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Ohiogal

(32,122 posts) Fri Feb 16, 2018, 05:37 PM Feb 2018

Tonight's Vinyl Selection

The Joshua Tree

U2

Okay, I'm cheating a little with this one. I don't actually have it on vinyl, only on CD. But, it's still one of my favorites.

I wanted to choose U2 tonight as a tribute to Gabby Giffords, who I saw last night speaking with her husband Mark Kelly at a lecture program at Youngstown State University. (well, Mark did 99% of the talking .... Gabby just got the standing O)

Bono is Gabby's crush.

And, I couldn't be more impressed with this heroic American couple. Here's to you, Gabby! (and Mark, too!)

This 1987 album includes "Where the Streets Have No Name," "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," "With or Without You," and "In God's Country". It has been said that U2's biggest inspiration for this album was.... America.