Live Aid





"It's Christmas time. There's no need to be afraid. At Christmas time, we let in light and we banish shade. And in our world of plenty, we can spread a smile of joy. Put your arms around the world, it's Christmas time..."

Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was the talk of the town back in '84. The world was introduced to the realities of starving third world countries in Africa. The famine. The drought. The devastation. Lack of food. Lack of medicine. And displaced thousands of sick and dying. It was probably one of the first times that we ever saw just how destitute countries like Ethiopia was. Images of flies buzzing around the faces of young children with enlarged heads and tiny skeletal bodies would haunt us forever. People were so nalnourished that their bodies were consuming themselves to death. Bob Geldof would organize "the day rock and roll changed the world." His idea to raise money by holding an all-day concert on two continents featuring the hottest bands and musicians came to fruition. The day that would go down in rock and roll history was July 13, 1985.

I got a package from Amazon.com the other day. Seeing that neither hubby or I had ordered anything lately, I thought there might be some mistake. I opened the box to find the LiveAid dvd! Ya'll can't imagine my excitement! I've been wanting to get this since it came out, but we just never got around to it. Turns out that Mommy Hernandez sent it as a birthday gift! Seeing that we were both HUGE fans of the same bands back in elementary school, the gift seemed most fitting to come from her. In her little note, she wrote, "Wish I could be there to watch it with you and reminisce about the good old days. Thank you for being my friend since before Live Aid was even filmed!" Wow...just another reminder of how old I am! LOL! Thanks for the awesome gift, Mommy Hernandez!

In any case, if you're a fellow Generation X-er, I guarantee that this will be one of the best additions to your DVD collection. It will send you down memory lane dancing old skool moves and singing lyrics word for word that have been committed in your brain for all time. Overall, it's a piece of history that I'm positive you'll want to have.