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Live
8 Philadelphia Review by
Rodney Kim
Hello all, I am Live from
Live 8 Philadelphia, USA. Gathered along with an estimated
600,000-800,000 people ready in the City of Brotherly Love
to see the concert of my lifetime. I was surprised to see
how the Philly police have prepared for the onslaught of people
descending upon the 60 acres that make up Benjamin Franklin
Parkway. They must have gotten every cop in Philadelphia to
help out. The Live 8 USA leg is set up on the steps of the
Philadelphia Museum of Art. (most famous for the scene in
the movie Rocky when Sylvester Stallone runs up the steps).
I am proud to report that Philadelphia is once again the choice
for this monumental Live 8 USA event. It was 20 years ago
on July 13, 1985 that Philadelphia hosted the original Live
Aid event at the JFK stadium. This time around things are
just a little different. It is going to be interesting to
see any of the other nine Live 8 venues: Live 8 Tokyo, Live
8 Moscow, Live 8 Rome, Live 8 Johannesburg, Live 8 Berlin,
Live 8 Paris, Live 8 London, Live 8 Eden or Live 8 Toronto
will be seen on the many large monitor screens available to
the gathering masses.
It's 9am and the
thermometer is clockin' it at about 85 degrees. I am glad
I came prepared with three frozen water bottled in my backpack.
As we headed toward the stage area, I could not help but notice
all the Porta-Poddies. There are hundreds of them lined up
along the parkway, but from the looks of the crowd, there
are not nearly enough. I am sure that by the looks of things;
by the end of the day, someone will have their hands full.
(not literally of course).
Live
8 US, Philadelphia (continue
review)
See
all Live 8 Concert reiews:
Live 8 London, UK :: Live
8 Philadelphia, USA :: Live
8 Toronto (Barrie),CA
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