Live Earth

Live Earth is a 24-hour, 7-continent concert series taking place on 7/7/07 that will bring together more than 100 music artists and 2 billion people to trigger a global movement to solve the climate crisis.

Live Earth will reach this worldwide audience through an unprecedented global media architecture covering all media platforms - TV, radio, Internet and wireless channels.

Live Earth marks the beginning of a multi-year campaign led by the Alliance for Climate Protection, The Climate Group and other international organizations to drive individuals, corporations and governments to take action to solve global warming. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is the Chair of the Alliance and Partner of Live Earth.

Live Earth was founded by Kevin Wall, the Worldwide Executive Producer of Live 8, an event that brought together one of the largest audiences in history to combat poverty. Wall formed a partnership with Al Gore and the Alliance for Climate Protection to ensure that Live Earth inspires behavioral changes long after 7/7/07.

Live Earth will stage official concerts at Giants Stadium in New York; Wembley Stadium in London; Aussie Stadium in Sydney; Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro; Maropeng at the Cradle of Humankind in Johannesburg; Makuhari Messe in Tokyo; the Steps of the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai; and HSH Nordbank Arena in Hamburg.

Live Earth concerts will be broadcast to a live worldwide audience by MSN at www.LiveEarth.MSN.com. It will also be broadcast on XM Satellite Radio on channels 40-46.

With support from the U.S. Green Building Council, creators of the LEED Green Building Rating System, Live Earth will implement new Green Event Guidelines. All Live Earth venues will be designed and constructed by a team of sustainability engineers who will address the environmental and energy management challenges of each concert site, as well as the operations of sponsors, partners and other Live Earth affiliates. Each venue will not only be designed to maintain a minimum environmental impact, but will showcase the latest state-of-the-art energy efficiency, on-site power generation, and sustainable facilities management practices.

Live Earth is a project of the SOS campaign , which is using a powerful multimedia platform - films, television, radio, Internet, books, wireless and others - to move people to combat the climate crisis.

Educate yourself! Visit their website at http://www.liveearth.org/.

DISPATCH: Zimbabwe

The economic crises in Zimbabwe is worsening at an alarming rate. At the beginning of 2007, Zimbabwe’s inflation rose to 1,281.1%, the highest in the world by far. Unemployment is over 85 %, poverty over 90 %, and foreign reserves are almost depleted. Over four million persons are in desperate need of food. One in four citizens are HIV positive. Coupled with severe malnutrition, thousands are dying every month. To do something as simple as buying a loaf of bread is near impossible for most zimbabwean families. Combined with a consistent lack of potable water, power, perpetual regional drought, over all environmental degradation and the recent displacement of hundreds of thousands desperately poor from urban areas, the country is on the brink of ruin.

July 31, 2004 marked one of the most memorable and moving days in the life of DISPATCH. 110,000 of you came together to celebrate an amazing eight-year run that would conclude that day in Boston, Massachusetts. You all blew the band away.

Brad, Chad and Pete have truly enjoyed the time that's passed since then, focusing their efforts on new career paths. During these months and years, the band has been moved by tragedy and devastation in all parts of the globe. The tsunamis in Southeast Asia. The hurricanes in the United States. The genocide in Darfur. As individuals, each of the guys have done work to try and make a difference. As DISPATCH, they feel like they can do more.

On Saturday, July 14, 2007, Brad, Chad and Pete will reunite as DISPATCH for "DISPATCH: ZIMBABWE," a concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City. All of the money raised from ticket sales will go directly to charities that are fighting disease, famine and social injustice in Zimbabwe; a portion will be allocated to local charities that the band supports here in the States as well.

Do what you can. Educate yourself. Make a difference. Visit www.dispatchmusic.com/zimbabwe for more information. Add them as a friend on MySpace. Every little bit will help.

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Sicko

Now this movie looks not only controversial but pretty damn interesting. What Republican would like to join me in seeing it?

Unavoidable Policy

I don't know what your office is like but after seeing this short clip I am enforcing a new and essential company policy.

Avoid Change

I pretty much attempt to avoid change at all costs. It just doesn't do anything posititve for me! Kim and the dogs left tonight for vacation and then they'll be back for a week before they move up to North Carolina.

Over the past year she and I have become close friends and I have even dubbed myself her dog's (Pennie and Joey) godfather. Yes I am that guy. Since I can't have any pets where I live now I must obsess with everyone elses. They were a lot of fun and I am going to miss them, all three of them like crazy. Luckily my friends Chris and Angie were crazy enough to get two puppies within a month. Yes I did say two puppies. Nuts.

So over the next few weeks I have to try and get used to a new routine and environment. I guess that means extra time playing Wii. Haha. Eventually it is going to cause my mind to spontaneously combust.

Why does change have such an impact on certain people? Who's got the answer? Until next time, try and convince Jen to let me have a puppy god damnit!

30 Games for 30k

I recently became aware of an awesome cause through some friends here down in Florida. My friends here in Tallahassee have a friend, Colin, that they went to school with at FSU. This summer he and his brother Kyle are embarking on an incredible cross-country World Series of Baseball trip to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society .

It is definitely a worthwhile cause to become aware of. The guys have a website, a flickr page and a YouTube channel as of right now where they will be keeping everyone up to speed on the status of their trip.

Just today a message went out through Facebook announcing that the guys approached ESPN and will be interviewed on ESPN Radio at 5:30 Central Time.

Visit

www.30gamesfor30k.com to find out more information on the cause and the trip and PLEASE DONATE! 100% of the proceeds go to leukemia and lymphoma!

Also, if you have a Facebook account, join their group at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2409310823. Invite others to join too!

Insignificant

According to Miriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, the definition of insignificant is the following:

insignificant

One entry found for insignificant.

Main Entry: in·sig·nif·i·cant
Function: adjective
: not significant: as a : lacking meaning or import : INCONSEQUENTIAL b : not worth considering : UNIMPORTANT c : lacking weight, position, or influence : CONTEMPTIBLE

That is all i have to say.

Who needs sleep?

What's that you say? You should be sleeping since you have to get up for work tomorrow. Hmm. I guess my mind isn't aware of my full time job because I can't remember the last time I got a decent nights sleep. Instead I lie awake, my mind stirring with thoughts for hours upon hours. At least I get to watch Conan O'Brien every night. With that, Conan's on.

Road of the Righteous

The name of this blog comes from a song title of one of my favorite bands, Dropkick Murphys. The song can be found on the "Do or Die" album that was released in 1998. It was also released on a split compilation with Face-to-Face in 2002. Both are sick.

Road of the Righteous
Lyrics: McColgan, Music: Barton

Now I saw a man stand up one day and fight to save his life, just a common worker, supporting his kids and his wife, he put a plug in his jug things looked up for sure but the whole damn thing of it was there is no blasted cure

Chorus: I've seen a few men go "The Road of the Righteous" and a few have traveled "This Old Lonely Path" I've seen a few men go "The Road of the Righteous" by God I'm sure we'll see some more "go there blessed way"

Hey it's gonna, take some foot work to get you on your way, they'll be pit-falls and some cat-calls but hard you must persist, cause life is so precious and we have only got one shot, so if you move along and you stay God strong all the treasures will be got