Live Aid: A defining moment?

IU Media Relations ^ | 6/9/05 | Glenn Gass

[qam1]

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[Hoodlum91]

I vaguely remember the first one. It wasn't really high on my to do list (I was 11).

The only thing I recall was Phil Collins playing at both concerts, and I think I only know that as trivia, not an actual memory.

[dts32041]

I remember clearly, I was in Germany, making a boot leg of the recording, trying to figure out what these white-breads were doing trying to help communist regime kill more of their people.

Also was thinking how do you think they know it is xmas become an anthem for supporting a bunch of communists/islamists killing a bunch of animists and some Jews?

[rightandproudofit]

I remember what I was doing during live aid. Her name was Becky and I did her about 5 times. Damn I miss the eighties.

[BurbankKarl]

I remember working for Dominoes Pizza at the time...and ever time I delivered a pizza, everyone was watching that thing....

[raivyn]

Yes, I was 10. I was probably playing Nintendo, shooting squirt guns, swimming, or hiking in the woods behind my house... Something like that.

[raivyn]

Oops, I was 9, but my activities were probably the same!

[SkyPilot]

I remember watching Live Aid in 1985. During a historic performance by The Who the camera kept cutting over to a swaying Martha Quinn. During the U2 performance, they showed Alan Hunter mugging for the camera.

Ridiculous.

[InvisibleChurch]

live aid led to a million "collaborations" between all sorts of musicians, usually to the detriment of their careers and to the musical atmosphere as a whole

[hoppity]

There are a bunh of us younguns on FR. I was 14, wearing my parachute pants to school. Man, I looked cool!!!

[Dazedcat]

Hey keep trying to figure it out. Bono now has a bunch of celebs together trying to come up with another plan to end African hunger and abuse.

Life goes on...........

[qam1]

The only thing I recall was Phil Collins playing at both concerts, and I think I only know that as trivia, not an actual memory.

I was 15 and that's about the same I remember (Couldn't tell you what songs he sung if my life depended on it),

Well that and Jimmy Page bombed on the solo to Stairway to Heaven

[EQAndyBuzz]

"I remember what I was doing during live aid. Her name was Becky and I did her about 5 times. Damn I miss the eighties."

My girlfriend(soon to be ex in about 5 minutes) came to my house with tickets and a cooler full of food and beverages.
She said, "guess what?" I said what? She said we were going to philly to see Live Aid. I said to go without me and gave her back her clothes and TV set.

I sat in the Air Conditioning and watched it on TV.

[GSWarrior]

I give up...why is it called Live 8?

[raivyn]

Oh, my friend's Mom made us some parachute pants just like the ones Vanilla Ice wore on the "Ice, Ice, Baby" video!

We were way cool!

[SkyPilot]

There are a bunh of us younguns on FR. I was 14, wearing my parachute pants to school. Man, I looked cool!!!

Me too.

[hoppity]

Go Bugle Boy!!!!

[qam1]

I believe because they are having it during the G8 summit as a protest.

[hoppity]

You know, like nunchuck skills, bowhunting skills, computer hacking skills... Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills.