Dear Bono, Before I go on with this letter, I want to tell you how much I respect you. You have deep convictions on what you feel is right – and you don’t back down from those convictions. Once more, you use your position as someone in the limelight to further your positions on social justice. You don’t even take political sides. Republican, Democrat, Conservative, Liberal…it doesn’t seem to matter to you. You just want to get things done. Again, I respect you – immensely. Having said all that – I’m a bit frustrated as a fan. I have been listening to U2 for seventeen years now – longer than…

My first experience with Berbatti’s Pan was maybe five years ago. I won tickets to a show (featuring the now late Eliot Smith), and couldn’t find anyone to go with me. It creaped me out that I would have to go by myself – I had never been to a 21 and over venue. I chickened out at the door, and walked away – thus blowing my chance to see probably one great show. A year or two later, my now favorite band, Over the Rhine, was playing at Berbatti’s. I decided to throw caution to the wind, and went for it. It was everything I expected it to be,…