by Michael Carlon | Sep 28, 2009 | Faith and Pop Culture, Self Awareness
This past week I had the pleasure of attending a U2 concert at Giant’s Stadium. I started seeing U2 while I was in high school and have only missed one tour since. As such, I was very excited to attend. With the exception of arriving home at 2 am and feeling a bit,...
by Michael Carlon | Aug 10, 2009 | Faith and Pop Culture
Today I was in Indiana running in home interviews for a client looking to get a little close to their core consumers. I had two distinct pleasures during this experience; one of my consumers was a HUGE U2 fan (her license plate was RATLNHUM) and the client I was...
by Michael Carlon | Aug 1, 2009 | Faith and Pop Culture
Cracked Rearview by Hootie and the Blowfish broke when I was in college. As such, I hold a special place for “Hold My Hand” and other songs from that album much like my friend Dixon holds a special place in his heart for recordings off of Neil Young’s Rust Never...
by Michael Carlon | Jul 18, 2009 | Faith and Pop Culture, Self Awareness
Please bear with me as I am feeling rather deep this evening. Take a moment, close your eyes, and take a deep breath. Now, remember the first time you fell in love with another person. I bet you remember the year and maybe even what you were wearing. Certainly you...
by Michael Carlon | Jul 18, 2009 | Faith and Pop Culture
A few weeks ago, my friend Leo and I saw Angels and Demons. For the record, we are both practicing Catholics and we, in spite of seeing the movie, are still practicing Catholics. Imagine that… When I was a child, I broke a mirror. My mother told me it would be 7...
by Michael Carlon | Jul 18, 2009 | Faith and Pop Culture
This past year, our triplets turned seven. It was the first time in seven years that we did not have a birthday party for them. Initially, they were upset about that because they would not be able to share their birthday with their friends. Truth be told, they were...
