The Unknown Poster 6580 Report post Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) 16 hours ago, iHeart said: well this hasn't been posted here yet but this has been on social media like crazy, and it's worth sharing here (hammer to fall was cut out due to copyright) I had been told that that was the biggest concert of the decade, they got to witness something magical here, but all I have is Live 8 does anyone remember that? I was a bit young to appreciate it but I remember it being HUGE and all anyone talked about for awhile. It was very newsworthy for the performances, controversies etc. Lots of acts chose not to appear and were criticized. There were rampant rumors of a Beatles reunion (sans Lennon ofcourse) but it didnt happen. Queen's performance is probably the most iconic. According the Wikipedia, about 40% of the world's population watched the concerts. Edited December 20, 2018 by The Unknown Poster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCon 5295 Report post Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said: I was a bit young to appreciate it but I remember it being HUGE and all anyone talked about for awhile. It was very newsworthy for the performances, controversies etc. Lots of acts chose not to appear and were criticized. There were rampant rumors of a Beatles reunion (sans Lennon ofcourse) but it didnt happen. Queen's performance is probably the most iconic. According the Wikipedia, about 40% of the world's population watched the concerts. It was a huge event. It was also particularly poignant performance because Freddie was born in Africa and grew up there and in India. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Aid) Live Aid was a dual-venue benefit concert held on Saturday 13 July 1985, and an ongoing music-based fundraising initiative. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. Billed as the "global jukebox", the event was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom (attended by 72,000 people) and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (attended by about 100,000 people). On the same day, concerts inspired by the initiative happened in other countries, such as the Soviet Union, Canada, Japan, Yugoslavia, Austria, Australia and West Germany. It was one of the largest-scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time; an estimated audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations, watched the live broadcast, nearly 40% of the world population. Edited December 20, 2018 by JCon 1 The Unknown Poster reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigg jay 2416 Report post Posted December 20, 2018 My personal tie-in: I was too young to really remember Live Aid but in 2005 I drove down to Barrie Ontario to go the the Live 8 concert (20th anniversary of Live Aid). I don't think it ended up being nearly as huge as the original (the London Bombings happened the next day so that took away most of the media coverage) but there was still some cool stuff to see live (or on screen via satelite) in that atmosphere. Easily the most memorable concert I've ever been to. 1 The Unknown Poster reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrostyWinnipeg 3226 Report post Posted December 20, 2018 1 hour ago, JCon said: Live Aid was a dual-venue benefit concert held on Saturday 13 July 1985, and an ongoing music-based fundraising initiative. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. Billed as the "global jukebox", the event was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom (attended by 72,000 people) and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (attended by about 100,000 people). Bonus Trivia - Elton performed at both 1 JCon reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iHeart 879 Report post Posted December 21, 2018 8 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: Bonus Trivia - Elton performed at both you sure you're not thinking of Phil Collins? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrostyWinnipeg 3226 Report post Posted December 21, 2018 12 minutes ago, iHeart said: you sure you're not thinking of Phil Collins? Bows to iHeart...again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Poster 6580 Report post Posted December 21, 2018 1 JCon reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrostyWinnipeg 3226 Report post Posted January 24 A disgruntled builder working on a renovation at a hotel in Liverpool, England uses heavy machinery to destroy the hotel's lobby. https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/video?cid=sm:trueanthem:ctvwinnipeg:post&clipId=1593877 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eternal optimist 1576 Report post Posted March 3 Anyone that's ever had to use reCaptcha will be able to relate... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrostyWinnipeg 3226 Report post Posted March 3 https://i.imgur.com/U4KmqfT.mp4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrostyWinnipeg 3226 Report post Posted March 20 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrostyWinnipeg 3226 Report post Posted April 8 1 JCon reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iHeart 879 Report post Posted April 23 okay this is actually kind of awesome and I don't really care for the MCU Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark F 3528 Report post Posted May 16 This guy is hilarious. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrostyWinnipeg 3226 Report post Posted May 18 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrostyWinnipeg 3226 Report post Posted June 6 https://www.livescience.com/65644-jellyfish-caught-in-bubble-ring.html 1 JCon reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCon 5295 Report post Posted June 6 59 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: https://www.livescience.com/65644-jellyfish-caught-in-bubble-ring.html Reminds me of this recent video: Poor woman. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrostyWinnipeg 3226 Report post Posted June 20 https://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/comments/c2u5da/i_dont_know_whos_the_bigger_idiot_here/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrostyWinnipeg 3226 Report post Posted July 1 https://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/c7g3vv/cocaine_wrapped_in_concrete_to_look_like_debris/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark F 3528 Report post Posted July 1 some good video Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrostyWinnipeg 3226 Report post Posted July 12 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrostyWinnipeg 3226 Report post Posted July 14 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrostyWinnipeg 3226 Report post Posted July 19 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
