Saturday, January 01, 2005
Happy New Year!!!
One of our local television channels - I think it might be a CTV affiliate? - has decided to celebrate the first few minutes of 2005 playing the various "we-are-a-group-of-superstars-and-it's-the-80s-so-let's-do-a-fundraiser-song-for-those-starving-people-in-other-countries" videos.
Alex and I just thoroughly enjoyed the video of "Tears Are Not Enough" - and by "thoroughly enjoyed" I mean, of course, that we spent the entire time trying to identify random Canadian 'superstars'. It was pretty funny.
Hmm. You know, I've never heard of "Artists Against Appartheid" before, and I have to say this "I Ain't Gonna Play Sun City" is a pretty catchy song. Also a much clearer political statement (Sun City being a huge casino in South Africa, boycotting being a popular form of exerting international pressure) and boasts way cooler stars than, say, "We are the World". Why doesn't it get as much air time?
As a side note, the reason I know Sun City is a casino in South Africa? Globetrotters. What an awesome game that was...until it went mysteriously missing from my house. :(
One of our local television channels - I think it might be a CTV affiliate? - has decided to celebrate the first few minutes of 2005 playing the various "we-are-a-group-of-superstars-and-it's-the-80s-so-let's-do-a-fundraiser-song-for-those-starving-people-in-other-countries" videos.
Alex and I just thoroughly enjoyed the video of "Tears Are Not Enough" - and by "thoroughly enjoyed" I mean, of course, that we spent the entire time trying to identify random Canadian 'superstars'. It was pretty funny.
Hmm. You know, I've never heard of "Artists Against Appartheid" before, and I have to say this "I Ain't Gonna Play Sun City" is a pretty catchy song. Also a much clearer political statement (Sun City being a huge casino in South Africa, boycotting being a popular form of exerting international pressure) and boasts way cooler stars than, say, "We are the World". Why doesn't it get as much air time?
As a side note, the reason I know Sun City is a casino in South Africa? Globetrotters. What an awesome game that was...until it went mysteriously missing from my house. :(
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HAPPY NEW YEAR CLARE AND ALEX!!!
The party was missing you this year. You were talked about (were your ears burning?) and missed. Derek Stein says hi.
-tash
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9:34 a.m.
I read somewhere that Bird Flu is expected to arrive in the USA or Canada this fall.
It said it killed almost 60% of those who got infected.
Is it true ?
What can we do to avoid it ?
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9:08 p.m.
