Live Earth will be on 07-07-07 and I'd say that this is really very very ambitious. This is so far the biggest Live concerts to be mounted in the world, in 24 hours. Ever. In 8 different continents, including some Live performances by some scientists to represent Antarctica. These concerts are designed to raise funds to
try to save the Earth and to raise massive awareness
for climate change and environment protection.
But amidst the much vaunted and much hyped preparations, there still hounds the bitter taste of Sir Bob Geldof's tirade about Live Earth organizers and Al Gore. Quoting this site, the knighted Sir of rock 'n roll had a mouthful to say:
"I hope they're a success. But why is Gore actually organizing them? To make us aware of the greenhouse effect? Everybody's known about that problem for years. We are all [expletive] conscious of global warming."
We'd probably be miffed, too, if someone co-opted our idea without due credit, but isn't he tarring his own Live 8 and Live Aid concerts with the same brush? Maybe he's just upset that he didn't score an invite. There, there.
Knowing Bob Geldof before he was knighted, everyone would be wont to say that the dude is cool to have a great latitude for understanding for anything and everything. But what is he harping about? I don't know where he is coming from by spewing ire to Live Earth organizers, so I'll keep my mouth shut. However, my take is, wouldn't we just support this kind of event? This is to stop Earth from dying, for crying out loud. We are like crabs, dudes, or sea urchins, with due apologies to crabs and sea urchins.
This is so very 80's, reminiscent of what the Live Aid guys with Geldof at the helm, lambasting the efforts of Quincy Jones and company when they produced USA for Africa. Sure the song was horrendous with an even serious religious lapse by saying "as God has shown us, by turning stone to bread", but we supported it anyway. We wanted to save many children in Africa from dying, so we were forced to hum to the tune of Michael Jackson and Cyndi Lauper caterwauling.
And now this. How can we save the Earth if we cannot save us from ourselves?
Or maybe I am just biased about a wrong cause. Bob Geldof better come clear before 07-07-07.
Oh by the way, my buddy the freeradicalgreg told me to vote for the New Seven Wonders of the World. Voting is now going on. The announcement of the New Seven Wonders of the World will also be done on July 7, 2007. To read and vote, please click this.
