Welcome to the Wire Archive!

The Real Time Archive for the U2 Fan Mailing List

Partially Available:1998 & 1999

How Many WIRELINGS Does It Take To Change A Light Bulb?

250

1 to change the bulb,
12 to speculate what kind of bulbs the band members would use,
16 to relate interesting experiences they had with light-bulbs at Popmart,
3 to say that their experiences with light-bulbs were much better on the
ZooTV tour,
1 to write “Mysterious Bulbs”,
101 to write their own light-bulb songs,
3 to archive the light-bulb songs at their web-sites,
17 to say that the light-bulb thread is a waste of time,
6 to say that there’s nothing wrong with having a sense of humor about
light-bulbs,
2 to say they’re glad that Puff Daddy isn’t changing the bulb,
35 to advertise their bootleg of the light-bulb being replaced,
13 to give URL’s of their pictures of the light-bulb,
14 to say how they really preferred the old light-bulb
25 to say that it’s important that the bulb changes
7 to say how much they’re looking forward to the next light bulb
18 to request information on the next light bulb
1 to say that he/she has been on holiday and is wondering what’s going on
with the light-bulb