ON THE 7TH DAY OF THE MONTH IN THE 7TH MONTH OF THE YEAR IN 7 INTERNATIONAL CITIES ALL THE WAY BACK IN 2007…OH MY…KIDS,THAT IS A LOT OF 7’S! (BTW, 7 IS MY FAVORITE NUMBER…MORE ON WHY SOME OTHER DAY) SO BACK TO JULY 7TH 2007…16 YEARS AGO TODAY, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT & GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVIST AL GORE HOSTED A ONE-OFF EVENT TO RAISE AWARENESS & FUNDS TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE & CALLED IT LIVE EARTH. THE CONCERTS BROUGHT TOGETHER MORE THAN 150 ACTS ALL AROUND THE WORLD THAT WERE BROADCAST GLOBALLY VIA TV, RADIO AND THE INTERNET (DIDN’T AL GORE INVENT THAT?) LOL! THE LINE UP WAS PRETTY SOLID…AT THE LONDON EVENT ALONE IT WENT LIKE THIS: RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, FOO FIGHTERS, GENESIS, METALLICA AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE OUTFITS THAT BLUR GENRE LINES…THE BEASTIE BOYS! IN THEIR SHORT SET, THEY PLAYED ONE OF THEIR MOST ROCK INSPIRED GUITAR DRIVEN TUNES EVER AT THE LIVE EARTH EVENT…AND IT DIDN’T INTENTIONALLY RUIN ANYTHING…ALTHOUGH IT WAS “SABOTAGE”…TURN IT UP! ~ROXY
