An Irish Lullaby

Kiddo #4, age 9 months, was unwilling to go to sleep at the normal time the other night, so I came downstairs with him and put in the copy of U2 Live at Red Rocks that I received for Christmas. [A friend from work swears that John Coltrane puts babies to sleep, but I don’t own any.] I admit I was concerned that U2 would keep him active and awake. Apparently I needn’t have worried. At first he giggled at the strange men on the screen — as if to say, Daddy, why are you watching this? — but then he paid it no further attention. By the middle of track 2, he was swooning in my arms, and by the end of track 3, he was out cold and I was heading up to bed. I had wanted to see more of the video, but I really couldn’t complain. A big thank-you to Bono and the Edge for helping to put my son to sleep.

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