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metirish Jul 13 2009 02:32 PM

July 13th 1985 we had Live Aid. Where does the time go to. I was twelve and my initial memories of that day are the anticipation of an all day life changing event on the telly. Status Quo " rocking all over the world" , jeez but I used to love them, U2 of course , if anything I think I was a little embarrassed by them , or more likely by Bono's prancing around the stage, Dire Straits doing " money for nothing" and the coolest thing by far was Phil Collins doing the London set and then flying Concorde to do the JFK set in Philly , I don't know about here but that was a huge thing on the BBC feed...they had Noel Edmunds a very popular TV host back then fly him to Heathrow , I don't remember much of the Philly part of the event becasue I am not sure if we got to see more than a few performances.... your memories?

Edgy DC Jul 13 2009 02:47 PM

I remember not thinking Phil Collins to be the coolest thing.

TransMonk Jul 13 2009 02:57 PM

The Hooter's opening the show in Philly.

Edgy DC Jul 13 2009 03:00 PM

Seriously I remember how hot it was and having serious teenage respect for the guys who went on in full leather --- George Thorogood and Tony Iommi specifically.

TransMonk Jul 13 2009 03:45 PM

Quite the lineup. Still an amazing feat that Geldof accomplished. http://liveaid.free.fr/pages/liveaidtim ... leduk.html

metirish Jul 13 2009 04:33 PM

="Edgy DC":2m40ljmf]I remember not thinking Phil Collins to be the coolest thing.[/quote:2m40ljmf] Oh I know , in my defense I was twelve and the idea of playing two gigs in the same day on different continents seemed very cool. Edgy DC Jul 13 2009 04:55 PM In my defense, I was 18, and any facts that didn't jibe with the notion that all cool emanated from me was intolerable. Nobody else was cool until I said they were. Willets Point Jul 13 2009 06:24 PM ="metirish":56b7o9bx] ="Edgy DC":56b7o9bx]I remember not thinking Phil Collins to be the coolest thing.[/quote:56b7o9bx] Oh I know , in my defense I was twelve and the idea of playing two gigs in the same day on different continents seemed very cool.[/quote:56b7o9bx] I thought it was cool even though I only was only moderately interested in Phil Collins' music. And MTV had <i>constant</i> updates on Collins' progress: now taking off from Heathrow, now flying over the Azores, now landing in Philadelphia, et al. John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 13 2009 07:14 PM I was very cynical and snarky about Live Aid, years before that became cool. To me it seemed plainly obvious that this was about record companies and the media bosses trying to tell me what music I was supposed to be listening to by suggesting those artists not on the bill were actually in favor of starving children in Africa. It was like the cool kids club. I naturally took up the darkside. I think that day a line was crossed where it was no longer acceptable to be a popular musician simply because it was fun; forever after that, you had to be an activist who happened to play guitar. It seemed that way anyway. So, basically I couldn't give a shit, even though I could have gone if I wanted. I did steal a Live Aid t-shirt from a chick the following semester and had it for years, always wondered who stole it from me. Edgy DC Jul 13 2009 07:31 PM In truth, I was a card carrying member of the Live Aid generation. Even if I agree that many artists (if not most) were/are poseurs, I admired the heck out of Geldof and what he did with his (already floundering) career. I bough "Do They Know?" the day it dropped, read Geldof's biography, and even bought (and enjoyed!) his solo albums. It wouldn't be a stretch to say he's part of the reason I feed people now.