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« Reply #50 on: 17 Jul 2005, 18:19 »
Trolley, I haven't really looked at the England tour dates tbh. If they came anywhere near me I'd go crazy and buy a ticket immeadiatly.
As for the thread, someone should lock it, because its gone from 'yeah, Conor Oberst said some crappy stuff' to 'Conor Oberst is a dick but his music is cool'.
Everybody agrees, so unless somebody has an alternative view, its gonna get a bit boring.
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« Reply #51 on: 17 Jul 2005, 18:35 »
Well, I think Mr. Obersts music sucks large quantities of Chuff.

Liven the discussion?
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« Reply #52 on: 17 Jul 2005, 22:57 »
How does what he said about John Peel change his music in any way? If you're going to stop listening to him because of this then that's just dumb. Don't listen to him because you don't like the music, not because you disagree with how he presents himself. Let the kid talk, you don't have to listen to him.
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« Reply #53 on: 18 Jul 2005, 00:07 »
I really have a problem when public personalities are castigated when they say something, which may be their personal opinion, which isn't what the audience want to hear or its considered in bad taste.
Celebrities are people too, and they can say stupid things and sometimes forget that they are in the lime light, being watched all the time.
Oberst was being a dick, but let him say what he wants to say, if you don't agree with what he says, don't listen to him, and so long as the music is good i don't think theres a problem.

This topic actually reminds me of something that happened in Australia, Darren Lockyer, the Australian Rugby League captain said a joke about the Bulldogs, which i thought was absolutely hilarious but, the amount of shit he got into was amazing.

Also, i think Live 8 was an absolute load of bullocks, they made a big deal about how none of the performers were getting paid, but were given gift baskets worth between 8 and 10 thousand dollars. I think there are better ways of swaying government opinion than holding a concert. Hence my dislike for Bob Geldoff is shown.
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« Reply #54 on: 18 Jul 2005, 01:30 »
Bob Geldoff is a cunt no matter what.

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« Reply #55 on: 18 Jul 2005, 02:06 »
I Don't Like Mondays > Every Bright Eyes track I can remember hearing.

Anyway, why is Geldof a cunt now? Giving to charity and promoting awareness of Africa's problems?
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« Reply #56 on: 18 Jul 2005, 02:28 »
It's because he's doing it in the wrong way, of course.  Don't you know?  It's not enough that the world is finally starting to pay attention to third-world poverty, they've got to do it in a specific way that's decreed by a bunch of die-hard old Trots.  Because the starving millions in Africa wouldn't want any of us to compromise our ideals just for their sakes.







(The above post is best viewed in sarcasmo-vision.)
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« Reply #57 on: 18 Jul 2005, 11:40 »
Agh! My Sarcasmo-Vision has burnt out.


FACT: Bob Geldof, through will, work or chance, has done more to help his fellow man than you, Conor Oberst, or your mum.
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« Reply #58 on: 18 Jul 2005, 11:53 »
Bob Geldoff can suck my balls. What has he done that countless of non-celebrities haven't done before him? Just because he can get shitty bands to play all at once doesn't make him a hero.
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« Reply #59 on: 18 Jul 2005, 11:59 »
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Bob Geldoff can suck my balls. What has he done that countless of non-celebrities haven't done before him? Just because he can get shitty bands to play all at once doesn't make him a hero.


Yeah, all those other celebrities that have organised simultaneous concerts in 8 countries around the world as well as organising the most profilic concert EVER in aid of the poorest nation in the world. Bob's just a sheep.


Dude, I think you're in the current NN2S story arc.
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« Reply #60 on: 18 Jul 2005, 12:03 »
Hmm, last time I checked I think it was 'Raise £150,600,000 for charity and make Africa a global issue'.

But yeah, I get your point. I personally eradicate third world debt and save the whales. Every tuesday.
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« Reply #61 on: 18 Jul 2005, 16:45 »
Did anyone bother to even give a shit before Bob Geldoff started Live Aid? How many people do you honestly believe gave contributions for this cause before they put big names and shitty music behind it? It's the typical way to go about doing things in this world. No one knows or cares about anything until a celebrity gets involved. And that's about as ignorant as you can be.
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« Reply #62 on: 18 Jul 2005, 16:55 »
To some extent, I agree with the people who said that Live 8 was just a way for celebrities to get even more positive media coverage.

Live 8 wanted to raise awareness - good idea. But eridicating the debt is a stupid idea. It won't help Africa, and interestingly, that's also what the African press said. That might also be part of the reason why the Live 8 show in Johannesburg didn't attract as many people.
If we wanted to help third world countries, especially Africa, we would stop subsidising our farm industry and abolish all tariffs on farm products immediately.
As this would result in bankruptcy for lots of local farmers however (who, from the economical point of view on a global scale, have no right to exist in their current form in the first place), this is something Live 8 does not demand. Could be because it's less popular, even if it makes a hell of a lot more sense and would yield better results.
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« Reply #63 on: 18 Jul 2005, 17:12 »
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Did anyone bother to even give a shit before Bob Geldoff started Live Aid? How many people do you honestly believe gave contributions for this cause before they put big names and shitty music behind it?


This is precisely the kind of attitude that gives me the shits (and that I was trying to send up in my above post).  Who honestly gives a fuck why people donate money, as long as it's donated?

SpacemanSpiff: good points you make there.
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« Reply #64 on: 18 Jul 2005, 18:25 »
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This is precisely the kind of attitude that gives me the shits (and that I was trying to send up in my above post).  Who honestly gives a fuck why people donate money, as long as it's donated?


What I'm saying is give something because you want to, not because Bono tells you. Addition, who the fuck are we to make light of the horrors of Africa to the American people to get money out of them? I think there are far too many problems here in our own country for us to be shoving our noses into other countries' affairs. Sure the severity is not the same, but I say we should deal with our own shit first before we run to the aid of a hopeless cause.
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« Reply #65 on: 18 Jul 2005, 21:44 »
I reckon this here topic is off topic.

It sure does have a purty mouth though.  I think I'll lock it.
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