My beef about live 8

[threehills]

So Live 8 is about to descend on Philadelphia this weekend and its all people are talking about in the office.

I polled them and not a single person actually new what the point of Live 8 was other than it was a free concert. Some said "It's for some charity or something."

Is this just us being typical oblivious Americans? Or has Live 8 failed to really get its message across? Do you guys think the concerts will actually have the desired result?

Live 8's actual Goals

[Pataky P]

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Thanks to the great info brother!!

[rewing3]

Re: My beef about live 8

So Live 8 is about to descend on Philadelphia this weekend and its all people are talking about in the office.

I polled them and not a single person actually new what the point of Live 8 was other than it was a free concert. Some said "It's for some charity or something."

Is this just us being typical oblivious Americans? Or has Live 8 failed to really get its message across? Do you guys think the concerts will actually have the desired result?

Live 8's actual Goals

To a sense yes. just b/c the people in your office don't know, does not mean that a lot of the people attended don't. I think it is a good thing and I would attend if I live closer to one of the events. But is it going to change anything probably not. I am glad someone is trying to raise money to help africa but will that be enough. I think the biggest thing this concert is trying to prove that everyone around the world needs to stay united and help everyone out. My only question is that how much has Bob Geldoff donated to africa in the last 10 yr or any other famous person. Personal donations are just as good as gov't ones.

[Yao]

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LOL

Man...they WILL know as soon as they attend to that free concert ;-) And hten they're trapped, and have to donate and sign petitions and stuff to get out.

[threehills]

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Additionally, I read in the paper they are expecting over 2,000,000 people to flood into the city. To accomidate this influx they have arranged for 400 porta poties.

That means you will be sharing 1 toliet with 5000 of your closest friends. Anyone bring air freshner?

[thesightless]

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i just want to see them put two pictures up when 50cent is playing.

1. his album cover of get rich or die trying,

2. a picture of an 80 pound kid from ethiopia looking in a dumpster for some scraps of food.

[lmmadic]

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i just want to see them put two pictures up when 50cent is playing.

1. his album cover of get rich or die trying,

2. a picture of an 80 pound kid from ethiopia looking in a dumpster for some scraps of food.

[thesightless]

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woah, didnt mean for that to be funny. someone talked about that over at b-rock. think about it, a man who is all about being fake in order to get everything that is unneccessary, while these people starve while trying to hold onto thier culture. but dont worry Earth, we will fix it.................

[threehills]

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I don't think 50 cent is being fake. I sincerly believe he wants to get rich or die trying. I also think that the fact that he seems about as sharp as a ball is sincere as well "know what I'm saying?"

[thesightless]

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the man wears a bulletproof vest while on stage. his label could tell him that american culture is changing and ask him to do country rap and he would. thats what i think the underlying problem with africa is. the world has become so obsessed with gaining personal wealth rather than having pride in your culture/country/town that we left behind the areas that hold those values (mid east and africa, as well as some southern asain areas).

[picklemonkey]

I'd vote, but I don't even know who Live 8 is

[MJDub]

If garbage was a brick, 50 Cent would be the Great Wall of China.

[rewing3]

i think all new rap is garbage anyways. So sure.

[Jibgolly]

If garbage was a brick, 50 Cent would be the Great Wall of China.

wasnt that quote just on tv somewhere? Entourage maybe?
only it wasnt '50 cent'

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[thesightless]

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one can only hope that pink floyd will do something special. something that sticks in the minds of those who see it live. you know they can