Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site rduxb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!rduxb!daw1 From: daw1@rduxb.UUCP (WILLIAMS) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Live Aid Message-ID: <571@rduxb.UUCP> Date: Wed, 17-Jul-85 21:54:13 EDT Article-I.D.: rduxb.571 Posted: Wed Jul 17 21:54:13 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 18-Jul-85 08:14:31 EDT Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Reading, PA Lines: 23 Everybody's bitching about Dylan's comment about farmers and also his lousy performance. But he's the only subject of gripes about this event so far. Well, I've got a problem with the whole Live Aid idea: it focuses only on the short term (which is indeed a critical problem) and addresses nothing for the long term. Why not? When this food runs out, then what will happen? Nobody seems to give a shit about what's going to happen a year or so from now. Maybe some of those dumb jerks known as news anchors will raise the point, but I doubt it. "Not a flashy story" is what they probably think. They always have the facts wrong anytime I hear a story on the news I happen know about through other sources. So I don't believe a lot of what they say. The news media - fuck 'em. This whole fiasco pisses me off! I don't mind helping people at all, but I fear it may be wasted in the long term. Doug Williams AT&T Bell Labs Reading, PA mhuxt!rduxb!daw1