During the most recent season of “South Park,” there was a particular episode in which the character of Al Gore visits South Park to spread awareness about a beast named “Manbearpig.”
The episode was a spoof that Al Gore was chasing something that didn’t even exist, poking fun at his global warming campaign.
It also implied that Al Gore was desperate for attention and had no friends.
On Feb. 15, Gore’s announcement about the “Live Earth” concert showed that Gore has friends after all.
A lot of them, actually.
“Live Earth” will take place on July 7, and the goal is to raise awareness about climate change through the universal human connection to music. The event is being organized by SOS (Save Our Selves), which was founded by Kevin Wall and in which Gore is a partner.
SOS was designed and is aimed at people everywhere, with the notion that the only people that can save the human race from global warming are, in fact, the people. In a similar fashion to Live Aid and Live 8 (which Wall produced as well), the concert will be 24 hours long and broadcast on the Internet, radio and television. It will also be played on all seven continents.
Antarctica’s should be interesting, to say the least.
Live Earth is looking to reach 2 billion people worldwide, and the proceeds from the show will be used to kick-start the SOS organization.
Now to the most important question everyone’s been asking: who’s playing?
Just about every musical act that has made some sort of impact on the pop industry within the last few years, and more. Fall Out Boy, John Mayer, Akon, Damien Rice, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Eyed Peas, Kanye West and many more. Not to mention a few oldie powerhouses who will be performing, including Genesis, The Police and Duran Duran.
And that impressive list of confirmed acts may not be complete, with rumors circling about U2, Coldplay and Oasis playing the event.
Check out the Web site (www.liveearth.org) for a full list of names, as there just isn’t enough room to print them all, or even just all of the great ones.
It turns out Al Gore is pretty serious about bringing forward action for climate change, and is not stopping until he sees some progress.
Even after the massive success of “An Inconvenient Truth,” he apparently still doesn’t think he has done enough.
Whether you think global warming may have been blown out of proportion, Al Gore and company have arranged such a stellar line up of musical acts that it will draw the attention of even the most skeptical.
So, regardless of your views on agenda behind the concert, make your way to a computer or television to witness musical history.
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