinized. You better believe it.”

Are you kidding me?!
How are we going to determine who the Muslims are? Should we require them to put red crescents on their sleeves?
Next we’ll have separate water fountains and separate bathrooms for Muslims, Christians and Jews.
Before long, someone’s going to suggest building a 20-foot wall between American and Canada Mexico.

As reported earlier, one of my favorite billboards reads, “When I said ‘Love your neighbor’ I meant it. – God”

According to LifeNews:

The Ion Channel Media Group, a private biotechnology and advertising firm, has released a list of the top stem cell research laboratories in the world.
The ranking was compiled using the publication and citation history of nearly 5000 stem cell research labs.
The survey found that most of the laboratories in the top 25 are from the United States, despite President Bush’s limits on using taxpayer funds to pay for any new embryonic stem cell research.
All of the top eight stem cell research labs hail from the U.S., including the number one center, Irving Weissman’s lab at Stanford. Catherine Verfaillie’s laboratory at the University of Minnesota earned the number two spot based upon her work with adult stem cells derived from bone marrow.

Aaron sent me this link:
U2.com is reporting that U2 will release a new book next month, entitled U2 by U2.

It will be the definitive U2 story. It will have stories never before told and photos never before seen. It is ‘U2byU2’ and worldwide publication is just two months away, on September 22nd.
For the first time each member of U2 – and manager Paul McGuinness – has told their own story from their earliest childhood memories to their first meeting with each other, from those opening chords in Larry’s kitchen to becoming the biggest band in rock’n’roll.

Looks like it should be out just in time for me to read on my super long flight from Dallas to Nigeria. Looking forward to it.
Speaking of my trip, I believe I’m still at least $1,000 short for the trip. So if you feel so led, feel free to make a donation to the trip by clicking the PayPal button on the right hand column.