Sir Bob Geldof used that world stage to provide one of the most emotional highlights of the day when he introduced stunningly beautiful 24-year-old Birhan Woldu , saying: “She had 10 minutes to live 20 years ago.” This grim fact was confirmed by the film footage of her at three years old clearly on the brink of death, a dire situation of millions which two decades ago Geldof’s Live Aid concert helped to expose.
The concerts were carried exclusively in Canada by CTV, its sadistic management team choosing to inflict upon its viewers the GusherQueen of the Canadian airwaves, Ben Mulroney to host the 8 hour affair. While attempting to radiate charm and spontaneity despite a rushed pancake make-up effort on his undauntingly smiley face, his inexhaustible self-consciousness and awkwardly vain utterances sent chilling waves of disgust throughout CTV’s viewership. Given that Mulroney was not made the immediate target of suicide bombers from Moose Jaw or Peggy's Cove representing enraged artists and intellectuals across the country it is fair to assume that Canadians were not only in a charitable mood but a forgiving one too.
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