Hey Crew,
It's been a while since I made a post. I wanted to talk about September in the next few blog entries since it was a great month both personally and for Esther's Echo .
Mid September Steve and I found ourselves at the U2 360 concert in Toronto. I have been an enormous U2 fan for years. The band's ability to speak truth through music is inspiring. I have never been able to actually make a concert before however. The last time U2 was in the Toronto area was 2004 and I will still in Sierra Leone. There has been speculation that this will be U2's final tour/album. I was, therefore, compelled to make it to this show. Dazzled by the uniquely designed 360 degree stage, the open roof of the Skydome and U2 classic and newer tracks, we made our way down as close to the stage as possible. Part of the performance was dedicated to Aung San Suu Kyi, the democratically elected leader of Burma who has suffered under house arrest for nearly 15 years. When U2's "Walk On" was played, the band asked the audience to remember the political prisoner and hold masks of her up in support. The concert also featured an enormous video of Archbishop Desmond Tutu calling for peace and a speech from crew aboard the International Space Station. Bono certainly knows rock. He also certainly knows how to network. The concert was one of the most memorable experiences of my life. I do indeed hope that others were as inspired as me to take up or continue causes to support meaningful social change. As Bono once said..."when you listen to rock music. It should make you want to change the world"
We had a whole whack of photos on a friend's camera that the memory card is currently missing for. When I locate it, I will throw on some others. I did dig this one up below from Facebook.
Matthew being interviewed by Much Music at U2 360 With Aung San Suu Kyi Mask in Hand