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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).

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