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July 03, 2005
Live 8
I had a whole Live 8 entry in my head. It was something about how I love Bob Geldof and I think his heart is in the right place and that he has been slightly unfairly represented in the press. But I can't help but to feel niggled by rich rock stars who don't usually get involved in this sort of thing telling me to give money when they could probably end it all with the right signal to their bank managers.
Oh but wait it wasn't about money this time it was about 'awareness'and too be honest I'm not even sure where that was coming from either. I really want to belieive that every last one of those rock stars and the audiences really cared but I can't help thinking that if they really felt the injustice from the pit of their stomachs then they would all have got together by now and really done something. (Don't ask me what. I'm still working on that one.)
Oh and there was something slightly nauseating about Mariah (biggest entourage in the world ever) Carey slinging her arms around members of the token last minute thrown together African Kid Choir.
I don't feel particularly proud of myself for thinking all that. I really wish I had woken up this morning and felt the world a better place but I don't. (If you can tell me what Live 8 was *for* without using the vague concept of 'awareness' then please convince me in the comments.)
All that aside. I just want to say that I think I made a mistake in not accepting Morten Harket's hand in marriage when I was 10.
That man ages well.
Posted by purple elephant at July 3, 2005 07:47 AM