with the snap of a finger

It was one of the most over whelming sights to have beheld. I did contemplate how tiresome it might be to write up yet another piece on this monumental event, seeing as the media has already covered the grounds..........but hey I couldn't help myself!!!
First and foremostly, Bob Geldof is an absolute LEGEND! And its not just because of his efforts in organizing Live Aid in 1985 and the recent Live 8 in Hyde Park. From interviews he's given and articles/a book he wrote, he seems to be a very real,-what you see is what you get-kinda person. I love the fact that he's completely candid and calls it as he sees it. Doesn't care about who he's talking about or what he's talking about...if he has an opinion about something, you're gonna hear it! He's one of those people who's not buggered down by popularity votes and all that shite. To top it off, the Irish accent!!!! Lovely!!!!!

Live 8 was a series of 10 simultaneous concerts that spanned the G8 nations and South Africa.
The turn out was incredible......and the performances...well the multitudes that flocked to the events in the respective countries were treated to an epic evening, especially in Hyde Park where the line up was made up with the likes of U2, STING!!!!, Madonna, PINK FLOYD!!PINK FLOYD...thye last time they performed was about 20 odd years ago!!!!!

Sting...ah Sting..... as always he put up a mesmerizing show, didn't say anything..just came on stage, did his thing and gracefully bowed out.


Throughout,the concert was highlighted with various video clips of the situation in Africa. Reading about it in the news and literature is one thing but when you see footage of the horrors going on there... its just...NO WORDS.

So yeah, with all that said, hopefully the concerts and the summits and all the tireless campaigns have rubbed off on all of us and some sort of difference will be made. That's all there is to say really!