If I could go back in time to meet myself in grade 9 and was allowed to only say three sentences (or some sort of limitation to the amount of info I could parley), what would I say?
Possibly something like:
Dont worry about what other people think of you, its not worth the energy.
And go see a Queen concert. Trust me on that one.
This time travel fantasy is brought on by watching Live Aid with Sharkboy this weekend. I have never seen Freddy Mercury live (other than his videos) and I am truly regretting it now. I thought his stage antics, incredibly mesmerizing overbite and high energy music stole the Wimbledon show. Queen certainly has stood the test of time over Howard Jones and Nick Kershaw.
Another cool thing about the concert was seeing the audience react to the waves of sound, like a field of wheat being blown rhythmically in the wind. The “clap-clap” to Radio Ga Ga was pretty chilling. Trez Nuremberg with all the hands moving in unison in the air.
If you had a Mullet in the 80s and/or had at least ONE suit jacket with shoulder pads (male or female) I strongly suggest purchasing this DVD. Its dirt cheap and the money is still going to the Live Aid foundation.
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Sharkboy’s first purchase at iTunes Canada was that single (mistakenly, of course). Funny how they dont take returns.
Queen most certainly did steal the show.
These posts here reminded me of a joke circulating at the time of Live Aid….
Q: What do you throw a drowning Ethiopian?
A: A polo mint.
Btw, I have full hate-on for the “new” Do They Know It’s Christmas?” single. I would imagine most starving people would welcome death if they heard it.
I loved how Madonna was panting like a bloodhound dawg after her routine …just like The Simpsons Family Smile Time Variety Hour.
Actually, they only part we saw of the US concerts, were the British acts that just happened to perform there, oh and Madonna, when she was still good!
You mean Janet and Justin weren’t the first ones to have a costume malfunction?
We havent seen much of the US concert only because Chevy Chase, Jack Nicholson and Bette Midler are MCs.
Did they leave in the part where they told the guy he had a kidney waiting for him?
That’s one of my only memories of Live Aid. That, and Jagger ripping off Tina Turner’s clothes, and Bono being Bono.