We ran into quite a large problem as we when we went to the agreed meeting spot at no one showed up to exchange our tickets for money. We waited for 30 mins but were stood up. So we were all a bit disappointed and it was looking like we would just go have a nice dinner as we didn’t want to pay the high scalper prices. In a last ditch effort we searched craigslist and made a call to a guy who had 4 general admission tickets. Amazing, luck was on our side. We met him at 5pm, got our tickets and made our way to Rogers Centre. We got in relatively early and found a good spot facing the middle of the stage. Warming the crowd was the band Snowpatrol. They put on a good show and the lead singer even joked around that he was hungover from experiencing our wonderful Toronto nightlife the previous night. Then there was about a 45min wait where the stage was being setup for U2. The crowd started to get bigger and bigger, eventually filing the entire Rogers Centre. I estimate that almost 99% of the seats were filled, so probably 50,000 people in the stands and another 8,000 in general admission standing room only. When U2 came out, everyone cheered. They started with songs from their most recent album and then moved on to the classics. The atmosphere was electrifying. Bono even brought a kid on stage for a song. The played a 23 song set. Wow, can’t believe the band does so many songs. Great value and awesome experience. No one wanted to leave. But finally the performance had to end. We were all impressed with how great Bono sounded in the Rogers Centre. The music sounded amazing even better than the prerecorded songs that are done in the studio. The whole time we were there, the crowd was cheering, dancing and singing along. The 360 stage was fantastic, as we could see many camera views of the band on the moving screen above the band. It almost felt like we were part of a U2 music video or more recently the U2 BlackBerry commercials. If you have a chance to see U2, you should do it. Highly recommended. One of the best live bands today and an awesome experience.
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Why do we call out Tiger having a bad season when he wins 5 tournaments and has a season that many pros would consider a fine career. Because Tiger is one of the greats. We are witnessing a new era for golf. A legend in the making. I’m happy that my generation has witnessed so many greats. There’s MJ in backetball, Larry Bird before him, Gretzky in hockey, Jerry Rice in Football. Pete Sampras and Roger Federer in Tennis. The list goes on and on and then you stop and realize there will always be the next great legend. It’s evolution, efficient markets and competition. Whatever you want to call it, it’s inevitable that someone will come along and break all the records. A few weeks ago we witnessed the unthinkable. Usain Bolt demolishing the world record in the 100 and 200M. He makes it look it easy. There will always be another legend. When Jack Nicklaus was winning major after major, no one could comprehend a better champion. Someone who will win more than 18 majors. No one will ever be able to do it again. And here we are, only 23 years later after Jack won his last Major the 1986 masters, watching the unthinkable, Tiger chasing the record of 18 majors. Tiger is at 14. He almost had 15 at the PGA Championship a few weeks ago. He will eventually surpass Jack, it’s only a matter of time. What is Tiger’s final major wins number? No one knows for sure, but I’m gonna go out on a limb and say he finishes his career with 20-25 majors. And when Tiger’s career is all said and done, another generation will watch in awe as a new legend chases down Tigers record and ultimately does the unthinkable. |
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