Live Earth... What your thoughts?

adventure · 07-08-2007, 08:40 AM

So whats your thoughts on Live Earth?

I think its very commerical, and 90% of the music sucks, But in the same turn it shines an extremely bright light on a very important cause. And I guess the only way to raise so much awareness is to have it commerical!

BearsysRevenge · 07-08-2007, 02:29 PM

I saw Roger Waters, which was great, and Metallica, which was also great, but all those Live 8/Earth/Aid shows piss me off.
The performers all use private jets and the lighting for the concert could power all of NYC for a day and a half.
They preach vegetarianism and they sell meat and meat by-products at concessions.
They advertised the music more than the message.
74,000 tons of gas emissions! (just the actual concerts, not including the concessions and all the manufacturing leading up to it)
110,000 trees would be needed to planted to offset that carbon footprint!

All in all, its a good idea, just executed poorly.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...701201_pf.html

№1 · 07-08-2007, 02:32 PM

^^^^ I should read before I post...

A huge acoustic set in a field would have been a bit more appropriate.

How much shit got spewed into the air from the power plants that supplied all that electricity for those shows?

Edit: Not to mention trucks to haul it, cars driven to the venues, how about the publicity? Bleaching trees that were cut down for the flyers, how about some exploited youth in a sweatshop cranking out concert tees, or the fucking mess that a single concert puts into a landfill? Global all right, global mess in the name of 'cleaning up' the planet.

Bet the corporations who put up the money for all that shit made a huge pile of cash though.

BearsysRevenge · 07-08-2007, 02:54 PM

Most likely the only reason they posted the cash up in the first place.

Its sad.

**Canuck Wisdom** · 07-08-2007, 04:49 PM

Inquiring minds is not the forum for this sort of discussion, it is for marijuana related questions. Moved.

BudBoy07 · 07-08-2007, 04:49 PM

Metallica was the only part i watched.
Metallica still kick major ass.

№1 · 07-08-2007, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canuck Wisdom

Inquiring minds is not the forum for this sort of discussion, it is for marijuana related questions. Moved.

looks like it might have taken a swing towards A&P but alas, we'll never know since its been relegated to the land of dying threads...

BearsysRevenge · 07-08-2007, 05:20 PM

hahaha Burn.

yeah, I think this should go to A&P as well.

Flamingnun · 07-08-2007, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BearsysRevenge

They preach vegetarianism

Seriously?

BearsysRevenge · 07-08-2007, 06:09 PM

A huge percentage of the bands do yeah, not the Live Earth Corporation(thing)

Flamingnun · 07-08-2007, 06:44 PM

Mercury · 07-08-2007, 06:47 PM

I liked the short films they played, I thought they were well put together. But other than that the most interesting performer at that concert was Al Gore.

BearsysRevenge · 07-08-2007, 06:55 PM

wasn't he a hologram thing?

AyatolaAssahola · 07-08-2007, 09:29 PM

A lot of people made a lot of money on 07/07/07. That's the beautiful thing, the only way to achieve a concert on that level, to gain the participation of that amount of talent, is to attach some chairty bullshit.

campbell182 · 07-09-2007, 12:49 AM

you guys do realize that the whole concert was solar powered and the stages made entirely out of recycled material. Also certain types of large vehicles were not permitted entry into the venues. It was thought out...

Captdoug713 · 07-09-2007, 06:38 AM

Alot of the band ride bio-diesel busses. I only heard one band say anything about vegan stuff.

Christoffer · 07-09-2007, 08:22 AM

I missed this.

What is Live Earth?

BearsysRevenge · 07-09-2007, 09:29 AM

Live Earth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

BearsysRevenge · 07-09-2007, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by campbell182

you guys do realize that the whole concert was solar powered and the stages made entirely out of recycled material. Also certain types of large vehicles were not permitted entry into the venues. It was thought out...

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Its total carbon footprint, including the artists' and spectators' travel and energy consumption, was at least 31,500 tonnes, according to John Buckley of Carbonfootprint.com - more than 3,000 times the average Briton's annual footprint.

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07-08-2007, 08:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
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07-08-2007, 02:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
BearsysRevenge Adminfiltrator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: I've got BuffaLOVE Posts: 4,518 Thanks: 620 Thanked 146 Times in 107 Posts	I saw Roger Waters, which was great, and Metallica, which was also great, but all those Live 8/Earth/Aid shows piss me off. The performers all use private jets and the lighting for the concert could power all of NYC for a day and a half. They preach vegetarianism and they sell meat and meat by-products at concessions. They advertised the music more than the message. 74,000 tons of gas emissions! (just the actual concerts, not including the concessions and all the manufacturing leading up to it) 110,000 trees would be needed to planted to offset that carbon footprint! All in all, its a good idea, just executed poorly. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...701201_pf.html __________________ Ladies and Gentlemen, Hobos and Tramps, Cross-eyed mosquitoes and bowlegged ants. I come before you, to stand before you, to tell you a story I know nothing about. One bright morning in the middle of the night two dead fellows stood up to fight. They stood back to back, facing each other, drew their swords and shot each other. If you don't believe my lie, it's true, ask the blind lady on the corner, she saw it too.

