Live Aid DVD..... What were you doing?

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 04 Nov 2004, 21:58

I just noticed for reference that the Live Aid DVD was being released on Monday, worldwide...

Can you remember what you were doing on July 13th 1985????

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 04 Nov 2004, 22:07

Think I watched the tv for a bit...

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 04 Nov 2004, 22:12

I do! I'd had my hair permed

and then we went out for a meal to a restaurant in Leith with the outlaws and watched most of it on a pub telly!

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 04 Nov 2004, 22:18

Epykat wrote:I do! I'd had my hair permed and then we went out for a meal to a restaurant in Leith with the outlaws and watched most of it on a pub telly!

some swally sesh, that!

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 04 Nov 2004, 22:19

I was frantically getting ready for my sons Christening which was taking place the next day......seems just like yesterday!

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 04 Nov 2004, 22:35

mr magnolia wrote:
Epykat wrote:I do! I'd had my hair permed and then we went out for a meal to a restaurant in Leith with the outlaws and watched most of it on a pub telly!
some swally sesh, that!

And, as I recall, my hair sort of resembled Leo Sayer's

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 04 Nov 2004, 22:40

The long awaited DVD set has significant omissions, I believe. And not just the miserable peoplel who wouldn't let their sets be shown for "artistic" reasons.

July 13th, 1985, was it not?
I was watching it. All day. I never moved from the TV except to pee and brew up. I thought it was fantastic, all except Madonna's terrible singing. And I loved her - she just couldn't sing. Freddie M was fab. George Michael was too - I had a major fixation with Wham! at the time.

I didn't need to be doing anything else, I was 12. Yet another cat out of the bag!

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 04 Nov 2004, 22:43

Your Right Bellybabe

Live Aid was 16 hours long....

The DVD is 10 hours long....

Why they couldnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t release it in its entirety is beyond me......But 10 hours is better than Zip

Plus I just bought 'Queen at Wembley'....so that will patch up the Extra Time!!!!

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 04 Nov 2004, 22:54

CatzVP wrote:
Plus I just bought 'Queen at Wembley'....so that will patch up the Extra Time!!!!

Was that released on VHS many, many years ago? My brother had Live in Rio and another one which I thought was Wembley. That was when I realised, aged...erm...not much, that FM was one of the greatest showmen ever. Maybe it wasn't Wembley though...not sure. Of course it had to be a long time ago because it's quite some time since he died.

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 04 Nov 2004, 23:09

I watched it all day on holiday with my parents in cornwall.

Doesn't time fly

MrSpoon · Post by **MrSpoon** » 04 Nov 2004, 23:12

teddygirl wrote:I was frantically getting ready for my sons Christening which was taking place the next day......seems just like yesterday!

Can't say it seems like that to me!

Dakota · Post by **Dakota** » 04 Nov 2004, 23:15

I was at Live Aid in Tarlair. Hello Chris!

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 04 Nov 2004, 23:37

Bellybabe wrote:
CatzVP wrote:
Plus I just bought 'Queen at Wembley'....so that will patch up the Extra Time!!!!
Was that released on VHS many, many years ago? My brother had Live in Rio and another one which I thought was Wembley. That was when I realised, aged...erm...not much, that FM was one of the greatest showmen ever. Maybe it wasn't Wembley though...not sure. Of course it had to be a long time ago because it's quite some time since he died.

Queen at Wembley was on VHS Bellybabe, actually both Rio and Wembley, both were great... Queen at their best, Yellow jacket and white vest stage, (so must have been around the time of Live Aid) it was a be-ugger to find on DVD though!! Freddie died 13 years ago this month

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 04 Nov 2004, 23:45

Can't remember what I was I was doing that day but as it was probably something with my first wife - I have must subconsciously erased it from my mind.

Beach Babe · Post by **Beach Babe** » 05 Nov 2004, 00:14

I was in Menorca on holiday with my folks - didn't get to see any of it as there was no tv anywhere in the vacinity

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 05 Nov 2004, 00:21

I was there.

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 05 Nov 2004, 00:23

Porty it must have been pretty Cool....And Hot !!!...

Were you near the front???

