The Closest We Will Ever Come to Sounding Like Page Six . . . August 2, 2004 | Archives Last week's Warm Up was one for the ages. Record heat and humidity (at least according to anyone there), record attendance (it just had to have been), and a record number of celebrity appearances (ok, there was one, but he counts for a lot!). What brought the Jackie-O sunglasses and home-screen-printed T-shirts out in droves were, first and foremost, the art and architecture installations, not to mention the promise of good eye candy, but then add to the mix the fact that quality DJs like Honey Dijon were playing, and then throw in a getting-bigger-by-the-moment band like the Scissor Sisters . . . well, let's just say I shed a tear for the poor people working the door. A note on beer ticketing, to all those who have not been initiated. In order to get a beer, you must: 1. show your ID at the door and get a bracelet; 2. buy beer tickets from the beer ticket line; and 3. redeem tickets for beer in the beer line (and tip the nice bartenders). With beer now successfully in hand, we took up post next to the beer stand, naturally, alongside the crafty few who had brought their own beach chairs, and watched the scene unfold. Trendspotting, mingling, dancing, the usual, and then, like a vision on the horizon, something completely unnatural happened. The crowd actually parted because. . .because. . .was it the heat that was making us delusional? The Brooklyn Lager? Could that really be . . . It's BONO! Yes, it was Paul himself, plus entourage, and I am pleased to say he paid to get in. This was Bono's first visit to P.S.1, and he was there to check it out and catch the Scissor Sisters. Bono took a seat off to the side of the stage, and then we (albeit several hundred of us) watched the Scissor Sisters perform some inspired glam rock. Being stuck by the beer stand (advantages, disadvantages), we didn't get a great view, but the mist machines on the Canopy certainly gave the show a low-budget rock concert atmosphere. The band rocked, the crowd loved it, and Bono was right there – talk about a Saturday afternoon well spent. Afterwards, as we spilled onto Jackson Ave., our insiders told us that Bono especially enjoyed the Turrell Room and looks forward to returning again. If you ever had reason to go to P.S.1 now, not to mention Warm Up, it would be to fulfill your dream of discussing Doug Aitken with Bono – at least that’s our fantasy. Back To Blog Main Page   Past Entries 2007 Archives Back To Blog Main Page