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Post by alsdoubles on Jul 3, 2005 0:18:45 GMT 1
Hope all you Croats and visitors, aliens, watched it all tonight on Slovenian tv and HR2. Floyd, live from the UK. All over sixty years of age....Wherever I am in the world there is always a Floyd. Until there is not, or, until I am not. Havala bogu.....Another good day in Croatia. Wherever you are eh.......
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Post by jackal on Jul 3, 2005 0:21:43 GMT 1
you really are an old hippie aren't you Al
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Post by carthan81 on Jul 3, 2005 10:49:56 GMT 1
Sat in front of the TV with a crate of cheap beer... what a great saturday afternoon!!
I was in London, yet when I mentioned to my missus (in Zagreb) if she will be watching it she said "What's Live8?"
According to her it wasn't big news over there...
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Post by EMIZZZZAGREB on Jul 3, 2005 11:11:31 GMT 1
This is the balkans, the news of the iraq war has only just broke here, give it time.
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Post by gmh on Jul 3, 2005 13:31:22 GMT 1
more to the point, the Bijela Dugme ( yugoslavias greatest band)reunion concert was far more important and relevant for the people here and in all of yugoslavia.
Who wants to see aging rockers try and squeeze a few more dollars out of there career on the pretence of raising money for charity ? Trust me, the bands involved will get much more out of that event than the people of Africa !
At least Bijela Dugme didn't hide the fact that they were completely selling out so they could make some millions one last time.
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Post by carthan81 on Jul 3, 2005 14:17:59 GMT 1
I saw the photos of the Bijelo Dugme gig - the missus went with a lorry load of friends - that place was packed!!
They also recently saw Hladno Pivo in Karlovac - that was a massive event as well.
They do like to pack 'em in and put on a show over there.
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Post by EMIZZZZAGREB on Jul 3, 2005 14:53:29 GMT 1
more to the point, the Bijela Dugme ( yugoslavias greatest band)reunion concert was far more important and relevant for the people here and in all of yugoslavia. Who wants to see aging rockers try and squeeze a few more dollars out of there career on the pretence of raising money for charity ? Trust me, the bands involved will get much more out of that event than the people of Africa ! At least Bijela Dugme didn't hide the fact that they were completely selling out so they could make some millions one last time. I cannot comprehend your cynical attitude, the likes of Paul McCartney, Madonna, u2 (who also had their own gig later in the day in Vienna) and even Robbie Williams, hardly need the publicity. Much of African poverty is one of the true evils in today’s world, the Uk, Us and other g8 countries must shoulder some responsibility and now it is time for the leaders to change things for the better. Hopefully they will invade Zimbabwe whilst they’re at it. |
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Post by gmh on Jul 3, 2005 22:00:11 GMT 1
Of course they need the puplicity, celebraties always do.
Most of that money wil go into the pockets of administrators and greedy oppertunists who are contracted for big money to supply goods and services. Perhaps you might want to look into that for yourself.
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Post by alsdoubles on Jul 3, 2005 22:41:08 GMT 1
Yes...I saw the concert in Zagreb, channel flicking...It looked okay, I was wondering if there was a connection. But there was this big thing going on elsewhere, with THE GREATS of music doing, some of them maybe, their last bits, with the connection of the G8 and saving the world...(again). Will it work? Probably it wont. But some of the music was monumental. And do they need the money? Show me a house on this planet, or a mud hut, that hasn't got at least one Floyd album, tape, cd, reel to reel in it. Floyd are bloody loaded, possibly with many billions. They didn't do singles. They did long pieces of music that is still in everyone's head. Kids not yet born were singing along. My kids GOT IT in the womb (not my womb, I should mention).Today and tomorrow another ten million CD's will sell. As if they need the dosh. I don't care. I wanna see Floyd, live, playing for one last time on the tip of my home world in Croatia. Will it happen? I could also stand Jean Michel Jarre on the bill, so long as he brings his light show. It would be a 'good time to die' Who's coming....EMIZZZZZ?
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Post by gmh on Jul 4, 2005 23:58:38 GMT 1
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Post by alsdoubles on Jul 5, 2005 0:36:03 GMT 1
Reply to Jackal...YES, I am an old hippie. You CANNOT be a young one....And, Floyd, CD sales today are 1300% UP. God I love that. Imagine all that dosh...Fantastic......
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Post by jackal on Jul 5, 2005 4:45:10 GMT 1
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Post by alsdoubles on Jul 11, 2005 23:42:49 GMT 1
Jackal....I am. But I never, ever believe in luck...Ever. Luck is for fools. I still go on the lottery mind you...Even the Croatian one. Won 18 kunas last week! |
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