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 05 Nov 2004, 00:26

Nowhere near the front. Couldn't see a bloody thing and it wasn't cos I was under any influence.

DG · Post by DG » 05 Nov 2004, 07:04

I was unfortunately working. I had just started my final year of nurse training and was working at the Royal Edinburgh. Started at 7am and went to a friends house after my shift to watch the rest on TV.

DG

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 05 Nov 2004, 09:03

I spent the day atop interior scaffolding helping to paint a high ceiling at my parent's house

, but saw a bit in the pub later.

Gedge · Post by **Gedge** » 05 Nov 2004, 13:37

I can remember I had a far superior musical experience by ignoring Live Aid and going to see a band called The Men They Couldn't Hang at the Leadmill in Sheffield.

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 05 Nov 2004, 13:59

What were you doing at the Leadmill? Are you not from round here, or were you studying there, or...?
(Just being nosy and very slightly homesick...)

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 05 Nov 2004, 14:12

Gedge wrote:I can remember I had a far superior musical experience by ignoring Live Aid and going to see a band called The Men They Couldn't Hang at the Leadmill in Sheffield.

Hey

never seen em, but got the records. Might have to dig them out once I get the wires on the system found!

My memory is that one record would do though as they are all 'similar'? (sort of trad plus Billy Bragg with tune )

Gedge · Post by **Gedge** » 05 Nov 2004, 14:29

Bellybabe - I was living in Nottingham at the time but visited my sister in Sheffield frequently. Leadmill was brilliant. I saw so many top bands there - Bragg, The Redskins, Housemartins, Misty in Roots. And it played superb music on Friday nights. Happy days.

Mr Magnolia - TMTCH were kind of slightly less manic Pogues but they had one song called Ironmasters which I still play. But I know what you mean by a little going a long way.

bearcub · Post by **bearcub** » 05 Nov 2004, 19:22

Live Aid for me was, sorry rather boring, a day lying on the sofa in front of the telly - great though

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 05 Nov 2004, 20:37

The men they couldn't hang were one of my favs but Live Aid - just had to watch it - hope you donated money Gedge even if you didn't like the music.

btw the Pogues are nothing like "the men" , Pogues much superior.

Ray Gilmour · Post by **Ray Gilmour** » 07 Nov 2004, 22:49

Watched it all in my pals house in Bow, East London. The event was repeated around 1990 & I was lucky enough to video it, haven't watched it in donkey's though.

jimann · Post by **jimann** » 08 Nov 2004, 21:23

Other than watching the Celts win the European Cup in Lisbon, Live Aid was THE great day of telly and music - saw it all from start to finish - blown away by the event, and Sir Bob's swearing and cajoling was excellent- loved it all - brilliant!

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 17 Nov 2004, 05:11

Just played Disk 1 and it looks good so far.... it explains why there is only 10 hours as opposed to the original 16.... it says that a lot of footage has been damaged or lost over the 20 years and this DVD set is actually a whole load of footage spliced together...(so far IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve seen no joins!) .... so far its worth the price!!

Brenda · Post by **Brenda** » 17 Nov 2004, 13:45

We were travelling back by car from a holiday in Wales and listened to it all the way - It was brilliant and certainly made the journey pass quickly. The 'kids' still remember it too.

Richard · Post by **Richard** » 17 Nov 2004, 16:52

Spooky - I was also travelling back from a holiday in Wales, stuck in traffic as I recall.
Spooky and odd - I'm now moving to the same part of the Wales all these years later!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 17 Nov 2004, 17:31

Richard, firstly, thanks for the contact details for Porty Grants, it worked a treat.
Secondly, spooky and odd? That should fit in perfectly, down in Wales. Sport a pair of white socks and no-one will know you haven't lived there all your life.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 17 Nov 2004, 17:35

CatzVP wrote:Just played Disk 1 and it looks good so far.... it explains why there is only 10 hours as opposed to the original 16.... it says that a lot of footage has been damaged or lost over the 20 years and this DVD set is actually a whole load of footage spliced together...(so far IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve seen no joins!) .... so far its worth the price!!

Especially the price I will be paying for it with the new toy I've recently acquired and some masterclasses from person who shall remain nameless.

Talk Porty ~ Portobello

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