Target 120829

TARGET 120829

THE RECORDING OF THE MUSIC VIDEO
"WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME"

^{The location of the event}

NOTE TO VIEWERS

Please excuse the graininess of these pictures. They were captured from a lo-rez video ** and enhanced, just to get them this good. This target was chosen by Teresa Frisch for the Wednesday night free webinar * that she holds on a bi-weekly basis. We at PSI use the targets she selects on this day so viewers will not wind up getting two different targets with the same set of coordinates.

Videos of all of Teresa's webinars are available on YouTube

The band, U2, had an idea for shooting a music video. The idea was to do the shoot on the roof of a busy street in downtown Los Angeles, probably causing a commotion, the blocking of traffic, and possible arrest for disturbing the peace.

So, they selected a one-story building in a less-than-cop-friendly part of the city. They strengthened the roof of the building, just in case fans found a way to get onto the roof with them. They took their own generator, in case the police decided to cut power to the building. With everything ready, they announced that the video would be made there, and that it would, in fact, constitute a free concert for anyone who wanted to come watch.

^{And they came}

^{And more came}

^{And more kept coming. In all, an estimated 30
thousand people

arrived to see the
free U2 video shoot.}

^{And motorists got irate.}

^{And traffic was blocked}

^{And the police became concerned}

^{And called in more police}

^{who then began directing the people}

^{and calling in even more police,}

^{and finally going to the U2 trailer and demanding that they
shut everything down,

saying that they had the authority to make them leave.}

Of course, they didn't have the authority to close them down because they were not on public ground. They were on the roof of a private establishment. Nor did they have the authority to do anything with the people except try to keep them out of the streets. There is nothing illegal about standing on a public sidewalk and listening to music.

^{So, the video shoot went on.}

^{The performance from the rooftop was still enjoyed by
everyone below.}

^{and the video got made.}

^{But more police were needed because the size
of the crowd kept growing.}

^{The crowd got wilder}

^{The crowd became harder to handle and traffic had come
to a standstill.}

^{A plan had to be made.}

^{So, they called in the big guy!!!}

^{"SHUT IT DOWN!!"}

^{The time for threats is over. Now come the promises.}

^{The portable power they brought was shut down.}

^{It's over. That's it.}

^{But the crowd had a different opinion.}

^{So, to prevent a riot, the crowd was asked
if they wanted to hear one last song.}

^{And to quote an old phrase,.."And the band
played on."}

So, the performance was over. The band had made a great video. The crowd had been treated to a free and fantastic U2 performance. But alas, things never seem to go 100% according to plan. In the end, the band wasn't arrested. Oh, well. No plan is perfect.

And as for the police? Their job was far from over because people kept hearing on the radio about the U2 performance, so crowds kept coming to the location long after the band was packed up and gone.

FEEDBACK MAP

If you got impressions for which this feedback is insufficient, more information,
pictures and videos can be found at the following web sites:

The news video from which the pictures were taken
YouTube video of the day of recording
Song facts, lyrics, artists bios, etc.
Links to all of U2's music
Wikipedia - "Where the Streets Have No name"

Many thanks to Teresa Frisch for this target.

* Teresa's Wednesday night webinars are free and extremely instructive, especially to novice, untrained, and self-trained viewers. I very highly recommend them for all viewers, no matter the degree of training and/or experience. A link to the webinar site is given in the referal links at the bottom of this feedback package.

Videos of all of the Wednesday Night Webinars can be seen on Youtube

** These images are single frames from a YouTube video of a public newscast that copied the video from an earlier entry on YouTube (are we confused yet?). If copyrighted, the copyright for it is most likely held by the unidentified newscast station, by producers of the video, or possibly by the music artist. It is believed that the use of a limited number of web-resolution screenshots for identification and critical commentary on the event, hosted on servers in the United States and used in a non-profit manner, qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, especially if used for profit, may constitute copyright infringement.

TARGET 120829

THE RECORDING OF THE MUSIC VIDEO "WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME"

THE RECORDING OF THE MUSIC VIDEO
"WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME"