Stan Horwitz > wrote in
:
> In article >,
> "Debbie" > wrote:
>
>> Stan Horwitz wrote:
>> >> In article >,
>> >> "Debbie" > wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Andy wrote:
>> >>>>> For any RFC members, I'll be down in Philly for Live 8. Granted
>> >>>>> it's going to be crowded but if you see a tall galoot wearing a
>> >>>>> banana-yellow long- sleeve shirt, with khaki cargo slacks, blue
>> >>>>> neck-cooler and a cheap-o straw hillbilly hat toting a tall
>> >>>>> unipod with a digicam on it and a yellow hydropack dangling
>> >>>>> about thigh-high, holler at me.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I'd love to meet you and take pictures! How many minutes of
>> >>>>> f(r)ame have ya got left?!?!
>> >>>>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Are you sure you will be allowed take a camera in with you? I'm
>> >>> pretty sure that in Canada you can't. Backpacks aren't allowed,
>> >>> chairs, cameras, even opened drinks aren't allowed. People are
>> >>> allowed to bring in 1 bottle of water that is still sealed.
>> >>
>> >> Hello all! I near where the Live 8 concert will be held in
>> >> Philadelphia. The FAQ at
>> >> http://www.nbc10.com/news/4664263/detail.html says that cameras,
>> >> chairs, food, and nonalcoholic beverages are allowed. Alcohol,
>> >> umbrellas, and controlled substances are not permitted, but that's
>> >> not a surprise!
>> >>
>>
>> Here are the Live 8 Barrie Rules. Pretty rigid. I see back packs
>> are allowed. I was trying from memory earlier.. not a good thing.
>> :-) By the looks of it, as long as the camera isn't a professional
>> one it can come in too, although I doubt the tripod would be allowed.
>>
>> For the safety of all attending Live 8 the following items are not
>> allowed into Park Place:
>>
>> - no umbrellas or lawn chairs
>> - no professional cameras, videos or audio recording devices
>> - no alcohol, cans or bottles or hard sided coolers
>> - no object that can be used as a projectile
>> - no re-entry once you are in the park.
>>
>> Bring your sunscreen
>> - 1 sealed bottle of water of any size is allowed
>> - back packs with a change of clothes and blankets are allowed
>> - bank machines will be on site
>
> Geez! No cameras, video, or recording devices? How in the world can
> that policy be enforced with hundreds of thousands of people attending
> the concert? No lawn chairs? What? Do the officials there expect
> people to sit on the ground the entire time? I guess so.
Park Place, in Canada, only holds about 35,000 people. Read about the
large "Grow-op" marijuana bust last year across the street. Bring your
own bongs?!!!
Philly is a street event on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, stanged at the
Art Museum (Rocky's victory dance ring a bell?) and adjoining streets.
Only problem is if 1,000,000 actually show up, MAYBE 200,000 will be able
to see and hear the show, even with the jumbotrons and speakers. It's a
fairly treelined area.
I hope the jumbotrons show the other world stages (obviously without
music).
All things considered, I'd rather be in London. Sorry, W.C. Fields! The
talent there more matches my musical taste, but what's a mother to do?
--
Andy
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