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David Kuo
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12:18am Thursday January 24, 2008
U2 has a new film opening. It is a 3D take on them in concert. It was… stupendous. The film can only be seen on IMAX screens so right off the bat it is 60 feet tall. To make it just a bit better, however, it utilizes a new digital 3-D technology that still requires you to don glasses but offers a spectacular picture.I spent the first 15 minutes of the film just laughing with delight at the picture. The overhead shots of Larry Mullen, Jr. playing drums and the dead on shots of the Edge strumming and Adam Clayton pounding the bass were nothing short of dazzling. Bono is, of course, front and center – and very 3-D – but the film captures, maybe for the first time, the band. Listening to them and seeing them in concert is to be blown away by Bono’s vocals and the Edge’s guitar. It is to hear Adam’s driving bass and Larry’s responsive drumming. But what the film captured was U2′s cohesiveness. There are Adam’s little dance steps that seem aimed at cracking up the band. There are the mouthed words one man to another. There is the obvious and beautiful affection they have onstage. It is an intimate portrait of four men living as one organism called U2. On the way out I ran into a glowing friend who beamed, “Every U2 concert is a revival.”She’s not too far off. I headed out to the theater tonight because I was tired and the stuff of this world felt a bit to much to handle and I needed to be given a glimpse of the eternal. Wonderfully, that is what I got. I got to see a band that is, at the very least, a rich shadow of the musical perfection to come when things on earth things in heaven are one. I feel revived.
Dancing... or drinking through life I am not even sure that I know how to do a link anymore. I'm giving it a shot though so, three readers, please forgive me if I mess this up.
So Rod Dreher's sister is battling cancer. It is nasty. Their faith is extraordinary. Here's his latest post (I think)
There are 8 comments on it.
As I scrolle
Back... I'm back here at JWalking after a bit of time because I just want someplace to record thoughts from time to time. I doubt that many of the thoughts will be political - there are plenty upon plenty of people offering their opinions on everything political and I doubt that I have much to add that will
Learning to tell a story For the last ten months or so I've been engaged in a completely different world - the world of screenwriting. It began as a writing project - probably the 21st Century version of a yen to write the great American novel - a shot at a screenplay. I knew that I knew nothing about the art but was inspir
And just one more I have, I think, just one more round of chemo left.
When I go through my pill popping regimen tomorrow morning it will be the last time for this particular round of drugs. Twenty-three rounds, it seems, is enough.
What comes next? We'll go back to what we did after the surgery. We'll watch and measu
” . . . to claim the victory Jesus won.”
I can see why you like Bono.
If you feel good after a U2 concert, go to Spirit West Coast in Monterey California in July/August. You’ll know WHY an eternity praising God is a promise to look forward to. Peter Furler and The Newsboys, Mac Powell and Thrid Day, Dan Haseltine and Jars of Clay, David Crowder, Superchic[k], Barlow Girl, et al . . .,
a little slice of heaven.
(corrections made)
David Kuo has been walking with Jesus for more than 20 years, during which time he has served as special assistant to the president in George W. Bush’s White House, policy director for Sen. John Ashcroft, and speechwriter for a gaggle of conservatives (plus a few liberals here and there). He is the author of “Tempting Faith,” a book about God and politics, and is currently the Washington editor for Beliefnet.com. He is in love with his wife Kim and three other females named Laura, Rachel, and Olivia, conveniently also known as his daughters. He is a member of the Association of Professional Bass Fishermen.
David Kuo has been walking with Jesus for more than 20 years, during which time he has served as special assistant to the president in George W. Bush’s White House, policy director for Sen. John Ashcroft, and speechwriter for a gaggle of conservatives (plus a few liberals here and there). He is the author of “Tempting Faith,” a book about God and politics, and is currently the Washington editor for Beliefnet.com. He is in love with his wife Kim and three other females named Laura, Rachel, and Olivia, conveniently also known as his daughters. He is a member of the Association of Professional Bass Fishermen.
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posted January 23, 2008 at 11:55 pm
The way you describe it, I’m thinking, “Hello, hello, I’m at a place called Vertigo” …
posted January 24, 2008 at 1:22 am
Sounds like David has found what he’s lookin’ for.
posted January 24, 2008 at 9:00 am
” . . . to claim the victory Jesus won.”
I can see why you like Bono.
If you feel good after a U2 concert, go to Spirit West Coast in Monterey California in July/August. You’ll know WHY an eternity praising God is a promise to look forward to. Peter Furler and The Newsboys, Mac Powell and Thrid Day, Dan Haseltine and Jars of Clay, David Crowder, Superchic[k], Barlow Girl, et al . . .,
a little slice of heaven.
(corrections made)
posted January 24, 2008 at 11:38 pm
David…did you notice Bono calling his friend a LARD? Great minds think a like!