Every single channel on my TV is showing the same thing...ARGH!!!!!!

[VelmaD]

I don't have cable and EVERY channel is showing the concert for hurrican relief. Now I've got nothing against raising money and I got nothing against this particular concert. But Jesus h christ can't I have SOMETHING...ANYTHING...else to watch just in case maybe I don't feel like a concert tonight.

[Zomby Woof]

1. NO!

:P

[VelmaD]

2. MEANIE!

:cry:

[Zomby Woof]

7. I control the airwaves

You didn't know that? :o

[VelmaD]

8. Well, I do now...

and I have a few bones to pick with you. We can start with an explanation of why you put so many freakin' reality shows on.

[Zomby Woof]

10. Payola from LynneSin

Personally, I loathe reality shows. But I can be bought for a cool $20.00. :silly:

[VelmaD]

12. I'll give you $21...

and a batch of homemade brownies if you promise me there will never be another edition of Survivor, Big Brother or The Apprentice.

[LynneSin]

15. I'm gonna watch Sahara

I heard it's a bad movie but it's either than or Showgirls

[Zomby Woof]

16. Throw in 'Lost" and you may have a deal

But my asking price on Friday is $23.97. :P

[VelmaD]

17. If I send you a little blue stuffed yak...

will you also do something about the fact that my local PBS station still shows re-runs of Lawrence Welk on the weekends?

[LynneSin]

23. Ugh no way

Sorry, I tried watching that show and I was bored in 2 minutes!

[caty]

3. Callllllmmmmm doooowwwn......

read a book.:shrug: It will be over in an hour.

[VelmaD]

4. Whew...thanks...

didn't know it was only an hour.

[last_texas_dem]

5. Yeah, I noticed the same thing

I do get basic cable so I do have a few more options, but it was kinda funny when I clicked through five channels in a row and they were all showing the same concert at the same moment! I've decided to watch it, though, 'cause I like some of the artists.

[LynneSin]

6. I have to agree!!

I mean, I truly appreciate these artists coming together and spending 10 minutes singing us a ditty but after the Kayne West incident I realize we're dealing with a bunch of scripted schlock that appeals to most of this country but not me.

You could see from the U2 performance that they're performing in an empty concert place. Why not sell tickets, why not allow us to see the interaction between the artists & the rest of us. Instead we're seeing a scripted act and it only took about 10 minutes to be old.

I'd rather spend the day at an all day concert like Live Aid/8 where we can all come together and raise awareness and see a really great show.

hoo-hum :sleep:

Nascar is on TBS

:eyes:

[VelmaD]

9. I totally agree...

about the empty hall thing. It just seemed so lifeless.

[LynneSin]

11. I would have loved to go and see tomorrow night's concert

but that's probably another empty hall event.

And because of Kayne West it's going to be scripted to the hilt with a major delay

:grr:

[VelmaD]

14. I'm gonna highjack my own thread...

to ask about this concert thing I saw mentioned in DC after the rally.

[johnnie]

13. I disagree

They thru this together faster than most other relief. Putting together a concert could have taken a long time, and these people are trying to get shit done now.

[LynneSin]

They're trying to get shit done but it's still empty

wouldn't have killed them to open that concert place and allowed some locals to come in and enjoy the show. There's a major difference between a musician in front of a live audience and one that's just there in front of a camera. Randy Newman's song was good but the next 2 songs had about as much passion as a zit on my face.

I've seen enough concerts to know that it's the singer performing to a live audience and receiving the admiration back from that audience that gives a performance life.

There is no life tonight - just emptiness

[johnnie]

20. I disagree

Being an"'entertainer" for 25 plus years, your art has passion from the heart, not a buck or a bunch of people clapping.

[Catchawave]

18. Paula Zahn on CNN......ick

...or the O'Reilly Factor on Faux :(

[LynneSin]

19. VH1 - Tommy Lee goes to College

that's on right now

Enjoy everyone!

[VelmaD]

21. Thanks you guys...

for reminding me why I don't have cable.

[left hand man]

22. My heart WEEPS

In my youth(many moons ago) we got TV a few hours a day--- Later on IF we got 3 channels we were doing well.Now I have over 300 channels and about the same things are on.Go figure.

[VelmaD]

24. That's the main reason I dumped cable...

several years ago. I loathe the cable companies and with 300 channels there still wasn't anything on worth watching 99.9% of the time. Plus cable news shows make brain cells commit suicide.

[Guaranteed]

25. I'm really enjoying it. Randy Newman was great.

U2 was great. Foo Fighters did a good CCR cover.

[Guaranteed]

27. Paul Simon on now.

And they had Neil Young.

[VelmaD]

29. If you like Neil Young...

I suppose that's your issue to overcome. :P

Seriously I'm not a fan...and I like Paul and lot better when Art's with him.

This kind of concert is just not my cup of tea and it would have just been nice to have had other options.

[Guaranteed]

30. Neil Young is kick-ass.

No doubt about it.

[benny05]

26. good thing...watch a DVD or video

we need to support our country...

[VelmaD]

28. I support my country...

I've already taken two loads of donations down to my local Goodwill for the evacuees being housed here in Austin. But I don't have to watch some concert to support my country...so don't even go there with me. All I'm saying is that I would have liked some other option on my tv...why did the concert need to be on every channel given there are very few other times when they all show the same thing at the same time?

[johnnie]

31. You could be down in the gulf

And not be able to watch anything.

[VelmaD]

34. Oh good lord...

I'm not gonna let you even try to make me feel guilty about not having been hit by a hurricane.

[johnnie]

36. It's not that

But an hour of television time of an inconvenience is a little petty. It's all good. :hi:

[VelmaD]

37. You know, it's a little disingenuous...

to call me petty then say "it's all good". Yes it's a little inconvenience. But this is the Lounge for fuck sake...you know, that place on DU where we can gripe about little inconveniences.

[johnnie]

40. I waved

Unless you mean that everyone is supposed to go along with a gripe, then I guess I was being petty.

[VelmaD]

41. No...you were being contradictory...

at least that's what it seemed like from here. But you know what...I'm gonna let it go and believe that you didn't intend any insult. It's all good.

[johnnie]

42. Thanks

[GOPisEvil]

32. So I don't support our country because I'm not watching?

Fucking please.

[benny05]

45. not the point

I'm sorry to read you're offended...and I was surprised to see that from you.

Nonetheless..

The program on several channels had been planned and promoted for a friggin' week. If the person who bitched about didn't know that, and just so happened to tune in, so be it, but I think it was worthwhile to take up most airwaves to raise money for the cause. Maybe the poster doesn't have beyond basic cable, so my suggestion to look at a DVD or do something else for an hour or two was relevant.

[GalleryGod]

33. It's only for an hour

One of the more disappointing threads I've read since March,2001.

[VelmaD]

35. You obviously don't get around much

What. Ever.

[AlCzervik]

38. Neil Young had me in tears, i think this is a really good show

they all sound wonderful.

[VelmaD]

39. Please don't take this personally...

because it isn't solely directed at you...but I really don't understand why people have been coming into this thread to tell me how wonderful the concert is when there's already a lounge thread going about the concert by other people who are actually watching it.

[Generic Other]

43. I have been watching some of these clips over and over and over

http://ia300134.us.archive.org/0/items/George_Bush_Doesnt_Like_Black_People/GeorgeBushDoesntCareAboutBlackPeople.mp3

[Generic Other]

44. No no no, I meant these clips! I was listening to the other one!

http://www.canofun.com/blog/default.asp