07-08-2007, 02:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
№1 Better than you. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: out there Posts: 8,842 Thanks: 24 Thanked 83 Times in 64 Posts	^^^^ I should read before I post... A huge acoustic set in a field would have been a bit more appropriate. How much shit got spewed into the air from the power plants that supplied all that electricity for those shows? Edit: Not to mention trucks to haul it, cars driven to the venues, how about the publicity? Bleaching trees that were cut down for the flyers, how about some exploited youth in a sweatshop cranking out concert tees, or the fucking mess that a single concert puts into a landfill? Global all right, global mess in the name of 'cleaning up' the planet. Bet the corporations who put up the money for all that shit made a huge pile of cash though. __________________ "You can't play in the middle of the road if you've never seen the far curb..." Doug Stanhope --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Hell Last edited by №1; 07-08-2007 at 02:37 PM.

07-08-2007, 02:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
BearsysRevenge Adminfiltrator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: I've got BuffaLOVE Posts: 4,518 Thanks: 620 Thanked 146 Times in 107 Posts	Most likely the only reason they posted the cash up in the first place. Its sad. __________________ Ladies and Gentlemen, Hobos and Tramps, Cross-eyed mosquitoes and bowlegged ants. I come before you, to stand before you, to tell you a story I know nothing about. One bright morning in the middle of the night two dead fellows stood up to fight. They stood back to back, facing each other, drew their swords and shot each other. If you don't believe my lie, it's true, ask the blind lady on the corner, she saw it too.

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BudBoy07 fill-a-bong Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: COMO Posts: 353 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Metallica was the only part i watched. Metallica still kick major ass. __________________ Achieve with .

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BearsysRevenge Adminfiltrator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: I've got BuffaLOVE Posts: 4,518 Thanks: 620 Thanked 146 Times in 107 Posts	hahaha Burn. yeah, I think this should go to A&P as well. __________________ Ladies and Gentlemen, Hobos and Tramps, Cross-eyed mosquitoes and bowlegged ants. I come before you, to stand before you, to tell you a story I know nothing about. One bright morning in the middle of the night two dead fellows stood up to fight. They stood back to back, facing each other, drew their swords and shot each other. If you don't believe my lie, it's true, ask the blind lady on the corner, she saw it too.

07-08-2007, 06:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
BearsysRevenge Adminfiltrator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: I've got BuffaLOVE Posts: 4,518 Thanks: 620 Thanked 146 Times in 107 Posts	A huge percentage of the bands do yeah, not the Live Earth Corporation(thing) __________________ Ladies and Gentlemen, Hobos and Tramps, Cross-eyed mosquitoes and bowlegged ants. I come before you, to stand before you, to tell you a story I know nothing about. One bright morning in the middle of the night two dead fellows stood up to fight. They stood back to back, facing each other, drew their swords and shot each other. If you don't believe my lie, it's true, ask the blind lady on the corner, she saw it too.

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Flamingnun dot dot dot Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: roflmao Posts: 16,790 Thanks: 28 Thanked 219 Times in 120 Posts	damn __________________

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Mercury Going Green Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: First planet from the sun Posts: 5,186 Thanks: 8 Thanked 105 Times in 37 Posts	I liked the short films they played, I thought they were well put together. But other than that the most interesting performer at that concert was Al Gore.

07-08-2007, 06:55 PM	#13 (permalink)
BearsysRevenge Adminfiltrator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: I've got BuffaLOVE Posts: 4,518 Thanks: 620 Thanked 146 Times in 107 Posts	wasn't he a hologram thing? __________________ Ladies and Gentlemen, Hobos and Tramps, Cross-eyed mosquitoes and bowlegged ants. I come before you, to stand before you, to tell you a story I know nothing about. One bright morning in the middle of the night two dead fellows stood up to fight. They stood back to back, facing each other, drew their swords and shot each other. If you don't believe my lie, it's true, ask the blind lady on the corner, she saw it too.

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AyatolaAssahola ItWorksForAllTheAyatollas Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ye Olde Middle East Posts: 82 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	A lot of people made a lot of money on 07/07/07. That's the beautiful thing, the only way to achieve a concert on that level, to gain the participation of that amount of talent, is to attach some chairty bullshit. __________________ "Granny do you get high?" "Yes, I do" let the rock machine roll

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campbell182 Daytime Joker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sauga City, Ontario Posts: 168 Thanks: 35 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	you guys do realize that the whole concert was solar powered and the stages made entirely out of recycled material. Also certain types of large vehicles were not permitted entry into the venues. It was thought out... __________________ Homer Simpson: I get to smoke completely legally! Why I could go up to the President, blow smoke in his stupid monkey face and he'd just have to sit there GROOVIN' on it. Kent Brockman: ... and the fluffy kitten played with that ball of string all through the night. On a lighter note, a Kwik-E-Mart clerk was brutally murdered last night.

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Captdoug713 Thats my fucknjobasshole! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North America Posts: 1,114 Thanks: 38 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts	Alot of the band ride bio-diesel busses. I only heard one band say anything about vegan stuff. __________________ leaf: Don't step on the grass, Sam "Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires." "War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is, revolution is when you decide that for yourself." :

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Christoffer Once Posted Here Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 10,614 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I missed this. What is Live Earth? __________________ Rise and Fall.

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BearsysRevenge Adminfiltrator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: I've got BuffaLOVE Posts: 4,518 Thanks: 620 Thanked 146 Times in 107 Posts	Live Earth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia __________________ Ladies and Gentlemen, Hobos and Tramps, Cross-eyed mosquitoes and bowlegged ants. I come before you, to stand before you, to tell you a story I know nothing about. One bright morning in the middle of the night two dead fellows stood up to fight. They stood back to back, facing each other, drew their swords and shot each other. If you don't believe my lie, it's true, ask the blind lady on the corner, she saw it too.

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