Thirty years ago today, September 9, 1994, I discovered one of my most revered locations on the planet:

Windmill Lane, in Dublin, Ireland, home to the Irish rock band U2’s Windmill Lane Studio, where they recorded many of their albums.

For me this was as close to a religious experience as I had ever had, I imagine like a devout Catholic going to the Vatican or a devout Jew going to the Western Wall.

I couldn’t believe I was standing there, taking pictures of this spot where U2 made the music that I had listened to since I was 14, when I watched them for the first time on MTV in 1985!

The same music that had been with me and kept me company when I was an Exchange Student in Australia in 1988-1989!

The same music that had been with me and kept me company in college at Arizona State University in 1990-1992!

ASU was also where I got to see the band perform live in concert for the first time, in the Spring of 1992.

I also saw U2 perform in Ames, Iowa, in the Summer of 1992 and in Denver, Colorado, in the Fall of 1992, both of these concerts with my Dome Crew Brother Tim Skrastins.

And today, on September 9, 1994, 30 years ago, I was standing on Windmill Lane, Dublin, my holy ground, seeing it with my own eyes and taking pictures to prove I was there!

THIS WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST DAYS OF MY LIFE,
BUT IT STARTED OFF AS ONE OF THE WORST!