So, U2 has been my favorite band forever but I was asked in college who my favorite band was and I said without hesitation, U2. I started watching NFL football in 2009 when Sean started playing city football for Dearborn. He was on the same team as my nephew and started when he was seven but he played as if he was an eight-year-old because his birthday is in November. My nephew’s birthday is in December so he turned 10 at the end of the season.
We always would joke because my son was the youngest and my nephew was the oldest and they were on the same team. I knew all the football positions when I was in high school but seeing a bunch of kids with their helmets bigger than their shoulder pads running around bumping into each other, it got a little confusing so I started watching the Lions (post 0-16) to see what it was supposed to look like. I LOVE football now!
It has become my routine since my knee injury to watch Good Morning Football every morning since I was not teaching. All this week, everyone let us know that Bono is going to be on the show. I was beyond excited! I got to see a clear-cut moment where my worlds collide. GMFB tweeted this picture yesterday and I think I may have to frame it!
There are many times that I wish I was in Kay Adams shoes but I think this moment is the moment I wished the most I were in her shoes! I got out of bed early and put my contacts in to make sure I saw the first run of the show. I wouldn’t mind being Kyle Brant either.
But really thinking about it, I think it would be more like when I saw U2 in concert. Bono popped up onto the stage through a trap door below the stage when I saw them for the Vertigo tour in 2005. I gasped when he showed up on stage and thought, “Me and Bono are sharing the same air!” We really weren’t because my seats were not that good but I was so shocked to actually be in his presence.
He started singing my favorite song at that time (“In a Little While”) a cappella and wanted the crowd to sing-along. I belted it out as loud as I could but because I was so far away from the stage, he couldn’t hear me so he stopped singing it. He said, “No? Maybe next time.”
I watched both broadcasts of the show and the interview about six times and I was such a fan! I thought I could draft the blog post in the commercials but I was breathless after seeing him and hearing the breakfast table talk about the interview. I just woke up from a nap because I pooped out because I was so excited this morning! I really liked that my worlds collided today and I liked hearing from Kyle Brandt that Bono is a hugger!