Live Earth on the BBC

[DeanS]

Call me a cynic but this was just an excuse to capitalise on the marketing/hype and aspects of 'being seen to be green'.

I think its fair to say that we've known about the effects of pollution on the environment for 20-30 years (probably longer?) but back then it wasn't cool to be a 'tree hugger'. Its just another marketing bandwagon that'll have little effect on the environment other than increase  carbon air miles etc due to all those 'stars' jetting around the world..............

ahem rant over.....

[Ratrod]

The polution was, supposedly,  paid off. So it's OK to pollute as long as you pay for it. In that case, I have nothing to worry about, I pay plenty of VAT, taxes, excise duties etc. that's all supposed to go to the environment.

And I agree with DeanS on this.

[_tom_]

I missed it all cos I was playing a gig and I had a bloody great time.

Snap!

Wish I'd Sky+'d it to see the Foos, Metallica and Spinal Tap though.  I forgot  :oops:

You can watch it all on MSN still I think. Smashing Pumpkins werent as good as I'd hoped, they didnt look very excited to be there :(


I think the whole thing was a bit pointless as well due to reasons allready said, they should've only had bands from each country performing in their own country, and made everyone cycle or walk to the venue  :P

[JamesHealey]

when do the smashing pumpkins look excited about anything though? Billy Corgan is the most moronic depressed looking 30 year old teenager in the world!

[dave_mc]

(especially with Dave's gas guzzling 'hovercraftmobile' involved...) :lol:

FYI, my HoverCraftMobile (TM, i registered it, i think the capitalisations are cool too) is 100% carbon-neutral. No carbon is destroyed in its running. Plenty is converted to CO and CO2, but none is destroyed, nosirree.  :twisted:

[dave_mc]

I think the whole thing was a bit pointless as well due to reasons allready said, they should've only had bands from each country performing in their own country, and made everyone cycle or walk to the venue  :P

maybe i could also trademark some kind of catapult device. that'd be pretty green.

[Window-Licker]

Saw a little bit of the live coverage, chris rock made the day for me to be honest, introducing the chillis:

"hi wembly, you know paris hilton is going to be playing here soon, we still have some tickets left if you want to buy them"

*dead silence from the audience*

"I was joking mother$%&#er"

Cut to johnathan ross looking completely lost as to how to recover chris rocks fumble, i was dying with laughter.

As for awareness of green issues, i guess no one thought about the cost of flying performers and guests in from all around the globe, the pollution caused by all the audience driving down to the arena and all of the electricity needed to power the whole gig?

Although i did enjoy alot of the people johnathan ross interviewed, they all seemed kinda against saving energy etc and sceptical on global warming, was quiet amusing in general.

[Crazy_Joe]

^ hahaha yeah Chris Rock is hilarious, i laughed my arse off :lol: