One of our beloved blogging tour bloggers, David Kuo, sent this link over today. It's a video of a just-finished, previously-unfinished U2 song from the Joshua Tree sessions. This is awesome. And it's cool to see a rock star share the songwriting process in this intimate way.
It's funny how much connection there is to Uganda. I remember a dvd these guys sent me about a little ministry they were spearheading called Invisible Children. I checked it out, was moved, and reported on it in the magazine (and here in this blog). I kind of left it alone, feeling like I'd done my part; as the ministry/organization took off. Now it's the non-profit charity getting a percentage of proceeds from Thrice's latest 4-EP album package. I had no idea that that was taking place in Uganda. For some reason I connected it elsewhere. Shows you how little I pay attention sometimes.
Oh my gosh, I can't believe I didn't remember the where and the what from this story! It would have made my trip even more intense. Wow. It might've made me more scared. It might've made me want to get more involved and take a trip to the Northern part of the country where little kids are being recruited into a war.
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at March 3, 2008 10:05 AM