I watched some of the LIVE EARTH show over the weekend and enjoyed many of the performances. But I hear how many people have a negative feelings toward the whole show. To me it's just music - but I totally understand the hypocrisy.
To me, what celebrities think is irrelevant - just as irrelevant as whether they like Hillary or Obama. Or which 90210 kid was seen at the national convention.
What are real folks wondering when Bo Jovi's on stage for Live Earth?
They're wondering how many of this weekend's performer's flew commercial airlines to the event? When was the last time any of them checked a bag? They answer is very few ... and not for a long time.
They see all of the dazzling lights and wonder how many kilowatts it's all eating up?
They read in Salon about edicts saying that limo's were to be hidden - so bloggers couldn't publish pictures.
But it wasn't always this way.
At first, we all were stunned and impressed with Michael Jackson's "USA For Africa. Mellencamp blew us away with his farm-aid. You could see the man's passion - those were HIS people he was helping. It was personal.
But since Farm-Aid #1, there hasn't been a single "cause" concert that captured the public's imagination. I don't know if we're all that smarter. But we are not surprised that Akon had to be educated on what being "green" means ... or that Sting flew in a private jet.
Do you realize how much waste would be saved if the entire CD manufacturing process was scrapped for digital downloads?
Less waste. Less profit for Sheryl Crow (CD's are HUGE mark-up items)
No wonder so many musicians like politics - they make great bedfellows!
In my household, we are as green as we can be. Not because some hypocrite who just flew home in a private jet encouraged us to be ... but because we care about our kids future.
We always check our bags too. No use in cramming stuff in the over-head bins - right?
To me, what celebrities think is irrelevant - just as irrelevant as whether they like Hillary or Obama. Or which 90210 kid was seen at the national convention.
What are real folks wondering when Bo Jovi's on stage for Live Earth?
They're wondering how many of this weekend's performer's flew commercial airlines to the event? When was the last time any of them checked a bag? They answer is very few ... and not for a long time.
They see all of the dazzling lights and wonder how many kilowatts it's all eating up?
They read in Salon about edicts saying that limo's were to be hidden - so bloggers couldn't publish pictures.
But it wasn't always this way.
At first, we all were stunned and impressed with Michael Jackson's "USA For Africa. Mellencamp blew us away with his farm-aid. You could see the man's passion - those were HIS people he was helping. It was personal.
But since Farm-Aid #1, there hasn't been a single "cause" concert that captured the public's imagination. I don't know if we're all that smarter. But we are not surprised that Akon had to be educated on what being "green" means ... or that Sting flew in a private jet.
Do you realize how much waste would be saved if the entire CD manufacturing process was scrapped for digital downloads?
Less waste. Less profit for Sheryl Crow (CD's are HUGE mark-up items)
No wonder so many musicians like politics - they make great bedfellows!
In my household, we are as green as we can be. Not because some hypocrite who just flew home in a private jet encouraged us to be ... but because we care about our kids future.
We always check our bags too. No use in cramming stuff in the over-head bins - right?
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