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| From The Director's Notebook: #1 |
| (alleged, very alleged, �notes from Rattle And Hum director Phil Joanou - "Our hero!") |
| collected by Fran Doty |
| THE EDGE:����� What is it? |
| ����������������������� What's the cure? |
| ����������������������� How do we deal with it? |
| ����������������������� Most importantly, how do we get it to keep time on the same leg as Bono & Adam during 'Silver And Gold'?!?! |
| OUTTAKES:���� |
| Take One - |
| LARRY: Just so we're all prepared, just stand beside me... |
| BONO: No, no, it's 'Stand By Me'. |
| ADAM: I thought we were doing 'When Love Comes To Town'? |
| EDGE: Now, lads... |
| Take Two - |
| ����������� BONO: Right. Now the B.B. King song.� Watch for the third verse.� Not the the first verse and first chorus, not the second verse, but the third verse which comes after the second verse. |
| ����������� ADAM: Since when does the third verse come after the second verse?� Why not start with the third verse which comes after the second verse before the first chorus... |
| ����������� LARRY: Or we could do the second chorus which comes before the first chorus which follows the third verse which comes after the second... |
| SO HOW COME EDGE ISN?T PARTICPATING IN THIS DISCUSSION, GUYS? |
| ����������� LARRY: 'Cause Edge is on a completely different time as usual. |
| ����������� EDGE: (tapping watch) Forgot to reset� it after we left Denver. |
| ����������� BONO: Too busy changing shirts during the edit. |
| "EXIT" SEQUENCE- |
| ����������� IT'S A WONDER THESE GUYS DON'T RUN INTO EACH OTHER MORE OFTEN: |
| ����������� (BAM!) |
| ����������� BONO: Christ, Edge, will you watch where I'm goin'? |
| ����������� EDGE: Sorry, Bon'.� I knew you were hard-headed, but honestly, this is ridiculous. |
| THE DOCUMENTARY THEY MADE ABOUT MY MOVIE: |
| ��������� 'Bono was all for the film, and dead set against it.' |
| ����������� 'Edge was quiet and introverted, except when he was being loud and extroverted.' |
| ����������� GEEZ, WHO WROTE THIS SCRIPT? |
| THE BOOK THEY MADE ABOUT MY MOVIE: |
| ��������� PG. 34, MAIN PHOTO. CAN YOU SPOT THE MISAKES? |
| ����������� EDGE: "Hey, Bono, check it out. "Streets" left-handed!" |
| ����������� BONO: "You been watching too many Prince and Jimi Hendrix videos, Edge." |
| BLACK & WHITE SHOOTS: |
| ����������� I HAVE THIS VISION OF PEOPLE SITTING IN THE THEATRES GOING, "Wow, how did they manage that in concert??� When I saw it, it was all in colour!" |
| SHOWCASING BONO'S MANY TALENTS: |
| 1.Amazing cat-like ability to stay on his feet (most of the time, except in Philadelphia). |
| 2.Tremendous capacity for abusing equipment (and City of San Francisco sculpture). |
| 3. Most importantly, he can take his guitar off without dislodging his hat. (Get that man a horse!) |
| SUGGESTED DRINKING GAME FOR THIS MOVIE: |
| ����������� How many times can you spot Jimmy Iovine in this film? |
| ����������� "There's one of him!" |
| ����������� "There's two of him!!" |
| ����������� (and you should see the cutting room floor!) |
| COLOUR CHORD-INATED: |
| ����������� BONO: "Yeah, Edge'll do that. There's not much chords in the song. I think there's only two." |
| ����������� YEAH, EDGE KNOWS TWO CHORDS - THAT BIG RED 'E' ONE, AND THE BLUE ONE. |
| ����������� THANK GOODNESS ADAM KNEW A-SHARP OR WE WOULDA NEVER MADE IT THROUGH WATCHTOWER. |
| "WATCHTOWER" SEQUENCE: |
| ����������� BONO: All I got� is a red guitar- |
| ����������� (DUDE, IT'S A BLACK AND WHITE MOVIE, HOW DO WE KNOW IT'S A RED GUITAR?) |
| ����������� BONO: Three chords and the Truth. |
| ����������� (WELL, THAT'S ONE MORE CHORD THAN THE B.B. KING SONG. SHOULD I USE A THIRD CAMERA?) |
| "BULLET" SOLO: |
| ����������� WHOA, THE LOOK ON HIS FACE; I WONDER WHAT HE WAS THINKING? |
| ����������� 'First, I'll kill the bastard that handed him that spotlight.� Then I'll beat him up.� No, I'll wait till after the show, then I'll beat him up. Then I'll go home and kick the cat...hey, is that a cup of water sitting on my piano? Cool.' |
| ON THE ROAD WITH U2: |
| ����������� I TRIED TO SHOOT AROUND IT, REALLY I DID, BUT THERE IT WAS - TOP OF THE THIGH, RIGHT THE BELOW THE GUITAR.� WHAT'S A DIRECTOR TO DO?� I HEARD SOMEONE ASK HIM ABOUT IT (ADAM I THINK IT WAS), "Say, Edge, how did you manage to wear a hole on the inside???" Edge just walked away mumbling something about riding a lot of horses or missing the wife.� I'M NOT SURE WHICH. |
| ����������� FINAL SHOT - THE COMIC BOOK HERO AND THE INDIANA JONES OF ROCK 'N' ROLL. I LOVE IT! |
| Tremendous thank yous go out to Eddie for the use of this picture! |