December 20, 20187 yr comment_373391 16 hours ago, iHeart said: well this hasn't been posted here yet but this has been on social media like crazy, and it's worth sharing here (hammer to fall was cut out due to copyright) I had been told that that was the biggest concert of the decade, they got to witness something magical here, but all I have is Live 8 does anyone remember that? I was a bit young to appreciate it but I remember it being HUGE and all anyone talked about for awhile. It was very newsworthy for the performances, controversies etc. Lots of acts chose not to appear and were criticized. There were rampant rumors of a Beatles reunion (sans Lennon ofcourse) but it didnt happen. Queen's performance is probably the most iconic. According the Wikipedia, about 40% of the world's population watched the concerts. Edited December 20, 20187 yr by The Unknown Poster Report
December 20, 20187 yr comment_373392 15 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said: I was a bit young to appreciate it but I remember it being HUGE and all anyone talked about for awhile. It was very newsworthy for the performances, controversies etc. Lots of acts chose not to appear and were criticized. There were rampant rumors of a Beatles reunion (sans Lennon ofcourse) but it didnt happen. Queen's performance is probably the most iconic. According the Wikipedia, about 40% of the world's population watched the concerts. It was a huge event. It was also particularly poignant performance because Freddie was born in Africa and grew up there and in India. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Aid) Live Aid was a dual-venue benefit concert held on Saturday 13 July 1985, and an ongoing music-based fundraising initiative. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. Billed as the "global jukebox", the event was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom (attended by 72,000 people) and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (attended by about 100,000 people). On the same day, concerts inspired by the initiative happened in other countries, such as the Soviet Union, Canada, Japan, Yugoslavia, Austria, Australia and West Germany. It was one of the largest-scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time; an estimated audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations, watched the live broadcast, nearly 40% of the world population. Edited December 20, 20187 yr by JCon Report
December 20, 20187 yr comment_373395 My personal tie-in: I was too young to really remember Live Aid but in 2005 I drove down to Barrie Ontario to go the the Live 8 concert (20th anniversary of Live Aid). I don't think it ended up being nearly as huge as the original (the London Bombings happened the next day so that took away most of the media coverage) but there was still some cool stuff to see live (or on screen via satelite) in that atmosphere. Easily the most memorable concert I've ever been to. Report
December 20, 20187 yr comment_373396 1 hour ago, JCon said: Live Aid was a dual-venue benefit concert held on Saturday 13 July 1985, and an ongoing music-based fundraising initiative. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. Billed as the "global jukebox", the event was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom (attended by 72,000 people) and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (attended by about 100,000 people). Bonus Trivia - Elton performed at both Report
December 21, 20187 yr comment_373468 8 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: Bonus Trivia - Elton performed at both you sure you're not thinking of Phil Collins? Report
December 21, 20187 yr comment_373470 12 minutes ago, iHeart said: you sure you're not thinking of Phil Collins? Bows to iHeart...again. Report
January 24, 20197 yr comment_376210 A disgruntled builder working on a renovation at a hotel in Liverpool, England uses heavy machinery to destroy the hotel's lobby. https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/video?cid=sm:trueanthem:ctvwinnipeg:post&clipId=1593877 Report
March 3, 20197 yr comment_382403 Anyone that's ever had to use reCaptcha will be able to relate... Report
April 23, 20196 yr comment_388114 okay this is actually kind of awesome and I don't really care for the MCU Report
June 6, 20196 yr comment_395030 https://www.livescience.com/65644-jellyfish-caught-in-bubble-ring.html Report
June 6, 20196 yr comment_395042 59 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: https://www.livescience.com/65644-jellyfish-caught-in-bubble-ring.html Reminds me of this recent video: Poor woman. Report
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