Tuesday, June 28, 2005

MAKE BOB GELDOF HISTORY

The whole Live 8 frenzy is getting completely ridiculous.

20 years ago, Live Aid meant two era-defining concerts in London and Philadelphia.

In 2005, however, it means the stadium-rocking McFly in Tokyo and Shikisha (who?) in Cornwall (where?)

As for Sail 8 -- a more utterly pointless way of tackling world poverty it's difficult to imagine (unless you're planning on shipping a few asylum seekers across as stowaways and offering them a new life in the UK).

However, there is one big positive amid this orgy of self indulgence.

Live 8 is putting my brother's adopted hometown firmly on the musical map.

I visited Barrie, Ontario last winter.

It's a lovely place to live and work -- but a throbbing metropolis it ain't.

Surprising, then, to find that Barrie is hosting Canada's Live 8 extravaganza -- although given the line-up I'd strongly advise the good citizens of the city to steer well clear of Park Place this weekend.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well Stuart, I have to disagree. Barenaked Ladies and Sam Roberts alone would be worth it in my book!

10:25 AM  

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