Since when did Al Gore become concert promoter? I'm talking about that silly 24 hour concert around the globe this weekend. Boy, how times have changed! In the mid 1980's, Al's wife Tipper was the person behind saying songs with nasty lyrics shouldn't be allowed to be sold...most importantly to kids. As a result, we got that "Parental Advisory" sticker. B.S.? Yes! Music or no music, profanity hovers over everyone like a swarm of angry bees. That sticker of Tipper's needs to go. For those who are involved in ANY genre of music, I say if the lyrics are that bad, let the Artists and Record Labels work together and slap a sticker on the thing...Among the performers that evening, The Police may have been the most hyped but didn't deliver. Two other acts come to mind and it made me seek out a calendar to see what year it is. First up to bat, Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame. The group dissolved after 1982's "The Final Cut". Since then, Roger has made three albums of original material. The rest? How many bricks are in "The Wall"? Roger claims rights to the late 70's classic and now, we're going brick by brick and country to country releasing "The Wall: Live". There's about seven thus far. No more Roger! I thought there was a "Pink Floyd" reunion coming. What happened? Here's another one that gets my goat...Garth Brooks. What the @#$% is this guys deal? Who's he trying to hoodwink? Retired and returned to work five times already. I thought Michael Jordan was wishy washy...this is NUTS! Word of advice Garth, next time you "retire", don't make it public. You're just making yourself look more and more like a jackass.
As for Gore, sure everyone enjoyed the concert BUT, what's up with the money? I thought I was watching a friggin' telethon. They said to donate "As much money as you can". Gee Al, you won an Oscar for that movie of yours and having done all that research, you should know that money won't fix anything. The hole in the ozone layer can't be plugged up with checks,money orders, and credit cards. Not only that, but am I to believe that all these entertainers flew half-way around the world for the hell of it? Someone had to foot the bill. The last person you want to represent "Live Earth" showed up. Dave Matthews. He bragged about riding his tour bus which is a diesel/ethanol hybrid. Kudos to you Dave...too bad you didn't mention the "incident" two years ago when you dumped your shitter from the bus into the Chicago River. Was that organic or full of fiber? That's about the time I switched to Aquafina for water.
Despite all that nonsense, Al Gore went against the grain with this big concert thing. As a result, He's probably sleeping on the couch for a few weeks. All sorts of shenanigans were sewn together in the end
