The aging dieties that are U2 played a not-so-secret show at Fordham University in New York City over the weekend to promote their new album, No Line On The Horizon. It had already been a very U2-ish week in New York, what with the whole temporary renaming of West 53rd St between Broadway and Eighth Ave “U2 Way,” and a five-night residency on the Late Show With David Letterman.
But on Friday night, the Times was there to cover something far more important than the silly band on stage. How far would some hairdressers from Michigan go to get close to Bono? Bribes? Begging? Physical violence? Cookies?
Attempt #1: “We heard it was a free concert—we didn’t know you needed ID to get in,” said one of them, Liz Jones, 28. “We’ve tried begging, pleading, jumping the fence. We can’t get in.”
Attempt #2: They approached Officer Richard Black, who was posted on Fordham Road. “Please, can you get us in?” Ms. Jones said. “Look where they put me,” Officer Black said. “Do you think I could get you in? I can’t even get myself in.”
Attempt #3: The women tried a different entrance and told the security guards there: “We don’t have any weapons. You can strip-search us.” The guards declined, and the women tried the next entrance. They heard a roar go up from inside the campus, and one of them, Felicia Duron, 24, grabbed the fence and groaned.
Attempt #4: Finally, at the campus entrance at Bathgate and 131st Street, near Finlay Hall, they approached the security guard and once again asked to be let in. “Where ya’s from?” he asked, looking them over. “Michigan,” they intoned, in unison. He paused, looked at them and said: “O.K., I’m going to turn my head now. I didn’t see anything.”
We hope the Michigan U2-loving ladies had a blast, and are especially glad they didn’t have to pawn some kids’ Fordham I.D.s to get in (they were selling for $300 on Craig’s List). Think Thriving Ivory have gone that far to cut a couple of tracks with the Biggest Band in the World?
TOPICS: Suri Jolie-Pitt, gossip