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After London got bombed everyone forgot about the G8 and everything.
Seems that Live 8 did nothing after all...
Seems that Live 8 did nothing after all...
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Aid was doubled, and some 18 countries had their debts cancelled.
Clearly it did something.
Clearly it did something.
I learnt that Peaches Gledof is an anagram of: Help Dog Faeces
That's about it though.
That's about it though.
Apparently in parts of Niger it hasn't rained for yonks, the crops have failed and mass starvation is setting in.
Isn't there a rainmaker contraption in Area 51...
Isn't there a rainmaker contraption in Area 51...
Didn't debt get wiped and aid get increased?
I heard that's what happened, but still wasn't good enough - now they want to increase the percentage of exports Africa is allowed by 1%, which would apparently help a great deal to their economy, but all the farmers over here etc. are whining because that massive 1% will have an effect on them.
Or something.
I heard that's what happened, but still wasn't good enough - now they want to increase the percentage of exports Africa is allowed by 1%, which would apparently help a great deal to their economy, but all the farmers over here etc. are whining because that massive 1% will have an effect on them.
Or something.
Maybe.
And maybe I'm just a cynical so-and-so.
I don't blame bands for thinking, "this is our chance to stand out". That seems perfectly natural, if a little exploitative.
And maybe I'm just a cynical so-and-so.
I don't blame bands for thinking, "this is our chance to stand out". That seems perfectly natural, if a little exploitative.
Black Glove wrote:
> I'm quite cynical about Live 8. For instance, why did the Kaiser
> Chiefs play in America, why did Slash's band play in London
Possibly because this was organised at reasonably short notice, and Velvet Revolver were already over here on tour, and vice versa for Kaiser Chiefs?
> I'm quite cynical about Live 8. For instance, why did the Kaiser
> Chiefs play in America, why did Slash's band play in London
Possibly because this was organised at reasonably short notice, and Velvet Revolver were already over here on tour, and vice versa for Kaiser Chiefs?
SHEEPY wrote:
> They said they'd give some more money... maybe...
But they were going to do that anyway.
I'm quite cynical about Live 8. For instance, why did the Kaiser Chiefs play in America, why did Slash's band play in London - answer: to promote themselves to a new audience.
For most artists it was an unparalleled opportunity for self-promotion, and I'm sure that's how they viewed it.
> They said they'd give some more money... maybe...
But they were going to do that anyway.
I'm quite cynical about Live 8. For instance, why did the Kaiser Chiefs play in America, why did Slash's band play in London - answer: to promote themselves to a new audience.
For most artists it was an unparalleled opportunity for self-promotion, and I'm sure that's how they viewed it.
Insane Bartender wrote:
> A few ageing artisits revived their flagging careers
Flagging aka dead for 20 years
> A few ageing artisits revived their flagging careers
Flagging aka dead for 20 years
A few ageing artisits revived their flagging careers, and a few more wreckless pennies were tossed at the all consuming fire of African need.
Beyond that, Live 8 was little more than a series of concerts attended by music fans.
Beyond that, Live 8 was little more than a series of concerts attended by music fans.
Yeah, because things of this scale and magnitude happen just like that, you simple minded fools
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