I love a good U2 fandom origin story! apancella.substack.com/p/andrew-smi...
Part 2 of my interview with Matt McGee is up. We got into some deep topics in this one, but we laughed a lot too. (I'm especially proud of nearly causing a spit-take.)
For my U2 Fandom at 50 series, Avril Barcoe reflects on living in a world where she's always known about the band.
Matt McGee, founder of fan site atu2.com (of blessed memory).
The Mississippi. "The river is to the east" was so deeply ingrained in me that when I lived in Cincinnati for a while, I absolutely could not get oriented. The river is not supposed to be to the south!
@thinkingbayonet.bsky.social · 9mo agoMy favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river. Mine is the Patuxent.
I just wanted to call this to the attention of @travisview.bsky.social ...since Fulton Sheen made a QAA guest appearance back in the day.
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 2mo agoCatholics from the Peoria, Illinois, area are eagerly preparing for a long-awaited beatification service of the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen.
Got to chat with Raekwon, who has posted some of my favorite U2 reaction videos. Love his insights!
I do love U2 fan origin stories! This is the @daviddark.bsky.social .
@daviddark.bsky.social and @daultradio.bsky.social and I talked U2, moral seriousness, robot soft exorcism, and more.
Talked with Joel Kiekintveld about his book with A.R. Stager, A Verb and Not a Noun, as part of my U2 Fandom @ 50 interview series.
Another little taste of my interview with the RevU2 fellas!
Angela Pancella @apancella.bsky.social · 2mo agoTalked with Tyler and Jonny of RevU2, a podcast celebrating its tenth anniversary!
Talked with Tyler and Jonny of RevU2, a podcast celebrating its tenth anniversary!
U2 fans in and near Bowling Green, Ohio: did you know there's a meetup planned for August 29th? Now you do! apancella.substack.com/p/the-bowlin...
Interviewed Vincent Kearns, founder of the 16,000 member U2 Dublin Fan Club, and learned the answer to the question, "If your wedding ended up being the same day as a U2 concert, what would you do?" apancella.substack.com
Excited to share my interview with @stevenrharmon.bsky.social , author of U2's Theological Imagination: A Guide for Pilgrims on the Way! Link in comments.
Spoke with Kelly and PJ of Achtoonbaby about friendship, U2 fandom, and creativity. open.substack.com/pub/apancell...
What I have been pondering is how Sherry's story points to the reciprocity between U2 and us fans. These 50 years just wouldn't be the same without the ways we have formed & fostered community, given the band kudos & critiques, and stayed engaged in the conversation about what their art means to us.
What a blast it was to gab about U2 fandom past, present and future with the inimitable Sherry Lawrence! open.substack.com/pub/apancell...
I talk about U2's Easter Lily, and how the Jesus Bono believes in shows up in AC/DC's Highway to Hell. open.substack.com/pub/apancell...
Thursday, April 2nd at 6 pm Central, everyone is invited to a webathon for The Bullet Related Injury Clinic on its social media pages. I spoke with Keisha Blanchard about it. Visit apancella.substack.com to learn more.
I'd like to share a profile of Karisa Gilman-Hernandez, @karisagh1989.bsky.social, who got her start in community organizing and is now the executive director of Dutchtown South Community Corporation (DSCC) Read the whole thing at apancella.substack.com/p/sustaining...
Sustaining the South Side
A chat with Dutchtown South Community Corporation's Karisa Gilman-Hernandez.
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Loved chatting with Verlinda Henning about how she is welcoming U2 fans to visit Memphis! open.substack.com/pub/apancell...
I write about Hare Krishnas, Ash Wednesday, and the mortality of mothers on my way to reflecting on U2's Days of Ash. open.substack.com/pub/apancell...
U2's Days of Ash
And my own.
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I am thankful that some artists are ready to stand up and be counted. The protest song is back with a bang. www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/u...
U2 are back on the barricades with their most political work in years
Born of bloodshed from Minnesota to the Middle East, this fierce EP even ropes Ed Sheeran into its protest cry
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“I just feel so helpless right now.” More than one friend has said this to me recently. Then I read the large, friendly letters headlining the introduction to Cynthia Changyit Levin’s new book Advocacy Made Easy: “YOU ARE NOT POWERLESS.” open.substack.com/pub/apancell...
