OMG, Last nights U2 concert was the best ever. They are amazing! How do they keep getting better & better? That stage was spectacular, the energy was electric and the band just rocked so hard. To be honest, I haven't listened to the new album all that much, but I was blown away how good some of those songs are live. It was a great show and I can't wait to buy the Blu Ray of that performance and piss of my neighbors by rocking the surround sound for my own private concert.
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They also broadcasted the show live on YouTube and are replaying it now incase you missed it. Who knows how long it will be up, so watch it while you have the chance. Click the banner below to go straight to the page:

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Hey photographers, what lessons can you learn about your business from U2? Tune into this week's Study Hall to find out. Thursday at 4pm PST.
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Also for photographers, make sure you tune into AskDane tomorrow at 2pm PST for a special episode in which I will be joining Dane & Scott Bourne on a live panel talking about the value of photographic communities. It may not get as much traffic as the U2 on youtube broadcast, but it should be close! ;-)
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Baseball season is over for me. I TiVoed game 6 and managed to make it home from the concert without finding out the score and started watching it around 1:30am. I really thought the Angels would force a game 7 and after they got a run off of Rivera in the top of the 8th, I really liked their chances. That was until back to back errors in the bottom of the 8th game the Yanks a couple more insurance runs and sealed the deal. Mariano is the best closer of all time. I don't care who wins the World Series and I won't be watching. I hate the Phillies and don't want them to repeat (because their fan's heads will swell even more) and of course it's not possible for Yankee fan's heads to get any bigger.
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Now that the baseball season is dead to me, I can concentrate on the Cowboys. Thanks to the Arizona Cardinals beating the New York football Giants, Dallas is only a half a game out of first place.
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I am excited to head to the East Coast this week. I'll be shooting a wedding in Rhode Island on Halloween and then hanging in Boston on Sunday. Be sure to follow @thebschool for info on a potential GTG.
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Is Flash Forward worth watching? I have all the episodes on Tivo, but I haven't watched any of them. Is the show going to stick around? I watched Jericho on CBS a few years ago and got all sucked in, then they like cancelled it, but then brought it back. I never found out how it ended or what happened because I lost interest. I don't want that to happen again. Same thing happened with Surface and Invasion. I like those Mystery type dramas, but I may wait a season or so to get them on DVD or iTunes to make sure it sticks around. Thoughts?
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I don't want to make any excuses for the Angels, because the Yankees outplayed them in just about every aspect of the game, but I can't remember a post season when the umpiring was so bad. The Angels did benefit by a few blown calls as well. The umps were just so inconsistent this year which really sucks.
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What did y'all think of the family portrait of the First Family shot by Annie Leibovitz? I wasn't impressed. Looks like a snapshot with a point & shoot camera, not a masterpiece from an incredible photographer. Do you think it was a political move to make the Obama's look like "average Americans"? I would love to shoot, or I should say photograph, the Obamas. I'd bring them outside and get some nice, natural light, relaxed portraits. I'd love the first family to use one of my images for their holiday card... wouldn't that be sweet?
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I haven't been playing a lot of poker lately. I've been playing with my friends, but not so much in the casinos. It's been a busy and full summer. As wedding season winds down, poker season should heat back up. I'm excited to watch the final table of the Main Event in a couple of weeks. I am going to be in Vegas next weekend, but I am going to miss the final table by a couple of days. I hope Phil Ivey wins it.
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Halloween is this Saturday. What are y'all going as? I'm shooting, so I'll be dressed up as a suave wedding photographer. If you are stuck trying to find a costume, you can find instructions on how to make your own Michael Jackson costume by clicking the photo below:

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Was that too soon?
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Tweet of the week
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Shout out of the week: Goes to Bono, Edge, Adam & Larry. Great job last night. Also thank to Gary for the tickets and Tony for letting me park at his place in Pasadena to avoid the traffic nightmare surrounding the Rose Bowl.
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T-Shirt of the week:

iPhone shots of the week: Of course they are from the concert last night. It was torture being so close and only having my iPhone. I didn't even think to bring my flip or at least my point & shoot camera. I'm still going to try to shoot them at another show on this tour.