Over the weekend, Pattyann and I had the chance to visit one of the most talked about music venues in the world. If you haven’t heard about it yet, you must be living under a rock, and if you’re in the general vicinity of it, you definitely can’t miss it. Of course, I am talking about the Las Vegas Sphere.

Not only did we get to see the Las Vegas Sphere in person, but we also got to see one of my all-time favorite bands play in concert there as well — U2. Needless to say, we had a weekend in Las Vegas that was so neat.

The thing that makes the Las Vegas Sphere so special is that everyone walking into the new venue is basically doing so for the first time, so everyone is feeling the same level of excitement.

Plus, on top of that, you are seeing one of the biggest bands in the world in U2.

For the show itself, we started in the 300 section, which isn’t a bad section for the 20,000-plus capacity Las Vegas Sphere, but we also bounced around a bit to the 200 section, the 100 section, and even the floor.

The stuff they can do with the visuals inside the Las Vegas Sphere is unlike anything the world has seen before. It is a game-changing venue and has reset the expectations for concert visuals.

Although there were some sound issues, which is to be expected considering the venue is still brand new, the place still blew us away. It is spectacular.

As for U2, the band took the stage at 8:45 p.m. and played until 11:10 p.m., and it was a set list of 23 songs, including the entirety of Achtung Baby LP. Of course, that album has hits like One, Mysterious Ways, Love Is Blindless, and Acrobat — which, if I’m being honest, I could have done without.

Ed Sheeran was also in the crowd taking in the show at the Las Vegas Spehere, and Bono interpolated a bit of his song “Shape of You” at the end of their song, Desire.

Oh, and I can’t forget Pauli Lovejoy’s DJ set opening up for U2. He performed inside and neon car with no roof that moved around the entire Sphere floor.

Overall, it was a great show at a great venue, and I’ll share more of my thoughts on the Las Vegas Sphere tomorrow!

As many of you know after reading my post about the Stanley Cup from yesterday, I spent the last week on vacation down the Jersey shore.

And from many of my other posts before that, you know I enjoy going for some long bike rides — especially down the shore!

So what could be better than squeezing in a nice bike ride on a week's long vacation? Squeezing in a nice bike ride on a week’s long vacation with a great friend of mine, of course!

I got to go on a great ride with my buddy Casey Boy from The Preston and Steve Show on our sister station, WMMR.

We rode through multiple shore towns as we got in a practice ride in preparation for this Sunday’s Ben To The Shore ride! For those that don’t know, the Ben To The Shore Bike Tour is a charity event that raises funds for Families Behind the Badge Children’s Foundation, which is for the families of fallen first responders and police officers.

It is always a lot of fun and something I look forward to each year!

During our practice route, Casey Boy and I rode about 25.81 miles from Wildwood to Town Bank to Cape May Point to Cape May then all the way back to Wildwood where we started.

It was a great time and has me ready to conquer the 65-mile Ben To The Shore ride! This will actually be my tenth year riding in the event and each year it gets better and better.

If you are interested in donating, visit fbbcf.org or visit the Team WMMR Rock and Rollers page.

I can’t wait for Sunday and hopefully, the weather holds up for the ride! I’m sure there will be a lot of people on the ride for this great cause!

Who do you think will cross the finish line first, me or Casey Boy?

Here's a selfie Casey Boy took on our ride. It is of Casey, Pattyann, and myself. What a great crew.

I took this during our ride. I'm not sure how I kept my balance! Just ahead of my leading the way are Casey and Pattyann.

Like I mentioned in the photo above, there they are leading the way. It's a tight bridge like many down the shore. Luckily, we all managed to make it across.

The first sign you see in Town Bank. Apparently, it is the birthplace of the South Jersey. I wonder what it was like in 1635?

Outside the beautiful Willow Creek Winery. What a cool sign. We definitely needed to check this place out on the ride.

The land the winery was on was beautiful. Look at those flowers! The property was huge.

You know we had to make our way into the winery! Riding on the bricks was not as hard as you would think. It was even cooler on the inside.

You know I had to grab a group picture inside the winery! I am actually wearing a jersey from a previous Ben To The Shore ride! I wonder what this year's will look like?

Just a group of people that love a good bike ride. I know we all can't wait for Sunday's ride. Hopefully, the weather is as nice as it was on this day!

The map of our 25-mile ride. We covered so much ground. It is nuts looking at it in map form!