Thank god for our boys . . .

Olena Wilshanetsky ([email protected])
Mon, 01 Feb 1999 22:36:17 -0500

Hello everyone,
    As a relative newbie to the list, I'd just like to say a few things. I
had never been a fan until my roommate got me hooked on them a few weeks
ago, in fact I never bought a U2 CD until this Christmas. I bought Pop and
listened to it right through four pairs of batteries. Then I promptly went
and bought War, JT, AB, Best of. . . and Zooropa. They do really amazing
this to me, and this list is a great way to connect to fellow U2ers. A few
words about that later. . .

    I've been really depressed for most of life, and probably always will
be. I've tried the whole therapy and Prozac thing and none of it worked.
So finally about a month ago I decided to just go to sleep for a while . . .
I gathered every pill I could find and was getting ready when ( who knows
why. . . ) I flipped on my CD player. gone came on. I froze. I listened
all the way through it. And again. And again and again. . . I was like,
wow, someone else feels this way . . . me too, Paul . . .
    Needless to say, I didn't take a single pill.
    I don't know if anyone else has had an epiphany like mine, and I don't
know if they should. I just thought I'd share among people who have also
obvoiusly been affected by the music. This is a great way to share our
thoughts. I'm grateful for the guys and for WIRE as an outlet for our
feelings and thoughts about them. I'm really glad the other girl asked
about the meaning of Bad. I had no idea what it meant. I still have no idea
what Hawkmoon 269 is. So? We should all be able to share all our thoughts
and experiences gently amongst ourselves.
As far as the "Satanic" and "cheating" threads go, to a semi-outsider, they
seem a little silly, but hey, free speech, right? Just don't rag on Paul
too much, k?
        cause I'm already gone,
            felt that way all along . . .

                        Olena

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